Empty Star Dou

Empty Star Dou

While Herta was studying at Eastsea Academy, matters on the other side were also underway. That was right—Na'er!

According to Yao Lan's plan, Na'er had to head to Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and plant the Ambrosial Arbor's seed there. But before that, she had to visit a place that was exceptionally special to her...

Star Dou Great Forest!

"Although Star Dou has become a forbidden zone of the Spirit Pagoda, getting in is still easy with my abilities~"

The silver-haired girl easily crossed the barriers and arrived directly at the forest's edge. Though human development had reduced the forest from its former size, it still covered a vast area. Reaching its center would take quite some time.

"Is that where we're going?" A voice rang beside Na'er's ear, immediately bringing her to a stop.

Then, a silvery-white phantom flashed from Na'er's body and transformed into a petite figure. It was a translucent child who looked very much like Na'er. The only difference was... she was chibi-sized!

"Of course. You could call it the final paradise for land-dwelling Soul Beasts. Our goal is to find those Soul Beasts."

Watching "Little Na'er" circle around her, Na'er could not help recalling certain scenes from The Peerless Tang Sect. Huo Yuhao's Snow Girl Soul Spirit had seemed like this too, hadn't she?

It looked like her choice had indeed been the right one!

After Herta obtained Bai Ze as her Soul Spirit, Yao Lan immediately had her begin researching Soul Spirits. Once she learned how to create them, she also obtained quite a bit of useful information.

So, when Yao Lan went to Red Mountain Academy to find Na'er and Tang Wulin, he used a special method to turn the original Na'er into her own Soul Spirit while making his avatar the true dominant one.

Of course, the current Na'er was simply Na'er. She no longer had her former memories, nor was she an avatar of the Silver Dragon King. She had appeared as an entirely new Soul Spirit!

"This place feels so familiar to me, as if I once stayed here for a very long time..." Soul Spirit Na'er sensed the aura within Star Dou Great Forest, and a familiar expression appeared on her face.

"Yes, we really did stay here for a long time. It's just that we've returned with new identities now!"

Yao Lan still had some ideas regarding the Soul Beast faction, so he wanted to see whether he could use Na'er's identity to test the waters in Star Dou.

Even if she failed, she did not need to worry about her safety. The current Na'er was a true Dragon Ancestor, with a status even higher than the Dragon God's! She also possessed considerable strength, so escaping would not be much of a problem—just like how no one had noticed her sneaking in.

"Then let's not waste any time. Let's head in!"

As Na'er moved forward with light steps, Soul Spirit Na'er hurriedly followed. She was very interested in this place that felt both familiar and unfamiliar.

However, Na'er soon discovered a problem. Although she had concealed herself, she should not have failed to encounter even a single Soul Beast along the way, should she? Or had Soul Beasts already been slaughtered to such an extent?

Thus, Na'er directly removed her disguise and revealed her true form. Yet even so, she did not sense any humans or Soul Beasts noticing her.

Where had all these Soul Beasts gone?

Na'er narrowed her eyes. Although Soul Spirit Na'er no longer retained her awareness of Gu Yuena, the Silver Dragon King, Na'er, as Yao Lan's avatar, had inherited that portion of her memories. She knew that at this point in time, Gu Yuena should have been sleeping here...

"Could something have happened here that I don't know about?"

Na'er frowned, then released her aura without hesitation, along with her current Soul Rings.

Three-Ringed Soul Grandmaster!

And every one of her Soul Rings was nine-colored!

Throughout Douluo Continent, there had only ever been one Soul Master with Nine-Colored Soul Rings: Lan Xuanyu, the protagonist of the fourth part of Douluo Continent.

Yet even Lan Xuanyu had only turned his Soul Rings nine-colored after becoming the Dragon God. Na'er had already achieved it now. Moreover, these were no ordinary Nine-Colored Soul Rings—they were Nine-Colored Soul Rings imbued with The Abundance's Power!

This so-called Three-Ringed Soul Grandmaster was merely her apparent strength. The power Na'er could truly unleash far exceeded what that surface-level assessment suggested.

However, even though Na'er risked discovery by releasing her aura, she still failed to attract a single Soul Beast. She could not even sense any signs of life nearby!

"Star Dou Great Forest... is empty?"

Following the route in her memories, Na'er swiftly rushed toward the Core Area of Star Dou Great Forest. If she remembered correctly, Lake of Life was located there. Under normal circumstances, Soul Beasts would absolutely remain in such an important place.

However, when Na'er arrived at the location of Lake of Life, her eyes widened in disbelief.

"Lake of Life... is gone?"

What should have been a lake no longer contained a single drop of water!

It was as if something had forcibly excavated the entire lake away, leaving behind only barren ground. Even the trees and flowers that had once surrounded Lake of Life were gradually withering, devoid of any trace of life.

"What exactly happened here?" Soul Spirit Na'er also found it hard to believe. She had originally felt great affection for this forest, but after witnessing this scene, that sense of familiarity vanished completely.

"They all left..." Na'er stroked the withered flowers and grass on the ground, slowly closing her eyes. "I see. After discovering that matter, she immediately took Di Tian and the others away?"

"She even took Star Dou Great Forest's foundation with her without letting the Spirit Pagoda notice. It seems she has made up her mind."

Her other half was gone, and the number of Soul Beasts had dwindled to this extent. Na'er felt that Gu Yue could no longer slowly come to understand humanity as she had in the original work. What exactly would she do?

Gu Yue had already hated humans deeply—perhaps even with nine parts hatred out of ten. Without Na'er's restraint, she would surely do something extreme... As for what exactly, Na'er had many guesses, but she was not certain.

Ding—!

At the faint sound, Na'er's expression changed. Had the Spirit Pagoda finally detected the aura she had released earlier?

In that case, she could not stay here any longer.

"Other me, we should leave!"

"Okay, partner!"

As silver light flashed, the power of space gradually enveloped Na'er's entire body before she vanished from the spot, leaving behind only this gradually withering homeland of Soul Beasts...

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