Fire Domain Forged by Burning Soul Beasts

Deep within the Extreme North.

A fierce gale swept up mountains of snow. Beneath ten-thousand-year ice, a tiny silver-white silkworm lay coiled around the core of an ice crystal.

[Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: Use your spiritual power to probe the foundations of that Fire Domain. See exactly what is burning inside.]

Words appeared upon the Sky Curtain.

The Chat Group fell utterly silent.

Powerhouses from every faction held their breath. Countless streams of spiritual power followed the Sky Curtain's guidance, crossing millions of miles as they shot toward that roiling crimson Fire Domain.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"What dense Soul Power!" Yu Yuanzhen panted heavily, cold sweat beading across his brow. "This is no ordinary earthfire. This is an ocean of energy forcibly compressed by someone!"

Spirit Hall.

Within the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong half-closed her violet eyes as vast divine consciousness left her body. The next second, her eyes flew wide open, her pupils shrinking to pinpoints. Her scepter slammed heavily against the floor, shattering it with spiderweb-like cracks.

Within the Fire Domain, the Soul Power was so dense that it had condensed into tangible crystals. The crimson flames were not burning—they were breathing in and out vast quantities of high-purity energy. Having lived for most of her life and ruled over the Soul Masters of the world, she had never witnessed such a spectacle.

Within the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them as well. The statue of the Six-Winged Angel emitted a faint glow. Feeling that violent power, his brows twisted into a deep frown.

Before anyone could sort out what was happening.

A shrill scream tore through the Chat Group.

[Emerald Swan: No... don't! Inside... inside are the souls of Soul Beasts!]

The Emerald Swan, one of the Ten Beast Kings, had gone pale with terror. Every emerald-green feather on her body stood on end. She collapsed to the ground, covering her ears with both hands, yet she could not block out the screams echoing through her mind.

Her spiritual power had reached the deepest part of the Fire Domain, and she had heard it clearly.

Countless roars.

Countless wails.

They were the lingering resentments of Soul Beasts that had been refined alive and trapped within the Fire Domain.

"It's them... I recognize their auras! They were all renowned ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts from twenty thousand years ago! Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor, Titan Giant Ape..."

The Emerald Swan's voice trembled beyond recognition, every word soaked in grief.

"Their souls were trapped inside and burned as fuel for a full twenty thousand years. They will never be reborn!"

The moment those words were spoken.

Star Dou Great Forest.

In the core region, a gigantic golden-furred bear burst from its nest and raised its head, unleashing an earth-shaking roar.

Xiong Jun's eyes turned bloodshot, his fangs jutting out. As his arms swung, they tore through the air with piercing sonic booms.

"I knew that human reeked of my kin's blood! He slaughtered so many Soul Beasts! Damn human! Damn him!"

The giant bear frantically pounded the ground. Towering ancient trees collapsed in swathes, the earth split apart, and the entire forest trembled beneath his furious roars. Birds and beasts scattered in panic, while weaker Soul Beasts lay prostrate on the ground, shivering.

Lake of Life.

The lake water churned violently. Di Tian's massive body froze in midair, his golden vertical pupils filled with undisguised terror.

Sweat dripped down his black scales and splashed upon the water.

He had believed that he had personally erased those memories long ago.

Yet the roars of those souls within the Fire Domain brutally tore open wounds that had been sealed for twenty thousand years.

That man holding a Bronze Alchemy Furnace and standing amid resplendent Heavenly Flames.

Back then, that man had entered the Star Dou Great Forest for his own selfish purposes. He had not bothered with a single word of reason before attacking outright.

Divine fire poured down from the sky, and ten thousand beasts wailed. The entire core region became a living hell. Soul Beasts below one hundred thousand years had not even been qualified to flee. The instant a spark touched them, they turned to ash, and all their cultivation was sucked into that shabby-looking alchemy furnace.

Di Tian remembered it clearly. He had summoned Dragon God's Claw and used every ounce of his power to stop him. It had been his proudest trump card, capable of tearing apart space itself.

But that man had merely raised a hand.

A tiny flame drifted over lightly.

Dragon God's Power had been pitifully weak before him. Dragon God's Claw had been burned apart inch by inch, while Di Tian himself had suffered grievous injuries and needed more than ten thousand years to recover.

"It was him... it really was him..."

Di Tian's claws dug deeply into the rocks at the bottom of the lake, sending shattered stones flying.

He had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and called himself the supreme ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet whenever he thought of that man, uncontrollable trembling surged from the depths of his soul. It was fear born of bloodline suppression.

In reality.

