Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan felt the surging power in his right hand and was naturally overjoyed. He couldn't help but laugh. He was so strong that even though it was just an unconscious burst of laughter, the energy waves that swept out almost swept away Xiao Wu and Qiu'er.

Yan quickly noticed Qiu'er and Xiao Wu's predicament. Qiu'er barely managed to avoid being blown away by gripping the ground with her four paws, while Xiao Wu would have been blown away long ago if she hadn't been holding onto her. Even so, her skirt was flipped up, giving Yan a good look.

"I'm sorry, I was just happy, so happy..."

Yan chuckled and dispersed his martial spirit, then came to Xiao Wu's side and scooped up her small body. He apologized, but his hands couldn't help but slip inside the girl's dress.

"Brother Yan, what's happening outside?"

Xiao Wu's face was rosy like a ripe apple. After all these years, she was no longer a little girl and could have long since let someone taste her incredibly flexible bunny dance.

"Xiao Wu, look, this is my new martial soul ability."

Yan grinned and gestured to the side. A yellowish-brown soul light swept out, and various sand and gravel quickly gathered into a simple semi-circular building. Before they could ask any more questions, Yan carried Xiao Wu inside, and then the semi-circle quickly closed and solidified.

"This, this bastard..."

Qiu'er, the three-eyed golden lion, only felt a blur before her eyes. Before she could even interject with a question, she was suddenly all alone. Then, from the yellowish-white, snow-like earthen house inside, came the sound of Xiao Wu dancing. What an animal...

Xiao Qiu'er felt utterly speechless, and had an urge to transform into human form and go in to grab that bastard's ears. How could he leave her outside to do such a thing in broad daylight? Did he have no sense of shame at all?

However, she only thought about it and didn't act on it. The main reason was that she didn't have a suitable target to refer to when she transformed. She didn't want to waste her transformation opportunity. In addition, she was afraid that bastard would go berserk on her.

Anyway, since that bastard made a contract with her, he's been urging her to take human form more than once. Does he think she doesn't know what he's thinking? Ha, you stinky man, she's not going to do what he wants. If she really takes human form and rushes in, she'll probably just get taken advantage of by him for nothing.

Qiu'er resisted the urge to rush over and beat someone up. After staying there for a while, she couldn't stand it anymore and had to run away. After she left, the sounds inside the little earthen house became more and more unrestrained, and even the little rabbit's voice became a little hoarse.

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"You bastard, you bastard, you scoundrel who only knows how to bully girls. You've been standing there for so long and still haven't come out. Xiao Wu is really something, why can't she fight back? But she's already spread out, so although it's a bit difficult for her to do it alone, she should be fine, right..."

After getting away from the place that had been making her restless, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Qiu'er would stop from time to time to look back, keeping her mental energy focused on that place. In fact, the situation there had always been under her control.

"There don't seem to be any spirit-type soul beasts around here. I can't find any to scare them. It's so annoying..."

Qiu'er glanced around casually and said with a hint of complaint.

She was trying to find something to do to get through this 'torturous' time, and thought of playing with the spirit beasts from her old recipes again.

Before she met Yan, she particularly enjoyed opening the heads of spirit-type soul beasts and was quite picky about food. Later, she realized that this eating habit was not good. After following Yan, she had access to better food and stopped hunting those spirit-type soul beasts.

However, she would occasionally get bored, and at those times she would wander around the forest, looking for the spirit beasts from her old recipes to play with. She would usually just scare them and watch them flee for their lives, which gave her a strange sense of accomplishment and a wicked sense of pleasure.

However, she seems to be having bad luck today. She hasn't found a single cute spirit-type creature even after being away from that place for so long. Even if she scared away a lot of spirit beasts because of the battle earlier, they should be fine by now that they're so far away.

The three-eyed golden lion felt something was strange. Suddenly, she stopped and a nameless fear gripped her heart. She subconsciously looked up at the core of the forest. The Eye of Destiny on her forehead opened, and she 'saw' the situation in the deepest part.

