Attending the Ceremony

"You've fought before? Is that strongest Dragon King, Long Yue, really that powerful?"

Wang Dong pressed for details, wanting to see just how strong the guy who dared to call himself the Dragon King really was. Wu Siduo and Wu Bingyu pondered for a moment and said:

"He was very strong. Back then, our Star Luo Empire team had ten people, five of whom were Soul Elder, and they were all defeated by the three of them working together."

"His strength and Soul Skills are extremely powerful. Even if all of us attacked together, we couldn't defeat him. His strength at the third ring is comparable to that of Soul King. He is definitely True Dragon Level Martial Soul, much stronger than the Radiant Sacred Dragon and the Dark Holy Dragon."

Listening to the two men's evaluations Xu Xiaoyan and Wang Dong seemed thoughtful. However, they had never seen the so-called Mountain Dragon, but just from the description, it seemed to be very powerful.

Na'er lost her appetite; if she were to catch Long Yue, she would definitely make him change his title.

The Dragon King, meaning the king of the Dragon Clan, is a title bestowed upon the Mountain Dragons by the Dragon God after they came of age and transformed themselves into the vast ocean and earth, making great contributions to the Douluo Universe.

The human body simply cannot withstand the power of Mountain Dragon Martial Soul, which shows that the opponent's Martial Soul is at most an ordinary Mountain Dragon.

What right does someone who inherited the legacy of an ordinary Mountain Dragon have to call himself king? It's ruined her appetite now. She used to be able to eat two hundred plates of meat, but now she can only eat one hundred. She's lost half her appetite!

After lunch, everyone went shopping together, while Na'er took out her Communicator to send a message to Di Tian.

Soon after, the Spirit Pagoda announced that after the tribulation management was over, there would be another battle between the Class Zero of various schools.

The main purpose is to select the most powerful core disciples of the Spirit Pagoda, and also to raise the level of the core disciples.

For example, a white-level core disciple can be promoted to yellow, purple, or Black Level. Of course, if they perform well, they can also become a core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda.

This news sparked the fighting spirit of students in the Class Zero programs at various universities.

Meanwhile, at the Spirit Transferring Grand Hotel, the members of the Monster Academy, having received the news, wanted to see the level of the prodigies of the Douluo Continent.

A burly figure sat on the sofa, the image of his defeat flashing through his mind.

"Will you be inside, Tang Wulin?"

Long Yue sat on the sofa, his eyes burning with boiling fighting spirit, his mind filled with thoughts of the One-Ring Soul Master who called himself Tang Wulin and had defeated him.

He had always been the one fighting opponents far above his level, and he never expected that his opponent would resort to underhanded tactics, hanging him in the air like a teru teru bozu (a type of Japanese doll), and making him lose face in front of Dai Yun'er.

On the other side, Chen Jianshu and the others, who had just returned from shopping, suddenly received this news. Long Hengxu was somewhat worried when he heard that they were going to fight.

After all, Eastsea Academy is only a small academy, and it would probably lose to those large academies. To be defeated in front of so many people would be a huge blow to the children's confidence.

"Children, what are your thoughts on the combat selection process?"

Long Hengxu gathered all the students from Class Zero together to discuss the selection competition.

"Fight! I, Wu Bingyu, have never been afraid!"

Wu Bingyu was the first to speak up, and it seemed she really enjoyed fighting, while Na'er was the second.

"I agree, we can fight!"

Seeing that two powerful individuals had agreed, they had nothing more to say and immediately began their attack!

Seeing the eager expressions on the faces of the students in Class Zero, Long Hengxu had already begun to mourn in his heart that none of the participants in this selection would be older than fifteen.

They were only nine and a half years old, meaning they would have to fight across a four-year age gap. Four years... others would have four more years of training than them. Even though victory was slim, Long Hengxu still forced a smile and said:

"Good kids, I believe in you, keep it up!"

Even knowing the odds of winning were low, as the head of academic affairs, he still had to instill confidence in the children.

As everyone eagerly awaited, the next day arrived quickly, and the group, as invited, gathered in the observation seats around the Tribulation Platform.

It's basically like an observation seat on a city wall. The students from the Eastsea Academy have their own seats, which are in the VIP section.

The members of Class Zero from other academies mostly sat in the regular seats, while the students from the Eastsea Academy were indeed eye-catching sitting in the VIP seats. However, when the big shots appeared, everyone's attention was drawn to them.

With a cry of a phoenix, a huge white-gold Phoenix flew over and slowly landed on the seats where the students of the Eastsea Academy were sitting.

"It's the Vice Pagoda Master of the Spirit Pagoda, Heavenly Phoenix Douluo!"

With a gasp, the audience below erupted in excitement, and Long Hengxu and the others quickly bowed.

"Greetings, Your Heavenly Phoenix Douluo."

"Hmm, Moon, how have you been lately?"

