[Absorption Complete!]
[Transformation Complete!]
[External Soul Bone]:
[Spirit Eye] 800,000 Years
[Mind Suppression: Suppresses the opponent's mental power, allowing control over their actions and thoughts, turning them into a puppet for the user.]
[Time and Space Light: Uses mental power to manipulate time and space, attacking both the opponent's mind and body.]
[Yin-Yang Boundary: In the boundary between life and death, one can observe the boundary between life and death and manipulate it with a thought.]
The eye-shaped external soul bone, born from the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, was directly fused into Li Yu body. Thus, it still followed the rule of "When it reaches 100,000 years, it can transform into a spirit-type soul bone," and it transformed into [Spirit Eye].
The three abilities granted to Li Yu were undoubtedly related to mental power manipulation.
Li Yu was very satisfied. In the next moment, as the information flashed, he immediately began to carefully comprehend its "path."
With his current mental strength, this was an easy task for him.
As a result, his ability to manipulate mental power began to grow at an incredibly terrifying speed.
Immersed in it, the oppressive aura around him also wasn't intentionally suppressed, causing everyone—both humans and beasts—to begin trembling.
They were all shocked.
Absorbing an external soul bone, even one born from such a terrifying existence as the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord, shouldn't lead to such terrifying progress!
Everyone was stunned.
When Li Yu stood before them, they began to question whether they had been practicing incorrectly all these years.
At the same time, although Li Yu remained silent, they didn't dare to move.
They couldn't understand Li Yu thoughts, so they chose to do nothing and think nothing, to avoid making any mistakes.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Finally, at a certain moment, the pillar of light that had been rising into the sky dissipated, and the "portal" above the sky was closed.
The Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, remained floating, but at that moment, her aura suddenly dropped sharply. Immediately afterward, she coughed up blood and fell to the ground.
Emperor Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts' gazes solidified as they nervously watched Gu Yuena.
They had actually been mentally prepared for this result.
After all, both formation eyes had been "erased" by Li Yu, and they were suppressed. Gu Yuena was now too weak to continue.
Moreover, the one who had "split" things apart was still here!
With their current "damaged" state, breaking the situation was extremely difficult!
Even if Li Yu didn't interfere, the possibility of success wasn't very high.
But if they didn't try, what could they do?
For the soul beast race to have an "equal" status, they had no choice but to fight!
On the road to light, there would always be sacrifices, and they couldn't be exceptions—nor could they afford to be!
At the beginning of this seemingly hopeless "battle," all the ferocious beasts had prepared for sacrifice, ready at any moment.
But this preparation was shattered with a single slap from Li Yu.
Even Emperor Di Tian, at this moment, felt a bit pessimistic. Was this the end for the soul beast race?
Suddenly!
At that moment, another terrifying aura surged, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking.
Crack!
A more distinct sound followed, and the change occurred in the next instant!
Everyone was shocked as they looked up at the sky.
The sky above the Star Dou Forest was suddenly torn open!
A rift, spanning countless miles across the sky, was sliced open by a sword. Then, a dragon's roar full of anger and sorrow echoed.
At the same time, a voice of anger came from the sky:
"Asura, what do you mean by this?"
"How dare you send him to the lower realm? If he joins forces with the remnants, can you bear the responsibility?"
"Do you want to be stripped of the position of the god king?"
The sounds were filled with such anger that they reverberated without restraint in everyone's ears.
Li Yu also "woke up."
Unlike others, as soon as his eyes opened, he saw a blood-red divine sword, and at that moment, a golden dragon just over a meter long was impaled by the sword and bound by nine chains.
The Golden Dragon King!
Li Yu immediately understood the identity of the tiny golden dragon and also realized that this could not possibly be the original state of the Golden Dragon King.
Clearly, it was now weakened to the extreme!
"Such faithfulness?" Li Yu chuckled.
This was what the Asura God had said when "borrowing the sword"—as long as Li Yu survived "this tribulation," he would receive a great gift.
He hadn't known at first, but through subsequent speculations and when he arrived at the Star Dou Forest, he had confirmed his suspicions.
