LRAB Chapter 67 Absorbing the Ice and Fire Dragon King.
Chapter 67 Absorbing the Ice and Fire Dragon King.
Deep within the Yin Spring.
The Fire Dragon King, carrying Ye Chenxing, stopped before the Water Dragon King's body. Unlike Ye Chenxing, who needed to rely on extreme fire to resist, the extremely cold spring water in the Yin Spring could not disturb the Fire Dragon King's remnant soul in the slightest.
"A miracle... truly a miracle."
Looking at the remnant soul of the Water Dragon King before him, whose eyes were gradually regaining their clarity, just like his own, the Fire Dragon King couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Even though Ye Chenxing had already awakened his consciousness beforehand, the scene before him still shocked him.
Reuniting remnants of the soul and awakening consciousness... even the former lord could not do such a thing!
But this also made him lower his guard against the human, since the other party had no reason to deceive him.
He was already dead, and if the other party had any ill intentions, they could have simply seized the precious land created by his death. But the other party didn't do that; instead, they awakened him and proposed a deal, which is enough to prove that what they said was true.
Especially after Ye Chenxing truly awakened the Water Dragon King and revealed that mysterious aura that even he couldn't see through, the Fire Dragon King completely believed in the human in front of him.
"I...I'm..."
Unlike the Fire Dragon King's fierce and majestic voice, the Water Dragon King's voice was exceptionally gentle, clearly belonging to a woman.
She opened her eyes, slightly bewildered, her gaze falling on the Fire Dragon King. "You...brother? Where are we...?"
Upon seeing the Water Dragon King awaken, the Fire Dragon King also became excited.
"Xiao Shui, it's like this..."
The Fire Dragon King quickly recounted how he had been awakened and the details of his transaction with the human before him.
After hearing the story, the Water Dragon King's face was filled with surprise. He then looked at Ye Chenxing solemnly and said gratefully, "Thank you very much, human. I never thought I would have the chance to see this world again... I wonder what the outside world is like now?"
Ye Chenxing nodded and explained the current situation in detail.
"In the current divine realm, the five former god-kings—Asura, Good, Evil, Destruction, and Life—are in charge. However, the gods of Asura, Good, and Evil have all been replaced. As for the Beast Gods… almost none of them survived that war."
"Moreover, the divine realm has established a rule that beasts from the lower realms cannot become gods, and those who reach a certain level of cultivation must face a heavenly tribulation. As for the cultivation of humans in this plane, it is stipulated that they must hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings in order to break through."
"This is outrageous!"
The Fire Dragon King was instantly enraged, and terrifying fury spewed from his illusory eyes.
The Water Dragon King looked sorrowful and remained silent for a long time.
Ignoring the Fire Dragon King's rage, Ye Chenxing continued.
"In that battle, the Dragon God was cleaved in two by the Asura God and his allies. Now, the Silver Dragon King lies dormant in this plane, while the Golden Dragon King is imprisoned in the God Realm."
After speaking, Ye Chenxing quietly watched the two Dragon Kings process this information.
"Our Lord is immortal; no one can kill him. Once, our Lord faced the God-King and was able to fight three against one without being at a disadvantage. But we don't know about the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King..."
The Fire Dragon King murmured.
"However, in that battle back then, our lord was defeated by the combined attack of the five great god-kings. Even if our lord's half of his body were to reunite as the dragon god, I'm afraid... it would be of no use."
Ye Chenxing suddenly said, "The beast race is currently in dire straits. I wonder if you two are willing to make this deal with me?"
After a while, the two enormous dragon soul phantoms looked at each other.
"Human, you went to great lengths to awaken us, surely your goal isn't just that treasure land up there?" The Fire Dragon King broke the silence first, his enormous eyes fixed on Ye Chenxing.
"After all, compared to the means that can awaken our remnant souls, the ownership of this pool is really insignificant."
The Fire Dragon King paused for a moment, then said, "If I'm not mistaken, you should have a common enemy with us. Otherwise, Xiao Tian wouldn't have allied with you."
Xiao Tian...?
Ye Chenxing was stunned for a moment before realizing that he was referring to Di Tian.
Ye Chenxing couldn't help but chuckle inwardly, though she maintained a calm expression. She hadn't expected that Di Tian, who usually acted so stoic, would have such a name.
"Indeed. Since you two seniors have regained your senses, you must be able to see that my abilities do not belong to this world."
"As the inheritor of a god from another world, I will certainly be rejected by the current divine realm. Moreover, here..."
