Golden Dragon Spear

The crack did not spread outward. Instead, it rapidly snaked along the Soul Guidance patterns within the wall. Sections of silver formation lines winked out one after another, while the depths of the wall gave off the groan of twisting metal.

Crack.

A second fissure.

Then a third.

Xu Tianming's fist had not even truly struck down; it merely rested against the wall.

Soul Power continued pouring in without pause.

The structure inside the wall began to collapse.

Boom!!!

An entire wall exploded.

Large chunks of Soul Guidance Alloy flew outward. Stones struck the floor with dull thuds, while the silver formation lines broke into scattered specks of light that drifted wildly through the dust.

The secret chamber was instantly filled with dust.

The compartment behind the wall was exposed. Several thick metal pillars protruded crookedly from the break, still crackling with Soul Guidance arcs.

Hurried footsteps sounded outside.

"Your Highness!!"

"What happened in the secret chamber?"

Several guards rushed to the door.

The moment they opened the secret chamber, they saw rubble and dust scattered across the ground, as well as Xu Tianming standing amid the ruins.

The guards all stopped in their tracks. The instant they entered, Xu Tianming had already withdrawn his Soul Rings and Martial Soul Possession, returning to his usual appearance.

They looked at Xu Tianming, then at the wall that had been smashed to pieces. Their faces were filled with shock, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.

This secret chamber had been constructed from special Soul Guidance Alloy. Its walls were more than half a meter thick, and defensive formations had been built within them.

Even a Soul King could not simply tear this thing apart whenever they pleased.

But now? An entire wall was gone.

Xu Tianming stood perfectly unharmed amid the rubble, without even a speck of dust on him.

"Your Highness, this..."

One guard cautiously spoke up.

Xu Tianming glanced at them and replied calmly.

"Don't be nervous."

"I was just testing a soul skill."

The guards looked at one another, completely dumbfounded.

Testing a soul skill?!

He had tested the secret chamber wall out of existence?!

But they did not dare utter a single complaint, much less question him.

Xu Tianming was their master, while they were servants.

Never mind smashing one wall—even if Xu Tianming tore down the entire secret chamber, they had no right to say a word.

"Do you need us to call someone to repair it?"

"Mm, go ahead."

Xu Tianming swept his gaze over the breach in the wall and nodded.

"Yes."

The guards bowed their heads.

Before leaving, they could not help glancing once more at the rubble all over the floor. The shock in their eyes could not be concealed.

The group withdrew from the secret chamber and gently closed the door.

Xu Tianming stood where he was, raising his hand to inspect his completely unharmed fist. A smile slowly spread across his face.

"First soul skill, Might of Extremity."

He muttered softly.

"Awesome. That was so damn awesome."

This was not an ordinary boost in strength at all. It was absolute control over the limits of power.

As long as he could see a target's weakness, he could concentrate all his strength onto a single point, instantly pierce through the target's defenses, and destroy its structure.

The stronger the target and the more complex its structure, the harder its weakness was to find. But as long as he could see it, there was nothing he could not destroy.

Xu Tianming glanced at the ruined wall again. In truth, he had only used the tiniest bit of his strength in that punch just now.

If he truly erupted with his full power, the might of Might of Extremity would be far more than enough to destroy a single wall.

"Golden Dragon Martial Soul..."

Xu Tianming felt the surging blood essence within his body. This body's strength had become countless times greater than before. With physical strength alone, he felt that he could easily crush a Soul Elder now.

More importantly, with a second Martial Soul, he could roam outside under the identity of the Fools from now on.

One identity could remain in Mingdu as a prince, while the other could wander freely across the continent. This was the damn freedom he had wanted.

Early the next morning.

Xu Tianming woke from his dream. The first thing he saw was neither familiar bed curtains nor the morning light filtering through the windows of Mo Mang Palace.

It was a spear.

A dazzling golden spear lay horizontally across his bed.

The entire shaft was golden, its handle covered in densely packed dragon patterns. Faint golden light flowed through those patterns. Where the spear blade connected to the shaft sat an exquisite ruby, within which a ball of fire seemed to burn.

The entire spear was both domineering and magnificent.

Yet lying there on his bed, it looked utterly out of place. Who put something like this in a bedroom?

Xu Tianming stared at it for a full three seconds.

Then he abruptly sat upright.

"Karna!!!"

His shout carried straight through the room door.

The next instant, the space in the room rippled like the surface of water.

Karna's figure flashed into existence. He wore black combat attire, his silver-white hair drifting lightly as his teal eyes swept over the surroundings.

"Master."

"What's with this spear?"

Xu Tianming pointed at the golden spear on the bed.

"Who put it here?"

Karna looked toward the spear, his expression unchanged.

"It tore through space and came here on its own."

"It did not attack or display any hostility when it appeared. I confirmed that it posed no threat to you, so I did not disturb your sleep."

"You confirmed it wasn't a threat to me, and then you let it lie on my bed?"

Xu Tianming pointed at his bed.

"This is my bed!!!"

Karna fell silent for a moment.

"Do you require me to move it away, Master?"

"Don't touch it yet."

Xu Tianming got out of bed and stood beside it, studying the spear. It could tear through space, silently appear within the secret chamber of Mo Mang Palace, and evade the palace's defensive Soul Guidance formations.

No matter how he looked at it, this did not seem like an ordinary weapon.

Could it be a divine weapon?

Xu Tianming's gaze fell on the ruby. For some reason, the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. The dragon patterns on the shaft, the crimson-gold light, and the aura hidden within the spear—an aura that seemed to originate from the source of dragon bloodlines.

A flash of realization struck Xu Tianming.

"Holy shit."

His eyes widened abruptly.

"Golden Dragon Spear?"

Of course he knew this spear.

It had been formed from the Golden Dragon King's rib, a true divine weapon exclusive to the Golden Dragon King. But Xu Tianming remembered that the Golden Dragon Spear had fallen onto Douluo Continent and been acquired by the Imperial Auspicious Beast with the Golden Dragon Bloodline.

So why had it ended up on his bed now???

Xu Tianming glanced at Karna.

"Where did it come from?"

"The spatial fluctuations cannot be traced."

Karna answered.

"However, no other living creature approached before it appeared."

"So it came looking for me on its own?"

"That should be the case."

Xu Tianming's expression grew increasingly strange.

Yesterday, he had used the Golden Dragon King's Divine Core to simulate the Golden Dragon Martial Soul and even condensed a Blood Essence Soul Ring. Today, the Golden Dragon Spear had directly torn through space to come looking for him.

That was way too proactive.