Stripping Away the Seal

Beneath the radiance of emerald light, the stars of the heavens appeared dim and lusterless.

The Golden Dragon King roared furiously, but under the suppression of the Dragon God Bloodline, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to endure it.

Ever since the Dragon God had been split in two by the Asura God and turned into the Two Great Dragon Kings of Gold and Silver, the Two Great Dragon Kings of Gold and Silver had spent their entire lives sealed away. Who would have thought that just when the Golden Dragon King had finally managed to break free from his seal again—

He would be stopped by the Dragon God.

That damned old bastard Dragon God, actually blocking me!

The Silver-haired Man remained entirely unmoved by the roar. The dragon's cry carried fury, venomous resentment, and an indescribable hatred! He sighed deeply. "Golden Dragon King, you are too powerful. You need to be sealed."

He raised his hand and loosely curled his five fingers.

An emerald-green palm took shape from the void, its knuckles like jade, with Life Fire blazing fiercely upon it.

The hand swelled rapidly in the wind, instantly becoming larger than the golden dragon. Its five fingers snapped shut—

Bang.

The dragon's roar was forcibly cut off. The Golden Dragon Armor scraped against the edge of the jade palm, scattering emerald radiance across the sky.

The Golden Dragon King's enormous body was held in Li Jinsheng's grasp, like a quail that could be crushed to death at will. His dragon tail lashed, struggled, and twisted without pause, yet he could never break free from that seemingly fragile jade palm.

Emerald flames slipped through the gaps between the Dragon Scales and entered the dragon's body. His massive form visibly shrank at a rapid pace, dragged inch by inch into the palm.

Finally, with an unwilling shriek, he was completely devoured by tongues of flame. The emerald hand clenched into a fist, and cyan-gold light contracted into a pulsing Dragon Shadow Crystal Core that fell into the boy's outstretched palm.

This was the Dragon Core containing the Golden Dragon King's entire essence.

The instant Tang Wulin completely lost the Golden Dragon King Divine Core, he felt as though a tremendous burden had been lifted.

Beneath the illumination of the Life Fire, and inevitably influenced by the Golden Dragon King's aura, the Blue Silver Grass in his palm underwent a bloodline awakening. Golden Patterns appeared upon its blue blades.

The Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had awakened!

When his bloodline awakened, Tang Wulin felt his own insignificance for the first time. He could clearly sense that all lives were equal, yet their scales were not.

At this moment, he felt like a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the moon in the sky, like a mayfly looking up at the vast heavens.

Compared to the person before him, calling the scale of his own life a firefly would have been giving himself too much credit.

Tang Wulin himself did not know this, but he had been blessed by the Goddess of Life from the moment he was born. The strength of his life force had long surpassed anything humans could rival.

Yet before this green figure, it was still utterly insignificant.

He opened his mouth, wanting to speak. "Thank you..."

But before he could finish, the space around him overturned, and he returned to his bed once more. If not for the changes in the Blue Silver Grass in his palm, he would have thought everything that had just happened was an Illusion Dream.

He carefully sensed his body. His strength was still astonishing, but the Golden Dragon King Seal, like a ticking time bomb, had vanished without a trace.

At that moment, tears welled in his eyes. A thousand words lodged in his throat, impossible to express.

He no longer needed to strive for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for the sake of his future. From now on, all he needed to do was cultivate diligently, then search for his parents.

But the silver-haired man with heterochromatic eyes had already left Li Jinsheng's body and returned to his original form. He said to Li Jinsheng, "Let's begin as well! Ask whatever you want."

"Fuse first! We can talk while we fuse!" The boy's voice was calm, without the slightest hint of fear.

The Silver-haired Man smiled faintly and loosely curled his fingers. The Dragon Core was instantly crushed into a drop of golden-red liquid, which fell into the boy's forehead.

In an instant, Li Jinsheng's entire body began to burn. His blood boiled at once, his bones cracked and shattered one after another. He resembled a burning Fire Tree, while beneath his skin, it seemed as if ten thousand dragons were roaring in unison.

Pain spread like a tide, gradually devouring Li Jinsheng's consciousness. At that very moment, emerald and purple-gold light lit up around his body, each consuming the Golden Dragon King's power.

Yet the boy remained unmoved. The Silver-haired Man asked at that moment, "If you want to cry out in pain, then cry out. No one besides me can see you. You are only absorbing the first six layers. The remaining power will slowly nourish your origin."

"If I cry out, will it stop hurting? Better to save my strength and talk to you! Tell me your plan!"

The boy's voice trembled slightly, as though he were suppressing an unimaginably terrifying pain. Every word seemed to exhaust all his strength.

