A wave of ominous and disastrous energy surged out from deep within the ancient nest—it was eerie, unfathomable, and filled with an overwhelmingly terrifying power.
"What a strange place!" Goku stood at the edge of the dead cliff, staring down at the massive nest revealed below. His eyes shimmered with surprise. "The energy inside… it's at least on par with a Dou God, isn't it? And it's just a nest… yet it's developed sentience? The lifeforms in this world really are full of surprises!"
As Goku marveled, the ancient nest below began to slowly open. Multicolored lights danced within, and auspicious energy poured out like a rising mist. A dark red orb slowly floated up from the center.
"The true spirit of the ancient nest!" As the dark red orb appeared, Demonstar's eyes lit up with uncontainable greed and madness. Without hesitation, she shot toward it at full speed.
"You won't get away with this!" Qing Yun roared, surging with Dou Qi. In an instant, thunder and lightning erupted, striking toward Demonstar. She frantically dodged, but her speed was severely hampered.
As Qing Yun closed in, Demonstar's expression hardened. She stopped dodging altogether and charged forward, recklessly taking the lightning head-on. Her eyes were full of frenzy and obsession—it was clear how desperately she wanted that dark red orb!
"Hurry, Lord Goku! Don't let her get the True Spirit of the Ancient Nest! If she does, this entire continent will face unimaginable disaster!"
A voice rang out. It was Bloodrobe, who had somehow entered the chamber without anyone noticing. His expression changed dramatically as he shouted at Goku, who was still watching the spectacle with disinterest.
"Hm? It's just a nest spirit, isn't it? Why so nervous?" Goku replied calmly, unfazed by the situation.
"Just a nest spirit? If only it were that simple!"
Bloodrobe gritted his teeth. "This is the Soul-Eater Nest! Not just any ancient relic! If the Soul-Eater Queen Ant refines its True Spirit, her power will skyrocket. And more importantly, with enough energy, she'll be able to produce Soul-Eater Ants without limit! Think about it—unlimited! An army of demonic ants swarming across the skies… that would spell doom for the entire continent!"
Even as he panicked, Bloodrobe knew he wasn't strong enough to stop it himself. All he could do was explain the situation as simply as possible to Goku, praying the powerful man would act.
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The Soul-Eater Nest—anyone with power and status in this world knew of its terrifying reputation. In ancient times, a Soul-Eater Queen Ant once refined the nest and unleashed a reign of blood and terror. Swarms of Soul-Eater Ants rampaged across the land, slaughtering countless living beings.
It wasn't until a coalition of the continent's strongest banded together that they were able to defeat that Queen Ant. The price was steep, but they succeeded in sealing the nest inside the lair of the Profound neather mystic Turtle. Due to the turtle's impenetrable defense and natural ability to counter the Soul-Eater Ants, he was the perfect guardian. With his near-immortal lifespan, there was no better choice.
But after being trapped at the Dou Saint level for centuries, the turtle began to grow desperate. He set his sights on the Soul-Eater Ants themselves, planning to use a forbidden ritual—the Blood Soul Devouring Array—to break through his limits. To do that, he released the Soul-Eater Queen Ant from the nest and nurtured a terrifying ant army for sacrifice.
Ironically, just as he prepared to start the blood ritual, Goku accidentally opened the Dou Emperor's ruins. That immediately caught the turtle's attention—after all, the blood ritual was dangerous, potentially fatal. But the inheritance of a Dou God offered a real chance at ascension. Naturally, he shifted his focus to obtaining that power.
Unfortunately, he ran into Goku... and met an untimely end.
The Soul-Eater Queen Ant, Demonstar, capitalized on his death. With the guardian gone, the ants were finally free. She activated the Blood Soul Devouring Array and evolved from a Dou Venerate to a Six-Star Dou Saint! The power of the ritual was terrifying—it cost millions of ant lives. But considering the ants numbered in the billions, it was barely a drop in the bucket.
Watching the fierce battle unfold between Qing Yun and Demonstar, Goku's eyes remained fixed on the True Spirit below. He turned to Bloodrobe and said casually, "So what exactly can this thing do? If it's not worth the trouble, I'm not moving. Honestly, I'm kind of curious to see how strong that Queen Ant becomes after refining the nest."
After all this boredom, Goku was eager for a decent opponent to fight.
"That nest is a treasure beyond measure! Didn't you sense the terrifyingly pure energy within? Training inside it would speed up cultivation a hundredfold! If one can refine the True Spirit, they'd gain full control over the nest," Bloodrobe explained, eyes burning with greed. "But the True Spirit is nearly at half-God level. Only the recognized Queen Ant can refine it—no one else can. That's why the ancients sealed it here and had the turtle guard it!"
"That kind of treasure, and you expect me to just let it fall into someone else's hands?" Goku grinned. "Looks like this trip wasn't a waste after all!"
In a flash, Goku teleported into the ancient nest. Reaching out, he grabbed at the floating True Spirit.
But this spirit wasn't going to be caught so easily—it radiated with half-God-level power!
A translucent barrier blocked Goku's hand. Purple light erupted, crackling with thunder. A monstrous pressure burst forth from the spirit. Spiritual energy across the world stirred into a chaotic tide, engulfing the entire cliff. Thunder roared in every direction!
Caught in the blast, both Qing Yun and Demonstar were forced to retreat in shock—the sheer destructive force was enough to injure even them!
"This thing can do that?" Goku raised an eyebrow, mildly surprised. The lightning-laced aura coming at him was bloodthirsty and wild.
