Chapter 118: Taken Away Together
After clearing up her doubts, the proud Ice Dragon King finally fulfilled her promise. A crystal-clear left arm bone, glittering like sculpted blue crystal, flew out from the Eye of Ice and Fire and landed in her hand.
"Here, this is the crystallization of a portion of my power. It should be of great help to you," the Ice Dragon King said as she tossed her divine-grade soul bone directly to Lin Yun.
"Since you now carry my power, you must also shoulder your duty as the Dragon God's avatar. Though you are not the original Dragon God, the sins he committed are yours to correct."
Lin Yun did not refuse her words. He nodded slightly and replied, "I understand. I will not shirk this responsibility. The mission to restore the soul beast race—I will see it through."
"That's good." The Ice Dragon King smiled, finally refraining from further bickering with him.
She had, in truth, accepted this Dragon King's existence.
It had to be said—this Golden Dragon King suited her taste quite well.
After securing the divine soul bone, Lin Yun turned to the two Dragon Kings and asked, "What are your plans from now on?"
"What plans could we have? We've already been dead for countless years. Now we merely linger on borrowed time. If you hadn't awakened us this time, perhaps in a few hundred or thousand years, even our last traces of consciousness would have faded completely." The Fire Dragon King chuckled helplessly, though his tone carried a sense of calm detachment.
For one who had already died once, true annihilation was nothing to fear—perhaps it was no different from falling asleep.
"Death is death; nothing to make a fuss about. I thought I'd just sleep and never wake again. Didn't expect to meet such an interesting fellow before vanishing completely," the Ice Dragon King said casually, smiling with ease.
"The only thing I regret," she added, "is not giving that idiot Dragon God two good kicks before dying."
"You don't want to keep living?" Lin Yun asked in surprise, his face full of disbelief.
No way—surely no one actually wants to die, right?
The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings exchanged glances. The Ice Dragon King frowned and asked, "We are already mere remnants of souls. Even divine power cannot revive us. Do you actually have a way to keep us alive?"
"I don't," Lin Yun replied with a mysterious grin, "but he does."
He stepped aside, revealing a dark shadow that silently emerged behind him.
The Holy Necromancer, Scourge of the Dead—Electrolux!
"Hehe, an honor to meet you both," Electrolux said with a faint smile, cupping his hands politely toward the two Dragon Kings.
"A divine soul? A human powerhouse?" The Fire Dragon King frowned, his gaze questioning Lin Yun.
Didn't you say that the Human Gods of the Divine Realm were mortal enemies of the soul beasts? Why do you have a human deity's remnant soul within you?
Lin Yun shrugged and explained, "Allow me to introduce him—this is Electrolux, a mighty being from another world. In life, his strength was comparable to ours at our peaks. His specialties are light magic and necromancy, and his accomplishments in soul-related arts are second to none."
After confirming that the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were allies rather than enemies, Lin Yun had already awakened Electrolux, who had long been slumbering within his Sea of Consciousness.
For the two Dragon Kings, whose remaining souls would soon dissipate, Electrolux's help could allow them to recover. With his aid, they only needed sufficient time to mend their divine consciousness before being truly resurrected.
As for Electrolux, not only did he owe Lin Yun a great debt from before, but he also needed Lin Yun's power to restore himself. Moreover, being alone within Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness was dull; having two more companions—even just for conversation—was a welcome change.
He didn't hesitate before agreeing.
Thus, the two sides quickly reached an accord. The plan was for the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings to reside within Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness, where they could use the power of the Gold of Life to repair their divine souls.
Although the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings were curious about the "magic" Lin Yun mentioned, now was clearly not the time for questions. After some discussion, the two of them gathered their remaining divine consciousness and entered Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness together.
Electrolux immediately began his work, using the power of the Gold of Life to stabilize their divine consciousness while teaching them how to repair it.
These matters no longer had anything to do with Lin Yun.
When the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had appeared earlier, their entrance was so overwhelming that every intelligent immortal herb in the Eye of Ice and Fire had been completely suppressed by their aura. Only after the two Dragon Kings entered Lin Yun's Sea of Consciousness did that oppressive force finally disappear.
To Lin Yun and the others, it had felt as if they had been talking for quite a long time, yet to the immortal herbs, it was as though they had only blinked.
Seeing Lin Yun—who had released his dragon form and whose aura had grown far stronger—the immortal herbs trembled in fear. Fortunately, Lin Yun had indeed left seeds for the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum instead of eradicating it completely.
Otherwise, they would be living in endless terror.
With the harvesting of the "meat pigs" temporarily concluded, Lin Yun collected all the essence of the immortal herbs, then swung his blade down and killed the Qiluo Tulip. He used the Dragon Devourer innate talent to consume its spirit ring, raising the age of the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger's fourth spirit ring to one hundred thousand years.
The remaining thirty thousand years of energy were infused into the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear's spirit ring.
Thus, Lin Yun's spirit ring ages were now: seventy thousand, eighty thousand, fifty thousand, one hundred thousand, and one hundred thousand years.
He had slain the Qiluo Tulip not merely to increase the age of his spirit rings, but more importantly for the spirit bone it dropped, along with its herb body and essence.
For beings like the Ice Emperor and the others, immortal herbs no longer provided significant help. But Lin Yun still had a little girl to care for back at Shrek—Xiaoxiao. For her, the Qiluo Tulip was an herb capable of defying fate itself.
It could elevate her already remarkable talent to even greater heights.
The herb body and essence of the Qiluo Tulip would be given to Xiaoxiao first. As for the right leg bone dropped by the Qiluo Tulip and the torso bone dropped by the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum—those would depend on Xiaoxiao's future performance.
Lin Yun was selfish; good things were reserved only for his own people. Once Xiaoxiao overcame her girlish infatuation and truly devoted her heart to him, Lin Yun would not treat her poorly.
Well, on the Douluo Continent, being love-struck was nothing unusual. Surely, that wouldn't take too long.
After practically taking the entire Eye of Ice and Fire with him, Lin Yun swaggered away with the Ice Emperor and Di Tian, leaving behind the once vibrant yet now silent dual-colored spring.
But of course, Lin Yun would return.
After all, that Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower was a perfect fit for the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's spirit ring.
Those "meat pigs" were just far too nutritious to pass up!
(End of Chapter)
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