Chapter 78 Second on the Soul Beast Ranking.
Poseidon's face paled: "Then we..."
"Lead all believers and temporarily evacuate Seagod Island."
The Seagod's phantom made the difficult decision.
"What? Abandon Seagod Island?"
Poseidon and the seven Holy Pillar Guardians who had arrived were stunned.
This was the Seagod's foundation on Earth!
"This is the only way."
The Seagod's phantom sighed.
"Preserve our strength and wait for the right opportunity. I will find a way in the God Realm. Perhaps we need to find a new successor, or seek other help."
"Remember, only by surviving can we have a future."
His figure grew fainter and fainter, finally turning into specks of golden light and dissipating into the air.
Only those words, filled with determination and a hint of helplessness, echoed in Poseidon's ears.
Poseidon stood there, stunned.
Seagod Island, with its millennia-long heritage, had actually reached the point where it needed to be abandoned.
Just as the Deep Sea Demon Whale King retreated wounded, and Poseidon began the difficult organization of the evacuation, "Boom boom boom!"
The golden light above the sky changed again.
The previous destructive energy fluctuations gradually subsided.
Instead, an even more ancient and majestic aura, seemingly originating from the very source of the world, gathered.
Azure-gold divine light intertwined, ultimately condensing into a colossal dragon phantom far larger and more sacred than Di Tian!
This dragon was entirely covered in azure-gold scales, upon which flowed natural runes of wind and thunder.
Its enormous eyes, like two azure-gold suns, overlooked all living beings.
Hurricanes and lightning swirled around it, as if it were the very ruler of the heavens, able to summon the power of nature with a single breath.
[Soul Beast Power Ranking, Second Place: Storm Dragon King]
[Affiliation: Beidou Academy]
[Level: Divine Beast (Ancient Dragon King)]
[Combat Power Assessment: Comparable to a Third-Tier God]
[Controlled Authority: Commands the heavens, wielding the natural laws of wind, thunder, rain, and lightning]
[Ranking Reward: Divine Essence Ascension, Rank Raised to Second-Tier God!]
Upon hearing this information, the world fell silent!
If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King's million-year cultivation and Di Tian's 840,000-year dragon might were still within the scope of everyone's understanding of the power of "soul beasts".
The existence of the Storm Dragon King completely overturned this concept!
"A divine beast? Not a soul beast, but a divine beast?"
"A third-level deity? A second-level deity? This is already the realm of true gods, isn't it?"
"Its affiliation… Beidou Academy? How is this possible! A human academy, supporting a living god?"
"…"
All forces across the continent, from the top-tier Spirit Hall and the Three Upper Sects to ordinary soul master families, felt their scalps tingle, a chill running from their feet to the top of their heads.
A human force possessing a true god-level warrior as its guardian.
This was completely beyond their comprehension and ability to cope.
Inside Beidou Academy.
When the name and affiliation of the Storm Dragon King appeared on the sky, the entire academy fell into an eerie silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were utterly dumbfounded.
They all turned their gazes to the composed Lu Xiao beside them.
Ning Rongrong was the first to lose her temper, grabbing Lu Xiao's arm and shaking it: "Dean! Dean! Is this true? Our academy really has a divine dragon?"
"A second-level deity? You've been hiding this for so long!"
Zhu Zhuqing's usually cold eyes were also filled with shock and curiosity.
Dugu Yan murmured, "No wonder you're always so calm, Dean. It turns out our academy has such a powerful trump card..."
Ye Lingling then asked softly, "Dean, where is Senior Storm Dragon King now?"
Lu Xiao, in a profound and unfathomable tone, began to fabricate a reason: "The Storm Dragon King is indeed the guardian beast that existed since the founding of our Beidou Academy, having forged an eternal contract with the academy."
"It only slumbers deep within the academy's secret realm year-round, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to temper its divine core. It will not easily awaken or appear except in times of life-or-death crisis for the academy, hence you have never seen it."
After all, the Storm Dragon King's aura was too strong; it was currently consolidating its cultivation.
The aura it casually released could probably overturn Beidou Academy.