Lin Xuan lounged in a wicker chair in the courtyard and lazily yawned. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting mottled shadows across his face.

The shock of every faction on the Sky Curtain, along with the roars and terror of the Soul Beasts, all entered his eyes.

He curled his lip, utterly uninterested.

"A bunch of country bumpkins who have never seen the world."

"This lousy Fire Domain is just the smallest piece of scrap I made while practicing in my early years."

"I only used the Soul Rings and flesh of around ten fifty-thousand-year Soul Beasts to fuel it. Do they really need to make such a fuss?"

Lin Xuan casually scooped up a grape from the fruit platter beside him and tossed it into his mouth. He chewed twice, then spat out the seed.

He shifted into a more comfortable position and continued muttering.

"Which of those Soul Beasts wasn't steeped in evil? They ate countless people and wiped out who knew how many villages. Refining them was justice on behalf of heaven, making use of waste."

"If we're really comparing them."

A lofty disdain flashed through Lin Xuan's eyes.

"Later, I took a trip to the deep sea, slaughtered several hundred-thousand-year sea beasts, and added quite a few hundred-thousand-year Beast King Soul Rings. The Eight Desolations Endless Flame Domain I forged had Soul Power concentration more than ten times that of this lousy place."

"Compared to that, this tiny Fire Domain is a joke."

Beyond the Sky Curtain.

No one could hear Lin Xuan's grumbling.

Yet the mere fact that this was a secret realm forged from refined Soul Beast remains threw every human faction across the Douluo Continent into chaos. Seeds of greed took root and sprouted in countless minds.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi slumped in a grand chair made of golden-thread nanmu wood, unable to speak for a long while. The teacup in his hand tilted, spilling tea all over the floor, but he did not notice at all.

"Using Soul Beast remains... to refine a secret realm of heaven and earth that increases cultivation speed?"

As he murmured to himself, his voice was dry and hoarse.

"This isn't a method any human could devise! This is a miracle!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin sucked in a cold breath. The Seven Kill Sword behind him hummed, sword energy crisscrossing through the hall and leaving streaks of white marks on the stone pillars.

"Soul Beasts possess immense Soul Power to begin with. In the past, people only took their Soul Rings and soul bones after hunting them, wasting their flesh and blood. If all of it could truly be preserved in one place... the value of this secret realm would be impossible to measure!"

Bone Douluo Gu Rong's hands trembled fiercely.

"No wonder Wuqie Ancestor could break through three levels in seven days! Anyone entering there would cultivate just as rapidly! Fengzhi, if our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could master such a secret art..."

Ning Fengzhi abruptly sat upright, a sharp gleam bursting from his eyes.

"Find this refinement method at any cost!"

Spirit Hall.

Within the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong slowly sat back down, her fingertips digging into the armrests. Her luxurious nail guards pierced her palms, yet she felt nothing.

Only one thought remained in her mind.

If Spirit Hall could master this method...

The Star Dou Great Forest, Sunset Forest, and the Extreme North. The countless Soul Beasts there would all become walking cultivation resources, without exception!

The mountains of low-level Soul Beast corpses piled up within Spirit Hall could all become fertile ground for nurturing geniuses!

The entire continent's balance of power would be completely rewritten! Nothing would be able to stop Spirit Hall's march toward unifying the world!

Her breathing quickened uncontrollably. Bibi Dong rose to her feet and looked down at the empty hall.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Yuanzhen smashed his fist onto the table, shattering the fine yellow rosewood into pieces. His eyes bulged as lightning flickered through his hair.

"Investigate! We must find out how this Fire Domain was refined!"

"If it falls into our clan's hands, why would we fear failing to dominate the continent? Forget the Upper Three Sects—I will become number one under heaven!"

Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace.

Xue Ye coughed violently and shoved aside the maid beside him.

"Pass the order to the Royal Knights. Seal off all information concerning the Sky Curtain! Secretly send people to every major Soul Beast gathering ground to collect the corpses of high-level Soul Beasts, in preparation for any eventuality!"

Shrek Academy.

A pin could have been heard dropping on the training field.

Yu Xiaogang stood there with his mouth agape, his face shifting from red to white, then from white to green. His legs gave out beneath him, and he collapsed onto the ground.

His prized Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were crushed to pieces before this world-shattering fact.

"Impossible... this defies all logic. After a Soul Beast dies, its Soul Power disperses into heaven and earth. How could it possibly be gathered together? And even turned into a secret realm for cultivation?"

He grabbed at his hair, muttering endlessly like a madman.

Dai Mubai swallowed hard and nudged Oscar beside him.