Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

The seemingly intense flames did not bring scorching heat, but rather warmth. Gentle and warm energy slowly permeated their bodies, and rings of golden light rose from their feet and spread upwards to their heads.

The faint golden light gradually intensified, and with each slight change, Ye Yinzhu could clearly see the Soul Pearl in his spiritual sea constantly growing, and the vast life energy stored within his body was also combining more perfectly with his body.

"You are burning yourself out. Your obsession is so terrifying that you won't even bother to listen to explanations for the sake of your goal. Do you know that your so-called daughter also has a soul? The Demon Queen is not dead; she is right behind you."

Yan and Lieyan reappeared, and this time Yan told them everything without hesitation. If they delayed any longer, the Mother Demon King might break through to godhood directly after receiving the power of the Dragon King, which would be very bad.

"what!"

Both the Dragon King and Ye Yinzhu were shocked upon hearing this news. The Dragon King, who was about to burn most of his soul, was stunned and subconsciously looked at the little dragon girl behind him.

At this moment, Xiaolongnu's gaze was somewhat strange, seemingly filled with regret, pain, and many other unusual emotions.

Just as the Dragon King turned around and looked at her again, golden light emanated from the Little Dragon Girl's body. A large amount of soul power generated by the Dragon King's burning was swallowed up by the Little Dragon Girl, and her aura surged rapidly.

"You, how could this be? I clearly..."

The Dragon King was truly bewildered. He had originally thought that the Little Dragon Girl's so-called 'problem' was an excuse fabricated by Yan, and even if there was a real problem, it would be a minor one. That was why he had taken such drastic action to disrupt Yan's plans.

Moreover, he had examined her multiple times after rescuing her. Golden light washed over Xiaolongnu's body, and he found no problems whatsoever, confirming that Xiaolongnu was indeed his daughter.

However, in this situation, Xiaolongnu directly snatched his soul power. Yan said that she was the Mother Demon King. At this moment, the Dragon King really had a crazy impulse and hurriedly swung his palm to knock Xiaolongnu, who was the Mother Demon King, away.

"I've already told you, you'd better let me finish."

Yan walked briskly to the Dragon King's side and kicked Ye Yinzhu unconscious. "Dragon King, once you start burning your soul, you can't stop. Instead of giving your soul power to the enemy, you might as well use it to gain my goodwill."

"Look, I'm the one who told you about that Demon Queen, isn't that a good thing? I didn't mean any harm. Destroying the Abyss isn't a problem for me; we can always cooperate."

“If you leave Yinzhu behind, share my soul power with him, and support his counterattack to cleanse the Abyss, I can give you more soul power.”

The Dragon King was in a very bad state at the moment. His figure had become so ethereal that it was almost transparent, as if he might disappear at any moment.

Once the burning of the soul begins, it is difficult to stop. The Dragon King just used most of his soul as fuel, so it will not be easy to extinguish it all at once. A large amount of soul power will definitely be dissipated in the process.

The soul power of a god-level expert is most beneficial to those below the god level, namely Yan, Ye Yinzhu, and the Mother Demon King.

Yan meant that he wanted the most. The Mother Demon King was an enemy, and the Dragon King would not use his own power to aid the enemy. Ye Yinzhu was knocked unconscious by Yan and could not absorb the power on her own, so she would definitely not get much benefit.

The Dragon King now faces two paths: one is to refuse Yan's absorption, which could lead to a major conflict and potentially destroy the entire Dragonia Continent; the other is to agree to Yan's absorption, but with some minor conditions.

The Dragon King had no choice but to let most of his soul power go to Yan. Watching Yan devour his power, the Dragon King was filled with regret.

He regretted that he had been too impulsive and hasty in his actions, making important decisions without properly understanding the situation, which led to today's predicament.

At this moment, the light emanating from Little Dragon Girl, also known as the Mother Demon King, had become as intense as the sun.

When the Dragon King examined her, he gave her a way to enter and exit this space. After absorbing the Dragon King's power, she also gained access to this space.

After regaining more power, the demon queen tore through space without hesitation, creating a vortex where her figure became elusive.

"ban!"

Finally, Lieyan made his move. With just a soft shout, the mother demon king's body trembled and fell to the ground. When she looked up again, there was a trace of blood on the corner of her mouth.

The Dragon King's soul stirred and he said excitedly, "Great! We didn't let her escape. You can kill her now! As long as you kill her, you can have all my power without hesitation."

"You have no right to negotiate. As for her, I have my own ways of dealing with it."

Facing the excited Dragon King, Yan made no demands, but spoke calmly while simultaneously devouring the soul power even faster, and the golden light on his body became even more dazzling.

Chapter 492 Soul Transformation

Within the Dragon King's strange space, as Yan rapidly absorbed those seemingly extremely intense flames, his aura changed once again.

This energy was obtained by the Flame Dragon King from burning his soul. The gentle and warm energy slowly permeated his body, and golden halos surrounded his body, constantly flashing and moving.

