On the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, a streak of purple-gold light tore across the horizon, moving at a speed far beyond the comprehension of ordinary soul masters as it headed straight for Dragon City. As the light dissipated, it revealed a figure standing as straight as a pine, poised with the stillness of an abyss and the weight of a mountain.
It was Yu Yuanchen.
Nearly two years of training and transformation, especially the final year spent in the Thunder Purgatory and the baptism of the Heavenly Thunder beside the Thunderclap Nethervine, had caused a earth-shaking change in his entire temperament.
He still wore his hair in a neat, short cut, but those deep blue strands now seemed infused with the essence of lightning, taking on a profound blue-purple hue. At the tips, faint, tangible purple-gold lightning flickered, moving without the wind and adding a touch of mystery and majesty. The lock of purple-gold hair on his forehead was even more striking, like the mark of the Thunder God.
Most eye-catching was the center of his brow, where a faint yet incredibly clear purple-gold lightning rune appeared and disappeared, as if it were a divine rune born of heaven. It added an extraordinary, sacrosanct aura to his already handsome face, with its sharp brows, starry eyes, and well-defined features. His azure blue eyes were now as deep as if they contained a sea of lightning; as they opened and closed, flashes of purple-gold light flickered, his gaze so sharp it felt as if it could pierce the human heart, leaving others unable to meet his eyes.
His physique had become increasingly tall and well-proportioned. While he did not look overly bulky, every inch of his body contained explosive power. Beneath his fluid muscle lines lay a physique that had been tempered a thousand times over, nearing perfection. Just standing there, he naturally exuded a terrifying aura that was as steady as a mountain, yet carried the restless, oppressive force of thunder. A faint purple-gold shimmer circulated around his body—a manifestation of the Ultimate Thunder and his own vast qi and blood—making him look like a walking, living human bolt of heavenly lightning.
His simple blue training gear could hardly conceal the vast power and noble bloodline surging beneath. The Yu Yuanchen of today had shed the last traces of youthful immaturity, having fully grown into a young powerhouse with a magnificent bearing and innate majesty. He no longer needed to hide, for he himself was already a brilliant, radiant thunderbolt capable of illuminating the world.
He made no further attempt to disguise himself, moving openly as if an emperor were inspecting his own territory. With a single step, his figure would appear a hundred meters away, his speed so great that he left behind lingering, solid purple-gold afterimages as he raced back toward Dragon City and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.
His return was not intentionally announced, but his unmasked, terrifying aura—reminiscent of an ancient Dragon God descending—was like a giant boulder dropped into a calm lake, instantly shocking the entire Dragon City!
"So... so terrifying! Who is it?"
"This direction... is it the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family? What kind of monster have they produced now?"
"It feels even more... more majestic than the aura of the Tyrant Dragon Douluo!"
Within Dragon City, countless soul masters looked up in horror at the horizon where the purple-gold light had streaked past, their hearts filled with shock and awe.
Deep within the mansion of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, Yu Boxuan and Yu Qingtian, who were discussing official business, looked up almost simultaneously, their eyes erupting with incredulous joy!
"This aura... is it Chen'er?! He's back!!" Yu Boxuan stood up abruptly, his voice trembling slightly.
"No! This aura... how could it be so powerful? And it carries a kind of... inexplicable majesty?" Yu Qingtian was also filled with shock.
The next moment, a streak of purple-gold light descended directly into the family's core courtyard. As the light faded, the figure of Yu Yuanchen was revealed.
"Grandfather, Grandfather Qingtian, Father, I have returned." Yu Yuanchen looked at his close kin who had appeared before him in an instant, a gentle smile on his face as he bowed slightly.
Yu Boxuan, Yu Qingtian, and Yu Mingfeng stared intently at Yu Yuanchen, feeling the aura that even they found vaguely oppressive, observing the mysterious rune on his brow, and sensing the martial soul fluctuations that were vastly different from an ordinary Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. For a moment, they were speechless.
"Chen'er, you..." Yu Mingfeng's voice was dry, filled with excitement and disbelief.
Yu Yuanchen smiled slightly, his thoughts shifting. Beneath his feet, seven soul rings rose in sequence—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, and the final one, crimson as blood, with purple-gold halos flowing along its edges, emitting a terrifying fluctuation that made the soul tremble—a red soul ring!
Seven rings! A Soul Sage!
One yellow, two purple, three black, one red! A soul ring configuration that defied common knowledge!
Especially that last one, representing the supreme power—a hundred thousand year soul ring!
"A... a hundred thousand year soul ring?!" Even with the mental fortitude of Titled Douluo like Yu Boxuan and Yu Qingtian, they could not help but gasp in shock, their pupils shrinking!
Immediately following this, behind Yu Yuanchen, the phantom of the Thunder Sacred Dragon, with its purple-gold runes flowing and a sacred, majestic air, appeared proudly. The terrifying pressure of the Ultimate Thunder spread out without reservation, making the air in the entire courtyard feel as if it had frozen!
"Martial Soul Evolution... Ultimate Thunder?!" Yu Qingtian's voice trembled.
Then, Yu Yuanchen gripped his right hand in the air, and the External Soul Bone Dragon Spear—connected to his bloodline, entirely purple-gold, and with a spear tip condensing a chilling lightning glow—appeared in his hand. Its mere presence seemed to tear the very space apart!
"This is... an external soul bone?!" Yu Boxuan gasped.
Finally, Yu Yuanchen released a sliver of his vast life force and power, tempered through multiple trials and flowing like a dragon's qi and blood.
"This physique of yours..." Yu Boxuan no longer knew how to describe his current feelings.
Shock! Incomparable shock!
