Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 24 24. Xiaogang: I want the golden scaled beast
The Shura God’s actions naturally did not escape the notice of Huo Yuhao, who was in the Eternal Temple on the other side of the God Realm.

It was a killing god domain that contained a part of the Shura God's consciousness. It was many times stronger than the "monkey version" domain later given to Hu Liena and Bibi Dong.

It's no wonder. In the original novel, Tang Hao, a level 95 spirit master, invades the Spirit Hall, declares, "I'll fight you to the end," and single-handedly defeats several of the Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo, yet manages to retreat with equanimity. Where does his confidence come from? Naturally, it comes from the Asura God. Cheating is arrogance.

Huo Yuhao naturally used the Eye of Eternity to transcribe the Shura God's behavior and used it as evidence of his crime, putting it aside for the time being.

"Old Shura, oh Old Shura, you're breaking the rules, and I'm breaking the rules too. We're just trying to see who can catch whose weakness and who can ultimately bring down the other, right?"

……

In five years, Tang Xiao's training hadn't fallen behind, and he was now a level 72 Soul Sage. Tang Hao, on the other hand, had missed five years and was still only a level 58 Soul King. But the gap between the two had already been forged at that moment. The twins, once favored by the Divine King, had gained the God-King's favor by acquiring the Killing God Domain, while the other had been abandoned by the Divine King.

After returning, Tang Hao spent some time calming his murderous aura. Tang Xiao had originally planned to wait for Tang Hao's return so he could also go to Slaughter City for some training. But the moment Tang Hao returned, he felt a sense of loss, as if he had missed a crucial opportunity. Even if he were to return to Slaughter City now, that feeling would no longer reappear.

Tang Xiao didn't know what he'd lost, but he felt incredibly lost. He forced a smile and said to Tang Hao, "Brother Hao, now that you're back, would you like to travel the continent with me? I see your spirit power level is almost sixty, so we can get some spirit rings while we're there."

"Okay, brother." Tang Hao said in a low voice.

So, the two brothers embarked on a journey across the continent. Upon their return, Tang Hao's talent hadn't fallen behind at all, and he quickly caught up. Two months later, after hunting down several ten-thousand-year-old spirit beasts, he completed his sixth spirit ring.

……

While Tang Hao and his brother were traveling around the continent, Yu Xiaogang finally reached level 10.

Even though a soul master was nothing, and even though Yu Xiaomen, whom he had always looked down upon, was already a level 26 Great Soul Master, Yu Xiaogang was still incredibly excited when he reached the Quasi-Soul Master realm. A soul master! With just one more spirit ring, he, Yu Xiaogang, would be a soul master. He could finally look down with a proud and superior gaze upon the 99% of ordinary people on the continent who couldn't become soul masters.

"I'll take you to hunt souls tomorrow. Do you have a favorite target?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

"Of course." Yu Xiaogang said with a blazing gaze, "My target is the Golden Scaled Beast."

"Golden Scaled Beast?"

"The first soul ring of the Titled Douluo of the Golden Holy Dragon in my Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan was from a 415-year-old golden scale-armored beast. I want to emulate him and use a golden scale-armored beast as my first soul ring," said Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Yuanzhen stroked his beard and nodded, saying, "Well, it's a good choice. The Golden Scaled Beast is a top-tier soul beast with golden attributes. If you can absorb it as your first soul ring, it will stimulate your Luo Sanpao bloodline to a certain extent. Even if it can't directly evolve into a Golden Holy Dragon, it will still be a further leap forward in your bloodline. Very good, I'll choose him. Have a good rest tonight, and tomorrow your father will take you soul hunting."

"Yes, father." Yu Xiaogang said.

Yu Xiaogang was extremely excited to be able to hunt souls and obtain his first soul ring tomorrow. He had a dream:

In his dream, he hunted a 420-year-old golden-scaled beast as his first spirit ring. The golden nature of the golden-scaled beast activated Luo Sanpao's bloodline, and in an instant, his Luo Sanpao evolved into a powerful golden holy dragon. His talent soared, surpassing his younger brother, Yu Xiaomen. Many years later, Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang stomped hard on Yu Xiaomen's forehead and said proudly, "Yu Xiaomen, when your spirit awakened back then, it was only me, Yu Xiaogang, who allowed you to go first. Now, I, the golden holy dragon, have achieved great success, and you are nothing but a waste."

The next day, Yu Xiaogang was awakened by Luo Sanpao's pig-like squeals. Yu Yuanzhen led Yu Xiaogang deep into the Xingdou Great Forest. With his father, a Titled Douluo, protecting him, Yu Xiaogang encountered no fatal danger. It took them three days to locate their target—a 360-year-old golden-scaled beast.

Looking at the soul beast covered with golden armor that his father suppressed with his soul power, Yu Xiaogang was a little disappointed: "Only 360 years?" He hoped in his heart that it would be at least more than 400 years, close to the limit.

"Xiaogang, you have to think carefully. The golden-scaled beast is not an ordinary soul beast, it is a top-level soul beast. To absorb the soul rings it produces, one has extremely high physical requirements." Yu Yuanzhen looked at Yu Xiaogang with scrutiny, and his eyes seemed to say: Can you handle a golden-scaled beast that is over 400 years old?
"Well, three hundred years is three hundred years." Yu Xiaogang killed the soul beast with a dagger, and then pulled the soul ring over to absorb it.

Less than two minutes later, Yu Xiaogang's face suddenly changed and he began to sweat. He felt the violent energy carried by the spirit ring impacting his body's meridians.

"It hurts... it hurts..."

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's behavior, Yu Yuanzhen quickly comforted him, "Keep calm and absorb it quietly. The pain is only temporary, and the benefits you gain will last a lifetime."

"No, Dad, I can't stand it anymore. I don't want this soul ring anymore. Please help me break it. It hurts so much. Ahhhh..." Yu Xiaogang was frantically calling for help like a drowning man.

Is he going to die? Yu Yuanzhen looked at Yu Xiaogang's condition. As a Titled Douluo, he could naturally see that Yu Xiaogang had not yet reached the limit of absorbing spirit rings. But -

In Yu Xiaogang's current state, how could he calmly absorb this spirit ring? I'm afraid...

Helplessly, Yu Yuanzhen had to interrupt Yu Xiaogang's absorption of the soul ring.

"Huh~" Yu Xiaogang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm saved."

Yu Yuanzhen didn't want to say anything more.

Half a day later, Yu Yuanzhen caught another 256-year-old golden-scaled beast and said, "What do you think of this one?"

Looking at the ferocious golden-scaled beast, a flicker of fear crossed Yu Xiaogang's eyes. He had already been traumatized by the previous golden-scaled beast, and he definitely didn't want to experience that again.

"Father, why don't we change a soul beast?" Yu Xiaogang said weakly.

"Change it and don't want the golden-scaled beast anymore. Are you sure?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "I'm sure."

"Okay, then which soul beast do you plan to get?" Yu Yuanzhen asked.

Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang saw a flash of lightning before his eyes. A soul beast carrying the element of lightning passed by them. His eyes lit up, and he pointed in the direction the soul beast had gone and said, "That one."

"You want a thunder skunk?"

(End of this chapter)