Unlike the frozen snowfields of the Extreme North Land, the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Great Forest was brimming with vitality at this moment.
The lake water was as green as jade, radiating an incomparably dense Life Aura.
By the lake stood a peerlessly beautiful figure in silence. She wore a long silver dress whose hem moved without wind, outlining breathtaking curves.
She was the Co-lord of Soul Beasts, the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.
Behind her, Di Tian, Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and the other Fierce beasts stood with solemn expressions and lowered heads.
Everyone's gaze was fixed upon the golden Sky Screen that stretched across heaven and earth.
"What?"
When she saw the ranking displayed on the Sky Screen, Gu Yuena's amethyst-like eyes revealed utter astonishment for the first time.
"The Silver Dragon Spear... is only ranked fourth?!"
This was her bound Super Divine Artifact!
After the Dragon God fell, it had been forged from the Dragon God's spine. It possessed the Divine Might of creation and destruction and contained the Source Power of the Elemental Laws, unfathomable even to gods and ghosts.
Yet such an existence could only rank fourth?
Barefoot, she stood lightly upon the soft grass with her snow-white jade feet.
Through the slit in her silver dress, her two straight, slender jade legs appeared and disappeared from view. Her skin was as delicate as the finest mutton-fat white jade, giving off a faint glow. Every inch of her curves was flawlessly perfect.
Yet at this moment, this peerless beauty's face was filled with shock.
"Master, this is impossible!"
Di Tian stepped forward, his imposing face likewise filled with confusion.
"The Silver Dragon Spear was formed from the Silver Dragon's ribs. It is a true Super Divine Artifact and one of the supreme symbols of the Dragon Clan. How could it only rank fourth?"
"That's right! Could the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking have made a mistake?"
"What in this world could be stronger than Master's Silver Dragon Spear?"
Xiong Jun, Myriad Monster King, and the other Fierce beasts also spoke up, their words filled with absolute confidence in the Silver Dragon King's weapon.
Gu Yuena said nothing, merely knitting her brows tightly.
She slowly raised her slender jade hand and clenched the air.
Buzz—!
Ripples spread through space as a spear wreathed in flowing silver light and seven-colored elemental radiance appeared out of thin air in her hand.
It was the Silver Dragon Spear.
The spear trembled slightly, as though it too was unwilling to accept this ranking.
"What exactly are the top three of the Exotic Treasures Ranking?"
Gu Yuena murmured softly, confusion filling her beautiful violet eyes.
"Since when did Douluo Continent possess treasures capable of surpassing my bound Super Divine Artifact?"
This was already the most precious and powerful exotic treasure she possessed.
Just then, the golden light on the Sky Screen began to flow once more, and new lines of text gradually emerged.
They were the rewards for the fourth-ranked entry.
[Reward One: Dragon God's Heart!]
[Reward Two: Soul Power Level increased by eight levels!]
[Reward Three: God-level cultivation method, <Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation Life-Saving Method>!]
When he saw the first reward, Di Tian's pupils suddenly contracted, and even his breathing stopped.
"Dragon... Dragon God's Heart?!"
He cried out in shock, his voice trembling with extreme excitement.
"Isn't that the Source Power condensed from all the Dragon God's strength and essence in the legends?!"
"Master, that is the essence of the Dragon God's entire body!"
The moment these words were spoken, every Fierce beast present sucked in a breath of cold air. Their gazes toward the Sky Screen instantly turned fervent.
However, when their eyes shifted to the third reward, that fervor was instantly ignited into a raging boil!
"Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation Life-Saving Method?"
"Method description: By cultivating this method, one can condense a protective divine power within the Divine Soul's source while undergoing a Heavenly Tribulation.
If the tribulation fails and the physical body is destroyed, this divine power can protect the Divine Soul from perishing, preserving one's life once and granting an opportunity to cultivate anew!"
"What?!"
The Jade Swan, Bi Ji, a Fierce beast famed for her power over life.
At this moment, she too could no longer remain calm. Covering her mouth, her green eyes brimmed with excited tears.
"It can... it can ensure that Soul Beasts survive their lightning tribulations?"
"This... this is practically a divine art tailor-made for our Soul Beast Clan!"
"Heavenly Tribulations! They are the death sentence hanging over every Soul Beast's head! With this cultivation method, we..."
"This cultivation method will completely change the circumstances of our Soul Beast Clan!"
The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, Xiong Jun, roared excitedly, pounding his massive bear paw hard against his chest.
Di Tian trembled all over with excitement. He suddenly dropped to one knee before Gu Yuena, his voice incomparably fervent.
"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Master! Heaven is blessing our Soul Beast Clan!"
For a time, every Fierce beast by the Lake of Life knelt upon the ground.
Cheers like a tsunami rang through the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Gu Yuena looked at the rewards on the Sky Screen, and the shock on her face gradually turned to joy.
"Dragon God's Heart..."
She gently stroked the Silver Dragon Spear in her hand, feeling the longing transmitted by its body.
"If I can absorb this Dragon God's Heart, I will certainly be able to fuse with the Dragon God's remaining source and truly become the new generation's Dragon God!"
At last, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips, a smile that made even a hundred flowers pale in comparison.
"And this <Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation Life-Saving Method> is indeed exceptionally precious."
But soon, the joy in her eyes was replaced by a trace of faint disappointment.
"It is just a pity..."
She let out a soft sigh. A tear slid past the corner of her eye, and her voice was so quiet that only she could hear it.
"I thought the Sky Screen might reward me with... an item capable of reviving you, or even just a method."
To her, not even the position of Dragon God could compare to that man who had already passed away.
This was already the strongest exotic treasure she possessed, yet the rewards of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking still failed to fulfill the deepest wish in her heart.
She shook her head slightly, suppressing the disappointment in her heart before raising her eyes toward the Sky Screen.
"I claim the rewards."
The instant her words fell, golden light blazed brilliantly across the Sky Screen!
A seven-colored heart that seemed to contain all the stars of the universe, along with an ancient scroll formed from golden Divine Script, slowly descended from the Sky Screen and hovered before Gu Yuena.
Gu Yuena extended her jade hand and lightly touched the Dragon God's Heart.
Boom!!!
An indescribably terrifying Divine Might erupted around Gu Yuena!
Seven-colored divine light shot into the heavens, illuminating the entire Star Dou Great Forest as though it were a Divine Realm.
Gu Yuena's body slowly rose into the air. Her silver hair danced wildly within the divine light, while her aura surged at an unimaginable speed!
Peak First-level God!
139... 140... 143... 146... 147!
Her divine power rose steadily before finally stopping at level 147, merely three levels away from the true realm of a God King!
Half-step God King!
A pressure several times greater than before spread from her body.
Beneath this pressure, Di Tian and the other Fierce beasts could not even lift their heads, as though they were facing the true primordial Dragon God.
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