Someone Died! The Panic of Douluo Continent!

At the same time.

Outside the Sky Screen, on the Douluo Continent.

Almost everyone watching the light screen witnessed the entire process of Wang Er going from joy to agony, and finally exploding like a blood-red balloon.

That dull, muffled blast felt like a heavy hammer, slamming hard into the hearts of everyone who was attempting to cultivate.

"Ah!"

Terrified screams erupted one after another across the continent.

Countless commoners and low-level spirit masters, who had been sitting cross-legged on the ground with their eyes closed in concentration, jumped up in fright.

They scrambled backward, some even breaking into a cold sweat, their legs turning to jelly as they collapsed to the ground, gasping for air.

"People are dying! Cultivating this technique kills people!"

Panic spread through the crowd like a plague.

The fanatical atmosphere from moments ago, where everyone from the elderly to the young had been eager to start cultivating, was instantly doused by a bucket of ice water.

Spirit City, Pope Palace.

In stark contrast to the panic outside, Bibi Dong stood on the steps, her beautiful eyes sweeping across the entire Spirit Hall.

In her view, at this very moment, there was no large-scale death among those cultivating in Spirit City.

About one-tenth of the people felt varying degrees of tearing pain after guiding that scorching current into their bodies.

Some spat out blood, while others collapsed to the ground, convulsing from internal injuries, but they had at least managed to save their lives.

As for the remaining nine-tenths, they looked at each other in confusion, seemingly feeling nothing at all—no scorching current, no tearing sensation, no Cosmic Energy whatsoever, as if they had simply sat on the ground in vain for a while.

"It seems that the Cosmic Energy in the air of our Douluo Continent is too thin."

"Because the energy is thin, even if one's physical constitution is insufficient, forcibly inhaling a wisp won't lead to an immediate explosion like Wang Er. But even so, this violent energy is not something an ordinary person can withstand."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

They had also noticed the anomaly.

They had expected Spirit City to be littered with casualties, but it hadn't turned into a river of blood as they had anticipated.

"The danger is extremely high, and it requires immense physical strength as a foundation..."

Bibi Dong let out a long breath. Her initial worry and anxiety vanished, and a faint smile even appeared on her beautiful face.

"This is a great thing!"

She turned around, her gaze burning as she looked at Yue Guan and Gui Mei below.

"The bodies of ordinary commoners are as fragile as paper. Even if they know the technique, they don't have the life force to cultivate it. Forcing it will only lead to death."

"Spirit masters are different. Having been nourished and baptized by spirit power for years, the physical strength of a spirit master far exceeds that of an ordinary person."

Bibi Dong's thoughts became increasingly clear.

"This means that in the future, even if this Five-Heart-to-Heaven Method spreads across the entire continent, those who can truly succeed in cultivating it will still be the spirit masters!"

"At best, this technique merely gives those commoners a glimmer of faint hope. It cannot change the fundamental structure of the continent being ruled by spirit masters."

Bibi Dong sat back down on the Pope's throne, the smile on her lips gradually widening.

"For any faction, the more spirit masters capable of cultivation there are, the more terrifying the overall improvement brought by this technique will be."

"My Spirit Hall possesses the most spirit masters and the most deacons in the world!"

"Even if the Five-Heart-to-Heaven Method is made public across the continent, Spirit Hall will remain the unshakable Spirit Hall! We might even become stronger than before!"

At the same moment.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sect Master's Hall.

On the cold floor in the center of the hall, Ning Fengzhi kept his eyes tightly shut, his hands and feet still held in the position facing the sky.

Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo, standing to the side, had already restrained their auras, watching Ning Fengzhi's reaction with nervous expressions.

Suddenly.

Ning Fengzhi's body jolted violently, and a wisp of faint heat steamed up from the top of his head.

He slowly opened his eyes, a flash of irrepressible brilliance flickering deep within them.

"Fengzhi, how do you feel?"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin immediately stepped forward and asked with concern.

Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath and stood up from the floor.

He did not answer immediately, instead clenching his fists to feel the extra, distinct power within his body.

This power did not belong to his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit; it was truly flowing through his limbs, bones, and muscle fibers.

"I... I have succeeded in the cultivation."

Ning Fengzhi's voice was somewhat hoarse, yet it carried an unconcealable excitement.

As a level seventy-nine Soul Saint, although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda did not grant him powerful offensive capabilities, the baptism of soul power over so many years, combined with his status as the Sect Master of the world's number one sect, meant he had consumed countless precious treasures for strengthening his foundation.

The resilience of his body, while not comparable to that of a Battle Soul Master of the same level, was certainly not something an ordinary person could match.

"That energy was extremely violent; when it entered my body, it felt like countless small knives scraping against my bones."

Recalling the sensation from just moments ago, Ning Fengzhi spoke with lingering fear.

"But as long as one can endure the initial pain, this energy integrates into the cells, forcibly enhancing the foundation of the physical body. This is a heaven-defying path that requires no reliance on a Martial Soul at all!"

Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo exchanged glances, both seeing shock in the other's eyes.

Ning Fengzhi had succeeded.

This meant that the fatal curse of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect finally had a possibility of being broken.

Just as Ning Fengzhi prepared to issue the order for all direct disciples of the sect to begin attempting this cultivation, the image on the Sky Screen changed once again.

Not long after Wang Er's screen dimmed, the image of Yu Tianheng suddenly began to tremble.

In the footage, the entire abandoned street was shaking violently, and accompanied by the constant tremors of the ground, a rumbling sound echoed from afar as buildings began to collapse one after another.

It was just like a row of dominoes.

Yu Tianheng's eyes widened as he watched the buildings topple toward him.

Dodge?

Where could he go to dodge?

The abandoned buildings fell apart in mid-air, turning into chunks of earth, wood, and brick, emitting sharp whistling sounds as they rained down upon Yu Tianheng!

"Martial Soul Avatar! Blue Lightning Tyrant..."

In an instant, Yu Tianheng channeled all his soul power!

His arms transformed into dragon claws, and blue-purple electric arcs surged wildly!

Then, before everyone's eyes, Yu Tianheng's body was shattered by those ordinary bricks and stones, which had accelerated to their limit!

It was as if a stone fired from a slingshot had struck tofu; his body was easily pierced through!

He didn't even have time to let out a single scream.

[Explorer level thirty-nine Battle Soul Master Yu Tianheng, deceased.]

[Cause of death: Caught in the aftermath of a clash between War General Class martial artists, body pulverized.]

As the text appeared, Yu Tianheng's light screen gradually turned grayish-white before finally going completely dark.

At the same time, almost identical text appeared on Su Yuntao's screen.

[Explorer Su Yuntao, deceased.]

[Cause of death: Caught in the aftermath of a clash between War General Class martial artists, body pulverized.]

No one had expected that this sudden turn of events would cause two of the three explorers to die in such a stifling manner.

As of now, the entire first batch of explorers had been wiped out!