"Impossible! This is impossible!"
"Isn't the inheritance spirit of your Spirit Hall's Qian Clan the Six-Winged Angel Spirit?"
"How could you possibly possess such a powerful dragon spirit as well?!"
Up in the sky, when Yu Yuanzhen felt the terrifying dragon aura emanating from Qian Xunji after his Golden Dragon Spirit possessed his body, his expression changed drastically. His heart refused to believe it, and he roared in disbelief.
All along, on the Douluo Continent, their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's inherited Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit had been recognized as the most powerful dragon spirit in the world.
How could there possibly be a dragon spirit even stronger than their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit?!
And this dragon spirit was actually possessed by Qian Xunji, the Pope of Spirit Hall?
Yu Yuanzhen simply couldn't accept it.
Originally, he had thought that with his own strength, he could easily thrash this damned Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji, and then admit defeat with dignity.
But now…
Facing the suppressive dragon might exuded by Qian Xunji's Golden Dragon Spirit and bloodline, Yu Yuanzhen felt as though he couldn't even bring out half his power.
How was he supposed to fight like this?
Wasn't challenging him to a duel now just asking to be humiliated?!
At the side, when Golden Crocodile Douluo, Lion Douluo, and Ling Yuan saw Qian Xunji summon the Golden Dragon Spirit, they were all shocked, unable to believe their eyes.
"When did His Holiness the Pope gain a second spirit?"
"And such a powerful dragon spirit at that?!"
Moreover, they clearly remembered that the woman their boss married—the one who gave birth to His Holiness—didn't have a dragon spirit at all!
Could it be… yet another divine gift from that noble and mighty god?
"Heh, the world is vast and full of wonders."
"If you didn't know, it only means you're ignorant."
As his spirit possessed his body, Qian Xunji felt the terrifying power surging within him and was thoroughly intoxicated by it. But on the surface, he only sneered coldly and spoke to Yu Yuanzhen.
According to the rules of the Douluo Continent, beast spirits couldn't be used for possession before absorbing any spirit rings.
But perhaps due to the eternal Golden Dragon bloodline within him, Qian Xunji discovered that even without absorbing spirit rings, he could still enter spirit possession with the Golden Dragon.
In his possessed state, Qian Xunji seemed to have transformed into a dragon-blooded warrior. His body became tall and burly, covered in golden dragon scales—even his face. Twin dragon horns rose from his head, and his hands turned into massive, razor-sharp claws.
"Sect Master Yu, take this!"
With a cold shout, Qian Xunji's golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly. His dragon claws clenched into fists.
With a flap of the dragon wings behind him, he turned into a streak of golden light and shot toward Yu Yuanzhen.
And struck with a heavy punch!
"Seventh Soul Skill: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Avatar!"
Seeing Qian Xunji attack, Yu Yuanzhen also roared. First, he activated his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Avatar, then unleashed all his enhancement-type soul skills.
At the same time, he launched multiple offensive soul skills at Qian Xunji.
But unfortunately…
After entering the Golden Dragon Spirit possession state—
Although Qian Xunji could no longer summon the Twelve-Winged Angel Spirit at the same time, he could still use the Angel Domain of the Twelve-Winged Angel Spirit!
And the Angel Domain of the Twelve-Winged Angel was far more suppressive than that of the Six-Winged Angel!
The Angel Domain of the Six-Winged Angel Spirit, when in true spirit avatar state, could enhance the user's strength by 30% and weaken the enemy's by 10%.
But the Angel Domain of the Twelve-Winged Angel Spirit directly gave a base boost of 30% to the user and a 20% debuff to the enemy!
And on top of that was the suppression from the dragon might of the Golden Dragon Spirit!
Compared to other beast spirits, dragon spirits were generally far stronger.
However, dragon spirits had one glaring flaw—when faced with a dragon spirit of a higher bloodline grade, they would be suppressed by the other's dragon might.
The greater the difference in bloodline, the stronger the suppression!
And the Golden Dragon's bloodline was even superior to the evolved form of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—the Golden Holy Dragon.
