When the Holy Light Skyhawk landed on the ground and saw the looks in Porcupinefish Douluo and the others' eyes, it was completely dumbfounded.
I only came out to forage. Why am I getting dragged into this?
The Holy Light Skyhawk struggled frantically, but no matter how hard it fought, it was useless. In the end, it could only resign itself to fate.
Jiang Nanchen moved incredibly fast, taking down the Holy Light Skyhawk almost instantly. A black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring rose into view.
Then, Jiang Nanchen sat cross-legged and guided the Soul Ring into his body, beginning the absorption process.
Meanwhile, Bing Yue, three li away, learned that Jiang Nanchen had begun absorbing the Soul Ring and let out a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to return to the Spiritual Sea, an unfamiliar presence suddenly appeared behind her.
Almost instinctively, Bing Yue clenched her right fist, turned around, and threw a punch at nearly her limit.
As the punch flew out, the force of it howled through the air.
The rumbling blast was loud enough for even Qian Renxue and Porcupinefish Douluo to sense.
They paid it no mind and continued standing guard over Jiang Nanchen.
"Ow, Auntie Bing, you really hit hard."
A familiar voice rang out. Bing Yue narrowed her eyes and looked at the person she had sent flying with one punch. He was powerfully built, dressed entirely in black, with a pair of blazing golden eyes.
After seeing his face clearly, Bing Yue frowned slightly. "Di Tian, you're not dead!"
Di Tian dispersed the ice element from his arm. Seeing that the Ice Dragon King had recognized him, he finally relaxed. "Auntie Bing, I'm not dead. In fact, I've been living quite well."
If the Ice Dragon King's aura had not appeared, he would still have been asleep in that space, absorbing that mass of energy.
"By the way, how is the God Realm doing?" Bing Yue asked curiously.
Before she and Huo Li died, she only remembered that Lord Dragon God was still alive. The mere thought that Di Tian had somehow ended up here felt unbelievable.
No matter how she thought about it, she found it too incredible.
Di Tian's face was full of sorrow. When it came to the question about the God Realm, the one he least wanted to answer, he sighed.
"Auntie Bing, it's a long story. There is no longer any place for the soul beast race in the God Realm. In that battle long ago, the Dragon God was struck by Asura God's sword and split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King. The Golden Dragon King was sealed in the God Realm, while the Silver Dragon King became my current liege. She was severely wounded by a sword before fleeing to the lower realm and is still asleep, recuperating. It has already been tens of thousands of years."
So much time had passed that Di Tian felt he might have to wait another tens of thousands of years. But with the Ice Dragon King appearing here, there was now a trace of hope again.
"What?"
Bing Yue thought she had misheard.
The mighty supreme Dragon God had actually split in two.
The amount of information was too much for her to accept at once.
Bing Yue stood silently for a long time. The news of the Dragon God's division was too shocking, and it took her quite a while to process it before she slowly nodded and accepted reality.
The Dragon God had once possessed such overwhelming majesty, yet had ended up like this. The soul beast lineage in the God Realm had indeed completely declined.
Seeing her translucent remnant soul form, Di Tian asked, "Auntie Bing, how did you end up here? And why are you only a remnant soul? Where is Auntie Huo?"
"Huo Li and I died in battle long ago. Our remnant souls were trapped at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for tens of thousands of years." Bing Yue's tone was calm. "Not long ago, we encountered a human boy and made an agreement with him. Once he obtains a godhood in the future, he will take us back to the God Realm."
Di Tian furrowed his brow, his face full of doubt. "A human? Is that reliable? Why not come with me to the core region of the Star Dou Forest? Once my liege awakens, perhaps she'll have another way to help you rebuild your bodies. That would be safer than relying on a human."
"No." Bing Yue shook her head, her tone resolute. "I believe in him. That boy is extraordinarily talented. He has Twin Martial Souls, and one of them is an Angel Martial Soul. His chances of becoming a god are not small. Rather than remain trapped in Star Dou and wait endlessly, we might as well follow him and take a gamble."
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Di Tian did not try to persuade her further. "Since Auntie Bing has decided, I won't force you. If that boy comes to the depths of Star Dou in the future, I'll look after him."
"That's thoughtful of you." Bing Yue smiled. "I should head back. That boy is absorbing his third Soul Ring, and I need to keep watch."
As she spoke, she transformed into an extremely faint icy-blue streak of light, turned around, and flew back toward Jiang Nanchen.
Di Tian watched her departing figure and thoughtfully rubbed his chin. "Is that human boy really that impressive?"
If he truly could become a god, then at least he could stand on the soul beasts' side. Besides, for soul beasts to return to the God Realm now was nearly more difficult than ascending to heaven—practically impossible.
No one knew how much longer it would take for the Silver Dragon King's injuries to fully heal.
They could only take one step at a time.
Di Tian immediately returned.
After the Ice Dragon King returned to the Spiritual Sea, another hour passed before Jiang Nanchen finally finished absorbing the Soul Ring. His Soul Power rose three levels in a row, reaching level thirty-three.
"Nanchen, how do you feel?"
Qian Renxue asked with concern.
She immediately crouched down and looked at Jiang Nanchen. He really was handsome.
Looking at him was like looking at herself.
"I feel great."
After absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, his Soul Power was naturally abundant.
"My third soul skill is a mental attack aimed at Soul Masters. It's called Angel Roar."
"This skill can target a single opponent or unleash a full-area sonic attack. Its main effect is that it can pierce through a Soul Master's defenses and attack the enemy's Spiritual Sea."
"On top of that, it has an additional stunning effect. If the gap between their spiritual power and mine is great, the effect will be especially obvious."
Qian Renxue said, "It's a very powerful soul skill. And it specifically attacks the Spiritual Sea, which is excellent."
This meant Nanchen's offensive soul skills were already sufficient.
Right, wasn't Hu Liena of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation the wielder of the Demon Fox Martial Soul?
She had always been strong in mental attacks. She truly looked forward to seeing those two face off.
When Nanchen defeated Hu Liena, she could mock Bibi Dong as well.
The child I raised is better than the one you raised.
Mere Bibi Dong isn't worthy of being my opponent.
Once everything was over, Jiang Nanchen, Porcupinefish Douluo, and Qian Renchen returned to Heaven Dou City.
Meanwhile, on the road to Heaven Dou City,
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were also heading toward Heaven Dou City.
"Teacher, what are we going to Heaven Dou City for?" Tang San asked curiously.
"To take a look around. Besides, it won't be long before you break through level twenty. We should prepare in advance, so we won't be caught off guard."
Yu Xiaogang said with a smile. More importantly, he wanted Tang San to see the prosperity of Heaven Dou City.
In theory, he did not want to go to Heaven Dou City either. But because of Jiang Nanchen, he had a feeling that they might actually run into each other.
"Teacher, what were you like when you were young?"
With nothing better to do, Tang San casually brought it up.
"When I was young?" Yu Xiaogang sank into his memories, especially those memories involving Bibi Dong. "When I was young, I was quite remarkable. Even the current Pope of Spirit Hall once liked me."
"The Pope!" Tang San's eyes widened, thinking he had heard wrong.
"Of course. When I was young, I was full of spirit. If not for certain reasons, I definitely would have been one of the outstanding figures of that generation."
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