Chapter 40: Action
I didn't expect to encounter Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender here...
When Su Mo discovered that the famous Golden Iron Triangle was battling the Ten-Thousand-Year Flame Earth Dragon, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.
Since Yu Xiaogang had left Spirit City, there hadn't been any news about him for a long time.
Although he knew that Goddess Sister Bibi Dong should have been keeping an eye on Yu Xiaogang's movements after leaving Spirit City, just as she had been watching Tang Hao and his brother...
For some reason, Bibi Dong hadn't revealed this to him or let him know about it.
But when it came to Yu Xiaogang, Su Mo couldn't help but recall the extra memory opportunity he had obtained because he allowed Bibi Dong to occupy the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and altered the plot of the Douluo Continent.
Regarding this memory addition opportunity, Su Mo had thought long and hard about who should receive it.
Among the candidates were Liu Erlong, Ah Yin, Xiao Wu's mother, and he had even considered saving it for later to use on Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, or other girls.
However, after some thought, Su Mo considered Liu Erlong the most suitable person to receive the extra memory.
Once Liu Erlong was selected as the first candidate, Su Mo had already begun planning her "rebirth," but hadn't yet decided when it would happen.
Using this memory addition opportunity on Liu Erlong to let her "be reborn"—
Su Mo's goal was to influence Yu Xiaogang, so the best time to use it would be after Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang had confirmed their relationship.
Just imagine, after that green-haired turtle Flender helped Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang...
Right when Yu Xiaogang was full of pride, even on the eve of their wedding, Liu Erlong suddenly "reawakens" and declares at the wedding that she doesn't want to be with him.
And at that very moment, Yu Luomian also sends someone to tell Yu Xiaogang that he and Liu Erlong are cousins.
With both blows striking together, Yu Xiaogang's reaction would undoubtedly be very interesting.
Of course, this is just Su Mo's envisioned script for what might happen after Liu Erlong's "rebirth," and it may not come true.
It all depends on how Liu Erlong, who has "successfully reawakened," treats Yu Xiaogang after the script is implanted in her mind.
Even Su Mo finds it hard to predict.
But one thing is certain: if he finds the right moment to implant the rebirth script in Liu Erlong's mind, he can create the scene he so desperately wants to witness.
Su Mo must always pay attention to the developments surrounding Yu Xiaogang and the other two.
This requires Su Mo to find a way to get close to Yu Xiaogang and the others—whether by going in person, sending someone with a reason, or monitoring them like Tang Hao and his brothers.
To do this, Su Mo must find a reason to persuade Bibi Dong.
Until now, Su Mo hadn't had the chance to ask Bibi Dong to send someone to keep an eye on Yu Xiaogang and the other two.
But now, it seemed there was hope!
...
"Final blow, Golden Sacred Dragon Surge!"
As Su Mo stood by the battlefield, his eyes lit up.
In a forest full of fire-attributed plant soul beasts, the Blazing Earth Dragon faced the Golden Sacred Dragon summoned by Yu Xiaogang and the other two through the martial soul fusion technique. Due to the suppression by the Golden Sacred Dragon's power, its strength was only about one-tenth, so it could only retreat step by step. With an involuntary roar, its injuries worsened. Seeing this, under Yu Xiaogang's command and loud shout, the three instantly controlled the Golden Sacred Dragon and prepared to launch the final attack against the Blazing Earth Dragon.
However, at that moment, perhaps sensing a fatal crisis, the blood within the Blazing Earth Dragon began to boil, and it let out a violent roar toward the sky.
In an instant, as if something had been triggered, the entire ten-meter-long body of the Blazing Earth Dragon swelled rapidly, doubling in size in the blink of an eye. On its crimson body, blood-red lines suddenly appeared from head to tail.
At the same time, a violent aura erupted from the Blazing Earth Dragon's body, causing its dark golden vertical pupils to instantly turn a fierce scarlet.
"No, it's gone berserk!"
