The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was already one of the continent's finest Beast Martial Souls, an inherited Martial Soul of the Upper Three Sects with an incomparably noble bloodline.
Yet Ao Yin's Dark Sacred Dragon actually stood a cut above it!
Yu Xiaogang's face turned ghastly. He clenched his teeth, his expression too complicated to describe, and hurried to explain.
"Erlong, calm down. There's more to this than you know. Let me explain!"
Before he could finish, Flender cut him off, his voice deadly serious.
"Now isn't the time to argue about where that Martial Soul came from! Ao Yin's identity is anything but simple. He could very well be a direct descendant raised by an ancient Hidden Sect!"
"Such hidden powers have terrifying foundations and defend their own to the bitter end. If anything happens to Ao Yin right under our noses, all of Shrek Academy—including every one of us—will die! Not one person will escape!"
The words "Hidden Sect" struck Liu Erlong's mind like thunder from the nine heavens.
She shuddered and drew a sharp breath.
In an instant, every strange detail fell into place.
No wonder Ao Yin was so young yet possessed such terrifying strength, heaven-defying talent, and an exceedingly rare Martial Soul.
He was no ordinary unaffiliated Soul Master at all. He came from a hidden clan that never involved itself in worldly disputes!
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang's face had gone livid. He stared hard at Liu Erlong, his eyes filled with incredulous suspicion and confusion.
His voice dry and faintly trembling, he slowly pressed her for an answer.
"That terrifying Dark Sacred Dragon Martial Soul... what exactly is going on? Erlong, when... when did this happen?"
A storm unlike anything he had ever known surged through his heart.
The Golden Holy Dragon formed by the