Su Bai gathered his strength, forming a spinning energy ball before him.
The terrifying aura from the ball made distant soul beasts feel a chill of fear.
The Emperor Crocodile, closest to Su Bai, felt it even more strongly.
It knew this was Su Bai's ultimate move and couldn't let him continue.
So,
It charged at Su Bai again, moving fast.
But it was too late. The energy ball had already formed.
Seeing the Emperor Crocodile coming at him, Su Bai didn't hesitate and threw the energy ball.
"Go!"
The energy ball moved with blinding speed, instantly hitting the Emperor Crocodile's massive body.
Boom!!!
The energy ball exploded on contact, forming a vast, swirling black storm.
The black storm engulfed the Emperor Crocodile's huge frame.
"This is..."
The Emperor Crocodile quickly sensed the danger of the black storm.
It watched as its own body began to disintegrate.
"Ah!..."
The Emperor Crocodile let out a horrific scream.
Soon, its body was completely swallowed by the black storm, dissolving into nothingness.
The absolute ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest had fallen.
This scene, witnessed by countless soul-beasts, caused an immediate uproar.
The Emperor Crocodile had fallen!
It had been slain by a newly ascended hundred-thousand-year soul beast!
No one could have predicted this outcome!
Who could have imagined that the Emperor Crocodile, who had dominated the Star Dou Great Forest for countless years, with its cultivation nearing two hundred thousand years, would be defeated by a soul beast that had just reached a hundred thousand years?
The turn of events was nothing short of dramatic.
Su Bai's overwhelming power completely overturned what was expected to end in the Emperor Crocodile's victory!
!!!
However, they were acutely aware of one thing.
From this day forth, the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest had changed.
And now, the ruler was Su Bai.
"Phew—"
Seeing the Emperor Crocodile obliterated, Su Bai also sighed in relief.
The Void Storm he had just unleashed was his final strike.
Previously, he had expended much energy dealing with the thunder tribulation.
Although the multicolored light had healed his injuries, it had not restored his strength.
Thus, he resorted to killing, aiming for a decisive blow.
Fortunately, the Void Storm did not disappoint. It lived up to its reputation as the ultimate move of the Ancient Azure Dragon, possessing terrifying power.
"Luckily, this Emperor Crocodile was too arrogant, choosing to withstand the Void Storm head-on."
Su Bai could guess its thoughts—it was merely confident in its physical prowess.
The Emperor Crocodile's condition earlier was overwhelmingly strong, and Su Bai dared not confront it directly.
But no matter how strong its body was, it still had to succumb to the Void Storm.
The ultimate move of the Ancient Azure Dragon was that formidable.
Su Bai's attack would not have succeeded if not for Emperor Crocodile's arrogance.
But due to its pride, a generation's overlord had fallen.
Roar—
Su Bai roared skyward.
Countless soul beasts were shaken, feeling a primordial fear that made them cower, unable to muster any resistance.
Su Bai was demonstrating his power.
He declared that from this moment on, he was the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"From this moment forth, I, Su Bai, am the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"I decree that all soul beasts are no longer required to suppress their cultivation. You are permitted to break through to one hundred thousand years..."
Su Bai's voice echoed grandly through the entire Star Dou Great Forest.
It moved all the soul beasts.
Su Bai's demeanor was generous and domineering compared to the Emperor Crocodile's tyranny.
In a hidden part of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A peculiar rat soul beast and a black snake were lurking, listening to Su Bai's proclamation.
"It seems this new ruler is quite decent, at least not as tyrannical as the Emperor Crocodile."
The black snake sighed, then turned to the rat soul beast beside it, asking, "You seem to be at a bottleneck, too. Now that there's no restriction, when do you plan to break through?"
The rat soul beast rolled its eyes and snapped, "Just because he said it, does it make it true? Can you guarantee he won't turn on us like the Emperor Crocodile did, killing us when we try to break through?"
"Probably not!" The black snake was uncertain. "Given his displayed strength, capable of instantly killing a near two-hundred-thousand-year soul beast, he likely won't fear other soul beasts breaking through."
"You have a point." The rat soul beast nodded, eyes gleaming with shrewdness. "Then, you go first and take the lead."
Black Snake Soul Beast: "..."
The rat and the snake had reached ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety years.
They could break through at any time but had been suppressing their cultivation due to the Emperor Crocodile's presence.
Even though Su Bai had declared no more restrictions, they were still wary.
Thus, they hesitated.
On the other side.
After his proclamation, Su Bai sensed Xiaowu's location and flew over.
Arriving where Xiaowu was, he reverted to his human form.
"Brother Su Bai, I thought... I thought I'd never see you again."
As soon as Su Bai landed, Xiaowu rushed into his arms, sobbing.
She had even resolved to end her life if Su Bai had perished.
Fortunately, Su Bai had won.
And he had become the new ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"It's alright. I'm here, aren't I? That little crocodile could never defeat me."
Su Bai gently patted Xiaowu's back, comforting her.
After soothing her for a while, Xiaowu finally calmed down.
"Boss, congratulations on becoming the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Boss, you were amazing!"
As soon as he let go of Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming stepped forward to congratulate Su Bai.
Their eyes sparkled as they looked at him.
Their boss was incredibly strong!
Even the Emperor Crocodile had been killed.
From now on, following Su Bai, they could roam the Star Dou Great Forest without fear!
Su Bai waved and smiled, "Being the ruler doesn't matter. I won't bother with them as long as no one disturbs us."
He didn't care about such titles.
He would rather spend the time seeking more wives and increasing his strength.
Strength was the foundation of everything.
If his strength had been insufficient, he would have been the one to die this time.
Er Ming chuckled, "Boss since you're now the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, can we change our territory?"
Da Ming's eyes lit up, suggesting, "Boss, in the core area, there's a vast lake that's incredibly mystical. It seems to accelerate cultivation. How about we choose that place?"
He had once passed by and felt the extraordinary nature of the lake.
But because of his low cultivation, it had to leave since there was a black snake with over fifty thousand years of cultivation there.
But now it was different. Su Bai was the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest and could go wherever he wanted.
"Hmm?"
Su Bai was taken aback by Da Ming's words.
Could Da Ming be talking about the Lake of Life?
Whether it was or not, he would find out soon.
Thinking of this, Su Bai nodded. "Alright, lead the way!"
"Got it!"
...
"What the heck, why is he coming this way?"
On the shore of the Lake of Life, the black snake soul beast sensed Su Bai's presence and immediately panicked.
It hurriedly asked its friend, the rat soul beast, "What should I do... hmm?"
But as it turned its head, it found that the rat soul beast had already disappeared.
No need to guess, it must have also sensed Su Bai's presence and fled immediately.