"Mother! It really is you! You're still alive?"
The Ice Dragon King's enormous phantom bobbed its head again and again in excitement, its voice filled with boundless longing.
The Fire Dragon King nodded its massive head as well. Magma-like tears rolled from his huge dragon eyes.
"Mother, could it be that Father..."
Long Yun gently waved a hand, cutting him off.
"We'll talk about what happened in the past later. For now, I'll help you rebuild part of your bodies."
As soon as he spoke, Long Yun clenched his right hand sharply in the air.
In an instant, the heavens and earth changed color!
The clear sky was suddenly split in two.
One half became a land of bitter cold, with snow swirling everywhere and icy winds howling. The other half blazed with towering flames, the very air warped by the scorching heat.
The waters of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well spun wildly, forming two enormous whirlpools.
Two pillars of red and blue light pierced the sky, dyeing the entire expanse above Sunset Forest in the colors of ice and fire.
At that moment, the temperature across the whole Douluo Continent began to fluctuate violently.
First, a bone-chilling cold swept into every corner, making countless Soul Masters shudder.
But before they could react, an indescribable heat came crashing down, making them feel as if they were trapped inside an endless furnace.
"Hmph. Do not recklessly affect this continent."
Long Yun gave a soft snort. Nine-colored light trembled faintly, and the terrifying temperature swings that had swept across the continent were forcibly smoothed away by an invisible force. The sky returned to normal.
"Your bodies have long since vanished. Rebuilding them with only your remnant souls will take time, so for now, your strength will remain at the Half-God level."
"From now on, you may call me Father or the Sovereign."
As Long Yun spoke, the two towering dragon phantoms began to shrink rapidly.
At last, amid a mingling glow of red and white, two chubby, palm-sized little dragons wobbled through the air to Long Yun.
The one on the left was icy blue from head to tail, its eyes darting about. It was incredibly cute.
The one on the right was bright red all over, with faint golden flames flickering across its body. It ingratiatingly rubbed its head against Long Yun's finger.
They lowered their heads respectfully and called out in babyish voices:
"Yes, Father!"
Looking at the two little fellows, Long Yun smiled with satisfaction and gently stroked their heads.
At the same time.
Although Long Yun had quelled the strange phenomenon in an instant, the terrifying divine might that had erupted just moments earlier still sent shockwaves across the entire Douluo Continent.
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Palace.
Xue Ye sprang to his feet from the dragon throne, his face pale.
"That power just now... What was it? Could it have been caused by the Ice Empress in the Far North breaking through?"
"No, Your Majesty! That power contained not only ultimate ice, but also ultimate fire! It definitely wasn't the Ice Empress's power!"
Star Luo Empire.
Dai Tianfeng stared at the sky, his eyes filled with shock and solemnity.
"Could it be... the legendary Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King have been resurrected?"
This ancient legend was no secret among the upper echelons of the two great empires. Yet they could hardly believe that the divine beasts, fallen countless years ago, had reappeared in the world today.
And far away overseas, in the Sun Moon Empire.
Deep within Evil Demon Forest.
The Evil Eye Tyrant Sovereign, who ruled over a million Evil Eyes, was now pulling all its tentacles back underground.
Its enormous evil eye trembled violently, its pupil filled with fear and unease.
"This aura... It's terrifying... This is definitely the pressure of a God King!"
"How could such a terrifying existence suddenly appear on the Douluo Continent?"
Dugu Bo was utterly dumbfounded.
He stood at the edge of the valley, his legs trembling so badly that he could barely breathe.
The scene before him had completely overturned everything he knew.
He looked down at the red-and-white waters gradually settling beneath his feet. The once-raging energies of ice and fire were now as docile as a pool of still water.
"W-what on earth is going on?"
Dugu Bo muttered to himself, his voice trembling violently.
He had spent decades at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, always believing it was a natural creation of heaven and earth.
But the scene just now—the two dragons, their vast forms blotting out the sky—had clearly come from the very depths of the spring.
"Could it be that this Yin Yang Well wasn't formed naturally at all, but came into being after these two divine beasts fell?"
The moment the thought occurred to him, Dugu Bo's scalp prickled.
A place where divine beasts had fallen.
And the Rainbow Academy dean standing before him had awakened the remnant souls of these two divine beasts with just one hand.
Not only had he awakened them, he had casually helped them rebuild their bodies.
Dugu Bo stared at Long Yun's white-clad back, his mind a complete blank.
"Who is he?"
"How could someone of this level exist on this continent?"
Dugu Bo swallowed, his mouth turning bitter.
But after the overwhelming shock, an uncontrollable surge of joy rose in his heart.
The Rainbow Academy dean's strength had already reached a level beyond his understanding.
He could command the Dragon Kings of legend and rebuild their bodies at will.
Then the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor poison inside him would surely be something this Sovereign could erase with a wave of his hand, wouldn't it?
"There's hope... Yanyan and I really can be saved."
Dugu Bo clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling faintly with excitement.
As long as he could cling to this Sovereign, the Dugu Family was sure to achieve unimaginable glory.
At the same time, in the Core Circle of the Star Dou Great Forest.
The water in Lake of Life suddenly churned violently, sending up waves several meters high.
Gu Yuena, who had been standing peacefully by the lakeshore, suddenly released a powerful aura.
The divine might belonging to half of the Dragon God swept uncontrollably across the entire Core Circle.
"My Lord?"
Di Tian was startled and hurriedly bowed, looking at Gu Yuena in confusion.
He had never seen his lord lose her composure like this.
As the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, he too had faintly sensed the ancient pressure that had flashed across the heavens and earth.
That pressure had nearly forced the Dragon Clan Bloodline within him to prostrate itself on the spot.
"That was... the aura of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King?"
Di Tian's eyes widened, his voice filled with shock.
Gu Yuena paid no attention to Di Tian. Her violet eyes were filled with astonishment.
She stood silently by the lakeshore, her long silver hair whipping wildly in the gale.
She wore a fitted silver gown that perfectly traced her near-flawless figure. Her long, straight legs showed faintly beneath the hem, radiating a heart-stopping allure.
Yet her face was pale.
"Ice Dragon King... Fire Dragon King..."
Gu Yuena murmured, her voice full of utter disbelief.
"They... are still alive..."
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