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The purpose of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?
Xu Yuan casually replied, "It's at least a God King-level bloodline power. It would be a waste to let it go unused."
The little phoenix hopped in front of Xu Yuan and angrily said, "Tell me the truth, or I won't help you extract it."
Xu Yuan sighed.
"What I said is the truth. The quality of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline power is so high that it's essentially a heavenly treasure. Once extracted, if Little Jia qualifies to fuse with it in the future, I'll give it to him. Also, Wuyue, whose martial soul has evolved into the Ancient Tyrant Dragon—already very close to the Golden Dragon King—can also absorb this bloodline power."
No matter who receives it, it will only strengthen his allies.
Besides, extracting the bloodline was just a simple task.
As for bringing the little phoenix to cultivate beneath the Tree of Life in the Sacred Heart Plane, that too was something he could easily arrange.
"Really?"
The little phoenix still looked skeptical.
After all, the Golden Dragon King's bloodline was tied to many things.
Although the Dragon God was truly dead, his will remained, still residing within the Dragon God's divine seat, retaining the possibility of resurrection.
The most likely condition for the Dragon God's resurrection was the emergence and growth of a new Dragon God bloodline, eventually inheriting his divine seat.
The little phoenix's sensitivity stemmed from her suspicion that Xu Yuan might have some scheme involving the Golden Dragon King's bloodline in relation to the Dragon God's resurrection.
"Whether the Dragon God resurrects or not has little to do with me. I'm not interested in his revival. If the Golden Dragon King's bloodline is lost here, due to the Dragon God's intervention, there will always be a descendant blessed by fate who regresses to the ancestral bloodline and reacquires the Golden Dragon King's power in a few hundred or thousand years."
Rather than letting the Golden Dragon King's bloodline dissipate, it was better to preserve it.
After all, this bloodline itself was a heavenly treasure.
"As for how he resurrects afterward, that's his problem, not mine."
In Xu Yuan's view, the Dragon God's resurrection would likely involve a completely new individual.
This new individual would need to possess the complete Dragon God bloodline from the embryonic stage.
Only then could it be considered the reincarnation of the Dragon God.
A new Dragon God, reborn with the Dragon God's power, bloodline, and divine seat restored, would simply be the Dragon God.
The Dragon God suffered from a split personality and harbored destructive desires, so for a perfect rebirth, his original consciousness wouldn't remain. Instead, he would exist as a completely new individual.
This should be what the Dragon God referred to as reincarnation.
The little phoenix was different. She retained all her memories but sealed away her emotions, nurturing a new body and eventually reclaiming her powers with her own will.
Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi's situations were similar to the little phoenix's—they both nurtured new bodies while retaining their consciousness.
However, from another perspective, the successor who inherits everything could also be considered oneself.
Just like the question of whether a person who lost their memory and lived another life is still the same person, opinions vary entirely depending on who you ask.
Therefore, even if the Dragon God were to be reborn, from the most objective standpoint, it would likely be one of Xu Yuan's descendants or those under his influence who would achieve extraordinary luck and become the new Dragon God.
The little phoenix put away her suspicious gaze and temporarily believed Xu Yuan's explanation.
After extracting the Golden Dragon King's bloodline power, Xu Yuan dug a grave for Tang Wulin and erected a tombstone.
Today's battle hadn't been particularly intense.
Xu Yuan prioritized stability. After confirming his opposing stance toward Tang Wulin, he had already decided to kill him.
Draining Tang San's power, provoking Tang Wulin's outburst, and then killing him—all these steps had been premeditated by Xu Yuan before the battle began.
Ultimately, Xu Yuan bore no personal grudge against Tang Wulin. Their opposition grew solely because of Tang San's presence.
Thus, when killing Tang Wulin, he didn't deliberately attack his mind or cruelly torment him.
What Xu Yuan hadn't expected was that Tang Wulin's mentality would collapse on its own.
After a simple burial, Xu Yuan, carrying the extracted essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, left the Dragon Plane.
The Dragon Plane had suffered significant losses this time and would need some time to recover. However, Little Jia had absorbed a large amount of the dissipated Golden Dragon King's blood energy, which gave him hope for further advancement. Under his leadership as the plane master, the Dragon Plane's recovery should be swift and might even turn this misfortune into a blessing, healing past wounds.
Returning to the Demon Plane, Xu Yuan didn't immediately head back to Douluo Planet but instead went to the Hell Plane.
Due to Shrek's influence, without direct confrontation with the demons, the Hell Plane no longer used its name corresponding to the Demon Plane, renaming itself Blood God Star, and the Lord of Hell became the Blood God Master.
