The image slowly appeared on the Sky Screen.
[This time, Shrek City appeared on the Sky Screen.
However, Shrek City was completely different from its usual self.
The streets were deserted, every household had its doors and windows tightly shut, and not even a dog bark could be heard.
Dark clouds blanketed the sky, hanging over Shrek City and filling the entire city with an oppressive atmosphere.
Only the occasional flashes of Soul Masters racing through the streets briefly broke the silence.]
A line of text slowly appeared beneath the Sky Screen.
[Three months later]
[Clearly, the events on the Sky Screen took place three months after Di Tian's battle with Tang San.
Several figures stood solemnly atop Shrek City's main gate.
On the city walls, apart from the late Mu En, the elders of Sea God Pavilion had gathered with some of the academy's ordinary Title Douluo.
Every person here was among Shrek Academy's strongest forces.
Yet at this moment, all of them wore grave expressions, their eyes fixed firmly beyond the city.
Following their gazes.
Ten li outside the city, the land was covered in a vast black mass of Soul Beasts, packed so densely that no end could be seen.
Countless Soul Beasts had surged from the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest, spreading across the plains ten li beyond the city.
From ten-year to ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, from land beasts to flying creatures, nearly every species was represented.
They could even see ten-year Wind Baboons holding ten-year Lone Bamboo, like human soldiers wielding weapons.
Farther back in the beast horde, there were no shortage of enormous Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, their massive bodies especially conspicuous among the herd.
Yet regardless of their cultivation, every Soul Beast wore a savage expression, their eyes bloodshot as low growls continuously rumbled from their throats.
They had clearly been deliberately driven into a frenzied, bloodthirsty state.
"Are they only planning to attack the main gate this time?"
Xian Lin'er watched the Soul Beast horde outside the city, her eyes filled with confusion.
As the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, she was accustomed to battlefield formations and deployments, but something about the scene before her felt wrong.
"It certainly looks that way."
Yan Shaozhe stroked his chin, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Could they have some new strategy?"
They could hardly be blamed for being suspicious.
Although the last large-scale beast tide had occurred over a century ago, throughout Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year history, they had dealt with Soul Beasts often enough.
Normally, Soul Beasts would attack all four gates of Shrek City at once, dispersing Shrek's defensive forces and increasing the pressure of defending the city.
But this time, every Soul Beast had gathered before the main gate in a vast black mass, with no intention of spreading out.
Something unusual was afoot.
As those atop Shrek City's gate pondered the Soul Beasts' intentions, their expressions grew increasingly grave.
Meanwhile, outside the city, the Ferocious Beasts leading the beast tide were also in discussion.
"Di Tian, why did you suddenly launch a beast tide on such a massive scale? What happened three months ago?"
Bi Ji flew to Di Tian's side with the other Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest. After taking human form, she asked anxiously.
Her voice carried a trace of urgency. After all, even humanity, her enemies, called her the "kindest Soul Beast."
Launching a beast tide and going to war with humanity would cost the lives of tens of thousands of Soul Beasts. She had to get to the bottom of this.
Hearing that, Di Tian glanced toward Shrek City.
"Humans have treated Soul Beasts as consumable materials for countless years."
He declared without room for doubt, "Today marks the beginning of our Soul Beasts' revenge."
After saying that, he swept his gaze over the Ferocious Beasts around him. Seeing that they were still baffled, he explained in detail how he had absorbed the Dragon Vein and attained the God Level.
The Ferocious Beasts' expressions kept changing as they listened.
Xiong Jun in particular, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear who had always challenged Di Tian, could not help but feel dejected upon learning that Di Tian had attained the God Level.
Damn it! I couldn't beat him before, and now I probably can't even get close to him!
At the same time, though, he could not help but begin calculating.
Since the tiny Dragon Clan has a Dragon Vein, could my Great Bear Clan have some kind of "Bear Vein" sleeping somewhere too?
While Xiong Jun's imagination ran wild, Di Tian continued.
"To use Shrek as a sacrificial banner, that Sea God called Tang San will definitely intervene."
"To deal with him, I developed three more Divine Skills during my three months of seclusion."
He paused and extended his hand. Several streams of purple Soul Power flew from his palm and entered Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, King of Ten Thousand Demons, and Scarlet King.
The purple Soul Power instantly enveloped the Four Great Fierce Beasts, as though dressing them in a layer of purple armor.
As the Four Great Fierce Beasts sensed the knowledge Di Tian had infused into their minds, shocked expressions appeared on their faces.
Scarlet King swallowed and muttered involuntarily, "This is... the power of Divine Skills?!"
Just then, Di Tian had temporarily bestowed two of the three Divine Skills he had created during seclusion upon them.
Although they only had a single use.
The terrifying effects still made them deeply realize the gap between gods and mortals.
Hearing Scarlet King's words, Di Tian smiled.
"Even among Divine Skills, there are considerable differences."
He thought of Sea God Tang San, whom he had fought earlier.
At the very least, the Divine Skills Sea God Tang San had used in battle against him were utterly insignificant compared to the Divine Skills he had created by combining the powers of time and space within the Dragon Vein.
At that moment, an angry shout came from Shrek City's direction.
"Di Tian! Come out and talk!"
The Ferocious Beasts looked toward the voice and saw Shrek Academy's current master of Sea God Pavilion, the Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi.
Just as Di Tian was about to respond, Xiong Jun stepped forward with an eager look on his face.
"Di Tian, that brat shouting up ahead is only Rank 98. To you now, he is nothing more than an ant you could slap to death."
"Why not leave him to me and let me test the Divine Skill you gave us?"
Di Tian nodded slightly.
Understanding, Xiong Jun immediately charged excitedly toward Xuan Zi.
He had always been battle-hungry, and now that he had received a Divine Skill from Di Tian, he had long been itching for a fight.
On Xuan Zi's side, a violent tearing sound suddenly exploded through the air, and fierce winds instantly rose.
A golden giant bear dozens of meters tall descended from the sky, smashing heavily into the ground before Xuan Zi and making the earth tremble.
Xuan Zi narrowed his eyes. The fierce winds around him did not affect him in the slightest.
He stared at the giant bear before him, its entire body covered in purple Soul Power, and said in a deep voice:
"Xiong Jun, why are you the one who came out? Is that old dragon Di Tian about to croak?"
As he spoke, he warily observed the purple Soul Power covering Xiong Jun.
Naturally, he knew Xiong Jun and what Xiong Jun looked like.
But what was this purple Soul Power covering his body?
He did not believe a Ferocious Beast would add something unnecessary to itself for no reason.
"Heh heh."
Xiong Jun gave a hostile chuckle.
"With your strength, killing you doesn't require Di Tian to act."
"Say, if I kill you, the new master of Sea God Pavilion, will Shrek's morale collapse outright?"
"Hmph, it isn't certain who will kill whom!"
Xuan Zi snorted. The robes over his upper body instantly burst apart, revealing his muscular torso.
"Godly Taotie Bull!"
He shouted softly, and the phantom of an enormous earthen-yellow bull appeared behind him.
The giant bull raised its head and roared toward the heavens, exuding an ancient, savage aura.
Before the two armies, two enormous figures faced off.
A great battle was about to begin.]
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