The explosion erupts today, second update nearing its peak! Working hard on the fourth, I beg for monthly votes! "You vile creature, daring to steal treasures from the Heaven's Penalty Forest! You are courting death! Just wait for the Death Tracking Beasts of the entire forest to hunt you down today!" Seeing no response, this Serpent King, master of Myriad Poisons, finally lost control!
The entrustment of two previous Saint Kings, the hope of the Heaven's Penalty Forest spanning hundreds of years, the efforts of millions of Xuan Beasts accumulated over three hundred and fifty years, the very thing the brothers had eagerly awaited for centuries—was it all to be lost in his hands?
Impossible! He would never allow it, even if it meant death!
Serpent King Qianxun’s rage twisted her features. In the darkness, her beautiful eyes suddenly flared a ghastly emerald green! Her green robes billowed without wind, lifting her slowly into the air. With a sudden throw of her slender arms, she tilted her head toward the sky and let out a world-shattering roar, unleashing the full, unreserved peak of her power!
The peak power of a Serpent King!
The target was a radius of a hundred zhang centered on herself—an indiscriminate attack! Every living thing within that range, provided it existed, would absolutely be unable to escape!
Shriek!
This indiscriminate strike exploded in that region like an atomic bomb. In the pitch-black night, a dense cloud of smoke suddenly rose, ascending slowly!
Such overwhelming force made the surrounding darkness seem to distort a few times, as if a slumbering demon had suddenly opened its eyes! It was as if a magical phenomenon, like a spatial black hole capable of devouring everything, had suddenly appeared in that space!
Simultaneously, with the fierce cry she uttered in her frenzy, waves of sound rolled outward, shaking every Xuan Beast, near and far, high and low, into instant alarm!
The entire Heaven's Penalty Forest immediately sprang into action. All surrounding birds and beasts capable of movement rushed to the scene in the first instant. The whole forest awoke like a sleeping giant suddenly roused!
It instantly erupted with unparalleled vitality and massive combat power!
Two more long howls echoed almost simultaneously, seeming to support the Serpent King. Before the cries faded, the two great Beast Kings, He Chongxiao and Xiong Kaishan, appeared before Serpent King Qianxun. The Three Beast Kings stood firmly opposed, their faces grave.
Deep within the Heaven's Penalty Forest, in a quiet corner seldom frequented by beasts, a humanoid form was shrouded in a white mist so dense it seemed almost tangible! The swirling mist permeated the air, nearly solidifying! Any expert who witnessed it would surely be greatly shocked!
This was—
Heaven and earth shift, molded to my will; Wind dragons and tigers, all within my heart!
Such a profound realm represented the known pinnacle of mastery on the entire Xuanxuan Continent! A cultivation level of this magnitude, across the entire continent—including all hidden clans and the Three Holy Lands—could not be possessed by more than ten individuals!
The white mist spun faster and faster, gradually forming a vortex, emitting sharp "hissing" sounds intermittently. Clearly, this person’s cultivation had reached the most critical juncture!
Yet, precisely at this moment, Serpent King Qianxun’s sharp, anxious, and furious shout traveled across the distance. Though the volume had diminished to almost nothing by the time it reached this place, the content of the cry held earth-shattering news!
At least for the person inside the dense fog, this message struck like a bolt from the blue!
The white mist instantly shuddered, and its rotational speed slowed. Even the mist began to scatter. Following that came the full force of the Serpent King’s blow, and her cry, filled with piercing grief and hatred! Anyone could discern that this roar contained endless despair and—!
"Ugh!" A mouthful of crimson blood sprayed from within the white mist, instantly coating the ground before it in a blood-red haze! The white mist, which had been nearly solidified, instantly became chaotic, utterly ruined.
Through the mist, thin in places and thick in others, came the sound of rapid, sharp gasps. After a long, long silence, a voice, weary and weak, spoke with infinite sorrow, "It is Heaven's will... Heaven plays tricks on men..."
"The day the Saint Fruit was stolen is the very day the Xuan Masters gather to attack Heaven's Penalty! I was already at the delicate moment of surging Yuan Force, on the verge of a breakthrough. At this critical juncture, I needed every ounce of my strength to quell the impending outburst of Yuan Force to meet Li Juetian. I absolutely could not be disturbed. But Qianxun’s fierce cry announced the theft of the Heaven’s Penalty Saint Fruit. How could I remain at ease with such a priceless treasure stolen? This disturbance today, this outpouring of inner vital energy, means I will never have hope of breaking through again in this lifetime! Forget it, forget it. The Saint King’s last will... so that is how it is... but, Li Juetian, I absolutely will not—”
The person spoke these words in a low murmur, the voice gradually fading until it was nearly inaudible, but an intense wave of resentment surged upward.
Li Juetian! It is all your fault! I will kill you!
"Ninth Sister, what exactly happened?" He Chongxiao asked hurriedly. "Why are you so frantic?"
Serpent King Qianxun’s face was pale, her lips trembling, tears welling in her eyes, her whole body shaking like a weak willow in the wind. Finally, two streams of tears escaped, and she choked out: "Third Brother, Fourth Brother, the Heaven’s Penalty Saint Fruit has matured... but the matured Heaven’s Penalty Saint Fruit... was... was stolen!"
Such a heavy blow, even for her, the supreme Serpent King commanding Myriad Poisons, was unbearable! Seeing He Chongxiao and Xiong Kaishan arrive was like finding a lifeline. Overwhelmed by grievance, loss, and despair, she burst into uncontrolled sobs!
The Heaven’s Penalty Saint Fruit concerned the future of the Heaven's Penalty Forest for the next several centuries, perhaps even longer! Its importance was paramount; it absolutely could not be lost. And the Serpent King, entrusted with this task, was the one fully responsible! Yet, at this critical moment when enemies were gathering, the Saint Fruit was lost under her watch!
He Chongxiao and Xiong Kaishan stood stunned, like statues. After a long moment, they snapped back to attention and grabbed the Serpent King: "What? The Heaven’s Penalty Saint Fruit was stolen? This! How is this possible? How could this be possible?"
"It's true..." This Serpent King Qianxun had utterly lost the regal bearing of her title. Thinking of the terrible consequences, her entire heart turned cold. She recounted the entire incident in broken sentences.
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