Douluo Continent: I had just reached my limit when the sky exposed me.

Chapter 171 Journey Beyond Dimensions
Star Forest, Lake of Life.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena floated above the center of the lake, her silver hair cascading down like a waterfall, her purple eyes as deep as an abyss.

He gazed at the blood-red "Kill Ranking" in the sky above, and the golden sky beside it, which had fallen into an unusual silence.

"Lord!"

Di Tian's deep voice broke the silence, carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

"This kill list shows that foreign enemies have invaded. Although it is a huge blow to human soul masters, once the war starts, the place where my soul beast race lives will inevitably be affected as well."

"Forests are burned, and lives are lost... This is absolutely not what we want to see."

Xiong Jun roared furiously, "Who cares about foreign enemies! Kill one if they come, kill two if they come!"

"My lord, when have we, the soul beast race, ever feared battle?"

The Demon King's voice was soft yet tinged with worry: "Lord Xiong, do not act rashly. The Heavenly Curtain is taking this matter so seriously, even creating a special list to encourage the killing of enemies. This shows that the external enemy is no ordinary one."

"If the enemy's strength far exceeds our expectations, or their numbers are endless, even if our race is brave, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"..."

Gu Yuena listened silently to the discussion of the ferocious beasts, her purple eyes gleaming as she clearly thought things through rapidly.

The aura emanating from the Kill Ranking dispelled her suspicion that this was a conspiracy by the gods.

This is a genuine warning, a warning concerning the very survival of the entire plane.

“Di Tian is right. No matter who the invaders are, once the war starts, the Soul Beast race will not be able to remain unscathed.”

Gu Yuena finally spoke, her voice clear, cold, and firm.

"We must proactively investigate and understand the source and strength of the threat in order to make the most effective response."

She looked at the ferocious beasts: "You stay behind in Xingdou and integrate the power of all the soul beasts, especially those races with long-range detection, concealment, and early warning capabilities, to strengthen the monitoring of all parts of the forest, especially the weak points in space."

"My lord, you want to..."

Di Tian said solemnly.

“I will personally go beyond the plane to investigate the spatial rift that triggered the warning in the sky, and the enemy that may have already approached.”

Gu Yuena's tone left no room for argument.

"My lord, you mustn't!"

Di Tian, ​​Xiong Jun, and the others urged in unison, their anxiety evident in their words, "The void is unpredictable; what if there's an ambush, or a trap set by the divine realm..."

Gu Yuena raised her hand to stop them, her purple eyes flashing with the majesty of a soul beast overlord, and said no more.

She made a gesture with her delicate hand in front of her body.

"boom!"

A spatial rift, shimmering with silver-white dragon patterns, silently tore open, releasing a dense spatial force.

Her figure flickered and disappeared into the crack, vanishing without a trace.

The ferocious beasts, including Di Tian, ​​were left with deep worries, but they could only obey orders. The entire Star Dou Great Forest began to operate at high speed, entering an unprecedented state of preparation for war.

……

The outer reaches of Douluo Continent lie in the endless void.

Far from the vitality and hustle and bustle of the mainland, there is only eternal coldness and deathly starlight.

Just then, a space rippled out like water, and three figures stepped out from different directions almost simultaneously, descending into this void!

It was Lu Xiao and Storm Dragon King Xuan Feng, who came from Beidou Academy, and Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, who came from the Star Dou Great Forest by tearing through space!
The three appeared, each with a distinct yet incredibly powerful aura, instantly shattering the deathly silence of the void.

Lu Xiao wore an elegant long robe, his expression calm and indifferent, as if he had just come here for a stroll.

He wore a dark blue dragon-patterned robe that fluttered in the wind, had dragon horns on his forehead, a cold and stern face, and held a blue-gold dragon-patterned longsword formed from pure storm and lightning.

Gu Yuena has silver hair and purple eyes, and her beauty is unparalleled. She holds the evolved Silver Dragon Spear, which shines with silver light and is decorated with dragon patterns.

"Ok?"

After she appeared, her gaze lingered on Lu Xiao and Xuan Feng for a moment.

She glanced at Xuanfeng's pure and powerful dragon aura, a hint of surprise flashing in her purple eyes.

He then looked at the spatial rift.

The three arrived almost at the same time, but did not exchange words, creating a subtle atmosphere.

Gu Yuena and Lu Xiao's eyes met briefly in the air, and they both saw the seriousness and inquiry in each other's eyes.

With a formidable enemy at hand, past grievances or delicate positions seem to be temporarily set aside at this moment.

There was hardly any hesitation!

