Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

I didn't see it in Chapter 188.
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"If I guess correctly..."

The phantom of the Ice Dragon King slowly appeared beside Xuanming.

"Thor died here."

Thor perished in the God Realm War and fell to Douluo Continent. The Thunder Hell Vine, a soul beast, was born after that.

"When Thor fell, his immense divine power of thunder dissipated, cleansing this valley and even altering the bloodlines of the plants here. Perhaps this is the origin of the Thunderous Hell Vine," said the Ice Dragon King.

"Just like the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire?" Xuanming said.

"Pretty much. The lightning power here is so dense it's almost tangible. Even the ley lines buried deep underground contain extremely powerful and violent lightning power. This is definitely not something that can be formed naturally; there must be divine intervention involved," said the Ice Dragon King.

"It's a pity that Thor died too quickly, otherwise, this place could really reach the level of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"Died too quickly? What do you mean?" Xuanming asked, puzzled.

"I was severely injured and fell from the Divine Realm to this place. Strictly speaking, I died from my injuries," the Ice Dragon King explained.

"But Thor was directly cut down; he was already dead when he fell to Douluo Continent."

"But that doesn't make sense. The land of fallen gods should have condensed an energy core."

"What is the energy core?" Xuanming asked.

“The energy core is formed by the fusion of residual divine power and the rules of heaven and earth after the fall of a god. Just like the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, it continuously absorbs the power of heaven and earth to form a source-like existence. Logically speaking, the Thunder God should have condensed a thunder energy core after falling here, but now there is no sign of an energy core in this valley. It’s really strange,” said the Ice Dragon King.

"Could it have already been taken by someone?" Xuanming asked.

"No, once the energy core is formed, it will connect with the earth's veins and merge into this world. Unless a god-level being intervenes, it cannot be taken away," the Ice Dragon King said.

"But that kind of energy core is useless against god-level beings, and if it were really taken away, this valley wouldn't still contain such powerful lightning energy; it would feel as if it had been destroyed..."

"Could it have been absorbed by someone?" Xuanming asked.

"For example, a human Soul Master who has reached level 99 might try to break through to the God Realm by using the energy here?"

The Ice Dragon King sensed the chaotic energy here and said, "Very likely."

"The energy core formed by the fall of a god-level being can only be communicated with by a level 99 peerless Douluo who has reached the limit of the mortal realm. This place is also a forbidden area of ​​the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan. Perhaps it was a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Soul Master who, after reaching level 99, sensed the lightning power contained here and tried to break through to a higher realm with the help of that power."

"But clearly, he failed, and the core of thunderous energy in this world dissipated as a result."

Xuanming scanned the surroundings, looking at the thunderous power permeating the valley, and could faintly sense a trace of disorder. "Could the thunderous power in this valley be so violent now because of that failed breakthrough? The power conflict he caused back then may have changed the original energy structure here."

After pondering for a moment, the Ice Dragon King said, "That's possible. Breaking through to the Divine Realm is defying the heavens and requires mobilizing a vast amount of heaven and earth power. If it fails, it's reasonable for the energy here to become disordered and the power of thunder to go out of control."

Bibi Dong listened to their conversation from the side, her brows furrowed, and couldn't help but remind them, "Soul Rings."

"Ah Yin, are you done?" Xuan Ming asked.

"Alright." Ah Yin's extended Blue Silver Emperor Vines grew rapidly, forming a vine passage at a visible speed, leading to the Thunderous Hell Vine that was about to self-destruct.

"You have to kill it with one blow, or it will self-destruct."

Bibi Dong's eye twitched slightly. "You plan to absorb a spirit ring in this godforsaken place?"

"Don't worry, I have a way." Xuanming summoned the blood spear, and a chilling aura surged from the black dragon behind him.

"Follow me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanming activated his soul power and drove the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone, rapidly traversing through the Blue Silver Channel created by A Yin, with Bibi Dong following closely behind.

Sensing danger, the Thunderous Hell Vine unleashed countless bolts of lightning, forming a terrifying pool of thunder around it. The lightning crackled and popped, seemingly intent on reducing anything that approached to ashes. The instant it plunged into the pool, a chilling white light burst forth from Xuanming's body. Simultaneously, the scorching flames and the icy cold—two diametrically opposed forces—intertwined, creating a unique domain.

