[Martial Soul Ranking Fourteenth: Golden Crocodile King]
[Holder: Golden Crocodile (Spirit Hall / Hall of Offering)]
[Evaluation: The Golden Crocodile King is a top-tier assault-type super martial soul, possessing a physical body close to ultimate strength and powerful golden attributes. The martial soul also contains Golden Dragon bloodline, easily suppressing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. It stands as the pinnacle of beast-type martial souls.]
[Reward: Soul power level increases by one level, all soul ring ages increase by two thousand years, the eighth soul ring is promoted to the hundred-thousand-year tier, Golden Dragon bloodline within the martial soul increases by 15 percent.]
"Golden Crocodile King? What kind of martial soul is that, to actually overpower the Pope's two martial souls and rank fourteenth?"
"Looking at the affiliated force, it is still Spirit Hall. But what is this Hall of Offering at the back? Does Spirit Hall even have such an institution?"
"If they are called Offering, it must be Spirit Hall's top-tier combat force. I never expected Spirit Hall to have such powerful figures hidden away."
Across the continent, many younger soul masters stared at the Golden Crocodile King martial soul on the list, completely bewildered.
A martial soul like this, with such a ranking, could only belong to a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse from Spirit Hall.
Yet they had never heard of such a person before.
Very quickly, however, the focus of discussion shifted to the latter half of the evaluation.
What did it mean to easily suppress the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?
If such a terrifying martial soul only ranked fourteenth, then did that mean the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, which claimed the title of the continent's number one beast martial soul, did not even qualify for the top twenty?
Thinking of this, countless soul masters who had personally witnessed the might of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul could not help but sigh.
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There were plenty of forces on the continent who recognized its significance. When the leaders of the Upper Three Sects saw the martial soul and name of the ranked individual, they all froze in shock.
Golden Crocodile. Golden Crocodile King.
These words represented a long-buried chapter of soul master history. A true living fossil of the soul master world, even older than the era of Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.
In the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen sprang to his feet with a sudden motion, staring at the name on the ranking. Fear filled his cloudy old eyes.
For the first time in his life, this proud and unruly old dragon truly tasted fear.
Who was Golden Crocodile Douluo?
He was a powerhouse from the same generation as Yu Yuanzhen's grandfather, someone who once suppressed an entire era with the Golden Crocodile King martial soul. Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was no match for him.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul cannot enter the top twenty of the continental martial soul ranking."
Yu Yuanzhen forced out these words, then his vision went black and he collapsed unconscious.
"Sect Master!"
"Quick, call a healing-type soul master!"
...
At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi did not initially understand how terrifying the Golden Crocodile King truly was. He was a generation younger than Yu Yuanzhen and did not possess an assault-type martial soul, so he could not fully grasp the shock this martial soul represented.
It was only after Sword Douluo's explanation that he finally understood the true depth of Spirit Hall's power.
"Sect Master, Spirit Hall's true top-tier force is actually the Hall of Offering. A group of high-level Titled Douluo, each with soul power of at least level ninety-six."
"My grandfather and my father both died at the hands of Spirit Hall's Great Offering, Qian Daoliu, during their pursuit of sword mastery."
"So many years have passed. I originally thought those old monsters in the Hall of Offering had all died of old age. I never expected them to still be alive."
"This Golden Crocodile is Spirit Hall's Second Offering. When I was young, he was already a famous Titled Douluo, with soul power reaching level ninety-eight."
"Judging from the heavenly screen's reward, this old monster has been stuck at that realm for many years. Now he has finally advanced to the realm of a peerless Titled Douluo."
"And now, both his eighth and ninth soul rings are at the hundred-thousand-year level. His strength has undoubtedly reached an utterly terrifying height."
"Moreover, these post-acquired hundred-thousand-year soul rings are true soul rings with two soul skills, not merely an increase in soul power."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin spoke slowly, his tone carrying a trace of admiration for this senior of the soul master world.
"Sigh. I never expected Spirit Hall to possess such deep foundations. If they were to mobilize everything, they could probably sweep across the entire continent."
"Even our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, if we faced Golden Crocodile Douluo at his peak, would likely be powerless to resist."
Ning Fengzhi gave a bitter smile and shook his head, though he did not appear overly worried.
"News has already come from Heavenly Path Academy. Rongrong will be returning to the sect under the protection of that Teacher Meng Hongchen."
"And the several sets of battle armor that the sect spent a century of accumulated resources to forge have all been completed."
"Once Sword Uncle and Bone Uncle put them on, their strength will increase dramatically."
"Yes. According to that mysterious Headmaster Li, once the four-character battle armor is equipped, it will be enough for me and that old Bone fellow to contend with a peerless Titled Douluo without falling behind."
"Plus Fengzhi's support, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will have no trouble protecting itself."
In the skies between Heaven Dou City and Spirit Hall, a golden figure suddenly halted, staring at the martial soul on the ranking as the martial soul behind him instinctively manifested.
A massive crocodile clad in dazzling golden scales appeared, ferocious and terrifying. His peak level ninety-eight soul power rampaged freely across the heavens.
Roar!
Golden Crocodile Douluo let out a thunderous roar. His soul power, dormant for decades, surged forward like an unstoppable torrent, violently smashing through the bottleneck that had trapped him for so many years.
Purple, purple, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red.
Four purple, three black, two red. Nine soul rings spun rapidly beneath his feet, and the aura unique to a peerless Titled Douluo instantly forced the clouds in the sky back several meters.
"The peerless Titled Douluo realm. I have finally reached it!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo wept openly. His lifespan was nearly exhausted, and he had long believed that breaking through level ninety-nine was impossible in this lifetime. Yet today, with the help of the heavenly screen, he had fulfilled his lifelong wish.
Puff.
He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood as the Golden Crocodile King martial soul underwent a dramatic transformation.
With the increase in Golden Dragon bloodline, the Golden Crocodile King martial soul showed faint signs of transforming into a dragon. Its four short limbs evolved into five-clawed dragon talons.
At the same time, a stream of unfamiliar information poured into his mind. Without hesitation, Golden Crocodile Douluo immediately activated the newly comprehended secret art.
Compared to everything else, the effect of this Golden Dragon bloodline was the greatest.
"Golden Dragon Transformation!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo roared toward the heavens as the martial soul behind him instantly transformed into a Golden Dragon covered in radiant scales.
This was the greatest trump card brought about by his martial soul's evolution. It allowed him to temporarily draw upon the power of the Golden Dragon, forcing his martial soul to evolve into a Golden Dragon for a short time, causing his combat strength, defense, and physical power to increase by several times over.
"Xue'er, wait for Second Grandpa. This time, no one will ever be able to hurt you again!"
Golden Crocodile Douluo had a strong premonition that his current state had absolutely reached that so-called Demigod level. Even if Qian Daoliu were present, he might not be able to defeat him.
...
Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, at the core of the core region.
The Ten Great Ferocious Beasts were forcibly awakened by the power of the heavenly screen. Even the Silver Dragon King, who was slumbering while recovering from her injuries, separated a strand of divine consciousness to observe the changes across the entire planet.
"To be able to distribute Golden Dragon bloodline as a reward, whatever stands behind this ranking is absolutely not the will of the Douluo plane."
"Could it be those old fellows from the God Realm?"
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