On the edge of the Thunder Mountain Range, ancient trees towered, and the sunlight leaking through the branches was distorted by the dense, swirling aura of the lightning element, appearing bizarre and fantastic.
Yu Yuanchen sat cross-legged on a green stone, his soul power slowly calming down like a tide; his level 42 soul power had already stabilized. He opened his eyes, a flash of purple lightning flickering within them. As he felt the strand of newborn, purple-gold "Thunder God Power" within him—which carried a hint of supreme authority—surges of emotion welled up in his heart.
The emergence of this "Thunder God Power" seemed to have pushed open a brand-new door before him. The fusion of soul power, qi and blood, and spiritual power could actually produce such a qualitative change? This made him involuntarily recall the ultimate skill named "Ruling the World" from the fragments of his past life's memories. That was the perfect combination of spiritual power and soul power, using one's aura to suppress others and crush everything in its path.
"My 'Thunder God Power' seems to have advanced further, having integrated qi and blood, making its essence higher. But how to actively and efficiently mobilize spiritual power, perfectly integrating it into every attack to form a crushing pressure similar to an 'aura'—the key to this..." Yu Yuanchen fell into deep thought. The concept of "Ruling the World" was like a signpost, guiding the direction of his progress.
However, he soon shook his head, suppressing this urge to try it out. "My realm is still too low. The methods of using spiritual power are exceptionally profound; attempting it rashly might damage my foundation. The appearance of this 'Thunder God Power' is already an unexpected joy, pointing out the path ahead. The specific fusion and application must wait until my soul power is higher and I have micro-control over my own strength."
The most urgent task was to familiarize himself with and master this newly acquired fourth soul skill, as well as his surging soul power.
"Chen'er, how do you feel?" Yu Bo Yu walked over and asked with concern. The other two elders also stood guard on the side, their faces showing comfort mixed with a lingering tension. After all, witnessing a Soul Elder successfully absorb a ten thousand year soul ring while crossing levels was a significant shock.
"Second Grandfather, Elders, I am fine, and my soul power has stabilized at level 42." Yu Yuanchen stood up and bowed solemnly. "Thank you, Second Grandfather and Elders, for your protection this time."
Yu Bo Yu patted his shoulder and laughed heroically: "We are family, why be so polite! A thirteen-year-old level 42 Soul Ancestor with a ten thousand year fourth ring—hahaha, the rise of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family is unstoppable! This place is not suitable for staying long; we must return to Dragon City as soon as possible."
Everyone knew the stakes; the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Family was like a viper in the dark, and they had to be guarded against. The four of them did not delay. Yu Bo Yu led the way, while the two elders protected Yu Yuanchen on the left and right, galloping toward the outskirts of the mountain range.
The return journey seemed smoother than the trip there. Just as they were about to completely leave the Thunder Mountain Range, a relatively open hilly area appeared ahead.
However, the moment the four of them slightly relaxed their spirits—
"Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!"
Several sharp sounds of breaking air suddenly rang out. Pitch-black flame arrows, like vipers emerging from their holes, shot out from the dense forest and behind the mountain rocks from all directions, aiming directly at Yu Yuanchen, who was being protected in the center! The chilling and scorching black flames attached to the arrows instantly made the surrounding temperature turn eerie.
"Enemy attack! Protect Yuanchen!" Yu Bo Yu reacted extremely quickly. He roared, his eight soul rings instantly blooming, and a powerful soul power fluctuation erupted. With his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul possessed, blue electric light flashed wildly on his half-dragon transformed body. He threw a punch, thunder exploded, and he shattered the black flame arrows aimed at Yu Yuanchen in mid-air.
The other two elders also released their martial souls simultaneously. Their Soul Douluo-level auras were unleashed without reservation, forming a soul power barrier that blocked all the remaining arrows.
"Hmph! You rats hiding in the shadows, get out here!" one of the guest elders shouted, his voice like thunder.
"Hehe, Second Master Yu, I trust you have been well." A chilling laugh rang out, and seven figures slowly walked out from their hiding spots. The two in the lead had thick and vast auras, not inferior to Yu Bo Yu at all; they were the two Soul Douluo-level elders of the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Family! Behind them followed five Soul Sages, their eyes sharp, their qi locking onto the three Soul Douluos of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.
