126: Chapter 126 Gold Rank! You old scoundrel! Dare to fight?!

Gold Rank!

This was not only another leap in the life level of a spirit beast...

...but also a rigorous test and simultaneous sublimation of the Beast Tamer's own Mental Energy.

Breaking through to Gold Rank meant that the power of the spirit beast would undergo a qualitative change, gaining new powerful skills, while the Mental Energy of both the Beast Tamer and the spirit beast would also skyrocket, welcoming an unprecedented expansion and refinement.

This was not just an increase in power, but also the laying of the firmest Foundation for impacting the Amethyst Rank and even higher Realms in the future!

As everyone knew...

The threshold for the Amethyst Rank was to use vast Mental Energy to strike the unseen barrier and open a unique Mental Sea within the depths of one's consciousness!

Without a sufficiently strong Mental Energy Foundation...

Everything was empty talk.

This was exactly why Jiang Yun put in all his effort, using his own Soul Power to establish the deepest link with Little Fire to impact the barrier together.

They were one, sharing glory and shame; the Breakthrough also required them to be of one heart!

At the moment when Jiang Yun's Mental Energy and the surging energy within Little Fire's body completely fused, launching the final impact against that incredibly solid Gold barrier...

“Boom!!!”

An indescribable, terrifying Aura...

...with Jiang Yun and Little Fire as the center, erupted violently, soaring straight into the clouds!

In an instant, the clouds and winds changed color!

The originally clear sky gathered majestic fire clouds at a speed visible to the naked eye, as red-gold color painted the entire sky, as if the firmament itself had been ignited!

Streaks of golden-red lightning traversed and exploded within the clouds; it was not the silver-white of ordinary lightning, but Dragon Flame Thunder containing extreme fire and a hint of dragon prestige!

The earth began to tremble slightly.

With Jiang Yun as the center...

The entire Qin Family outskirts began to shake.

Scorching Earth Vein Qi mixed with pure fire attribute energy, as if summoned by a monarch, transformed into visible streams of red energy, frantically surging into Little Fire's body!

The howling wind was no ordinary wind.

Instead, it swirled with high-temperature heatwaves and pure heaven and earth energy, forming a giant golden-red energy vortex connecting heaven and earth!

At the center of the vortex was Jiang Yun, his eyes closed in concentration and his clothes fluttering loudly, along with Little Fire, whose figure was faintly visible, wrapped in endless light and heat!

The scorching heat distorted the air, forcing the nearby members of the Qin Family to retreat repeatedly, using their Soul Power to resist, their faces filled with shock and terror.

“W-what kind of display is this?!”

“A Gold Rank Breakthrough? Are you kidding me! Is this really the kind of commotion a Gold Rank should make?!”

“What a terrifying Aura! I feel like my spirit beast is trembling at the Soul level!”

“This pressure... it's even more frightening than when he instant-killed the Third Master and Eldest Master earlier!”

“Our Qin Family! What kind of Prodigy have we provoked?!”

The hearts and minds of the Qin Family members were shaken.

Their previous schadenfreude and mockery had long been replaced by boundless fear.

They could not understand...

Why a Gold Rank Breakthrough...

Could trigger such terrifying heaven and earth anomalies!

In the air, Qin Yang's face was pale and his lips trembled as he watched the energy vortex connecting heaven and earth, feeling the destructive energy within it that made even him, a Gold Rank Five, feel palpitation; a cold chill rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Only one thought remained in his mind.

This boy... must not be allowed to live!

He must not stay!

Otherwise, the Qin Family will surely perish!

The Qin Family Old Master, Qin Xiaotian...

The calmness he had been forcing himself to maintain finally shattered completely.

He stared fixedly at the phenomenon below, his knuckles turning white from gripping his cane too hard, his body even trembling slightly due to extreme shock and killing intent.

The momentum of this Breakthrough far exceeded his own back then, and was even several times more terrifying than any Gold Rank Breakthrough he had ever seen!

The potential and Aptitude of this spirit beast had already reached a level he could not imagine!

If he were allowed to successfully break through... he didn't dare think further.

It was clearly impossible to kill him today.

Only one crazy thought flickered in his heart.

He must be eliminated in secret!

As for Mayor Zhang Qing, Lin Hai, and Zhao Qian...

They were equally shocked.

Lin Hai's mouth hung open, and after a long while, he swallowed hard and smiled bitterly, "Mayor... when I broke through to Gold Rank back then, that commotion compared to this... was simply like child's play... This, this is too ridiculous!"

Zhao Qian's eyes sparkled with strange brilliance.

His breathing became rapid.

The scene before him exceeded all his knowledge.

Mayor Zhang Qing took a deep breath, his eyes erupting with unprecedentedly bright light as he said slowly, "Triggering changes in heaven and earth, altering the celestial phenomena... this is no longer a simple Rank Breakthrough, but a sign of the life Origin leaping to a higher level! This boy and this spirit beast are truly... peerless among their generation!"

“If this boy enters the provincial academy, he will be like a dragon entering the sea, he will surely soar to the sky!”

