I’ve already become a titled Douluo, and only now the system arrives?

Chapter 143: The Might of the True Dragon Nine Crowns

"Qin Xiao, how do you feel, surprised in your heart?"

Yu Yuanzhen, looking at Qin Xiao, laughed and said, "Actually, reaching this stage today, I owe a lot to you. Without you, I could never have achieved my current level of cultivation. If not for you, I, Yu Yuanzhen, could never have reached the true pinnacle."

"Qin Xiao, rest assured, to express my gratitude in my heart, I must crush you to dust. But before that, I want you to watch as the people close to you die one by one. To let you experience the pain of loss."

Undoubtedly, Yu Yuanzhen harbored great resentment towards Qin Xiao.

In his heart, killing Qin Xiao directly would be letting him off too easily.

"With your level 96 cultivation and the Bright Holy Dragon?"

Qin Xiao didn't say much, just coldly retorted.

"Correct!"

Yu Yuanzhen nodded heavily and said solemnly, "Just this, isn't it enough?"

To this, Qin Xiao's answer was affirmative, "Of course it's not enough."

As his voice fell, his soul power surged.

Although Yu Yuanzhen couldn't see what Qin Xiao's martial soul was, he saw nine soul rings emerge from under Qin Xiao's feet.

The first soul ring was red.

Followed by purple, black, purple, black, black, black, black - eight soul rings in succession.

"What an unusual combination of soul rings."

This was the first time Yu Yuanzhen had seen Qin Xiao fully display his cultivation.

Especially that striking hundred-thousand-year-old red soul ring, which was very eye-catching.

Unfortunately.

Yu Yuanzhen was ultimately too late. Otherwise, after seeing the scene of the Star Luo Empire's army being annihilated, whether he would still attack Qin Xiao would be reconsidered.

"Thunder Emperor Armor!"

Qin Xiao mentally shouted, and the ninth soul ring shone with a dark glow.

Deep as a starless night sky.

Boom!

A purple lightning tore through the void, accurately striking Qin Xiao.

Then, under Yu Yuanzhen's gaze, the lightning did not dissipate but formed a set of purple armor on Qin Xiao's body.

Simultaneously, Qin Xiao's aura increased again.

In an instant, it reached the same level as his own.

No.

"Even stronger than me!"

Yu Yuanzhen was shocked, not expecting such a transformation from Qin Xiao.

"If your martial soul was still the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul, this battle would have been as suspenseless as last time."

"But, you are not anymore. In the thunder, there's also the power of light."

Qin Xiao paused, then continued, "However, even so, the outcome cannot be changed."

Hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen's pupils suddenly shrank.

He heard a tone of disdain in Qin Xiao's words.

But he also knew it was the truth.

If it weren't for the change to a light attribute, even if his cultivation reached level 96, he wouldn't dare seek revenge on Qin Xiao.

The immunity to lightning was simply the bane of his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan.

Then, Yu Yuanzhen suddenly sneered, "Qin Xiao, if you think this is all the strength I can show, then you're gravely mistaken."

"Who will die, only the battle will tell!"

As Yu Yuanzhen's voice fell, he suddenly transformed into a golden stream of light rushing towards Qin Xiao.

From afar, Liu Erlong and the Poison Douluo had already seen the two clash, then heard the belated sound of breaking through the air.

"What incredible speed, both of their speeds have broken the sound barrier!"

Dugu Bo couldn't help but praise, Qin Xiao, this kid, his true strength is indeed terrifying.

No wonder Tang Hao ran away like a rat seeing a cat at the mention of Qin Xiao's name.

With this, even if he really faced Qin Xiao, escape would be difficult, right?

Boom, boom, boom.

The battle continued, with various powerful forces pouring out, shaking the ground and mountains.

In contrast, Qin Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen had turned into purple and golden lightning, moving too fast to follow.

"Your Majesty, who do you think has a better chance of winning?"

At this moment, Liu Erlong couldn't help but ask the Poison Douluo, her voice unable to hide her worry.

"You want to know if Qin Xiao, this kid, will be in any danger, right?"

Dugu Bo saw through Liu Erlong's thoughts, "Don't worry, good people live long lives, calamities last a thousand years. Qin Xiao is such a big calamity, I have confidence he can live for ten thousand years."

Liu Erlong frowned at Dugu Bo's words, feeling they were unreliable.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo just shrugged and said no more.

Of course, he didn't say this to belittle Qin Xiao intentionally.

But he could see that Yu Yuanzhen was still slightly inferior to Qin Xiao in their exchanges.

As expected.

