Water and Fire Dragon Kings

Sunset Forest.

Although it couldn't compare to places like the Star Dou Great Forest or the Far North,

Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were still everywhere once you ventured deeper inside.

Of course, given Ye Xuan and Dugu Bo's strength, the Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest would all consciously steer clear of them.

As Dugu Bo led the way, he seemed to be deliberately testing Ye Xuan.

He deliberately picked up the pace, but found that no matter how fast he went, Ye Xuan could keep up.

What was more, he couldn't see how Ye Xuan was speeding up at all.

This left Dugu Bo secretly astounded.

By now, he was certain that Ye Xuan was indeed a man of extraordinary strength.

They raced along, and by noon, the two had reached the heart of Sunset Forest.

Dugu Bo first brought Ye Xuan to his residence. From there, they could see Dugu Bo's own herb garden, as well as the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the central area.

Dugu Bo said to Ye Xuan, "Young Master Ye, that is my herb garden. If there's any herb you want, feel free to look for it. But the central area is extremely dangerous. My strength is limited, so I don't dare approach it lightly. If you plan to go there, you'll need to be careful."

"I intend to investigate the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. You don't need to worry about me for now." As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, he shot away, transforming into a streak of sword light as he flew toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Seeing Ye Xuan vanish before his eyes in an instant, Dugu Bo murmured, "Th-this speed is simply terrifying!"

If Ye Xuan used that speed to ambush him in a fight, he definitely wouldn't be able to react in time.

As soon as Ye Xuan entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, he felt the two extreme forces of ice and fire.

The two terrifying forces kept washing over his body, making him feel a sharp sting.

However, he had yet to circulate his true qi.

Once Ye Xuan began circulating his true qi, the stinging sensation disappeared, replaced by a feeling of comfort.

Ye Xuan walked straight to the center of the spring and sat down.

He let the two different forces surge toward him, absorbing them one by one.

After absorbing them for a while, Ye Xuan found that his senses had grown sharper.

He could clearly feel the power coming from beneath the spring.

It was like the wails of two vengeful spirits, or the enraged roars of two powerful beings.

Ye Xuan knew that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well had formed because of the Water and Fire Dragon Kings.

After meditating there for a day, Ye Xuan suddenly sensed two faint souls approaching him.

Their spiritual power was so weak that even their voices were impossible to identify as belonging to young or old, male or female.

He heard one voice say weakly, "You don't belong to the Divine Realm. The Divine Realm will not allow someone like you to exist. We lend you our power in the hope that you can slay one or two gods."

"I feel the same."

The other voice was even briefer, as if it would fade away if it said one more word.

The next instant, two streams of power surged into Ye Xuan's body.

They were two forces of law: one gave Ye Xuan control over fire, while the other gave him control over water and ice.

Ye Xuan could feel that these two forces were indeed different from the avatar of Asura God he had fought last time.

The dragon clan had suffered a great calamity. The Dragon Kings had fallen, and the Dragon God had split in two.

Their hatred for the gods ran deep. That was precisely why, after sensing that Ye Xuan's power did not belong to the Divine Realm and that he might become an enemy of the Divine Realm in the future, they had immediately chosen to lend him their aid.

After obtaining these two forces of law, Ye Xuan's strength had indeed increased tremendously.

That was because he could incorporate these forces of law into his sword techniques.

The two combined could unleash an even more terrifying power.

Just after Ye Xuan absorbed these forces, he suddenly felt his body grow hazy. Then his consciousness was pulled into that mental space.

This time, Ye Xuan saw a bewitching, bizarre goddess across from him, with long, scorpion-like limbs growing from her body.

A thick aura of evil surrounded her.

The moment they met, Ye Xuan felt countless waves of evil qi surging toward him, trying to make wicked thoughts take root in his heart.

But as soon as they drew near, two dragon-shaped phantoms appeared around Ye Xuan and blocked them.

One dragon was red and the other blue. They were the phantoms of the Fire Dragon and Water Dragon.

Last time, it was Asura God. Is this Rakshasa God? But last time, that was only a relatively weak avatar. This time, does Asura God seem different somehow?

Could it have something to do with the God Trial? Ye Xuan guessed.

If nothing had changed, Bibi Dong should now be undergoing Rakshasa God's God Trial.

Could that be why Rakshasa God's avatar seems so much stronger?

It doesn't even look much like an avatar anymore.

When Rakshasa God saw the two dragon-shaped phantoms around Ye Xuan, she seemed to fly into an even greater rage and immediately lunged at him.

She was incredibly fast, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

In an instant, an ice sword appeared in Ye Xuan's hand.

He raised his sword to block. The two forces exploded at the center, and he and Rakshasa God's avatar were both forced back several steps.

"Heh, perfect. I'll use you to practice my swordsmanship." As Ye Xuan spoke, he raised his sword and charged.

He was trying to weave the Water Dragon's power into his sword techniques, testing which techniques best suited the water and ice under its dominion and how he could make them most effective.

He also wanted to find out how to combine the Fire Dragon's extreme flames with his sword techniques to unleash their greatest power.

At first, Ye Xuan was suppressed by Rakshasa God's avatar.

But rather than worry, he was excited.

Only this way would he gain more practical experience as he created these sword techniques.

If his sword techniques only let him crush opponents weaker than himself, then they would be nothing but flashy moves.

If Rakshasa God could suppress him, then creating sword techniques that could defeat her would be worthwhile.

As the fight continued, Ye Xuan eventually settled on dual swords.

An ice sword in one hand, a fire sword in the other.

Each hand wielded a different sword technique, yet the two could work together.

Once Ye Xuan began coordinating them, Rakshasa God started to lose ground.

As his sword techniques gradually took shape, she grew increasingly helpless.

In the end, Ye Xuan coordinated his two swords and killed her with a crossing slash.

Rakshasa God vanished from that space. At the same instant, Ye Xuan felt another layer of suppression lift from him.

At the same time.

Spirit City.

Inside the Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong's pupils suddenly contracted. At that moment, she received astonishing news.

Her God Trial had temporarily stopped.

She had never heard of anything like a God Trial being suspended.

She asked the god for an explanation, but received no answer. Instead, the god showed her an image.

It was a young man holding two swords.

The young man was handsome and dashing, with eyes as bright as stars. Ice and fire appeared around the swords in his hands. Bibi Dong only had to glance at him to feel that he exerted an utterly terrifying pressure.

Even at level 99, she felt overwhelmed by his pressure.

"Is he a god?" Bibi Dong asked.

Rakshasa God's final answer before falling into a slumber was, "No."

Then the God Trial was suspended.