The faint golden light gradually intensified, and with each slight change, Yan could clearly feel the state of his spiritual sea. The vast life energy stored within his body was constantly tempering him.

After breaking through to level 96, Yan's cultivation level reached the point of touching the divine realm. This time, having absorbed so much soul power, his strength was also increasing wildly.

The golden soul power flames flickered continuously. The Dragon King looked at Yan, who was continuously absorbing and refining his soul power, and his eyes wavered for a moment as memories of the past flashed through his mind.

The Dragon King died long ago. In the battle tens of thousands of years ago, the Dragon King's physical body died after fighting the Mother Demon King.

After this battle, although his soul still existed, when he regained consciousness, he found that the whole world had changed.

The powerful figures of the Western Dragon Continent betrayed the Eastern Dragon at a crucial moment, resulting not only in the destruction of their Divine Dragon Clan but also in the annihilation of the Eastern Dragon Empire. The Divine Dragon Clan had gone to great lengths to protect this world, yet their descendants were wiped out, and countless people were forced to become stateless.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to the Dragon King, so he intervened at a crucial moment, contacting the leaders of the Western Dragons, informing them and threatening them to prepare for the battle against the Abyss again. After handling these matters, the Dragon King fell into solitude.

Over countless millennia, he silently endured millennia of solitude here. Even for a god, the torment he suffered in such solitude is unimaginable.

Because many dragons were buried here, the Dragon King's soul is inextricably linked to the seal here. Therefore, no matter what, his soul has no chance of leaving this place. If it weren't for the constant drive for revenge, his soul would probably have given up long ago.

However, when Yan appeared and repeatedly showed signs of preparing to interfere in the world, the Dragon King finally couldn't sit still and had no choice but to gradually launch his plan, even though he was not fully prepared yet.

When the Dragon King first saw the flames, he realized that their chances were running out, so he made a decision early on to destroy the Abyss first.

This time, his ruthless action to force Yan and Lieyan to leave was a last-ditch effort, but he never expected that this gamble would have such a big problem from the very beginning.

He never imagined that his daughter, Little Dragon Girl, would be parasitized by the Demon Queen, and that after so many years, she would almost be completely replaced.

If Yan and Lieyan hadn't exposed this, he would probably have foolishly used his last bit of power as a stepping stone to help the Demon Queen.

The Dragon King was horrified at the thought of this happening, and even the Yan beside him, which was constantly absorbing soul power, seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

Although Yan also absorbed and refined his power, and required a considerable amount, at least this guy openly told him he was there to refine it, unlike the Little Dragon Girl who concealed her identity to steal it.

The Dragon King's eyelids grew heavier, the golden light around him became even more dazzling, and his form gradually became transparent. All of this indicated that his time was running out and he was about to fall into a deep sleep again.

The surrounding warmth gradually turned scorching, and Ye Yinzhu, who had been sleeping, exuded a subtle aura. Yan, who had seized and refined most of the soul power, would naturally gain even more benefits.

His spiritual sea was constantly expanding, his soul was constantly strengthening, and he was undergoing a qualitative change. The path of the soul is far more difficult than physical and energy cultivation, so Yan naturally dared not miss any opportunity to rapidly improve himself through such a great opportunity.

As the power within Yan's body increased, the figure of the Divine Dragon King faded away as the soul fire burned continuously, gradually moving towards nothingness.

This does not mean that the Dragon King is about to perish. Although he has given away most of his power to others after burning most of his soul power, the last bit of his original essence is still there, but he has fallen into a deep sleep.

"He's dying."

Yan's body shimmered with golden light, just like the Dragon King before him. As the Dragon King gradually faded into nothingness, his gaze drifted toward the little dragon girl who was constantly trying to escape.

From his diagonally opposite position, Xiaolongnu could see that at the moment the Dragon King disappeared, her gaze was somewhat strange, seemingly filled with regret, pain, and many other unusual emotions.

When Yan mentioned that the Dragon King was about to die, the little dragon girl's delicate body trembled and she was almost completely suppressed by the raging flames. Such an obvious situation only proves one thing.

Although the Demon Queen had merged with the Little Dragon Girl, she hadn't completely refined her original soul, so the Little Dragon Girl would occasionally pop out and cause trouble. This situation gave Yan quite a glimmer of hope; if that was the case, there was some potential for manipulation.

As he thought this, the intense golden light began to gradually subside. The excessive and uncontrolled soul power he had absorbed began to refine Yan's body. At the same time, the golden light on Ye Yinzhu's body suddenly intensified.

Although the golden light emanating from Yan had somewhat subsided, it was still as radiant as the sun. He could feel his soul undergoing a transformation, evolving towards a divine soul.

This unexpected windfall was truly enormous. Although he was very unhappy about being threatened by the Dragon King, he had also gained such a great benefit from the Dragon King burning his soul, so Yan decided to be more magnanimous.

The Dragon King has been on the path to godhood for quite some time. Most of his soul power was burned and absorbed by Yan. Although it couldn't create a completely new god-level soul, it did cause Yan to undergo a fundamental transformation, allowing him to embark on the path of soul transformation ahead of schedule.

