[In that instant, the Snow Empress's pupils shrank slightly.]
[The Ice Empress's raised tail hook also froze in mid-air.]
[The Titan Snow Demon King's eyes were also filled with disbelief.]
[They were all the strongest existences in the Soul Beast world, and their perception of power was incredibly keen.]
[Therefore, with just one look, they had already confirmed it.]
[The faint golden light in Su Chen's hand was definitely not Soul Power.]
[It was a power that was purer and more violent, something they had never seen before.]
[The Ice Empress couldn't help but cry out in surprise. She never expected that what this seemingly ordinary human before her said was actually true.]
["How could this be..."]
[Compared to the shock of the Ice Empress and the Titan Snow Demon King, the Snow Empress was clearly thinking more deeply.]
[She remained silent for several breaths before finally speaking.]
["According to what you've said."]
["If all Soul Masters in the future follow your cultivation system to cultivation, does it mean that Soul Masters will no longer need to hunt Soul Beasts?"]
[At this moment, the Snow Empress's pair of sky-blue eyes stared unblinkingly at Su Chen, her gaze filled with an indescribable look of anticipation.]
[Su Chen nodded slightly.]
["Indeed."]
["Whether it's Spirit Rings or Soul Bones, they both limit the upper potential of a Soul Master."]
["And the path I am taking seeks to breakthrough those limits."]
[He finished speaking.]
[His expression remained calm, but in his heart, he silently added a sentence.]
["At least for now, hunting Soul Beasts is of no use to me."]
["But if this cultivation system of mine becomes widely spread and develops for thousands or tens of thousands of years..."]
["At that time, it might not be the case."]
On the Heavenly Screen.
As soon as Su Chen's inner thought was revealed.
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts all fell into silence.
After a long time.
The Scarlet King finally spoke with difficulty.
"Boss... are we still going to find Su Chen after the Heavenly Screen ends?"
Di Tian was silent for a long time, and finally, he said in a low voice.
"Find him."
After speaking, he raised his head and gazed deeply at the youth in white on the Heavenly Screen.
Originally, he thought that as long as Su Chen's cultivation system was used by all Soul Masters, Soul Beasts could completely escape the fate of being hunted.
But now it seemed.
He had still been thinking too simply.
The images on the Heavenly Screen continued.
[Hearing Su Chen's answer, the Snow Empress's breath hitched slightly.]
[She quickly followed up with a question.]
["Then... can this cultivation method of yours be taught to others?"]
[Su Chen said: "It's possible."]
["However, I haven't completely opened up the subsequent path yet."]
["And my visit to the Far North this time is precisely to find inspiration for subsequent cultivation."]
[Upon hearing this, a clear flash of disappointment crossed the Snow Empress's eyes.]
[But that disappointment only lasted for a moment before being suppressed.]
[After several breaths.]
[The Snow Empress spoke again.]
["In that case."]
["Why don't I go with you."]
["As for this Far North, I believe no one is more familiar with it than I am."]
[As soon as these words were spoken.]
[The Ice Empress instantly became anxious.]
["How can you!"]
["Xue'er, he's a despicable human!"]
[As she spoke, she glared fiercely at Su Chen, clearly having already treated him as someone to be guarded against, fearing that the Snow Empress would be led astray.]
[Seeing this, the Snow Empress smiled helplessly.]
["Alright, Bing'er, stop making a scene."]
["This matter might concern the future of our Soul Beast race."]
["I must do it."]
[Her voice was very soft.]
[But her eyes were full of a gaze that brooked no argument.]
[Seeing this, the Ice Empress, who understood the Snow Empress's personality, had no choice but to swallow her words.]
[Seeing the situation, Su Chen naturally had no reason to refuse.]
[In fact, he even felt a bit of joy in his heart.]
[For one, having someone who knew everything about the Far North lead the way would save a lot of trouble and time for researching cultivation.]
[Secondly, he had always wanted to study 100,000-year Soul Beasts.]
[Now that Soul Beasts meeting his requirements had taken the initiative to come to him, it was simply an unexpected joy.]
[And according to his perception, the cultivation of the Snow Empress's trio certainly all exceeded the hundred-thousand-year threshold.]
[The facts did not escape Su Chen's perception. In the following period of getting acquainted, Su Chen learned the true cultivation of the three beasts one by one.]
[Titan Snow Demon King, two hundred thousand years.]
[Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, four hundred thousand years.]
[As for the Snow Empress.]
[She was no ordinary Soul Beast.]
[Instead, she was a being condensed from the purest ice-attribute elemental energy in the world.]
[Her cultivation had even reached a terrifying nearly seven hundred thousand years.]
Seeing this, the audience outside the Heavenly Screen had already become somewhat numb.
A two-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast had just popped up, and in the blink of an eye, four-hundred-thousand and seven-hundred-thousand-year ones appeared.
At this moment, no one knew what to say; they could only silently lament their own ignorance in their hearts.
The images on the Heavenly Screen continued to flow.
[In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.]
[During this month, Su Chen followed the Snow Empress and traveled through many areas of the Far North.]
[It was indeed as the Snow Empress had said.]
[She knew every inch of the Far North like the back of her hand.]
[Where there were ice-attribute Spirit Herbs, where there were special Soul Beast tribes, and where the Soul Power was denser.]
[She could speak of them at will.]
[Su Chen kept all this information in his heart, but what he cared about most was still studying the Snow Empress's trio.]
[However, Su Chen also understood that if he said so right from the start, the Snow Empress and the others would certainly not agree.]
[Even the bit of trust that had been built with great difficulty would vanish.]
[So Su Chen kept this idea shelved until a month had passed.]
[Su Chen's relationship with the Snow Empress and the others had clearly improved a lot; at least enough trust had been established between him and the Snow Empress.]
[Thus, Su Chen successfully obtained the blood of the Snow Empress's trio through her for his research.]
[On this day.]
[The Far North rarely had a clear day.]
[Su Chen and the Snow Empress walked side by side at the front.]
[The Ice Empress followed closely behind the Snow Empress, her eyes fixed on Su Chen. If Su Chen made any out-of-line movements, she would surely strike immediately to vent the hatred in her heart.]
[While Su Chen and the Snow Empress were talking, Su Chen suddenly changed the subject.]
["I have always had a question that I find very puzzling!"]
["In the past, in all the records I've seen, whether from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect or Spirit Hall, there was almost no information regarding Soul Beasts over a hundred thousand years old."]
["Therefore, the Soul Master world generally believes that a hundred thousand years is the limit for a Soul Beast's cultivation."]
["But now, your appearance has broken this conventional understanding."]
["This doesn't quite make sense."]
["Logically speaking, Soul Beasts have existed for much longer than humans."]
["Then the number of Soul Beasts with over a hundred thousand years of cultivation should be quite large."]
["Why are there no records in the ancient books?"]
["Could it be that Soul Beasts encounter some special restriction after cultivating to a hundred thousand years?"]
[Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress did not hesitate and began to explain.]
["Your guess is correct."]
["Every time a Soul Beast breaks through the hundred-thousand-year limit, they must undergo a Heavenly Tribulation."]
["This process is extremely dangerous."]
["Once they fail, they are reduced to ashes."]
[The Snow Empress's voice was cold, yet a sense of gravity was hard to hide in her words.]
["Therefore."]
["Most Soul Beasts that cultivation to a hundred thousand years will choose to take human form."]
["They completely abandon their Soul Beast bodies to evade the Heavenly Tribulation and cultivation anew."]
[Hearing this, Su Chen's eyes couldn't help but light up.]
[This was the first time he had heard of the Heavenly Tribulation.]
[A crazy thought even rose in his heart.]
["If given the chance, I really want to see for myself what that Heavenly Tribulation actually is."]
[However, this thought only flashed for a moment before he suppressed it.]
[He didn't need to think much to know it was unrealistic.]
