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"In the endless void, where existence and destruction intertwine, let the light of existence illuminate the shadow of destruction, Let the fire of destruction ignite the seed of existence."
"The spirit of life, the soul of death, merge into one, the cycle of life and destruction, resonant with heaven and earth, Cycle of Life and Destruction, activate!"
Following a brief chant from Xiao Lin and Tang San, their soul rings began to blend into one another, forming the shape of four Mobius strips (∞).
In an instant, the soul power enveloping both of their bodies completely fused together, transforming into a supreme, transcendent soul power.
A brilliant emerald-green light of Ultimate Life shrouded Tang San, while a dark aura of Ultimate Destruction swirled around Xiao Lin. With the aid of their Soul Ring Fusion Skill, these two forces temporarily manifested as the true attributes of Ultimate Life and Ultimate Destruction.
A higher, absolute power naturally possesses an unparalleled suppression over weaker forces. Just like a suppression of bloodline, the Thunder Emperor Dragon's overall strength was instantly shaved down by more than twenty percent.
Of course, the Thunder Emperor Dragon's actual combat power was still far beyond what Xiao Lin and Tang San could currently handle. It was just that his pure dragon might and soul power pressure no longer had any effect on them.
Furthermore, within the Thunder Emperor Dragon's perception, the efficacy of Xiao Lin and Tang San's Soul Ring Fusion Skill had already reached a level no weaker than that of an ordinary Soul Douluo.
"Remarkable. Truly terrifying talent," the Thunder Emperor Dragon spoke softly, putting an end to his trial.
The next second, the crushing pressure weighing on Xiao Lin and Tang San vanished completely.
The two of them leaned against each other, somewhat exhausted.
Exerting their soul power in such a manner demanded a massive toll from them, but now that the Thunder Emperor Dragon's pressure was gone, they felt light enough to float away.
"I acknowledge you. Among all the living creatures I have ever encountered, no one is more exceptional than you. I also believe that you will ultimately become a God."
The Thunder Emperor Dragon spoke calmly as he gradually glided down toward Xiao Lin. Following one final transformation, a young man clad in a cyan long robe materialized, standing by the shore.
"Even the Sea God from twenty thousand years ago possessed talent far inferior to yours."
The young man seemed to reminisce about that day twenty thousand years ago, the day the Sea God ascended to the Divine Realm.
Back then, the entire continent could perceive the Sea God's ascension. As a result, the Thunder Emperor Dragon understood a thing or two about a God's power. Yet, for him to say this only proved that he saw far greater potential within Xiao Lin and Tang San.
"If you didn't have my sacrifice, what kind of soul beast would you have looked for?" the Thunder Emperor Dragon asked curiously.
"A soul beast with a true dragon bloodline of eighty to ninety thousand years!" Xiao Lin declared in a high, resonant voice, his aura brimming with confidence.
"I see."
Upon hearing Xiao Lin's response, the Thunder Emperor Dragon instantly understood.
It turned out he really was just the icing on the cake; having him would only make things slightly better, but he was by no means an absolute necessity.
"Then why wouldn't you accept my condition of equal status?" Though the Thunder Emperor Dragon was already swayed, he pressed on with his question.
"Well..."
Xiao Lin hesitated.
He didn't want to expose the existence of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings in front of Tang San. This was because he worried that the scheming old fox, the Sea God, might spy on Tang San's memories in the future.
"Xiao Lin, let me speak."
Suddenly, within Xiao Lin's spiritual consciousness space, the Fire Dragon King grew impatient. He directly requested a portion of bodily control from Xiao Lin, prompting Xiao Lin to extend his right hand.
Xiao Lin's right hand closed into a fist, a smile playing on his face.
It turned out the Fire Dragon King wanted to communicate with the Thunder Emperor Dragon's consciousness directly. Seeing the fist Xiao Lin extended toward him, the Thunder Emperor Dragon instinctively balled his own hand into a fist and met Xiao Lin's right fist.
In the next fraction of a second, the Thunder Emperor Dragon's pupils dilated violently. His previously calm expression instantly warped into one of sheer horror.
From the Thunder Emperor Dragon's perspective...
A massive fire dragon, tens of times larger than himself, loomed right before his eyes. Furthermore, the crushing spiritual pressure radiating from this fire dragon clearly conveyed a single message:
This was an existence that was at the very least a God-level powerhouse!
Moreover, the dragon might radiating from the fire dragon was even more intense than the one Xiao Lin had displayed earlier, instantly suppressing his bloodline. He couldn't even muster a single thought of resistance.
"You are...?"
"I am the Fire Dragon King!"
