Chapter 396 - 396 The Mysterious Woman

Lu Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of seriousness flashing in them.

The fifth test?

Protecting the Douluo Continent?

A future invading powerhouse?

A storm raged in Lu Xiao's heart.

He immediately mobilized his divine sense to carefully examine the information in this divine test.

The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.

The future vision was clearly revealed in the divine test information.

In the near future, a supreme plane called the "Spirit Realm" will send powerful beings to Douluo Continent in an attempt to invade and plunder this rich plane.

The Spirit Realm is several times more powerful than the God Realm, and its powerful beings are unfathomable.

"The spirit world... it's really coming."

Lu Xiao murmured softly.

The fallen spirit realm powerhouses transmitted the dimensional coordinates of Douluo Continent.

The powerful beings from the spirit realm are probably already on their way.

"Just how powerful is the spirit world?"

Lu Xiao's mind raced.

His current strength is that of a God-King, coupled with his trump cards and the opportunity of the Creator God's Trial.

Even when facing a powerhouse above the God-King level, they would still have the strength to fight.

But what he was most worried about was whether there were any powerful beings in the spirit world who were beyond the realm of the God King.

"If there is only one powerful being above the God-King level, I might be able to deal with it by relying on my trump cards."

Lu Xiao clenched his fists, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"But what if... the entire Spirit Realm mobilizes, sending dozens or even hundreds of powerful beings above the God-King level?"

Thinking of this, Lu Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.

The strongest force in Douluo Continent right now is the God King.

Even with the addition of future powerhouses who may break through to higher levels, it is still far from enough to contend with the super powerhouses of the Spirit Realm.

"There is no other choice now that things have come to this."

Lu Xiao took a deep breath, suppressed his worries, and sat cross-legged again.

"Only by breaking through as soon as possible and improving our strength can we protect this continent and the people around us in future crises."

He glanced outside the secluded chamber, where Li Bai, Sun Wukong, and others were each in seclusion, preparing for future crises.

A hint of warmth flashed in Lu Xiao's eyes.

He gently raised his hand, sending out his divine sense to instruct everyone to focus on their seclusion.

He then completely immersed himself in seclusion, devoting all his energy to breaking through the bottleneck.

He knew that their time was running out.

...

Beyond the Douluo Continent, in the depths of the endless void, lies a brand new dimension.

This plane is dozens of times larger than the God Realm, with a stable space and filled with a vast and majestic aura.

The entire plane was shrouded in a thin layer of blood-red mist, exuding a sense of desolation and barrenness.

Deep within this plane lies a blood-red sky, below which stretches a barren, desolate land.

Only a massive, blood-red temple stood between heaven and earth, shrouded in a thick red mist.

Inside the temple, a woman slowly opened her eyes.

She wore a long, blood-red dress with intricate dark patterns embroidered on the hem, and was surrounded by a red mist.

Each wisp of red mist exudes ultimate charm and supreme aura.

Her appearance was stunning, with a languid and playful air about her, as if nothing in the world could catch her eye.

Just then, a faint yet extremely domineering light suddenly flew from the depths of the void and directly entered her body.

The woman raised an eyebrow slightly, and with a thought, she instantly discerned the information within the light.

"Xue Jiu has fallen, a new dimension has emerged: Douluo Continent. It exists in the God Realm and the Abyss Dimension, and the coordinates of this dimension have been locked."

"oh?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the woman's eyes.

Then, a bewitching smile slowly appeared on her lips, her voice soft yet carrying supreme authority.

"That guy Xue Jiu actually died?"

"Douluo Continent... a completely new plane, and also the God Realm, the Abyss Plane?"

She raised her hand and gently stroked her chin, a hint of greed and excitement flashing in her eyes.

"I never expected such a rich plane to exist. The plane's origin is abundant, and there are even gods. It seems that the days ahead will not be boring."

"And this canopy..."

A hint of curiosity flashed in the woman's eyes.

Even Xue Jiu, who was at the God King level, could not detect even a fraction of Tianmu's secrets, and his death was unrelated to Tianmu.

"It seems that the origin of this canopy is probably not simple."

"Perhaps, the existence of this canopy is also a great opportunity for me."

The woman crushed the light in her hand, and instantly transformed into a streak of blood-red light, disappearing from the spot.

She must break through the spatial barrier as soon as possible and travel to the Douluo Continent.

Blood Nine has already transmitted the dimensional coordinates.

Although the journey is long and will take a lot of time, she will never miss this opportunity.

As for Douluo Continent?

In her eyes, it was nothing more than a spectacle to be watched and plundered.

...

Douluo Continent, Blue Tyrant Academy.

Yu Xiaogang was sitting in a room, his face pale.

Looking out the window at the Soul Masters who were coming and going, pointing and whispering about him, he felt ashamed and angry.

He was already reviled throughout the mainland for being ranked second on the list of hypocrites.

Now, his disciple Tang San has actually ranked first on the list of hypocrites, even worse than him.

This made Shrek Academy and Yu Xiaogang a laughing stock across the entire Douluo Continent.

"The master and his apprentice both made it onto the list; it's truly shameful."

"I never expected that Yu Xiaogang's apprentice would be even more hypocritical than him."

"I used to think Yu Xiaogang was quite capable, but now it seems that the master and apprentice are cut from the same cloth."

"..."

The chatter outside the window kept reaching his ears, each word like a needle pricking Yu Xiaogang's heart.

He was so ashamed that he could hardly lift his head, and wished he could leave Blue Tyrant Academy immediately and hide in a corner where no one knew him.

But after carefully reading through all the charges against Tang San displayed on the sky, he felt an indescribable anger and confusion.

"Tang San... would actually do such a thing?"

Yu Xiaogang simply couldn't believe it.

He taught Tang San for so many years, starting from Notting Academy, and watched Tang San grow up all the way.

He knew Tang San's character well: resilient, upright, and loyal.

How could someone possibly do something like "exploiting Hu Liena's feelings", "absorbing the soul rings of Da Ming and Er Ming", or "abandoning themselves after becoming a god"?

Especially the last one...

"After becoming a god, he became the God King and held great power in the God Realm, but he did not bring himself into the God Realm and let him grow old, get sick and die in the Douluo Continent."

Upon seeing this, Yu Xiaogang was first shocked, then angry, and finally only felt chilled to the bone.

He couldn't understand it.

No matter what, he was Tang San's teacher.

I taught him martial spirit theory for so many years and helped him plan his growth path.

Without him, Tang San might never have made it this far.

But how could the future Tang San be so ungrateful?

"I see... I see."

Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Since you will abandon me in the future, there is no longer any master-disciple relationship between us."

"You're number one on the list of hypocrites, and I'm number two. Perfect."

"From now on, we are even."

He was initially worried that his exposure might create a rift between him and Tang San.

He even worried that Tang San might attack him in the future.

Now, he doesn't care at all.

Since he will be abandoned in the future, he no longer needs to think about Tang San or Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

He made a decision: he would no longer care about Tang San's life or death, nor would he care about the conflicts on the continent.

He wanted to find a place to devote himself to the study of martial spirit theory, and he would live on even if the world scorned him.

(End of chapter)