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

Chapter 326 Million-Year Soul Ring, Half-Step Divine Sense
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A vast, profound, and eternally powerful aura, far greater than before, erupted from the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm! Its entire body transformed into a translucent white jade, radiating a heart-palpitating pressure!
Millions of years! It succeeded!

The tribulation clouds in the sky slowly dissipated, as if heaven and earth had recognized this newly promoted million-year-old soul beast.

However, the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, having successfully survived its tribulation, quickly began to weaken. Although its body exuded the pressure of millions of years, it gave the impression of being outwardly strong but inwardly weak, like a lamp running out of fuel.

"I...I succeeded...but...I think I'm going to die..." came the weak spiritual thought of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, filled with intense fear and resentment.

It looked at Xuanming and Gu Yuena with a complicated expression.

It was Xuanming that attracted the heavenly tribulation, forcing it onto this dead end, but it was precisely this desperate situation that allowed it to complete its final transformation.

Gu Yuena stepped forward slowly, her silver-purple eyes calmly gazing at it, her voice clear yet carrying an undeniable power: "Tianmeng, you have been around for a million years, but your source is exhausted, and your life is nearing its end."

A message came from Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, choked with sobs: "My lord...save me...I don't want to die..."

Gu Yuena shook her head slightly: "Your physical body is beyond saving. But your soul and spiritual essence still have a glimmer of hope."

She paused, her tone carrying a guiding and promising tone: "Offer yourself to him, merging your million-year soul ring, soul bone, and all your spiritual essence into his body. Help him ascend to godhood."

"If he succeeds, when he becomes a god, he will have divine power to reshape your body and resurrect you. At that time, you will be a hero of the revival of the soul beast race and will be revered by all beasts."

"Resurrection...? A hero?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's mental fluctuations intensified, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in that faint light.

It glanced at Gu Yuena, whose aura was unfathomable, and then at Xuan Ming, whose eyes were icy and whose aura was powerful.

It knew that this was its only way to survive.

Rather than perish completely, let's gamble with everything we have left!
"I...I'm willing!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's spirit hardened. "My lord, elder brother! I'm willing to sacrifice myself! Please...you must resurrect me!"

Gu Yuena nodded: "Rest assured, with the Dragon God's Heart as our witness, the Soul Beast Clan always keeps its word."

“Before that,” Xuanming suddenly spoke, looking at Gu Yuena, “you should first consume its life essence to heal your injuries. The subsequent trials will only be more difficult, and you need to recover your strength as much as possible.”

Gu Yuena was slightly taken aback. She looked at Xuan Ming and saw that his eyes were calm but firm, so she nodded.

She does need to recover. Previously, she had only split off a part of her soul from her main body to give birth to Gu Yuena. Although the power was not strong, it did not continue the injuries of the main body.

Now that she has merged into one, if it weren't for the energy brought by the Dragon God's Heart, she might fall into a deep sleep at any time.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had no other choice at this moment. It painstakingly gathered its last strength, and a pure, milky-white halo containing immense life energy separated from its body and slowly drifted toward Gu Yuena.

This is not its spiritual origin or soul ring energy, but rather the purest life essence accumulated over millions of years of cultivation, which has miraculous effects on repairing injuries and replenishing vital energy.

Gu Yuena absorbed the life essence into her body, and her pale complexion visibly regained some color, while her aura became much more solid.

Although a full recovery is still a long way off, at least the foundation has been stabilized.

"Let's begin," Gu Yuena said to Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, stepping aside as the Dragon God's Heart hovered in front of her, emitting a soft nine-colored halo that enveloped Xuanming and Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, preparing to stabilize the sacrifice process.

At the same time, within Xuanming's body, the remnant souls of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King were completely awakened and no longer retained.

The red and blue dragon soul power surged forth, intertwining around Xuanming's body. On one hand, it helped him stabilize his body and withstand the impact of the million-year soul ring. On the other hand, their dragon soul aura also resonated subtly with the power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, further reducing the repulsion.

"My lord, um... could I... could I say goodbye first?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said somewhat nervously.

"Farewell?" Gu Yuena was slightly taken aback.

"ASAP."

"Thank you, my lord!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's figure flickered and arrived not far away, facing Ice Emperor, who had transformed into human form and was standing with Snow Emperor.

Her delicate face lacked the arrogance of the Snow Empress, but possessed a cold and aloof beauty. On each side of her captivatingly fair face were four emerald green magic patterns, and her long, dark green hair cascaded down her back.

At this moment, Hyotei's emerald green eyes were coldly glaring at Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, making no attempt to hide her displeasure and... a hint of annoyance at being beaten to it.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and with a tremor in her mind and an unprecedented seriousness, said: "Ice Emperor, actually I...I..."

"Get lost!" Before it could finish speaking, Ice Emperor coldly shouted, his voice crisp yet carrying a chilling edge.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm was momentarily speechless at the Ice Emperor's cold rebuke. Its massive body shrank slightly, looking somewhat aggrieved, but it still braced itself and quickly said, "Ice Emperor! I know you've always wanted to capture me! But... I like you! I've liked you for a long time! Although I know I'm not good enough for you, I just want to tell you! I'm afraid... afraid that if I don't say it now, I'll never have another chance!"

Its words came out like a machine gun, carrying a sense of tragic heroism and sincerity.

Hyotei was startled, a hint of surprise flashing in his emerald green eyes. "Did the heavenly tribulation knock your brains out?"

Tianmeng took a deep breath. "It's true. I know it's strange. You were the one chasing me, which led me to jump into the deep sea, go to the Star Dou Great Forest, and then be imprisoned by Di Tian and the others. But, during these tens of thousands of years of imprisonment, I suddenly realized that I actually feel... "

"Shut up!" Hyotei's voice was like the coldest wind of the far north, carrying a chilling killing intent. "If you're going to die, then hurry up and die. Don't get in my way!"

