Chapter 179: The Great Five Elements Divine Light
The six trials of the Sea God's inheritance corresponded to the six soul bones of a Soul Master and also represented the six desires of humanity appetite, lust, greed, materialism, power, and emotions. Each trial magnified one of Neptune's six desires and trapped him within an illusion so realistic that it was difficult to distinguish from reality. Every time a soul bone was removed, he had to endure a test based on one of these desires.
If he failed to control his desires and succumbed to the illusions, he would remain trapped in them until his death, resulting in the failure of the inheritance. However, the test was not about abandoning desire entirely but about proving whether he could control his urges rather than being controlled by them.
Fortunately, while Neptune was undergoing the trials of desire, his true body and other avatars remained unaffected. As a result, the illusion believed he was trapped, unable to discern reality from fantasy. However, because his true body and avatars still existed, he could view the illusions from an external perspective, immediately recognizing them as false. This allowed him to break free from each trial with ease.
In the end, it took him only a short time to complete all six trials, successfully extracting all six soul bones.
Moreover, through the divine power of the Sea God, any soul bones that were originally below 100,000 years in age were directly enhanced, transforming into divine grade soul bones surpassing the 100,000 year level.
Neptune slowly opened his eyes, having just broken free from the final illusion of emotional desire and cleared the sixth trial. At that moment, the platform beneath his feet began to glow.
The six smaller platforms floating around the central circular platform each corresponding to one of the six desires and the six soul bones began rotating around him. The golden mist on each platform condensed into dazzling golden light, making the space around Neptune even more brilliant.
The first to move was the platform holding the left arm bone, which had been the first to be removed. This soul bone originally came from a dragon species with traces of true dragon blood. After being enhanced by divine power, it transformed from its sub 100,000 year state into a true divine level soul bone.
The circular platform supporting the bone flew into the air, positioning itself above Neptune's head. A beam of golden light, brimming with vitality, descended upon him.
A powerful dragon's roar echoed through the air, reverberating across the golden space. A massive jade colored dragon soared into the sky, circling several times before swiftly shrinking and diving toward Neptune's left arm.
His left arm rose uncontrollably as the emerald dragon coiled around it, infusing his limb with boundless energy. It felt as though his arm had been reborn, an unprecedented surge of power spreading from his fingertips to his shoulder.
As the overwhelming energy coursed through him, metallic clanks and crackling energy resounded in the air. A jade green armor, shimmering with divine radiance, emerged on his left arm. The shoulder plate took the form of a dragon's head not overly exaggerated, yet exuding an air of majesty. The armor extended downward, with meticulously arranged dragon scale patterns covering his entire arm, including his palm and fingers.
In the center of his left palm, a jade gemstone glowed, emitting a powerful suction force that absorbed the surrounding golden seawater. An even greater surge of energy flooded into Neptune's body, making him feel like a bottomless abyss, devouring the golden ocean's divine power.
As massive energy poured into him, his gaze sharpened. His pupils, once deep blue, gradually transformed into a blue gold hue, quickly spreading across his entire eyes.
With the left arm soul bone fully integrated, the platform that had held it vanished. Then, the second platform floated toward him, carrying the left leg bone. This bone originally belonged to a firebird with phoenix blood, but after divine refinement, it transformed into a true fire phoenix.
With a dazzling flash, the fiery phoenix soared into the air and shot directly into his left leg.
A scorching heat erupted within him as the flames fused into his limb. Blue gold armor, imbued with the phoenix's brilliant glow, wrapped perfectly around his left leg.
As the second platform disappeared, the third approached. This one carried the right leg bone, originating from a giant turtle. Once enhanced, the soul bone manifested as a phantom of an enormous black tortoise.
With a flash, the tortoise spirit slammed into Neptune's right leg. Unlike the searing heat from the fire phoenix, this one brought a cool and soothing sensation, nourishing every fiber of his being. His right leg armor materialized, identical to the left leg's but imbued with the tranquil essence of water.
When the right leg soul bone had fully merged, the fourth platform advanced. The soul bone it carried transformed into a white tiger, which roared mightily before rushing into Neptune's right arm.
With a burst of energy, his right arm armor materialized. Unlike the dragon themed left arm armor, the right arm's shoulder plate took the form of a ferocious tiger's head. Despite the differing designs, both armors exuded harmony, blending raw power with elegance.
At this point, Neptune's four limb soul bones were complete wood from the azure dragon, metal from the white tiger, fire from the vermilion bird, and water from the black tortoise. Only one remained to complete the five element cycle.
The golden ocean surrounding the platforms churned violently. The seawater surged into the sky, forming a massive golden vortex that rotated fiercely. Enormous amounts of divine energy poured into Neptune, remodeling every part of his body.
Then, the fifth platform floated forward. The soul bone resting upon it was the torso bone, which originally came from a lion with qilin blood. However, after divine empowerment, it had transformed into a true qilin.
A majestic, earth colored qilin let out a deafening roar before charging at Neptune.
Before even making contact, the qilin's form shifted into radiant blue gold armor. With a powerful impact, the armor fully integrated with his body, forming a magnificent torso plate accompanied by a battle skirt.
As the core of the five elements, the earth aligned qilin connected with the other four attributes wood from his left arm, metal from his right arm, fire from his left leg, and water from his right leg.
At that moment, a powerful chain reaction occurred. The fusion of these elements triggered a transformation the earth qilin in his chest plate evolved into the legendary Five Elements Qilin!
A faint smile formed on Neptune's lips. As he had expected, his careful selection of soul bone attributes and corresponding spirit beasts had allowed an astonishing transformation under the Sea God's divine power!
The Five Elements Qilin was a martial soul that only appeared among Ultimate Douluos, and it possessed an extraordinarily powerful ability The Great Five Elements Divine Light!
This ability was said to be capable of disintegrating all things, rendering it indestructible.
Of course, in reality, it functioned as an ability that decomposed all matter and energy attacks, reducing them to their most fundamental state. A truly formidable power.
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