"And my physical capabilities are not particularly outstanding either…" Xu Xiaoyan said with an embarrassed smile. Who wouldn't want their third spirit ring to be at the ten-thousand-year level? But reality was what it was—normally, only Spirit Kings could absorb ten-thousand-year spirit rings. There were even recorded cases in history where weaker Spirit Kings had failed to absorb them.
"Why not? My third spirit ring can also be at the hundred-thousand-year level. Haven't we created enough miracles already? Friends, we need to think bigger!" Gu You said with a lighthearted smile toward the others.
"Trust me, as long as I'm here, it's possible!" With that, Gu You sprinted toward the source of the roar. The remaining four were momentarily stunned. Had they really not created enough miracles?
Xu Xiaoyan's gaze became firm. She released her martial soul without hesitation and followed Gu You.
Xie Xie and Tang Wulin exchanged glances, nodded, and also activated their martial souls before following.
Only Gu Yue remained in place, lost in thought. She was only thinking about the word Gu You had just said—"friends"…
"Perhaps human emotions are truly the strangest things in this universe." Gu Yue shook her head and then followed after them.
Inside a valley, loud booms echoed continuously. Two massive figures clashed, colliding with incredible speed.
Both figures were enormous, each more than thirty meters in diameter. Every impact shook the ground like an earthquake, sending out powerful shockwaves.
Gu You's eyes flickered with deep purple light. As expected, everything here had been enhanced to an entirely different level.
One of the creatures was bathed in dark golden light—a true king of the forest. A twenty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, a terrifying existence capable of tearing apart ordinary two-hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts. It was truly the king of spirit beasts, only slightly inferior to dragon-blooded creatures. Given the same bloodline level, the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was the strongest spirit beast of them all.
Gu You then turned his gaze toward the other figure. Any creature capable of fighting a twenty-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was obviously not weak. It might have even reached the hundred-thousand-year level.
This spirit beast's entire body shimmered like translucent crystal, exuding a strange texture. It resembled a lion in shape but had four dragon-like claws, each stepping on a small golden flame. Its snout was longer than that of a typical lion-type beast, and beneath its fur, fine golden scales could be seen. Most notably, besides its normal pair of eyes, it had a third eye—a vertical pupil.
The moment Gu You saw this creature, he froze—the Emperor Auspicious Beast!
This was the most tragic character in Soul Land 2, Wang Qiu'er, the transformed version of this very beast. Though Wang Qiu'er might have seemed like a third party in a love triangle, no one could deny the depth of her love. A spirit beast that truly loved a human, so much so that she sacrificed herself, creating the first-ever Rose Gold Spirit Ring in history, carrying the most powerful ability—Fate.
Fate… What an irony. She was the embodiment of fate itself, yet in the end, she could only fulfill someone else's destiny.
Does this Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear even know what it's doing? This was an auspicious beast!
As long as it existed, every spirit beast in this forest could cultivate at more than double the normal speed, and it could bring fortune and prosperity to the entire forest.
This Emperor Auspicious Beast was in a dire state—without the protection of a powerful guardian, even though it had the strength tofight across levels, it was still at a disadvantage against a true king of the forest.
Gu You's gaze hardened. No matter the cost, I must have this beast!
Even if it meant fighting a two-hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beast, so what? The Emperor Auspicious Beast's value was beyond measure. If Gu You could bring it into his spiritual world and combine it with his Seed of Life, the spirit beasts in his world would skyrocket in cultivation.
As for heavenly tribulations? What tribulation? In his domain, tribulations didn't exist. If a spirit beast wanted to advance in age, it could just stay inside his world and grow without conditions.
His mind was his own world—he was its ruler.
By now, Xu Xiaoyan and the others had arrived. When they saw the intense battle before them, they instinctively gulped.
Against such a high-level battle, even Gu You had to unleash his full strength. Six spirit rings rose from beneath him.
Outside This World—
Zhuo Shi, Cai Yue'er, and Shen Yi all stood up, their eyes locked on the shocking sight before them.
Black, black, red, green, orange, orange!
"He has a fierce beast spirit soul!" Cai Yue'er's voice trembled.
"What on earth happened in these past three years?" Zhuo Shi narrowed his eyes. He was even more curious about whose fierce beast spirit soul Gu You had. If it came from the Extreme North, there was only one possibility…
This was a sight unseen in the past million years of the Douluo Continent.
Such a spirit ring configuration would be recorded in history. There was no doubt—Gu You would become a god.
"I can't beat him anymore…" Shen Yi muttered.
Seven years ago, when Gu You was just a one-ring child, she could have easily crushed him with her six rings. But now… it was the other way around.
Xie Xie's jaw nearly hit the ground. Tang Wulin lost the will to even try chasing after Gu You.
Orange spirit rings! According to everything they had learned, only fierce beast spirit souls could produce such rings.
The immense pressure of ultimate power radiated outward, drawing the attention of both the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear and the Emperor Auspicious Beast.
The Emperor Auspicious Beast's blood-red tears dripped from its vertical eye.
Why?
It had brought so much fortune to this forest, yet it was still hunted down by its own kind. And now, another powerful being had appeared. It feared its end was near. But it had a child—it had to protect its child!
Determined, the Emperor Auspicious Beast ignited both of its extreme attributes—Extreme Light and Extreme Fire!
The Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear roared even louder, its golden fur turning crimson.
"Dammit, still acting tough?" Gu You sneered.
He raised his hand toward the sky, his voice filled with arrogance.
From the vast blue sky, a massive vortex appeared. Purple light flickered within it, dazzling and radiant.
A beam of light shot down, landing perfectly in Gu You's right hand—
A battle halberd.
Its shaft was covered in purple dragon scales, its head embedded with a golden gemstone, and its tail had a broken groove. Golden and purple dragon patterns intertwined, and every inch of its surface exuded a rough but overwhelmingly powerful sensation.
Super Divine Weapon—Purple-Gold Dragon God Halberd!
However, it could currently only unleash one percent of its true power.
This was a reward from unlocking the second seal of his Dragon God Bloodline.
As more seals were broken, this weapon would grow in strength. Right now, its only rival in the world was the Abyssal Sacred Lord's divine weapon.
Gu You twirled the halberd in his hand, its presence dominating the battlefield.
"Time to break the second seal…!"