As if to verify Dugu Bo's words, Qin Xiao and Yu Yuanzhen collided fiercely, and then Yu Yuanzhen fell from the sky like a meteor.

Boom! The ground trembled again, followed by dust flying.

"We won!"

Liu Erlong's eyes lit up, her eyebrows filled with joy.

In contrast, Dugu Bo glanced at Qin Xiao, who was gasping for breath in mid-air, and shook his head slightly.

He noticed that Qin Xiao's gaze never left the direction where Yu Yuanzhen fell.

As if he could see the figure through the dust.

"It's hard to say, the battle needs some more time to end. Yu Yuanzhen might still have some unknown cards up his sleeve."

Unconsciously, Dugu Bo's voice was filled with solemnity.

Liu Erlong instinctively looked at Dugu Bo, seeing his face serious, without any joke.

Instinctively, she clasped her hands together and looked towards Qin Xiao, silently praying in her heart, "Please let nothing happen."

"Hahaha, Qin Xiao, oh Qin Xiao, you really haven't disappointed me."

"No, to be precise, you've given me a huge surprise."

Suddenly, Yu Yuanzhen's laughter rang out.

Wuu wuu wuu.

A gust of wind suddenly blew up on the field, dispersing the dust, revealing Yu Yuanzhen's figure to everyone once again.

Compared to his previous composure, he was now quite disheveled.

With his silver hair disheveled and his clothes torn, bloodstains dotted his chest. It was clear that in his recent battle with Qin Xiao, he hadn't gained any advantage. In fact, compared to the disheveled Yu Yuanzhen, Qin Xiao had too great an advantage.

After hearing Yu Yuanzhen's words, Qin Xiao's face showed no pride, "If these are all the tricks you have, today you will truly die."

Qin Xiao had made up his mind. This time, he was determined to utterly defeat Yu Yuanzhen, not believing that ashes could reignite.

"True Dragon Nine Crowns!"

Yu Yuanzhen silently invoked.

Whooshes of snow-white light, originating from nowhere, began to converge above his head. "What is that?" From a distance, Liu Erlong was stunned by the anomaly around Yu Yuanzhen, feeling a tremor deep in her soul, seemingly out of fear. At this moment, Yu Yuanzhen's cultivation had not increased, but to Liu Erlong, he seemed even stronger.

"Is that...a crown?"

"What is this thing, a soul bone? It doesn't look like it."

Beside her, Dugu Bo also frowned, unable to recall what this flamboyant thing was all about. "Looks like this old guy is going to become even stronger."

"The root of all problems seems to be because of this crown." Qin Xiao noticed the problem, murmuring to himself.

At this time, a significant transformation occurred in Yu Yuanzhen. His arms and legs erupted in astonishing light, the intense golden brightness nearly blinding. "Ugh, ah!" Yu Yuanzhen roared.

Under Qin Xiao's gaze, Yu Yuanzhen's hands and feet underwent a significant transformation, with scales growing wildly and fingernails sharp as scythes, resembling a monster.

"But there's more!" Qin Xiao also noticed that the colors of Yu Yuanzhen's seventh, eighth, and ninth soul rings gradually deepened, indicating that their age was increasing.

"Within the black, there's a hint of red light."

"This is a sign of evolving into a hundred-thousand-year soul ring."

From a distance, Dugu Bo's face showed a flash of astonishment. "Could his soul rings really evolve into hundred-thousand-year soul rings?" Liu Erlong was filled with disbelief.

Her heart was in her throat. The existence of a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, for a Soul Master, was beyond significant. A Soul Master with hundred-thousand-year soul rings differed vastly in combat strength from those without.

Qin Xiao currently only had one hundred-thousand-year soul ring. If Yu Yuanzhen were to have three, which way would the scales of battle tip?

"What a heaven-defying treasure."

Qin Xiao's gaze flickered, wondering if it could really transform three of Yu Yuanzhen's soul rings into hundred-thousand-year soul rings. He was somewhat incredulous.

And then, the transformation on Yu Yuanzhen's body stopped. "Pity, they are only ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years old, not breaking the hundred-thousand-year barrier."

Yu Yuanzhen shook his head and sighed. Honestly, he had hoped to elevate the age of his soul rings to a hundred thousand years.

"However, even though I didn't break through, reaching level 97 has significantly increased my soul power. And the power of my soul skills has improved by no small margin compared to before."

Yu Yuanzhen thought for a moment and temporarily gave up on activating any other unknown abilities.

Because activating the power beyond the fifth crown would cause irreversible damage to his body. Gaining powerful strength always requires a great price, one that even Yu Yuanzhen was unwilling to bear.

"Pity, if your cultivation could improve and your soul rings could break through to a hundred thousand years, perhaps you could pose a threat to me. Now, you have no chance."

