Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

Kong Tianxu stared in disbelief at the scene, marveling at the speed at which the Immortal Spirit Grass gathered and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the purity of the soul power it transformed into. He even wondered if, in the original story, Huo Yuhao had had such an Immortal Spirit Grass beside him when he forcibly absorbed the energy of the Cold Spring, he probably wouldn't have needed a wheelchair at all.

However, this cannot change the final outcome.

The two golden rays were only blocked for a single breath by the desperate resistance of the Azure Phosphorous Nine-fold Flower and the Immortal Spirit Grass. The next moment, the golden light pierced through the Azure Phosphorous Nine-fold Flower the instant it made contact with its body. The Azure Phosphorous Nine-fold Flower trembled violently, and the surrounding emerald green luster rapidly faded.

The fairy grass was also pierced by the second golden light, and the light golden patterns seemed to melt and spread across the surface of the white stems and leaves.

Chapter 17 The Fourth Ring of 30,000 Years

With a single strike, he swiftly and decisively killed two top-tier plant-type soul beasts that had been entrenched here for countless years and clearly coordinated with each other. The terrifying power of a top-tier soul master was fully displayed in Kong Deming's hands.

When prepared, a Soul Master's attack power is undoubtedly the strongest among those of the same level, and this is especially true of Kong Deming, who is known as the father of the ninth-level Soul Master.

Don't even mention that this Azure Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower is only close to 100,000 years old. Even if a beast king who has successfully condensed a soul core and truly advanced to the 100,000-year realm were to withstand this attack, the only outcome would be instant death.

As the last vestiges of life in the Nine-Petaled Phosphorus Flower gradually faded, the thick phosphorus toxic fog in the air also rapidly thinned out.

Not far from the withered body of the Jade Phosphorus Nine Absolute Flower, the body of the Immortal Spirit Grass transformed into milky white light spots that slowly rose up. These light spots condensed and did not disperse, gradually transforming into a black halo that slowly rose up in the inky halo.

"Truly a divine creation, even the process of its spirit ring formation is so extraordinary," Kong Tianxu thought to himself in admiration. Then, Kong Deming's somewhat hesitant voice rang out:

"Given this fluctuation in soul power, the true age of this immortal herb should be a little over 30,000 years. Xu'er, your Soul Saint-level physical strength is more than enough. However, this is not an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring; the soul is trembling..."

Kong Tianxu smiled confidently and answered with his actions.

With a slight movement of his mental energy, a silver dragon pattern slowly appeared behind him amidst flashes of silver light. The silver dragon was not large, but it was extremely clear and lifelike.

Nine beams of light circled around the dragon's body, among which the blue-purple, turquoise, crimson, and pure white lights were particularly bright, and the pure white light, which resembled frost and snow, was as solid as a tangible substance.

With its wings spread wide and its head held high, the dragon glanced with interest at the remaining milky-white specks of light from the Immortal Spirit Grass before opening its mouth and inhaling. Instantly, the jet-black soul ring was swallowed up by the silver dragon.

Kong Tianxu sat down cross-legged to the side, his body swirling with bright silver soul power, and the silver dragon turned back and merged back into his body.

Although both are ten-thousand-year soul rings, the soul ring produced by the Immortal Spirit Grass is significantly different from the ten-thousand-year soul ring of the Tiger Demon Cat, except that its color is much richer. Within the black light, there are also milky white light spots that flicker faintly.

That was a fluctuation of pure, attribute-less soul power, which Kong Tianxu, with the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain by his side, could naturally sense clearly.

When the black spirit ring entered his body, Kong Tianxu's first feeling could be best described with two words: full and pure.

Indeed, the moment the black spirit ring merged into his body, Kong Tianxu felt as if his resilient meridians were stretched to their maximum extent.

Under the mental gaze, it was as if the Immortal Spirit Grass had gathered the primordial energy of heaven and earth to form a small sun within its own body, with boundless and pure soul power everywhere.

