The Third Evolution!

110,000 years!

120,000 years!

130,000 years!

140,000 years!

150,000 years!

160,000 years!

170,000 years!

180,000 years!

190,000 years!

Boom!

200,000 years!

Light exploded outward!

The entire Shadow Valley was shrouded in purple radiance!

Those Shadow Charms that had been fleeing were now all collapsed on the ground, shivering in terror.

Because that aura was simply too terrifying.

It was the aura of a fierce beast.

A true fierce beast.

The light persisted for a full hour before slowly dissipating.

Bai Lan looked down at the Contract Book.

On the third page, the text had updated once again:

[Contract Beast: Shadow Abyss Emperor Beast]

[Age: 200,000 years]

[Status: Contracted]

[Abilities: Shadow Fusion, Spatial Perception, Shadow Step, Shadow Claw, Shadow Cannon, Shadow Space Erosion, Aura Devour, Shadow Clone, Shadow Domain, Void Shadow, Shadow Abyss Descent]

[Shadow Fusion, Spatial Perception, Shadow Step, Shadow Claw, Shadow Cannon, Shadow Space Erosion, Aura Devour: Fully enhanced, power multiplied]

[Shadow Clone: Create up to seven shadow clones, each possessing 60% of the original's strength, capable of independent combat and briefly inheriting some of the original's abilities]

[Shadow Domain: Domain range expanded to 300 meters; enemies within the domain are continuously eroded by shadows, allies are completely invisible]

[New Ability · Void Shadow: Can briefly escape into the rift between the void and shadows, immune to all attacks]

[New Ability · Shadow Abyss Descent: Summon a projection of the Shadow Space, covering a radius of 500 meters; all enemies within the projection are forcibly pulled into the semi-shadow space, with their perception, movement, and attacks severely hindered]

[Evolution Count: 2/3 (Can evolve one more time)]

200,000 years.

Void Shadow.

Shadow Abyss Descent.

Bai Lan stared at the text, speechless for a long time.

Behind him, the voice of Elder Mu drifted over:

"200,000 years..."

"Good heavens, it increased by a full 100,000 years!"

"Kid, do you even realize what this means!?"

For the first time, there was a tremor in his voice.

He couldn't help it; this was simply too monstrous!

Bai Lan turned around to look at him.

Elder Mu stood in the darkness, his expression obscured.

But his voice was filled with complex emotions.

"A 200,000-year fierce beast," he said. "If revealed to the outside world, it would be enough to shake the entire continent."

"Inside the Star Dou Great Forest, that Beast God Di Tian is only at seven or eight hundred thousand years."

"And you now have a 200,000-year contract beast."

He looked at Bai Lan, his gaze profound:

Bai Lan remained silent for a second.

Then, he asked:

"Can we continue?"

Elder Mu was stunned for a moment.

"Continue?"

Bai Lan nodded: "The third evolution."

Elder Mu fell silent.

He was very curious: for the third evolution, would it be three hundred thousand years?

"Fine, I want to see what the third evolution is."

He was about to witness history.

Deep within the Shadow Valley, the purple light had not yet fully dissipated.

Bai Lan stood at the bottom of the valley, the Contract Book in his hand slightly warm.

On the third page, the mark of the Shadow Abyss Emperor Beast was pulsing slowly, emitting a deep, dark purple glow.

Two hundred thousand years.

He raised his head and looked ahead.

Youye stood there quietly, the lingering effects of her second evolution still clinging to her body.

Her figure was more slender than before, her dark purple hair cascading down to her waist, the tips glowing with a faint fluorescence.

Her skin was so fair it was almost translucent, with fine shadow patterns faintly visible flowing beneath the surface, like the blood vessels of a living creature or perhaps some ancient rune.

The most striking feature was her eyes.

Those dark purple vertical pupils had become even deeper.

If they were a bottomless abyss before, then now...

They were the deepest part of the abyss, a place where even light could not escape.

She stood there, and the surrounding darkness automatically retreated to both sides, as if clearing a path for her.

No, not clearing a path.

It was submission.

All the shadows in the Shadow Valley were submitting to her.

Bai Lan looked at her and suddenly remembered the first time he saw her.

Back then, she was a fifty-thousand-year Void Shadow Beast, covered in blood, pinned to the ground by his Tiangang Arrow Formation.

At that time, her eyes held only coldness and resentment.

Now...

There was light in her eyes.

"Master."

Youye spoke, her voice as cold as before, yet with a hint of newfound softness.

Bai Lan nodded, just about to speak.

Behind him, the voice of Elder Mu came:

"Two hundred thousand years... is that not enough?"

Bai Lan turned his head.

Elder Mu stood not far away, his expression complex.

There was shock, gratification, anticipation, and even a trace of... awe?

A Peerless Douluo, feeling awe toward a six-year-old child?

Elder Mu himself felt it was absurd.

But he couldn't control it.

A two-hundred-thousand-year fierce beast.

In the entire continent, there were no more than ten people who could produce a Soul Beast of this level.

And the six-year-old child before him had just created it with his own hands.

"Elder Mu," Bai Lan said, "I want to continue."

Elder Mu was silent.

He looked at Bai Lan, looking into those calm eyes.

"Are you sure?" he asked. "It just evolved twice in a row; doesn't it need a rest? Isn't the drain on you or her significant?"

Bai Lan turned to look at Youye.

Youye met his gaze.

"Master," she said, "I can do it."

Her voice was calm, but Bai Lan could hear the trembling beneath that calmness.

It was not fear.

It was anticipation.

She also wanted to see just how far she could go.

Bai Lan was silent for a second.

Then, he nodded.

"Alright."

He raised his hand, and the Contract Book flipped open once again.

On the third page, the mark of the Shadow Abyss Emperor Beast trembled violently.

Focusing his intent.

Third evolution, confirmed!

BOOM!

This time, the heavens and earth changed color.

The darkness of the entire Shadow Valley seemed to suddenly come alive, surging madly toward Bai Lan's direction!

No, not toward Bai Lan.

It was toward Youye.

That darkness surged in from all directions, pouring into her body, into every inch of her skin, every strand of her hair, and every single pore.

Youye stood where she was, motionless.

Her body began to glow.

It was not ordinary purple light.

It was a light that defied description.

Deep, shadowy, yet so brilliant that one dared not look directly at it.

It was as if the entire night sky had been condensed into a human form.

"This is..."

Elder Mu's pupils constricted.

He had lived for over a hundred years and had seen countless Soul Beast evolutions.

But he had never seen a scene like this.

The Shadow Power of the entire valley was being completely drained?

No!

It wasn't just the valley.

He could feel that the Shadow Power within a radius of hundreds of miles was converging here!

Those forces passed through mountains, through forests, through every obstacle, surging madly into Youye's body!

"Two hundred and ten thousand... two hundred and twenty thousand... two hundred and thirty thousand..."

Bai Lan stared at the Contract Book, muttering to himself.

The numbers on it were jumping frantically!

Two hundred and thirty thousand!

Two hundred and forty thousand!

Two hundred and fifty thousand!

Two hundred and sixty thousand!

Two hundred and seventy thousand!

Two hundred and eighty thousand!

Two hundred and ninety thousand!

BOOM—

Three hundred thousand years!

The light exploded!

The radiance was so brilliant that it stung one's eyes, making it impossible to keep them open!

Bai Lan raised his hand to shield his eyes, yet he could still feel the light piercing through his palms, scorching his retinas!

Elder Mu took a step back, his pupils shrinking imperceptibly, his expression extremely grave.

It had been many years since he had felt this way.

It was the feeling of danger.

An existence capable of making him feel danger...

Was being born!