Leng Yaozhu smiled gently and reached out to pat Gu Yue's head, a gesture of intimacy, which Gu Yue reciprocated.

"Teacher, everything is alright."

After exchanging greetings, Leng Yaozhu left and sat in her own seat as the Vice Pagoda Master. Before everyone could be shocked by the connections of the Eastsea Academy, Warwind Douluo Qiangu Dongfeng and Tower Master Soul-Calming Douluo Xiao Yi also appeared and took their seats.

The Spirit Envoy, Heavenly Flute Douluo, and Golden Toad Douluo also took their seats, followed by several members of the Soul Beast faction.

Di Tian, whom Chen Jianshu and the others were familiar with, appeared, sitting in the highest position, on the same floor as several tower masters and Vice Pagoda Masters, but in the central position.

Next, Bi Ji appeared, accompanied by her disciple Ya Li. The appearance of these powerful figures caused many people to gasp in surprise. Just as Chen Jianshu was surprised by the grand scale of the Soul Beast's tribulation, he suddenly bumped into something furry from behind.

"Wow! A Shu, you're back!"

Chen Jianshu was knocked down and fell to the ground. Immediately afterward, a lively girl's voice rang out. Everyone turned to look and saw a golden Soul Beast about two meters in size.

Its entire body is golden, its shape resembles a lion, its body is covered with Dragon Scales, its golden fur is smooth, its feet have five claws, and it burns with white-gold flames, as if it is stepping on auspicious clouds. It also has a pair of golden vertical pupils, and a red third eye on its head.

The large golden lion began licking Chen Jianshu vigorously. Wang Dong was taken aback for a moment, then reached out and stroked its fur, saying:

"Stop fooling around, go back now."

Upon hearing this, the large golden lion reluctantly raised its head, and the moment its true form was revealed, a cacophony of voices erupted once more.

"That's Auspicious Beast!"

"Why did Lord Auspicious Beast end up at that academy's seat?"

"That kid actually won the favor of the Auspicious Beast! He's got incredibly good luck!"

"I've heard that being stepped on by Auspicious Beast brings good luck! Auspicious Beast! Please step on me hard!"

The appearance of the Auspicious Beast has sparked much discussion. With her status as a national treasure and her exquisite appearance, her popularity is definitely among the top tier.

"Auspicious Beast, return."

Just then, a calm and dignified Speaker. Di Tian was calling for the Auspicious Beast to return from the stage, and she had no choice but to go over.

"Okay, I'll come visit you guys again next time."

Before leaving, she left a promise that she would come again next time and then ran to the seat next to Di Tian.

Only then was Chen Jianshu able to get up from the ground. He wiped the drool off his body, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping himself. What was going on with this Auspicious Beast?

Xie Xie and the others helped him up, their faces full of envy as they said:

"Chen Jianshu, you actually got licked by the Auspicious Beast! You're definitely going to have a stroke of great luck from now on."

"Brother Chen, do you know the Auspicious Beast? Why do you seem so close to it?"

The group was curious as to why the Auspicious Beast was so friendly to them from the start, since the Auspicious Beast was known for being "aloof" and had never been close to other humans before.

In reality, it's just that group of demon kings protecting it. Don't forget how many powerful beings guard the Auspicious Beast; it's impossible for it to get close to humans.

The audience below looked at him with a variety of expressions, some envious, some puzzled, and some jealous.

Many people below were watching, including Long Chen, Xu Yucheng, and Luo Guixing, who had been defeated by him at the Turbulent Period Spirit Ascension Platform.

There were also Wu Siduo, Ye Xinglan, and Xue Liushuang, who had teamed up with him before. Below, a blonde, blue-eyed girl pointed at Chen Jianshu and said:

"It's him! It's Tang Wulin! He really is one of the members of Class Zero at the same academy!"

Long Yue gripped the railing with both hands, his eyes burning with fighting spirit as he stared intently at the figure above, muttering to himself:

"I've finally found you, Tang Wulin! This time, I will definitely defeat you!"

The top students of the Monster Academy all focused their attention on that unusually eye-catching figure, their gazes filled with inquiry and scrutiny. Only one blue-haired boy stared blankly at the scene.

"Quiet!"

The scene was extremely noisy and chaotic, but in the next instant, a low shout rang out, the sound resonating in the hearts of everyone present.

The other high-ranking members of the Spirit Pagoda were curious as to why the Auspicious Beast would be so close to a human. However, they could not help but glance at the beast, knowing that the person being treated with such affection must be someone blessed with great fortune. They quickly looked away.

"Next, another Ferocious Beast will be born in my Star Dou Great Forest. I invited you all here in the hope that you will all gain something. I don't like formalities, so let's get started."

Di Tian's speech was simple; he was too lazy to give any unnecessary speeches. After all, this wasn't the first time something like this had happened, and it was always the same few sentences over and over.

