There was another person in the dormitory, Wu Feng, who was in their class.
Once he arrived, Xie Xie naturally became the third brother.
The new East Sea F4 made their grand entrance!
"What are you looking at? You're so engrossed."
Xie Xie leaned over and looked at Wu Feng's screen.
"Oh, I'm reading the hottest novel right now, Great Love Immortal Venerable."
"The Milky Way parts beneath a single sword; when he raises his hand, he doesn't say sorry—he unleashes the Five-Finger Fist Heart Sword!"
Wu Feng stood up, reciting the verse as he struck a pose like he was drawing a sword and slashing it across.
Seeing him like that, Xie Xie suddenly grew interested in the novel too, and joined Wu Feng in reading.
Before long, a wail rang out, making Tang Heng, who was meditating, look over.
"Damn it, how did I finish it so fast?!"
"There's barely enough here to read! Give us more chapters—ten a day, minimum!"
Wu Feng jabbed a finger at the "more chapters" button on the next page. Even Xie Xie, who'd only started reading halfway through, looked like he couldn't get enough.
Tang Heng glanced over from his bed and said with a smile,
"Why don't you tip the author? Maybe they'll give you more chapters."
"So that's how it works? I'll tip them!" Wu Feng wasn't short on money. His family gave him tens of thousands of Federation Coins in pocket money every month.
Xie Xie needed no introduction. As the young master of a mecha family, he wasn't exactly strapped for cash either.
"Bai Ningbing in the book kind of looks like the angel lady I saw last night. They both have white hair..."
"Angel lady? Third Brother, you're not repressed, are you?"
"I'm not making it up, it's true!" Xie Xie protested heatedly. "A-although I couldn't find her, I'm sure I didn't see wrong!"
"Ohoho, lovesick at such a young age! Third Brother, how are you ever going to reach the pinnacle of the Soul Master world like that?!"
"Women are nothing but pink skeletons, just a pretty skin~~"
Hearing that, Tang Heng couldn't help thinking that Wu Feng had already surpassed ninety percent of the people on Douluo Continent. He was practically guaranteed to become a Titled Douluo!
But why was Xie Xie still hung up on her?
Why couldn't he learn from Wu Feng?
I treat you like a brother, and you're lusting after my body. What a dirty-minded lecher!
"I've got something to take care of. I'll be out for a while, so don't lock the door."
Tang Heng climbed out of bed. Xie Xie and Wu Feng hurried to their feet and chorused, "Farewell, Big Brother!"
This felt a little strange. How had the mood gone from children's TV straight to the streets of Causeway Bay?
Whatever, whatever. We've all got it rough~
Once outside, Tang Heng headed straight for the small woods beyond the academy.
Although this was the Romance Continent, a Primary Academy was essentially an elementary school. At this hour, the small woods were much cleaner than they'd be during university, and hardly anyone ever came by.
With no one around, Tang Heng returned directly to the Minecraft Plane.
"I sensed something off about the Dragon God Vortex this morning. I might as well investigate while I have the night to myself."
Tang Heng focused inward. A nine-colored vortex was bobbing in his dantian.
Flecks of golden and silver light were drawn in from afar by the vortex, gathering together before flowing into it.
But the two forces didn't disappear. Instead, the vortex swallowed them and transformed them into a wisp of nine-colored light, making them part of itself.
When he relied only on his own power to control the vortex and absorb the essence of the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings' Martial Souls, progress was slow.
But when he was with Tang Wulin and Na'er and was stimulated by outside forces, the stable state of the two Dragon King essences within him would be disrupted, accelerating the growth of the Dragon God Vortex.
He had a feeling that the Dragon God Vortex would bring him an unexpected change tonight.
Tang Heng returned home and surrounded himself with Obsidian.
In the Minecraft world, aside from a series of unbreakable blocks like Bedrock, Obsidian was the hardest block that could be obtained.
In many minigames and story maps, it was often used as a building block for defensive fortifications.
That way, even if monsters spawned outside at night, Creepers, Zombies, Xiao Bai, and the like wouldn't be able to bother him.
Seated inside his Obsidian fortress, Tang Heng calmed himself and focused on the changes in the Dragon God's power in his dantian.
Bit by bit, like raindrops falling from the sky, it gathered from a trickling stream into a surging river.
It began with a quantitative change and ultimately brought about a qualitative one.
"Now!"
Tang Heng growled and made the Dragon God Vortex in his dantian spin faster, gathering more of the essence of the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings' Martial Souls in one place.
