Four Years Later

Four years later, Shangling City, intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.

Towering ancient trees pierced the clouds, and thick vines coiled like coiling dragons, winding between broken trees and ruined walls. The air was permeated with dense fluctuations of soul power and the faint, bloody scent of beasts.

"BOOM--"

A violent roar suddenly exploded. Several thousand-year soul beasts, already bearing wounds, trembled in terror as they gazed at the girl of monstrous strength not far away. With a whimper, they tucked their tails and scrambled away, terrified of being caught in the aftermath of this great battle.

The girl standing in the center of the battlefield possessed exquisite, peerless features. Her short, chestnut-red hair danced like a raging flame, and her tight red outfit outlined sharp lines, her delicate curves already beginning to take shape.

"ROAR--"

Opposite the girl, the soul beast roared in fury.

It was a giant tiger with a body of pitch-black, three meters in length. Its fur stood on end like steel needles, its eyes were scarlet, its fangs were bared, and its sharp claws shimmered with a lethal, icy light.

Dark Demon Evil Tiger, four thousand years of cultivation!

Although the name of the soul beast before her differed by only one character from the legendary Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, there was no relation between the two. The Dark Demon Evil Tiger was merely an artificial soul beast created by the Spirit Pagoda using soul spirit technology.

In the past, a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger with sixty thousand years of cultivation had once appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest. Its combat power was so strong that it was in no way inferior to a top-tier hundred-thousand-year soul beast.

It had slaughtered wantonly in the Star Dou Great Forest, eventually drawing the fierce beasts of the core area to suppress it.

After the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger perished, the tiger-type soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest were subjected to an indiscriminate, bloody purge and became completely extinct.

To fill the void left by the tiger-type soul beasts, the Spirit Pagoda expended great effort to cultivate the Dark Demon Evil Tiger, and in memory of the legendary super soul beast favored by the Evil God, they gave it a similar name.

However, although the Dark Demon Evil Tiger was fierce, it could never compare to even a ten-thousandth of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Watching the Dark Demon Evil Tiger pounce in a rage, a trace of disdain flashed in the girl's crimson eyes. She let out a cold snort and clenched her fists tightly.

Soul power surged beneath her feet as two deep purple soul rings rose. The first and second soul rings lit up in succession, and dark-attribute soul power surged from her body.

"Fallen Sky Curtain."

"Dark Demon Sword."

She called out softly, her voice clear yet tinged with a hint of evil. The moment her words fell, a faint, dark-purple angel phantom slowly condensed behind her. The phantom was filled with an imposing evil aura, its wings folded, its power pure and dark.

Almost simultaneously, a dense domain of darkness instantly spread out, firmly shrouding the Dark Demon Evil Tiger within.

This was the Fallen Sky Curtain, a domain-type soul skill. Once unleashed, it could completely obscure the enemy's vision, significantly weaken surrounding light-attribute power, slow the enemy's movement, and continuously erode the soul power within their body.

The moment the Dark Demon Evil Tiger was enveloped by the Fallen Sky Curtain, its movements clearly faltered, and the circulation of soul power within its body became sluggish.

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, the girl raised her right hand high. A pitch-black giant sword condensed in her hand, the blade wreathed in the dual powers of dark burning and curses, and she struck down fiercely at the Dark Demon Evil Tiger.

Fallen Angel martial soul—the girl's identity was already obvious. It was Yuanen Yehui, who had grown significantly over the past four years.

It was this dragon-and-tiger struggle between Yuanen Yehui and the four-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil Tiger, causing collateral damage to the surroundings, that had sent the nearby soul beasts fleeing in panic.

Once upon a time, Yuanen Tiandang had been deeply worried about his daughter's Fallen Angel martial soul, fearing it would lose control.

Later, after several demigod-level powerhouses studied it together, they discovered that Yuanen Yehui's Titan Giant Ape martial soul was in no way inferior to the Fallen Angel martial soul in terms of bloodline.

