Unlock Kamen Riders in Douluo's Way

Yin Xiaoya stared at the subdued Green Fruit Swamp Dragon. Alright, let's do this! In Kamen Rider Gaim, everyone uses the same Sengoku Driver. But depending on the user, the basic Rider form differs. It's the posture without fruit armor. No matter who wears the fruit armor, its appearance never changes. Once a Sengoku Driver (non-mass-produced) is used, it binds automatically, and the rider's profile portrait appears on the Rider Indicator on the belt.

Therefore, the system judges that Gaim, Baron, Ryugen, etc., differ from one another. Not only are different soul beasts required to unlock various lockseeds, but the soul beasts to unlock each belt differ, too.

Now, Yin Xiaoya held the Sengoku Driver with Kamen Rider Ryugen's portrait. The Green Fruit Swamp Dragon, subdued by their combined efforts, was one of the soul beasts that could unlock Ryugen's belt.

According to the system, the soul beast could unlock Kamen Rider power in several ways.

The first method resembled the Mantis, which completely integrated with the Mantis Core Medal. It used everything within the soul beast to unlock the Kamen Rider's power. This not only allowed the Kamen Rider to obtain the soul beast's characteristics, but when the host unleashed a surge of idealism, the soul beast's consciousness would amplify it. More importantly, the stronger the soul beast, the higher the transformed Rider's base stats. It's the ideal unlocking method, with practically no drawbacks.

The second method unlocked the soul ring. No matter who killed the soul beast, Yin Xiaoya could use the resulting soul ring to unlock Kamen Rider power. Unlike the first, the soul ring's unlocking didn't require the soul beast's consent. Anyway, the soul beast was dead. If no one wanted the soul ring, Yin Xiaoya could claim it. Multiple soul rings from the same species could stack to unlock power, like how he unlocked the Sublimation Key using feather cat soul rings. The older the superimposed soul rings, the more soul beast skills he'd gain. But the base stats wouldn't change, and neither would the spiritual burst.

The third method, just explained by the system, only unlocked power through the soul beast's physical body. This method unlocked only the original Kamen Rider power. It couldn't add new abilities or unlock an exclusive Rider form. Except for the Rider power having a certain amount of soul power, it didn't differ from Kamen Rider powers exchanged for Rider Points.

Worst of all, this method still needed the soul beast's consent. He couldn't just pick up a corpse. And the consent here was much harder to get than the first method's. The soul beast had to voluntarily choose to sacrifice itself.

Like Xiao Wu in Douluo World who sacrificed her spirit ring and spirit bones to Tang San, Yin Xiaoya thought. Who would be so cruel to themselves unless they had no choice?

Under normal circumstances, no one would choose this third unlocking method. It was troublesome and not beneficial. But looking at it another way, it was most likely to help Yin Xiaoya solve a problem, like now.

For the soul masters, hunting soul beasts wasn't about grievances. It was their way of survival. But Yin Xiaoya was different. He was a foreigner, and a Kamen Rider. Depriving other lives for no reason, purely for himself, went against the Kamen Rider's very existence. When Yin Xiaoya personally participated in taking a soul beast's life, this third method became the only choice that could resolve his conflict.

As Kamen Rider Meteor, Yin Xiaoya walked up to the imprisoned Green Fruit Swamp Dragon, placing Kamen Rider Ryugen's Sengoku Driver and Grape Lockseed before it. Seeing the hatred the dragon directed at him, he sighed.

"As a soul beast, you should already know your fate. In this world, this kind of thing has nothing to do with right or wrong, so I won't make excuses. But I can give you a new way, allowing you to live in another form. But it requires you to sacrifice yourself..."

"ROAR!!!"

Before Yin Xiaoya finished, the Green Fruit Swamp Dragon roared, obviously disagreeing with the so-called other way of life. Why should I be forced to change for humans?

Yin Xiaoya expected the reaction, but he couldn't keep persuading it endlessly. He had no choice but to use his trump card.

"First, you have a spirit bone. Don't be surprised. I can see it. Once this is exposed, even if we don't do it, other humans will target you. Your cultivation base of over two thousand years will become someone else's wedding dress. Second, I'm the only one who knows about this. I didn't tell the others. My method can turn you from a swamp dragon into a true dragon. Although your existence changes, shouldn't that be every dragon soul beast's dream?"

Like human martial souls, soul beasts were classified into high and low tiers. The higher the level, the stronger it was compared to others of the same level. The greater its potential, the longer it could live.

For soul beasts, the length of life equaled status and strength. Growing up, soul beasts often changed their cultivation methods to live longer.

The Green Fruit Swamp Dragon had reached the ultimate extreme. To live longer, it developed the ability to devour other creatures, storing their life essence. It even turned its life form close to plants.

Of course, that wasn't enough for this species to reach a hundred thousand years. So they spent their whole lives trying to evolve from swamp dragons into true dragons. Basically, soul beasts with some ambition did this in their growth.

Even a hundred-thousand-year soul beast would transform into a human and start training from scratch because of a bottleneck. If soul beasts wanted to climb higher, they either endured for over a million years, or they transformed into humans and became gods.

