As for the continent's small and medium-sized sects and ordinary soul masters, they had plunged even deeper into a state of utter panic.
The once-bustling soul-hunting markets became deserted overnight. Soul master teams that had planned trips to the Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts canceled their journeys one after another. Even the Sunset Forest, the closest forest to Spirit City and long renowned for its safety, saw few soul masters daring to set foot inside.
Only the managed Soul Hunting Forests still saw any visitors.
"If even Titled Douluos can be killed with a flick of the wrist, wouldn't ordinary soul masters like us just be marching to our deaths in Star Dou?"
"We used to think hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were the most terrifying creatures out there. Now we find out the Star Dou Forest actually has ancient monsters a hundred times more terrifying than them!"
"When the dragons ruled the continent ten thousand years ago, human soul masters didn't even have the right to raise their heads. Are those dark days really coming back?"
Rumors spread wildly across the continent, and fear swept through the hearts of every soul master like a plague.
Everyone knew this crisis was on an entirely different scale from the incident involving Tang Hao's union with a soul beast.
However powerful Tang Hao had been, he was only one man. Behind this Black Dragon stood the countless soul beasts of the entire Star Dou Forest, and the ancient dragon race that had vanished ten thousand years ago.
Once war broke out, the entire continent would be swallowed by endless flames of battle. No one could remain untouched.
At the center of this storm, inside Spirit City's Worship Hall, the atmosphere had grown so heavy it seemed to freeze.
Every registered Titled Douluo