Mutation

As the soul ring settled around his body, a massive surge of heat rushed into Ling Yu's body.

The instant he felt that surge of heat, Ling Yu assumed the five-hearts-facing-heaven posture. White vapor continuously escaped from his mouth as he absorbed it according to the cultivation method.

As he continued absorbing it, the immense energy was like a ball of fire, making him feel as though his internal organs were burning!

The scorching energy continuously crashed through his body. Ling Yu clenched his teeth tightly and used all his willpower to control this enormous mass of energy.

As time passed, the hot current gradually flowed toward his head and quickly merged into his eyes.

The single tomoe within his Sharingan continuously spun in his eyes. However, Ling Yu could tell that although this three-thousand-year Three-Eyed Golden Phoenix was extremely powerful and possessed outstanding Spiritual Power, it still was not enough to evolve his eyes!

A pained expression crept onto Ling Yu's face, making Bibi Dong, who stood nearby, somewhat anxious.

"Stay conscious! Absorb the energy in the soul ring with all your strength!"

Hearing the crisp voice beside him, Ling Yu accelerated his body's absorption and conversion of the energy once more.

This was a three-thousand-year soul ring. Under normal circumstances, only a Soul Ancestor-level soul master could absorb such a soul ring, yet Ling Yu, who possessed only level ten Soul Power, was absorbing it as his first soul ring!

The bones in his body continuously creaked under the pressure and absorption of the energy!

Time continued to pass. The scorching energy within his body gradually turned cool, continuously surging toward his eyes, while his physical body kept absorbing and digesting the remaining residual Soul Power.

Following the cultivation route of the "Basic Cultivation Method," Ling Yu silently had his body continuously absorb the excess Soul Power. Under these circumstances, his body began to change!

Bibi Dong stood beside Ling Yu, watching her young disciple. Although she had tested him before and knew that he could absorb a soul ring of at least three thousand years, seeing it truly happen before her eyes still filled her with uncontrollable excitement.

This was a three-thousand-year first soul ring. It had absolutely created history in the soul master world. No matter how the world changed in the future, the scene unfolding before her would surely be recorded in the history books and praised by future generations!

Suddenly, just as an excited expression appeared on Bibi Dong's face, the faint golden light flickering across Ling Yu's body began to change. Its color grew brighter, showing signs of turning golden-yellow!

Boom!

An immense, desolate, boundless aura radiated from the boy before her and continuously spread in every direction!

Bibi Dong's expression changed drastically. Her legs began to tremble, and her entire body stiffened. It was a pressure that demanded all things in the world kneel in submission. The aura was too vast, and its boundless pressure caused the expansive Sacred Soul Forest to tremble!

If anyone could have witnessed the scene from above, they would have been shocked speechless.

Every Soul Beast in the forest, whether a thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, whether possessing true dragon or phoenix bloodlines, all prostrated themselves upon the ground at that moment. They buried their heads deeply in the earth. Even the Soul Beasts engaged in bloody combat stopped completely, their bodies trembling and their eyes filled with terrified reverence, as though welcoming a god, welcoming their progenitor!

Roar!

A dragon's roar, as though it had come from the birth of the world, resounded in the minds of every living being. It was proclaiming, it was heralding!

Thousands of kilometers away, in the Star Dou Great Forest, there was a lake shrouded in mist and enveloped by dense life energy. Seven enormous Ferocious Beasts were currently prostrated on the ground, their faces all displaying expressions of utter disbelief and terror!

One of the seven colossal beasts, a bear-type Soul Beast, widened his eyes. He wanted to open his great jaws and roar at those beside him, but beneath the pressure of this aura that enveloped all life, he could only rage helplessly, his heart filled with reverence!

This pressure had arrived without warning and vanished without a trace. The instant that world-destroying aura disappeared, the silver lake water rippled. A figure like that of a young girl floated above the lake's surface, dressed in a silver-white gown, her magnificent silver hair falling straight to her waist, her exquisite face perfect as though crafted by the heavens.

"Greetings, my Lord!"*7

The moment they saw the girl, all seven colossal beasts dropped to one knee, their expressions respectful.

"Mm, that aura just now..."

"My Lord, have you encountered that aura before?" The dark-golden giant bear impatiently asked the peerlessly beautiful girl before him.

"Xiong Jun, show some respect to our Lord! If you do that again, I'll tear your mouth apart and let you have a taste of Dragon God's Claw!"

A black giant dragon at least a thousand meters long opened its fanged maw and roared at the Soul Beast called Xiong Jun.

The giant bear looked at the black dragon with deep wariness in his eyes. He chose not to continue acting recklessly and slowly retreated.

The silver-haired girl ignored their dispute and conversation, saying to herself, "A very powerful aura, far stronger than the Dragon God!"

Upon hearing the girl's words, disbelief flashed across the faces of all seven Ferocious Beasts. The black dragon in particular could no longer conceal the terror and fear in his eyes.

Since their Lord had made such an assessment, it was a final verdict!

"H-How is that possible? The Dragon God was..."

Xiong Jun voiced his doubts again, but what greeted him was not an attack from the black dragon, but a bolt of silver lightning descending from the sky!

The lightning seemed to be composed of something unknown. Before Xiong Jun could react at all, it struck his head!

Rumble!

Amid the explosion of lightning and a miserable roar, silver light flashed. All that remained was the giant bear lying on the ground with nearly half of his head gone, dark-golden blood continuously flowing from his mouth.

He was in a miserable state!

"This is the last time!"

The girl spoke in an emotionless, indifferent voice, then turned and continued gazing in the direction from which that aura had come.

"My Lord, do you still intend to continue recovering from your injuries?"

The black dragon glanced at the giant bear still howling miserably on the ground. This time, it would take the other party at least a thousand years to recover from his injuries. Serves him right! Kneeling respectfully on the ground, he asked the girl.

"No. Since I sensed that aura, I have a feeling that the other party's appearance will absolutely be an opportunity for us Soul Beasts! I've decided to visit the human world and experience it for myself!"

Hearing her answer, anxiety immediately appeared on the black dragon's face. He had just wanted to speak and stop her, but silver light flashed around the girl, and she vanished in an instant.

"Sigh, I wonder whether our Lord's choice this time is right or wrong!"

"Don't worry, Di Tian. Trust our Lord. Besides, even if she is still injured, she is not someone the soul masters here can deal with! And with our ability to sense our Lord's aura, if she encounters a problem she cannot resolve, she still has the seven of us—oh, no, six of us! Xiong Jun doesn't look like he'll be able to move anytime soon!"

A completely green swan, occasionally radiating a sacred aura, offered gentle comfort upon hearing the giant dragon's murmur.

"You're right, Bi Ji! We can only do that!"

In the year 2115 of the Douluo Calendar, historical records state that the day was bright and sunny. At midday, the heavens changed. An earth-shattering aura instantly enveloped the entire continent. Every soul master below the rank of Titled Douluo prostrated themselves upon the ground. All livestock, Soul Beasts, and every living creature seemed to be welcoming the descent of their creator!

Ten thousand beasts paid homage, all living things prostrated themselves—like a god, like a demon!

That day was later known as:

Day of Dragon's Rise!

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