In the Soul Transformation battlefield, while the demons were planning their encirclement, one particular combination was sweeping through every demon they encountered. This was, of course, the combination of the Little Immortal Tiger, the Little Green Dragon, and the Void-Aether Fish.
Firstly, as the head of the Four Sacred Bloodlines, the Little Green Dragon had received the sacrificial inheritance of its mother. Its physical body and foundation reached an incomparable level. Its strength was devoid of weaknesses—whether in physical form, defense, or divine abilities. Upon hatching at the Great Perfection of the Soul Transformation Stage, it had already displayed strength comparable to a new Void Refinement cultivator!
After several years of Qi Ping's nurturing and familiarizing itself with its own combat system, its strength had risen to a startling level. As one of the rarest divine beasts in the cultivation world, the Little Green Dragon possessed the Four Sacred Destiny, placing its bloodline intensity a level above most demons. Furthermore, its heritage far exceeded that of a typical Azure Dragon. In terms of pure combat power, King-level demons, who were lethal to other cultivators, could stir no waves before it.
The only relative weakness of the dragon was its youthful intelligence; its temperament was still that of a child. Initially, Qi Ping had even worried if it could adapt to the cruelty of the battlefield. Normally, regardless of its strength, a single individual shouldn't have been able to influence the entire Soul Transformation tier—especially one with little experience and a child's mind.
But as fate would have it, beside the dragon stood the Little Immortal Tiger, a beast representing good fortune, who possessed a peerlessly formidable mastery of Heavenly Secret divination!
Originally, the tiger's strength lay in fortune. However, this had changed over the years. Ever since Qi Ping began encountering manuals on the Heavenly Secrets, he had intentionally collected such techniques and artifacts for the tiger, allowing it to find ways to make its bloodline and talent even stronger. Specifically, he emphasized researching ways to avoid the consequences and damage of divination.
Qi Ping had always told the tiger that relying solely on bloodline was not enough to truly reach the peak or master one's destiny. If one only relied on innate power, they would always just be a "lucky person"—perhaps breaking a few limits if they encountered enough resources. But if they couldn't fully comprehend and master their own power, or fuse more essence into their foundation to form their own system, they could never truly own a power of their own or break the ultimate shackles of their bloodline.
Although the tiger had worked hard to train its will before, Qi Ping felt it was not enough. As a beast of fortune, its journey had been too smooth and its luck too good, making it easy to fall into a rut. To address this, Qi Ping had a deep conversation with it. If the tiger were just a normal spirit beast, "lying flat" would have been fine. But they stood in a position where no one could shield them; they had to face the cruel laws and absolute darkness of the myriad worlds alone. To live with dignity and security, one had to use every bit of strength to arm themselves, surpassing shackles to reach an unfathomable limit. Only then could they truly master their own destiny.
From that day on, the tiger worked exceptionally hard. Utilizing its innate advantages, it constantly comprehended the continent's eons of accumulation in the Heavenly Secrets, while developing its own divine abilities. Under these conditions, it completed a limit-breaking bloodline transformation on its own, allowing its Bai-Ze bloodline to reach a new level of comprehension regarding the Heavenly Secrets while retaining its Power of Fortune.
Having comprehended so much, its understanding of world rules and survival reached an unprecedented level. Despite its usually cute and dazed appearance, it had long since become Qi Ping's most capable right hand. In this Soul Transformation battlefield, the tiger was the true core of the command.
"Uncle Tiger, where should we go now?" The Little Green Dragon proudly raised its head after smashing several nearby demons into paste with a single tail swipe. Before the battle, its boss had worried it wouldn't adapt, but now... hmph! Don't look down on it! No matter what, it was the head of the Four Sacred Bloodlines; it was very formidable! Once it returned and told Boss Qi about its performance, it would surely shock him.
"I know you're incredible!"
After laboriously dealing with the enemies before it, the Little Immortal Tiger patted the dragon's head. There was nothing to say about the little guy's power and performance, except that it needed to be praised after every fight. However, thinking of the dragon's power, even the tiger found it somewhat staggering.
It wasn't that the tiger's own power was weak. With its ability to anticipate the enemy, opponents didn't even have a chance to touch a single hair on its body. It could accurately predict the next move, and with its divine beast strength, it could finish most foes in a few rounds. Its own combat power wasn't top-tier, but with its anticipation, it was certainly in the front ranks; ordinary enemies couldn't even touch it, and it even stood a chance against ordinary King-level demons. But compared to the dragon's sheer violence, its power seemed almost weak and gentle. It wasn't that the tiger was lacking; it was just that a divine beast with a specialized destiny was preposterously strong!
"Hee hee..." Hearing Uncle Tiger's praise, the dragon's eyes curved into crescents.
"Northwest, about a hundred and seventy miles!" The tiger calculated with its paws and immediately pinpointed the next enemy.
As soon as the coordinates were given, a surge of potent spatial power erupted. In the next moment, a spatial tunnel swallowed the tiger and the dragon. After a brief period of disorientation, they emerged from the tunnel to find three demons discussing an encirclement plan. Faced with the sudden arrival of enemies, the demons were instantly put on high alert; any opponent capable of such spatial methods was clearly not ordinary.