Observing powerful individuals undergoing tribulation can also provide significant insights for Soul Masters, since the Heavenly Tribulation is a lightning tribulation formed by the condensation of the power of heaven and earth, and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Essence Energy is most concentrated during the tribulation.

Now, the ceremony has reached its climax: dark clouds have begun to gather overhead, and the once clear sky has instantly turned pitch black.

Everyone looked into the distance and saw a huge black tiger-like Soul Beast, thirty meters in size, with three pairs of wings on its back.

"That's Six-Winged Demon Tiger that's two hundred thousand years old!"

Someone recognized the tiger's breed. That's right, it's the 100,000-year-old Six-Winged Demon Tiger that was killed by the Tang Sect's technology in the original novel of Douluo II. It has now surpassed 200,000 years old.

If they survive this tribulation, it means that the Star Dou Great Forest will welcome a new Ferocious Beast.

Boom...

A muffled rumble of thunder echoed from the depths of the dark clouds, and a white lightning bolt crashed down, its power comparable to that of Titled Douluo.

Boom!

Daylight flashed by, and lightning struck. The white lightning exploded, but the Six-Winged Demon Tiger was not injured. However, the area within a hundred meters of its body was scorched black.

It wasn't over yet; several more white bombardments rained down, but the Six-Winged Demon Tiger withstood them without feeling any pain.

Everyone watched the tribulation unfold with unwavering eyes, for Soul Beast undergoing tribulation was a once-in-a-millennium event, and they certainly couldn't miss these details.

Soon, the lightning tribulation upgraded to yellow, and the yellow lightning tribulation began to brew with the power of Super Douluo.

The Six-Winged Demon Tiger abandoned its contempt and began to concentrate, channeling its soul Soul Power. As the yellow Heavenly Tribulation crashed down, a large amount of black Soul Power surged from the Six-Winged Demon Tiger's body to resist it.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the earth trembled, and the ear-piercing thunderclap made everyone's eardrums ache. Even those thousands of meters away could feel the terrifying power.

Several more yellow lightning bolts struck down, Six-Winged Demon Tiger used its innate Soul Skill, causing numerous black runes to appear around it, increasing its aura, and then it opened its mouth to spew out black energy balls to attack.

The Heavenly Tribulation and the energy sphere collided and exploded, the aftershocks spreading over a radius of two thousand meters, obliterating and uprooting countless plants and trees, and the massive lightning tribulation continued.

Then came the final tribulation lightning, which turned from yellow to purple. This tribulation lightning was as powerful as a full-force attack from a level 97 Super Douluo.

The Six-Winged Demon Tiger had many scorch marks on its body, but it was not afraid of the final heavenly Heavenly Tribulation. With a tiger's roar, its size shrank to about ten meters, and twelve points of light lit up on its body.

"It's Three-Word Battle Armor!"

Someone exclaimed in surprise. Under everyone's gaze, a set of crimson-black armor began to extend, covering the front and back paws of the Six-Winged Demon Tiger, followed by the upper arms of its limbs.

Afterwards, its six wings were also coated with a layer of crimson-black Battle Armor, a quarter of its body was also covered with Battle Armor, and a king-character headband was added to its head, with the Battle Armor fitting snugly against its head.

Soul Beasts ' beast-form Battle Armor requires more metal, but Soul Beasts can actively shrink their size, so it doesn't matter; shrinking size doesn't mean shrinking strength.

With the Three-Word Battle Armor activating, the aura of this Six-Winged Demon Tiger surged to Level 98, while at the same time, the purple heavenly Heavenly Tribulation roared down from the sky.

Boom!

The daylight was dazzling. After everyone came to their senses, they found that the area within a radius of 5,000 meters had been turned into scorched earth. The Six-Winged Demon Tiger had suffered some injuries, but they were all superficial wounds.

Originally, it would have been struck by lightning and nearly killed after surviving a 200,000-year tribulation, but now, with the support of the Three-Word Battle Armor, it has only suffered some injuries and is generally not in serious condition.

Then, Bi Ji led Ya Li and slowly flew to the front of the Six-Winged Demon Tiger, followed by many healing-type Soul Master apprentices, just in time for a healing lesson.

"Clean up the scene!"

Xiao Yi gave a call, and many members of the Spirit Pagoda came to the scene to clean up the battlefield. With the blessing of the Auspicious Beast, many treasures appeared.

Thunderstruck Wood, Purple Lightning Flower, and Heavenly Thunder Fruit —these rare lightning-elemental natural treasures only appear in areas bombarded by Heavenly Tribulations.

Everyone was deeply impressed by witnessing the Soul Beast undergoing its tribulation, and it certainly broadened their horizons. However, their purpose in coming here for this ceremony went beyond that.

People like Qiangu Dongfeng, Leng Yaozhu, Xiao Yi, Lin Hongchen all wanted to build a good relationship with this newly emerged Ferocious Beast, because who knows, it might become the heirloom Soul Spirit of their family in the Future?

P. S.: This is the second or third update on August 16th.