Chapter 48: The Saint Dragon Returns, The Flames of War Ignite
At the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, a purple-gold stream of light tore through the sky, rushing towards Dragon City at a speed far beyond the comprehension of ordinary Soul Masters.
As the light dissipated, it revealed a figure, upright as a pine and as imposing as a mountain.
It was Yu Yuanchen.
Two years of training and transformation, especially the last year of Thunderous purgatory and Heavenly Tribulation tempering beside the Thunder Hell Vine, had completely changed his Aura.
He still had short, neat hair, but the deep blue strands now seemed infused with the essence of thunder, presenting a profound blue-purple luster.
At the tips, substantive purple-gold electric sparks flowed, moving without wind, adding a touch of mystery and majesty.
The lock of purple-gold hair on his forehead was even more prominent, like the mark of a Thunder God.
Most striking was the faint yet incredibly clear purple-gold thunder rune between his brows, appearing like an innate divine Pattern.
It added an extraordinary, sacrosanct Aura to his already handsome, sharp-featured face with its sword-like brows and star-like eyes.
His deep blue eyes now seemed to contain a sea of thunderous stars; when he opened and closed them, purple-gold lightning flashed, his gaze sharp enough to pierce the heart, making one dare not look directly at him.
His figure was increasingly tall and well-proportioned.
While he didn't look overly bulky, every inch of his body contained explosive power.
Beneath the smooth muscle lines lay a physique tempered through thousands of trials, near perfection.
Just standing there, he naturally emitted a terrifying Aura that was as heavy as a mountain, yet carried a restless, thunderous pressure.
A faint purple-gold shimmer flowed around his body—the manifestation of his Ultimate Thunder and his own immense Qi and blood.
He seemed like a walking, living human incarnation of heavenly thunder.
A simple blue outfit could not hide the surging power and noble Bloodline beneath.
Yu Yuanchen had shed the last trace of youthful greenness and had grown into a young powerhouse with a magnificent bearing and natural majesty.
He no longer needed to hide, for he himself was a brilliant thunderbolt capable of illuminating the world!
He made no attempt to disguise himself, proceeding openly like an emperor inspecting his territory.
With one step, his figure appeared a hundred meters away, moving so fast that he left behind lingering purple-gold afterimages as he sped back toward Dragon City, toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
His return was not intentionally announced, but his undisguised, terrifying Aura—like the descent of an ancient Dragon God—was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly shocking the entire Dragon City!
"Such... such a terrifying Aura! Who is it?"
"This direction... is it the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? What kind of monster have they produced again?"
"It feels even more... more majestic than the Tyrant Dragon Douluo's Aura!"
Within Dragon City, countless Soul Masters looked up in horror at the sky where the purple-gold light streaked by, filled with shock and awe.
Deep within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan estate, Yu Boxuan and Super Douluo, who were discussing matters, looked up almost simultaneously, their eyes exploding with incredulous joy!
"This Aura... is it Chener?! He's back!!" Yu Boxuan stood up abruptly, his voice trembling.
"No! This Aura... how can it be so powerful? And it carries a kind of... inexplicable majesty?" Super Douluo was also filled with shock.
The next moment, a purple-gold stream of light fell directly into the core courtyard of the Family.
The light converged, and Yu Yuanchen's figure appeared.
"Grandfather, Grandfather Super Douluo, Father, I'm back."
Yu Yuanchen looked at his close relatives who had appeared instantly and smiled gently, bowing slightly.
Yu Boxuan, Super Douluo, and Yu Mingfeng stared intently at Yu Yuanchen, feeling the Aura that even they found vaguely oppressive.
They looked at the mysterious rune on his brow and felt the Martial Soul fluctuation, which was vastly different from an ordinary Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and for a moment, they were speechless.
"Chener, you..." Yu Mingfeng's voice was dry, filled with excitement and disbelief.
Yu Yuanchen smiled slightly and moved his thoughts.
Beneath his feet, a full seven Soul Rings rose in sequence—Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, and that final one, crimson as blood, with purple-gold light flowing at its edges, emitting a terrifying fluctuation that made the Soul tremble—a red Soul Ring!
Seven rings! Soul Saint!
One Yellow, two Purple, three Black, one Red! A Soul Ring configuration that transcended cognition!
Especially that last one, representing supreme power—a 100,000-year Soul Ring!
"Ten... 100,000-year Soul Ring?!"
Even with the Heart-Nature of Titled Douluo like Yu Boxuan and Super Douluo, they couldn't help but gasp, their pupils shrinking!
Following that, behind Yu Yuanchen, the phantom of the Thunder Saint Dragon, flowing with purple-gold runes and radiating sacred majesty, appeared proudly.
The terrifying pressure of the Ultimate Thunder spread without reservation, making the air in the entire courtyard seem to solidify!
"Martial Soul evolution... Ultimate Thunder?!" Super Douluo's voice trembled.
Then, Yu Yuanchen gripped the air with his right hand, and the External Soul Bone Dragon Spear, which was connected to his Bloodline, completely purple-gold, with a spear tip condensing terrifying thunder, appeared in his hand.
Its mere existence seemed to tear space apart!
"This is... an External Soul Bone?!" Yu Boxuan gasped.
Finally, Yu Yuanchen released a trace of his immense Life force and power, tempered through multiple refinements, his Qi and blood like a Dragon.
"This physique of yours..." Yu Boxuan no longer knew how to describe his feelings at this moment.
Shock! Incomparable shock!
Gone for two years, returning as a Soul Saint!
Possessing Ultimate Thunder, an evolved Martial Soul, a 100,000-year seventh ring, an External Soul Bone, and an unfathomably strong physique!