The domain rapidly expanded, instantly enveloping the Thunderous Hell Vine within it.

In that dazzling white light, the lightning power around the Thunderous Hell Vine was suppressed. The originally wildly dancing lightning now seemed so powerless. The Thunderous Hell Vine was also as if it were frozen, unable to move. The vines on its body stopped swaying, and the aura it emitted became weak.

The black dragon to Xuanming's right rear slowly opened its mouth, and a terrifying chill emanated from it, spreading like a tangible mist.

A surge of icy blue energy, imbued with boundless coldness, erupted from the black dragon's mouth like a raging torrent. Wherever this energy passed, the air froze into tiny ice crystals, producing a crisp "crackling" sound.

The suppressed Thunderous Hell Vine didn't even have time to defend itself before it was completely frozen by this icy breath.

Xuanming's fourth soul ring flashed slightly, and the blood spear split into five phantoms, which bombarded the frozen Thunder Hell Vine from different directions. With a sound of ice crystals shattering, the small iceberg in front of him shattered, and a dark black soul ring slowly rose from it.

Before Xuanming and the others could make a move, the previously dormant Thunder Hell Vines suddenly became agitated. They twisted their vines wildly, emitting sharp and piercing screechs, like wild beasts that had been thoroughly enraged.

Meanwhile, the thunderclouds above Thunder Valley grew thicker and thicker, pressing down like a huge black curtain. Lightning bolts darted wildly through the clouds, producing deafening roars, as if the sky was raging.

Immediately afterwards, thick bolts of lightning, like giant purple dragons, swooped down from the thunderclouds and struck Xuanming and the others fiercely.

"Ah Yin, the cage." Xuan Ming pulled Bibi Dong along and instantly rushed to the side of the Thunderous Hell Vine Soul Ring.

Ah Yin manipulated her vines to quickly intertwine, constructing a huge blue-silver cage that enveloped Xuan Ming, Bibi Dong, and the black soul ring.

Countless bolts of lightning struck down, crashing heavily onto the blue-silver cage with a crackling sound. The blinding light illuminated the entire valley. However, the seemingly fragile blue-silver cage was incredibly tough. Every vine shimmered with a lustrous blue light, and no matter how the lightning struck, it was ultimately blocked from the outside, unable to harm the people inside the cage in the slightest.

"What amazing defense!" Bibi Dong looked at the sturdy blue-silver cage in front of her, a hint of surprise and admiration flashing in her eyes.

"It actually managed to block it?" Ah Yin conjured a phantom image and landed on the ground, looking at her perfectly intact cage with some surprise.

Bibi Dong's eye twitched slightly. "What do you mean?"

"My current strength is only at the level of an average ten-thousand-year-old soul beast. If we really fought, I couldn't beat any of the ten-thousand-year-old Thunder Hell Vine here." Ah Yin looked innocent.

"Then what's going on?" Bibi Dong asked, puzzled.

Currently, dozens of Thunder Hell Vines that are over ten thousand years old are manipulating lightning to attack them. This is equivalent to dozens of terrifying ten-thousand-year-old soul skills being released continuously. Even she wouldn't dare to take it head-on.

"I don't know, he taught me to do it this way." Ah Yin pointed to Xuan Ming, who had already begun absorbing the soul ring.

Bibi Dong frowned. "You really don't remember anything?"

Ah Yin shook her head, "I don't remember."

Bibi Dong looked at Xuanming, "How did he find you?"

"I don't know, when I woke up, that's when I saw him," Ah Yin said.

"You like him?" Bibi Dong suddenly asked.

Ah Yin was taken aback. "Is it that obvious?"

Bibi Dong looked speechless. "What do you think?"

Back when they were at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, she sensed that the Blue Silver Emperor's attitude towards Xuanming was very strange!
"But he didn't even notice," Ah Yin said, feeling a little guilty.

“It’s not that he didn’t see it, it’s that he never even considered that possibility,” the Ice Dragon King said.

Xuanming viewed Ah Yin purely as a brain-damaged, silly child!

Ah Yin also sees Xuan Ming as a child who isn't very bright!

These two are basically treating each other like idiots!
(End of this chapter)