Golza Evolves! Three Hundred Thousand Years!

"Unimaginable..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo swallowed.

Even a top expert like him couldn't have caused destruction on that scale.

Beasts were naturally more gifted than humans, and these two were kings among beasts.

Both had to be at least two hundred thousand years old!

The storm dispersed.

Countless pairs of eyes stared fixedly at the ground.

Everyone wanted to know the outcome-

Who had won that clash?

The dust slowly settled.

The two beasts were still standing where they had been.

But the energy around both had weakened considerably.

The fiery red energy around Golza had faded somewhat, but his rocky hide hadn't suffered the slightest damage.

Though both were two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, Golza's defenses were clearly much tougher than the Fire Emperor's.

As for the Fire Emperor, his presence had also weakened considerably. The flames on his body flickered violently, looking unstable.

Clearly, Golza had gained the upper hand in that head-on clash!

The people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect steadied their flying boat, their gazes turning toward the scene as one.

Sword Douluo looked at the scene below and drew a sharp breath.

"That monster actually managed to get the better of the Fire Emperor!"

Ning Fengzhi asked, "Even the Fire Emperor is no match for it?"

Sword Douluo nodded. "Soul Beasts are naturally tenacious. When humans fight, a few dozen exchanges are usually enough to decide the winner, but it's normal for two evenly matched Soul Beasts to fight for days and nights on end. Though both have the presence of two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts, it drove the Fire Emperor back as soon as they clashed, so its overall combat power is half a tier higher. But the Fire Emperor is no weakling either, and he's defending the volcano, with the home-ground advantage. I'd say this fight will last at least three days and three nights."

Sword Douluo was a top expert on the continent. His words carried weight, and no one doubted him.

For a moment, everyone present grew excited.

Tang San's eyes lit up. "This is incredible! To see a fight on this level in my lifetime, the trip was worth it. Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

He had noticed that Xiao Wu looked a little nervous.

Xiao Wu tugged at his sleeve. "I'm fine, Third Brother. I'm just a little scared."

What she was really worried about, though, was Da Ming and Er Ming.

Golza had appeared so suddenly that no one had expected him to be this powerful.

The world of Soul Beasts was even crueler than that of humans, where the strong preyed on the weak.

With Golza running rampant like this, if he barged into Da Ming and Er Ming's territory, a fight to the death would be unavoidable.

I hope the Fire Emperor can stop him, Xiao Wu prayed silently.

The previous shock wave had wiped out sixty to seventy percent of those present.

The small and medium-sized sects had all but suffered heavy casualties in the aftermath, and those who remained were all from major sects.

Yet not only did these people refuse to retreat, their eyes shone even brighter.

If the two two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts really fought until their oil ran dry and their lamps burned out, it would be a heaven-sent opportunity.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family were all secretly gathering their people and setting up formations.

There was no movement from Spirit Hall. With Bibi Dong here, there was no need for any other action.

Hu Liena looked at Bibi Dong, her face full of excitement. "Teacher, they're incredible! I've never seen such powerful Soul Beasts. The Fire Emperor has the home-ground advantage now, while that monster is a little stronger than him. Their fight is bound to be hard to call."

Bibi Dong smiled faintly. "Watch closely. Watching them fight will do you good."

Chrysanthemum Douluo folded his arms and chuckled. "We're in for a show. The Fire Emperor is no soft persimmon. Old Ghost, buy some peanuts and melon seeds later. This fight will last days and nights at the very least!"

Ghost Douluo smiled.

Just as everyone was certain the two Soul Beasts would fight until heaven and earth went dark, something happened.

A voice suddenly rang out.

"No, the fight will be over soon."

The voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

Everyone looked up to see Qian Lingye standing at the edge of the deck with his hands behind his back, surveying the battlefield as the wind gently stirred his robes.

Qian Lingye turned to the others and gave them a mysterious smile, looking every bit a lofty expert.

Everyone froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Clearly, no one took a child's words seriously.

