"I came the day you started the war with the War God Alliance. Hee hee, Ah Bao, you are so wild, but I like it."

Tang Xiao Bao's mind instantly became restless: "Mihu, how did you get to my home? And why aren't you wearing anything, showing up in my gaming pod?"

Softness met his touch, a warmth enveloping him completely.

"Why would I lie to you? Did you know that there are a total of 4 billion players in Forest Online? They are actually spread across different planets. The map we are on only has less than 100 million players. But, your movements caused the biggest stir, hee hee."

His friend Xiao Yu was safe; a heavy weight lifted from Xiao Bao’s heart. He pulled the petite Gu Le closer, feeling a familiar stirring within him.

.......After a long while, "Is that true?"

"Yes, Ah Bao. Let me tell you, Forest Online is actually a strange and magnificent life form. It is the powerful consciousness derived from the Forest on our Earth. It is a life form that can communicate with extraterrestrial plants using Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to obtain information."

"Like this, Grandma Ding asked me to tell you that Xiao Yu didn't suffer total annihilation; she might just be lost in space. She wants me to take you to the Holy King's Mansion to cultivate. When you become powerful enough, you can sense Xiao Yu's aura through Forest Online."

Gu Le’s face flushed scarlet, her body pressed even closer, and she murmured seductively, "Then you're still not wearing anything?"

"Xiao Yu isn't dead?" Xiao Bao’s spirits soared, his eyes gleaming, perhaps with unshed tears.

"There's still a little bit more. Oh, right, Ah Bao, I actually came on official business this time too."

He asked hesitantly, "You, Mihu?"

"I know you like it, hehe. If you didn't like it, how could I have climbed into my gaming pod? Does it still hurt, you little pervert?"

At this point, could one not understand her meaning?

"Who is it? Is it Xiao Yu? How could she do this?" Tang Xiao Bao opened his eyes in confusion, finding before him a face that was both unfamiliar and known.

Before Xiao Bao could reply, the gaming pod opened from the outside. The completely naked Situ Xiaofeng swaggered in, swaying her hips and breasts, and said to Xiao Bao, "It's my turn..."

He held Gu Le tightly, gently caressing her delicate cheek: "Mihu, when did you get here?"

The young girl smiled: "Mmm, you know what's up, recognizing this young lady. Oh, no, this old madam. Otherwise, hmph." As she spoke, her body deliberately brushed against Tang Xiao Bao's.

Xiao Bao considered: "It’s true. No wonder Forest Online has 4 billion players, but the main factions of both the righteous and evil major camps I'm in don't have that many people."

Xiao Bao... really wanted to tell her that playing games inherently means wearing nothing, but the words died in his throat. Was there a need to argue? Only a fool would think so, perhaps there was a need.

Gu Le shot him a look, softly scolding, "Barbarian, you don't feel sorry for me at all."

(End of text)

"Chi Lian, we fight again tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow it is!"

The black and red silhouettes instantly separated by thousands of meters. Pan Ling floated down beside the Thunder Dragon, while Chi Lian stopped at the edge of the blood mist. Both figures looked quite fatigued.

However, their expressions were vastly different.

Pan Ling looked resigned, while Chi Lian appeared exceptionally invigorated.

Chi Lian and Pan Ling had been locked in combat for half a month—neither could kill the other, nor could either decisively defeat the other. But with every major battle, the decades of pent-up frustration within Chi Lian's body would dissipate a little. By now, the oppressive energy in Chi Lian’s chest had completely vented, leaving him utterly refreshed.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Pan Ling's expression changed drastically. "Chi Lian, I have an urgent matter requiring my immediate return to the Supreme Spirit Realm. If you are still unsatisfied, I shall accompany you another day!" Before the words faded, Pan Ling’s figure shot upwards, climbing tens of thousands of meters into the sky, heading directly for the realm gate of the Heaven Spirit Continent. In an instant, he was nothing more than a tiny black speck.

"Stop! Don't run!"

Chi Lian froze for a moment, then erupted in fury. His figure flashed as he chased towards the realm gate, but after only a few hundred meters, his towering frame abruptly halted. He glanced towards the Thunder Dragon Supreme. Tai Yan and Da Yan had been held back by him for half a month; if he left now, it would easily place them in danger.

"Chi Lian, if you want to chase, go ahead."

"No need. Since the feud between me and the Pan Xing Clan has lasted ten thousand years, there's no need to rush this moment." Chi Lian gave the Thunder Dragon a wry smile and turned back to the vicinity of the blood mist.

"..............."

The Thunder Dragon narrowed its eyes, saying nothing more, clearly having no desire to engage Tai Yan, Da Yan, or Chi Lian either. He merely stared silently into the void, as if awaiting something.

A dozen seconds later, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the Thunder Dragon's face, and he uttered two inexplicable words: "They're here!"

Boom boom boom...

The instant the Thunder Dragon spoke, a world-shaking roar echoed almost simultaneously across the Heaven Spirit Continent and the (Underworld Earth). Forty-nine massive pillars of white smoke instantly shot into the sky, and an extremely bizarre aura rapidly permeated every inch of space across the two continents.

"What is that?"

