"One of your opponents is Sima Xian. Though he's not from the Monster Academy, it seems his growth was delayed due to special circumstances in the past. His strength isn't weak—he's a Soul King and a single-word battle armor master."
Fang Yuan and Ye Xinglan nodded, now regarding Sima Xian with greater seriousness.
"Sima Xian's martial soul is the Bullhorn Dragon, which possesses half True Dragon bloodline. Be careful."
Listening to Xu Yuan's intelligence, the two felt reassured.
It wasn't just them.
In fact, Tang Wulin and the others also felt a sense of reliability.
This ability to gather intelligence was truly extraordinary.
For soul masters, intelligence was crucial. If they could learn about their opponent's martial soul and soul skills beforehand, they'd have a much easier time during the battle.
Of course, in most cases, it was impossible to uncover all of an opponent's soul skills. At best, they could only determine the nature of the opponent's martial soul.
However, understanding the martial soul alone was sufficient since the focus of the martial soul often dictated the optimal direction of its soul skills.
Bullhorn Dragon?
Strength-oriented.
Fang Yuan already had a plan.
"Class President, I've noticed that there seem to be a lot of dragon-type martial souls among the soul masters here," Wu Siduo suddenly spoke up, puzzled.
Over the past few days of competition, there had been quite a few instances of martial souls with dragon bloodlines appearing.
Of course, these were mostly ordinary bloodlines—not True Dragon bloodlines—and the concentration was thin. But the frequency of their appearances was notable.
Moreover, while most were ordinary, there were also some martial souls with genuine True Dragon bloodlines. Take Sima Xian and Wolf King Hua Lantang, for example—they had high proportions of dragon bloodlines.
She remembered seeing a soul master with an Earth Dragon martial soul just the day before, possessing a trace of True Dragon bloodline.
And then…
With Wu Siduo pointing this out, everyone else realized it as well.
"The proportion of dragon-type martial souls among soul masters on the Star Luo Continent really is quite high," Tang Wulin recalled carefully, realizing it was indeed true.
As someone with Golden Dragon King bloodline, he was particularly sensitive to dragon bloodlines.
Upon reflection and comparison, he found that the number of dragon-type martial souls encountered here was more than double what they'd seen on the main continent.
"It's not that the proportion of dragon-type martial souls is high—it's that dragon bloodlines are widespread here," Xu Yuan said calmly.
Hua Lantang's Dragon Wolf martial soul and Sima Xian's Bullhorn Dragon martial soul were both extensions of dragon-type martial souls, not even qualifying as Earth Dragons.
Within dragon-kind, True Dragons were among the most powerful. Below them were Earth Dragons, Lesser Dragons, and other classifications, all representing pure-blooded dragon-kind.
However, these only made up a small portion of dragon-kind.
Dragons were naturally promiscuous, and their bloodlines blended easily with those of many other spirit beasts, resulting in various spirit beasts with dragon bloodlines.
These could also be called dragons, but only in a broad sense.
Among them, those famous for their dragon bloodlines and possessing extremely high concentrations could claim the title of "dragon" and might barely qualify as part of the narrow definition of dragon-kind.
The Dragon Wolf and Bullhorn Dragon fell into this category.
If we consider narrowly defined dragon-kind martial souls, their proportion was actually normal. The anomaly was Long Yue's overwhelmingly powerful Mountain Dragon King martial soul.
But in terms of broadly defined dragon-kind martial souls, the Star Luo Empire truly had an abundance.
Among the top-performing competitors in this tournament, at least twenty percent possessed some trace of dragon bloodline.
Gu Yue's gaze sharpened.
She had noticed this as well.
If Wu Siduo hadn't pointed it out, she might not have realized it.
Her attention had been focused on Long Yue, curious about the origins of his Mountain Dragon King martial soul.
"Class President, do you think this Star Luo Continent used to be dragon-kind's territory?" Wu Siduo guessed curiously.
After all, there was the incredibly powerful Mountain Dragon King martial soul, the prevalence of dragon bloodlines, and even the Imperial Tutor, who possessed the Holy Light Dragon martial soul.
Compared to the Douluo Continent, the Star Luo Continent was less than a tenth of its size—a small continent. Yet it boasted so many top-tier dragon-type martial souls, which was clearly abnormal.
"There's a good chance you're right," Xu Yuan chuckled.
There was indeed a place nearby that belonged to dragon-kind.
"Class President, do you think we'll encounter any dragon-related opportunities this year?" Wu Siduo asked, her eyes shining with anticipation.
She wasn't hoping to suddenly gain dragon bloodline herself—in fact, she was resistant to the idea. After all, she vividly remembered how numerous dragon bloodline possessors trembled under Tang Wulin's dragon aura.
She didn't want to go weak in the knees whenever she saw Tang Wulin.
Her anticipation stemmed from the fact that most dragon-related items were extremely valuable.
"It's possible," Xu Yuan nodded. "I estimate that there must be at least one corpse of a True Dragon on the Star Luo Continent. It's just a matter of whether we'll have the opportunity to find it."
"After such a long time, can a True Dragon's corpse still remain intact?" Tang Wulin questioned skeptically.
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes.
"What do you need dead dragon meat for? Can you eat it? As long as the dragon bones remain, that's enough. At worst, we can collect all the soil around the corpse—it should contain a large amount of rare-earth elements enriched by dragon qi, which can be used like rare metals."
Tang Wulin's eyes lit up.
Gu Yue frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.
Xu Yuan was openly discussing how to exploit the resources left behind by dead dragons.
But she couldn't express her disapproval openly. Moreover, her current strength was no match for Xu Yuan's, so she couldn't do anything about it.
She didn't even have the ability to beat him up in retaliation.
"Big Brother Xu, hearing you talk has given me an idea. Isn't Long Yue's martial soul the Mountain Dragon King? Do you think the corpses of True Dragons on the Star Luo Continent might include a Mountain Dragon King? If so, wouldn't we hit the jackpot?"
Legend had it that the Mountain Dragon King could transform into mountains and continents. When one died, the surrounding area it influenced would be vast.
Xu Yuan rolled his eyes again.
Keep dreaming, you penny-pincher.
When you enter the Dragon Valley, you'll see what real treasure looks like.
A dragon graveyard—using only the dragon qi and dragon souls to temper the body? What a waste.
Of course, most soul masters below the rank of Soul King lacked the ability to explore deeply.
"I wonder if Senior Ancestor's sealing technique is reliable."
That was a small world belonging to dragon-kind, likely created by the Dragon God itself. If it prohibited the entry of beings above Soul King rank, the conditions must be extremely harsh.
As Xu Yuan pondered, it was already time for Le Zhengyu and Wu Siduo to take the stage.
Having heard various rumors before the match, the two weren't feeling particularly heavy-hearted.
However, as they stepped onto the arena, even after adjusting their mindsets, they still felt a tangible pressure.
This wasn't psychological—it was a palpable oppressive force emanating from Long Yue.
Just as others had felt facing Xu Yuan, they now felt like they were confronting a primordial beast.
"Both sides, prepare!"
"The match begins!"
At the referee's command, multiple parts of Le Zhengyu and Wu Siduo's bodies began glowing simultaneously.
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