Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 26 Heavenly Dragon Horse

Although it wasn't his first time visiting the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh at its vastness. The dense primeval forest stretched endlessly, with branches intertwined between the trees, and a green mist swirled around them, making everything seem so vibrant and full of life.

Xiao Yu and his group traveled into the forest for almost an hour. Yi Hui, who was at the front of the group, released his Phoenix Martial Soul aura. The bloodline suppression of the top-level beast Martial Soul directly scared away the group of weak soul beasts, effectively acting as a filter.

Something's up!

Suddenly, Yihui shouted and stopped in his tracks. Xiao Yu and Zilong also became alert instantly, their eyes wide open, and they both turned their gazes in the same direction. A series of rapid, heavy footsteps came from that direction, accompanied by the occasional cracking sound of tree branches being broken.

"Everyone, approach carefully!"

Xiao Yu whispered something, and everyone understood, cautiously crowding around the source of the sound.

Before long, a pure white horse came into view. The horse was very peculiar. Its body was like a horse, but its head was dragon-shaped. White dragon scales extended from its forehead down to the back of its neck and then down its entire back. It had a pair of snow-white wings on each side, and a diamond-shaped light gold gem on its forehead that was unusually dazzling.

The horse is about four meters long and about two and a half meters tall, making it look exceptionally tall and majestic from a distance.

"This is the Celestial Dragon Horse!"

Xiao Yu recognized the soul beast at a glance. When he was studying at the Soul Master Academy, his theoretical knowledge was second to none. Only Ye Lingling, a top student, could rival him. He knew all about the appearance, attributes, age, and cultivation level of various soul beasts.

"We're really lucky. Even in the Star Dou Great Forest, the Heavenly Dragon Horse is an extremely rare existence."

Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "Xie Wu, you've struck gold! This soul beast not only has the characteristics of a horse-type soul beast, but also carries the bloodline of the Holy Light Dragon. Its cultivation level is around 1,300 to 1,500 years, making it perfect as your third soul ring!"

Xie Wu also looked excited and shouted, "Brothers, my third spirit ring depends on you guys!"

Don't worry!

Shiryu smiled and responded, while Ikki and Eden nodded silently as well.

"Purple Dragon, you go first. Although the Heavenly Dragon Horse possesses the bloodline of the Holy Dragon, it is diluted and can never compare to your Azure Dragon Martial Soul!"

At this moment, Xiao Yu acted like a team core member, commanding from the center: "Mi Yimei, activate your first and second soul skills. Yi Hui, keep an eye on it. If it tries to run, use your flames to block its path. Xie Wu, be ready to finish it off at any time."

Mimi was the first to summon his martial soul. Two yellow soul rings rose from the bottom of his feet, and a D-shaped harp appeared in his hand.

"First Soul Skill, The Greatest Sound is Silent!"

"Second Soul Skill, Enchanted Sound!"

Mimi's first soul skill is a pure support skill, which can increase the soul master's attack power by 10%. Her second soul skill is a mental attack. In addition to having the effect of mental impact, it also has a certain chance to put the opponent into a state of confusion and stagnation, suppressing the opponent's soul power by 10%.

"First Soul Skill, Azure Dragon's Wrathful Claw"

With the help of Mimi's string music, Zilong also used his first soul skill. His arm was covered with a layer of fine and exquisite blue-black diamond-shaped dragon scales, and his eight-inch dragon claws, which were like sharp blades, burst out of their sheaths. His entire arm instantly expanded several times, and the claws contained extremely strong explosive effects and penetrating power. His strength was greatly enhanced, and his destructive power was terrifying.

As the dragon's might spread, the Heavenly Dragon Horse instantly felt the suppression from the depths of its bloodline, and its body trembled slightly. Just then, Mi Yimei's second soul skill arrived, and the Heavenly Dragon Horse, which was already suppressed, instantly fell into chaos, spinning around and neighing in place.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zilong rushed forward at full speed and, with the enhancement of Miyimi's soul skill, threw his right fist forward.

The force of this punch was more than a thousand pounds; the wind from the punch alone made the surrounding trees tremble, not to mention the Tianlong Horse that was hit squarely.

That day, the dragon horse screamed and flew backward. Its sharp claws left three horrifying wounds on its white body, deep and bottomless, with blood gushing out and staining its snow-white feathers red.

"Evil Warrior, deliver the final blow!"

Evil Warrior, who had been waiting for his chance, immediately used his second soul skill, Meteor Flying Kick. Possessed by a unicorn, he leaped high into the air and kicked down from mid-air, hitting the Heavenly Dragon Horse squarely on the forehead.

After being struck repeatedly, the Heavenly Dragon Horse collapsed to the ground. Its limbs twitched slightly for a moment before it stopped moving, and a purple-blue soul ring slowly rose from its corpse.

Without much hesitation, Xie Wu sat down cross-legged beside him and began to absorb the soul ring under the guidance of his soul power. The others also consciously surrounded him to protect him.

This spirit ring did not present any difficulty for Xie Wu due to exceeding the time limit, so it was extremely convenient for him to absorb it. He had already absorbed it in less than half an hour.

With a low shout, three perfectly matched spirit rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—floated behind him, signifying his status as a Soul Master.

"I'm level 32!"

After opening his eyes, Xie Wu excitedly said something.

"You had already reached a bottleneck back in Gengxin City. Besides the boost from your soul ring, this second level of soul power is also due to the accumulation of soul power you've been cultivating without stopping during this period."

Xiao Yu said calmly, "Even if a Soul Master doesn't obtain a Soul Ring after reaching a bottleneck, their Soul Power will continue to accumulate, and it will be revealed when they obtain a Soul Ring."

"Does this sound like the theory of Yu Xiaogang, that self-proclaimed master?"

Eden frowned slightly. Among these people, apart from Xiao Yu, he was the only one who would occasionally go to borrow books.

Xiao Yu nodded: "Although his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls are full of loopholes, he is right about one thing. Another point is his theory of Martial Soul Heterogeneous Fusion. If any of you see his books next time, just focus on these two points. Anything else is either nonsense or has problems. Don't let him lead you astray."

Eden nodded in agreement, "That's right. His theoretical system is full of nonsense. The innate soul power is directly proportional to the quality of the martial soul, and the quality of the martial soul can increase the amplification of the martial soul's true body. Any soul master with a little combat common sense can understand this. I don't know how it became his theory."

Furthermore, the age limit for absorbing spirit rings completely ignores the differences between spirit masters and generalizes from a single instance. If a support-type spirit master were to absorb a spirit ring with the age limit he proposed, I bet nine out of ten would explode and die.

However, his age figure didn't seem like something he made up; it must have been the highest value from a large dataset. Where would a 29-year-old Great Soul Master get so much data to summarize?

"Isn't it because I have a mistress to live off!"

Xiao Yu muttered a curse in his heart, but he wasn't one to spread gossip, and besides, this was the Star Dou Great Forest, not a place to waste time gossiping.

ah-

At Notting Academy, Yu Xiaogang wiped his nose and muttered to himself, "The weather hasn't been that cool lately, and not only Xiao San, but I've started sneezing too?"

(End of this chapter)