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

Chapter 321 The Heart of the Dragon God
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Seeing the shocked looks on everyone's faces, Xuanming calmly explained, "The soul skill brought by this killing soul ring is quite special, and it has two ways of being used."

He paused, then continued, "The first type is what I just demonstrated: I transform myself into a killing battle spirit, gaining comprehensive enhancements and defense, combining the amplification of the beast martial spirit true body with the control of the weapon martial spirit true body."

Before he finished speaking, the blood spear in his hand suddenly flew out and hovered in mid-air. The dark red seventh spirit ring lit up again, but this time, the light was mainly focused on the blood spear!
This time, there was no massive energy burst, nor did the suffocating killing field unfold.

The stream of light quickly condensed and took shape, transforming in the blink of an eye into a humanoid battle spirit about three meters tall, dark red in color, similar in form to the previous hundred-meter battle spirit, but more solid and with clearer details!

This battle spirit held a miniature blood spear energy body and stood there quietly, exuding a cold and pure killing aura, but without the enormous energy pressure of the previous hundred-meter battle spirit.

It's more like a refined work of art of killing.

“This is…” Hu Liena looked at the small battle spirit with a puzzled expression.

Xuanming explained, "The second form of the seventh soul skill."

His gaze sharpened slightly, and his thoughts were conveyed.

The three-meter-tall killing spirit moved instantly!
Its movements were as fast as a ghost, transforming into a dark red afterimage that instantly appeared dozens of meters away. Its blood spear thrust, slashed horizontally, and cleaved vertically! Its moves were fierce and ruthless, full of efficient killing techniques, drawing condensed dark red trajectories in the air and radiating a chilling sharpness, just like Xuanming himself!
What shocked everyone the most was that with a thought from Xuan Ming, the three-meter-long killing battle spirit condensed from the blood spear instantly transformed into a streak of blood light, speeding towards the distant sea at an astonishing speed. In a short while, it became a small dot on the horizon, yet it still maintained an incredibly clear connection with Xuan Ming!
"Because the core energy and will that constitute this clone come from the Blood Spear, and the core will of the Blood Spear is injected into me by splitting my own soul." Xuanming said calmly, feeling the senses from the distant clone that seemed to extend from himself.

"Therefore, as long as I can support it, its activities...theoretically have no distance limit."

The scene fell into silence.

Everyone was shocked by the strangeness and power of this second form.

The first form transforms into a hundred-meter-tall killing warrior, possessing devastating frontal assault capabilities, representing the ultimate in both offense and defense.

The second form condenses a soul clone that can be controlled at an infinite distance, possessing extremely strong tactical value and representing the ultimate in unpredictability and infiltration.

A combination of offense and defense, and a blend of orthodox and unorthodox tactics!

This 500,000-year-old killing spirit ring gave Xuanming a near-perfect seventh spirit skill!

Just as everyone was still immersed in Xuanming's strange and powerful seventh soul skill, a silver-purple stream of light silently streaked across the sky and landed at the foot of Sea God Mountain.

As the light faded, Gu Yuena's stunningly beautiful yet aloof figure was revealed.

The moment she appeared, the atmosphere of joy and excitement that had filled the air because Xuanming had successfully passed the divine test suddenly froze, and then became somewhat... eerie and oppressive.

After a brief silence, Hu Liena was the first to react. Her eyebrows furrowed, and anger instantly ignited in her usually cold eyes. She took a step forward, her voice filled with barely suppressed accusation: "Gu Yuena?! You still know how to come back?! Where have you been these past few months?!"

Her voice broke the silence and ignited the long-suppressed doubts and discontent of the others.

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but step forward, her pretty face full of indignation: "Wasn't your assessment supposed to be assisting Brother Xuanming? Where were you when he needed you most and was in the most danger? Now that he has succeeded through his own hard work, you show up?!"

Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others all turned their gazes to Gu Yuena, their eyes filled with incomprehension, disappointment, and even a hint of disdain. Even Ye Lingling, the gentlest of them all, furrowed her brows slightly.

Faced with a barrage of questions from the crowd, Gu Yuena's pale face remained expressionless. Her purple eyes calmly swept over everyone before finally settling on Xuan Ming. She seemed not to hear or care about the accusations from the others.

However, a very solemn light suddenly flashed in Poseidon's deep eyes, which had seen the vicissitudes of life, standing to the side!

She could clearly sense that something was very wrong with the silver-haired girl in front of her!

She appeared weak and her breathing unsteady, but beneath that weakness lay a terrifying power, like a dormant volcano, that made even Poseidon's heart tremble! That power was vast, ancient, and filled with indescribable majesty and...destructiveness!
Its quality level even far surpasses that of her, who is a level 99 Peerless Douluo!
How can this be? !
Three months ago, when this girl first arrived at Seagod Island, although she was exceptionally talented and had a unique aura, her soul power level was clearly only at the Soul Saint level! How could such a drastic change have occurred in just three months?

