Fifth on the Golden Ranking, Gu Yuena Shocked, Qian Daochen Unfathomable!

Bear Lord's pupils suddenly contracted.

Before it could retract its forepaw, Qian Daochen had already turned around.

He extended the ancient sword forward.

The blade stopped before Bear Lord's claw.

The sword light did not strike down.

Yet in that instant, all the Soul Power within Bear Lord's body came to a standstill.

Its five claws were shrouded in sword intent.

If Qian Daochen wished it, the blade could sever its entire paw.

The dark-gold fur on Bear Lord's body swiftly drew tight.

It stared at the sword blade inches away, its body frozen in midair.

"You..."

Bear Lord uttered only one word before the sword intent crushed its body and sent it flying backward.

It smashed through more than ten giant trees before finally ending up hanging from a crooked trunk.

The tree trunk swayed violently.

Bear Lord's limbs were spread wide, its body dangling in midair.

Between its trouser legs, a stream of liquid dripped down the trunk.

The valley fell silent.

Bear Lord lowered its head for a look, and its expression immediately turned ugly.

It was a majestic Four-Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, one of the three great ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Yet today, it had been frightened into wetting itself by a single sword strike.

Qian Daochen did not look at it.

He sheathed his sword and stepped across the fallen sea of flowers.

"I did not hurt it."

"If you continue to obstruct me, the next sword will not stop before your claw."

Hanging from the tree, Bear Lord did not dare move at all.

That sword strike had been too fast.

So fast that it had not even had time to think of dodging.

What frightened it even more was that Qian Daochen could have severed its claw completely, yet had merely used sword intent to knock it back.

If the other party had wanted to kill it,

it would already have been a corpse.

Qian Daochen turned into a streak of white light and left the valley.

Only after that aura had completely vanished did Bear Lord drop down from the tree.

It stood amid the wreckage, its expression so gloomy it seemed capable of dripping water.

Yet when it recalled the blade stopping before its claw, its body still shuddered instinctively.

"Human Soul Masters..."

"Since when had they become so strong?"

Bear Lord raised its head toward the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Though the exchange had been brief, it had already alerted Lake of Life.

Two auras rose from the depths of the forest at the same time.

One belonged to Di Tian.

The other carried the ancient pressure of the Dragon Clan.

Di Tian arrived with the other ferocious beasts.

He landed before Bear Lord, his gaze sweeping over the broken giant trees and sword marks on the ground.

"What happened?"

Bear Lord immediately stood upright.

But the tree trunk behind it still bore marks clawed out by its talons.

Myriad Demon King glanced at Bear Lord.

"Were you hanging from a tree to sun yourself?"

Scarlet King bared its teeth.

"Bear Lord, you can fall out of trees too?"

Zi Ji looked at the water stains on the ground, amusement appearing in her eyes.

"There seems to be another scent here."

Bear Lord's expression darkened further.

"Shut up, all of you!"

It raised its paw, revealing five completely unscathed claws.

"That human was very strong."

"He took the Light Dragon God Butterfly away."

Di Tian's gaze fell toward the depths of the valley.

"You failed to stop him?"

Bear Lord gritted its teeth.

"I used Heaven-Splitting Claw."

"And what happened?"

Myriad Demon King looked at the five deep trenches in the ground.

Bear Lord fell silent for a moment.

It was unwilling to admit it, but it could only state the truth.

"My Heaven-Splitting Claw was erased by a single stroke of his sword."

"His sword stopped before my claw."

"If it had been one inch closer, my paw would have been gone."

The smiles on the faces of the ferocious beasts gradually vanished.

Di Tian's expression turned grave.

Even ordinary Peerless Douluo did not dare receive Bear Lord's Heaven-Splitting Claw head-on.

Yet that mysterious human had neutralized it with a single sword strike.

And he had not truly harmed Bear Lord.

Such power had already surpassed their understanding of human Soul Masters.

By the end, Bear Lord's expression was still ugly.

"That human also said that the Light Dragon God Butterfly had left with him willingly."

"He never explained anything from beginning to end."

"I merely told him to stay, and he drew his sword at once."

"Have humans become so arrogant?"

Di Tian did not answer.

He turned to look toward Lake of Life.

"Go report to the Lord."

"This matter cannot be concealed."

The group of ferocious beasts returned to Lake of Life.

Gu Yuena stood upon the lake's surface.

