Heavenly Celestial Impact

Yu Xiaogang's pupils contracted sharply as he drew in a cold breath.

He instantly understood Tang San's intention: to use the advantage of Twin Martial Souls to forcibly break through the barrier between ranks.

With Tang San's current thirty-ninth rank Soul Power, if he added a first soul ring to the top-tier tool Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, its maximum possible age could reach an astonishing five thousand years.

That power would be enough to instantly push his Soul Power to the threshold of rank forty. Then, he could immediately add a second soul ring and challenge the legendary ten-thousand-year second ring.

This would be an unprecedented feat!

It would be enough to overturn everyone's understanding!

But... the risks were suffocatingly high as well!

Throughout history, everyone who had added soul rings to both Twin Martial Souls at the same time had exploded and died.

Only one person had successfully added soul rings to both of their Martial Souls.

Yu Xiaogang looked at the unquestionable determination in Tang San's eyes, and every word of persuasion caught in his throat.

He knew this disciple far too well.

At this moment, not even nine oxen could drag Tang San back.

"Alright!" Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, as though making an incomparably difficult decision. "Little San, since you've made up your mind, Teacher... even if it costs me my life, I'll help you!"

In the entire world, only one person might know the solution.

The woman he least wished to face in this life, yet had no choice but to face—Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall!

Yu Xiaogang's heart sank as a tangled surge of humiliation, pain, and resolve welled up within him.

He silently clenched his fists, and a trace of tragic determination flashed deep in his eyes.

For Little San...

It seemed he had to meet that woman again—the woman who had brought him boundless fame, only to cast him down into the dust.

Star Dou Great Forest.

Above the Lake of Life, within the void.

Duanmu Ci's true body stood silently, as though he had merged with the surrounding space.

His gaze pierced through the forest below and settled upon the lake brimming with immense life force.

Most of the true ferocious beast overlords, such as Di Tian, lay dormant within other dimensions, recuperating.

Above the lake's surface, only the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts—the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape—remained on guard duty.

"Big Brother... wh-what are we doing here? Let's go already!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's soft, trembling voice rang out in Duanmu Ci's mind.

The familiar aura of the Lake of Life had awakened him. The moment he opened his eyes, he discovered that his "big brother" had actually brought him back to this nightmare of a place!

His memories were still stuck at Duanmu Ci's previous level of strength. Although that power had been formidable, against monsters like Di Tian and Bear Lord...

"This place is too dangerous, Big Brother! Can we go back? Once we become gods, we can do whatever we want!"

He was practically wailing. His massive silkworm body instinctively curled up, and he wished he could immediately dig a hole and bury himself.

Duanmu Ci ignored him as the Rinne Sharingan slowly spun in his eyes.

"The Outer Path Demonic Statue requires the purest essence of life and Soul Power."

"There is no better nourishment than Di Tian and the others."

"Nourishment?" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was completely dumbfounded, his thoughts freezing for a long while.

Only after some time did he suddenly react, his enormous silkworm eyes widening round.

"Big Brother! You mean... you want to kill those ferocious beasts down there? No, Big Brother! Di Tian! Bear Lord! Scarlet King! And Bi Ji! Together, they..."

He spoke incoherently, thrown into a panic by overwhelming terror.

To him, this was no different from suicide!

"Heavenly Celestial Impact!"

Duanmu Ci no longer paid attention to Tian Meng's chatter or fear.

His Eye Power instantly seized hold of a meteorite.

Beyond the atmosphere, an enormous meteorite that had drifted in Douluo Star's orbit for hundreds of millions of years was forcibly captured and pulled by him.

Its trajectory abruptly changed, carrying kinetic force capable of destroying everything, as it came crashing down upon the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest—the Lake of Life!

By the Lake of Life.

"Big Brother! Something's wrong!"

Titan Giant Ape Er Ming abruptly stopped in his tracks, his thick arms pounding fiercely against his solid chest.

