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At this moment, the human Angel God, the Blue Silver Emperor who controls life, and the Star Dou Great Forest's Beast God, Di Tian, had actually agreed on the exact same plan.
This was almost unimaginable in the past on the Douluo Continent.
However, Tang San's crazy actions had forced them to sit at the same table.
Tang Chen slowly raised the Sea God Trident. The tip of the trident gently touched the ground, causing blue-gold ripples to spread out and resonate with the Lake of Life.
Countless Blue Silver Emperor vines grew quickly from the lakeside, spreading along the veins of the earth toward the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Meanwhile, Di Tian raised his head, his golden dragon eyes releasing a terrifying dragon power.
A low dragon roar echoed throughout the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
The Spirit Beasts on the outer edge immediately became restless. But this time, the beast tide was not an uncontrolled riot. Instead, it was an organized movement under Di Tian's direct command.
Qian Renxue raised her right hand, condensing a golden Angel command token in her palm as her vast mental power swept out. "Spirit Empire, listen to my command! Move the elite Soul Master Legion to the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest right now.
Send orders to all the cities along the border. All civilians must retreat into the main cities, and small towns and villages must be locked down immediately. At the same time, spread this message to the whole world: the Star Dou Great Forest has started a giant beast tide, and the Angel God is personally fighting the Beast God Di Tian!"
In the next second, the golden command token flew through the sky to deliver her order.
Tang Chen closed his eyes and sent warning messages through the Blue Silver Emperor network to the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Empire. Soon, all three forces started to take action.
Border villages and small towns evacuated completely.
Major cities activated their strongest defensive barriers.
Soul Master Legions gathered and marched quickly.
On the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, the distant roars of beasts slowly joined together into a giant wave of sound.
A fake war had officially begun under the secret control of all three parties.
...
One day later.
On the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The ground shook violently.
Countless Spirit Beasts rushed out from the dark forest, their collective roars shaking the sky. Flying Spirit Beasts circled high in the air, while giant apes, magic tigers, scaled beasts, and giant snakes ran together in groups across the land.
Looking from far away, it looked just like a real beast tide that was about to destroy the human border.
The elite Soul Master Legion of the Spirit Empire stood in neat formations on the open plain.
Golden Angel flags fluttered high in the wind. Near the major cities, almost all of the common people had already been safely evacuated. On the empty border line, only Soul Masters and Spirit Beasts remained to face each other.
In the next moment, a bright golden light descended from the sky.
Qian Renxue hovered in mid-air with her six golden wings spread wide, holding the Angelic Sacred Sword tightly in her hand.
Deep inside the Star Dou Great Forest, a massive black dragon shadow soared high into the clouds. Di Tian transformed into his true form as the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. His giant dragon body blotted out the sun, and his scary dragon pressure swept across the whole world.
Two God-level powers crashed into each other with a loud explosion!
Boom—!
Golden holy light and black dragon power exploded together in the sky.
The color of the sky changed instantly.
Countless hidden forces watching from afar were deeply shocked by this terrifying power.
Right after that, Qian Renxue slashed down with her golden sword.
Di Tian swung his sharp dragon claw to meet it.
The golden sword light and the black dragon claw collided directly, creating a scary shockwave that swept across the open plains.
The Spirit Empire's Soul Master Legion acted "panicked" and quickly retreated.
The Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest also suffered "heavy losses," with many of them falling to the ground. Of course, most of this was just a fake setup created by the Ten Thousand Demon King's fake vine bodies and Bi Ji suppressing their real power.
Xiong Jun intentionally let out a loud roar of pain in the distance. His dark gold body flew backward into the deep forest, crashing through many large ancient trees.
The hot flames spewed out by Chi Wang faded away in mid-air, making it look as if he was badly hurt by the Angelic Holy Light.
Zi Ji's purple dragon shadow also flashed and pulled back, intentionally showing a weak and unstable energy.
Tang Chen appeared briefly on the edge of the battlefield one time.
He used the Sea God Trident to block a stray shockwave from Di Tian and Qian Renxue's battle. Then, "his face turned pale," and he was knocked back a hundred feet. His figure quickly disappeared inside the bright light of the Blue Silver Emperor.
Every single detail looked completely real.
It looked like a real grand war between humans and Spirit Beasts.
It looked like a real battle between the Angel God and the legendary Beast God.
Tang Chen's attempt to stop the fight failed, and both side's leaders were heavily injured. This shocking news spread across the continent at extreme speed.
