Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest.
Once a vast, lush forest with abundant soul beasts, the largest forest on the continent now had little area left and lacked its former prosperity.
Outside the forest was a metal embankment over three hundred meters high. A nearly transparent light shield covered the area a thousand meters above the forest.
The light shield and the metal embankment formed a giant cage, trapping the Star Dou Great Forest within.
Various Soul Guidance Weapons were deployed on the embankment, and heavily armed Soul Masters emitting soul power fluctuations were stationed outside.
"What is that?" someone exclaimed, pointing at the sky.
Those nearby felt their hearts tighten and immediately looked up, seeing the rapidly expanding red light spot in the sky.
The red light spot grew larger and larger; it seemed to be a fireball.
As the fireball descended, the ground temperature rapidly increased. Even though it was still thousands of meters away, the ground temperature had already exceeded fifty degrees Celsius.
"Shoot it down!" a general shouted loudly, sensing the threat from the fireball.
If the fireball continued at this rate and truly approached, the ground temperature could reach several hundred degrees, causing massive casualties.
As soon as the voice fell, some Soul Guidance Weapons on the embankment aimed, and dozens of shells soared into the sky.
In addition, ten black mechs ascended, starting slowly, but their speed increased sharply after reaching a few hundred meters above the ground, heading towards the fireball.
The shells arced beautifully across the sky. These shells, capable of easily killing a Soul Sage, exploded before even getting close to the fireball.
The temperature a thousand meters from the fireball exceeded five thousand degrees Celsius. The shells simply couldn't withstand such high temperatures and were directly detonated.
Black energy surged on the surface of the ten black mechs, helping the operators inside resist the high temperature.
"Ah!" A tragic scream came from inside the black mech closest to the fireball. Then, the entire black mech began to melt.
That's right, it melted. The specially made black mech couldn't withstand the high temperature of the fireball, and the metal melted into liquid.
The operators of the other mechs were greatly alarmed and quickly controlled their mechs to move away from the fireball.
Unfortunately, it was already too late. The descending speed of the fireball gave them no chance to get away.
The fireball passed a few hundred meters away from them. The fireball continued to descend, while they died from being unable to withstand the high temperature, and their mechs melted.
"Quickly use soul power to protect your bodies, hurry!" Anxious shouts rang out from the embankment.
At the same time, a piercing alarm sounded. The energy shield above the embankment flashed with bright light, and its defense automatically increased to combat readiness level.
"Ah ah ah ah!" The Soul Masters on the outer perimeter of the embankment screamed miserably from the heat. Many rolled on the ground, their bodies red, as if their blood was about to be evaporated by the high temperature.
They should feel lucky that the fireball's landing point was the central area of the embankment, not towards the edge.
Otherwise, with this temperature alone, they would have suffered heavy casualties.
Bang! The fireball collided with the energy light shield. The energy shield, which could block the attacks of fierce beasts, was as fragile as tofu and was easily broken through.
The fireball was not hindered and directly broke through the energy shield, entering the 'cage'.
The moment the fireball entered, a very powerful energy fluctuation erupted within the Star Dou Great Forest.
This energy fluctuation was supreme, exceeding the scope of soul power. Its appearance caused the surrounding space to twist violently.
The energy met the fireball, seemingly intending to absorb all of its heat to prevent it from igniting the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
In the central area of the Star Dou Great Forest, a massive silver dragon over a hundred meters long shot a beam of light from its brow, meeting the fireball.
The energy enduring the high temperature was also released by it. After only a moment, it could no longer sustain it, its body trembling from the forced effort.
Nearby, huge Soul Beasts were looking up at the falling fireball with faces full of fear.
Their instinct for danger told them that this fireball was the god of death, and once it fell, they would all die.
"Master, don't worry about us, you go first. We can die, but you cannot," a huge Black Dragon said anxiously.
"Di Tian is right, Master, hurry and leave here," other Soul Beasts also urged.
The Silver Dragon ignored them, struggling to hold on. The fireball's energy was too powerful; its own strength seemed somewhat inadequate in comparison.
"Hmm?" A questioning sound came from within the fireball, and then the fireball's energy began to weaken, its temperature dropping sharply.
The fireball, which was originally over ten meters in diameter and emitting intense flames, began to shrink in size.
The Silver Dragon felt relieved, the pressure gone. Its gaze towards the fireball was full of confusion. Why did the energy suddenly weaken?
It understood in its heart that the weakening of the fireball's energy was not due to its own efforts, but because the fireball itself had retracted its energy.
After thinking for a moment, it began to withdraw its own energy, allowing the fireball to fall naturally towards the ground.
Without the Silver Dragon's obstruction, the fireball fell according to its original trajectory.
