As the largest Spirit Beast habitat on the Martial Soul Continent, the Mountain Range of the Dead naturally has hundred-thousand-year-old Beast Kings. Five of the eight great Beast Kings, as ranked by the Spirit Master's world of the Martial Soul Continent, live within the Mountain Range of the Dead.
They are, in ascending order: the Three-Headed Golden Lion King, ranked last, with a cultivation of around 300,000 years; the Hurricane Yellow Finch King, ranked seventh, with a cultivation of around 350,000 years; the Nine-Tailed Fox King, ranked fifth, with a cultivation of around 450,000 years; and the Earth Tyrant Dragon King, ranked fourth, with a cultivation of around 500,000 years.
Finally, there is the number one ranked, revered by all Spirit Beasts on the Martial Soul Continent, including the second and third Beast Kings, as the Emperor of Spirit Beasts. This is the Skyfall Demonic Spirit Emperor, whose cultivation exceeds 800,000 years and who is known as the Demonic Emperor by the Spirit Master's world of the Martial Soul Continent.
It is said that this Skyfall Demonic Spirit Emperor, known as the Demonic Emperor, was the first living being to appear on the Martial Soul Continent and is the creator of the Mountain Range of the Dead. The second Beast King, the Lord of the Far North Ice Field, the Arctic White Bear King, and the third Beast King, the Lord of the Southern Pole, the Sky-Swallowing Flame Sparrow Emperor, both received his guidance. This is why the Demonic Emperor can reside in the center, commanding the two poles, making him the undisputed Beast Emperor of the Martial Soul Continent.
"I feel like this Demonic Emperor is even harder to deal with than Beast God Di Tian!" Jiang Nannan exclaimed.
"Indeed, Beast God Di Tian can only command the Spirit Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and has no power over the Spirit Beasts of the Far North Ice Field and the Evil Demon Forest. But this Demonic Emperor can command all the Spirit Beasts on the Martial Soul Continent, which is something Di Tian cannot compare to," Qian Lingyi echoed.
"That's natural. If Di Tian hadn't been born 100,000 years before me, how could he dare call himself a Beast God!" Snow Empress emerged, her small face full of disdain, and said.
On a distant continent, a man in black couldn't help but sneeze, muttering, "What's going on? I keep feeling like someone is calling my name!"
"Haha, let's not worry about Di Tian for now," Zhu Ziyang said with a laugh, then his expression turned serious, and he added, "I feel like this Demonic Emperor is related to my assessment. Perhaps we'll have to face him!"
"Ah! What should we do?" The three girls immediately looked worried and said, "That Demonic Emperor is a super fierce beast with 800,000 years of cultivation. Do we really have the ability to deal with him?"
"Dad, don't worry. If we really have to face that Demonic Emperor, I can do my best to hold him off. After all, our goal is the God of Death's divine artifact, not the Demonic Emperor, isn't it?" Snow Empress said very seriously.
"Hmm! I'm just guessing!" Zhu Ziyang's face showed a relieved smile as he said, "Besides, if we really need to deal with that Demonic Emperor, I have a trump card!"
He thought of the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation, and his heart gradually firmed.
"Alright, let's go find some clothes in the style of the Martial Soul Continent to change into. After all, our clothes clearly mark us as outsiders!" Zhu Ziyang said. "Once we've changed, we'll set off for the Mountain Range of the Dead."
"Okay!" The three girls answered in unison.
The current location of Zhu Ziyang and the others should be the northeast coast of the Martial Soul Continent, possibly the Askari Kingdom or the Milan Empire. Since it's near the Milan Empire's Violet Port, the four decided to head south. The Mountain Range of the Dead is in the central part of the continent, so heading south couldn't be wrong.
The four quickly arrived at a small town called Plum Blossom. After buying and changing into Martial Soul Continent attire in the town, they set off again.
This time, because Zhu Ziyang had found a map of the Martial Soul Continent in the library, the group of four successfully arrived at the area of the Mountain Range of the Dead located within the Milan Empire.
As dusk was just falling, Zhu Ziyang and the three girls decided to stay at the foot of the Mountain Range of the Dead for the night, and enter the mountain range after dawn the next day.
They lit a bonfire, set up tents, and gathered around the fire, eating food and chatting about things on the Martial Soul Continent.
