After a friendly exchange, Yu Daoyun and the others entered the Beast Fighting Arena together to sign up for a match.
The teacher at the Beast Fighting Arena glanced over casually, then showed a surprised expression. His eyes swept over Yu Daoyun.
That glance was all it took to startle him.
An eight-year-old Inner Court student, a Level 36 Soul Elder, with the Golden Dragon Martial Soul to boot.
When had the Inner Court gained such a terrifying young genius?
The teacher asked, "How many years old a Soul Beast would you like to fight? Let me make one thing clear beforehand: you must know your limits. This is for your safety."
Yu Daoyun answered seriously, "Teacher, please find me the strongest Soul Beast under five thousand years old. I want to see where my limits lie. Preferably one that specializes in strength."
"Are you sure?"
The teacher at the Beast Fighting Arena asked.
Yu Daoyun nodded firmly. He wanted to challenge a Soul Beast under five thousand years old and test his current strength.
Although none of the Golden Dragon King's eighteen seals had been broken, he wanted to know how much stronger he had become.
Seeing that he was determined, the teacher had no choice but to agree.
However, Beibei and the others weren't so calm.
The strongest Soul Beast under five thousand years old? Was Yu Daoyun treating Soul Beasts like paper dolls he could beat up? Did he really think he was a five-ring Soul King?
A newborn calf truly feared no tiger.
Tang Ya kindly warned him, "Junior Daoyun, are you sure you can handle it? Based on our academy's standards, only seniors at the Soul King level would dare fight one. You..."
There was something she felt too embarrassed to say outright: Yu Daoyun was far too arrogant.
Tang Ya thought he shouldn't take such a risk.
Xu Sanshi sneered from the side, "You haven't even grown all your hair, and you dare challenge the strongest Soul Beast under five thousand years old? That's not how you show off in front of a girl. What if you get beaten until you're howling? Don't expect us to save you."
Beibei also urged Yu Daoyun to choose a younger Soul Beast.
Who knew, Yu Daoyun didn't give them the time of day. He turned and walked straight into the Beast Fighting Arena.
He was truly speechless.
Did they know what it meant to be the Golden Dragon, Ancestor of Strength? What a bunch of ignorant students—and so rude, too.
Beibei and the other two stood there, looking like clowns.
They'd been looked down on!
Xu Sanshi flew into a rage and shouted, "Beibei, I really can't stand your arrogant cousin anymore. He clearly got in through the back door, yet he struts around like he's the king of the world. You'd think he was a real dragon."
"No, I can't take this crap. I'm going in to watch him make a fool of himself."
With that, he followed after Yu Daoyun.
Beibei sighed helplessly. After completing his registration, he followed them inside as well.
At that moment, inside a specially prepared arena at the Beast Fighting Arena,
Yu Daoyun stepped into the ring, ready to fight.
"Cousin Daoyun, are you really choosing to challenge the strongest Soul Beast under five thousand years old?" Beibei asked out of concern for his cousin.
Yu Daoyun nodded, then asked, "How old was the one you chose?"
"I chose a two-thousand-year-old one. That's probably my limit," Beibei replied.
Two thousand years?
Yu Daoyun blinked. He hadn't expected Beibei to be so weak.
Two thousand years is your limit, but the strongest Soul Beast under five thousand years old isn't mine.
Just then, the announcement came through the broadcasting Soul Tool: "Inner Court student Yu Daoyun, please get ready. Your opponent is a 4,300-year-old Great Strength Vajra Bear."
As soon as the announcement ended, the students throughout the Beast Fighting Arena turned their eyes toward Beibei and the others.
An Inner Court student, wearing a red uniform.
That must be the senior, right?
But he looked less than ten years old, and he dared to challenge a Great Strength Vajra Bear. Was he about to rewrite the record books?
Soon, under everyone's gaze, Yu Daoyun entered the arena.
The gate to the beast passage opened.
The Great Strength Vajra Bear hadn't even appeared, yet everyone could already feel its suffocating presence—the pressure of a powerful Soul Beast.