Her silver gown fell to her ankles.

She walked barefoot across the water, tiny ripples spreading beneath her feet.

Her silver hair cascaded along her slender waist, its ends lifted by the wind to reveal her fair, graceful neck.

She was tall, her long dress outlining her elegant curves.

Moonlight shone over her profile, making her violet eyes appear even brighter.

Di Tian walked to the lakeshore and bowed.

"My Lord."

"Bear Lord encountered a human."

Gu Yuena stopped walking.

Di Tian recounted everything that had happened in the valley.

Upon hearing that the Light Dragon God Butterfly had been taken away, Gu Yuena did not speak immediately.

The Light Dragon God Butterfly's life essence was declining.

She had noticed this long ago.

That Soul Beast possessed a highly unusual bloodline.

It contained a trace of the Dragon God's aura, along with a light attribute and the bloodline of a divine butterfly.

Unfortunately, its life had already reached its end.

Even if it remained at Lake of Life, its fate could not be reversed.

"Bear Lord, did you fight him?"

Gu Yuena looked toward Bear Lord beneath the tree.

Bear Lord raised its right claw.

A faint sword mark remained on its claw tip.

"Yes."

"His sword struck here."

Bear Lord did not mention the water stain on the tree trunk.

It truly did not want this matter to become a joke among the ferocious beasts again.

Gu Yuena examined the sword mark.

"If he had wanted to kill you, that sword would not have landed on your claw."

Bear Lord did not refute her.

Di Tian also walked to Bear Lord's side and carefully examined the wound.

The sword mark was extremely fine.

The power lingering within it had already dissipated.

Yet the flesh of the claw tip had not been damaged; only a pale mark remained on the surface.

This showed that the other party's control over power far exceeded Bear Lord's.

It was not that he could not kill it.

He simply could not be bothered to.

Myriad Demon King said softly,

"That human's strength may be something only the Lord and Di Tian can match."

Scarlet King immediately looked at Bear Lord.

"Didn't you say you weren't injured?"

Bear Lord glared at it.

"I merely said I wasn't injured."

"I never said that human wasn't strong."

Gu Yuena ignored the ferocious beasts' argument.

She looked in the direction of the valley.

"The Light Dragon God Butterfly's lifespan is nearly exhausted."

"His taking it away may not have been for its Soul Ring."

Di Tian frowned slightly.

"My Lord, what do you mean?"

"Have someone investigate that human's identity."

Gu Yuena withdrew her gaze.

"He could see the Light Dragon God Butterfly's condition, yet was willing to take away a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast on the verge of death."

"That in itself is very strange."

"Moreover, his swordsmanship has surpassed that of ordinary human experts."

Gu Yuena had become interested in this human.

Since the Dragon God had fallen, the human Soul Masters of the continent had continued to grow stronger, yet none had ever given her this feeling.

That sword strike carried no divine power fluctuations.

Yet the power contained within it was already enough to threaten ferocious beasts.

"Di Tian, investigate personally."

"Yes, my Lord."

Di Tian bowed in acknowledgment.

Bear Lord stood to the side and looked back at the five claw marks it had left.

It recalled Qian Daochen's retreating figure, and a stifling feeling rose in its chest.

"The next time I meet him, I will definitely..."

Myriad Demon King immediately asked,

"You will definitely what?"

Bear Lord shut his mouth.

It had wanted to say that it would definitely get even.

But the blade appeared before its eyes again.

In the end, it only raised its head and looked toward the distant Heavenly Screen.

"Let's see who ranks fifth on the Supreme Ranking first."

Just then,

golden light gathered in the sky once more.

Tang Chen, who had originally been ranked sixth, slowly moved down.

The fifth position was covered by a vast expanse of golden light.

Majestic words appeared line by line across the heavens.

[The Supreme Powerhouse Ranking review will continue shortly!]

[Fifth place is about to be announced!]

The two continents instantly erupted.

[Rogue Soul Emperor: Tang Chen, ranked sixth, has already received a five-hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a divine artifact, and an incomplete divine position!]

[Elephant Armor Sect Master Huyan Zhen: The reward for fifth place will probably truly reach the godly level!]

[Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect Master Yu Yuanzhen: The top five must be the continent's absolute strongest.]

[Sea Horse Douluo: I wonder what rank Lady Bo Saixi will place.]

[Mighty Lion Douluo: The Grand Priest will at least make it into the top three!]