"How many millions of years?!"
Apart from You Ruo, Ling Tian, and the Leopard King, everyone present was from the Soul Eater Clan.
Qian Ling'er's eyes, shining with shock, fixed on those words that described an existence over forty million years old. All she could do was let out a silent gasp.
They had been completely stunned by what they'd read.
Some things were simply beyond belief!
How could a Soul Eater who had lived for over forty million years really exist?!
At that moment, Lin Chen and the others walked along the ancient trees that stretched into the distance, their expressions solemn.
The text formed from spiritual power danced swiftly through the air, revealing words that were enough to overturn everything Bi Biyao and the others knew!
[That Bear Lord is a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, and it's already at the Soul Douluo rank. It tears people apart as soon as it sees them. I can't handle it.]
[Think about it. A normal Soul Beast that's lived for ten million years would already be a forest overlord like the Titan Giant Ape and Tianqing Bull Python. If it lived for over forty million years, wouldn't it be invincible?]
[Unfortunately, deep beneath the Lake of Life, in a forbidden place beyond the reach of ordinary soul masters, there sleeps a terrifying being that has lived for over a hundred million years.]
[That old fellow is probably a match for Di Tian!]
[The true core of the Star Dou Great Forest is guarded by the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon Emperor. He's lived for over sixty million years, and beneath Di Tian, he's the strongest of the Divine Beasts.]
[And then there's that short-tempered Bear Lord, a terrifying Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear that's lived for over forty million years...]
"Hiss!"
Those words were like a bomb dropped onto a calm lake. Everyone was stunned.
In the imperial palace, Qian Ling'er's fingers tightened around her bow. Her beautiful eyes were full of shock.
"Eighty million years? Forty million years?"
Qian Ling'er's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief.
"If a ten-million-year-old soul beast really exists, how could ordinary soul masters possibly live safely on the continent?!"
That was absurd!
If Di Tian was playing a joke, wouldn't he have directly overturned the human world?!
After all...
A normal ten-million-year-old soul beast already possessed power comparable to a sealed beast. What kind of strength would a soul beast that had lived for over forty million years have?
Over sixty million years!
In the imperial palace, the wooden staff in Bi Biyao's hand struck the ground with a sharp tap, and a chill laugh escaped her lips.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Her eyes were filled with coldness and hatred. She had never imagined that the Bear Lord—the ten-million-year-old soul beast she'd regarded as a powerful forest overlord—would turn out to be a hundred-million-year-old monster!
If she'd angered him...
Wouldn't she have brought down his true wrath?!
"Di Tian... Bear Lord..."
Bi Biyao drew a deep breath. She meant to hold herself together, but faced with this sudden revelation, her well-practiced composure fell apart, and she could only let her fear show.
The foundation of the Soul Eater Clan...
Was even more terrifying than she'd imagined!
Deep beneath the Lake of Life, the Leopard King's golden eyes abruptly narrowed.
His usually calm, cold expression twisted with shock, and the lake waters all around him churned violently.
"How could he possibly know Di Tian and Bear Lord's names? He even knew how long they'd lived!"
A nameless fear rose in the Leopard King's heart for the first time.
The existence of a divine being...
Was a forbidden secret to the entire Soul Eater Clan.
You Ruo, the Tianqing Bull Python, and the Titan Giant Ape didn't even know Di Tian existed. There was no way they could have known.
And yet, this secret...
Had somehow been recorded in a diary by a young man from another world, as if it were just some story!
"He... really can foresee the future, and he's here in the forest right now!"
The Leopard King's thoughts stirred. He suddenly wanted to find Lin Chen and meet him.
However, Lin Chen's diary entry had another restriction.
[Unfortunately, Ling Tian is here too, and so is Bear Lord. They're both my subordinates now.]
[In this forest, whether it's the true foundation of the Soul Eater Clan or the soul beast co-lord sleeping deep beneath the Lake of Life, that would be the Dragon God's avatar, You Ruo.]
[As one of the Dragon God's avatars, she inherited the Dragon God's elemental Divine Power. It's a pity that her soul was too heavily wounded in the divine realm, and now she can only rest and recover at the bottom of the lake.]
[Think about it. She's beautiful enough to make even the most stunning women of the human world pale in comparison. Her talent is astonishing, too. It's a shame she only knows how to hide at the bottom of the lake.]
"Absurd!"
In the heart of the Lake of Life, a terrifying dragon's might rose toward the sky.
Bi Biyao and the others, who were hidden beneath the lake, couldn't help but tremble. They'd never seen their master release such a terrifying aura.
"Master, what's wrong...?"
The older soul beasts were all trembling. None of them dared absorb any more of the power of heaven and earth from the Tianmeng Iceworm.
You Ruo's beautiful face had turned pale. Her emotions were in turmoil, leaving her utterly lost.
"Wretch?!"
"Was he really calling me a wretch?!"
"And he knows You Ruo, too? This one's even got a name!"
She couldn't help being astonished. It was shocking that the other party knew the highest secrets of her identity as a Dragon God avatar. Even more shocking was that Di Tian had mentioned the young man's gentle, easygoing manner.
He'd even written a poem about her appearance in his diary!
Did that wretch give her a name?!
What right did he have?!
Though her expression remained cold, You Ruo had realized that this person possessed the ability to foresee the future. That meant he might also...
Be able to learn the Soul Beasts' fate!
Meanwhile, Bi Biyao, Qian Ling'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and Mi Ruoxi, who were reading the diary, had all stopped in their tracks.
A Dragon God avatar? A soul beast co-lord?
The Leopard King?
Every one of these revelations surpassed the limits of the soul masters' understanding!
And she'd never imagined that this diary could actually reveal the secrets at the very heart of the continent—the most forbidden secrets of all!
"It's unbelievable that there are people like that in this world..."
Mi Ruoxi, walking alongside the Suiying Team, sighed.
"Could that actually be how he sees me?"
On the other side, Lin Chen knew nothing about how he'd just shattered the worldview of the seven divine priestesses. He gathered his spiritual power.
His gaze grew cold as he stared into the shadows ahead.
"Careful. There's a murderous aura up ahead, cold as ice."
Lin Chen said solemnly, having sensed several auras.
Qin Ming's expression turned grave as he stepped in front of the others. "That murderous aura... It belongs to the Soul Eater whose cultivation is over ten million years!"
"Roar—!"
The next moment, from among the rocks nearby, a massive, pitch-black creature with bone spines covering its back strode out!
Its eyes were like pools of blood. Each step it took made the plants beneath its feet wither instantly.
"Extreme Bone Spirit Leopard."
A note of surprise flickered through Lin Chen's eyes, and a satisfied smile curled his lips.
"This fellow has a rare, powerful murderous aura. It's just the sort of match for my martial soul's murderous intent."
"A soul beast that's lived for ten million years—the Extreme Bone Spirit Leopard?"
Qin Ming gasped.
"Lin Chen, are you sure you want to fight it? Its attack power far surpasses that of an ordinary ten-million-year-old soul beast!"
Lin Chen said nothing. As Qin Ming watched in alarm, his martial soul appeared in a flash, and a clear, resonant roar rang out. Spiritual power burst from his body.
"Everyone, attack together."
Lin Chen gave the order.
Yu Tianheng, Ning Rongrong, and the others all reacted quickly. After their eyes met, they immediately surrounded the Extreme Bone Spirit Leopard!
"Roar—!"
Lin Chen's figure darted forward. A beam of light powerful enough to tear through space erupted from his hand!
In the shadows, the Snake Demon watched his figure dart past.
His breathing grew ragged, and his gaze never left the young man wielding the divine weapon.
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