"I know why they are suppressed by the power of the plane and unable to break through their limits," Heavenly Fox Douluo Xinyue Kui had just left when Gu Yue suddenly spoke.
"Why?" Xia Yi asked curiously.
"They are not human, so like soul beasts, they are suppressed," Gu Yue said solemnly.
"Not human? What do you mean?" Xia Yi asked.
"To be precise, they are a different kind of human," Gu Yue took a deep breath before explaining seriously, "After the Dragon God War ended in failure, the Dragon Valley Small World was forcibly sent to the Douluo Continent by the Dragon God, landing within the Eight Kings' Domain. When the Dragon Valley Small World fell directly from the God Realm, it brought with it the divine power of many ancient dragons who had perished in battle. The ancestors of the humans in the Eight Kings' Domain were created by someone using the divine power of these ancient dragons. Though they have human bodies, they also possess the power of soul beasts, which is why they are suppressed by the plane just like soul beasts."
"Was all that ancient dragon divine power used to create humans just to prevent me from waking up and collecting the scattered divine power of those dragons?" A chilling intent flashed through Gu Yue's eyes.
"You're not thinking of killing them to take back that divine power, are you?" Xia Yi couldn't help but ask.
"It's useless!" Gu Yue shook her head and sighed lightly. "It's been far too long—generation after generation, hundreds of thousands of years. There's no way to extract it anymore."
"There aren't many people in the God Realm capable of creating humans using ancient dragon soul power," Gu Yue snorted coldly and said, "Later, let's go take a look at their Eight Great Divine Pools. I have a feeling there's still a secret hidden within them."
Gu Yue turned her gaze to the surrounding crystalline structures and said coldly, "These crystals were formed from the Dragon God's divine power, but they've been tampered with—turned into crystals that cannot be absorbed."
Previously, Gu Yue had been puzzled as to why there were only dragon souls and corpses in the Dragon Valley Small World, with no trace of divine power.
Even a mere Third-Level God like the God of Sin had left behind divine power in the Myriad Serpents Secret Realm, which had condensed into energy snakes after his death.
Yet, in the vast Dragon Valley Small World, where countless ancient dragons far more powerful than the God of Sin were buried, not a single trace of divine power remained. How could that not make Gu Yue suspicious?
But the moment she saw the Crystal Mountains and Xinyue Hu, she understood.
The divine power of ordinary dragons had been used to create humans.
And the divine power of the Dragon God, which even a God-King could not use to create, was directly solidified into the Crystal Mountains.
Not giving Gu Yue the slightest chance to absorb it.
This was definitely something that could only have been achieved through the combined efforts of multiple God-Kings using the God Realm's central hub.
Deep within the forests of the Tianhu Domain, Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan were surrounded by five people.
Leading them was a Soul Emperor piloting a black mecha.
The other four consisted of two Soul Kings and two Soul Elders.
"Hurry up, finish them quickly! If we delay any longer, the experts of the Tianhu Domain will arrive!" The Soul Emperor in the black mecha wielded a massive sword and launched the first attack.
Yuanen Yehui's martial soul and battle armor fused, her body instantly swelling to over eight meters tall. Her second and fourth soul rings lit up in succession, and her Titan Giant Fists smashed down like two enormous hammers.
With a deafening crash, the Soul Emperor piloting the black mecha was sent flying by her punch.
"Damn it! Such terrifying strength! Such terrifying battle armor! If I can kill you, the empire will surely reward me with a Two-Word Battle Armor!" The Soul Emperor had learned his lesson this time. His soul rings lit up, and he no longer engaged Yuanen Yehui head-on.
"Yuanen-sis, your battle armor is so strong!" Ye Xinglan forced a Soul King back with her sword and turned to Yuanen Yehui in admiration.
Originally, their strength had been about the same.
But ever since Yuanen Yehui obtained the One-Word Battle Armor forged by Xia Yi, she had become unbeatable when wearing it.
"If we survive, when we return to the Douluo Continent and upgrade to Two-Word Battle Armor, you can also ask Xia Yi to forge it for you. But be prepared to go bankrupt," Yuanen Yehui stepped back, pressing her back against Ye Xinglan's to prevent sneak attacks.
"Star Luo Empire… Hmph! If I manage to return to the Douluo Continent, I'll definitely join the Federation's army and help them crush the empire!" Ye Xinglan said coldly.
"Return? Easier said than done. We don't stand a chance of winning. Even if we do, we'll still have to face the pursuit of the Green Skull Organization," Yuanen Yehui gave a bitter smile.
