hotmtlnovel Chapter 68 Dragon King's Soul Bone; Emerging from Seclusion
Chapter 68 Dragon King's Soul Bone; Emerging from Seclusion
Suddenly, the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye began to stir again. The surrounding energy converged wildly, just like it had been nine months ago.
"No way, not again?!"
The fragrant and elegant herbs, along with other established immortal herbs, were terrified. They quickly gathered their petals and leaves, holding their breath and focusing their attention, afraid of absorbing even a tiny bit more energy.
A miraculous herb! Endurance is key!
If you inhale any more, the lightning tribulation will really strike down on the spot!
But they soon discovered that this commotion was completely different from the last one; in just a moment, the violent energy abruptly subsided.
Immediately afterwards, the ground shook violently.
With a loud "boom", the water from the Yin Spring and Yang Spring shot into the sky!
A figure emerged from the boiling spring water and hovered steadily in mid-air. With his appearance, the previously violent extreme ice and fire aura instantly calmed down, as if subjects had finally welcomed back their true king.
When the group of fairy herbs below saw the newcomer, they were so moved that tears (dewdrops) streamed down their faces.
"Child of Nature, you've finally figured it out!"
Ignoring the group of overjoyed immortals below, Ye Chenxing took a deep, refreshing breath of fresh air.
Ye Chenxing didn't rush to pay attention to the various immortal herbs. Instead, he stood by the lake and took a deep breath.
For the past nine months, although he had entered a state of deep meditation at the bottom of the lake, being constantly enveloped by alternating periods of intense heat and icy cold had still left him feeling somewhat stifled. Now, seeing the light of day again, he felt every pore on his body opening up, as if his entire being had been reborn.
For him, the greatest gain from this seclusion was the legendary Ice and Fire Body Refinement!
Unlike the way Tang Buddha ate two immortal herbs, went down to the water, and came ashore, this time he was truly tempered by the primordial energy of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.
This purest form of divine-level body refinement caused a terrifying qualitative change in his physical strength, allowing him to leap across several major realms and soar to the Soul Saint level! It even surpassed his already extraordinary spiritual power.
Moreover, his ultimate fire has also undergone a true sublimation.
If before he relied on the Angelic Martial Soul that his first Soul Skill granted him, and wielded the ultimate fire, then now, he himself is the ultimate fire.
For example, even if he faced Ma Xiaotao's Black Phoenix Flame, which was unleashed at full power regardless of evil fire, his flames would be enough to devour her flames in an instant.
Of course, he also perfectly inherited the Ice Dragon King's ultimate ice power.
However, compared to fire, ice attribute lacks the dual blessing of Angelic Martial Soul and Fire Dragon King, and is currently quite different from fire attribute.
More precisely, this ice and fire body tempering did not directly grant him ultimate attributes like the ultimate martial soul, but instead transformed his physical body into an "ultimate fire body" and an "ultimate ice body".
The Ultimate Fire Body can perfectly stack the Ultimate Fire of the Angelic Martial Soul, but the Ultimate Ice Body, due to the lack of a corresponding Martial Soul, is temporarily unable to wield the Ultimate Ice with ease.
But is this a big deal for Ye Chenxing?
What he has in abundance is... a Martial Soul slot.
Besides the third Heroic Spirit I've already decided on, there are at least six more Heroic Spirit slots waiting to be filled.
Each heroic spirit is almost equivalent to giving him a completely new martial soul.
Moreover, the Ice and Fire Dragon King gave him another surprise.
Ye Chenxing raised his arms, and with the activation of his soul power, two lifelike dragon-shaped patterns appeared on his forearms—a crimson fire dragon on his left arm and an ice-blue ice dragon on his right arm.
That's right, it's a divine soul bone that shouldn't exist in this world and can only be produced by divine beasts!
The Ice Dragon King's right arm bone! And the Fire Dragon King's left arm bone!
These are truly divine-level soul bones, condensed from the essence of two dragon kings' remains! Without a doubt, considering the upper limit of these two soul bones alone, they will definitely be able to unleash the power of a first-level god in the future.
Ye Chenxing looked down at his arms, feeling the two completely different yet equally domineering forces flowing through his bones.
The soul skill attached to the right arm bone of the Ice Dragon King is called "The Death of the Ice Dragon King".
Anything touched by Ye Chenxing's right hand, as long as the other party's soul power level is equal to or lower than his, will be instantly and permanently frozen! This freezing not only affects the physical level, but also completely freezes soul power and even mental power.