Although it was absorbed the moment it touched his body, the energy of the soul ring formed from the essence of the 30,000-year-old immortal herb was immense. It seemed to flow endlessly into his body, guided by the resentment of the immortal herb after its death.

Faced with energy powerful enough to overwhelm an ordinary Soul Saint, Kong Tianxu was not surprised but delighted. He hadn't expected the energy of this Immortal Spirit Grass to be so pure. Perhaps for other Soul Masters, this situation would be a cause for alarm, but for him, it was simply a gift delivered to his door.

The Origin of Myriad Beginnings Domain was activated, and the meridians in his body were instantly enveloped in a hazy golden light. The raging torrent of energy immediately subsided upon touching the golden light, allowing Kong Tianxu's soul power to guide its circulation according to the cultivation technique.

While strengthening his soul power, he also continuously enhanced Kong Tianxu's physique and mental strength.

As for the resentment of that fairy herb

How could a plant-type soul beast possibly dare to offend the majesty of a silver dragon?

No matter how extraordinary it is, it cannot surpass the rank of the peak dragon race. Once the ancient bloodline aura of the top dragon is released, the remaining spiritual power of the Immortal Spirit Grass will dissipate on its own.

Kong Deming had been observing him cautiously. Kong Tianxu sat there motionless, a faint golden and silver halo emanating from his body. The silver light rose, forming a thin mist like scattered stars. Although his dense soul power fluctuated violently, it showed no signs of agitation or loss of control.

The energy of the 30,000-year-old Immortal Spirit Grass Soul Ring was clearly completely suppressed by Kong Tianxu; otherwise, there would definitely be unabsorbable soul essence dissipating with each breath.

A look of surprise flashed across Kong Deming's eyes. Kong Tianxu's performance had once again refreshed his understanding. Originally, he only knew that his only grandson had a high physical strength, but now it seemed that Kong Tianxu's mental strength also far exceeded the level that his peers should have.

A 30,000-year-old soul ring, especially one made from a top-tier existence like a fairy herb that has condensed all its energy into it—can you just absorb it like that?

Kong Deming knew for himself that even when he was a Soul Saint, he absolutely could not have obtained his seventh Soul Ring. Even though he also possessed twin Martial Souls, one of which was a giant dragon Martial Soul that greatly enhanced his physique, his chances were still slim.

Seeing that Kong Tianxu absorbed the 30,000-year soul ring without any apparent effort, how could he not be surprised?

This was clearly not because Kong Tianxu's cultivation had reached a level where he could absorb it, but because his body was too strong and his own martial soul completely suppressed and even shattered the immortal spirit grass. On a spiritual level, it made the immortal spirit grass soul ring lose any possibility of struggling. This was an absolutely powerful fusion!

Perhaps it's time to give this to him.

Kong Deming pondered for a moment, then flipped his wrist, and a necklace appeared in his hand.

This necklace doesn't seem to be woven; it's more like it's forged. The most peculiar thing is the pendant, which is shaped like a skull, with a brilliant silver halo flowing across its surface.

The dazzling silver color was exactly the same as the light shimmering on Kong Tianxu's body.

As time passed, Kong Tianxu's expression remained calm. The golden and silver light gradually disappeared into his body, and his breathing began to stabilize.

If nothing goes wrong within a minute, there shouldn't be any problems. Kong Deming thought to himself.

This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was definitely worthwhile. He had never even heard of a ten-thousand-year-old immortal herb in his life. It was impossible for it to exist in the Demon Forest or the Jingyang Mountains, let alone one with a cultivation level of thirty thousand years. His grandson was truly blessed.

After confirming that everything was normal, Kong Deming did not rest. He went to the side of the completely withered body of the Bilin Jiujue Flower.

The internal structures of the several level-nine soul tools he used underwent some special processing to erase the soul master's own aura. In this way, the soul rings generated after killing soul beasts were ownerless and could be provided to any soul master in need for absorption.

