It's You, Golden Saint Dragon! (Please Keep Reading!)

"Thieving Dao Killing Move: Heart Steal!"

Qin Qi placed his hand on the Golden Saint Dragon's head, and lightning immediately surged into his body.

Every muscle in his body tensed at once as pain shot straight into his brain!

"Seize it in one grasp, refine it in an instant!"

Qin Qi refined the Golden Saint Dragon once more. After this refinement was complete, the connection between him and the Golden Saint Dragon became even closer.

He could feel the pain brought by its transformation more clearly than before, and he could even vaguely sense the Golden Saint Dragon's thoughts.

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon looked at Qin Qi with its large eyes. It, too, vaguely sensed Qin Qi's desire to help bear its pain.

But it could not allow that. It did not want Qin Qi to be hurt because of it.

Enduring the agonizing pain, it shook its head and nudged Qin Qi aside.

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon roared at Qin Qi, telling him to stay farther away. As long as he left its side, he would not have to endure the pain.

"I said I would raise you into a Golden Saint Dragon. Whatever problems we encounter along the way, I'll face them with you."

"Even if I stole you, there is honor among thieves. Once something has been stolen, it belongs to me!"

"And I take responsibility for what belongs to me!"

"Besides, you're my Martial Soul now. Martial Souls and Soul Masters have always worked together to grow stronger!"

Qin Qi understood what the Golden Saint Dragon meant, but he did not give up. His eyes resolute, he walked back over.

Then he placed his hand on the Golden Saint Dragon's head again. Even as lightning tempered his body, he did not waver in the slightest.

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon looked at Qin Qi, emotion appearing in its huge eyes. Even its not-so-clever heart felt warmth.

It took the initiative to coil its body around Qin Qi, resting its head beside Qin Qi's hand.

As their spiritual connection formed, golden light gradually began to radiate from Qin Qi's body.

The Golden Saint Dragon also conveyed a feeling of hunger to Qin Qi, along with a craving.

"Not enough energy? Then let's add more!"

Qin Qi understood what the Golden Saint Dragon meant. The energy from one Soul Ring was simply not enough for it to complete its transformation.

It needed more energy, more Soul Power!

Qin Qi refined the second Hundred-Year Soul Ring into energy and fed it to the Golden Saint Dragon.

But it was still not enough. The third, the fourth, the fifth—he fed it all the way through the ninth, yet it still was not enough!

"I finally understand why Yu Xiaogang was useless. The Golden Saint Dragon bloodline is simply too powerful."

"The energy in an ordinary Soul Master's body is nowhere near enough to complete this transformation."

"On top of that, Yu Xiaogang abandoned Luo Sanpao later on, leaving it with even less energy."

"Of course, it might just be that the so-called Grandmaster was simply trash."

The golden light around Qin Qi gradually weakened, and the lightning began to fade as well.

The transformation was not fully complete, but part of it had been accomplished.

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon flew up and hovered behind Qin Qi, now filled with sufficient energy.

It finally had enough strength to fly. The golden scales on its body also shone with dazzling light.

Lightning coiled around its dragon claws. This was not a soul skill, but one of the Golden Saint Dragon's innate attributes!

"The first transformation is complete, but we still have a long road ahead of us."

"By the way, what's this golden light around me?"

Qin Qi stretched out his hand. The Golden Saint Dragon voluntarily lowered its head beneath his palm and rubbed against it affectionately.

"I don't have a single Soul Ring right now, so this shouldn't be a soul skill."

"Is it something the Golden Saint Dragon naturally possesses?"

Qin Qi experimentally patted the golden light around himself and discovered that it was tangible energy.

"I remember now. After Yu Xiaogang and the other two fused into one and summoned the Golden Saint Dragon—"

"A golden shield would appear around them. Unless the Golden Saint Dragon was defeated, no one could break through that shield."

Qin Qi looked at the Golden Saint Dragon and felt that this Martial Soul's mechanics were incredibly complete.

An External Beast Martial Soul could not use Martial Soul Possession, but the golden light protected its master, preventing enemies from bypassing the External Beast Martial Soul and instantly killing him.

This was great. A huge thumbs-up!

