Rebirth of the Death Spider Emperor, Heavenly Demon Creates the World

Douluo Continent.

Star Dou Great Forest.

As the largest of the three major habitats for Soul Beasts on the Douluo Continent, this place was home to an endless variety and quantity of Soul Beasts. It was a paradise for Soul Beasts, a heaven for Soul Masters, and the most dangerous place on the Douluo Continent.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, towering trees stretched as far as the eye could see, blocking out the sun and casting the forest in a deep, chilling gloom.

On this day, a heaven-shaking roar suddenly erupted from the Death Canyon, located in the core region deep within the forest, causing the entire expanse to tremble and rustle.

The sound was not only deafening but possessed an incredible penetrating power; even hundreds of miles away, one could hear the roar, which seemed to carry the scent of death and misfortune, causing the Soul Beasts to cower on the ground in terror.

"Hmm? What is that sound?"

Over a hundred miles away, in a secluded mountain hollow where a simple wooden cabin had been built, a tall and burly middle-aged man turned abruptly, looking toward the source of the sound with eyes full of suspicion and shock.

A moment later, as if he had discerned something from the roar, he muttered, "This is definitely not a sound an ordinary Soul Beast could make. Could it be..."

His eyes suddenly ignited with a fervent glow. He grabbed the woman beside him, whose expression had also changed drastically, and said with a trembling voice, "Ah Yin, let's go, let's take a look. If it really is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, that would be perfect; I happen to need a Soul Ring."

The woman's eyes revealed shock, and before she could say anything, she was pulled by the man as they dashed into the depths of the forest.

Inside the Death Canyon, a massive, pitch-black shadow suddenly flew out, streaking across the sky like black lightning. In the blink of an eye, it had traveled dozens of miles and landed beside a lake.

Under the sunlight, the shadow revealed its true form: a jet-black spider the size of a house.

The spider's purple-black eyes, each the size of a millstone, looked toward the lake water. When it saw its own hideous, massive reflection, it couldn't help but let out a series of unintelligible cries.

As its aura radiated outward, streams of pitch-black poisonous mist spread like smoke. Within a radius of several hundred meters, all flowers, trees, and countless small animals—including other Soul Beasts—instantly lost their vitality.

The giant spider, however, seemed completely unaware. Its two massive eyes were cold and deathly, yet at this moment, they held a complex mix of emotions: disbelief, shock, and utter bewilderment.

Damn it, I actually turned into a spider?

Looking at the reflection in the water, Zhu Huang found it hard to accept.

He had simply slipped into a bottomless pit while in the Kunlun Mountains; how did he suddenly turn into an animal?

Besides, how could such a massive spider exist on Earth? It was practically a monster. Could it be that I've transmigrated?

Zhu Huang shook his head vigorously. His memories churned, and a flood of information rushed into his mind, causing him to let out another painful roar.

A while later.

I've actually transmigrated into the world of the novel Douluo Continent.

Fine, transmigrated is transmigrated. I was alone anyway, so it's not like I can't handle it, but couldn't you have at least let me be a human? What's the deal with becoming a Soul Beast?

In his past life, Zhu Huang had read the novel Douluo Continent, and the tragic plight of the Soul Beasts within it was still fresh in his memory.

In a word: no future.

First, Soul Beasts could not become gods; attempting to do so meant certain death.

Second, Soul Beasts were merely cultivation resources farmed by humans. Every Soul Beast represented a Soul Ring, and a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast also guaranteed the existence of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. The vast majority of Soul Beasts could not escape the fate of being hunted by humans.

Finally, even if they were lucky enough to avoid being hunted and managed to survive for a hundred thousand years, they had to face the trial of the Heavenly Tribulation every hundred thousand years. Very few Soul Beasts ever survived it.

In short, Soul Beasts had no future and no way out; they were essentially destined for one of two fatal ends.

"Heaven, are you playing with me!"

Zhu Huang sighed toward the sky.

"Forget it, since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. At least I'm a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, already standing at the pinnacle of the continent's pyramid. As long as I'm careful, I can still live freely for a while."

However...

Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor... why does this Soul Beast sound so familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere.

Zhu Huang struggled to recall the content of the novel from his past life, and his eyes suddenly widened.

In over a dozen years, one of Bibi Dong's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts comes from a Death Spider Emperor. Could it be me?

Zhu Huang thought back carefully; there wasn't a second Death Spider Emperor in the Star Dou Great Forest besides him.

Zhu Huang's expression turned completely grim. He was already planning to pack up and run. He couldn't stay in the Star Dou Great Forest anymore; he intended to head to the Far North to seek refuge with the Snow Empress. At the very least, the Far North would be safe for the next ten thousand years.

Just then, a ball of light suddenly appeared in Zhu Huang's mind. The light enveloped a palm-sized jade slip, which radiated thousands of rays of light as ancient seal characters emerged from it.

Even though Zhu Huang had never learned these ancient characters, he strangely understood every one of them. They combined to form a scripture.

"Heavenly Demon Creation Art!"

Zhu Huang muttered the name.

This jade slip I grabbed randomly in that bottomless pit in the Kunlun Mountains... is it actually a supreme treasure of the Demon race?

Zhu Huang was stunned.

The Heavenly Demon Creation Art had an immense origin. It was the strongest cultivation technique of the Demon race, which had once suppressed humanity during the primordial era. It was a supreme divine art created and perfected by successive Demon Emperors. When cultivated to completion, it possessed the supreme power to create universes, opening the heavens or destroying the world with a single thought.

Zhu Huang scanned it quickly. The technique was profound and filled with wisdom, but he could only understand a tiny fraction of a fraction of a fraction... it was the foundation of the foundation of the foundation.

A Soul Beast's body can also cultivate this technique. Soul Beasts and Demon Beasts aren't fundamentally different; they just follow different cultivation systems. However, the Soul Beast system is far inferior to the Demon cultivation system. At the very least, Demon Beasts don't lose their power after taking human form.

But Soul Beasts do have one advantage: as long as they aren't killed or struck down by lightning, they have infinite lifespans. Demon Beasts can't claim that.

Zhu Huang looked at the jade slip as if he had found a priceless treasure. The greatest benefit of embarking on the path of demon cultivation was that after taking human form, he no longer carried the aura of a soul beast. Even if a god did not descend to the mortal realm in person, it would be difficult for them to discover his true nature, and he would no longer have to fear being identified by human powerhouses and hunted down endlessly.

Zhu Huang knew his chance to defy the heavens and change his fate had arrived, so he began to earnestly decipher the parts of the jade slip he could understand.

"The Heavenly Demon Creation Art is the cultivation technique of the Demon Emperor. That supreme Demon Emperor even created a secret method to gather destiny to assist in cultivation."

"The normal cultivation speed is naturally fast, but if one can rule over all demons and spirits, gathering vast amounts of destiny, the cultivation speed will become even faster. Furthermore, one can command destiny to fight enemies, allowing one's own strength to soar by several fractions or even several times over. The more creatures one rules, the more immense the gathered destiny becomes, the faster the cultivation speed, and the greater the boost to one's own strength."

A brilliant light flickered in Zhu Huang's eyes. "Destiny is truly a wonderful thing, but I am not a Demon Emperor, and I have no destiny at my disposal."

If he could have destiny to assist his cultivation and boost his strength, Zhu Huang naturally did not want to let the opportunity slip by. After all, his future enemies were most likely the gods themselves, and he wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible—the stronger, the better.

This method of using destiny gave him a shortcut to rise even faster.

"I am already a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and there are few in the Star Dou Great Forest that I need to fear. Since that is the case, I will first become the Emperor of Soul Beasts and gather the destiny of the soul beasts. If conditions permit later, I will bring the human race under my rule as well. Gathering the destiny of the entire Douluo Continent in this way should provide me with a massive boost."

Zhu Huang straightened out his thoughts and was just about to return to his lair to begin practicing the Heavenly Demon Creation Art when two auras suddenly approached rapidly from ahead.

"Another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Why does it feel a bit weak?"

"This aura... wait, is it actually the Blue Silver Empress?"