Under Bo Saixi's shocked gaze, the golden light in the sky began spreading to either side.
An island surrounded by seawater appeared on the previously empty screen of light.
The island was densely wooded, and something resembling a temple could be seen in the distance.
Then the scene settled on a young girl.
The girl wore a pink dress, her long scorpion braid hanging down her back, and stood beside the blue-haired Tang San with vacant eyes.
Bo Saixi froze at the sight. Wasn't that her Sea God Island?
[Douluo Continent's top ten Soul Beasts, tenth place!] [Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, Xiao Wu!] [Soul Beast age: one hundred thousand years.] [Current status: transformed into human form.] [Location: Sea God Island, participating in trials related to the Sea God Nine Trials.] [Ranking explanation: this ranking is based on actual combat strength in their current state. Having begun cultivating anew after transforming, Xiao Wu currently has the weakest combat strength among the ranked Soul Beasts.]
After the voice from the sky screen fell silent.
The entire world of Soul Masters seemed to stand still.
The many Soul Masters stared at the girl, unable to react for a moment.
"She's actually a Soul Beast?"
"Isn't she just a little girl?"
"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts can turn into humans? The legends really are true!"
"Wasn't she a student from Shrek Academy, which won the Soul Master Tournament before?"
"That's her! The one beside her is Tang San!"
"To think a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was hiding among the students at that academy. No wonder they won!"
Those who had just been guessing what ferocious Soul Beast would take tenth place now stared with wide eyes.
At that moment, one man in the crowd stood with his hands behind his back, his face full of confidence.
It was none other than Yu Xiaogang.
He looked at the sky and murmured to himself:
"Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts can indeed choose to transform, and can even reproduce with humans."
"But after transforming, they have to cultivate from scratch, just like humans."
"Before they mature, their strength falls far short of their original bodies."
The eyes of those beside him immediately lit up when they heard this.
"Then doesn't that mean this Xiao Wu is the easiest to deal with?"
That was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, which meant they could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!
And a guaranteed Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!
The appearance of any one of these things alone was enough to drive Titled Douluo mad.
Yet now, the one possessing these things was actually a girl who had yet to mature!
Soon, however, someone noticed a problem: Xiao Wu's location.
"She's on Sea God Island! That's a place of legend!"
"They say the Sea God Bo Saixi is there. This Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will probably only end up in her hands."
The voices in the crowd immediately grew quieter.
Most people did not even know where Sea God Island was.
And those who had heard of Sea God Island had already lost most of the excitement on their faces.
Never mind capturing Xiao Wu.
Whether they could reach Sea God Island alive was a question in itself!
Even if they arrived, they would have to snatch a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast from the hands of the Limit Douluo Bo Saixi. Just thinking about it made it seem unlikely!
Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong watched the girl on the sky screen, her hand slowly tightening around her scepter.
"She really is one of them."
Xiao Wu was no stranger to her.
Had Tang Hao not stopped her back then, Xiao Wu would already have become one of her Soul Rings.
She simply had not expected Xiao Wu to have gone to Sea God Island.
She just looked a little vacant; there was no telling what had happened.
Beside her, Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression also changed.
"Your Holiness, as for Sea God Island..."
Before he could finish, Bibi Dong coldly interrupted him. "Hold your tongue!"
It was not as though Spirit Hall had never set its sights on Sea God Island.
But the outcome back then remained in Spirit Hall's records to this day.
That place was far from the continent, and the sea was the domain of Sea Soul Masters.
Even if they dispatched Titled Douluo, they might not be able to land on the island safely.
Not to mention the Limit Douluo Bo Saixi on the island!
Bibi Dong's gaze shifted from Xiao Wu to Tang San beside her.
"He's there too, that little beast!"
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was certainly tempting.
But sending Spirit Hall's experts out to sea to take risks for a single Xiao Wu was clearly a losing deal, and she would not make it!
"Keep watching."
"It's only tenth place, after all."
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Fengzhi gazed at the sky, his expression shifting.
"That little girl from Shrek is actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"
Bone Douluo also looked astonished.
They had all interacted with Shrek's people, yet had never expected a Soul Beast to be hidden among them.
Sword Douluo did not respond, merely watching Sea God Island on the sky screen.
"That place... better forget it."
Ning Fengzhi nodded.
Naturally, he had also heard of Sea God Island's formidable reputation.
It was the site of the Sea God's inheritance, with powerful guardians on the island.
"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring may be good, but you still need to live to claim it."
What worried Ning Fengzhi and the others somewhat was that they had not seen Ning Rongrong.
The sky screen had not included Ning Rongrong at that moment, instead showing a close-up of Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Clear Sky Sect.
The inner disciples had already stopped cultivating, and several elders stood outside the hall, looking up at the golden sky screen.
"A transformed Soul Beast. A rare sight indeed."
"Our Clear Sky Sect has already concealed its mountain gates. This matter has nothing to do with us."
Tang Xiao watched for a while before withdrawing his gaze.
The sect had kept its gates closed for years. It could not possibly cross half the continent and head out to sea to hunt a Soul Beast over a single piece of information.
Besides, that was Sea God Island.
News reached the great halls of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace and the Star Luo Imperial Palace almost simultaneously.
The Soul Masters serving as retainers of the two great empires had all seen the girl on the sky screen.
"If we could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring..."
But when they turned their eyes to the map, they fell silent again.
Sea God Island was merely a tiny mark in the distant sea on the map.
How to get there, what they might encounter along the way, and how to retreat safely-even Titled Douluo had no confidence about any of it.
The situation in the Star Luo Empire was much the same.
In the end, they could only obediently abandon the idea.
Sea God Island.
Tang San looked up at the sky, his expression changing drastically.
This damned sky screen actually put Xiao Wu up there? It has already courted death!
He clenched his fists and thought through gritted teeth!
Tang San covered Xiao Wu's eyes to keep her from seeing the images in the sky.
The gazes of several Sea God Island Soul Masters in the distance also drifted over involuntarily.
A girl like this was actually a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!
What a surprise!
In a flash, Bo Saixi suddenly appeared before everyone.
She looked up at the sky screen, then turned to the island's Soul Masters around her.
"Return to your respective positions."
"The trials on Sea God Island will continue as usual. Do not let your minds be disturbed!"
As her calm voice spread, the already unsettled Shrek group steadied somewhat.
With Bo Saixi there, no one dared cause trouble.
Inside a certain volcano.
Through the Vermilion Bird's eyes, Ye Yao watched the screen of light above the volcano.
"Xiao Wu is only tenth? It seems this ranking really is based on their current strength."
He gently folded his wings, leisurely soaking in his magma hot spring.