The Earth Dragon King, concealed among the bones, stared in astonishment. What had he just seen?
How could a mere human wield the powers of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King?
That was right. Only now, driven by his desperate desire for power, had Yu Tianshuo fully awakened the forces that had lain dormant within him.
His absorption had not been ordinary. From the very beginning, he had absorbed everything from both Dragon Kings. But so little time had passed that he had not even realized those powers were still hidden inside him.
It had taken Dugu Bo's sacrifice to awaken them.
Only now had Yu Tianshuo truly fused the Ultimate Fire, the Ultimate Ice, and the Ultimate Force.
The solid ice encasing the bones was a terrifying display of the power he could currently unleash.
Within the ice, Yu Tianshuo was unaffected. Anyone or anything frozen inside it, however, would be trapped in an unending agony of ice and fire.
Even the Earth Dragon King was no exception!
The Earth Dragon King was suffering that very torment. At last, he could no longer endure it and revealed himself.
He had planned to burrow straight into the earth, but just then, an even more terrifying mass of ice trapped him!
The moment the Earth Dragon King appeared, Yu Tianshuo had imprisoned him. Standing behind him, he said calmly,
"Found you."
Only then did the Earth Dragon King feel the threat of imminent death.
Yu Tianshuo looked at him with neither sorrow nor joy. His eyes held nothing but emptiness and numbness.
A flame appeared in his hand, streaked with red and blue. It looked both uncanny and terrifying.
He reached toward the Earth Dragon King's remnant soul with the flame. The instant it touched him, the Earth Dragon King let out a piercing scream.
"Ahhhhhhh—!"
He could not even beg for mercy. He had never felt pain like this before.
But who was he?
He was the mighty Earth Dragon King!
He was a subordinate of the great Dragon God!
The Earth Dragon King's fury flared.
He forcibly tore apart his trapped, burning soul and desperately burrowed into the nearest bones.
It all happened in an instant. Yu Tianshuo was powerful now, but his mind was in no state to react. The Earth Dragon King escaped back into the bones.
"Rumble—!"
The frozen bones began to tremble, and cracks spread through the ice around them.
Seeing the Earth Dragon King escape, Yu Tianshuo's anger once again consumed his reason. He desperately wrung every last bit of power from his Soul Core and sea of consciousness.
The reinforced ice did delay the bones from breaking free, but only for a while.
This time, the Earth Dragon King was fighting with everything he had. He, too, began burning his soul, pouring all his strength into urging on his soul and the power within the bones.
His sacrifice and outburst paid off.
A Dragon King's dying counterattack was terrifying. In an instant, the Earth Dragon King shattered the ice with irresistible force.
Drawing on the earth element in the space around him, he rapidly gathered it over the bones.
Gradually, lines resembling muscles appeared across the bones.
First came the head, then the neck.
With every passing moment, the Earth Dragon King's body took shape.
Yu Tianshuo wanted to charge forward and stop him.
But the Earth Dragon King was no fool. He aimed his attack at Dugu Bo!
Dozens of stone spikes shot toward Dugu Bo's corpse, intent on tearing it to pieces before Yu Tianshuo's eyes.
At the sight of this, Yu Tianshuo regained some of his reason and flashed forward!
He appeared over Dugu Bo's remains. With a wave of his hand, he froze the oncoming stone spikes in midair.
Then they crumbled into sand once more, scattering through the air.
Without another moment's hesitation, Yu Tianshuo picked up his master's corpse and flashed away, beyond the area covered by the bones.
When he reached Dugu Yuan, he saw him staring at his master's corpse, tears streaming down his face.
Yu Tianshuo solemnly handed over his master's body. Then he drew the Firm Investment Device from within himself and placed it on the corpse.
In an instant, the Firm Investment Device shone with dazzling golden light, which gradually seeped into Dugu Bo's body.
Yu Tianshuo let out a breath of relief. His attempt had worked. Color was slowly returning to his master's face.
Dugu Yuan stared blankly. Shocked, he looked at Yu Tianshuo. His mouth opened and closed several times, but no words came out.
Yu Tianshuo smiled at Dugu Yuan. Feeling returned to his voice as he said firmly,
"Senior Brother, take Master somewhere safe. I'll deal with this."
He even managed a confident smile, just like the one he used to wear when delivering some astonishing news.
It brimmed with confidence and filled Dugu Yuan with a sense of security.
He did not waste time asking, "Junior Brother, what about you?"
Instead, he gave a firm nod, picked up Dugu Bo, and ran as far from the Earth Dragon King as he could.
"Phew—"
Watching his senior brother leave, Yu Tianshuo finally let out a breath of relief.
He turned and faced the Earth Dragon King once more.
The Earth Dragon King had now used the earth element to restore his body. He stood before Yu Tianshuo in his complete dragon form.
"Then—come on!"
Yu Tianshuo tore off his tattered clothes, revealing his strong muscles and golden dragon scales.
Visible changes were taking place in Yu Tianshuo's body.
His Second Soul Ring, once streaked with red and blue, gradually began to fuse, turning into a dazzling purple-gold.
Purple-gold patterns gradually appeared on his dragon horns and tail as well.
The color lent an air of mystery to the already noble gold, making Yu Tianshuo look even more distinguished.
Looking at Yu Tianshuo, the Earth Dragon King finally calmed down.
All he could sense from Yu Tianshuo were the auras of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King. He felt none of his father's power.
That meant this human was not the Golden Dragon King, contrary to what he had expected.
He had initially been so furious that he had lost his reason because he thought a God King coveted his father's power. That was what had driven him into a blind rage.
But after seeing Yu Tianshuo's actions, he had gradually calmed down.
It no longer mattered.
The two of them simply stared at each other.
The battlefield fell into deathly silence.
Neither made the first move. Each waited for the other to reveal an opening.
But the Earth Dragon King was the first to lose patience. His soul was already shattered. If he waited any longer, he would vanish completely.
The Earth Dragon King charged at Yu Tianshuo.
As he charged, stone spikes rapidly formed and shot toward Yu Tianshuo!
Yu Tianshuo charged straight at the Earth Dragon King as well. The moment the stone spikes came close, they began to disintegrate.
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