The Azure Dragon everyone had longed for finally appeared, yet no one dared to attack.
Their fear of something so enormous temporarily robbed them all of the ability to move.
Some of the groups here, such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had seen the White Tiger before.
But the White Tiger's imposing might was clearly inferior to the Azure Dragon's.
After all, Soul Beasts like white tigers appeared frequently; they simply were not that old.
But the Azure Dragon was different. Soul Beasts like dragons had scarcely appeared even in the historical records of the Douluo Continent.
There were not even any Martial Souls like it.
At least some people possessed Martial Souls similar to the Vermilion Bird, such as phoenixes.
Everyone present, including Golden Crocodile Douluo, felt a fear rooted in their bloodlines when they saw the Azure Dragon's full appearance.
Its dragon head, a mixture of azure and gold, gave off an extremely sacred impression.
But that only made everyone hesitate briefly.
The stronger the Azure Dragon was, the greater the increase in Soul Power it would provide after becoming a Soul Ring.
Its Soul Skills would presumably be heaven-defying as well.
Fortune lay amid danger!
Excitement gradually took over their eyes!
However strong the Azure Dragon was, it could not possibly withstand a whole horde of Soul Masters.
After all, quite a few of the Soul Masters here had Soul Power Levels at Soul Saint or above.
At a rough count, there were nearly ten Titled Douluos alone.
That went without saying for Soul Douluos.
The only drawback was that these people fought independently, refusing to help one another and even harming each other!
By now, no one was thinking about why the Azure Dragon had insisted on landing and giving them a chance to attack when he had been perfectly fine in the sky.
If he had simply flown away, these Soul Masters could only have gazed at the dragon and sighed!
Ye Yao had already gone this far in going easy on them. He only hoped a stronger Soul Master would step forward and claim his Soul Ring.
After the Azure Dragon landed, the sky cleared as well.
Broad swathes of sunlight shone on the ground, drying the clothes of many Soul Masters who had been drenched.
Golden Crocodile Douluo looked like a brute. After all, crocodiles were hardly a symbol of intelligence to begin with.
But he was meticulous, continuing to hide on the mountaintop without the slightest intention of attacking.
He had already sent word to Spirit Hall's party, telling them to be careful on their way over and not rush into attacking.
They would wait until the various factions here and the Azure Dragon had battered each other first.
He, Golden Crocodile Douluo, could afford to wait. The others could not.
Yu Yuanzhen surveyed the positions of the major factions around him.
At present, the Lightning Tyrant Dragon group was closest to the Azure Dragon.
The two great empires were a little farther away, while the others, such as the Lower Four Sects and the smaller factions, were still some distance off.
They were moving this way.
"Clan leader, what should we do?" an elder asked Yu Yuanzhen with a troubled expression.
They had not expected the Azure Dragon to be this enormous.
Although its serpentine body gave the impression that striking its vulnerable spot seven inches down would subdue it.
With an individual this large, however, defining those seven inches would probably be difficult.
After landing, the Azure Dragon merely glanced at everyone and made no further movements.
It seemed to be waiting for the humans to respond first.
The restless Soul Masters, ruled by greed, finally lost their patience and attacked first!
A spear-like Soul Skill shot out from the crowd.
Compared to the enormous Azure Dragon, that spear was like a toothpick.
The spear flew straight over and left a barely perceptible mark on the Azure Dragon's scales.
Then it vanished.
The Azure Dragon never even looked at the spear.
It was merely an ordinary Soul Skill from a Soul Saint, and no one had expected anything of him.
Yet the fact that it failed to stir even the slightest ripple still surprised everyone.
"Attack together!" someone shouted from the crowd.
Then ranged Soul Skills of every kind emerged, bombarding the Azure Dragon with precision.
Even ten Soul Skills unleashed at once could not leave a mark on the Azure Dragon's scales.
Then they would use a hundred, a thousand, or even three thousand.
There were still thousands upon thousands of Soul Masters here.
Once their numbers increased, the Azure Dragon's scales could no longer withstand all those Soul Skills.
After one concentrated volley, several of the Azure Dragon's scales were blasted apart.
The bright red flesh beneath the scales was exposed.
Seeing blood appear on the Azure Dragon, everyone's fighting spirit soared!
Soon, disregarding their Soul Power expenditure, they immediately launched another assault!
A vast barrage of flying Soul Skills blasted toward the Azure Dragon again.
Given the Azure Dragon's size, there was simply no way to dodge.
The Azure Dragon could only watch as those attacks landed on his body.
This time, several more scales were blasted to pieces.
"Again!"
"Keep going!"
"It's working!"
As though injected with chicken blood, everyone bombarded him round after round.
Under the human Soul Masters' relentless attacks, more and more blood appeared on the Azure Dragon's body.
The shattered scales gradually accounted for nearly thirty percent of the total!
Although his dragon head remained raised in the air, and he did not seem to be in much pain.
The patches of mangled flesh across his body already spoke volumes!
"Hahaha! It looks like this Azure Dragon is nothing special after all!"
"So huge, yet all it amounts to is an oversized target."
"No matter how powerful a Soul Beast is, before countless Soul Masters, it can only die in bitterness on the spot!"
Amid their excitement, everyone had already begun considering how to seize the Azure Dragon's Soul Ring.
Under the successive concentrated volleys, the Azure Dragon might fall at any moment.
That made who could land the final blow extremely important!
Too many people were attacking at once, so it would probably come down to luck.
Perhaps his attack would strike a vital spot, or perhaps my Soul Skill would prove more effective.
No matter what, I have to land the final blow! everyone thought.
The attacks from their hands bombarded the Azure Dragon in wave after wave.
At that moment, Yu Yuanzhen was watching the Azure Dragon with a baffled expression!
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had yet to join the attack.
"Why is the Azure Dragon not moving at all?"
The elder beside him grew anxious instead. "Clan leader, shouldn't we hurry and attack?"
"If this goes on, someone else might really kill the Azure Dragon!"
Left with no choice, Yu Yuanzhen nodded. "Join the battle. Everyone with ranged attacks, attack with all your strength!"
At his command, the entire clan finally sprang into action.
Powerful attacks blasted into the Azure Dragon one after another.
With their participation, the Azure Dragon's injuries immediately became much worse.
By now, the parties from both great empires were attacking with all their strength as well.
But all the Soul Masters at Soul Douluo and above were filled with doubts even as they attacked.
Especially those who had seen the White Tiger.
"Is this Azure Dragon really just standing there taking a beating?"
"Is there some detail we haven't noticed?"
Yet doubts aside, the Azure Dragon's injuries were indeed growing increasingly severe.
In the blink of an eye, shattered scales covered half of the dragon's body.
Aside from the slightly strange fact that he still barely moved, the Azure Dragon really seemed to be on the verge of giving out.
"Quick, the Azure Dragon can't hold on much longer!" The Soul Masters, who had already consumed a considerable amount of Soul Power, now attacked furiously with all their strength as though injected with chicken blood!