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Long Yu let out a breath and strode forward with exceptional confidence.

Joining Spirit Hall meant he and Tang San stood on opposing sides. According to the original story, Tang San and Spirit Hall were destined to fight to the death in the future. Tang San was his enemy!

Golden light suddenly appeared atop the six black stones, then directly enveloped Long Yu's entire body. He felt a warm current flowing through him, making him feel incomparably comfortable.

Nine-colored light continuously transformed his body as it underwent repeated metamorphosis and reorganization. Long Yu's body trembled uncontrollably.

"Roar!" A dragon's roar rang out. Behind Long Yu appeared an enormous multicolored dragon, its massive body covered in diamond-shaped dragon scales. It had powerful limbs and a pair of huge, multicolored dragon wings on its back. With every flap, all the elements between heaven and earth seemed to cheer for the return of their king, radiating an overbearing majesty that looked down upon the world.

As the owner of a Beast Martial Soul, Su Yuntao felt that absolute bloodline suppression especially clearly. He was forcibly driven out of his Martial Soul Possession state, his face pale as even the Soul Power within his body was heavily suppressed.

After the fear came wild delight. Such absolute suppression meant that this little boy's Martial Soul was undoubtedly extraordinarily powerful! Then the reward he would receive...

Sisi, Brother Tao is coming! "Huff..." Long Yu exhaled a breath of stale air. Feeling the immense power within him, he silently praised the system for being so reliable.

He could clearly sense that although he did not yet have a single soul ring or soul skill, defeating Su Yuntao before him would be no problem at all. This was the absolute advantage brought by a Martial Soul! Whether in strength, speed, or physical attributes, Long Yu was confident he could crush the current level-26 Su Yuntao! As for the so-called words of Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang—"There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters"—Long Yu thought they were complete nonsense.

Wasn't Yu Xiaogang himself the perfect counterexample? With half-level Innate Soul Power paired with that pig beast that could only fart, he would have remained stuck at level 29 for his entire life. If he had not later consumed immortal herbs, he could never have broken through.

A useless Martial Soul combined with useless Innate Soul Power, while his disciple Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was no useless Martial Soul. It was the Blue Silver Emperor, a top-tier Martial Soul on the same level as the Clear Sky Hammer!

What did that have anything to do with useless Martial Souls? Which true powerhouse had a poor Martial Soul? "There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters" sounded inspiring, but in Long Yu's eyes, it was merely a self-deceiving notion.

At the same time, the greatest powerhouses above and below Douluo Continent all sensed an exceptionally powerful aura.

Within the Papal Palace of Spirit City, a beautiful figure sat upon the throne symbolizing the Pope of Spirit Hall. Her wine-red hair cascaded over her shoulders, and her jade-like face was breathtakingly beautiful, yet carried the majesty of the Pope.

A luxurious papal robe wrapped around her mature, voluptuous body. In her hand, she held a Papal Scepter forged from pure gold and inlaid with countless gems.

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes turned toward the Heaven Dou Empire as she murmured, "Divine power... Divine power has appeared again, and it is even stronger than the power of the Rakshasa God. Has another Divine Martial Soul appeared? Such a genius can only serve my Spirit Hall. Otherwise..." Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold.

"Someone, summon Chrysanthemum Douluo for an audience..."

"Yes, His Holiness the Pope."

The plan she had plotted for so long absolutely could not go wrong!

At the same time, within the Elder Hall, two figures looked toward the Heaven Dou Empire.

An elderly man with silver hair but vigorous spirits sighed. "This sacred aura... another Divine Martial Soul has actually appeared.

Golden Crocodile, go to the Heaven Dou Empire and take a look. If possible, bring that child back. If you encounter someone sent by that woman, do not provoke a conflict. Return immediately." After speaking, Qian Daoliu cast a somewhat wary glance toward the Papal Palace.

"Yes, Brother." A burly figure then left the Elder Hall.

"After all these years, the divine power aura on that woman has grown increasingly powerful. She must have sensed this divine power as well. I wonder how Xiao Xue is doing now. I need to persuade her."

Beneath Lake of Life in the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, an enormous silver dragon lay prone upon the ground. Silver scales covered her entire body, presenting a strange and beautiful sight.

Facing a burly man over two meters tall, with some golden hair at his forehead, she said, "I just sensed the aura of Lord Dragon God. However, Lord Dragon God's aura is extremely weak now. I suspect that after the great war in the Divine Realm, Lord Dragon God was reincarnated."

"Lord Dragon God!!! Then, my lord, should I immediately go to the human world and bring Lord Dragon God back? Once Lord Dragon God regains his strength, our soul beast clan will surely be able to restore the glory of those years!" Di Tian said fervently.

"There is no need. Lord Dragon God has now become human, and it is hard to say whether he still has his memories. Otherwise, he would likely have called for me long ago.

Judging by the human method of cultivation, I can sense that Lord Dragon God will soon hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings.

Then the Star Dou Great Forest is the best choice. We only need to wait for Lord Dragon God to come.

When that time comes, first show sufficient goodwill. Once the time is right, I will personally speak with Lord Dragon God. None of you are to act rashly," the Silver Dragon King said calmly.

"My lord is wise. Di Tian takes his leave." He then departed from the most mysterious place within the Star Dou Great Forest.

In the Divine Realm, a blood-red figure looked below and murmured, "The Dragon God's aura has appeared again. But if I could slay you once, I can do so a second time! Things are finally becoming a little interesting." He then headed for the lower realm.

"C-child, come test your Soul Power," Su Yuntao said, his voice trembling slightly.

Long Yu withdrew his Martial Soul and placed his hand on the crystal ball. The entire crystal ball emitted a dazzling blue radiance, even more brilliant than before.

Then cracks suddenly appeared across the crystal ball, rapidly spreading and expanding. In the end, the entire crystal ball shattered into fragments of all sizes.

"H-how is this possible? Innate Soul Power exceeding level 10! This..." Su Yuntao said blankly.

Tang San, standing to the side, was equally shocked. Under the suppression of the Dragon God's aura just now, both his Martial Souls could not stop themselves from submitting. His Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in particular reacted especially strongly, forcing him to secretly circulate the Mysterious Heaven Skill to resist.

Recovering his senses, Su Yuntao excitedly grabbed Long Yu's hand and asked tremblingly, "Y-you, what is your name?"

"Long Yu. I was an orphan from childhood and grew up in Holy Spirit Village."

"Then... would you be willing to join Spirit Hall?"