Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

A dazzling golden light flew out from the three-eyed golden lion's body and slowly condensed into the shape of a sternum in front of him, its completeness being nothing short of miraculous.

The entire sternum is translucent, with faint rose-gold veins flowing inside, exuding a profound aura that encompasses all things and bears the weight of heaven and earth.

It floated silently in the air, constantly adjusting its shape until it perfectly fit Kong Tianxu's chest bones.

Chapter 374 Demigod Body

Spine, ribs, sternum... Although what lies before me is merely a soul bone, it is equivalent to the entirety of the torso bones plus at least two large external soul bones. Most strangely, the energy it releases forms two small black hole vortexes, one rose gold and one brilliant gold, supporting it and slowly rotating.

The sheer number of times this soul bone has been preserved, even to the point of being unique, indicates that it is no ordinary item.

Not to mention, this soul bone seemed to have a spirit. After perfectly replicating Kong Tianxu's equally beautiful torso and skeleton, a small bone base gradually extended from below the twelfth pair of ribs.

"That's enough."

Kong Tianxu said softly, as if afraid of disturbing the formation of this peerless treasure.

The three-eyed golden lion nodded, its delicate nose gently arching forward against its torso.

For some reason, as Kong Tianxu looked at that furry nose, a picture of a beautiful profile, draped in rosy clouds, floated in his mind.

The next moment, golden light seeped into his chest. It spread outwards along the sternum, covering the entire chest cavity, and then gradually transitioned towards the edges.

The moment the soul bone entered his body, the first sensation Kong Tianxu felt was power, pure power.

Power spread from his sternum to his limbs and bones, as if magma were surging within his skeleton. This was followed by an energy surge of ultimate light and ultimate fire.

He felt an exhilarating expansion in every cell of his body, as if his body had been expanded into a completely new dimension at that moment.

The three-eyed golden lion seems to have integrated its power attribute along with the ultimate light and ultimate fire into this sternum.

These three forces, which should have been mutually exclusive, were somehow fused together in an incredible way under the mediation of the power of fate, transforming into an overwhelming and unstoppable torrent that helped his physical body finally cross the barrier between humans and gods that stood between countless living beings.

A surge of immense energy rushed into his body like a burst dam. Kong Tianxu closed his eyes and began to guide this energy towards the black hole soul core in his dantian.

The black hole soul core, originally only about the size of a fist in diameter, expanded outward inch by inch under the infusion of surging energy. New soul power was constantly being absorbed, crushed, and reshaped at its edges. When it was exhaled again, it had solidified several times over.

At the same time, the soul core was also spinning faster. From his outside, he looked like a miniature version of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Sun, with rose-gold light flickering on his chest.

Kong Tianxu's Heavenly Soul Core was originally incredibly deep, surrounded by an atmosphere like a black hole. However, after absorbing this primal power, the pitch-black soul core gradually became tinged with gold, and the surrounding soul power became increasingly viscous.

From external observations, the black hole's rotation speed appears to have begun to decrease, even to the point of almost stopping, but the aura it emits has become more stable.

Only Kong Tianxu, as the owner, knew that it was not a stagnation.

On the contrary, the rotation speed of the soul core itself has reached an extremely terrifying level, exceeding the limit that the naked eye can perceive, so much so that it presents a false impression of stillness in perception.

It is extremely difficult for a soul core to undergo changes through cultivation. However, at this moment, Kong Tianxu's soul core has undergone earth-shattering changes in just a few moments.

This means that his first soul core has undergone a qualitative leap, entering a completely new level.

As the soul core gradually increased in size, Kong Tianxu observed that small vortexes were gradually appearing in the soul power flowing throughout his body. In the main meridians closer to his chest, the solidified soul power was compressed to the extreme.

Finally, a certain critical point was suddenly broken.

One-tenth of his soul power was transformed into a black hole soul core, giving him a demigod-like body.

Level 90!

The final step from level 89 to level 90 is considered the threshold to becoming a Title Douluo in all Soul Master cultivation systems.

But for Kong Tianxu, level 90 was merely the starting point of soul power and soul core transformation, far from reaching the final form he envisioned.

