Dragon in Shallow Waters

"Seventh Soul Skill—Martial Soul Avatar!"

The earthen-yellow radiance did not erupt outward like Whale Fall's. Instead, it awakened like the pulse of the earth, spreading and rising in ripples from the solid ground beneath his feet—even though it had already shattered. Within the glow, his body did not grow enormous like the demon whale's. Rather, it became more compact and formidable. He only grew slightly taller, yet every inch of muscle and every bone seemed to have been compressed and forged through countless ages of crustal movement, taking on a dark, heavy earthen-yellow hue with the cold, hard sheen of metal. His muscle lines looked as though they had been carved from mountain rock by the greatest of craftsmen, filled with explosive beauty and an indestructible texture. A faint mountain-shaped marking, like a naturally formed crown, clearly emerged on his forehead. Earthen-yellow light flowed through his eyes, as if they contained the changing ages of mountains and rivers. Behind him, the vague phantom of a colossal dragon appeared, towering like a mountain, its spine seemingly bearing the entire vast earth and its limbs like pillars of heaven, emanating an ancient, desolate aura as it silently roared toward the sky—the Mountain Dragon King True Body! The complete form of a true top-tier beast martial soul, a master of ultimate attributes!

A pressure born from the level of life itself, the origin of his martial soul, and the rank of his attributes descended like an invisible mountain range, steadily and firmly surpassing the savage might of the Abyssal Demon Whale! The "bearing," "heaviness," "stability," and "nurturing" of Ultimate Earth, along with the "eruption," "shattering," "penetration," and "control" of Ultimate Strength, achieved their most perfect and harmonious fusion and release in the Mountain Dragon King True Body state! As he stood there, he