The Legend of the Dragon King

Mu Tian answered, “Twenty-two years.”

Tang Wulin said, “You should come out and take a look. It will be more beneficial for you. Not that I’m asking you to truly leave the army but I feel that you should go and request for a long leave of absence in order to go to a place that can possibly help you elevate for real. You have a good base and a deep foundation. If you can receive even better guidance, you will stand a chance to elevate to the Hyper Douluo realm at the very least.”

“Can I?” As good as a soldier he was, Mu Tian was a soul master too. How could he not hope to become a peak level powerhouse?

In reality, it had already been six years since Mu Tian entered the eight-ringed realm. Even though his abilities were still steadily improving, his elevation speed had already slowed down. According to the explanation given by the powerhouse in the military, he was aging so it could be quite difficult for him to attempt a breakthrough to the Title Douluo level in the future but it did not mean that there was no chance at all. As for a Hyper Douluo, he thought it was absolutely impossible now.

How could Mu Tian not feel overjoyed when he learned that it was still possible for him to elevate himself to Hyper Douluo at present.

“Your excellency, where should I go?” Mu Tian closely inquired in a slightly eager manner.

Tang Wulin smiled. “Shrek Academy.”

On the competition stage.

Lu Yuxin was the first to make a move after the start of the competition was announced. He was not seen unleashing a soul ring but his entire person had suddenly turned into a pile of yellow sand that dispersed off. On the other hand, the amount of the yellow sand instantly grew and began spinning on the same spot at high speed as it soon formed a yellow sand vortex on the ground. The vortex rapidly spread out and had arrived underneath Qiangu Zhangting’s feet in almost the blink of an eye.

Qiangu Zhangting leaped up and flew into the sky. Nine soul rings rose and spun around his body. There were six black soul rings and three red soul rings. The audience praised Qiangu Zhangtian just by looking at the colors of these soul rings. Even though it was not their first time witnessing this, they were still lost in astonishment after witnessing the spiriter unleashing such powerful soul rings. This person was truly too powerful.

A staff appeared in Qiangu Zhangting’s grasp soon after. It was precisely his martial soul and the inheritance of Qiangu Clan, the Coiling Dragon Staff!

It was a staff condensed from the spirited coiling dragon!

According to the legends, the martial soul of Qiangu Clan’s first ancestor was originally just an ordinary staff. However, the first ancestor discovered a giant dragon in deep sleep. The awakened giant dragon was about to devour the first ancestor but it felt that it was about to die of old age soon so it entered into a contract with the Qiangu Clan. It transformed into a dragon soul that was infused into the martial soul of Qiangu Clan’s first ancestor and extended its life with the inheritance of this martial soul.

Even though this was just a legend but it was said that its credibility was very high. This was because when the martial soul awakened in the soul master of Qiangu Clan, the soul master would certainly be filled with inherent soul power. On the other hand, the soul master would be accompanied by a dragon soul during a battle when his or her cultivation base was elevated to three-ringed and above. At Title Douluo-rank, the soul master could even draw in a real dragon to assist in the battle.

Had it not been Qiangu Clan having such powerful ability as its inner secret, how could it ever grow to become the biggest clan and established the Spirit Pagoda?

At present, the staff in Qiangu Zhangting’s hand was suspended in midair. It truly appeared to be quite impressive in its look. It was as deep as the abyss and as majestic as the mountain.

The entire Coiling Dragon Staff was dazzling silver in color with a similarly silver giant dragon coiled on the surface of the staff. Even though the giant dragon appeared to be solidified on the staff, it was as vivid as life. The dragon’s head was on the tip of the staff with a soft dragon’s roar being continuously heard from it.

The yellow sand covered the entire competition stage rapidly and instantly turned the competition stage into a desert. On the other hand, Lu Yuxin was nowhere to be seen as if he had completely fused into the yellow sand.

Generally, soul masters were most unwilling to fight against an opponent who could not be seen after their martial soul was unleashed. A person that could not be seen signified that the opponent’s soul rings could not be seen either. There was no way to identify the person’s location and even the sequence of soul skills used in the battle. An opponent like this was the most difficult to engage with. Even if the soul master’s ability exceeded a person like this, it would usually end up as a long arduous battle. Moreover, an opponent like this was generally skilled in escaping so it was definitely not easy to capture the opponent.

After completing the unleashing of his martial soul, Lu Yuxin soon displayed the Boundless Yellow Sand Paradise Road to the audience on the scene.

Streams of yellow sand surged skyward and rolled towards the sky like tornadoes. Nine sand pillars were formed in a split second before rolling towards Qiangu Zhangting from all directions.

Qiangu Zhangting fixed his gaze upon the sand pillars and raised the Coiling Dragon Staff in his hand with a heroic spirit. His entire body seemed to have grown taller and larger at this very moment. He horizontally swept the Coiling Dragon Staff as a ring of staff’s shadows bloomed outward in overlapping layers. He was just standing there by himself yet the staff’s shadows spurted outward like a tidal wave.

“Poof poof poof poof poof…” A series of clashing sounds were heard. The nine sand pillars were simultaneously struck by his Coiling Dragon Staff and dispersed off to everyone’s surprise.

However, the yellow sand had not scattered off just as such but a gush of gale blew it up and transformed into a cloud of sand grains that misted over the entire sky. Then, it covered towards Qiangu Zhangting in an all-pervasive manner. In the sea of densely-arranged yellow sand, there were all sorts of weapons being formed from the condensation of sand grains concealed in the yellow sand. These weapons were launching comprehensive attacks in the yellow sand.

The staff’s shadows gathered upward and it felt as if the staff’s shadows that covered the entire sky was filled with endless suction force. It drew up all the yellow sand including the ordinary sand grains and the yellow sand weapons concealed in the sand. Everything was pulled to one side while the staff seemed to be moving in an untraceable manner.

As he stood by the side of the competition stage watching the battle, Tang Wulin thought to himself in his heart. ‘This Qiangu Zhangting’s abilities seem to have improved quite a lot. There is an obvious qualitative leap as compared to when we were fighting against Darkness Bell. He truly deserves the reputation of being the man with support from a big organization like Spirit Pagoda. With the support of so many cultivation resources, he has been advancing forward all this while.’

The sand was guided by the Coiling Dragon Staff. In the next moment, a valiant dragon’s roar was heard. Dazzling silver radiance burst forth from Qiangu Zhangting’s body akin to an oil blowout. The silver dragon on the Coiling Dragon Staff seemed to have come alive at this very moment. A gigantic silver dragon’s head appeared right on top of Qiangu Zhangting’s head. It opened its mouth and spat out a ball of silver breath.

The silver breath appeared to be crystal clear and translucent as if it was formed by speckles of ice. Where the breath passed, the yellow sand that was drawn in by the staff vanished gradually as if the ice had melted the sand.

Qiangu Zhangting’s eyes turned silver color. He raised his head and let out a long roar while he abruptly waved the Coiling Dragon Staff downward. The breath spat out from the silver dragon’s head instantaneously fused into the staff. One end of the Coiling Dragon Staff was held in his hand while the other end was rapidly growing longer and larger. It slammed brazenly down as if it was trying to separate heaven from earth and then ferociously crashed towards the ground.

The strike could only be described with the word ‘terrifying’. The sky seemed to have been cracked open as a stream of gigantic silver lightning brazenly struck. It was as if there was utterly no need for him to locate the opponent’s whereabouts but he could directly blast the core region of the competition stage with his attacks.

“Boom..”

Silver radiance sprawled out. Where it passed, the yellow sand dispersed off rapidly and vanished without a trace. Silver radiance spread towards all directions as a silhouette stumbled out in a shabby manner.

The yellow sand on the ground was disappearing by a large amount. Qiangu Zhangting descended from the sky with streams of silver radiance coiling around his body like a silver dragon. His Coiling Dragon Staff was swept horizontally. This time, the staff’s shadows attacked the stumbling silhouette in a fan-shaped range.

“Boom boom boom!” Even though Lu Yuxin was already sparing no effort in resisting, he was still rendered helpless by the overlapping staff’s shadows. The attacks were even filled with explosive force. All at once, Lu Yuxing was steadily losing ground. He was already compelled to the protective shield on one side of the competition stage.

“I surrender!”

Lu Yuxin called out aloud and announced the end of this competition.

The staff’s shadows retracted. Qiangu Zhangting stood on the competition stage without showing the slightest sign of redness or fatigue. Waves of dragon’s roar were heard emitting from the Coiling Dragon Staff that helped to elevate his prestige even more.

In the distance, Lu Yuxin appeared ghastly pale. The yellow sand dissolved by the Coiling Dragon Staff was actually a portion of his soul power in reality. The consumption in such a large amount was rather exhausting for him.

He was similarly a Title Douluo but he appeared to be completely irresistible in face of Qiangu Zhangting.

There was no doubt that the abilities displayed by Qiangu Zhangting in this battle were even more shocking than before. This was because his opponent was a Title Douluo! During the entire process of the battle, Lu Yuxin who was originally pinned with great hopes did not stand a chance at all. He was completely suppressed by the Coiling Dragon Staff from the beginning to the end.

Qiangu Zhangting nodded towards Lu Yuxin’s direction as a sign of salutation but his gaze was sweeping towards Tang Wulin’s side under the stage. There was a wisp of obvious sarcasm on his face. It was as if he was trying to say, “What’s impressive about defeating a Soul Douluo? Even a Title Douluo didn’t manage to withstand before me.”

Tang Wulin deeply frowned. There was a deep pondering look in his gaze. Lu Yuxin seemed to be a little too weak in a fight. Could it be that a Title Douluo can be as weak as this?

In the next round, his opponent was precisely Lu Yuxin. He would be able to test the opponent’s ability through direct collision during the next round.

Tang Wulin did not stay any longer but he turned around and walked towards the outside.

Mu Tian who had been standing by his side all along earlier also followed him as they walked towards the outside.

“Your excellency, what do you think of Qiangu Zhangting’s abilities?” Mu Tian asked to Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin answered, “Not weak, but still not enough!”