Chapter 435: Lightning‑Fast Progress

"Ye Xue! Do you dare to fight?"

"Ye Xue! Do you dare to fight?!!"

Ao Yuan's voice layered upon itself, echoing through heaven and earth.

From the Dragon Clan came countless cheers, their tone full of contempt for the Tribe of the Spirits.

On the Tribe of the Spirits' skyship, Ye Xue's expression was flat, "I'll go meet him."

Having said that, she stepped forward to leave.

Swish!

On another skyship, a streak of light sliced through and landed steadily on the arena.

"Tribe of the Spirits Yuling Master Lineage, Yan Beicheng! Come to challenge!"

The youth Yan Beicheng was the Tribe of the Spirits' first combatant.

The surprise wasn't limited to the Dragon Clan; the Tribe of the Spirits also erupted in a great stir.

Even at its peak, the Yuling Master Lineage was no more than this, let alone now, long declined into a shadow and on the brink of extinction.

Yan Beicheng?

Most branches of the Tribe of the Spirits had never heard of this person.

His name was far less renowned than Ye Xue's.

To the major branches of the Tribe of the Spirits, Ye Xue was the true light of the tribe.

However, with the clan's interests first, most of the Tribe of the Spirits harbored hope and did not despise Yan Beicheng; after all, this boy who dared to be the first to act must possess some skill.

"Yuling Master Lineage? What worthless thing? Never heard of it."

On the arena, the Dragon Clan prodigy Ao Yuan loomed high, looking down at Yan Beicheng.

The size gap between them was enormous.

It looked like the bright sun and a firefly.

Yan Beicheng said nothing, merely gripping the sword hilt with both hands.

His weapon was a two-handed sword.

A two-handed sword that could communicate with the nether and wandering souls.

Yan Beicheng's body bent slightly, knees flexed, hands crossed on the sword, and at the moment of maximum charge, a wave of Qi burst outward centered on him,

Swish!

A terrifying sword silhouette streaked across the sky, heading straight for the Dragon Clan's Ao Yuan in the Heavenly Dome.

"Ants."

Ao Yuan opened his massive mouth and expelled a fierce blast of dragon breath.

At the same time, two huge dragon claws slammed out from both sides, aiming to seal off all escape routes for Yan Beicheng.

The Dragon Clan's Physical Body ranks among the top in all races, and its innate mastery of the five‑element forces is remarkable.

This is why the Dragon Clan is so powerful.

Even with various flaws elsewhere, the whole race exudes a haughty aura, yet still secures its dominance over the Tianlong Star Domain thanks to its innate advantages and racial foundation.

By contrast, Yan Beicheng was far weaker.

A direct hit to his Physical Body would be almost certainly fatal.

The two massive dragon claws came down, bearing roaring flames that enveloped the entire space, as if to slay Yan Beicheng in a single strike.

Bang!

At that moment, a ghostly blue light erupted centered on Yan Beicheng.

The blue light formed into two huge palms that clamped Ao Yuan's dragon claws, then collided at high speed, turning into a giant radiating with spirit light.

"Guardian Spirit Body of the Yuling Master Lineage!"

"It has appeared!"

Cultivators familiar with the Yuling Master Lineage know that the Spirit Master's greatest reliance is the Guardian Spirit Body.

The massive Guardian Spirit Body was only half a torso, hovering behind Yan Beicheng.

Yan Beicheng clapped both hands, continuously altering gestures, evolving the Divine Path Technique.

Immediately, the Guardian Spirit Body sprouted armor forged from spirit light, its Qi surged again, and its arms clenched with force.

Bang!

In the next instant, Ao Yuan's massive body was flipped over and slammed to the ground.

He was forcefully pinned to the arena by the Guardian Spirit Body.

Yan Beicheng stood proudly atop the dragon's head, his gaze sweeping the Dragon Clan, and coldly uttered four words.

"Dragon Clan prodigy? Nothing more."

Whoa!

At this moment, everyone gasped.

Several senior members of the Tribe of the Spirits were astonished; they all knew Yan Beicheng's grandmother Yan Xiu, the old woman who had repeatedly petitioned them to refine the Yuling Master Lineage's 'Spirit Master General Canon'.

But they were also eager yet powerless.

The Spirit Master General Canon involves the nether laws and pertains to the special Di Yu world, beyond their comprehension.

A few days ago, they heard that Yan Xiu was preparing a life‑or‑death gamble,

taking the sole remaining seed of the Yuling Master Lineage, Yan Beicheng, to the Myriad Symbol Pavilion in Jin Tian Zhou.

Now the Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion returned personally with Yan Beicheng, proving Yan Xiu's goal had been achieved, and with Yan Beicheng's displayed strength,

this youth had truly transformed.

"With Yan Beicheng's current strength, among our Tribe of the Spirits' younger generation, perhaps only Ye Xue can spar with him now."

"Yes, Ao Yuan is now among the top five of the Dragon Clan's younger generation and was instantly killed by Yan Beicheng; the Dragon Clan's old ones are probably going to be unable to sit still."

"Even if they can't sit, they have to sit down."

"In the last True Dragon Conference, the Dragon Clan snatched the top spot; I'm fed up with that attitude, this time our Spirit Clan must regain face."

Several highly respected Clan Elders of the Spirit Clan were exchanging words.

Someone suggested, "Speaking of it, Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion has been here for a while; should we go visit him?"

Yan Beicheng's display of strength undoubtedly made the Spirit Clan's old ones completely change their attitude.

"I don't think it's necessary."

One Clan Elder laughed, "Matters of the young should be left to the young; the Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion didn't come on his own, which shows he doesn't want to see us old ones."

"Perhaps he and Ye Xue have already developed feelings for each other, and will count as half a Spirit Clan in the future."

The old men smiled without saying a word.

It's not impossible, after all the usually aloof Ye Xue is willing to share a room for so long with a young man alone…

At this age, dry wood ignites with a spark.

No problem?

Who would believe it?

Anyway, those old ones who have lived through worldly affairs would never believe it.

"If it were someone else trying to influence Ye Xue's Dao heart, I would probably have to beat the lovebirds with a stick; this Lord of Myriad Symbol Pavilion…"

"Don't say anything, they actually look quite well‑matched."

"Among today's talented youths, he even has the prospect of standing at the pinnacle."

The Spirit Clan's old ones looked left and right; no matter how they looked, their attitude toward Lin Chuan was summed up in two words.

Satisfied!

Very satisfied!

On another flying vessel, Ye Xue stared at Lin Chuan, eyes surprised, "How did Yan Beicheng's strength suddenly increase so much?"

"Did you really resolve the hidden danger of the Spirit Master General Canon?"

Originally Yan Beicheng didn't rank among the Spirit Clan's geniuses, but now it is subtly approaching the strength it had before its transformation.

All of this clearly benefited from Lin Chuan's assistance.

"Of course."

Lin Chuan laughed, "Open the doors for business, honest to children and elders."

Ye Xue blinked, "Actually I'm very curious, why did you go to such lengths to have living beings trade with their Immortal Souls?"

She truly didn't understand.

With Lin Chuan's power, if it were merely to collect living beings' Immortal Souls, it would be too easy.

It could be done stealthily without anyone noticing, rather than openly announcing it, expending effort only to invite the world's doubts.

"I'll tell you later."

Lin Chuan gave a mysterious smile.

Seeing that, Ye Xue stopped asking further.

Both turned their gazes back to the arena; after Yan Beicheng defeated the Dragon Clan prodigy Ao Yuan, another Dragon Clan prodigy stepped onto the stage.