Isn't this the excuse I gave to Elder Golden Crocodile...
Upon hearing the words of the Sky Azure Bull Python, Lin Yue's face darkened.
Although he had indeed said this to Golden Crocodile Douluo, he truly hadn't meant it that way!
Sky Azure Bull Python, how can you think of so much? Are you really a soul beast?
Or did you eavesdrop on my words earlier?!
"Second Ming, stop!"
Seeing that the Titan Giant Ape, Second Ming, was about to kill Lin Yue in a rage after hearing the Sky Azure Bull Python's words, Xiao Wu quickly shouted, trying to stop the Titan Giant Ape.
But having been enraged by the Sky Azure Bull Python's words, the Titan Giant Ape, Second Ming, completely ignored Xiao Wu's shouts. With an angry roar, it leaped into the air, ready to punch Lin Yue into a pulp!
"Sigh..."
Facing the Titan Giant Ape descending from the sky, intent on killing him with a single punch, Lin Yue felt somewhat helpless.
He hadn't wanted to use the trump card left by his father—the 99th-rank Title Douluo Experience Card—but now it seemed there was no other choice!
With a thought, Lin Yue activated the 99th-rank Title Douluo Experience Card stored in his jade pendant's space.
In an instant, as the golden crystal-like 99th-rank Title Douluo Experience Card shattered within the jade pendant's space, a peculiar energy surged into Lin Yue's body.
Under the influence of this energy, Lin Yue's physical attributes and Nine Yang True Qi skyrocketed, instantly elevating him from a 54th-rank Soul King to the realm of a 99th-rank Title Douluo!
Boom!
As the power of the 99th-rank Title Douluo Experience Card flooded into his body, an overwhelming pressure erupted from Lin Yue.
In this state, the sheer increase in Nine Yang True Qi alone granted Lin Yue over 100,000 jin of strength—and that was just the raw force, not accounting for the enhancements to other aspects of his physique from the true qi.
However, perhaps because Lin Yue had cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique to near the fourth level, his physical attributes didn't receive a significant boost this time. It seemed his current physique was already comparable to that of an ordinary 99th-rank Title Douluo!
Now, with the strength from his Nine Yang True Qi combined with his innate power, Lin Yue's base strength had reached a staggering 150,000 jin!
But trying to fight the Titan Giant Ape, the King of the Forest renowned for its strength, with a mere 150,000 jin of force was clearly unrealistic!
Thus, Lin Yue immediately summoned his Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul, rapidly applying all his soul skills except the first, and then activated the Frenzied Bloodlust Soul Bone!
As multicolored lights burst forth from the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul and showered onto Lin Yue, his aura surged once more.
Finally, with the activation of the Frenzied Bloodlust Soul Bone, Lin Yue's strength soared to over 400,000 jin!
"Ha!"
Watching the Titan Giant Ape descending from above, Lin Yue let out a fierce shout and stomped the ground.
As countless spiderweb-like cracks spread beneath his feet, Lin Yue shot into the air, throwing a punch directly at the Titan Giant Ape's descending fist.
Boom!
As the two fists—one massive, one small—collided, a deafening impact erupted.
In that instant, terrifying energy fluctuations exploded outward, sending shockwaves of air sweeping in all directions like a tempest. The howling winds violently shook the surrounding trees.
After the collision, both the ape and the human were sent flying backward.
Lin Yue slid over a dozen meters upon landing before steadying himself.
"Title Douluo!!"
As Lin Yue landed, the Sky Azure Bull Python stared in shock at the nine soul rings—yellow, purple, black, black, black, red, red, red, red—circling Lin Yue's body.
But at the same time, the Sky Azure Bull Python was filled with confusion.
Earlier, when Lin Yue had displayed his cultivation, only five soul rings had appeared, indicating the strength of a Soul King.
There had been no trace of the four red soul rings. What was going on?!
Beside it, Xiao Wu was equally stunned to see Lin Yue suddenly transform into a Title Douluo.
She knew that six years ago, Lin Yue had only been a Soul Master with innate full soul power.
No matter how much of a genius he was, it was impossible for him to reach Title Douluo level in just six years!
And what about the four red soul rings? They hadn't been there before, and there weren't even enough 100,000-year soul beasts in the Douluo Continent for him to hunt!
"Human, you've got some strength! But if you think you can fight me with just this, you're doomed. I wasn't even using half my strength just now!"
After landing, the Titan Giant Ape clenched its fists and pounded its chest, then slammed a fist into the ground, creating a massive crater. Snorting two jets of hot air from its nostrils, it bared its sharp fangs.
Indeed, the Titan Giant Ape lived up to its reputation as the King of the Forest in terms of strength. Even with 400,000 jin of force, I still can't overpower it!
On the other side, Lin Yue glanced at his fist, frowning slightly.
Logically, the Titan Giant Ape shouldn't be a match for a 99th-rank Title Douluo.