Even so, from this moment on, he has officially stepped into the realm of Title Douluo, at the age of nineteen, with a black hole soul core that no one in human history has ever reached, and with an unprecedented million-year soul bone.

Absorbing this million-year-old soul bone didn't take Kong Tianxu too long. The reason he chose to absorb the soul bone first and then the soul ring was because although both soul bones and soul rings are condensations of the essence of soul beasts during their sacrifice, their properties are completely different.

Soul bones are the condensation of the bloodline and physical essence of soul beasts, and the absorption of them is more limited by the quality of the soul beast's bloodline.

While the bloodline of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion is extremely noble, it is still a level below that of the Holy Dragon, making it relatively easy to absorb.

At the same time, the fusion of soul bones will greatly enhance the host's physical strength, laying a more solid foundation for absorbing soul rings in the future.

Now comes the real challenge.

"Continue." Kong Tianxu opened his eyes and looked at the somewhat illusory three-eyed golden lion in front of him.

After continuously extracting the essence of the soul bones, her form was no longer so real, with a faint halo shimmering at the edges, like looking at a golden flame through a layer of transparent crystal.

But those eyes remained bright, and his reflection was simultaneously seen in all three eyes.

The two, one human and one beast, met in mid-air, and both felt a slight tremor in their minds, a strange sensation arising within them.

Suddenly, Kong Tianxu felt as if the three golden eyes in front of him had never left his eyes, and that something he couldn't understand was flowing within them.

Like... an emotion?

The vertical pupil slowly approached.

A dazzling rose-gold halo slowly emanated from the vertical eye of the three-eyed golden lion, its diameter exceeding three meters, with mysterious patterns spreading across it.

It gradually descended, like a rose-gold sun slowly sinking from the sky into the sea, carrying an irresistible solemnity.

All living beings within its landing range felt a sense of oppression surging from the depths of their souls.

This is a true million-year soul ring, unparalleled in its kind.

Kong Tianxu felt as if his spirit had traveled through a distant era, and his consciousness appeared in a dense forest.

Everything around turned gold, the dazzling gold even causing the plants within its reach to turn the same color. These plants grew wildly at an astonishing rate, and on the ground, a multicolored egg with a gold base appeared.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and a crack began to appear on the surface of the golden egg. Golden fur, a dog-like creature, struggled to crawl out of the eggshell, then turned around and ate its own shell piece by piece.

Suddenly, a brilliant golden light descended from the sky, like a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, directly enveloping the puppy that had just finished eating the eggshell.

In the blink of an eye, its body had grown from a foot long to a meter long, its golden fur had become transparent like crystal, and its forehead had split open, revealing an eye that seemed to see through heaven and earth.

Almost simultaneously, the three-eyed golden lion's eyes also went blank.

The next moment, it was as if fate had struck.

The vast foundation of all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth accumulated over millions of years in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, along with the power of the laws of destiny, suddenly bloomed within this rose gold ring with a diameter of three meters.

At the same moment, the world lost all its brilliance.

Even with Kong Tianxu's current unparalleled demigod body, he instantly bled from his mouth and nose. The golden-red blood dripped onto the rocks beneath his feet, instantly scorching the rocks and revealing just how high his body temperature had become.

He gritted his teeth, immersing his consciousness deep within the torrent of energy, remaining steadfast like a reef, constantly suppressing, compressing, and absorbing it. One after another, rapidly spinning vortexes of soul power formed around his body, shredding the surrounding air and emitting a low, howling sound.

Even with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's full control, the overwhelming energy still had a tremendous impact on him. He gradually turned into a blood-soaked figure, with golden-red blood seeping from every inch of his skin, soaking him completely.

However, the real test is not in the physical body, but in the sea of ​​the spirit.

The power of fate had invaded the depths of his consciousness, with countless illusions and demons appearing one after another. This cruel fate, enough to drive many self-proclaimed strong-willed people mad, was almost dismembering his soul itself.

But Kong Tianxu remained calm throughout all of this.