With a simple, calm declaration, the Fire Dragon King instantly vanished from the Thunder Emperor Dragon's sight, returning to Xiao Lin's spiritual consciousness space.
"You should have let me step in from the very beginning, yet you insisted on tagging someone along," the Fire Dragon King complained within the spiritual consciousness space.
...
No one knew how much time had passed before the Thunder Emperor Dragon finally snapped out of the sheer awe the Fire Dragon King had struck into him.
This time, the look in his eyes as he stared at Xiao Lin was completely different.
Xiao Lin was treated as a peer by the Fire Dragon King, whereas he...No wonder Xiao Lin said he would become a God. Was he planning to charge all the way up to the Divine Realm?
In an instant, the Thunder Emperor Dragon's thoughts began to stray wildly. He genuinely believed that Xiao Lin had obtained the backing of the Fire Dragon King, becoming the successor to the Fire Dragon King's will.
Wait a minute. If Xiao Lin has the help of the Fire Dragon King, how could he possibly possess Ultimate Ice as well?
Could it be... that there is also an Ice Dragon King? Has Xiao Lin also obtained the acknowledgment of the Ice Dragon King?
For a moment, a grand narrative played out in the Thunder Emperor Dragon's mind: becoming Xiao Lin's soul ring, ascending to become a God Officer, and then storming the Divine Realm to carve out a massive territory for soul beasts.
"Heh!"
The Thunder Emperor Dragon chuckled self-deprecatingly and immediately reverted to his original form.
In front of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, he felt that his own lightning was far too weak. Without Ultimate Lightning, how could he possibly be worthy of Xiao Lin? At the very least, it would take his father's...
Suddenly, a heartfelt image of filial piety flashed through the Thunder Emperor Dragon's mind.
"Very well, Xiao Lin. I shall now sacrifice myself for you. The power might be a bit overwhelming, so bear with it."
The moment the Thunder Emperor Dragon finished speaking, a boundless expanse of cyan soul power erupted from all around his body.
While a sacrifice sounded like a guaranteed, risk-free profit on paper, the reality was that without a sufficiently powerful physical body, it was utterly impossible to withstand the sacrifice of a 100,000-year soul beast.
When Huo Yuhao received the sacrifice of the Skydream Ice Worm, didn't the Skydream Ice Worm have to seal its own power? That was a conclusion the Skydream Ice Worm had reached only after experimenting on countless spiritual-system soul masters.
Putting luck aside, weren't those other spiritual-system soul masters far more capable than Huo Yuhao, who had an innate full soul power of only Rank 1? That being said, Xiao Lin's physical body was fully capable of bearing the brunt of it.
As a brilliant cyan light surged into Xiao Lin's body, the sacrifice officially commenced.
The blinding cyan light originated from the Thunder Emperor Dragon's Azure Dragon bloodline. The formidable bloodline carried an immense, violent power, and in just a fraction of a second, a rippling halo of cyan light expanded outward.
A sacrifice was irreversible.
At the same time, its effects were fully comparable to an immortal herb.
During this uninterruptible process, the phenomenon could be likened to an Absolute Defense or an Invincible Golden Body. Furthermore, time itself within the boundaries of the sacrifice would be frozen; at this moment, the only entity capable of movement was the Thunder Emperor Dragon.
However, right now, within the Thunder Emperor Dragon's unique magnetic field, Xiao Lin looked completely dazed. Within this specific magnetic field, Xiao Lin actually didn't feel the sensation of being controlled.
In fact, under Xiao Lin's bizarre perception, his Horned Dragon Staff was currently replicating this exact magnetic field.
Replication—that should have been impossible.
It was more likely due to the Thunder Emperor Dragon's inherent ability. In other words, the Thunder Emperor Dragon excelled at manipulating this kind of unique magnetic field. Did this magnetic field have something to do with time suspension?
It seemed that the Sky Azure Bull Python, who similarly possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline, had a Time Slowing Domain. Was the Thunder Emperor Dragon's domain of a similar nature?
"I see, so the Thunder Emperor Dragon possesses his bloodline!"
At this moment, due to Xiao Lin's unique nature, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings weren't temporarily suppressed either. Right then, the two Great Dragon Kings slowly began to trace the origins of the Thunder Emperor Dragon's bloodline.
"Isn't this a descendant of that fellow, the Time Dragon King? To pursue the path of lightning... he took completely the wrong path!"
"No, he isn't a direct descendant. His direct lineage wouldn't degrade to the point of walking the path of lightning."
"To put it in Xiao Lin's terms, his purity must be insufficient. It should just be a stroke of luck."
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