Golden Dragon vs. Origin Willow

Inside the Soul Fighting Arena,

Liu Yuan and Di Qiu'er stood on opposite sides.

They regarded each other in silence, yet their auras faintly collided.

One was cold and aloof;

the other was as gentle as a spring breeze.

The referee stepped into the center of the arena. "First-year Di Qiu'er versus first-year Liu Yuan. You have already agreed upon the stakes of victory and defeat in private. Are you ready?"

"Ready." ×2

The two nodded to the referee at the same time.

"Then, begin."

The moment he spoke, both of them summoned their Martial Souls.

Accompanied by a resounding dragon roar, Wang Qiu'er's three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—rose from beneath her feet. As golden light bloomed, brilliant gold dragon scales covered her arms, while the faint phantom of an incomparably mighty Golden Dragon coiled behind her.

Under its overwhelming might, even the air trembled.

Behind Liu Yuan, meanwhile,

an Emerald Gold Willow Tree swayed gently.

Though his three Soul Rings—one yellow and two purple—rose as well, they did not erupt with any vast, majestic aura. Instead, they were like a gentle breeze brushing past. No matter how the dragon's pressure bore down upon him, he remained as immovable as a mountain.

Two terrifying oppressive forces arose at once!

A flash of realization passed through Liu Yuan's eyes.

Just as expected!

This Di Qiu'er was the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

But that understanding was swiftly replaced by intense battle intent. He wanted to fight this opponent!

At that moment, Di Qiu'er moved.

Blinding golden light suddenly erupted from her body. With nothing more than a forceful stomp of her left foot, the Soul Fighting Platform beneath her feet erupted as though it had been trampled by a giant dragon, letting out a deafening boom that chilled everyone to the bone. When it ended, only a crater remained where she had stood.

She herself shot forward like a golden bolt of lightning, so fast that she reached Liu Yuan in the blink of an eye. All he saw was a simple, unadorned punch.

Yet Liu Yuan did not move an inch. Only countless roots spread and surged upward, forming layer upon layer of barriers before him.

Boom—

A heavy crash rang out from the point of impact.

Amid flying wood chips, the mountain-like layers of roots were blasted open by Di Qiu'er.

But being shattered did not mean they were gone... Both her hands moved together, turning her into a terrifying dismantling machine. The moment roots sprouted, she destroyed every last one of them.

Standing beneath the Origin Willow, Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Seeing with his own eyes how Di Qiu'er's violent destruction could forcibly suppress the roots' growth, even he could not hide his shock.

"Is this Ultimate Strength?!"

No wonder it was said to surpass every single ultimate attribute. This was truly using strength to break all techniques!

At the same time, in the spectator stands.

"Damn! What Martial Soul is that?! Bei Bei, where did you find these two freaks?!"

Xu Sanshi had originally been planning to leave, but Bei Bei had intercepted him midway and dragged him along to watch the soul fight.

But the moment he saw Di Qiu'er's terrifying destructive power, he could no longer hold back his curse.

There was no helping it!

He felt that even if he went up himself, the defense of his Mystic Turtle would be smashed apart by that New Student girl's terrifying force!

Yet while Di Qiu'er was terrifying, Liu Yuan, who could so effortlessly restrain her, was no less so. One was powerful in direct offense, while the other was powerful in control.

Xu Sanshi abruptly turned and looked at Bei Bei.

But while he was shocked, Bei Bei was not doing much better.

His expression was extremely solemn. "That girl's Martial Soul is absolutely of a higher quality than my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. Even from here, I can feel the bloodline suppression in terms of Martial Soul quality."

"Isn't it normal for you to be suppressed?"

"Her Martial Soul is the Golden Dragon."

At that moment, Wu Feng, who had remained silent until now, spoke unhappily. Clearly, she had suffered the same stifling humiliation before.

"Feng."

Ning Tian called out coyly, making Wu Feng hurriedly shift her gaze away. There was no helping it—she sensed danger.

"Golden Dragon! The Golden Dragon, ancestor of strength!?"

Huo Yuhao was stunned!

Could a Martial Soul like that actually appear on a human?

Compared with everyone else's shock, Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, seeing everyone react with astonishment upon hearing the name "Golden Dragon" while they alone knew nothing, immediately looked at each other.

Wang Dong'er pouted in displeasure.

She could not help recalling what Liu Yuan had said a few days ago... Could she really be illiterate?

No! How could the great Wang Dong'er be illiterate?! From today onward, she would study seriously!

Compared to Wang Dong'er's complicated mental journey, Xiao Xiao had far less going on in her heart. She merely asked weakly, "What exactly is a Golden Dragon?"

As a senior, Bei Bei was happy to explain. "As everyone knows, gold and silver hold special significance among high-level soul beasts. Silver generally represents multiple attributes, or exceptionally powerful attributes. Soul beasts of that kind may have evolved, or they may have been born with tremendous power."

"Gold, on the other hand, signifies exceptionally powerful physical abilities. Silver soul beasts are already very rare, but golden soul beasts are even rarer. Some have even claimed that they have gone extinct."

Understanding dawned on Wang Dong'er's face.

"So the Golden Dragon is the latter."

"That's right."

Bei Bei nodded slightly, then changed the subject.

"But the Golden Dragon is more than that."

"Legend has it that the Dragon God once had two children. One was the Golden Dragon, which controlled strength, while the other was the Silver Dragon, which controlled the laws of elements. Each inherited part of the Dragon God's power. Later, as the ages changed, the Golden Dragon and Silver Dragon gave birth to descendants, gradually forming the Dragon Clan. They were the ancestors of all dragons."

"And the Golden Dragon's terrifying brute force, capable of breaking anything, is Ultimate Strength. Therefore, the strongest Martial Soul I have ever seen is the Golden Dragon!"

What a terrifying Martial Soul!

Whether they had known before or not, after hearing Bei Bei's explanation, everyone felt horror rise in their hearts.

Huo Yuhao gazed down below, worry apparent on his face.

"My brother should be all right, shouldn't he?"

Though he knew that Liu Yuan's Origin Willow Martial Soul had already transformed into an ultimate attribute, concern still clouded his judgment.

"Well..."

A trace of hesitation appeared in everyone else's eyes.

It was hard to say.

But at that moment,

"You're letting concern cloud your judgment." Wang Dong'er saw through Huo Yuhao's thoughts and said casually, "Your brother can already go back and forth with that violent woman. Maybe his Martial Soul is an ultimate attribute too."

The moment she said that,

everyone except Huo Yuhao froze!

Now that she mentioned it!

That really was possible!

Wang Dong'er: I'm actually ridiculously smart!

At this moment, on the Soul Fighting Platform below.

From the beginning until now, the battle had seemed intense, but in truth, it was simply one destroying and the other repairing. More specifically, it was a contest to see whether destruction was faster, or restoration was faster.

Liu Yuan still stood there without moving an inch. Yet as he felt the depletion of Soul Power within his body, he could not help but sigh.

Simply relying on Rooting to recover could no longer keep up with the consumption unless he used his Second Soul Skill.

Moreover, he was fully confident that as long as he did not clash head-on and merely dragged things out like this, Di Qiu'er would be no match for him. After all, her strength was still not great enough.

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