The Spirit Master's cultivation levels on the Martial Soul Continent are the same as on the Douluo Continent, ranging from Spirit Scholar to Titled Douluo. Perhaps this is the only consistent setting in the Douluo World, not changing due to different continents or civilizations. However, unlike the Douluo Continent where Titled Douluo's titles are mainly two-character titles (such as Dragon God Douluo, Dragon Emperor Douluo), with a few being one-character titles (such as the historical Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo), on the Martial Soul Continent, Titled Douluo's titles are mainly three-character titles. For example, the Duke Violet family of the Milan Empire originated from a Violet Douluo.
The three girls found it very interesting and discussed what their titles would be if they were to acquire one on the Martial Soul Continent.
"Sister Lexuan, you are the only Titled Douluo among us. If it were you, what kind of three-character title would you want?" Jiang Nannan asked Zhang Lexuan curiously.
"I think my Moon God title is very good," Zhang Lexuan first expressed her satisfaction with her current title, Moon God Douluo. This was the title bestowed upon her by the elders of Tian Yuan Pavilion after she obtained her ninth spirit ring. Then she began to imagine the titles she might receive on the Martial Soul Continent, "As for a three-character title, hmm, Golden Moon Douluo?"
This title was more of a jest, and sure enough, Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi both giggled non-stop upon hearing it.
After a long while, the two girls finally stopped laughing. Jiang Nannan said, "Hehe, I've already thought about it. When I become a Titled Douluo, my title will be Taiyin, Taiyin Douluo. Doesn't that sound great?"
"goddess of taiyin, Taiyin Douluo, hmm, that's quite good," Zhu Ziyang pondered, then said.
"I'm not preparing to have any other title, the two characters 'Angel' are enough!" Qian Lingyi also expressed her thoughts on titles. Her voice was very firm as she said, "I think there's no title more suitable for me than Angel!"
"Indeed!" Zhu Ziyang agreed upon hearing this. "Angel Douluo holds a very important significance in the history of the Douluo Continent, and now it's time for her to reappear in the World!"
"Hey, hey, we agreed to discuss three-character titles, why are you all talking about two-character titles!" Zhang Lexuan expressed her dissatisfaction and said.
"Hehe, I think Nannan's three-character title is easy to come up with. How about Silver Moon? It would be a perfect match with Sister Lexuan!" Qian Lingyi said with a laugh.
"Ah? I don't want that!" Jiang Nannan immediately refused and retorted, saying, "Then Yi Yi's three-character title is also easy to come up with, White Angel, how about that?"
"Ew! That sounds so silly!" Qian Lingyi also immediately refused and said sincerely.
The relationship between Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi had improved considerably after more than four months of sea travel. Although they still bickered from time to time, at least both of them could accept each other's presence.
Watching her two younger sisters bicker, Zhang Lexuan first smiled knowingly, then looked at Zhu Ziyang and said, "Ziyang, what about you? Your spirit power has already reached level 86, and becoming a Titled Douluo is only a matter of a year or two. Have you thought about your title?"
"That's right, that's right, big brother, have you thought about your title?" Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi immediately stopped bickering upon hearing this, and looked at Zhu Ziyang in unison, echoing.
"Me? It's simple, isn't it? Just take the first character of each of my two Spirits?" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
"Jingtian!" Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi shouted in unison.
"Jingtian Douluo, hmm, it sounds very majestic!" Zhang Lexuan also murmured, saying.
The firelight flickered, illuminating the young man's face. His features were resolute, and his eyes held an unfathomable glow. No one knew what he was thinking.
In the early morning, dew sprinkled on the tent. Zhu Ziyang crawled out of the tent, stretched his body, and showed a comfortable expression on his face. Jiang Nannan, blushing, also emerged from the tent. The girl's face was slightly red, but more than that, it was happy and content. From the other tent, Zhang Lexuan and Qian Lingyi also came out one after another. Zhang Lexuan was fine, her face calm, with no unusual expression except for a hint of envy deep in her eyes. Qian Lingyi, however, looked at Zhu Ziyang with a face full of resentment; it was clear the girl hadn't slept well last night.
Zhu Ziyang scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed. He didn't want to either, but once you taste the sweetness, teenagers in their late teens are full of vigor. Before, when they were at sea, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan had to hold back because Zhang Lexuan and Qian Lingyi were present. Now that they were finally ashore, it was normal for them to be unable to control their affection.
"Ahem, let's have breakfast. We'll enter the mountain immediately after breakfast!" Zhu Ziyang's embarrassment came and went quickly. He said with a normal expression.
"Okay!" The three girls replied simultaneously, though their internal thoughts were quite different.