The Willow Deity's Mighty Power Shocks Douluo Again; Grief-Stricken and Indignant Gangzi: Next Time, I'll Definitely Get the Answer Right!

"Xiaogang!"

After the blood-red pillar of light disappeared,

Liu Erlong and Flender saw Yu Xiaogang lying on the ground, nearly charred to a crisp, unconscious and in a pitiful state. They hurried over and helped him up, their hearts aching.

Tang San also put on a show, trailing behind them.

And Yu Xiaogang was not the only one.

Across the Douluo Continent, countless commoner Soul Masters, as well as Soul Masters belonging to sects and Soul Master clans, had also answered incorrectly and received punishments.

Unfortunately, unlike Yu Xiaogang, these people had not been so overconfident as to raise the stakes to the maximum.

As a result, most of their punishments amounted to losing a few cultivation levels or a few decades from the age of their Soul Rings!

After the livestream question was over,

the Heavenly Screen that blotted out the sky resumed showing scenes from the world beyond it.

The Heavenly Screen world.

After subduing the Green-Scaled Eagle,

Shi Yan led the Green-Scaled Eagle along. It had tucked away its ferocity and become docile, like a chicken walking on the ground.

Qian Renxue, little Shi Hao, Shi Linhu and the others were with him, as were Shi Dazhuang, Skinny Monkey and the others, who carried animal-hide bags on their backs and wore smug expressions.

They made their way back to Stone Village.

When they finally returned to the village entrance,

Shi Dazhuang saw the familiar village before him, wiped the sweat from his brow and let out a long breath.

"Phew! We're finally back!"

But the next moment, Shi Dazhuang spotted the old village chief, Shi Yunfeng, standing at the entrance with his hands behind his back and an unfriendly expression on his face.

Beside him stood the children's parents, each with hands on hips and unfriendly looks in their eyes.

Shi Dazhuang's smile froze on his face.

Skinny Monkey and the other children also realized things were looking bad. They hung their heads, inwardly groaning.

We're done for! We're done for!

When we go back this time, we probably won't escape a serving of bamboo shoots fried with pork.

"Brother Shi Yan!"

As they were about to enter the village,

Little One, Shi Hao, hugged a Green-Scaled Eagle egg bigger than his own head. Blinking his large, dark eyes, he looked up at Shi Yan and asked hopefully,

"Can we leave these Green-Scaled Eagle eggs in the village and raise them?"

"Once we've raised them, our village can have Green-Scaled Eagles help us hunt!"

"Do you think we can?"

Looking at Little One's young, adorable face beside him, Shi Yan found him somewhat amusing. As he spoke, he could not resist reaching out to pat his head.

"Of course. That's a good idea."

As a knowledgeable transmigrator, Shi Yan knew what sort of existence this little fellow before him would grow into.

He was the future Desolate Heaven Emperor!

If I don't pat his head now, I won't get another chance!

"Brother Shi Yan, stop patting my head all the time!"

"I won't grow tall!"

Little One's head bobbed under his hand, but he was not annoyed. Instead, he giggled, showing a few little white teeth.

Just as everyone was preparing to enter the village,

the Green-Scaled Eagle egg in Little One's arms and the other two eggs in the animal-hide bags on Shi Dazhuang's and Skinny Monkey's backs suddenly flew up at the same time!

As though drawn by an invisible force, the three eggs landed directly on the altar before the Willow Deity at the village entrance.

"Huh?!"

Little One cried out, his eyes wide.

Everyone froze and looked toward the altar.

The Willow Deity's jade-green branch swayed and brushed lightly over one of the Green-Scaled Eagle eggs.

In an instant, the egg, covered in blue-green scale-like patterns and speckles, burst forth with boundless rosy light and a thousand streams of auspicious radiance, emitting a hazy green divine glow.

The once-unremarkable speckled patterns on the shell began to shine as well, revealing countless profound runes. Some rose together like dragons and serpents, while others danced through flames like Vermilion Birds.

When the hazy green light gradually faded, the Green-Scaled Eagle egg had completely transformed.

Its once rough, emerald shell had become translucent, as though carved from the finest jade. Its speckled patterns had grown more magnificent, giving off a hazy green glow.

"This is..."

The old village chief, Shi Yunfeng, hurried forward and stared at the transformed Green-Scaled Eagle egg, his face full of disbelief.

"The life force in this egg has grown many times stronger!"

"The Sacrificial Spirit has awakened the bloodline within this Green-Scaled Eagle egg, causing it to return to its ancestral state and transform!"

"When the Green-Scaled Eagle inside this egg hatches, it will certainly be stronger than an ordinary Green-Scaled Eagle!"

Hearing this, everyone present drew a sharp breath.

At the back of the crowd, the Green-Scaled Eagle's bright yellow, vertically slit eyes were also filled with shock and excitement.

She recognized the egg-it was her child.

She had originally submitted only because of that human child's overwhelming strength, forced to bow her head to save her life.

Never had she imagined that her stolen egg would encounter such a heaven-defying opportunity in this little village!