Blood God Star.
Quenching Blood Pool.
Xu Yuan's spirit energy swept through and located Na'er's presence.
He landed beside a lake and waited for a moment before seeing a silver-haired girl with a radiant smile emerge.
The girl's silver hair was wet, and steam rose from her body.
"Senior Brother, why are you here?" Na'er's voice carried a hint of surprise.
"I came to see you and use the Quenching Blood Pool to refine these bloodline powers," Xu Yuan said, taking out the recently extracted essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline.
Na'er's attention had initially been focused on Xu Yuan, but as he took out the Golden Dragon King's bloodline essence, her gaze involuntarily shifted to it.
"This… this is the bloodline aura from Tang Wulin's body." After pondering for a moment, she confirmed the bloodline aura and exclaimed, "Is this the essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?"
Her eyes widened as she stared at Xu Yuan.
Did you kill Tang Wulin?
Xu Yuan closed his eyes and slowly nodded.
"I plan to give this Golden Dragon King bloodline to Wuyue."
Na'er's brows furrowed slightly.
After considering for a while, she softly asked, "Senior Brother, don't you intend to make a deal with Gu Yue using the essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?"
Xu Yuan smiled and shook his head. "She can't naturally fuse the Dragon God's bloodline."
If he were to give it to Gu Yue, Xu Yuan's goal wouldn't stop at mere trade. He would also consider what benefits the other party might gain afterward, creating ongoing returns for himself to reap rewards when the other party benefited.
Since Gu Yue couldn't fuse the Dragon God's bloodline, Xu Yuan naturally wouldn't waste his energy.
Based on Xu Yuan's understanding of Gu Yue, she definitely wouldn't agree to birthing offspring or stripping away her most fundamental bloodline.
"By the way, here's the Golden Dragon Spear."
Remembering something, Xu Yuan reached into the air, materializing a spear in his hand.
"The Golden Dragon Spear." Na'er gazed at the spear in Xu Yuan's hand with complex emotions.
When she first saw this divine artifact in Tang Wulin's hands, Na'er had briefly entertained some thoughts, but she suppressed them.
After all, Tang Wulin was one of her own.
Now, since her senior brother had clashed with and killed Tang Wulin, this Golden Dragon Spear…
"I've cleared all the willpower inside it. You can try using the same method to dissolve the bloodline power within the Golden Dragon Spear. The Golden Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon Spear are naturally compatible and might even merge into one."
Na'er accepted the Golden Dragon Spear from Xu Yuan and nodded slowly.
That was exactly what she was thinking.
Both the Golden Dragon Spear and the Silver Dragon Spear originated from the same source, being transformed from the Dragon God's ribs, making them inherently suited for performing martial soul fusion techniques.
Now that the Golden Dragon Spear was ownerless, she had the opportunity to attempt fusing it into part of her martial soul.
Regarding martial soul modifications, Xu Yuan was an expert. Na'er had previously learned related techniques from him to solve her martial soul issues, making her somewhat of a junior expert herself.
They had already dealt with martial soul splits, postnatal fusion of martial souls, and refining martial souls. Now, attempting to integrate new elements into her martial soul wasn't difficult.
These two divine artifacts probably wouldn't reach transcendent status.
However, their devouring abilities could likely be enhanced, potentially creating an opportunity for ascension to a transcendent divine artifact.
Xu Yuan stayed in the Quenching Blood Pool for a month.
"Lord of Hell?" Xu Yuan looked toward the direction outside the Quenching Blood Pool.
"No, he should now be called the Blood God Master."
Outside the Quenching Blood Pool.
The Blood God Master respectfully awaited.
In an instant, a figure suddenly appeared in his vision.
He immediately greeted respectfully, "Senior."
"What is it?" Xu Yuan asked indifferently.
"I ventured alone into the starry sky and discovered an opportunity left behind by a deity."
Xu Yuan frowned.
"How does your discovery concern me?"
A deity's opportunity?
Within the vicinity of Blood God Star, any deity-related opportunities were likely left by the god governing the surrounding territories, the Blood Demon God Realm mentioned by Lex.
Deities held no mystery in Xu Yuan's eyes, and thus, he wasn't particularly interested in them.
Moreover, in Xu Yuan's view, the Blood God Master coming to him at this time was likely because he couldn't handle the opportunity himself and wanted Xu Yuan's assistance.
The Blood God Master chuckled awkwardly and bowed to Xu Yuan.
"My abilities are limited, but this opportunity is indeed crucial to me, so I dared to seek your help."
