Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Wang Qiu'er looked at the familiar, soft spot on her chest—a bluish-gold coin. Looking at the thing she had caressed countless times late at night, the nameless fire in her heart instantly dissipated.

She seemed to have returned to that snowy night, when the world was cold and fireworks were in full bloom.

She brought her toes together again.

"Since you're a freshman, help me come up with a new name." Her voice lightened, as if she was deliberately trying to make the topic less heavy.

"Kong Qiu'er?"

"That's too perfunctory." Wang Qiu'er wrinkled her delicate nose.

"What about Gu Qiu'er?"

“…Is there any difference?” Wang Qiu’er ground her little tiger teeth.

"I'm not going to care about you anymore!" Kong Tianxu suddenly said fiercely, helping Wang Qiu'er put on her clothes, wrapping her up tightly so that not a single extra line was visible, and tapped her head, "If you want to see me again in the future, you can only be Kong Qiu'er! Or Gu Qiu'er!"

“Oh,” she said after a moment of silence, then lowered her eyes, “I’m leaving now.”

……

Perhaps realizing Wang Qiu'er's determination—that she wasn't yet Gu Qiu'er or Kong Qiu'er—Kong Tianxu didn't try to stop her. After a few more brief words, the two figures crossed paths again.

She walked towards Huo Yuhao, muttering something to herself, unaware of Huo Yuhao's clenched fists. Similarly, Huo Yuhao did not notice the fleeting glint of strange light in her eyes.

"let's go."

Kong Tianxu didn't look back again. His eyes returned to normal from black and white. He raised his hand and gently drew a line in the air with his slender fingers. A spatial rift opened silently, taking Xiong Da and Xiong Er into the Fallen Star Plane.

Before disappearing, the two giant bears waved their paws in a silly manner, as if saying goodbye.

Kong Tianxu stepped into the air, his slender figure leaving an almost invisible afterimage. Space before him no longer seemed like a distance to be traversed, but rather like a veil that could be lifted at will.

He stepped into the clouds ten thousand meters above the ground. This unique paradise, belonging only to the strongest in the world, was extremely beautiful. Beneath his feet was an endless sea of ​​clouds. The evening clouds were burned by the setting sun into layers of red gold and rose purple, like an inverted sea.

Above him, the deep purple void was clear to the point of being almost transparent, with stars twinkling and shimmering beside Kong Tianxu. To the west, the setting sun was about to sink below the horizon, while to the east, a half-moon had quietly risen. The light of the sun and moon shone upon him simultaneously, and he stood in this sea of ​​stars as if he were standing at the center of the entire universe.

Xue Di caught up after a while. She was traveling at an extremely fast speed through the clouds, but she could only see the purple-gold ripples in front of her slowly dissipating.

When she caught up with Kong Tianxu, she found him standing alone in a nebula-like light and shadow, silently gazing into the distance in an unclear direction.

"Aren't you going to try and keep her? I don't mind having one more."

Xue Di asked, turning her sky-blue eyes to scrutinize Kong Tianxu's expression.

Kong Tianxu shook his head. Then, he stretched out his hand, and a streak of crimson light suddenly shot from his palm into the sky.

The light moved at an unimaginable speed, disappearing from sight almost instantly upon its release. In the blink of an eye, a crimson flash appeared on the distant horizon, like a blood-red eye opening in the sky.

An indescribable, immense pressure emanated from that crimson light, causing all the soul beasts on the entire Douluo Continent to raise their heads in unison and let out uneasy growls.

"She is a letter that will lead the right person to the right place. As for whether she can come back, that depends on whether she returns with the surname Kong or Gu."

"Wang Qiu'er thought this was a rebellion against her past fate, and said that I once said that fate is in one's own hands."

Kong Tianxu spoke, his tone calm, revealing neither joy nor anger.

"She misunderstood."

He slowly clenched his fist, looking down upon the world with disdain.

"Destiny is in our own hands—"

"In my hands!"

Xue Di stood quietly beside Kong Tianxu. For the first time, she realized that this young man, who was not yet twenty years old, possessed something that she could never catch up with.

