Icefire Abyss

The instant he plunged into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Huo Yuhao was brutally swallowed by two extreme forces powerful enough to tear heaven and earth apart.

The spring on the left held the Undying Divine Flame, capable of burning mountains and boiling seas. Its temperature was high enough to melt gold and iron, even scorching space into distortion. The moment it touched him, piercing, bone-eroding pain flooded his body, as though every inch of flesh were being slowly roasted; the spring on the right contained Primordial Mystic Ice that had frozen for ten thousand years. Its cold could freeze and shatter the soul, halt the flow of soul power, and pierce straight into the marrow, making his meridians crack under the unbearable strain.

Ice and fire invaded together, like billions of needles stabbing into every limb and bone before viciously twisting.

Huo Yuhao shuddered violently, a metallic sweetness rising in his throat, but he forcibly swallowed it back. Clenching his teeth, he made the Eye of Destiny between his brows tremble faintly as he barely mobilized the damaged, insubstantial Newborn Dragon God's Origin within him, raising a thin golden-silver barrier around himself. The barrier surged violently amid the raging tides of ice and fire. Every collision sent agonizing pain, on the verge of shattering, through his Dragon God's Foundation.

The stabilization brought by the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's fortune was ultimately only a temporary measure.

If he could not gain the Ice and Fire Dragon King's recognition and assistance, the Dragon God's Origin within him would completely dissipate before long, and he would suffer the fate of having his soul scattered.

After sinking for an unknown length of time, the tearing agony around him finally eased somewhat.

Huo Yuhao's feet touched the ground. He steadied himself and looked ahead, and the sight before him shook him to the core.

The entire bottom of the spring was dark and vast. Two incomparably enormous dragon skeletons, each stretching dozens of yards, lay silently dormant there. One was icy blue and crystalline throughout, its horns seemingly carved from ice crystals. Though it had endured countless ages, it still exuded a majesty capable of freezing heaven and earth; the other was blood-red all over, its dragon scales scorched black yet still sharp, its lingering fiery aura seeming capable of incinerating the world once more.

These were—the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King.

Among the Nine Dragon Kings, they were the two ancestral dragons who controlled ultimate ice and fire.

And the instant Huo Yuhao set foot in this land of darkness, two terrifying dragon souls that had lain dormant for hundreds of millions of years suddenly opened their eyes!

"Roar—!!"

A deafening dragon roar exploded, and waves of ice and fire swept across the bottom of the spring at once!

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul radiated boundless chill. Its gaze was cold and violent as it locked onto Huo Yuhao. "Insignificant human! Who gave you the audacity to trespass upon the resting place of us Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?!"

The Fire Dragon King's remnant soul set the air ablaze, its voice filled with the loneliness and fury of hundreds of millions of years. "Get out! This is not a place you should be. Otherwise, I will burn your soul to ashes and deny you reincarnation for eternity!"

The two Dragon Kings' remnant souls gave Huo Yuhao no chance to explain. Their auras surged as they launched their attacks without hesitation!

A massive icy-blue dragon claw tore through the darkness, freezing the void as it viciously clawed toward Huo Yuhao's head; blazing red dragon breath surged forth, burning even the darkness away in its path as it sought to reduce him directly to ash. This was the dying all-out strike of two Dragon Kings, powerful enough to instantly erase any Soul Emperor-level being!

Huo Yuhao's expression changed drastically. He did not dare be careless for even an instant as he abruptly darted sideways, narrowly evading the attack.

"Boom—!!"

The ice claw and dragon breath collided explosively where he had been standing. The bottom of the spring shook violently, stones flew everywhere, and terrifying shockwaves swept toward him, smashing heavily into his body. Huo Yuhao was sent flying as if struck by a massive blow, crashing into the cold rock wall behind him. At last, he could no longer suppress it, and a mouthful of golden blood sprayed wildly from his lips.

The Dragon God's Origin within him fluctuated violently, and its already damaged foundation suffered another severe blow.

"I mean no harm!" Huo Yuhao endured the intense pain and shouted deeply, his voice piercing through the violent energy waves and reaching the two Dragon Kings. "I did not come to offend you. I am the Newborn Dragon God! I came to take you out of this cage and restore the dragon clan's glory!"

"Newborn Dragon God?" The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul sounded as though it had heard the greatest joke in the world, its voice filled with disdain and sorrow. "The Dragon God perished long ago! In that earth-shattering conspiracy, his soul was scattered beyond recovery! You are merely a human fraud who stole a trace of thin dragon aura!"