Unless a god above the Ice Dragon King himself intervenes, only Ye Chenxing can dispel it.
No matter how well the opponent controls ice and fire, even beings like the Snow Emperor or the Crimson King would be helpless against this layer of ice.
When facing enemies of a higher level, this freeze attack is an absolutely effective control skill.
Even a Limit Douluo would be forcibly frozen for at least one second. In battles of that level, one second of absolute control is enough to determine life or death.
The lower the enemy's level, the longer the freeze lasts; if the enemy is of the same level...
That is permanent freezing.
As for the left hand...
The Fire Dragon King's left arm bone was even more domineering. During the fusion process, it ruthlessly assimilated Ye Chenxing's original Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear paw bone, completely fusing it into one!
Its newly created soul skill is called "Fire Dragon King's Cruelty".
With a slight thought, Ye Chenxing conjured the dragon claw of the Fire Dragon King in his left hand.
Contrary to intuition, the Fire Dragon King, as the ruler of fire, did not grant the Soul Bone Skills he expected to be as ferocious as they were.
These claws do not burn, nor do they spew out explosive flames. They simply gather and compress all the heat of the extreme fire into a single point at the tip of the claw, obliterating everything in their path without leaving a trace.
Even a defensive divine skill like the Invincible Golden Body is useless against these claws unless it reaches the divine level.
Ye Chenxing simply touched the empty space in front of her briefly.
In an instant, the open space in front of him vanished, leaving a bottomless void centered on the spot where Ye Chenxing's fingers had touched.
This terrifying power instantly calmed down the previously agitated fragrant herbs and other immortal plants around them.
Ye Chenxing moved his fingers with satisfaction.
With these two skills, plus the physical strength granted by the Ice and Fire Body Refinement, even without the advantage of attribute restraint against evil soul masters, he is enough to directly confront most Soul Saint level experts, unless the opponent possesses an extremely high-quality martial soul.
After all, the Martial Soul True Body of a Seven-Ring Soul Saint is a watershed moment for Soul Masters. Whether or not a Soul Master above the Soul Saint can unleash their Martial Soul True Body makes a world of difference in their strength.
However, the only drawback is—
He is still only a level 30 Quasi-Soul Master.
There's nothing we can do. Soul rings are a system that only appeared on the Douluo Continent after the Great War of the Gods. They have absolutely nothing to do with the two Dragon Kings. Besides, even if they could drop soul rings after they died, countless tens of thousands of years have passed, and they would have long since dissipated.
At the same time, it was precisely because of the Soul Masters that the Soul Ring system only appeared after the Silver Dragon King came to Douluo Star after their deaths, and they were not clear about the principles of Soul Rings.
Otherwise, with their remaining energy, if they understood this system, they could easily create a divine soul ring for him on the spot.
But it doesn't matter. I already made an agreement with the Demon King, and a 600,000-year soul ring is already top-grade enough.
Ye Chenxing stopped thinking about it, stretched her body, and then frowned slightly.
The clothes were already soaked with impurities from the body-refining process, making them sticky and uncomfortable.
Moreover, the nine months of ice and fire tempering had caused him to grow taller again, and his figure had already shed the thinness of a teenager, making him look about sixteen or seventeen years old. His clothes were now somewhat ill-fitting.
"Wait, isn't this body an Einzbern homunculus? How come there's this whole 'marrow cleansing and bone-repairing' and 'excretion of filth' thing?"
Ye Chenxing snapped his fingers crisply, and his clothes, along with the filth, instantly turned to ashes, revealing a body beneath them that had been tempered by the Dragon King's essence and was completely transformed.
There are no exaggerated, bulging muscle blocks; every inch of muscle is firm and symmetrical, with lines that look like they were sculpted by a master sculptor, full of a harmonious and explosive sense of power and beauty, perfectly natural.
Although he was naked at the moment, he didn't care at all. Anyway, there were only flowers and grass around him, and no one could see him, so it wasn't considered indecent.
Surely the Buddha Tang couldn't possibly have left his divine consciousness here, secretly watching me right now?
Tang Buddha would not monitor the lower realm 24/7, so the method he used was similar to that of Old Tang in Tang Wulin's body during the Douluo Continent III era. He would leave a divine sense in the place he wanted to pay attention to. The divine sense could contact the main body and also had a certain degree of self-awareness.
