Chapter 171 Journey Beyond the Plane
Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena floated above the lake's center, her silver hair cascading like a waterfall, her purple eyes as deep as an abyss.
She gazed at the blood-red [Kill Ranking] in the sky above, and the strangely silent golden canopy beside her.
"My Lord!"
Di Tian's deep voice broke the silence, carrying an unprecedented solemnity.
"This kill list signifies an invasion by foreign enemies. While it's a huge blow to human soul masters, once war breaks out, the land where our soul beast race lives will inevitably suffer as well."
"Forests burned, lives lost… this is absolutely not what we want to see."
The Bear King roared furiously, "What do we care about foreign enemies! Kill one if they come, kill two if they come!"
"My lord, when have we soul beasts ever feared battle?"
The Demon King's voice was gentle yet tinged with worry: "Bear King, don't be impulsive. The Heavenly Curtain is taking this so seriously, even creating a special list to encourage killing; this foreign enemy is clearly no ordinary foe."
"If the enemy's strength far exceeds expectations, or their numbers are endless, even with our race's bravery, heavy losses are inevitable."
"..."
Gu Yuena listened silently to the discussions of the ferocious beasts, her purple eyes gleaming as she rapidly considered the situation.
The aura of the kill list dispelled her suspicion that this was a conspiracy by the divine real.
This was a genuine warning, a warning concerning the survival of the entire plane.
"Di Tian is right. No matter who the invaders are, once the war begins, the Soul Beast race cannot remain unscathed."
Gu Yuena finally spoke, her voice cold and firm.
"We must proactively investigate and ascertain the source and strength of the threat before we can take the most effective action."
She looked at the ferocious beasts: "You will remain in Xingdou, integrating the power of all Soul Beasts, especially those races with long-range reconnaissance, concealment, and early warning capabilities, to strengthen monitoring of all parts of the forest, especially the weak points in space."
"My lord, you are going to…"
Di Tian said solemnly.
"I will personally go beyond the plane to investigate the spatial rift that triggered the celestial warning, and the enemy that may have already approached."
Gu Yuena's tone left no room for doubt.
"My lord, you mustn't!"
Di Tian, Xiong Jun, and the others urged in unison, their anxiety overflowing. "The void is unpredictable; what if there is an ambush, or a trap set by the God Realm…"
Gu Yuena raised her hand to stop them, her purple eyes flashing with the majesty of a soul beast ruler, and said no more.
She made a sweeping gesture with her jade hand in front of her.
"Boom!"
A spatial rift, shimmering with silver-white dragon patterns, silently tore open, filling the air with dense spatial power.
Her figure flickered, disappearing into the rift and vanishing without a trace.
Leaving behind Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts, filled with worry, they could only obey. The entire Star Dou Great Forest began operating at high speed, entering an unprecedented state of preparedness.
Outside the Douluo Continent, in the endless void.
Far from the vitality and clamor of the continent, there was only eternal coldness and deathly starlight.
Just then, a space rippled out like water, and three figures, almost simultaneously, stepped out from different directions, descending upon this void!
It was Lu Xiao from the Beidou Academy, the Storm Dragon King: Xuan Feng, and the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, who had torn through space from the Star Dou Great Forest!
The three appeared, their auras vastly different yet incredibly powerful, instantly shattering the deathly silence of the void.
Lu Xiao, dressed in an elegant long robe, appeared calm and composed, as if he were merely taking a stroll. Xuan Feng, in a flowing blue dragon-patterned robe, with dragon horns on his forehead and a cold, stern face, wielded a longsword with azure-gold dragon patterns formed from pure storm and lightning.
Gu Yuena, with silver hair and purple eyes, possessed unparalleled beauty, holding an evolved silver dragon spear, its shaft gleaming with silver light and entwined with dragon patterns.
"Hmm?"
Upon her arrival, her gaze lingered on Lu Xiao and Xuan Feng for a moment.
She especially noticed Xuan Feng's pure and powerful dragon aura, a hint of surprise flashing in her purple eyes.
Then, she also looked towards the spatial rift.
Although the three arrived almost simultaneously, they did not exchange words, creating a subtle atmosphere.
Gu Yuena and Lu Xiao's gazes briefly met in the air, both seeing the solemnity and scrutiny in each other's eyes. With a formidable enemy before them, past grudges and delicate positions seemed to be temporarily set aside.
Almost without hesitation, the three simultaneously directed their divine senses towards the spatial rift and the surrounding divine power barrier.