She had been searching for this insect for tens of thousands of years! Its immense spiritual power and ice-attribute essence were an excellent tonic for her!

If she could have consumed it, she would probably have reached the same level as the Snow Empress by now, and it wouldn't be impossible for her to break through the million-year realm in the future! But now, it's all gone!
Not only were they found by Di Tian and his group first, but now they're even going to sacrifice her to a human! How could she not be furious?
She knew very well that her potential had been exhausted, and she would surely die when the next tribulation came!
And yet this stupid bug is still spouting this meaningless nonsense!
Hyotei was so angry that she almost attacked, but was stopped by Yuki-tei beside her.

The group of ferocious beasts looked at this scene with somewhat unnatural expressions.

This dying confession is truly...unique.

Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and Ice Silkworm: Predator and prey?

Food can actually develop feelings for the people who eat it?

Gu Yuena's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and her cool voice rang out: "Time is of the essence."

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm shuddered and quickly said, "I'm done! My lord, I'm ready!"

It took one last deep look at Hyotei, whose pretty face was flushed with anger. Its eyes were complex, showing both longing and relief, before finally turning into resolute determination.

It turned around, and its massive body floated back to Xuanming. Its originally crystal-clear body began to burn with dazzling white-gold flames, a sign that it was beginning to sacrifice its millions of years of cultivation and soul essence.

"Brother! My lord! Let's begin!"

Gu Yuena nodded, and the Dragon God's Heart shone brightly with nine-colored light.

Xuanming sat down cross-legged, the dragon soul power of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King surging around him.

The next moment, the enormous body of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm completely transformed into a pure white-gold torrent, containing its vast spiritual origin, and surged towards Xuanming like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea!

Gu Yuena stabilized the energy flow with the Heart of the Dragon God, while the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings protected Xuanming's soul and body with all their might.

The process went extremely smoothly.

A vast, boundless spiritual power surged wildly into Xuanming's spiritual sea, propelling his spiritual power to madly rush towards the limits of the mortal realm! Pure ice-attribute energy cleansed his meridians, enhancing his foundation.

After an unknown amount of time, when the last trace of platinum-gold energy completely merged into Xuanming's body, the platinum-gold million-year soul ring was completely stabilized, radiating an aura of eternal immortality—

Om-!
An indescribable, powerful spiritual force, seemingly capable of discerning the essence of all things and controlling the rules of heaven and earth, quietly spread out from Xuanming at its center! Although the range was not large, the feeling of qualitative change was incredibly clear!

Xuanming slowly opened his eyes. In the depths of his icy blue eyes, it seemed as if a river of stars flowed, making them incredibly profound.

He felt that his mental power was stronger and more refined than ever before, and his control over his own power had reached a whole new level!

The first spirit ring of the Black Dragon Martial Soul, the million-year Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm Spirit Ring, has been successfully attached.

His spiritual power has reached the limit of the mortal realm, half a step into divine consciousness!
With a slight thought, the platinum-gold million-year soul ring shone brightly, and information about the four soul skills naturally surfaced in his mind. Each one perfectly matched the vast spiritual origin and pure ice attribute power of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, and underwent a wondrous fusion and sublimation with his own killing domain and ice and fire attributes:

First Soul Skill: Spiritual Domain - Eternal Ice Mirror.

Effect: Transforms vast spiritual energy into a spherical detection field centered on itself, with the radius increasing with the strength of the spiritual energy.

Within this domain, all energy flows, material structures, life force, and even the subtlest spatial fluctuations are as clear as the lines on one's palm.

The enemy's mental attacks and soul skill fluctuations will be refracted, deflected, or even partially copied and reflected by countless invisible "ice mirrors" within the domain, greatly weakening the effect of the enemy's mental attacks and causing extremely strong mental interference and freezing and delaying effects on the enemy.

It can greatly weaken the effects of illusion and stealth skills, and can perform mental locking over extremely long distances.

Second Soul Skill: Ice Soul Armor.

Effect: It draws upon the extreme ice energy and vast spiritual power contained within the soul ring, forming a platinum-gold ice crystal battle suit on the body's surface.

This battle suit not only possesses extremely strong physical and energy defense, but it can also effectively resist mental impacts and soul attacks. When attacked, the Ice Soul Armor will automatically convert a portion of the damage into mental impact, reflecting it back to the attacker.

Third Soul Skill: Mental Shock - Absolute Zero.

Effect: It compresses vast spiritual power to the extreme, mixes it with an extreme icy will, and transforms it into an invisible spiritual ice spike that directly impacts the opponent's core soul.

Those who are affected will not only suffer terrifying mental trauma, but their souls will also be frozen instantly, their thoughts will stop, their movements will become stiff, and they will be at the mercy of others.

Fourth Soul Skill: Nether Soul Substitute Death.

Effect: Consumes a large amount of mental and soul power to create an ice crystal molt clone that is completely identical to oneself.

This clone possesses some of the original's strength and can perfectly simulate the original's aura, making it indistinguishable from the real thing.

When the clone is destroyed, it unleashes a powerful mental shock and ice explosion, disrupting the enemy.

The main body can instantly swap positions with the remains of the clone within a certain range, and the distance and cooldown time are shortened as strength increases.

These four soul skills cover almost all aspects of control, defense, attack, and survival, and all of them are closely related to mental power, perfectly transforming the millions of years of accumulated strength of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm into Xuanming's actual combat power!
The next step is to further increase the limits of the total amount of physical body and soul power.

Deep Sea Demon Whale King!
(End of this chapter)