Star Dou Great Forest, core area.
The cyan-gold dragon phantom on the sky gradually dissipated, causing a storm of shock in the hearts of several ferocious beasts.
Even the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, who had been silent all along, trembled slightly and slowly opened her closed eyes.
"Storm... Dragon King?"
Gu Yuena's ethereal yet slightly majestic voice resounded directly in the hearts of the ferocious beasts, breaking the silence.
Her gaze fell upon Di Tian.
"Di Tian, is there any record of this name and form in the Dragon Clan's inherited memories?"
Di Tian's golden dragon eyes were filled with solemnity and incomprehension. His massive dragon head swayed slightly, and his deep voice carried certainty.
"My lord, the Dragon Clan's inherited memories are vast. Although I dare not claim to have mastered them all, those who possess the title of Dragon King," "whether elemental dragon kings or dragon kings with special bloodlines, their names, general forms, and authority must be imprinted in the inheritance."
"But this 'Storm Dragon King,' I am certain, is unheard of and unrecorded!"
He paused, then continued.
"Judging from its projection, its dragon might is pure and vast, undoubtedly a true dragon, and its status is extremely high, subtly surpassing ordinary dragon kings."
"Its power to control wind and thunder celestial phenomena, though somewhat similar to the Thunder Dragon King, is fundamentally more ancient and domineering. Such an existence could never be unknown in the history of the dragon race."
Gu Yuena nodded slightly, a profound light flashing in her purple eyes.
"Not a known dragon king from the inherited memories, yet possessing such pure dragon might and a powerful divine status... interesting."
"Could it be a descendant of some unknown, hidden branch of the dragon race that vanished into the river of history? Or perhaps a dragon from another world?"
Her speculation made the ferocious beasts present shudder.
Either possibility meant uncertainty.
"What concerns me even more is," Di Tian's voice grew increasingly low, carrying an undisguised wariness and confusion.
"It has such a close relationship with the human forces, that Beidou Academy."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Jun immediately let out a low roar: "Hmph! As a noble dragon, and even more so as the Dragon King, how dare it lower itself to protect the lowly human race? It's a disgrace to my dragon race!"
The human face on the trunk of the Ten Thousand Demon King Tree also twisted, uttering a hoarse voice: "Indeed strange. Soul beasts and humans, even if not mortal enemies, would hardly coexist like this, especially god-level beings, who have their own pride."
"This Storm Dragon King is willing to hide in a human academy; its ambitions must be extraordinary. Could it be that the Beidou Academy possesses some secret or power that even god-level dragons have to compromise with?"
Gu Yuena listened quietly to her subordinates' discussion.
The light in her eyes flickered uncertainly.
As the ruler of the soul beasts, she considered things more deeply.
"Di Tian, do you think this Storm Dragon King is friend or foe to us?"
She directly asked the most crucial question.
Di Tian remained silent for a moment, his dragon eyes flashing with a sharp light: "My lord, it's difficult to judge at the moment. Although it's close to humans, it hasn't shown any hostility towards soul beasts other than humans."
"However, it is ultimately on the side of humans. If we were to engage in a full-scale conflict with humans in the future, it would be almost impossible for it to remain uninvolved; it would undoubtedly be a major obstacle."
He looked at Gu Yuena, his tone heavy: "Especially since, its strength, after this reward, has reached the level of a second-level god..."
Di Tian didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was self-evident.
A suddenly appearing, second-level god-like dragon king with an unclear stance but likely leaning towards humans.
This posed a huge potential threat to the Star Dou Great Forest and the future plans of the entire soul beast race.
"An unknown dragon king, a pro-human stance, the strength of a second-level god..." she whispered, each word carrying immense weight.
"It seems that the Beidou Academy and the Storm Dragon King are variables that require close observation."
She looked at Di Tian and gave the order: "For now, do not make contact with them, and even more so, do not antagonize them. Strengthen your information gathering on the Beidou Academy."
"We need to know their true purpose, and why the Storm Dragon King has chosen to stand on the side of humanity."
"Yes, my lord!"
Di Tian replied respectfully.
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