It was as if the entire weight of the spring had been concentrated upon him.
Even with his current physical strength comparable to that of a Soul Master, he felt the stagnation and stagnation that made it difficult to move.
His bones groaned under the weight.
His muscles were squeezed to the point of buckling.
Lin Xiao frowned slightly, his [Dragon Divine Art] quietly energizing itself.
An even more domineering aura emanated from him
, seemingly displacing some of the surrounding pressure.
Though still heavy, he was finally able to descend again.
He didn't know how long he had been descending.
The surrounding light had long since vanished, leaving only the faint blue and crimson glow of the spring itself, weaving together a strange world of light and shadow.
The pressure intensified, threatening to crush him.
Just as Lin Xiao felt he was reaching his limit
, an unbelievable sight finally appeared at the end of his sight.
The corpses of two dragons, unimaginably massive, lay quietly at the very bottom of the spring.
One was icy blue, as if composed of the purest ice. Even after countless years of death, it still emanated a terrifying chill that froze everything.
The other was crimson as fire, its bones like burning crystals, its blazing aura seemingly capable of incinerating everything.
The two dragon corpses intertwined, heads facing each other, forming a perfect circle.
It was their very existence that created the miracle of the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire.
Ice Dragon King! Fire Dragon King!
Lin Xiao's heart pounded.
"The legend is true! My bet was right, haha!"
It turned out that when Lin Xiao decided to no longer live for himself in this life, but to contribute to the continent, he was destined to embark on an extremely difficult path. He even chose
not to fuse the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone himself, but to give it to one of his subordinates.
Most people might think he was foolish, but as someone who had lived through two lives, Lin Xiao clearly understood the situation in the coming decades.
Tang San, secretly supported by the Asura God King of the Divine Realm, was the designated sole heir to the Asura God throne.
If he chose to follow the rules, even if he achieved the 99th-level Ultimate Douluo and even earned the favor of a deity, what good would that do? Could he contend against the Shura God King? Never mind
that killing Tang San beforehand would be the end of the matter. Tang San had died before in his previous life, and he'd still been revived.
Therefore, Lin Xiao must exercise extreme caution with every spirit ring and every spirit bone, for even a glimmer of hope can change the fate of the continent.
While the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone is a treasure unattainable to most, Lin Xiao believes he can still dominate the Mortal Realm without it.
And the two Dragon Kings of Ice and Fire represent the greatest opportunity he can currently foresee.
Lin Xiao's gaze was already fixed on the two spirit bone luminescences beside the dragon corpse.
One emanated an intense icy-blue aura.
The other burned with a blazing crimson flame.
Even from afar, Lin Xiao could sense the terrifying, earth-shattering pressure they held.
This aura definitely surpassed that of a hundred-thousand-year-old soul bone; it was of divine... or even divine king quality.
An uncontrollable desire instantly washed over him.
He wanted them!
However, that final distance was like an insurmountable chasm.
No matter how he activated the [Dragon Divine Art] or mobilized all his strength, he couldn't get any closer.
The invisible pressure, like a divine barrier, firmly blocked him out.
Lin Xiao tried several times, but each time ended in failure.
A huge sense of loss washed over him.
The treasure mountain was right before his eyes, yet he couldn't reach it.
Was he really going to give up?
Just as a sense of resentment and despair rose within him,
a hum—
the dormant spirit within him—the Dragon Soul Overlord Spear—suddenly vibrated without warning.
A faint connection, seemingly transcending the barriers of space, resonated with a presence at the bottom of the spring.
This sudden vibration made Lin Xiao's heart, already on the verge of despair, leap.
"Could it be..."
Lin Xiao instantly recalled the moment he obtained his first spirit ring.
Without hesitation, he summoned his own spirit.
The moment he grasped the Dragon Soul Overlord Spear, the faint connection suddenly became incredibly clear and intense.
The spear trembled slightly, even emitting a faint dragon's roar .
The sound was not loud, but it seemed to contain a supreme majesty, penetrating the layers of terrifying water pressure and reaching the bottom of the spring.
A miracle occurred.
At the very bottom of the spring, two balls of light, ice-blue and crimson, quietly suspended, seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force and slowly began to float upwards towards Lin Xiao's position.
Lin Xiao's heartbeat instantly went haywire, pounding against his chest, threatening to leap out of his throat.
His eyes were fixed on the two balls of light approaching, and he forgot even to breathe.
Time seemed to stretch infinitely in that moment.
Every second felt like a century.
The two soul bones rose slowly, but with unwavering determination.
The water around them seemed to soften, and the terrifying pressure that could crush a Soul Sect seemed powerless before them.
Finally,
under Lin Xiao's intense and eager gaze, the icy blue and crimson balls of light silently broke through the invisible barrier that had blocked him out.
They floated lightly, finally landing steadily in front of Lin Xiao, within his reach.
Lin Xiao reached out his slightly trembling hand and gently grasped them. They
were cold to the touch, yet warm.
In his left hand was the icy blue soul bone, radiating an extreme chill, as if holding a piece of aeons of profound ice.
In his right hand was the crimson soul bone, ablaze with a restrained flame, like cradling a beating heart of magma.
He carefully sensed the aura emanating from the two soul bones.
Vast, ancient, and imbued with a sacred allure.
These were undoubtedly divine-level soul bones.
However, the energy fluctuations contained within them were far less devastating than he had imagined.
It felt more like the level of a high-quality, ten-thousand-year soul bone.
Lin Xiao was startled at first, but then relieved.
The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King had fallen for countless eons.
Their remaining divine power and source energy, dissipated over countless eons, had created this breathtaking Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, nurturing countless natural treasures and immortal herbs.
The fact that these two source soul bones still retained energy comparable to ten-thousand-year soul bones was a great blessing.
Moreover, their quality was evident.
The foundation of their divine rank remained intact.
As long as they could find enough energy to replenish them in the future, it might be possible for them to regain their former power.
Even, it wasn't impossible for them to one day be restored to the level of a Divine King-level soul bone.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao no longer hesitated.
This place was at the bottom of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire Spring. The energy was pure, the environment was perfect, and with the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon King suppressing it, it was the perfect time to fuse these two soul bones.
(End of this chapter)