LHe immediately crossed his legs and floated in the spring water, channeling his soul power to replace his breathing. Finally, he let his mind sink into his body.
He slowly pressed the ice-blue soul bone in his left hand and the crimson soul bone in his right toward his arms. The left
arm bone of the Ice Dragon
King. The right arm bone of the Fire Dragon King.
The fusion process was surprisingly smooth.
Perhaps it was because he had just absorbed the Eight-Angled Mysterious Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot, his body was filled with ice and fire energy.
Or perhaps his cultivation of the [Dragon God Art] had some kind of connection with the essence of the soul bones
. Or perhaps his martial spirit, the Dragon Soul Overlord Spear, played a crucial role.
In short, the two god-level soul bones encountered almost no resistance and began to slowly fuse with his arm bones.
The energy of ice and fire flowed gently into his meridians, nourishing every part of his body.
Crack... crack...
Lin Xiao could clearly feel his arm bones undergoing an astonishing transformation under the tempering of the ice and fire energy.
The bones became denser and harder, gleaming with a faint ice-blue and crimson sheen.
Muscles, meridians, and even blood were deeply strengthened by this divine energy.
His physical strength, already comparable to that of a Soul Sect master, began to soar again.
Every cell seemed to rejoice, greedily absorbing the escaping energy.
An unknown amount of time passed.
When the two soul bones completely merged into Lin Xiao's arms and disappeared,
a sense of immense power, far surpassing all before, filled his body.
He could sense that his physical strength had firmly crossed the threshold of Soul Sect, officially entering the realm of Soul King! His
physical strength alone was comparable to that of a Five-Ring Soul King.
Simultaneously, Lin Xiao's soul power quietly grew, nourished by the icy and fiery energies.
Easily breaking through the previous level 24 bottleneck, his level soared, finally settling firmly at the level 30 mark.
Just one suitable soul ring away, Lin Xiao would officially enter the realm of Soul Venerable.
And at this moment, he was still months away from his ninth birthday.
As for the soul bone skills granted by the two god-level soul bones...
the bottom of this terrifyingly pressured spring was clearly not a good place to test them.
Lin Xiao decided to get ashore first.
On the shore of the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire, Dugu Bo was pacing anxiously, his hands behind his back, his emerald eyes filled with worry.
Seeing Lin Xiao emerge, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then his brow furrowed.
"Little monster, you're finally out!"
"You're not going to go diving without a word again this time!"
Dugu Bo's voice was tinged with subtle concern and a hint of a mischievous complaint.
But before he could finish his words, his voice
abruptly stopped. His gaze fixed on Lin Xiao, his emerald pupils suddenly constricting.
"No... you... your soul power..."
"Your soul power level is 30?! What's going on?!"
He clearly remembered that when Lin Xiao first surfaced, although his aura had become more powerful and his physical strength had increased dramatically, his soul power level was still clearly in the twenties!
How come after going down again, even his soul power increased dramatically?!
Is this kid still human?
Lin Xiao shook the water droplets from his hair, a slightly innocent smile on his face.
"Senior Dugu, I'm just lucky."
"I just picked up two soul bones by accident at the bottom of the spring." "
After the fusion, my soul power increased accidentally."
"Also, senior, why do you call me a little monster? What's weird about me?"
"Soul bones... picked up... accidentally
Dugu Bo felt a surge of anger surge through his head upon hearing these words, nearly suffocating him.
He glared at Lin Xiao, his beard puffing, as if he were meeting the young man for the first time.
"Don't you know how precious and rare spirit bones are?
You even need to 'pick them up'? And 'accidentally'?!" "What's so strange about that?"
Dugu Bo pointed at Lin Xiao, his voice trembling with anger.
"Look at your age now! And look at your strength! Your body is comparable to a Spirit King, and your spirit power has reached level 30! Tell me, if you're not a freak, what are you?!"
Across the continent, reaching level 30 before the age of 12 is considered a rare talent, and it requires top-tier sects to expend countless resources to cultivate.
For someone like Lin Xiao to level up several levels and "pick up" two spirit bones in one leap is unheard of!
Dugu Bo grew increasingly furious, and seeing Lin Xiao's expression of "I'm normal" only made him even more furious.
This kid is absolutely being ridiculous!
A competitive spirit, perhaps a desire to teach this ignorant little monster a lesson, naturally arose.
Dugu Bo folded his arms across his chest, his chin slightly raised, revealing the arrogance of a Titled Douluo.
"Come, let me test your skills firsthand!"
"Let me also see the true power of that soul bone you 'found'!"
Lin Xiao's eyes gleamed with excitement upon hearing this.
He, too, was looking for an opponent to test his current strength, especially those two new soul bone skills.
Dugu Bo was undoubtedly the perfect candidate.
"Okay!"
Lin Xiao agreed decisively.
The two of them then left the Yin-Yang Eye's spring and arrived at a relatively open, flat area in the distance.
The ground was hard and the vegetation was sparse, providing ample space for them to display their skills.
Dugu Bo stood still, and an invisible pressure naturally emanated from him. Although he hadn't activated his martial spirit, the aura of a powerful being was still terrifying.
"Little monster, go all out! Attack me!"
"Today, I won't use any soul skills. I'll fight you with pure strength."
He wanted to see just how powerful this little monster had become after fusing with his soul bone.
Lin Xiao was no longer polite.
A hum—
a pair of gigantic ice and fire dragon wings instantly unfolded from his back, soaring into the sky.
"External Soul Bone Skill—Ice and Fire Dragon Flame Blast!"
With a low shout from Lin Xiao, the massive icy blue and crimson dragon wings behind him suddenly vibrated.
The humming sound seemed to distort the air.
In an instant, the sky was filled with whistling fireballs and ice spikes gleaming with a chilling light.
The crimson fireballs, trailing long flame tails, fell like falling meteors. The
ice-blue spikes were incredibly sharp, emitting a piercing hiss as they pierced the air.
The two intertwined, forming a dense, destructive barrage that descended upon Dugu Bo like a blanket of destruction.
Dugu Bo stood still, a flicker of surprise in his emerald eyes, but he remained unfazed.
He didn't even unleash his martial spirit, merely pulsing his soul energy.
A solid emerald green soul shield instantly emerged.
Bang! Bang!
Boom!
Fireballs collided with the shield, exploding into balls of blazing flames and sending shockwaves scattering.
Ding! Ding!
Ice spikes were deflected or shattered into icy shards the moment they made contact with the shield.
This light layer of soul energy easily neutralized most attacks.
(End of Chapter)