"Young Master..."
The moment Ye Ruilin's figure vanished, Old Wu flashed forward, intending to pull Ye Ruilin back out.
A struggle flashed through his eyes. Remembering the Young Master's instructions, Old Wu ultimately held himself back.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and pull him out! If you wait any longer, he might explode and die!"
Among the group, Dugu Bo was naturally the most anxious.
Dugu Bo had placed all his hopes on Ye Ruilin.
If this kid died here—
What would happen to the poison in his body? What would happen to his future path of advancement?
A trace of hesitation flashed across Old Wu's face, but his gaze quickly turned resolute.
"I believe in the Young Master."
"Hey, you—"
"He's just a brat. What does he know?"
"Do you know how terrifying the power of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is?"
"Even I, a Title Douluo, wouldn't dare enter this lake lightly."
Dugu Bo was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
Old Wu remained unmoved. He merely stared quietly at the lake's surface, as though waiting for something.
Unable to persuade him, Dugu Bo finally waved his hand in frustration.
"Fine, fine."
"If that kid dies at the bottom of this lake, then it's simply his fate."
At the bottom of the lake.
Ye Ruilin forced himself to sit cross-legged. The surrounding energy flooded madly into his body, forming a small vortex.
He took a deep breath and circulated the Primordial Art. As the technique operated, a faint layer of light gradually enveloped the surface of his body.
The Frost-Flame Twin Flower he had consumed earlier also began to take effect at this moment.
The medicinal power of the immortal herb balanced the energy within his body, gradually healing his already battered body under its effects.
The vortex became increasingly distinct.
A vast power began to gather around him, slow yet surging.
Ice-blue chill seeped into his body through his pores like wisps of silk, carrying extreme cold.
Crimson flames, meanwhile, coiled around his body like wandering dragons, scorching the surface of his flesh.
Ye Ruilin paid it no mind and madly circulated the Primordial Art.
The power of the Primordial Art gradually revealed itself as fire-attribute energy poured wildly into Ye Ruilin's heart.
His heart beat violently. Every beat was accompanied by scorching red light, which faintly shone through his chest.
Under the guidance of the Primordial Art, ice-attribute energy slowly flowed into his kidneys. Even the meridians around them seemed nourished by that power.
The two energies that had always depended upon one another completely separated after entering Ye Ruilin's body.
The Primordial Art seemed like an unseen manipulator, strictly controlling the flow of both energies.
Once the two energies began to stabilize, Ye Ruilin accelerated his absorption.
The violent surge of energy caused the lake water to boil.
Just as Ye Ruilin focused on absorbing the energy, he sensed an unusual aura.
He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils contracting as the sight before him left him frozen.
Two enormous dragon phantoms floated before him, one red and one blue.
Blazing flames coiled around the red dragon phantom, while the blue one radiated bone-chilling cold.
Though their forms were illusory, the pressure emanating from the depths of their souls still made Ye Ruilin's heart tremble.
"Are these... the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls?"
Ye Ruilin's mind instantly went blank, while towering waves surged within his heart.
He stared fixedly at the two dragon phantoms, his mind racing as he tried to make sense of the situation before him.
After a moment, he finally understood, and wild delight immediately appeared on his face.
His heart pounded violently, as though it were about to burst through his chest.
"Could it be because of my Martial Soul—the Divine Beast Qilin?"
A thought suddenly flashed through Ye Ruilin's mind.
Among divine beasts, there had always been resonance and attraction between bloodlines.
His Martial Soul was the Qilin, one of the most supreme divine beasts between heaven and earth. It belonged to the same rank of divine beasts as the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
Perhaps it was precisely this bloodline connection that had caused the two remnant souls to appear of their own accord.
At that thought, understanding flashed in Ye Ruilin's eyes, followed by a hint of disdain.
He recalled how Tang San had once absorbed the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, yet had not triggered such a phenomenon.
Tang San's Martial Soul might have been powerful, but compared to true divine beasts, it was still far from worthy.
His Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul was ultimately only the pinnacle of plant-type Martial Souls, not a divine beast bloodline.
That difference doomed Tang San to be unable to resonate with the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls.
"Sure enough, the bloodline attraction between divine beasts is the key!"
Ye Ruilin felt fortunate, but also thrilled.
The two remnant souls contained the residual power of the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
If he could absorb them, his abilities would surely improve tremendously. He might even break through his current bottleneck and reach an entirely new realm.
