Mistakenly Entering an Ancient Ruin? Demon-Sealing Land from Twenty Thousand Years Ago, an Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?!

"Although the Ranking Screen had completely exposed these old monsters who had remained hidden from the world, the rewards it granted had forcefully elevated Wuhun Hall's top-tier combat power in a short time.

Lion had already broken through to Rank 98 and even obtained a Hundred-Thousand-Year Head Spirit Bone!

If Azure Luan received a similar boost...

Wuhun Hall's strength would likely swell to an unprecedented and terrifying extent.

That would be no good thing for us, or for the entire continent."

Ah Yin gently held Tang Hao's trembling hand and comforted him softly.

"Brother Hao, don't worry too much.

Since the Ranking Screen is ranking the continent's peak Soul Masters,

with your grandfather's strength, he will surely make the list as well.

When that happens, the Ranking Screen will likewise grant you the rewards you deserve."

Tang Hao gazed at the Ranking Screen and could not help sighing.

"Let's hope so.

Otherwise, two Rank 98, or perhaps even stronger, peak Douluo are simply not opponents I can contend with now."

Within the Ranking Screen, the originally frozen golden words rippled like water, and the image changed once more.

It was a solemn Martial Soul Awakening Hall.

In the image, a young child of around six stood quietly at the center of the awakening formation.

As light rose, the phantom of a massive bird, entirely azure-green and proud yet elegant, soared into the sky behind him.

A clear luan cry instantly echoed throughout the entire hall.

An exceptionally dazzling radiance bloomed from the testing crystal ball.

[Azure Luan Douluo awakened a top-tier wind-attribute beast Martial Soul, Azure Luan, at the age of six. Innate Full Soul Power: Rank 10.]

[That same year, he was exceptionally admitted into Wuhun Hall because of his heaven-defying talent and began secluded cultivation.]

Seeing the scene on the Ranking Screen, Light Feather Douluo could not help clapping and laughing.

"Haha, Third Brother, you were quite a delicate-looking child. You were much more handsome than Fourth Brother's rough brute appearance back then!"

Male Lion Douluo glared at him and smacked Light Feather Douluo irritably.

"Fifth Brother, is your skin itching?

I was imposing and domineering back then!

Still, Third Brother's Innate Full Soul Power combined with a top-tier Azure Luan Martial Soul truly was a peerless talent rarely seen in a thousand years."

Azure Luan Douluo looked at his younger self on the Ranking Screen. A trace of nostalgia flashed through his eyes as he smiled faintly.

"That was all long ago.

Had Wuhun Hall not devoted its resources to carefully nurturing me back then, I would never have reached where I am today."

The images on the Ranking Screen rapidly shifted.

Under Wuhun Hall's full support, the young Azure Luan's strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

He left Wuhun Hall to gain experience, challenged powerful experts across the Douluo Continent, and had never suffered a defeat. The name Azure Luan gradually resounded throughout the continent.

The image ultimately froze on a spirited, heroic young man.

He stood with his hands behind his back. Eight Soul Rings in the optimal configuration slowly pulsed beneath his feet before a black ninth Soul Ring descended with a thunderous boom.

[At the age of 52, Azure Luan broke through to Rank 90 and became a Title Douluo. His name shook the continent, and for a time, none could rival his brilliance.]

Golden Crocodile Douluo watched the scene and nodded slightly in approval.

"A Title Douluo at fifty-two would have been an astonishing genius in our era.

Third Brother, even I had no choice but to admire that pride of yours back then."

Yet Azure Luan Douluo sighed softly and shook his head.

"Second Brother, you flatter me.

I was indeed arrogant and overconfident back then, believing there was nowhere in the world I could not go.

Yet it was precisely because of that that I brought about the disaster that followed."

As soon as he spoke, the image on the Ranking Screen abruptly darkened.

The once bright and sunny setting instantly transformed into a strange forest shrouded in heavy mist.

While pursuing a Soul Beast, the young Azure Luan Douluo in the image inadvertently entered a ravine filled with jagged rocks.

Deep within the ravine, a massive stone gate glowing with an eerie green light and carved with ancient, obscure runes was slowly opening.

[However, just after Azure Luan Douluo broke through to become a Title Douluo, when his spirits were at their highest,

he accidentally entered an ancient ruin during one of his expeditions...]

Within the Consecration Hall, the previously relaxed atmosphere instantly froze.

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes and stared at the bizarre stone gate on the Ranking Screen as he asked in a deep voice.

"Third Brother, is this the ancient ruin you mentioned before, the one that nearly cost you your life?"

Azure Luan Douluo's expression turned solemn as he nodded.

"Reporting to Grand Consecrator, this is the place.

Back then, I relied on my formidable strength and believed there was nowhere under heaven I could not go, so I rashly entered it.

Who could have imagined that it was no treasure trove at all, but a hell where survival was nearly impossible?"

Within Divine Wind Academy, Feng Xiaotian looked up at the azure figure soaring through the heavens on the Ranking Screen, momentarily lost in thought.

"So this is a true top-tier wind-attribute Martial Soul..."

Feng Xiaotian lowered his head and looked at his hands, then let out a bitter laugh and sigh.

"Compared to the Azure Luan Martial Soul, my Gale Two-Headed Wolf

is like a beast on the ground facing a divine phoenix in the sky. The gap is simply too vast."

Seeing this, a Divine Wind Academy student hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

"Captain, you also have Innate Full Soul Power, and you even created your own Soul Skill. In the future, you may not be unable to reach this lord's level!"

Feng Xiaotian shook his head, but the disappointment in his eyes was quickly replaced by blazing fighting spirit.

"It will be difficult!

But from now on, Lord Azure Luan will be the goal I, Feng Xiaotian, strive toward.

As fellow wind-attribute Soul Masters, I absolutely cannot bring shame upon myself!"

Meanwhile, deep within Sunset Forest.

Lan Yu stood with his hands behind his back, narrowed his eyes, and stared at the massive stone gate on the Ranking Screen, which glowed with eerie green light and was covered in strange runes.

"This place..."

Lan Yu frowned slightly. A strange look flashed through his eyes as he muttered under his breath.

"Why does it look somewhat familiar?

That dark green energy fluctuation, along with the arrangement of those ancient runes..."

Lan Yu searched through his memories. Three seconds later, realization suddenly dawned on him!

"Isn't this the Demon-Sealing Land Yu Han and I encountered twenty thousand years ago?"

"Azure Luan actually ran into it?"

Deep within Sunset Forest, ripples stirred the otherwise silent ancient woods because of the image on the Ranking Screen.

Jia Lin looked at Lan Yu's changing expression and asked curiously.

"Dad, what exactly is this 'Demon-Sealing Land'?

How could it make even a Title Douluo face near-certain death?"

The Fire Dragon King also leaned closer, his dragon eyes filled with curiosity.

"Yes, this place looks steeped in sinister energy. Even I can faintly sense an ominous aura."

The Water Dragon King nodded in agreement as well.

"For it to make you show such an expression, this place must have had quite an extraordinary origin back then, right?"

Lan Yu withdrew his gaze, sighed, and slowly explained.

"That was twenty thousand years ago.

At that time, not only did the Fallen run rampant across the Douluo Continent, but countless evil creatures were also born among the Soul Beasts.

And the most evil and troublesome among them was an Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger."

"An Eight-Hundred-Thousand-Year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?!"

Jia Lin cried out in shock, her eyes filled with disbelief.