What had once been nine lotus petals had now become twelve.
Gold-purple patterns flowed across each petal, resembling some ancient divine runes.
At the lotus's center, a thumb-sized golden lotus seed slowly rotated, radiating a gentle yet boundless aura.
That aura was neither soul power nor divine power, but something more fundamental.
It was like the purest breath of life between heaven and earth at the moment all things first came into being.
Jiang Chen drew a deep breath, feeling every pore on his body open.
The surrounding soul power surged madly into him, as though it had found an outlet.
"This absorption speed..."
He opened his eyes with a strange expression. "Five times what it used to be?"
His soul power level was already very high, and each additional level required an enormous amount of soul power.
Yet with this green lotus emperor body, his cultivation speed had increased fivefold.
That was only the basic boost from his physique, without even counting all the other assorted enhancements.
"A hundred-and-twenty-thousand-year soul bone, the Ice and Fire Dragon King's legacy, the evolution of the Nine Heavens Dragon Wings, plus this green lotus emperor body..."
Jiang Chen counted them off on his fingers, suddenly feeling like a walking cheat code.
Just then, the system notification sounded again.
[Friendly reminder: Dragon soul count has reached 2. The host may summon dragon souls for combat at any time.] [Current dragon souls: Ice and Fire Dragon King soul (not fully awakened), Nine Heavens Dragon soul (awakened), Purple Heavens Dragon soul (awakened)] [Summoning dragon souls consumes large amounts of soul power. Please use with caution.]
Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. "Nine Heavens Dragon soul? Is that the extra one that appeared when I devoured that soul bone?"
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