The battle between Bu Yuanlong and Xu Rongguang seemed splendid, but in truth, they had not yet exerted even half of their strength, primarily probing each other.

They knew that such probing attacks were impossible to defeat the opponent.

Xu Rongguang was situated within the shadow of the Divine Bird, making his form and appearance somewhat blurred.

Although the shadow of the Divine Bird possessed intelligence, it had not condensed into a true Life Soul, thus unable to unleash the full power of a Life Soul.

But even so, it was strong enough; when encountering an average Martial King expert, Xu Rongguang would not be at all afraid and could even gain the upper hand.

After a brief probe, neither side immediately launched an attack.

Although the battle had not been ongoing for long, it had already attracted the attention of all the audience and factions.

Due to Bu Yuanlong’s limited remaining lifespan, he held no value for recruitment.

Conversely, Xu Rongguang was already a target for recruitment by major factions, and now revealing the embryonic form of a Life Soul, made them even more eager.

"Aren’t you going to use ’Fish Dragon Transformation’? Or are you afraid to use it?"

Xu Rongguang asked, unabashedly taunting, as the shadow of the Divine Bird suddenly burst with brilliance, and numerous crimson Golden Crows gathered behind him.

Looking at the continuously gathering Golden Crows, Bu Yuanlong’s brow slightly furrowed.

His opponent was clearly intending to engage in a war of attrition.

To engage in a war of attrition with someone who has condensed the embryonic form of a Life Soul is clearly asking for trouble—a very foolish act.

Given his physical condition, he couldn’t fight a drawn-out battle; he needed a quick resolution.

He snorted at the taunt, receiving no reply, while Xu Rongguang had no plans to waste any more words. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of blazing Golden Crows swiftly descended upon Bu Yuanlong.

Many Golden Crows appeared around Bu Yuanlong, but before they got within a meter of him, they were frozen into ice sculptures by piercing cold and dropped to the ground. However, the sheer number of Golden Crows made it seem endless; Bu Yuanlong gradually found it difficult to withstand, with some Golden Crows appearing right before his eyes, although he managed to dodge them.

"Alas."

As he watched the constantly summoned Golden Crows, Bu Yuanlong sighed slightly. In his sigh, his form began to change, long gray-white hair turned azure blue, and eyes akin to crystals shifted to a pale blue.

Accompanied by the cracking sound of bones, his stature soared to over two meters tall, appearing exceptionally slender, with muscles slightly expanding in size. His arms were covered with scales akin to blue crystals, and his hands had sharp claws resembling dragon claws.

A pair of blue wings sprouted from his back, stretching over two meters long, also covered in blue crystalline scales, scattering enchanting frost as they flapped.

Bu Yuanlong had now entered into the Demon Transformation state.

Upon refining Dragon Type Demon Spirit, the appearance varies post-Transformation; Ye Qiu transformed into a form covered in thorns, appearing unusually fierce and dominating, whereas Bu Yuanlong’s transformation was ethereal and magnificent.

These are two different styles, yet equally astounding.

"Divine-level Demon Spirit Blue Crystal Dragon."

The appearance of the Divine-level Demon Spirit, ranked 23rd on the Earth Chart, once again ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

The preciousness of a Divine-level Demon Spirit needs no further elaboration; merely witnessing the appearance of such a spirit is worth the ticket price.

And this was not over yet.

Bu Yuanlong’s form was still undergoing alteration, with his body continuously expanding, wings, and dragon claws increasingly resembling Dragon Transformation. Two translucent, blue crystal-like dragon horns sprouted from both sides of his forehead.

Looking at Bu Yuanlong’s present form, cheers and screams refused to cease.

"This is the strongest state, combining a Divine-level Demon Spirit, Divine-level Cultivation Technique, top ten bloodline talents, and three top-level talents!"

Lin Feng’s gaze showed a hint of admiration.

This was also his first time witnessing Dean Bu’s strongest state.

Not only him, but even all the Kings present were equally astounded.

Though Bu Yuanlong couldn’t become a King and had few years to live, his exhibition of extraordinary talent still astonished, even making others feel inferior.

This talent was indeed exceptionally rare; you couldn’t find any weaknesses in Bu Yuanlong at this moment—whether in attack or defense, close range or long range—it was all nearly perfect.

"Such an astonishing talent, if not practicing ’Fish Dragon Transformation,’ he might have already qualified to step into the Emperor Realm."

Looking at Bu Yuanlong’s silhouette, Hong Tao said.

He, as an Emperor, no longer cared about talent.

He had seen various exceptionally talented Demon Fiends, but even still, Bu Yuanlong’s talent remained breathtaking.

If not for issues with the techiques, in the not-too-distant future, Bu Yuanlong might have already become an Emperor, with qualification to stand as an equal with him.

"It’s somewhat a pity, originally having only two or three years to live, and now, fearing even less than a year."

Hong Tao continued.

"There’s nothing to pity; what’s the difference between two years and one? Lingering on without accomplishing anything, it’s better to gamble once for a chance."

Said the Emperor beside him.

.....

After Bu Yuanlong unleashed his strongest state, the majority of the sky became shrouded in dark clouds, with muffled thunder rolling within them, and some silver Thunder Dragons rolling amid the clouds.

Nine Thunder Dragons danced, with most of their bodies extending from the dark clouds, growing larger, seemingly accumulating power.

Rain began to fall, increasing in intensity, but before reaching the ground, it was evaporated by the heat waves.

Looking at Bu Yuanlong at this moment, the previous calm on Xu Rongguang’s face was nowhere to be found; even within the shadow of the Divine Bird, he no longer felt much security, the blazing flames surrounding him still sensed a strand of coldness.

