"What?"
"The world we're in right now is his Martial Soul?"
The moment they heard Lin Yue's first statement, every Soul Beast in the Containment Shelter turned pale.
No matter how you looked at it, it sounded utterly unbelievable.
"Arrogant fool! That can't possibly be true!"
The Silver Dragon King declared coldly.
She simply couldn't believe that a human's Martial Soul could be that powerful.
Then they heard Lin Yue's next statement—that the lives of all Soul Beasts were bound to his.
After a brief silence, the top Soul Beasts in each region of the Containment World reacted in different ways, but all were filled with shock, fury, and an indescribable panic.
"Damn it..."
Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena's purple dragon eyes instantly narrowed to dangerous slits. Her voice was ice-cold, brimming with overwhelming rage.
She had sensed something was wrong with this world, but she'd never been able to figure out what.
Only after hearing Lin Yue reveal the truth did she finally understand.
This wasn't just a simple imprisonment. The fate of the entire Soul Beast Clan had been forcibly bound to the life of this human ant!
That was ten thousand times more hateful than a mere cage!
Di Tian's elation abruptly vanished, replaced by disbelief, shock, and humiliation.
Just moments ago, he'd been mocking humanity's despair. Now, at any moment, he himself could become someone else's sacrificial offering!
The sensation of having their lives forcibly bound to another's left every Soul Beast feeling more suffocated than ever before.
Ocean region.
"Wretched human!"
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's massive body suddenly churned up towering waves, and its single eye blazed with blood-red light capable of destroying the world.
Ice and Snow Plains.
The relief Snow Empress and Ice Empress had felt at escaping the heavenly tribulation instantly froze on their faces.
Frost covered Snow Empress's peerlessly beautiful face. The temperature around her plunged, and even space seemed on the verge of freezing.
"Our existence... actually depends on a human's life?" Her words carried a bone-chilling coldness and a tremor that was barely perceptible.
Ice Empress waved her scorpion pincers in a furious frenzy, her emerald eyes full of murderous intent. "What kind of joke is this? How could I, the mighty Ice Empress, be controlled by a human?"
Forest region.
The Sky Azure Bull Python abruptly raised its enormous bull head. Its lantern-sized eyes were filled with unprecedented worry and fury.
The Titan Giant Ape let out a deafening roar, pounding the ground furiously with both fists and making the mountains quake. "Roar! You despicable human! Let us out! I'll tear you to pieces!"
Every gaze—whether filled with fury, fear, or despair—was fixed on Lin Yue, displayed on the screen.
Lin Yue's words were like the heaviest of shackles, locked around the necks of the entire Soul Beast Clan.
Inside the Containment Space, all the pleasure they'd felt at seeing humanity's plight had vanished, leaving only anger and resentment.
Of course, they were furious because of what Lin Yue had said, but deep down, they didn't really believe him.
How could the world they were in possibly be a human's Martial Soul?
What kind of Martial Soul could be that absurd?
"I know you might not believe me!"
"Then feel the world tremble!"
Lin Yue knew the Soul Beasts wouldn't believe him so easily, so he smiled as he spoke.
After he finished, Lin Yue silently said to the system, "System, help me make the entire Containment Shelter tremble!"
[Ding~ The system is making the entire Containment Shelter tremble for its host...]
The system carried out Lin Yue's order without hesitation.
Boom—
And so, the entire Containment World began to tremble.
All the Soul Beasts inside were startled by the sudden shaking. Many were even thrown to the ground.
Once they'd steadied themselves, they saw that the whole world was trembling.
It was actually true!
The powerful Soul Beasts, including the Silver Dragon King, widened their eyes in disbelief.
Could the world they were in really be the one formed by this human's Martial Soul?
How could something so absurd be real?
"Stop!"
"Keep shaking!"
"Stop!"
"Keep shaking!"
"..."
And what about Lin Yue?
He paid no mind to their shock and disbelief. He simply kept calling out "stop" and "keep shaking."
To every Soul Beast, his commands sounded like divine decrees—his words made things happen.
When Lin Yue said stop, their world stopped shaking. When he said keep shaking, it began to tremble again.
Now, no matter how unbelievable it seemed or how unwilling they were to believe it, they had to admit that Lin Yue was telling the truth.
The world they were in really was formed by his Martial Soul.
They were afraid, uneasy, and furious...
The entire Soul Beast Clan had lost all the excitement they'd felt at the beginning.
Except for the Demon Soul Great White Shark Clan and the Evil Spirit Orcas.
They had already submitted to Lin Yue, and the stronger he was, the happier they were.
Of course, they were also shocked to learn that this world was actually Lin Yue's Martial Soul.
They hadn't known that before.
"As expected of our master. He's incredible!"
"Even the Sea God of old couldn't have done something like this, could he?"
After recovering from their shock, they felt a heartfelt pride in their master's strength.
"All right, I've told you the truth. Take some time to process it. I'll come back later to discuss the important matters with you!"
After revealing the truth, Lin Yue ended the projection.
Then he continued deeper into Sunset Forest.
He was searching for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Shrek Academy.
While Lin Yue was making his way to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Yu Xiaogang—whom Flender had knocked unconscious after he'd gone mad—finally came to.
This time, Yu Xiaogang had regained some composure and was no longer acting like a lunatic.
Still, just thinking about how all the Soul Beasts had disappeared made him feel as if he couldn't breathe.
He felt that he'd suffered far too much.
He'd finally taken on a talented disciple with Twin Martial Souls, and then he'd come across a group of geniuses perfectly suited to forming a team.
He'd been ready to make a name for himself, and then the Soul Beasts disappeared.
How was he supposed to prove himself now?
"Xiaogang, you're finally awake!"
"How are you feeling?"
Flender's concern for Yu Xiaogang was genuine. After Sword Douluo had left with Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, Flender had asked the others to look after Tang San, then stayed by Yu Xiaogang's side.
He was afraid Yu Xiaogang might go mad again when he woke up.
"Flender..."
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse, then fell silent again.
He still couldn't bring himself to accept that the world had become something he no longer recognized!
"Xiaogang, you can't keep feeling so down. Your disciple still needs you!"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's condition, Flender felt somewhat relieved. At least he wasn't insane anymore. He then brought up Tang San.
"What happened to Xiao San?"
At the mention of Tang San, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly raised his head.
"He was almost killed by Sword Douluo!"