Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Young Gilas, Sandstorm King!

Chapter 80: Wasn't the one I cultivated supposed to be a Sandstorm Monarch? How come it's starting to go astray now?!
A similar transformation is taking place within Young Giras.

At its core, a miniature "earth's core" condenses, pulsating with golden flames, driving its new and more powerful energy circulation system.

The whole process may seem slow, but it is actually completed in just a few dozen breaths!
As the light gradually dimmed, what Lou Gao saw was a completely new Lin Xia!

Lin Xia stood naked in front of the mine, her figure seemingly more upright and well-proportioned than before, with explosive power contained beneath every inch of her skin.

Black short hair has grown back, each strand carrying a healthy glow.

Lin Xia's face was still youthful, but there was an indescribable depth and majesty between her brows.

The eyes that reopened no longer held the golden flames of before, but instead had transformed into two slowly rotating, dark golden vortexes containing lava and star fragments, calm yet profound.

On the inside of Lin Xia's left forearm, a lifelike phoenix pattern, outlined by crimson-gold flame lines, is clearly displayed as if branded.

The phoenix spread its wings as if about to take flight, its posture noble and majestic, its tail feathers flowing with eternal golden flames, radiating a faint, primal, fiery aura.

The young hyrax next to it also completed its metamorphosis.

Its body seemed to have grown larger, and the carapace covering its entire body had a dark, settled, reddish-gold color, like cooled star magma, thick and restrained.

Deep within the crimson pupils, golden flames condensed into two eternally burning star cores.

On the carapace of its left forelimb near its torso, a crimson-gold phoenix mark, identical to the one on Lin Xia's arm, shone brightly!
The phantom of the giant firebird silently watched all of this.

When the reshaping was complete and the phoenix mark was firmly established, it seemed to nod slightly, its complex gaze lingering for a moment on the phoenix marks of Lin Xia and Young Gilas.

Then, it gently flapped its wings again.

This time, no light stream was emitted.

An invisible, gentle, yet irresistible force swept through the entire mine like a warm tide.

The piles of ten-thousand-year-old soul beast corpses and remains, whether shattered bones or energy cores that had not yet completely dissipated, were instantly decomposed and purified, turning into countless tiny golden specks of light.

Like fireflies summoned by magic, the points of light converged into a golden ribbon that gently wrapped around the phantom of the giant firebird. Finally, together with the phantom, they slowly sank into the center of the ancient magic circle, disappearing into the depths of the flowing liquid gold vein.

It's like it never happened.

Inside the mine, only the faint hum of the liquid golden light flowing from the Sun Essence ore vein and the crackling sound of flames burning gently on the rocks remained.

The suffocating pressure receded like the tide, leaving only the deathly silence and scorching heat of those who had survived the ordeal.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Lou Gao's stiff body suddenly relaxed, as if all his bones had been removed, and he almost collapsed in the narrow crevice of the rock.

He was panting heavily, each breath carrying the smell of sulfur and the burning pain of surviving a near-death experience.

Cold sweat instantly soaked through his tattered clothes.

"He...he survived?"

His voice was hoarse and dry, like sandpaper being rubbed.

Lou Gao carefully, almost tumbling and crawling, crawled out of the crevice in the rock, his legs still trembling uncontrollably.

Their eyes immediately turned to the core of the ore vein.

Lin Xia and Young Gilas stood there quietly, like two newly forged flame statues.

Under the golden light of the mineral vein, their newly grown flesh and skin radiated a healthy and powerful vitality. The terrifying high temperature of the sun's essence seemed to have no effect on them at all, but rather was like warm sunlight.

Lou Gao let out a long breath, and his tense nerves finally relaxed completely, a huge wave of exhaustion and relief washing over him.

No matter what bizarre or strange things have happened, at least... they're still alive!

Moreover, it seemed that he had received an unimaginable blessing! For the next ten days or so, Lou Gao found a relatively stable place near the entrance of the mine, away from the core high-temperature zone, to treat his injuries while guarding it with trepidation.

Deep inside the mine, the sounds of gnawing echoed once more.

Click...click...

The voice was still clear and crisp, but it lacked some of the previous madness and gained more composure and...efficiency.

Lin Xia and Young Gilas seemed to have transformed into two tireless furnaces, devouring the solar essence ore that flowed with liquid golden light at an astonishing speed.

Lin Xia broke off large amounts of ore with his bare hands. The moment his newly grown, seemingly ordinary flesh and blood hands touched the ore, crimson-gold veins appeared under his skin, gently and efficiently absorbing the violent energy within the ore.

Young Gilas is even more direct; with each bite of its lava-like teeth, a blinding golden light flashes, and ore fragments are directly absorbed into its body.

Lou Gao watched as the once-brilliant mineral vein dimmed and shrank at a visible speed, eventually being swallowed up by nearly a third!

Finally, at some point.

The clicking sound stopped abruptly.

In the core area of ​​the mine, Lin Xia slowly raised her head, with a noticeable hesitation and confusion.

In those dark golden eyes, like swirling magma stars, the previous greed, instinct, and destructive desires receded like a tide, replaced by a deep, bewilderment, as if waking from a deep dream.

who am I?
where am I?
what happened?
The last fragment of memory was the extreme pain that could burn the soul, the tearing and scorching sensation when the essence of the sun was stuffed into the mouth... and then there was a void of golden fire.

Lin Xia subconsciously looked down at her hands.

No longer charred bones, but long, strong hands with intact skin.

Lin Xia touched her cheek in disbelief, feeling the warmth and reality of it.

Lin Xia suddenly pulled open the collar of her tattered clothes—her chest was smooth, her heartbeat steady and powerful, and the "Heart of Flame" was throbbing strongly under her skin, but no longer brought pain, only a vast sense of power.

"I...I'm not dead?"

Lin Xia's voice was hoarse and dry, filled with a deep sense of bewilderment.

Lin Xia looked around. The messy mine, the collapsed rock walls, the lingering violent energy and the smell of burning in the air all told the story of the terrifying battle that had taken place.

But all of this ended at the point in his memory.

Lin Xia's gaze fell on the young Gilas beside her.

"Younggilas?!"

The companion before me has undergone a drastic change!
The original rocky texture was replaced by a thick, dark shell, as dark as star magma. The runes flowing on the shell were full of ancient power, and the golden star core deep in the scarlet eyes exuded a terrifying majesty.

Where is this the same small, somewhat clumsy rock monster from before?

It is clearly a lava lord in its early stages of development!

Isn't the one I cultivated a Sandstorm Monarch?

It seems to be going a bit astray now!
Looking at the scene before her, Lin Xia was at a loss for words.

Young Gilas also looked up and stared at Lin Xia.

Those eyes, like those of a golden star core, were also filled with confusion and doubt.

It gently touched its new shell with its little paws, making a dull metallic clanging sound, as if it was wondering how it had become like this.

"What...what's going on?"

(End of this chapter)