"Exactly! Soul Beasts are nothing but ants to begin with, fit only to become our Soul Rings!"
"Damn it, I've long been sick of that damn Xiong Jun and Evil Emperor strutting around like they own the place."
"Fuck! Let's kill those Soul Beasts and teach them not to swagger around, looking down on us humans!"
Every human who heard Duan Changsheng's words erupted.
On Douluo Continent, Soul Masters and Soul Beasts had always been natural enemies.
To improve their cultivation, Soul Masters had to hunt Soul Beasts.
Soul Beasts could also rapidly improve their cultivation by devouring Soul Masters.
Duan Changsheng's words had directly ignited the feud between humans and Soul Beasts.
"Infuriating! This is too much!"
"My lord, I request permission to fight!"
"Even if I have to fight to the death, I will defend the dignity of our Soul Beasts!"
As the Beast God and King of Soul Beasts, Di Tian couldn't tolerate a human running wild on the backs of Soul Beasts.
So what if this man possessed the power of a hundred-level god? He had the Dragon God Claw, and he would fight!
"My lord, we also request permission to fight!"
Xiong Jun, Ten Thousand Demon King, Scarlet King, and Zi JI all knelt before Gu Yuena, asking to join the battle.
Though their strength was limited, they still wanted to do what little they could.
Xiong Jun in particular wanted to seize this chance to atone for his sins.
After all, he had been the one to first voice his contempt for humans.
"Fine. All of you, go!"
Seeing their resolve, Gu Yuena was deeply moved. She spared no Dragon God Origin Power, temporarily boosting their strength.
They could also use the Dragon God Origin Power within their bodies to unleash a combined attack.
"Sky Screen, I, Di Tian, challenge the top-ranked contender!"
"Sky Screen, I, Ten Thousand Demon King, challenge the top-ranked contender!"
Di Tian and the other four great Ferocious Beasts challenged Duan Changsheng at the same time.
They refused to believe they could still lose when they joined forces against this man.
No matter the cost, they would make the might of the Soul Beasts ring out!
"This king is furious! This man has gone too far!"
"This king wants to see just how bold and capable you, you little ant, really are!"
"Sky Screen, I, Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, challenge the top-ranked contender!"
Even the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, far away in the ocean, couldn't stand Duan Changsheng's arrogant words.
He had ruled the seas for hundreds of thousands of years, and had never heard of anyone daring to look down on Soul Beasts.
Even the Sea God of old had never spoken such boastful words.
Today, if he didn't show this man what he was capable of, his cultivation of nearly a million years would have been for nothing.
Receiving the challenges from the six great Ferocious Beasts, the Sky Screen decided to change its plans temporarily.
Zi Chen, who was in charge of the Sky Screen Gold Ranking, hadn't expected Duan Changsheng to turn things into such a mess.
A few words had completely ignited the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts.
But since Duan Changsheng wanted to play, then let him play to his heart's content!
[Given the Soul Beasts' contempt for Masked Superman and their hostility toward him, they have issued challenges one after another!] [The challenges have been temporarily adjusted. The battle between Masked Superman and Evil Emperor is canceled for now, and Evil Emperor's full condition has been restored.] [The Sky Screen has decided to temporarily open challenge mode for Soul Beasts. Any who meet the requirements may issue a challenge directly.] [Challenging Soul Beasts: Di Tian, Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Evil Emperor, Xiong Jun, Ten Thousand Demon King, Scarlet King, Zi JI.] [Defending contender: Masked Superman!] [Challenger: Di Tian (Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King)] [ cultivation: 890,000 years] [Special techniques: Sun and Moon Radiance, Black Dragon Sword, Spatial Guidance, Ten Thousand Dragon Flames, Black Dragon World Annihilation, Black Dragon Domain, Demon Dragon Spin Strike, Evil Dragon Soul-Devouring Wave] [Divine skill: Dragon God Claw] [Characteristic: Ultimate Dark attribute] [Challenger: Deep Sea Demonic Whale King] [ cultivation: 990,000 years] [Special techniques: Tidal Surge, Thunderstorm Vortex, Demon Whale Domain, Demon Whale Spirit Eyes, Soul-Binding Net, Pseudo-God Core Eruption] [Characteristic: Unlimited Devouring] [Challenger: Ten Thousand Demon King (Demon Eye Demon Tree)] [ cultivation: 520,000 years] [Special techniques: Countless Branches, Corrosive Venom, Tree-Eye Paralysis] [Characteristic: Ultimate Wood] [Challenger: Scarlet King (Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff)] [ cultivation: 290,000 years] [Special techniques: Three-Headed Flame Burst, Demon Mastiff's Gaze, Infernal Flames Entanglement] [Characteristic: Hellfire] [Challenger: Zi JI (Hell Demon Dragon)] [ cultivation: 270,000 years] [Special techniques: Death's Decay, Heavenly Demon Reversal, Heavenly Demon Field, Heavenly Demon Water Domain, Abyssal Devouring, Heavenly Demon Dance of Fate] [Characteristic: Yin Water attribute]
The introductions to the five great Ferocious Beasts, along with the earlier introductions to Xiong Jun and Evil Emperor, left all the humans trembling with fear.