Yan's foundation was already quite good, but his soul was a weakness, like the shortest piece of wood in a bucket. But with this transformation, the shortest piece of wood has suddenly become the longest, which is a huge benefit.

When Yan regained control of his body, Ye Yinzhu also became much more awake. At this moment, a large amount of unclaimed soul power gathered in his body, causing his body to undergo changes.

"Ancestor! Ancestor!"

Ye Yinzhu stood before the passage of the strange space and called out softly. After regaining consciousness, he found that he could no longer sense the presence of the Dragon King.

He was somewhat afraid, afraid that the ancestor of the Eastern Dragon Empire had passed away and the Dragon King had left this world forever, and that the future of his Eastern Dragon Empire would be even more difficult.

At that moment, the enormous body of the Divine Dragon King on the spatial dome transformed into a golden light and drifted down, merging with the golden light swirling on the seal to form an even more powerful sealing force.

The Dragon King reinforced the seal with his last bit of power, while also leaving a contingency plan that barely gave Ye Yinzhu the right to speak with Yan.

"Why, why did this happen?"

With a thud, Ye Yinzhu knelt on the ground, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes. Staring at the golden dragon patterns on the ground in front of her, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Donglong's ancestor, the great Dragon King, ultimately sacrificed himself. However, his sacrifice seemed to have lost its original meaning, as two of the three people he helped were enemies.

The Little Dragon Girl's soul was almost completely possessed by the Demon Queen, and Yan, who benefited the most, was an outsider. Only Ye Yinzhu was a descendant of the Eastern Dragon lineage.

However, the Eastern Dragon Clan is still weak and has barely managed to rebuild its kingdom. It has no right or power to seek justice.

"Is he...dead?"

Little Dragon Girl stood there blankly, her expression seemingly frozen, two lines of pale golden tears streaming down her cheeks, making a clanging metallic sound as they fell to the ground.

She stood there motionless, as if she had turned into a fossil, but a profound sadness spread like a plague, infecting everything around her, even the emotions of all the magical elements.

Ye Yinzhu finished crying, first straightened his back and knelt down, then bowed three times in succession, each time his forehead slammed forcefully against the ground, making a thud.

When he finally raised his head, there were no more tears or sorrow in his eyes, only unwavering and persistent faith.

“Great ancestor, rest in peace. I, your descendant Ye Yinzhu, will avenge my Donglong clan and you. I will forever remember the teachings you left me…”

Ye Yinzhu knelt before the seal left by the Dragon King and swore an oath. As if he understood his words, the golden light hovering over the seal suddenly brightened for a moment before settling down again.

After bowing three times again, Ye Yinzhu stood up from the ground. His gaze first fell on Yan, whose body was radiant with golden light, clearly still digesting the benefits he had obtained from the Dragon King.

Although Ye Yinzhu also had opinions about Yan, he understood that Donglong was definitely weaker than these two and had no right to offend them for the time being. He then turned his gaze to the still sad Xiaolongnu.

At this moment, Xiaolongnu's face was full of sorrow. Like a statue, she stood there quietly, staring blankly at the seal in front of her. The sadness emanating from her never disappeared.

"Mother Demon King, you have taken over the body of my ancestor and are trying to destroy the Dragon Rider Nus Continent. Your conspiracy will surely fail."

Ye Yinzhu stared at Xiaolongnu, his eyes filled with boundless resentment. Xiaolongnu's bloodline originated from the Dragon King, making her a member of the Dragon Clan, yet it had been taken over by an enemy, which filled him with both hatred and anger.

"Heh, you mere human dare to presume to cause me trouble? You're courting death."

The expression on Xiaolongnu's face, that is, the Mother Demon King's face, changed. Tears were flicked away, and her whole temperament suddenly turned cold. At this moment, she completely sealed away the original influence of Xiaolongnu's soul and became a complete Mother Demon King.

The Demon Queen secretly glanced at Blazing Flame and found that the latter was still completely focused on Yan. She secretly used her divine power but found that the surrounding space was still sealed, and she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

In fact, she wanted to escape when Yan exposed her identity, but Lie Yan personally blocked her retreat, preventing her from returning the way she came. She tried to forcefully use her strength to break through, but it almost caused her soul to collapse, allowing Xiaolongnu's own consciousness to gain the upper hand for a moment.

Now that she had finally sorted out the problem with her soul, she dared not delay any longer and had to break through as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Yan finished his breakthrough, Lie Yan would definitely have time to deal with her.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 493 Blazing Breakthrough - Sky-Piercing World Tree

"Boy, a god cannot be insulted. Even though I am not at my peak now, I am still a god. The Dragon King is one thing, but what are you?"

The Demon Queen didn't like Ye Yinzhu very much either. She noticed that Lieyan seemed to be focusing all his energy on Yan, who was undergoing a soul transformation, so she launched an attack on Ye Yinzhu.

"Pfft~~~"