Thus, he was more certain of what this "great gift" would be.
And this was also one of the reasons why he hadn't absorbed the 800,000-year soul ring born from the Evil Eye Tyrant Lord.
He was betting!
Betting that the Asura God would definitely bring the Golden Dragon King to him!
If he lost the bet, there would be nothing he could do but negotiate with Emperor Di Tian or Gu Yuena.
Fortunately, he won the bet.
So, when he saw the situation before him, he didn't hesitate. His soul power, and the mental power he had now completely transformed into divine consciousness during this "silence," exploded fully, enveloping the weakened Golden Dragon King, who was impaled by the Asura God Sword and bound by the Asura Chains.
"Roar!" The Golden Dragon King, naturally, couldn't just submit like this.
But Li Yu, whose mental power had already transformed into divine consciousness, had undergone another metamorphosis in strength. The current Golden Dragon King, in his weakened state, simply couldn't block it.
At the scene, the only one who could help the Golden Dragon King seemed to be the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena.
Unfortunately, Gu Yuena had been heavily injured, her divine consciousness backfiring. She had already fallen to the ground. Although her aura remained strong, she was unmistakably in a coma and could not assist the Golden Dragon King now.
Li Yu showed no mercy and coldly said, "Survival or death?"
Emperor Di Tian and the other ferocious beasts, upon hearing this, felt as though the sky had fallen!
At the same time, the voice from the sky continued:
"First, I do things with my own measure."
"Second, if you're dissatisfied, come and fight, stop whining."
"Third, the position of the god king is not something anyone can appoint. It's earned through blood, one sword strike at a time. If anyone dares to repeat what was just said, come forward and see if my sword is still sharp."
At these words, the sky immediately quieted down.
But the swirling clouds made it clear to everyone that this matter wasn't over.
But they couldn't help but admire the person who spoke. He was so domineering, even though they didn't understand the concept of the "god king."
"Cool!" Li Yu himself couldn't help but give a thumbs-up.
But immediately afterward, his attention returned to the situation before him.
Even though he had spoken threateningly, the Golden Dragon King still refused to submit.
After all, he had once been part of the Dragon God. Even now, as a captive, his upright posture could not bend.
His golden, vertical pupils were fixed firmly on Li Yu, and Li Yu had no doubt that if he relaxed even slightly, the Golden Dragon King would attempt to bite him and fight to the death.
"Better to be bent than to break." Li Yu narrowed his eyes but wasn't about to give up just yet.
After thinking for a moment, he released the Frost Spirit Xuan Turtle, the Bloodthirsty Demon Shark, the Cold Sea Magic Dragon, the Abyssal Dragon Eel, the Deep Sea Magic Whale King, and the Dream Ice Silkworm.
Six soul spirits floated behind Li Yu, releasing terrifying auras and immense life force.
At that moment, everyone—both humans and beasts—was once again stunned.
What was going on?
They seemed to be… soul beasts!
But their state was strange, yet the aura they released was incredibly strong!
Even the Golden Dragon King showed an expression of surprise. His fierce gaze didn't waver in the slightest.
"These are all soul beasts that have contracted with me. They retain their consciousness, become stronger, and most importantly, they're alive and can use my power."
Li Yu said indifferently, "Even though we're not equal in the contract, I'm willing to give them a certain degree of 'freedom.'"
He paused for a moment, then issued his ultimatum:
"I'll say this only once: I know of your past glory, but that's just the past, glory that will never be repeated."
"Now, I can promise you that if you submit, I will give the soul beasts a fairer world, one that's more fair than the one we have now."
"If you don't submit, then I'll have to kill you. After all, I still have an empty soul ring, and I really need someone like you."
He stated everything bluntly, without any concealment.
This was Li Yu final sincerity.
Given the current state of the Golden Dragon King, Li Yu wasn't being arrogant or threatening; he could really refine him!
This would also allow him to further nourish the [Asura] and enhance his growth.
At the same time, Li Yu voice wasn't hidden in the slightest, and everyone, including the Golden Crocodile Douluo and Emperor Di Tian, heard it clearly.