Boom! The entire Star Dou Great Forest shook violently. Soil splashed high, and firelight flared.
Outside the dam, the Soul Masters stationed there were in chaos. Many were burned by the high temperature, rolling on the ground in pain.
Now that the temperature had dropped, the Soul Masters who were in slightly better condition immediately began rescue efforts and called for help from outside.
The dam's alarm sounded. Mechs flew out from the dam, arriving above the forest, stationed around the energy shield where the fireball had created a large hole.
Over a hundred purple and black mechs, along with a red mech, stood ready around the broken opening.
They maintained a distance of several hundred meters from the broken opening, not daring to get too close, partly fearing a sudden attack from the Soul Beasts inside.
It was also out of fear of that fireball; they didn't want to be the next ones melted by the high temperature.
Originally, they could see the situation below through the energy shield, but now it was covered by a layer of black mist, invisible to the naked eye.
In the forest, huge Soul Beasts surrounded the fireball, looking at it with curiosity and apprehension, not daring to approach. Even the most powerful Silver Dragon didn't dare to approach easily, observing the fireball from a distance. After landing, the fireball had created a pit over ten meters deep, the soil scorched black, and flames covered the edges of the pit. Rather than a fireball, it was more like an egg. Spherical, about half a meter in diameter, entirely fiery red, its surface covered with many lifelike phoenix patterns, as if the phoenixes on it could take flight at any moment. The pressure naturally emitted by this egg made the blood of these Soul Beasts restless, their bodies weak, instinctively wanting to kneel. Those Soul Beasts below the hundred-thousand-year level were already lying on the ground trembling, unable to bear this powerful bloodline pressure. Thump, a hundred-thousand-year-level Golden Winged Eagle couldn't bear it and fell from the sky, its eyes filled with fear. The other Soul Beasts were trying their best to hold on, but the pressure was too strong; they couldn't last much longer. Even the most powerful Silver Dragon felt the suppression of its bloodline. The bloodline level of this Phoenix Egg was too high, even surpassing its own. Intense shock flashed in the Silver Dragon's purple eyes. What kind of creature is this, to be so strong!
"Even if it's really a Phoenix Egg, its bloodline shouldn't suppress me," the Silver Dragon wondered, puzzled.
It clearly underestimated the origin of this Phoenix Egg. In fact, the pressure that made the Soul Beasts kneel was already severely weakened. This bit of pressure was less than one-billionth of its original power. If it were to unleash its true pressure, they would be instantly shaken to death, and even the Silver Dragon would not be spared. Of course, it couldn't unleash its true pressure right now.
"I need Life Gold. In return, I can promise you one thing," a weak voice came from within the Phoenix Egg. The voice was pleasant, not old, like that of a young man in his twenties, calm and indifferent, without any discernible emotion in the tone. Hearing this voice, the Soul Beasts looked as if they had seen a ghost; this egg could actually talk. The Silver Dragon was also startled. Even with its knowledge, this was the first time it had encountered such a situation, and for a moment, it was at a loss. It quickly calmed down. Its intuition told it that the Phoenix Egg in front of it was talking to it. "Who are you?" The Silver Dragon tried to communicate with the Phoenix Egg. The Black Dragon, Emerald Swan, and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear beside it, along with other powerful fierce beasts, remained silent, not daring to interrupt. "Yun Ze."
"What I actually want to know is your origin," the Silver Dragon said. "You might not understand my origin even if I told you, so I won't tell you for now. You should answer my previous question first."
Yun Ze's calm voice came from within the Phoenix Egg again. He had been besieged by several Immortal Emperors in the Chaos Dragon Cave, resulting in fatal injuries. His immortal dao laws even affected his innate talent, Nirvana. This forced him to disperse his cultivation to break through the laws and undergo Nirvana to rebuild a new body. During this process, he lost consciousness and didn't know how long he had drifted in the cosmic starry sky. Previously, he seemed to have landed in a small world. Some time ago, that small world was attacked by a powerful being, and the world shattered. That level of energy couldn't destroy the eggshell; it only shook him away. After flying for an unknown amount of time, he finally landed here. According to this Nirvana speed, he would need at most another thousand years to break out of the shell. But since there was Life Gold rich in vitality here, there was no need to wait any longer. Although the quality of the Life Gold here was very poor, it was still somewhat helpful to him now and could shorten the Nirvana time. After a moment of thought, the Silver Dragon asked, "If I give you Life Gold, what kind of thing can you do for me?"
"As long as the matter you propose does not exceed the value of this Life Gold and does not violate my principles, I can do it for you."
"How much Life Gold do you want?" the Silver Dragon asked. "All of it." Yun Ze's answer made the Silver Dragon's face sink, and the expressions of Di Tian and the other Soul Beasts became unfriendly.
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