"Roar—!!!"
A desolate, domineering beast's roar rang out from the pillar of light, shaking all of Jialing Pass.
Golden Crocodile Douluo's formerly hunched figure straightened and grew taller at astonishing speed within the golden light.
The muscles on his body swelled like an inflating balloon, bursting through his clothes and revealing skin covered in fine golden scales.
A terrifying pressure, desolate and ancient, brimming with the aura of destruction, surged wildly outward from him.
The phantom of the Golden Crocodile King behind him began to transform.
Its body grew to a hundred meters tall.
Its scales turned dark gold, each one seemingly cast from the hardest divine metal.
Its limbs grew even thicker, its claws and fangs sharp as blades, while rows of fearsome bone spikes sprouted along its back.
Most astonishing of all were its eyes.
They turned a lifeless gray-white, as if they held the power of desolation, capable of devouring all life.
Ancient God Crocodile: Desolation!
"So this is... power?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo clenched his fist.
He felt the Soul Power in his body surging like a mighty river.
Ninety-ninth level!
The bottleneck that had plagued him for most of his life was like a sheet of paper, pierced through with ease.
And this complete set of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones made him feel as though his body were indestructible.
"Hahahaha!"
"Good! Good! Good!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo threw back his head and laughed thunderously, scattering the clouds above.
"Little Tang San!"
"Let's see what you can possibly use to fight me now!"
Just as the people of Spirit Hall were celebrating and their morale soared,
a dark figure darted onto the city wall like a phantom.
It was a Soul Douluo from the agility attack system, responsible for intelligence.
His face alight with excitement, he dropped