Xuanming raised his hand, stopping Hu Liena and the others who wanted to continue asking questions.

He stepped forward, approached Gu Yuena, and carefully sensed her condition, his brows furrowing slightly: "What's going on?" On the night he received the divine test, Gu Yuena had said that she had a way to help him solve this problem, but she needed to go out for a while, needed some time, and needed to pick up some things.

He sensed something was wrong, but just as Gu Yuena couldn't stop him, he couldn't stop Gu Yuena either.

Finally, before Gu Yuena left, he only said that even if she wanted to help him, she should come back on the last day if he hadn't succeeded by then.

Don't come back early, otherwise he might not be able to handle it.

Gu Yuena looked at Xuan Ming, at his already stable level 80 soul power, his dark red killing soul ring, and the blood spear in his hand whose aura was completely restrained yet even more dangerous. A subtle relaxation flashed in her silver-purple eyes.

She finally spoke, her voice clear and cold, yet tinged with weariness: "I have merged with my original body."

Xuanming was slightly taken aback, "You..."

"This is my choice. You've staked everything, so I should too." Gu Yuena slowly raised her hand, and in her palm, a crystal-like object, about the size of a fist, with a nine-colored luster, irregular shape, and exuding an indescribable ancient, vast, and noble aura, quietly appeared.

The moment the crystal appeared, the entire Poseidon Island seemed to tremble slightly, and the Poseidon light permeating the air seemed to become more active, yet also carried a sense of awe.

Poseidon's pupils constricted, and she gasped in disbelief, "This is... a divine artifact?!"

She had never seen anything of such quality before, but the aura it exuded was far beyond any artifact fragment she knew!
"This is... the Heart of the Dragon God?"

In the realm of the gods, within a magnificent temple.

The scene presented in the light mirror plunged the five god-kings into a brief silence.

They were very familiar with the crystal in Gu Yuena's palm that emitted nine-colored light and caused energy fluctuations throughout the entire Seagod Island—it was the Heart of the Dragon God!
"She...she actually found the Heart of the Dragon God and even brought it out of the Dragon Tomb?!" The playful smile on the face of the Evil God vanished completely, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

The Goddess of Life's emerald green eyes were filled with shock and a hint of reluctance: "The Heart of the Dragon God... it was formed by the Dragon God before his fall, using his last divine core and the remaining fortune of the dragon race. It is the last spark of hope for the revival of the dragon race."

It has always been sealed in the deepest part of the Dragon Tomb, protected by the lingering will of the Dragon God. Those who are not pure-blooded dragons and have not been recognized by the Dragon God cannot even touch it, let alone control it..."

The God of Destruction's gray-black aura surged violently, his voice deep and thunderous: "She not only found it, but also successfully established contact with it! This means... her fusion with the Silver Dragon King's true form is complete, and she has gained the recognition of those ancient dragon souls deep within the Dragon Tomb!"

The God of Kindness sighed softly, her gaze complex: "She is... betting her own and the remaining future of the entire dragon race on that young man. Once the Heart of the Dragon God appears and is activated, the already fragile balance between the divine realm and the dragon race will be completely shattered."

The Asura God's blood-red eyes flashed as he stared intently at the nine-colored crystal in the mirror of light. His icy voice rang out: "She is more resolute than we imagined. The Heart of the Dragon God is not only a source of power, but also a symbol, a responsibility. By revealing it at this moment, she is declaring her stance and choice to the divine realm and to us."

The Heart of the Dragon God holds extraordinary significance.

It is not an ordinary divine artifact, but a supreme object that carries part of the Dragon God's authority, the Dragon Clan's fortune, and the lingering resentment of countless heroic Dragon Clan spirits.

When the divine realm was in turmoil, the Dragon God fell, and most of his power split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. However, his core essence and will transformed into this Dragon God's Heart, which was sealed deep within the Dragon Tomb by the Dragon God's last divine thought. It was the last legacy left to the Dragon Clan's bloodline and the spark for revival.

The conditions for obtaining the Heart of the Dragon God are extremely demanding. Not only does it require the purest bloodline of the Dragon God, but it also requires the collective recognition of the ancient dragon souls in the Dragon Tomb. This means that the bearer must possess the potential and determination to gain the recognition of the entire dragon race.

Gu Yuena has now successfully brought out the Heart of the Dragon God and has clearly begun the initial fusion. What this means is something the five God Kings know very well.

She wasn't just going to acquire a powerful weapon; she was going to inherit the legacy of the entire dragon race and shoulder the heavy mission of reviving the dragon race! Moreover, she unhesitatingly bound this heavy mission and power to Xuanming.

"Our previous tests... may have underestimated their determination," the God of Kindness said slowly.

"Xuanming risked his soul to reshape his martial spirit, and Gu Yuena risked the future of the entire dragon clan... Both of them are responding to our test in the most extreme way."

(End of this chapter)