"Lord Xu Ran, it's your turn."
Bi Ji spoke up, her body transformed into an Emerald Swan, extending over fifty meters. Green light surrounded her, with specks of that light falling upon Di Tian and the others.
Bi Ji's abilities were not much different from Ye Lingling's; both pertained to life and healing.
At this moment, Bi Ji was extremely curious. A few days earlier, Zi Ji had mentioned that Xu Ran's strength had increased considerably. Now, with Di Tian's solemn demeanor, her curiosity about Xu Ran's strength intensified.
Xu Ran had even asked them, the Top Five Ferocious Soul Beasts, to strike together. They were members of the Top Ten Ferocious Soul Beasts on the Continent, after all. If the five of them took action in the human world together, even when facing the top experts of the Martial Soul Hall, they would not be afraid.
"Okay. If I lose, I'll stick up my butt and prepare for a spanking. It's only right since you did not come to greet me just now—a fitting punishment." Xu Ran said with a wicked smile. Bi Ji, in her Emerald Swan form, naturally possessed an air of grace. Despite being a soul beast, her tall swan neck and verdant body carried an intense regal and elegant quality that set her apart from other ferocious beasts.
After all, such soul beasts were stunning beauties, whether in beast form or human shape.
"Lord Xu Ran, you..." Bi Ji blushed, her eyes flitting about, unable to meet Xu Ran's gaze. She had wanted to meet Xu Ran earlier, but thinking that she did not have the same relationship with Xu Ran as Zi Ji did, she felt it was inappropriate to do so.
But she had not expected Xu Ran to use that very reason to punish her.
Could it be that Xu Ran was hinting at something?
When ferocious beasts like Di Tian and Red King saw this scene, they dismissed any thoughts of pursuing Bi Ji. They dared not provoke someone that Xu Ran had taken an interest in. Especially Di Tian, his gaze grew dimmer once he understood Xu Ran's feelings toward Bi Ji.
However, he was not a person who dwelt on personal relationships between the sexes. Now that Bi Ji and Xu Ran had some kind of connection, he would not add to her troubles.
He was aware that Xu Ran was not just an Auspicious Beast but also held another identity.
The pressure that Xu Ran exerted on him was not the aura of an Auspicious Beast. Auspicious Beasts were soul beasts of good fortune and could not possess such an oppressive and terrifying presence. Therefore, in addition to being an Auspicious Beast, Xu Ran might also possess another power or identity, even more fearsome than that of an Auspicious Beast.
Originally, he did not believe that one individual could have so many terrifying abilities.
But since Xu Ran could transform into a soul beast and cultivate like a Soul Master, breaking conventions and defying logic, what else was impossible?
...
"Roar!"
Xu Ran directly unleashed his Ancestral Dragon True Body!
A profound bloodline pressure emanated, evoking the vibes of primordial chaos from an ancient savage era. An immeasurable and boundless power compelled Xu Ran to groan aloud with the sensation of strength!
Xu Ran disappeared, and in his place appeared a twenty-meter-long colossal dragon in mid-air. Visually distinct from the Golden-eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian, this dragon was more majestic and imposing, exuding dragon might far more powerful than that of Di Tian, at least tenfold stronger!
Upon seeing Xu Ran's Ancestral Dragon True Body, all five of the ferocious beasts were shocked into silence, unable to utter a word, overwhelmed by the aura radiating from Xu Ran.
That ancient and vast presence, as if from the very dawn of time, left them with no thoughts of irreverence or disrespect.
As ferocious beasts who have lived for eons, their aura grew more ancient with time. But Xu Ran's aura seemed as if it stemmed from the unfathomable past, beyond their imagination.
And that formidable bloodline pressure tensed their nerves, held their breath, and left them completely astonished!
What kind of soul beast was this? How could it be so powerful?
Just the ancient dominator-like presence alone snuffed out any will they had to fight. Compared with Xu Ran, they felt like juniors who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, utterly insignificant.
"My god, is that really Lord Xu Ran?"
"Isn't Lord Xu Ran supposed to possess the top-level auspicious aura of an Auspicious Beast?"
The group of ferocious beasts was terrified and shocked.
Now, they could only sense an endless savage and domineering aura from Xu Ran, without a trace of the auspicious and gentle one.
At the bottom of the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena's purple beautiful eyes kept shimmering with silver light, and through the thick surface of the lake, she saw Xu Ran's body quivering intensely.
What kind of dragon is this?
Why is the aura emanating from Xu Ran even more terrifying than that of the Dragon God?
Shouldn't the Dragon God be the strongest soul beast in the world?
At that moment, Gu Yuena was stunned, completely dumbfounded. Even though she had previously guessed that Xu Ran's identity was extraordinary, upon seeing his majestic and domineering dragon body, her heart became restless.
That body, that aura, that bloodline, as if it stood above all living beings, even the Five Great Supreme Gods of the Divine Realm and the Dragon God couldn't compare to the aura emanating from Xu Ran.
That scornful gaze, the pride emanating from the perfect dragon body, the grand dragon feet, the stout dragon legs, the graceful dragon head, and the mighty dragon tail all stirred the dragon heart profoundly.
Feet, legs, dragon head, dragon tail. This wasn't much different from the way Xu Ran sized up beautiful women, starting from their jade-like feet, lovely legs, appearance, to their curvy behinds.
"Is this the true appearance of Lord Xu Ran? What he told me before must have been a lie," thought Gu Yuena as she stuck out her tongue and licked her luscious red lips. Merely by looking at that valiant and robust dragon body, she felt extremely restless; sitting cross-legged on her cold bed yet it felt like sitting on pins and needles.
If it weren't for the fear of exposing her own identity, she truly wished she could transform into the Silver Dragon King and meet Xu Ran in a body of a silver dragon. If the two dragons, one male and one female, were to meet, it would surely lead to a storm of blood and violence.
Xu Ran had previously claimed he was born of the Heavenly Dao to help her revitalize the Soul Beast Realm. But now that Xu Ran proved to be stronger than her, that claim sounded dubious.
Even though she knew Xu Ran was deceiving her, she didn't feel the slightest discontent.
His handsome and erect dragon body alone was enough to counteract all the lies Xu Ran had told.
Now, all she wanted was for Xu Ran to quickly find her, plunge into the Lake of Life, and through the layers of water, she wished to comprehensively understand Xu Ran. Xu Ran's bloodline was even more terrifying than the Dragon God's, which was absolutely shocking. As long as Xu Ran grew stronger, he would pose a destructive threat to the Divine Realm in the future.
The Five Great Supreme Gods might suppress the Dragon God, but they couldn't suppress Xu Ran. Xu Ran's bloodline was far stronger than that of the Dragon God.
...
"Lord Xu Ran, I have offended you."
"Sky Tearing Claw!"
The battle-hungry Bear Lord made the first move, his enormous bear claws surging with dark golden light, five long claws extending and tearing through the void as they reached for Xu Ran.
The Bear Lord's ultimate skill was the Sky Tearing Claw, which had even once managed to fortunately injure Di Tian, proving the horror of this skill.
However, to Xu Ran, who had transformed into his beast form, this attack seemed exceedingly weak.
Xu Ran didn't even move as he allowed Bear Lord's Sky Tearing Claw to claw at him, but not a single mark was left on his body. The Ancestral Dragon's body was not something any attack could breach, and even tearing some of its skin was difficult for them.