Bi Ji stood to one side, her expression just as full of shock.
Looking at Di Tian's ashen face, she found herself at a loss for words, unsure how to comfort him.
She knew how proud Di Tian was. This blow was simply too heavy for him to bear.
Di Tian stared at the Sky Screen, his eyes filled with unwillingness and obsession. He couldn't wait to see the rest of the rankings and find out just who could stand above him.
Meanwhile, in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest,
the Ferocious Beasts stared at the results on the Sky Screen, dumbfounded.
"This... how is this possible?"
Xiong Jun rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then opened his wide mouth:
"How could Boss Di Tian be only fourth? Did the Sky Screen make a mistake?"
King of Ten Thousand Demons wore an expression of utmost gravity. He spoke in a low voice:
"The Sky Screen has never been wrong. If Lord Di Tian is ranked fourth, that means there really are two terrifying beings on this continent whose strength far surpasses his."
By the shore of Lake of Life,
Gu Yuena stood silently above the water, her silver hair fluttering in the breeze.
Her expression was grave.
"An 890,000-year-old Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King... In terms of bloodline and combat strength, Di Tian is practically invincible beneath the god level."
"Even an ordinary million-year Soul Beast would never be a match for him."
"Second and third... just who are they?"
Gu Yuena's hands clenched slightly.
She had a vague feeling that many secrets lay hidden on this Douluo Continent—secrets even she, one half of the Dragon God, knew nothing about.
And the source of all this seemed to point toward that Nine-Colored Man.
Meanwhile, in the Sun Moon Empire,
deep within the Evil Eye Forest,
the enormous evil eye floated in midair, letting out a burst of unrestrained laughter.
"Hahahaha! Di Tian, you arrogant fool! So this day has finally come for you!"
The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign's voice brimmed with glee at Di Tian's misfortune.
"I'm ranked sixth, and you're fourth. There's barely any difference between us!"
"Beast God? You're nothing special!"
Though he mocked Di Tian, a deep wariness still glimmered in the Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign's enormous eye.
He mocked Di Tian only to vent his own frustration.
But he knew just as well that anyone ranked above Di Tian must possess strength so overwhelming it bordered on despair.
In the Far North,
amidst the swirling snow and wind,
Ice Empress looked at the rankings on the Sky Screen, her little face beaming with excitement.
"Big Sister! Did you see that? That arrogant Black Dragon is only ranked fourth!"
"That means you must be third!"
Snow Empress stood quietly atop a snowy peak, her white dress dancing in the wind, making her look like a snow maiden.
Hearing Ice Empress, a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she softly shook her head.
"Rankings aren't important. Still, I'm curious to see what sort of bearing those three at the top have."
Snow Empress gazed at the Sky Screen, anticipation glimmering in her eyes.
She had a vague intuition that she might soon meet His Excellency Nine-Colors, the mysterious figure.
In contrast to the Soul Beast Clan's uproar, the human world was filled with fear.
Inside Pope Palace of Spirit Hall,
Bibi Dong sat on the papal throne, her breathtakingly beautiful face weighed down by exhaustion and gloom.
They had only just returned from the Star Dou Great Forest.
After learning that the Soul Beast Ranking had been released, Spirit Hall had organized a hunt for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, hoping to kill it before it could receive its reward.
But when they actually entered the Star Dou Great Forest, they found its Soul Beasts' defenses far tighter than they could have imagined.
Moreover, the Soul Beasts that had received rewards from the Sky Screen had grown terrifyingly powerful.
After a brief probe that cost them the lives of several Soul Saints, Bibi Dong decisively ordered a retreat.
As if.
Half of the Soul Beasts in the top ten of the Soul Beast Ranking were in the Star Dou Great Forest.
How were they supposed to fight that?
Go there to die?
Now, as she looked at the fourth-place entry on the Sky Screen, Bibi Dong slumped limply against the back of her chair.
"890,000 years..."
"The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian."
Bibi Dong's voice was hoarse. She looked at Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo in the hall, her eyes filled with helplessness.
"Your Holiness, the foundations of the Star Dou Great Forest are truly terrifying."
Chrysanthemum Douluo swallowed, his face pale.
"An 890,000-year-old Soul Beast... That's already close to a god, isn't it? Yet he's only ranked fourth..."
Ghost Douluo also looked grave and said nothing.
Bibi Dong closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened them again, a trace of resolve had appeared in her gaze.
"Pass down my order. From today onward, no one from Spirit Hall is to enter the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest without good reason."
"Our goal remains control of the Soul Master World. As for these Soul Beasts... until we're absolutely certain we can handle them, we must not provoke them."
She looked at the Sky Screen, the sense of crisis in her heart having reached its peak.
Inside the Elemental Space of Rainbow Academy,
Xiao Wu stood amid a sea of flowers in every color, her hands clasped awkwardly in front of her.
She wore a close-fitting pink miniskirt that showed off her long, straight, nearly perfect legs to the fullest. Her whole being radiated a unique charm, both youthful and alluring.
Yet at that moment, her beautiful eyes were filled with shock.
"Di Tian... is actually 890,000 years old?"
Xiao Wu murmured to herself.
She had lived in the Star Dou Great Forest for so many years, yet she had only ever heard tales of the Beast God. She had never actually seen him.
She had even thought that Da Ming and Er Ming were the mightiest beings in the Star Dou Great Forest.
But now the Sky Screen was telling her that, before the truly powerful, Da Ming and Er Ming didn't even make the rankings.
"So this world is so vast."
Xiao Wu was dazed.
She turned her head toward Long Yun, who was playing with two little dragons not far away. Her eyes shone with fervent admiration.
This man was countless times more powerful than she had imagined.
At that moment, the Sky Screen above the heavens changed again.
The golden light began to slowly draw back, and a new scene gradually unfolded.
At that instant, the gaze of the entire Douluo Continent was drawn toward it once more.
The golden light in the heavens slowly receded. The dazzling radiance began to collapse inward, eventually gathering into a boundless starry tableau.
In the deep, shadowy night, a gigantic dragon, vast enough to blot out the heavens, let out a long roar. Its wings spread wide, blotting out half the sky of the Divine Realm.
The golden words on the Sky Screen looked blindingly bright, piercing straight into the souls of everyone watching.
"Fourth place: Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian."
"Identity: Patriarch of the Black Dragon Clan, descendant of the Nine Dragon Kings. Former Dragon God Personal Guard Chief of the Divine Realm; a divine dragon who commanded space and darkness, once the strongest being on Douluo Continent."
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