"Then we fight! Even if we die, we'll take some of them down with us!" Ye Xinglan's eyes turned sharp.
The spies of the Star Luo Empire wanted to end the battle quickly to avoid being discovered by the Tianhu Domain's experts.
Similarly, Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan feared encountering the Tianhu Domain's experts.
During their time training throughout the Star Luo Empire, they had heard much about the Green Skull Organization.
To them, the Tianhu Domain was synonymous with the Green Skull Organization.
And everything they had heard about the Green Skull Organization was utterly brutal.
Since they had snuck into the Tianhu Domain, they dared not show themselves before its experts.
Against the siege of a Soul Emperor and Soul Kings, they still had a slim chance of survival. But if it were Green Skull's true experts, they would have no chance at all.
"Kill!" Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui launched another attack, unleashing their full strength as Shrek Academy prodigies.
Although they were still suppressed, the five enemies couldn't take them down easily.
"We can't drag this out. Use the fixed soul-guided missile!" The Soul Emperor in the mecha turned ruthless. A dark cannon barrel extended from his mecha, locking onto Yuanen Yehui with a terrifying aura.
Yuanen Yehui tried to dodge, but the two Soul Kings pounced on her at once, giving her no room to escape.
Their cold eyes showed no fear.
At that moment, Yuanen Yehui realized, "They're not afraid of death! They've been trained as suicide soldiers!"
Boom! A golden missile shot toward Yuanen Yehui and exploded against her chest, tearing her body apart.
A Rank Six Fixed Soul-Guided Missile—Golden Legend.
Even a Soul Sage couldn't withstand it.
The two Soul Kings restraining Yuanen Yehui were also obliterated.
In her final moments, Yuanen Yehui turned and saw Ye Xinglan's body being shredded apart as well.
The two Soul Elders beside Ye Xinglan met the same fate.
"No!" Yuanen Yehui opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
"From the moment you entered the Tianhu Domain, you should have expected this outcome. Your deaths are worthy—the empire will remember you," the Soul Emperor in the mecha showed no sorrow for his fallen comrades.
Casually, he took out a token engraved with a green skull and embedded it in a nearby tree before disappearing.
Moments after he left, the figure of Spirit Fox Douluo Xinyue Hu, the chieftain of the Tianhu Domain, emerged from the shadows.
Had the Soul Emperor lingered a moment longer, he would have seen Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan standing behind Xinyue Hu, fully intact.
"Thank you for saving us, Senior. May I ask your name? And what just happened?" Yuanen Yehui, utterly confused, asked the gentle-looking woman before her.
"My name is Daji. What you experienced just now was merely an illusion," Xinyue Hu smiled warmly. "Only this way could I convince those men that you were truly dead. If they knew otherwise, the powerful figures behind them might act, or worse, alert the Green Skull Organization. If that happened, I wouldn't be able to protect you."
Xinyue's voice was filled with tenderness, making both Yuan'en Yehui and Ye Xinglan feel an urge to get closer. Ye Xinglan asked, "May I ask why you saved us, senior?"
"I can't just stand by and watch you die in front of me," Xinyue smiled gently, waving her light green sleeves. She then took Yuan'en Yehui and Ye Xinglan away, making them disappear from their original position.
When they reappeared, they found themselves in front of a medium-sized tribe. Xinyue spoke, "You are from the Star Luo Empire, right? This is my tribe, and I am the chieftain here. You will stay in my tribe for now. After some time, I will figure out how to send you back to the Star Luo Empire. But during this time, please avoid wandering around. If the Green Skull Organization discovers that we are harboring outsiders, our entire tribe will suffer."
"The Green Skull is so domineering. Don't the other strong people in the Tianhu Domain resist them?" Ye Xinglan asked.
Xinyue smiled but did not explain.
"Little sister, you found them so quickly. Your spiritual power is getting stronger. Hurry back. Everyone is here, and they're just waiting for you, the chieftain, to make a decision." Xinyue thought of Xinyue Kui's voice in her mind.
"Be right there?" Xinyue replied, then waved her hand to call two other very beautiful women. She said softly, "Qingqing, Qing'er, these two are my guests. Please arrange accommodations for them and tell the tribe not to discuss them or reveal anything about them."
"Understood, Chieftain?" The two women bowed and turned to Yuan'en Yehui and Ye Xinglan, saying, "Ladies, please come with us."
Yuan'en Yehui and Ye Xinglan took a deep breath. At this point, they could only trust "Daji"
"Daji's strength is enough to easily crush them. If she had any ill intentions, she would have acted already."
(End of this chapter)