"So we don't think much of your idea."
Yun Tian shook his head. "I believe in my Martial Soul. He's fought beside me for over a decade and has long since become an indispensable part of me."
"You may be very powerful, seniors, but I think I might not be able to wield your strength proficiently. Doing as you suggest might even bury your illustrious reputations."
After Yun Tian finished speaking, the two souls visibly exchanged a glance.
The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were deeply puzzled. They had already told the human before them how powerful they had once been.
With their strength, if they became this human's Martial Souls, whose Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent could possibly compare to his?
Yet here he was, so confident in his own Martial Soul that he didn't need them at all. He only needed them to become Soul Rings.
Unable to contain his curiosity, the Ice Dragon King probed toward the Martial Soul deep within Yun Tian.
Sang Biao within Yun Tian seemed to sense it too, actually emerging on his own without Yun Tian releasing him.
After emerging, Sang Biao fixed his deep-blue eyes on the Ice Dragon King.
But in the next instant-
The Ice Dragon King's soul suddenly shuddered violently.
In his eyes, he seemed to see an Ancient Desolate Beast.
That desolate beast was over a hundred times larger than even the Dragon God. It traversed the universe in the flesh, and with each step, the space beneath its feet split apart, unable to bear its weight.
At the end of that desolate beast's path lay the Sun, upon which all things depended.
The next moment, the desolate beast slowly opened its mouth, and within it, the Ice Dragon King seemed to see an entire universe.
But in the next instant, something even more shocking happened: the desolate beast actually swallowed that Sun upon which all things depended in a single gulp!
The Ice Dragon King's thoughts abruptly settled, and the scene before his eyes returned to normal.
"Wh-what kind of monster is this?"
For all his vast experience and the many wondrous sights he had witnessed while following the Dragon God,
he had never seen a gigantic beast that traversed the universe in the flesh just to eat a Sun.
And he was one hundred percent certain that, never mind the Nine Great Dragon Kings, even the Dragon God at his peak would barely fill a gap between that beast's teeth.
"Little Ice, what did you see?!"
The Fire Dragon King had fought beside the Ice Dragon King for many years, so naturally, he could sense the tremor coming from the Ice Dragon King's soul.
"Little Fire, perhaps that human is right. He believes in his Martial Soul. It really wouldn't be very good for us to become his Martial Souls."
Hearing this, the Fire Dragon King immediately looked at Sang Biao in shock. He couldn't understand what the Ice Dragon King had seen in this canine Martial Soul, whose gaze even looked a little "brilliant."
Why couldn't he see anything at all?
"Little Ice, are you sure? We only have one chance."
The Fire Dragon King looked at the Ice Dragon King. He still leaned more toward becoming the human's Martial Soul rather than a Soul Ring.
The Ice Dragon King did not answer, merely looking at Sang Biao with a grave gaze. His actions also represented his thoughts.
"Little Ice, you're meticulous in everything you do. Since you think becoming his Soul Rings is better than becoming his Martial Souls, you must have your reasons. I won't ask any more. I trust you."
The Ice Dragon King nodded. "Human, we can become your Soul Rings, but you still remember our earlier demand, don't you?"
Yun Tian nodded.
"Our demand is simple. Once you ascend to godhood, kill all of the Five Great God Kings."
"Of course, if you find that difficult, you only need to kill the Asura God, one of the Five Great God Kings."
At those words, the corner of Yun Tian's mouth twitched.
Good grief, you really think highly of me. Is there any difference between killing the Five Great God Kings and only killing the Asura God?
If I attack the Asura God, will the other four God Kings just stand by and watch?
Whatever. I'll get the Soul Rings first. When I become enemies with Tang San in the future, I'll most likely drag the Asura God into it too.
"I can agree to that. But you were once God Kings yourselves, so you must know how powerful a God King is. Killing the Asura God might take a little while."
The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings found Yun Tian's words perfectly reasonable.
Merely inflicting serious wounds on a God King was as difficult as ascending to heaven, let alone killing one. Besides, what he would face then wouldn't be just one God King, but five.
"Human, I hope you'll keep your word."
After the Ice Dragon King finished speaking, a dazzling light immediately bloomed over his draconic remains, and his soul slowly returned to those remains.
Soon, the light faded. When everything grew calm again, one of the skeletons in the clearing before him had vanished, leaving only an azure ball of energy and a Soul Bone radiating divine light.
Just then, the Fire Dragon King spoke sorrowfully:
"You haven't yet reached the point where you need to absorb a Soul Ring. When you reach a breakthrough and need to absorb one, crush this thing. And there are these Soul Bones."
"These aren't ordinary Soul Bones. They're the Soul Bones of the two of us, and they're divine Soul Bones. Remember, only after absorbing the corresponding Soul Ring can you absorb one of the Soul Bones."
The orb of light and the Soul Bones belonging to the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King himself were delivered into Yun Tian's hands.
The Fire Dragon King's right arm bone and the Ice Dragon King's left arm bone-both happened to fill Soul Bone slots he still lacked.
Yun Tian put the items into his Storage Soul Tool. "Understood."
The Fire Dragon King nodded. Finally,
he glanced at the place where he and the Ice Dragon King had fallen and remained for over a hundred thousand years.
The Fire Dragon King let out a long sigh. "Such is the time; such is fate."
After he spoke, a dazzling light also bloomed over his draconic remains.
Then the light dissipated, leaving only an orb radiating crimson light.
After Yun Tian placed this orb into his Storage Soul Tool, before he could react,
his body floated up uncontrollably the next instant, and he instantly recalled Sang Biao into his body.
After a brief period of blindness, Yun Tian opened his eyes again and found himself back inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Although the spring water of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was still there, it somehow felt far less powerful.
Even the dense Soul Power here had become no different from that of the outside world.
Yun Tian looked at the two Soul Bones belonging to the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, as well as the two orbs, inside his Storage Soul Tool.
"This trip certainly brought an unexpected surprise."
Who could have imagined that a single trip out would bring him not only two divine Soul Bones, but also two divine Soul Rings in the future?
Yun Tian summoned Sang Biao. Looking at him, he recalled the way the Ice Dragon King's soul had shuddered when he looked at Sang Biao.
"Sang Biao, oh, Sang Biao, just what's so special about you that you could make a former God King's soul tremble so violently?"
Yun Tian looked him over from every angle but couldn't see anything special about Sang Biao at all.
Sang Biao still wore that same "brilliant" expression.
After feeding Sang Biao nearly another hundred kilograms of dried Soul Beast meat, Yun Tian swung himself onto his back and headed toward Skywater City.