Outside Seven Treasure City.
Qian Daochen and Ning Rongrong had already arrived before the mountain gate.
Ning Rongrong looked up at the enormous Evil Eye on the Heavenly Screen and instinctively moved closer to Qian Daochen.
That dark-red pupil occupied a vast stretch of the sky.
Even through the Heavenly Screen, it made her feel mentally oppressed.
"An Eighty Thousand Years of Cultivation Soul Beast."
"If Grandpa Sword encountered it, could he win?"
Qian Daochen said,
"No."
Ning Rongrong halted.
In her heart, Chen Xin had always been one of the most powerful people on the continent.
Yet Qian Daochen had answered so directly.
Ning Rongrong looked at the man in white beside her.
"What about you?"
Qian Daochen clasped his hands behind his back and walked up the stone steps of the mountain gate.
"Just a little fellow."
Ning Rongrong blinked.
She hurried after him, her short, ear-length hair swaying gently with her steps.
"An Eighty Thousand Years of Cultivation Soul Beast is just a little fellow?"
"Just how long have you lived?"
Qian Daochen did not answer.
Ning Rongrong moved in front of him and walked backward up the mountain.
Her glass-colored eyes remained fixed on his face.
"Even if you do not tell me, I can still guess."
"Grandpa Sword knows you."
"That ancient sword on the back mountain is yours too."
"You must have many stories."
Several maple leaves lay along the edge of the stone steps.
Ning Rongrong only watched Qian Daochen and failed to notice where she was stepping.
She stepped into empty air, and her body immediately fell backward.
Qian Daochen raised a hand, caught her by the waist, and guided her back to the center of the steps.
After regaining her balance, Ning Rongrong quickly moved aside.
She straightened her white skirt, the tips of her ears turning slightly red.
"I could stand steady by myself."
Qian Daochen withdrew his hand.
"Then watch where you are going."
Ning Rongrong gave a soft snort and turned to walk ahead of him.
After a while, she quietly slowed down again and walked shoulder to shoulder with Qian Daochen.
Seeing how quickly her anger came and went, Qian Daochen said nothing more.
Although Ning Rongrong was mischievous, her nature was not bad.
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong had simply spoiled her too much, which had shaped her current personality.
After being taught a few more lessons, she would naturally become more sensible.
The Heavenly Screen suddenly shifted.
The Evil Demon Forest vanished.
In its place appeared a primeval forest filled with towering ancient trees.
Two immense auras collided deep within the forest.
Purple-black Spiritual Power swept across the area.
Swathes of ancient trees exploded from the center.
The Evil Emperor's true body floated high in the sky, countless tentacles transforming into spears as they stabbed toward the front.
A black giant dragon dove down from the clouds.
Its dragon wings spread wide, blotting out the sky.
Majesty gleamed in its golden eyes.
Its pitch-black dragon claws descended, severing dozens of tentacles at once.
Soul Masters across the continent immediately widened their eyes.
[Rogue Soul Emperor: Who is this black dragon?] [Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: It can suppress the Evil Emperor head-on?] [Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: The bloodline pressure from that black dragon far surpasses the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!] [Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan: The forest in the image seems to be the Star Dou Great Forest.] [Ghost Douluo Gui Mei: Other than the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, the Star Dou Great Forest actually hides such a Soul Beast?]
Sun Moon Continent.
After recognizing the black dragon, shock surged into the Evil Emperor's single eye.
"Di Tian!"
Back then, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had fled into the Star Dou Great Forest.
In order to fight over that million-year Soul Beast, the Evil Emperor had once crossed the sea in pursuit.
As a result, it encountered Di Tian in the Star Dou Great Forest.
It lost that battle.
Now that the Supreme Ranking was reviewing its strength, it had even displayed that experience.
The Evil Emperor's tentacles smashed heavily into a mountain.
The entire mountain collapsed on the spot.
"Since the Heavenly Screen is reviewing me, why is it showing Di Tian?"
"This is my ranking!"
Spirit City.