[The Heavenly Tribulation could be fatal; which Soul Beast would be willing to demonstrate it for him?]
[But Su Chen ultimately couldn't resist asking another question.]
["According to your current cultivation level..."]
["Won't you be facing your next Heavenly Tribulation very soon?"]
[As soon as these words were spoken.]
[For the first time, a look of genuine sorrow appeared on the Snow Empress's face.]
[She remained silent for a few breaths.]
[Finally, she let out a soft sigh.]
["Correct."]
["Over these years, I have been forcibly suppressing my cultivation."]
["But this situation can only be maintained for another ten thousand years at most."]
["At that time, the Heavenly Tribulation will inevitably descend."]
["And as for that..."]
["I don't have much confidence."]
[Her voice grew softer as she spoke.]
[A trace of helplessness surfaced in her sky-blue eyes.]
["As one's cultivation increases, each Heavenly Tribulation becomes stronger."]
["The power of a seven-hundred-thousand-year Heavenly Tribulation is such that even your human Limit Douluo might not necessarily be able to withstand it."]
[The Ice Empress, seeing the Snow Empress in low spirits, quickly stepped forward to comfort her.]
["It's alright, Xue'er."]
["If it comes to it, we'll just take human form together."]
[Hearing this, the Snow Empress glanced at the Ice Empress, a faint smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.]
[But in that smile, a trace of bitterness was clearly hidden.]
[While taking human form could evade the Heavenly Tribulation, having finally reached her current cultivation level, becoming human to start over from scratch involved dangers and a sense of loss that were far from simple.]
[At this moment.]
[Su Chen, who was to the side, did not say anything more.]
[However, his mind had already become active.]
[During the next half year.]
[Su Chen lied to the Snow Empress, saying he needed to enter secluded Cultivation, and locked himself deep within the Ice Palace.]
[From that day on.]
[The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress would occasionally feel waves of powerful and violent Spiritual Qi fluctuations coming from Su Chen's direction.]
[Several times, the Ice Empress couldn't resist wanting to rush in and see what on earth that human was up to inside.]
[But every time, she was stopped by the Snow Empress.]
[In the blink of an eye.]
[Half a year passed.]
[On this day.]
[The Snow Empress and the Ice Empress were Cultivating together as usual.]
[But just then.]
[Bang!]
[The door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.]
[The person who arrived was none other than Su Chen.]
[The Ice Empress opened her eyes and, seeing Su Chen barging in, questioned him sternly.]
["Don't you know..."]
[But before she could finish her sentence.]
[She was interrupted by Su Chen.]
[At this moment, Su Chen looked at the Snow Empress and said with a serious face.]
["I've found a way to help you through your next Heavenly Tribulation."]
[In this instant.]
[The air in the Ice Palace seemed to freeze.]
[The Ice Empress froze in place, her mouth still half-open from just now.]
[The Snow Empress's figure instantly appeared in front of Su Chen.]
[The distance between the two was less than a step.]
[The Snow Empress's sky-blue eyes stared at Su Chen without blinking, her eyes filled with disbelief.]
["What did you say?"]
[Su Chen looked into her eyes.]
[A confident smile appeared on his face.]
["After half a year of research, I have finally developed a Formation called the Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation."]
["Its defensive power should be enough to help you withstand the next Heavenly Tribulation."]
[As his voice fell.]
[The Snow Empress's breathing suddenly became a bit rapid.]
[But before she could speak.]
[The Ice Empress, who had come to her senses, shouted sternly.]
["Shut up!"]
["What nonsense are you talking about, human!"]
["What 'Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation'? Do you have any idea how dangerous the Heavenly Tribulation is?"]
["How dare you trick my Xue'er! Do you believe I'll eat you right now?!"]
["And Xue'er, you must absolutely not believe his lies!"]
[Seeing the Ice Empress's nervous, almost bristling state, Su Chen's expression remained unchanged.]
[As for the Snow Empress, after the Ice Empress's words, she gradually calmed down from the momentary surprise.]
[The Ice Empress was right.]
[This matter concerned her life and death.]
[Naturally, she couldn't trust him easily.]
[Subsequently, the Snow Empress raised her head and looked at Su Chen.]
["This Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation you mentioned, what exactly is it?"]
[Su Chen was not surprised to see this.]
[If it were him, he wouldn't hand his life over to someone else based on a single sentence either.]
[He then spoke.]
["Words are useless; why don't you experience it for yourself."]
[A short while later.]
[Several figures appeared together on the open ice plains in front of the Ice Palace.]
[The Snow Empress, the Ice Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the Ice Bear King.]
[Su Chen, on the other hand, walked out a few steps and stood on a patch of open ground.]
[In his hand, he was holding a hundred-thousand-year space-type Soul Bone.]
[Su Chen then gave instructions.]
["Ice Empress, Titan Snow Demon King, Ice Bear King."]
["The three of you, use me as the Formation Eye and stand in a triangular Formation."]
[Hearing this, the three beasts did not hesitate, and a moment later, the triangular Formation was complete.]
[Su Chen took a deep breath.]
[In the next instant.]
[He slammed his hands together! He used almost all his strength.]
[Bang!]
[The hundred-thousand-year space-type Soul Bone was crushed in his palms!]
[Violent spatial Soul Power instantly poured out from the shattered Soul Bone, covering a radius of a hundred miles in an instant!]
[At the same time.]
[The Ice Empress, Titan Snow Demon King, and Ice Bear King simultaneously released their full Soul Power without reservation.]
[Three distinct, terrifying streams of Soul Power shot into the sky!]
[Su Chen stood at the center where the three streams of Soul Power converged.]
[At this moment, he pushed the Spiritual Qi around his body to its limit.]
[A pale golden light erupted from within his body, like a scorching sun falling onto the ice plains.]
[Following that.]
[He began to draw all the chaotic, almost out-of-control Soul Power in the air into his own body.]
[Sizzle!]
[In just an instant.]
[Several blood streaks burst out on Su Chen's arms.]
[As soon as the blood gushed out, it was directly evaporated into a bloody mist by the violent Soul Power.]
[Then came the shoulders, chest, and back.]
[One blood streak after another continuously appeared on his body.]
[Yet Su Chen's expression remained calm.]
[This was all calculated by him in advance; there was no danger to his life, and it could even temper his physical body.]
[Time passed by, bit by bit.]
[A quarter of an hour later.]
[The white clothes on Su Chen's body had long been dyed bright red.]
[At the same time, a trace of golden light suddenly flickered within his eyes!]
[The next instant.]
[A majestic surge of Spiritual Qi, beyond what words could describe, shot straight from his body into the sky!]
[Following that.]
[Three barriers of distinctly different colors—blue, red, and gold—slowly unfolded.]
[Looking at those three layers of barriers in mid-air, the Snow Empress knew it was time.]
[There was no redundant chatter.]
[There was no holding back in the slightest.]
[The Snow Empress directly unleashed her strongest strike: Empress's Sword, Peerless Ice.]
[One sword strike slashed down.]
[A blade of ice crystals dozens of feet long dragged out a trail of cold light so brilliant it was nearly blinding. Carrying an ultimate chill sufficient to freeze space itself, it slashed ruthlessly onto those three layers of barriers!]
[Boom!!!]
[A deafening roar exploded across the entire ice field.]
[A visible shockwave spread violently in all directions.]
[However.]
[When that dazzling cold light slowly dissipated.]
[The three layers of barriers were seen to be completely unmoved, without even a trace of damage.]
[Seeing this, the Snow Empress felt an unspeakable joy, and she immediately stepped forward to express her apologies to Su Chen.]
["I was too suspicious before; I shouldn't have doubted you."]
[To the side, the Ice Empress, who had always treated Su Chen with a cold glare, also rarely refrained from sniping at him.]
["I was wrong this time."]
["I didn't expect that you, a human, actually have some skill."]