In the blood mist, Tai Yan's astonished voice rang out. Chi Lian instantly widened his eyes, watching as the forty-nine smoke pillars traced neat arcs, converging from the surroundings of the Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth, meeting at the central position high above the two continents with lightning speed.

Not only were Tai Yan, Da Yan, Chi Lian, and the Thunder Dragon enveloped within, but every living being on the Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth was now trapped beneath these forty-nine giant pillars of smoke.

"Buzz!"

Amidst the deafening, trembling sound, a bizarre aura washed over their hearts, making their very souls restless, as if eager to break free from their physical shells.

Even Supreme experts like Tai Yan, Da Yan, and Chi Lian experienced this; what hope did ordinary beings have?

As expected, the next moment, Tai Yan and the others watched as millions of souls rose from the western landmasses, surging toward the convergence point of the forty-nine smoke pillars.

Those souls were suffused with a terror that defied description.

"Thunder Dragon, what exactly have you done on the Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth?" Chi Lian instantly sobered up, glaring fiercely at the nearby Thunder Dragon.

"This is the 'Primordial Void God Formation'."

Ignoring Chi Lian's furious gaze, the Thunder Dragon smiled broadly, "This is a formation created by Senior Brother Chong Xu. Activated by forty-nine Spirit Gods of the Sixth Rank and above, it can extract the souls of all living beings on the Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth, gathering them at the formation's core. Even Spirit Gods cannot resist the formation's power."

"Forty-nine Spirit Gods?" Chi Lian's pupils contracted sharply, his expression filled with shock. To extract the souls of all living beings—what exactly were they trying to achieve with such a vicious method?

"Oh, I forgot to mention, those forty-nine Spirit Gods are all carrying talismans crafted by Senior Brother Chong Xu. Unless one's strength surpasses Senior Brother Chong Xu, no one can detect them," the Thunder Dragon Supreme continued, his smile deepening. He seemed to thoroughly enjoy the terror radiating from those souls.

"Chong Xu, Thunder Dragon, you, you..." Chi Lian was so enraged his lips trembled slightly.

"Buzz!"

Before Chi Lian could finish his sentence, the second wave of earth-shattering trembling radiated outward, and millions more living souls ascended.

"The speed seems a bit too slow. I might need to add some fuel," the Thunder Dragon suddenly shook his head.

"Brother Chi Lian, stop him! We must first go protect the Yin Ruins!" The (innocent) girl, Tai Yan, finally snapped out of her extreme shock and let out a sharp cry. She and Da Yan controlled the blood mist and vanished from above the Heavenly Wolf Mountain Range. In the next instant, they appeared inside the Yin Ruins.

"Hoo!"

The blood mist spread with terrifying speed, instantly shrouding the entire area.

Almost simultaneously, within Yin Moon City, an exceptionally massive 'Ancestor Heaven Divine Luo Tree' appeared, its branches and leaves frantically extending outwards.

This was Mu Xueyi's Heart Image!

Dragon Island.

"Roar!"

With a roar that split metal and shattered stone, a massive golden dragon thousands of meters long soared into the sky, pouring out billions of golden rays from its scales, enveloping the entire island. The bizarre aura rippling out from the "Primordial Void God Formation" was entirely shielded by this layer of golden light.

"The Dragon King! It is His Majesty the Dragon King!"

"That’s wonderful! My soul has calmed down."

"What exactly happened just now?"

"..............."

Across Dragon Island, the panicked masses finally found some semblance of calm. Just moments before, nearly everyone's soul had been thrashing, seemingly trying to escape the bonds of the body.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of children and non-cultivating clan members had had their souls stripped away.

Now that the Dragon King Long Tiangong had taken action, the fluctuating souls were suppressed, but the confusion in everyone's hearts only deepened.

War God Mountain.

"Nie Kong spoke truly; the great calamity is coming. I wonder if the Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth can escape this disaster?" On the mountain peak, gazing at the giant smoke pillars spanning the horizon, Zhan Xinzi sighed almost inaudibly. Fiery red energy spread out overwhelmingly, enveloping the entire Ring Moon City.

"Swoosh!"

In the next instant, Zhan Yunlan’s figure suddenly appeared on the mountaintop: "Old Ancestor!"

"Yunlan, don't make a move yet. I will hold the line for a while, then you take over," Zhan Xinzi waved his hand gently.

"Yes!"

Zhan Yunlan immediately looked down toward the base of War God Mountain. The entire Ring Moon City was filled with unrest.

Not just Dragon Island and Ring Moon City were in turmoil; the entire Heaven Spirit Continent and the Underworld Earth had descended into extreme panic. The actions taken by Long Tiangong and Zhan Xinzi were mirrored in the Flower Butterfly Secret Realm, Sea God Palace, Spirit Imperial City, and the Luo Sacred Mountain on the Heaven Spirit Continent, as well as the Heaven-Escaping Sect and Slaughter Island in the Underworld Earth.

Places protected by Spirit Gods calmed down slightly. Where there were no Spirit God experts, Heaven Spirit Masters and Ninth-Grade Black Spirit Masters spontaneously took on the responsibility of resisting the "Primordial Void God Formation." Yet, even so, countless human souls continued to leave their bodies and rush toward the formation's core in the sky.

It wasn't just humans; the insects, fish, birds, and beasts of the two continents and the sea regions also had their souls taken, falling in vast numbers...