It took the two of them nearly half an hour to barely absorb all the mist.
Tang San slowly opened his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them.
He lowered his head to look at his hands and gently clenched his fists. Soul power far more substantial than before surged through his meridians.
"Rank seventeen..."
Joy stirred in Tang San's heart.
Going from rank fifteen to rank seventeen would have taken at least half a year of hard cultivation under normal circumstances.
Yet absorbing the mist for that brief half hour had actually let him leap two ranks!
Not only that, his twin martial souls seemed to have undergone some sort of qualitative change.
Though they were still some way from evolving completely.
But if he could absorb the energy spilling out during his big brother's breakthroughs a few more times, their complete evolution would only be a matter of time.
"Big Brother is just too outrageous. He's practically a walking immortal herb..."
Tang San could not help looking up at the figure shrouded in golden light at the center of the valley, his eyes full of admiration.
Just then, Tang Hao's hoarse voice sounded beside him.
"How did it go?"
Tang San turned to find that his father had gotten to his feet at some point and was now looking him over.
"My soul power rose to rank seventeen, and my twin martial souls improved too."
"Not bad."
Tang Hao patted Tang San's shoulder, a trace of gratification in his voice.
Receiving his father's approval for the second time, Tang San felt a swell of pride.
"By the way, Father, you absorbed some of that mist too. How do you feel?"
Tang Hao paused, then broke into a grin.
"How do I feel? Ten years younger! I'll be able to swing my hammer a few more times in a fight now."
Tang San was startled once again.
Good grief, it could even heal a Titled Douluo's lingering injuries?
Was there anything his big brother could not do?
As the two spoke, the golden light at the valley's center abruptly receded.
Tang Tianlin slowly rose to his feet. The golden dragon scales on his body receded one after another, revealing a handsome face.
He lowered his head to look at the three crimson-gold blood-energy soul rings around him, delight filling his heart.
Though the process had taken a few twists and turns, the outcome was good in the end.
After breaking through the fifth and sixth seal layers, not only had he gained the skill Golden Dragon Roar, but his draconic might had also grown even stronger.
From now on, against Soul Masters below Soul King, he would not even need to lift a finger. Merely releasing a little of his aura would scare them into pissing and shitting themselves.
"Tianlin, how do you feel?"
"Big Brother, are you hurt anywhere?"
Just then, Tang Hao and Tang San both stepped forward, looking him over from either side.
"Don't worry. Everything went according to plan."
Tang Tianlin answered with a smile, signaling for them to put their minds at ease.
With the two blessings of Child of Nature and Life Blessing, unless the Golden Dragon Spear or Silver Dragon Spear pierced his heart, he would have trouble dying even if he wanted to.
"As long as you're all right."
Seeing him completely unharmed, Tang Hao felt much more at ease.
"By the way, Uncle Hao, I have another favor to ask," Tang Tianlin suddenly said.
"Hehe, we're uncle and nephew. Why stand on ceremony?"
Tang Hao chuckled. "Just tell me what you want. As long as it's within my power, I'll get it done for you, even if I have to stake my life on it."
"There's no need to risk your life."
Tang Tianlin smiled. "Mainly, I'd like to trouble you to help me obtain my third soul ring, Uncle Hao."
With his current physical constitution, his third soul ring had to be at least twenty-five thousand years old.
Though he could grit his teeth and defeat a forty-thousand-year soul beast himself, with a Titled Douluo right beside him, he might as well make use of him.
"So it's soul hunting."
Tang Hao waved his large hand. "Don't worry. Leave it to me."
Wasn't it just helping a Soul Grandmaster hunt a soul beast? How hard could that be?
Meanwhile, at the Lake of Life in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest.
An enormous silver-white dragon lay coiled at the center of the lake. With each rise and fall of her breathing, the emerald-green life force around her turned into streams that flowed into her massive silver-white draconic body.
The next moment, the silver-white dragon abruptly opened her eyes, a trace of surprise flashing through her purple slit pupils.
"This is... the Golden Dragon King's aura..."
As a being who likewise wielded half the Dragon God's power, she could not have been more familiar with the Golden Dragon King's aura.
"Could... could that fellow have escaped from the Divine Realm too?"
At the thought, delight flashed through the Silver Dragon King's purple eyes, and she immediately sent a voice transmission outside.
A moment later, a faint spatial fluctuation rippled through the air.
A middle-aged man in black robes stepped out.
The man was tall and powerfully built, with stern features and a streak of gold among the black hair over his forehead.
He was none other than Di Tian, the being revered as the Beast God in the Star Dou Great Forest, a Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King with eight hundred and seventy thousand years of cultivation!
"My Lord, you've finally awakened!"
Di Tian strode before the Silver Dragon King and dropped to one knee, his tone respectful.
"Only temporarily. My injuries have yet to heal."
The Silver Dragon King's cool, majestic voice rang out, carrying a hint of weakness. "I awakened this time only because I sensed the other half of the Dragon God bloodline."
"The other half of the Dragon God bloodline?"
Di Tian narrowed his golden eyes slightly, puzzled. "But wasn't Lord Golden Dragon King sealed away by the Divine Realm?"
"That puzzles me as well."
"The Golden Dragon King is trapped within the Divine Realm Hub. Once he breaks the seal, the Divine Realm will inevitably descend into chaos."
The Silver Dragon King raised her head slightly, a seven-colored gleam lighting her purple slit pupils. "But my senses cannot be wrong. The Golden Dragon King's aura has indeed appeared in the lower realm."
"I do not know what happened to him. He seems to have lost his original power, and his aura has become extremely weak."
At her words, excitement flashed across Di Tian's face. "My Lord, this is an opportunity that comes only once in a thousand years."
"Once you absorb the Golden Dragon King's power and unite the golden and silver bloodlines in one body, you will surely be able to manifest the Dragon God's power once more!"
"It is not that simple."
The Silver Dragon King said coldly, "The Golden Dragon King seems to have gained the favor of this plane. Even I cannot divine his precise location."
"Not only that, he seems to have acquired a trace of the Life God King's aura!"
"A God King's aura?!"
Surprise flashed across Di Tian's face. "Could the Golden Dragon King have already betrayed us?!"
If the Golden Dragon King really had turned traitor, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Not only would they lose their last hope of opposing the Divine Realm, but the Soul Beast Clan would also never see the day it could rise again.
The Silver Dragon King said gravely, "You worry too much. The Golden Dragon King is brutal by nature, born for destruction. He could never submit to anyone."
No one in this world understood the Golden Dragon King better than she did.
When the Asura God had split them in two all those years ago, she had inherited the Dragon God's world-shaking wisdom and elemental power, while the Golden Dragon King had inherited the Dragon God's negative emotions and physical strength.
It was no exaggeration to say that even if Di Tian turned traitor, the Golden Dragon King would not.
Because the Golden Dragon King had no brains whatsoever.
How could someone without brains possibly turn traitor?
After hearing his lord's analysis, Di Tian immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
True enough. In human terms, the Golden Dragon King was a soul beast with a simple mind and well-developed limbs.
Apart from fighting and destruction, he had practically no complicated thoughts in his head.
"Then, my Lord, what should we do now?" Di Tian asked again.
"Very simple. Mobilize all soul beasts to find the Golden Dragon King's location."
"When the time comes, awaken me again. I will act personally and make the Golden Dragon King willingly offer up the bloodline within him!"
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