[Su Chen glanced at her and smiled, not paying it any mind.]
[He never did all this for the Snow Empress's sake.]
[It was simply because he wanted to see with his own eyes what the so-called 'Heavenly Tribulation' was actually like.]
[As long as he could achieve this goal, it would be enough.]
[With this in mind, Su Chen didn't beat around the bush and asked directly.]
["How much longer until your current cultivation reaches the next breakthrough?"]
[The Snow Empress said:]
["To tell you the truth."]
["Three thousand years ago, I had already reached the edge of a breakthrough."]
["It's only because I was worried about the Heavenly Tribulation that I've been forcibly suppressing my cultivation."]
["If I were to truly break through."]
["At most half a year would be enough."]
[Su Chen nodded.]
["Good."]
["Then half a year it is."]
["During these six months, I will further refine the Formation."]
["When the time comes, I will personally act as the Formation eye and confront the Heavenly Tribulation with you."]
[Upon hearing this, the Snow Empress and the other three beasts were somewhat in disbelief. After all, Su Chen doing this was equivalent to tying his own safety together with the Snow Empress.]
[If something were to happen to the Snow Empress, Su Chen would inevitably be reduced to ashes as well.]
[Thinking of this, the Snow Empress expressed her gratitude once more, and the matter was then completely settled.]
[In the blink of an eye.]
[Half a year's time had passed.]
[During this half-year, Su Chen carried out further optimization and refinement of the Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation.]
[The Snow Empress had also reached the brink of a breakthrough.]
[Finally, on this day.]
[In the Far North, the sky suddenly darkened.]
[At this moment, the Snow Empress stood in the center of the ice field.]
[Her white hair danced wildly in the gale, and powerful Soul Power surged from her body.]
[Her sky-blue eyes gazed at the rolling dark clouds; within them was both determination and a trace of tension that couldn't be hidden.]
[The Ice Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the Ice Bear King were stationed at three points.]
[As for Su Chen.]
[He stood right beside the Snow Empress.]
[He raised his head.]
[He looked toward the dark clouds pressing down overhead.]
[Deep within the cloud layers, purple lightning flickered and surged indistinctly.]
[That kind of oppressive feeling was something Su Chen had never experienced before.]
[The next instant.]
[The Snow Empress took a deep breath.]
[The limit of seven hundred thousand years was completely shattered.]
[Boom!!!]
[A terrifying aura abruptly surged from the Snow Empress's body toward the heavens.]
[With her as the center.]
[The glaciers within a thousand-mile radius trembled violently at this moment.]
[On the ice surface, countless cracks spread out like spiderwebs in all directions.]
[Above the firmament.]
[The dark clouds suddenly swelled.]
[In almost just a few breaths of time.]
[The entire Far North was completely shrouded.]
[Within that pitch-black darkness, the purple lightning grew brighter and more dense.]
[Su Chen did not hesitate either.]
[He slammed his hands together.]
[The hundred-thousand-year Space Spirit Bone already held in his palm instantly shattered!]
[Violent spatial Soul Power poured out like a flood breaking through a dam.]
[At the same time.]
[The three beasts—the Ice Empress, the Titan Snow Demon King, and the Ice Bear King—simultaneously released their full Soul Power without reservation.]
[Three distinctly different streaks of terrifying Soul Power shot into the sky.]
[The Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation abruptly activated, and the three layers of barriers—blue, red, and gold—unfolded in mid-air.]
[This time, the barriers were even more solid than they had been half a year ago.]
[And almost at the same instant the Formation was completed.]
[Above the firmament.]
[The tribulation lightning that had been brewing for so long.]
[Finally fell.]
[In just a flash.]
[A purple-white lightning pillar as thick as a hundred-height waterfall smashed down vertically from the firmament.]
[Wherever that lightning passed.]
[Even the air was directly torn apart.]
[In the air for a thousand miles around, countless tiny electrical arcs surged.]
[The first bolt of heavenly lightning slammed ruthlessly onto the Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation.]
[The violent lightning instantly swallowed the entire area where the Formation was located.]
[In everyone's sight, nothing remained but boundless purple.]
[A few breaths later.]
[The lightning slowly dissipated.]
[The three layers of barriers were seen still steadily hovering in mid-air.]
[There wasn't even a single crack.]
[Seeing this, the Ice Empress couldn't suppress her joy and cried out.]
["Great! It really works! It really works, Xue'er!"]
[The Snow Empress's tense shoulders also relaxed slightly for a moment at this time.]
[However, this was merely the first bolt of tribulation lightning; there were still six more to come.]
[After just a few breaths.]
[The second bolt of heavenly lightning came crashing down from the firmament once again.]
[This time, the lightning pillar was a circle thicker than before, and the destructive power contained within was even stronger.]
[However, the barrier only shook violently and remained unbroken.]
[Following that.]
[The third bolt.]
[The fourth bolt.]
[The fifth bolt.]
[One bolt of heavenly lightning after another fell, with almost no time to catch one's breath.]
[The power of each bolt was significantly stronger than the previous one.]
[By the fifth bolt.]
[The color of the lightning pillar had completely turned into a deep dark purple.]
[The moment it fell.]
[All the ice and snow within a thousand miles were shattered into powder in that instant.]
[Crack!]
[It was also after the fifth bolt of heavenly lightning.]
[On the first layer of the barrier, several fine cracks finally appeared.]
[Immediately after, the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning came crashing down!]
[This time, the lightning had turned into a somewhat eerie black glow.]
[Boom!!!!]
[The first layer of the barrier.]
[Under that terrifying power, it shattered at the impact!]
[Following that.]
[The second layer of the barrier, after vibrating violently.]
[Large patches of cracks emerged.]
[Though it barely held on.]
[Anyone could see.]
[It could no longer hold out.]
[At this moment.]
[Of the three layers of barriers, one was gone.]
[The second layer was also in imminent danger.]
[And deep within the firmament.]
[The seventh and final bolt of tribulation lightning was brewing an even more terrifying power.]
[The Snow Empress gazed at that dark red lightning in the sky.]
[In her sky-blue eyes, for the first time, a look of near despair flashed.]
[She could feel it.]
[The power of that final bolt of heavenly lightning was more terrifying than the previous six combined.]
["Perhaps this is the fate of Soul Beasts!"]
[But just as the Snow Empress let out a heartfelt sigh.]
[Her peripheral vision.]
[Suddenly caught sight of a figure.]
[Then her eyes snapped wide open.]
["Su Chen, what are you doing?!"]
[Snow Empress's cry of alarm had not yet faded.]
[Su Chen's figure had already rushed out of the Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation.]
[He met the dark red lightning brewing in the sky head-on.]
[Seeing this, Snow Empress prepared to rush up after him.]
[But just as she was about to move, she heard Su Chen's unquestionable voice.]
["No need to help me."]
[Snow Empress was stunned.]
[Her figure stopped dead in mid-air.]
[She didn't understand.]
[Why Su Chen would do this.]
[But after a year of spending time together, the Snow Empress, knowing Su Chen's talent, ultimately chose to believe him and did not step forward again.]
[At this moment.]
[Facing the final bolt of tribulation lightning that was enough to crush both him and the Snow Empress into ashes.]
[On Su Chen's face, not only was there not a trace of fear, but a smile even slowly curled on his lips.]
[In the next instant.]
[Su Chen actually circulated his Spiritual Qi, surging it toward his Dantian; his Golden Core trembled violently under the impact of the massive amount of Spiritual Qi.]
[Bang!]
[Finally, only a muffled sound was heard coming from within his body.]
[The pigeon-egg-sized Golden Core in his Dantian.]
[Was actually shattered by Su Chen's own hand.]
[Boom!!!]
[Spiritual Qi so violent it was nearly out of control poured crazily out of his shattered Golden Core like a flood breaking through a dam!]
[At this instant, an ice and snow storm that blotted out the sky expanded rapidly in all directions with Su Chen as the center.]
[At the same time.]
[The dozens of Dao patterns carved within his body during the condensation of his Dao Foundation all began to operate together.]
[Strength! Speed! Defense! Soul!]
[Metal! Wood! Water! Fire! Earth!]
[Thunder! Light!]
[Eleven basic Dao patterns, plus dozens of combined formation runes, erupted within his body!]
[Simultaneously, the Slaughter Domain also suddenly unfolded.]
[At this moment, the pale gold Spiritual Qi around Su Chen's body and the dark red Slaughter Domain complemented each other.]
[The entire sky was reflected in these two colors, gold and red.]
[At this moment.]
[Su Chen's power.]
[Had already reached the Peak state of his life.]
[Boom!!!!!]
[Accompanied by the sound of thunder.]
[Above the firmament.]
[The seventh bolt of tribulation lightning finally fell.]
[Wherever the dark red lightning pillar passed, space itself showed visible distortion.]
[In just an instant.]
[The heavenly thunder completely swallowed Su Chen whole.]
[Within the heavenly thunder.]
[Su Chen was bombarded from all directions by that terrifying power of destruction.]
[His white clothes were completely reduced to nothingness in the first instant.]
[On the surface of his skin.]
[Countless fine cracks spread at a speed visible to the naked eye.]
[Just as dark red blood beads seeped out, they were directly evaporated into a bloody mist by the terrifying heavenly thunder.]
[At this moment, he only felt as if his bones were being repeatedly struck by a red-hot iron hammer.]
[Every meridian was torn inch by inch and then stitched back together.]
[That kind of pain.]
[Was ten times, a hundred times more intense than when he had personally shattered his own Martial Soul years ago.]
[If it were anyone else.]
[They would likely have fainted long ago and then been turned to ashes on the spot.]
[But Su Chen.]
[Not only did he not fall.]
[Instead.]
[He laughed even more wildly.]
[In his eyes, blurred by blood, there was actually a nearly frantic excitement.]
["Finally, I finally felt it!"]
["Is this the Power of Law?!"]
[When the previous bolts of tribulation lightning fell.]
[Su Chen had faintly sensed that within that heavenly thunder, there was a certain peculiar power contained.]
[That was why.]
[Su Chen would pay the price of shattering his Golden Core to obtain the qualification to perceive the heavenly thunder from a close enough distance.]
[And now.]
[He finally felt the power contained within the heavenly thunder firsthand.]
[It was a power that was even more primitive, violent, and closer to the Origin of destruction in the world.]
[It was everywhere, yet difficult to grasp.]
[Su Chen closed his eyes.]
[He immersed all his Mental Power into that Power of Law.]
[At this moment.]
[He forgot the pain, forgot life and death.]
[All his attention was focused only on remembering this feeling.]
[Even if it was only for a brief moment.]
[In the blink of an eye, five breaths of time passed quietly.]
[But just five breaths of time.]
[To the Snow Empress below, it felt longer than the seven hundred thousand years since her birth.]
[Finally.]
[Above the firmament, that dark red lightning that destroyed everything began to slowly weaken.]
[The sky cleared up bit by bit.]
[Seeing this, Snow Empress's pupils trembled violently.]
[A flash of pleasant surprise suddenly crossed her eyes.]
["He really... did it?"]
[But immediately following.]
[That trace of surprise was replaced by deeper worry.]
[After all, this Heavenly Tribulation was originally her business; therefore, she was also unwilling to see Su Chen have anything happen to him because of her!]
[As the heavenly thunder completely dissipated.]
[Snow Empress finally saw it.]
[That figure standing high in the sky.]
[Su Chen no longer had a single shred of clothing on his body at this moment.]
[Shockingly, on the surface of his lean and strong body, there was not a single wound.]
[His skin was as smooth as before, as if it had been repeatedly tempered by lightning.]
[What made it even harder to look away from were his arms.]
[On Su Chen's arms, several strange blue-gold patterns had appeared at some unknown point.]
[The patterns meandered and flowed.]
[Vaguely, they actually emitted an aura that shared the same source as the heavenly thunder from just now.]
[In the next instant, Su Chen opened his eyes.]
[Buzz!]
[A pressure so violent it reached the extreme and was filled with an aura of destruction erupted outward with him as the center.]
[The Titan Snow Demon King and Ice Bear King, whose cultivation was relatively weaker.]
[Almost at the same time, both let out a muffled groan.]
[The two beasts' massive bodies were actually pushed back several steps by that aura.]
[That feeling.]
[Even exceeded the pressure Snow Empress usually gave them.]
[However.]
[In the next instant.]
[Before everyone could recover from that terrifying aura.]
[Su Chen's eyes.]
[Slowly closed.]
[The violent aura around him suddenly dissipated.]
[His whole person.]
[Seemed to have all his strength drained away.]
[He fell straight down from the high sky.]
[Snow Empress's figure disappeared from where she stood almost in the same instant.]
[In the next moment.]
[She had appeared beneath Su Chen.]
[Stretching out her arms.]
[She caught Su Chen steadily in her embrace.]
[Immediately, Snow Empress did not hesitate and turned to look at the Titan Snow Demon King and the Ice Bear King.]
["You guys go back first."]
[Then she carried Su Chen and flew toward the Ice Palace.]
In the Far North.
Seeing this scene, the Ice Empress had already spoken out in disbelief, even rubbing her eyes as if she couldn't believe what she saw.
"Hiss, this human actually did it!"
The Snow Empress on the side didn't say anything, but the regret in her eyes could not be hidden no matter what.
In the end, the regret turned into a deep sigh, and she felt quite emotional in her heart.
"What a pity, this Su Chen ultimately does not belong to our world."
At this moment, the audience across the entire continent felt an indescribable complexity in their hearts.
First, they saw the Three-Life Dao-Protecting Formation successfully block the heavenly lightning, and everyone thought they had made it through.
But then, the barrier was pierced by the sixth lightning bolt. Just as everyone thought Snow Empress and Su Chen were finished...
...Su Chen took the initiative to charge straight into the final bolt of heavenly lightning.
In the end, Su Chen didn't die.
Instead, he seemed to have gained significant benefits from it.
Yet, before they could even breathe a sigh of relief...
...Su Chen fell straight from the high sky and fainted.
This series of ups and downs...
...made countless people feel as if their hearts couldn't take it anymore.
Just as the bullet chat area fell into silence...
...a single comment suddenly floated out.
[Shui Yue'er]: Hiss... Su Chen's clothes were completely gone just now, did you guys notice?
[Shui Yue'er]: Su Chen's physique is really good! I really want to touch it!
As soon as this comment appeared...
...the audience, who were still immersed in the heart-pounding scenes from before, were all stunned.
Immediately after...
...the bullet chat area became lively again, though this time the topic had drifted a bit off course.
Inside Tianshui Academy.
Shui Bing'er looked at Shui Yue'er, who was still staring at the Heavenly Screen with glowing eyes, and her mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Can you show some restraint?"
Shui Yue'er only gave a mischievous laugh, her eyes still unable to resist glancing at the Heavenly Screen.
The scenes on the Heavenly Screen continued to flow.
[The next day.]
[Su Chen had already woken up and subsequently began his secluded cultivation.]
[During this period, he repeatedly pondered the sliver of the power of rules he had sensed within the heavenly lightning.]
[At the same time, he also reconsolidated his shattered Golden Core and nursed his internal injuries.]
[In the blink of an eye.]
[A month's time had passed.]
[Su Chen finally ended his seclusion; at the same time, his travels in the Far North had come to an end.]
[Su Chen was very satisfied with the gains from this trip, which even surpassed those from the Slaughter City.]
[After all, this was the first time Su Chen had felt the power of rules, which had previously only existed in his theories.]