The Golden Crocodile Douluo and others were stunned, confused. They couldn't understand Li Yu actions. Soul beasts were already humanity's enemies, with blood feuds too deep to count. Why not just kill them directly, without all this talk?
But even if they thought this way, none of them had the courage to say it aloud.
Let alone Li Yu—Emperor Di Tian, who had been easily subdued, was someone they couldn't oppose.
If they thought that being humans like Li Yu gave them the right to challenge him, they might not even know how they died.
The scene fell silent again.
After a long pause, just as Li Yu eyes grew colder and his killing intent continued to gather, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind:
"At your current level, you can't make me believe you have this kind of authority in front of those people."
The Golden Dragon King's voice was simple, questioning and laying out his "conditions."
He doubted Li Yu strength.
The condition for submission was that Li Yu had to show him strength that could make him believe.
Li Yu raised an eyebrow, momentarily stumped.
After all, right now, he really couldn't match a god-king level existence. Getting the Golden Dragon King to believe was indeed difficult.
Of course, he could choose to ascend the [Path to God] now. After all, having already "digested" the ten gods, once he reached godhood, he was confident he wouldn't be weaker than a god-king!
But…
The [Path to God] was likely incredibly dangerous, and even the system had been warning him to reach his peak before proceeding.
The reason he wanted the Golden Dragon King to submit was also related to this [Path to God].
If he "ascended to godhood" first and then subdued the Golden Dragon King, wouldn't that be somewhat backwards?
So, he was momentarily stumped.
And just then.
A voice rang out from the sky again:
"Asura, do you really think you're invincible now? Come, let me see how much you're worth."
An unknown presence responded to Asura's "boasting."
Just when everyone thought the Asura would respond with the same domineering attitude as before, a voice that no one had expected sounded:
"Hmm, okay, okay, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush. Asura is just a code. Right now, it's me. Maybe in a while, it won't be me. Go find that Asura. I'm tired, not accompanying you anymore. Goodbye!"
At the moment those words fell, a terrifying blood-red pillar of light shot down from the sky, directly landing on the ground.
Li Yu was enveloped in it.
He looked confused, and then saw the Asura God Sword suddenly shine brightly.
At the same time, within the blood-red light, several terrifying chains appeared, eventually entering Li Yu body.
Li Yu pupils widened in shock!
It was [Authority]!
A perfect [Asura Authority]!
The Asura God had, unexpectedly, without any prior warning, directly given Li Yu the Asura God's position!
And, he had also initiated a divine battle!
Even without seeing it firsthand, Li Yu could guess who was responding to the challenge—the God of Destruction!
As for why the Asura God had "been silent" for so long before speaking, Li Yu felt the silence wasn't "silence," but a delay.
Time was different between the Divine Realm and the Mortal Realm.
Rough calculations would suggest, as was said when the nine gods descended, that half an hour—one hour in the mortal realm—was equivalent to half a month.
Converted, the brief gap during the Asura God's words could be ignored.
It was certain that the moment the Asura God finished speaking, the God of Destruction would rise to fight.
As for why this gap occurred…
That was simply because the Asura God had already positioned himself on the edge between the Mortal Realm and the Divine Realm, using his [Authority] to carry out this transmission.
It was like the Asura God was using a 5G connection, and the God of Destruction, being too close to the base station, had his signal reduced to 4G+.
That was roughly the situation.
Li Yu didn't go into deeper thoughts about this.
Because…
[Level: 100]
A prompt flashed before his eyes. At the same time, the blood shadow enveloping him moved as his soul rings pulsated beneath his feet.
Red! Red! Red! Red! Red! Blood Red! Scarlet Gold! Scarlet Gold!
Eight soul rings blazed brightly.
But after passing the soul rings, a "gap" appeared. After the "gap," a blood-red divine chain suddenly formed from nowhere and intertwined to form a ring.
It was the Asura God Ring!
At this moment, Li Yu ascended—he had become the Asura God!
He spread his hands, feeling the terrifying power surging within him, then looked at the Golden Dragon King in front of him and smiled faintly:
"Now, I've changed my mind."