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The five streaks of dark golden light seemed to tear through everything in their path.
In that instant, even someone as powerful as Wu Changkong—a two-word Battle Armor Master and a 69th-rank Soul Emperor—felt his hair stand on end as the presence of death washed over him.
All he could do at this moment was protect himself and those around him.
With Wu Changkong's strength, he couldn't guarantee survival against those five streaks of dark golden light. By stretching his soul power to its limits to shield the Zero Class members, he had truly reached his breaking point.
Thankfully, Gu Yue didn't mingle with the group and never traveled together with her classmates, or else he would have had to split his soul power further.
Although they were traveling on a soul-guided train, the journey from the hotel to the station and from the station to the academy required taking taxis. Wu Changkong sat in the front, while four others squeezed into the backseat.
Given Wu Changkong's notoriously stingy nature, it was impossible for him to hire two cars. Therefore, Gu Yue never traveled with Zero Class.
Otherwise, she would have had to squeeze in with the other three.
BOOM!
The dark golden light exploded, shattering the earth. A terrifying shockwave swept across the area, flipping the soul-guided train and sending it rolling over a hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.
Wu Changkong felt himself being tossed by an immense force, his internal organs numbed by the violent fluctuations of energy.
"We're saved!"
Who?
Wu Changkong instinctively turned his gaze toward the center of the explosion.
There, a massive dark golden hammer appeared in the air. A muscular man wielding the hammer stood suspended in midair.
Overwhelming, unparalleled pressure radiated from him.
As Wu Changkong gazed at the dark golden hammer, he exclaimed in shock: "The Hao Tian Hammer!"
Hadn't the Hao Tian Sect gone into seclusion?
For thousands of years, the Hao Tian Sect had withdrawn from the world and rarely appeared in public. Why would one of their members appear now?
Moreover, how had they arrived so promptly next to this train?
After all, the explosion of the five streaks of dark golden light had only occurred in an instant. How could it have been so perfectly timed for this strong member of the Hao Tian Sect to witness it?
Only then did Wu Changkong recall the five razor-sharp dark golden claw marks.
He turned his gaze toward where the claw marks had originated—but saw nothing.
"Master, someone is protecting them." Bear Lord felt a chill run down his spine.
That man's soul power fluctuations surpassed his own!
He was undoubtedly a Limit Douluo, and his presence exuded the aura of a quasi-god. Perhaps, if he fully unleashed his power, he could reach the level of a quasi-god.
Although Bear Lord also possessed strength equivalent to a Limit Douluo, he was only considered a demi-god, far from reaching quasi-god status. In full combat, he wouldn't be able to match the other man.
Moreover, the most critical issue was that he couldn't sustain a prolonged battle.
Bear Lord, along with many of the fierce beasts from the Star Dou Great Forest, had disappeared from the Federation's sight for over a thousand years. Thus, he dared to act recklessly, as his methods up until now hadn't revealed his identity as a fierce beast that hadn't surfaced in a millennium.
However, if the battle dragged on, his identity would inevitably be exposed.
Therefore, he hadn't exchanged a single blow with the opponent, choosing instead to retreat immediately.
"Master, that's the Hao Tian Hammer. The person who arrived must be from the Hao Tian Sect," Di Tian reported to Gu Yue.
Gu Yue gazed solemnly toward the direction of the accident.
"Di Tian, if I'm not mistaken, the Hao Tian Sect bears the surname Tang?"
Di Tian was taken aback, then nodded. "Yes, Master. All direct descendants of the Hao Tian Sect are surnamed Tang. Are you suggesting that this Tang Wulin hails from the Hao Tian Sect and is a direct descendant?"
"Even being a direct descendant wouldn't justify having a Limit Douluo from the sect personally guard him," Gu Yue sneered.
Surnamed Tang, connected to the gods, and the Golden Dragon King sealed away in the God Realm…
Tang Wulin's identity was obvious.
"That wretch again!" Gu Yue's heart burned with anger.
"The acknowledged order has been trampled upon repeatedly by you! You've stolen the fortune of my soul beast race time and time again, and now you've even set your sights on the Dragon God!"
You have already sealed your own doom!
Even Gu Yue, as the Silver Dragon King, didn't know the exact reason why soul beasts couldn't ascend to godhood. However, she was certain of one thing: before Tang San, the God Realm had never suppressed soul beasts.
The inability of soul beasts to become gods stemmed from their own nature, not external suppression.
Knowing this, she had never considered leading the soul beasts away from the Douluo Continent to another plane beyond the God Realm's jurisdiction in an attempt to break through.
But this truth would deeply wound the soul beast race, so she had never shared it with any of the fierce beasts.
This current plan for revenge was rooted in vengeance—to make the human soul masters who nearly exterminated the soul beasts pay for their crimes. This was the hatred accumulated between the two sides over the past twenty thousand years.
However, revenge alone wasn't enough. There had to be glory afterward.
The soul beast race had to resolve the shackles within their bloodlines to have any chance of restoring the glory they once held during the Dragon God era.
Among the current soul beasts, only she still had the potential to ascend to godhood and continue progressing, thereby uncovering the root cause of the shackles within the soul beast bloodlines.
"Let's go!"
Gu Yue suppressed her anger and left the scene.
Her current strength was limited, and Di Tian and Bear Lord needed to remain hidden. They couldn't afford to engage in prolonged battles with quasi-god-level human soul masters. Staying here any longer would serve no purpose.
Still shaken, Tang Wulin and the others quickly returned to Donghai City with Wu Changkong after the authorities arrived to assess casualties and register information.
They didn't know the purpose or motive behind the attack.
Similarly, the Federation remained unaware of this terrifying incident.
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Donghai City. Spirit Ascension Platform
"How sharp those Dark Golden Terror Claws are!"
Xu Yuan was astonished as he felt the cutting edge of the Dark Golden Terror Claw before him. His bloodline surged, and with both hands gripping the Tianyuan Five-Element Spear, he pushed back the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear's claw.
Licking his lips, Xu Yuan reaffirmed his resolve. He admitted that he had underestimated the strength of the Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear's claws in the past.
"I must forge these Dark Golden Terror Claws into the Five-Element Spear Spirit!"
Xu Yuan made up his mind.
This was an external soul bone capable of growth, and with its terrifying sharpness, integrating it into the Five-Element Spear Spirit…
Xu Yuan's eyes gleamed as the momentum of heaven and earth came under his complete control.
In his mind, there was only one spear.
With the intent and momentum of the spear combined, Xu Yuan and the Tianyuan Five-Element Spear became one.
The Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear let out a roar, and a brilliant light erupted from its right palm. The light condensed into a dark golden, razor-sharp claw-shaped phantom.
BANG!
The tip of the Tianyuan Five-Element Spear collided with the phantom of the Dark Golden Terror Claw. The five elemental forces burst forth, and the dark golden soul power exploded as well. The two forces were evenly matched.
No, Xu Yuan was slightly at a disadvantage.
A century-old Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear was this terrifying!
"Haha, this Dark Golden Terror Claw Bear is mine!"
Xu Yuan once again reflected on how naive and arrogant his previous thoughts had been. He had underestimated the highly praised Dark Golden Terror Claw from the original storyline.
Although his pure explosive power couldn't match the Dark Golden Terror Claw, Xu Yuan excelled in agility.
Thrust after thrust, his momentum only grew stronger.
Each strike was his peak effort.
In this moment, he entered a heightened state of awareness unlike anything he had ever experienced before.
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