This is destiny.

……

Starry Sky Forest.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Thunder rumbled and torrential rain poured down. The entire Star Dou Great Forest was shrouded in a once-in-a-century downpour.

But strangely, there were no dark clouds in the sky; at the end of the torrential rain, there was a shocking crimson expanse. The entire sky above the Star Dou Great Forest had turned completely blood-red.

It was as if the sky itself was bleeding.

One after another, figures exuding a powerful aura rose into the air from the forest, bursting out of the treetops. They were of various shapes and sizes: there were giant pythons covered in dark purple scales, bone birds with wingspans of nearly a hundred meters, and giant wolves engulfed in blue flames. Each of them emanated an extremely powerful and terrifying aura.

The closer one gets to the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest, the denser the figures taking off become, and the more terrifying their aura grows.

Those who dared to fly out of the forest were all top-tier beings in this strongest gathering place of soul beasts on the entire continent.

A man dressed in a long black robe hovered silently in the air above the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest. Around him, although every aura was extremely powerful, none dared to hover higher than him.

The man in the black robe had a resolute and cold appearance. His long black hair hung down his back, reaching straight to his heels, not an inch more or less.

Among his full head of black hair, two strands of long golden hair stood out, hanging quietly in front of him like two golden lines in the night.

It also resembles the vertical pupils of a dragon.

Chapter 377 The Beast Tide and the War of Line-Up Executions

(Sorry, I lost track of time while writing and posted them all at once.)

For 820,000 years, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the number one beast god on the continent, was Emperor Tian.

At this moment, it was gazing up at the crimson sky, its brows slightly furrowed. Suddenly, it raised its right hand, making a grasping motion towards the air.

An extremely terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body, as if something extremely solid had been crushed. The entire Star Dou Great Forest trembled slightly, countless trees shed their leaves at the same time, and the sky twisted violently.

A black rift, hundreds of meters long, appeared in the sky. The black void seemed to have endless suction, constantly devouring the surrounding wind, clouds, and even light, causing other powerful beings in the vicinity to retreat in panic, fearing that they would be sucked in.

However, after a long while, nothing happened in the huge black crack; only the hollow echo of the void itself remained.

Even after it closed again, the blood-red color in the sky remained unchanged.

Just then, a streak of emerald green light streaked from afar, flying towards Di Tian.

This was an exceptionally beautiful woman, with long, emerald-green hair casually draped behind her head, and eyes that were also emerald-green, clear as the waters of a newly formed lake in spring. She had a slender figure, and a light green dress perfectly accentuated her curves. Her arms, as white as tender lotus roots, were bare, and behind her grew a pair of wings that looked like they were carved from gemstones.

Five hundred and eighty thousand years ago, the fourth of the Ten Ferocious Beasts was the Emerald Swan, Brigitte.

"Di Tian, ​​what's wrong? What exactly happened?"

Biji quickly flew to Di Tian and stopped abruptly, her eyes filled with undisguised worry.

Di Tian glanced coldly at Bi Ji, his pupils turning into ferocious vertical lines as his emotions surged and his bloodline fluctuated. He said in a deep voice, "Something has happened to the auspicious beast."

"What?" Bi Ji exclaimed in shock. Her voice, which was usually extremely melodious like water dripping on jade, trembled slightly with shock. "No wonder I felt so depressed... What happened to the auspicious beast? Even you, Di Tian, ​​can't help her?"

Di Tian shook his head:

"The distance is too far, I can't pinpoint her location accurately unless she cooperates. But she's completely incapable of cooperating with us, I can't feel her life force at all. I tried to bring her back by descending, but it had no effect."

"Moreover, if I'm not mistaken, this situation could only occur in..."

At this point, Di Tian paused slightly, uttering the last few words silently, only audible to Bi Ji beside him.

Bi Ji's expression changed drastically. The Emperor Beast is extremely important to the entire Star Dou Great Forest. Not only can ordinary soul beasts grow faster under the Emperor Beast's Yuan Power, but these top-tier beast kings, with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's control over their fate, can greatly increase their probability of overcoming the bottleneck that occurs once every 100,000 years!

