"Junior Academy?"
"Young Master, with your qualifications and the status of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, any advanced academy in the Heaven Dou Empire would open its doors for you! Why would you settle for a junior academy?!"
"That's right! Notting is just a junior academy! There's a vast gap between it and the advanced ones! You must reconsider!"
Hearing Noordin's declaration, the elders and consuls present all voiced their objections with urgency.
The younger generation of the clan also wore puzzled expressions, disbelief written across their faces.
They couldn't comprehend why Yu Chen would choose a junior academy.
In the Heaven Dou Empire, academies are divided into three tiers: primary, intermediate, and advanced.
Junior academies are the most basic form of education—most students there are commoners or children from poor families. Few who graduate from them ever rise to prominence.
Advanced academies, in contrast, gather the cream of the crop—the most talented youths from major noble clans across the continent!
The disparity between them is like night and day!
Based on Yu Chen's current talent and identity, he could easily walk into any elite institution!
"Notting Junior Academy."
"It doesn't matter."
"Your Martial Soul is far too unique. I'm afraid only he has the qualifications to guide you."
Yu Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly upon hearing this, but he nodded with subtle understanding.
He knew better than most that in Notting City, there resided someone revered as the number one theorist in all of Spirit Theory—Yu Xiaogang!
"Young Master, Yu Xiaogang, that man…"
The elder beside him seemed ready to interject, wanting to say more about that name.
ROAR!
ROAR!
Before the elder could finish, two thunderous dragon cries echoed across the heavens!
A colossal Azure Dragon Martial Soul, stretching a hundred feet tall, re-emerged behind Yu Chen!
And accompanying it—a five-clawed Golden Dragon, shimmering with golden scales, descended as if from the celestial realms, exhaling divine dragon breath and radiating terrifying pressure!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The bloodline pressure from the Azure Dragon alone was overpowering—yet now, with the addition of the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, it was nothing short of overwhelming!
Two colossal dragons hovered side by side above Yu Chen's head.
All disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan dropped to the ground in awe—some even forced down by sheer bloodline suppression!
Even the elders trembled, their knees threatening to buckle under the might!
The First Elder, closest to Yu Chen, couldn't resist the pressure and involuntarily knelt before the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon's might!
He quickly circulated his spirit power to support himself and shakily stood.
"What... what is this?!"
"This bloodline suppression is unheard of!"
"Didn't the Young Master already complete his Spirit Awakening?! What's happening now?!"
Yu Yuan and all the clan elders stared at the golden dragon hovering overhead in utter shock.
Yu Chen's Azure Dragon Martial Soul was already extraordinary, but now—this Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appearing in tandem left them speechless!
Yu Yuan's expression grew solemn as he stared at the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. His body surged with spirit power, and nine spirit rings of varying colors lit up around him!
He couldn't determine whether the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon was hostile or benevolent. If Yu Chen showed the slightest sign of danger, he would act without hesitation!
The twin dragons spun above Yu Chen's head like a divine omen, sending tremors throughout the continent!
In deep forests and ancient lands, soul beasts everywhere felt the pressure and lifted their heads in reverence!
ROAR!
Under the scrutiny of the crowd, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon exhaled again—this time releasing a pitch-black halo of immense soul power that descended toward Yu Chen!
"This... what is that?!"
"That's a Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?!"
"A God-Given Spirit Ring?! And it carries a dragon attribute?!"
Every single clan member on the field was stunned beyond belief!
The elders and consuls stood there, jaws slack in disbelief!
In the Heaven Dou Empire, ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts were exceedingly rare!
Even with full search teams led by elders, it would take months to locate such a beast!
And among soul beasts, dragon-types were the rarest!
Finding a ten-thousand-year-old dragon-type beast could take years—if not decades!
Yet now, Yu Chen was directly granted such a rare dragon-type Spirit Ring—from a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon no less!
This kind of fortune was maddening!
Yu Yuan watched this scene unfold, his face reflecting deep astonishment. But soon his eyes narrowed, and his spirit rings flared—ready to intervene at any moment!
A ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring was priceless—but Yu Chen had just awakened his Spirit!
Even with extraordinary talent and a spirit power already at Rank 10, there was no precedent for absorbing a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring at this stage!
Such a Spirit Ring would offer immense power—but the backlash would be equally tremendous!
The older and more powerful the spirit ring, the deadlier the backlash!
"Hiss...!"
"What kind of monster is he?! Awakening a mutated Martial Soul, and now absorbing a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring?!"
"Fortunately, he's only Rank 10—there's no way he can withstand that kind of backlash! He'll explode from the pressure!"
The First Elder's gaze never left Yu Chen, his expression caught between disbelief and a mounting dread.
But suddenly—
ROAR!
Bathed in radiant golden light, the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon roared once more and unleashed a divine breath!
The black spirit ring was enveloped and swiftly merged into Yu Chen's body!
The aura of the dragon, the power of the spirit ring, and the presence of the Azure Dragon Martial Soul intertwined—forming a perfect fusion with no resistance at all!
Boom!
As the spirit ring merged, Yu Chen's aura skyrocketed! The golden dragon disappeared high into the heavens.
A dragon-shaped light flashed within Yu Chen's pupils, and his soul power was instantly refined to a purer level!
"The first spirit ring—Ten Thousand Years. It directly boosted my soul power by five levels."
Yu Chen's body surged with strength, and the black spirit ring revolving around him hummed with power. A faint smile curved on his lips.