With the Titan Giant Ape suppressing the Fallen Angel, as long as she continued to focus on cultivating the Titan Giant Ape martial soul, the Fallen Angel martial soul would not easily lose control before her cultivation reached the Title Douluo level.

Therefore, upon learning all this, Yuanen Yehui did not deliberately suppress the power of the Fallen Angel martial soul; she trusted that she could properly utilize this power.

"ROAR--"

Another earth-shaking tiger roar erupted from the Dark Demon Evil Tiger's mouth. Although it had been hit head-on by the Dark Demon Sword, it relied on its robust physique to forcibly withstand the blow.

Yuanen Yehui's smooth little combo had only left a deep, bone-visible sword mark on its back, failing to completely incapacitate it and instead inciting its ferocity.

Within the Fallen Sky Curtain, black smoke continuously rose from the wound on the Dark Demon Evil Tiger's back; that was the curse power of the Dark Demon Sword crazily eroding its flesh and soul power.

The piercing pain made the killing intent in its scarlet eyes even more intense, almost to the point of bleeding.

Even while inside the Fallen Sky Curtain, it relied on its keen perception to keep Yuanen Yehui's position locked tight.

Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger.

The distance of a few dozen meters was covered in an instant for the Dark Demon Evil Tiger.

It pushed off the ground with all four claws, its body like a bolt of black lightning. Its blood-red maw opened wide, fangs baring toward Yuanen Yehui's head, intending to swallow her in one bite.

"First soul skill, Titan Strength." Yuanen Yehui called out clearly.

"BOOM--"

Accompanying her shout was a deafening, violent collision. A massive shockwave of power exploded instantly, tearing the surrounding Fallen Sky Curtain to shreds.

Rolling dust filled the air, and as it settled, the scene in the center of the battlefield became clear—Yuanen Yehui was locked in combat with the Dark Demon Evil Tiger.

Martial soul switch, Titan Giant Ape!

Yuanen Yehui exerted her main martial soul to the limit; the Titan Giant Ape's strength attribute was peerless among its peers.

At this moment, three purple soul rings shone brilliantly around her. As the light flowed, her muscles bulged, and thick, brownish-yellow fur spread across her entire body.

Facing the Dark Demon Evil Tiger's surprise attack, she did not dodge or evade. Her iron fist, wrapped in the immense power of the Titan Giant Ape, smashed into the tiger's claws.

Every punch and kick, every move and stance, fully displayed the infinite brute force of the Titan Giant Ape.

Just as Yuanen Yehui was fighting the tiger, another fierce battle was unfolding in the forest not far away.

A refined and stunning girl was also engaging a powerful soul beast no less formidable than the Dark Demon Evil Tiger.

Four years of time had sculpted Na'er into someone increasingly exquisite and moving, like a fairy who had wandered into the mortal realm.

Dressed in a pure white gown without a speck of dust, the hem fluttered with the wind. Her long silver hair cascaded down to her waist like a pouring galaxy, and her silvery-white pupils were as clear as the deep sky. Her slender waist could be grasped in one hand, and her figure was graceful, though compared to Yuanen Yehui, her curves still lacked some scale.

"Roar—"

Opposite Na'er, a giant dragon covered in bone spurs lay across the path.

The dragon's body was robust, entirely covered in hard, dark green dragon scales. Each scale had sharp, thorn-like barbs growing along its edges, capable of slicing through the air with the slightest movement.

The bone spurs on its back stood upright like natural blades, and the tip of its tail bore a round, thorny ball covered in sharp, poisonous spikes. A casual flick of its tail unleashed a fierce assault like a meteor hammer, powerful enough to shatter gold and split stone.

Thorn Dragon, a four-thousand-two-hundred-year soul beast!

A soul beast with both poison and spatial attributes, a subspecies of the dragon clan, and extremely formidable!