Hu Liena walked over and pulled him back with a smile. "Little brother, the wind's strong up there. Come down."

Inwardly, she was thinking, Careful the wind doesn't twist your tongue.

But while everyone was chatting and laughing, something unexpected suddenly happened.

Rumble-!!

A deafening roar erupted from underground. The dormant volcano went completely berserk, sending torrents of crimson lava straight into the sky. A blast wave swept along origin energy so dense it wouldn't dissipate, covering the entire heavens in an instant.

The volcanic airspace, dim just moments before, was lit crimson by flames filling the sky.

The next moment.

A beam of blinding crimson light pierced through layer upon layer of lava and seas of fire, slowly rising from the earth's depths ten thousand zhang below.

It was a diamond-shaped crystal core, translucent throughout and gleaming like molten rock. Fine strands of the earth's origin fire energy coiled around its surface, and with every tremor, it radiated vast, immense, and terrifying energy.

"What is that!?"

"It's an energy crystal!"

"Such pure fire-attribute origin energy! Its quality far surpasses a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!"

Low exclamations of astonishment rose one after another.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes lit up. "Could that be the lava crystal core of the Star Dou Great Forest's volcano?"

At those words, everyone's gazes grew even hotter.

A volcano's crystal core was the very core of its entire energy source.

It was thanks to such cores that nature could nurture so many powerful Soul Beasts.

Its value simply couldn't be compared to a Soul Ring or a Soul Bone.

If someone claimed it for their own use, they could easily create a heavenly grotto and blessed land.

If someone could refine it, the benefits would be beyond imagining.

To put it dramatically, they might even be able to touch the threshold of a demigod.

Realizing this, everyone's eyes turned red, their gazes full of barely restrained greed.

On Spirit Hall's deck, Qian Lingye stood in the wind. His youthful face was perfectly calm, but wild joy was already surging in his heart.

It's here!

This was his true goal.

He had been sensing the lava crystal core's location all along, and the moment he pinpointed it, a strange sensation suddenly arose in his heart.

Immediately afterward, his arm grew slightly warm.

Beneath the sleeve on his left arm, seven faint, transparent marks quietly appeared on the surface of his skin.

All seven marks were dim, hidden beneath his skin and impossible to notice without deliberately sensing them.

Only the fiery red mark at the very front was slightly warm. Tiny flecks of light circled it, resonating across the distance with the energy of the crystal core in the volcano below.

Qian Lingye was even more certain that the first token was here.

Golza!

Qian Lingye immediately gave the order in his heart.

At the center of the sea of fire, Golza stood motionless, his crimson eyes fixed on the lava crystal core floating in midair.

After receiving Qian Lingye's order, Golza didn't hesitate for an instant. He raised his head high and opened his enormous mouth, unleashing a terrifying devouring suction in an instant.

Hum-!!

The brilliant crimson core from the earth's depths tore through the air in an instant, becoming a streak of light that flew straight into Golza's mouth. He swallowed it whole in a single gulp.

It all happened in the blink of an eye. No one had time to intervene.

Sword Douluo cried in shock, "Swallowed it whole?! Isn't it afraid of dying?!"

The lava crystal core's energy was as violent as thunder. To everyone watching, swallowing it whole was no different from courting death.

But the next second, something horrifying happened.

The surging, pure origin energy of the lava exploded inside Golza.

A crimson torrent of energy surged through every inch of his bones and rocky armor. His once-thick, cracked stone armor was continuously honed, reshaped, and elevated as it was tempered by that ultimate origin energy!

Every mottled crack healed, and his dull rock armor grew denser and harder. As though reborn through quenching, it shimmered with a faint lava glow, radiating an imposing might!

His body also grew by leaps and bounds. Once a hundred zhang tall, he rose dozens of zhang higher. His towering form stood over the volcano's crater like a giant of heaven and earth, suppressing the world!

Sword Douluo jerked his head up and cried out, "Three... three hundred thousand years!"