The three of them simultaneously focused their divine senses on the spatial rift and the surrounding divine power barrier. With Lu Xiao and Gu Yuena's spiritual power, the barrier, while not rudimentary in their eyes, was not entirely undetectable.

They easily saw through the appearance of the barrier and directly perceived the state of the spatial rift itself.

"Something's wrong?"

"This breath?"

Lu Xiao's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

The crack... was even more bizarre than he had anticipated.

The crack itself was indeed a tear caused by instability in the spatial structure!
The edges still bear the distinct aura of powerful divine energy of five different attributes, confirming that the God-Kings had intervened here in an attempt to stabilize or repair the area.

But what really caught Lu Xiao's attention was that deep within the crack, there seemed to be an extremely subtle layer of golden rule threads that originated from the same source as the sky!

It is the presence of these fine threads that prevents the cracks in the space from healing naturally!
"The power of the sky curtain..."

Lu Xiao understood.

really!

The appearance and persistence of this crack are inextricably linked to the sky!

If nothing unexpected happens, this result must have been caused when the God Kings attempted to interfere with the heavens or descend upon Douluo Star.
Gu Yuena clearly noticed it as well; a deep look of doubt and a hint of solemnity appeared on her beautiful face as she observed the fine threads of rules that originated from the same source as the sky.

Looking at Lu Xiao, her voice filled with curiosity, she asked, "Dean Lu, besides the God King's Barrier, it seems there's also... the power of the Heavenly Curtain at work around this crack?"

"Is it preventing the cracks from healing? Do you know what this canopy is really trying to do? On one hand, it publishes lists to encourage local creatures, while on the other hand, it keeps the path open to wolves?"

This is indeed puzzling.

If the Heavenly Curtain truly cares for the good of Douluo Continent, why doesn't it help close the rift?

Combined with the mysterious Beidou Academy, Gu Yuena suspected that the sky curtain was related to Beidou Academy.

Lu Xiao met Gu Yuena's gaze, his expression remaining calm, and slowly said, "Tianmu's intentions are hard to fathom, and I'm not quite sure either."

He paused, looking at the deep crack: "As for the intruders, Lady Gu Yuena need not worry too much."

"If I'm not mistaken, the newcomers should be a plane cluster called 'Abyss,' whose ruler, the Abyss Saint King, may be quite powerful, but at this point in time, he may not have reached his peak."

"The most troublesome thing about the Abyss Plane is its almost endless number of low-level monsters, as well as the boundary-breaking and devouring characteristics of that super artifact 'Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd'."

"but…"

Lu Xiao's lips curled into an almost indifferent smile: "We'll meet force with force, and kill whoever comes, no matter how many they are."

"They want to overwhelm the Douluo Continent with sheer numbers? They'll have to see if they have the ability to cross mountains of corpses and seas of blood."

These words were spoken in a calm tone!
Yet it contains an absolute confidence that looks down on the world and regards the army of the abyss as nothing.

This not only caused Gu Yuena's purple eyes to narrow slightly, but also intensified the fighting spirit in Xuan Feng's eyes.

Gu Yuena gave Lu Xiao a deep look, but her doubts were not completely dispelled!
However, they also keenly noticed Lu Xiao's attitude that he seemed to know quite a bit about the Abyss Plane, and that he didn't seem to care much about it.

This reassured her a little!
"In that case, it seems Dean Lu already has a plan?"

"How should we, the soul beast race, respond? Should we defend the forest, or..."

Gu Yuena asked.

"Prepare for war, consolidate our forces, and observe the situation."

Lu Xiao said succinctly, "The Abyss invasion will inevitably begin with probing and infiltration. The Kill Ranking has been released, and all forces on the continent, unless they are too stupid, will take action."

"Your Soul Beast race, Lady Gu Yuena should know what to do!"

After speaking, Lu Xiao nodded slightly to Gu Yuena: "The situation here is clear. Please return, Your Excellency Gu Yuena."

"The void is not a place to linger."

"We'll just have to wait and see how things develop."

After speaking, Lu Xiao said no more, turned around and took a step, his figure disappearing into the ripples of the void.

Xuanfeng also transformed into a streak of azure-gold lightning, following closely behind Lu Xiao.

"That's fine..."

Gu Yuena sighed softly, her purple eyes regaining their resolve.

"Since he is so confident, the Soul Beast Clan should make their own preparations first."

"The Abyss Plane... Hmph, if you dare to invade my Soul Beast Clan, you will never return!"

She didn't linger; the silver dragon spear ripped through the space, and her figure vanished.

(End of this chapter)