He had, as he wished, witnessed Bu Yuanlong’s strongest form, understood why he was called the ’Little Dragon King,’ yet inexplicably, besides excitement, he also felt a trace of fear.

Even his Demon Spirit seemed to slightly tremble.

This strand of fear brought him shame, and more so, anger.

"It has begun."

Lin Feng secretly thought to himself.

The battle between Demon Spirit Masters can be exceedingly complex, involving tactics and intricate combinations of soul skills, and even psychological states could determine the outcome.

But sometimes battles can be very simple, a random ultimate move or soul skill can solve it.

Xu Rongguang has one foot already in the Spirit King Realm, his greatest advantage is the Life Soul prototype. With the Little Life Soul as an advantage, using the Golden Crow for full-cover attacks, a war of attrition is the best choice.

Even though he has powerful soul skills, facing Bu Yuanlong in his strongest state, the damage won’t be significant.

As for sneak attacks?

That’s even less possible.

Cultivating the "Fish Dragon Transformation" technique, Lin Feng knows that apart from the Dragon Transformation granting a super-strong physique, the greatest ability of this technique is sensing moisture in the air, enhancing water and thunder control abilities.

Even using a spatial soul skill would disturb the moisture in the air.

To deal with someone cultivating "Fish Dragon Transformation," there’s almost only one path – a direct kill.

Xu Rongguang obviously understands this too, so he always keeps his distance, not daring to get close at all.

In Lin Feng’s view, this battle won’t linger too much and will end soon.

"Dean Bu is so handsome!"

Dong Yunan’s eyes lit up, as he finally understood why Dean Bu was so popular back then.

"Roar!"

A furious roar, Xu Rongguang seemed to vent his fear with that roar, as the Golden Crow covered the sky, charging at Bu Yuanlong, while fiery column swords condensed in the air, quickly falling densely like raindrops.

With the Little Life Soul as support, Xu Rongguang’s soul skill condensation speed and power increased a level.

Facing Bu Yuanlong in Dragon Transformation, Xu Rongguang dared not get close, as his demon spirit and soul skills were unsuited for close combat.

In the face of such an all-out attack in all directions, there’s no room to dodge apart from taking it head-on.

Bu Yuanlong rapidly flapped his Crystal Wings, quickly freezing the moisture in the air into ice, slicing through the Golden Crow with ice blades, but the Golden Crow dodged too swiftly and were far more numerous than the ice blades.

A stream of water appeared above Bu Yuanlong’s head, instantly freezing into hard ice, encasing and protecting him.

Bang bang bang.

The sound of fiery column swords landing on the ice surface resounded continuously, creating cracks on the ice, just as it was about to completely shatter, cold air spread, and the ice surface restored as new.

The column swords failed to pierce through the hard ice, the ice and fire continuously melted, generating vast amounts of mist, blurring the vision at once.

"Are you going to hide like a turtle forever?"

Seeing the attacks thwarted, Xu Rongguang shouted loudly, and in the next moment, the Divine Bird’s projection blossomed with light, and one by one, the Golden Crows, glowing with fire, exploded violently.

The Golden Crow can actually self-detonate?

"Holy shit, it can be used like that!"

Several spectators exclaimed in surprise.

This attack method caught everyone off guard, the self-detonation of the Golden Crow, containing terrifying flames, had an imaginable power.

This special attack method reminded many people of Lin Feng.

In playing with explosions, Lin Feng was a master.

Deafening explosions sounded continuously, flames flying everywhere, and ice fragments splattering.

Faced with one after another self-exploding Golden Crow, Bu Yuanlong clearly felt the pressure, showing a more serious expression.

Clearly, explosion is not the Golden Crow’s innate ability, to make the Golden Crow self-detonate requires other soul skills as support, and multiple skills.

This is the real attack style of the Golden Crow.

After the Golden Crow’s self-detonation, the speed of ice repair couldn’t keep up with the breaking speed, and just as the ice defense completely collapsed, three Golden Crows descended, appearing in front of Bu Yuanlong.

The Golden Crow bodies were flickering with firelight, a sign of imminent self-detonation.

Bu Yuanlong’s body shone with a blue light, enshrouded in it, the Golden Crows instantly froze, rigid in mid-air, unable to move.

"Even Golden Crows can be instantly frozen."

"What soul skill is this?"

The audience was amazed.

At this moment, Bu Yuanlong suddenly lifted his right hand, and waved downward.

In the audience’s eyes, a Thunder Dragon in the sky suddenly disappeared.

Rumble...

With the sound of a loud bang, a massive crater appeared on the platform’s surface, Xu Rongguang appeared beside the pit, looking somewhat battered, the Thunder Dragon’s attack was too fast, even evading was difficult.

The Thunder Dragons continued to descend from the sky, and he could only dodge continuously; when nine Thunder Dragons vanished, the platform was in complete disarray, shocking to behold.

In the billowing smoke, no one knew what the situation was inside.

As the smoke gradually cleared, a figure shrouded in sunlight appeared in the pit.

It was Xu Rongguang.

He seemed battered, with some scorch marks on his body, but only slightly injured.

Xu Rongguang flapped his fiery wings, emerging from the deep pit.

Bu Yuanlong didn’t continue to attack either, though he seemed to be at an advantage, defeating Xu Rongguang for real wasn’t that easy.

Xu Rongguang glanced at Bu Yuanlong, turned, and stepped off the platform.

He had witnessed Bu Yuanlong’s power, which cost him a certain price. Although he still had the strength to fight, the outcome was uncertain; to be on the safe side, he chose to retreat.

"Is Xu Sheng your brother?"

Just as Xu Rongguang was about to leave, a voice suddenly echoed.

Xu Rongguang paused slightly in mid-air, but didn’t turn around....