Foundation of Godhood

"If you have no suitable reason for disturbing our peace..."

"Hmph!"

The Ice Dragon King let out a cold snort, its dragon might surging.

Had it been an ordinary person under this immense dragon pressure, they would likely have been terrified, their legs trembling and their heart chilled to the core.

However, Yu Shuangbai's expression remained devoid of any fear.

He revealed a faint smile:

"But, Senior..."

"Is it not because of your call that I have come here?"

He raised his head, gazing calmly at the massive Ice Dragon King soul before him.

He looked directly into the gaze of this former king of the Dragon Clan.

The atmosphere fell silent.

The entire space seemed to return to the stillness of the beginning.

Until a crisp burst of laughter rang out.

"Hahaha..."

The Fire Dragon King laughed heartily.

"Interesting, truly interesting!"

"Little Ice, the human you've found is quite something!"

"To have such courage at such a young age—not bad! Not bad at all!"

The Ice Dragon King's pressure dissipated into nothingness.

A look of satisfaction appeared on the dragon soul.

It gave a rather haughty, light snort.

"Of course, this is the candidate I personally selected, the one upon whom I bestowed my essence."

Listening to the dialogue between the two great Dragon Kings.

A guess that had long existed in Yu Shuangbai's heart was confirmed to some extent.

So it was true...

The Ice Dragon King Martial Soul, a soul that should never have appeared on a human, had manifested within him.

Yu Shuangbai had long harbored doubts about this.

He had even secretly speculated whether it was the handiwork of this Dragon King.

And now, listening to the conversation between the two Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.

He was even more certain that the origin of his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul was no accident.

"Senior Ice Dragon King, was my Martial Soul a gift from you?"

Yu Shuangbai asked the question weighing on his mind directly.

Since the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were speaking so openly, it meant they likely had no intention of hiding the matter.

"In a certain sense, that is indeed the case."

The Ice Dragon King nodded, confirming Yu Shuangbai's conjecture.

Because of his keenness, its satisfaction with him grew even deeper.

"This Ice Dragon King Martial Soul of yours is precisely the result of This Seat casting down its essence."

As expected.

Having received confirmation, Yu Shuangbai thought to himself.

He had known that his Ice Dragon King Martial Soul was by no means an accidental awakening, nor could it be explained by a simple Martial Soul mutation.

It was indeed the handiwork of this Ice Dragon King.

However, there was one point that still puzzled Yu Shuangbai.

Thus, he continued to ask:

"But, Senior, why me?"

He did not believe the Ice Dragon King had discerned his identity as a transmigrator.

"Because there is something extraordinary about you that deeply interests This Seat."

The Ice Dragon King stared at Yu Shuangbai, its dragon eyes revealing a hint of strange emotion.

"Something extraordinary..."

Yu Shuangbai whispered these two words softly.

Subconsciously, he reached out and touched his own forehead.

"Is it because of this?"

He brushed aside the white hair covering his forehead, revealing a pale crescent mark that shimmered faintly against his skin.

Aside from his identity as a transmigrator.

This was the only extraordinary thing about him that Yu Shuangbai could think of that would interest the Ice Dragon King.

It was a special mark he had studied for many years, yet he still did not fully understand it, possessing only vague guesses.

"Precisely."

The Ice Dragon King's words confirmed Yu Shuangbai's speculation.

She looked at the crescent mark on Yu Shuangbai's forehead and spoke softly.

"It is this very power."

"The moment you were born, This Seat noticed this sudden emergence of ice power."

The Ice Dragon King's voice resonated slowly.

It carried a hint of confusion and inquiry.

"This Seat is the Ice Dragon King, having mastered the path of ice that permeates heaven and earth."

"Even the Ice God of the God Realm is inferior to This Seat in the way of ice."

"Yet, the ice power within you is something This Seat has never seen before."

"Its level is extremely high; it does not seem to belong to this world."

"Thus, seeing such a treasure, This Seat felt a stir of interest, thinking that even though I have fallen, I wished to contribute to the further advancement of the path of ice."

"Therefore, I secretly bestowed the origin of the Ice Dragon King upon your body."

"This is what created your current Ice Dragon King Martial Soul."

As she spoke, the Ice Dragon King paused before continuing.

"And what surprised This Seat the most is this."

"You are exceptionally compatible with my Ice Dragon King origin."

"If it were anyone else, even a true dragon of the ice attribute, they would never be able to achieve such compatibility with my origin."

"Perhaps, this is the will of fate."

"This Seat, the Ice Dragon King, finds that the most suitable successor is actually you, a human."

At this point, there was a hint of lament in the Ice Dragon King's voice.

Her emotions were complex, sighing at the irony of fate.

The supreme being of the Dragon Clan, yet her most suitable successor was a human child.

How dramatic!

Listening to the Ice Dragon King, all the doubts that had previously filled Yu Shuangbai's heart were answered.

"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing this opportunity."

He bowed slightly in gratitude.

Regardless of the Ice Dragon King's motives.

The assistance the Ice Dragon King Martial Soul provided him was self-evident.

For this alone, Yu Shuangbai had reason to thank her.

The Ice Dragon King, however, did not see it that way.

"It was merely for my own purposes."

She did not consider herself a noble being.

Nor could she speak of selfless giving.

Let alone toward a human.

If not for Yu Shuangbai's own uniqueness.

She would never have bestowed her Ice Dragon King origin.

"Very well."

"That you could come to this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and feel the call of This Seat is also a matter of destiny."

"Since that is the case, This Seat shall grant you one more opportunity."

The Ice Dragon King said softly.

"A..."

"Foundation for becoming a god."

If the Ice Dragon King's words were spoken in the outside world, they would surely cause a world-shaking commotion.

Becoming a god.

Those two simple words—how many soul masters spend their entire lives pursuing them?

Looking across the history of the entire continent, countless brilliant Limit Douluo have been turned away at the threshold.

They could only drift away with the passage of time, turning into a handful of Kitsuchi, extinguished beneath the rolling wheels of history.

If they had encountered a chance to become a god, they surely would have exhausted everything they had to seize that opportunity.

And now.

The Ice Dragon King was speaking with absolute certainty, offering Yu Shuangbai a chance to become a god!

Even with Yu Shuangbai's temperament, his breathing could not help but quicken slightly at this moment.

He did indeed know of the inheritances of a few god positions in this world.

He even had thoughts of plotting for them.

But those were, after all, still just plans.

The Ice Dragon King's intent, however, was to place an opportunity for godhood directly before him.

The sense of impact it brought was completely different.

The Ice Dragon King haughtily lifted his chin:

"Let this seat formally introduce myself to you, junior."

"This seat is the Ice Dragon King, once one of the nine great powerhouses of the Dragon Clan, a half-step God King!"

"I fell here due to a great battle, buried beneath this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, my lingering might forging this treasured land."

"But even so, though this seat has fallen, my godhead remains intact."

"The foundation for godhood has always been within this seat's body."

"And now, this seat wishes to bestow it upon you!"