Two Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears! The Power of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Four hundred and fifty thousand years!

When those five words were branded deeply across the heavens like marks seared by tempering, it felt as though all the air across Douluo Continent had been drained away.

Rumble!

An invisible, terrifying pressure actually passed through the heavenly curtain, blanketing the real world like spilled mercury!

Outside Spirit City, a Soul Elder on patrol had his legs give out beneath him and fell straight to his knees, his face pale as paper. This was not suppression by soul power, but an instinctive shudder from the deepest level of his life force—the terror of facing a natural predator!

Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin abruptly rose to his feet. For the first time, stormy waves appeared in his normally placid eyes. His grip around his sword tightened sharply, and the blade that had accompanied him his entire life actually let out a faint, strained hum.

"What tyrannical ultimate strength... In terms of pure power, this beast is likely no weaker than the legendary Limit Douluo!"

Seagod Island.

Bo Saixi, seated cross-legged before Sea God Hall, slowly opened her azure eyes. Gazing toward the continent, she frowned slightly.

"Such a vicious creature existed on the continent twenty thousand years ago?"

Slaughter City.

Tang Chen's figure paused atop the blood-red altar. His towering killing intent was briefly torn open by a crack under that savage, primordial pressure. He knew very well that without the support of Asura God's power, if he fought this giant bear with his physical body alone, the outcome would be uncertain!

The chat group had long since fallen silent.

Just when everyone thought this was the pinnacle of oppression, the space behind Xiong Jun in the heavenly curtain began to crack apart inch by inch like a shattered mirror.

An even thicker, more ferocious dark-gold giant claw slowly emerged.

Then, a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear nearly half again as large as Xiong Jun stepped out.

Its fur was darker, almost a dull black gold. The red gleam in its eyes no longer held mere savagery, but an unfathomable greed and malevolence that regarded all things as food.

[Evil Beast—Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear (Xiong Jun's elder brother), cultivation: 530,000 years!]

Five hundred and thirty thousand years!!!

"Roar—!!!"

In the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest, at the center of Lake of Life, Xiong Jun beneath Di Tian suddenly released a heart-rending roar. It was not anger, but a mournful cry mixed with endless pain and resentment!

The memory seal personally placed by his lord shattered with a thunderous crash the instant he saw that figure upon the heavenly curtain!

Countless blood-red scenes flooded his mind.

He saw his elder brother slaughter tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in a human city, merely to devour their flesh, blood, and soul power in preparation for overcoming the five-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.

He saw the two brothers join forces, their arrogance unmatched as they fought the Beast God Di Tian head-on in the Star Dou Great Forest without falling behind.

At last, he saw...

That day, the world held nothing but flames so pure they seemed capable of burning everything to ash.

A blurry figure held an ancient furnace martial soul in one hand, while a brilliant multicolored fire lotus danced at his fingertips.

His elder brother's Dark Gold Terrorclaw, said to be capable of tearing through anything, melted away inch by inch like rotten wood before that fire lotus.

"You evil beasts, since you have killed humans... you must be prepared to be killed by humans."

That figure's indifferent voice sounded like his elder brother's final death knell.

In the end, amid a shriek that echoed through heaven and earth, his elder brother's enormous body turned to flying ash, leaving behind only a... blackish-red ninth soul ring wrapped in nine golden patterns!

Within the heavenly curtain.

Inside the valley, Tang Potian had already been forced half to his knees by the auras of the two ferocious beasts. Blood seeped from his seven orifices, and he could barely hold onto the Black Iron Hammer in his hand.

"Imperial Auspicious Beast, come back with us." Xiong Jun's elder brother spoke, his voice even deeper than Xiong Jun's and carrying a sickeningly viscous quality. "Otherwise, this human, and this entire forest, will become my snacks."

At that moment, a golden figure resolutely stepped in front of Tang Potian.

It was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Golden light blazed around its body, and the power of fortune belonging to the Imperial Auspicious Beast surged into the sky, forcibly pushing apart the pressure of the two ferocious beasts and creating a safe space.

"I told you." Golden flames burned in the vertical eye of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. Its voice was no longer calm, but filled with resolve and majesty. "I will not keep company with evil soul beasts!"

"You're courting death!"

Xiong Jun's elder brother lost his patience.

He and Xiong Jun moved at the same time!

Two Dark Gold Terrorclaws that blotted out the sky came crashing down from both sides toward the tiny Three-Eyed Golden Lion, carrying a terrifying force capable of tearing apart the heavens!

Everyone in the chat group had their hearts in their throats.

Facing a combined attack from two top-tier ferocious beasts with nearly a million years of cultivation between them, how could this auspicious beast defend itself?

The next second, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion gave them its answer.

"Buzz—!"

The Eye of Destiny on its forehead abruptly opened!

But this time, what shot out was not a spiritual beam, but a radiance of dazzlingly pure white light, along with a wisp of incomparably pure golden flame!

Ultimate Light! Ultimate Fire!

The white light was like an invincible sword of the gods. It instantly tore through the sky and accurately slashed at the point where the paths of the two giant claws intersected!

The golden flames transformed into a roaring fire dragon and surged upward to meet the claws!

Boom—!!!

The deafening blast became a shockwave visible to the naked eye, sweeping madly outward.

The valley was gone.

Every towering ancient tree within three kilometers was vaporized in an instant, while the earth was melted by the terrifying energy into glass-like crystals!

As the smoke and dust dispersed.

A scene appeared that nearly made every soul master across the continent's eyes pop out.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion still stood proudly where it was, protecting Tang Potian behind it without letting him suffer even the slightest injury.

Yet before it, Xiong Jun and his elder brother had both been forced half a step back by the impact! Upon their indestructible Dark Gold Terrorclaws were a distinct white slash and a swath of blackened burn marks!

The power of the Dark Gold Terrorclaws tore through the entire battlefield as it collided with Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire. In an instant, the earth shattered, and even the two immensely powerful Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears were forced back several steps.

One against two, yet not at a disadvantage!

[Bibi Dong: Th-this... is this the true power of the Imperial Auspicious Beast?!]

[Yu Xiaogang: Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire... two supreme elemental powers said to be wielded only by gods, and it possesses both at once?!]

[Qian Daoliu: A monster! What sort of monster did this ancestor of the Clear Sky Sect run into?!]

Ultimate Light and Ultimate Fire—either attribute alone was enough to surpass any opponent of the same rank. They could be said to be powers possessed only by peerless experts.

Yet the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could wield both ultimate powers with such ease!

This truly shook every major force across Douluo Continent. At the same time, their understanding of soul beasts reached new heights. None of them could believe that such terror lurked in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest!