Who doesn't play with technology these days?

When Blade Ruse King stepped out from the small world of the Dragon Valley, the spatial rift behind him closed in his wake. A group of hundred-thousand-year soul beasts had scattered throughout the mountain range to wait, and seeing that it was Blade Ruse King who had returned, Ximing, who was closest, was the first to approach.

She flapped her wings, dashing over at top speed before performing a 180-degree turn to a screeching halt, landing right beside Blade Ruse King.

"How did it go? Did the Light Dragon King ancestor scold you too much, Ruse?"

"Not at all. The Light Dragon King is a very rational senior. Regarding the fact that no one has visited him in over 400 years, he only expressed regret over the fall of the previous Dragon King. After that, he simply asked me to inform him of the situation between humans and soul beasts in the outside world."

Blade Ruse King then looked toward the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts of the Dragon Valley Forest that were gathering around, and continued speaking to Ximing: "In a moment, I will share some very important matters with everyone, based on the arrangements made by the Light Dragon King senior."

Led by Blade Ruse King, the group of soul beasts soon returned to the main body of Yin Ji, where Blade Ruse King detailed the Light Dragon King's arrangements regarding the deaths of the previous Dragon King and his successor, as well as the current situation on the continent.

The gods of the God Realm were now undisguised in their covetousness for the treasures of the Dragon Valley world, and were plotting a series of behind-the-scenes activities unknown to the soul beasts. On the surface, the Star Luo People's conquest of the Dragon Valley Continent was an unstoppable trend, but that did not mean the soul beasts could not alter the minor details.

They needed to extend the time it would take for the Star Luo People to occupy the entire Dragon Valley Continent as much as possible, without dragging it out too long. During this bought time, they would find a way to relocate all the clans of the Dragon Valley Forest to the Zheer Continent, where they would build a sanctuary to coexist with the Elves.

Blade Ruse King now needed to use the Dragon Clan Space Teleportation Array taught to him by the Light Dragon King to connect the Dragon Valley Forest with the Nanshan Rainforest, reducing unnecessary travel time, so he had to set off today, the sooner the better. Even if the humans wanted to retaliate during this period, having lost their level 97 Super Douluo, they would have little destructive power against the Dragon Valley Forest unless they dared to pull their level 98 powerhouses away from the border between the Sun Moon and Star Luo empires. Of course, if the Spirit Pagoda got involved, that would be a different story.

However, hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were not fools; when encountering someone stronger than themselves, they would naturally avoid them.

Blade Ruse King handed a tablet-style Soul Guidance Device to every hundred-thousand-year soul beast and said to them: "Since the ancestor has explicitly stated that we must strengthen ourselves, we must also make good use of external objects. Therefore, I am going to teach everyone how to use this."

It was a Soul Guidance Communication Device, but while it was called a communication device, it actually looked no different from the 2G phones of Blade Ruse King's previous life, though its communication capabilities far exceeded the scope of a 2G phone.

Blade Ruse King's eldest son, Barus, was a restless soul who spent his time causing trouble across the Zheer Continent with Elena, conducting all sorts of experiments. In the end, whenever the Grey Feather Division reported his activities, Blade Ruse King and whichever of his nine wives was closest to him would give him a "mixed doubles" beating.

But this did not mean that among the dozens of successful results from Barus's various experiments, there weren't things that made Blade Ruse King's eyes light up.

The Soul Guidance Communication Device and the Soul Power Scaling Rune were both excellent things that his eldest son had tinkered with.

Otherwise, the storage Soul Guidance Device on Blade Ruse King's hand would have long since been crushed by the changes in his physique as he shifted between his human form and his Blade Ruse King form.

"Every soul beast must memorize the Communication Terminal Array. Although the Soul Guidance Communication Device allows all soul beasts to communicate across distances, its maximum contact radius is 200 kilometers. Beyond this range, you must find a hidden location, carve this Communication Terminal Array, and then inject soul power to activate it. Once activated, this array can be maintained for two months before it becomes invalid."

After Blade Ruse King and Ximing taught each of the hundred-thousand-year soul beasts how to use it, they selected a cave and carved the runes for the space teleportation array in a hidden spot. After confirming there were no errors, Blade Ruse King told Ximing that if a threat arose that even the Giant Mountain Golden Ape could not handle, she should immediately call him. He would drop a space teleportation rune on the spot and activate it to come and take them away.

He then flew rapidly south through the night, retracing the path he had come from.

On the way back to the Zheer Continent, Blade Ruse King thought to himself.

"I hope nothing happens during this time, but having already killed a Super Douluo, it is impossible for the Star Luo Empire, which occupies the northern part of the Dragon Valley Continent, to have no reaction."

And the facts were indeed as he feared.

When the Soul Hunting Squad that had ventured deep into the Dragon Valley Forest returned to the nearest Star Luo military outpost with less than ten percent of their original number and expressions of terror, the Star Luo Empire's Major General in charge was restless regarding the massive number of missing personnel from this operation.

This undoubtedly meant that the Dragon Valley Forest was no longer the place it once was, where a team led by a Super Douluo could allow an army to capture soul beasts deep in the forest with impunity right under the noses of fierce beasts.

The soul beasts' top combat power had returned so abruptly, and according to information obtained from the survivors, the strength of this dragon-type soul beast was definitely at the six-hundred-thousand-year level. Many of the Spirit Sages who had been brought back by Spirit Douluos and managed to survive were still in a state of unconsciousness. But the real point was that this six-hundred-thousand-year soul beast did not just use its own strength like other fierce beasts; it could use Soul Guidance Devices to trigger tsunamis and level 13 wind-force sea tornadoes!

If it could use human Soul Guidance Devices, its intelligence was not on the same level as the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Forest. If it ever had the mind to go to the Star Luo Empire and launch a retaliation at the coastal port cities of this continent, its destructive power could directly cut the entire empire's economy on the Star Luo Continent in half.

But what truly made the Major General restless was that the commander-in-chief of this soul-hunting operation, the Star Luo imperial prince Dai Zuoheng, had also lost his life to ensure the team could escape the dragon's retaliation!

How could such a massive disaster involve him, a mere Major General?!

"Sir, according to protocol, we cannot hide the death of any member of the royal family from His Majesty the Emperor."

The Major General, who possessed the strength of a Spirit Douluo, was breaking out in a cold sweat, but his professional integrity still led him to summon the courage to speak to Duke Libai, a level 96 powerhouse standing on the city wall.

Duke Libai did not make things difficult for a garrison commander who had nothing to do with the soul-hunting operation, and said: "The Prince's death concerns only me; you need not worry, Major General. If I had been the one to cover the retreat of the survivors of the Soul Hunting Squad, Prince Dai Zuoheng might not have perished."

He looked toward the direction of the Dragon Valley Forest, his eyes burning with the fire of revenge.

"The Empire may not strip me of my title due to my strength, and I may only need to hand over most of my wealth. But my honor has been tarnished. I will personally submit a request for an atonement mission to the royal family. As long as I am alive, I will hunt that dragon down and make it pay with its life for killing Prince Dai Zuoheng!"

"But sir, only a level 98 Super Douluo can stand on equal footing with a six-hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Do you still have any hope of breaking through to level 98 in your lifetime?"

The Major General hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look, but thought silently to himself.