Flender had just stepped into the laboratory when he froze on the spot.
He followed the familiar face to the hands strapped to the testing bed, then glanced at the wheelchair casually placed against the wall. His surprise quickly turned to anger. Liu Erlong was also stunned for a moment, then quickly walked to the testing bed and confirmed that Yu Xiaogang had no obvious injuries other than being restricted in his movements before he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
" Xiaogang!"
Upon seeing the two, Yu Xiaogang's face immediately lit up with joy. " Flender, Erlong, you've finally arrived! It was the Spirit Hall who captured me and brought me here; they even forcibly studied my Martial Soul!"
Flender whirled around, pointed at Lin Yuan, his face completely darkening. " Your His Highness the Holy Son, you told me yesterday that you didn't know where Xiaogang went! Now he's tied up here, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Lin Yuan remained completely calm. He even carefully recalled what had happened yesterday, and then nodded as if he had finally remembered.
Oh, you mean this?
Flender's forehead vein throbbed.
Lin Yuan continued, "After we parted ways yesterday, I returned to the Spirit Hall and happened to see Grandmaster Yu coming out of the Pope Hall with an Elder Command Token. I later checked, and the token wasn't his at all; I don't know where he got it from." A level 29 Soul Grandmaster, with an unknown identity, running around with the Spirit Hall's highest-level token—this matter definitely warrants investigation.
Yu Xiaogang was about to speak, Lin Yuan continued, "More importantly, after this Grandmaster Yu came out of the Pope Hall, he publicly declared that if anything happened to Tang San, he would destroy the Spirit Hall at all costs. This is a very serious threat. In order to prevent our vast Spirit Hall from being destroyed overnight by a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, we have no choice but to take him into custody for now."
Flender's hand, pointing at Lin Yuan, began to tremble.
"You... you... you..."
He wanted to curse, but found himself at a loss for words. It was true that Yu Xiaogang had the Elder Command Token, and it was also true that he threatened to destroy the Spirit Hall, but when these words came out of Lin Yuan's mouth, they just sounded wrong.
"Alright."
Little Herta's impatient voice came from the side.
She crossed her arms and glanced at Flender, who was still preparing to continue arguing, "I didn't call you here to listen to your bickering. If you want to argue, go elsewhere. Don't waste my time. Now that the three of you are all here, release that Golden Sacred Dragon once, as recorded in the documents."
Flender was taken aback, his expression still unpleasant, but he ultimately let out a cold snort and didn't press the matter further.
After all, Tang San hasn't been released yet, and Shrek is still burdened with 800,000 Gold Soul Coin in compensation. He has no right to completely turn against them here.
Seeing that he had finally quieted down, Little Herta turned his head to look in the other direction.
Di Tian, Zi JI, and Xiong Jun had been standing there since they entered. Although the three of them had deliberately concealed their auras, the Herta, which was extremely sensitive to the structure of life, still detected the abnormality immediately.
"What's going on with these other ones?"
Xiong Jun's eyebrows twitched instantly.
How many?
Zi JI reached out and pressed down on his shoulder, but Di Tian ignored the address. Compared to the Little Herta, it was Ruan Mei standing next to her who truly attracted Di Tian's attention.
From the moment Di Tian entered the laboratory, Ruan Mei's gaze never truly left him.
Unlike ordinary Soul Master, she was not bothered by the oppressive aura emanating from Di Tian, nor did she show any fear because of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's identity. Her calm eyes simply observed Di Tian continuously, as if she were studying some extremely rare life sample through his appearance.
Lin Yuan walked to the middle of both sides and introduced them with a smile, "These are the current representatives of the Soul Beast Clan. Senior Di Tian, Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King; over there are Zi JI and Xiong Jun. They have been communicating with the Xianzhou recently and hope that Ms. Ruan Mei and the great genius Miss Herta can help the Soul Beast Clan study its future development direction."
Little Herta hadn't shown any expression at first, but after hearing the words "the great genius Miss Herta," her eyebrows visibly raised.
"You know how to talk."
She gave a soft hum and pointed to the seats prepared in advance on the other side of the laboratory. "Go sit over there first. We can talk about the Soul Beast matter after this is over. Since Ruan Mei is already here, we can deal with it all at once."
Lin Yuan immediately turned his head and secretly gave Di Tian a thumbs up.
Although Di Tian didn't understand why a simple form of address could change the young girl's attitude, he quickly grasped Lin Yuan's meaning and gave him a rare look tinged with gratitude.
