Hell Viewing Technique!

Boom!

It was as if a muffled thunderclap had exploded in the minds of the two great ferocious beasts. Both Lord Bear and Scarlet King staggered back two steps, dizzy and disoriented.

They suspected they had misheard, yet they also knew clearly that such a thing was impossible.

That white-haired brat had unmistakably uttered the three words "Silver Dragon King."

Those three words represented the past of the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts, a past that predated even the birth of the ferocious beasts themselves.

It was an absolute secret, one that even they had only barely learned a few scattered fragments about!

That brat, that white-haired brat!

How could that brat possibly know that name—the existence of that one?!

Lord Bear and Scarlet King were shaken to the core. Their already less-than-clever minds completely shut down as countless conspiracy theories and terrifying speculations regarding the great forest flashed through their heads, filling them with ever greater panic.

If their unauthorized actions had ruined the Co-Lord's plans...

Then the Black Dragon King would surely teach them that death was the best possible outcome.

"Gentlemen, don't panic."

Just as their brains were about to catch fire, the clear voice of the young man entered their ears again.

Right. That brat was still here!

As long as they captured him and brought him back, everything could still be salvaged!!

Lord Bear and Scarlet King snapped awake from their terror and looked at the youth at the same time—

Only to meet a pair of scarlet eyes that had, at some unknown point, begun to radiate an ominous aura.

Buzz!!

A violent mental fluctuation erupted. The enormous shadow of an ice silkworm flickered into view behind the youth, while surging Mental Energy transformed into a near-tangible torrent and poured entirely into those blood-red eyes.

"Illusion Art: Hell Viewing Technique!!"

Almost simultaneously, the silver-haired youth shouted lowly. The three tomoe in his blood-red eyes spun madly, faintly seeming as though they were about to connect into a single pattern!

The next instant, the blood-red eyes and beastly pupils inevitably met.

It was still this forest, still the familiar scene.

The enormous Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear and Three-Headed Demonic Mastiff blinked in confusion as they looked over the sea of green before them.

Everything was clearly identical, yet for some reason, there was an odd sense of dissonance.

And they seemed to remember chasing down a silver-haired human. That human Soul Master appeared to have unleashed some kind of soul skill?

Lord Bear and Scarlet King shook their massive heads. Just as they were about to ponder the source of that strange feeling, the corners of their eyes seemed to catch a flash of blood-red.

"Hm?"

Lord Bear took two steps forward, but the instant it saw what that blood-red sight was, it felt as though it had fallen into an icy abyss. Extreme terror seized its mind, stripping it of all ability to think.

Scarlet King behind it tilted its head in confusion and leaned closer. The next moment, it too collapsed to the ground in fright.

It was the mangled, bloody corpse of a small golden beast.

"Huff... huff!!"

Su Chen gasped for breath. That strike had nearly drained all of his Mental Energy, as well as all the Mental Energy Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could muster.

But the effect was nothing short of astonishing!!

"Hahahahahaha!!"

Enduring the stabbing pain and dizziness in his head, the silver-haired youth looked at the two enormous beasts standing motionless before him like statues and could not help breaking into a delighted grin.

He had succeeded!

Illusion Art: Hell Viewing Technique!

A ninjutsu that made its victim see what they feared most deep in their heart.

He had deliberately built the atmosphere, scattered Lord Bear and Scarlet King's attention, brought up that name to utterly shatter their psychological defenses, and then struck like lightning!

Together with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he had instantly pushed their mental state to its absolute peak!

Coincidence, calculation, long-laid groundwork, an all-or-nothing gamble that abandoned everything, and a full-force strike—only all of that together had created this miracle that should never have been possible.

Using the strength of a Soul Grandmaster to control two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!!

Within the mental space, Tian Meng, who had taken part in all of this, stood frozen in place.

After a long while, its entire body began to tremble. Looking at the two motionless colossal beasts, it felt as though it were dreaming.

Big Brother had actually done it.

A god!

Big Brother was definitely the reincarnation of a God!!

At this moment, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was ecstatic beyond measure. In its heart, Su Chen's figure had already become one of supreme greatness!

If it held tightly to Big Brother's thigh, becoming a God would be just around the corner—just around the corner!!

"Cough, cough. I can't get carried away. I need to leave this place quickly. Hah, damn it, no good... I'm about to pass out."

Su Chen choked on his laughter, waved a hand, and staggered toward another familiar aura.

"Elder Ju, please hurry."

Whoosh!!

A streak of golden light darted through the forest. Within it, Yue Guan's bewitching face could be seen growing increasingly pale.

"Faster, faster! You little brat, what the hell are you doing?!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo gritted his teeth, frantic with worry.

He had no time to think about what Su Chen was doing. He had clearly hidden himself, so why had he caused such a huge disturbance again?!

"Damn it, why has it gone quiet?!"

The place where the pillar of light had vanished was within reach, but that eerie silence made Yue Guan's heart pound wildly.

He... he hadn't arrived too late, had he?

Chrysanthemum Douluo swallowed hard, his legs feeling weak. He took a deep breath and, trembling, pushed aside the bushes before him.

Then Yue Guan saw the most unforgettable sight of his life.

Beneath the dawn, amid the faint light.

The small silver-haired youth strolled along leisurely, a bright smile on his delicate face.

Behind him, two colossal beasts that blocked out the sky held their claws outstretched, yet remained completely motionless.

Under the sunlight, they looked like statues coated in gold paint.

Even many years later, whenever Yue Guan recalled this scene, he would excitedly boast about it to others.

He believed that, at that very moment, a God had descended.

Two days later.

Spirit Hall, the Pope's private garden.

"Mm."

The silver-haired youth's eyelids trembled before slowly opening.

The scene before him gradually shifted from blurry to clear. What entered his vision was an exquisite canopy curtain embroidered with hazy cloud patterns, impossible to make out clearly.

Seeing that it was neither that chaotic battlefield nor some forest, Su Chen's tense body slowly relaxed.

Though he had controlled the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts at the time, his own condition had been terrible, and the duration he could maintain that control likely had not been long.

Once they broke free, and the truth that he knew of the Silver Dragon King was exposed, he would inevitably have been captured and taken back to the Land of Great Evil.

Fortunately, fortunately... it seemed Yue Guan had brought him back.

Since he had returned alive, the two Douluo likely had not encountered any trouble either.

Su Chen closed his eyes again and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

For now, this was the best possible outcome.

However, until he possessed absolute means of self-preservation, he could never return to Star Dou Forest. It would be best not even to approach any larger forests.

Who knew whether they might contain spies of the ferocious beasts?

Still, after paying such a tremendous price, his gains had been equally remarkable.

Thinking of the improvements he had gained this time, Su Chen could not help curling his lips upward.

"Did you think of something happy?"

A familiar, elegant, cool voice came from above him. The youth nodded instinctively, only to suddenly snap his eyes open.

He met a pair of wine-red eyes, their corners faintly reddened, along with that familiar and breathtakingly beautiful face.