At that thought, his gaze became burning hot, and his breathing quickened uncontrollably.
This opportunity was once in a millennium. He absolutely could not let it slip away!
"Stay calm. I have to stay calm."
Ye Ruilin took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart.
He knew that the more critical the moment, the more clear-headed he had to remain.
Though the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King Remnant Souls were merely phantoms, their pressure was still not to be underestimated. A single misstep could lead to a backlash from their power.
"Since you appeared voluntarily, that means you acknowledge my divine beast bloodline."
"Let me see just how powerful your remaining strength is!"
The corner of his lips curled into a confident smile.
He circulated the Primordial Art, and a force of suction spread from Ye Ruilin's body.
The frenzied suction attempted to seize the two dragon remnant souls beneath the water.
This action seemed to enrage the Water Dragon King and Fire Dragon King.
The two dragon phantoms let out a roar and immediately charged toward Ye Ruilin.
Rather than being alarmed, Ye Ruilin was delighted.
He had been worrying over how to capture the two dragon phantoms, yet they had actually charged straight at him.
He swiftly pulled out the Red Snow Spirit Mushroom he had prepared long ago from his Space Ring and swallowed it without hesitation.
This Red Snow Spirit Mushroom contained two types of energy and could serve to harmonize them.
But that was not the important part.
Most importantly, it possessed an extremely powerful restorative effect.
If his meridians or body were damaged, its medicinal power could immediately repair them.
He had originally not intended to use the Red Snow Spirit Mushroom, since his Primordial Art was enough to handle the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
Yet he had never expected such an unexpected windfall.
The Fire Dragon King Remnant Soul attacked first, and a scorching force instantly wrapped around Ye Ruilin's body.
Unlike the flames of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, this energy carried a savage brutality.
The Dragon Flame containing the dragon race's origin power instantly charred the surface of Ye Ruilin's body black.
His flesh sizzled beneath the blazing heat.
His meridians contracted violently under the flames' scorching assault, while his blood was instantly boiled and surged madly through his body.
Ye Ruilin sucked in a cold breath. He had not expected the Fire Dragon King's attack to be so tyrannical.
Fortunately, the Red Snow Spirit Mushroom took effect in time.
A cool medicinal power swept through his entire body, and his severely damaged flesh and meridians slowly recovered beneath its effects.
What alarmed Ye Ruilin was that the attack did not stop. The power of the flames directly invaded his heart.
The heart was where fire energy gathered, but beneath the Fire Dragon King's Dragon Flame, his entire heart seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand.
Every beat brought excruciating pain, and his consciousness rapidly began to blur.
The world before his eyes seemed shrouded in crimson.
Ye Ruilin bit through his tongue, forcibly jolting himself awake.
The instant he regained clarity, he pulled the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass from his Space Ring.
This immortal herb of extreme cold had originally seemed unnecessary, but now it was his life-saving medicine.
A force of extreme cold instantly poured into his body and, under the Primordial Art's control, slowly approached his heart.
With that power balancing it out, the throbbing pain in his heart finally began to fade.
Ye Ruilin bared his teeth. He had not expected even a lingering dragon soul to possess such power.
A fierce light flashed in his eyes.
"You're nothing more than a remnant soul now. How long can you keep acting so arrogantly?"
He circulated the Primordial Art and directly absorbed the Fire Dragon King Remnant Soul into his body. The two powers immediately collided within him.
In a short period of time, Ye Ruilin's body underwent countless cycles of destruction and restoration.
From gritting his teeth in pain at the beginning to laughing heartily at the end.
He could feel his body growing increasingly powerful, and he could also feel the Fire Dragon King's power steadily weakening.
When the Fire Dragon King's power could no longer inflict any harm upon him, Ye Ruilin suddenly circulated his Soul Power and instantly shattered the Fire Dragon Remnant Soul.
The Primordial Art circulated rapidly, absorbing every trace of the purest fire energy hidden within the remnant soul.
"Hahahaha..."
Ye Ruilin could not help laughing aloud, his eyes filled with wild delight.
"I never expected a Shattered Godhead to be hidden within your remnant soul."
An unexpected surprise within an unexpected surprise.
A Shattered Godhead contained the power and laws of a god position.
If he could comprehend it, he would condense a god position that belonged to him alone—the Qilin God Position!
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