"The mist barrier has dissipated, and this powerful life force indicates that the Lake of Life has been reborn, and the ferocious beasts in the core area have awakened."

The three-eyed golden lion looked up and observed the situation in the core area. Suddenly, it felt a little nervous. It subconsciously closed its Eye of Destiny and turned around without thinking, rushing towards the guy who made it feel both at ease and infuriated.

A golden streak of light swiftly traversed the forest. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possessed ultimate light attributes, making its speed unparalleled. In the blink of an eye, it had already reappeared in front of the spot it had just left.

Suddenly she stopped, and a warm hand touched her head without her noticing. This eased her tension, calmed her mind, and relaxed her body.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Yan gently stroked the head of the three-eyed golden lion, smoothing its golden fur along the back of its neck. His eyes were also gazing in the direction of the center of the forest, filled with anticipation and solemnity.

Chapter 465 Lake of Life

The deepest core of the Star Dou Great Forest, a special region shrouded in mist and distorted void year-round, has undergone earth-shattering changes.

This is the most forbidden area in the Star Dou Great Forest, guarded by the two forest kings. Even powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts can sense the eeriness of this area. Even beings like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and the Thousand-Pound Ant King have never attempted to sneak in.

Occasionally, a spirit beast or a human might stray into this misty area, but they almost always disappear without a trace, their fate unknown – whether they are dead or their bodies mutilated beyond recognition.

This fog is directionless and contains a distorted spacetime fluctuation barrier. The entire area is sealed off. Entering it may teleport you to the correct point or kill you instantly. That's why it has remained undisturbed for so many years.

However, now, a distorted spatial storm has appeared in this special area shrouded in mist, with illusory images, like mirages, descending and merging with the real world, while a surging life force is emanating from it.

The Lake of Life, the most central region of the Star Dou Great Forest, is about to reappear after disappearing for a long time, bringing life back to this land.

"Hooho..."

"Ow ooh..."

"Chirp..."

"Quack quack..."

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Various roars of beasts and cries of birds echoed throughout the Star Dou Great Forest, especially in the inner circle of the various ten-thousand-year-old soul beast territories. The beast kings that ruled them all awoke and looked toward the central region, seemingly making their voices as if on a pilgrimage.

A large number of soul beasts converged on the central region. Most of the low-level soul beasts succumbed to their instincts and acted upon sensing this ever-growing life force, believing that they would gain great benefits by heading in this direction.

Soul beasts with a cultivation level of over ten thousand years are generally quite intelligent. Although they have desires in their instincts, they mostly do not act rashly.

Meanwhile, some beast kings and beast emperors with cultivation of over 50,000 years, especially those soul beasts that have lived for a long time and advanced by enduring the passage of time, had complex expressions in their eyes. For so many years, they had once again felt the source of life, and the familiar scent of their homeland had returned.

"The Lake of Life, it has returned."

Beside Yan and Qiu'er, Xiao Wu, with a rosy complexion, was also gazing at the center of the forest, her eyes filled with nostalgia.

The Soft Bone Rabbit clan she was born into was not a powerful soul beast race, but her parents had already broken through to the level of ten-thousand-year soul beasts when they gave birth to her, so she had a very high starting point. Later, she even recognized her two younger brothers, Da Ming and Er Ming, and the whole family successfully broke through the shackles of bloodline.

Because her bloodline wasn't strong, her cultivation as a 100,000-year-old soul beast was basically built up over time. Having seen a lot, her knowledge was naturally extraordinary.

In her memory, there was a time when the Star Dou Great Forest was in chaos, and a treasure appeared in the core area, which led to a fierce battle.

Her father, the first 100,000-year-old soul beast emperor of the Soft Bone Rabbit clan, chose to enter the core area to participate in the war at that time, but the final result was not good, and he did not even leave behind his remains.

