Four Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Rings, Innate Domain

The heavy stone that had been weighing on Yan Shaozhe's heart finally fell to the ground.

Bei Bei nodded slowly; he had just completed a transformation that lasted nearly four months.

Mu En told him to go back and get some rest. During this period, Zhang Lexuan had been deeply worried, asking about his condition time and time again.

Yan Shaozhe was in no rush to have Bei Bei help Ma Xiaotao purge her Evil Fire; after all, now that he was back, they could handle it whenever they pleased.

Seeing this, the other Sea God Pavilion elders departed one after another, no longer disturbing Bei Bei.

The strange phenomena at Shrek Academy naturally drew the attention of countless powers across the continent.

However, Shrek Academy had locked down all information, leaving them with no way to learn what had transpired.

They could only speculate, but it undoubtedly made them even more wary of Shrek Academy.

Bei Bei left the Sea God Pavilion and walked quickly back to his residence.

Noticing Bei Bei's return, Zhang Lexuan immediately stepped out of her room.

She walked up to him, looking him up and down, her eyes filled with an irrepressible joy.

"Sister Lexuan, I've made you worry." A faint smile flashed across Bei Bei's face as he looked at that familiar, graceful figure.

"Bei Bei, you succeeded. This is truly wonderful." Zhang Lexuan's eyes were like stars, the corners of her mouth curling upward.

"Of course, when have I ever failed!" Bei Bei raised his hand, and a platinum-colored giant dragon coiled around his arm, its entire body radiating a strange luster, as if he were the embodiment of walking light.

"Such powerful energy." Zhang Lexuan could not help but feel astonished; even just a single glance was enough to sense the immense power contained within.

Bei Bei stared at his own Martial Soul. He knew well that its power far exceeded that of an ordinary Ultimate Martial Soul, and there was much of its strength that he had yet to fully master.

However, now was not the time to dwell on such things.

Having not seen Zhang Lexuan for nearly four months, Bei Bei missed her dearly. He took her hand, and the two of them went to the shores of Sea God Lake.

Bei Bei set up a grill, and the two had a picnic there, their happy laughter ringing out from time to time.

As evening arrived, the two lay on the grass, watching the sunset glow over Sea God Lake.

The setting sun cast golden ripples across the lake, and where the sky met the water, a streak of colorful clouds dyed half the sky red—a scene of breathtaking beauty.

Bei Bei held Zhang Lexuan in his arms, feeling her soft body and her warm breath, and felt an incomparable sense of peace in his heart.

He reached out to stroke her, and Zhang Lexuan did not stop him, simply nestling into Bei Bei's embrace and allowing him to do as he pleased.

It was not until night fell that the two packed up their things and returned to their residence to rest.

Bei Bei did not sleep; instead, he stayed in the courtyard to gauge the extent of the power he had gained after his Martial Soul's evolution.

Beneath his feet, four soul rings rose: black, black, black, and black.

Thanks to the secondary evolution of his Martial Soul, his first three soul rings had all evolved from thousand-year rings into ten-thousand-year rings.

His first three soul skills had become significantly more powerful, especially the light energy within them, which now carried the power of Sacred Judgment.

The fourth soul skill, bestowed by the twenty-thousand-year Sky Dragon Horse, was named Radiant Dragon Body.

As Bei Bei's fourth soul ring flickered, his stature grew slightly, his muscles expanded, and golden dragon patterns appeared on his skin, exuding an aura of light.

His strength, speed, attack, and defense were all greatly enhanced.

After sensing the changes, Bei Bei deactivated the effect of his fourth soul skill.

He prepared to test the effects of his Dragon Transformation.

After breaking through to the level of a level 40 Soul Ancestor, he had gained an additional area of Dragon Transformation.

After Bei Bei reached the level of a level 30 Soul Elder, his Dragon Transformation was limited to his dragon claws. As his cultivation increased, the area of transformation continued to expand, from initially only being able to transform his right arm into a dragon claw to later being able to transform both arms.

The moment he activated the Dragon Transformation, Bei Bei's arms suddenly expanded and lengthened, platinum-colored scales covering them as his hands morphed into sharp dragon claws.

Immediately following this, the dragon scales from his right shoulder spread to his back, and from his shoulder blade, a massive dragon wing unfurled, radiating a powerful aura.

Although Bei Bei could currently only manifest one dragon wing, as his soul power increased and he reached level 46, his other wing would emerge as well.

The new skill derived from the dragon wing was named—Dragon's Might.

It granted Bei Bei the ability to fly and allowed him to release a fierce mental pressure, which could weaken those with weaker mental strength than his own.

It had an even more pronounced suppressive effect on soul masters who possessed dragon-blooded Martial Souls.

After retracting his Dragon Transformation, Bei Bei attempted to manifest the new power he had gained from his Martial Soul's evolution: a domain.

Ordinary soul masters only begin to comprehend a domain exclusive to their Martial Soul upon breaking through to the Title Douluo realm.

But after Bei Bei's Martial Soul evolved into the Radiant Dragon King, it naturally derived an innate domain.

It was called the Sacred Light Domain.

Bei Bei attempted to release this domain, and a ring of golden lightning erupted from him as the center.

The entire world shone with platinum light, and the aura of sacred light flooded the space, capable of continuously dissolving the opponent's soul power.

Countless golden electric arcs raged within, thick as liquid, forming spheres of ball lightning.

The three powers of light, sanctity, and lightning were perfectly fused within the domain.

This domain had an extremely strong suppressive effect on Evil Soul Masters; an Evil Soul Master of the same level would find their strength reduced to less than ten percent while inside. The higher the level of the Evil Soul Master, the greater the suppression the domain exerted upon them.

After sensing his newly acquired abilities, Bei Bei returned to rest.

The next morning.

As Bei Bei stepped out of his room, he found Dean Yan waiting for him outside.

"Dean Yan, is this about Ma Xiaotao?" Bei Bei asked.

"Yes." Dean Yan nodded and said, "Recently, Ma Xiaotao has shown signs of losing control again. I want you to try and completely purify the Evil Fire within the origin of her martial soul so that she won't have to endure the agony of the Evil Fire anymore."

"Then let's go quickly! I also want to see just what extent my Ultimate Light can reach." Bei Bei nodded in agreement.

Bei Bei followed Dean Yan toward Ma Xiaotao's residence.

After the two walked inside, they did not find her anywhere.

Dean Yan couldn't help but frown slightly, sighing helplessly, "It seems Ma Xiaotao has gone to cultivate again. She is already on the verge of losing control; continuing to cultivate will only invite disaster."

Dean Yan arrived before a secret chamber and opened it, releasing a wave of scorching heat as a passage leading downward appeared.

"This is a simulated cultivation environment I built for Ma Xiaotao. It leads directly underground, where there is a magma lake rich in fire elements," Dean Yan explained.

Bei Bei looked around; the passage was constructed from pitch-black Obsidian, clearly showing that a great deal of effort had been put into it.

They did not know how long they had been walking, but the temperature grew increasingly scorching.

As they walked, the space ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a massive underground cavern with a crimson magma lake at its center.