When his divine sense is triggered, he will take over personally.
And this Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire... could it be devoid of his divine consciousness?
When Ye Chenxing arrived here, he indeed did not find it, and in the original story, when Huo Yuhao arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Tang Buddha did not personally appear to receive him, so he simply put the matter aside.
But now he couldn't be sure. What if the God-King's divine sense was exceptionally well-concealed...?
Thinking of this, Ye Chenxing suddenly felt a chill.
He casually made a slash in the air in front of him, and an invisible spatial rift appeared out of thin air.
He quickly reached inside and pulled out a brand new set of clothes, which he then quickly put on.
That's right, this trip to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire brought him the greatest improvement.
That is, the power of the Imaginary Tree has been further developed.
Upgrading yourself is never as reliable as upgrading the system.
After frantically devouring most of what was left behind by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, the Imaginary Tree finally underwent a crucial evolution.
This portable dimension is one of them; it can be opened and used instantly, and retrieved at will. Although the space is not very large at present, far from being comparable to the Dragon Valley Dimension or the Undead Demi-Dimension, it is already sufficient to meet daily needs.
Seeing that Ye Chenxing had finished resting, the Demon King hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Congratulations, Master! With this opportunity, the day you become a god is just around the corner."
The Demon King now had an unprecedentedly fervent look in his eyes, feeling that the road ahead had never been so bright and open, and that there were only two big words in front of him.
Lie down and win!
In his view, with his current talent, what need is there for a Child of Nature to guarantee his existence? If even his lord cannot become a god, then who in this world is worthy of becoming a god?
Surely... becoming a god isn't something that involves nepotism, is it? Surely it can't be the god-king's own son, daughter, daughter-in-law, or son-in-law who can ascend to godhood?
The Demon King pondered for a moment, then nodded secretly. Probably not.
Ye Chenxing smiled slightly and turned to the Demon King: "Old Wan, it's time for us to fulfill our promise."
Upon hearing this, the Demon King was overjoyed and was about to agree when an urgent voice interrupted.
"Wait! Child of Nature, I have something to say!"
Youxiang Qiluo Xianpin quickly interjected, saying that she dared not wait any longer. If Ye Chenxing absorbed the Ten Thousand Demon King again, who knew when he would be able to emerge.
Among all the immortal herbs present, she had the highest cultivation level and was closest to the Heavenly Tribulation; she couldn't afford to gamble with it.
Despite the Demon King's displeased gaze, she forced herself to say, "You...you could help us first? All that trouble you've caused down there has caused each of our immortal herbs up here to gain nearly 100,000 years of cultivation out of thin air, and they're all facing heavenly tribulations!"
Ye Chenxing raised an eyebrow, quite surprised: "A hundred thousand years of cultivation, an opportunity that even soul beasts outside would beg and plead for, and you, on the contrary, don't want it anymore? When you were sucking it in with all your might back then, why didn't you think about whether you would die from overeating?"
Liehuo Xingjiao also dejectedly approached, whispering in explanation, "Child of Nature... that energy was just too overwhelming, we... we couldn't control ourselves for a moment..."
Ye Chenxing chuckled and shook his head, understanding the situation. The primal power of the two Dragon Kings was an irresistible temptation for plant-type soul beasts, like moths drawn to a flame, devoid of any rationality.
"Alright, let's take care of your business first."
Upon hearing this, all the magical herbs that had developed sentience instantly fell silent, staring at him expectantly.
Ye Chenxing cleared his throat, his gaze sweeping across the entire valley, his voice echoing clearly above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
"Whether you're a newly minted newbie or a bunch of seasoned veterans, I'm only announcing one thing today. Some of you probably already know—"
"This Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, on which you depend for survival, was originally formed by the fall of two dragon ancestors. During my seclusion, the two dragon kings have formally entrusted this place, along with their remaining essence, to me."
"Now, I've drained the core energy from this place. At most, what's left can only last for another hundred years or so."
"Next, I will transfer this entire Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire to my private personal dimension."
"Now, I'm giving you two choices."
"First, come with me into the new space. There will be no heavenly tribulation there, and you can continue to grow for another hundred years. However, you must follow my arrangements."
"Second, stay where you are and wait for that person to make arrangements for you."
"However, let me make this clear from the start: whether you leave or not, I will not leave a single bit of the two Dragon Kings' energy here. Make your choice."