A Strange Continent

Still, Cen Yu wasn't surprised by the result. His opponent was the real Chaos Sky Fox, after all. It would've been strange if a casual strike like that had worked.

Tushan Yu smiled and asked, "Is that all you've got? That doesn't sound like you~"

As he spoke, he casually waved a hand at the young man.

In an instant, enormous ice spikes burst from the ground, surrounding him.

"Here~ Give it a try. See if you can break through my blockade?"

Cen Yu pursed his lips, speechless. "Senior, aren't you underestimating me a little?"

The young man raised a hand lightly. In the blink of an eye, terrifying flames surged into a shock wave and crashed toward the surrounding ice spikes.

"BOOM!!!"

As water vapor billowed through the air, the corner of Cen Yu's mouth curled up slightly.

"See? Easy—ah???"

He hadn't even finished speaking when the mist cleared, revealing the ice spikes still standing there, completely unharmed.

"Huh?"

Tushan Yu's amused voice rang out. "The world doesn't just have elemental countering. It also has differences in sheer magnitude~"

"You've only just awakened your bloodline~ Your accumulated power and control over the elements are both inferior to mine. How could your ice possibly compare to mine?"

"But still..."

"We have plenty of time~ And today's lesson is how to break these ice spikes. Do your best~"

Douluo Calendar, 2654.

Ten years had passed since Cen Yu and the others disappeared.

Throughout those ten years, Spirit Hall had never stopped searching for them, but... they had found no trace.

Because of the butterfly effect Cen Yu had set in motion, the fates of everyone on Douluo Continent had changed.

Qian Renxue and Tang San, who should have become gods in 2656 on the Douluo Calendar, had only just begun their divine trials.

And because of Asura God's interference, the balance of power on Douluo Continent had fallen into utter chaos.

In 2652 on the Douluo Calendar, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was wiped out, and its leader, Yu Yuanzhen, died in battle.

In 2653 on the Douluo Calendar, Qian Renxue's infiltration was exposed and her plan failed. Enraged, the Heaven Dou Empire declared war on Spirit Hall.

That same year, Spirit Hall founded a nation and officially changed its name to the Spirit Hall Empire.

The following year, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire joined forces, while the Clear Sky Sect and Sea God Island entered the war.

Yet with the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Spirit Hall Empire not only showed no signs of decline, but grew stronger and stronger.

In just one year, twenty cities were absorbed into the Spirit Hall Empire's territory.

Qian Renxue sighed. "Grandpa, have they still not been found?"

In the blink of an eye, he and the third and fifth enshrined had been missing for ten whole years.

Were they dead or alive...?

She had been thinking that once she became a god, she would have him become the Pope and take charge of Spirit Hall...

At that, Qian Daoliu gently shook his head. "The scouts we sent out have reported back. It's the same as always."

"We've searched overseas these past few years, too. Maybe they've already... Sigh..."

"Xue'er, focus on your cultivation. If you become a god one day, perhaps you'll be able to see them again."

Just then, a rush of footsteps sounded outside the hall, and Lion came hurrying in.

"Great Enshrined! Young Mistress!" He caught his breath, then hurriedly said, "The scouts have reported that a huge continent has appeared in the distant sea!"

At that, Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu both froze, then exchanged bewildered glances.

What did he say?

Qian Renxue asked in confusion, "Fourth Enshrined, are you exhausted? Why are you talking nonsense? What continent?"

"Every landmass takes tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of years to form. How could a new one just appear?"

Lion shook his head and explained, "Just now, the Soul Masters scouting the front lines sent back a report."

"In the sea far beyond the Star Luo Empire's coastline, an extremely vast continent rose up without warning."

"Initial estimates suggest it may be no smaller than Douluo Continent."

He paused, then added, "But there's something strange about it. The sky above it seems to be shrouded in an incredibly powerful barrier."

"Our Soul Masters were repelled by an invisible force as soon as they approached the edge. They couldn't get in to investigate."

Honestly... he had never seen anything so bizarre in all his years.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qian Renxue.

Wait... a new continent that had appeared out of nowhere?

If something this unbelievable was really happening, could he have somehow ended up there?

Then, over the next two short months, the Spirit Hall Empire's Soul Master legions swept forward like a knife through bamboo, advancing north under the command of Titled Douluo.

The cities that had once served as a buffer for the Star Luo Empire began to fall one after another under the Soul Master legions' overwhelming strength.

Of course, the main reason was that the Titled Douluo had finally unleashed their full power.

Ordinary soldiers had no way to deal with a Titled Douluo.

Even the newly promoted Spirit Kite Douluo could inflict a thousand casualties on the Star Luo army with just one eighth Soul Skill.

So, seeing the tide turn against them, the Star Luo Empire simply abandoned those cities, consolidated its forces, and stopped wasting strength on a futile defense.

As the empire withdrew its troops, the cities along the route either opened their gates and surrendered at once,

or... after a brief resistance, were reduced to scorched earth.

"So it really is an unfamiliar place..."

Bibi Dong sighed quietly as she gazed at the strange continent before her, stretching as far as the eye could see and surrounded by multicolored streams of light.

Ten years had passed. Could Xiao Yu really be here?

As she thought about it, even her usually cold expression grew distant.

Ten years had flown by. How old would Xiao Yu be now? He must have grown much taller, right?

And who knew... what he had gone through over the past ten years. She could only hope the news would be good.

Watching Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue felt a complicated emotion rise within her for some reason.

Heh... That woman had never looked at her like that.

Hmph. She'd settle things with her after they found that guy.

She just didn't know how he'd been doing all these years.

She snorted, raised her slender arm, and pressed it against the invisible barrier blocking the way into the new continent.

"What?!"

"BOOM!"

In an instant, a terrifying shock wave erupted from the point where they touched. The violent force of the rebound surged outward and blasted Qian Renxue away.

When she landed, her feet carved two deep furrows in the ground before she managed to steady herself.

"So it actually..."

After a brief silence, Qian Renxue forced the surging blood and qi in her body back under control. She slowly straightened up and glared at Bibi Dong in displeasure.

That woman really knew how to sit back and reap the benefits, without lifting a finger.

"Heh... Instead of standing around in a daze, why don't you think about what we should do next?"

"With this inexplicable barrier in the way, I doubt we'll be able to learn anything."

"And finding that guy will be even more of a pipe dream."

At that, Bibi Dong snorted coldly and ignored Qian Renxue.

"If anything, it's because you're too weak to withstand even this."