But that was easier said than done. The price was too great. When Yin Xiaoya said it could become a true dragon, it was truly moved.

It lowered its head, glancing at the Sengoku Driver and Lockseed. After ten minutes of silence, it slowly closed its eyes and nodded.

Yin Xiaoya sighed in relief. "Thank you. I won't let you down. The soul ring is for that girl. The body is for this gray-white thing. Of course, we keep the soul bone."

Hearing that, the dragon glared at him. Even in sacrifice, he asked it to commit suicide. This guy's not human! But it had no choice.

Milky white flames wrapped it, from inside to out. These weren't real flames, but figurative products condensed from its own soul power. They represented sacrifice. Gradually, its four eyes lost their light. Its huge head hung feebly. The sacrifice was complete.

Luo Pupu, still dazed, was called over by Yin Xiaoya.

"Are you ready?"

"Uh? Prepare for what?"

"To accept its sacrifice."

As soon as he spoke, purple light shone from the Green Fruit Swamp Dragon. A purple soul ring, symbolizing a thousand years, rose slowly, floating before Luo Pupu under everyone's surprised gaze.

The soul beast's sacrifice was a legend. They never thought they'd see it. Even the seasoned Jing Tieyang was stunned.

"Big brother, what do I do next? Do I really absorb this thousand-year spirit ring?" Luo Pupu asked, at a loss.

Yin Xiaoya rubbed her head. "I'll do as I did before. Don't worry. Like I said, I'll help with what you can't absorb. Listen, Pupu. It gave you this spirit ring willingly. Accept it with a grateful heart. Trust me, you'll gain more."

Hearing his comfort, Luo Pupu relaxed, her eyes becoming firm.

"I see. I believe in you, big brother."

She sat cross-legged, mobilizing her soul power to pull the thousand-year-old soul ring closer. To her surprise, it was easier to fuse than her first yellow soul ring. It spun around her effortlessly, and the spirit ring's power entered her body little by little. Everyone around her was more nervous than she was.

Yin Xiaoya calmly picked up Ryugen's Sengoku Driver, gently placing it on the Green Fruit Swamp Dragon's body. Dark purple energy gushed from the driver, enveloping the body. Just like the Bone Scythe Mantis, the dragon merged into the Sengoku Driver.

The once off-white Driver regained its original color. On the panel showing the Rider's portrait, Ryugen's side profile appeared, the eyes flashing.

[Kamen Rider Ryugen's Sengoku Driver successfully unlocked]

Yin Xiaoya nodded. But it wasn't over. Luo Pupu, still integrating the soul ring, began breathing rapidly. They thought she'd reached her limit.

"Aren't you going to do something?" Jing Tieyang asked, putting aside his surprise.

Yin Xiaoya held the Grape Lockseed, but didn't move. He looked at Luo Pupu, shaking his head. "Not yet. She can still absorb more. Pupu, don't be nervous. Think about what I said. It gave you the spirit ring willingly, so your journey shouldn't end here. Believe me, nothing will happen."

Hearing him, Luo Pupu persisted, biting her lip, her breath shorter, her face redder. Blood flowed from her lip.

Seeing this, Su Xuan was extremely nervous, but they couldn't stop now. They had no choice but to trust Yin Xiaoya.

No one understood why Yin Xiaoya dared to let Luo Pupu persist. With the system's help, he could see in real time how much power she'd absorbed. She had fused about seven hundred years' worth, but according to the system, that wasn't her limit.

Her original limit reached about nine hundred years. The spirit ring voluntarily helped her bear part of the pressure, about a hundred years' worth. Together, Luo Pupu could absorb the power of a thousand-year-old soul ring. Her second soul ring could definitely reach the purple, thousand-year level.

Even if there was only one year's difference between nine hundred ninety-nine years and a thousand years, the gap was huge. The distance between a hundred years and a thousand years wasn't a matter of years. It was a threshold. Crossing it opened a new world.

Yin Xiaoya wasn't procrastinating. He was helping Luo Pupu. She didn't disappoint him. The twelve-year-old girl burst out with strong will. Persisting to nine hundred years, she had crossed the watershed. She unconsciously released her martial soul, becoming a Wing Viper Dragon.

The years increased little by little. Yin Xiaoya clenched his fists, seeing Luo Pupu's absorption slowing down, but still increasing.

Nine hundred fifty years... nine hundred sixty years... nine hundred eighty years... nine hundred ninety years... nine hundred ninety years...

Everyone noticed something was wrong. When she absorbed the soul ring, Luo Pupu emitted yellow light, going from light to deep yellow. But now, traces of purple light began to hover, gradually replacing the yellow.

"He's waiting for Pupu to absorb the soul ring until it rises to the thousand-year level!" Jing Tieyang realized, eyes wide with disbelief.

Su Xuan covered her mouth, never looking away. All the students went from nervous to excited, and then envious.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Yin Xiaoya grew nervous. The hand holding the Grape Lockseed trembled, waiting for the moment.

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