Further away, six more Soul Emperors stood in scattered positions, vaguely forming an encirclement formation, cutting off all paths of retreat.
"Long Xiao! Long Sha!" Yu Bo Yu's pupils contracted, and his complexion instantly turned incredibly ugly. "You Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Family actually dare to set an ambush here! Are you trying to start an all-out war between our two families?"
The leading Soul Douluo, Long Xiao, had a sullen face and sneered: "War? As long as we leave all of you here, who would know it was us? If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that because of the gambling match between our ancestors, the loser had to voluntarily give up the name 'Dragon' and change it to 'Flood Dragon.' We have always remembered this disgrace!"
"Bullshit! Our two families were incompatible from the start. Even without this bet, you would still find other excuses to oppose my Yu Family. Don't bring up this old stuff; it's just an excuse to harm the genius of our family!" Yu Bo Yu retorted, but his heart sank to the bottom. The enemy had dispatched two Soul Douluos, five Soul Sages, and six Soul Emperors; they had clearly spent a great cost and were determined to win. Although his side had three Soul Douluos, they still had to be distracted by protecting Yu Yuanchen, making the situation extremely disadvantageous.
"Hahaha, who told your Yu Family to produce a genius that shouldn't exist!" The other Soul Douluo, Long Sha, laughed arrogantly. His gaze was like a thorn, passing over Yu Bo Yu and pinning itself firmly onto Yu Yuanchen. "Innate full soul power, ten thousand year fourth ring... If this kid is not removed, my Dragon Family will be restless!"
"Bo Yu, let Yuanchen go! We will cover the rear!" the other guest elder transmitted his voice, his tone resolute.
A trace of struggle flashed in Yu Bo Yu's eyes, but it instantly turned into firmness. He knew this was the only way out. He looked sharply at Yu Yuanchen and said sternly: "Chen'er, find an opportunity and escape immediately! Don't look back, return to Dragon City at full speed!"
Before the words fell, Yu Bo Yu and the two elders exchanged glances. Blinding light erupted from the three of them simultaneously, and their soul power boiled as if it were burning!
"Eighth Soul Skill, Mad Thunder Heavenly Prison!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Roar!"
"Eighth Soul Skill, Thunder Domain Descends!"
The three Soul Douluos activated their strongest eighth soul skills at the same time. For a moment, lightning filled the heavens and earth, turning into a massive thunder cage, roaring thunder dragons, and a furious thunder domain covering the entire field, crashing into the two Soul Douluos and four Soul Sages opposite them!
This desperate, life-risking burst of power was astonishing, catching the enemy off guard. Long Xiao, Long Sha, and the others had to deal with it with all their might, while the six Soul Emperors were forced to retreat repeatedly by the aftermath of these terrifying soul skills.
In this split second, Yu Bo Yu risked taking a black flame claw strike from Long Xiao head-on, forcibly tearing open a gap, and roared at Yu Yuanchen: "Go!"
Yu Yuanchen's eyes were bloodshot as he watched the blood spilling from his Second Grandfather's mouth and the resolute backs of the two elders. An unprecedented fury and sense of suffocation welled up in his heart. But he knew that now was not the time to act on impulse; staying would only make the sacrifice of the three elders go to waste! As long as he escaped, these people would never be able to stop three Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Douluos.
He forcibly suppressed his surging qi and blood, his eyes instantly returning to an icy calm. The first soul ring beneath him lit up. The Thunder Dragon Claw was not used for attack, but was instead slapped backward violently. Utilizing the recoil force, combined with the lightning flashing on his legs and the explosion of his soul power to the limit, his figure shot out like a true blue lightning bolt from the fleeting gap, rushing toward the outside of the mountain range without looking back!
"Want to run? Chase!" Long Xiao was furious when he saw this and wanted to intercept, but he was tightly entangled by the desperate Yu Bo Yu.
Among the six Soul Emperors, three immediately split off, chasing urgently in the direction Yu Yuanchen had fled like maggots on bone. Of these three, one had the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon as his martial soul, while the other two were vassals with the Gale Wolf and Rock Turtle martial souls respectively. Their soul ring configurations were not the best—white, yellow, purple, and black were uneven—but they were genuine Soul Emperor-level powerhouses!
