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

Chapter 352 Borrowing a Divinely Bestowed Soul Ring

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Poseidon Island.

Time flies, and more than half a year has quietly passed since the earth-shattering "Dragon Emperor's Sea Domination".

From the divine realm, there was no further movement. No divine punishment was bestowed, no changes were made to the assessment, and not even a trace of extra attention was shown. That display of power, which was enough to shake the very foundation of the divine realm, seemed to have sunk without a trace, accepted by the divine realm committee with an almost indifferent silence.

This silence itself is an attitude.

Xuanming stood atop Sea God Mountain, gazing at the endless sky.

The divine realm did not take action.

This means they made a choice.

They accepted his "demonstration," acquiesced to his existence, and even... recognized his right to play within the rules.

That’s enough.

Half a year passed quickly amidst intense training and climbing.

Above the Nine Heavens Mystic Steps, as the last figure struggled but resolutely climbed the 136 steps, Ning Rongrong collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat, her pretty face beaming with immense excitement.

At this point, everyone, including Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Arou, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu, had completed the first test of the Sea God—the Transmigration of the Sea God's Light!
A vast golden light descended in succession, enhancing their soul power and bestowing rewards upon them.

Then, the content of their respective second tests gradually emerged. The challenges were still arduous, but everyone's eyes were filled with high morale.

In the past six months, one person has undergone a complete transformation.

Bibi Dong.

Under Xuanming's continuous and almost cruel "tempering," her God of Slaughter Domain underwent a tremendous transformation.

It was no longer the sinister realm corrupted by the evil aura of the Rakshasa, nor was it a pure killing force that simply imitated Xuanming.

Instead, it combines the characteristics of her own Death Spider Queen and Soul-Devouring Spider Queen with the eeriness and domineering killing power of Rakshasa, forming an extremely unique and extremely dangerous new domain!

This area is a deep, dark purple, with countless spider shadows seemingly swirling within it. It carries a chilling, soul-corroding coldness and a life-snatching stillness, yet it also contains a raging, indomitable will to tear everything apart! It is ruthless and deadly, yet utterly domineering!
This is a realm unlike any other, possessing both the purity of killing and a deeper, more destructive quality.

"That's about enough." Xuanming said, looking at Bibi Dong, whose domain was slowly receding.

Bibi Dong opened her purple eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. Half a year of arduous training had made her aura more profound and restrained, and the mutated domain had added a touch of dangerous and unpredictable charm to her.

“Next, we should head to the City of Slaughter,” Xuanming continued.

Bibi Dong was taken aback. "What are you going to the City of Slaughter for?"

Xuanming glanced subconsciously at the Sea God Temple in the distance and transmitted his voice, "Find Tang Chen."

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly, "Tang Chen?"

Since Tang Chen's disappearance, the Haotian Sect has been in decline, and not long after, Tang Hao's incident occurred.

However, Qian Daoliu hesitated to take action against the Clear Sky Sect because of Tang Chen. At the Elder Hall meeting, Jin E also expressed his opposition on behalf of Qian Daoliu regarding the Clear Sky Sect, which is why the Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Plan did not include the Clear Sky Sect.

Unexpectedly, Tang Chen had been in the City of Slaughter all along.
But she had been to the City of Slaughter, and even Xuanming and Hu Liena had stayed there for several years without seeing Tang Chen.

“Living, but worse than dead,” Xuanming said calmly. “He was trapped in the eighth trial of the Asura God, parasitized by the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King, his consciousness was in chaos, and he became the Slaughter King of the Slaughter City.”

He looked at Bibi Dong: "But he truly carries all the divine power of the first seven trials of the Asura God. It is an incomparably pure and powerful source of slaughter."

Bibi Dong instantly understood Xuanming's intention, her breath catching in her throat slightly: "You want me... to devour him? To seize his Asura God Power?"

“This is the most direct and thorough way to resolve the Rakshasa divine thought within you,” Xuanming affirmed. “Using the purest Asura killing essence, we will forcibly wash away, assimilate, and even devour the Rakshasa’s evil thoughts.”

"If you succeed, you will have the opportunity to inherit the position of the Asura God."

Bibi Dong's breathing quickened slightly, and her purple eyes flashed with disbelief.

Inheriting the position of the Asura God?

When she obtained the God of Slaughter Domain, all she felt was the cold and eerie summons of the Rakshasa God, which was completely incompatible with the pure and domineering killing aura of the Asura God.

Her martial spirit characteristics and her temperament at the time were more inclined towards cunning and ruthlessness than towards upright judgment and killing.

But now...

She sensed the mutated domain within herself, a deep, dark purple, shrouded in spiderwebs, possessing both a chilling, soul-corroding quality and a violent, domineering power that could tear everything apart.

This is no longer just a simple sinister scheme, but a more complex and dangerous new path that combines extreme ruthlessness with absolute dominance!

“My domain…” Bibi Dong murmured.

“Your domain has changed,” Xuanming affirmed. “You are no longer a puppet of the Rakshasa, but have forged your own path. This path combines the domineering nature of slaughter with the unpredictability of death. Although it differs from the orthodox Asura path, its core essence of slaughter and judgment has already aligned with it.”

He paused, then continued his analysis via telepathy: "As long as the Asura God himself does not deliberately obstruct you, with your talent, temperament, and the foundation of this mutated domain and the pure Asura God power you are about to obtain, you are fully qualified to challenge for the Asura God position."