What an earth-shattering achievement!
After a brief silence came volcanic joy!
"Hahaha! Heaven bless my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!!" Yu Boxuan laughed up at the sky, his voice shaking the heavens, his heart greatly comforted, unable to contain his excitement.
Super Douluo also clapped and laughed, looking at Yu Yuanchen with endless gratification and pride.
Yu Mingfeng's tiger eyes were filled with tears as he patted his son's shoulder hard, too moved to speak.
The core high-level members of the Family rushed over upon hearing the news.
Seeing this scene, they were all shocked and then erupted in wild joy!
Yu Yuanchen's return and the strength he displayed were like injecting the strongest stimulant into the entire Family!
Once their excitement calmed slightly, Yu Yuanchen went into a secret room with his grandfather and Grandfather Super Douluo for a detailed discussion.
He shared part of his experience (omitting core secrets like the Thunder Hell Vine sacrifice) and directly proposed his idea.
"Grandfather, Grandfather Super Douluo, the Dragon Clan has repeatedly tried to put me to death and colluded with the Elephant Armored Academy. This hatred is irreconcilable."
"Now that I have the power to protect myself, and can even... fight a Titled Douluo! I think it is time to completely eradicate the Dragon Clan, this thorn in our side!"
Yu Boxuan and Super Douluo's eyes shot out sharp light upon hearing this.
Far from objecting, they revealed long-suppressed killing intent.
"Good! Chener, since you have this heart, how could Grandfather stop you!" Yu Boxuan said in a deep voice.
"If not for worrying that you were still training abroad, needing time to grow, and that a full-scale attack on the Dragon Clan, even if successful, would cause our Family heavy losses and allow other forces to take advantage, I would have wiped out those sinister black loaches long ago!"
Super Douluo also said coldly: "Over the years, the Dragon Clan has relied on having one extra Titled Douluo to provoke us openly and secretly."
"We endured it only because we were worried about collateral damage, and also to wait for you to truly grow up and solve them with the minimum cost!"
"Now that you have the power comparable to a Titled Douluo, the time has come!"
The three quickly calculated their combat power.
On the Yu Family side: Yu Boxuan (Level 96), Super Douluo (Level 94), Yu Yuanchen (combat power comparable to an entry-level Titled Douluo), equivalent to three Titled Douluo-level combatants!
As for the Dragon Clan: Long Xiao (Level 95), Long Sha (Level 94), and the newly promoted Long Ye (Level 91), also three Titled Douluo.
"In high-end combat power, we have a slight advantage, especially since you, Clan Chief, can suppress Long Xiao."
"In mid-level combat power, our Family's foundation surpasses the Dragon Clan's."
"This battle can be fought! And it must be fast!" Super Douluo analyzed.
"Since that is the case, then let us fight!" Yu Boxuan made the final decision, decisive and ruthless.
"Take them by surprise before the Dragon Clan fully reacts!"
Yu Yuanchen also nodded, but he did not mention that he was confident he could kill Long Ye.
After all, a Soul Saint killing a Titled Douluo was still too much of a fantasy for the current Spirit Master's world, but it didn't matter; once he killed Long Ye, there would be no need to prove it.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, this war machine, began to operate at unprecedented efficiency after Yu Yuanchen's return!
The very next day after Yu Yuanchen's return, the Family's powerhouses poured out in full force, sweeping toward all important strongholds, mines, and trade nodes that the Dragon Clan had set up around Dragon City with the momentum of a thunderbolt!
These strongholds originally had Dragon Clan Soul Masters stationed, but just yesterday, after the Dragon Clan's high-level members confirmed Yu Yuanchen's return, they were shocked by the terror of his Aura.
After an emergency meeting, they decided to contract their forces, preparing to gather their elite to find an opportunity to carry out a decapitation strike against Yu Yuanchen!
Therefore, the defensive forces of many strongholds were secretly withdrawn.
This gave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a god-given opportunity!
Crushing! Unstoppable!
The strongholds that had lost their core power were almost vulnerable before the iron hooves of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
In just one day, the Dragon Clan's forces around Dragon City were uprooted, suffering heavy losses!
When the news reached the Dragon Clan, Long Xiao was so angry he vomited blood on the spot, jumping in rage!
He did not expect the Yu Family's reaction to be so swift and so decisive!
Even less did he expect that his own decision to contract his forces would instead become a move that helped the enemy!
"Yu Boxuan! Yu Yuanchen! I want you to die!!" Long Xiao's roar echoed throughout the Dragon Clan estate.
The fuse of war was completely lit, with no room for turning back!
The next day, the morning sun rose, and a murderous Aura filled Dragon City.
Yu Boxuan, Super Douluo, and Yu Yuanchen, the three highest combatants of the Family, stood side by side in front of the Family estate.
Behind them were hundreds of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Soul Masters with sharp eyes and high Battle Intent!
The powerful Dragon Aura gathered together, shooting straight into the clouds!
"Set off! Target, Black Flame Flood Dragon Clan!" Yu Boxuan's voice was like thunder, issuing the final order.
The army set off like a blue torrent, carrying an unstoppable momentum, heading straight to kill at the Dragon Clan territory!
At this time, within the Dragon Clan territory, the three Titled Douluo, Long Xiao, Long Sha, and Long Ye, had also gathered.
Their faces were as gloomy as water, black flames rising around their bodies, and powerful, evil, and strange Auras were also unleashed without reservation.
Behind them were the Dragon Clan Soul Masters, ready for battle.
Six terrifying Auras belonging to the Titled Douluo level collided violently over Dragon City, like six volcanoes about to erupt!
The air solidified, and the wind and clouds changed color.
The great battle was on the verge of breaking out!
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