His past self, Tang San's sword hanging over his head, navigating step by step through the vortex, weighing the pros and cons, scheming against people's hearts...

Everyone connected to him ultimately fell into the cruelest trap set by fate. He ascended to the throne of God, but beneath that throne, no one applauded for him anymore.

Perhaps becoming a god is not the only important thing in this world.

So, if he could do it all over again, would he choose a different path?

Surrounded by illusions, Kong Tianxu's lips suddenly curved into a very faint smile.

of course not.

His path was not a flight driven by fear, but a journey guided by will; the losses and shatterings that fate presented were not enough to stop him.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the existence of those he cherishes that he must stand by their side in the strongest possible way, becoming someone who can protect them, rather than becoming someone who watches helplessly as everything is crushed in the torrent of fate.

"What does it matter if one general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand? A true god can reverse prosperity and decline. So-called fate..." he murmured to himself, "is nothing but something I made up."

The Heavenly Will Sword emitted a clear, melodious hum in the sea of ​​consciousness.

That sword intent, capable of severing all illusions, is currently cutting through the torrent of destiny's power.

Wherever the sword's edge passed, the illusory illusions were peeled away layer by layer, transforming into countless intertwined causes and effects.

At the end of countless threads, beneath an endless, ancient tree, a majestic scepter stands silently.

The sword light transformed into a figure, who rose from the torrent of fate and raised his scepter.

This is how they raised up this supreme power and strength.

The rose-gold light of destiny burst forth, transforming into a massive halo that completely merged into the soul core behind Kong Tianxu.

The density of the black hole soul core increased, and its gravity became stronger. This caused the surrounding soul power vortex to distort space, forming a visible purple-gold vortex above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Everything around remained black and white, but it was no longer stable. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and suddenly a fierce wind arose, shaking the mountains and the earth. Streaks of lightning flashed across the sky, and the rolling thunder seemed to shatter the heavens and the earth.

Streaks of crimson lightning descended from the sky, covering an area of ​​hundreds of miles. The world seemed to have been completely engulfed in a sea of ​​blood. The lightning and blood light intertwined, dyeing the entire world with an eerie color reminiscent of the eve of the apocalypse.

No one noticed that at the very last moment before the Ring of Fate completely merged into Kong Tianxu's chest, a faint, almost invisible, crimson light flew out from the dissipating body of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

But the crimson light had barely traveled three feet when it collided with a layer of transparent light membrane.

The light membrane gently contracted, enveloping the crimson light within it, and it disappeared.

Kong Tianxu's body suddenly trembled, and an indescribable terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body. The blood-red color in the sky suddenly turned gold, and a huge golden pillar of light descended from the sky, striking Kong Tianxu's chest hard.

After being struck by that golden light, Kong Tianxu's entire body crackled with golden lightning, and the countless soul power vortexes that had been twisting in space behind him suddenly merged into one.

The vortex itself was golden, but its core was black and white, flashing alternately, as if it were a tangible substance.

Just then, another beam of light descended from the sky and landed on him. This time, the light was crimson, like a pillar of fire.

Immediately afterwards, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple beams of light fell one after another, forming a rainbow of light together with the previous red beam.

Under this stimulation, something seemed to break through, and extremely faint and pure blue and purple flowed in the black and white alternating projection of the soul core behind him.

With each rotation, Kong Tianxu's temperament would change slightly, and even his appearance seemed to change subtly.

The three-eyed golden lion watched him quietly, its expression shifting from surprise to relief.

It turns out that Huo Yuhao was just her destined nemesis, and the true pull of fate, her true destiny, only appeared at this moment.

The Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire returned to calm. It was as if the world-destroying scene just now was nothing but an illusion. The valley returned to silence, with only the lingering seven-colored primordial energy clouds still slowly drifting, like a huge brocade hanging between heaven and earth.

The three women, who had entered a meditative state, sat quietly like three white jade sculptures in the still-lingering seven-colored primordial energy clouds, each shimmering with their own unique light.

Big Bear and Little Bear slept soundly in each other's arms, their snores thundering, and their bodies kept growing bigger.

Kong Tianxu has been transformed into a statue.