He glanced at the surrounding springs. "This is the forbidden area of this generation's Asura God. He even used the corpses of his two predecessors, and even this treasure land formed after their fall, as a backyard to cultivate his own power and descendants. At this moment, I am only using methods to temporarily shield myself from the detection of the God Realm, but I will have a battle with them sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, the Fire Dragon King let out a cold snort, his eyes filled with rage.
"Asura God, what a grand gesture!"
"Therefore, I hope to gain the support of the dragon race. If I successfully take over the divine realm in the future, I promise to treat the beast race kindly and abolish the ban on becoming gods."
The Water Dragon King remained silent for a moment, then his gentle voice rang out again.
"We see your sincerity, and... we have no other choice."
The Water Dragon King looked at the Fire Dragon King, and they both understood the determination in each other's eyes. The Fire Dragon King nodded heavily.
"Human, tell us your name."
"Ye Chenxing".
The next moment, the remnant souls of the two giant dragons straightened up at the same time. The original scorching heat and extreme cold blended perfectly at this moment, revealing an ancient and mysterious aura.
Two magnificent dragon roars echoed simultaneously from the depths of the Yin Spring:
"I am the Water Dragon King—"
"I am the Fire Dragon King—"
"Today, using our remaining dragon souls as a bond, we forge a pact. From this day forward, Ye Chenxing will be the most honored ally of my dragon race!"
The moment the words fell, two dazzling beams of light, one red and one blue, shot out from between the brows of the two dragon souls and plunged into Ye Chenxing's chest.
"This is our blessing as siblings. We have very little power left from our remnant souls, so there's not much we can do to help you directly."
The Fire Dragon King's voice carried the pride of a dragon king: "But this Dragon King's mark represents our highest recognition. With the primordial marks of our two great dragon kings on you, even if our future lord is resurrected, upon sensing this aura, he must regard you as an ally of equal standing!"
Ye Chenxing felt two enormous and completely opposite forces surging into his body, but these two forces did not cause any damage to his body. Instead, they transformed into a gentle yet extremely domineering primal force, which swept through his limbs and bones.
His bones emitted a faint crackling sound, and his meridians were continuously strengthened by the pure Ice and Fire Dragon King's essence. Ye Chenxing could feel that he had now gained the ability of ice immunity and fire immunity, just like Tang San.
At the same time, a dragon's might also emerged within him. This dragon's might was forged by the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings together. In this world, apart from Dragon Kings of the same level, all dragons would be suppressed by him.
Feeling the surging power within him, Ye Chenxing solemnly clasped his hands in thanks: "Thank you both, seniors."
"Go, human. My time is running out; my consciousness will soon fall into slumber once more." The Fire Dragon King's massive body began to turn transparent, and he glanced at the void with a hint of reluctance.
"Before it completely dissipated, I vaguely sensed that there was still an extremely faint bloodline in this world... that was my descendant. But it was too weak, and I couldn't pinpoint its location."
The Fire Dragon King looked at Ye Chenxing with pleading in his eyes, "I hope that one day in the future, if you encounter it, you can help me protect it."
"must."
The Water Dragon King's illusory image began to dissipate in the wind, leaving behind her last gentle words:
"Everything we leave here, including our remains and our origins, belongs to you from this moment on."
"Absorb it all. I hope that when I see you again... you will have the confidence to face the divine realm without fear."
The light dimmed, and the red and blue specks of light scattered completely in the dark spring like fireflies, as the two dragon kings fell into a deep sleep once again.
Ye Chenxing took a deep breath to calm the turmoil in her heart.
His eyes narrowed, and without further hesitation, he instantly summoned the Imaginary Tree within his body.
"boom--!"
In an instant, the illusory image of the Imaginary Tree, as vast as the universe, shot up from behind him, its roots eagerly plunging into the depths of this ice and fire Yin-Yang Eye, which had been silent for countless years.
The energy at the bottom of the entire spring completely erupted.
If we compare the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire to a pot of bone broth, the growth of the immortal herbs outside depends on the land soaked in the broth, then the remains of the two dragon kings at the first-level god realm are the source of all the energy here. Just a little bit of it is enough to form the entire Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire.
At this moment, the Imaginary Tree directly absorbed all the energy from the two corpses, while the two dragon king remains, as huge as mountains, quietly coiled around the two sides of the Imaginary Tree.
Ye Chenxing closed his eyes, and under the transformation of the Imagination Tree and surrounded by the two dragon skeletons, he completely entered a profound state of forgetting himself and the world.
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"So, you're saying you're the strongest plant-type spirit beast in the Star Dou Great Forest? And all the plant-type spirit beasts outside have to obey your commands?"