Bibi Dong's eyes shone brightly, but then a trace of worry appeared: "The divine power of the two evil gods has met within my body..."

She was well aware of the dangers involved. The Rakshasa's venom and the Asura's tyranny clashed, and if things got out of control, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Your body can’t withstand that kind of direct conflict right now,” Xuanming said. “So, before you go to the City of Slaughter, you need to become stronger, get into the best shape, and increase your endurance as much as possible.”

He raised his hand, and a golden sphere radiating a gentle yet vast energy appeared in his palm. It was the Sea God's Soul Ring that he had obtained before but had never used.

“Absorb it. This divinely bestowed soul ring originates from the Sea God. The vast divine power and life force it contains can further solidify your foundation and raise your upper limit. It is perfect as your seventh soul ring for the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor.” Then, Xuan Ming turned his gaze to the distant sea, where a fierce and violent aura could be faintly heard.

"Also, near Seagod Island, there dwells a 100,000-year-old demonic tiger whale king. Its soul ring and soul bone are also yours. The energy of a 100,000-year-old soul beast will be a great supplement to you."

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow slightly. "Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, you stole two of my 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Now you're returning them to me?"

Xuanming's eye twitched slightly. "You still remember that incident?"

"Nonsense, those are two sets of 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones, how could I forget them?" Bibi Dong was speechless.

Even so, according to Xuanming's calculations, after absorbing the divinely bestowed soul ring and the soul ring and soul bone of the Demon Orca King, she still needed one more soul ring to adjust her body and mental power to their peak state.

The power of the Rakshasa God alone required her to exert all her strength, and now with the addition of the power of the Asura God, she didn't know if her body could withstand that kind of impact.

"As for the last spirit ring..." Xuan thought for a moment.

"You absorb this first, I'll go ask around."

"Ask?" Bibi Dong was taken aback.

"Ask whom?"

Xuanming turned to look at the Sea God Temple, "Of course we should ask the Sea God."

"Let's see if he can let me borrow a divine soul ring on credit."

Bibi Dong looked at Xuan Ming's matter-of-fact expression, and her eye twitched again involuntarily.

Want to borrow a divinely bestowed soul ring?
What does this guy think the sea god is? A street vendor you can haggle over?!

“You…” Bibi Dong opened her mouth, momentarily at a loss for words to comment on such an audacious idea.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Xuanming seemed to see her speechlessness and calmly added, "You should absorb this divinely bestowed soul ring first to solidify your foundation. I'll be right back."

After saying that, before Bibi Dong could say anything more, he flashed and transformed into a streak of light, flying straight towards the magnificent Sea God Temple atop Sea God Mountain.

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In front of Poseidon Temple.

Xuanming's figure landed silently, standing in front of the solemn and magnificent hall.

Poseidon seemed to have sensed his arrival beforehand. Dressed in a long gold and red gown, she stood quietly before the palace. "Is there something you need?"

“I need to discuss something with the Sea God,” Xuanming said.

Poseidon's lips twitched slightly.

Discuss? Discuss with the gods?

But she didn't ask any more questions. After all, according to the rules, apart from her, the High Priestess, even the seven Saint Pillar Douluos could not enter the Sea God Temple at will. But Xuanming's situation was special. He even took the Sea God's Trident and hadn't returned it yet. The Sea God's attitude towards him was inexplicably accommodating.

“Come with me.” Poseidon turned around and led Xuanming toward the sea god statue deep within the sea god’s temple.

Deep within the Temple of Poseidon, the colossal statue of Poseidon radiates a soft yet majestic golden aura.

Before Poseidon could kneel down and pray as per procedure, Xuanming directly stimulated the heart of the sea god. Immediately afterward, the golden light on the statue intensified, and a blurry phantom containing the pressure of the endless ocean slowly condensed, which was the divine projection of the sea god Poseidon.

"Boy, what do you want now?" Poseidon's voice rang directly in Xuanming's mind, carrying a hint of barely perceptible helplessness.

He gets a headache just looking at this kid, but he can't help being curious about what he's up to.

Xuanming looked up at the golden phantom and got straight to the point: "I want to borrow a divinely bestowed soul ring."

The air solidified instantly.

For the first time, a look of obvious surprise appeared on Poseidon's stunningly beautiful face; she even wondered if she had misheard.

Buy a...buy a divinely bestowed soul ring on credit?!

Even the divine projection of Poseidon, the god of the sea, visibly trembled, clearly taken aback by this request.

“…What did you say?” Poseidon’s voice was filled with disbelief. “On credit? What do you take this place for? A general store?!”

“Your Trident of Poseidon is still at the entrance of the Temple of Angels,” Xuanming said.

"If Qian Renxue becomes a god ahead of time, she can come to Seagod Island with your trident and cause a ruckus..."

Xuanming shook his head and sighed, "It's embarrassing just thinking about it."

"..."

As soon as Xuanming said this, the air in the entire Sea God Temple seemed to freeze.

Poseidon looked at Xuanming in disbelief, then at the statue of the sea god, feeling that her centuries of cultivation had been challenged at this moment.

He's actually... using the whereabouts of Poseidon's Trident as leverage in negotiating terms?!

The Sea God kindly lent you this divine artifact, and you're using it to threaten him?!
　In addition, regarding the progress of this book, there are at least 300,000 words left, and it should be completed in January, or possibly longer. The exact number of words left depends on the situation.

　　Finally, thank you all for your support until now...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)