[Afterward, Su Chen did not hesitate much. After bidding farewell to the Snow Empress and the other beasts, he left the Far North.]
[Following that, Su Chen traveled according to the map.]
[The place he was heading to next was a location recorded in a secret legend he had accidentally stumbled upon in the Spirit Hall library in the past.]
[Devil's Island.]
[According to what was written in that secret legend...]
[...Spirit Hall once tried to incorporate that place into its ranks.]
[They sent two thousand elite Soul Masters, plus several Titled Douluo.]
[The result was a crushing defeat.]
[The two thousand elites were completely wiped out.]
[Two Titled Douluo also died in battle.]
[Of course, what Su Chen cared about most was the small line of text recorded at the very end of that secret legend.]
[There, a God's Inheritance might exist, along with a Limit Douluo.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Seeing this scene...
...the bullet chat area, which had been led astray by Shui Yue'er, fell silent once again.
Immediately after.
Yan was the first who couldn't help but send a comment.
[Yan]: I'm not seeing things, am I?!
[Yan]: Su Chen actually said Devil's Island has a God's Inheritance?!
[Yan]: Haven't Gods always just been legends?!
[Hu Liena]: Shut up, if you don't know how to speak, then don't.
[Hu Liena]: Is it possible that the Angel God our Spirit Hall has always enshrined is also fake?
[Seahorse Douluo]: Heh, Spirit Hall truly is despicable.
[Seahorse Douluo]: After failing to conquer us back then, you now dare to slander our Sea God Island and call it 'Devil's Island'? Utterly ridiculous!
With Seahorse Douluo taking the lead...
...for a time...
...within the bullet chat, Sea Soul Masters responded one after another. Instantly, the Spirit Hall Soul Masters and the Sea Soul Masters began to argue.
Meanwhile, in the Hall of Enshrinement.
Qian Daoliu didn't care about the bickering in the chat.
Only because, upon seeing the place Su Chen wanted to go, memories of the past involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
A hint of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.
"Xixi..."
He murmured in a low voice, his tone filled with an indescribable complexity.
"I wonder how you are doing now."
A long time later.
He gave a light sigh and looked back at the Heavenly Screen.
[Su Chen followed the map he had previously purchased.]
[He crossed more than half of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory.]
[Finally, he arrived at the city recorded on the map.]
[According to the records in Spirit Hall's Secret Pavilion...]
[...using this city as a baseline and heading straight forward, one could reach Devil's Island.]
[Su Chen did not hesitate.]
[Finding the correct direction, he flew directly toward the depths of the ocean.]
[In the blink of an eye, a week had passed.]
[During this week...]
[...aside from seeing a few small deserted islands, Su Chen hadn't even seen a slightly larger island, let alone Sea God Island.]
Qian Daoliu watched this scene, his brow slightly furrowed.
"With Su Chen's current strength, it should take at most three days to reach Sea God Island."
"Now that a week has passed and he still hasn't seen it..."
"...it can only mean he took a wrong turn."
However, just as Qian Daoliu reached his conclusion, a reversal occurred in the scenes on the Heavenly Screen.
[Another day passed.]
[The thin morning mist was slowly dispersed by the sea breeze.]
[Su Chen's figure was still flying rapidly over the surface of the sea.]
[His expression remained calm, and he did not show any irritability due to the delay in finding his target.]
[Finally, half a day later, Su Chen made a new discovery.]
[At this moment, Su Chen's gaze narrowed slightly.]
[At the end of his vision...]
[...the outline of an incredibly massive continent was slowly emerging from beneath the horizon.]
[That continent was incomparably vast.]
[At a single glance...]
[...one could not see its boundaries.]
[As the distance grew closer...]
[...Su Chen could even see...]
[...at the edge of the continent, a prosperous and massive port city standing on the coastline.]
[In the city, people came and went, and buildings stood tall.]
[At the dock, countless massive ships were also moored.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Oscar's eyes went wide.
[Oscar]: Is this Sea God Island? It's too big, right?!
[Oscar]: I thought Sea God Island was just a small island before!
[Oscar]: This is clearly a whole continent!
However, just as his comment appeared, another one floated out.
[Sea Maiden Douluo]: This... this isn't our Sea God Island.
As soon as these words were spoken...
...everyone on the continent was stunned.
Not Sea God Island?
Then what place is this?
However.
Just as everyone was bewildered...
...a comment quietly floated out from a corner.
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master A]: Isn't this our Lanport City?
The moment this comment appeared...
...the entire Heavenly Screen's bullet chat area...
...fell into a deathly silence.
Spirit City.
Inside the Hall of Enshrinement.
Qian Daoliu looked at the unfamiliar and bustling port city on the Heavenly Screen, his brow furrowed, yet his eyes could not hide his shock.
"It seems my guess was correct; Su Chen did indeed head in the wrong direction."
"I just didn't expect that by stumbling around, he would actually discover a brand-new continent. It seems that after this Heavenly Screen ends, the continent will likely no longer be peaceful."
On the other side, after seeing the bullet messages sent from the Sun Moon Continent.
Bibi Dong was shocked for a moment.
Immediately afterward.
An excited light slowly lit up in her eyes.
Since she had completely cut off her feelings for Yu Xiaogang, there were only two things left that she pursued.
First, complete the Rakshasa Gods Trial and attain the God Position.
Second, unify the entire Douluo Continent and become the sole Empress of this land.
Now, seeing Su Chen actually discover a brand-new continent on the Heavenly Screen.
Bibi Dong's mind inevitably became active.
"Sun Moon Continent, is it..."
Bibi Dong murmured to herself, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.
"Interesting."
"Once I have unified the Douluo Continent, I will send troops to incorporate that side as well."
Her voice was not loud, but it was full of confidence.
To the side, hearing that Bibi Dong actually had such ambitions, Xiao Wu, who had been pinned firmly to the ground, immediately let out a cold laugh.
"Heh!"
"You old hag, stop daydreaming!"
"You can't even take down the Douluo Continent, and yet you want to target another continent? Truly laughable."
Hearing this.
Bibi Dong didn't care in the slightest.
In her eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Wu was nothing more than a rabbit waiting to be slaughtered; she was going to die anyway, so it didn't matter if she said a few more words.
Subsequently, Bibi Dong continued to look at the Heavenly Screen, wanting to learn more about the situation of the Sun Moon Continent through Su Chen to prepare for her future grand cause.
And Bibi Dong was far from the only one on the Douluo Continent who had this idea.
Many people from various large and medium-sized forces became active after seeing that another continent, no less significant than the Douluo Continent, had appeared.
Among them, the Clear Sky Sect was the most eager.
At this moment, inside the Clear Sky Sect.
After seeing the images on the Heavenly Screen, the Seventh Elder turned his head to look at the Second Elder sitting in the high seat with an excited expression.
"Second Brother!"
"What a great opportunity!"
"As long as we go to that Sun Moon Continent, we won't have to suffer the oppression of the Spirit Hall anymore!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Several Elders also chimed in one after another.
Because of the matter with Tang Hao back then, they had been forced to seal off their mountain for all these years; they had long had enough of such a life.
Now, seeing a solution appear.
How could they not be moved?
At this time.
Tang Xiao spoke in a heavy voice.
"We should be cautious about this matter."
"After all, we currently know nothing about the situation on that Sun Moon Continent."
However, before he could finish his sentence, the Fifth Elder interrupted him directly.
"What is there to worry about?"
"Our Clear Sky Sect is the head of the Upper Three Sects!"
"As for a mere Sun Moon Continent, can't we just go whenever we want? Could it be that there's a force over there that can rival our Clear Sky Sect?"
Hearing this, the other Elders nodded one after another.
In their view, the Clear Sky Sect was the strongest; the reason they were defeated by the Spirit Hall back then was only because the Spirit Hall had taken advantage of a sneak attack.
To the side, Tang Xiao remained silent for a moment and ultimately did not say anything more.