Moreover, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion can also accelerate their cultivation.

At this moment, Di Tianyi said that something had happened to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. How could Bi Ji not be shocked?

Not only her, but the other beast kings who were nearby and heard Di Tian's words also changed their expressions drastically. Some of the more hot-tempered ones couldn't help but roar in anger.

The roars spread outwards in layers, causing the lower-level soul beasts on the periphery to emit echoing low growls. In an instant, all beasts fell silent, and countless chilling auras rose simultaneously from every corner of the forest.

"Why is this happening..." Brigitte's vivid eyes were filled with sadness.

Di Tian's eyes turned sinister. "Humans! Humans! Over all these years, the auspicious beast has only had one in-depth encounter with humans!"

Shrek Academy!

Even for it as an individual, the fall of the Emperor Beast is unacceptable. The power of destiny is its greatest reliance for breaking through the next nine hundred thousand-year tribulation!

In a hopeless situation, even a cornered beast will fight back!

Di Tian turned around, his golden vertical pupils sweeping over the outlines of every beast king around him. Wherever his gaze fell, even the most unruly beasts instinctively lowered their heads slightly.

“Bridget, don’t try to stop me this time. This world is meant to be ruled by us. Humanity has threatened the very survival of our race.”

"King of Ten Thousand Demons, Lord Bear, King Crimson! Issue my decree!"

……

Sunset Forest.

Two figures moved swiftly through the dense forest. Their speed was not fast, but their movements were precise and fluid. Despite facing the rugged terrain, they were not greatly affected.

It was Huo Yuhao and Qiu'er.

The two were preoccupied with their own thoughts and remained somewhat silent, focusing only on running through the forest filled with rotting corpses, though their progress was quite slow.

Because Qiu'er's body was formed from the pure soul of the Acacia Heartbreak Red, her original cultivation and origin have all been integrated into Kong Tianxu's body. Therefore, apart from her meridian quality being far superior to ordinary people, she has no soul power at all, and even her martial soul no longer exists.

Huo Yuhao had just woken up. His body had been in a deep sleep for a long time due to the effects of the poison pill "Rotten Dream," which greatly affected his functions, and several of his meridians were blocked and sticky.

The hostages imprisoned in Sunrise City at least received daily food supplies, but he had been asleep for nearly half a year. These six months not only wasted the most precious growth period of a genius soul master's talent, but also put his life in danger.

If it weren't for his excellent physical condition, which was improved by the dual origins of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Emperor, and the nurturing effect of countless rare and precious materials from Shrek Academy, he would probably have starved to death in his sleep long ago.

Now he can only barely muster his soul power to help him run, and his speed is even slower than Qiu'er's.

Of course, his slow running speed is not entirely due to his physical condition.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an auspicious beast of emperors, a million-year soul ring, sacrifice, resurrection... countless thoughts surged in Huo Yuhao's mind.

His conversation with Qiu'er not long ago still left him with a dreamlike, dazed feeling. Yet the almost nonexistent elemental energy of heaven and earth around him constantly reminded him of the reality of it all.

Is this... also Qiu'er?

He looked up at the girl running ahead—her long, golden hair and fair, almost translucent skin, made her seem otherworldly beautiful by the backdrop of her turquoise pendant.

Even though Huo Yuhao was anxiously rushing to the academy to check on Wang Dong'er's safety and seek help, he couldn't help but feel a little distracted.

Seemingly sensing Huo Yuhao's unusual silence, Qiu'er turned her head. Seeing Huo Yuhao's pale face and furrowed brows, she assumed he was worried about the potential changes in the Star Dou Great Forest and the future situation of the continent that might result from her sacrifice.

Her gaze flickered between the golden and black-and-white colors for a moment, then she slowed her pace and walked alongside Huo Yuhao:

"Yuhao, you don't need to worry too much. He—"

When she said the word "he," Qiu'er's tone paused slightly involuntarily, her eyes becoming completely focused on the black and white of her gaze before she quickly continued: