Yu Tianheng looked at the figure in front of him with a sullen expression, but he still endured the pain and kindly reminded him,
"Uncle, this is a King of the Earth that's at least 4500 years old. This thing is bloodthirsty. Once you provoke it, it won't give up until it's dead. You need to be careful!"
"It's okay, don't worry. You two, stay away from me, be careful of friendly fire."
Yu Xiaowei's lips curled into a smile as he waved his hand, signaling them to leave.
Hearing his words, Yu Tianheng's face changed. He seemed to recall something terrifying and hurriedly supported Dugu Yan, limping away.
He ran over two hundred meters away before he sat down on the ground with a sigh of relief.
"Brother Tianheng, who is this person?"
Dugu Yan, her face pale, looked at the hideous giant scorpion and asked with lingering fear.
"He's my uncle."
Yu Tianheng looked at Yu Xiaowei with a complicated expression. He was a full ten years older than Yu Xiaowei, but from childhood, every time they fought, he was the one who got beaten. It was impossible to say he didn't harbor any resentment, but he never expected that in this moment of crisis, he would be saved by this 'enemy'.
"Howl—Aww!"
After seeing them run far away, Yu Xiaowei let out a strange howl.
His yellow First Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and a surge of wild power flooded into his body. His height increased again, his strong muscles bulged, and the coral-like back spikes became more ferocious. A thick tail swung around violently.
Yu Xiaowei's First Soul Skill, Source of Power, effect: doubles strength.
At the same time, an invisible wave spread out from under his feet, enveloping the King of the Earth.
Within the range of this wave, all the plants quickly turned yellow and withered. The King of the Earth's shell also cracked slightly, and even its footsteps began to falter.
This is Godzilla's innate Nuclear Radiation. Besides causing mutations, it also causes those exposed to it to experience dizziness, nausea, and hair loss. The weaker the individual's strength, the greater the impact; the stronger the individual's strength, the smaller the impact.
The King of the Earth in front of them clearly couldn't resist the impact of the radiation.
Yu Xiaowei, who had grown a size, grinned and strode towards the King of the Earth.
The King of the Earth, which hadn't fully recovered, felt the impending danger from the front. In an instant, a red light erupted from its entire body, and the air within a circular range around it immediately became distorted.
As Yu Xiaowei stepped into the circle, it suddenly raised its two huge front claws and slammed them onto the ground.
The ground beneath the King of the Earth instantly cracked, and a strong shockwave slammed into Yu Xiaowei's chest, causing him to feel a moment of dizziness.
Boom——! A crimson pillar of fire, fully two meters thick, shot up from the ground and enveloped Yu Xiaowei completely.
The King of the Earth's innate skill, Magma Earth Split.
To the King of the Earth's surprise, Yu Xiaowei wasn't knocked away. Instead, he looked comfortable, bathed in the column of fire.
What a joke! Godzilla, a top-tier monster that could bathe in the Earth's core magma, wouldn't be afraid of this little bit of flame.
Yu Xiaowei leaped high and slammed down heavily on the King of the Earth's back. With the effect of doubled strength, he smashed its entire body into the ground.
The King of the Earth let out a shriek, its long scorpion tail lashing out violently.
In the stunned expressions of Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, Yu Xiaowei raised his arm and easily grabbed the scorpion tail. No matter how the King of the Earth struggled, it couldn't break free.
Looking at the giant scorpion frantically waving its front claws beneath his feet, Yu Xiaowei grinned, opening his mouth. A ball of white light rapidly condensed within.
"White Heat Beam——!"
A scorching white, misty heat ray erupted, fiercely blasting onto the King of the Earth's head.
The temperature of the White Heat Beam caused the King of the Earth, which was being scorched, to reveal a look of terror.
Under the destructive power of the Nuclear Radiation, its carapace had already developed some cracks. Under such sustained, ultra-high temperature scorching, the cracks quickly began to expand. In a short while, its head armor began to break apart on a large scale.
Five minutes later, its head was completely melted away in a way it was most familiar with.
A purple Soul Ring condensed above the King of the Earth's corpse.
Yu Xiaowei released his martial soul fusion state, sat on the ground, and gasped heavily. As expected of a 4500-year-old soul beast, this burst of White Heat Beam almost made him suffocate.
He took out a set of clothes from his Soul Tool and put them on. He looked at the purple, deeply profound Soul Ring in front of him with satisfaction.
He smiled slightly and then sat cross-legged, beginning to absorb this Soul Ring.
"Brother Tianheng, is your uncle absorbing a Soul Ring? How old is he, and he's already a Soul Ancestor?"
Dugu Yan's eyes widened, and she was full of disbelief.
"If I'm not mistaken, he, he, this, this should be a Third Soul Ring."
Yu Tianheng, who only realized it after hearing Dugu Yan's words, stammered.
"Third Soul Ring!!! But, this is a 4500-year Soul Beast, isn't he afraid of bursting himself?"
"?!!!"
Yu Tianheng suddenly burst forth, rushing towards Yu Xiaowei.
"Yu Xiaowei, are you crazy, are you looking for death!!!"
However, as soon as he stepped onto the battlefield, a strong sense of dizziness and nausea overwhelmed him.
He thought, Damn, it's bad, and quickly retreated.
The area where Yu Xiaowei and the King of the Earth had fought still had a large amount of Nuclear Radiation present.
Yu Tianheng didn't know what this thing was, but from a young age, this strange ability had always broken his defenses, leading to Yu Xiaowei beating him up.
Yu Xiaowei sat there quietly, absorbing the soul ring. The surging soul power was violently fluctuating in the air.
His body temperature began to rise continuously. The fine beads of sweat on his body evaporated into the air, turning into a white mist.
The resentment from the King of the Earth kept attacking his spirit. The Godzilla martial soul automatically appeared at this moment, and a roar calmed it down.
In front of the King of the Monsters, the King of the Earth's resentment was like duckweed without roots, unable to make any waves.
The energy contained in the 4,500-year soul ring was also constantly transforming his body. Although it was a bit painful, everything was still within the range that Yu Xiaowei could endure.
In the white mist, the sound of cracking bones occasionally came out, making Yu Tianheng tremble with fear. He kept praying in his heart that nothing would happen.
Yu Xiaowei, as the number one genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had always been his second uncle's favorite. If he were to be blown up right in front of him, his second uncle would probably go berserk.
As the white mist slowly dissipated, Yu Xiaowei's even taller figure emerged.
Seeing that he was unharmed, Yu Tianheng exhaled, relieved.
After absorbing the Soul Ring, Yu Xiaowei groaned comfortably, stood up, and stretched lazily. Seeing Yu Tianheng, who was hiding far away, he beckoned with his hand.
"Second nephew, why are you so far away from me? Come over here."
Yu Tianheng forced a smile, subtly retreating two steps.
Sniffing the air lightly, Yu Xiaowei suddenly understood. No wonder he didn't dare to come over.
He directly summoned Godzilla's body, took a deep breath, and sucked all the remaining Nuclear Radiation back into his stomach.
Just then, his right hand tingled. His flesh and skin churned and changed, and before long, it stretched out significantly, transforming into a Godzilla claw.
"Eh, second nephew, do you know what's going on?"
Watching Yu Xiaowei's dragonified right hand, Yu Tianheng's world view shattered.
Their Yu family members did indeed begin to dragonify upon absorbing Sub-Dragon Species Soul Rings at level 30, but they'd never heard of dragonification occurring from absorbing other Soul Rings!
Could this King of the Earth also be a Sub-Dragon Species?
(End of Chapter)