Su Linfeng suddenly feels a surge of panic—
not merely because of sensing Bibi Dong's aura,
but because another presence appears at the same time—
a terrifying hundred-thousand-year soul beast,
The Dark Devil Evil God Tiger.
So his worries were right:
Bibi Dong hadn't gone to the Balak Kingdom at all—
She'd gone alone to confront that fearsome beast.
Just as three years ago, she had secretly hunted the Soft-Bone Charm Rabbit,
Bibi Dong once again chose to fight in secret,
hoping to spare Su Linfeng the sight of her killing a soul beast.
But this time her opponent was the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger—
a life-and-death battle against one of the strongest of its kind!
"Yan-yan Jie, hold on tight!"
Linfeng unfurls his Golden Crow wings and shoots upward,
piercing through the clouds above the Star Dou Forest.
Locking on to the direction of the battle,
he streaks toward it like a blazing comet.
In the depths of the forest
Bibi Dong faces the enormous tiger, over five meters tall,
Their powers collide and shake the earth.
Although the beast's strength is terrifying,
Bibi Dong's mastery is greater still—
Every one of its attacks is countered and shattered.
Even its most powerful strike, the Evil God Hook,
is neutralized by her Right Leg Bone's Invincible Golden Body.
Now the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger has been struck by
her sixth soul skill from the Death Spider Empress—
Eternal Wound,
a technique that ignores physical defense and halves energy defense.
Once hit, the wound continues to spread endlessly
until the victim's soul power is exhausted.
The tiger roars, its eyes filled with rage and hatred.
It can speak human words now,
snarling,
"Human, even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"
It fears her—
not only for her power,
but because it senses in her the same dark divine aura
it once felt from a higher being.
Why? It wonders bitterly.
If the Evil God once favored me,
why would he now choose a human instead?
Bibi Dong regards it calmly.
"To gain speech after tens of thousands of years—
You truly are remarkable.
He told me your strength and spirit were extraordinary.
Now I see he wasn't wrong."
"He?" the tiger growls.
"Another soul beast like you," she answers softly.
Realizing its disadvantage,
the beast's eyes glint—it's stalling for time.
Too late, Bibi Dong senses the trap.
"Sister, look out!"
Su Linfeng's voice cuts through the air as he dives from above—
But the moment he reaches her, the world ripples apart.
A strange voice echoes all around:
"Welcome to the Life-and-Death Arena.
The battle ends only when one side perishes.
Preparing to initiate—five… four… three… two… one… Begin."
Both Bibi Dong and the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger vanish instantly,
swallowed by a dimensional rift.
"Damn it!"
Linfeng grits his teeth—he isn't yet strong enough
to tear open space by force.
All he can do is curse inwardly,
pleading that the Evil God's will
chooses the right side this time.
A cry pierces the heavens.
A resonant crane-like call echoes across the forest
as the Golden Crow's phantom bursts from Linfeng's back,
Its wings span the sky.
The bloodline power of Emperor Jun and Taiyi surges outward,
flooding the world with divine pressure.
Every beast in the Star Dou Forest
trembles and bows in instinctive submission.
Far away at the Lake of Life,
two brilliant lights—one black, one white—rise into the air.
They gaze toward the distant horizon
where the blazing Golden Crow has appeared.
The black shadow kneels and speaks respectfully:
"My lord, every soul beast of the forest is accounted for.
When did such a being appear,
one whose bloodline makes even yours tremble?"
The white light stirs, revealing the majestic form of a woman—
The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena,
and beside her, the Black Dragon King Di Tian.
Gu Yuena's voice is soft but filled with power:
"So that's it… interesting.
Perhaps it's time we stopped hiding."
Ignoring Di Tian's protest,
She lets her body dissolve into silver radiance
and speeds toward the direction of the Golden Crow's aura.
Moments later
Linfeng retracts his bloodline pressure,
trusting that the mighty of the forest have felt it.
Suddenly, a gentle yet commanding female voice rings out:
"Hmm? Spatial fluctuations…
A flame-type transformed soul beast?
You're strong—was that incredible energy yours?"
A silver-haired girl appears out of thin air,
her aura is vast and ancient.
Gu Yuena.
Beside Linfeng, Dugu Yan stiffens instinctively,
feeling the crushing presence of a being far beyond her.
But Linfeng's eyes light up in surprise and hope.
"The Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena…?
Dragon Aunt?!"
His words make Gu Yuena pause, her violet eyes narrowing.
"Dragon Aunt? …You know me?"
For the first time in ages,
someone—some human—has spoken her name so familiarly.
Linfeng steps forward anxiously.
"Please, can you break open the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger's spatial domain?
My sister—Bibi Dong—is trapped inside its Life-and-Death Arena!"
Gu Yuena's expression flickers with confusion.
How could this youth possibly know her?