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

Chapter 319, First Test, Passed
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"Um?!"

Poseidon, who had been closely watching Xuanming, suddenly changed color on her beautiful face! She could clearly sense that Xuanming's soul essence was weakening rapidly at an almost desperate pace!

The feeling was not an ordinary drain, but more like... a voluntary, almost self-destructive stripping and sacrifice!

What happened?! What is he trying to do?!

A tremendous unease gripped Poseidon's heart like icy seawater, almost suffocating her! She could no longer care about the assessment rules; her vast blue soul power instantly coalesced in her palm, ready to forcefully interrupt this dangerous process!

But just as she was about to make her move—

Rumble——! ! !
The entire Poseidon Island suddenly trembled violently!
The sky darkened instantly! It wasn't that dark clouds covered the sun, but rather that the entire firmament was enveloped by an incomparably vast and majestic dark red divine light!

That was not a cloud, but a radiance formed purely from the condensation of endless killing, death and destruction, majestic and boundless, inspiring fear in all things!
Above the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps, the blood spear in Xuanming's hand erupted with an unprecedentedly intense dark red light!
The brilliance of that light far surpassed any previous one, as if a dark red star of destruction had been born in the middle of the sea! The dazzling radiance was blinding!
A thick, almost tangible, dark red beam of light tore through the sky, shooting straight up into the depths of the clouds!
Within the pillar of light, countless hideous phantoms of the dead swirled and roared, radiating an unparalleled ferocity that made all things tremble, the oceans boil, and the souls of all the guardians of the holy pillars freeze!

The entire ocean trembled and howled! All the sea spirit beasts, including Little White, felt a fear and tremor that originated from the deepest part of their souls!

"This is...?!" Poseidon exclaimed in shock, her beautiful face filled with horror and disbelief!
She had never felt such a pure and terrifying killing intent! This was not an assessment! This was... the arrival of destruction!

In the realm of gods, within the temple.

Almost simultaneously, the gods stood up abruptly, their eyes wide with shock as they looked at the Mirror of Light!
"He...he actually..." The God of Evil suddenly stood up, his face filled with disbelief and shock!
"How tragic... how resolute..." The Goddess of Life covered her mouth, her emerald eyes filled with horror and unbearable pain, as if she could feel the extreme pain that tore her soul apart.

Even the god of kindness and the god of destruction were completely moved.

Even the Asura God, who had always been expressionless, suddenly had an unprecedented glint in his blood-red eyes!
None of them expected that Xuanming's final solution to break the deadlock would be so extreme, so crazy, so... inconceivable!
This isn't about relying on external forces; it's about fundamentally reshaping yourself!

"This madman..." the Asura God muttered to himself, but a very subtle, yet real, curve appeared on his cold lips.

The final transformation, a gamble with the soul, has begun.

Just as Poseidon was about to intervene due to the rapid weakening of Xuanming's soul essence—

Mutations reborn!

"not enough!"

Xuanming suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, and tears of blood streamed down his face! In his eyes was a madness and determination to give up everything!
Dividing the soul and infusing it with will is only the first step.

For this newly formed "self-will" to take root, grow stronger, and eventually gain complete control within the chaotic and violent origin of the Blood Spear, a more powerful, purer, and more domineering "external force" is needed as the final catalyst!
He thought of the core fragment that he had absorbed deep in Thunder Valley, which contained the power of divine thunder laws!
That is the power of heavenly tribulation! It is the most just, yet most merciless, force of judgment and destruction in the world!

At the same time, it is also... the power of creation that contains new life within destruction!

"lead!"

Xuanming let out a soul-tearing roar in his heart!

He no longer suppressed the long-dormant thunder core within his body. Instead, he used the remaining power of his soul as a catalyst and the fierce aura of the blood spear soaring into the sky as fuel to ignite it!
Boom--!!!
A deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, did not originate from the outside world, but rather from within Xuanming's body! The already shattered core of lightning was completely detonated!
next moment--

The sky above Poseidon Island was no longer merely shrouded in a dark red glow of slaughter, but was replaced by an even more terrifying and vast divine might!

Endless dark clouds appeared out of nowhere from all directions, gathering wildly and covering the entire sky in the blink of an eye!
The lightning within the dark clouds was not ordinary; it displayed an eerie mix of blood red, dark purple, and pale white!

The destructive aura pressed down as if it were a physical force, causing all living beings on Poseidon Island, including Poseidon, to feel a tremor that came from the depths of their souls!

A heavenly tribulation! And it's... a terrifying heavenly tribulation that has undergone bizarre changes due to the ferocious aura of the blood spear!
"He's gone mad! He actually triggered a heavenly tribulation on Poseidon Island!" Poseidon's face turned deathly pale. He could no longer care about anything else and unleashed his vast soul power at full force, trying to protect the core area of ​​Poseidon Island!

But it's too late!
Boom--!!!
As if in response to his call, the sky, which had been shrouded in dark red killing light, was suddenly covered by endless dark clouds! Within the dark clouds, billions of dazzling azure lightning bolts surged and converged wildly!
A force of heaven and earth, more terrifying and violent than the light of the sea god, filled with a pure will to destroy, suddenly descended!
Heavenly Tribulation!

It was neither the tribulation of a soul beast's transformation nor the tribulation of a soul master's breakthrough, but rather... a tribulation of destruction that spontaneously condensed by heaven and earth upon sensing the aura of that heaven-defying weapon and that madman who brought about the tribulation!
"Only one of us can make the decisions, come on!!"