At that time, although she and her mother had already reached a high level of cultivation, they had not advanced to the level of 100,000 years, and their bloodline had not completed its transformation. Their combat power and ability to survive were not strong, and in the eyes of other powerful soul beasts, they were just delicious and nutritious food, and were targeted by many soul beasts.

Fortunately, the mother and daughter had Da Ming and Er Ming to rely on. At that time, the two forest kings had cultivation levels of over 50,000 years, and their combat power was stronger than that of ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beasts. The real powerhouses had all gone to the Lake of Life to participate in the battle, so they could protect themselves without any problems.

After that, with the help of Daming and Erming, she and her mother left the area near the core and stayed there until the turmoil ended.

Later, when the central Lake of Life was shrouded in mist and the aura of the source of life disappeared, they returned to the core area of ​​the forest.

After that, a long period of time passed. She and her mother successively advanced to 100,000-year-old soul beasts, and Da Ming and Er Mingye became the kings of the forest. Then came their experiences after coming into contact with humans.

"With the emergence of the Lake of Life, the ferocious beasts within must have awakened. It's time."

Yan gazed at the central area of ​​the forest, where the emerald green light of life was so tempting that it was almost criminal; the rich life force made him want to snatch it.

However, he only thought about it and did not put it into practice. After thinking for a moment, Yan stretched his right hand across and pressed it against his waist. A strange purple light pattern appeared above them, and the enormous flying dragon mecha was faintly visible.

After Yan advanced to the Soul Douluo level, his strength increased greatly. The Douluo Continent was basically the home ground of his Spirit Hall. He hadn't encountered many troublesome opponents. As a result, his battle armor was almost covered in dust and hadn't been used for a long time.

"It will take some time for the message to get back. During this time, the soul beasts will most likely riot. We should arrange for the Star Dou Branch Hall and the surrounding towns to evacuate."

Yan's eyes flickered, and after quickly sending out the message he wanted to convey, he waved his hand to close and disperse the purple light. With the convergence of spacetime fluctuations, the Flying Dragon Mech disappeared from its original spot, and the message Yan wanted to convey quickly spread to key areas of the continent.

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In the inner circle of the Star Dou Forest, outside the Star Dou Branch of the Spirit Hall, a massive number of spirit beasts were gathering and heading towards the central region. The many deacons of the Spirit Branch looked at the trampled and destroyed fields outside, feeling very sad but helpless.

Fortunately, Yan had already instructed everyone to evacuate after arriving. The medicinal herbs in the field had been mostly harvested, but with the field trampled like this, it would take a lot of effort to replant them later.

"The Lake of Life has reappeared. I wonder about Xiao Wu. She's with the Holy Son, so she should be alright, right?"

At the highest point of the Starry Sky Branch Hall, a beautiful woman in a pink dress gazed at the region radiating a powerful aura of life, a complex expression in her eyes.

She will always remember how her husband resolutely entered that region, wanting to give her and her daughter a chance for rapid advancement, but in the end, he never returned.

"I hope everything goes smoothly. The Soul System is a good thing for everyone. Those guys in the core area better not mess things up."

The beautiful woman gazed at the Lake of Life area and sighed. Suddenly, she noticed footsteps behind her, turned around to look at the corridor behind her, and frowned, asking, "What is it?"

The figure in the corridor stopped and hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Palace Master, the Soul Guidance Instrument has detected a message from the Holy Son, requesting that our entire Palace evacuate and that all residents of the towns surrounding the forest evacuate within a hundred miles."

The beautiful woman showed little emotion upon hearing the report, coldly replying, "Since the Holy Son has already given the order, carry it out immediately. Order everyone to pack their belongings within a quarter of an hour and evacuate the Star Dou Great Forest with me."

"Yes."

The steward who came to deliver the message immediately bowed and then turned to convey the instructions. The entire Starry Sky Branch Hall sprang into action, and everyone gathered in the main hall of the branch hall according to the roster.