He had left for two years, and returned as a Soul Sage! Possessing the Ultimate Thunder, an evolved martial soul, a hundred thousand year seventh ring, an external soul bone, and an unfathomably strong physique! What kind of earth-shattering achievement was this?!
After a brief silence, a volcanic eruption of joy followed!
"Hahaha! Heaven blesses my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family!!" Yu Boxuan laughed toward the sky, his voice shaking the heavens. His heart was filled with comfort, and he could not suppress his excitement.
Yu Qingtian also clapped and laughed, looking at Yu Yuanchen with eyes full of endless comfort and pride.
Yu Mingfeng had tears in his eyes, patting his son's shoulder hard, too excited to speak.
The core leadership of the family arrived upon hearing the news. Seeing this scene, they were all struck with shock, followed by a frenzy of joy! Yu Yuanchen's return and the strength he displayed were like the strongest stimulant injected into the entire family!
Once their excitement had slightly subsided, Yu Yuanchen entered a secret chamber with his grandfather and Grandfather Qingtian for a detailed discussion. He shared parts of his experience (omitting core secrets like the sacrifice of the Thunderclap Nethervine) and directly proposed his own ideas.
"Grandfather, Grandfather Qingtian, the Long family has repeatedly tried to put me to death and has colluded with the Elephant Armored Sect; this grudge is irreconcilable. Now that your grandson has the power to protect himself, and even... can fight a Titled Douluo! I believe it is time to completely eradicate the Long family, this thorn in our side!"
Upon hearing this, a sharp gleam shot from the eyes of Yu Boxuan and Yu Qingtian. Far from objecting, they revealed a long-suppressed killing intent.
"Good! Chen'er, since you have this heart, how could your grandfather stop you!" Yu Boxuan said in a deep voice. "If it weren't for the concern that you were still out training and needed time to grow, and that a full-scale attack on the Long family would cause our clan heavy losses even if we won, allowing other forces to take advantage, I would have wiped out those insidious black loaches long ago!"
Yu Qingtian also said coldly, "Over the years, the Long family has relied on having one extra Titled Douluo to provoke us openly and secretly. We endured it only because we were afraid of collateral damage, and to wait for you to truly grow up so we could resolve them with minimal cost! Now that you possess power comparable to a Titled Douluo, the timing is right!"
The three quickly calculated their combat strength. On the Yu family side, there was Yu Boxuan (level 96), Yu Qingtian (level 94), and Yu Yuanchen (combat power comparable to a newly advanced Titled Douluo), equivalent to three Titled Douluo-level combatants! As for the Long family, there was Long Xiao (level 95), Long Sha (level 94), and the newly promoted Long Ye (level 91), also three Titled Douluo.
"In terms of high-end combat power, we have a slight advantage, especially since you, Patriarch, can suppress Long Xiao. Our foundation in mid-level combat power is superior to the Long family. This battle can be fought! And it must be fast!" Yu Qingtian analyzed.
"In that case, then we fight!" Yu Boxuan made the final decision, his tone decisive and murderous. "Before the Long family can fully react, we will catch them off guard!"
Yu Yuanchen nodded as well, though he did not mention that he was confident he could kill Long Ye. After all, a Soul Sage killing a Titled Douluo was still too much of a fantasy for the current soul master world. But it didn't matter; once he killed Long Ye, there would be no need for proof.
The war machine of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family began to operate at unprecedented efficiency following Yu Yuanchen's return!
On the second day after Yu Yuanchen's return, the family's powerhouses poured out in full force, sweeping toward all the important strongholds, mines, and trade route nodes that the Long family had set up around Dragon City with the force of a thunderbolt!
These strongholds originally had Long family soul masters stationed in them, but just yesterday, after the Long family leadership confirmed Yu Yuanchen's return and were shocked by the terror of his aura, they had urgently consulted and decided to consolidate their strength, preparing to gather their elites and find an opportunity to carry out a decapitation strike against Yu Yuanchen! Therefore, the defensive forces at many strongholds had been secretly withdrawn.
As a result, this provided the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family with a god-given opportunity!
Crushing everything in their path! Like a hot knife through butter!
The strongholds that had lost their core strength were almost defenseless before the iron hooves of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. In just one day, the forces of the Long Family around Dragon City were uprooted, suffering heavy losses!
When the news reached the Long Family, Long Xiao was so enraged that he vomited blood on the spot, jumping with fury! He had not expected the Yu Family's reaction to be so swift and so Resolute! Even less did he expect that his own decision to consolidate his forces would instead become an act of aiding the enemy!
"Yu Boxuan! Yu Yuanchen! I want you both dead!!" Long Xiao's roar echoed throughout the entire Long Family residence.
The fuse of war had been completely lit, leaving no room for turning back!
The next day, as the morning sun rose, an aura of slaughter permeated Dragon City.
Yu Boxuan, Yu Qingtian, and Yu Yuanchen, the three highest combat powers of the family, stood side by side in front of the family mansion. Behind them were hundreds of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family Soul Masters with Sharp Eyes and soaring fighting spirit! A powerful Dragon Might gathered together, surging straight into the clouds!
"Move out! Target, the Black Flame Demon Flood Dragon Family!" Yu Boxuan's voice was like Thunder as he issued the final order.
The army set off, like a blue torrent, carrying an unstoppable momentum as they headed straight for the Long Family territory!
Meanwhile, inside the Long Family territory, the three Titled Douluo, Long Xiao, Long Sha, and Long Ye, had already gathered. Their faces were as gloomy as water, Black Flame rising around their bodies, and powerful, evil auras erupted without any concealment. Behind them stood the Long Family Soul Masters, waiting in full battle array.
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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