The crowd below stared at the massive dragon head emerging from the sky, their mouths hanging open in disbelief. The diameter of the dragon's head alone exceeded five meters.
The head was a deep, dark silver, and within its colossal pupils flickered flames of red and blue. Accompanying its appearance was a draconic majesty so terrifying that every beast-soul master among the spectators—most of whom were at least Soul Emperors—felt an immense pressure weighing down on them.
It felt as if, out of nowhere, their strength and spirit had been suppressed by at least ten percent. Those below the Soul Saint rank felt their bodies trembling, as if they had encountered a primordial entity of absolute terror.
Even powerhouses like Golden Crocodile Douluo and Bibi Dong felt a stifling sensation. While the pressure couldn't truly suppress them, the sheer weight of it made them frown in surprise.
What kind of terrifying majesty was this?! How could a Rank 56 Soul King erupt with such overwhelming presence?
As the dragon's head fully emerged, Gu Xuan's indifferent voice echoed as if from the stars. "Give me a thrashing? You'll need the strength to back that up!"
"This technique is the strongest I can currently unleash. If you can withstand it for five minutes without falling, I will concede!"
As his voice fell, the rest of the dragon's body was revealed. It was a super bone dragon, thirty meters in length. Eight massive dragon swords swayed behind its back, their sword-intent forming four pairs of translucent wings. Each of the eight swords shimmered with a different elemental power.
The lower body featured a pair of muscular, powerful dragon legs capable of exerting cataclysmic force. The claws at the ends of these legs were of different colors: the left was dark silver like the main body, while the right was dark gold and twice as long as the other.
The dragon had no upper limbs like a Western dragon; instead, two smaller dragon heads—one red and one blue—emerged from its chest like a pair of versatile arms.
"Dragon God Domain—Open!"
A special domain filled with eight elements and terrifying draconic majesty erupted, matching the size of Qian Renxue's Angelic Domain. Within this field, the eight elements interwove so violently that the Angelic power's purification was being consumed by a counter-force of annihilation.
For a moment, the two domains stood at a stalemate.
Within the Dragon God Domain, all of Gu Xuan's attributes were boosted by another fifty percent. He could manipulate the eight elements limitlessly and use his skills without cooldowns. However, there was a catch: this state could only last for five minutes. If he exceeded this limit, his own body would be annihilated by the manic energy. This was a Pseudo-Martial Soul Avatar.
Currently, Gu Xuan's soul power fluctuations had surpassed Rank 70. He was finally on the same horizontal line as Qian Renxue.
"Qian Renxue, I promised to shatter your confidence. I am here to collect." The giant dragon charged directly at the Angel.
Qian Renxue was filled with disbelief. Could this really be the strength of a Soul King? Gu Xuan's soul power and the sheer presence of his Martial Soul Avatar-form were not inferior to her own.
Even a Soul Douluo shouldn't be able to do this against her god-level martial soul. Was Gu Xuan's martial soul also god-level? But even then, doing this at Rank 56 was impossible by any known logic.
She didn't have time to ponder. She felt a slight suppression from his domain—minor, but definitely there. If Gu Xuan reached Rank 70 and gained a true Martial Soul Avatar, how terrifying would he be?
She unleashed an Angelic Roar, clutching her holy sword in her right hand and a massive angelic shield in her left. She could no longer afford to hold back.
The golden storm of her roar clashed with a red-and-blue energy sphere spat from the two heads on the dragon's chest.
"Ice-Fire Primordial Burst!"
This was also a mental attack, but instead of stunning, it burned and froze the opponent's soul. The two mental strikes collided in mid-air, the shockwave rattling the Soul Emperors and Saints below.
Throughout Spirit City, people looked up to see a massive Angel locked in combat with a gargantuan dragon. Was this really a competition for the youth? Not even the Bishops of Spirit Hall possessed this level of power.
After the explosion, the dragon's sword-wings beat, and it lunged forward. The dark-gold claw clashed against the angelic shield and sword, sending sparks and thunderous booms across the sky.
"Sky-Tearing Claw!" Five ten-meter-long dark-gold blades rent the air.
Qian Renxue raised her sword, her radiance flaring. "Angelic... Judgment!"
The attacks met in another stalemate. Both were operating their domains at maximum capacity, their soul powers grinding against each other. It was a war of attrition where the only way to win was through a decisive ability.
Bibi Dong watched with a cold gaze, her expression no longer indifferent. Even a genius of her caliber was shaken by Gu Xuan's performance. Golden Crocodile Douluo, on the other hand, was internally delighted with this potential "grandson-in-law," though he kept his face neutral as he spoke to Ning Fengzhi.
"Clan Leader Ning, this boy's talent is the highest I have seen in my life. Your clan certainly has a unique way of raising disciples."
Ning Fengzhi offered a faint smile. "Lord Golden Crocodile is joking. Xiao Xuan has this talent only because he inherited the legacy of his grandfather." He wouldn't admit to anything else; as long as the Bone Dragon was the base, he could claim it was just a powerful mutation. It was a thin explanation, but without evidence to the contrary, people had to accept it.
To the side, the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos exchanged a glance, both seeing the same thought in the other's eyes: 'Kill him.' If such a talent couldn't be used by Spirit Hall, he had to be eradicated.
High in the sky, the dragon's claw locked against the Angel's sword. Gu Xuan's voice rumbled with indifference.
"You are strong, but not strong enough..."
"Next, I will unleash my ultimate strike. You... be careful."
(End of Chapter)
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