Ten Thousand Beast Platform Minor Plane

"From this moment on..."

Wang Chuan's voice was not loud, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty.

"I am the Greater Demon Lord of the Third Territory!"

"If anyone has any objections, you may step forward now."

A deathly silence ensued.

All the greater demons lowered their heads even further, shouting in unison, their voices filled with fear and submission.

"Greetings, Lord!"

Wang Chuan said no more, striding toward the castle that had already changed masters.

Next, he needed time to digest and absorb the energy of Barbaro, clean up and reorganize the territory, and begin implementing his next plan...

A small sub-plane attached to the Douluo Continent, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.

Here, the mountains were clear, the waters were beautiful, and life flourished; with ancient trees reaching the heavens and groups of soul beasts roaming, it was a paradise compared to the outside world where soul beasts were endangered.

In the dense canopy of an ancient tree that required ten people to encircle, a "bird-type soul beast" of moderate size with unremarkable gray-white feathers sat.

It was quietly curled up among the branches, restraining all its aura as if it had merged into the tree itself.

Its eyes were agile, carrying a light of wisdom far beyond that of ordinary soul beasts; this was Phoenix Wang Chuan, hiding here.

Unlike the magnificent and brilliant five-colored phoenix form in his Sea of Spirit.

In the outside world, to better hide himself, he had disguised his feather color as the most ordinary gray-white.

This made him look like a slightly stronger thousand-year soul beast, completely unremarkable.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Heavy footsteps approached from afar, and the ground vibrated rhythmically.

A massive figure, like a moving small mountain, pushed aside the dense bushes and walked slowly past.

It was none other than the Titan Giant Ape Er Ming.

His huge golden eyes scanned the surrounding forest, his rugged face showing clear confusion and a hint of irritability.

"Strange..."

"How long have I been searching for?"

"Where on earth did the Auspicious Beast run off to?"

Er Ming muttered to himself in a muffled voice, which sounded like low thunder, causing the leaves to rustle.

The moment Wang Chuan hatched, he and Da Ming had sensed the arrival of the Auspicious Beast.

How excited and overjoyed he and Da Ming had been at that time!

The former Three-Eyed Golden Lion had fallen unexpectedly, causing the Star Dou Great Forest to lose its auspicious blessing, slowing the growth rate of soul beasts, increasing the difficulty of breaking through bottlenecks, and casting a shadow over the hope of the soul beast clan's revival.

The appearance of a new Auspicious Beast undoubtedly represented a turning point in fate and was a symbol of the soul beast clan's resurgence!

However, after the joy came endless confusion and searching.

They could clearly feel that the power of the auspicious blessing brought by the Auspicious Beast was indeed shrouding the Ten Thousand Beast Platform; the growth of the soul beasts had clearly accelerated, and some soul beasts stuck at bottlenecks had broken through one after another.

This meant that the Auspicious Beast was right here and in good condition.

But no matter how they searched, no matter how many soul beasts they mobilized, and even later when they alarmed the reclusive Beast God Di Tian to come and investigate in person, they could not find any trace of the Auspicious Beast.

Da Ming speculated that the Auspicious Beast might have used its innate "power of fate" to cleverly conceal its own trajectory of fate and aura, making it difficult even for them to find it.

Di Tian agreed and left behind his own reverse scale, instructing Da Ming and Er Ming that once they discovered any trace of the Auspicious Beast, they should contact him immediately through the scale.

He would arrive at the first moment and guard it personally.

Di Tian had always felt guilt and pain over the fall of the previous generation's Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

He believed it was his own negligence that allowed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to sneak out of Star Dou, only to be schemed against by Huo Yuhao and sacrificed to death.

As for "love," in Di Tian's eyes, it was nothing more than a despicable deceptive tactic of humans.

Therefore, his possessiveness toward the new Auspicious Beast had reached its peak; he would never allow history to repeat itself.

Unfortunately, their expectations and efforts were destined to come to nothing.

In the canopy, the gray-white "little bird" Wang Chuan listened to Er Ming's confused muttering, his heart devoid of ripples, and he even felt like laughing.

He naturally knew that Da Ming, Er Ming, and even Di Tian might not harm the Auspicious Beast from the perspective of soul beasts, and might even try their best to protect it.

But the problem was that their "protection" often meant "surveillance," "restriction," and "arrangements."

More importantly, Wang Chuan was very clear about the deeper "script" of this world.

Da Ming and Er Ming, at their roots, had inextricable connections with that God King Tang.

When Tang San returned with the God Realm, who knew what this far-reaching schemer of a God King would have in mind for him?

The ending of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a warning from the past.

If he were constantly being watched, how could he keep a low profile and develop?

How could he accumulate the power to break free from his fate?

Besides, even without their "protection," hadn't he still managed to reach his current seven-thousand-year cultivation level?

This was all thanks to the several instances of sharing with Douluo Wang Chuan and Abyss Wang Chuan, as each instance brought a leap in his strength.

The conditions for sharing were not harsh; as long as one of them achieved a significant essential improvement or gained a new ability, it could be triggered.

Therefore, his good days were still ahead!

The massive figure of Er Ming gradually moved away, his footsteps and muttering fading into the depths of the forest.

Wang Chuan shifted into a more comfortable position within the canopy, continuing to close his eyes and absorb the abundant heaven and earth energy within the Ten Thousand Beast Platform.

He knew that the path ahead for them was still long, and the greatest storms had yet to arrive.

But no matter what, the three of them were one, sharing everything—this was their greatest source of confidence!

The night was deep, the silver moon hung like a hook, and its cold, clear radiance filtered through the sparse clouds, draping the small woods behind East Sea Academy in a hazy veil.

Gu Yue sat alone on the gnarled roots of an old tree, her back against the rough trunk, looking up at the solitary moon in the sky.

Her purple eyes appeared exceptionally deep under the moonlight, yet they had lost their usual calm, as if fine ripples were constantly spreading within them.

The scene at the school gate during the day was branded into her mind.

That figure overlapped with the "brother" Wang Chuan from her memories—the one in their home in Aolai City who would gently ruffle her hair, make pinky promises with her, and offer her infinite tolerance and warmth—yet it also felt as if they were separated by an insurmountable chasm.

It was precisely those three years spent in the Wang household, plain yet warm, that had acted like the purest spring water, nourishing the part of her personality that was "Na'er" while also making it deeply rooted.

When her memories and power as the Silver Dragon King fully awakened, two vastly different consciousnesses and emotions clashed violently.

To prevent "Na'er's" attachment and affinity for humans from interfering with her mission and plans as the Master of Soul Beasts, she had been forced to separate the "Na'er" personality.

It was a choice made out of necessity, yet it caused a twinge of pain and melancholy to rise in her heart whenever she thought of Wang Chuan—a feeling she herself could not fully understand.

When she came to East Sea Academy, her initial goal was clear and definite: Tang Wulin!

Or rather...

It was the Golden Dragon King's origin power within his body.

That was the indispensable key for her to recover her strength and ascend to the position of the Dragon God.

Approach him, guide him, and eventually devour him at the appropriate time...

This should have been her unwavering choice.