Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Flame was snuffed out by an invisible force. The backlash from his divine skill made him let out a bloodcurdling scream as he plummeted from the sky.
In the blink of an eye, three peak Soul Masters had been utterly defeated!
Di Tian, Zi Ji, and the other Ferocious Beasts watched, the corners of their eyes twitching.
My lord... she's grown even stronger!
After fusing with that fragment of the Dragon God Heart, her power had begun to transform toward that legendary realm!
Above Lake of Life, only Tang San, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu remained.
Oscar and Ning Rongrong, as support-type Soul Masters, were already pale with terror. They could barely stay on their feet.
Xiao Wu watched Tang San, held fast in place, as tears streamed down her face. But there was nothing she could do.
Despair.
An all-consuming despair enveloped the entire Shrek team.
At last, Gu Yuena looked away from Tang San and toward the few "ants" lying unconscious. A trace of impatience flashed in her violet eyes.
Just then.
A man's voice rang out across the heavens without warning, carrying a hint of laziness and a hint of amusement.
"It's been so many years, and you're still just as hot-tempered."
The voice wasn't loud, yet every living being present heard it clearly.
Whether it was the Ferocious Beasts prostrated on the ground, the Shrek members on the verge of collapse, or Tang San, held fast in place—
Everyone froze.
Who was it?
Who would dare show himself at a time like this?
Even Gu Yuena's raised hand froze in midair.
For the first time, astonishment appeared on her eternally flawless face.
Then astonishment gave way to a surge of emotion, settling at last into a complex mixture of joy, disbelief, and endless longing.
She whirled around.
Beneath the enormous Ancient Tree of Life, on the shore of Lake of Life, a figure had appeared from nowhere.
He was a young man dressed in black, tall and slender, with handsome features.
He leaned casually against the tree trunk, a steaming cup of tea in his hand, as if he'd been standing there for a very long time.
It was Qian Ye.
He looked at Gu Yuena, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
"Long time no see, Gu Yuena."
Boom!
That calm greeting struck Gu Yuena's ears like a bolt of primordial thunder!
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably.
A mist instantly clouded her solemn violet eyes.
The Silver Dragon King, who commanded the seven elements and whose power even gods feared, now looked like a little girl reunited with a loved one after a long separation.
"Qian—Qian Ye?"
She ventured to speak, her voice trembling with uncertainty.
Qian Ye didn't answer. He drained his cup of tea, then walked slowly from the lakeshore, stepping through the air toward her.
He moved unhurriedly, yet each step seemed to land on a point in time. Space itself yielded before him.
"It's me."
Qian Ye stopped in front of her. Seeing the tears in her eyes, he chuckled.
"What, don't you recognize me?"
"Or should I remind you who it was that cried and begged to stay by my side forever?"
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His words were full of teasing.
But everyone present was left utterly dumbfounded.
Especially Beast God Di Tian!
His dragon eyes were wider than copper bells!
His lord...
Their exalted lord, who regarded all living things as dogs and thought only of the revival of the Soul Beasts—
She actually...
She actually showed such a girlish side to a human man?
And from what he'd said, their lord had even cried and begged to stay with him back then?
How could that be possible!
Di Tian's worldview crumbled completely in that instant.
Zi Ji, Xiong Jun, and the other Ferocious Beasts stood there with their mouths agape, utterly petrified.
After Qian Ye teased her, two lovely blushes rose on Gu Yuena's flawless cheeks.
In front of Qian Ye, all the Silver Dragon King's dignity and pride had vanished.
She bit her lip, both embarrassed and aggrieved.
"You—you still know how to come back!"
"Do you have any idea how many years I've waited for you?"
"All these years!"
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As she spoke, the tears that had been welling in her eyes finally spilled down her cheeks.
Seeing her like this, Qian Ye's heart softened. He raised a hand and gently wiped away her tears with his fingertip.
"All right, don't cry."
"If you keep crying, you'll look like a little kitten with tear-streaked fur."
His gesture came naturally.
But the sight completely broke Tang San and the others in the distance.
What had they just seen?
That terrifying being who regarded gods as ants and had subdued them all with a flick of her finger—the legendary Soul Beast Co-ruler, the Silver Dragon King—
Had actually cried in front of a man?
And blushed like a lovesick girl?
The world had to be mad!
Tang San was held fast in place, unable to move, but a raging storm surged through his heart.
Jealousy!
Boundless jealousy gnawed at his heart like a venomous snake!
Why?
Why could this man who'd suddenly appeared win the Silver Dragon King's favor?
He, Tang San, a god chosen by fate, had to be pinned down here like a dog!
And that man could lay his hands on the Silver Dragon King!
Unfair!
The Heavenly Dao was unfair!
Just then, a furious roar, full of resentment and unwillingness, rang out from below.
It was Dai Mubai!
He struggled to his feet, half his body stained with blood, and glared at Qian Ye as he roared,
"What are you supposed to be?!"
"You pretty-faced brat, how dare you show disrespect to the Dragon King!"
"While the Dragon King isn't looking, get lost! Otherwise, once our allied forces have flattened the Star Dou Great Forest, we'll tear you limb from limb!"
He'd lost his mind.
He'd witnessed the Hell White Tiger shattered with a single blow. His pride and dignity as a Power Attack System Battle Soul Master had been crushed to dust.
Now, seeing Gu Yuena's attitude toward Qian Ye, jealousy and humiliation drove him completely insane.
He hoped to provoke Qian Ye this way and reclaim a shred of dignity.
He thought the man had won the Silver Dragon King's favor by relying on nothing but his looks.
But as soon as the words left his mouth,
Qian Ye didn't even look back at him.
His brow merely furrowed, almost imperceptibly.
"Quiet."
He spoke two words softly.
The moment they fell,
Dai Mubai's roar cut off abruptly.
He froze in place, his face still twisted in a snarl.
The next moment.
"Pfft—"
Without warning, without the slightest ripple of energy,
Dai Mubai's body began to dissolve from head to toe into the tiniest particles, scattering on the wind.
First his hair, then his skin, muscles, bones—
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