When Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing standing behind Ye Yu, a pang of pain pierced his heart.
Even though they had rarely met in childhood, and their relationship at Shrek Academy had been strained, she was still his fiancée.
Yet now, she stood behind another man.
Whether anything had happened or not, Dai Mubai couldn't help but feel as if a vast prairie had sprouted atop his head.
"Xiao Wu!!"
Upon seeing Xiao Wu, Tang San's eyes turned red, brimming with tears. He clenched his fists, struggling to hold back his sobs.
From the look in Xiao Wu's eyes, Tang San could tell—she still missed him.
But reason told him: wanting her back was impossible.
Xiao Wu had left with Ye Yu for his sake.
If he didn't have the strength to defeat Ye Yu and bring her back himself, then even if he begged, Ye Yu would only slap him again—hard enough to send teeth flying.
And Xiao Wu, worried for his safety, wouldn't return with him.
"You're Ye Yu?!"
Upon hearing Flender mention his name, Liu Erlong's fiery gaze locked onto Ye Yu, her voice erupting with fury.
"You're the one who dared to slander Xiaogang?!"
"You even struck his face and stole Xiao San's sister Xiao Wu!"
"I'll settle this right now—for Xiaogang and Xiao San!"
As she shouted, Liu Erlong soared into the sky. Her first, second, and third Spirit Rings lit up one after another in mid-air, and her aura surged wildly.
Her arms, already covered in crimson dragon scales, lengthened and thickened—transforming into fearsome draconic limbs.
"Fourth Spirit Ability: Bloodthirsty Blazing Flame!"
Liu Erlong unleashed a vast sea of dark red flames, engulfing the skies as it rushed toward Ye Yu.
Ye Yu instantly activated his self-created Spirit Abilities: Thunder Magnetic Body and Thunderburst Step.
His figure blurred, narrowly dodging the sea of flames.
Then, in a flash of lightning, he soared into the air.
Before Liu Erlong could react, Ye Yu appeared before her and lashed out with a powerful spinning kick.
BOOM!
A dull explosion echoed. Liu Erlong's body was sent flying like a blazing comet, crashing down into the forest below.
CRASH!
Dust and debris erupted from the impact zone.
"Erlong!!"
Flender cried out anxiously, rushing to her side. Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and the others quickly followed.
They found Liu Erlong disheveled, her clothes torn, one hand clutching her stomach. Blood trickled from her lips as she struggled to her feet, her beautiful face twisted in pain.
Though she tried to endure it, the agony was plain to see—making Flender's heart ache.
Even though he feared Ye Yu — and the Poison Douluo backing him — the sight of his goddess being hurt drove him into a blind rage.
"He dared lay a hand on you?!"
"Then it's time the world remembered—"
"—the might of our Golden Iron Triangle!"
He turned, shouting:
"Xiaogang!"
"Right!" Yu Xiaogang growled, his raspy voice filled with anger as he clenched his fists.
Inside, he was practically gleeful.
Ever since Ye Yu had exposed his lies at Shrek Academy—publicly humiliating him in front of Tang San and the students, even slapping him hard enough to knock out his teeth and misalign his jaw—he'd been waiting for revenge.
After getting dental work done, he'd even been captured by "those three," subjected to… unspeakable humiliation.
But now—at last—payback!
Even though he knew Ye Yu had once defeated both Flender and Zhao Wuji, the Golden Iron Triangle had their trump card trump card was their Martial Soul Fusion Ability: Golden Holy Dragon.
With both Flender and Liu Erlong at the Spirit Sage rank, and the synergy of their fusion, the summoned Golden Holy Dragon possessed power comparable to a Title Douluo.
Yu Xiaogang was confident: Ye Yu had no chance.
"Sun–Moon–Radiance–Golden–Ascend!"
The trio took up a triangle formation.
Simultaneously, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong summoned their Martial Souls, activating their Martial Soul Fusion Ability: Golden Holy Dragon.
Brilliant golden light burst forth from all three, converging into a massive golden pillar that shot skyward.
In the center of this golden beam, Yu Xiaogang's Luo Sanpao Martial Soul floated upward.
As it ascended, Flender's Four-Eyed Owl and Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon fused into its body.
Upon fusion, Luo Sanpao's chubby, lavender-furred figure rapidly transformed—
Its body expanded into a massive golden dragon form.
Golden wings sprouted from its back.
Stubby limbs elongated into razor-sharp, gold-scaled claws.
Its tail stretched into a powerful golden whip.
The pig-like snout retracted, ears vanished, and golden dragon horns sprouted from its head. Its mouth extended forward, filled with gleaming fangs—no longer comical, but majestic.
Bursting out of the golden light pillar, Luo Sanpao had fully transformed into a massive, holy and dignified Golden Holy Dragon, flapping its wings and letting out a thunderous roar that shook the skies.
"Golden Holy Dragon?"
Ye Yu, having landed after kicking Liu Erlong from the sky, now looked up.
Seeing Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang activate their Martial Soul Fusion Ability and transform Luo Sanpao into this radiant beast, his handsome face showed only… disdain.
"Xiao Wu. Zhuqing. Step back."
As the radiant dragon roared overhead, Ye Yu stomped the ground, summoning his Blue Silver Jade Tree Martial Soul, and instantly activated his Blue Silver Domain.
Concealed within the domain, five Spirit Rings emerged:
Two yellow, two purple, one black—the standard configuration of a Spirit King.
The last time he'd trained alongside Qin Ming, his level was Rank 48 Spirit Ancestor.
Now, after over a year of cultivation—
Ye Yu had finally broken through to Spirit King.
Which was, frankly… only natural.