The sound of bones being crushed rang out. The Prairie Wolf King came to an abrupt stop, then whipped around.
It stared at the enormous creature and turned to flee.
But before it could get away, the gigantic creature had already drawn near, its approach shaking the earth.
Its somewhat stubby forelegs slammed down, pinning the Wolf King firmly in place. Then it opened its jaws and bit down, crushing half the Wolf King's body.
The remaining Forest Wolves let out mournful howls and scattered in every direction.
The enormous creature stood there, chewing on the Wolf King's upper half. Then it placed the lower half in front of Chen Ye.
The gigantic creature knelt on both knees, assuming a posture of submission.
As Chen Ye looked at it, a golden glimmer flashed in his eyes.
"That's the Tyrant Dragon with an Unyielding Will, the Guardian of the mid-level Sacred Spirit Platform. How is this possible?!"
Wu Changkong's astonished voice came from outside.
He had seen this Tyrant Dragon before—or rather, ever since it had appeared,
no one had been able to kill it on the mid-level Sacred Spirit Platform. Nor had anyone been its match.
Its existence was more like a bug caused by the Sacred Spirit Platform malfunctioning.
No one could take it as a Soul Spirit, and no one could erase it.
Because of its Unyielding Will, combined with its noble bloodline,
it had naturally become the Guardian that protected the passage from the mid-level Sacred Spirit Platform to the high-level Rising Spirit Platform.
Chen Ye drew a deep breath, then slowly placed his hand on the Tyrant Dragon's head.
He had already expected it to submit.
After all, once his Golden Dragon King bloodline had revealed itself, the Tyrant Dragon's submission had been inevitable.
As his palm settled on its head, the Tyrant Dragon's phantom slowly vanished. Then a dazzling white light appeared and entered Chen Ye's body.
Gu Yue watched, her expression complicated.
As the Silver Dragon King, she could naturally sense the Golden Dragon power contained within the Tyrant Dragon.
Although that power was extremely faint, and had only awakened under a variety of circumstances, it had still managed to give the creature a trace of the Golden Dragon King's power.
Even so, such a being was terrifying.
"This ten-thousand-year-old Tyrant Dragon should be on par with the weakest Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
"Even if it can't reach the level of a Titled Douluo, it should still be able to defeat most Soul Douluo."
A gleam shone in Chen Ye's eyes. Once he took the Tyrant Dragon out, he would have to supply the energy it needed himself.
But having such a terrifying creature at his side would still be a tremendous boon.
"Ah, it was such a waste for Tang Wulin to use it up in the original timeline."
"If it could be made into a battle pet, then have its bloodline potential raised until it broke through to a hundred thousand years, the Tyrant Dragon would have greater potential than most Ferocious Beasts."
As he thought, Chen Ye turned to Gu Yue. "Let's go. I've accomplished what I came here to do. Let's head out together."
"Okay, let's go." Gu Yue fell silent for a moment, then nodded. The two of them pressed the button.
Outside, the two had only just woken up in their Cultivation Pods when they saw Leng Yaozhu wearing a peculiar expression.
"Xiao Ye, you managed to subdue the Tyrant Dragon? How did you do it?"
"The Spirit Pagoda has tried many times, but we've never been able to turn the Tyrant Dragon into a Soul Spirit."
A rare note of confusion crept into Leng Yaozhu's voice.
The Tyrant Dragon was only a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, but the Spirit Pagoda had tried all sorts of methods and still couldn't absorb it.
"Maybe it's because I'm a little different now. I got lucky this time, too. If we hadn't run into it, we might have died here." Chen Ye spoke with a helpless look on his face.
Leng Yaozhu glanced at the two of them. If someone else had taken the Tyrant Dragon, she would certainly have asked for an explanation.
But if it was her own disciple, then so be it. She said nothing more, merely nodding before turning to leave.
Wu Changkong gave Leng Yaozhu a long look, his expression complicated.
It wasn't that he had recognized her identity. Rather, he could tell that Chen Ye and Gu Yue had probably already joined the Spirit Pagoda.
"Those two really are talented. At their age, they definitely qualify to enter Shrek."
"With their age and strength, they should even be eligible for Shrek's Genius Youth Class."
"It's a shame. Do we really have to let the Spirit Pagoda take these two talents?"
Wu Changkong's expression was complicated.
He had originally wanted to find an opportunity to take them to the Tang Sect and see how it went.
"What's wrong, Teacher Wu? Why do you look so troubled?" Xie Xie asked, puzzled, as he looked at Wu Changkong.
Ever since that cold and beautiful woman arrived, Teacher Wu had seemed distracted.
Xie Xie blinked, his eyes alight with curiosity.
But when he saw Wu Changkong looking at him coldly, he fell silent, coughed twice, and turned toward Chen Ye.
"Boss, let's head back. Oh, right, your senior sister hasn't come out yet." Xie Xie pointed at the Cultivation Pod.
Chen Ye took a look. The screen showed that Mu Xi was safe. She was probably increasing her Soul Ring Age.
"How about you go ahead? I'll wait a while. I'm going to the Forging Room later anyway, so Wulin, stay here. The two of us can head straight to the Forging Master Association afterward."
Chen Ye turned to Tang Wulin. Tang Wulin paused, then nodded.
Gu Yue glanced at Chen Ye, then discreetly looked at Tang Wulin.
She didn't say anything, only standing quietly to one side.
"Uh, actually, there's a second test for you. It's just a little complicated."
As Chen Ye and the others were making arrangements, Wu Changkong spoke up.
For once, his voice carried a hint of hesitation. "The second test is to fight the top powerhouses who have existed in the Tang Sect throughout history."
"Did the Tang Sect bring out images of those powerful figures?" Xu Xiaoyan asked curiously.
Wu Changkong nodded, then shook his head. "That's confidential. I don't really understand the specifics."
"But it's also a chance for you to hone yourselves and get a feel for the potential of true Sons of Heaven."
"You'll also learn how much you still have to make up compared to them."
When Wu Changkong finished speaking, everyone's eyes lit up, though most of them still looked toward Chen Ye.
Chen Ye stood there and thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Can we go tomorrow? I promised Teacher Mu Chen that I'd look after my senior sister."
Under normal circumstances, it might have been fine. But Mu Xi was clearly in the middle of a Soul Spirit breakthrough.
She had just helped him look after Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie. Leaving her here would not feel right.
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