The Continent Trembles, Golza Revives

Meanwhile, at the Shrek Academy training ground.

Tang San and Dai Mubai were sparring on the same stage, one controlling and the other attacking. Their moves were crisp, their offense and defense measured, and the exchange proceeded at a furious pace.

Students gathered at the side to watch for a while, and the atmosphere was lively.

As the fight reached its height, a teacher hurried over, his expression grave, and interrupted them.

"Tang San, Dai Mubai, stop at once. Come with me to the academic affairs office. Vice Dean Yu Xiaogang needs to see you about something important."

Something urgent?

Tang San and the others were completely baffled. Once they entered the room, the Shrek Seven Devils saw Yu Xiaogang and Flender seated at the head, with all the other teachers present as well.

"Everyone," Yu Xiaogang said, tapping the tabletop lightly, his face grave as he broke the silence. "Word just came in that a terrifying beastly presence erupted in the Star Dou Great Forest. The energy fluctuations spread across half the continent, and the assessment is that a Soul Beast of at least the hundred-thousand-year level is responsible."

At his words, quiet gasps sounded throughout the room.

A disturbance involving a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was absolutely major news, no less significant than a volcanic eruption.

Tang San asked curiously, "Teacher, Dean, what do you mean?"

Flender cleared his throat. "Originally, we were planning to go to the Star Dou Great Forest in the next couple of days to hunt for Soul Rings. You've all reached bottlenecks."

"But with something this big happening in the Star Dou Forest and causing such upheaval, there's bound to be tremendous risk. Of course, there could also be opportunities that are hard to come by in ordinary years."

"We called you here to discuss whether we should go this time."

Everyone wore a different expression, but most were excited and eager to try.

As the saying went, newborn calves feared no tigers. These children had never seen a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, so their first reaction to hearing about one was curiosity rather than fear.

Tang San said, "Teacher, I want to go!"

"I want to go too!"

"..."

Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, Flender made an immediate decision. "All right, I'll agree to let you go this time! To be safe, all the teachers will go with you!"

At the same time, the other major powers across the continent also sprang into action at the news.

In the Heaven Dou Imperial City, Emperor Xue Ye urgently summoned his ministers to court. Golden arcane boats floated in the air, and tens of thousands of troops mobilized...

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo hurried back to the sect...

The other Upper Three Sects, small and medium-sized sects, and even independent Soul Masters scattered across the continent and mercenary groups headed for the Star Dou Great Forest.

In an instant, the Star Dou Forest became the focus of the entire continent!

Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ground shook violently, as if bombs were being dropped one after another.

A massive dark-red figure barreled through the dense forest like a tank.

Wherever he passed, trees withered and mountains shattered, leaving only scorched, blackened earth.

Golza made no effort to conceal his presence.

He unleashed his power to its fullest.

He displayed his kingly presence.

In his eyes, the weak Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Forest were no different from ants.

"What bastard dares trespass on this king's territory!?"

Just then, a group of apes appeared in the forest, blocking Golza's path.

The ape leading them stood over twenty meters tall, with protruding fangs and two thick arms that pounded the ground. He unmistakably gave off the presence of a forty-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Among humans, that was equivalent to the strength of a Soul Emperor above level sixty!

His name was Xing Batian, the ruler of this part of the forest, with a hundred-mile territory under his control.

He belonged to the Titan Giant Ape clan, whose patriarch was one of the two famed kings of the Star Dou Great Forest, a genuine hundred-thousand-year super Soul Beast.

Thus, no one in the Star Dou Forest ordinarily dared provoke his Titan Giant Ape clan.

Today, however, a Soul Beast had trespassed on his territory and even interrupted Xing Batian while he was breeding. This infuriated Xing Batian, and he came out, carrying it, to settle the score with the bastard!

But the moment Xing Batian sensed Golza's presence, his courage failed him.

Just how powerful was that presence?

Before him, Xing Batian felt so tiny that his whole body trembled!

He had never felt this way even when facing his own patriarch.

In other words, this unfamiliar dark-red Soul Beast before him was actually stronger than his patriarch!?

"D-do you know this is the territory of my Titan Giant Ape clan?"

Knowing full well he was no match for his opponent, Xing Batian decided to invoke the Titan Giant Ape clan.

Throughout the Star Dou Great Forest, or even the entire Douluo Continent, there was no power that dared disregard the Titan Giant Ape clan.

So Xing Batian believed his opponent would surely be wary upon hearing the Titan Giant Ape clan's name.

But he had miscalculated.

Golza had no reaction to Xing Batian's words.

Because he couldn't understand them at all.

Still, this bastard seemed to be blocking his path. The purpose of his trip was to find treasures for his master, and whether it was a person or a beast who dared stand in his way, Golza had only one way of dealing with them.

Destruction!

Boom-

A blazing pillar of magma blasted out. Caught completely off guard, Xing Batian had his chest pierced by the magma ray, and his burning corpse toppled to the ground. He never even had a chance to let out a wail before he died...

The apes around him were scared out of their wits at the sight.

One move.

It had taken only one move.

And their boss had been killed instantly!

He was a forty-thousand-year Soul Beast!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom...

A barrage of magma rays flew wildly in all directions, like a crimson downpour.

In moments, the entire valley became a sea of fire, and screams rose and fell one after another.

Golza walked slowly out of the valley, treading over the corpses that covered the ground.

Spirit Hall, the Holy Son's residence.

Qian Lingye stood quietly in the corridor, his mind linked to Golza's.

Although he couldn't see what was happening, he could sense most of what Golza experienced.

When Qian Lingye sensed Golza tearing a forty-thousand-year Soul Beast apart with ease, he clapped his hands and laughed.

"It worked."

Just as he had expected, Golza's overall strength was terrifying.

By his preliminary estimate, he might even surpass an ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

This was what he would rely on to roam the continent unchallenged in the future!

At that thought, Qian Lingye could barely wait to see for himself. He wanted to visit the Star Dou Great Forest personally and see just how strong Golza truly was.

But he certainly couldn't go on his own.

He couldn't even beat that good-for-nothing Gangzi right now. If he went to the Star Dou Great Forest alone, he would surely die.

Just then, Qian Lingye heard shouting outside.

"Hurry! His Holiness the Pope has ordered all Heaven Pavilion protectors to assemble within half an hour. Her Holiness is going to the Star Dou Forest in person!"

A crowd of people rushed off toward the Pope's Hall...

Bibi Dong was going to the Star Dou Forest?

Qian Lingye pricked up his ears.

That was good news.

If Bibi Dong was going to the Star Dou Forest, couldn't he simply follow her? Was there anywhere safer than by Bibi Dong's side?

Having made up his mind, Qian Lingye hurried to the Pope's Hall.