Chapter 18 The Silver Dragon's Elemental Control

The seemingly simple design is actually one of the precious achievements of the Sun Moon Empire's thousands of years of accumulated advantages in soul guidance technology. It allows soul masters to hunt souls without having to worry about accidentally killing someone, greatly reducing the possibility of failure.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for some Soul Masters to look down on traditional Soul Masters and feel that their side is the trend of the times. Kong Deming himself was one of the staunch holders of this view.

Indeed, the continuous innovation of soul tools has brought a tremendous impact to the overall landscape of the soul master world. Moreover, in the foreseeable future, he is confident that he can match or even surpass the pinnacle of soul masters—the Limit Douluo—in terms of soul tools.

However, Kong Tianxu's appearance shook his beliefs, as the power of the Silver Dragon and the Supreme Body exceeded his understanding of the upper limit of martial souls.

He realized more and more clearly that once his only grandson truly grew up, even with the power of his martial soul alone, he would be someone that a level ten soul master could not contend with.

Perhaps, it would take level eleven or even level twelve.

Is that the legendary... Realm of Gods?

But the immediate problem must be solved first. Kong Deming confirmed once again that the true form of the Nine-Petaled Azure Flower was dead, then looked at the scene before him with some confusion:

The black spirit ring did not appear as expected amidst the withered and scattered petals and leaves.

"This is truly bizarre."

……

With the combined power of the Myriad Origins Domain and the Silver Dragon Martial Soul, the fusion process of the 30,000-year-old Immortal Spirit Grass Soul Ring was now a foregone conclusion. After a brief period of discomfort, Kong Tianxu's black fourth Soul Ring began to slowly imprint itself onto his soul and body.

The silver light emanating from his body gradually faded, and when he opened his eyes, night had already quietly fallen. Thick fog rose again in the Starry Sky Forest, but the small green particles in the air had completely disappeared.

The silver dragon pattern reappeared, and another halo appeared around the dragon's body, bringing the total number of colors to ten.

The third innate ability of the Silver Dragon Martial Soul is elemental control.

In addition to the six basic attributes of water, fire, earth, wind, light, and darkness that he awakened from the beginning, Kong Tianxu's Silver Dragon Martial Soul can gain an additional attribute for each powerful Soul Ring it absorbs, or enhance the attributes it already controls.

His first spirit ring, Thunder, and his third spirit ring, Ice and Snow, were attributes he hadn't mastered at first. However, after completely absorbing the bloodline imprints of the corresponding spirit beasts through his spirit abilities, his spirit evolved into the current Nine Elements Silver Dragon, and his fire attribute transformed into Solar Fire, reaching a level infinitely close to the ultimate fire.

The tenth emerald green halo that has now appeared represents the wood attribute of the Immortal Grass, granting him the ability to control plants and super strong resistance to alien energy.

Kong Tianxu sprang to his feet and stretched his body forcefully. In just over an hour, he successfully absorbed the top-grade ten-thousand-year soul ring. A powerful sense of strength instantly filled his entire body; the feeling was simply wonderful. His body and spirit became stronger, and the breakthrough in his soul power propelled his overall strength to a new level.

The transition from Soul Master to Soul Grandmaster is a significant hurdle for any Soul Master, signifying their advancement from the beginner to the intermediate level. Although Kong Tianxu, as a twin-soul Soul Master and Soul Instructor, cannot be compared using this simple evaluation method, his strength has undoubtedly improved once again.

Moreover, perhaps because the Ten Thousand Year Immortal Spirit Grass Soul Ring was strong enough, or perhaps because Kong Tianxu's accumulation before the breakthrough was deep enough, after the fourth Soul Ring fused, his Soul Power did not stagnate at the initial stage of level 41, but entered the peak of level 42, and could break through level 43 at any time.

It is important to know that although the human body has a fixed volume for storing soul power, the martial soul itself can store a portion of soul power. The more powerful the martial soul, the more soul power it can store, and the higher the quality of the soul power.

As the owner of two super martial souls, the soul power he gained from those two levels was enough for a soul master of the same level to advance seven or eight levels with some left over.

This also shows just how extraordinary Kong Tianxu's talent is. Each level up requires so much soul power, yet he still achieved an unprecedented level of cultivation progress.

