Douluo Continent: The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao is Addicted

"boom!!!"

A muffled thud suddenly exploded!

With this loud bang, an enormous claw, bigger than anyone could imagine, slammed out from the edge of the largest crack in the ground!
It was a giant claw made entirely of gold.

Its five fingers are distinct, each finger and claw like a towering pillar, so thick it's terrifying.

At the key joint of each finger and claw, there is a perfectly rounded golden protrusion, like a flawless golden gemstone.

The giant claw's five fingers dug deeply into the hard ground, as if gripping a piece of soft soil.

With a chilling, ear-piercing grinding sound, the giant claw suddenly pressed down with all its might!

"Rumble, rumble—"

It was as if the entire forbidden land was being forcibly pried open.

Centered on the giant claw, a wider rift spread out like lightning.

The earth shattered completely, and a bottomless, enormous crater rapidly formed amidst billowing smoke and dust.

Countless massive rock fragments, blasted into the air, were crushed into dust by the terrifying power emanating from the giant claw before they could even fall back to earth.

An unimaginably enormous body slowly rose from the bottomless abyss, bringing with it billowing dust and turbulent energy currents.

First, a huge golden dragon head appeared, followed by the slow emergence of its massive body.

Its body seemed to be cast from the purest gold, and each dragon scale was as big as a house.

It has sharp edges and corners, shines with a sun-like brilliance, and is so hard that it seems capable of withstanding the impact of stars.

Its two feet, like divine pillars, tread on the broken earth, and its sharp claws easily pierce into the hard divine soil.

The winding dragon neck supports a head so majestic that one dares not look directly at it, and two huge dragon horns pierce the sky, as if to pierce a hole in the sky.

Its dragon eyes were made entirely of molten gold, burning with a tyrannical aura and carrying endless arrogance.

Its mere presence caused the surrounding space to groan under its strain, and the fragile spatial barrier rippled violently like waves.

It is the embodiment of power, the manifestation of destruction; the mere breath it generates is enough to unleash a hurricane that sweeps across the entire plain.

It is indeed the Golden Dragon King!
"Hahaha, I'm finally free!"

The Golden Dragon King roared to the sky, its voice booming like a million thunderbolts exploding simultaneously.

It stretched out its enormous body, which had been sealed for countless millennia, with great pleasure, each movement bringing with it terrifying wind pressure and spatial ripples.

The voice was filled with boundless excitement and the ecstasy of regaining freedom, as if it wanted to completely dispel the oppression of the entire divine realm.

It took a deep breath, greedily absorbing the long-lost aura of the divine realm, golden flames flickering between its mouth and nose.

The next moment, those giant, molten gold eyes, imbued with a destructive will, slowly rotated like two burning suns, precisely locking onto Ye Chen.

The Golden Dragon King lowered its enormous head slightly, revealing a hideous smile through its gaping maw filled with sharp, menacing teeth.

"Boy, you're quite something. As a reward for helping me escape, I will be the first to tear you to pieces!"

The Golden Dragon King's tone carried an air of condescending charity and cruel mockery: "To die by my hand is your greatest honor!"

Before the words were even finished, a gigantic dragon claw that blotted out the sky was already raised.

The claws were covered with indestructible golden scales, and the five sharp claws were like five giant golden spears that tore through space, bringing with them extreme destructive power as they slammed down towards Ye Chen!

Before the claws even arrived, the terrifying wind pressure had already cracked the ground beneath Ye Chen's feet, creating a huge crater.

Xianlin'er, who was far away, felt her heart pounding in her chest.

Faced with this claw, she felt like a leaf in a storm, her thoughts almost frozen by the pure will to destroy.

However, Ye Chen, who was at the center of the storm, not only did not try to dodge, but his expression did not change at all.

He remained firmly in place, a slight smile playing on his lips. He tilted his head back slightly, looking at the rapidly enlarging golden claw shadow, and said in a flippant tone, "Coincidentally... that's what I was thinking too."

Ye Chen grinned.

next moment.

"Om-"

An incomprehensible and mysterious power instantly enveloped the entire space-time!

Time stood still at that moment.

The dragon claw, powerful enough to shatter stars, was only a dozen feet above Ye Chen's head, yet it could no longer descend even an inch.

A violent surge of energy, streaks of flying debris and dust, and ripples in the air...

Everything seemed to have been paused, frozen into an absolutely still picture.

The Golden Dragon King's enormous, mountain-like body was completely frozen in mid-air.

It maintained its downward slashing posture, every shimmering golden scale, every sharp claw tip, even the golden sparks spewing from its mouth, all were crystal clear, like a work of art meticulously crafted by the most perfect gold sculptor, eternally frozen in the moment of its power.

Only deep within those enormous, molten gold-like dragon eyes could one vaguely see a trace of shock and bewilderment that had not yet spread.

The whole world fell into a deathly silence.

Only Ye Chen remained standing there quietly, as if the power that froze time and space had nothing to do with him.

Xianlin'er, standing in the distance, was completely stunned.

Her mouth was slightly open, and her beautiful eyes were wide open, filled with disbelief.

Just a second ago, the aura emanating from the Golden Dragon King made her feel as insignificant as an ant.

A single glance or a single breath from the other party was enough to completely obliterate her.

It was an absolute crushing force originating from the level of life and the essence of power, leaving her with no will to resist.

Now, this giant dragon, which she thought could easily destroy the divine realm, was completely imprisoned in front of Ye Chen, like a clay sculpture, without any power to resist!

This almost completely overturned her worldview.

"Just how powerful is he?" Xian Lin'er's heart was filled with shock.

She knew she had always underestimated Ye Chen. From the very first glimpse of him in Douluo Continent, she knew this young man had unlimited potential.

She had already exaggerated his strength in her mind as much as possible, but she never expected him to be so powerful.

Ye Chen ignored Xian Lin'er's shock.

With a slight thought, a dark red light condensed in his hand, transforming into a longsword exuding a strong aura of killing intent.

This is the Asura Divine Sword that was plundered from Xiao Wu, carrying the power of the divine order.

Ye Chen casually raised his hand, and the sword blade traced a dark red line as it slashed towards the Golden Dragon King's gleaming golden neck.

"Qiang——!"

A piercing clang of metal rang out, sparks flying everywhere!

However, the result was unexpected.

The most ancient artifact in the divine realm only left a faint white mark on the Golden Dragon King's neck, and even the scales themselves were not truly broken!

Although this was the result of Ye Chen not using his full strength, it was enough to prove the formidable physical power of the Golden Dragon King.

(End of this chapter)