Chapter 55 Seventh on the Soul Beast Ranking: The Evil Emperor's.
Demon Forest, one of the most dangerous forbidden areas on the Sun and Moon Continent.
Here, there is no alternation of sun and moon; it is perpetually shrouded in thick, impenetrable black mist, the air thick with a nauseating stench of decay and an eerie aura, impenetrable even to the slightest light.
Only the occasional flash of eerie green phosphorescent light illuminates the mountains of bones piled on the ground—the final resting place of countless soul masters and soul beasts who have strayed into this place.
Deep within the forest, a colossal palace constructed of black bones and eerie crystals floats in mid-air.
At the palace's peak, a gigantic eyeball, over a hundred meters in diameter, lies dormant.
The eyeball is a strange purplish-black, its pupil as deep as a vortex, surrounded by twisted, dark red patterns.
Eighty-one thick tentacles extend from beneath the eyeball, each five hundred meters long.
The tentacles are covered in hard black scales, their tips gleaming with a cold light, occasionally crackling with eerie purple electricity, radiating a chilling, malevolent power.
He was the Evil Emperor, the true form of the Evil Eye Tyrant, the absolute ruler of the Demon Forest, and the most terrifying spirit-type soul beast on the continent!
When the golden light of the Soul Beast Ranking forcefully pierced through the black mist and illuminated the sky above the Demon Forest, the Evil Emperor's previously half-closed giant eyeballs suddenly opened, a hint of human-like surprise flashing in his deep pupils.
"Soul Beast Ranking... Seventh?"
A hoarse, deep voice, seemingly from the deepest hell, echoed in the void, carrying a trace of disdain and arrogance.
He slowly turned his eyeballs, his gaze piercing through the black mist and landing on the information on the light screen, a ghostly light flickering in his purplish-black pupils.
"Seven hundred and eighty-five thousand years... Ha, a bunch of frogs in a well, daring to point fingers at this Emperor."
The Evil Emperor's voice was full of arrogance; as a veteran soul beast king who had lived for nearly eight hundred thousand years, he held himself in extremely high regard.
In his view, apart from the mysterious Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest, no other soul beast on the continent could rival him.
Yet now, the Soul Beast Ranking ranked him seventh, igniting a surge of anger within him.
"However..."
The Evil Emperor's gaze fell upon the reward of "20% increase in all aspects of the innate divine ability, Light of Time and Space," his pupils contracting slightly, his anger instantly replaced by greed.
"Light of Time and Space... it can actually enhance its effects? Interesting, it's somewhat useful." Light of Time and Space was the Evil Emperor's most powerful innate divine ability, capable of briefly distorting spacetime, making it virtually unbeatable in defense, attack, and escape.
If the effect were increased by another 20%, his strength would undoubtedly rise to another level!
"Boom—!"
Before the Evil Emperor could ponder further, the golden light in the sky suddenly surged, and a pure, extremely dark purple beam of light pierced through the black mist, pouring down like thunder, instantly enveloping the Evil Emperor's giant eyeball.
This pillar of light contained boundless spiritual energy and a faint trace of spacetime power, surging into the Evil Emperor's body like a burst dam.
The Evil Emperor felt a surge of exhilaration; his long-dormant soul power began to surge wildly, and his cultivation level skyrocketed.
785,000 years, 790,000 years, 800,000 years…
The torrent of energy was unstoppable; even his size was slowly increasing. The diameter of his giant eyeballs exceeded 120 meters, and his 9981 tentacles extended to 600 meters. The black scales on his surface hardened, and the eerie purple currents became even more violent.
Finally, as the energy torrent subsided, the Evil Emperor's cultivation level stabilized at 935,000 years!
This ultimate spiritual attribute cultivation of 935,000 years caused the black mist throughout the Demon Forest to churn violently, with countless malevolent energies swirling around his body, forming a massive black vortex.
Even more astonishing was that the pure power of spacetime had merged into his innate divine ability. The Evil Emperor could clearly feel that the light of spacetime within his body had become more condensed, and he could control it with greater ease.
"Buzz—!"
The Evil Emperor slowly activated the Light of Time and Space, and a dark purple light curtain spread out from him, covering an area of ten miles in radius.
Within the light curtain, space began to distort violently, light became distorted, and sound could not travel normally.
Under the influence of the power of time and space, the surrounding trees and rocks sometimes became blurred, sometimes stretched and compressed, as if they had entered a chaotic time and space maze.
"Hahaha... Good! Excellent!"
The Evil Emperor let out a burst of wild laughter, his voice filled with excitement and arrogance.
"Ninety-three hundred and fifty thousand years! The effect of the Light of Time and Space has increased by 20%! From now on, on the continent, apart from that bastard Di Tian, no one can stop me!"
He suddenly rolled his eyes, a hint of killing intent flashing in his deep pupils.
"Star Dou Great Forest... the far north... you so-called kings, just wait for me! When I break through a million years, I will definitely trample you all under my feet!"
In the Demon Forest below, countless evil soul beasts felt the surge of aura emanating from the Evil Emperor and prostrated themselves on the ground, letting out fearful and awe-inspiring roars.
The soul beasts of the Evil Eye clan roared excitedly, believing that the rise of the Evil Emperor would make the Demon Forest the most terrifying force on the continent!
Meanwhile, various forces across the continent were thrown into unprecedented turmoil by the Evil Emperor's ascension to the top. In the Star Dou Great Forest, by the Lake of Life,
Bi Ji, who had just stabilized her internal energy, felt the terrifying mental pressure emanating from the Demon Forest. Her expression changed slightly, and a hint of seriousness flashed in her emerald eyes.
"Ninety-three-five thousand years… extreme mental attributes… this Evil Emperor has become so strong!"
Di Tian's golden pupils narrowed, and his dragon might instantly clashed with the Evil Emperor's mental pressure in the air, producing a muffled boom. He said in a deep voice, "The Evil Eye Tyrant… is indeed one of our greatest threats."
"Ninety-three-five thousand years of cultivation, plus the Light of Time and Space, even if I use the Dragon God Claw, defeating him will not be easy."
Gu Yue Na gazed in the direction of the Demon Forest, a cold glint in her clear eyes. Her fingertips traced the waters of the Lake of Life, creating ripples.
"The Evil Emperor... is eccentric, cruel, bloodthirsty, and extremely ambitious."
"Now that his strength has greatly increased, it's not a good thing for Xingdou or the entire continent."
She paused slightly, then continued, "It seems we must prepare as soon as possible."
"The Soul Beast Ranking isn't over yet; the beings that follow will likely be even more terrifying."
In the far north, in the Ice Palace, the Snow Emperor sensed the terrifying mental pressure emanating from the Evil Emperor. Her white-clad figure stiffened slightly, a hint of seriousness flashing in her cold eyes.
"Ninety-three hundred and fifty thousand years... the Evil Emperor..."
The Ice Emperor's expression also turned grim, her icy eyes filled with apprehension.
"This guy's mental power is terrifying; if we're locked onto by his mental power, it will be difficult to escape."
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