Dragon Martial Sovereign
Chapter 367 - 366: Submit!

Chapter 367: Chapter 366: Submit!

Finally, after a long walk, he arrived inside an ancient hall...

This hall was adorned with many, many scrolls of painting.

Some scrolls depicted eagles soaring in flight.

Some scrolls showed lions hunting rabbits.

Some scrolls portrayed wolves ascending to the skies.

...

Every painting was so lifelike that one couldn’t help but feel they could step right out of their frames!

Upon seeing these paintings, Lin Fan’s eyes widened in amazement!

His intuition told him that these paintings were definitely extraordinary!

At that moment, the old man said to Lin Fan, "Let me tell you, all these paintings represent Spiritual Skills, each one signifying a set of Spiritual Skills!"

"What?"

Lin Fan was shocked once again!

Utterly flabbergasted!

One must know how precious Spiritual Skills are—

Not just on the Nine-state Continent, even within the Holy Soul Domain, the appearance of a single set of Spiritual Skills could lead to rivers of blood as many would fight over it. Even the Central Empire of the Holy Soul Domain would likely join the fray.

After all, even for the Central Empire, Spiritual Skills are extremely rare.

But here, right in this place, there were so many Spiritual Skills—

Lin Fan briefly glanced around and saw about sixty or seventy scrolls.

Each painting was a set of Spiritual Skills; did that mean that there were sixty or seventy sets of Spiritual Skills here?

Oh heavens!

Even Lin Fan found it hard to dare imagine such a possibility!

If these Spiritual Skills were to be taken into the real world, it could probably cause an earthquake!

"Huff!"

Lin Fan took a deep breath, calming himself down.

The reason Lin Fan could regain his composure so swiftly was that his inner strength was considerable; had it been anyone else seeing so many Spiritual Skills, they likely would have been unable to calm down for days on end.

All this time, the old man had been observing Lin Fan’s reaction.

Seeing how quickly Lin Fan recovered, he was slightly astonished and thought to himself, "No wonder he was recognized by the All-Purpose Master System. This guy’s inner strength really is tremendous. Faced with so many Spiritual Skills, he managed to regain his composure so quickly... His inner fortitude is indeed monstrous!"

Then Lin Fan asked, "So... senior, does it mean I can cultivate all these Spiritual Skills?"

"Goodness!"

Hearing Lin Fan’s question, the old man was taken aback, thinking that this lad was truly too greedy.

To think he wished to cultivate so many Spiritual Skills—

The old man gave Lin Fan a look, silently musing, "Doesn’t this guy fear biting off more than he can chew?"

Following that, the old man shook his head and said, "You are thinking too highly. You can only cultivate one of these Martial Skills!"

"Only one?"

Lin Fan was once again disheartened, as he had initially thought he could cultivate all the Spiritual Skills.

Lin Fan’s current feeling was like... standing in front of a mountain full of gold, and yet he could only take a small portion of it. Such a feeling... utterly frustrating!

While Lin Fan was feeling incredibly frustrated, the old man continued, "Moreover, you only have one chance to choose. Once you make a choice, if you can successfully cultivate the chosen Spiritual Skill, it will be your fortune. But, if you fail to cultivate it, you won’t be able to choose another. If it comes to that, you will have to leave empty-handed!"

"What?"

Staring at the old man, Lin Fan asked, "How can that be acceptable?"

The old man said indifferently, "That’s the rule. Whether you can achieve ultimate success, it’s all down to your own fate. Now, you may make your selection, and in the end, whether you can truly cultivate a set of Spiritual Skills, that’s also up to your fate!"

"Starting from now, you have the time it takes an incense stick to burn to make your choice!"

As he spoke, the old man produced an incense stick and lit it with his Divine Skills.

Meanwhile, as the battle rages on, both the Dragon and Tiger are gradually weakening.

Their clash against one another consumes an immense amount of energy.

Lin Fan had noticed this.

Initially, he didn’t think much of it.

But soon...

Lin Fan was delighted.

"Ha ha!"

A great laugh echoed in his heart, as he thought, "This is fantastic. As long as they continue to fight, they will undoubtedly both end up injured. Then, I can take the opportunity to turn their animosity into alliance!"

One had to say, Lin Fan’s strategy was somewhat helpless.

If it had been someone else, they probably wouldn’t have thought of Lin Fan’s approach. They might have used absolute power to resolve the enmity between the Dragon and Tiger.

