The golden dragon coiled in the air around Ye Lin. The golden flames burned hotter and yet faded with time.
The golden dragonās huge bulk shrank as it drew closer to Ye Lin. But the dragon did not enter his mind. Instead, it focused on his body, blending with his flesh and spreading through every cell.
With a fashionable golden flame explosion, Ye Linās body was covered in a thick dragon scale armor, each individual scale containing the volatile and destructive golden flame.
A mere flick of the wrist and the effect was like the golden dragon whipping his tail, sending a rush of superheated air storming everywhere. Whether it met the mountains, plants, or wildlife, they were all decimated.
[This canāt beā¦]
Zhuo Fan was shocked to the core. The exalted showed the same reaction as they jumped to their feet. āThis is something only a Soul Harmony Stage expert can do, harmonizing body and soul!ā
The Soul Harmony Stage was what came after the Ethereal Stage. It allowed one to focus their soul power into their flesh, for soul and body to become one. The body would thus become a natural defense of the soul, keeping it from harm.
In other words, while Ye Linās soul was greatly damaged and could no longer fight, by combining it with his body, his soul power could be fully displayed. His body would also protect it from any more harm, completely nulling the effect of Zhuo Fanās sneak attack through the use of the purple dragon.
Ye Lin was back to when his soul was in its best shape. Moreover, since the soul and body were now one, Ye Linās soul and body power combined to make him even stronger. This outcome left Zhuo Fan frowning once more.
[For crying out loudā¦ am I going to fail right at the end? Weāre back where we started! No, itās worse actually, far worseā¦]
Zhuo Fan clenched his fists and gnashed his teeth.
The others gasped in shock at the incredible development.
[Whatās going on? An Ethereal Stage expert can use a Soul Harmony Stageās ability? This is insane!]
Then again, if one would take a simple look at Zhuo Fan, in the Radiant Stage, one would see him using his soul as an Ethereal Stage expert would.
[Gods, these people are aberrations, one more than the other. Weāre the normal ones here, yet we canāt hold a candle to them. Ugh, it pisses me off!]
Only Chu Qingcheng and the girls were worried for Zhuo Fan. Seeing the tables turned once more, they held their deep gazes on his figure, hoping for the best.
āHa-ha-ha, didnāt see that coming did you? A sacred beastās body is the best, and it becomes flawless when the soul harmonizes with it. As the dragon ancestorās disciple, this soul harmony skill comes naturally.ā
Ye Lin mocked, seeing Zhuo Fanās shaken face, and grinned, āNow Iām a miniature version of the Decimating Dragon Ancestor. Letās see you beat me now!ā
Ye Lin shot for Zhuo Fan, the powerful golden flames surging into a typhoon. Zhuo Fan could feel the blistering heat before it reached him, practically cooking him alive!
Zhuo Fan squinted, and his face became stern. He made a sign and called the dragon soul to protect him.
A hundred-meter-long savage dragon appeared before Zhuo Fan. The scarlet glow was so strong it struck fear in the average man, containing unspeakable raw power.
Roar!
The Almighty Scarlet Dragon King saw Ye Lin was coming and clawed at the tiny human. A great power pressed on Ye Linās shoulder, but Ye Lin only huffed as he spat.
A stream of golden flames covered the dragon, even though it came from a tiny human.
In a flash, the golden flames spread and scorched the dragon until it wailed. Its attack had no chance of continuing because of it.
Ye Lin laughed in contempt.
Zhuo Fan merely smirked, bearing through the piercing headache as he made a sign. The Almighty Scarlet Dragon King turned into the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Dragon King. The black aura around it swallowed the flames, and the pain vanished. Zhuo Fan eased a breath as well.
However, Ye Lin was not about to let all that bashing Zhuo Fan put him through go with just a little singeing, now would he?
And this demonic dragon only knew how to gulp down flames. Other than that, it was pretty much useless. So Ye Lin jumped in front of it and waved his hands, sending thousands of fire motes at it in the form of rain, āScale Shedding!ā
Bang~
The explosions didnāt let up as the demonic dragon was bombarded under the heavy rain of attacks. It wailed in pain and twisted its body.
Zhuo Fan shook and rushed to turn it into the Vaulting Dragon King. The azure flames swallowed all the incoming golden scales and removed the danger.
However, Ye Lin snickered now that the azure dragon was out. It was all this dragonās fault that pushed him into giving his all and leaving himself open to the purple dragon.
It had to suffer for its transgression!
So to get his sweet vengeance and prove his limitless power to Zhuo Fan for the last time, Ye Lin used a different move.
Ye Lin jumped above the azure dragonās head and punched down. All the golden flames were gathered in that tiny fist, leaving himself open again.
āYe Lin, you dare?ā Zhuo Fan cried out threateningly.
Ye Lin mocked, āJust watch me! Go ahead, use the purple dragon to attack me! ā
Ye Linās golden flamed fist smashed down just like the golden dragon claw attack from before.
The powerful golden flames scattered the azure flames on the azure dragon, and it hit its spine, making it howl in pain as it took the entire blow.
But soon, just like before, the azure dragon turned purple, and it clawed at Ye Linās chest.
Pa!
The crack of thunder sounded, and Ye Linās body was flung away, but not too far. Looking down at his chest and the singed area, he merely dusted it off as he taunted in a condescending tone, āIt didnāt even tingle. Your purple lightning is so utterly weak. I just canāt imagine how on earth you even got to hurt the golden dragon the first timeā¦ā
Zhuo Fanās brow shook, and he held his head as it felt like it was splitting.
Ye Lin was different from before. The sneak attack worked last time because the golden dragonās defenses were down.
While this time, Ye Lin harmonized with his soul, making the body become a shield for the soul. In other words, Ye Lin was flawless. Nothing could harm him now.
Unless, of course, by a powerful attack.
While he could fight for longer against the battle-hungry Ye Lin, and the azure dragon could hold on for longer, but even then, he could not see how he could come on top in this.
He was facing a dead end unless he could breach that tough body of hisā¦
Squinting, Zhuo Fan thought.
[Lucky yours truly comes prepared for anything. As for its effect, that remains to be seenā¦]
Zhuo Fan went right to it and made a different sign as he jumped on the huge dragon.
Ye Lin started and wondered.
[Soul harmony too?]
However, Zhuo Fan was no orthodox sacred beast inheritor. Soul harmony wasnāt in his bag of tricks.
Pa!
With a flick of the tail, the azure dragon turned and darted through the air further and furtherā¦ away. Ye Lin froze in shock.
[What the hell?! Weāre in the middle of something here, and he bails? How is he even a sacred beast inheritor?]
Then came Zhuo Fanās enervating taunt, āYe Lin, the timeās almost up. Weāll settle things next time!ā
āSo thatās why! The punk knows he canāt fight, so he wants a draw!ā Ye Lin figured out his motive and exploded in rage.
In a sacred beast battle, it was all about meeting power with power, not running away from it!
[You had me beaten around like a punching bag, but the second things look tough, you just take off? Do you think itās that easy?]
Ye Lin went right after him. Zhuo Fan snickered, revealing his evil smile.
Ultimate Clarity Sectās disciples were worried, āSenior brother Zhuo Fan is a bag full of dirty tricks. It canāt be that junior brotherās going to fall for another, can it? ā
āHe shouldnāt.ā
Wu Qingqiu shook his head, āJunior brother is now without weakness. His earlier trick wonāt work again, and the only way to defeat junior brother is by raw powerā¦ā