The Legend of the Dragon King

The corner of Tang Wulin’s lips twitched once. ‘Where is the basic trust between two people? I thought you said that I can leave after one successful attempt at forging? Why is it ten times now?’

However, his face cracked into a smile instantly the moment Zhen Hua turned around and left. He had succeeded at his first attempt. Would it really be that difficult to do it another ten times? It did not seem to be the case.

With the Thunderclap Nether Vine’s presence, the toughest juncture of crossing the lightning calamity seemed to be easy now. Thus, he would need to truly master the process and use different types of metals such as the Heavenly-refined spirit alloy.

Although he was still lacking in some areas, he was already at the threshold. He could sense that the Thunderclap Nether Vine was still a little dissatisfied despite having devoured a portion of the elemental calamity.

He was unsure of the effect from the fusion of the lightning calamity with the Thunderclap Nether Vine. Nevertheless, he thought it would be great.

The Heavenly Refinement could be used to forge his body. At the same time, it could be used to elevate the vine and forge a divine-ranked metal. It was absolutely the best cultivating method for Tang Wulin. He had decided that he would continue as instructed!

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Mingdu City was at its busiest.

The areas around the Mingdu Coliseum was jam-packed early in the morning. A large number of soldiers were deployed to maintain order and direct traffic for a few major roads leading to the coliseum.

Only the Spirit Pagoda was capable of organizing a Joust For A Spouse Festival of this scale.

Countless youths were participating in the Joust For A Spouse Festival. According to the latest report, the number of people registering for the festival was close to four thousand.

The majority of the soul masters below fifty-years of age took part in the Joust For A Spouse Festival for the enticing and irresistible rewards.

In addition, the Spirit Pagoda made an announcement three days ago to reward a hundred-thousand year spirit soul as the dowry for the Silver Dragon Princess Gu Yuena.

As soon as it was announced, the entire soul masters’ world went frantic.

Generally, the six-ring soul masters were twenty-five years old and above. The soul masters between the ages of twenty-five and fifty were the true elites of the Douluo Continent’s soul masters’ world.

Among the four thousand participants, there were Soul Emperors, Soul Sages, Soul Douluos, and even Title Douluos!

They were the ones with peak abilities in the entire Federation.

Someone once joked that if a Godkiller-ranked fixed soul ammunition were dropped on the Mingdu Coliseum, the entire Douluo Federation’s top-grade talents would be reduced by more than half. As a result, the Federation’s future would be at stake.

Although it was said in jest, the federal government took the matter seriously after the great catastrophe which befell Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect. The federal government decided to have stricter control on the Godkiller-ranked fixed soul ammunition. In addition, a major military force including the flying brigade and mecha masters were mobilized to conduct a large scale inspection operation in Mingdu.

In spite of the large number of people gathering in Mingdu, the city had the best security measures in the entire continent.

Every soul master who registered to participate in the event received an electronic card which contained the soul master’s personal details.

Inside the coliseum, the audience had begun to fill the seats. The Spirit Pagoda had spared no effort in organizing the event and even rewarded the military to oversee the event’s security.

One could not deny that the Spirit Pagoda was extremely skilled in managing the event. The grand scale of the event had captured the attention of the entire continent. The Spirit Pagoda was highly praised by the public, in part for their efforts in contributing priceless awards, for the event. Hence, their reputation in the soul masters’ world was obviously elevated.

The slogan circulated by the Spirit Pagoda was ‘what is taken from the soul masters is used for the interest of the soul masters’. They strived to be the model organization of the soul masters’ world and to be of service to the soul masters.

They were much different now as compared to their arrogant behavior in the past. At present, the soul masters found it easier to accept the organization. Positive public opinion had helped improve the Spirit Pagoda’s reputation immensely. In the parliament, those members who were governed by the Spirit Pagoda felt less stress.

The Dove Faction was rendered helpless in attacking the Spirit Pagoda under such circumstances. After all, this was a Joust For A Spouse Festival.

Due to the enormous number of participating soul masters, even the preliminary contests could not be completed in a day. The first stage was to be completed in seven days, while the tests for overall ability would be conducted on five to six hundred people daily.

In order to allow better views of the testing processes, all the large-scale soul equipment used for the tests were laid out in the center of Mingdu Coliseum before the audience. An additional thirty-six large screens were installed above the audience platform so that the audience could watch the testing process.

At present, over five hundred registered participants of the Joust For A Spouse Festival had already gathered in the waiting area under the supervision of the staff.

Before today, no one knew about the nature of the tests. The participants on the first day were at a relative disadvantage. However, the Spirit Pagoda ensured that the entire testing process was carried out fairly. The results would not be affected regardless of their position in the sequence.

“Beep!” A name appeared on the screen after the contestant passed through an electronic door equipped with the identification system. “Yu Longyue. Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Clan.”

The handsome youth walked forward in big strides with a proud expression.

The soul masters behind him could not help feeling startled upon hearing the words ‘Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Clan’.

The Blue Electric Overlord Dragon was a peak martial soul in this world! Although Yu Longyue appeared to be younger than thirty years, his cultivation base would certainly be powerful as he originated from the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Clan.

In fact, Yu Longyue was actually Tang Wulin. His identity was given to him by the Tang Sect. There were others apart from him who came to participate in the Joust For A Spouse Festival. The seven monsters were all here, and they were participating in the festival under different identities.

They had established a holistic plan for the festival.

Tang Wulin was drawn to be in the first group for the screening test. Only the finalists from this test would be qualified to take part in the competition later.

As he looked at the large-scale soul equipment, Tang Wulin could not help reminiscing about his comrades and him sitting for the entrance examination in Shrek Academy back in the beginning. At the time, there were only four of them: Gu Yue, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and himself. They had worked hard together and finally got accepted into Shrek Academy with outstanding results.

His happiest moment was when he was accepted into Shrek Academy. He had never felt so happy ever since his parents’ sudden departure. Gu Yue was still by his side at the time. She had accompanied him as they advanced together.

Today, she had convened the Joust For A Spouse Festival. At present, she was the Silver Dragon Princess widely promoted by the Spirit Pagoda. On the other hand, Tang Wulin had become the Tang Sect’s Sect Master and the Sea God’s Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy.

After ten years, things had changed. Time had taken away their innocence and brought them stress. He truly wished to return to his younger days! At least, he was carefree then.

He raised his head and looked toward the main platform in the distance. Although the main platform was shielded by a one-way mirror, he could still sense her presence. Subconsciously, he touched the silver dragon scale pendant hanging on his neck. Tang Wulin’s eyes glowed brighter.

At the Joust For A Spouse Festival, the highly-skilled, male soul masters’ ratio was higher by at least seventy percent. If this were the case, then there were at least six to eight thousand soul masters in the Federation who were under fifty years old with six-ring cultivation bases.

All of a sudden, the lighting in the coliseum dimmed. A light barrier was activated which acted as a black curtain that covered the dome. Soon, the entire coliseum was dark like night time.