Golden Dragon vs. Three-Legged Golden Toad

On the other side of the arena, Lu Yuan, Gu Qiu'er, and Xiao Xiao sat together.

Lu Yuan reminded the two of them, "The organizers have arranged our matches for tonight!

"Qiu'er, your opponent is Xiao Hongchen. His Martial Soul is the Three-Legged Golden Toad.

"He can control metal, and he is extremely proficient with Soul Tools. That is exactly what will give you the most trouble, so take this chance to challenge yourself!"

Xiao Xiao turned to Gu Qiu'er with a smile. "Go, Sister Qiu'er! If you can't beat him, just throw Soul Tools at him. We bought a whole pile of them anyway!"

Gu Qiu'er snorted. "Do I look like the kind of person who throws things when I can't win?"

"You do."

"Xiao Xiao, don't even think about having a late-night snack tonight."

Lu Yuan interrupted their banter and reminded Xiao Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, your opponent is Meng Hongchen."

"Her Martial Soul is the Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad. Its poison is extremely potent. Don't stay in contact with the poison mist she releases for too long. The moment you can't hold on, retreat."

Xiao Xiao blinked. "Shouldn't she be the one afraid of me? If I smash her with a cauldron, who can take that?"

Lu Yuan shook his head with a smile. "Anyway, just be careful not to get poisoned by her."

"Then should I go easy on her?"

"No. Hit her if you need to. They aren't here to make friends with us—they're here to end our winning streak."

The host's voice rang throughout the venue, announcing the start of the match.

"Tonight's main event on Arena Ninety-One! The undefeated legend, the Golden Dragon Princess, versus the Sun Moon Empire's number one genius, Young Master Golden Toad, Xiao Hongchen!"

The entire venue instantly erupted with wave-like cheers. Shouts of betting rang out as countless Gold Soul Coin chips were wildly thrown down.

Xiao Hongchen's figure flashed, and he leaped onto the stage. A golden glow instantly covered his entire body, layers of golden scales bulged from his back, and a golden toad leg extended from behind him.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—five Soul Rings rose into view.

"Where is my opponent? Don't tell me she's too afraid of this genius's reputation to come up?"

Xiao Hongchen raised his chin and looked down arrogantly at the crowd.

Gu Qiu'er stepped onto the Soul Fighting Stage from the other side.

At that moment, the cheers from the stands rose an entire level higher than before.

The Golden Dragon Princess's name had already spread throughout Mingdu's Soul Fighting circles. Everyone was waiting to see whether she would finally stumble.

"Tch!"

Xiao Hongchen was deeply displeased.

This woman's limelight had actually surpassed his?

How could that be allowed?

He narrowed his eyes and said, "Golden Dragon Princess? Did you come up with that title yourself?"

Gu Qiu'er raised an eyebrow. "What, is there a problem?"

"I thought you were some princess from one of the Douluo empires. So you named yourself that. Tsk, tsk..."

Gu Qiu'er's delicate brows furrowed. "It's just a title. Do you live by the sea or something?"

It was all Lu Yuan's fault!

He had insisted that the Abyss Cult needed a blond princess, which was why he had given her that title!

Gu Qiu'er herself had wanted to call it Golden Dragon Maiden. It sounded so much better!

Xiao Hongchen was somewhat confused by her words. "What sea? My family has lived in Mingdu for generations."

"Then why are you meddling so much?"

Xiao Hongchen: "..."

"Very good! You have successfully enraged a lion!"

"Let me be the one to break your winning streak!"

Xiao Hongchen flicked his five fingers and threw out metal spheres.

His first and third Soul Rings lit up brilliantly at the same time!

The metal spheres instantly formed a dense metal array, floating before Xiao Hongchen.

The corners of his lips curled upward slightly.

No one understood the combination of metal and Soul Tools better than he did!

The next moment, metal cannon barrels began crazily growing from each metal sphere as their base.

More than a hundred thick Soul Tool cannon barrels layered over one another. Their angles adjusted minutely, automatically calibrating their muzzles as they all locked tightly onto Gu Qiu'er across from him.

The audience below was utterly shocked.

"Is this Xiao Hongchen's strength?!"

"Without any device as a carrier, he can control metal with his Martial Soul and create over a hundred Soul Tool cannons out of thin air!"

"No wonder he's the empire's number one genius!"

Xiao Hongchen stood amid the cannon array, his white robes fluttering as his expression turned incomparably arrogant.

"A bunch of backwater Douluo. Before my Sun Moon Soul Tools, the brute strength of so-called beast Martial Souls is nothing but a joke."

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Gu Qiu'er stood tall and straight, her long hair gently lifting in the wind, her crimson gaze as cold and majestic as a deity's.

Five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings slowly rose beneath her feet.

Five black Soul Rings!

When this sight was fully revealed to the entire venue, the stands instantly exploded with extreme cries of shock.

"F-five Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings?!"