Xuanming neither dodged nor avoided, but instead roared to the sky! He gripped the blood spear tightly with both hands, pouring all the remaining power in his body, along with the newly injected "self-will," into it without reservation, and fiercely thrust it forward to meet the pillar of destructive lightning!
boom--! ! !
The lightning bolt struck the blood spear with overwhelming force!
An incredibly blinding burst of lightning exploded instantly! The destructive power of the lightning clashed, annihilated, and intertwined with the overwhelming ferocity of the blood spear!
"Ugh—!"

Xuanming let out a painful groan as the arm holding the spear instantly tore open and charred black! Terrifying lightning power surged wildly into his body through the blood spear, wreaking havoc! At the same time, the chaotic and ferocious will within the blood spear seemed to be completely enraged, unleashing an even more frenzied roar and backlash!
But amidst this extreme destruction, the fragment of Xuanming's soul that had merged into the Blood Spear, under the impact of the supremely yang and powerful, all-destroying force of the heavenly thunder, suddenly accelerated its fusion with the Blood Spear's essence! Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, bizarre and terrifying bolts of heavenly tribulation lightning struck down! Each one was more violent than the last! Crimson, purple, and white lightning intertwined, completely engulfing Xuanming and the Blood Spear!
This was an extremely brutal baptism!
The ferocious aura of the Blood Spear was constantly purified and condensed in the confrontation with the Heavenly Tribulation, while the "self-will" belonging to Xuanming was rapidly fused with the Blood Spear's origin in the destructive and regenerative power of the thunder, like a brand, deeply engraved into its core!
Destruction and rebirth unfold in this ultimate collision!

Poseidon and the gods of the divine realm held their breath, watching this insane scene with utter shock.

Countless bolts of lightning struck down, and when the last, enormous bolt of lightning, like a thunder dragon descending to earth, crashed down, the tribulation clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, revealing once more the azure sky and the golden radiance of Seagod Island.

Above the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps, everything was charred black.

Xuanming knelt on one knee, his body charred black, his breath extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind.

But the blood-red spear in his hand remained silently suspended.

It is no longer the restless and ferocious creature it once was.

The spear remained dark red, yet it emitted a restrained, profound, eerie light, as if all the killing and destruction had settled and transformed into the ultimate tranquility.

An absolute, heart-stopping calm.

Just like Xuanming.

On the spear shaft, faint, dark golden lightning patterns could be seen flowing, adding to its mystery and majesty.

It no longer trembled, no longer hummed, but simply floated there quietly, as if it had always been so since time immemorial.

But Poseidon could clearly sense that the spear... had come to life!
It possessed a complete, unified will that was intertwined with Xuanming's life and was absolutely loyal to him!
[Poseidon's Nine Trials, First Trial: Reshaping Will, Absolute Control. Completed.]

A gentle yet vast golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Xuanming and rapidly repairing his body and soul, which were on the verge of collapse...

In the realm of the gods, all was silent.

After a long while, the God of Evil finally let out a long sigh and muttered, "...Awesome."

As the Asura God looked at the transformed blood spear in the mirror of light, and the figure slowly rising in the golden light, a clear and complex smile appeared on his cold face for the first time.

"First test passed."

The gentle and vast golden light slowly receded, and the shocking char and wounds on Xuanming's body healed at a visible speed. His weakened aura also quickly became stronger, even more powerful and refined than before the assessment.

At the same time, a majestic and ancient stream of information was directly imprinted into his mind:
[Poseidon's Nine Trials, First Trial Passed.]

[Rewards: Soul Power increased by two levels. All Soul Rings' age increased by 10,000 years. One God-given Soul Ring. Slaughter God Domain evolved into Slaughter Domain!]

boom--!
A surge of pure energy flowed into Xuanming's body out of thin air. His original six soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, and black—appeared simultaneously, their colors deepening and transforming at a visible speed!
The first yellow spirit ring instantly turned purple, then deep black. Immediately afterwards, the light of all the spirit rings became more condensed and heavy, and finally settled into six jet-black ten-thousand-year spirit rings that exuded a terrifying pressure!

The age limit of all spirit rings has been increased by a full ten thousand years!

This not only brought about a surge in the power of his soul skills, but also a comprehensive enhancement of his body!

However, the biggest change came from his field!

Om-!
The chilling, deathly aura of the God of Slaughter unfolded on its own, but this time, it was no longer pure paleness and deathly silence.

Within that stark white light, a dark red hue, like congealed blood, began to seep out! The extreme killing intent did not diminish; instead, it became even more refined and domineering!
Within the domain, it seemed as if countless invisible blades of slaughter were swirling, filled with proactive aggression and a destructive will!

The God of Slaughter Domain has evolved into the Slaughter Domain!
If the previous Killing God Domain was more like a passive deterrent and suppression, then the current Killing Domain is a berserk machine born for slaughter!
Enemies within the domain not only suffer from the dual suppression of their spirit and soul power, but are also constantly eroded and attacked by invisible killing intent!
Just as Xuanming was experiencing the earth-shattering changes within himself, a strange soul ring quietly floated in front of him.

This spirit ring is a noble golden-red color. As the light flows, it emits a powerful energy fluctuation that far exceeds that of a 100,000-year spirit ring. However, it is completely different from an ordinary 100,000-year spirit ring. It contains an indescribable aura of holiness and majesty.

God-given soul ring!

Moreover, the energy attribute emitted by this divinely bestowed soul ring is violent, sharp, and full of the meaning of judgment and ruling, which resonates faintly with his newly evolved killing domain!
This is absolutely not the vast and all-encompassing divine power attribute of the sea god!
(End of this chapter)