Bibi Dong stared at the black dragon in the image.
"The Star Dou Great Forest has another Soul Beast this powerful."
Golden Crocodile Douluo wore a grave expression.
"I have never heard of it."
"Judging by the might displayed in the image alone, this black dragon has at least Eighty Thousand Years of Cultivation."
Ghost Douluo looked toward the center of the forest.
"Your Holiness, could it also be an expert on the Supreme Ranking?"
Bibi Dong did not answer.
The Evil Emperor was already ranked ninth.
A black dragon capable of suppressing the Evil Emperor head-on would certainly rank higher.
Shrek Academy.
Tang San and the others gathered on the training field.
Ma Hongjun looked at Yu Xiaogang.
"Master, what kind of Soul Beast is this black dragon?"
Oscar followed up,
"Is it also an overlord of the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Yu Xiaogang's hands tightened behind his back.
He had searched through all the records collected by Spirit Hall, yet had never seen the black dragon from the image.
Facing everyone's gazes, he fell silent for a moment.
"The history of Soul Beasts is far longer than that of humanity."
"Just because the records do not mention it does not mean it does not exist."
Tang San nodded seriously.
"Teacher is right."
"This black dragon has always been hiding in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, so it is normal for the outside world not to know about it."
Yu Xiaogang looked at the Heavenly Screen and did not continue explaining.
He truly did not know where this black dragon had come from.
On the Heavenly Screen.
The Evil Emperor's Spiritual Power condensed into a purple-black spear.
The spear crossed space and appeared directly before Di Tian.
Di Tian shattered it with a single claw.
The violent force shook the surrounding space, tearing open huge cracks.
The Evil Emperor's tentacles lashed out one after another.
Every attack was enough to blast apart a mountain.
Although it excelled in spiritual attributes, the physical strength granted by Eighty Thousand Years of Cultivation likewise far surpassed ordinary Soul Beasts.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast entered the edge of the battlefield.
The aftermath of the battle swept over it, sending it flying on the spot.
Yet before Di Tian, the Evil Emperor remained at a disadvantage.
Dragon claws descended again and again.
The Evil Emperor's enormous true body became covered in wounds.
Even its prideful spiritual attacks were repeatedly blocked by Di Tian's powerful cultivation.
Across the continent, discussions erupted once more.
[Sword Douluo Chen Xin: This black dragon is even stronger, capable of suppressing the Eighty Thousand Years of Cultivation Evil Emperor throughout the entire battle.] [Bone Douluo Gu Rong: The Star Dou Great Forest has hidden itself too deeply.] [Sea Horse Douluo: Its bloodline and cultivation have likely already approached the limit of Soul Beasts.] [Clear Sky Sect Tang Xiao: If this black dragon enters the ranking, it will definitely be ranked above ninth.]
Just as everyone believed the battle was about to end, the Evil Emperor's dark-red single eye suddenly lit up.
Everything around it came to a standstill.
Falling leaves hung suspended in midair.
Broken stones froze in the center of the battlefield.
Even Di Tian's movements paused briefly.
A grayish-white beam shot from the Evil Emperor's eye.
The beam pierced through space and struck Di Tian's chest.
Black dragon scales shattered one after another.
Blood spilled from Di Tian's massive body.
Grand, majestic words appeared.
[The Evil Emperor's strongest ultimate skill.] [Light of Time and Space.] [It uses ultimate Spiritual Power to interfere with time and space.] [Once it hits, it can erode a living being's mind, soul, and life essence.] [Di Tian was once injured by this move.]
Sun Moon Empire.
Cheers erupted throughout the imperial palace.
"Lord Evil Emperor injured that black dragon!"
"As expected of the Sun Moon Empire's totem!"
"Light of Time and Space, no one can withstand it!"
Within the Evil Demon Forest.
Watching this scene, the Evil Emperor finally felt somewhat better.
"This is my true power."
"So what if it is Di Tian?"
"Taking the Light of Time and Space head-on, it will still be injured."
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