No sooner had the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, finished speaking.
Than the gentle, water-like Jade Swan, Bi Ji, echoed him:
"My liege, Di Tian is right. The Immortal Herbs nurtured within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well must possess miraculous effects and could help you recover from your injuries."
The proud Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji, even volunteered herself:
"My liege, I am willing to personally travel to Sunset Forest, locate the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and bring back every Immortal Herb!"
Most of the other Beasts agreed with their proposal.
Only Xiong Jun, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear who had always refused to accept Di Tian, remained silent.
Not a ripple stirred in Gu Yuena's violet eyes. Her voice was as cold and clear as an icy spring:
"No need. Even if it was nurtured by the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, it is not truly a divine treasure. It likely would not be of much use to me, and I have no interest in it."
As soon as she said this, the Beasts were all taken aback.
Di Tian frowned tightly and opened his mouth, intending to persuade her further.
But the next moment, a hoarse voice cut him off.
"Di Tian, have you lost your mind?"
Xiong Jun swayed his massive body as he stepped forward and shouted in a deep voice:
"Now that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has been exposed, all the major human factions will definitely rush there. If we go now, wouldn't we be exposing ourselves? When that draws a horde of human powerhouses to covet and besiege us, can you bear that responsibility?"
Hearing this, Scarlet King, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Hound, and Wan Yao Wang, the Demon Eye Demon Tree, both felt he had a point.
Though they were powerful themselves, they knew there were many human powerhouses in this era, especially representatives of gods.
No human faction could contend with them one-on-one, but there were simply too many human factions, and they could join forces against them.
"Xiong Jun! Do you think I hadn't considered that?!"
Di Tian abruptly turned and glared at Xiong Jun, fury churning in his golden beastly eyes:
"Since the Sky Screen can reveal Sunset Forest today, sooner or later it will expose our Star Dou Forest to the world as well! We will be exposed no matter what, so why not seize this chance to take the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, try to restore our liege's injuries, or improve our own strength and give Star Dou more confidence!"
Once those words fell, the Beasts completely sided with Di Tian.
Xiong Jun was rendered speechless as well. He was right—sooner or later, the Sky Screen would expose them.
"Enough!"
A cold glint flashed through Gu Yuena's violet eyes as she suddenly raised her voice and commanded majestically:
"I know you are all doing this for Star Dou and for my swift recovery, but why cling so stubbornly to a few Immortal Herbs?"
"With Star Dou's foundation, we will surely rank first on the Sky Screen's Power Ranking! The reward for first place will certainly surpass all others. Perhaps it will allow me to recover directly to my peak!"
Only then did the Beasts remember the Sky Screen ranking. That was the true great opportunity.
Xiong Jun immediately chimed in, glaring at Di Tian as he said provocatively:
"Our liege is right. Once Star Dou takes first place and our liege receives a reward that restores her to her peak, wouldn't anything she wanted be just a word away? Why obsess over those Immortal Herbs now? Ridiculous!"
Di Tian had no grounds to refute him and could only grit his teeth and let the matter drop.
Seeing that they had finally settled down, Gu Yuena's violet eyes gleamed as she declared:
"Watch closely. Our Star Dou will surely trample every human faction beneath our feet and seize first place!"
Knowing the foundation of Star Dou Forest, the Beasts all confidently raised their heads toward the golden Sky Screen.
As long as their liege truly obtained the first-place reward and recovered from her injuries, they would not fear exposure or the covetous attention of human powerhouses.
The Silver Dragon King's peak strength was not something these lower-realm humans could contend against!
Meanwhile, amid a patch of flowers not far from the crystal palace.
A tiny golden figure hid there, curiously watching the scene inside the hall.
She was the imperial Auspicious Beast that bore Star Dou Forest's Fate Power—the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!
Listening to Di Tian and the other Beasts discussing matters in the hall.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion tilted her head and curiously looked toward the Sky Screen.
She had always longed for the outside world, yet she knew nothing about it.
It would be wonderful if she could find somewhere worth visiting through the Sky Screen.
Ocean, Demon Shark Bay outside Sea God Island.
This sea region was the only route one had to pass through to reach Sea God Island.
The Demon Soul Great White Shark clan lived here, guarding Sea God Island generation after generation.
"Damn it, soul beast factions can also make the ranking. This is bad!"
Xiao Bai, the clan leader with one hundred thousand years of cultivation, stared at the Sky Screen, anxiety rising in her heart:
"When the Ocean makes the ranking, its strongest representative will definitely be the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. If he receives a reward and becomes even stronger, he will surely come harm my clan and Sea God Island!"
"No, I have to speak with Lady Bo Saixi as soon as possible and prepare countermeasures in advance!"
A gray aura of sea Soul Power shimmered around Xiao Bai as she turned and sped toward Sea God Island.
Ocean, Demonic Whale Sea Area.
"Heaven truly favors me! With the Ocean's foundation, making the ranking is a certainty!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, whose cultivation was close to a million years, burst from the sea. His excited voice rang across the ocean:
"If I obtain the ten-thousand-year cultivation reward and the Tribulation Transcendence Pill, I can directly break through to a million years, ignore the tenth heavenly tribulation, and ascend to godhood!"
At this moment, the Deep Sea Demon Whale Emperor, Demon Empress, slowly surfaced. Her cool voice rang out:
"Husband, can breaking through to a million years truly make one a god? Do not forget Poseidon's warning twenty thousand years ago. The God Realm forbids soul beasts from ascending to godhood, and becoming a god also requires a godhood seat!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King looked at her, contempt filling his sole remaining scarlet eye:
"You believe that old bastard's scare tactics? Once I break through to a million years and become a god, the first thing I'll do is destroy Sea God Island, then head to the God Realm and settle the score with that old bastard for blinding my eye all those years ago!"
He paused, then could not help snorting as he continued:
"Demon Empress, you are truly stubborn. Twenty thousand years ago, I told you to devour sea soul beasts and soul masters with me to raise your cultivation, but you refused. Back then, our cultivation levels were not far apart. Now I am about to reach a million years, while you have only reached two hundred and ninety thousand!"
Demon Empress fell silent for a moment and gently shook her head:
"I was worried it would affect our child, Lan Fozi. Parents are their children's examples. If I acted like you, she would certainly imitate me. I do not want her to become like that."
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King said impatiently:
"Do as you please. The law of heaven and earth has always been survival of the fittest. Sooner or later, you will understand."
After saying that, he spoke no further to Demon Empress. He raised his head toward the Sky Screen and declared:
"Other than Sea God Island, I truly cannot think of any faction that could contend with my Ocean. But in my eyes, Sea God Island is certainly inferior to the Ocean!"
"Therefore, my vast Ocean will surely rank first. How lavish will the reward I receive be then? Just thinking about it excites me! Hahahaha!"
Not far away, a small figure was quietly hiding and eavesdropping.
It was Lan Fozi, whose true form was also a Deep Sea Demon Whale and who possessed one hundred thousand years of cultivation.
"I want to help Father take revenge too..."
Lan Fozi looked at Father's blinded eye. She was furious, yet also deeply confused:
"Father said that devouring sea soul beasts and soul masters would rapidly increase cultivation, but that method is too cruel. I cannot do it."
"If only there were a better way to grow stronger."
Lan Fozi could not help lifting her head toward the Sky Screen, likewise certain that the Ocean would be either first or second.
If there was a faction capable of surpassing both Sea God Island and the Ocean, she definitely wanted to see with her own eyes just how powerful it was.
And perhaps, within that faction, she might find a way to grow stronger without betraying her original intentions!
Extreme North.
At the deepest point of the core region, atop a snowy mountain peak.
"Xue'er, our Extreme North will surely make the ranking too. What place do you think we can take?"
Ice Empress, the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, withdrew her gaze from the Sky Screen and looked toward the Heavenly Snow Woman, Snow Empress, beside her as she asked.
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