Two colossal Golden Dragons, each stretching a hundred feet into the air, roared into existence as if descending from the heavens. They hovered alongside the Azure Dragon Martial Soul above Yu Chen's head, releasing a majestic, divine aura.
The sky was filled with lightning and thunder, and amidst the chaos, countless golden rays shimmered, each one exuding the overwhelming presence of a supreme dragon.
With the manifestation of the Golden Dragon, every spirit beast in the Spirit Beast Forest bowed instinctively, quivering under the divine pressure—they dared not move an inch.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away at Blue Lightning Peak, within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—
"This… did Chen'er receive another god-given spirit ring?!"
"Wait! Doesn't that mean Chen'er has already broken through to level 20?! How long has it even been?!"
"It's clear now—Chen'er is the future of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
The clan's patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen, stood at the peak, his eyes locked in the direction of the Spirit Beast Forest. The stoic expression that rarely changed was now full of shock.
All the elders and consuls of the clan sensed the overwhelming pressure from the distant forest. Their jaws dropped—this was no ordinary spirit ring resonance.
They still remembered the previous god-given ring Yu Chen had received within the family, so they instantly recognized this divine coercion. Yu Chen was receiving another god-given spirit ring!
From the bloodline pressure alone, the spirit ring's age had to be terrifyingly high!
They spent years just to hunt down compatible thousand-year spirit beasts—yet Yu Chen, each time he leveled up, received a tailor-made, god-given spirit ring!
It was maddening—divine favor incarnate!
But what was even more astonishing: from awakening his martial soul to joining Nuoding Academy, how little time had passed? And yet, Yu Chen had already reached the twentieth level of spirit power!
A dragon's vision soared into the sky, shaking the entire Douluo Continent.
Aside from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, numerous top martial soul families across the Heaven Dou Empire turned their attention toward the vision.
"In just days, this child has stirred heaven and earth!"
"What kind of monstrous innate talent is this?!"
"Even our most elite genius, Dai Mubai, pales in comparison!"
At the White Tiger Clan's estate, several elders with heterochromatic eyes stood in shock. They had sensed the Azure Dragon Wuhun before and been stunned. Now, with the Golden Dragon Martial Soul's manifestation, they were left speechless.
…
Far in the Jialuo Empire, within the Darksteel Armored Dragon Clan—
Clan Head Wanlong stood in midair, brows furrowed tightly.
"If this child is allowed to grow… he'll become our empire's greatest threat!"
"It can't wait. Move now!"
With his hands clasped behind his back, Wanlong spoke with chilling authority. After a brief pause, a sharp glint passed through his eyes.
"Yes!"
The elders in white robes responded in unison. Moments later, they departed one after another, leading assassination squads toward the Heaven Dou Empire—to eliminate Yu Chen!
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Back in the Hunting Forest, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San suddenly felt a suffocating pressure descend upon them.
"What… what is this?!"
"Such terrifying spiritual coercion!"
"Brother Chen is becoming more unfathomable… These divine dragons are rising one after another like celestial beings!"
Even Tang San and Chen Rui found it difficult to breathe. Their cultivation was too low to withstand the divine pressure from the Baizhang Golden Dragon.
Yu Xiaogang—renowned as the number one theorist in the spirit master world—gazed in confusion at the majestic golden dragon behind Yu Chen.
He couldn't comprehend it. What was this Baizhang Golden Dragon?
Ang!
Just as the doubts peaked, the golden dragon hovering in the sky opened its mouth—and spat out a black spirit ring. The ring circled Yu Chen slowly, shrouded in countless illusory dragon shadows, exuding soul-crushing pressure.
A 36,000-year Dragon Spirit Ring!
This dragon ring, straight from the divine Golden Dragon's mouth, instantly fused into Yu Chen's body—becoming his second spirit ring!
As it merged, his spirit power surged straight to level 23. Beneath Yu Chen's feet, two black spirit rings glowed brightly!
"Another ten-thousand-year spirit ring?!"
"Ten-thousand-year rings are rare enough, but a Dragon Spirit Ring? At the first and second spirit ring stages?!"
"More astonishingly—he absorbed both with zero backlash! It's as if these spirit rings were tailor-made for Xiao Chen… This completely breaks the boundaries of spirit master theory!"
Yu Xiaogang stared at the two black rings with eyes wide in disbelief.
He had just instructed Yu Chen to absorb the 760-year-old Mandala Snake, but in the blink of an eye, Yu Chen had fused with a 36,000-year god-given dragon spirit ring!
This feat obliterated all conventional understanding.
On the entire continent, who had ever obtained two god-given ten-thousand-year rings at the first and second spirit ring stages?!
"This…"
The surrounding students and two instructors were also dumbfounded.
They had been wondering what the Baizhang Golden Dragon was. No one expected it to gift a ten-thousand-year spirit ring on the spot!
Two older students who had just obtained ten-year spirit rings looked at the white rings beneath their feet, then glanced at Yu Chen's twin black rings—and hastily deactivated their martial souls and hid their rings in embarrassment.
Yu Chen was younger than them… The difference was humiliating!
"Little San, absorb your spirit ring while there's still time."
Calm as ever, Yu Chen spoke gently to the stunned Tang San beside him.
In the Douluo Continent, a spirit ring must be absorbed quickly after the spirit beast dies—or it would dissipate completely.
"Yes… Thank you, Brother Chen!"
Awakening from his daze, Tang San nodded earnestly and stabbed his dagger into the Mandala Snake's eye.
The 400-year-old spirit beast twitched once, then died.
A faint yellow ring appeared above it.
Without hesitation, Tang San sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.
After everything he'd experienced with Yu Chen, Tang San had already built complete trust in him. Though a 400+ year spirit ring was a bit risky, he didn't hesitate—because Yu Chen had said so.
"Xiao Chen, your talent and fortune have already far surpassed my imagination. We must speed up the plan to go to Shrek Academy."
As Tang San absorbed his ring, Yu Xiaogang stepped over to Yu Chen, his expression solemn.
Nuoding Academy was only a junior academy. Whether it was instruction or resources, it simply couldn't support a genius of Yu Chen's caliber anymore.
"Alright. We'll leave in two days," Yu Chen nodded calmly.
Standing to the side, Xiao Wu clutched tightly onto Yu Chen's sleeve with both hands, clearly unwilling to part with him.
"Oh right, Xiao Chen."
"What is your second spirit ring's ability?"
With a glint of curiosity, Yu Xiaogang asked as the realization dawned on him. Xiao Wu and the others also turned to look at Yu Chen.
Everyone wanted to know—what divine skill did this god-given ten-thousand-year dragon ring contain?!