"Chang'an lies ahead. Outsiders are forbidden to pass!"
The lingering force of that dragon-like roar had yet to fade.
Yu Yuanzhen and the other four felt their eardrums buzzing.
Following the sound, they saw a towering figure slowly emerge atop the city wall, as imposing as a mountain.
He was clad in dark azure dragon-scale armor and held a cyan glint great blade carved with dragon patterns.
Most alarming of all were his azure eyes, which radiated an overwhelmingly domineering pressure.
"How terrifying!!"
Fifth Elder lowered his voice, his tone filled with shock.
"Forgive my boldness! This man's strength is likely above even the Clan Leader's!"
Yu Yuanzhen slightly reined in his earlier arrogance, stepped forward, and called out loudly,
"I am Yu Yuanzhen, Clan Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. I have brought the clan elders to visit the City Lord of Chang'an. May I ask who you are? Could you allow us passage?"
The figure on the city wall slightly parted his lips, and his majestic voice rang out.
"General of the East of the Great Wall—Kai!"
"Since you have come to visit, where is your tribute?!"
Everyone was astonished. They had never heard of this man anywhere on the continent.
At the mention of tribute, Yu Yuanzhen gave Third Elder a look.
Third Elder immediately stepped forward and took out nine exquisite rosewood boxes.
"We have it, brother, we have it!"
"We prepared nine tributes like these!"
"Please take a look, General. As a powerhouse, you will surely recognize what these are!"
When the boxes were opened, nine golden pills radiating pure dragon aura came into view.
Yu Yuanzhen exchanged looks with the elders, all of them wearing confident expressions.
These nine were dragon pills taken from Ten-Thousand-Year dragon soul beasts, supreme treasures that assisted the cultivation of dragon-type martial souls.
Their drop rate was extremely low. Only one had a chance of dropping for every ten dragon soul beasts killed, and gathering nine of them had taken a full two and a half years!
Faced with such sincerity, the other side had no reason to refuse!
Yet Kai showed not the slightest reaction.
"Mere Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon Pills are not sincere enough. Go back!"
"What?!"
Those words exploded beside the five men's ears like thunder.
Yu Yuanzhen bristled and stepped forward with a snort.
"Hmph. Then what does Your Excellency consider sincere enough?!"
Kai's azure eyes narrowed slightly, his tone remaining majestic.
"The City Lord has decreed that anything short of a divine artifact is deemed insincere!"
"If you have no divine artifact, you may substitute your most precious possession. Bring the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique!"
The Dragon Transformation Secret Technique!!!
Yu Yuanzhen and the other four instantly glared wide-eyed.
This was the core secret technique passed down through their clan for generations!
The other party had demanded it the moment he opened his mouth. This was truly asking for the moon!
Yu Yuanzhen forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart, stared fixedly at Kai, and snorted coldly.
"Hmph. If I refuse to offer up the secret technique yet still insist on visiting Chang'an, what then?!"
A trace of battle intent flashed through Kai's azure eyes. He held his great blade horizontally before him, his voice like a dragon's roar.
"The five of you may face this general together! Win, and you may enter. Lose, and you retreat!!!"
Boom—!
Those words instantly ignited Yu Yuanzhen's rage and fighting spirit.
"Arrogant!"
"In a one-on-one fight, I might still fear you somewhat, but you want to take on five alone? What bold words!"
"Brothers, release your martial souls! Let us see whether his strength matches that big mouth of his!"
Yu Yuanzhen's martial soul suddenly possessed him. His Rank 96 Soul Power erupted, and four purple and five black soul rings rose around him.
The four elders beside him followed suit. Yu Luomian was Rank 91, while the other three were around Rank 80.
The auras of the five intertwined, forming an immense dragon's might that pressed down upon Kai atop the city wall.
"Arrayed in the east, Azure Dragon, heed my command!"
Holding his great blade, Kai leaped down before the city gate as an Azure Dragon rose from within him and possessed his body.
Black, black, black, black, black, black, black, black, red—!
As nine soul rings rose one after another, an even more vast dragon's might erupted.
"My martial soul: Holy Beast Azure Dragon. Rank 97 Strength Attack System Super Douluo, titled 'Azure Dragon'!"
At the sight, endless waves crashed through Yu Yuanzhen and the others' hearts.
"This man's strength truly surpasses ours! Eight black and one red! What a heaven-defying soul ring configuration!"