An unprecedented sense of dread made him restless and agitated.

His enormous feet stomped cracks across the ground.

Sky Azure Bull Python Da Ming raised his massive head high.

His cold vertical pupils were likewise filled with gravity and unease.

"Er Ming, stay alert! Spread out and search!"

The sense of danger hanging over his heart made his scales stand on end.

Thinking of how the ferocious beasts had mobilized not long ago—and how one of the giant tree beasts had never returned—

Da Ming's ominous premonition grew stronger.

The two gigantic beasts burst forth with agility wholly disproportionate to their size.

They darted madly through the forest, pushing their Soul Power senses to the limit as they tried to locate the source of that dreadful feeling.

"Huh? Big Brother, the... the sky has gone dark?"

Er Ming anxiously looked around before raising his head in confusion.

He discovered that the once-clear sky was being swallowed by a vast shadow centered on the Lake of Life.

Yet beyond that shadow, sunlight still shone brightly not far away.

"Qui..." Er Ming's gaze instinctively followed the shadow upward.

His voice abruptly cut off.

His enormous ape eyes shrank sharply in terror, and the steel-like fur over his body instantly bristled.

"B-Big Brother! Look at the sky! Run—!" An urgent roar tore through the forest's silence.

Hearing him, Da Ming immediately raised his cold serpent head.

The sight reflected in his upright pupils nearly froze his blood.

A colossal burning meteor, vast enough to blot out the sky, was tearing through the clouds as it crashed down.

"We can't run! Er Ming, protect the Lake of Life!" Da Ming roared resolutely.

This was the homeland their kind had guarded for generations. How could they let it be reduced to scorched earth?

Er Ming's charging body came to an abrupt halt.

Seeing the determination in Da Ming's eyes, the fear within him was instantly replaced by fierce savagery.

"Alright! Big Brother, let's smash it!" The two giant beasts exchanged a look, madness blazing in their eyes.

Rather than retreating, they charged straight toward the spot directly beneath the meteor.

"Azure Annihilation Thunder!"

Dazzling azure light erupted from Da Ming's serpent head, and a thick pillar of destructive lightning struck the meteor precisely at its center.

The meteor's surface was instantly torn apart, and enormous spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly across it!

"Roar! Titan's Fist!"

Seizing the opportunity, Er Ming kicked off the ground and launched his mountain-like body into the air!

His enormous fist, capable of shaking mountains, smashed brutally into the cracks.

A muffled boom!

Under the killing blows of the two great ferocious beasts, the meteor exploded into pieces.

Countless burning boulders crashed down like a rain of fire.

Giant trees collapsed, the earth trembled, and dust surged into the sky.

"Big Brother! We did it!" Er Ming landed and grinned in wild delight.

Yet an even larger shadow suddenly shrouded the world without warning.

The smiles on the two giant beasts' faces froze. With shock written across them, they slowly raised their massive heads once more.

There, a terrifying meteor far larger than the first, nearly blocking their entire view, was plummeting down at an even greater speed!

"B-Big Brother! Wh-What do we do?!" Despair crept into Er Ming's pupils.

The meteor was almost upon them!

"Again!" Da Ming hissed, forcefully suppressing his churning blood and energy.

"Roar!" Er Ming's battle cry shook the heavens.

Azure Annihilation Thunder rose once more.

Titan's Fist struck again.

BOOM—!

The second meteor shattered!

But the price was devastating!

More—and larger—burning fragments came crashing down!

Towering waves surged across the Lake of Life. Ancient trees along the shore turned to charred splinters, while smoke and dust spread like a curtain, completely shrouding the core area.

There were no cheers.

The two colossal beasts panted violently, their bodies trembling slightly with exhaustion and heaviness as they stared fixedly at the smoke-filled sky.

Sure enough!

An even sharper whistling sound tore through the air again.

The third meteor pierced through the smoke and clouds, plunging once more toward the already devastated Lake of Life.