Facing that pressure, Yu Daoyun only smiled faintly. "That aura is strong. Let's see if your fists are hard enough."
The next moment, a huge Great Strength Vajra Bear charged out of the passage. Its massive claw tore toward him with a sonic boom.
Yu Daoyun instantly summoned his Martial Soul, and the Golden Dragon's aura surged forward.
His hand transformed into a dragon claw, and he swung it out to meet the attack.
Crack, crack, crack—!
A grating sound rang through the air. The Great Strength Vajra Bear's claw stopped above Yu Daoyun's head, caught in the grip of his golden dragon claw.
The next moment, Yu Daoyun shouted, "Shatter!"
All the strength in his body converged in one place and erupted.
Boom!
Under everyone's eyes, the Great Strength Vajra Bear's prized paw was torn apart, blood gushing from the wound.
Yu Daoyun seized the opportunity, abruptly raised his left hand, and shouted as his First Soul Ring lit up, "First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Fist!"
The punch landed squarely in the Great Strength Vajra Bear's belly, unleashing a terrifying burst of golden power.
Boom—!
The Great Strength Vajra Bear flew backward, roaring in pain.
Yu Daoyun shot forward again. Dragon scales covered his fists as he unleashed his Second Soul Skill, "Golden Dragon Blast!"
Boom, boom, boom—!
Under the barrage of punches, the Great Strength Vajra Bear was sent flying. It was pummeled again and again in midair, every punch exploding with power.
A brutal, bloody scene unfolded before everyone's eyes.
Yu Daoyun was like a dragon gone mad, tearing the Great Strength Vajra Bear's paw apart before launching a flurry of bone-crushing punches.
A few minutes later, the Great Strength Vajra Bear slowly collapsed.
It wasn't dead, but it had been beaten half to death.
Yu Daoyun looked at his fists and murmured to himself, "Looks like my strength is already this terrifying. I really am an overpowered stat monster!"
At that moment,
the students watching were completely stunned.
So this was the famous Inner Court senior? He really was terrifying—he could tear apart Soul Beasts with his bare hands. What a freak.
Beibei and the others were stunned too.
The moment the Great Strength Vajra Bear, over four thousand years old, appeared, it was suppressed and then brutally beaten.
The pain in those bone-crunching punches couldn't have been faked.
Tang Ya changed her earlier opinion and praised him. "Beibei, your cousin is incredible. You're both three-ring Soul Elders, yet his strength is comparable to that of a five-ring Soul King. He's even more impressive than I imagined."
Now she was practically itching to recruit Yu Daoyun into the Tang Sect.
Beibei gave a bitter smile, unsure how to reply.
Tang Ya's praise of Yu Daoyun felt like a thorn lodged in his heart.
They were both disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet the gap between him and Yu Daoyun was so vast. No wonder Mu En had specially recruited that guy into the academy.
But Beibei couldn't help feeling a little unwilling to accept it.
If he didn't have the Light Holy Dragon bloodline, and only possessed the pure Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, could he be just as outstanding?
"Tang Ya, how can you say that?"
Unable to stand seeing his good friend disparaged, Xu Sanshi said in a low voice, "How could Beibei possibly be weaker than him? They're both three-ring Soul Elders. Beibei is definitely stronger."
Tang Ya was speechless for a moment.
Why did Xu Sanshi talk without thinking, just like her?
It was obviously impossible for Beibei to surpass Yu Daoyun.
People had to face the facts.
Just then, Yu Daoyun left the arena and returned to the waiting area. He gave Xu Sanshi a long look and asked, "I heard your Martial Soul is the Black Tortoise?"
Xu Sanshi raised his chin and said coolly, "That's right. My Martial Soul is the Black Tortoise, one of the Four Divine Beasts. It's no worse than your Golden Dragon. I'm the best defensive fighter in the Outer Court."
Yu Daoyun replied, "Can you take one swipe from my claw?"
Beibei and the other two froze in unison.
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