After all, within their Clear Sky Sect, there were several Titled Douluo alone.
What kind of waves could a continent they had never heard of possibly stir up?
At the same time.
The comment section of the Heavenly Screen had already turned into a complete mess.
[Yu Tianheng]: What?! There is actually another continent in this world?!
[Oslo]: Wait, why haven't you people from the Sun Moon Continent ever posted in the comment section before?
[Sun Moon Continent Spirit Ancestor A]: What do you mean 'before'? Hasn't this Heavenly Screen only just appeared?
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master B]: Exactly, the Heavenly Screen just lit up on our side. What are you talking about?
As soon as these two bullet messages appeared.
Everyone on the Douluo Continent was collectively stunned.
Immediately after.
Another round of new bullet messages floated by.
After a round of mutual confrontation, everyone finally understood the situation.
It turned out that the Heavenly Screen on the Sun Moon Continent's side had only just descended.
At the same time, the people on the Sun Moon Continent had not seen the previous Heavenly Screen images of Su Chen and Yu Xiaogang.
[Sun Moon Continent Spirit Douluo A]: Speaking of which, who is this Su Chen? Is he very strong? Why is this Heavenly Screen broadcasting his videos?
Seeing this inquiry on the Heavenly Screen.
For a moment.
The audience on the Douluo Continent's side had mixed feelings.
Is he very strong?
He's simply strong to an outrageous degree!
From ancient times to the present, he is the only one who could pioneer a brand-new cultivation system, and even possessed the talent to cultivation to a level that surpasses ordinary Titled Douluo in his twenties.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he is the most talented person of this era.
However, these words only existed in the hearts of the Douluo Continent audience; as for the bullet messages, no one answered that Spirit Douluo's question.
Clearly, they all wanted the people on the Sun Moon Continent to experience their own past feelings—that repeated shock at Su Chen's theories, talent, and brilliance.
Meanwhile.
The images on the Heavenly Screen continued to flow.
[In the blink of an eye, Su Chen's figure had already landed on the docks of Langang City.]
[The scale of this port city was even larger than he had imagined.]
[At the docks, hundreds of ships of various sizes were moored.]
[Su Chen walked slowly down the street, his gaze constantly observing the surroundings.]
[Soon.]
[He discovered some issues.]
[The styles and patterns of the clothing these people wore were completely different from those on the Douluo Continent.]
[From this, it could be concluded that he had not circled back to the Douluo Continent.]
[In addition, he focused his mind and sensed for a moment.]
[The Soul Power aura of the Martial Souls emanating from the people around him was not like the records of Sea Soul Masters in the Spirit Hall that he had seen in the past.]
[At this moment, Su Chen already had a judgment in his heart.]
[He might have come to the wrong place; this was not Devil's Island.]
[However.]
[After reaching this conclusion.]
[Not only was there not a hint of disappointment on Su Chen's face, but a smile slowly curled on his lips.]
[Just from the brief glance he had taken earlier, he could be certain.]
[The land before him was definitely not a small island.]
[But a brand-new continent with a scale no less than that of the Douluo Continent.]
[A vast, brand-new continent that no one had ever stepped foot on...]
[This meant...]
[More, different, and unknown opportunities.]
[The Soul Master cultivation methods here, the types of Martial Souls, the ecology of Soul Beasts, and so on.]
[Every single one.]
[Was a brand-new subject sufficient to support his research for several years to come.]
[Thinking of this, the light in Su Chen's eyes grew brighter and brighter.]
[In the next instant.]
[His figure swayed slightly.]
[The whole person vanished into thin air on the street like a gust of breeze.]
Before long,
Su Chen's figure appeared inside a tavern.
The tavern was not large.
Yet it was packed with people.
When it came to gathering information, a place with such a mixed crowd was undoubtedly the most suitable.
After finding a seat in a corner, Su Chen covered the entire tavern with his Mental Power.
In just a short moment,
he had gleaned quite a bit of useful information from the conversations of the people around him.
It turned out,
this continent was named the Sun Moon Continent.
The entire continent was ruled by an Empire called the Sun Moon Empire.
And this port city beneath his feet was Lan Harbor City, one of the four major seaport cities of the Sun Moon Empire.
Having clarified this basic information, Su Chen prepared to get up and leave.
But right at that moment,
a commotion suddenly arose not far away.
Su Chen looked up.
He saw a man with a scarred face inside the tavern confronting a bald, burly man.
Both had already drunk quite a bit.
Their faces were red, necks thick with anger, mouths spewing curses; it looked like they were about to come to blows.
Su Chen originally had little interest in such drunken brawls common in taverns.
However,
just as he was about to look away, he saw the bald, burly man suddenly move.
He swiftly drew a black short blade from his waist.
The short blade was entirely black, its blade no more than a foot long.
But on the surface of the short blade, a faint fluctuation of Soul Power was attached.
Immediately, the bald, burly man, gripping the short blade, thrust it towards the scarred man.
At this moment, the scarred man also took action.
He pulled from his chest something resembling a jade pendant and crushed it violently.
*Hum!*
A pale blue barrier instantly unfolded in front of the scarred man.
It precisely blocked the short blade slashing down from the bald, burly man.
Now, Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
He could sense clearly.
That black short blade was not the bald man's Martial Soul, yet it could have Soul Power attached to it.
And that barrier was similarly not the scarred man's Soul Skill.
Outside the Heavenly Screen,
the people on the Douluo Continent were all stunned after seeing Su Chen's analysis.
[Meng Yiran]: What the heck?!
[Meng Yiran]: Could it be... that the people on the Sun Moon Continent, like Su Chen, don't use Martial Souls to cultivation?!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]: What's so surprising about this?
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]: They're just two ordinary Soul Tools.
Once this bullet comment appeared,
the people on the Douluo Continent side became even more confused.
Soul Tools?
Aren't those for storing things? How can they be used for attack and defense?
Immediately after,
another bullet comment drifted out from the Sun Moon Continent side.
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Saint A]: Wait, what did you just say?
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Saint A]: This Su Chen in the Heavenly Screen actually doesn't use a Martial Soul to cultivation?!
In that instant,
people on both continents simultaneously fell into deep shock.
At the same time,
the scene within the Heavenly Screen continued.
[In the next moment, Su Chen's figure had already appeared between the scarred man and the bald man.]
[This startled both men sharply.]
[The scarred man snapped back to his senses first, an unpleasant expression on his face as he pointed at Su Chen and questioned him.]
['Where did you pop out from, you little...']
[However,]
[before his words were finished,]
[his entire person had already been sent flying backward like a cannonball.]
*Thud!*
[Only after being viciously embedded into the tavern wall did he stop.]
[For a moment,]
[the entire tavern instantly fell silent.]
[Everyone widened their eyes, looking at the figure in white.]
[You must understand,]
[that scarred man was, after all, a Soul Master of over thirty Ranks, considered somewhat capable in this city.]
[Yet before this suddenly appearing youth in white, he was blasted away without even finishing his sentence.]
[He didn't even have a chance to react.]
[At this moment,]
[the bald, burly man's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard with difficulty.]
[In his heart, he even more so secretly called himself lucky.]
[He had originally also wanted to curse at the newcomer.]
[But the words reached the tip of his tongue, yet he hesitated for a moment.]
[It was this moment of hesitation]
[that spared him a beating.]
[Su Chen did not look at the scarred man embedded in the wall.]
[He merely shifted his gaze, settling it on the bald, burly man.]
['Give me the dagger in your hand.']
[His voice was not loud, his tone still flat.]
[But to the bald, burly man's ears, it carried an undeniable sense of pressure.]
[Although the bald, burly man found it strange in his heart—]
[why would a lord like this be interested in a mere second-Rank Soul Tool dagger—]
[he dared not ask a single extra question, hurriedly extending both hands to respectfully present the dagger.]