With Lu Xiao and Gu Yuena's spiritual power, those barriers, though not rudimentary in their eyes, were not entirely without clues.
They easily saw through the appearance of the barriers and directly sensed the state of the spatial rift itself.
"Something's wrong?"
"This aura?"
Lu Xiao's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
This rift... was even more bizarre than he had expected.
The rift itself was indeed a tear caused by the instability of the spatial structure!
The edges retained obvious, powerful divine power auras of five different attributes, confirming that the God-Kings had intervened here to try to stabilize or repair it.
But what truly concerned Lu Xiao was that deep within the rift, there seemed to be an extremely subtle layer of golden rule threads, yet originating from the same source as the Heavenly Curtain!
It was the existence of these threads that prevented the spatial rift from healing naturally!
"The power of the Heavenly Curtain..."
Lu Xiao understood.
Sure enough!
The appearance and continued existence of this rift were inextricably linked to the Heavenly Curtain!
If nothing unexpected happened, it must have been caused by the God-Kings' attempt to interfere with the Heavenly Curtain or their descent to Douluo Star?
Gu Yuena had clearly noticed the fine threads of rules originating from the same source as the Heavenly Canopy, and a deep sense of doubt and solemnity appeared on her beautiful face.
Looking at Lu Xiao, her voice was filled with curiosity: "Dean Lu, besides the God-King's Barrier, it seems there's also… the power of the Heavenly Canopy at work around this rift?"
"Is it preventing the rift from healing? Do you know what the Heavenly Canopy is truly trying to do? On one hand, it publishes lists to encourage local creatures, and on the other hand, it maintains a passage that invites wolves into the house?"
This was indeed perplexing.
If the Heavenly Canopy truly cared for the Douluo Continent, why didn't it help close the rift?
Combined with the mysterious Beidou Academy, Gu Yuena suspected that the Heavenly Canopy and the Beidou Academy were connected.
Lu Xiao met Gu Yuena's gaze, his expression remaining calm. He slowly said, "Tianmu's intentions are difficult to fathom, and I'm not entirely sure myself."
He paused, looking at the deep crack. "As for the invaders, Your Excellency Gu Yuena need not worry too much."
"If I'm not mistaken, the intruders should be a plane cluster called 'Abyss.' Its ruler, the Abyss Saint King, may be quite powerful, but at this point in time, he may not have reached his peak."
"The most troublesome thing about the Abyss plane is its almost endless number of low-level demons, and the boundary-breaking and devouring properties of that super artifact, the 'Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd.'"
"However..."
Lu Xiao's lips curled into an almost indifferent smile. "We'll meet force with force, and kill whoever comes."
"Trying to overwhelm the Douluo Continent with sheer numbers? They'll have to see if they have the ability to traverse mountains of corpses and seas of blood."
His tone was calm, yet it contained an absolute confidence that looked down upon the world and regarded the Abyss army as nothing.
Not only did Gu Yuena's purple eyes narrow slightly, but Xuan Feng's fighting spirit also intensified.
Gu Yuena gave Lu Xiao a deep look, her doubts not completely dispelled!
But she also keenly noticed Lu Xiao's apparent understanding of the Abyss Plane, and his seemingly indifferent attitude.
This reassured her somewhat!
"Since that's the case, it seems Dean Lu already has a plan?"
"How should our Soul Beast race respond? Should we defend the forest, or..."
Gu Yuena asked.
"Prepare for war, consolidate our forces, and observe the situation," Lu Xiao said succinctly. "The Abyss invasion will inevitably begin with probing and infiltration. The Kill Ranking has been released, and all forces on the continent, unless they're completely foolish, will take action."
"Your Soul Beast race, Lady Gu Yuena, should know what to do!"
After speaking, Lu Xiao nodded slightly to Gu Yuena: "The situation here is clear, Lady Gu Yuena, please return."
"The Void is not a place to linger."
"We'll wait and see how things develop."
With that, Lu Xiao said no more, turned and took a step, his figure disappearing into the ripples of the void.
Xuan Feng also transformed into a streak of azure-gold lightning, following closely behind Lu Xiao.
"Very well..."
Gu Yuena sighed softly, her purple eyes regaining their resolve.
"Since he's so confident, the Soul Beast race should prepare themselves first."
"The Abyss Plane... Hmph, if they dare to invade my Soul Beast race, we'll make sure they don't return!"
She didn't linger, her silver dragon spear slicing through space, her figure vanishing as well.
Read 60+ Advanced Chapters At Pat Reon
[email protected]/FicToric
(End of chapter)