Just as the entire Douluo Continent was reeling over the identity of the mysterious powerhouse who had easily subdued the King of Ten Thousand Demons,
the golden light above the firmament began gathering on a massive scale once more.
Everyone knew.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons' reward
was about to arrive.
Above them, golden clouds surged like a tide across the sky.
Within the dazzling golden glow, countless auspicious rays streamed forth, tinting the entire sky with a sacred hue.
At that moment, every living being on the Douluo Continent held their breath and stared at the light that was gradually taking shape.
The next moment.
Several enormous lines of golden text appeared in the Sky Screen with a mighty, heavenly authority.
[Reward for the King of Ten Thousand Demons:]
[One: A stalk of Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass (can perfectly fuse with the recipient and awaken the deepest potential of their wood attribute).]
[Two: 300,000 years of cultivation (instantly integrated into the recipient's body, with no side effects).]
[Three: One racial bloodline evolution (break free of the Demon Eye Demon Tree's limitations and evolve into the Nine Heavens Demon Eye Holy Tree).]
As these three lines appeared, the entire world beneath the Sky Screen fell into deathly silence.
Then, a flood of scrolling comments swept over the Sky Screen at a terrifying speed.
"Holy crap! Holy crap! 300,000 years of cultivation!"
"Am I seeing things? Eighth place gets a 300,000-year reward?"
"Xiao Bai, the Demon Soul Great White Shark, only got 200,000 years earlier. The King of Ten Thousand Demons got 100,000 years more!"
"If that's what eighth place gets, how generous will the rewards for the monsters ranked above him be?"
"First place... Could the first-place reward be a million years of cultivation, letting someone ascend to godhood in broad daylight?"
The comments were filled with feverish excitement and disbelief.
Countless Soul Masters stared at the words "Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass," their eyes practically bleeding with envy.
"Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass! The King of Ten Thousand Demons only swallowed an ordinary Immortal Herb earlier, and he gained that outrageous time domain."
"Now the Sky Screen has actually bestowed one of the top grade!"
"What a waste! What a terrible waste!"
"And what does that last reward, the racial evolution, mean? Nine Heavens Demon Eye Holy Tree? It sounds countless times more powerful than the Demon Eye Demon Tree!"
While the outside world buzzed with discussion and went mad with envy,
deep in the Star Dou Great Forest,
the colossal ancient tree that blotted out the sky was now wrapped in a dense cocoon of emerald light.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons felt a warm, pure flood of life beyond description coursing through his roots and rushing into every part of his body.
It was the pure cultivation of 300,000 years!
"Roar!!"
The King of Ten Thousand Demons let out a roar of exhilaration.
The aged face on his trunk twisted with overwhelming excitement.
Above his head, a strange herb radiating Rainbow Divine Light slowly descended and fused into his crown.
In an instant,
the dry, black bark covering the King of Ten Thousand Demons' body began to fall away in great sheets.
In its place emerged a fresh new form, faintly glowing gold and smooth as warm jade.
The black demonic eye at the center of his trunk, once so sinister in appearance, split into nine.
Each demonic eye swirled with a spiritual fluctuation that made the heart tremble.
"Wood element... ultimate wood element!"
"And my spiritual power—it's actually reached such a level!"
Feeling the terrifying power surging through him like an overturned sea, the King of Ten Thousand Demons was overcome with joy.
Plant-type Soul Beasts had always been at a natural disadvantage in their offensive abilities compared with the top-tier beast Soul Beasts.
But now,
after fusing with the Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass and completing his racial evolution,
his offensive power would absolutely rival that of any top-tier Soul Beast at the same level!
"Demon Eye Demon Tree... No. From this day onward, I am the Nine Heavens Demon Eye Holy Tree!"
"The might of the Sky Screen, the methods of a true god—I am utterly convinced!"
The King of Ten Thousand Demons bowed his enormous tree trunk slightly and respectfully saluted the heavens.
This divine miracle swept away in an instant all the resentment he had felt over his secrets being exposed.
On the neighboring mountain,
Xiong Jun stared at the verdant sky and at the terrifying aura now emanating from the King of Ten Thousand Demons—a presence so oppressive that even he could feel it. The whole bear was numb.
Around him, several enormous Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears gazed at him with hopeful expressions.
"Chief..."
"That old tree spirit, the King of Ten Thousand Demons, seems to have surpassed you in cultivation."
"Does that mean our Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Clan will have to answer to him from now on?"
Hearing his clan members' hesitant question, heavy with envy, Xiong Jun's face darkened like the bottom of a pot.
"Get lost, get lost, get lost!"
"All of you, get back to cultivating!"
Irritated, Xiong Jun smacked a century-old tree beside him in half and grumbled sourly,
"How is that fair?!"
"My ranking was only a tiny bit lower than his. How could our rewards be so different?"
"One lousy plant was all it took to raise that old tree spirit to such heights. It's not fair!"
Though he grumbled, the envy in Xiong Jun's small eyes was impossible to hide.
Core Circle.
Beside the Lake of Life.
Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts looked equally grave.
"Three hundred thousand years..."
"That's practically saved him a hundred thousand years of tribulations, and given him another two hundred thousand years of accumulation on top of that."
Di Tian's eyes, hidden in the black mist, fixed on the King of Ten Thousand Demons. He sighed with emotion:
"Who could wield such power, if not a true god descending into the world?"
Gu Yuena had already returned to her seat.
However,
her beautiful purple eyes were alight with fervent anticipation.
"Eighth place received a reward like this."
"If the Sky Screen were to rank and reward me, the first-place winner..."
"Not only would the divine punishment wounds inside me heal in an instant, but my strength might even surpass its former peak!"
At the thought, a trace of vivid longing appeared on Gu Yuena's cool, composed face.
"Then the hope of bringing the Queen back to life would be even greater."
She murmured to herself.
Compared with the Soul Beast Clan's excitement and fervor, the entire Human Race's Soul Master World had turned into a vast ocean of sour envy.
"How is this fair?! How do these beasts get such incredible rewards?"
"Exactly! We humans are the true protagonists of the world. Isn't the Sky Screen showing a bit of favoritism?"
"We demand that the Sky Screen reveal the Top Ten Soul Masters! Our Human Race's Titled Douluo are absolutely no weaker than these beasts!"
Spirit Hall.
Watching the terrifying aura the King of Ten Thousand Demons had gained after his evolution, Bibi Dong restlessly crossed her long legs.
"Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Grass... If that Immortal Herb had fallen into my hands,"
"my Second Martial Soul could have reached an unprecedented peak."
Bibi Dong sighed, deeply unwilling to accept it.
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