The tiger offered no nonsense, leading the dragon into the fray as the surrounding Golden Marrow Bees swarmed in to assist. Every second was precious to the tiger. The dragon only knew that this battle was important and that it had to fight well as the boss ordered. But the tiger knew that the outcome of the entire Soul Transformation battlefield rested on their shoulders. If they were slow, the situation might become unsalvageable.
The strongest fighter (the dragon), the fastest travel (the fish), the strongest Soul Transformation tools, and the most Golden Marrow Bees were all tied to the tiger. This was so it could use its divination to slay demons as quickly as possible. More than half the hope of the Soul Transformation battlefield rested on them, so the tiger had to seize every second, using the best strategies to kill the most enemies and destroy the most nodes. Especially since it knew from the spatial talismans that the continent was suffering heavy losses... it would not fail Boss Qi!
Thus, the shadows of the dragon and tiger appeared in one sub-battlefield after another. Combined with the bee swarms in their battle arrays, the Dragon-Tiger Duo went on a rampage! The surviving King-level demons soon learned this news, and the duo became a nightmare for the Soul Transformation tier. No matter how they responded, it was as if their moves were known in advance. The duo killed demons in the fastest, most efficient ways possible.
In a short time, the demon forces in the Soul Transformation tier suffered massive losses. The results left the originally arrogant demons completely bewildered. Were the human Soul Transformation cultivators of this world truly this preposterous? It was one thing for every individual to be as tough as a hedgehog, but now there was a combination that practically swept through everything! They couldn't understand why such a weak world could give birth to so many high-level combatants. Weren't there any "weak" Soul Transformation humans? Even among the mighty demons, there were plenty of ordinary Soul Transformation individuals who had broken through simply due to high-tier bloodline...
They had no idea that the Star-Sea world had already unleashed unimaginable potential through specialized means. To prepare for this war, the world had been operating on overload for an unknown duration. While the demons were still killing each other due to the law of the jungle, the Star-Sea Continent was doing everything to raise everyone's combat power. Under Qi Ping's protection, everyone could unleash their potential without reservation. This difference created the unique landscape of the Soul Transformation battlefield.
Furthermore, the highly intelligent demons with King-level bloodlines or higher only truly aimed to greedily feast on the world's origin. Faced with a threat to their lives, they were exceptionally cowardly. In an advantageous state, they would fight like rabid dogs, but faced with lethal danger, they shrunk back.
However, this didn't mean the demons were weak. Despite the strength of the Dragon-Tiger Duo, they encountered lethal dangers that made even the tiger feel terror. Even the tiger couldn't imagine what kind of horrific enemy they would meet in a Soul Transformation battlefield that could trigger such a warning for their combination. Though curious, it didn't dare approach to find out; it steered far clear of it. Their greatest mission was to kill the enemies they could kill and destroy the nodes they could destroy at the fastest speed. Even if they had to face that terrifying enemy in the final battlefield eventually—with the risk of falling—it certainly wouldn't be now.
So, when encountering such a situation, the tiger unhesitatingly led the human cultivators of that world to the next battlefield, completely abandoning that sub-battlefield of lethal danger.
Meanwhile, situations that could cause heavy casualties for the entire tier began to form. The powerful King-level demons were successfully gathering! These gathered demons were not something any single human cultivator could easily withstand. The absolute gap in combat power was insurmountable. Once met, except for the preposterously strong Little Green Dragon and a few other monstrously powerful human cultivators, everyone else would face only death.
The only thing they could do now was kill as many demons as possible to weaken the enemy's strength. That way, even if they died, their deaths would hold value. Thus, in contrast to the fear shown by the King-level demons, the human cultivators fought with their lives on the line. This desperation was both a way to weaken the enemy and a stalling tactic for self-preservation.
Because they too were waiting! They were waiting for the Providential Creation of the Star-Sea world!
As the top one hundred Soul Transformation cultivators of the continent, each was one in a hundred million—super geniuses who had risen from the masses, absolute peerless chosen ones! Although they were somewhat advanced in age, that was merely due to resource restrictions. Now that they had reached this step, which of them didn't yearn to go further? The Providential Creation obtained through killing demons and contributing was their hope for advancement! Even if the hope was slim, they would not let this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity pass!
Moreover, fighting the demons was their responsibility. As Soul Transformation cultivators, there was no room for retreat in a war of this scale. If they chose to retreat, they would likely be turned into nourishment before the war even truly began. Their Star Emperor was incredibly good to his own people and provided immense room for development, but if one were not "his own," they wouldn't even know how they died.
At the moment before the final clash, these human cultivators finally welcomed the thing they yearned for: the Star-Sea Providential Creation! Upon sensing this power, their excitement was indescribable! This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a complete rebirth, and they had finally waited for it!
"It's here!"
"The Star-Sea Providential Creation!"
Countless voices filled with ultimate excitement rang out across the Soul Transformation battlefields. In terms of the heart of the Dao, how many in the world could match these old Soul Transformation monsters? Their joy was the most intense. And accompanying this powerful emotion, startling transformations began to unfold within them!