His bones, muscles, every inch of his body trembled as the power gradually swelled.
Magnetic field rotation!
One million horsepower, damn!
At last, the Dragon God Vortex spun to its limit and burst into dazzling nine-colored light.
The phantom of a giant dragon appeared behind Tang Heng. In its eyes, the countless stars seemed so small.
Its nine-colored body stretched across the cosmos. There wasn't a trace of emotion in its eyes, as it gazed down at all living things like a lofty deity.
This was the true Dragon God, the primordial Dragon God from the MC mod's lore.
The giant dragon's phantom sank into his body, and Tang Heng opened his eyes.
A nine-colored divine ring appeared behind his head, making him seem like a deity descended into the mortal world. Nobility, majesty—those words described him to a tee now.
The Gold and Silver Dragon Kings' Martial Souls vanished for a moment. Self-Martial Soul Fusion—Dragon God Transformation!
He had no idea how old the Nine-Colored God Ring was, but Tang Heng could only feel that his power had become stronger than ever.
His blood surged and his strength brimmed over. His control over the elements had also increased dramatically.
Although he only had one ring, the overall quality of his Soul Power had already reached the Soul Emperor level.
Strength V, Speed V, Endurance V, Elemental Control V, Resistance Boost III...
A long string of buffs appeared in the upper-right corner, lasting a total of five minutes.
Tang Heng tore through the Obsidian in front of him with his bare hands, without even using a diamond pickaxe.
He stepped outside his little home, his eyes falling on several monsters not far away on the hillside.
An Enderman, a Creeper, a Zombie, and a Xiao Bai.
From a distance, the tags over their heads showed they were all formidable. Even the weakest, the Creeper, had a cultivation of around seventy thousand years.
The monsters were gathered together, sitting on Grass Blocks and gazing up at the stars. He had no idea how they'd ended up together.
But none of that mattered.
A pair of enormous nine-colored dragon wings unfurled behind Tang Heng as he hovered beneath the night sky.
With a thought, just like when he usually used a Soul Skill, the Nine-Colored God Ring behind him flashed.
Dragon God Transformation, First Form:
Chaos Creation: Dissolution
Nine-colored light gathered in his palm, quickly forming a black-and-white energy sphere the size of a fist, shaped like a taiji symbol.
Tang Heng thrust the sphere forward. It pierced through space and instantly appeared in the middle of the monsters.
Zombie: What is that thing?
Xiao Bai: Steve over there threw it.
Creeper: I've got a bad feeling. Maybe we should get out of here and stay away from that weird thing.
Not far away, Tang Heng gave a soft shout.
The black-and-white sphere exploded, expanding into a domain thirty blocks in diameter that enveloped the monsters.
Enderman: M-my spatial ability has been stripped away. I can't teleport?!
Xiao Bai drew back her bowstring, but this time no arrow came out. Even the Creeper couldn't blow itself up.
Zombie: TMD, Steve's cheating again! How are we supposed to play like this?
At last, it looked at the other monsters with deep affection and said, "Everyone, let's hope we don't meet again at the Mob Grinder."
Five seconds later, the black-and-white domain vanished.
Along with it went the four pitiful monsters.
"Whew, so that's how it works?" Tang Heng watched the monsters disappear in the distance, and now understood this divine skill:
"Inside the domain, all elements and laws are stripped away. The instant the domain collapses, chaotic energy triggers an attribute-less 'Creation Explosion,' dealing true damage that ignores defense."
Soon, the experience from the deaths of four Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts came in.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—in the blink of an eye, he'd risen to level thirty-three.
Tang Heng voluntarily ended the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and countless negative effects hit him all at once.
"So this is the price?"
"Too bad I have this."
Tang Heng took a Milk Bucket from his inventory and chugged it down in one go.
Before long, all those negative effects disappeared.
But the exhaustion from using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill hadn't been replenished by the milk. The fatigue and depleted Soul Power remained, just as drinking milk couldn't restore his health.
"The drain on my mental strength and stamina is nothing. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
Tang Heng smiled. "Powerful skills come at a price. I just need to use milk to become immune to these negative effects."
That meant he could use the skill infinitely, didn't it?
As long as he could find an opening during a fight and sneak back to the Minecraft Plane to sleep and replenish his mental strength and Soul Power.
Enemy: The other side's powered up! If we can just survive this wave, we can win!
The next second, Tang Heng would appear again and power up once more.
Enemy: You're not even hiding it? You're blatantly cheating!
To that, Tang Heng could only say, "How can something that's part of the game's features be called cheating?"
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