Even the towering mountains nearby could hardly compare to it.
The dragon's body gradually took shape, arcs of electricity flickering across its scales.
It was a dragon whose appearance was completely different from that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
An enormous pair of wings grew from its back, broad enough to blot out the sky and sun when spread.
Spikes jutted from the top of its head and its jaw.
Its tail alone accounted for half its body length.
The pointed hammer at its tip was covered in spikes wreathed in arcs of electricity.
Its body, nearly a thousand zhang long, had already left everyone too terrified to move.
From Soul Masters all the way up to Titled Douluo.
Even Yu Yuanzhen felt a faint pressure.
At that moment, every limb in his body seemed to have frozen.
No matter how hard he tried, he could not move an inch.
Those at the Soul Saint level and above could not help releasing their Martial Soul Avatars.
They relied on the power of their Martial Soul Avatars to resist the terrifying pressure.
Yet after only a moment, every Martial Soul Avatar they had released shattered.
The harder a person resisted, the greater the suppression they suffered.
"Hiss!"
Before long, one Soul Douluo tried to counter the power.
But in that instant, he discovered to his horror that the Soul Power in his body was flowing backward.
Although he brought it under control the next moment,
He had never encountered such a bizarre phenomenon before.
According to ancient records, this only happened when one encountered a superior Martial Soul...
Yu Yuanzhen's brows knitted tightly, as though he had sensed something unusual.
How could this be the power of a domain?
A domain upon Martial Soul Awakening?
No, it didn't seem to be suppression from the domain alone.
This seemed to be suppression from a superior Martial Soul, the most overbearing kind of suppression, one from a superior bloodline.
He had never heard of such a thing.
"Elder, shouldn't we test my Soul Power next?"
Seeing the elder beside him standing there in shock without speaking for a long while, Yu Tianheng reminded him at just the right moment.
"Right... right."
The elder shakily took out a crystal ball and gestured for Yu Tianheng to place his hand on it.
Given what had just happened, when Yu Tianheng released his Soul Power,
He deliberately held back.
Even so, a light like the sun still burst from the crystal ball.
"Inn... Innate Full Soul Power?"
The Martial Soul elder stared in astonishment, staggering a little.
How many years had it been since the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had produced someone with Innate Full Soul Power?
"Yu Tianheng, Innate Full Soul Power."
As soon as the elder finished speaking, the surrounding crowd seemed to erupt.
"Genius! Now that's a true genius!"
"Heaven blesses our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!"
"One with Innate Full Soul Power, and one with rank nine Innate Soul Power, my heavens..."
"..."
Yu Tianheng took in everyone's reactions.
System, what does this Thunder God Domain do?
[Ding! Because the host's Martial Soul is a superior Martial Soul to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, releasing it will produce fundamental suppression.] [Ding! Thunder God Domain: once the domain is activated, lightning attributes increase by two hundred percent. The domain will be filled with countless bolts of raging lightning, dealing terrifying damage to others while also causing paralysis. All Beast Martial Souls of a lower rank than the host will be weakened and suppressed.]
After hearing the system's explanation, Yu Tianheng's eye could not help twitching a couple of times.
Fortunately, his current level was not high. Otherwise, the domain's suppression would probably have affected his clansmen even more severely.
As time passed, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed.
Yu Tianheng withdrew his Martial Soul, and the terrifying pressure vanished without a trace along with it.
The clansmen watching in the square were all gasping for breath.
Every one of them was deathly pale, unable to say a word.
After the Martial Soul Awakening ceremony ended, Yu Tianheng was recognized throughout the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as its greatest genius in a hundred years!
He was regarded as the hope for the clan's revival!
That night, Yu Tianheng was just getting ready to rest when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.
He opened it to find Yu Yuanzhen standing outside with his hands behind his back.
"Grandpa? What brings you here?"
Yu Tianheng was somewhat surprised. As clan leader, his grandfather usually had far too many matters to handle.
"Heng'er, your performance today did surprise me a little, but could you let me examine you?"
Hearing this, Yu Tianheng understood.
His grandfather was, after all, a Titled Douluo who had roamed the continent unhindered. He was probably worried that Yu Tianheng had cultivated some evil art.
"All right."
Yu Tianheng nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.
Yu Yuanzhen reached out and placed a hand on Yu Tianheng's head.
He released his Soul Power to examine Yu Tianheng's innate constitution and meridians.
But no matter how he examined him, he found nothing unusual.
Sensing this, Yu Yuanzhen could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
"Heaven truly does bless our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon! Heng'er, from now on, you are the clan's young clan leader. You may exercise the clan leader's authority at any time."
Now it was Yu Tianheng's turn to be stunned.
Although he had known from the start that such a performance would surely earn the clan's attention,
Such treatment was still somewhat beyond his expectations.
After all, ever since his grandfather had become clan leader, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had never had a young clan leader.
"Heng'er, you must cultivate diligently from now on and revitalize our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Yu Yuanzhen patted Yu Tianheng on the shoulder, his expression brimming with admiration.
"Rest assured, Grandpa. I won't let everyone down!"
"Good!"
Watching Yu Yuanzhen leave in satisfaction, Yu Tianheng began to ponder.
The position of young clan leader was indeed a good thing for him.
After all, it would make carrying out his plans to develop the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan much easier.
The next day, Yu Yuanzhen went so far as to announce his decision before the entire clan.
He also personally took Yu Tianheng to hunt Soul Beasts and find the most suitable First Soul Ring for him.
No one in the entire clan had ever received such treatment.
Yu Tianheng remembered the theory Yu Xiaogang had put forward before.
He also knew the maximum age for each Soul Ring very clearly.
His first Soul Ring had to be exactly four hundred and twenty-three years old.
Soul Rings were the bottleneck that determined how far a Soul Master could rise, so he absolutely could not be careless in this regard.
After some searching, Yu Tianheng eventually set his sights on a Purple Lightning Flood Dragon raised in captivity by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The Purple Lightning Flood Dragon's cultivation was precisely four hundred and twenty-three years.
Its attributes in every respect were also a fairly good match for Yu Tianheng's Martial Soul.
Yu Yuanzhen raised a hand, and his Soul Power transformed into a dragon claw formed of blue-purple lightning that shot forward.
The flood dragon was still swimming through a beautiful dream when half its body was instantly charred.
It let out a faint, mournful cry, apparently still unaware of what had happened.
"Go on, Heng'er. Absorb your First Soul Ring."
As he spoke, Yu Yuanzhen handed Yu Tianheng a dagger.
He had him end the flood dragon's life with his own hands.
"Thank you, Grandpa."
The flood dragon was already a candle guttering in the wind, utterly incapable of resisting.
As the dagger in Yu Tianheng's hand pierced its skull, the flood dragon gradually ceased to breathe.
A yellow Soul Ring slowly rose from its corpse.
Yu Tianheng sat cross-legged beneath the Soul Ring.
Absorbing this Soul Ring, so close to the limit, presumably would not be easy.