Chapter 121 - Outbreak of Beast Tide

In the deepest part of the Lake of Life within the Great Star Dou Forest, Di Tian—who had been summoned—asked Bi Ji to retreat for now, and he walked into a cave filled with pure life energy.

The essence of the Lake of Life flowed through here, and the golden light of life shimmered dazzlingly in the water.

A silver-haired woman with delicate features lay in the stream, life energy gathering around her from all directions, yet her pale face showed no sign of improvement.

Hearing Di Tian enter, the woman opened her eyes. Her purple pupils glowed in the darkness, her unique temperament and powerful aura intimidating.

Di Tian knelt respectfully before the Silver Dragon King, his eyes filled with joy. His master had finally awakened—the leader of their soul beast clan had awakened.

"Emperor Tian, long time no see."

"Master, have you recovered from your injuries?"

"No. The Shura Sword injured my origin. It will take about 20,000 years to fully recover.

I woke up this time because I sensed the aura of the Fire Dragon King not long ago. A remnant soul must still exist in the world. Find it and bring it back."

"Yes. Then, should my Great Star Dou Forest launch a beast wave against the humans?"

"That's up to you."

The cave returned to silence. The Silver Dragon King closed her eyes again, absorbing the surrounding life energy and slowly recovering from her wounds.

Di Tian, who walked out of the cave, clenched his fist with excitement. Today had truly been full of surprises.

Twenty thousand years was just a few slumbers for these fierce beasts. Once his master recovered, she would surely lead the soul beasts into the Divine Realm and reclaim what belonged to the soul beast bloodline.

Moreover, the Fire Dragon King's soul actually still lingered in the world. Finding it and rebuilding its body would undoubtedly add a powerful general to the soul beast lineage.

Di Tian turned his gaze beyond the Great Star Dou Forest, his golden pupils gleaming with a predatory light. His master had not yet risen, but he already wanted to teach the humans a lesson. The Great Star Dou Forest was not something to be trifled with.

On the Douluo Continent, beneath the gods, he—Di Tian—was the strongest.

…

Xu Mingxi did not know that their recent hunt of a soul beast would lead to such massive consequences. Now, she was in a hidden corner outside the Great Star Dou Forest, dissecting the beast's corpse and extracting its bones.

With a knife, light emerged from the front right limb of the silver-scaled beast. The brilliant silver soul bone was drawn out by starlight and slowly fell into Xu Mingxi's hands.

"Mingxi, you can absorb this soul bone. I absorbed the right arm bone when I got my eighth soul ring."

"Alright."

Xu Mingguang stood guard while Xu Mingxi sat cross-legged on the ground to absorb the soul bone. He hadn't lied—the eighth soul ring he had hunted was from a 100,000-year-old black-horned beast, and its right arm bone had dropped.

This was good. Xu Mingguang had really feared Xu Mingxi would remain humble for too long. The 100,000-year soul bone was impressive, but in his heart, the Star Crown Sect would always come first.

Once Xu Mingxi became an Extreme Douluo—or even a level-98 Super Douluo—the Star Crown Sect would no longer fear any force on the continent.

As the silver halo sank into Xu Mingxi's right arm, an intense pressure suddenly erupted from her body. Xu Mingguang had to take two steps back, but his face was full of shock.

Although he had suspected it might happen, he still couldn't believe it when it did. Xu Mingxi had truly entered the ranks of Super Douluo by absorbing the 170,000-year-old silver-scaled beast's right arm bone.

As the pressure faded, Xu Mingguang stepped forward, crouched down, and looked at Xu Mingxi eagerly, hoping she would confirm it wasn't an illusion.

As soon as Xu Mingxi opened her eyes, she was met with an enlarged handsome face. She instinctively leaned back a bit—it was too close.

"Ahem, sorry, I got a little excited. Mingxi, your soul power has increased to level 95."

Xu Mingguang stood up, pretending nothing had happened and straightening his clothes. He had gotten the answer he wanted from Xu Mingxi's mouth and nodded with satisfaction.

Just as the two were about to return to the Star Crown Sect, they suddenly heard a terrifying roar from the direction of the Great Star Dou Forest.

Behind them came the thunderous rumble of countless soul beasts and bird cries—seemingly endless. Thousands of hooves pounded the ground like war drums shaking the earth.

They looked at each other, a flicker of fear in their eyes. They knew very well what this meant—it was a beast wave, something that hadn't happened in a long time.

"Hurry, let's return to the sect. This beast wave will sweep across the entire continent."

"Alright."

The two immediately returned to the Star Crown Sect. Let alone risking their lives for the soul masters near the Great Star Dou Forest, even if they wanted to, this beast wave was not something they could face.

As they traveled, a deafening roar echoed across the sky. Xu Mingxi looked back and nearly fainted from fear. Her speed surged again, golden crow wings emerging behind her, transforming into a streak of rainbow light as she vanished with Xu Mingguang.

In that glimpse, she saw all kinds of soul beasts roaring and charging, their sharp fangs burning everything in fire. Birds blotted out the sky, wind howling with their wingbeats, their sharp beaks and talons gleaming coldly under the sun.

They gathered into an unstoppable torrent, destroying grass and trees, killing people and animals in their path—it was as if the end of the world had arrived.

What truly terrified Xu Mingxi was the powerful figure towering above the beast wave like an iron tower. The roar had come from him.

The man raised his left hand, and sharp claws appeared. With one swipe, the city outside the Great Star Dou Forest was obliterated, leaving only a massive claw mark in its place.

The Dark Gold Terrorclaw—at 470,000 years old—was Xiong Jun's signature skill, even comparable to Emperor Tian's Dragon God Claw.

With a cultivation comparable to a peak-level 98 Super Douluo, Xiong Jun was not someone Xu Mingxi could deal with. Moreover, with his appearance, she couldn't believe Di Tian wasn't behind this beast wave.

"Mingxi, who was that burly man? I felt like my body was being torn apart just by looking at him."

Xu Mingguang was dragged back to the Star Crown Sect by Xu Mingxi, still shaken by the earlier scene.

"That was a soul beast from the Great Star Dou Forest—Xiong Jun. Brother Mingguang, I'll explain everything when we get back. This beast wave will definitely not end easily."

Xu Mingxi's face was grim. She didn't know why such a drastic change had occurred. Wasn't Di Tian supposed to still be absorbing the Ice Heavenly Silk Worm's energy? How could they have awakened ten thousand years early?

Chaos. Everything was in chaos.