overwhelming sense of astonishment.
From now on, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was his private property.
Without this miraculous location, it would become much harder for anyone on the continent to ascend to godhood.
Hovering in midair, Qian Ran unleashed an overwhelming beastly aura.
In response, the Golden Dragon bloodline within him surged to its full potential. The aura of pure, untainted Golden Dragon energy radiated from him like an unstoppable tide.
The purity of Qian Ran's Golden Dragon bloodline was nearly equal to that of the Golden Dragon King himself. Moreover, Qian Ran possessed two additional powers—the Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire—giving him abilities even the Golden Dragon King lacked.
The only drawback was Qian Ran's current lack of raw power.
A vision of a Golden Dragon with five claws, covered in massive golden diamond-shaped scales, its antlers branching like a deer's, and its serpentine body coiled with majesty, materialized in the minds of all present.
Qian Ran exuded an aura of supreme authority, like the emperor of all under heaven. His strength might be modest, but the mere presence of his aura compelled everyone to revere him.
"Golden Dragon King?"
Feeling this aura, Yuyou, A'Jiao, and Banjiao (the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass), along with Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, were all shaken to their cores. Their gazes reflected shock and awe.
The oppressive majesty of the supreme spirit beast bloodline flowing from Qian Ran made them feel an innate urge to submit.
In that moment, Qian Ran seemed less a man and more an ancient beast of unparalleled power.
"Could Qian Ran also be a spirit beast?" Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er exchanged glances, both equally stunned.
They could see clearly that what Qian Ran had released was his second martial spirit. But wasn't his second martial spirit supposed to be an Ice Dragon of Ultimate Ice? Why had it transformed into a Golden Dragon?
Had it evolved?
They'd never heard of a martial spirit evolving into something entirely different. The gap between an Ice Dragon and a Golden Dragon was astronomical—they were worlds apart. And yet, Qian Ran's second martial spirit had undeniably become a Golden Dragon.
This was the pinnacle of dragon martial spirits! How could Qian Ran possibly possess it?
Even Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor began to suspect that Qian Ran might actually be a spirit beast. If he were truly the legendary Golden Dragon King, it would explain all of Qian Ran's mysterious abilities.
After all, the Golden Dragon King was the sovereign of spirit beasts. For a being of such mystical nature, exhibiting extraordinary traits was perfectly normal. Additionally, Qian Ran had introduced a groundbreaking transformation method for spirit beasts—something entirely plausible if it originated from the Golden Dragon King.
As for Yuyou and the others, they now firmly believed Qian Ran to be a spirit beast. Having just witnessed Ice Emperor wield spirit rings and spirit bones like a human, they naturally assumed Qian Ran's ability to suppress them came from none other than the Golden Dragon King himself.
In truth, they weren't far off the mark.
The Golden Dragon King was a god-king-level being. Qian Ran, on the other hand, was a developing Golden Dragon. Being mistaken for a reincarnated Golden Dragon King by Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor was, in hindsight, quite reasonable.
None of them knew that all of Qian Ran's extraordinary abilities came from the system.
"Is this the Golden Dragon King?" Yuyou asked cautiously, her gaze locked onto Qian Ran with undisguised admiration.
When Qian Ran had taken away the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Yuyou had felt some resentment. However, under Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor's dominance, she hadn't dared to voice it. But now, sensing Qian Ran's aura, all her grievances vanished.
If such a supreme being wanted the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, there must be a reason.
"Uh… maybe?" Ice Emperor, who had shared countless intimate moments with Qian Ran, now found herself at a loss for words.
"Our lord is incredible! He took the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the blink of an eye. Even Di Tian and the others couldn't pull off something like this," Fiery Delicate Apricot (A'Jiao) said excitedly, her tone now fully deferential. She had even switched to addressing Qian Ran as "lord."
For the spirit beast sovereign, all hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts naturally followed his commands.
"Mm-hmm," Yuyou nodded fervently.
Qian Ran remained oblivious that the system's relocation of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been interpreted as a display of the Golden Dragon King's power. At this point, Yuyou and the others had fully accepted him as the Golden Dragon King.
Even Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor, though initially skeptical, found themselves swayed by the Immortal Herbs' conviction.
Unaware of their imaginative leaps, Qian Ran activated the Eye of Life on his brow.
From the center of the Eye of Life emerged a needle-like golden spear, the Golden Dragon Spear, which floated in the air before rapidly expanding to over three meters in length.
When Qian Ran's bloodline had evolved into that of a Golden Dragon, he had only briefly tested the Golden Dragon Spear's abilities.
Now, as he fully unleashed it, a faint aura of the Golden Dragon King emanated, further intensifying the majesty surrounding him.
The resonance between the Golden Dragon Spear and his martial spirit created a vision in which everyone present saw a massive hundred-meter-long golden dragon. It was identical to Qian Ran's martial spirit, only magnified countless times with an even more terrifying aura.
With the Golden Dragon Spear in hand, Qian Ran appeared even more like an unstoppable Golden Dragon King.
Yuyou and the other spirit beasts displayed expressions of deep reverence. Even Ice Emperor began to feel uneasy.
If Qian Ran truly was the Golden Dragon King, then her past playful quarrels with him might have been acts of grave disrespect.
The ground trembled again, and the air filled with resonant dragon roars.
Moments later, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' souls emerged.
One was icy blue, the other fiery red. Both dragons radiated dazzling brilliance.
In the Dragon King's era, these dragon souls had reached the level of Ultimate Douluos. Even now, after being nurtured by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they possessed the strength of Super Douluos.
The two colossal dragon souls froze upon sensing Qian Ran's aura. Moments later, their glowing forms surged toward him and halted before him, emanating submissive emotions.
These dragon souls, despite their immense strength, were devoid of sentience. Their existence was purely a remnant of their original powers. Over countless years, the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had nourished them back to their current forms.
But no matter how powerful they became, they could not escape the genetic hierarchy ingrained in their essence. Qian Ran's aura was simultaneously their greatest comfort and their most absolute form of suppression.
Perceiving Qian Ran's aura, the dragon souls immediately adopted postures of submission.
It was worth noting that Qian Ran's current aura already surpassed that of early-stage Tang Wulin. While Tang Wulin carried the Golden Dragon King's power, it had been sealed. Qian Ran's bloodline, by contrast, had completely merged with him.
(Chapter Ends)