Chapter 417: The Star Dou Great Forest's Greatest Crisis in History
As the moon rose and the sun set, news of the Clear Sky Clan's destruction swiftly spread across the entire Douluo Continent.
As the former number one clan under heaven, the Clear Sky Clan's combat capabilities were considered indisputable. For it to be annihilated under such circumstances led many to speculate about certain gods and Peerless Douluo.
After all, it seemed that those currently capable of such a feat all belonged to the same faction.
Of course, speculation was one thing, but no one dared to question it. The Clear Sky Clan had long since faded from the Spirit Master World, so its destruction had no impact on many. In fact, some were quite excited.
This was true for the Defense Clan and the Breaking Clan of the Four Single-Attribute Clans.
Especially after experiencing Tang San's series of actions, the hatred these two clans held for the Clear Sky Clan and Tang San had reached an extreme. They knew that with their own strength, they might never be able to take revenge.
However, they never expected that a kind-hearted person would accomplish this for them. If they could find out who was responsible, they would likely have presented generous gifts to express their gratitude.
Tang San: There's such a good thing?
Meanwhile, after devouring his own mother, Tang San arrived at the continent's largest spirit beast habitat, the Star Dou Great Forest.
His spirit power had now reached the ninety-fifth rank, so it was natural to acquire all nine spirit rings for both of his martial souls. Only by doing so could he rapidly advance his spirit power toward the ninety-ninth rank.
With the black energy and his current level of cultivation, he no longer cared for ordinary spirit beasts. He therefore headed directly for the deepest part of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Lake of Life.
Although the Titan Giant Ape, the King of the Forest, and the Azure Sky Bull Python, the Emperor of the Forest, had been instantly killed by that mysterious woman, he presumed the new spirit beasts occupying this place would not be much weaker.
With this thought in mind, Tang San did not conceal his aura, arriving at his destination openly and brazenly.
At this moment, three enormous ants and a tiger were occupying the Lake of Life. The tiger was entirely black with black wings and a scorpion-like Evil God Hook for a tail that swayed incessantly.
With his current strength and knowledge, Tang San could naturally discern the level of these spirit beasts. Without hesitation, he released his Clear Sky Hammer martial soul and immediately attacked.
Although the age of these spirit beasts was still pathetic to him, there was no alternative; they were the best available. If there were more powerful spirit beasts, he certainly would not refuse them.
It was like the Titan Giant Ape from before; only an explosive, power-type spirit beast filled with ultimate strength was most suitable for a powerful tool martial soul like the Clear Sky Hammer. But unfortunately, that was all gone.
Faced with Tang San's hunt, the Dark Devilgod Tiger and the three ants immediately snapped to their senses and began to counterattack.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger possessed a drop of an evil god's blood, so its combat power was difficult for even ordinary hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts to match.
It was precisely because two hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts had resided in the Lake of Life that the Dark Devilgod Tiger had been unable to occupy this prime location. In a one-on-one fight, even a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape was not necessarily a match for a sixty-thousand-year Dark Devilgod Tiger.
As for Tang San, though he was a ninety-fifth-rank Peak Douluo with twin martial souls, he had not yet obtained his ninth spirit ring. The rings for his Clear Sky Hammer were also utterly pathetic, which led to him being quickly and heavily wounded by the four spirit beasts' fierce counteroffensive.
"Senior, save me!"
At that moment, as Tang San felt the approach of death, he hurriedly called upon the powerful figure behind him for help.
"Troublesome!"
An icy voice sounded, and with it appeared an incomparably dense black airflow. The ultimate dark power it carried instantly dyed the originally azure sky black.
The moment this power appeared, within the true depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, at the bottom of the Lake of Life, Di Tian and the other fierce beasts sensed its emergence. They all raised their heads and looked outward.
"Why does this power feel so familiar?"
Di Tian's brow furrowed slightly. After a moment of silence, understanding dawned on him. His eyes filled with shock and fear as he said, "It is... its power! It has actually come to the Douluo Continent too!"
"Its power?" Nearby, Xiong Jun, Bi Ji, and the other fierce beasts appeared. With puzzled expressions, they asked, "Di Tian, do you know who this powerful newcomer is?"
"I do." Di Tian nodded, speaking with great gravity and earnestness, "If I'm not mistaken, the aura outside is emanating from the first living being of the universe."
"What!" Upon hearing this title, the other great fierce beasts' eyes all widened.
Damn, that title is truly impressive. It seems its strength must also be incredibly formidable; otherwise, how could it be worthy of such a name?
"The first living being of the universe is not corporeal." Di Tian sighed, lost in recollection, and explained, "It was condensed from the purest origin of darkness after the universe was created, before the universe's foundational will was autonomously born."
"It can be said that it represents all darkness," he continued. "Even the Dragon God in his time could gain no advantage against it and was even suppressed in battle."
"Then, what should we do?" Listening to Di Tian's explanation, the fierce beasts revealed worried expressions.
The arrival of such a powerful being in the Star Dou Great Forest could be a blessing or a curse. If it simply killed some spirit beasts and left, that would be acceptable. But if it discovered this place, then everything would be over.
A being that could fight the Dragon God—the ancestor of the spirit beasts at his peak—was simply not something the current Silver Dragon King could confront. Of course, they had no way of knowing that the black energy was also severely injured and could not exert much of its power.
Otherwise, how could it possibly remain in the lower realm? It would have long since returned to the God Realm to devour its enemies and take revenge.
"We wait. We see what it intends to do!" Di Tian's eyes narrowed, his entire being displaying an unprecedented level of tension.
The future of the spirit beast race now rested entirely on Gu Yue Na. Even if they all died here, even if every spirit beast in the Star Tou Great Forest was devoured, as long as Gu Yue Na lived, they still had a chance.
(End of this chapter)
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