A cluster of newly sentient immortal herbs surrounded the Demon King in the center, their eyes filled with adoration. It was the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum that spoke at this moment.
The King of Ten Thousand Demons sat there, his chin slightly raised, looking arrogant.
"Of course. I am the first protector of the Son of Nature, and the first chosen one in this world to receive the blessing of the Son of Nature!"
Upon hearing this, the newly awakened little fairy herbs below exclaimed in amazement.
Almost nine months have passed since Ye Chenxing dived into the depths of the spring.
During this period, the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye underwent tremendous changes.
Originally, the essence left by the two fallen dragon kings only acted on the spring water, which then slowly nourished the surrounding immortal herbs. However, as Ye Chenxing frantically absorbed the essence at the bottom of the spring, a trace of the pure essence of the two dragon kings inevitably leaked out amidst the turbulence.
Even this mere glimpse of the leaked essence contains immense energy that far surpasses the nourishing effects of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye over the past thousand or even ten thousand years!
When the immortal herbs first sensed this energy, they instantly forgot their worries about Ye Chenxing's safety.
Is there really such a good thing?
Inhale! Inhale now!
The carefree immortal herbs opened their bodies and minds, greedily devouring this ultimate power of creation.
Only after they finished inhaling did they realize they were wrong.
However, they soon discovered that they were wildly wrong.
In just nine short months, the cultivation level of the immortal herbs here has increased by nearly 100,000 years!
Many plants that were originally ignorant were directly given sentience; and old immortal herbs such as Fragrant Fairy and Fiery Apricot, which were already 100,000 years old, were pushed to the brink of 200,000 years old by this energy.
By the time they stopped, it was too late.
For the fragrant and exquisite immortal products, this was simply a devastating blow!
The reason they've always loved the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well is because of its rocket-like cultivation speed. One day here is equivalent to ten days outside, and ten thousand years here can yield the cultivation foundation of a hundred thousand years.
However, this also means one thing—
A terrifying calamity will arrive ahead of schedule!
This energy leak, like a death warrant, directly brought this problem, which was originally meant to be considered ten thousand years later, right to their doorstep.
According to the rules of soul beasts, a 100,000-year-old soul beast has 1,000 years to decide whether to transform and rebuild its cultivation. If it chooses not to transform, it must withstand a 100,000-year lightning tribulation and, under normal circumstances, will forever lose the opportunity to transform.
After that, every 100,000 years, they would face an even more terrifying tribulation. This tribulation did not have a thousand-year buffer period; once they survived it, everything would be fine, and their strength would increase by leaps and bounds.
And if you can't get through it... you'll be reduced to ashes!
Then, a bizarre scene unfolded.
At this moment, only the newly born immortal herbs, who had just gained sentience and had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, had the leisure to gather around the Demon King and listen to his boasting.
Meanwhile, the established fragrances of the Fairy Maiden and the fiery apricot blossoms were like ants on a hot pan, anxiously swaying their petals and leaves in place.
Having lived for tens of thousands of years, they had never felt that nine months could be so long; it was as if every day or every second felt like a year!
In contrast, the Demon King appeared much calmer.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, his cultivation also experienced a surge, directly reaching the threshold of the 600,000-year Heavenly Tribulation. However, he forcibly suppressed his cultivation and did not take that final step, thus avoiding immediately attracting the Heavenly Tribulation.
As the first guardian plant (self-proclaimed), Ye Chenxing carries the seed of life he left behind.
Through that connection, he could clearly sense that the young Child of Nature was not only perfectly safe, but was also undergoing an incredible transformation.
"Ten Thousand Demon King... Senior."
The enormous pink flower crown of the Fragrant Fairy Flower cautiously approached the Demon King.
"Why hasn't the Child of Nature come out yet? How much longer will he stay inside? I... I feel like my heavenly tribulation is about to burst!"
The Demon King glanced at it.
"Haven't you always considered yourselves to be that person's possessions?"
"What? He, a dignified deity, can't even do something as small as sparing you from a heavenly tribulation?"
The fragrant, ethereal fairy was on the verge of tears. "We were so ignorant back then! We were, after all, plant-type soul beasts. As plants, we naturally obey the commands of the Child of Nature!"
"That person? Which person? We don't know him, we really don't know him!"
Now that they've reached this critical juncture of life and death, these grass spirits, who have lived for tens of thousands of years, know better than anyone else what to do.
Whoever can save them from heavenly tribulation, whoever can save their lives, is their true savior!