So That's It? The Arena Battle Begins

Before long, everyone saw an egg patterned with flames, accompanied by a flash of white light.

A small creature that looked somewhat like a lizard materialized, beginning in a state of ignorance.

Then it encountered a blue bald turtle, and the two began fighting the moment they met. Due to the disadvantage in attributes, Charmander was defeated by the blue turtle's bubbles.

Charmander did not become discouraged after losing. It began battling all kinds of Pokemon.

From its initial ignorance, Charmander's body shone with the light of evolution amid the tempering of battle.

Its body reshaped into Charmeleon. Having reached this stage, it already possessed the combat ability to ignore attribute disadvantages.

One Metal Claw could instantly deal with an Onix.

Before long, it encountered the bald turtle from before again. This time, however, its opponent had clearly evolved as well. Its body had grown larger, and it had two wing-like ears on its head.

When old rivals met, their eyes burned with hatred, and the two began fighting once more.

This time, however, they were evenly matched.

Midway through the battle, the bald turtle was suddenly snatched away by a huge bird.

Charmeleon let out an angry roar, its body shining with the light of evolution as it transformed into a flying dragon and soared into the sky.

Relying on the power of evolution, it successfully rescued its old rival.

When the two met again, they had both reached their final forms.

In the collision of water and fire, Charizard was suppressed by Hydro Pump.

Amid the surging water, rainbow-colored evolutionary light erupted from Charizard's body.

Its form reshaped within the radiance. Its wings became enormous and slender, the flame on its tail turned blazing white, and its body became leaner.

Its arms also grew somewhat thicker, completely making up for the shortcomings of its previous Charizard form.

With the power of evolution, it instantly defeated Blastoise.

The scene finally froze on Charizard's Mega Evolution ending and it returning to its original state.

"This..."

After witnessing Charizard's growth journey, the entire Douluo Continent once again fell into an eerie silence.

Especially the Spirit Masters with relatively low Innate Soul Power, who began doubting their lives.

They struggled desperately to break through even one rank with low Innate Soul Power, yet they had just watched a living being level up as easily as drinking water.

It was not just ordinary Spirit Masters who were shaken. Anyone whose strength had reached that of a Titled Douluo—

After seeing Charizard's growth process, all wore bewildered, dumbfounded expressions. Only two words echoed in their hearts.

"So that's it?"

Charizard had received no divine blessing, endured no near-death trials, and encountered no heaven-defying opportunities.

It seemed to do nothing but fight, rest, and eat fruit. There was nothing special about it.

Sometimes, it was even knocked unconscious. Surviving at all was already fortunate.

Then it evolved for no apparent reason—three times in a row.

Its level had reached 83.

As for why it evolved, not a single person could understand.

Yet everyone knew what it was equivalent to: a Spirit Master's martial soul mutation or a soul beast's bloodline awakening.

Let alone Spirit Masters, even Titled Douluos had barely heard of anyone mutating during cultivation.

The same applied to soul beasts' bloodline awakenings.

Charizard's growth could not be called unremarkable. It defeated its old rival and made a breakthrough, then evolved once more in the final battle.

It truly was a dragon with a story, but compared to the changes in its strength—

Everyone felt strangely calm, because Charizard's cultivation journey had not encountered the slightest bottleneck.

It simply fought and grew stronger, fought continuously and grew stronger continuously.

Its level naturally reached level 83.

The many Titled Douluos of the Douluo Continent could not help recalling their own breakthrough experiences, especially the dangers of absorbing soul rings and hunting soul beasts.

Then, thinking of Charizard growing stronger as easily as drinking water, everyone felt an inexplicable bitterness in their hearts.

They would rather Charizard had received some divine inheritance, but it had broken through naturally.

Compared with it, they felt as though they had cultivated for nothing their entire lives.

At this moment, the many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts also recalled their own growth experiences, and compared them to this dragon's growth—

They were nothing more than roadside trash.

Just as everyone was doubting their lives, the image on the Sky Screen changed once again.

