"But this is still far from enough..."
Ling Xuqing slowly drew in the boundless, violent aura around him, making the Golden Dragon wings behind his back and the Purgatory Golden Dragon Claws on his hands vanish back into his body.
He took a deep breath of the cool mountain air, forcing himself to calm down after experiencing the sensation of wielding power over everything.
As a modern man who had read countless novels on Blue Star, he knew all too well that "the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind."
What was more, his current power system completely defied the laws of Douluo Continent.
"I'm definitely going to Nuoding City." Ling Xuqing quietly planned out his future. "Su Yuntao gave me proof from the Spirit Hall Branch and arranged for me to enroll at Nuoding City Junior Spirit Master Academy as a gifted student. I have to report there, but whether I actually attend classes like a good student is another matter."
With his current Soul Power at level fifteen and twelve god-tier Soul Skills, there was probably no one at Nuoding City Junior Spirit Master Academy who could teach him anything.
He was going there mainly to get a legitimate identity and the monthly resource allowance from Spirit Hall.
"My First Soul Ring is a God-Bestowed Soul Ring. With my current physical strength and the Golden Dragon King's reserves of power, I can absolutely handle adding nothing but Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!"
At the thought of this possibility, a feverish glint flashed in Ling Xuqing's eyes.
All Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!
Just how domineering and powerful would that setup be?
Once he had it, he wouldn't just be invincible among those of his rank. Challenging a Titled Douluo across multiple ranks might even be possible!
But once his initial excitement passed, Ling Xuqing quickly regained his composure and furrowed his brow.
"Still, I can't get too careless."
For starters, where could he find so many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to serve as "supplements" during the Douluo I era?
And besides...
His newly remade six-year-old body might have fused with the Golden Dragon King's origin, but it was still growing.
To bear the world-shattering energy of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, his physical strength needed to improve further.
"How can I strengthen my body?"
Ling Xuqing paced back and forth, his mind racing.
Ordinary medicinal baths and exercise would have little effect on his body now.
He needed the finest natural treasures, the kind that could temper his bloodline from its very roots and strengthen his bones.
Suddenly, Ling Xuqing came to a halt as a flash of inspiration struck him.
"That's right—Whale Rubber!"
His eyes lit up at once.
In the world of Douluo Continent, Whale Rubber was a wonderful thing.
But during the Douluo I era, people on Douluo Continent had no idea what Whale Rubber was really good for. They thought it was just an ordinary medicinal herb that nobles used to spice things up.
That was exactly why Whale Rubber was so cheap!
Especially thousand- and ten-thousand-year varieties. Because they were so old and their effects so potent, nobles were afraid to use them, and hardly anyone wanted them.
"This is practically a body-tempering holy treasure made just for me!" Ling Xuqing couldn't help thinking.
As long as he could get his hands on large quantities of thousand- and ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber and circulate the Golden Dragon King's origin alongside it, his physical strength would undergo a qualitative leap!
"Maybe I should find a chance to visit Vast Sea City?" Ling Xuqing rubbed his chin, already weighing the idea.
Vast Sea City was the largest port city on Douluo Continent and the main trading hub for Whale Rubber. He was sure he could find what he needed there.
But then he patted his empty pockets and sighed helplessly.
"Come to think of it, I don't have any money yet. Even the Spirit Hall allowance probably won't cover the expenses of a 'walking money pit' like me. Looks like I'll have to come up with another way to earn some."
"Never mind. I'll head back to the village first."
Ling Xuqing shook his head and temporarily pushed those complicated thoughts aside. "I'll set out for Nuoding City tomorrow to report in, then I'll wait for the academy to open. Before that, I need to plan out the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and figure out how to make money!"
With that, Ling Xuqing turned to leave the valley.
But after taking only a couple of steps, he suddenly stopped.
He turned his head slightly, his gaze settling on the darkness deeper in the mountain behind him.
From there came the faint, deafening roar of a waterfall.
In the stillness of the deep night, the sound of the waterfall was especially clear.
A wicked smile curled Ling Xuqing's lips.
"If I need to temper my body, isn't there a perfect place right in front of me?"
Meanwhile.
Deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, far from Wuxi Village, lay the Life Forbidden Zone.
It was shrouded in dense gray-white mist, and the air was thick with a suffocating vitality and the pressure of antiquity.
At the heart of the forbidden zone coiled a silver dragon so enormous it was enough to fill anyone with despair.
Its body stretched like a range of mountains, every silver scale gleaming with a soft, sacred light.
It lay motionless beneath the waters of Life Lake, sunk in a slumber that had lasted tens of thousands of years.
Yet the instant Ling Xuqing fully fused with the Golden Dragon King's origin, the silver dragon's eyes, closed for tens of thousands of years, suddenly snapped open!
BOOM—
A terrifying pressure swept across the entire Life Forbidden Zone, and the waters of Life Lake surged into towering waves.
The Silver Dragon King seemed to sense something, and her enormous body shifted slightly at the bottom of the lake.
Although the Dragon God's remnant soul had used the last of its strength to hide Ling Xuqing's aura as he condensed the Golden Dragon King's power, the Silver Dragon King, another part of the Dragon God's divided incarnation, still keenly sensed that familiar aura from the depths of her soul!
"This is..."
The Silver Dragon King's star-like eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
"That can't be. Wasn't the Golden Dragon King sealed away in the Forbidden God Land by Asura God and the other gods, with no chance of escape?"
The Silver Dragon King sank into deep thought at the bottom of the lake, her massive head lifting slightly.
That aura had vanished in a flash, but she was absolutely certain she hadn't sensed it wrong. It was the Golden Dragon King's origin!
And that aura carried an extremely unfamiliar fluctuation—one that didn't belong to this world.
"Why is there a trace of the Golden Dragon King's origin on Douluo Continent? Did the seal break? Or... did someone fuse with its origin?"
The Silver Dragon King's mind was swept by a storm of shock.
"No. I have to investigate!"
Her gaze turned resolute in an instant, even taking on a hint of fervor.
"This is my chance, and the Soul Beast Clan's chance!"
"If I can find the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, perhaps the Soul Beast Clan won't have to wait for the Emperor Auspicious Beast to hatch before rising again! And I can use it to fully recover from my injuries!"
At that thought, the Silver Dragon King could no longer remain calm.
Her massive body slowly stretched out in Life Lake. An invisible mental wave pierced through layer upon layer of mist and swept beyond the Life Forbidden Zone.
"Di Tian, come to the Life Forbidden Zone at once!"
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