Naturally, the news also reached the bone altar inside the dark Rakshasa Space.
Tang San slowly opened his dark green eyes.
Inside the Mirror of Resentful Souls, the image of the "cruel war" on the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest was clearly shown.
He saw that Qian Renxue's divine energy was heavily drained.
He saw that Di Tian's black dragon body was covered in red blood.
He saw Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, Zi Ji, and the other strong Vicious Beasts pulling back one after another.
He even saw Tang Chen get knocked back and disappear while looking hurt.
The green ghost fire inside Tang San's eyes lit up bit by bit.
"They are really fighting..."
"They are actually fighting each other!"
He let out a low, twisted laugh.
"Tang Chen, you thought you could team up with Di Tian and Qian Renxue to kill me."
"What a pity!"
"How could humans and Spirit Beasts ever truly trust one another?"
"Qian Renxue wants to take over the whole continent, and Di Tian only wants to protect the Star Dou Great Forest."
"You are caught right in the middle, and sooner or later, they will tear you to pieces!"
Tang San stood up from his throne.
The wound left by the Dragon God Claw on his chest still hurt badly.
However, his eyes were filled with excitement like never before.
"This is an opportunity!"
"This is the absolute best opportunity!"
"If I show up while all three of them are heavily injured, I can devour Di Tian, devour Xiong Jun, devour Bi Ji, and absorb all the fresh souls on that battlefield..."
"My Rakshasa Ninth Trial will definitely be completed!"
He raised the sharp Rakshasa Demonic Scythe high into the air.
Behind him, seventeen Undead Titled Douluo raised their heads at the same time, their cold eyes burning with gray soul fire.
...
On the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The sun had not come out yet, and heavy dark clouds hung very low in the sky.
At the far edge of the land, dense groups of Spirit Beasts rushed out from the deep forest like a dark wave, moving forward through the mountains, valleys, and trees.
At the very front of the line were hundred-year and thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
They were very large, and the ground shook violently whenever they ran forward together.
Right behind them were powerful ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.
Nether Wolves, Mountain-Splitting Tigers, Iron-Armored Rhinos, Scarlet Flame Demon Lions, Green Wood Giant Pythons, Earth Dragon Beasts...
Countless Spirit Beasts roared as they ran out of the trees. Their red eyes glowed in the dark morning, making it look like a wild beast tide that had completely lost control.
High up in the sky, flying Spirit Beasts covered the sun.
Giant eagles, wind luans, thunder falcons, and black vultures flew past in large groups. Their powerful wings created wild winds that made the heavy trees below shake back and forth.
Looking from far away, it seemed like the whole Star Dou Great Forest had suddenly come alive with pure anger.
Deep inside the forest, Di Tian's heavy dragon power pressed down on the world.
Once the pressure of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King appeared, all the Spirit Beasts seemed to hear their king's order. They stopped running wildly and began to move toward the human defense line in an organized manner.
At the border of the forest, the Spirit Empire's army had already taken their positions.
Golden Angel flags flapped in the strong wind.
The heavy armor division placed thick metal shields at the very front line. The main Soul Master Legion was split into left and right wings, while the powerful elders from the Hall of Worship hovered in mid-air.
Gold Crocodile Douluo stood at the front of the army, looking at the incoming wave of Spirit Beasts with a very serious face.
Azure Luan Douluo, Lion Douluo, Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo stood in a line near him. All of them knew that this was just a fake setup.
However, when they faced a real beast tide of this size, they still felt their hearts beat fast from the scary view.
It was simply too huge.
Even if these Spirit Beasts were not really going to attack human cities, and even if many of the losses were just fake setups planned ahead of time, seeing tens of thousands of Spirit Beasts roar and move together was still enough to scare any normal Soul Master.
Gold Crocodile Douluo said in a low voice, "No wonder generations of Soul Masters have always been scared of the Star Dou Great Forest. If these Spirit Beasts truly attacked human cities without caring about their lives, a normal Empire could never stop them."
Right after he finished talking, a low dragon roar echoed from deep inside the distant forest.
Boom—!
A massive black dragon shadow flew up into the sky as Di Tian revealed his real body.
The giant Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King covered half of the sky. His pitch-black scales shined with a cold light, and his golden dragon eyes looked like two bright suns hanging in the dark sky.
He spread his large dragon wings, creating a powerful storm.
Countless Spirit Beasts roared together, bowing down to honor their Beast God.