Masked Superman was powerful, but could he really hold out against seven great Ferocious Beasts attacking him?
Yet the seven great Ferocious Beasts' challenge made all the humans furious.
Wasn't this Soul Beasts shamelessly ganging up on the hero they admired?
It was outrageous!
As expected, not a single Soul Beast was any good.
"Snow Empress, sister, why don't we join in too?"
"They're all doing their part. We in the Far North can't be left behind!"
Far away in the Far North, Ice Empress gazed at the five great Ferocious Beasts on the Sky Screen, a fighting spirit rising in her heart.
This concerned the dignity of Soul Beasts. They couldn't stand by and do nothing.
"That works. We can take this chance to see if he's really him!"
Snow Empress looked at Masked Superman, who remained utterly calm. A dashing figure flashed through her mind.
"Snow Empress, sister, are you saying he's Little Duan?"
At her words, Ice Empress instantly guessed who she meant.
Thousands of years ago, Snow Empress had been suppressing her cultivation, unwilling to undergo a tribulation.
Just as she was about to lose control of her cultivation and face the 700,000-year tribulation, a human had descended from the sky and suppressed her cultivation with a single raised hand.
To show her gratitude, Snow Empress had invited him to stay as a guest in the Far North, where he could learn about human culture and emotions.
After spending a long time together, Snow Empress had developed deep feelings for him.
Ice Empress and Snow Empress had always treated each other as sisters, and often cultivated together.
His arrival had also let Ice Empress experience the allure of human men, and she had fallen for him too.
For Soul Beasts, as long as you were strong enough, you could have as many women as you liked.
From then on, Snow Empress and Ice Empress had stayed by that man's side, living happily together for nearly a century.
That man was none other than Duan Changsheng, the top-ranked contender on the Love Saint Ranking.
At the time, though, Duan Changsheng had gone by the name Duan Zhengyu.
Though thousands of years had passed, the sisters had never forgotten him.
Now, Snow Empress saw Duan Changsheng's shadow in Masked Superman.
"Mm, it's possible."
"But I'll have to observe him up close."
"Sky Screen, I, Snow Empress, challenge the top-ranked contender!"
Snow Empress took a deep breath and decisively issued her challenge.
The challenge wasn't the point. The key was to identify Duan Changsheng.
"Sky Screen, I, Ice Empress, challenge the top-ranked contender!"
Ice Empress quickly issued her own challenge as well, her eyes shining with excitement.
Could this man be their Little Duan?
[Challengers Snow Empress and Ice Empress have temporarily joined the Soul Beast side] [Challenger: Snow Empress (Heavenly Snow Woman)] [ cultivation: 690,000 years] [Special techniques: Emperor's Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Illuminates the Sun, Emperor's Palm: Great Cold No Snow, Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Unparalleled] [Characteristic: Ultimate Ice attribute] [Challenger: Ice Empress (Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion)] [ cultivation: 390,000 years] [Special techniques: Ice Emperor's Pincer, Ice Emperor Body Protection, Eternal Frozen Domain, Ice Emperor's Wrath] [Characteristic: Ultimate Ice attribute] [Challenge registration has ended. Masked Superman will face the challenge of the Nine Great Fierce Beasts!]