Xiao Gang: I Want a Golden Scale Armor Beast

Xiao Gang: I Want a Golden Scale Armor Beast

Shura God's actions naturally did not escape Huo Yuhao's notice in the Eternal Temple on the other side of the Divine Realm.

It was a Divine Slaughter's Domain containing a portion of Shura God's divine consciousness, far more powerful than the "knockoff" domains he later gave Hu Liena and Bibi Dong.

That was hardly surprising. In the original work, Tang Hao, a level 95 soul master, had charged into Spirit Hall. With a single "I'll see this through to the end," he had fought several Title Douluo of Spirit Hall alone and still retreated calmly. Where had his confidence come from? Naturally, Shura God. Cheats made people arrogant.

Huo Yuhao casually used the Eternal Eyes to record Shura God's actions, preserving them as evidence for the time being.

"Old Shura, old Shura, you're breaking the rules, and so am I. Aren't we both just waiting to see who can catch the other's weakness and who can bring the other down in the end?"

Over the past five years, Tang Xiao had not neglected his cultivation and was now a level 72 Soul Saint. Tang Hao, meanwhile, had lost five years and was only a level 58 Spirit King. Yet the gap between them had already been planted at this moment. Of the twin stars once watched by the God King, one had obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain and gained the God King's favor, while the other had already been abandoned by the God King.

After returning, Tang Hao spent some time suppressing his killing intent. Tang Xiao had originally planned to go train in the City of Slaughter after Tang Hao returned. But the instant Tang Hao came back, Tang Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of loss, as though he had missed an important opportunity. That feeling from back then was gone now, even if he went to the City of Slaughter.

Tang Xiao did not know what he had lost, but he felt incomparably disappointed. Forcing a smile, he said to Tang Hao, "Little Hao, now that you're back, would you like to travel the continent with me? Your Soul Power Level is nearly sixty as well. We can obtain a Soul Ring for you while we're at it."

"Alright, Brother," Tang Hao said in a low voice.

Thus, the two brothers set out on a journey across the continent. After returning, Tang Hao's talent had not fallen behind at all, and he quickly caught up. Two months later, after consecutively hunting several Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Beasts, he completed his sixth Soul Ring.

While the Tang Hao brothers set off on their journey across the continent, Yu Xiaogang finally reached level 10.

Although becoming a soul master was nothing remarkable, and Yu Xiaomen, whom he had always looked down upon, was already a level 26 Soul Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang was still incredibly excited when he reached the threshold of becoming a soul master. A soul master—once he attached a Soul Ring, Yu Xiaogang would become one. At last, he could look down with pride and superiority upon the 99 percent of ordinary people on the continent who could never become soul masters.

"Tomorrow, I'll take you to hunt a spirit beast. Do you have a target in mind?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

"Of course." Yu Xiaogang's eyes gleamed. "My target is a Golden Scale Armor Beast."

"A Golden Scale Armor Beast?"

"Back then, the Title Douluo with a Golden Sacred Dragon from our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan used a 415-year-old Golden Scale Armor Beast for his first Soul Ring. I want to follow his example and begin my first Soul Ring with a Golden Scale Armor Beast," Yu Xiaogang said.

Yu Yuanzhen stroked his beard and nodded. "Mm, not a bad choice. The Golden Scale Armor Beast is a top-tier spirit beast with the gold attribute. If you can absorb one as your first Soul Ring, it will stimulate the bloodline of your Three-Eyed Blazing Demon to some extent. Even if it cannot evolve directly into a Golden Sacred Dragon, its bloodline can still undergo a further leap. Very good. We'll choose it. Get a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, your father will take you spirit beast hunting."

"Yes, Father," Yu Xiaogang said.

He would be hunting a spirit beast and obtaining his first Soul Ring tomorrow. Yu Xiaogang was utterly thrilled. That night, he had a dream:

In the dream, he hunted a 420-year-old Golden Scale Armor Beast as his first Soul Ring. The Golden Scale Armor Beast's gold attribute activated Three-Eyed Blazing Demon's bloodline, and in an instant, his Three-Eyed Blazing Demon evolved into the powerful Golden Sacred Dragon. His talent soared, allowing him to rise later and surpass his younger brother, Yu Xiaomen. Many years later, Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang stomped hard on Yu Xiaomen's forehead and said smugly, "Yu Xiaomen, back when we underwent Spirit Awakening, I merely let you take the lead for a while. Now that my Golden Sacred Dragon cultivation has reached completion, you are nothing more than trash."

The next day, Yu Xiaogang was awakened by a round of pig-like squeals from Three-Eyed Blazing Demon.

Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Xiaogang deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. With his Title Douluo father protecting him, Yu Xiaogang encountered no life-threatening danger. It took them three full days to find the target of their hunt—a 360-year-old Golden Scale Armor Beast.

Looking at the spirit beast clad in golden scales that his father had suppressed with Soul Power, Yu Xiaogang was somewhat disappointed. "Only 360 years?" He had hoped for at least four hundred years, something close to the limit.

"Xiao Gang, you need to think this through. A Golden Scale Armor Beast is not an ordinary spirit beast—it is a top-tier spirit beast. Absorbing the Soul Ring it produces places extremely high demands on one's physique." Yu Yuanzhen looked Yu Xiaogang over critically, his gaze seeming to say: Can you handle a Golden Scale Armor Beast over four hundred years old?

"Fine, then three hundred years it is." Yu Xiaogang took a dagger and killed the spirit beast, then drew the Soul Ring over to absorb it.

Less than two minutes later, Yu Xiaogang's expression suddenly changed and sweat began to pour down his face. He felt the violent energy carried by the Soul Ring assaulting his body's meridians.

"It hurts... it hurts..."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang in such a state, Yu Yuanzhen hurriedly comforted him. "Calm your mind and absorb it peacefully. The pain is only temporary, but the benefits you gain will last a lifetime."

"No, Dad, I can't take it anymore! I don't want this Soul Ring! Hurry and help me stop it—it hurts so much! Aah, aah, aah..." Like a drowning man, Yu Xiaogang frantically cried for help.

Was he going to die? Looking at Yu Xiaogang's condition, Yu Yuanzhen, as a Title Douluo, could naturally tell that Yu Xiaogang had not reached his limit for absorbing a Soul Ring. But—

With Yu Xiaogang in this state, how could he calmly absorb this Soul Ring? He was afraid that...

Helpless, Yu Yuanzhen could only intervene and interrupt Yu Xiaogang's absorption of the Soul Ring.

"Whew..." Yu Xiaogang let out a light breath. "I'm saved."

Yu Yuanzhen no longer wanted to say anything.

Half a day later, Yu Yuanzhen caught another 256-year-old Golden Scale Armor Beast and asked, "What do you think of this one?"

Looking at the incomparably ferocious Golden Scale Armor Beast, a trace of cowardice flashed through Yu Xiaogang's eyes. The previous Golden Scale Armor Beast had already left him traumatized. Yu Xiaogang absolutely did not want to experience that feeling a second time.

"Father, how about we choose another spirit beast?" Yu Xiaogang said weakly.

"Choose another one? You don't want a Golden Scale Armor Beast anymore? Are you sure?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "I'm sure."

"Alright, then what spirit beast do you want?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang saw a flash of lightning pass before his eyes. A spirit beast carrying the lightning element was passing by them. His eyes lit up, and he pointed in the direction it had run. "That one."

"You want a Thunder Skunk?"