Yu Yuanchen pushed his speed to the limit. The wind howled in his ears, and the level 42 soul power within his body circulated with unprecedented efficiency. His mind was highly focused; he not only paid attention to the pursuers behind him but also quietly released his second soul skill, "Thunderous Might."
It was not for attack, but to disperse the lightning power contained within it at a low intensity and a large range into the air around his body, forming a faint electric field. This was one of the results of his years of developing soul skills—Electric Field Perception! Any object that broke into the range of the electric field would cause subtle changes in the field, feeding back into his mind.
"Three Soul Emperors... one Power Attack System, one Agility Attack System, one Defense System." Yu Yuanchen instantly judged the characteristics and general direction of the pursuers. The fastest was the Gale Wolf Soul Emperor, who was rapidly closing the distance. Next was the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Soul Emperor. The slowest was the Rock Turtle Soul Emperor, who had already been left behind by a distance.
He couldn't keep being chased like this! His soul power consumption and stamina were at a disadvantage; he had to find an opportunity to at least take one of them out first!
A rocky forest appeared ahead, with rugged rocks and complex terrain.
A gleam of light flashed in Yu Yuanchen's eyes, and he plunged into the stone forest.
"Kid, where are you running!" The Gale Wolf Soul Emperor was the first to catch up. Relying on his speed advantage, he chased into the stone forest in a few leaps. Seeing Yu Yuanchen's figure disappear around a corner ahead, he accelerated without a second thought.
However, the moment he turned past the corner of the rock—
"Third Soul Skill, Wrath of Thunder!"
"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
"Thunder Rage Dragon Claw!"
Yu Yuanchen, who had long been accumulating power, unleashed the massive Thunder Dragon Claw head-on with the one hundred percent attack power boost from Wrath of Thunder, completely unadorned! The timing and angle of this strike were tricky to the extreme; it was the exact moment when the Gale Wolf Soul Emperor's old strength had just been exhausted, his new strength had not yet arisen, and his vision was obstructed!
"What?!" The Gale Wolf Soul Emperor was greatly alarmed. In his haste, he could only cross his arms to protect his chest, his soul power erupting as he attempted to resist.
Boom!
The lightning claw struck him squarely, the Furious Lightning Power instantly tearing through his soul power defense and sending him flying backward to slam heavily into the Stone Pillar behind him. He spat out blood, clearly having suffered a significant internal injury. Although he was a Soul Emperor, his Martial Soul quality and Soul Ring Configuration were far inferior to Yu Yuanchen, and he was immediately wounded by Yu Yuanchen's premeditated, full-force strike.
Yu Yuanchen did not let up, his figure following like a shadow as he prepared to land a follow-up strike to finish the man off.
"Roar!" A dragon roar echoed out as the Black Flame Demonic Dragon Soul Emperor finally arrived, a blast of Pitch Black Flame Breath whistling toward him, forcing Yu Yuanchen to abandon his pursuit and dodge to the side.
At the same time, the Rock Turtle Soul Emperor also rumbled over, positioning himself in front of the injured Gale Wolf Soul Emperor as heavy Earth Yellow Soul Power condensed into a Turtle Shell Shield.
The situation instantly shifted to Yu Yuanchen facing a fully combat-ready Black Flame Demonic Dragon Soul Emperor, a lightly injured Gale Wolf Soul Emperor, and a highly defensive Rock Turtle Soul Emperor all on his own.
The three Soul Emperors formed a triangular formation, surrounding Yu Yuanchen with chilling murderous intent.
Yu Yuanchen took a deep breath, his Azure Blue eyes devoid of fear, holding only an icy calmness and a fighting spirit flickering deep within them. He slowly raised his dragon-transformed right arm, his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul emitting a low and majestic roar. Beneath him, one yellow, two purple, and one black Soul Ring rotated slowly, the Deep Black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring in particular radiating a pressure that caused a Palpitation in the heart.
He looked toward the Black Flame Demonic Dragon Soul Emperor, his voice calm yet carrying an unquestionable Firmness:
"You want my life? Let's see if you have the ability to take it."
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