Heavenly Phenomenon Descends

On the Douluo Continent, relentless rain had been falling for more than ten days.

Dark clouds had covered the entire continent with unusual density, as if the world were ending. Not even a sliver of sunlight had been seen for half a month.

In such a panic-stricken atmosphere, on nights like this, everyone returned home early and went to bed with heavy hearts.

Yet one group was an exception: soul masters, the most revered profession on the continent.

On the Limali Plain in the southeastern region of the Heaven Dou Empire stood a prosperous city.

To the east of the city, facing the Star Dou Forest, was a massive academy.

This was Shrek Academy, publicly recognized as the strongest force on the continent and famed as its number one academy.

The city built around the academy was known as Shrek City.

At the very center of Shrek Academy lay a lake called Sea God Lake, with a small island upon it known as Sea God Island.

At the center of Sea God Island stood a golden pavilion carved entirely from the Golden Sacred Tree, constantly radiating an aura of light and holiness.

This was the legendary Sea God Pavilion, capable of influencing the entire continent's course, and the residence of Shrek Academy's elders.

At that moment, an extremely important Sea God Pavilion Meeting was underway.

The grand conference hall was silent.

A faint golden glow radiated from the Golden Sacred Tree walls, illuminating the entire hall in sharp contrast to the darkness outside.

Ten people sat around an oval table, while at the innermost seat of honor stood a recliner.

The area around the recliner was extremely dim, and one could only vaguely make out a person lying upon it.

"What are your thoughts on the darkness that has persisted across the continent for half a month?" A gentle voice rang out. Tracing its source, it had actually come from the figure on the recliner at the head of the table.

Anyone who knew him would have been utterly shocked and marveled that he was still alive.

He was Shrek Academy's true pillar, the current Master of the Sea God Pavilion, a Level 99 Soul Power Limit Douluo—the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En!

"Yes, Teacher." A man seated at the far end of the table's left side rose and bowed toward the seat of honor.

His name was Yan Shaozhe. He was the Dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy. Though already over ninety years old, he looked like a middle-aged man in his forties.

"Teacher, could it be that the one in the Star Dou Forest has broken through the Million Year barrier?" Yan Shaozhe asked respectfully, though a storm raged within his heart.

If his guess was correct, it would undoubtedly be a massive disaster for humanity on the continent.

"No. Di Tian has only undergone Eight Heavenly Tribulations. He is still far from truly reaching a Million Year." An old man seated first to the left of the seat of honor spoke carelessly as he gnawed on a chicken leg.

He was Shrek Academy's second-in-command, the Level 98 Soul Power Super Douluo, Xuanzi.

"I considered that possibility as well. Even if Di Tian had survived the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation, such a phenomenon would not have appeared." Another elder spoke, and the others nodded in agreement.

As the foremost of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts and the 890,000 Year Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian was naturally the first suspect when such dense dark energy appeared on the continent.

However, every sign indicated that this phenomenon had clearly not been caused by Di Tian.

"Then could it be that a Darkness Attribute Limit Douluo obtained a divine position and became a True God, like Ancestor Tang San did ten thousand years ago?" The slightly plump man seated at the far end on the right stood and spoke respectfully, his gaze fixed upon the old man in the recliner at the head of the table.

At his words, everyone immediately thought of someone, and their hearts filled with alarm.

This seemed to be the only explanation.

No one believed this was the work of Evil Soul Masters, because the darkness currently blanketing the continent was exceptionally pure and carried no trace of evil within it.

"No. I know that old friend of mine. Our circumstances are similar. Even if it were truly him, I would have sensed it. And besides him..." Elder Mu paused abruptly, unable to utter the rest of his sentence.

The terror in his eyes left everyone stunned.

In their memories, no matter how grave the matter, this old man had never revealed such an expression. Yet now...

What Elder Mu had meant to say was that there could not possibly be a Darkness Attribute soul master in this world stronger than that man. But clearly, he no longer had time to say it.

In a flash, Elder Mu vanished from the hall and appeared in the plaza outside Sea God Pavilion.

The others exchanged looks before following him out at once.

Inside the hall, the Golden Sacred Tree's radiance had concealed the abnormality. But once outside, they discovered that even with their strength, they could barely see beyond five meters.

Heaven and earth seemed entirely shrouded in darkness. Even the Golden Sacred Tree's glow had dimmed considerably.

Even stranger, as the endless darkness descended, an eerie moon hung in the sky.

It was eerie because its entire body was a faint Blood Red, like clouds set ablaze beneath the sunset, yet it did not dispel even the slightest bit of darkness from the world.

"This..."

Everyone was too horrified to speak. They stared blankly at the crescent moon in the sky, fear of the unknown surging in their hearts.

Even Elder Mu was no exception.

Given his strength, he should not have felt fear because of anything.

Yet the current situation was simply beyond all reason.

As the owner of the Light Holy Dragon martial soul, Elder Mu's perception of light far surpassed that of others. Even during the half month of continuous darkness, he had still been able to sense the remaining light in this space.

But now, he could not feel the slightest affinity from the Light Element. Wherever his perception reached, there was only endless darkness.

"Could it be that the end of the Douluo Continent has truly come?"

Everyone remained in the darkness, their blank stares lasting for half an hour, their hearts chilled to the core.

Yet Elder Mu's clouded eyes gradually became clearer.

He suddenly thought of a place he had once visited. Although more than a hundred years had passed, the events that had happened there resurfaced in his mind with unparalleled clarity.

Just then, amid that despairing darkness, he seemed to sense a trace of light.

At first, that trace of light was not even one ten-thousandth the size of a strand of hair, yet he felt it unmistakably.

Elder Mu closed his eyes tightly, using his Spiritual Power to sense that trace of light. He watched it split at incredible speed, then split again. In mere moments, it reached an astonishing scale and slowly dispersed the darkness across the continent.

The elders outside Sea God Pavilion had not yet recovered from the previous darkness when they felt an aura of ultimate light and scorching heat rush toward them.

There seemed to be no transition at all between light and darkness. The sudden change left everyone mentally dazed, their pupils contracting sharply as pain pierced their eyes.

After that, they could see nothing but an expanse of blinding white.

Only Elder Mu, who had prepared in advance, slowly opened his tightly shut eyes. After a brief moment of adjustment, he raised his head toward the sky.

Exactly Ten Giant Suns hung directly above their heads.

Even he, despite possessing the Light Holy Dragon martial soul, felt incomparably devout before that ultimate light, overcome by the urge to kneel and worship.

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