Bi Ji's Evolution, A Stunning Upheaval!

Endless Deep Sea, Merfolk Royal Court.

When the Golden Ranking's golden radiance pierced through ten thousand meters of seawater and precisely enveloped the Sea Princess.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The entire undersea royal city, built from coral, pearls, and crystalline water structures, erupted in excitement.

Countless merfolk subjects swam out from their homes and gathered in the grand Sea God Square.

They looked up at their Queen, bathed in the Holy Pillar of Light.

They sang and danced, using the most ancient merfolk rituals to express the excitement and devotion in their hearts.

"Her Majesty the Queen has made the ranking!"

"Ninth place! It's ninth place!"

"The Glory of the Ocean is with us!"

Within the pillar of light.

The Sea Princess felt that vast yet gentle power pour into her body.

"Boom!"

Her azure-blue hair fluttered without wind, every strand seeming to transform into the purest stream of water.

Faint golden divine patterns flowed within it.

Most wondrous of all was the Water Element Scepter in her hand, which, under the cleansing of the reward.

At its tip, a deep-blue gemstone resembling the "Heart of the Ocean" condensed.

It seemed to contain a miniature ocean sealed within, its waves surging as it held endless authority and power.

She clearly felt that the range of her perception over the ocean had expanded several times over.

The information carried by countless currents, the prayers of her people in distant waters, and even the whispers of those ancient beings within the Deep Sea Trenches all reached her mind with greater clarity.

The divine ability imprint of the Sea God's Hymn had carved itself deep into her soul.

She had a feeling that when this hymn rang out, it would possess unimaginable might.

"Thank you for the Blessing of the Ocean. Thank you for the Recognition of the Golden Ranking."

The Sea Princess opened her eyes.

Her gaze was deeper than the deepest ocean trench.

Her voice spread through the entire royal court on the currents, carrying both majesty and joy.

"This is the glory of the Merfolk Race, and indeed of all soul beasts of the sea domain!"

A handsome male merfolk general clad in Silver Armor and holding a trident swam forward excitedly.

With his right hand over his chest, he bowed deeply. "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Having ascended the Golden Ranking and received such Divine Grace, the Merfolk Race will surely usher in a new era of splendor!"

"Transmit my decree!"

The Sea Princess's voice resounded across the seafloor.

"All sea-domain subjects must cultivate diligently and comprehend the Power of the Ocean. This is an age of great change, and also the Opportunity for the Sea Domain to Rise!"

"Strengthen contact with all deep-sea clans. We must let the Land Creatures understand that the power contained within the vast ocean is in no way inferior to any forest on land!"

"We obey Your Majesty's decree!"

Thousands upon thousands of merfolk, along with other intelligent sea soul beasts who had rushed over upon hearing the news, all bowed their heads.

Their voices traveled far, far away through the seawater.

Feeling the surging power within her and her deeper command over the ocean, the Sea Princess's gaze seemed to pierce through the endless seawater.

Toward the continent, especially the Star Dou Great Forest shrouded in mist.

"Star Dou Great Forest, Extreme North."

She murmured inwardly, "The sea domain's foundation far surpasses the imagination of Land Creatures. This world will not ultimately belong to land alone."

Just as everyone was still discussing the Sea Princess's appearance.

The Golden Ranking's radiance gathered once more.

And this time, the name that appeared left every being familiar with the Star Dou Great Forest utterly stunned!

[Douluo Continent Soul Beast Power Ranking, Eighth Place: Bi Ji!]

The eighth line of the Golden Ranking blossomed with an incomparably pure emerald radiance brimming with vitality.

The light was warm and gentle, yet it contained unimaginably vast Life Energy.

An elegant figure emerged—it was Bi Ji, the Emerald Swan!

But at this moment, she was completely different from every image anyone had ever known!

Her wings were no longer simply emerald green, but shimmered with the colors of Chaos.

The auras of life and death had achieved perfect balance and circulation within her!

[Name: Bi Ji]

[Affiliation: Star Dou Great Forest (one of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts)]

[Cultivation Years: 700,000 years]

[Bloodline Level: Supreme (Incarnation of Life and Death; has surpassed pure life attribute)]

[Combat Power Assessment: Originally possessed the ultimate life attribute. Upon obtaining a heaven-defying opportunity, her bloodline evolved, allowing her to touch upon the opposite of the life origin—Death Force. With a single thought, she can revive all things and bring a hundred flowers into bloom; with another, she can deprive life and extinguish all living beings. Her Life Domain has evolved into the "Cycle of Life and Death Domain," within which life and death are both under her control. Her attack methods are strange and unpredictable, capable of directly affecting the Life Origin of Living Beings, making them impossible to guard against. Her comprehensive combat power has undergone a qualitative leap. Ranked eighth, she fully deserves it.]

[Reward: Deepened Understanding of Life and Death Force, Soul Beast Year Increase of 65,000 years, further perfection of the Cycle of Life and Death Domain, and acquisition of the divine abilities "Life Drain" and "Death Blossom"!]

Silence!

An unprecedented silence!

If the appearance of the Ruler of the Sea Domain had been shocking, then Bi Ji's entry onto the ranking—especially that subversive assessment—

made everyone tremble from the depths of their souls!

"Seven... seven hundred thousand years?"

"Bi Ji? That Emerald Swan renowned for healing?"

"The Incarnation of Life and Death? Th-this is impossible!"

"The Cycle of Life and Death Domain? Directly depriving life?"

Across the entire continent, every faction—

whether human or soul beast—was left blank-minded by information that utterly exceeded their understanding!

Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

Yan Shaozhe cried out in dismay.

"How could Bi Ji have 700,000 years of cultivation? And how—how could she command Death Force? Emerald Swans are the representatives of life attribute soul beasts!"

Xian Lin'er's face turned deathly pale, her voice trembling. "Life and death are Two Opposing Extreme Powers. How could they possibly coexist within one body?"

"And directly depriving life... such a method is simply the nightmare of all living beings!"

Even Xuan Zi, the Taotie Douluo, felt a chill rise up his spine. "I'd rather face Xiong Jun at his peak than encounter an opponent this bizarre. Depriving life? How the hell do you fight that?"

Mu En slowly closed his eyes, a trace of bitterness appearing on his face. "Our understanding of the Star Dou Great Forest is already completely outdated. If even Bi Ji is like this, then those ranked above her..."

He did not continue, but everyone understood what he meant.

A healing-system soul beast had actually been assessed by the Golden Ranking as possessing such terrifying destructive power.

And they had not received the slightest news of when Bi Ji's bloodline had evolved.

This had completely overturned their understanding!

Holy Spirit Cult.

Zhongli Wu, Ye Xishui, and Long Xiaoyao looked at one another, each seeing deep shock in the others' eyes.

"Deprive life!"

As the Death Douluo, Ye Xishui was the most sensitive to Death Aura. She could sense the heart-palpitating Death Force described by the Golden Ranking.

Its level might even surpass her Death God Domain!

"This Bi Ji must never become our enemy!"

Long Xiaoyao said in a deep voice, his tone carrying unprecedented gravity.

Extreme North.

For the first time, disbelief appeared on Snow Empress's eternally cold face.

"Bi Ji... she actually reached this point. The Coexistence of Life and Death—just how did she achieve it?"

The Titan Snow Demon King spoke in a muffled voice, though a trace of fear was also present in his tone.

"Draining life... that ability is way too absurd! Who could withstand that?"