Seeing the change in the Blazing Earth Dragon, their expressions suddenly changed.
The Blazing Earth Dragon, as a dragon-type soul beast, was considered a sub-dragon due to its diluted bloodline.
However, as a dragon-type soul beast, if it possessed good talent, it had a chance to awaken the berserk ability that many true dragon soul beasts had in ancient times.
Of course, for true dragons, their berserk state wasn't called berserk, but rather the "Reverse Scale State."
But whether it's berserk or the Reverse Scale State, once they enter it, dragon soul beasts lose much of their rationality, gain greatly enhanced physical condition and soul power, and have far greater resistance to negative states—including dragon suppression.
The Blazing Earth Dragon before them was a ten-thousand-year soul beast, and its strength was comparable to that of a Soul Saint among soul masters.
It was only due to the Golden Sacred Dragon's suppression that it had been defeated by the Golden Iron Triangle, whose lowest strength wasn't beyond a Soul Master, and highest no more than a Soul King. But once the Blazing Earth Dragon entered its berserk state, its resistance to the Golden Sacred Dragon's suppression improved greatly, and its strength surged dramatically.
This instantly caused Yu Xiaogang and the others nearby to feel an intense sense of danger.
"Damn it! The Blazing Earth Dragon is obviously just an ordinary sub-dragon. As a lizard-like sub-dragon, it shouldn't even have reverse scales."
"Unless one of its ancestors was a high-level dragon species with reverse scales, it's impossible to gain the berserk ability. What terrible luck!"
Yu Xiaogang realized the Blazing Earth Dragon before him had gone berserk. Seeing its scarlet eyes filled with madness and the violent aura it emitted, he couldn't help but curse.
However, just as Yu Xiaogang was cursing, the Blazing Earth Dragon had already opened its bloody maw and roared violently at the trio, then lunged toward them with its massive tail.
"No, stop it!"
Seeing the berserk Blazing Earth Dragon pounce, Yu Xiaogang urgently shouted, and together with Liu Erlong and Flender, they controlled the Golden Sacred Dragon to block it.
Unfortunately, despite the Martial Soul Fusion Technique's astonishing power, Yu Xiaogang's cultivation was only level 17, while Liu Erlong and Flender were only at levels 50 and 52, respectively.
The Golden Sacred Dragon they summoned with their Martial Soul Fusion Technique could, at best, defeat a Soul Emperor-level master. But it was difficult to defeat a Soul Saint-level master.
And ten-thousand-year soul beasts, while comparable to Soul Saints in level...
Due to soul beasts generally being stronger than soul masters of equivalent level, the Blazing Earth Dragon was actually stronger than an average Soul Saint.
Previously, it had been defeated due to suppression by the Golden Sacred Dragon's power. But that summoned dragon wasn't a real Golden Sacred Dragon after all.
So once the Blazing Earth Dragon entered its berserk state, its strength surged, and its resistance to dragon suppression also skyrocketed.
As a result, the Golden Sacred Dragon's suppression had almost no effect on it.
The Blazing Earth Dragon burst forward, dodged the Golden Sacred Dragon's attack, and in an instant reached Yu Xiaogang and the other two.
"Damn!"
"Roar!"
Just as the Blazing Earth Dragon pounced on them, it opened its bloody mouth, let out a furious roar, raised its massive claws, and was about to strike.
Su Mo, who had been thinking to himself nearby, suddenly turned to Yue Guan beside him and said:
"Elder Ju, save them!"
Yu Xiaogang the Soul Master, Liu Erlong the Soul Saint, Flender the Soul King, and the Golden Sacred Dragon's Martial Soul Fusion Technique still couldn't defeat Dugu Bo at level 91.
Therefore, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Flender, and their Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul Fusion Technique couldn't win.
With the dragon no longer suppressed, its over-ten-thousand-year cultivation, and its Soul Saint-level strength—it makes sense that it could fight the Blazing Earth Dragon.
(End of Chapter)