Just as Yu Xiaogang was terrified by how horrifying this world's power could be, all of Douluo Continent erupted into uproar!
Yu Yuanzhen, the Thunder Douluo—a Level 95 Assault Type Title Douluo, the father of Yu Xiaogang, and a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects—was so shocked that his jaw nearly dropped.
What had he just seen? A miracle!
His useless son's useless Martial Soul was actually the legendary Golden Holy Dragon?
This made no sense!
"Big Brother, Xiao Gang being blessed with such creation and having his original Martial Soul evolve into a Bright Holy Dragon is his good fortune—and the good fortune of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Yu Luomian, standing nearby, looked somewhat enviously at Yu Xiaogang's majestic Bright Holy Dragon Martial Soul. He had never imagined that his nephew's useless Martial Soul was not a malignant mutation, but a beneficial one!
Putting this Martial Soul on Yu Xiaogang was simply a waste. How wonderful would it have been if his own Martial Soul were the Bright Holy Dragon...
"Yes, it is Xiao Gang's good fortune, and the good fortune of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
At Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu stared at the completely transformed Master Yu Xiaogang, their mouths hanging open in disbelief.
They could not tell how much stronger Yu Xiaogang had become, but his Martial Soul had changed from Luo Sanpao, the pig-dog-like creature with barely any combat ability, into the majestic Golden Holy Dragon. That was a little too unbelievable...
"Wonderful! Master looks so much more formidable now."
Xiao Wu could not help cheering. She was genuinely happy for Yu Xiaogang.
Although Yu Xiaogang always said, "There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters," she could tell that Luo Sanpao had always weighed heavily on his mind.
Tang San, standing beside her, nodded somewhat stiffly. He said nothing, and no one knew what he was thinking...
Spirit City, Spirit Hall. Seeing that her former boyfriend's Martial Soul was no longer the useless Luo Sanpao that only invited ridicule, Bibi Dong was sincerely happy for him.
"Xiao Gang, this is wonderful. You can finally hold your head high and take pride in yourself."
Qian Daoliu, standing beside her, looked at Bibi Dong, then at the spirited Yu Xiaogang, and slowly let out a sigh.
If it had not been for his unfortunate son, Qian Xunji, back then...
"Xiao Gang!!!!!"
Before Qian Xunji could finish lamenting, he heard Bibi Dong suddenly cry out in alarm, her voice filled with terror!
When he raised his head to look at the Light Screen, he froze completely!
Yu Xiaogang's face had turned crimson, blood pouring from the corner of his mouth as if it cost nothing, while terror and despair filled his eyes!
Just moments ago, his Golden Holy Dragon Martial Soul—one that ranked among the very best in all of Douluo Continent—had been crushed into countless scattered motes of light by a tree leaf the size of a person falling from above. In that instant, he suffered severe injuries, and his Soul Power became wildly chaotic.
"What exactly is this thing..."
Looking at the leaf so close before him, the despair on Yu Xiaogang's face deepened...
Crack—!
The moment the leaf struck Yu Xiaogang head-on, his tendons snapped and his bones shattered. Nearly half his body was crushed, and he suffered unimaginable injuries, looking completely like he had more breath leaving him than entering him.
All 140 million people across the continent were dumbfounded. Was this really the same Yu Xiaogang who had just looked so spirited and inscrutable?
The difference before and after was far too great...
"My god, didn't Yu Xiaogang just receive an enormous boost? His Martial Soul even evolved into the legendary Golden Holy Dragon. How could a single leaf crush him like this?"
"I don't know. Don't ask me. I have absolutely no idea. I feel like I'll never be able to look at leaves the same way again!"
"No matter the reason, it proves only one thing: the mysterious voice was telling the truth. The Mysterious Land really is absurdly dangerous!"
"Damn it, thinking back on it now, we were so ridiculous. We actually thought that as long as there were Soul Masters, the Mysterious Land would be our Soul Master playground? More like a graveyard!"
"I have a bad feeling... These powerful people, surely they won't all be wiped out..."
