"Haah—haah—haah!"
Dugu Yuan clutched his racing heart with one hand and pointed at Dugu Bo and Yu Tianshuo with the other, speaking in a wounded tone.
"How could you do this? Fine, Dad, but Junior Brother! Why are you so practiced at running away?"
Dugu Bo looked at his foolish son and replied disdainfully.
"If you're weak, train more. Just wait until we get back—I'll make you train extra."
"No—!"
Dugu Yuan's furious, unwilling roar rang across the Tianling Mountain Range, scaring away some of the Soul Beasts in the mountains.
Once Dugu Yuan had vented enough, Dugu Bo looked at Yu Tianshuo and asked,
"Well? Can you sense him?"
Yu Tianshuo closed his eyes and said,
"Give me a moment."
Then he continued speaking with the Ice Dragon King in his sea of consciousness.
"What do you mean, we can't sense the Earth Dragon King in the small world for now?"
The Ice Dragon King was feeling somewhat awkward. After all, he was the one who had suggested the Earth Dragon King was here.
They had made it, but now they couldn't find him.
Still, he wanted to maintain a Dragon King's dignity. After coughing twice, he said in a grave voice,
"Ahem. He probably didn't want to be disturbed as he neared death. After opening up the small world, he closed its entrance."
After hearing that, Yu Tianshuo's figure gradually solidified in the sea of consciousness. It looked as though he was about to give the Ice Dragon King a serious beating.
Seeing this, the Ice Dragon King wilted and hurriedly added,
"Wait! Wait! Don't rush! I can sense someone who inherited the Earth Dragon King's bloodline. I'll guide you in a moment. Hurry back—you're scaring me like this!"
Seeing that the Ice Dragon King had come up with a solution, Yu Tianshuo dispersed his body in the sea of consciousness, and his awareness returned to his physical body.
Opening his eyes, Yu Tianshuo released his second Soul Skill, Ice and Fire Twin Dragon Transformation.
This time, however, he only summoned the blue clone.
What truly astonished Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan was that the clone looked nothing like Yu Tianshuo!
The clone was tall and slender, standing a full eight feet high. Long hair that gleamed like blue sapphires fell over his broad shoulders, matching his deep blue eyes and emanating a fearsome, imposing aura.
Those slit pupils were especially striking. They seemed capable of seeing through everything, radiating such authority that people couldn't help but feel awe.
As Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan looked into those eyes, they felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them, as though the entire world had grown insignificant beneath their gaze.
And that wasn't all. Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan could also feel an undisguised Dragon Might coming from the clone.
It surged from him like powerful waves, continuously washing over them and engulfing them completely.
Just as the atmosphere turned rigid, Yu Tianshuo jumped up and slapped the Ice Dragon King on the head, saying impatiently,
"Don't just stand there. I didn't let you out so you could scare my master and senior brother. Hurry up and lead the way."
The Ice Dragon King said nothing. He only stared at his own hands, overcome with joy.
Looking at Yu Tianshuo, he pointed at him and said,
"From now on, you'll call me Boss Ice Dragon! I've got a body now, so don't think I'll still be afraid of—"
Zero-frame start!
Yu Tianshuo hit the Ice Dragon King with a Weakness Strike!
Super effective!
Watching the fool clutch his crotch and cry out in pain, Yu Tianshuo could only sigh.
He had guessed the guy would cause trouble, but he hadn't thought he'd stop pretending altogether.
The first thing he did after getting out was try to steal the boss's position right to his face.
There was no helping it. He'd just have to give him another lesson in "ideological and moral education."
"Boss Ice Dragon, huh?"
A powerful kick landed between the Ice Dragon King's legs.
"Is that what I let you out for?"
With a "pop," Yu Tianshuo's clone vanished before his eyes.
Watching this, Yu Tianshuo's expression darkened again. He told his stunned master and senior brother to wait for him, then entered his sea of consciousness to continue the Ice Dragon King's lesson.
Just as the father and son were still stunned by Yu Tianshuo's antics, a powerful suction force suddenly appeared.
In an instant, the three of them vanished from where they stood.
By the time the father and son came to their senses, they were standing before an enormous skeleton.
Dugu Bo's expression turned grave. After using Martial Soul Possession, he shielded Dugu Yuan and Yu Tianshuo behind him, warily surveying their surroundings for any danger.
Dugu Yuan's expression was just as grave. He released his Martial Soul, keeping watch for danger that might appear behind them.
Yu Tianshuo's expression—no, that guy was still in his sea of consciousness, giving the Ice Dragon King a lesson!
He had no idea what was happening outside. The Fire Dragon King, who had been keeping watch, was too busy watching the show and sneaking attacks!
Just as the atmosphere grew tense, an unbearably terrifying Dragon Might filled the air, and a hoarse voice came from within the skeleton.
"Third Brother, Fourth Brother's aura? Who are you?"
At once, an incomparably terrifying pressure descended upon the three of them.
Dugu Yuan was pressed to the ground by the Dragon Might in an instant, unable to move. Dugu Bo fared a little better; drawing on the power within his Soul Core, he barely managed to resist, but the terrifying pressure still forced him down onto one knee.
Only then did Yu Tianshuo realize something was wrong and return to his body.
Feeling the Dragon Might bearing down on him and seeing his master and senior brother in such a sorry state, Yu Tianshuo was consumed by fury!
Dragon scales rapidly covered his body as his anger flared, and three dragon shadows appeared behind him.
Three terrifying roars barely managed to resist the Earth Dragon King's Dragon Might, shielding Dugu Bo and Dugu Yuan and giving them a chance to catch their breath.
"So it really is Third Brother and Fourth Brother's aura! Human! Who gave you permission to profane a Dragon King's dignity like this?!"
The Earth Dragon King's Dragon Might intensified, gradually overpowering the roars released by Yu Tianshuo.
But by then, Yu Tianshuo had gathered enough power, and his body began to transform into a dragon.
As his body grew larger, the Earth Dragon King was taken aback!
He roared in disbelief,
"Golden Dragon King?!"
"No! That's impossible. I saw the Golden Dragon King sealed away in the Divine Realm. How could you be him?!"
"Who are you?!"
The Earth Dragon King roared furiously!
He couldn't accept what he was seeing. The Golden Dragon King, who had been sealed away in the Divine Realm after his death, had appeared in a human's body. How could he not be enraged?
In truth, the Earth Dragon King had lost his reason. If he had taken a moment to sense things carefully, he would have been even more astonished to discover that this creature who resembled the Golden Dragon King had no connection to them at all.
But the situation no longer gave him time to think about it.
Yu Tianshuo's roar became the final spark that set off the battle.
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