Mayor liked Jiang Yun more and more.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone with their own thoughts...

The energy vortex connecting heaven and earth suddenly contracted!

All the light, all the energy, all the anomalies collapsed and condensed towards that single point in the center in an instant!

As if the extreme silence before the Big Bang that created the Universe!

The next moment—

“Roar—!!!”

A clear, high-pitched, majestic dragon roar, seemingly originating from the ancient primordial era, echoed through heaven and earth, shaking the Soul!

The invisible sound waves mixed with the newborn Gold Rank prestige, spreading out like spilled mercury!

The Black Iron and Silver Rank spirit beasts of the Qin Family...

Under this long roar...

Actually wailed in unison, prostrating on the ground, trembling, no longer able to muster the slightest thought of resistance!

Amidst the dragon roar, the heaven and earth anomalies receded like a tide, the sky returned to clarity, and the tremors of the ground subsided.

The surrounding crowd held their breath.

Staring intently at the center of focus.

In the field, only Jiang Yun stood quietly.

His Aura was restrained, his eyes calm, as if the earth-shaking Breakthrough just now had nothing to do with him.

But those who were careful could find that deep in his pupils, golden flame patterns seemed to flash and vanish; his entire mental temperament had undergone a transformative change, becoming deeper and more majestic.

And that majestic and divine Golden Scaled Fire Dragon Fish...

Was nowhere to be seen.

“D-did... did he succeed?”

“Where is the spirit beast? Why is it gone?”

“Could it be that the Breakthrough failed, the energy backfired, and it was reduced to ashes?”

Some in the Qin Family whispered guesses with a sense of wishful thinking.

But their voices carried an unmaskable tremble.

Jiang Yun ignored the surrounding commotion and speculation.

He slowly raised his hand, facing the Void Realm ahead, and spoke indifferently; his voice was not high, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.

“Little Fire, come out.”

As the words fell.

Buzz!

The space in front of him rippled slightly.

Ripples of golden-red light spread out.

From within the rippling space...

The first thing to poke out was a Dragon Claw covered in fine, noble golden scales, surrounded by misty water vapor and rising flames!

Next was a slender and graceful dragon body, its length already exceeding fifteen meters!

The scales were still that red-gold color, but under the sunlight, every scale seemed to contain divine light, flowing with the Dao rhyme of interwoven water and fire.

The dragon features on the head were more majestic and clear, with mysterious runes faintly flashing on the forehead; the pair of short horns had become thicker and more imposing, flashing with a jade-like luster.

It actually had the appearance of a Jiao Dragon.

It was just missing a bit of dragon prestige.

The most eye-catching thing was the clear water and fierce fire surrounding its body.

On the left side of its body, azure water vapor flowed like a living thing, condensing into faintly visible wave patterns.

On the right side of its body, pure golden-red flames rose, outlining patterns of burning auspicious clouds.

Water and fire were originally incompatible, but now they achieved a perfect balance and interweaving on its body, making it look like a True Dragon walking out of myth, wielding authority over water and fire!

It hovered in the air.

It didn't intentionally release its Aura, but the naturally emitted life pressure belonging to the Gold Rank, mixed with the pressure of the Pseudo-Dragon Bloodline, made Lin Hai of the Gold Rank Seventh Order in the air feel his heart skip a beat.

Lin Hai had no doubt.

If he were to fight this newly promoted Gold-rank Spirit Beast now, the one to be defeated would very likely be himself!

“G-Gold Rank! He really succeeded!”

“This power... is too terrifying! I feel like it could kill me with a single glance!”

“Water and fire from the same source... what kind of monster spirit beast is this?!”

In the Qin Family camp...

Fear spread like a plague, and many people's legs went weak, almost collapsing to the ground.

Qin Yang's face was ashen and his eyes were dull, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and he kept muttering to himself.

“It's over... it's over...”

“This boy will be a great enemy of my Qin Family...”

Old Master Qin Xiaotian's body swayed, the last trace of color drained from his face, leaving only boundless bleakness and a kind of desperate madness.

He knew that if he didn't find a way to kill this boy... the Qin Family might really be reaching its end... Mayor Zhang Qing let out a long, deep sigh of relief.

His face showed an irrepressible sense of gratification and excitement.

He knew that his investment today...

Might reap an unimaginable reward in the future!

Lin Hai and Zhao Qian looked at each other.

Both saw immense shock and relief in each other's eyes.

Just as all eyes were focused...

And everyone was awed by Little Fire's peerless style after reaching Gold Rank.

Jiang Yun slowly looked up, his gaze like two cold swords piercing through the void, falling directly on the miserable-looking Qin Yang and the dark, crazed eyes of the Qin Family Old Master, Qin Xiaotian.

The corner of his mouth curled into a cold and proud arc, and his voice was not loud, but it carried a matchless confidence and dominance that looked down on the world, clearly echoing in the silent sky above the Qin Family.

“Old Scoundrel...”

“Now...”

“Do you dare to fight me?!”