A massive arena floating in the void appeared. The ground was made of some kind of energy crystal, surrounded by transparent Barriers capable of absorbing impacts.

The sky was a deep purple, without sun or moon, only flowing starlight.

In the blink of an eye, two figures appeared on the arena.

On one side stood the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's leader, Yu Yuanzhen, dressed in a blue-violet battle robe patterned with dragons. His beard and hair bristled, and faint lightning flickered around his body.

He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the figure opposite him with undisguised scrutiny and a hint of condescending disdain.

His opponent was none other than the Charizard that had sparked endless controversy and curiosity in the Sky Screen's ranking.

An orange-red body, iconic wings and tail flame, and... those "thin, short" claws and somewhat simple-looking appearance that Yu Xiaogang and the others had commented on.

It stood there quietly, its calm gaze forming a stark contrast with the thunderous pressure naturally emanating from Yu Yuanzhen.

Charizard's expression did not change much.

It merely raised its head. Deep within those previously tranquil eyes, flames seemed to ignite.

Then, it moved.

There was no roar, no buildup—just a simple beat of its wings!

Whoosh!

Its figure vanished from where it stood, leaving behind only a faint ring of sonic boom clouds.

The next moment, it had appeared a hundred meters in the air! As it ascended, an unusual, blazing radiance erupted from within its body!

Rainbow light flowed around it. It was not the light of soul rings, yet it contained a more fundamental and mysterious power of evolution!

Within that radiance, Charizard's body began to change, its wings rapidly extending.

Mega Evolution: Mega Charizard Y!

The instant the Mega Evolution was completed, a miniature sun formed in the sky.

Sunny Day, increasing the power of Fire-type moves.

The airflow abruptly turned chaotic, then formed a clearly visible Tailwind field around Charizard, accelerating as it circled! Empowered by Tailwind, its speed surged once more!

"Hmph," Yu Yuanzhen snorted coldly, his voice like a great bell as it spread across the continent through the Sky Screen. "I thought you were some earthshaking prodigy, but you're just a coward who runs at the sight of others?

It seems the Sky Screen was not entirely wrong to rank you at the bottom. At the very least, your appearance is far inferior to the majestic might of my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"

He took a step forward. Golden light trembled faintly beneath his feet, Soul Power roiling around him as the terrifying aura of a level 95 Titled Douluo erupted without reservation. Blue-violet lightning crackled around him like a swarm of wildly dancing serpents.

"Level 83 at eight years old? Your talent is indeed shocking."

A proud and sharp curve rose at Yu Yuanzhen's lips. "Unfortunately, level is not everything! Today, I shall show you, you ignorant junior, and everyone in this world what a truly top-tier beast martial soul is!

What the power of a Titled Douluo tempered through countless battles truly is! That little cultivation you gained through tricks is nothing but worthless trash before my lightning!"

Yet Charizard completely ignored his mockery and continued flying on its own.

Every beat of its wings, every turn, every steep dive and sudden reversal carried a unique rhythm and the fluctuations of Dragon-type energy.

Yu Yuanzhen had not realized the severity of the situation. Seeing that Charizard was unaffected by Taunt—

The next moment, nine soul rings appeared. He instantly entered his dragonified state, lightning blazing in his eyes!

"Seventh Spirit Skill, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Avatar!"

Boom!!!

A deafening dragon roar merged with thunder! Blinding blue-violet lightning instantly swallowed Yu Yuanzhen's figure, and a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon over thirty meters long, formed entirely from thunder energy condensed to the extreme, appeared majestically!

Its dragon scales were distinct, arcs of electricity leaping across it. Every inch of its body radiated Destruction, and its dragon might mixed with violent lightning pressure made countless Spirit Masters watching through the Sky Screen feel their hearts pound and their breathing stop.

"Come up and die!" the thunder dragon spoke in human words, its voice rolling like waves. It raised a gigantic Dragon Claw wreathed in thick lightning arcs and pointed it toward Charizard, brimming with Taunt and oppression.

Countless bolts of lightning blasted toward the sky.