Beasts Transform into Demons

"Go. Only by overcoming this trial will you be qualified to become true demons."

Lu Wu's voice rang in the beasts' ears. They did not hesitate, each circulating the cultivation techniques they had learned to draw in the Sun Force and begin forming their cores.

"Roar!"

Xiong Jun let out an angry roar. His fur, which had once gleamed with a dark golden luster, turned charred and curled once more as the Sun Force wildly scorched his body from within.

Di Tian remained silent, but he had quietly returned to his true form, devoting more energy to controlling this power.

Lu Wu looked over the beasts' performance with satisfaction. In truth, they did not necessarily have to use Star Force to form their cores, much less Sun Force. Compared to it, Moon Yin Force was far gentler.

But the edge of a sword was honed through grinding, and no rainbow appeared without weathering wind and rain. Forming cores with Sun Force could accelerate part of their cultivation while tempering their will.

This was for their own good, absolutely not because Lu Wu had once been burned by Di Jun and Taiyi's Sun True Fire at the same time.

Boundless black clouds once again blanketed the skies above the Star Dou Great Forest. Like a heavy curtain, they slowly descended, layer upon layer, nearly blocking out all light. Only a dazzling beam above the Array Stone connected heaven and earth, becoming the sole light within this darkness.

"What is this?"

Gu Yuena was puzzled by the reaction of heaven and earth.

"The dragons of your world inherently possess Dragon Cores, making them part of the world's rules. But now, I am having them cultivate Demon Cores, engraving all their Dao and laws upon them. In a sense, this is breaking through the world's rules, so naturally there will be a reaction."

"Furthermore, every Soul Beast bloodline carries a shackle. As their bloodlines evolve, that shackle will naturally be shattered and cease to exist."

Lu Wu looked at Gu Yuena with a faint smile. All of this was Dragon God's fault.

Although he understood Dragon God's intentions—without Dragon God, the Soul Beast race could easily have been exterminated in its clashes with human gods—he only wanted to mock Dragon God for allowing Soul Beasts to remain trapped in this tiny corner for countless years, even establishing other rules detrimental to Soul Beasts.

Every so-called necessity was caused by the parties involved being too weak.

Gu Yuena sensed Lu Wu's gaze. A trace of confusion flashed through her clear purple eyes, but she continued asking.

"Then what consequences will there be for breaking the rules?"

"Consequences? Of course there are."

Lu Wu continued looking at the sky. Thunder rumbled faintly, like ancient beasts roaring endlessly in the depths of the clouds. Even the wind seemed to sense the oppressive weight. The air gradually congealed, and the leaves swayed more and more slowly.

Lightning occasionally tore across the sky, briefly ripping open the black clouds. After adorning the pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth, it swiftly sank back into silence.

An anxious look appeared in Gu Yuena's eyes. If it had been before, she could have endured her injuries and acted to shield the Fierce Beasts. But now, she possessed almost no strength at all and could do nothing.

Yet after seeing the ease on Lu Wu's face, Gu Yuena seemed to realize something. Her clenched heart slowly relaxed. She believed Lu Wu would not allow the Fierce Beasts to die.

The black clouds continuously churned and gathered, gradually forming the shape of an eye. Dense lightning dotted its interior, resembling the Heavenly Dao Eye.

Lu Wu was very familiar with this thing. Back when he had tried to cause trouble in the Primordial Realm and change the greater course of events, that old man Hongjun had used the Heavenly Dao Eye to warn him. Only, he had used Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.

"Scram!"

A strange language came from Lu Wu's mouth, yet Gu Yuena inexplicably understood its meaning.

Lu Wu straightened up as endless majesty erupted from his body, using the pressure of a trace of his true spirit to give the Douluo Plane Consciousness a tiny bit of shock.

It was rather laughable. The Plane Consciousness had poured all its resources into creating a Child of Destiny. Right from the beginning, he encountered a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast sacrifice, possessed a top-tier innate martial soul, gained an ultimate second martial soul, and even had a peak expert from another world as his teacher. Yet Tang San stole everything from him in one stroke, and after being tamed time and again, he became a dog for the Tang family.

Perhaps the Plane Consciousness had been unwilling to accept it, but it no longer had any chance. For the sake of Tang San's grand ten-thousand-year plan, for the sake of evolving and ascending Douluo Continent, Tang Hao replaced the Plane Consciousness as the lord of the plane, while Ah Yin became the Core of Life.

Douluo Continent was officially renamed the Tang Family Continent. Its home was seized, and the Plane Consciousness itself was beaten to death. How laughable, how tragic.

Thunderous roars continued to ring out as white serpents danced wildly amid the inky clouds, making the atmosphere increasingly grave.

Just as Gu Yuena thought the Plane Consciousness was about to act, the black clouds instantly dispersed in the next moment. In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace, and brilliant sunlight once again shone across the entire Star Dou Great Forest.

It chickened out? It had been driven off by a single word from Lu Wu? Gu Yuena found it hard to believe, yet deep down, she vaguely felt that this was only natural.

Lu Wu paid no attention to the Plane Consciousness's final little gesture. It was merely the last bark of a defeated dog.

What he was doing was equivalent to continuously breaking through the Plane Consciousness. It could not resist, so could it not at least struggle a little and make a threat? It was nothing more than a helpless little brat.

Gu Yuena once again realized Lu Wu's strength. When he had first appeared, he had merely been a wisp of soul. Even now, he had only recovered a little power, yet he could drive back the Plane Consciousness with a single word on Douluo Continent and manipulate it as he pleased.

The Fierce Beasts saw this as well, and their hearts surged with excitement. For a time, the speed at which they circulated their cultivation techniques increased.

Outside the Star Dou Great Forest, scouts from the major factions watched the recurring phenomena in the sky expressionlessly, recording the details and sending them back.

It was not that they all had nerves of steel. Mainly, in just one or two days, the skies had shifted and countless strange phenomena had emerged. Even if the clouds now gave every living being on the ground the middle finger, they would merely say, "Oh, there's something new this time."

They might even eagerly make bets with one another, guessing what the next phenomenon would be.

In any case, none of the major factions dared to act first. By the time they settled on a common target and decided to move, who knew how long it would take? The phenomenon visible across the entire continent not long ago had simply had too great an impact.

...At the Lake of Life, all the Fierce Beasts had returned to their true forms. Halos flowed across their bodies as strange fluctuations continuously spread outward.

Lu Wu quietly watched them, repeatedly striking their bodies with Star Force to help them break through their acupoints.

Di Tian felt as though all the power in his body had gathered at one point, as if heaven and earth would collapse in the next second. But under Lu Wu's guidance, he gradually stabilized this Dragon Core.

A strange power gradually spread from his chest and abdomen, filling his entire body in an instant. The searing sensation felt as though it would burn him to ashes.

But Di Tian knew that this was the prelude to evolution, the tolling bell announcing the arrival of transformation.

Lu Wu straightened up, his expression solemn. His resounding and majestic voice rang beside the beasts' ears.

"Demons stand tall between heaven and earth, unfettered and unrestrained. They pursue the path of evolution and follow the law of the strong devouring the weak. We are born free—who in this world dares restrain us?"

"Today, the beasts transform into demons!"

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