Red Dragon Soul and Dragon Slave

A year passed in the blink of an eye.

Tian Mucheng had reached level 20, while Jin Tianming had reached level 25.

Tian Mucheng's body was simply too frail. Reaching level 21 was already thanks to Jin Tianming's help; otherwise, Tian Mucheng would have needed to be at least twelve years old to possibly reach level 20.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, the two returned to their old spot. As Jin Tianming's bloodline grew increasingly potent, low-level soul beasts did not dare approach them at all.

Jin Tianming stood to one side, watching Tian Mucheng absorb his nine-hundred-year second soul ring. He had originally wanted his original body to absorb a thousand-year soul ring for his second ring like himself, but Lord Saint's body was still too weak.

Two hours passed quietly. Tian Mucheng slowly opened his eyes, and as he felt his body being strengthened once more, he was especially delighted. His frail body had finally grown stronger again.

"How many levels?" Jin Tianming asked curiously. A nine-hundred-year soul ring should have brought Lord Saint a significant boost.

Tian Mucheng came back to his senses and answered without hiding anything, "Level 22. My body has been strengthened again. I probably won't collapse from exhaustion when using my second soul ring skill anymore."

"That's good!"

Jin Tianming nodded, feeling extremely happy and satisfied with Lord Saint's progress. As for why he called his original body Lord Saint—his original body wanted to indulge in some chunibyo nonsense, so as a clone, he could only humor him.

Tian Mucheng summoned his Dragon Soul martial soul. Just like when he had absorbed his first soul ring, a red dragon soul appeared beside the Dragon Soul this time.

"Strange. Why is it the fire element?" The moment Jin Tianming saw the red dragon soul, he found it very strange. He remembered that Lord Saint had absorbed a soul beast with the wood element, so why had the resulting dragon soul not been wood-elemental, but fire-elemental instead?

"We can think about it as we walk."

Tian Mucheng stood up and withdrew his martial soul. They were still inside the soul beast forest; this was not a place to discuss it.

Jin Tianming nodded, grabbed Lord Saint by the collar, spread his golden dragon wings, and rapidly flew into the sky.

Tian Mucheng: ???

"Why do you always like grabbing me by the collar?"

"Isn't this the thrill you like?"

"Fuck your mother—"

"Neither of us has one."

Tian Mucheng: 6

Why was this clone becoming more and more rebellious?

At the center of the Star Dou Great Forest lay humanity's forbidden zone, where all the Fierce Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest gathered.

A black figure lay atop a thick tree branch. He opened his golden vertical pupils and looked in the direction Jin Tianming and Tian Mucheng had departed, muttering, "Dragon Clan bloodline?"

"Impossible! After that war, I remember that only myself and my lord remained among the true dragons. There can't possibly be any other true dragons!" The figure quickly dismissed the unrealistic thought, then silently closed his eyes and rested again.

The two soon returned to their lodgings. The moment they landed, a figure appeared before them and knelt on one knee respectfully. "Welcome back, Lord Saint and Lord Golden Dragon!"

This figure was called Moxie. His martial soul had originally been Shadow Ghost, and he had been a level-eightieth Evil Soul Master. At the time, he had treated Tian Mucheng and Tianming as prey and prepared to attack them.

It was precisely because of his attack that the Dragon Soul's protective mechanism was triggered, directly devouring Moxie along with his martial soul, soul, and soul rings before transforming him. An Evil Soul Master had been turned directly into Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming's Dragon Slave, while his martial soul had changed from Shadow Ghost to Shadow Dragon.

When they had witnessed such an absurd result, Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming had truly been dumbfounded.

Wasn't this just an enhanced Golden Dragon King?

The Golden Dragon King could inadvertently influence people around him who possessed dragon martial souls, while the Dragon Soul could turn people without dragon martial souls into possessors of dragon martial souls. Dragon martial souls strengthened dragon martial souls.

But there was still a price. After transforming that Evil Soul Master, my Spiritual Power had immediately become disconnected, and my Soul Power had dropped several levels. Otherwise, my level could not possibly have fallen so far behind Jin Tianming's.

Jin Tianming: Ah, yes, yes, yes.