"Perfect! I've been dying for a proper fight! HAHAHA!" Goku laughed, golden Dou Qi erupting around him. He formed a fist and threw a punch—simple and direct.
BOOM!
His punch collided with the energy wave. Space itself trembled and shattered, debris flying everywhere. The cliff shook violently, but a mysterious formation shimmered to life across its surface and stabilized the structure.
The energy storm and Goku's punch created a shockwave that shattered the surrounding black stone. Yet Goku stood at the heart of it all, unmoved—like a war god. No matter how wild the energy, he remained unshakable.
The ferocious energy tide dimmed rapidly. A wave of fear emanated from the True Spirit. It had gained sentience—and it now understood just how utterly outmatched it was. A retreating instinct quietly surfaced.
"He... he actually did that?" Demonstar stared at Goku in disbelief. Her mind reeled. The Soul-Eater Nest's True Spirit, practically a half-God level existence, had just been overwhelmed by a single punch from a human?
That wasn't just strength—that was absurd.
'Wasn't the Soul-Eater Nest considered untouchable even by ancient powerhouses? Who the hell was this man!?'
As the energy tide continued to dim, Goku let out a sharp shout, "Break!"
His aura flared. The Dou Qi around him surged with explosive might, and his fist tightened. A powerful ripple erupted from his strike, blasting into the remaining energy storm!
BOOM!
The wave of power detonated.
The entire Soul-Eater Nest shook. Black stone cracked and split. The protective formation covering the dead cliff collapsed in a flash of light. The whole structure trembled as if it might fall apart at any moment.
"Zzzzt!"
Mysterious glowing runes scattered across the surface of the nest flickered erratically. The opened nest began to close. The red orb—the True Spirit—screeched and shot deeper inside, retreating in fear.
It had been terrified by Goku's power. Even back in ancient times, facing all the elite experts of that era, it had never felt this kind of dread.
But could it escape?
Of course not.
Goku vanished from his position and reappeared directly in front of it.
With a swift motion, he reached out—and grabbed it.
"Let me go!!" The True Spirit howled from within the orb, its voice carrying pure rage and fear. Violent energy erupted outward, enough to crush a Dou Saint.
But in Goku's hands, no matter how wildly it struggled, it couldn't escape.
A six-pointed star array glowed from Goku's palm, trapping the spirit inside.
Then, Goku released a surge of terrifying soul force—vast, starry, and boundless like the universe itself. It pierced directly into the True Spirit.
"AAAAHHH!!!"
The spirit shrieked.
Its newly developed intelligence—cultivated over millennia—was instantly shattered. Obliterated under Goku's cosmic soul force.
Without hesitation, Goku imprinted his own soul mark into the True Spirit.
In a matter of seconds, he had seized complete control of the Soul-Eater Nest—an ancient, terrifying relic that had terrified the world.
With a thought, the glowing red orb in his hand dissolved into his body and vanished.
Everyone around him stood frozen, completely stunned.
"That... that's it? He refined it just like that?" Qing Yun stared at Goku within the nest, his face blank.
"No... no, that wasn't refining..." Demonstar trembled, her voice cracking. "I... I can't sense the spirit anymore... It's gone... He erased it... wiped out its will... and took its place... That's impossible! That's absolutely impossible! The True Spirit was practically a half-God! Not even an God-grade alchemist's soul could erase it!"
"But he did..." Her voice broke. "No one should have a soul that powerful! I don't believe it! I won't believe it—AAAAAHHH!!"
Demonstar screamed in hysteria. Her decades of planning—burning through her own kind, sacrificing millions—had all been for nothing. And now, what should have been hers had been snatched away by a stranger in a single moment.
"The Soul-Eater Nest is mine! It belongs to me! No one—no one can take it from me!!" Demonstar's eyes turned blood-red. Her voice turned shrill, filled with madness and fury.
"I don't care who you are! No matter how strong you are! Anyone who stands against me... must DIE! Soul-Eater Army—obey my command—KILL!!"
With a single shout, the Soul-Eater Ants around her went berserk. Even those ravaging the outside world suddenly turned and began swarming back in her direction.
Everything in their path was devoured to dust.
As the endless tide of demonic ants surged toward him, Goku frowned slightly. His eyes flicked toward the insane Demonstar. He shook his head calmly.
"This woman... really is a lunatic."
He tried to use the Soul-Eater Nest to command the incoming ant army. But the moment he sent out a mental command, the ants paused mid-charge. Their red eyes flickered with confusion and hesitation.
"Hesitating? You dare disobey me? I'm your Queen! I hatched every single one of you!"
Demonstar's face twisted. She formed a strange hand seal and released a dark, pulsing wave of energy.
Her command roared through the air.
The ants' eyes grew even redder. All hesitation vanished as they rushed forward with renewed fury, swarming toward Goku like a tidal wave.
"It doesn't work, huh?" Goku sighed.
These ants were born from a different nest—her nest. They would only obey their original queen. Despite controlling the ancient Soul-Eater Nest, Goku couldn't override their loyalty.
"In that case... don't blame me for being ruthless."
A slight smile touched Goku's lips. He raised his right hand—and clenched it.
WOOOM—
The surrounding space exploded with waves of energy. Wherever the ripples passed, Soul-Eater Ants were obliterated—instantly disintegrated into dust.
"Splash! Splash!"
More and more of the monstrous ant army poured out of the ocean vortex nearby, swarming like the tide.
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