"A Soul King with nothing but Ten Thousand Year black rings!"

"Is this the secret behind the Golden Dragon Princess sweeping through the Soul Fighting Arena? That lineup is simply monstrous!"

Many spectators had watched Gu Qiu'er's Soul Fighting matches before, but this was still the first time they had seen the full extent of her Soul Rings.

Gu Qiu'er neither dodged nor retreated, facing the countless cannon muzzles head-on.

"First Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Body!"

"Second Soul Skill, Dragon's Strength!"

"Putting on a show."

Xiao Hongchen's gaze turned cold, and the impatience in his eyes deepened.

His second and fourth Soul Rings flashed simultaneously!

A blazing golden glow instantly ignited across the surfaces of the countless metal cannon barrels. Every free metal element in the air surged madly into the cannons.

"Break!"

His low shout fell.

The dense metal Soul Tool cannons fired all at once!

Streams of golden cannonfire tore through the air, densely covering the entire arena and forming an inescapable metal torrent that crashed down toward Gu Qiu'er!

The instant the cannonfire reached her, Gu Qiu'er's third Soul Ring blazed brightly!

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Fist!"

She clenched her right fist, gathering Soul Power over its surface.

A huge dragon head, savage and majestic, gleaming with brilliant gilded light, condensed over her fist. Its dragon eyes snapped open in fury, its dragon might soaring to the heavens!

Bang!!!

The Golden Dragon's head collided head-on with the countless streams of metal cannonfire!

Blinding golden radiance and metallic flames instantly swallowed the entire Arena Ninety-One!

Violent shockwaves swept in every direction. The arena barrier trembled fiercely, and every spectator instinctively held their breath.

Smoke and dust exploded outward as sparks scattered through the air.

When the aftershocks of the metal explosions finally faded, everyone's pupils constricted sharply!

Under the endless bombardment, Gu Qiu'er remained where she stood without retreating even half a step!

Her Golden Dragon Body had endured the bombardment of countless fifth-grade Soul Tool cannons. Her dragon scales gleamed brilliantly, while only the corner of her clothes was slightly disheveled!

"How is that possible?!"

For the first time, Xiao Hongchen's expression changed drastically, his face full of disbelief.

His saturated Soul Tool cannon barrage had been forcibly received head-on by a Soul King of the same rank?

Was it because of her Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings?

Before his shock could subside, Gu Qiu'er activated her fourth Soul Skill.

Three successive golden dragon-might explosions erupted outward in overlapping waves!

Rumble!!

Terrifying shockwaves instantly swept across the entire arena!

The metal powder floating through the air, the lingering remnants of cannonfire, and the more than a hundred metal cannon barrels were all violently shaken by the triple dragon explosions, cracking apart layer by layer!

Xiao Hongchen's expression changed abruptly as he hurriedly activated his fifth Soul Skill.

"Metal's Devotion!"

His body instantly liquefied, transforming into flowing metallic light.

Even so, he was still forced back again and again by the triple dragon explosions, while his metal cannon array was completely destroyed!

Metal powder scattered throughout the air. The seemingly unbeatable suppression of the cannon platform was forcibly torn apart head-on by Gu Qiu'er's overwhelming strength.

The entire venue fell silent for a moment before deafening cheers erupted!

"She faced Xiao Hongchen's Soul Tool cannon array head-on!!"

"The Golden Dragon Princess is too strong!!"

"Golden Dragon Princess!"

On the arena stage, the light around Gu Qiu'er grew increasingly dazzling.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Roar!"

Roar!!

A stirring dragon roar that shook heaven and earth exploded forth!

Its sound pierced through the dome of the Soul Fighting Arena and echoed across Mingdu's night sky!

A gigantic Golden Dragon phantom, dozens of zhang long, pure gold from head to tail and possessing unparalleled majesty, rose from Gu Qiu'er's body. It coiled above the arena, its dragon eyes looking down upon Xiao Hongchen, who had transformed into liquid metal below!

Dragon might suppressed all things!

Metal trembled, and elements fell silent!

Even Xiao Hongchen's liquefied body visibly shook!

The Three-Legged Golden Toad was being forcibly suppressed by the Golden Dragon's dragon might!

The dragon's roar pierced the sky, and the Golden Dragon pressed down from above!

The scales of victory instantly tipped completely!

The composure on Meng Hongchen's face below the stage vanished completely. Her aqua-blue eyes were filled with shock and gravity as she stared fixedly at the peerless Golden Dragon phantom above the stage.

She finally understood that this undefeated pair from outside was no ordinary group of rogue geniuses.

They were true peerless prodigies capable of overshadowing the entire younger generation of the Sun Moon Empire!

Bi Ji, who had been silently watching from the shadows, felt her scalp go numb.

Little ancestor!

Hold back a little! If they attracted the attention of Mingdu's Titled Douluo forces, even if she could heal them, she would not be able to withstand it!