When you're under someone's roof, there are some things you really need to understand.
On the other side, Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang had already taken their positions in the center of the laboratory as required.
The restraints on Yu Xiaogang's body were removed. Although his legs were still unable to move normally, it did not prevent him from releasing his Martial Soul. After the staff pushed the wheelchair to the designated position, he reached out and wiped the sweat that had appeared because of the argument earlier, and his expression gradually became serious.
Ruan Mei stood not far away, with all the detection devices already activated. More than a dozen layers of light screens surrounded the three of them, recording their Soul Power flow, Martial Soul changes, and life information.
The Little Herta then projected Luo Sanpao's structural model into mid-air.
"Alright."
She raised her hand.
"Let's begin."
Flender and Liu Erlong exchanged a glance and then stepped back to the sides.
The next instant, the Soul Power of the three of them erupted simultaneously.
The phantom of the Four-Eyed Cat Owl spread its wings behind Flender, while a deep dragon roar came from behind Liu Erlong, and blazing flames quickly covered his entire body. Yu Xiaogang formed a familiar hand seal, and the originally fat and short Luo Sanpao appeared in the center of the three.
The three Soul Power connected at that moment.
A long-lost confidence reappeared in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, and he shouted in a deep voice, " The Sun and Moon Radiance, the golden light turns!"
The Soul Power within Flender and Liu Erlong was instantly drawn in.
A massive amount of energy continuously flowed into Luo Sanpao's body through a special connection.
"Roar!"
The once somewhat comical Luo Sanpao suddenly trembled, its short limbs stretching rapidly, its pale purple fur covered in dazzling golden light. It raised its head, and for the first time, it no longer let out the familiar pig squeal, but a deep and majestic dragon roar.
roar--!
The air in the entire laboratory vibrated as a result.
Luo Sanpao's body continued to elongate, and his bones, muscles, and even the structure of his Martial Soul Origin underwent drastic changes in a short period of time. His originally round body quickly transformed into a slender dragon body, golden dragon horns grew on his head, his limbs transformed into sharp dragon claws, and golden dragon scales spread out along his body.
In just a few breaths, a giant dragon with a completely golden body appeared in the center of the laboratory.
A powerful dragon's might spread outwards.
Di Tian's previously calm expression finally showed a slight change.
Little Herta looked up at Luo Sanpao, who was completely different from before, and then glanced at the data that was jumping wildly on the light screen. He was clearly interested.
"Interesting."
She raised her hand and superimposed Luo Sanpao's previous structure with the current Golden Sacred Dragon, and many areas that were originally dormant were now lit up.
"Ruan Mei, what do you think?"
Nguyen Mai did not answer immediately.
She took two steps forward, observed quietly for a moment, and then spoke, "All the dormant latent life information within its body has been activated. It's not that three Martial Soul temporarily pieced together a new dragon, but rather that this Martial Soul itself possessed the potential to reach this form."
Her gaze fell on Yu Xiaogang.
The problem lies with the host.
Yu Xiaogang's smile froze slightly.
Ruan Mei continued, "His body, vitality, and energy capacity are insufficient to support the evolution of his Martial Soul. To prevent itself and its host from collapsing, the Martial Soul can only seal off its higher-level structure. Now, the other two people have provided the energy and life information it lacks, which is equivalent to temporarily breaking through that shackle with external force."
Little Herta looked at the Golden Sacred Dragon and nodded thoughtfully.
But Yu Xiaogang stopped listening.
After the Golden Sacred Dragon appeared, the powerful aura that was enough to directly confront Titled Douluo once again enveloped his body. The humiliation of being mocked by Lin Yuan, ignored by the Herta, and even treated like experimental material was quickly transformed into rage after this long-lost power surged forth.
He looked up at the Herta and Nguyen Mai not far away.
Neither of them ever truly took him seriously.
Especially that sentence, "The problem lies with the host," felt like a needle piercing his most unacceptable spot.
Yu Xiaogang's face gradually darkened.
With the Golden Sacred Dragon, he now possesses power sufficient to rival Titled Douluo.
This strength gave him enough confidence.
Yu Xiaogang suddenly raised his hand.
"Superior!"
" Sanpao!"
The Golden Sacred Dragon let out a deafening roar, its massive body suddenly turning around, carrying surging golden light, and charging towards the Little Herta and Ruan Mei not far away.