As the words fell, Gu Yuena raised her hand and waved it gently. A vast surge of Dragon God Origin power poured into Di Tian's body.
Di Tian felt the dragon scales covering his body grow scorching hot. The million-year cultivation within him surged once more. The Black Dragon King bloodline, which had only just stabilized, showed signs of further refinement under the nourishment of the Dragon God Origin. The light within his golden pupils grew increasingly brilliant.
At the same time, Gu Yuena's spiritual power spread across the entire Star Dou Great Forest, transmitting the news of the Fire Dragon King's appearance to every ferocious beast and core soul beast. She ordered all soul beasts to cultivate with full effort, forbade them from leaving their territories without authorization, and commanded them to prepare for any sudden contingencies.
Bi Ji, Bear Lord, the King of Ten Thousand Demons, and the other ferocious beasts responded one after another, each returning to their own territory and mobilizing the soul power within their bodies to cultivate.
In the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, the auras of countless soul beasts intertwined and resonated with Gu Yuena's Dragon God Origin, forming an invisible barrier that sealed off the entire Star Dou Great Forest with impenetrable protection.
The Star Dou Great Forest, which had originally been boiling with unrest due to Di Tian's evolution, now grew increasingly steady under the intimidation of the Fire Dragon King and Gu Yuena's commands. Yet beneath that calm lay an oppressive atmosphere, like a storm about to break.
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Within the Evil Demon Forest, atop a palace shrouded in black mist, the Evil Emperor's massive eyeball stared fixedly at the Soul Beast Rankings displayed across the sky. Terror, resentment, and fury churned violently within his dark purple pupils.
Eighty-one tentacles lashed wildly at the void, tearing open twisted spatial fissures. Yet under the divine pressure of the Fire Dragon King, even spatial power could no longer stabilize and condense.
"A First-Class Deity… another First-Class Deity!"
The Evil Emperor's hoarse voice howled like a wailing ghost from the depths of the netherworld, filled with boundless despair.
"I finally waited for the chance to break through to a million years. First Di Tian evolved into the Black Dragon King, then the Deep Sea Demon Whale King reached the Quasi-Deity Level. Now a peak First-Class Deity Fire Dragon King has appeared. How many times does this continent intend to block me!"
His cultivation of 935,000 years was already an existence beyond reach in the eyes of ordinary beings.
Yet before Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, he had already fallen into an inferior position.
Faced with a peak First-Class Deity like the Fire Dragon King, he was no different from an ant trying to shake a towering tree, not even qualified to resist.
The Evil Emperor could clearly sense the Fire Dragon King's fiery divine pressure piercing through tens of thousands of meters of spatial distance and descending upon the Evil Demon Forest. The spiritual power within his body began to spiral out of control. Muscles beneath his black scales spasmed incessantly, and even breathing became difficult.
"The Fire Dragon King… Red Sun… a dragon deity of the former God Realm…"
The Evil Emperor muttered to himself as fragments of legends about the Fire Dragon King flashed through his mind. The fear in his heart grew ever stronger.
"A ruthless figure from the God Realm War back then, still alive, and even subdued by humans…"
He had originally planned to lead the soul beasts of the Evil Demon Forest to tear open space and launch a massive assault on Star Dou in three days, seizing the million-year spiritual power of the Heaven-Dream Ice Silkworm.
But now that the Fire Dragon King had appeared, the strength of Heavenly Path Academy had surged once again.
If he rashly attacked Star Dou, and Heavenly Path Academy intervened, not only would seizing the Heaven-Dream Ice Silkworm be impossible, even the Evil Demon Forest itself would likely be completely incinerated by the Fire Dragon King's flames.
"No… I cannot just give up like this!"
A glint of madness flashed through the Evil Emperor's eyes as the black mist around him roiled violently and all eighty-one tentacles tensed at once.
"I have waited far too long. I cannot miss this chance! The battle in three days must proceed on schedule. As long as I can quickly deal with Di Tian and seize the Heaven-Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power, I will break through to a million years. Even if I face the Fire Dragon King then, I will still have the power to fight!"
Clenching his teeth, he forcibly suppressed the chaotic spiritual power within his body and began mobilizing all the resources of the Evil Demon Forest. Countless sinister soul beasts were driven to accelerate the fusion of their powers, making final preparations for the battle three days later.
Within the black mist, countless soul beasts let out fanatical roars. Yet under the Fire Dragon King's pressure, they did not dare make the slightest move, and could only frantically accumulate power according to the Evil Emperor's commands.
At the bottom of the deep-sea trench, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King lay curled within the dark blue seawater. His massive body trembled slightly, his eyes filled with wariness and humiliation.
Having previously been repelled by the Sea God's divine will, his heart had already been full of resentment. Now, sensing the peak divine pressure of the Fire Dragon King, he was forced to fully recognize the gap between himself and a true deity.
"A First-Class Deity… peak combat power…"
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King's low whale cry echoed through the depths, carrying endless helplessness.
"Back then, the Sea God was a First-Class Deity. Now the Fire Dragon King is also a First-Class Deity. Why are there more and more deity-level existences on this continent?"
Although he possessed 1.2 million years of cultivation and his combat strength had reached the Quasi-Deity Level, before a peak First-Class Deity, he was utterly incapable of resistance, without even the slightest margin to fight back.
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King clearly remembered the rumors of the God Realm War. The Fire Dragon King's combat strength had been terrifying, wielding extreme fire laws capable of evaporating even the sea itself. If the Fire Dragon King were to come looking for trouble in the deep sea, he would be utterly unable to withstand it.
"It seems that for the time being, I can only obediently lie low in the deep sea. I absolutely cannot easily surface again, and I must not provoke Heavenly Path Academy or the Fire Dragon King."
Grinding his teeth, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King forcibly suppressed his desire for revenge against the Sea God and began mobilizing the soul power within his body to heal the injuries inflicted earlier by the Sea God's divine will.
At the same time, he accelerated his absorption of deep-sea energy, attempting to further enhance his combat strength, so that in this era filled with powerful figures, he could preserve his life and his status as the overlord of the deep sea.
The surrounding deep-sea soul beasts sensed the change in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's aura and all retreated to the deepest reaches of the trench. They did not even dare breathe loudly, for fear of angering this humiliated overlord.
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In Spirit City, within the Papal Palace, the golden halls felt exceptionally oppressive.
Bibi Dong sat upon the Papal Throne, her crimson eyes fixed on the golden light in the sky that had yet to dissipate. The Papal Scepter in her hand had already been crushed out of shape by her grip. Her fingertips dug into her palms, blood seeping out, yet she felt nothing.
Di Tian's evolution and the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's advancement had already completely shattered her ambitions to compete for control of the continent. Now, with the appearance of the Fire Dragon King and the sweeping pressure of a peak First-Class Deity, she was plunged into absolute despair.
"A First-Class Deity… a soul beast actually reaching the peak of a First-Class Deity, and even belonging to a human academy…"
Bibi Dong muttered to herself, her voice trembling, "How many terrifying existences does this continent still hide from us? Before these powerhouses, the Spirit Hall is simply insignificant!"
She had once placed her hopes on quickly completing the inheritance of the Rakshasa God, hoping that the Spirit Hall could gain a foothold on the continent.
But now, when facing a peak First-Class Deity like the Fire Dragon King, even if she were to become a god herself and ascend as a First-Class Deity, she might still be unable to contend with him. This was without even mentioning the Sea God, Di Tian, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, and the many other terrifying figures.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stood within the hall, their faces pale as paper. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably, and they did not even dare draw a single deep breath.
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