[Su Chen took the dagger and directly channeled a stream of Spiritual Qi slowly into it.]
[In the next instant,]
[Su Chen's brow raised slightly.]
[He could perceive clearly: ]
[inside this dagger, some peculiar patterns were inscribed.]
[And precisely because of these patterns, the dagger could bear Soul Power and transform that Soul Power into sharper blade energy.]
[Immediately, Su Chen looked up at the bald, burly man.]
['What are this dagger, and the barrier that person used earlier?']
[Hearing this, the confusion in the bald, burly man's eyes deepened a bit more.]
[Things like Soul Tools were known even by three-year-old children on the Sun Moon Continent.]
[How could a lord with such terrifying strength not even know this?]
[But confusion aside,]
[he still did not hesitate in the slightest, quickly speaking up.]
['Replying to you, my lord.']
['The one in my hand is a second-Rank melee Soul Tool.']
['As for what that person used earlier, it was a second-Rank defensive Soul Tool.']
[After saying this, he paused, then cautiously added another sentence.]
['If you, my lord, fancy this dagger,']
['this humble one can gift it to you.']
[Upon hearing this,]
[Su Chen did not speak immediately.]
[He looked at the pitch-black short blade in his hand.]
[And recalled the barrier that instantly unfolded when the scarred man crushed the jade pendant earlier.]
[After a long while,]
[the corner of Su Chen's mouth slowly curved into a faint arc.]
['Soul Tools...']
[He silently repeated these three words in his heart.]
[Once upon a time,]
[when he was still in the Spirit Hall's Library Pavilion, he had looked up information related to Soul Tools.]
[But unfortunately, in the end, there were no substantial results.]
[In the Spirit Hall's records, aside from being able to store items, Soul Tools had no other notable functions.]
[Who would have thought that now, having stumbled onto an unfamiliar continent by chance,]
[he would coincidentally encounter matters related to Soul Tools?]
[Based on what the bald, burly man said and his expression, it could be judged that on this continent, Soul Tools were very common.]
[Furthermore, Soul Tools should be divided into different functions and Ranks.]
[Thinking of this, Su Chen already had a premonition that this trip likely hadn't been in vain.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
At this moment, the audience on Douluo Continent could no longer sit still.
[Meng Yiran]: Friends from the Sun Moon Continent, what exactly are these Soul Tools you speak of?
[Meng Yiran]: Aside from melee and defense, are there other types?
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor B]: Of course there are.
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor B]: Soul Tools are divided into five main categories: combat Soul Tools, storage Soul Tools, flight Soul Tools, defensive Soul Tools, and auxiliary Soul Tools.
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor B]: They are also divided into eight Ranks, from Rank 1 to Rank 8, corresponding to Soul Scholars up to Spirit Douluos.
As soon as this bullet comment appeared...
Countless viewers across Douluo Continent gasped in unison.
A Rank 8 Soul Tool corresponds to a Spirit Douluo.
Most importantly, these Soul Tools can clearly be mass-produced!
This meant that as long as one mastered the methods for crafting Soul Tools, they could mass-produce equipment comparable to Spirit Douluo powerhouses!
[Dai Weisi]: Th-This is way too exaggerated, isn't it?
[Dai Weisi]: Doesn't that mean whoever masters Soul Tool crafting technology can possess an army equivalent to Spirit Douluos?
Inside Shrek Academy.
Ning Fengzhi could no longer suppress the longing in his heart. His eyes stared intently at the Heavenly Screen, his breathing turning somewhat hurried.
"A Rank 8 Soul Tool... corresponds to a Spirit Douluo..."
"And they can even be mass-produced!"
Ning Fengzhi involuntarily clenched his fingers into fists.
The greatest flaw of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul was its lack of combat capability.
The only reason the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could Rank among the Upper Three Sects was entirely due to their two enshrined venerables, the Sword and Bone Douluos.
So to put it bluntly, once the Sword and Bone Douluos passed away, if their Sect could no longer attract Titled Douluos as enshrined venerables, the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.
But if they could obtain the methods to craft Soul Tools...
Even if they only mass-produced Rank 6 or Rank 7 Soul Tools...
...the strength of the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undergo an earth-shattering transformation! Besides, their Sect had never lacked money.
Thinking up to this point...
...only a single thought remained in Ning Fengzhi's heart.
"I must get the method to craft Soul Tools."
"No matter how much money it costs, no matter what price must be paid!"
At the same time.
The reactions of Emperor Xue Ye and Star Luo Emperor were even more intense than Ning Fengzhi's.
After all, this technology could genuinely alter the balance of power between the two Empires.
Both resolved in their hearts that as soon as the Heavenly Screen broadcast ended, they would dispatch people across the sea to the Sun Moon Continent to learn Soul Tool crafting techniques.
Meanwhile...
The scene on the Heavenly Screen continued to shift.
[Inside the tavern.]
[After listening to the bald burly man's explanation, Su Chen nodded slightly.]
[Then, he asked again.]
["Where can I learn this stuff?"]
[The bald burly man hurriedly replied.]
["In reply to my lord,"]
["on the entire Sun Moon Continent, the best place to learn Soul Tool crafting is the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy."]
["It's right in the capital, Mingdu."]
[As he spoke, he didn't forget to pull out a crumpled map from his chest pocket, respectfully presenting it to Su Chen with both hands.]
[Su Chen took the map, unfolded it, and swept his gaze over it.]
[Seeing Mingdu's location marked on it, a decision formed in his mind.]
["Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy? In that case, let this be the next stop!"]
[Su Chen then put away the map.]
[The next instant...]
[...his figure vanished from the tavern.]
[Two days later.]
[Su Chen's figure appeared in front of a grand, majestic city.]
[Mingdu.]
[The capital of the Sun Moon Empire.]
[The city walls alone were dozens of zhang tall.]
[At the city gate, crowds bustled like woven threads and traffic flowed like horses and dragons.]
[Su Chen did not linger and went straight into the city.]
[Then, after making a few inquiries, he quickly found where the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was located.]
[Without hesitation, half a day later, Su Chen arrived before the gates of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.]
[Immediately after, Su Chen did not hesitate at all and released his Spiritual Qi.]
[In an instant, a powerful pressure of Spiritual Qi enveloped the entire academy.]
[Before long, an old man around sixty years old, with half-white hair and bright, piercing eyes, flew out.]
[This person was precisely the current dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, Xie Hongchen.]
[After Xie Hongchen arrived, he was startled to see that the one unleashing such terrifying pressure was merely a young man who looked no older than his twenties.]
[A moment later, he snapped back to his senses, realizing that regardless of Su Chen's age, he only needed to know that Su Chen's strength far exceeded his own.]
[With this thought, Xie Hongchen bowed respectfully.]
["May I ask what business Senior has here?"]
[Sensing the old man's cultivation at around Rank 92 or 93, Su Chen understood that this person was likely the dean of the academy.]
[With this in mind, Su Chen directly stated his purpose.]
["I came here solely to learn how to craft Soul Tools."]
[Hearing that Su Chen had actually come to learn Soul Tool crafting techniques, Xie Hongchen felt even greater doubt and astonishment.]
[He wanted to refuse, as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy specifically nurtured Soul Engineers for the Empire.]
[However, before he could speak his refusal, he once again felt the powerful pressure emanating from Su Chen.]
[In that moment, Xie Hongchen felt suffocated, as if he would die on the spot if he uttered a single word of rejection in the next second.]
[With that thought, Xie Hongchen hurriedly spoke.]
["Of course you may! Senior's presence at our academy is our academy's honor."]
[And so, through Su Chen's friendly communication, he successfully entered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy to learn Soul Tool crafting.]
[In the blink of an eye...]
[...three years had passed.]
[Over these three years, Su Chen poured nearly all his time and energy into studying and researching Soul Tools.]
[At a nearly insane speed, he absorbed and digested every bit of knowledge regarding Soul Tools.]