"Heh, you're more ruthless than I am! But you're also more human than me! There are still people in this world you care about!" The Silver-haired Man smiled faintly. "I'm different from you. I met Gu Yue and Tang Wulin at Eastsea Academy. We are completely different. You are neither my past, nor am I your future. You may become another version of me, but you will never be me."

"Then why do you possess the power of Space-Time? Isn't it because of regret?"

"It would be a lie to say I have no regrets. If I possessed that kind of state of mind, why would I search for the past? That woman actually killed herself for love before I could kill her! I will never forget that grudge for the rest of my life.

Forget it. You wouldn't understand even if I told you.

To make a long story short, your Power of Destruction will gradually shift its vessel, while the power of life will slowly merge with your origin!"

"I understand. But this Divine Core's aura really won't be..." The boy did not finish his sentence, but he had already voiced his concern.

"It's fine. That Golden Dragon King Godhead has already been completely eroded by the Power of Destruction within you. That guy won't discover it. Not even speaking of the future—right now, the destructive energy in your body is second only to Heaven's Punishment!

"However, I need to remind you of something. Never attempt to use the Power of Destruction. It will slowly destroy you beginning with your seven emotions and six desires, then your memories. In the end, you will become a puppet that only knows how to destroy everything. But don't worry. According to my plan, once you reach Soul Saint, you will no longer have this problem!"

"So that's how it is. I was wondering how someone as kind as me could possibly be considered brutal!"

The boy muttered softly, though in truth it had nothing to do with the Destruction Attribute.

"Whatever makes you happy."

"Oh, right. Is your current strength immortality?"

"No, only half a step. To kill me, one must kill every possible version of me across the past, present, and future, but I can still die. That is not immortality. I have already tried this path. It cannot be walked..."

Before the Silver-haired Man could finish, the boy interrupted him. "Shut up, old bastard! You were the one who failed, not me! You are not my future!"

"Ha ha ha! I believe you can accomplish what I could not!" The Silver-haired Man laughed heartily. "In youth, spring breezes bore me proudly on galloping hooves; I never believed the world held so much suffering. Yet looking back, my life was filled with countless splendors—and countless helpless regrets. Don't forget what you said today!"

"The future holds infinite possibilities. I hope you can walk a path completely different from mine! Forge a future that belongs to you!"

"Is that so? I'm not you. What you couldn't accomplish, I naturally will..."

As the two chatted and laughed, the boy had already completely absorbed part of the Golden Dragon King's essence. The powers of Life and Destruction actually fell silent. Purple-Green Energy gathered into two whirlpools within his body, like Möbius rings in a dream, with life and death faintly cycling through them again and again.

"This is?!"

"The embryonic forms of two Soul Cores. When you reach seven rings, you must condense both Soul Cores at the same time. That will temporarily resolve the danger of your death! In the end, use the Golden Dragon King's divine position as a foundation, then connect to the Cosmic Law."

"That's all?"

Li Jinsheng was not surprised by this. Condensing two Soul Cores—in the era of Douluo Three, others condensed two when they became Titled Douluo, then a third when they reached Limit Douluo.

I'll directly condense two as a Soul Saint, then condense a fourth as a Limit Douluo. I'm practically a genius.

"I hope you'll still be able to laugh when you experience the Two Tides on Devil Island!"

The Silver-haired Man saw one of Li Jinsheng's possible futures at a glance. Condensing Soul Cores would be even more entertaining than it had been in his own time.

"Devil Island? It does indeed have enough energy for me to condense Soul Cores. Those are merely energies left behind by two God Kings. Even if God Kings have fallen, then they have fallen! Such an opportunity should fall into my hands!"

Li Jinsheng's words brimmed with arrogance, and he was utterly confident in himself.

"Oh, right. One final reminder: save the Golden Ancient Tree sooner rather than later. Those things are very important to you, and they will let your life take another step forward. But don't become obsessed with the changes. Take the essence and discard the dross."

"Most importantly, you must make up for life's shortcomings. The so-called Ultimate of Life is the constant pursuit of perfection!"

"And life itself is the constant process of evolving and moving forward. How can one remain standing still, stagnating in place? How could such a person wield life!"

After sending Li Jinsheng back, the Silver-haired Man departed as well. Before leaving, he gave him that earnest reminder. Li Jinsheng's current level of life was already one that was nearly indestructible and immortal, eternal and deathless.

"Even if you hadn't said so, I would have done it!" The boy smiled calmly. He still intended to walk a path completely different from the other's.

At this point in time, he had obtained the greatest opportunity in Legend of the Dragon King ahead of schedule. He could no longer avoid confronting Tang San.

As the sages said, since one has come, one must settle in.

Since he had come, then he would bury them here.

There had to be a reason for it. Let the Sea God witness true art!