But his current 99th-rank Title Douluo state had its flaws. If he only used the Nine Spirit Immortal Begonia Martial Soul, he definitely couldn't win.
However, if he used the轩辕剑 (Xuan Yuan Sword) Martial Soul, he could probably kill the Titan Giant Ape with a single strike.
But Lin Yue hadn't come here to hunt 100,000-year soul beasts. Even if he killed one now, he couldn't absorb its soul ring!
So it seems I'll have to use the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul after all...
Lin Yue couldn't help but think.
Originally, his current physique couldn't handle the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul, but with the boost from the 99th-rank Title Douluo cultivation, he could now wield it.
"You say you weren't even using half your strength? I wasn't even using a tenth of mine!"
Having decided to use the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul, Lin Yue responded coolly to the Titan Giant Ape's words.
"Hah! You humans are laughable. Even at death's door, you still talk big. Humph! As a human, you dare compare strength with us soul beasts? Wishful thinking!"
After a few mocking laughs, the Titan Giant Ape snorted disdainfully.
"Human, prepare to die!"
With an angry roar, the Titan Giant Ape suddenly reared up, pounding its chest with its massive arms before charging toward Lin Yue.
But as the Titan Giant Ape barreled forward, Lin Yue inwardly sneered, "Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul, Possess!"
With this thought, a massive, serpentine dragon, pitch-black with golden patterns covering its body, emerged from Lin Yue.
The moment the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul appeared, it let out an earth-shaking roar.
Instantly, a draconic pressure far more terrifying than the Sky Azure Bull Python's earlier aura erupted from the Devouring Ancestral Dragon, sweeping across the surroundings.
Under this overwhelming pressure, the charging Titan Giant Ape suddenly felt its legs weaken, nearly buckling to its knees.
It was a submission rooted deep in its bloodline—an instinctive reverence for this mysterious dragon martial soul!
As for the Sky Azure Bull Python, with its dragon bloodline, it immediately prostrated itself, its body involuntarily bowing toward the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul.
This was the submission of its dragon bloodline to a higher-tier dragon!
Nearby, Xiao Wu, having chosen to take human form, fared slightly better, though her body still went limp.
But in the area around Lin Yue, wherever the Devouring Ancestral Dragon's pressure reached—whether weak hundred-year soul beasts or powerful ten-thousand-year soul beasts—all knelt and bowed toward him.
Deep underground in the Star Dou Great Forest, within an ice-filled cavern, over a dozen bestial figures meditating simultaneously opened their eyes, filled with shock.
Even deeper in the forest, a silver figure quietly opened its eyes, its amethyst pupils clouded with confusion.
This feeling... it's so familiar...
...
The draconic pressure unleashed by Lin Yue's Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul instantly suppressed all soul beasts within a nearly ten-li radius.
After the dragon's roar, the Devouring Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul merged into Lin Yue's body.
As the Devouring Ancestral Dragon possessed him, Lin Yue's figure grew taller and more slender. Pitch-black dragon scales with golden patterns rapidly covered his body like a tide, his hands transforming into dragon claws, a pair of majestic horns sprouting from his head, and his pupils turning into golden vertical slits. A terrifying draconic aura erupted from his body.
Though his body didn't become massively bulky after the possession, his base physical attributes instantly increased tenfold!
What did a tenfold enhancement mean?
Currently, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's martial soul, widely regarded as the top beast martial soul on the continent, only provided a partial fivefold boost to physical attributes upon possession!
Having cultivated the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique to the peak of the third level, Lin Yue's current physical strength was close to 30,000 jin.
After the Devouring Ancestral Dragon's possession, his physical attributes—including strength—instantly multiplied tenfold, skyrocketing his base strength from 30,000 jin to 300,000 jin!
Factoring in the enhancements from his soul skills and soul bones, Lin Yue's strength now reached a staggering 2,000,000 jin—while the Titan Giant Ape's strength topped out at less than 1,000,000 jin!
Boom!
With the Devouring Ancestral Dragon's possession, Lin Yue stomped the ground, causing countless cracks to spread outward from his foot.
This single step sank the ground over half a meter!
Then, using the recoil from the earth, Lin Yue shot forward, his dragon claw—covered in thick golden Nine Yang True Qi and pitch-black scales—clenched into a fist as he threw a punch.
Boom!
With a force of 2,000,000 jin, Lin Yue's expression turned cold as his fist tore through the air with a sonic boom, heading straight for the Titan Giant Ape's fist!
Bang!
Once again, two fists collided.
Accompanied by terrifying energy fluctuations, violent shockwaves swept outward like a hurricane, causing the surrounding trees to sway precariously.
But this time, Lin Yue didn't fly backward. Instead, with the sound of bones cracking, the Titan Giant Ape's massive body was sent soaring into the sky by Lin Yue's punch!
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