Under the oppression of Qian Xunji's Golden Dragon Spirit and Golden Dragon bloodline, Yu Yuanzhen's strength was directly halved.
Adding the Angel Domain's enhancements and debuffs—even if the suppressive effects couldn't stack fully—it still meant that, roughly speaking, Yu Yuanzhen's strength was being suppressed by at least 70% in front of Qian Xunji.
How the hell was he supposed to fight like this?!
With all these debuffs stacked, Yu Yuanzhen was completely outmatched. He was sent flying with a single punch, coughing up blood.
Then, Qian Xunji—with his massive, fortified body in Golden Dragon Spirit possession, combined with the divine resistance granted by the Sacred Sun Soul Power cultivated through his Sacred Sun Flame Technique—endured all of Yu Yuanzhen's soul skill attacks head-on.
Using pure physical strength alone, he beat Yu Yuanzhen out of his spirit avatar state, sending him crashing to the ground, vomiting blood.
"Father!"
Seeing Yu Yuanzhen in such a miserable state, Yu Xiaogang wailed in despair and rushed to his fallen father.
At that moment, after testing his power while possessed by the Golden Dragon Spirit, and seeing how easily he crushed Yu Yuanzhen, Qian Xunji realized he had fully reached the level of a Titled Douluo.
Satisfied, he slowly descended and looked at the bleeding Yu Yuanzhen on the ground, speaking indifferently.
"Sect Master Yu, it seems I've won this duel."
"Now then, it's time for you to take me to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and hand over the items your clan owes as compensation—such as the True Dragon Nine-Crown and that Void Spirit Bone, yes?"
"Please rest assured, Your Holiness… I—I won't go back on my word."
Yu Yuanzhen coughed blood, his face pale as he forced a bitter smile.
He had just discovered that he couldn't even defeat the Pope of Spirit Hall.
Not to mention that Qian Xunji had two companions beside him whose depths he couldn't even gauge.
If he didn't fulfill his promise and hand over the True Dragon Nine-Crown and the ten-thousand-year Void Spirit Bone as compensation…
Qian Xunji alone, along with those two unknown Spirit Hall experts, would be more than enough to annihilate the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
But as he stood back up from the ground…
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes turned complex when he looked at his son Yu Xiaogang, who was helping him up.
His son had already been ostracized and scorned within the clan due to his degenerated spirit.
Now, after this whole fiasco…
He likely wouldn't be able to remain in the clan at all.
But as a father, he was powerless to do anything...
"Wait! Take this Bibi Dong of yours with you as well!"
"I already said—trash that I've thrown away, I won't pick up again."
Seeing that Yu Yuanzhen was only planning to take Yu Xiaogang and leave Bibi Dong behind, Qian Xunji frowned, his tone filled with disgust.
Hearing this, Bibi Dong felt a surge of humiliation and fury well up inside her. Her face flushed red, and her eyes burned. Her delicate hands clenched tightly—her nails were nearly digging into her palms.
But Bibi Dong didn't even feel the pain in her hands.
All she could feel was the seething hatred and wrath erupting within her heart.
'Damn you, Qian Xunji! Damn you, Spirit Hall! How dare you humiliate me like this?!'
'Just wait! I will have my revenge!!'
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, Yu Yuanzhen was momentarily stunned, a trace of hesitation flashing through his heart.
Although Bibi Dong was now a cripple, she had once been a top-tier talent with innate full spirit power and twin spirits.
Even if only used for childbirth, her value was still considerable.
Was Spirit Hall really going to throw her away?
Looking at the genuine disgust and disdain in Qian Xunji's expression, Yu Yuanzhen finally believed it.
'Things have come this far—there's no reason for him to lie to me.'
'Because of this Bibi Dong, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan lost the clan's greatest treasure—the True Dragon Nine-Crown.'
'And that ten-thousand-year Void Spirit Bone!'
'Such a painful loss… might as well use her to recoup some of it!'
In the end, Yu Yuanzhen grabbed Bibi Dong with one hand and his son Yu Xiaogang with the other.
Then, together with Qian Xunji, the two worships, and Ling Yuan, they returned straight to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.