Gu Yuena, who was leading the Spirit Pagoda members and advancing rapidly using mechas, suddenly halted her steps...
The ferocious beasts and Spirit Pagoda experts immediately stopped as well, their expressions showing confusion...
Unable to hold back, Di Tian asked, "Pagoda Master, what happened?"
Now that there were Spirit Pagoda experts present, it naturally wouldn't be appropriate to address her as 'Master'.
Gu Yuena's expression was visibly peculiar. "News has come from the front lines again. Apparently, under the complete healing efforts of Saint Soul Douluo, the human experts have already defeated most of the Abyssal Emperors!"
"Currently, only the higher-level Abyssal Emperors are left struggling to hold on!"
She never would have expected the situation to develop in this direction!
Bi Ji pondered aloud, "Does this mean our Spirit Pagoda experts don't need to proceed, and this battle can end without us?"
In that case, it would also preserve strength!
Leng Yaozhu interrupted in an affirmative tone, "No, there is still the Abyssal Emperor! He's the most difficult opponent to deal with!"
"Unless that guy is eliminated, the entire Human Plane will remain in danger!"
Gu Yuena confirmed this. "Yes, just as the teacher said, the Abyssal Emperor is currently engaged in battle with Light and Shadow Douluo, Angel Douluo, and the Shrek Seven Monsters!"
"However, the Abyssal Emperor has used some kind of power to set up a barrier, preventing entry and even observation!"
Pausing for a moment, she continued, "Therefore, as a precaution, we still need to head to the front lines!"
The Spirit Pagoda experts at the rear looked conflicted, their faces showing disappointment. After all, they had thought they wouldn't need to go anymore!
Di Tian glanced at them and said, "Pagoda Master, you decide. We will certainly not object!"
As expected, humans truly cannot be relied upon!
Following his words, Gu Yuena declared, "In that case, everyone, keep moving forward. We must arrive at the front lines within a few hours!"
This time, everyone was using the newly developed mechas, which were extremely fast. As long as no unexpected situations arose, reaching the destination within a few hours wouldn't be an issue!
After speaking, everyone once again manipulated their mechas, directly traversing mountains and rivers, rushing toward the location of the defensive line...
Meanwhile, in the Dou Spirit Empire...
Sitting on the throne, Xue Yuntian rhythmically tapped his fingers, his expression unpleasant as he said, "What's going on with the team sent to Soul Land? Why hasn't there been any information sent back yet?"
This was a command personally issued by him as the emperor, yet they had dared to be this negligent!
The foreheads of the Daijins below were drenched in cold sweat...
Xue Yuntian raised an eyebrow. "Why are all of you silent? Could it be you don't regard me as your emperor anymore?"
It appeared the recent secret bloodbath of the imperial Daijins carried out by the Holy Spirit Cult was mistakenly believed by them to have been orchestrated by him as the emperor!
This had instilled fear in them, especially given his inherently harsh disposition!
One of the Daijins mustered the courage to speak, "Reporting to His Majesty, actually… we lost contact with the vanguard unit days ago. Based on preliminary assessment, it's considered missing!"
Xue Yuntian's pupils shrank as he bellowed in rage, "What?? Why didn't anyone investigate sooner?"
If you can't even handle trivial matters like this, what use is keeping you here?
The Daijin immediately dropped to his knees. "Please forgive us, Your Majesty. We did send people to investigate, but… but..."
Already infuriated, Xue Yuntian glared at the stammering Daijin and said in a voice full of killing intent, "But what? If you stutter again, I'll cut your tongue out!"
The Daijin trembled all over and, without hesitation, blurted out everything in his mind in one go, "But when we found them, only the corpses of the vanguard unit remained. No traces of combat were discovered at the scene."
"Initial estimates suggest that the enemy ambushed them beforehand!"
Xue Yuntian slammed his armrest and roared, "Then why didn't you report this earlier!"
The elder who had been silently guarding by his side suddenly narrowed his eyes coldly...
In an instant, he appeared in front of the Daijin and struck him dead with a single palm!
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Spirit Pagoda!
Inside the research lab!
Numerous researchers wearing white lab coats watched the soul beast they had created with excited expressions...
It was a baby white tiger, currently in a deep sleep, its breath steady and its body emitting a crystalline glow. However, upon closely sensing its aura, one would discover—it was a soul beast with an age of five thousand years!
Upon sensing it was being watched, the tiger quickly opened its amber eyes and affectionately licked its paw...
One middle-aged researcher couldn't help but burst out laughing, "Hahaha, we finally succeeded—we've successfully created the first breakthrough five-thousand-year soul beast!"
A slightly younger female researcher also couldn't hide her joy and chimed in, "This is truly amazing! If this technology matures, human Soul Masters could even start keeping soul beasts as pets!"
"Shh, don't say such things. I've heard rumors that our Pagoda Master has close connections to the existing ferocious beasts!"
"Hmm, I've heard the same thing. But that has nothing to do with us, so let's not speculate."
"Enough about that. Judging from its aura, this soul beast does indeed have five thousand years of cultivation. But… why is it still in its juvenile stage?"
"Maybe it has to do with the blood samples provided by the Pagoda Master, or perhaps the blood from those ferocious beasts!"
This particular experiment had been specifically ordered by Gu Yuena before she departed!
Although the process had been somewhat challenging, the outcome was promising!
Suddenly, someone exclaimed, "Wait… look closely! Hasn't this soul beast's size grown slightly larger?"
All at once, everyone turned their attention toward the creature...
However, they didn't notice any changes...
"Hmm? Isn't it still the same size as before? There's no difference!"
"Yes, you must be imagining things!"
"This soul beast was only just created. How could it grow so quickly?"
The researcher scratched his head. "Maybe… maybe I made a mistake."
Thinking about it, it really didn't make sense—it had only been a few minutes since its creation; how could it possibly grow so fast?
Little did they know, as they were discussing, the soul beast licking its paw silently grew a bit larger again...
Tiring out, it sank back into slumber...
"Everyone quiet down. First, assign someone to transport this soul beast to the Ten Thousand Beast Platform. It cannot afford any mishaps!"
Otherwise, none of them would be able to bear the consequences!
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The man reluctantly chosen to transport the soul beast stared at the little white tiger in his hands and sighed, "Seriously, why did they have to pick me for this?"
Although he had relatively high authority and wouldn't be attacked by fabricated soul beasts...
It was far too late to regret now!
He immediately thought, "I recall that whenever newly created soul beasts are placed into the cultivation chamber for several days, they… have to be sent to the Forbidden Area afterward!"
That's right—the Forbidden Area!
With this thought, he quickly headed toward the Forbidden Area's defensive line...
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