"His martial soul is also a dragon? Its mere aura makes my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon tremble instinctively, as though it wants to bow in submission!"
Before long, Yu Yuanzhen curled his lips in displeasure.
"Hmph. Among dragons, those with wings on their backs are the orthodox lineage! Though his martial soul has dragon might, it lacks a dragon's form. It looks no different from an insect, yet he dares call it a holy beast?"
Yu Luomian and the other elders also refused to accept it.
"That's right! What Holy Beast Azure Dragon? It's clearly a green worm. How can such an aberration call itself a dragon? It is simply desecrating our orthodox dragons!"
"Clan Leader, there is only one rank between you and him. With us, that gap will be more than made up. Let us use that move and show him the dragon might of an orthodox dragon!"
Yu Yuanzhen nodded heavily, his gaze toward Kai gaining several shades of disdain.
"Originally, that move was reserved as a trump card against the Pope of Spirit Hall. Using it now to prove the name of the orthodox dragon race will not be a waste!"
"Let us decide victory and defeat in a single move!"
The next moment, all five released their Martial Soul Avatars. Five dragons merged into one, condensing into a colossal dragon suspended in midair.
"Martial Soul Combo Skill—Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon!"
This was a combo skill they could only master because their bloodlines were connected. It was comparable to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and its power was twice the sum of their combined strength!
"Come, let's see whose transformations are more unpredictable!!"
Seeing them dare to so insult Huaxia's divine dragon, Kai's killing intent deepened.
"Seventh Soul Skill—Azure Dragon True Body!"
"Ninth Soul Skill—Undying Demon Body!"
The Azure Dragon erupted with ultimate radiance before ultimately transforming into a massive suit of armor that enveloped Kai's entire body.
"Hmph, what can that broken armor made from a green worm do against our combo skill? Go!"
Yu Yuanzhen swung his arm, and the combined Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon charged at Kai with world-destroying force.
"Eighth Soul Skill—Extreme Blade Storm!"
The Azure Dragon Blade in Kai's hand lit up, and he swept its two sections horizontally at the Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon.
"Hahahaha, he must be insane! He actually wants to take our strongest attack head-on?!"
Yu Yuanzhen and the other four laughed loudly.
But before long, they could no longer laugh...
"Ten Thousand Critical Strike!!"
Kai swung his Azure Dragon Blade, wrapped in the phantom of an Azure Dragon, and destroyed the Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon.
The Five Thunder Heavenly Dragon was not split cleanly in half. It violently exploded, turning into a bloody rain of Soul Power!
Boom—!
A heaven-shaking explosion rang out as terrifying shockwaves swept in every direction.
"Impossible! Our strongest attack! It was destroyed by a single strike of his... Aah!!"
Still stunned and unable to defend in time, Yu Yuanzhen and the other four were struck by the shockwave, sent flying, and crashed to the ground, grievously wounded and vomiting blood.
When they looked up at Kai, the arrogance in their eyes was gone, leaving behind only endless horror.
Chang'an City truly deserved its name as the greatest power in the world!!!
They were completely convinced!
Kai dispelled his battle armor. His azure eyes swept over the five men on the ground, and a clear, cold shout like a dragon's roar came from his throat.
"Only by coming infinitely close to death can one understand the true meaning of life."
"You have lost. Retreat as agreed!"
Afterward, he slowly turned and returned to the Great Wall, unable to stop himself from shaking his head along the way.
"Being stronger than every opponent is life's greatest trouble~"
Chang'an City, the back mountain of the City Lord's Mansion.
After delivering the message earlier, Shangguan Wan'er had come to Ye Han's side.
Through the "Universal Divine Sense" domain shared by Ye Han, she observed the situation across the entire canyon.
When she saw the battle east of the Great Wall, she could not help but praise him.
"City Lord, Kai won with just one strike! Wan'er admires him!"
Ye Han nodded slightly. As expected of an overpowered hero who was always picked whenever he wasn't banned.
At that moment, Shangguan Wan'er noticed something and hurriedly reminded him.
"City Lord, look! Spirit Hall's group has also reached the South Gate of the Great Wall!"
"There seem to be three Title Douluo in their party. I wonder how Baili Shouyue will deal with them?!"
Ye Han looked over at her words. The first person he saw was the girl at the front, exquisitely beautiful.
Hu Liena!
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