The Limit Douluo of Douluo Continent

A thunderous roar echoed through the sky.

A sacred aura intertwined with oppressive dark power, and the aftershocks of battle spread out, reaching every corner of the Star Dou Great Forest.

The trees swayed, and the entire forest trembled beneath the grim, murderous atmosphere of the battle.

Even though Ning Rongrong and the others had deliberately kept their distance from the Star Dou Great Forest, they could still vaguely see the effects of the aftershocks.

"Young Sect Master, Dugu Mianxia, over there is..." Seeing the horses of the convoy lying prostrate on the ground and refusing to move, Lou Gao glanced toward the distant horizon before coming to the front of the convoy to ask.

"Two Titled Douluo are fighting in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest." Before Dugu Bo could speak, Ning Rongrong said, "One side belongs to the soul beast faction. The horses are too frightened to move, and it is probably related to that soul beast."

"Mm." Dugu Bo nodded as well, his eyes filled with shock. "Even from this far away, I feel a little uneasy."

"This..." Lou Gao and Si Long, who had come over, looked at each other.

It was not as if they had never seen Titled Douluo before, but what Titled Douluo could create such a massive spectacle?

Looking toward the Star Dou Great Forest from here, black and white light reflected off one another.

The terrifying aura that occasionally descended from the sky was like that of a god.

"Senior Lou Gao, there is no need to worry. Small fry like us are not worth the attention of beings like that," Ning Rongrong said.

Lou Gao: "..."

Small fry accompanied by a Titled Douluo?

The battle lasted for around half an hour.

Only then did the skies above the Star Dou Great Forest slowly return to calm, the oppressive aura fading away.

The horses of the convoy regained their ability to move.

Along the way, Dugu Bo seemed somewhat worried as he looked toward Ning Rongrong, who was talking with Dugu Yan.

As a God Trial Inheritor, perhaps she might know what had happened over there.

"Rongrong, do you have any thoughts about that battle just now?"

"I did make a few guesses." Ning Rongrong smiled slightly.

"Most likely, Spirit Hall came to settle the score and then fought with the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"...Settle the score?"

Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo exchanged a glance, question marks appearing over their heads.

"Qian Renxue is Qian Daoliu's granddaughter and also a God Trial Inheritor. She was nearly killed by the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Wouldn't he come to settle the score? At the very least, he would avenge his granddaughter."

"Senior Dugu has done such things before too, right?"

"Uh..." Dugu Bo coughed lightly. "So, the ones fighting were two Level 99 Titled Douluo?"

"That is the only guess we can make." Ning Rongrong spread her hands. "In any case, they were stronger than Sword Douluo with Father Ning Fengzhi's support. They were either Level 98 or Level 99."

"The Star Dou Great Forest has a Level 99 Titled Douluo too?" Dugu Yan was more curious about the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Yes, if we are judging solely by strength." Ning Rongrong considered it briefly. "The overall strength of the Star Dou Great Forest is actually greater than that of Spirit Hall."

"What!" Dugu Bo drew in a sharp breath. "Rongrong, then which soul beast was fighting Qian Daoliu?"

"After a soul beast reaches one hundred thousand years, it will undergo a heavenly tribulation once every thousand years. After that, it undergoes one once every hundred thousand years." Rather than answer directly, Ning Rongrong explained.

"Among the known Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape are roughly comparable to Level 90 to Level 95 Titled Douluo."

"But among the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, they are basically at the bottom."

"The Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python are only at the bottom?" Dugu Bo said in horror.

According to records in the Heaven Dou Empire's library, a Titled Douluo had once ventured into the center of the Star Dou Great Forest. He had been so frightened by the Sky Azure Bull Python speaking human language that he fled in a miserable panic, not even daring to attack.

"The soul beast fighting Qian Daoliu was probably around seven hundred thousand to eight hundred thousand years old," Ning Rongrong said.

"Eight hundred thousand years?" Dugu Bo's eyes widened. Dugu Yan, lacking sufficient knowledge, merely looked confused.

"That's right." Ning Rongrong thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, there are several beings in the soul beast world of Douluo Continent who are equivalent to Level 99 Titled Douluo."

"The Golden Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Ice Sky Snow Woman Snow Empress of the Far North Land, and the 990,000-year soul beast that dominates the seas, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King."

"Their strength is no weaker than the three Great Mountains of the human soul master world. They may even be stronger."

"Oh, Senior Dugu and Yan Yan Jie might not know who the three Great Mountains of the soul master world are."

"They are the former Clear Sky Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect, Level 99 Tang Chen, who was said to be invincible on the continent."

"The Level 99 Bo Saixi, Great Enshrinement of Sea God Island, who commands the seas."

"And the Level 99 Qian Daoliu, Great Enshrinement of Spirit Hall's Worship Hall, who is said to be Invincible in the Sky."

"Basically, these are the top powers among humans on Douluo Continent." Ning Rongrong fell silent after speaking, giving Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan time to digest the information.

After a long while, Dugu Bo asked curiously, "Sea God Island? What kind of place is that?"

He had never heard of it before. With the word "god" in its name, it did not seem like an ordinary place.

"It is somewhat like Spirit Hall. But unlike Spirit Hall, they worship Sea God Poseidon. Level 99 Bo Saixi is similar to Spirit Hall's Qian Daoliu; both are gods' representatives in the Human Realm."

"Rongrong, are you saying Sea God Island also has God Trials?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.

Qian Renxue had previously been the God Trial Inheritor of the Angel God.

"Yes. The prerequisite for obtaining a Level 9 God Trial to become a god is Innate Full Soul Power." Ning Rongrong saw through Dugu Yan's thoughts. After all, who would not want to become a god?

After a brief pause, Ning Rongrong continued.

"Actually, as representatives of gods, they do not want anyone to receive a God Trial that allows them to become gods."

"Because if that happens, the god's representative will die."

"Huh?"

Dugu Yan froze. Not only Dugu Yan, but even Dugu Bo was quite stunned.

"To Ignite God Fire and become a god, unless the previous god personally intervenes, the god's representative must ignite the God Fire for the God Trial Inheritor, becoming the final piece of the inheritor's path to godhood."

"In other words, no matter who becomes a god, the representative will die."

"If Qian Renxue becomes a god, Qian Daoliu will die too?" Dugu Bo felt as though he had learned some earth-shattering secret.

"That's right." Ning Rongrong nodded. "However, Qian Daoliu probably has not told Qian Renxue about this."

Dugu Yan could not help but complain, "That's so cruel!"

To become a god, one first had to sacrifice a Level 99 Titled Douluo.

They continued talking as they traveled.

No further accidents occurred on Ning Rongrong's side, and they returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Meanwhile, elsewhere during Ning Rongrong's return journey.

At the core of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"I do not understand. Why did my lord let that human go?"

The injured Di Tian reported the matter to the Soul Beast Forefather, but doubts lingered in his mind.

Although he had not yet reached the peak Di Tian of the later Douluo series, his current strength was still that of a genuine Level 99 Titled Douluo.

With the Dragon God Claw bestowed upon him by the Dragon God, he had no reason to fear Qian Daoliu.

Coupled with the soul beasts' naturally formidable physical strength, he had held the upper hand during their battle.

Though defeating or even killing Qian Daoliu would have been difficult, it was not entirely impossible.

What Di Tian found most incomprehensible was that the sleeping Silver Dragon King had appeared and actually ordered him to let Qian Daoliu leave.

Could it be that the Silver Dragon King had betrayed the soul beasts and sided with humanity?

That was far too absurd.