Xiong Jun Exposed! Behemoth Bloodline!

Even a casual swipe of its claws could carve black fissures into the void.

This was one of the supreme overlords of the Star Dou Forest.

Xiong Jun!

He looked up at his name in the sky, his small, blood-red eyes devoid of joy, filled instead with tyranny and resentment.

"Only eleventh?"

Xiong Jun spoke in human tongue, his voice rolling like muffled thunder.

"With my divine strength, capable of rending heaven and earth, how am I only ranked eleventh?"

"That little human wench is ranked twelfth; am I only one spot higher than her?"

He swung his massive claws in a rage.

Crack!

A hundred-meter-tall hill nearby was flattened by a single slap.

"Di Tian, that old black dragon, hasn't appeared yet."

"Bi Ji, that goose, hasn't made the list either."

"Could it be that I, the great bear, am inferior to a goose that only knows how to heal?"

Xiong Jun was furious.

The consequences were dire.

He had originally assumed that with his terrifying defense and attack power—capable of tearing through space itself—he would at least make the top five.

He never expected to miss the top ten entirely.

How could he, who had always been arrogant and even coveted the position of the Beast God Di Tian, endure this?

However.

When the evaluation appeared on the Sky Curtain, Xiong Jun's anger subsided slightly.

[Evaluation: One of the soul beasts with the strongest terrestrial destructive power. Possesses the bloodline of the Behemoth, granting absolute attacks that ignore defense. The sharpness of his claws is sufficient to tear apart the body of a demigod. Temperament is tyrannical and obsessed with battle. Were it not for his slightly weaker spiritual power, he would have ranked in the top ten.]

"Hmph."

"The Golden Ranking has some vision after all."

"It knows my attack power is peerless under the heavens."

Xiong Jun grinned, revealing a mouthful of fangs as sharp as daggers.

"Ignoring defense, tearing apart a demigod."

"I like the sound of that."

Immediately after.

The reward belonging to him descended.

[Ranking Reward]

[1. Primordial Demon Bear bloodline: Purifies the Behemoth bloodline within the body, triggering ancestral evolution! Defense increased threefold, and the innate domain "Tearing Field" is acquired.]

[2. Cultivation boost: Increases cultivation by 30,000 years, directly breaking through the 500,000-year threshold!]

Hum—!

A beam of dark red light descended from the sky, enveloping Xiong Jun's massive body.

Roar, roar, roar!

Even the thick-skinned Xiong Jun let out a painful roar at this moment.

His body began to expand violently.

His original height of fifty meters surged to eighty meters in the blink of an eye!

The dark golden fur on his body began to shed, replaced by a deeper, more terrifying black-red scale armor.

These were the traits of a Behemoth!

His claws became even thicker, and circles of visible black airflow coiled around the tips.

Under the influence of this airflow, the surrounding space shattered and reformed like fragile glass.

Tearing Field!

This was the power of a domain.

Within this domain, all defenses would be weakened, and all attacks would carry a tearing effect.

Boom!

A terrifying wave of air swept outward from Xiong Jun as the center.

500,000 years of cultivation!

At this moment.

Xiong Jun felt invincible.

He clenched his claws, feeling a power surging within his body that seemed capable of shattering the stars.

"Di Tian!"

Xiong Jun roared at the sky, his gaze locked firmly in the direction of the Life Lake.

"Once this old bear gets out, I'll make sure to spar with you properly!"

"It's about time this Beast God position was occupied by me!"

Across the continent, there was a deathly silence.

Whether it was the royal families of the two great empires or the masters of the major sects, everyone felt their throats go dry.

Four hundred and seventy thousand years?

No, it was five hundred thousand years now.

A fierce beast of this caliber was almost a mythical legend in human historical records.

In ordinary times, a single Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast appearing would require several Titled Douluo to join forces just to barely put up a fight.

And this bear.

Five hundred thousand years!

Furthermore, it was a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, known specifically for its destructive power!

Who could withstand that?

If it were to charge out of the Star Dou Forest, it could likely flatten a major human city in an instant.

"Too terrifying..."

"The soul beast clan actually possesses such hidden depths."

"And haven't you noticed? More and more soul beasts have been appearing on the rankings lately."

"Ice Emperor, Xiong Jun..."

"If they continue to grow stronger, will we human soul masters even have a way to survive?"

Panic began to spread among the crowd.

Inside the Heaven Dou imperial palace, Emperor Xue Ye wore a grave expression, his scepter thumping heavily against the floor.

"Investigate!"

"Go and investigate immediately!"

"Just how many more monsters like this are there in the Star Dou Forest?"

"And that Godwind City..."

"Although Venti has given benefits to the soul beasts, he is also our hope for resisting these fierce beasts."

"No matter the cost, we must win him over!"

At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi stood on a high platform, watching the image of Xiong Jun gradually fade from the sky with his brows tightly locked.

Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo, stood by his side, and the Seven Kill Sword that never left his side was currently humming faintly.

It was the excitement of encountering an ultimate opponent, as well as a warning born from instinct.

"Fengzhi."

Chen Xin spoke, his voice low.

"That bear is very strong."

"If it were before, I might have been able to use the sharpness of the Seven Kill Sword to hold my own against it for a while."

"But now..."

Chen Xin shook his head, a trace of apprehension flashing in his eyes.

"It has evolved and gained another thirty thousand years of cultivation."

"If I were to face it, I fear... I wouldn't last ten moves."

Ning Fengzhi gasped.

The Sword Douluo was known as the Titled Douluo with the greatest attack power in the world.

Even he would say such a thing.

Then who in this world could possibly stand against this mad bear?

"This Wind God Ranking..."

Ning Fengzhi sighed.

"Is it truly a blessing for the continent, or is it pushing us toward the abyss?"

"The strength of the soul beasts has been vastly enhanced; the balance has already been shattered."

"A chaotic era is coming."

The dark red pillar of light gradually receded.

Although the terrifying beast known as Xiong Jun had vanished into the dense forest canopy of the Star Dou Forest, that suffocating sense of oppression clung to the hearts of the people like a persistent curse, refusing to dissipate.

Five hundred thousand years of cultivation.

The power to tear through space.

This was not merely a number, but a mountain pressing down upon the heads of all human soul masters.

Martial Soul City, side hall of the Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong stood quietly before the window, her gaze piercing through the glass to stare at the lingering golden glow in the sky.

Her fingers tapped rhythmically against the window frame, producing a dull, hollow sound.

"Elder Ghost."

Bibi Dong spoke.

Her voice betrayed no emotion.

The shadows in the corner twisted slightly, and a pitch-black figure emerged without a sound.

Ghost Douluo Gui Mei bowed slightly.

"Your Majesty."

Bibi Dong turned around, her purple eyes flickering with a profound light.

"In your opinion, if this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear were placed in the Worship Hall, where would it rank?"