First Battle, Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King! (Seeking Collections, Seeking Follow-ups)

"Huff... huff... huff..."

The red-haired clone sprinted toward the valley below, expanding his sensory range with every stride.

He was doing this specifically to draw out whatever it was that even Yu Tianshuo felt threatened by.

Yet, just as the red-haired clone was about to clear the mountain, a dragon claw abruptly snatched him up.

In the very next instant, he appeared high in the sky.

Before the clone could even react, he saw a fleeting shadow of a black dragon, and then all connection was severed.

Upon receiving the memories transmitted by the clone, Yu Tianshuo turned deathly pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo in this state, Qian Renxue asked with concern.

"Tianshuo, are you alright? Why is your face so pale?"

Yu Tianshuo shook his head, not daring to voice his suspicions.

He simply urged Porcupinefish Douluo to accelerate, telling him to flee as fast as he possibly could.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo so anxious, the three did not press him further, instead increasing their speed of escape.

Yu Tianshuo shifted his consciousness to his Blue-Haired Clone once more.

The moment he inhabited the clone, he channeled its energy to unleash his first and third soul skills.

"First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Transformation!"

"Third Soul Skill, Earth Dragon Tyrant Body!"

Instantly, dense blue dragon scales sprouted across the clone's body, and a golden-brown barrier formed around him.

The very moment Yu Tianshuo's soul skills manifested, that black dragon claw tore through space once again, grasping at him.

Yet, the moment it made contact, he felt something different from before.

This time, the grab did not succeed; the palm remained at an unreachable distance from the clone.

No matter how the black dragon claw pushed forward, it could not touch its target.

A majestic, curious male voice emanated from the spatial rift.

The black dragon claw did not retract; instead, the spatial rift expanded, and a figure with golden eyes and black hair stepped out.

The pressure this figure exerted on Yu Tianshuo was incomparable; neither the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King he had encountered earlier, nor the Earth Dragon King that had once brought him to the brink of death, possessed such overwhelming presence.

As expected, a remnant soul is just a remnant soul. Facing a living Dragon King, I am still far too insignificant.

Though he thought this, Yu Tianshuo did not hesitate for a second.

His hands transformed into dragon claws, and with a beat of his dragon wings, he charged straight at Di Tian.

Seeing this ant, who carried the aura of three Dragon Kings, dare to charge at him to seek death, Di Tian became intrigued.

"Interesting."

A golden glint flashed in Di Tian's golden pupils. He transformed one hand into a claw and, with a casual flick, parried Yu Tianshuo's attack.

Seeing that he could not match the strength and technique, Yu Tianshuo did not hesitate. He beat his dragon wings to flash backward before diving into the mountain behind him.

Seeing Yu Tianshuo vanish, Di Tian was in no rush. He was now deeply interested in this human ant who possessed the aura of three Dragon Kings, and he didn't mind playing with him for a while.

Di Tian stood where he was, waiting for Yu Tianshuo's next wave of attacks.

As expected, in the blink of an eye, several chains erupted from the earth, binding Di Tian, who offered no resistance.

The next instant, the chains were coated in Ultimate Fire and Ultimate Ice.

The power of both elements attempted to drill into Di Tian's body to cause internal destruction, but Di Tian merely smiled and said indifferently.

"Are you scratching an itch for me? This little bit of temperature cannot break my defense."

As he spoke, without any further movement, Di Tian simply released his aura, shattering the chains that bound him.

"If you have no other tricks, then honestly confess everything. Perhaps I might even grant you a way out."

As he spoke, Di Tian casually swatted away several *Ice-Fire Bomb*s that were attempting a sneak attack from behind; the freezing and burning effects that should have clung to him had no effect whatsoever.

Gradually, Di Tian lost interest. Aside from that first punch, which was somewhat amusing, the subsequent attacks only caused trivial damage and failed to even breach his defenses.

Di Tian shook his head and stomped his right foot onto the ground. His power surged through the fissures, probing for Yu Tianshuo's hiding spot.

"Found you."

With that, Di Tian revealed a cold smile. He casually tore open a spatial tunnel, reached in, and grabbed a bloated blue figure.

Bloated!!!

Di Tian sensed something was wrong. Just as he moved to toss the figure away, the words spoken by the figure made him pause.

"Help me tell Lord Silver Dragon King that I will come to meet her in the near future."

Having said this, the figure completed its final expansion and detonated in a massive explosion.

"BOOM----!"

In an instant, the mountain peak where the duel took place was razed to ruins. This explosion was powerful enough to inflict injuries even on Di Tian, who had taken the blast head-on.

The hand that had originally seized the blue figure now had three fingers blown off, and wounds of varying sizes covered his body.

Di Tian swallowed the blood in his mouth, clutching the injury on his hand with a look of utter disbelief.

But before he could ponder further, he sensed a bright and holy aura rushing toward his location.

Beyond the light and holiness, that aura actually carried the presence of a deity.

Unwilling to invite more trouble, Di Tian had no choice but to open a spatial tunnel, intending to depart immediately.

Just as he was about to vanish completely, a Holy Sword pierced through the spatial barrier and slammed into Di Tian's shoulder.

Di Tian did not linger a moment longer, vanishing into the ruins in an instant.

Qian Daoliu, who had arrived at full speed, looked at the spot where Di Tian had disappeared with a grim expression.

He closed his eyes to sense the area, but could not detect the aura of his Holy Sword.

He took a deep breath, his face darkening as he wondered why such a powerful soul beast would appear in this place.

Shaking his head, he decided to order his subordinates to track the soul beast once he returned.

Only then did he have the leisure to observe the aura left behind by the explosion.

The more he sensed, the more astonished he became.

"Ultimate Fire, Ultimate Ice, Ultimate Earth, and another power I cannot even name."

"It feels somewhat like the ultimate power Tang Chen has been striving to reach. What a terrifying martial soul and potential; Xue'er has truly found an incredible monster to act as her guardian."

With that, he employed some methods to disperse the lingering aura, providing cover for Yu Tianshuo. After all, several Spirit Douluos were already heading toward this location, and if he didn't want Yu Tianshuo's identity exposed, he had to help conceal the traces.

Having finished, his figure vanished from the spot.

It was not until a cup of tea's time had passed that the first Spirit Douluo arrived at the scene.

More and more people gathered, all of them wearing expressions of utter shock.

They stared at the ruins, unable to stop themselves from wondering what kind of powerhouse had fought here.