A bloodline returning to its ancestral state!

That was a stroke of fortune countless Ferocious Beasts could not attain even if they spent their entire lives striving for it!

If her child hatched safely, its future accomplishments would surely far surpass those of its mother!

At the thought, the Green-Scaled Eagle was overcome with excitement. She stepped up to the Willow Deity and bowed her head deeply in gratitude.

She hoped the Willow Deity could also help her other two eggs transform and return to their ancestral state.

Douluo Continent, Star Luo Imperial City.

Inside the imperial palace.

"This charred willow tree is so extraordinary?!"

At the sight, Dai Tianfeng was utterly shocked.

"It actually made this Green-Scaled Eagle egg's bloodline return to its ancestral state in an instant!"

"If we could gain its favor, couldn't it also make our human Martial Souls evolve with ease?"

"That's a mighty power only the legendary gods could possess!"

The core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, ten thousand meters underground.

"Good heavens! This willow tree is incredible!"

When he saw the Willow Deity make a Green-Scaled Eagle egg's bloodline successfully return to its ancestral state and undergo a transformation,

Xiong Jun scratched his head and clicked his tongue inwardly.

"This willow tree can actually make this Green-Scaled Eagle egg's bloodline return to its ancestral state."

"That Green-Scaled Eagle is stronger than any of us!"

"If we could get its help, couldn't our bloodlines evolve again too?!"

"That really makes a Soul Beast envious!"

For a time, the entire Douluo Continent, humans and Soul Beasts alike, was shaken by the Willow Deity's mighty power.

After all, on the Douluo Continent, whether it was Martial Soul Evolution or bloodline evolution,

those were abilities only the legendary gods might possess!

The Heavenly Screen world.

"You really do understand people! You even know to say thanks!"

Seeing this, Shi Yan smiled and reached out to pat the Green-Scaled Eagle's lowered head.

"From now on, you and your children can live here in Stone Village."

"In a little while, move your nest over here too!"

Afraid the Green-Scaled Eagle would not understand human speech,

Shi Yan gestured as he spoke, pointing at the village and then at the distant mountain forest before making a moving gesture.

The Green-Scaled Eagle tilted her head, a thoughtful look flashing through her bright yellow, vertically slit eyes. A moment later, she finally understood.

"Screech!"

Afterward, the Green-Scaled Eagle spread her wings and flew back to her old nest, repeatedly carrying over the black wutong wood it was built from in her beak.

She found a place in Stone Village and rebuilt her nest.

As for the three Green-Scaled Eagle eggs, they were left before the Willow Deity's altar, waiting for the Willow Deity to help them transform.

Over the next few days, all three Green-Scaled Eagle eggs completed their transformations.

And after Shi Yan subdued the Green-Scaled Eagle,

Shi Linhu finally relented and agreed to let Shi Yan go hunting with the hunting party.

"I want to go too!"

When Qian Renxue learned that Shi Yan could go hunting with them, she immediately stepped forward and asked to come along.

She had eaten and drunk for free in Stone Village for so long.

Now that she had the strength, Qian Renxue also wanted to make a contribution to the village.

Under Qian Renxue's insistence,

Shi Yan thought of how the Green-Scaled Eagle would be going with them too and agreed in the end.

"All right, but you have to follow orders. No acting on your own."

Qian Renxue naturally nodded in agreement.

"Don't worry! I will!"

Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

Inside the imperial palace.

After Yu Xiaogang fell unconscious,

Liu Erlong and Flender hurried to find a healing-type Soul Master in the palace to treat him.

After a round of treatment,

Yu Xiaogang finally woke, only to discover that his Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, had lost the Golden Sacred Dragon's origin and become a pig-like beast, like an ordinary Beast Martial Soul.

Yu Xiaogang's vision immediately went black. He was so devastated he wanted to die.

"No! Sanpao!"

"My Sanpao!"

"How did you end up like this? Let me die!"

Weeping bitterly, Yu Xiaogang tried to smash his head against the ground, but Liu Erlong held him back.

"Xiaogang, don't lose heart!"

Liu Erlong's eyes were red and tears streamed down her face as she tried to persuade him.

"Back when Sanpao hadn't yet evolved into the Golden Sacred Dragon, didn't you persevere?"

"Although the Heavenly Screen punished Sanpao and stripped him of the Golden Sacred Dragon's origin,"

"there will be more chances to answer questions in the Heavenly Screen's livestream. There might be a reward that can change Sanpao back!"

"Xiaogang, I believe in your wisdom and talent!"

"This time must have been an accident. You mustn't give up!"

"That's right! That's right!"

Flender hurriedly joined her in pleading with him.

Only after Liu Erlong and Flender persuaded and encouraged him did Yu Xiaogang give up his wish to die. Filled with grief, indignation and hatred, he continued watching the Heavenly Screen's livestream.

Damn Heavenly Screen!

Do you think one blow can defeat me?

I, Yu Xiaogang, will never yield!

With my world-shaking wisdom and talent, I'll definitely get the answer right next time!