"Roar!!!"
Accompanied by an impassioned and domineering dragon roar from the Lake of Life deep within the core area, an incomparably massive dark dragon shadow burst out of the lake surface, then transformed into a black storm that continuously condensed.
As the black storm gradually stabilized, a man dressed in a black robe appeared. He floated silently in the sky above the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, gazing in the direction of Slaughter City, his eyes flickering with a strange brilliance.
The black-robed man had a resolute and stern appearance, with long black hair cascading behind him, reaching all the way to his heels.
Not a single strand more, not a single strand less.
Within this mass of black hair, two strands of golden hair were particularly striking, hanging quietly in front of him.
The man was precisely the Douluo Continent's number one fierce Spirit Beast, with a cultivation of eight hundred thousand years, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Beast God Ditian.
Around him were fierce Spirit Beasts and hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts such as Bear Lord, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the Ten Thousand Demon King, numbering as many as twenty. Each of their Spirit Beast races could be considered rare or even extinct in the outside world.
This was the true foundation of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"My Lord sensed the aura of the Asura God, and there is another divine power. It shouldn't be those people from the God Realm who discovered My Lord. And My Lord vaguely sensed that Douluo Star seems to have undergone significant changes. All these must be thoroughly investigated..."
Ditian's gaze seemed to cross countless times and spaces, falling inside Slaughter City. As his eyes flickered, his right hand suddenly rose and made a grasping motion in the air in front of him.
An extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted from him. This single grasping motion seemed to tear the sky apart.
The entire Star Dou Great Forest trembled slightly, and the sky twisted violently.
A black crack, a hundred meters long, appeared in the air. The black void seemed to possess endless suction, causing other powerful beings around to hastily retreat, fearing being pulled in.
"Bang! Bang!..."
Two enormous figures landed, precisely the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python. At this moment, as hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts capable of rivaling ninety-fifth and ninety-sixth-level Titled Douluo powerhouses, they were like little chicks, grabbed by Ditian.
"Da Ming, Er Ming, why is it just the two of you? Where is the Soft Bone Rabbit family of three?" Ditian asked with a slight frown, looking at Da Ming and Er Ming who had landed on the ground.
Sensing Ditian's aura, Da Ming and Er Ming dared not delay. Er Ming anxiously wanted to speak, saying, "Beast God… Sister Xiao Wu… Sister Xiao Wu…"
"You've just advanced, so your speech isn't fluent yet. Da Ming, you speak," Ditian said, raising a hand to stop the stuttering Er Ming, then looked at Da Ming.
Ditian's true form was the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the purest bloodline of the true dragon clan on the Douluo Continent. Da Ming had dragon bloodline within him, and Ditian's suppression over him was unimaginable.
Just a single glance made Da Ming feel suffocated. He immediately dared not conceal anything and stammered, "Reporting to Beast God, Uncle Rou and Aunt Rou were killed by human Spirit Masters. As for Sister Xiao Wu…"
As he spoke, Da Ming hesitated, but under the gaze of the many fierce Spirit Beasts, he still truthfully said, "Sister Xiao Wu… Sister Xiao Wu transformed and went to the human world."
After Da Ming finished speaking, he trembled and deeply lowered his head.
"…"
In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to solidify. The gazes of the many fierce Spirit Beasts fell upon Da Ming and Er Ming, their expressions unreadable.
"Hmph! Transformed into a human? What a traitor to the Spirit Beast race! Has she forgotten her mission?"
A loud roar rang out. Behind Ditian, a giant bear swept a cold gaze over Da Ming and Er Ming, releasing an extremely powerful and violent pressure, as if it would tear them apart the next second.
Its body was fifteen meters tall, covered in a thick, dense layer of dark golden fur. Its bear arms were extraordinarily long and extremely thick. Most striking were its terrifying Dark Gold Terror Claws, exuding ultimate sharpness. Its mere aura caused the air to shatter.
Bear Lord: The patriarch of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear clan, with a cultivation of four hundred thousand years. Even among the numerous fierce Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, it was a unique existence. Its combat power was so strong that only Ditian could suppress it.
At this moment, facing Bear Lord's reprimand, Da Ming and Er Ming dared not say anything more, only cowering on the ground in fear.
"Since she has chosen to transform into a human, she is no longer considered part of the Spirit Beast race. Tell her there's no need to return to the Star Dou Great Forest." Ditian didn't react much. Such matters were not uncommon in his long life; he merely said it calmly.
"Yes!" Da Ming and Er Ming trembled, their massive bodies shaking, and replied in a low voice.
They knew that from today onwards, Sister Xiao Wu would not be able to return.
"Tell me everything that has happened recently on the Douluo Continent and in the Star Dou Great Forest," Ditian asked Da Ming after dealing with Xiao Wu's matter.
"Beast God, a hundred years ago, the three Limit Douluo… Spirit Hall's Pope Qian Xunji perished, Bibi Dong ascended to the throne… Dark Demonic Evil God Tiger… Sun Moon Continent…"
...Xu Tianyang was completely unaware of the changes on the Douluo Continent. At this moment, within Slaughter City, he looked at the two figures in the void, and for the first time, surprise appeared in his expression.
"Asura God!"
"Sea God!"
Everyone was stunned to see the two figures confronting each other in mid-air, then simultaneously heightened their vigilance. With just a glance, they confirmed the identities of these individuals.
They had already met the Sea God once, so they were not unfamiliar. And they had confirmed the Asura God's identity from the Sea God's mouth. Facing such a God of Slaughter, Electrolux, Snow Empress, and others, who were unaware of the situation, were naturally extremely wary.
They had just killed the opponent's successor, and no one knew what attitude this God of Slaughter would take.
Here, the Sea God was choked by a single sentence from the Asura God. He looked at the surrounding situation and indeed, as the Asura God said, Xu Tianyang had come to them himself. But he didn't care about that.
"Asura, stop playing dumb. I don't believe you didn't notice that Xu Tianyang has my Sea God's Heart on him. You can't be unaware of what the Sea God's Heart represents."
"This God only knows that if he doesn't have the power of the vast sea within him, he isn't your successor, Sea God. This God allowing him to be my successor does not violate the rules of the God Realm," the Asura God said calmly and unhurriedly.
"You're spouting nonsense! Don't think that just because I'm not an enforcer of the God Realm, I don't know its rules. This kid doesn't even have the Slaughter God Domain and has nothing to do with you!" The Sea God was somewhat exasperated. He now deeply regretted how he had believed Xu Tianyang's nonsense back then, letting him figure out how to become a god on his own.
He should have forcefully marked Xu Tianyang back then, rather than letting himself fall into such a passive situation today.