While the twin martial souls and the Myriad Origins of Origin certainly helped accelerate his cultivation, his exceptional talent for cultivation was still evident.

I wonder what kind of soul skill this 30,000-year-old immortal herb has given me?

With a thought, his eyes flashed with silver light, and three purple and one black spirit rings rose from his feet, exceeding the optimal ratio.

The black soul ring ranked fourth shone brightly, and instantly, it was as if the scene of the immortal spirit grass absorbing the power of heaven and earth was reproduced, and countless forces of heaven and earth surged towards Kong Tianxu.

Surrounded by this ocean of spiritual energy, Kong Tianxu felt as if his soul power was inexhaustible, and even the speed at which the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain refined and converted it into his own soul power was accelerated.

The entire Star Dou Great Forest seemed to stir. A dense life force surged forth uncontrollably, continuously pouring into his body.

Feeling completely relaxed, he subconsciously activated his martial spirit, and amidst the resounding roar of the silver dragon phantom behind him, he looked up and let out a long howl.

A thunderous roar echoed through the air, instantly dispelling the thick fog. The dragon's roar lingered, gradually spreading deeper into the forest.

In the distance, the Starry Sky Forest. A region of ferocious beasts. A forbidden land.

In the heart of this ominous place lies a smooth, mirror-like lake of pale green water, resembling the most beautiful natural jade, its vibrant turquoise shimmering with life. Along its shores, countless ancient trees reach for the sky. A light mist condenses on the lake's surface, and the moist air carries a refreshing and invigorating scent.

This is the Water of Life, the source that has nurtured all life in the Star Dou Great Forest for millions of years—a true miracle. Even among the five most ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, only the number one ranked beast can freely use it.

However, at this moment, it was as if some giant creature had awakened from the bottom of the lake, and the tranquility of the life-giving water was instantly broken, with ripples spreading across the lake's surface.

Almost simultaneously, accompanied by an extremely dense aura of darkness, a man dressed in a black robe stepped out of the void. The man in the black robe had a resolute and cold appearance, and his long black hair reached all the way down to his heels, not a hair more or less.

Among his full head of black hair, two strands of golden hair stood out, hanging quietly in front of him.

"My lord, you have finally awakened."

He stepped out of the void and immediately knelt on one knee, speaking respectfully.

A faint, ethereal voice resounded:

"Di Tian, ​​my slumber has not ended. I have only been temporarily awakened by the bloodline aura of my kin. I never expected that there would be a Silver Dragon bloodline so close to my origin on this continent."

Chapter 19 The Call of the Silver Dragon King

Yes, that handsome man with black hair reaching his heels is none other than the strongest being in the world today, the Beast God Di Tian, ​​whose true form is the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, the leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts of Douluo Continent. He is the ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest, the true King of Beasts.

This peerless ferocious beast, arguably the strongest in the world, was facing the voice coming from the Water of Life with a salute similar to that given to soldiers in human armies.

Is there anything in this world that is worthy of Emperor Tian's utmost respect and worship? This matter alone is enough to cause panic throughout the entire Soul Master world.

"My lord, do our dragon race still have pure-blooded descendants on the continent? I will go and bring them to you immediately."

Di Tian's eyes were filled with excitement, and as golden light burst forth, a powerful aura spread outwards.

"No, that aura is still very weak, and it contains things that even I cannot see through. I tried to summon it with my bloodline, but it disappeared instantly. There's no need to force it. My cultivation has reached its most critical moment. I will not awaken again within ten thousand years. Ten thousand years later, when I awaken again, the Dragon Clan will rebuild its dynasty that rules over all races."

"Yes," Di Tian obediently lowered its head, but a hint of wild joy flashed in its eyes. It had waited far too long for these words—ten thousand years, which was but a fleeting moment in its long life.

The darkness gradually dissipated, and the ripples on the lake disappeared completely. But if someone could come here and have good enough eyesight, looking down through the clear, deep water, they would discover a mirror-like surface at the source of a spring, some meters below.