The Star Dou Great Forest, the edge of the Core Zone.
The originally peaceful and quiet woods were now filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.
The air seemed to have turned into thick mercury; every breath required immense effort.
In the sky, heavy dark clouds had gathered at some point, pressing down as if they were about to fall and utterly crush the entire forest.
Liu Yuan stood beneath a towering ancient tree, his brow furrowed, his gaze locked firmly ahead.
There, the Snow Empress was half-kneeling on the ground, her hands pressed lightly beside the unconscious Auspicious Beast.
Soft and pure ice-blue spirit power was continuously surging from her palms, carefully injected into the Auspicious Beast's body. She was using her own refined Origin power, attempting to awaken the Auspicious Beast's dormant consciousness.
"Is it not ready yet? Snow Empress."
Although Liu Yuan's voice remained steady, his speaking speed was noticeably faster than usual.
He could clearly feel those few terrifyingly extreme auras had already crossed the spatial barriers, like evil ghosts rushing out of Hell, approaching this place at an incredible speed.
Ten miles... five miles... three miles...
That targeted malice pricked Liu Yuan's panel like steel needles.
"Almost... Master, give me a little more time."
Fine beads of sweat broke out on the Snow Empress's forehead; she did not dare to be distracted in the slightest.
"The Auspicious Beast's Origin was damaged. Although your medicine healed its physical body, its spirit is still in a state of self-closure. I must guide it to wake up."
"Tsk, what a hassle."
Liu Yuan sighed helplessly.
Is this the price of doing good deeds?
If it were any other time, he would have used Extreme Speed to slip away long ago.
But now, for the System's [Mega Kyogre Random Ability] reward, and for the Snow Empress's request, he had to brace himself and act as a sitting duck here.
"It seems it's too late."
Liu Yuan suddenly looked up toward the Void Realm ahead, his eyes narrowing slightly. "These guys are even faster than I imagined."
Just as his voice fell—
"BOOM—!!!"
An earth-shattering roar erupted, as if the sky itself had collapsed.
The space in front of him suddenly shattered, and a pitch-black crack expanded instantly, forming a massive spatial tunnel.
Immediately following, endless dark Qi surged out like a flood from a broken dam, instantly swallowing all sunlight within a radius of several miles!
"There! The Auspicious Beast is there!"
Accompanied by an excited shout, several figures carrying world-destroying pressure descended with a crash!
The leader, clad in a black robe with golden hair flying and eyes like two burning golden suns, was none other than the Beast God Di Tian!
Behind him, the mountain-sized Bear Lord, the Myriad Demon King with soaring Demonic Qi, the Scarlet King shrouded in Hellfire, and the anxious Bi Ji followed closely.
The top combat forces of the Star Dou Great Forest were all assembled!
At this moment, the spirit power fluctuations of the entire area became instantly chaotic, and the terrifying pressure made the earth tremble in fear.
As soon as Di Tian appeared, his golden eyes instantly locked onto the golden figure on the ground.
When he saw that the Auspicious Beast, though unconscious, was breathing steadily and its injuries were healed, the fire of rage in his eyes that had been about to burn the world finally subsided slightly.
Fortunately... it's not dead!
As long as the Auspicious Beast was still alive, there was still room to salvage everything!
But then, Di Tian's gaze shifted and fell upon the figure who was transferring spirit power to the Auspicious Beast.
His pupils suddenly constricted, and a look of undisguised astonishment appeared on his face.
"Snow Empress?!"
Di Tian looked at the Snow Empress's figure in disbelief: "Why is she here? Why would the Dominator of the Extreme North Land appear in the Core Zone of my Star Dou Great Forest, and be with the Auspicious Beast?"
This was simply too inconceivable!
As the head of the Three Great Kings of the Extreme North, the Snow Empress rarely left the Extreme North Land, let alone ran to the Star Dou Great Forest to interfere in the Auspicious Beast's affairs.
Could it be that she saved the Auspicious Beast?
Or... does she also have designs on the Auspicious Beast?
Countless thoughts flashed through Di Tian's mind, making him momentarily uncertain.
However, just as he was wondering, his peripheral vision finally caught sight of Liu Yuan, who had been standing nearby the entire time.
"A human?!"
Instantly, Di Tian's expression, which had slightly softened, turned as dark as water again, and his killing intent surged!
He had just suppressed a belly full of rage from Xuan Zi, and now seeing any human appearing here made him instinctively feel disgust and fury.
Spirit Beasts killing people never required evidence, let alone a reason!
Better to kill a thousand by mistake than to let one go!
Especially for an existence like the Auspicious Beast, which concerned the fate of the race, Di Tian would never allow any uncertain factors to exist.
"Scarlet King!" Di Tian barked coldly.
"Your subordinate is here!"
The Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff, the Scarlet King, had already been unable to restrain himself.
"Kill him!" Di Tian waved his hand, as if telling someone to swat a fly. "Don't dirty the Auspicious Beast's place."
"Understood!"
The Scarlet King gave a cruel grin, his three massive heads shaking simultaneously, his eyes flashing with a ruthless light.
"Kid, consider yourself unlucky!"
The Scarlet King spoke in human tongue, his massive body lunging forward like a burning small mountain towards Liu Yuan.
"ROAR—!"
While still in mid-air, its middle head suddenly opened its bloody maw, and a stream of dark red Hellfire spewed out, carrying the scent of corrosion and destruction, heading straight for Liu Yuan's face!
Although this was just a casual strike from the Scarlet King, this was the eighth-ranked Vicious Beast, a super existence with over three hundred thousand years of cultivation!
This one strike was enough to instantly kill an ordinary human Titled Douluo!
Looking at the overwhelming Hellfire coming his way, a look of solemnity appeared on Liu Yuan's face.
"I knew it would turn out like this."
He didn't dare to be careless in the slightest and directly summoned the two Divine Beasts from within his body!
"Time to work!"
"Mega Rayquaza!"
"Primal Kyogre!"
HUM—!!!
The moment Liu Yuan's voice fell, time seemed to stand still.
Two incomparably powerful and terrifying auras suddenly emerged from Liu Yuan's body. Subsequently, the entire sky above the Star Dou Great Forest was affected as a result.
The dark clouds that had been shrouded by Di Tian's dark Qi suddenly began to roll violently.
"ROAR—!!!"
A desolate, high-pitched dragon roar that seemed to come from the primordial chaos pierced through the clouds and echoed through the nine heavens!
Following that, a beam of brilliant green light, like a sword of divine punishment, tore through the darkness and pierced through heaven and earth!
Within that pillar of light, a divine dragon—entirely emerald green, with a long and vigorous body as if forged from jade and stars—spiraled down!
It had domineering golden whiskers, streamlined bands of light extending from both sides of its lower jaw, and its entire body was covered in scales that emitted a metallic luster. With every coil, the surrounding space let out a groan of being overburdened.
Mega Rayquaza!
The God of the Sky!
Then, another dazzling blue light emerged!
Primal Kyogre!
It had appeared as well!
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