"Don't talk nonsense. Forget the others—Clear Sky Douluo has excellent luck. He landed in a safe place."
"Right, right! The Saintess of Spirit Hall is lucky too. She landed in a town. A town! No matter what, it should be very safe."
"And Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect may not have landed in the safest town, but at least there are people there, and that person looks unbelievably powerful."
"Forget that. I just want to know how dangerous this Mysterious Land really is. No one knows whether there will be another selection of Chosen Ones. What if I get selected because of bad luck? If I know nothing about it, wouldn't that just be going there to die?!"
"That is true. And look at it this way: since the Mysterious Land is so dangerous, the opportunities there must be equally incredible. Forget everything else—just the fact that Soul Masters are cleansed and strengthened upon entering the Mysterious Land, even having their Martial Souls evolve, is already an immensely powerful opportunity!"
"That may be true, but the legendary Golden Holy Dragon could not even withstand a single leaf..."
"...Forget I said anything."
Just as Yu Xiaogang was about to pass out from the pain, a voice entered his ears.
"Huh? How could someone this weak be in the outer region of the Barren Great Forest? To be smashed into this state by a mere Nine-Leaf Poplar leaf... Don't tell me he hasn't even reached the fifth level of the Blood Transporting Realm?"
Yu Xiaogang barely opened his eyes and vaguely made out a figure. His instinct for survival drove him to reach out toward the other person...
"Please... save me..."
While Yu Xiaogang was nearly sent to meet his ancestors by a single leaf, the old emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, an Level 88 Soul Douluo, was not doing much better!
Like Yu Xiaogang, not long after entering this world, he had been cleansed by its Heaven and Earth Essence. His strength had increased enormously, and in terms of the sheer abundance of his Soul Power alone, he had already surpassed a Level 99 Peerless Douluo. With the qualitative transformation of his Soul Power and the evolution of his Martial Soul, he had even been confident that he could fight if a legendary god descended!
Until he was rammed by a wild boar!
"Cough, cough, cough... Is this a joke..."
Through the hazy red of blood, Xue Ye watched the wild boar charging wildly toward him, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
He had clearly become so much stronger. As long as he could return safely to the Heaven Dou Empire, he would be able to lead it to rule over all of Douluo Continent!
But now...
The next moment, the section of the Light Screen belonging to Xue Ye went dark...
In Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Fourth Prince Xue Beng could no longer hold back his tears. They streamed down his face at once.
"Father!"
He had never imagined that his father would not die on the battlefield, nor of old age in the Imperial Palace, but would instead be killed by a wild boar...
"Fourth Prince, a nation cannot go a day without a ruler..."
"Where is the Crown Prince?! Has the Crown Prince still not been found?!"
"No..."
"Damn it! Wasn't that bastard always in the Imperial Palace? Why has he disappeared when he is needed to take charge?!"
At the same time, Qian Renxue was in no better circumstances.
She too had been cleansed by the Heaven and Earth Essence. Because of her own talent, her improvement was so terrifying that, within Douluo Continent, it could only be described as soaring to the heavens in a single step!
Not only had her Soul Power surged far beyond the limits of a Level 99 Peerless Douluo, but her original Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had also evolved into an Eight-Winged Seraphim, becoming countless times stronger than before!
She was now confident that she could effortlessly defeat anyone on Douluo Continent. Even if a legendary god descended, she was confident she could fight!
But just like Yu Xiaogang, her inflated confidence had not lasted long before someone ruthlessly shattered it!
"You little bitch, you gave me quite a scare. I thought it was some terrifying move, but it turned out to be nothing but empty display?"
Having shattered it in one blow, the bandit looked at Qian Renxue lying on the ground and coughing up blood. After muttering to himself, a lewd glint flashed through his eyes. He turned to the tall bandit leader behind him and smiled with extreme obsequiousness.
"Boss, it isn't easy to run into such a beautiful little bitch out here in the wilderness. You must want to have a taste of something fresh, right? After you're done, can you let the brothers have a taste too? We've been starved of women for days."