The Star Dou Forest's True Forbidden Beings... Had Awakened!

Bibi Dong silently turned around.

Lin Xia closed her eyes slightly, immersing all her consciousness into a deep connection with this vast forest.

He pushed his Plant Affinity to an unprecedented level.

The Sea of Consciousness is like a lake surface to which stones have been thrown; countless subtle "sounds" and "feelings" surge forth like ripples.

He "heard" the painful pulse emanating from the depths of the earth beneath his feet, like the gasping of a severely ill patient—the mournful cry of ancient veins being eroded by filth.

He "smelled" the faint, rotten Stench in the air, like rusted metal, stubbornly trying to seep into the veins of every leaf.

He sensed a weak tremor emanating from the roots of some tall, ancient trees in the distance, a tremor that seemed to be slowly eroding the vitality of life.

These sensations converged into a cold, undercurrent, causing him to shiver uncontrollably. His small body appeared thin and helpless in the night wind.

Just as the chill was about to make him curl up, a warm and substantial aura suddenly descended.

Almost at the same instant Lin Xia's body trembled slightly, Bibi Dong's gaze shifted from the distant core area and landed precisely on him.

Without a word, without even a moment of thought, she flicked her wrist, the movement as fluid as breathing.

The magnificent purple cloak she wore, a symbol of the Pope's supreme authority, woven from the Dark Night Spider Silk and Amethyst Mithril, slipped from her shoulders as if it had a life of its own, carrying her faint body heat and the unique calm aura of her Soul Power, precisely, gently, yet incredibly tightly enveloping Lin Xia.

The thick, soft fleece lining insulated against the chill of the night wind in the forest, and also seemed to block the invisible cold that seeped up from the depths of the earth.

Don't panic.

Bibi Dong's voice rang out in a deep tone, like a rock thrown into a pool, carrying a strange power that could calm turbulent waters.

Her gaze remained sharp, scanning the surrounding darkness, not landing on Lin Xia, as if her extremely considerate gesture just moments before was merely a spontaneous act.

"I'm here."

Three words, concise yet carrying Qian Jun.

That was not just a declaration of power, but also a responsibility and commitment ingrained in her very bones—as long as Bibi Dong had a breath left, she would never allow anything to harm the child under her wing.

Whether it's a visible, powerful Soul Beast or an invisible, intangible filth from the earth.

Lin Xia was wrapped in a cloak that carried Bibi Dong's body heat and unique cool fragrance. The chilling feeling dissipated quickly, like a thin mist under the sunlight.

He looked up at his master's profile, which resembled a guardian deity in the cold moonlight, and the fear surging in his heart was replaced by a great warmth.

He nodded vigorously, pulling his cloak tighter around himself, Absorb in the comforting warmth and strength. He closed his eyes again, focusing intently on resonating with the forest, trying to capture the clearer pulse of the Pollution Core, and contributing his meager but crucial ray of light to the coming unknown storm.

Time, in the intense silence, stretched like a spider's web, each second feeling incredibly long and heavy.

Bibi Dong's vast mental network Earthquake in the void, capturing the most subtle anomalies.

Lin Xia's senses were like roots penetrating deep into the earth, searching for the heart-pounding dark pulse hidden deep within the earth's veins.

I don't know how much time passed; it felt like only a moment, yet also like an endless night.

Just as the cold moon quietly shifted, about to disappear below the densest treetops in the west—

Buzz!

An invisible yet unimaginably vast surge of Soul Power, like the first long breath of an ancient behemoth slowly awakening after sleeping for billions of years, suddenly spread out from the direction of the Lake of Life, the deepest and darkest part of the Star Dou Forest!

This fluctuation was not a violent impact, but rather contained a supreme majesty and a vast, ancient aura.

It swept silently across the entire forest, leaving a trail of utter stillness in its wake!

It wasn't absolute silence, but rather all sounds—the wind, the rustling of leaves, the faintest whispers of nocturnal animals—vanished completely in that instant. It was as if all the creatures of the forest, from the smallest insects to the most powerful Soul Beast, instinctively held their breath, awed and frozen by this supreme pressure emanating from the very source of life!

Immediately afterwards, a massive, emerald-green pillar of light, its brilliance and vitality defying description, shot into the sky without warning from the direction of the Lake of Life!

The beam of light was so pure, as if it contained the very essence of life in the world, that it tore through the eternal darkness that shrouded the core area, illuminating the sky with a Mew emerald hue.

Amidst the light, several ancient beast roars, each with a different form but all carrying the same earth-shattering aura, could be faintly heard!

The roar was deep and majestic, Infiltrator vast distances and Tackle directly into the depths of Bibi Dong and Lin Xia's souls!

It's here!

The true forbidden beings of the Star Dou Forest... have awakened!

Buzz--!

That invisible fluctuation was not the impact of Soul Skill, but rather the "heartbeat" of the entire core area of Star Dou Forest being amplified billions of times in an instant, carrying the vastness and majesty of the primordial era, sweeping across the heavens and earth!

The air seemed to solidify into heavy crystal, the moonlight was distorted and crushed, and the surroundings were eerily silent, with even the faintest Bug Buzz completely disappearing.

Lin Xia felt as if he had been plunged into the ocean thousands of meters deep. Immense pressure was squeezing in from all directions. His heart was pounding, his blood was surging, his eardrums were buzzing, and even breathing became extremely difficult. This was not killing intent, but an absolute crushing on a life level. It was the terrifying iceberg of an ancient beast that had been lying dormant, finally revealing just the tip of its iceberg!

He took a deep breath, the cold air filling his lungs, but instead of calming his palpitations, it made his extremely complex emotions surge even more.

The true guardian of the Star Dou Forest... no, the ruler!

They're about to appear!

Moreover, judging from the several distinct yet equally terrifying roars contained within the pillar of light, this was definitely not just Bi Ji alone, but rather... the entire horde had come out!

Is it because of that world-destroying pollution?

Or... Lin Xia dared not think too deeply, only feeling an indescribable heaviness pressing down on her heart.

Humanity's understanding of the Star Dou is ultimately like that of a frog in a well, only able to see the sky from the bottom of a well.

Bibi Dong's purple eyes also narrowed to their limit the instant the emerald beam of light shot into the sky.

Her upright figure remained motionless under the invisible pressure, like an amethyst statue Ingrain the earth, but the veins on her tightly clenched fists beneath her sleeves were already slightly bulging.

Those intertwined, Abyss -like, vast auras of Ferocious Beast struck her, like an invisible hammer, shattering her understanding of herself as the Pope and a top powerhouse on the continent!

Such power... so many supreme beings...

Bibi Dong's heart was filled with a raging storm, far more intense than when she faced the pollution itself.

'... The legend is true! There are several other forces... each one is no weaker than Peak Douluo, and some are even stronger!'

An incredibly sharp thought, almost shattering her lifelong beliefs, gnawed at her reason like a venomous snake.

'Why?!'