hotmtlnovel Chapter 169 Awakening of the Heavenly Demon Realm: A Mysterious Voice
Chapter 169 Awakening of the Heavenly Demon Realm: A Mysterious Voice
Chapter 169 Awakening of the Heavenly Demon Realm: A Mysterious Voice
After Dai Youheng successfully awakened his martial soul for the second time, he sat in the secret room for a while longer.
He was adapting to his new power and experiencing the skills brought by the 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone.
There are three skills in total.
Two Soul Ring skills:
Soul Skill 1: Abyss Shadow Strike. The resulting shadowy figures are imbued with the aura of extreme cold from the abyss. Their attacks not only tear at the soul but also freeze the opponent's soul power and blood flow. The shadowy figures leave brief trails of icy hell wherever they traverse, continuously causing frostbite and slowing effects. When the main body changes position, there is an effect of shattering ice crystals, making it extremely disruptive.
Soul Skill Two: Ice Prison Shackles. Several chains formed from extreme shadow and ice extend from the ground or shadows, greatly restricting the opponent's movements and continuously draining their soul power and body heat. The chains are extremely tough; once bound, it's like falling into an ice prison, making escape difficult.
The right arm bone only has one skill, which is the Abyss Ice Claw, a move that breaks through defenses to the extreme.
These spirit ring skills and spirit bone skills have filled the gaps in his current lack of control and defense-breaking skills.
"Control, strong attack, defense penetration, surprise attack—this combination is enough to give my combat ability a qualitative leap." Dai Youheng thought to himself, extremely satisfied with his gains.
However, the changes did not stop.
Just as he was getting familiar with the power of the Abyss Demon Tiger, another martial soul within him—the ever-mysterious and unpredictable Heavenly Demon Pill—also quietly underwent a change.
Unlike the Shadow Tiger, it did not undergo a second awakening in form. Its quality was far superior to the latter. Even the evolved Abyss Tiger was still inferior in terms of martial soul quality.
Previously, due to the large power difference between the two martial souls, and the fact that the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger was acquired later, most of the power of the Reversal of Fate Demon Pill had been suppressed in order to maintain the balance within Dai Youheng's body.
At this moment, as the Evil Shadow Demon Tiger evolved into the Abyss Demon Tiger, whose difference in power had narrowed, the shackles suddenly loosened. The deeper power belonging to the Heaven-Defying Demon Pill, which had been suppressed for so long, surged out like a flood bursting its banks!
Centered on Dai Youheng, a deep, dark ripple, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, silently spread out, instantly enveloping the entire secret chamber. This ripple was not domineering, but it carried a strange and supreme majesty, as if it held the reins of destiny.
"This is—!" Xue Di's icy blue eyes suddenly lit up, filled with unbelievable surprise, "A talent domain! I never expected that your Heavenly Demon Pill Martial Soul would actually activate its talent domain on its own at this moment!"
She knew all too well how rare talent was. It was a symbol of the highest potential of the martial soul itself, completely different from those acquired through spirit rings or the true form of the martial soul; it was truly "innate"!
Many Title Douluo's domains are mostly obtained through Soul Ring skills, or awakened after obtaining the Martial Soul True Body, such as Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Domain.
The talent domain is something that comes with the martial soul itself, and can be used without the need for a spirit ring or entering the true form of the martial soul.
For example, the Angel Domain of the Angel Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Domain of the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and the Sea God Domain of the Sea God Martial Soul, etc.
Dai Youheng also sensed the power of this domain, and information naturally surfaced in his mind. This domain was called the Heavenly Demon Domain, but because it was only newly awakened, its power was not yet very strong.
First, the Absolute Pill Domain. Within this domain, his speed in refining any pill will be greatly increased, while the consumption will be drastically reduced. Any friendly unit he approves of will receive a boost to the effects of pills taken within the domain, with extremely fast absorption and almost no waste.
Second, the Void Devouring Realm. This domain will have a powerful suppressive effect on all unrecognized enemy units, greatly hindering their soul power circulation, distorting and interfering with their mental perception, as if dragging them into an endless swamp of nothingness, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.
"Absolute Pill Domain - Void Devouring Realm -" Dai Youheng murmured, his eyes gleaming with a brilliant light. The abilities of this domain were practically tailor-made for him, especially the Absolute Pill Domain, which was an epic enhancement to his identity as a food-type Soul Master!
The Snow Empress sighed deeply, her voice carrying a hint of admiration she herself didn't realize, "I've traversed the continent for hundreds of thousands of years, encountering countless geniuses, but none possess such terrifying potential as yours. It seems that before long, even the Evil Emperor and Emperor Tian might not be able to withstand your defeat!"
Upon hearing this, Dai Youheng smiled confidently. A daring idea suddenly flashed through his mind, and he blurted out, "Sister Xue Di, I suddenly have an idea. Can I only take one of each type of pill at a time?"
For example, if I take two Snow Soul Ice Condensation Pills at the same time, will the resulting coldness exceed the so-called ultimate ice?
Or, if I use two Ice-Fire Body Refining Pills in a row, to what extent will my physical strength increase? Will it double or even triple again?
This idea was so far-fetched that even the Snow Empress was stunned. The stacking of pills? Such a illogical thing was something she had never considered in her hundreds of thousands of years of experience! If it could truly be achieved, then the potential of this Fate-Defying Demon Pill would be terrifying enough to overturn the entire Soul Master world's understanding!
"Hahaha—Great idea! What courage! We've been waiting for you to come up with this idea for a long time!"
Just as Xue Di was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a grand voice, seemingly containing boundless divine power, exploded directly in the deepest part of their souls without warning!
The next moment, the world spun around!
Dai Youheng and Xue Di felt as if their souls had been violently ripped out of their bodies by an invisible giant hand! The scene before them instantly blurred.
When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a strange space.
The surroundings were no longer the material world, but an endless dark void.
But in this void, there are countless chilling sights and sounds: twisted souls wailing as they are torn apart, the birth and death of countless worlds, and the lamentations of countless lives, as if condensed into an eternally painful scroll on the backdrop of this space.
This place is practically a living hell!
"Where is this place? How did we get here? Who is it?" Even the mighty Snow Empress's voice carried an unprecedented hint of panic.
In her hundreds of thousands of years of life, she had never seen such a terrifying sight that directly affected the very essence of her soul! To be able to pull her and Dai Youheng's souls from the far north to this place without her even noticing, such a method could probably only be found in legends—by a god!
Dai Youheng was also greatly shocked, but his first reaction was to subconsciously reach out and grab Xue Di's hand tightly!
It felt cold to the touch, but it wasn't empty—he had actually touched the Snow Emperor's soul entity!
Xue Di trembled violently, looking down at their clasped hands, her eyes flashing with extreme shock. Dai Youheng was actually able to touch her soul form; there was only one explanation: at this moment, they both existed here in their most primordial soul state.
What kind of being could do this?
Dai Youheng gripped Xue Di's hand tightly, shielding her slightly behind him. Forcing himself to calm down, his illusory tiger eyes, like molten gold, still shone brightly in his soul form, warily scanning this endless void of pain. He said in a deep voice, "Which senior has led us here? Please show yourself!"
The response he received was not a single voice, but a vast wave of sound that seemed to be composed of multiple overlapping and blending voices. Within it, the voices of five men and two women could be vaguely discerned, carrying an ancient and alluring rhythm: "Come forward, Dai Youheng—come forward—"