Douluo Continent: The Myriad Body of Truth and Falsehood

Chapter 24 The Death of Xiong Jun

Half a month has passed since Xiong Jun was severely injured by Tang San's divine sense. In that half month, Bi Ji used the full power of her clan to finally save Xiong Jun's last breath and revive him.

But when Xiong Jun woke up, he felt as if the world had turned upside down.

His former companion looked sorrowful, hesitant to speak, as if he had endless things to say but didn't know how to begin. In the end, it was the Demon King who stepped forward and told Xiong Jun the truth.

The soul beast has found a new master.

He agreed to a hundred-year period in exchange for the grudge of Bai Xu's murder being wiped clean. During that hundred years, the beast race would be under his command and at his disposal.

The Silver Dragon King they had hoped for had fallen from player to pawn. Tang San's hidden plan within Tang Wulin extinguished the Silver Dragon's ambition to devour the Golden Dragon. He had never given up his scheme for the Dragon God's throne. Ten thousand years ago, he used Huo Yuhao and the auspicious beast to secure the Bright Dragon God Butterfly martial soul for his daughter. Ten thousand years later, it seemed he was about to target the Silver Dragon again, plotting to seize the most powerful Dragon God's throne. Bai Xu, seeking revenge for his death, relentlessly pursued the soul beasts.

Having reached this point, everyone feels a sense of unspoken frustration and despair.

Especially for Bai Xu.

He seemed to know all the information about the Dragon God, and by using the Dragon God as a guide, he left the soul beasts with no room to refuse, and they could only obey without complaint.

Xiong Jun was seriously injured and still unable to move. He could only lie on the ground and look at the sky through the lush foliage. He knew that he was about to die, so he told Bi Ji to stop moving and prepare to die.

Just then, Gu Yue arrived, prioritizing the greater good, and asked him to sacrifice himself to Bai Xu. This way, he could not only be reborn in the future, but also obtain more information about the Dragon God from Bai Xu.

Xiong Jun didn't listen much. The idea of ​​sacrificing and being reborn reminded him of two foolish beasts: a bull python and a gorilla. If he had to name the soul beasts Xiong Jun disliked the most, these two would undoubtedly be the two.

The Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape were reborn through the reincarnation of Tang San, the Sea God from 20,000 years ago. They seemed to be living a life of great glory, but in reality, they had long since become lackeys of the God Realm, unable to integrate into the human race or return to the beast race.

The two of them could only huddle together for warmth, and perhaps because they had been following humans for a while, they were full of benevolence and morality.

The Lord Silver Dragon King once approached these two "divine beasts" and asked them if they were willing to join the plan. The two of them earnestly persuaded them, saying that they did not want the soul beasts to become extinct, and that they were never seen when the plan was being carried out.

They kept praising Tang San, the Sea God, for his greatness and wisdom. They had followed him and knew how powerful he was—a dual god in one, leading all seven Shrek Seven Devils to godhood, and telling the soul beasts not to oppose him, that Tang San would not stand idly by.

If those two had only shown themselves during the great battle between humans and soul beasts in the core area three thousand years ago, the Star Fortress of the Spirit Pagoda wouldn't have been built so smoothly, and the soul beasts wouldn't be in such a dire situation now.

Xiong Jun did not want to end up like that. Dying like this would at least preserve his reputation, even though he didn't have much reputation to speak of anyway.

"Ahem!"

Thinking of this, Xiong Jun felt a tightness in his chest and coughed up blood, startling Gu Yue. He was extremely weak and feeble. "My lord, there's no need to say anything more. I will not sacrifice myself to humans. If you want him to be an asset, give him my soul bone after I die."

"Brother Xiong, this concerns the Dragon God. I can't miss this opportunity," Gu Yue said helplessly.

"Ahem, if I were still alive, I might have obeyed your orders under pressure; but now I am half-dead, with no ties left, and will soon fall into eternal sleep, so I no longer need to listen to you. Moreover, perhaps the Dragon God is great in your and Di Tian's eyes, but I have never seen him since I was born, and I have only ever been defeated by Di Tian in my life. Compared to the Dragon God, I am more willing to believe Di Tian, ​​and I only serve you as my master because strength reigns supreme in the Star Dou Forest, so I have nothing to say."

Gu Yue remained silent and offered no further advice, standing quietly to the side waiting for Bai Xu to arrive.

Before long, the gray-haired figure hurriedly arrived.

At this moment, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, Wan Yao Wang, Chi Wang, Yao Ling, and Gu Yue all turned around to meet Bai Xu. Di Tian followed behind him, looking slightly worried, and his eyes met Xiong Jun's from a distance.

To be honest, the thing that annoyed Di Tian the most was this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, because this guy was very restless and would provoke him, the Beast God, from time to time. When they first met, the two fought seriously to determine who was stronger, and Di Tian was a little injured. The bear was indeed quite strong, so he took Di Tian as his follower.

Now that Xiong Jun is on the verge of death, Di Tian's heart is stirred, and he suddenly realizes that they have been working together for tens of thousands of years.

However, Di Tian could not step forward immediately and took a step back to make room for Bai Xu.

Bai Xu came into the crowd and saw Xiong Jun, who was on the verge of death. Their eyes met, and the two remained silent.

After a long pause, Bai Xu asked, "Wouldn't it be better to sacrifice yourself for me and gain eternal life?"

"Heh, although they worship you as their master, I do not. Even if you become a god in the future, you are still human now, and humans are what I hate the most."

Bai Xu slowly sat down, speaking earnestly: "Among the ten most ferocious beasts from ten thousand years ago, quite a few followed Huo Yuhao to become gods. The Snow Emperor and Ice Emperor of the far north, the 700,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler of the Demon Forest, the million-year-old Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm that you once captured, and so on. I can tell you definitively that they are indeed still alive, and together with Huo Yuhao, they became the God of Emotions, a first-level god."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Jun sneered: "So the far north was destroyed, the Demon Forest was leveled, and only this little place, Xingdou, remains."

Bai Xu shook his head and chuckled, "Then there's nothing more to say. If you don't want to sacrifice, then don't. You have your own philosophy of beastly life, and I can only respect a beast that consistently adheres to its own principles. Besides, I don't currently have the ability to absorb a ferocious beast's soul ring, so killing you wouldn't bring me any benefit."

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Xiong Jun was somewhat speechless, but the pain in his chest made his face contort, leaving him no time to care about anything else. He could only let his former colleagues watch him walk step by step toward death.

One hour later

His breathing grew lighter and lighter; Xiong Jun could no longer feel the pain. His body felt light and airy, his eyes glazed over, and his expression unfocused. With his last breath, he sighed, "After I die, I will give you the soul bone of a ferocious beast. I hope you will not let me down."

Before Xiong Jun could utter his last words, his pupils dilated, and all life was extinguished.

The ferocious beast spirit rings gradually appeared before Bai Xu's eyes. The red spirit rings were mesmerizing, and the surrounding ferocious beasts bowed their heads, silently bidding farewell to this Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear from Xingdou.

Bai Xu sighed deeply, slowly rose, and joined the farewell party.

The red spirit ring, initially powerful, gradually declined, and with no one absorbing it, it slowly dissipated before everyone's eyes, returning to the world. Xiong Jun's dark gold claw on his right hand had broken into pieces, possibly because, in his dying moments, he transferred his remaining essence to his left hand, transforming the dark gold claw on his left hand into an external spirit bone.

The 500,000-year-old external soul bone—the Dark Gold Terror Claw—was ultimately obtained by Bai Xu.

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