Before Xu Yuan could refuse, the Blood God Master quickly continued, "Senior, within the space I discovered, there are two Blood God Eggs. I only need one; the other egg and everything else in that space belong to you."
"These Blood God Eggs are heavenly treasures for fusing bloodlines."
The Blood God Master actively introduced the Blood God Eggs.
"From my understanding, the star domain around Blood God Star once housed a god realm called the Blood Demon God Realm, which excelled in the path of bloodlines. The Blood Demon God King perfectly fused nine bloodlines, and these Blood Demon Eggs were formed after his demise, returning to their original essence."
Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes, staring at the Blood God Master.
Many details remained unexplained, such as how this information was verified.
Xu Yuan wasn't interested in confirming the existence of the Blood Demon God Realm. What concerned him was how the Blood God Master knew the function of these Blood God Eggs?
"Senior, you'll understand once you get there," the Blood God Master respectfully said.
Xu Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Were you specifically waiting for me?"
"No, I discovered that space half a month ago and learned everything. I only emerged from it yesterday and returned to Blood God Star."
Half a month ago?
Had the small space only just been discovered?
At this moment, the little phoenix suddenly spoke up, catching Xu Yuan off guard.
"Xu Yuan, these Blood God Eggs are likely related to the Dragon God. They didn't appear earlier or later but were discovered by this Blood God Master shortly after the Golden Dragon King's 'reincarnation' death. It must be that guy's doing."
The little phoenix's reminder sparked a realization in Xu Yuan.
The Dragon God could have planned his resurrection by foreseeing certain possibilities. Thus, when Tang Wulin fused with the Golden Dragon King's bloodline and possibly established a relationship with the Silver Dragon King under Tang San's arrangements, the Dragon God seized the opportunity and chose this path for his resurrection.
But now, this path was blocked.
So how would he resurrect?
In just half a month, he had provided a new answer.
Heavenly treasures capable of fusing bloodlines—didn't they perfectly suit fusing the Golden Dragon King's and Silver Dragon King's bloodlines?
"What do you think?" The little phoenix's voice carried a hint of excitement.
After Xu Yuan's explanation, she no longer felt strongly opposed to the Dragon God's resurrection.
After all, the Dragon God's method of resurrection involved passing down all his power.
With the Blood God Eggs delivered, the essence of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, and the ability to suppress Gu Yue and extract the Silver Dragon King's bloodline, Xu Yuan could essentially decide the identity of the new Dragon God.
This excited the little phoenix a little.
If the newly born inheritor of the Dragon God's bloodline became her subordinate...
Inside the small world of the Hunyuan Spear, a lewd smile spread across the little phoenix's face.
"Let's first get our hands on these Blood God Eggs."
Xu Yuan had nothing more to say.
The fact that the Blood Demon God King could perfectly fuse nine bloodlines was already remarkable, and Xu Yuan couldn't feign disinterest.
"Alright, take me to that space."
The Blood God Master was overjoyed.
He knew in his heart that encountering Xu Yuan was meeting a benefactor.
Initially, when Xu Yuan and Lex had him assist in researching the blood master system, though he was manipulated for a period, neither of them conducted cruel human experiments nor crippled his cultivation. On the contrary, many of the research findings benefited his cultivation.
Later, when Xu Yuan returned to Blood God Star from the Sacred Heart Plane, he gave him god-level enlightenment and direction.
Now, having found the Blood Demon Realm and with the true breakthrough opportunity arriving, he was preparing to seek assistance when Xu Yuan coincidentally arrived at Blood God Star.
With a trial mindset, he came here to seek Xu Yuan's help.
Unexpectedly, Xu Yuan agreed to assist.
Godhood was within reach, and the Blood God Master was overwhelmed with excitement.
Leaving Blood God Star, the two traveled in the opposite direction of the wormhole Xu Yuan had previously taken to the Sacred Heart Plane.
They didn't travel far.
The universe navigation technology of Blood God Star wasn't advanced—it merely offered basic protection. The actual journey was powered by the Blood God Master himself.
Finding his pace too slow, Xu Yuan teleported multiple times with him.
Finally, after five teleportations, they arrived at a spatial rift.
Amidst the vast expanse of stars, a crescent-shaped black rift blended seamlessly into the cosmic space.
If not approached and sensed, one would never realize that a small world lay hidden within!
The two entered.
After the spatial shift, Xu Yuan smelled a heavy stench of blood.
The entire world before them seemed soaked in blood, and an inexplicable thumping heartbeat struck directly at their souls.
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