Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art!

This was a strange space.

There was no sky, no earth.

Endless void surrounded him, suffused with dark violet light that flowed like an aurora, yet also like the Styx.

Beneath his feet was something transparent, through which he could vaguely see nine different worlds slowly revolving below.

Each layer emanated a different Netherworld aura.

Some were cold and gloomy, some heavy, some deathly silent, some majestic...

"Nine layers..."

Dugu Bo muttered to himself, a vague guess forming in his heart.

The place where he stood was the center of this space.

A massive platform floated in the void, its surface covered in ancient runes.

He had never seen runes of that kind before.

They were neither the writing of human civilization nor marks used by Soul Beasts.

They looked more like... the writing of the Dragon Clan.

At the very center of the platform floated a black jade slip.

The jade slip was not large, only palm-sized. It was pitch-black throughout, with dark violet patterns flowing across its surface.

Those patterns shifted slowly, as though they were alive.

Dugu Bo instinctively reached out and touched the jade slip.

The instant his fingertips made contact!

A miracle occurred!

Boom!

Countless streams of information flooded into his mind like a tidal wave.

This was not a mental attack, but an inheritance.

This was actually an inheritance left to him by the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul...

The sheer volume of information was so immense that even the mental power of a Titled Douluo nearly could not withstand it.

Dugu Bo gritted his teeth and endured, slowly digesting the contents pouring into his mind bit by bit.

He did not know how much time had passed. Perhaps it had been an instant, perhaps several hours.

At last, he sorted through the information.

The name of this inherited cultivation art was:

Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art

It was not a cultivation art created by humans.

Rather, it was an inheritance inherently carried by the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul itself.

Or perhaps it was an ancient peerless expert who possessed the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Martial Soul, who had inscribed his lifelong cultivation insights and techniques into the Martial Soul's origin, passing them down through generations.

The strength of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art lay in the fact that it was not a single cultivation method.

Rather...

It was a perfect, all-encompassing cultivation art.

Dugu Bo closed his eyes and continued to absorb it. The more he read, the more shocked he became.

The Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art contained six major chapters:

First Chapter: Soul Refining

It cultivated the soul and spiritual power.

Unlike ordinary Soul Masters, who relied on natural growth or heavenly treasures to enhance their spiritual power, the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art had a dedicated method for cultivating the soul.

It used Netherworld Power to temper the soul, gradually transforming it into a Nether Soul.

The quality of a Nether Soul far surpassed that of an ordinary soul. Not only could it greatly enhance spiritual power, it could also grant the soul a certain degree of resistance and offensive capability.

At higher levels of cultivation, the soul could even exist apart from the body for a short time.

Second Chapter: Body Refining Chapter

It cultivated the body's strength.

The Nine Nether Divine Dragon was a Dragon Clan Martial Soul renowned for its powerful body, and the Body Refining Chapter brought that advantage to its utmost limit.

It used Netherworld Power to temper the bones, muscles, meridians, and internal organs, gradually causing the body to undergo Dragon Transformation.

At higher levels of cultivation, one would not need Martial Soul Possession. The body alone could withstand the attacks of a Titled Douluo.

Third Chapter: Soul Power Refining Chapter

It cultivated the quality and level of Soul Power.

This was the most fundamental chapter, and also the most crucial.

The Soul Power cultivation method of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art was more profound than any known cultivation art on the continent.

Within the same amount of time, it could cultivate Soul Power of higher quality and greater quantity.

Moreover, it possessed an absurdly powerful trait: automatic circulation.

As long as one mastered the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art, even while sleeping, fighting, or doing other things, the cultivation art would circulate automatically at lower efficiency, accumulating bit by bit.

Fourth Chapter: Ring Refining Chapter

It cultivated Soul Rings.

This was something the original Dugu Bo had never even heard of.

Even Dugu Bo, as a transmigrator, knew very few methods of increasing a Soul Ring's age.

The rewards of divine trials were the most straightforward example.

As for the rest, he truly could not think of many.

Soul Rings were obtained by absorbing the souls of Soul Beasts. Once fixed, they theoretically could no longer be changed.

Yet the Ring Refining Chapter of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art could actually slowly increase the age of Soul Rings by absorbing Netherworld Power!

Although the rate of increase was very slow and had to be measured in years, it truly could be increased.

This meant that Dugu Bo's current seven black and two red Soul Rings might one day become... nine red?

Or even... higher?

Nine golden million-year Soul Rings!

Fifth Chapter: Martial Refining Chapter

It cultivated the strength of the Martial Soul.

The quality of a Martial Soul was not fixed forever.

Through the Martial Refining Chapter of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art, one could continuously temper the Martial Soul's origin, raising the quality of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon higher and higher.

Though it could not be increased without limit, there was room for improvement before the Martial Soul reached its upper limit.

Sixth Chapter: Nether Refining Chapter

It cultivated Nine Nether Power.

This was the true essence of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art.

The previous five chapters were all foundational cultivation.

The Nether Refining Chapter, however, was the path to enlightenment.

The nine dimensions of Nine Nether Power.

Nether Poison, Nether Earth, Nether Thunder, Nether Cold, Nether Domain, Nether Might, Nether Soul, Nether Silence, Nether Annihilation.

Each one needed to be comprehended, understood, and fused.

The Nether Refining Chapter provided directions and methods for comprehension, but how much he could truly grasp depended on Dugu Bo's own talent and opportunities.

The deeper his comprehension, the stronger Nine Nether Power would become.

When every aspect of Nine Nether Power had been comprehended to the utmost limit...

That would be... godhood.

An unknown amount of time passed.

Dugu Bo slowly opened his eyes, his Dark Golden Dragon Eyes filled with shock.

"This isn't an ordinary cultivation art..."

he muttered.

"This is... the path to godhood."

The Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art was a complete cultivation art, one that led from Titled Douluo to godhood.

It required no outside help and no heavenly treasures.

Only persistent cultivation and unceasing comprehension of Nine Nether Power.

Of course, heavenly treasures would accelerate the process.

But even without them, the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art itself was enough to support him all the way to the end.

"No wonder... no wonder the Jade Python Snake Emperor was called a god-tier Martial Soul after evolving into the Nine Nether Divine Dragon."

"It isn't because the Martial Soul itself is so powerful."

"It's because it... possesses the key to a God Position."

"Looks like I made the right gamble this time!"

"What Sea God, Rakshasa God, Angel God, Asura God King—before me, the God of Nine Nether, they're all nothing but trash."

Dugu Bo took a deep breath and firmly memorized every word of the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art.

He knew that from this day onward, his path of cultivation had changed completely.

He would no longer be feeling his way forward.

Instead, he had a clear, distinct path leading to the pinnacle.

The inheritance space began to slowly dissipate.

Dugu Bo's consciousness was sent back to his cultivation chamber.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already noon outside the window.

He had cultivated for an entire morning, yet he did not feel the slightest bit tired.

On the contrary, having obtained the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art filled him with motivation.

"Yan Yan will be back tomorrow. I'll take her to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes first and have her eat the Aromatic Silk Beauty."

"Then..."

The corners of Dugu Bo's lips rose into a confident smile.

"It'll be time to properly cultivate the Nine Nether Divine Dragon Art."