Rainbow Scale!

Xiong Jun muttered, his gaze darting around as he guiltily tucked his Behemoth left claw, which he had been holding behind his back, further to his side.

"Even soul beasts need to have connections to make it in this world. How the hell is anyone supposed to play this game?"

"The entity behind that Great White Shark killed a million-year soul beast in a single strike; even the true gods of the God Realm wouldn't dare let out a peep. Even if I had ten lives, they wouldn't be enough to survive a single sword slash from that person!"

The arrogant bluster from moments ago—the urge to storm over and mince the Great White Shark into fish paste—vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a heart full of lingering fear.

On the other side, by the shores of the Lake of Life.

Di Tian, the King of Ten Thousand Demons, Bi Ji, and the other fierce beasts all stood frozen in place, like a group of soulless stone statues.

Having witnessed their peer with a million years of cultivation being so easily slaughtered, the shock in their hearts had reached its absolute limit.

Even the Beast God Di Tian admitted that he could never achieve such a one-hit kill that left no room for struggle.

"The waters of this continent... are terrifyingly deep."

Di Tian muttered to himself, his face deathly pale; the Dragon Clan bloodline he took such pride in felt incredibly thin at this moment.

Just then, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the lake.

This aura carried a heaven-shaking fury, instantly shrouding the entire core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Under the pressure of this aura, the surrounding space began to emit the sound of cracking, unable to bear the strain.

Gu Yuena's stunning figure rose slowly from the lake water.

Her expression was so dark it seemed ready to drip water as she stared at the direction where the Sky Screen had vanished, her fists clenched tight.

Since she had fallen into slumber within the Lake of Life, this was the first time she had ever displayed such violent emotional fluctuations.

Di Tian and the other fierce beasts immediately prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to even lift their heads, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They had no idea what had happened and could only speculate wildly in their hearts.

Why was the Lord so furious?

Could it be that she was angered by the death of that million-year sea soul beast, lamenting the loss to the soul beast clan?

Deep in the bottom of the Lake of Life, undercurrents surged frantically.

Gu Yuena's beautiful figure hovered in the icy water.

The surrounding water pressure became distorted due to the terrifying aura erupting from her body.

The seven-colored sword light that had flashed across the Sky Screen replayed in her mind like a brand.

A familiar aura, a familiar pressure.

Gu Yuena was certain.

This was the power of the Queen.

But the Queen was clearly already dead.

How could this power belonging to him suddenly appear in the distant seas?

And why would it go so far as to save an ordinary Great White Shark soul beast?

Who exactly was in those waters, wielding his inheritance?

Or was it possible that someone had secretly murdered the Queen and stolen what belonged to her?

Intense killing intent churned in Gu Yuena's heart.

The water of the Lake of Life began to boil violently, and large swathes of white mist broke through the surface, steaming upward.

"No matter who you are."

"Anyone who dares to touch her things must die."

Gu Yuena clenched her fists, her exquisite face revealing a chilling murderous intent.

The plan to resurrect him must be accelerated.

She would personally avenge the Queen.

In this world, no one could bully those she claimed as her own.

"Anyone who dares to touch someone I, Gu Yuena, have claimed, I will exterminate their entire clan!"

The domineering vow echoed dully at the bottom of the lake.

The fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest felt this rage, all of them prostrating on the ground, trembling, not daring to even breathe loudly.

High above in the firmament, the image of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King being slaughtered dissipated.

The entire Douluo Continent fell into a brief silence.

Immediately afterward, an overwhelming barrage of comments erupted like snowflakes.

Countless soul masters and soul beasts were clearly not buying this ranking.

"What kind of nonsense is this? You call that 'assisted' killing?"

"A pathetic fish that spent the whole time running for its life, saved entirely by some big shot behind the scenes—how does that deserve to be ranked ninth!"

"This list is definitely rigged; it must have been manipulated by that high-level expert who unleashed the colored light!"

Inside Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang pointed at the sky, laughing loudly in mockery.

"I said it was just a publicity stunt! A beast that only knows how to run away making the list is absolutely absurd!"

Inside the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xiong Jun saw these bullet comments and grinned with his wide mouth.

He patted his chest, scanning his subordinates around him with a smug look.

"Did you see that? The eyes of everyone in the world are sharp."

"This lousy fish is just a show-off, relying entirely on clinging to someone powerful."

"If it were a one-on-one fight, This Seat could slap it into a pulp with one paw!"

Just as the crowd was filled with indignation.

The surface of the Sky Screen rippled with layers of golden waves.

Large swaths of text rapidly reorganized, forcibly overwriting the questioning bullet comments from just a moment ago.

[Demon Soul Great White Shark: Xiao Bai Ability Showcase]

[Physique: Demigod Body! Transformed after devouring the Soul Core of the million-year Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, its physical body is extremely formidable.]

[Special Item: Rainbow Scale! Personally bestowed by a powerful existence, capable of unleashing the power of a god-level strike at any time!]

[Domain Skill: Demon Shark Domain!]

[Mental Attack Skill: Light of Despair!]

As these lines of incredibly magnificent data were displayed, the bullet comments that had been noisy just a moment ago instantly stalled.

All living beings on the continent were stunned.

"A Demigod Body! It actually swallowed the Soul Core of a million-year Soul Beast!"

"Isn't this stat panel too luxurious? This is purely a monster of raw numbers!"

"Who just said it only knows how to run? With that Demigod Body alone, it wouldn't even have its defenses broken if it stood still and let a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast attack it!"

The introduction of the Rainbow Scale, in particular, made countless powerhouses gasp in shock.

"Capable of unleashing a god-level strike at any time? Who can withstand that!"

"Never mind a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, even a level 99 Peerless Douluo would probably be killed in one hit if they faced it, right?"

After the shock, feelings of envy spread across the entire continent like a plague.

"What kind of mysterious existence is that?"

"To forcibly feed a hundred-thousand-year shark until it becomes a four-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Demigod Body?"

"It's too enviable! Does that big shot still need a pet? I can endure hardship and I can talk!"

Many high-level Spirit Masters had eyes turned red with greed.

They wished they could jump into the sea immediately to replace that Great White Shark.

Being a hanger-on would be better than decades of bitter cultivation.

Even those reclusive Titled Douluo were driven mad with jealousy at this moment.

Leaping from a hundred thousand years to four hundred and ninety thousand years—this kind of heaven-defying method of changing one's fate was simply unheard of.

"I wonder what the reward for this ninth place will be!"

"That bear from before could get a divine bone, so the reward for this Great White Shark must be even more terrifying!"

Everyone tilted their heads, staring at the Sky Screen, anticipating the changes to come.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a golden fissure split open in the center of the Sky Screen.

Three lines of large characters descended slowly, carrying a brilliant radiance.

[Ninth Place Reward: Bloodline Evolution!]

[Cultivation Increase: Twenty-Thousand-Year Limit!]

[God-level Item: Sea God Torso Bone!]

The handwriting was incredibly clear, reflected in everyone's pupils.