The anger on Ma Hongjun's face froze instantly, replaced by a hint of panic.
He stiffly lowered his head to look at his lower body, then suddenly looked up at Tang San, his voice trembling.
"Third...Third Brother, I...I feel like something's not right?"
Tang San looked at him with a calm, even slightly pitying, gaze.
He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly reached the ears of everyone in the tent.
"From now on, don't think about that matter anymore."
"I have used my divine power to completely neutralize the poison for you, but..."
Tang San paused for a moment, then uttered a sentence that was tantamount to the collapse of the sky and the sinking of the earth for Ma Hongjun.
"That thing was also poisoned."
Inside the command tent, there was a deathly silence.
Tang San's words were like a heavy hammer tempered with ice, striking Ma Hongjun's heart hard.
"No...it's impossible..."
The color drained from Ma Hongjun's face instantly, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a complete sentence.
He staggered forward, rushed to Tang San, and grabbed Tang San's arm tightly with both hands.
"Third Brother, you...you're joking, right?"
His voice was hoarse and tearful, like a drowning person clutching at the last straw.
"You must have a way! You're a god! You're the sea god! You can even regenerate severed limbs, so this kind of thing... this kind of thing can definitely be cured too, right?!"
Tang San looked at him, his azure eyes reflecting Ma Hongjun's desperate, chubby face, and in the end, he simply shook his head gently.
"no the same."
"The essence of that poison is to annihilate life. I used my divine power to purify the poison and save your life, but I am powerless to do anything about what it has completely annihilated."
"Divine power is not omnipotent."
The calm statement completely shattered Ma Hongjun's last shred of hope.
He grabbed Tang San's hand, which slipped limply, and collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes lifeless, as if all his energy had been drained away.
It's over.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and the others looked at him with eyes full of sympathy and pity, yet they didn't know how to comfort him.
For a man like Ma Hongjun, this is more cruel than killing him.
Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, but in the end, it only turned into a heavy sigh.
The atmosphere inside the tent was extremely oppressive.
Just then—
Buzz!
A golden light, familiar to everyone, pierced through the barrier of the command tent without warning, illuminating the faces of everyone inside in a golden glow.
The list of successful candidates has been published again!
Everyone subconsciously raised their heads and looked at the sky outside the tent, which was bathed in golden light.
Lines of new gilded characters slowly emerged in the sky.
[Douluo Continent Strength Ranking, 18th place: Zi Ji!]
[Identity: Core Soul Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, true form: Hell Demon Dragon King!]
[Cultivation Level: 300,000-year-old Soul Beast, Pure-blooded Dragon Clan Descendant!]
[Reward: One guaranteed chance to transcend tribulation! One Senzu Bean!]
[Gen Bean (Enhanced Version): A miraculous healing elixir from the Dragon Ball continent. As long as there is still a breath left, any injury, no matter how severe, can be instantly healed, including limb regeneration and even a surge in cultivation level!]
"Leg regeneration..."
Ma Hongjun, slumped on the ground, murmured these four words.
The next moment, a crazy light suddenly burst out of his dead gray eyes, and he leaped up from the ground as if he had gone mad and rushed out of the command tent!
"Senzu beans! My Senzu beans!!"
He appeared to be insane, as if he wanted to grab the rewards from the list of winners that day.
However, the golden light simply hung there quietly, out of reach.
Dai Mubai and Oscar rushed out and held him firmly on either side, preventing him from doing anything more outrageous.
Inside the tent, Tang San gazed at the golden list in the sky, his brows furrowed.
Murasaki, the Demon Dragon King of Hell...
The Star Dou Great Forest actually hides such terrifying power.
...
Meanwhile, atop the Jialing Pass tower.
Qian Renxue, clad in golden divine armor, gazed indifferently at the list in the sky.
"Zi Ji, the Demon Dragon King of Hell!"
Her voice betrayed no emotion.
"The Star Dou Great Forest is indeed a place where hidden talents abound. Besides the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, there are actually powerful individuals of this caliber."
Ye Lingling, standing beside her, also looked surprised.
She recalled the original owner of her soul bone—the Demon King.
I thought it was one of the top existences in the Star Dou Forest, but I never expected that there were such deep undercurrents hidden beneath the surface of the water.
She leaned against the cold wall, her nine-colored fairy robes shimmering with light.
A glimpse of fair calves was visible beneath the hem of her skirt, and her delicate feet, encased in exquisite fairy shoes, swayed gently, revealing the restless state of her heart.
"It seems that this continent is far more complex than we imagined," Ye Lingling sighed softly.
However, in her heart, the so-called ferocious beasts were gods.
Facing his master.
It's nothing but dust.
Qian Renxue didn't reply; her gaze was fixed on the reward.
"Senzu beans... limbs regenerate instantly. The rewards on this gold list are truly becoming more and more unbelievable."
...
The far north, a land of ice and snow.
Inside the palace built from millennia-old ice marrow, the Ice Emperor was snuggling up to the Snow Emperor, affectionately cuddling.
She sat on the ice crystal throne beside the Snow Emperor, her two straight, jade-like legs swinging restlessly. Her emerald green dress swayed slightly with her movements, revealing a small section of her crystal-clear, jade-like ankles.
"Sister Xue, look! The Golden List has something new again."
Upon seeing the contents of the reward, Hyotei abruptly stopped swinging her legs, her beautiful blue eyes filled with shock.
"One hundred percent... a chance to transcend the tribulation!"
Even Xue Di's usually cold and aloof face showed a rare hint of emotion.
For a soul beast, these six words carry more weight than any divine artifact or immortal herb.
Hyotei's voice trembled slightly.
"We soul beasts must undergo a tribulation every 100,000 years, each one more dangerous than the last. If we are not careful, we will be destroyed, body and soul."
She wrinkled her delicate nose in slight distress.
"I have now cultivated for 390,000 years, and soon... soon I will face the Heavenly Tribulation of 400,000 years. To be honest, I have no confidence at all."
At this point, she suddenly raised her head, looked at Xue Di beside her, her emerald eyes filled with sincerity and affection, and smiled sweetly.
"Sister Xue, if I got this opportunity, I would definitely give it to you."
Snow Empress reached out and gently stroked Ice Empress's hair, her eyes tender.
Her cultivation level is approaching the 700,000-year mark, and the world-destroying heavenly tribulation will likely arrive even earlier than that of the Ice Emperor.
Hyotei's words warmed her heart.
"Silly girl."
Xue Di shook her head, her voice clear and firm.
"This opportunity to transcend tribulation is so precious, how can it be easily given to others? You should use it well yourself, I don't want to see you... perish under the heavenly tribulation."
(End of chapter)