However, since Lin Fan’s own strength was not sufficient, he had no choice but to use this reluctant tactic...

Time continued to march on!

The struggle between Dragon and Tiger also grew increasingly fierce.

However, their exhaustion was mounting as well.

Of course, Lin Fan would intervene from time to time, yet he always controlled his energy when he did, aiming only to maintain the balance. Once the balance was sustained, he would promptly cease his efforts, leaving Dragon and Tiger to their relentless feud.

It was uncertain how much time had passed when suddenly, the battling Dragon and Tiger came to an abrupt halt.

Their onslaught ceased out of the blue.

At the same time, both Dragon and Tiger stood there, weak to the point of trembling, their bodies beginning to sway. It was evident that maintaining their stance was becoming a considerable challenge under the current circumstances.

However, roars of defiance kept erupting from both Dragon and Tiger, indicating their persistent refusal to yield to one another.

Once their strength recovered slightly, they would dive back into intense combat once more.

Meanwhile, Lin Fan was always watching from not too far away.

At this point, Lin Fan was convinced that Dragon and Tiger had completely exhausted themselves—at least for the short term, they were incapable of regaining their combat effectiveness!

"Heh heh!"

A gleeful smile emerged in Lin Fan’s heart...

Soon after, Lin Fan approached Dragon and Tiger, a strange smile appearing on his face.

Dragon and Tiger noticed Lin Fan’s approach.

Their expressions shifted.

Truth be told, they hadn’t taken Lin Fan seriously before, because they had considered him no more than an insignificant ant.

But now...

When they saw Lin Fan approaching, a sense of dread finally emerged in their hearts.

Instinct warned them... they had been duped.

Dragon and Tiger were now filled with regret!

Had they known this would happen, they would have controlled Lin Fan before their skirmish.

"What do you want?"

Menghu stared angrily at Lin Fan, exuding a powerful aura, intending to suppress Lin Fan with the last of his energy.

But Lin Fan knew that Menghu was nothing but a spent force by now, so he didn’t care about Menghu’s oppressive aura at all.

"Here’s your chance—submit!" Lin Fan suddenly said with a chuckle.

What!

Dragon and Tiger were outraged upon hearing Lin Fan’s words.

How dare this insignificant ant before them demand their submission?

It was utterly infuriating!

If it weren’t for their extreme exhaustion, making even the slightest movement impossible, they really would have wanted to rush over and obliterate Lin Fan’s soul.

Dragon roared furiously, "Where did this ignorant ant come from, daring to speak to us like that? Now, here’s your chance to get lost, or else... death!"

Likewise, an intense killing intent emerged from Dragon.

Dragons are proud creatures!

And at this moment, Lin Fan’s threat caused their fury to reach new heights.

However, Lin Fan, as if not sensing any of their rage, chuckled and said, "Well then, if you refuse to submit, I will have to resort to special methods to ensure your submission!"

As he spoke, Lin Fan took a step and, to their surprise, was already beside Dragon.

At this moment, Dragon was utterly helpless, unable to even twitch his body. He could only watch as Lin Fan approached, powerless to do anything...

Dragon was shocked and asked, "What do you want to do?"

A bad premonition seeped into Dragon’s heart.

Lin Fan said calmly, "Originally, I wanted you to submit willingly, but... since you refuse to submit, I’ll have to use special means to make you submit!"

After pausing briefly, Lin Fan continued, "Don’t worry, after you submit to me, I won’t waste your talents. In fact, you’ll rise to greater heights because of me!"

While speaking, Lin Fan’s hand had already touched Dragon’s head, and he began to extract whispers of Dragon Soul with a special method, refining these traces thoroughly.

Once the Dragon Soul had been refined by Lin Fan, from then on, it could only obey Lin Fan’s every command.

Moreover, as Lin Fan refined the Dragon Soul, Dragon’s injuries instantly healed.

"Roar!"

The now fully restored Dragon roared and prepared to pounce on Menghu, eager to obliterate his adversary.

At that moment, Lin Fan sharply commanded, "Return!"

Following Lin Fan’s order, Dragon immediately returned, restraining his urge to kill Menghu. Lin Fan’s command was to be unconditionally revered.

Dragon promptly returned to Lin Fan’s side, as obedient as a little dog.

Lin Fan, with a smile once again gracing his face, began to step towards Menghu.

Menghu’s panic escalated. Watching Lin Fan draw closer, he asked in terror, "What... what are you going to do? Don’t come any closer. If you do, I’ll kill myself!"