On the other side of the field, Xiong Jun's giant dark gold body walked out from the edge of the forest.
Every single step he took made the ground shake violently.
His sharp Dark Gold Terrorclaw shined with a cold light that seemed ready to cut space itself, and he intentionally showed off the fake "injuries" on his body.
The few fake marks on his chest, made to look like burns from the Angelic Holy Light, looked scary and deep, making it seem like he had just survived a deadly fight.
Chi Wang's three heads spewed hot fire at the same time, turning the area behind him into a bright sea of hellfire.
Zi Ji turned into a Hell Magic Dragon. Her purple dragon wings spread wide, releasing a cold and proud dragon power.
The Ten Thousand Demon King planted his roots deep into the ground. Countless thick vines grew out from underground, forming a giant green plant wall that covered the sky.
Bi Ji stood at the back line. Her bright emerald wings spread out slowly, and green life energy floated around her body.
She did not move forward to attack. Instead, she kept using her green healing light, making the whole beast tide look like it had unlimited energy to heal.
Inside the Spirit Empire's army, many Soul Masters turned pale.
Even though they knew that Qian Renxue was up in the sky, they were still scared by the heavy power of these legendary Vicious Beasts.
Just as the beast tide got close to the three-mile mark, the dark sky suddenly lit up with a bright light.
A golden beam of light fell down from the clouds.
Qian Renxue slowly came down from the sky. Her six wings were open, her Angelic Divine Suit covered her whole body, and her golden sword rested in her hand while bright holy light lit up the whole area.
The moment she appeared, the shaking spirit of the Spirit Empire's army immediately became calm and strong again.
"Long live Her Majesty the Angel God!"
"Long live Her Majesty the Angel God!"
Loud cheers broke out from the human army like a big wave.
Qian Renxue hovered in the air, looking toward Di Tian with her golden eyes.
She knew very well that this fight was just a show for Tang San to see.
However, if they wanted to trick Tang San, the fight could not look too fake.
Di Tian understood this point too. So in the next second, without saying any words, his giant black dragon body flew straight toward Qian Renxue.
"Angel God!"
"You dare to bring a human army to the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest! Today, I will teach you that our forest is not a place the Spirit Empire can mess with!"
His dragon roar shook the clouds.
A big black dragon claw reached out, covering the sky with dark power.
Qian Renxue's golden eyes turned slightly cold as she raised her Angelic Sacred Sword high.
"Di Tian!"
"If your Spirit Beasts dare to start a beast tide, I will use my Angelic Holy Light to crush all of you!"
Her golden holy sword slashed downward.
The black dragon claw moved up to block it.
Boom—!
This giant hit made the whole world go quiet for a second.
Right after that, a scary shockwave spread out in all directions with the two of them at the center.
The clouds in the sky were torn apart.
The ground below cracked open.
Many old trees on the edge of the forest snapped in half. The shield wall in front of the Spirit Empire's army was pushed back several feet, and many Soul Masters felt pain in their chests from the force.
On the Spirit Beast side, many beasts roared in pain, and many low-level Spirit Beasts were blown away by the wind.
Of course, most of those Spirit Beasts were already protected by Bi Ji's light of life and were not really dead.
Still, from the outside, the scene looked very bloody and scary.
After that attack, Di Tian's dragon wings flapped hard, creating a black storm that tore through the air.
Qian Renxue moved her six wings, sending thousands of golden light blades falling down like rain.
The black storm and golden light blades crashed together in mid-air, creating loud explosions one after another while the whole sky was split into black and gold colors.
At the same exact time, the fight on the ground broke out completely.
Xiong Jun roared loudly and charged forward with his giant body.
"Human worshipers, who among you dares to stand in my way?!"
He swung his two giant claws, sending dark gold claw lights flying a hundred feet across the ground.
Gold Crocodile Douluo looked serious. He immediately summoned his Golden Crocodile King Spirit Body.
A giant yellow crocodile image appeared behind him and crashed right into Xiong Jun.
Boom!
Two super strong power-type fighters hit each other head-on.
The Golden Crocodile King's giant tail hit out hard, while Xiong Jun's sharp claw slashed down.
A big deep hole exploded into the ground.
Gold Crocodile Douluo was pushed back three steps, feeling his blood shake inside his chest. He was secretly surprised by Xiong Jun's incredible physical strength, even though he knew Xiong Jun was holding back.
Xiong Jun smiled and mocked, "Old man, is that all the strength you have?"
