She glanced at him.
"Mountain Dragons are an extremely unique existence among the Dragon Clan. It's said that a very, very long time ago, shortly after the Dragon God was born, he began to travel the universe. Later, he found a planet and intended to settle on it. So he began creating his own children — his first-generation descendants. There were nine of them in total, later known as the Nine Great Dragon Kings. They were created by the Dragon God himself, so they were both his children and his vassals."
"After that, the Nine Dragon Kings expanded their territories and spread their bloodlines, gradually giving rise to what later became the Eight Great Dragon Races. Among the original Nine Dragon Kings were the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, who controlled darkness and annihilation; the Emerald Dragon King, who controlled time and space; the Holy Light Dragon King, who controlled light and prayer, and so on."
"Wait, nine Dragon Kings, but eight dragon races — isn't that unfair?" Gu You instantly grasped the key point.
Gu Yue answered solemnly:"That's exactly what I'm getting to. Each of the Nine Dragon Kings was incredibly powerful, inheriting a portion of the Dragon God's strength. Among them, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King served as the Dragon God's guard commander, assisting in managing the order of the Dragon Clan. The Holy Light Dragon King controlled the power of life and was responsible for the reproduction of the Dragon Clan. But among the Nine Dragon Kings, there was one who looked the most unremarkable compared to the others — seemingly ordinary. Yet it played the most important role."
"Because the planet the Dragon God discovered was entirely covered by ocean. Although dragons are not afraid of water, they could not live in the sea. So the Dragon God created the Ninth Dragon King and ordered it to transform its body into mountains and continents, giving dragons and soul beasts a land to live and reproduce on. For the sake of the Dragon Clan, this lineage paid a tremendous price. And this lineage was the Mountain Dragon King. Because they had to become land itself, this lineage suffered great problems in reproduction. Their numbers became extremely scarce, and once they reached adulthood, they were required to transform into mountains and landforms for the survival of others."
"The Dragon God, grateful for their sacrifice, bestowed upon them a decree:'The Mountain Dragon shall be King.'This means that every Mountain Dragon who reaches adulthood holds the title of King by right. They lost their freedom, but gained the highest honor. Within the Dragon Clan, they were ultimately revered as the chief among the Nine Dragon Kings — the one who never walks the world."
"Looks like it's pretty similar to what I thought." Gu You chuckled.
"You knew this?"
"I did. I've been fascinated by Dragon Clan history since I was young — maybe because my martial soul is also a dragon. I always thought the books exaggerated, but seems they weren't far off." Gu You clapped his hands casually.
"The Mountain Dragon King lineage has the slowest bloodline inheritance, so they are not only true dragons, but also the purest bloodline, closest to the second-generation Dragon Kings. If true dragons still exist somewhere, then once a Mountain Dragon appears, it must be the absolute leader of all dragons.This Long Yue… is terrifying."
Gu Yue looked toward Gu You.
"I'm more terrifying than him." Gu You said calmly, watching the arena.
At this moment, the battle on the stage had already reached a boiling point. After revealing the Mountain Dragon King martial soul, Long Yue's aura had reached a terrifying level.
The entire stage trembled lightly due to his presence — fear itself, coming from the earth, awe from the land.
Le Zhengyu had never faced an opponent like this. Right now, standing before Long Yue, he felt only unbeatable pressure.
Long Yue stared directly at Le Zhengyu. Suddenly he burst into wild laughter, bent forward, and slammed his right fist onto the ground. His first soul ring lit up.
"Mountains and Rivers!"— First Soul Skill: Mountains and Rivers!
The ground split apart, and countless mountain peaks like sword tips erupted upward, reaching toward the sky, covering the entire battlefield in an instant.
Le Zhengyu's reaction was extremely fast. He immediately activated his fourth soul ring:
Holy Angel Martial Soul — Fourth Soul Skill: Angel Descent!
Dazzling golden light enveloped his body. Golden wings spread wide, radiating powerful holy light.
He moved frantically through the air, dodging the relentless mountain strikes.But Long Yue's power was terrifying — the attack density and coverage were too overwhelming to fully avoid.
Beams of Judgement Light rained down, shattering mountains one by one, but compared to the vast mountain range engulfing the battlefield, those beams appeared insignificant.
Just before the mountains crushed him — less than a meter or two away — everything suddenly froze in midair.
"I've already gone easy. You should surrender. I don't want to hurt you," Long Yue said honestly.
Le Zhengyu froze in midair and slowly opened his mouth.He turned toward the referee:"I concede."
Long Yue stood tall at the center of the stage.
En Ci watched with a faint smile. Seeing Long Yue there, his smile deepened. This was his proudest disciple — trained personally with his own hands.
The Mountain Dragon King martial soul was indeed incomparably powerful, but few knew how much pain Long Yue endured during cultivation.
The world has laws — power must be paid for.
A Mountain Dragon King is not a normal martial soul — it can't be cultivated like one. Though not deadly, every stage brought unbearable pain to Long Yue's spirit, willpower, and body.
Every advancement, every additional soul ring, was a brutal trial.
Long Yue endured again and again, supported by countless monstrous academy resources — countless heavenly treasures consumed — to allow his body to grow strong enough.
But En Ci always worried, because Long Yue was the opposite of himself — En Ci struggled early but improved easily later until level 95, when progress slowed.
Long Yue was different — his early growth was extremely fast…
(End of Chapter)