Subjugation Ritual, Becoming Stronger Once More

"Phew..."

Lin Li panted heavily. He could only maintain this state for less than five seconds, but that still left him excited.

He had already obtained the result.

Even without any external attack, Lin Li could adapt on his own.

This adaptation was guided by his own will. If he wanted to adapt to a certain power, he could make his Martial Soul begin analyzing it. It was not limited to ice and fire—even if Lin Li held something with Earth Attribute or Lightning Attribute, he could adapt to those as well!

It was just that ice and fire energy were absolutely the fastest, because those two energies already existed within Lin Li's body.

Even if he shut down his Martial Soul now, the Ice and Fire Divine Power within his body would not disappear like the results of his previous adaptations!

This change made Lin Li think of the Subjugation Ritual.

Before this, the Subjugation Ritual had always been something he used to self-destruct when cornered.

Without his two Martial Souls, how could Lin Li, relying solely on his physical strength, defeat Mahoraga, whose body was just as powerful as his own?

Now, he could do it.

"Thank you. I found a path to becoming stronger through your inspiration."

Lin Li first bowed respectfully to the Fire God, then said, "Now I need to complete a challenge—a challenge I previously didn't dare attempt."

"Oh?"

The Fire God was first delighted that Lin Li had bowed to him. He had not expected this kid to have a polite side.

Then he grew somewhat puzzled.

What kind of challenge was it that even an unparalleled genius like Lin Li had not dared to attempt?

Lin Li retreated backward, then summoned the Sword of Exorcism Martial Soul.

Seeing the Second Martial Soul in Lin Li's hand, the Fire God was not very surprised. He had already known about it when observing Lin Li's body.

Then something the Fire God could not understand happened. Lin Li placed the Sword of Exorcism against Mahoraga's wrist. In the next moment, the corners of Mahoraga's mouth curled upward.

"What?"

The Fire God felt himself being dragged into some kind of ritual, locked onto by something within it.

He looked toward Mahoraga. At this moment, Mahoraga had already merged with the Sword of Exorcism and was solidifying from its half-illusory Martial Soul form.

"Interesting."

The Fire God chose to watch from the sidelines. He was becoming more and more curious about Lin Li.

"Come on. Let me begin my first Subjugation Ritual."

Lin Li's body shot backward dozens of meters. Then, without hesitation, he began activating his enhancement skills.

He knew all of Mahoraga's information and would give it no time to adapt. He had to kill it in one blow!

Countless densely packed diamond-shaped Golden Scales enveloped Lin Li. Then the Ice-Fire Wings transformed into twin swords in his hands.

That was not all!

The God-level Spirit Bone on Lin Li's body also activated.

Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone: First Spirit Bone Skill, increases Ice Attribute attack damage by 100%; Second Spirit Bone Skill, can summon an ice-element dragon soul to attack;

Third Spirit Bone Skill, Extreme Ice Defense, passively activates when subjected to a lethal attack, condensing a wall of ice to block the attack!

Fire Dragon King Spirit Bone: First Spirit Bone Skill, increases Fire Attribute attack damage by 100%; Second Spirit Bone Skill, can summon a fire-element dragon soul to attack;

Third Spirit Bone Skill, Heaven Burning Flame, launches an attack containing the ultimate fire attribute, and can also attack the soul!

Next, the Red Mark in Lin Li's palm lit up as well. This was the first offensive ability he had obtained outside Blazing City—Flame Demon Scorching Kill!

The current Lin Li possessed the enhancements brought by two External Soul Bones, as well as the attribute boosts from two Spirit Bones.

"Here I come!"

Lin Li let out a furious shout. Then the twin swords struck together, and two enormous red and blue dragons appeared amid roars, intertwining as they charged toward their designated target, Mahoraga!

At the same time as he released this attack, Lin Li unleashed a Spirit Bone Skill with his left hand and Flame Demon Scorching Kill from the palm of his right hand!

As he released them, a pillar of fire and a Flame Demon wielding a blade surged forth together, pouncing on Mahoraga.

"Holy crap!"

The Fire God was so shocked that he could not help cursing again.

It was not that he was overly sensitive. Lin Li had simply shocked him too badly.

He had never expected this kid to be so ruthless toward his own Martial Soul. He had activated every ultimate move right from the start. Based on the Fire God's estimation, even a Soul Saint would have been in serious trouble facing this attack.

The result was unsurprising. Mahoraga's entire body had carbonized, leaving nothing behind as it slowly dissipated.

Feeling his Martial Soul return, Lin Li smiled in satisfaction and withdrew all the armor covering his body.

The first Subjugation Ritual had been successfully completed. Lin Li had obtained a 100% passive boost to All Attributes.

It was not something he gained only when summoning his Martial Soul. Although a Martial Soul's Soul Skills were passive, they required the Martial Soul to appear before the Soul Skills emerged with the Soul Rings.

But this boost had truly and directly increased Lin Li's own strength!

The only regrettable thing was that Lin Li had not obtained a domain. The information transmitted by his Martial Soul told him that he would need to raise his strength to the Soul Emperor level before he could perform the Subjugation Ritual again.

"The surge in strength came too quickly. I need to settle down for a while."

Looking at Lin Li, who was clenching his fist, the Fire God reminded him, "Remember to complete the second trial."

"Oh, right!"

Lin Li slapped his forehead. He had nearly forgotten about it himself.

Then, following the Fire God's instructions and assistance, he gathered the Origin Law from the two Dragon Corpses and sent it into the Fire God Temple through the God Trial Mark.

Upon arriving at the Fire God Temple again, Lin Li still found it incomparably magnificent.

"Can your strength reach the God King level using the Fire Dragon King's Origin Law?"

To Lin Li, the stronger the Fire God became, the better. That way, he could take fewer detours.

The Fire God did not speak after hearing this. After thinking for a while, he nodded, then shook his head.

"It's very difficult, but reaching the Half-step God King level should be possible."

Then the Fire God said excitedly, "After I break through, I'm going to find that old Sea God and challenge him one-on-one. I'll show him what happens for always showing off in front of me!"

"Uh..."

Lin Li had not expected that these gods would have thoughts like that as well.

But thinking about it, he could understand. There was indeed nothing much to do in the God Realm. The improvement of their strength was far too insignificant. The only things they could do were research how to produce offspring and find other gods to show off in front of.

The Fire God seemed to be in a great hurry. He sent Lin Li straight out of the Fire God Temple and conveniently replenished the power in the mark of Flame Demon Scorching Kill.

"Fire God Nine Trials, second trial complete!"

A clear notification rang out in Lin Li's mind, and his Martial Soul was passively summoned.

"Trial complete. Obtained ten percent God Position Affinity with the Fire God. All Soul Ring ages increased by two thousand years!"

In the next moment, all three Soul Rings around Lin Li turned purple and began rotating in an orderly fashion.

"I should have gone to obtain my Fourth Soul Ring first..."

Lin Li was somewhat helpless. It seemed he had wasted two thousand years of age.

But there would certainly be more rewards like this in the future, so Lin Li soon let it go.

"Fire God Nine Trials, third trial issued: stabilize the explosively increased strength."

"Trial complete. Reward: one God-Given Soul Ring!"