Absorbing a God-Tier Soul Bone, Breaking Through Level Sixty

"Boss!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm paced anxiously nearby, yet dared not approach.

At this moment, Ye Guchen's aura surged wildly, ice-blue and crimson lights flickering alternately, churning the surrounding cold spring into a restless frenzy.

Ye Guchen gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead. The persistent pain far exceeded the itching, putting Ye Guchen under immense pressure.

He knew that these two God-level spirit bones were fusing with his skeletal frame; the more agonizing the process, the more powerful the strength gained after the fusion!

Time ticked away, second by second.

He did not know how much time had passed, but the pain finally receded like a receding tide.

In its place was an unprecedented sense of power!

Ye Guchen snapped his eyes open. His left hand glowed ice-blue, his right hand crimson, and two rays of sharp light erupted from his palms, carving two long trajectories through the cold spring!

Simultaneously, his spirit power began to climb frantically!

Level fifty-five...

Level fifty-six...

Level fifty-seven...

Level fifty-eight...

Level fifty-nine...

Level sixty!

The spirit power broke through the level sixty barrier, its momentum finally slowing until it stabilized firmly at the peak of level sixty, just one spirit ring away from level sixty-one.

"Si... sixty!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm widened his eyes, his voice trembling.

"Boss, you jumped straight from level fifty-four to level sixty? A six-level span?"

Ye Guchen slowly clenched his fists.

The powers of ice and fire surged in his palms, no longer repelling each other, but forming a delicate balance.

"Two God-level spirit bones, and they only provided six levels of spirit power for two bodies?"

He raised his left hand, and with a thought, a layer of ice-blue light covered his entire left arm.

"Left arm spirit bone, ice attribute, four God-level spirit bone skills."

Ye Guchen closed his eyes to sense them, and information about the four skills surfaced in his mind—

Ice Extreme Grip: A swing of the left arm freezes everything in a fan-shaped area ahead. The range and power increase with spirit power. Targets frozen lose all ability to act, and a single grip shatters them into ice shards.

Absolute Ice Seal: Centered on himself, he releases a domain of extreme cold, sealing everything nearby in ice. The consumption is massive, but the power is staggering; spirit masters below the God level have almost no chance of breaking free once enveloped.

Frost Armor: The left arm draws upon ice-attribute energy to condense ice armor on the body surface. It possesses astonishing defensive power and can reflect a portion of physical damage.

Ice Seal Thousand Miles: A full-force strike from the left arm releases an ice-attribute shockwave that freezes everything in its path. This is a wide-range ultimate move capable of covering several kilometers in a single strike!

Ye Guchen opened his eyes and raised his right arm.

Crimson light ignited, and scorching heat erupted from his palm.

Flame Emperor Fist: A swing of the right arm releases condensed flame-gold power. The punch contains terrifying high temperatures, dealing both physical and fire-attribute damage to the target.

Magma Purgatory: Draws upon underground fire veins to create volcanic eruptions within a certain range. It burns continuously, inflicting relentless fire-attribute damage on all living things within the area.

Phoenix Wings: The right arm spreads, condensing fire-attribute energy into giant flaming wings. They allow for flight, and the wings themselves are offensive, capable of incinerating enemies that draw near.

Flame Dragon Devours Heaven: A full-force blast from the right arm transforms into a giant flame dragon, devouring everything in its path. This is his strongest single-target kill move, powerful enough to instantly kill a spirit master no more than ten levels above him! Fueled by divine power, it can even strike down an average Douluo title holder.

"Eight... eight God-level spirit bone skills!"

Although Ye Guchen had been prepared, he could not help but feel excited.

Through his recent sensing, he discovered that these God-level spirit bone skills had an extremely high utilization rate for spirit power, meeting his requirements for retaining spirit skills.

This meant that he had suddenly gained eight formidable skills.

Although fully driving them required divine power, the divine power stored within the spirit bones was sufficient to sustain each skill once.

But if used as a trump card, they would definitely exert unexpected effects.

Ye Guchen closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness into his body.

The powers of ice and fire surged from his left and right arms respectively, converging at his chest.

There was no conflict, no repulsion; they intertwined and blended, like a Yin-Yang fish, forming a perfect cycle.

BOOM—

An invisible pressure erupted from within Ye Guchen!

The cold spring in the entire chamber was pushed outward by this pressure. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was caught off guard and sent flying, crashing into the chamber wall.

"Boss!"

Tian Meng stared at Ye Guchen, dumbfounded.

At this moment, the aura surrounding Ye Guchen had completely changed.

It was neither pure ice nor pure fire, but a terrifying field where ice and fire coexisted, generating and restraining one another.

With Ye Guchen at the center, a circular domain with a diameter of one hundred meters quietly unfolded.

Within the domain, one half was a frozen tundra, while the other was a raging sea of flames.

Ice and fire did not encroach upon each other, yet they resonated in harmony; they chased and spiraled around one another, trailing long arcs to form a strange equilibrium.

Ye Guchen opened his eyes, his pupils flickering between icy blue and crimson before finally settling into a calm, deep gold.

"Ice and Fire Yin Yang Domain."

He spoke in a low voice, his tone carrying an unprecedented sense of certainty.

This domain was not a skill granted by a spirit bone, but a domain skill that awakened naturally after he refined both the ice and fire god-level spirit bones, mastered the ultimate attributes of both, and achieved a perfect balance of ice and fire power within his body!

Within the domain, the power of his ice and fire attribute skills doubled, while their consumption was halved.

At the same time, the domain exerted a continuous dual suppression on enemies—the slowing and freezing effects of the ice attribute, and the burning agony of the fire attribute. With both effects stacked, opponents below the god-level would have their strength directly reduced by forty percent while inside the domain.

Even more terrifying was that the ice and fire elements within the domain would actively serve him, continuously replenishing his consumed spirit power.

In places where ice and fire energy were abundant, this effect would be amplified infinitely, even allowing him to fight without consuming his own spirit power!

"Eight skills, one domain... is this the power of god-level spirit bones?"

Ye Guchen retracted the domain, stood up, and stretched his arms.

The power of ice and fire had thoroughly integrated into his bones and blood, becoming a part of his body.

He raised his left hand and tapped lightly; a giant rock beside the spring was instantly encased in ice.

He waved his right hand casually, and another giant rock shattered, sending molten lava splashing everywhere.

"Level sixty spirit power, plus these eight skills and the domain... even if I face an average level eighty Douluo, I have the strength to put up a fight."

Ye Guchen's lips curled upward slightly.

After returning Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to the Bead Space, he swam toward the surface of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

By this time, Dugu Bo and his companion had been waiting anxiously on the shore for a long time.

Only when Ye Guchen surfaced did both of them heave a sigh of relief.

However, seeing Ye Guchen with only his head exposed, soaking his entire body in the water and refusing to come out, Dugu Yan couldn't help but urge him.

"Hurry up and come out!"

Ye Guchen was just about to emerge, but as soon as half his body broke the surface, he realized with a jolt that his clothes had long since been burned away.

Looking at Dugu Yan, who was staring straight at him with eyes glowing, Ye Guchen's eyelid twitched.

"Um, Miss Dugu, have you seen enough? Would you mind looking away for a moment?"

Hearing this, Dugu Yan's face turned bright red, and she hurriedly covered her eyes.

"You... just come out."

Ye Guchen was left speechless, thinking, Could the gaps between your fingers be any wider?