Gold Crocodile Douluo snorted back, "A beast is still just a beast. You only have dumb brute force!"
After saying that, his ninth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.
Golden spirit power turned into a giant crocodile mouth that bit down toward Xiong Jun.
Xiong Jun crossed his heavy claws, releasing his full claw power.
"Dark Gold Heaven Splitter!"
The two forces hit each other with a loud boom.
Large areas of the ground collapsed, forcing nearby Spirit Beasts and Soul Masters to run away.
Looking from far away, one could see a golden giant crocodile image and a dark gold giant bear fighting hard. Every hit was like two mountains smashing together, keeping the ground shaking.
On the other side, Chi Wang ran straight toward the side of the Soul Master Legion.
His three heads spewed hot red hellfire at the same time, sending three fire dragons rolling across the ground.
Lion Douluo let out a loud roar, summoning his golden lion Spirit Body into the air.
"Beast, stop acting so wild!"
Lion Douluo hit out with his golden lion claw, clashing directly with Chi Wang's hellfire.
Fire exploded everywhere, sending heat waves across the field.
A large number of Spirit Empire Soul Masters were pushed back by the hot wind, quickly activating their defensive spirit skills to protect themselves.
Chi Wang's three heads shouted together, "Humans, get out of our Star Dou Great Forest!"
Lion Douluo did not back down at all. "Evil beast, today I will use your blood for our flag!"
Both sides traded attacks back and forth. Bright fire and golden light kept exploding, covering half of the battlefield in high heat.
Azure Luan Douluo faced off against Zi Ji in the sky.
One blue bird spread its wings, sweeping strong wind across the area.
One purple dragon flew through the sky, spewing dark dragon fire into the air.
Azure Luan Douluo was extremely fast, turning into green shadows in the sky to dodge Zi Ji's attacks while sending sharp wind blades down like rain.
Zi Ji flapped her wings, sending dark dragon flames sweeping across the sky.
The green storm and purple dragon fire mixed together, turning the sky into a messy battlefield.
Light Feather Douluo stood further back, pulling his ice bow to its limit and shooting cold arrows one after another.
Every single arrow carried extreme cold energy, flying straight toward the Ten Thousand Demon King who was controlling the green vines.
The Ten Thousand Demon King laughed softly as countless thick vines grew out from the ground, forming wall after wall of green defenses.
The ice arrows hit the vines, instantly freezing a large section of them into hard ice.
However, in the next second, even more vines broke through the ice, rushing toward Light Feather Douluo like giant green snakes.
"Fifth brother, watch out!"
Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo attacked at the same time.
Their two long staff weapons smashed down from the air, breaking the incoming vines into tiny pieces.
The Ten Thousand Demon King hid his main body deep inside the green vines, speaking in a cold voice, "Humans, do you really think you can cut down all of my vines?"
As his voice fell, the ground began to move up and down.
Tens of thousands of green vines came out from underground, wrapping toward the Spirit Empire's Soul Master Legion.
This view was extremely scary.
The land looked like a green ocean of plants. Countless vines moved like giant waves, breaking rocks and bending metal shields wherever they went.
Several elders from the Hall of Worship had to attack together just to stop the green vines from breaking into their main formation.
Right at this moment, Bi Ji finally took action.
She did not charge into the fight. Instead, she floated behind the line of Spirit Beasts.
Her emerald wings opened, sending green light rings flying out toward the Spirit Beasts that had been knocked down by the humans.
Those "badly hurt" Spirit Beasts quickly got their energy back under the green light.
Even some ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts that looked weak stood right back up under her healing power.
Surprised cries broke out inside the Spirit Empire's army.
"Look, that is the Emerald Swan!"
"She is healing all the hurt Spirit Beasts!"
"If this keeps going, we will never finish fighting them!"
Qian Renxue hovered high in the air, her eyes turning toward Bi Ji.
She intentionally made her face look cold. After pushing Di Tian back with one sword strike, she raised her left hand, turning her Angelic light into a golden spear, and threw it right at Bi Ji.
"Take out their healer first!"
The golden spear flew straight through the sky.
Bi Ji looked up. Her face changed slightly, but she did not run away.
She knew this was part of the plan, but she still had to block it properly to make it look real.
She closed her green wings, using her life power to create a bright emerald shield in front of her.
Boom!
The golden spear hit the shield hard. Bi Ji was pushed back hundreds of feet, large cracks appeared on her green shield, and the Spirit Beasts around her let out scared roars.