At night, in the woods behind Thunder Tyrant Academy.
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San walked through the woods, digesting their meal as they talked about the past.
The origins of the Golden Iron Triangle, and the love and hate of the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Clan.
After Yu Xiaogang had told him everything, Tang San looked at his teacher with a serious expression. "Teacher, you and Aunt Erlong have already missed each other for twenty years. You shouldn't let that happen again."
Yu Xiaogang instinctively wanted to argue, but after his lips moved a few times, he fell silent.
Although he had traveled here from a later age, the moment his soul entered Yu Xiaogang's body, the original owner's memories had merged with his own.
He knew every detail of the original owner's past forty-plus years. To him, those memories were as real as experiences he'd lived through himself.
And now, there was only one Yu Xiaogang in the world: himself.
Perhaps Heaven sent me here to change a few things.
If I reject the people and events of the past, all that will bring is pain.
After all, in everyone else's eyes, I am Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang is me.
At that thought, Yu Xiaogang nodded. "You're right. Some things have to be faced."
"That's wonderful, Xiao Gang! You've finally come to your senses!"
A gentle voice came from behind them. They turned and saw a beautiful woman in her thirties standing there. It was Liu Erlong.
Tears streamed down Liu Erlong's face. She rushed forward and threw herself into Yu Xiaogang's arms.
Feeling the soft body in his embrace, Yu Xiaogang stiffened instinctively. Then a smile appeared on his face, and he gently stroked her back.
Seeing them, Tang San smiled too, then quietly turned and left.
Xiao Wu's figure began to appear in his mind, too. His normally clear thinking vanished in an instant, and his heart felt like a tangled mess he couldn't unravel.
Just then, a dark figure appeared in front of Tang San. Before he could raise his head to look, he lost consciousness.
"Who's there?"
Liu Erlong keenly detected a wisp of unfamiliar energy.
Yu Xiaogang narrowed his eyes slightly.
Xiao San, don't blame me. This is your tribulation, but it's also your opportunity!
One day later, inside Sunset Forest.
The Golden Iron Triangle—Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender—hurried through the woods, searching for any possible clues.
Just then, a long howl came from somewhere ahead. Yu Xiaogang and the others howled in reply, then rushed toward the sound.
They met face-to-face with Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo made no attempt to deny abducting Tang San. He admitted everything, then looked down at Yu Xiaogang and the others as though they were three bugs he could crush whenever he pleased.
Damn it, I can't stand people who act so smug!
Yu Xiaogang's anger flared. He exchanged a glance with Liu Erlong and Flender. They immediately understood, shifted their formation, and arranged themselves in a triangle.
"Sun Moon Shining Golden Turn!"
Three beams of golden light shot into the sky, then converged and merged, forming a triangular golden barrier.
The three of them were of one mind. Just then, as Liu Erlong and Flender sensed the Soul Power and Martial Soul inside Yu Xiaogang, astonishment appeared on their faces. They couldn't help looking at him.
Yu Xiaogang smiled at them calmly, his manner serene and mysterious.
They knew this wasn't the time to ask questions, so they closed their eyes again and poured all their Soul Power into the Golden Triangle Formation.
Yu Xiaogang summoned Luo Sanpao's plump figure into the center of the formation.
The three of their Soul Rings flew out: three from Yu Xiaogang and seven each from Liu Erlong and Flender. All seventeen Soul Rings flew above the formation, then descended toward Luo Sanpao.
With every Soul Ring that landed on Luo Sanpao, his body grew a size larger, and his shape changed.
Once all seventeen Soul Rings had descended, a Golden Giant Dragon nearly twenty meters long, with wings growing from its back, stood in midair.
The battle was about to begin. Yu Xiaogang knew he wasn't in any danger of dying, but he still intended to give it everything he had.
After all, he rarely got the chance to fight a Titled Douluo. And in seven years, Spirit Hall would carry out the Soul Hunting Operation. To prevent the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Clan from suffering the same fate of annihilation, he would return to his clan and fight Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo.
By then, it would be a true battle to the death. He might as well use this chance to get a feel for the gap between himself and a Titled Douluo.
"Fart Like Thunder, Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"
A cloud of Golden Smoke blasted from the Golden Giant Dragon's tail and slammed into the toxic mist sprayed by the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.
Sizzle, sizzle...
The golden flames in the Golden Smoke burned away the toxic mist in front of it. Then, carrying its fierce momentum, it hurtled toward the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor.
Dugu Bo looked a little surprised. He made the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor spew several more clouds of toxic mist, then swept its tail across its front. A shield formed from condensed toxic mist appeared before it.
After burning through several clouds of toxic mist, the Golden Smoke had lost most of its momentum. It crashed into the shield before the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and was stopped, just as expected.
But Yu Xiaogang had known all along that this attack wouldn't work. As soon as he released his first Soul Skill, he drew on a large amount of Soul Power and unleashed his next skill.
"Fart Like Poison Smoke, Paralyzing Poison Web!"
A purple orb and a massive cloud of purple smoke surged from the Golden Giant Dragon's tail. The orb unfolded in midair, turning into a purple net a hundred meters across that spread over their opponent.
Dugu Bo tried to pull away and dodge, but just then, countless fine golden lines of mist sprouted from his Jade Phosphor Serpent Body. In the blink of an eye, they formed a golden net, layer upon layer, trapping him in place. Luo Sanpao's Mist Seed had activated.
At that moment, the purple net, a hundred meters across, came down too. As soon as it covered its target, it tightened, wrapping the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor up like a dumpling.
Seeing that his control had worked, Yu Xiaogang drew on all the Soul Power he had left and unleashed his final killing move: the Sacred Dragon True Form, the same skill Yu Xiaogang had used in the original story.
His Soul Power exhausted, the Golden Iron Triangle's formation immediately broke apart. The Golden Giant Dragon in midair transformed back into Luo Sanpao, and Yu Xiaogang recalled him.
Yu Xiaogang panted heavily as he looked at the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, wrapped up in front of him. There wasn't the slightest trace of relief on his face.
His flurry of attacks had looked impressive, but it definitely couldn't kill the old master in front of him.
This was a Titled Douluo. At this level, a Soul Master's life underwent a qualitative transformation. Their strength was something other Soul Masters could scarcely imagine.
Just then, as if to prove Yu Xiaogang's point, a mysterious Soul Power Fluctuation emanated from the purple net.
Everything touched by the Soul Power froze in place. It was as if time and space across the entire area had stopped.
Then a streak of jade-green light tore through the net and shot toward the Sacred Dragon True Form in midair.
The light pierced straight through the dragon, and the enormous Sacred Dragon True Form slowly faded away. Time and space returned to normal as well.
Dugu Bo appeared in midair. Looking down at Yu Xiaogang and the others, he showed a trace of approval.
"Not bad. With a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, two Soul Saints, and a Soul Elder, you actually forced me to use my eighth and ninth Soul Skills."
"But a bug is still a bug, even when it struggles. It's time to send you on your way."
Disciple, save me!
When Dugu Bo raised his right hand, Yu Xiaogang's heart leaped into his throat.
Just then, a young voice that nearly brought Yu Xiaogang to tears rang out from the mountains behind them.
At the same time, the system issued a notification.
[Updated entry: Ice Fire Quenching Golden Body]
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