Qin Xiao, looking down upon Yu Yuanzhen, spoke indifferently.

Yu Yuanzhen looked up, his eyes revealing shock.

He saw behind Qin Xiao, seemingly out of nowhere, a finger formed from the power of thunder.

Feeling the destructive power it contained, Yu Yuanzhen swallowed hard.

"Hahaha, this kid Qin Xiao is as sinister as ever."

"While Yu Yuanzhen was gathering his soul skill, he wasn't idle. He was also gathering strength, releasing a soul skill."

"Now, who will fall, it's really hard to say."

From a distance, Dugu Bo saw this scene and laughed heartily.

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Liu Erlong felt relieved.

"Good, good, good!"

"This is what you forced me to do!"

Yu Yuanzhen's eyes turned blood-red, filled with madness.

"Go!"

Qin Xiao couldn't care less about Yu Yuanzhen's madness; he aimed to crush Yu Yuanzhen with the Emperor's Thunder Finger.

If it wasn't for the fact that he was also accumulating power, he wouldn't bother watching Yu Yuanzhen's transformation.

"Boom."

The Thunder Emperor's Finger arrived in an instant, Qin Xiao faintly heard Yu Yuanzhen shout something about 'activating the fifth crown,' then Yu Yuanzhen's figure disappeared.

The lightning that even Dugu Bo found terrifying covered the area in front of Yu Yuanzhen.

"This, even if not dead, must have shed a layer of skin, right?"

Dugu Bo watched with a mix of fear and awe.

Asking himself, under such a violent attack, he wouldn't be able to hold on.

But, at the next moment, a streak of golden light burst through the thunder, soaring into the sky, tearing through the thunder, reaching the clouds.

"This old man is stronger than I imagined."

Qin Xiao frowned at this development.

His gaze followed the golden light.

Roar!

He saw Yu Yuanzhen had transformed into a ten-meter-long golden dragon, circling in the sky.

Not only that, Qin Xiao noticed that Yu Yuanzhen's fifth and sixth soul rings had also turned black.

His aura was about to break through to level 97.

"Not only has his strength increased, but there is also a sense of death in his aura that wasn't there before, which means..."

Qin Xiao's eyes flashed, realizing something.

He spoke loudly, "Yu Yuanzhen, if I'm not wrong, this method of increasing your strength greatly consumes your body, right? Why bother? You quietly resurrected, instead of coming here to die, wouldn't choosing a place to live out your days in peace be better?"

Live out your days in peace?

Qin Xiao's words only fueled Yu Yuanzhen's rage.

Mad.

The people who could support me have been killed or crippled by you, and now you have the audacity to tell me to live out my days in peace?
Who the hell can support me?

"Qin Xiao, even if it costs me my old life, I will destroy you!"

Yu Yuanzhen's voice was filled with hatred, and with a loud shout, "The power of the sixth crown, activate!"

As his voice fell, Qin Xiao clearly saw his massive body shrink by a tenth, and he seemed even more emaciated.

But his aura became even stronger.

First, the third and fourth soul rings changed.

In less than a breath's time, they also turned pitch black.

"These have become ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine year soul rings?"

Qin Xiao was surprised, this secret method was seriously impressive!

"Not enough!"

"The power of the seventh crown, activate!"

Yu Yuanzhen roared again, and the first and second soul rings also began to change.

Similarly turning black, their age reached ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years!

"Crack!"

As Yu Yuanzhen's body shrank again, a crisp sound spread throughout the area.

Then, a powerful aura swept in all directions.

Without a doubt, his cultivation had finally reached level 97!

"Qin Xiao!"

"Now, can I not kill you?"

Yu Yuanzhen's voice boomed like thunder.

Qin Xiao fell silent.

The atmosphere seemed to freeze.

(End of Chapter)

🌟 Unlock the World of Stories with Early Access on Patreon! 🌟

Hello, beloved readers and supporters!

I am thrilled to offer you an exclusive opportunity to dive deeper into our captivating stories before anyone else. By joining the Patreon community, you'll unlock a treasure trove of benefits, including:

📚 Early Access to 20 Chapters: Be the first to explore new chapters, experiencing the twists and turns of our tales well ahead of regular readers. Your journey through our stories doesn't have to wait!

💬 Connect with the Community: Join a vibrant, like-minded group of readers who share your passion. Engage in exciting discussions, share theories, and make new friends who love the stories as much as you do.

👏 Support the Creator: Your patronage directly contributes to the ongoing creation and improvement of the content you love. Be a vital part of the creative journey!

Patreon.com/anish_44