The fury in the Fire Dragon King's eyes intensified as it roared, "The dragon clan's humiliation shall never be forgotten! You, a human, dare speak the Dragon God's name? You are courting death!"

The two dragon souls charged again. This time, they used every last remnant of their origin power, determined to erase Huo Yuhao completely!

Huo Yuhao had nowhere to retreat and nowhere to evade.

He knew that any explanation at this moment would be pale and powerless. Only by letting them feel the most genuine Dragon God aura could he make them stop attacking.

Huo Yuhao suddenly closed his eyes. No longer suppressing the power within him, he released the Newborn Dragon God's Origin formed from the fusion of the Gold and Silver Dragon Kings completely and without reservation! "Extreme Tyranny Domain, activate!!!"

In an instant—

An ancient, vast, supreme, terrifying pressure that stood above all dragons erupted like the creation of heaven and earth! Golden-silver divine light tore through the darkness and illuminated the entire Icefire Abyss. It was the aura of the ancestor of all dragons, the power of the dragon clan's true emperor!

The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's movements abruptly froze in midair!

The dragon eyes, once filled with violence and killing intent, trembled violently the instant they sensed that origin aura! All their fury, rage, vigilance, and murderous intent transformed into utterly inconceivable shock at that moment!

"This... this is..."

"The true... Dragon God's Origin...!!"

The Ice Dragon King's voice began to tremble uncontrollably. The Fire Dragon King's voice carried an agonized sorrow that had been suppressed for countless ages.

Hundreds of millions of years of waiting, hundreds of millions of years of solitude, hundreds of millions of years of resentment and unwillingness... at this moment, they had finally received their answer.

"You... you truly are... the Newborn Dragon God..." The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul slowly lowered its head, proud for countless ages, its voice filled with guilt and fear. "We... failed to recognize you and offended Lord Dragon God. Our sins deserve death..."

The Fire Dragon King's remnant soul also let out a sorrowful cry. Its flames receded as it submitted respectfully. "Lord Dragon God... we have finally waited for you..."

Looking at the two dragon souls filled with sorrow, Huo Yuhao's heart churned as well. He slowly spoke, his voice heavy and solemn, recounting one by one the truth buried through countless ages.

"I know your hatred. I know your resentment."

"The Dragon God did not perish by accident. He fell victim to a conspiracy by the forces of the God Realm."

"They feared the Dragon God's power, feared the dragon clan's rule, feared the return of all dragons and the overturning of heaven and earth's order. So they laid out a shocking scheme, sowed discord, and struck from the shadows. They grievously wounded the Dragon God, scattered the Nine Dragon Kings, and left you dispersed across the continent, sleeping eternally and unable to reunite."

"What they wanted was the complete extinction of the dragon clan, the Dragon God's permanent inability to return, and eternal control over this world! They wanted even the Soul Beasts to remain under their control!"

Every word struck the hearts of the two Dragon Kings like a heavy hammer.

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul trembled violently. Crystal tears flowed from its icy-blue eyes and instantly froze into ice. "That's right... it was all a conspiracy... everything was a conspiracy... We fought to the death, never realizing that someone had already driven a blade through our backs..."

The Fire Dragon King's remnant soul threw back its head and howled, its voice filled with endless grief, fury, and hatred. "They destroyed my dragon clan, slaughtered my kin, and trapped us in this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving us worse than dead... this hatred cannot be shared beneath the same sky!"

Huo Yuhao looked at them, his gaze as firm as iron. "I came today to reverse all of this."

"I need your souls, your origins, and your strength to help me repair the Dragon God's Foundation and reforge the Dragon God's body."

"When the Nine Dragon Kings gather once more, I will reclaim dominion over all dragons, sweep away every conspiracy, and restore the dragon clan's glorious peak!"

"In the name of the Newborn Dragon God, I swear that I will avenge the dragon clan and make every being that has wronged it pay the price!"

At the dark bottom of the spring, the two dragon souls remained silent for a long time.

Countless ages of resentment, expectation, and obsession... at this moment, all were placed upon the young man before them.

After a long while, the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King raised their heads at the same time, their eyes filled with resolve and loyalty.

"We... are willing to believe in Lord Dragon God!"

"We are willing to return with our souls, origins, and dragon bones, offering everything to help Lord Dragon God return to the peak!"

The heart Huo Yuhao had been holding in suspense finally settled slowly.