"Let's go."

The Starry Sky Branch Hall Master, who is also Xiao Wu's mother, the Soft Bone Rabbit Queen, appeared in the main hall. After confirming that everyone on the roster was present, she took a deep look in the direction of the Lake of Life, and then led everyone to leave the Starry Sky Branch Hall.

The entire Star Dou Great Forest erupted in chaos on this day. Countless soul beasts moved toward the central area based on their instincts. As the Lake of Life gradually appeared in full, its vigorous life force finally made many high-level soul beasts succumb to their instincts.

The Lake of Life, also known as the Source of Life, is the region with the most concentrated primordial power in the Douluo Continent. The water of the Lake of Life is also known as the Water of Life.

For countless years, it has nourished the entire Star Dou Great Forest, giving this forest a vigorous vitality that other forests do not have, making it the gathering place of soul beasts with the highest density in the entire plane.

However, a great battle broke out in the Lake of Life region, and this region and many powerful soul beasts fell into slumber.

After the Lake of Life disappeared, the number of spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest declined significantly, and then humans rose to power and hunted down powerful spirit beasts. Now, the density of spirit beasts has decreased considerably, and the forest's diameter has shrunk by nearly half.

However, with the reappearance of the Lake of Life, many hidden and dormant soul beasts have also reappeared in the world. Countless life forces are reviving under the earth or water sources in various parts of the forest, and a large number of ancient soul beasts have broken out of their seals and are rushing towards the center of the forest.

"So there are so many ancient soul beasts that have fallen into self-slumber and sealed themselves off, instead of being hunted to extinction. No wonder I felt that some of the records were not right. How could some powerful soul beast races be wiped out so easily?"

In the heart of the forest, Yan, along with Xiao Wu and Qiu'er, hid in a large tree and gazed down at the scene of countless beasts galloping across the land. The sight of some soul beasts breaking through the earth also gave Yan pause for thought, allowing him to understand the origins of some ancient records.

Xiao Wu whispered to him, "Some powerful bloodline soul beasts have very high requirements for their breeding grounds. The disappearance of the Lake of Life has also affected many special environments. It's fortunate that these soul beasts hid deep in the earth to slumber, otherwise their reproduction would be a problem."

"The Lake of Life has fully manifested itself, look."

At this moment, Qiu'er couldn't help but speak up. Yan and Xiao Wu turned their heads to look into the distance and saw a beam of emerald light shooting into the sky. A dense mist of life, carrying a refreshing aura, swept across the area, causing plants to grow wildly wherever it passed, creating a vibrant and thriving scene.

"Has it finally appeared, the Lake of Life?"

Yan's eyes flashed with divine light. After piercing through countless concealments, he finally saw the true Lake of Life. What came into view was a lake. The lake was not very large. You could see the opposite shore at a glance. From a distance, it did not look special.

The lake is as smooth as a mirror, its pale green waters resembling a beautiful piece of natural jade, shimmering with a vibrant green light. Around the lake, towering ancient trees reach for the sky. A light mist hangs over the lake, and the moist air carries the unique fragrance of plants.

Chapter 466 Ferocious Beast Appears

"The vitality here is so rich that the cultivation environment here is even better than that of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

At the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest, Yan appeared at the edge of the strange phenomenon, taking in the entire scene of the Lake of Life below. Feeling the immense life energy, he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

I thought the energy intensity at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye in Sunset Forest was already amazing enough, but I didn't expect the Lake of Life to be even stronger.

The emerald green lake constantly exudes the breath of life, and that vitality is at least several times stronger than that of the outside world.

Although it hasn't fully manifested yet, the elemental energies active in this area are even stronger than those at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye. Moreover, while the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye mainly features a few key types of energy, this area boasts a diverse range of elements, encompassing almost everything.

This place is like the origin of life, as if all living things in the Starry Sky Forest were born from here, and it is full of the essence of the universe.