Another incredible aspect of the Dragon Soul was that although those who had been transformed retained their self-awareness, they would unconditionally obey him and his clones, and their cultivation speed would be especially fast.

This Moxie had already cultivated to become a Titled Douluo. Though he was at the bottom among Titled Douluo, he was good enough.

He was particularly useful for killing some members of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.

The Heaven Dou Empire had killed his old man, so what was wrong with him killing a few royals and making them slaves for his own old man?

"Shadow Dragon, how is it?" Tian Mucheng asked.

"Lord Saint, the Soul Master Competition will be held in the Heaven Dou Empire next year." Moxie poured out all the information he had heard to Tian Mucheng. His eyes were filled with fanaticism, like a crazed believer offering loyalty to a great god.

Tian Mucheng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment before saying to Jin Tianming, "I remember the Heaven Dou Empire will have a princess named Vena in the future, right?"

"You're plotting something again?" Jin Tianming naturally understood Lord Saint's intentions, but he still kindly advised, "You have too few clones right now. If you use Dragon Slaves, they're all Evil Soul Masters at this stage. I'm afraid that won't work."

Jin Tianming knew that all the Dragon Slaves they had were transformed from Evil Soul Masters. As for other soul masters, they had no chance to make a move on them.

Tian Mucheng nodded. "No rush. I'm only making plans for now."

"Shadow Dragon, protect the surroundings!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Moxie immediately accepted the order. His body turned into a shadow and vanished before the two of them as he began patrolling the area.

Tian Mucheng entered the room and began creating his second clone. Jin Tianming followed him inside, curious about what the second clone would be. After seeing it, he would also set off for the Sun Moon Empire.

Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming entered the Sea of Consciousness together. Their Seas of Consciousness were shared.

As long as the original body did not die, even if Jin Tianming died, he would return to Tian Mucheng's body. Therefore, Jin Tianming did not care about so-called death at all.

The two looked together at the red dragon soul. The red dragon soul seemed to sense their gazes and lowered its head to look at them. The instant it saw Tian Mucheng, it was like a dog seeing its owner. It flew onto Tian Mucheng and kept licking him like an eager puppy.

Seeing this, Jin Tianming moved away in disgust. This dragon soul should not be called a dragon soul—it should be called a simp soul!

Tian Mucheng stroked the red dragon soul and began the second creation. His Spiritual Power was frantically devoured, and his face visibly began to turn pale.

Jin Tianming stepped behind Tian Mucheng and supported him, preventing him from losing his footing and passing out.

The dragon soul that had originally glowed with dazzling red light suddenly seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force and slowly began to change. As time passed, a blurry human figure gradually condensed atop the dragon soul.

After a long wait, the mysterious figure finally appeared clearly before the two of them.

It was actually an incomparably beautiful young woman with long brown hair! Her appearance seemed to brighten even the surrounding air.

This brown-haired girl possessed a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms and cities, one that was no less stunning than those famous beauties of the Douluo Continent.

Her skin was as white as snow, smooth and delicate like fine jade. Her beautiful eyes resembled deep lakes, clear and captivating. Beneath her high nose bridge, her cherry lips curved slightly upward, revealing a faint, elusive smile.

Yet what drew the most attention was the unique lazy aura she gave off.

This temperament was not deliberate; it naturally flowed from every movement she made, lending her a distinct charm and allure. It was as though she held everything in the world in disdain, yet could effortlessly draw everyone's gaze.

"A girl?" Jin Tianming stared at his Lord Saint in shock, his eyes seeming to say: You wouldn't even spare your own clone, would you?

Tian Mucheng naturally understood the meaning in Jin Tianming's eyes and said helplessly, "How would I know? Your gender seemed random when I created you too."

Jin Tianming:

"Hello, original body and Old Jin." The girl greeted them lazily, looking utterly listless.

"Call me Lord Saint!"

"Oh~ Original Body!"

Tian Mucheng:

Jin Tianming: Pfft.

Jin Tianming glanced at the girl, then looked at Tian Mucheng and said with a grin, "You finally have a clone that can cure your chunibyo syndrome!"