Absorbing the Fire Dragon King Spirit Bone

"Audacious? I think it's you who are being audacious!"

Gu Yuejin hovered before the two massive dragon skeletons. Facing the dragon souls that roared with divine might, he did not retreat in the slightest; instead, he laughed even more wildly.

Boom--!

Golden light surged violently.

His True Body, as if cast from solid gold, forcibly withstood the extreme impact of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes deep within the sea.

"Mere remnants of consciousness, yet you dare to bark wildly before me!"

"Shatter!"

Gu Yuejin thrust his arms out, completely ignoring the freezing cold that could chill the soul and the flames that could incinerate all things, and clamped his hands onto the two illusory dragon heads.

Sss-sss-sss--

The extreme power of ice and fire frantically eroded his golden body, emitting a teeth-gritting friction sound.

However, his physical body, reshaped by the five great immortal herbs, displayed a level of defense that was nothing short of despair-inducing.

No matter how the two dragon souls struggled and roared, those golden hands remained as immovable as iron pincers.

"Roar--! Human! You are courting death!"

The Water Dragon King's remnant soul let out a deafening roar: "I am one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings under the Dragon God. Though I have perished, my divine might remains! How dare an ant like you desecrate me!"

The Fire Dragon King had an even more explosive temper, spewing illusory dragon flames frantically: "Despicable thief! You reek of those weeds; you are just another thief here to steal our power!"

"Thief?"

Gu Yuejin interrupted their casting wind-up.

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't just say whatever you want."

"I was merely feeling pity, seeing you left to rot in the wilderness for ten thousand years."

As he said this, the mockery in Gu Yuejin's eyes instantly transformed into tangible killing intent.

"Since you don't know what's good for you and insist on putting on these high-and-mighty airs of a Divine Beast, then don't blame me."

"Inherently evil Soul Beasts, daring to obstruct a righteous True Body Soul Master from doing his work."

"You have already paved your own path to death!"

"Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh--"

This laughter, dripping with villainy, combined with his overbearing methods, echoed through the dark depths, leaving the two dragon souls stunned for a moment.

Who exactly is the villain here?

How is this human even crazier than the Dragon God was back in the day?!

"Hmm? My mental state really does seem a bit off lately..."

Gu Yuejin muttered to himself while laughing maniacally as he suppressed the Dragon Soul.

"Why do I keep wanting to laugh? And why does it sound so treacherous?"

"Could it be that I absorbed too many immortal herbs and overdid it?"

But soon, he cast that thought to the back of his mind.

"No big deal."

"On the path to godhood, these minor fluctuations in my state of mind are nothing but a little wind and frost."

"As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's everyone else who should be."

"If that Inspection Team from Shrek saw me like this, they'd probably slap a 'Peerless Evil Soul Master' label on me right on the spot and start shouting for my head, wouldn't they?"

Thinking of this, the smile in Gu Yuejin's eyes deepened.

"That would be perfect."

"If it really comes down to it, I'll just shift the blame and claim I'm a Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult."

"Anyway, I'm heading to the Sun Moon Empire in a couple of days; whoever wants to carry this black pot can have it."

While his mind wandered, his hands never once faltered.

However, there was one thing that bothered him quite a bit.

"Logically speaking, I've wreaked such havoc on that person's backyard—I've even scared the guard dog into wetting itself—so why hasn't there been any reaction from the God Realm?"

"Doesn't that 'pure and noble' God King love to peek at the lower realms?"

"Could it be... that his own backyard is on fire?"

Gu Yuejin looked up at the gloomy void above.

"Whatever."

"Anyway, I admire Third Young Master the most."

"To show my respect, I'll graciously accept these two Spirit Bones!"

Hum—

As he exerted force with both hands, the two struggling Dragon Soul Origins finally let out a final, mournful cry before being crushed into nothingness, transforming into the purest form of energy that merged into the two crystalline Soul Bones beneath them.

Those were two arm bones.

The Left Arm Bone was icy blue throughout, radiating an extreme chill.

The Right Arm Bone was as red as fire, surging with violent heat waves.

The remains of the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King!

"Come!"

Gu Yuejin took a deep breath, his Body Martial Soul and Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul manifesting behind him simultaneously.

One gold and one blue, two domineering forces instantly locked onto the two Soul Bones.

Pull, enter the body!

BOOM--!!

The moment the Soul Bones made contact with his arms, a sharp pain that felt as if it were tearing him in two struck.

The Ice Fire Divine Power clashed madly within his body; his meridians shattered inch by inch, only to be rapidly regenerated by the power of the Immortal Herb and the Blue Silver Emperor.

This cycle of destruction and rebirth was enough to cause anyone with a weak will to suffer a mental breakdown.

"Suppress!"

Gu Yuejin gritted his teeth, golden light flashing violently in his eyes.

The Body Martial Soul suppressed his physical body, while the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul harmonized the ice and fire.

He forcibly pressed these two diametrically opposed divine powers into his own arms!

"This is power..."

As the fusion deepened, a wave of Soul Power so vast it was hard to imagine erupted from within him.

His original level 73 Soul Power Bottleneck was like paper, instantly shattered.

Level 74... Level 75... Level 76...

It wasn't until level 77 that this violent ascent finally came to a halt!

I do not know how much time had passed.

The spring water above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes suddenly exploded.

A figure intertwined with gold, red, and blue colors soared into the sky and landed steadily on the shore.

"Hoo..."

Gu Yuejin let out a long breath, his arms shimmering with iridescent light.

His left hand was frigid with biting cold, while his right hand surged with raging flames.

As he moved slightly, the surrounding space let out a creaking sound, as if unable to bear the pressure.

"Ma... Master?"

Huo Yuhao, who had been waiting on the sidelines for a long time, watched the man before him—whose aura had undergone a drastic transformation, making him appear like a god or a demon—and instinctively swallowed hard.

Too strong.

The natural pressure radiating from him just by standing there made even the Ice Snow Two Emperors within his body feel a sense of suffocation.

"Master, your current appearance..."

Huo Yuhao swallowed again. There was not a hint of fear in his eyes, only fanatical worship. "It's just like the legendary God of War descending to the mortal realm! It's so domineering!"

In his heart, only this kind of absolute power capable of crushing everything was the truth!

As for the villainous laughter his master had let out just a moment ago?

That was called being unconventional!

That was called being heroic!

"Congratulations, Master, on the completion of your divine art!"

Huo Yuhao suddenly dropped to one knee, his voice loud and sincere. "Disciple believes that in this world, no one will ever be able to stop Master's path again!"

Looking at his disciple, who had stars in his eyes and had completely transformed into a "little fanboy," the hostility in Gu Yuejin's eyes instantly dissipated, replaced by an extremely "nuclear-friendly" smile.

He reached out the large hand that had just crushed a dragon soul—still radiating a scorching warmth—and pressed it heavily onto Huo Yuhao's head.

"Good disciple."

"As long as you listen obediently and cultivate diligently."

"This kind of power, and even greater power, I will teach to you one by one."

"Even the stars in the sky, as long as you want them, I will pluck them down for you."

Feeling the heavy "fatherly love" atop his head, Huo Yuhao's eyes reddened with emotion, and he nodded heavily.

"Yes, Disciple will certainly not fail Master's expectations. Wherever Master points, Disciple will strike."