"I wonder what the Golden Saint Dragon's first soul skill is. I'm rather curious."

Qin Qi wandered around nearby with the Golden Saint Dragon and soon found several ten-year Soul Beasts.

"It's you, Golden Pika! Go!"

Qin Qi pointed with one hand, suddenly feeling as though he were playing Pokémon. His Golden Saint Dragon—

Was basically a golden dragon-form Pikachu.

"Roar!"

The Golden Divine Dragon shot out directly, moving as fast as lightning!

Its dragon claws seized the prey, and amid booming thunder, those Soul Beasts were killed.

Several white Soul Rings floated up, and Qin Qi grabbed them and refined them in one go.

But they were still white.

Their cultivation was too low to be converted into Hundred-Year Soul Rings? No matter. He could just find more later.

Qin Qi placed the Soul Rings onto the Golden Saint Dragon and quickly received information about its first soul skill.

"Golden Dragon Claw, lightning power increased by one hundred percent!"

"At the same time, a dragon claw can be summoned anywhere within five meters."

Qin Qi looked around before turning toward a large tree. He activated the dragon claw summoning function of his first soul skill.

A golden vortex immediately appeared beside him, and a massive dragon claw wrapped in blue lightning stretched out from it!

The dragon claw struck the tree and snapped it in half!

The tree: "You're so noble! I didn't provoke you or offend you, yet you hit me!"

"Roar!"

The Golden Saint Dragon looked at the dragon claw beside Qin Qi and became a little jealous.

It let out a dragon roar, then used its first soul skill. The lightning around its claw became thicker.

With one swipe, a tree twenty meters away was instantly scorched into charcoal by lightning.

"Roar."

The Golden Saint Dragon hovered before Qin Qi, its large eyes filled with longing. It longed for Qin Qi's praise and reward.

It looked just like a dog that had done something good.

"External Beast Martial Souls really are special. One soul skill gives separate boosts to both the Martial Soul and the Soul Master."

"If this were a one-on-one fight, it would be the two of us against one opponent."

Qin Qi reached out and rubbed the Golden Saint Dragon's head as its reward.

For the rest of the afternoon, Qin Qi busied himself searching everywhere for corpses and collecting Soul Rings.

By evening, he had finally gathered another nine Hundred-Year Soul Rings.

When he left the Soul Hunting Forest, the Soul Master whose token he had stolen was anxiously searching at the entrance.

Qin Qi silently returned the token, then quietly headed back.

When he returned to the entrance of Dorm Seven, Tang San happened to be coming back as well.

"Tang San, why do you look so upset? Did something happen?"

Looking at Tang San's expression as though his mother had died, Qin Qi asked.

What was wrong with this kid?

Could Yu Xiaogang have died?

It would be perfectly normal for someone without a Martial Soul to die after charging into the Soul Hunting Forest.

But wasn't Tang Hao there?

If that guy had not been around, Tang San would not have encountered the Datura Snake, right?

Don't tell him it was a chance encounter. Qin Qi had spent the entire day circling the outskirts, and even ten-year Soul Beasts had been rare, let alone hundred-year ones.

"Nothing. I'm just tired after being active all day."

Tang San's expression was gloomy. That damn Yu Xiaogang had been absurdly lucky to survive the forest.

After returning, Yu Xiaogang had given him a thorough scolding, making Tang San extremely unhappy.

But once he entered the dormitory, looked at the other students, and thought about his four-hundred-year Soul Ring—

His mood immediately improved. A sense of superiority rose within him.

He desperately wanted to show off his Soul Ring, but reason told him not to. He had to hold back.

Qin Qi had no idea about Tang San's inner thoughts. After spending the entire day searching for corpses, he was truly exhausted.

Combined with the lightning tempering of his body, he was worn out. The moment he lay down on his bed, he fell asleep.

The next day marked the start of formal classes. Fortunately, Xiao Wu woke him up.

Otherwise, Qin Qi would have been late on the very first day of school.

The picture is of Luo Sanpao as he is now.

Things are looking up for me—I actually managed to ride Yinglong's popularity wave now! (Laughs)

Today is the start of the trial period. My survival depends on the next seven days, so please keep reading!