Yu Yuanzhen furrowed his brow as an ominous feeling washed over him—he felt the presence of death looming.
"This woman... she's definitely not ordinary," he thought with a sigh, his gaze lingering on Gu Yuena for a moment before turning back to the sparring arena.
This matter would have to wait for another time.
"Yu Luomian, Martial Spirit: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Level 89 Assault System Battle Soul Douluo. Please advise."
Yu Luomian released his martial spirit, his entire body surging with azure lightning. His form began to undergo the distinct dragonification unique to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The clan's strength lay in their mastery of dragonification. Beginning at Level 30, one body part—head, limbs, or torso—would undergo dragonification. With every additional ten levels, another part would transform.
By the Soul Douluo level, the entire body would be dragonified. Upon reaching Titled Douluo, dragon wings would even emerge.
Each step of dragonification greatly enhanced both offensive and defensive power, a secret technique never taught to outsiders.
Li Si, unfazed, even felt a little amused. If it had been Yu Yuanzhen himself, he might have taken the fight seriously.
"Li Si, Martial Spirit: Golden Sacred Dragon King. Level 78 Assault System Battle Soul Saint. Please advise."
As he spoke, Li Si activated his bloodline power. Golden light enveloped his body, and he underwent complete dragonification, wings included.
With his pure and complete Golden Sacred Dragon King bloodline as the First Dragon King, he faced no restrictions whatsoever.
Unlike Yu Luomian's standard Soul Ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and four black rings, Li Si's were seven radiant golden "Bloodline Soul Rings," each formed by his bloodline power.
The sight of his golden soul rings nearly caused the onlookers' eyes to pop out of their heads.
White, yellow, purple, black, and red—they all knew what these colors signified in terms of soul ring age. But golden soul rings? What did those represent?
When Li Si's "Martial Spirit Possession" was complete, the weaker individuals present found it hard to breathe, as if they were facing a supreme king high above them.
"Dragon King..."
No wonder his martial spirit was called the Dragon King!
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was one of the most powerful sub-dragons, and its martial spirit was widely considered the strongest among beast spirits.
Yet, despite this, Yu Luomian felt his blood and spirit trembling uncontrollably before Li Si, as if his very being wanted to bow down.
This was utterly shocking for Yu Luomian.
"Fourth Brother, let's keep this friendly, alright?" Yu Luomian said with a wry smile, barely holding himself together.
Under the suppression of Li Si's aura, he couldn't even muster 70% of his usual strength.
He was a Soul Douluo, while Li Si was merely a Soul Saint!
What was going on here?
Li Si wasn't even using a domain or anything similar, yet Yu Luomian's strength was being significantly diminished. This was absurd!
If Yu Luomian's martial spirit had been a tool spirit or a beast spirit unrelated to dragons, he wouldn't have been suppressed like this.
But his martial spirit was a dragon-based one...
It was a well-known fact that within the dragon race, bloodline hierarchies were absolute. Higher-ranking bloodlines completely suppressed lower-ranking ones.
Even the Mountain Dragon King would be subjugated by the residual bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, a partial clone of the Dragon God.
This highlighted just how terrifyingly strict dragon bloodline suppression could be.
"Don't worry, it's just a spar. No hard feelings," Li Si replied with a smile.
Yu Luomian had just started to relax when Li Si continued, "Since everyone's curious about my strength, I certainly won't disappoint."
"I am the First Golden Sacred Dragon King, wielder of the authorities of Water, Fire, Light, and Gold. Let's begin with Water."
Yu Luomian: "???"
Everyone else: "???"
What was this? The First Golden Sacred Dragon King?
It sort of made sense. Golden Sacred Dragons had appeared before, but never a Golden Sacred Dragon King. Li Si's claim sounded plausible.
The only one present who didn't think Li Si was joking was Gu Yuena. She knew he genuinely held the authorities of Water, Fire, Light, and Gold.
Having inherited the "legacy" of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings, Li Si's bloodline was indeed one of the strongest among the First Dragon Kings, second only to the Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King, who were avatars of the Dragon God.
The Water and Fire Dragon Kings had wielded the authorities of water and fire. With the Light Dragon King's death, Li Si had naturally inherited its authority. As for gold, Li Si had only partially inherited it, as the Golden Dragon King was still alive.
"The tides, I have returned!"
Borrowing the Water Dragon King's iconic phrase seemed perfectly reasonable, Li Si thought to himself.
He then activated the Water Domain, turning a 500-meter radius into a faintly blue, watery field.
In this domain, allied water-attribute Soul Masters would gain a 50% boost, while opponents of the same level would have all attributes suppressed by 30%. For every 10-level gap, the suppression or enhancement would increase by 5%.
With his sapphire-like left dragon claw, Li Si pointed toward the still-dumbfounded Yu Luomian.
"???"
What kind of "friendly spar" was this? Starting with a domain?
Yu Luomian was utterly dumbfounded. If this was what Li Si considered a spar, what would happen if he got serious? Would he start with his Spirit Avatar?
Before Yu Luomian could process further, a pale blue water pillar shot toward him. Within the Water Domain, even with his Soul Douluo-level strength, moving felt like wading through the deep sea.
Despite the domain being an intangible space with no physical water, the hyperactivity of water molecules made it feel like he was submerged.
The water pillar struck Yu Luomian squarely. Gritting his teeth, he struggled to hold on.
Though it seemed unremarkable, the water pillar carried an overwhelming chill, akin to millennia-old glacial ice, freezing him to the bone.
Barely managing to endure for two seconds, Yu Luomian spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying.
Just as Li Si was about to stop and switch to a different attribute for practice, Yu Luomian slammed into the ground heavily.
"Pfft... So strong..."
Yu Luomian coughed up another mouthful of blood before slumping unconscious.
Li Si: "???"
What just happened?
How was an 89th-level Soul Douluo this fragile? He went down like paper!
"That's odd... Since when am I this strong?" Li Si muttered, scratching his head in confusion.
What Li Si didn't realize was that Yu Luomian had exaggerated his injuries. While he had indeed been hurt, thanks to Li Si controlling his soul power, the injuries weren't severe.
However, Yu Luomian couldn't stand the humiliation. He deliberately used his soul power to cough up more blood and pretended to faint.
Out of sight, out of mind. If his eyes were shut, he wouldn't have to see the disdainful gazes of his clan members!
Yu Luomian had calculated that while he wasn't Li Si's match, he could at least withstand three moves.
Yu Yuanzhen's expression twitched. Even Gu Yuena, usually impassive, revealed a faint smile.
This old man among humans had his own clever tricks, it seemed...
(Chapter ends here.)
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