[Thus, in just a brief three years, Su Chen had already become a Rank 8 Soul Engineer.]
Outside the Heavenly Screen.
Seeing this scene, countless viewers on the Sun Moon Continent suffered an absolute mental breakdown on the spot.
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor A]: Im... Impossible!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor A]: Three years? He became a Rank 8 Soul Engineer in just three years?!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Ancestor A]: This must be fake! It has to be!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]: Back in the day, I was the number one Soul Engineer talent in our village!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]: A Genius like me took ten whole years just to barely become a Rank 1 Soul Engineer!
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]: This Su Chen actually became a Rank 8 Soul Engineer in three years?! How is this possible!
[Sun Moon Continent Spirit Saint A]: Uh... person above.
[Sun Moon Continent Spirit Saint A]: Is there a possibility that your talent is just completely trash?
[Sun Moon Continent Soul Master C]:...
For a moment...
...the bullet comment area was filled with wails and people questioning their existence.
Meanwhile, on the Douluo Continent side.
Watching the people on the Sun Moon Continent completely break down, countless viewers felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction rise in their hearts.
[Soul Master A]: Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter!
[Soul Saint C]: The people of the Sun Moon Continent, this look they have right now is so familiar to me!
[Shui Yue'er]: Isn't this exactly the same as when we watched the video of Su Chen earlier?
[Huo Wu]: Hahaha, seeing them like this, I finally feel balanced!
For a moment, in the bullet comments, the viewers from the Douluo Continent felt a wave of pleasure.
Some people even felt a sense of superiority rising in their hearts.
[Spirit Elder A]: Tch, what Soul Tool technology, making it sound so mysterious.
[Soul Master A]: In the end, didn't our people on the Douluo Continent learn it all in just three years?
[Spirit King A]: That's right, I don't think these Soul Tools are anything special.
[Spirit King A]: Maybe it's just that the people of the Sun Moon Continent have poor talent.
On the Sun Moon Continent side, seeing the bullet comments from the Douluo Continent, countless Soul Masters were so angry they almost coughed up blood.
What did they mean by poor talent? They had to know those were Level 8 Soul Masters!
The total number of Level 8 Soul Masters on the entire Sun Moon Continent didn't even exceed two hands!
In their anger, the viewers of the Sun Moon Continent immediately launched a counterattack in the bullet comments.
Immediately, the viewers on both sides began a new round of arguing in the bullet comment section.
Meanwhile, the scene on the Heavenly Screen continued.
[On this day, Su Chen stood up from a laboratory filled with various Soul Tool blueprints.]
[He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the core formations of the Level 8 Soul Tools on the table.]
[There was no sense of achievement in his eyes, but rather a hint of faint disappointment.]
[In these three years, he had learned all the Soul Tool knowledge in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy in one go.]
[From Level 1 to Level 8, he had mastered the principles, structures, and core formations of every kind of Soul Tool.]
[However, after mastering all of this, he found that these things were simply not enough.]
[After all, his current strength had long surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.]
[And these Level 8 Soul Tools, which were at most at the Spirit Douluo level, were of no real use to him.]
[Thinking of this, Su Chen's thoughts stirred, and he immediately pushed open the door and walked straight towards the Dean's office.]
[Before long, Su Chen arrived in front of Xie Hongchen again.]
[At this moment, Xie Hongchen was looking down at a file.]
[Noticing Su Chen entering, he immediately put on a smile and hurriedly stepped forward, afraid of slighting Su Chen.]
[Recalling that night when Su Chen arrived, he had reported the matter to the Emperor.]
[The next morning, the Emperor sent two venerables, plus him and three other Titled Douluo, wanting to suppress Su Chen.]
[The result was obvious; Su Chen was unscathed, while Xie Hongchen's legs were crippled, and the other two venerables were even more miserable, severely injured with their cultivation levels dropping directly to Spirit Douluo.]
[Since then, Su Chen had become one of the people Xie Hongchen absolutely could not afford to provoke.]
["Senior, do you have any instructions?"]
[Seeing this, Su Chen stated the purpose of his visit directly.]
["I want to learn the production method for Level 9 Soul Tools."]
["You can set conditions; as long as I can do it, I will agree to everything."]
[Hearing this, the smile on Xie Hongchen's face involuntarily stiffened.]
[Seeing this, Su Chen frowned slightly.]
["What? Is there a difficulty?"]
["Go back and tell your Emperor about this; I think he will agree."]
[At this moment, in Su Chen's view, it was just that Xie Hongchen didn't want to hand over the production method for Level 9 Soul Tools.]
[As for the claim he had learned in the past that Soul Tools only went up to Level 8, Su Chen had never believed it.]
[The reason for not announcing the existence of Level 9 Soul Tools was nothing more than some petty thoughts of the rulers.]
[Wanting to stabilize the Empire and keep some backup measures.]
[Hearing this, Xie Hongchen couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile, and only then did he slowly speak.]
["Senior, to tell you the truth."]
["It is not that this old man is intentionally hiding things."]
["It is just that the method for producing Level 9 Soul Tools is something even I have not yet mastered."]
[Su Chen frowned slightly.]
["Go on."]
[Xie Hongchen couldn't help but sigh.]
["All these years, I have also been researching the method for producing Level 9 Soul Tools."]
["But according to my deductions and estimates, the conditions for producing Level 9 Soul Tools are simply too harsh."]
["Firstly, the producer's own cultivation must reach the Titled Douluo level."]
["Secondly, one must be proficient in all systems of Soul Tool knowledge, without any omissions."]
["Thirdly, Mental Power must also reach a terrifying level, at least at the Titled Douluo level."]
["Fourthly, the carving knife used must be at least a top-tier Level 8 Soul Tool carving knife."]
["Besides that, the rarity and quantity of materials required are also far more than several times that of Level 8 Soul Tools."]
["There are many other restrictions... I won't go into detail one by one."]
[Speaking to the end, Xie Hongchen's voice was full of helplessness.]
[Recalling the past, he had studied the way of Soul Tools for most of his life, yet he had never been able to cross that threshold.]
[Su Chen listened and was silent for a moment.]
[He could tell that Xie Hongchen before him was indeed not lying.]
[Moreover, according to his previous understanding, Xie Hongchen was the chief Soul Master of the current Sun Moon Continent.]
[If even he had no way to produce Level 9 Soul Tools, then there would likely be no one else on this continent who had a way.]
[Thinking of this, Su Chen was inevitably a little disappointed.]
[However, that disappointment only lingered in Su Chen's eyes for an instant.]
[The next instant, he had already raised his head, and had a decision in his heart.]
["Since there is no method for producing Level 9 Soul Tools in this world yet."]
["Then I shall create it myself."]
Outside the Heavenly Screen, after seeing this scene, Xie Hongchen was stunned for a moment.
Immediately after, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
[Xie Hongchen]: Heh!
[Xie Hongchen]: A mere child, daring to dream of producing a Level 9 Soul Tool?
[Xie Hongchen]: How ridiculous!
[Xie Hongchen]: My ancestors for eight generations, plus myself, spent nearly a thousand years and never produced a single Level 9 Soul Tool!
[Xie Hongchen]: He, a child who has only studied Soul Tools for three years, on what basis?
As soon as the bullet comment appeared, many people on the Sun Moon Continent side followed suit.
After all, Xie Hongchen's status in the hearts of Sun Moon Continent Soul Masters was equivalent to Qian Daoliu's status in Spirit Hall.
However, just at this moment, Liu Erlong, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly posted a bullet comment.
[Liu Erlong]: Heh.
[Liu Erlong]: Your ancestors for eight generations couldn't figure it out, it only proves that your entire Clan is trash!
[Liu Erlong]: A bunch of trash, how are you even embarrassed to speak here?
[Liu Erlong]: Aren't you ashamed of yourselves!]