Chapter 126: The Phenomenon in the Star Dou Forest
Sea God Island.
Inside a wooden house on top of the Golden Tree, the atmosphere was tense yet filled with a sense of survival after a disaster.
Elder Song slowly opened his eyes. His murky pupils, like pearls covered in dust, gradually focused.
When the others saw Elder Song awake, the nerves of Yan Shaozhe and the others, which had been taut, finally relaxed with a sense of relief.
Xian Lin'er's eyes were red, and her voice choked with emotion: "Mother, you're finally awake. If anything had happened to you, what would we have done?!"
Cough cough.
Elder Song weakly waved his hand, his cracked lips trembling slightly, like two dying leaves: "Old bones are still strong, it's just that I worried everyone."
Qian Duoduo hurriedly poured a cup of warm water and said, "If you hadn't blocked that strike for us, we old folks would've been fine. But those kids, those kids are still young. Their futures are long ahead!"
Elder Mu sat on the wicker chair by the bed, his hunched figure casting a swaying shadow under the candlelight, looking as though it might be swallowed by the darkness at any moment.
His thin fingers lightly rested on Elder Song's wrist, and a faint golden light flickered, as if the candlelight was about to extinguish.
"The evil power left in your body by Zhongli Wu, though removed, has caused severe damage to your meridians."
As he spoke, he suddenly coughed violently, with spots of scarlet blood seeping between his fingers, like red plums blossoming on white rice paper.
"Master!"
Yan Shaozhe quickly stepped forward, his face full of worry and concern, but was stopped by Elder Mu's raised hand.
Elder Mu wiped away the bloodstains, a sharp glint flashing in his cloudy eyes, piercing through the layers of fog.
"The 'Heaven Devouring Soul Art' that Zhongli Wu cultivated has reached such a level. Old Song, did you notice anything abnormal during your battle with him?"
Elder Song closed his eyes, recalling, his old face showing a serious expression. He went back to that battlefield, where life and death hung in the balance: "His soul power… carries a devouring nature!"
He paused to catch his breath after every few words, as though those words were exhausting the last of his strength.
"My eighth soul skill should've been able to block most of the attacks, but that black mist was devouring my soul power, causing my soul skill's defense to drastically weaken!"
Yan Shaozhe suddenly remembered something and took out a golden orb emitting a soft glow from his chest: "Oh right, Master, this is the divine-sent soul ring we won at the Star Auction Pavilion. Take a look."
The moment Elder Mu took the divine-sent soul ring, his dim eyes suddenly brightened, as if a scorching flame had ignited in the darkness.
"What pure divine power!"
Elder Mu's voice trembled, his excitement nearly uncontrollable. "Such quality… it's worthy of being a divine-sent soul ring."
"There's something even more astonishing."
Yan Shaozhe took out a recording stone from his storage ring, his face solemn and shocked. He played the auction footage of the life-and-death chessboard from this auction.
"What?!"
Elder Mu suddenly stood up, the wicker chair creaking under the strain.
His gaze was fixed on the image in the air: "This… this is impossible? A treasure that can slay gods with a mortal body? This is a treasure that would shake the entire Douluo Continent!"
Elder Zhuang leaned in for a closer look, gasping in disbelief, his voice filled with astonishment: "How could this be?"
"We were planning to bid for it."
Yan Shaozhe struck his knee in frustration, his face full of regret. "But Emperor Tian's bid was too crazy. No matter how we looked at it, we had no choice but to give up!"
Elder Mu sighed deeply, his hunched back bending even further: "What a pity. If we had this item, who would fear the Spirit Hall!"
His gaze once again fell on the divine-sent soul ring, a spark of wisdom flashing in his eyes: "This divine-sent soul ring... give it to Le Xuan."
Xian Lin'er was surprised: "But Zhang Le Xuan hasn't broken through to the Title Douluo yet?"
"Among the younger generation of Shrek Academy, Le Xuan is the closest to Title Douluo. Within a year, Le Xuan will be able to break through to Title Douluo."
After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought. After a moment, they all nodded in agreement.
Boom!
At this moment, an earth-shattering explosion suddenly erupted outside the window, the sound as if it would shatter the entire world.
Everyone turned in shock, and they saw a pillar of black and green light rising from the direction of the Star Dou Forest, like a sharp sword piercing the sky, the clouds torn apart in a massive vortex.
"This energy fluctuation…"
Elder Zhuang's Life Tree Martial Soul automatically appeared, its green leaves shaking violently, sensing a great threat. "It simultaneously has extreme darkness and life attributes?! What's going on here?"
Elder Mu's face turned serious as he walked out of the room. In the distant sky, faint silver dots flickered like stars, appearing and disappearing.
"It's not a natural disaster."
Elder Mu's voice was hoarse, as if it had been sandpapered. "Something… has been born."
Meanwhile, in the core area of the Star Dou Forest.
Crack—
The sound of an eggshell cracking echoed clearly by the silent Life Lake, as if the gears of destiny had started to turn.
Gu Yue Nana's silver hair moved without wind, and in her purple eyes, a creature hatching from the egg was reflected. It was a silver-gray baby dragon with black and green wings growing from its back. The gaps between its scales shimmered with an emerald glow, like flowing gems.
What was most astonishing was the diamond-shaped crystal on its forehead, like a third eye, and within it seemed to seal the entire starry river, deep and mysterious.
"Is this the Dark Night Elven Dragon?"
Emperor Tian murmured in a low voice, his voice trembling with excitement.
As an 800,000-year-old soul beast, he felt a shiver from deep within his bloodline.
The life force from Bi Ji rushed uncontrollably towards the baby dragon. She cried out: "It's absorbing my life force! What exactly is this little one? How can it have such a powerful suction?"
The baby dragon opened its eyes, revealing vertical pupils that constantly shifted like a kaleidoscope. It tilted its head curiously, gazing at everyone with a look of innocence and purity.
Suddenly, it let out a clear cry, a sound like the voice of heaven, yet with an invisible authority.
In an instant, plants within a hundred-mile radius began to grow wildly, while countless dark vortexes appeared among the tree shadows.
Life and darkness collided at this moment.
Gu Yue Nana suddenly turned to look south, her eyes flashing with vigilance: "A human powerhouse is approaching… It's from Shrek. What are they doing here?"
Emperor Tian's eyes flared with golden light, like two burning flames: "I'll go handle it."
As he turned, his robes transformed into pitch-black dragon scales, and within a few steps, he reached the edge of the forest, moving so fast it was like a ghost.
As Shrek's group entered the mixed zone, an ancient tree ahead suddenly twisted and deformed, controlled by an invisible force.
A tall figure emerged from the shadows: it was the Beast God, Emperor Tian.
Wearing pitch-black dragon scale armor and with brilliant golden vertical pupils, he exuded a chilling aura.
(END CHAPTER)
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