It Was Never Turned Off in the First Place! (Please Read and Collect)

"Ahhh—"

Suddenly, a violent wave of pain surged through Lan Yu, and he let out a scream.

The pain was so intense that his mind began to grow hazy, leaving him on the verge of passing out.

His bones and meridians were enduring pain no ordinary person could withstand.

"Boy, you must hold on, or all our efforts will go to waste!" the Ice Dragon King's voice rang out.

"Huh? I didn't expect you to have some connection with that Evil God fellow." The Fire Dragon King exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn it! Why does it hurt so much?!"

Lan Yu curled up, feeling as if every meridian and bone in his body had been crushed.

"That's why I told you to hold on. Our power is reshaping your bones. Only then can you fully inherit our strength," the Fire Dragon King said.

Lan Yu clenched his teeth so hard it felt like they might shatter.

At that moment, he transformed once more, his body turning fiery red on one side and ice blue on the other, just as it had when he swallowed the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.

But the pain he'd endured then was nothing compared to what he felt now.

No one knew how long it took. By the time Lan Yu's voice had gone hoarse from screaming, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had finally finished reshaping his bones.

"Now, sit cross-legged."

Gasping for breath, Lan Yu had no choice but to force himself to sit cross-legged through the pain.

The moment he settled into position, a sudden itch spread across his back.

Pfft—

In an instant, one red and one blue beam of light burst out from his shoulder blades.

As the light swirled, the two beams condensed into a pair of dragon wings, one red and one blue, beautiful and wondrous.

Next, a layer of fiery red dragon scales covered the left half of Lan Yu's body, while ice-blue scales covered the right.

If he'd opened his eyes, he would have seen that they had become dragon eyes, one red and one blue.

Behind Lan Yu, a dragon Martial Soul woven from red and blue appeared. His Innate Soul Power Level began to rise rapidly:

Level ten, level twenty, level thirty...

Finally, his Innate Soul Power Level stopped at level fifty. Five red dots appeared above Lan Yu's head, transforming one after another into bright-red Soul Rings that encircled the red-and-blue dragon Martial Soul.

With the power of five Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, his Soul Power Level surged all the way to Quasi-Soul Emperor.

All he needed was to add a Sixth Soul Ring, and Lan Yu would become a Soul Emperor.

At last, everything had settled.

Lan Yu had not only awakened the Ice and Fire Dragon King Martial Soul, but had also become a Quasi-Soul Emperor and gained a full set of Soul Bones.

The Fire Dragon King Left Arm Bone, the Ice Dragon King Right Arm Bone, the Ice and Fire Dragon King Torso Bone, the Fire Dragon King Left Leg Bone, the Ice Dragon King Right Leg Bone, the Ice and Fire Dragon King Head Bone, and the Ice and Fire Dragon King External Soul Bone (Ice and Fire Wings).

This cheat of mine... it seems like it was never turned off in the first place! Lan Yu let out a long breath.

Lan Yu had no desire to experience that heart-rending pain again. He'd nearly passed out from it.

"I never expected your Summoning Element to preserve our dissipating dragon souls," the Ice Dragon King suddenly said.

"Magic... That's an interesting system of power," the Fire Dragon King remarked. "That little fellow did find itself a nice place to stay."

"Seniors, you..." Lan Yu froze. He'd thought the two of them had already gone off to the afterlife. He never imagined they'd become residents of his Summoning Element.

"We thought we would dissipate after passing our power on to you, too. We didn't expect your Summoning Element to forcibly gather our dissipating dragon souls," the Ice Dragon King explained.

Lan Yu thought for a moment, then asked, "How much do you two seniors remember about the Divine Realm?"

"Well... Sigh. It's been too long. Our memories have suffered severe erosion, and we can't remember any of that anymore," the Fire Dragon King sighed.

"I see..." Lan Yu murmured.

Suddenly, a moonlit glow flashed, and the scene before Lan Yu's eyes changed abruptly.

He realized that a month had passed, and the Summoning Element had forcibly transported him back to the magic world.

Lan Yu hadn't expected a month on the Douluo Continent to pass so quickly.

He looked around. He was at the third survey point he'd visited.

"Boy, we're going to sleep," the Fire Dragon King's voice rang out again. "You'll have to handle your future Soul Rings on your own."

"Mm." Lan Yu nodded. "I wish you both a good rest, seniors."

The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings gave no response, which meant they had fallen fully asleep.

But with the Summoning Element there, their remaining dragon souls would no longer dissipate.

"Phew... I wonder what the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well will become now that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' remains are gone," Lan Yu sighed.

"There's no point worrying about that now. I should go see how everyone else is doing."

It was already evening, so Lan Yu headed toward the church...

Inside the church, the exhausted group was dozing off when they heard a noise outside.

"Who's there?!"

"Don't worry, it's me." Lan Yu's voice came from outside.

The wooden door swung open. It was indeed Lan Yu.

After walking inside, Lan Yu's eyes instinctively swept over the few people he was on good terms with.

"Huh? Where's Mo Fan?" Lan Yu asked curiously when he noticed Mo Fan was missing.

Zhao Manyan sighed. "About the same as you, I guess."

Only then did Lan Yu understand.

Human nature, huh? It really was just like that.

Some people simply couldn't stand seeing others do better than them. They'd go to any lengths to frame and slander them.

While Lan Yu was catching up with Zhao Manyan about what had happened over the past few days, Bai Tingting, who'd been sitting by the campfire, suddenly stood up.

She hurried over to Zhao Manyan and, while he looked on in confusion, pushed him aside and threw herself into Lan Yu's arms, as if she'd suffered some enormous injustice.

Nobody had expected this, and everyone stared in stunned silence.

Over the past few days, everyone had seen Bai Tingting drawing close to Lan Yu, intentionally or otherwise.

But they weren't exactly lovers, were they?

Or had Ming Cong's actions that evening really frightened Bai Tingting, making her instinctively feel that Lan Yu was someone who could comfort her?

Lan Yu was dumbfounded himself. Wait, wasn't Zhao Manyan right there? How had he suddenly ended up with soft, fragrant Bai Tingting in his arms?

"Lan Yu, can you please not leave?"

Bai Tingting's eyes were red, and she looked so pitiful, as though Lan Yu were the only person she could trust.

"Alright, alright," Lan Yu agreed. "Um, let go of me first."

"No!"

"..." Lan Yu was speechless.

Damn that Bewitching Demon Spider. You did a beautiful job!

"Hmph!" Mu Nujiao gave a sudden snort at the sight.

At the same time, Mo Fan had just walked into the church and witnessed the whole thing. A knowing grin spread across his face.

"The two who said they'd complete their surveys on their own have finally returned, too. So, how'd it go? Don't tell me you didn't finish."