Purple Emperor Sky-Destroying Dragon? Purple Gold Annihilation Kill

Jiji Ba seemed deeply unhappy as it viciously bit down on Gu You.

"What? You've already fused into my Spirit Soul, and you can still bite me?" Gu You winced in pain. His right pinky had been bitten off. Though it was only a spiritual body and would recover quickly, it still consumed Spiritual Power.

A white Soul Ring appeared around Gu You as the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor Martial Soul manifested. Powerful forces of silence and destruction continuously eroded everything in the air.

Leng Yaozhu looked somewhat incredulous. "This aura... How could it be? The Purple Emperor Sky-Destroying Dragon, the Martial Soul inherited by a branch of the former Sun Moon Imperial Family—how could it appear on an orphan?"

Long Yali said nothing. Having followed Leng Yaozhu for many years, she knew to adapt to circumstances at all times.

"No, that extreme destruction attribute is also present in him, but there are two other indescribable auras as well. Could it be a mutation? Its Martial Soul form doesn't resemble it either." At some point, Leng Yaozhu had used Soul Guide Communication to search online for reference images of the Purple Emperor Sky-Destroying Dragon. The differences were still enormous. Gu You's Purple Gold Dragon Emperor possessed eyes of dark crimson blood, filled with endless destruction and silence, while the Purple Emperor Sky-Destroying Dragon merely carried an aura of destruction and looked fierce.

"Regardless, he is my disciple now. Ya Li... Do not let this matter spread. Even if it isn't the Purple Emperor Sky-Destroying Dragon, its aura is far too similar. Now I understand why the Sun Moon Federation was willing to pay such a steep price." Leng Yaozhu spoke gravely. It was fine if only a few people knew, but this involved the former Sun Moon royal bloodline. No one could tell whether those old Qing Dynasty descendants would stir up some shocking news about restoring the Sun Moon Empire and placing Gu You on the throne. Long Yali nodded heavily beside her.

"You handled this matter well. Withdraw for now. When you return, I'll ask that person to upgrade the left and right arms of your Three-Word Battle Armor."

"Thank you, Vice Pagoda Master!" Long Yali left, her voice brimming with excitement. Even a single component of Three-Word Battle Armor could not be measured in money. As for craftsmen, Spirit Pagoda only had one Rank 8 Saint Craftsman, and inviting him was incredibly difficult. She had been stuck as a Two-Word Battle Armor Master for nearly five years. She had never expected that, in her lifetime, she might have the chance to assemble a full set of Three-Word Battle Armor.

Letting out a long breath, Gu You sensed the abundant Soul Power within his body and secretly rejoiced. He was level 13 now.

"Since you've finished absorbing it, let me see your first Soul Skill." Leng Yaozhu suddenly spoke from beside him.

"Here?" Gu You froze.

"You brat, do you think your master can't even withstand a ten-year Soul Skill?" Leng Yaozhu frowned.

"No, no! I'll use it right away." Gu You sensed that something was wrong. His first Soul Ring instantly lit up, and countless resentful thoughts gathered in an instant.

Purple Gold Annihilation Kill!

Purple scales covered Gu You's right hand as he swung a claw at Leng Yaozhu.

Is that all? Leng Yaozhu flicked a finger and blocked the dragon claw. But in that instant, Gu You smiled. A phantom dragon head carrying boundless auras of destruction and silence shot from his dragon claw and bit toward Leng Yaozhu's neck. Anyone with sharp enough senses could also detect the resentment within that dragon head, along with the annihilation attribute suppressed by the aura of destruction.

Interesting. A faint layer of flame rose around Leng Yaozhu. It looked fragile, yet her control over Soul Power had reached its peak. The phantom dragon head was instantly swallowed by the flames and dispersed.

"Its power rivals that of a seven- or eight-hundred-year Soul Skill. Not bad," Leng Yaozhu praised.

Gu You's face was somewhat pale by then. The Soul Power consumption was too great. If it had been a hundred-year Soul Ring, he should have been able to use it several times.

"Master, now that I've become your disciple, it's not too much to ask for two things, right?" Gu You asked cautiously.

"Oh? Tell me what you want first." Leng Yaozhu's smile was slightly stiff.

"They're not major requests... I just hope you won't use the remaining Tyrant Dragon Spirit Souls for experiments anymore. And... I want to visit the Spirit Ascension Platform to raise my Soul Spirit Age." Gu You spoke bitterly.

"Oh? You even know about the Spirit Ascension Platform. Your second request is simple, but for the first... do you pity Soul Beasts that much?" Leng Yaozhu asked curiously.

Gu You fell silent, then described the scenes in his Sea of Consciousness. He had personally experienced the pain of those experiments.

Leng Yaozhu said nothing, but shock rose in her heart. How could a ten-year Spirit Soul possess such immense resentment? Ordinary Soul Beasts only gradually developed intelligence comparable to a normal child after reaching a thousand years. This was why some Soul Masters who absorbed Thousand Year Spirit Souls would be consumed by resentment and fail the absorption. In mild cases, they only needed a few days of rest. In severe cases, their Martial Souls shattered outright.

Later, Spirit Pagoda developed a method that allowed Soul Masters to use a special device to experience everything a Soul Beast had gone through before its death. Once they developed empathy, absorption became far easier. She had never expected Gu You to experience empathy with his very first Soul Ring—and for it to arise naturally.

"I understand. You're an interesting child. I'm starting to wonder whether you truly came from an orphanage." Leng Yaozhu examined Gu You from head to toe.

"Ahem! Master, this white Soul Ring doesn't look good. Let's go change its color." Just as Gu You was about to take the elevator down, Leng Yaozhu grabbed his arm, and they vanished from where they stood.

"Vice Pagoda Master, you... why have you come?" Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, the staff member asked in shock.

"I'm accompanying my disciple. We're changing the color of his Soul Ring." Leng Yaozhu glanced at Gu You.

"Ah? I'll prepare it right away." Cold sweat streamed down the staff member's back. Why did the Vice Pagoda Master like taking disciples so much? He seemed to remember that she had taken in someone named Gu Yue just the month before. Why had she taken another one so soon after? Then he sighed inwardly. If only I could become Her Excellency Tianfeng's disciple.

"Ordinary mode or riot mode?" Leng Yaozhu turned to Gu You.

"Ordinary is fine." Gu You felt there was not much difference. Riot-mode Soul Beasts were only more violent. As long as the Soul Ring reached the limit his body could bear, that was enough.

Once everything was ready, the staff member bowed respectfully to Leng Yaozhu.

"Vice Pagoda Master, you are...?"

"I'm going in with him."

W-what?!

"But the rules..." The staff member looked at Gu You with envy.

"Isn't my rule a rule?" Leng Yaozhu flicked her fingers.

"Yes, yes!" the staff member quickly agreed.

They followed him into a room, where two luxurious Soul Guide devices stood before them.

"These are our specially designed Spirit Ascension Platform devices. They can reduce pain suffered inside by thirty percent." The staff member gestured for them to proceed.

Lying inside the device, Gu You felt as though he were in a freezing chamber. Accompanied by a strange sensation, he fell asleep.

Towering trees stood so densely packed that even sunlight could not penetrate them, leaving only darkness within this great forest. This was the Star Dou Great Forest of ten thousand years ago, the sacred land of Soul Beasts.

"Stop staring blankly. Finish this quickly." Leng Yaozhu patted Gu You on the head.