Shock—Reactions from the Major Powers

Douluo Continent, the various top factions.

At that moment, every powerhouse at the level of Limit Douluo and above clearly felt the million-year pressure emanating from the Star Dou Great Forest, brimming with destruction and sanctity!

Shrek Academy.

Mu En, Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe, and the others instantly went pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

"A million years..."

Yan Shaozhe's voice was dry as sandpaper scraping together. "Di Tian has reached a million years!"

Even Xuan Zi, the Taotie Douluo, was filled with helplessness. "It's over. A million-year Di Tian... who in the human world can possibly keep him in check?"

Mu En slowly closed his eyes, a deep weariness and despair appearing on his face. "God-level. Only a god-level being can contend with another god-level being. But how many years has it been since a divine miracle appeared in the mortal world...?"

The Sun Moon Empire's imperial palace.

Xu Tianran slumped in his wheelchair, utterly pale.

At the Clear Sky Sect, Niu Tian and Titan also felt immense pressure.

Di Tian's breakthrough to a million years was like an insurmountable mountain pressing down upon the hearts of every human powerhouse.

Despair spread like a plague.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Feeling the unprecedented surging power within him, as well as the god-level Dragon God's Light and Nirvana Dark Domain, Di Tian's heart swelled with heroic ambition.

Toward the Lake of Life, in Lu Chen and Gu Yuena's direction, he respectfully lowered his proud head.

"Di Tian thanks my lord and Lord Lu Zun for this blessing! I will surely lead the Soul Beast Clan to restore its ancient glory!"

Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, the Myriad Demon King, and all the other Ferocious Beasts bowed their heads in excitement, shouting the Beast God's name.

Lu Chen looked at Di Tian, who had made his breakthrough, and nodded slightly. "His foundation is fairly solid. This breakthrough came naturally."

A trace of satisfaction flashed through Gu Yuena's violet eyes as well. "With Di Tian here, the Soul Beast Clan finally has some confidence."

Yet everything surrounding Di Tian and the Golden Ranking pointed to a fact that no faction could ignore.

The Star Dou Great Forest absolutely concealed an earth-shattering secret!

A secret capable of mass-producing top-tier powerhouses—and perhaps even creating a million-year Beast God long ago!

That secret gave rise to a hint of frenzied greed within the despairing human factions.

It also filled other soul beast factions, such as the Snow Empress of the Far North, with intense curiosity and yearning.

After revealing the shocking third place, the golden ranking did not cease shining. Instead, its radiance became even more brilliant.

First Place and Second Place were about to be revealed.

Even million-year Di Tian could only rank third. Then what kind of unimaginable beings could possibly stand above him?

The entire continent waited amid despair, fear, greed, and boundless curiosity.

For the final answer to descend.

Shrek Academy.

"The Evil Emperor, seven hundred and ninety thousand years. Its reputation truly lives up to its name."

Yan Shaozhe looked at the dark-purple phantom of the Evil Eye, his tone grave.

"The terror of its Spiritual Power is likely beyond even the ability of Limit Douluo to withstand. Its ranking at fourth place is alarming, but still within expectations."

His gaze then shifted to the third line, which radiated pure black and golden light, and his voice involuntarily took on a trace of solemnity. "But Di Tian... nine hundred and forty thousand years! How is that possible?"

"According to the records in the academy's most closely guarded secret scriptures, when Di Tian last clashed with us, the cultivation he clearly displayed was only around eight hundred and fifty thousand years!"

"How long has it been? In such a short time, how could he have crossed the chasm of nearly a hundred thousand years and approached the million-year threshold? This completely violates the fundamental laws of soul beast cultivation!"

Xian Lin'er's face had turned pale as she continued, "And Elder Mu, look at the description of his rewards: 'further purified Dragon God bloodline,' 'divine skill, Dragon God's Light,' 'God-level Domain'... These rewards are certainly generous, but they seem more like icing on the cake."

"They are built upon his absurd nine hundred and forty thousand years of cultivation!"

"The foundation of his strength—that bizarre increase in cultivation—was definitely achieved before the Golden Ranking appeared!"

Xuan Zi took a huge gulp of wine, trying to suppress the shock in his heart, but found the liquor incomparably bitter. "Sigh, a nine hundred and forty thousand-year Di Tian has now used the rewards to break through to a million years in one stroke."

"Even if I risked my life, I probably couldn't last three moves against him. No, I might not even be able to take one move! How are we supposed to fight this?"

Mu En slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. The wrinkles on his aged face seemed to deepen further.

He gazed at the two still-blank lines at the very top of the Golden Ranking, his voice carrying an unprecedented gravity.

"Di Tian has already reached a million years, yet he can only rank third. Everyone, do you understand what that means?"

Sea God's Pavilion instantly fell deathly silent.

Yan Shaozhe spoke with difficulty. "Teacher, you mean that the yet-to-be-announced First Place and Second Place possess strength..."

Mu En nodded heavily. "They are likely in the million-year realm as well! And they are certainly not special existences like the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, which possesses nothing but years of cultivation."

"Rather, they possessed genuine, utterly terrifying combat power that surpassed even Di Tian!"

A chill ran up the backs of all the elders.

A Million-Year Di Tian was already enough to inspire despair. If there were two Soul Beasts even stronger than him...

Did Human Soul Masters still have any hope?

Holy Spirit Cult.

The Death Qi around Zhongli Wu churned violently, revealing just how unsettled he was within. "Di Tian... a Million-Year Soul Beast!"

He muttered to himself, then let out a shrill laugh.

"Good! Excellent! The more chaotic this continent becomes, the murkier its waters, the better our Holy Spirit Cult's chance to rise!"

A trace of gravity also flashed through Ye Xishui's blood-red eyes. "Di Tian's increase in strength is indeed strange. It seems the secrets of Star Dou are even more astonishing than we imagined."

"To create a Million-Year Beast God... Xiaoyao, do you think this method could be used on humans?"

Long Xiaoyao fell silent for a moment before slowly replying, "In theory, if such a heaven-defying method truly exists, perhaps it could. But the risks would certainly be enormous."

The greed in Zhongli Wu's eyes intensified. "Risks? For power, what do a few risks amount to?"

"I'm more curious about those ranked first and second. To make Di Tian willingly rank beneath them, could they be other ancient beings of the dragon race?"

"Or those two parents surnamed 'Lu'?"

An even bolder speculation surfaced in his heart.

Body Sect.

Du Busi watched the world-sweeping pressure erupt when Di Tian broke through to the million-year level, remaining silent for quite some time.

At last, he let out a heavy sigh. "I'm convinced. With a foundation of nine hundred and forty thousand years and the realm of a million years, that old dragon Di Tian really hid himself deeply!"

Golden Peng said softly from the side, "Sect Master, then those ranked first and second..."

Du Busi smacked his lips, his expression complicated. "What else could they be? They've got to be ancient freaks even more monstrous than Di Tian!"

"Three Million-Year Soul Beasts showing up all at once? This world has truly gone mad!"

"Looks like we'll really have to give Star Dou Great Forest a wide berth from now on. But..."

He rubbed his chin. "I'm getting more and more eager to meet that mysterious Soul Beast powerhouse. The scale of this is simply terrifying!"