The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' Sacrifice!

Foundation of Godhood.

The plain tone spoke these four deafening words, enough to drive any soul master to madness.

Yu Shuangbai's heart was also shaken.

Yet, he did not show excessive excitement at the first moment.

Instead, he asked in return:

"Senior, what is the price?"

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

Although the Ice Dragon King claimed that everything she did was merely to further the path of ice, she could not be ruled out as having ulterior motives.

The Foundation of Godhood mentioned by the Ice Dragon King was certainly exciting.

But Yu Shuangbai cared more about what price he would have to pay to obtain this opportunity.

"The price?"

The Ice Dragon King greatly appreciated Yu Shuangbai's ability to remain rational even when faced with such a great temptation.

However, regarding this matter of a price, she had not actually given it much thought.

As a fallen soul, the Ice Dragon King mostly just wanted to use this remnant of her body to bloom with a more dazzling radiance.

But...

A tiny bit of selfishness, perhaps, still existed.

The Ice Dragon King took a deep breath.

"It is not a price, but a request."

"Whether you agree or not, I will still bestow the Foundation of Godhood upon you."

"Please speak, Senior."

A touch of melancholy appeared in the Ice Dragon King's eyes.

She said slowly:

"If you have the ability and the opportunity in the future to encounter the remaining embers of my Dragon Clan."

"I hope you will do your best to protect those remaining embers."

The Ice Dragon King did not mention the condition of having Yu Shuangbai revive the Dragon Clan.

She merely proposed such a painless and simple request.

The proud Dragon Clan disdained to demand repayment for favors.

After a moment of silence, Yu Shuangbai nodded slightly, his voice resonant as if he had made a solemn promise:

"I agree, Senior."

Hearing this, the Ice Dragon King laughed heartily.

"Good! Since that is the case, let this remnant of my body bloom with its final radiance!"

The Ice Dragon King's dragon soul began to shine.

Streams of light bloomed from her prostrate body, merging into Yu Shuangbai's form.

Yu Shuangbai felt his body enveloped by energy as warm as sunlight.

His spirit felt comfortable and refreshed, as if his very life were sublimating.

His Ice Dragon King Martial Soul manifested involuntarily.

A sharp pain radiated from his spine.

It felt as if something was about to tear its way out.

The next moment.

With a "swish," the clothes on Yu Shuangbai's upper body were shredded to pieces, falling away like a sky full of rags.

A pair of exquisite, magnificent dragon wings covered in blue crystal-like scales unfurled behind his back.

Previously, the dragon characteristics of Yu Shuangbai's Ice Dragon King Martial Soul were only displayed in his scales, pupils, and dragon horns.

He had lacked the wings belonging to the Ice Dragon King.

But with the entry of several energy streams from the Ice Dragon King's remains, everything missing from Yu Shuangbai's Ice Dragon King Martial Soul was completely filled in.

Except for the fact that he had not transformed into a full Ice Dragon King and still maintained his human form, Yu Shuangbai could now be called a newborn Ice Dragon King!

His physical constitution had remarkably transcended the boundaries of humanity, reaching the level of an Ice Dragon King of the same tier.

Beyond that.

His Sea of Consciousness had also undergone a monumental transformation.

The Sea of Consciousness, which was originally only the size of a lake, began to expand at a speed visible to the naked eye following the entry of the Ice Dragon King's power.

Although Yu Shuangbai was still only at the Soul Elder cultivation level.

His mental power was now sufficient to rival a high-level Soul Douluo.

And this was not the end of the journey.

The power of the Ice Dragon King was still subtly and imperceptibly elevating him.

More importantly.

Within Yu Shuangbai's Sea of Consciousness, an ice-blue crystal core had appeared, suspended in the void.

That was the Foundation of Godhood the Ice Dragon King had spoken of.

It was her Godhead!

Possessing this Godhead, Yu Shuangbai would no longer face the most difficult step toward becoming a god.

As long as his cultivation was sufficient and his accumulation profound, he could cross that threshold at any time and truly step into the divine realm!

In other words, from this moment on, Yu Shuangbai was no longer an ordinary human soul master.

He was a candidate for godhood!

At the same time, as this process concluded, the light upon the remains of the Ice Dragon King gradually dimmed.

Beside her, the Fire Dragon King's gaze was desolate.

She knew that her dear friend had completely sacrificed herself to Yu Shuangbai; not a single shred of her dragon soul remained in this world.

"If that is the case, what meaning is there in me clinging to a sliver of a soul in this world?"

The Fire Dragon King murmured in a low voice.

"Come, human boy, This Seat shall bestow upon you one final opportunity."

"An opportunity the likes of which this world has never seen!"

"This Seat looks forward to seeing what level you will eventually grow to!"

As the words fell.

A scorching red light began to flicker upon the body of the Fire Dragon King as well.

The stream of red energy intertwined with the blue energy stream that had come from the Ice Dragon King, and together they surged into Yu Shuangbai's body.

The simultaneous entry of the primordial powers and Godheads belonging to both the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King caused a strange transformation to occur within Yu Shuangbai's body.

Upon the blue scales and dragon wings that represented the Ultimate Cold of the Ice Dragon King.

A hint of bewitching red suddenly appeared.

Red patterns, like intricate carvings, were inlaid along the edges of the crystalline scales.

The energy, woven from crimson and ice-blue, wrapped around him like a silkworm cocoon, encasing Yu Shuangbai within.

Strange changes were quietly taking place inside the cocoon.

Outside.

Beyond the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Time slipped away like sand through an hourglass, second by second.

The sky had already darkened.

The sun had set, and the bright moon and stars rose into the pitch-black night sky.

Snow Emperor stood beside the waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well like a statue.

She watched the calm, ripple-free surface of the spring water in silence.

Her small hands, clasped behind her back, were gripped tightly, her knuckles turning white—a testament to the worry in the beauty's heart at this moment.

The unique nature of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well meant that even Snow Emperor, at the level of a Limit Douluo, could not use her mental power to detect the movements occurring below.

She was left with nothing to see.

She could only wait quietly for the final outcome.

Dugu Bo stood on the other side.

Her emerald-green eyes were likewise filled with worry.

However, unlike the worry of Snow Emperor, which stemmed from her feelings for Yu Shuangbai.

Dugu Bo's concern was rooted in her own self-interest.

After all, whether the Jade Phosphor Snake Poison afflicting her and Dugu Yan could be resolved depended entirely on Yu Shuangbai.

If any accident were to befall Yu Shuangbai, his final hope would be severed.

How could he not feel deep concern?

Dugu Yan did not speak.

She stood by her grandfather's side, her teeth gently biting her red lips.

Her state of mind was not much different from Dugu Bo's.

Under the gaze of three pairs of eyes.

The calm surface of the water suddenly began to change.

The red and blue hues grew increasingly intense.

Ripples began to spread outward.

At first, they were extremely faint, just a wisp or two of disturbance.

But as time passed, they grew more and more violent.

In the end, the spring water began to churn as if it were boiling.

The sensations of searing heat and extreme cold reached their peak in a single moment.

"Bang!"

The spring water erupted!

A slender figure with a pair of wings soared out from beneath the surface.

Like the descent of the Dragon God!