Long Yue was different. At the beginning of his cultivation, he progressed extremely quickly—born with full innate soul power, and every breakthrough brought an explosive leap in strength.
However, as time passed and his cultivation reached the sixth ring, Long Yue's speed drastically slowed down. Every advancement of a single soul power level became an enormous trial—each breakthrough brought unbearable pain.
This was why Long Yue was called the Dragon Madman. No matter how strong his willpower was, constantly enduring inhuman torture inevitably affected his temperament.
If his will had not been so firm, he would probably already have become a true lunatic.
En Ci had tried countless ways to help Long Yue progress further, but all with great difficulty. Before the seventh ring, things were still manageable. But beyond the seventh ring, even as a Divine Domain Douluo, he had no confidence he could truly help his disciple continue cultivating. Once Long Yue's spirit collapsed, his body would follow.That is the price of power.
One of the reasons En Ci planned to go to Douluo Continent was also for Long Yue. From ancient records and information he gathered, there were some special heavenly treasures in Douluo Continent that might help Long Yue continue his future cultivation.
"They are all people of the Tang Sect."Long Yue's blood-red eyes dimmed. He forced himself to suppress his emotions. Every time he released his martial soul, he was more or less affected—becoming frighteningly irritable.
Just like his martial soul: the Mountain Dragon King.
As one of the Nine Dragon Kings, while the other eight and their descendants could live freely, his lineage could only drown in endless loneliness. Even with the Dragon God's decree—"Mountain Dragons shall be Kings"—how could the Mountain Dragon King truly accept such a fate?
Natural disasters, when they appeared, were the emotional release of the Mountain Dragon King.
Wherever dragons existed, there must also be Mountain Dragons—and therefore, natural disasters.
Thus, when the Mountain Dragon King erupts, it is like the coming of catastrophe.
Spectator's VIP Box
Dai Tianling had already stood up, applauding Long Yue.As the emperor of the empire, he felt deep admiration.
With such a rising star, Monster Academy's future was limitless. More importantly, Long Yue had a close relationship with Dai Yueyan. A monarch must have a top-level powerhouse supporting him to gain true authority—just as Dai Tianling himself had risen to the throne thanks to his teacher's support.
"Teacher, thank you for cultivating such outstanding talent for the empire. I have decided to increase Monster Academy's resource allocation by 10%, to assist you in training more exceptional young soul masters."
En Ci remained seated, smiling gently."Thank you, Your Majesty."
A completely one-sided victory.A terrifying display of the Mountain Dragon King martial soul.The emotions across the entire Star Luo City seemed ignited.
All Star Luo Empire media rushed to report the event. All previous negative voices instantly vanished. Monster Academy was lifted to an unprecedented peak.
Long Yue's Mountain Dragon King martial soul, strictly speaking, was not merely a beast-type martial soul—it was a domain-type martial soul. Experts across the continent analyzed and praised it. Long Yue had already been known as a once-in-a-thousand-years genius. Now he was placed even higher—recognized as the strongest candidate to reach the level of Godhood in the future.After all—he was only twenty years old this year!
Rest Area
Gu You sat with eyes closed, calming his mind.
Knock knock.
"Enter."
Gu You looked up as Gu Yue walked in."What do you need from me?"
"The story from last time hasn't been finished." Gu Yue said calmly.
Gu You thought for a moment, then nodded.
"The Mountain Dragon King holds exalted status and bloodline among dragons. Normally, there should never be bloodline suppression between Mountain Dragons and other dragons. You might not understand it now, but as someone with a dragon-type martial soul, you should know the suppression it has against ordinary beast-type martial souls."
"The highest existence of the Dragon Clan is the Dragon God—you should know this."
"The Dragon God was born in the age of creation—the oldest of the gods, the ancestor of all beast-type deities."
"The Dragon God was proud by nature. After humans created the God Realm, he also entered it. With power not inferior to the God Kings, he ruled over all divine beasts in the God Realm. The nine children of the Dragon God—the Nine Dragon Kings—spread their inheritance across various planets, acting as the Dragon God's direct bloodline: the true dragons."
"In other words, the only existence capable of suppressing the Mountain Dragon King bloodline—is the Dragon God."
"But let's not get into that yet. The story continues."
"According to ancient records from the Spirit Transmission Tower, something major once happened in the God Realm—an event so significant that it nearly overturned the entire God Realm."
"What we call gods are actually beings whose life energy evolved after reaching a certain limit. The concept of 'God' was defined by humans. The most powerful humans across all planets created the God Realm and established its systems. At that time, regardless of species, if one reached the highest peak and broke the final bottleneck, they could ascend into the God Realm and become a god. Their ranks were divided according to potential and strength."
"It is said that the God Realm had five God Kings, who governed the God Realm Committee and ruled the heavens—and also supervised the mortal world. But because the God Realm was originally created by high-level humans, a subconscious belief spread within it:Beasts existed to serve humans."
"At first, nothing happened. But over time, human gods began oppressing and even enslaving beast-type gods."
"Human gods were indeed stronger—they controlled the God Realm's core authority and possessed the five supreme God Kings. Their strength far surpassed beast gods. The divine beasts could only endure humiliation."
"Until one day, a beast-type god was treated extremely unfairly and nearly died. The divine beasts were finally enraged. The five God Kings punished the culprit, but it could not calm the fury of the divine beasts. In his anger, the Dragon God declared he would lead the divine beasts out of the God Realm and establish a realm of their own. The God Realm Committee, controlled by the five God Kings, of course refused."
"This created an enormous conflict.The Dragon God temporarily endured…"
(End of Chapter)