Time flew by like a fleeting white steed, and in the blink of an eye, over a year had passed.
The war between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire raged on fiercely, showing no signs of stopping.
Both empires continuously escalated their efforts, bringing ample provisions, supplies, and reinforcements from the rear, replenishing elite soldiers and capable generals, and reorganizing their Soul Master Legions.
They engaged in brutal confrontations on all fronts.
In terms of ordinary military strength, the two sides were evenly matched, but if calculated based on casualties, Star Luo held a slight advantage.
In terms of Soul Master strength, each side had only one Titled Douluo and a ten-thousand-strong Soul Master Legion.
Within the Soul Master Legions, Heaven Dou had more Soul Douluo-level, Soul Saint-level, and Soul Emperor-level Soul Masters.
This was because Heaven Dou's Soul Master families enjoyed greater freedom and developed more rapidly. Additionally, they received support from a group of Soul Masters from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, all of whom possessed high Soul Power Levels.
However, the Star Luo Soul Master Legion had its own advantages: better coordination, greater fearlessness in battle, and strict discipline.
Heaven Dou's Soul Master Legion was a patchwork assembly of ten thousand Soul Masters from various factions. Many Soul Master families were unwilling to suffer significant losses, preventing the legion from unleashing its full potential.
Thus, with both sides having their respective strengths, the conflict remained balanced.
Minor skirmishes occurred every three days, and major battles erupted every five days!
Casualties among the ordinary armies continued to rise, and losses in Soul Master battles became increasingly frequent.
The sky above the entire frontlines was saturated with a blood-red Killing Intent.
This Killing Intent, however, proved most beneficial for Dugu Feng's cultivation.
"Asura Will!"
Inside Dugu Feng's cultivation chamber, his body was enveloped in crimson light, with a dense, tangible aura of slaughter filling the entire room.
With Dugu Feng's soft exclamation, all the Killing Intent surged directly into his mind.
Dugu Feng felt as if his entire Sea of Spirit had turned blood-red, his spirit burning and his blood boiling.
In an instant, all seven of his Spirit Rings simultaneously radiated a brilliant, eerie purple-green light.
Immediately after, Dugu Feng's body began to elongate, expand, and soar upward.
Then Dugu Feng vanished, and in his place appeared a massive, multicolored serpent interwoven with shades of purple, green, gray, blue, orange, cyan, and red.
The serpent's scales were the color of ruby and emerald, its head a bright purple, and its belly a mosaic of various hues.
The serpent, over five meters in length, reared its upper body upright, poised to strike at any moment.
This was Dugu Feng's Martial Soul Avatar, the Jade Phosphorous Serpent.
However, his Jade Phosphorous Serpent was entirely different from Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor.
Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent was a pure jade green, with a body as thick as a bucket.
In contrast, Dugu Feng's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was a vividly colored serpent.
Its hues were extraordinarily vibrant. While its length was considerable, its girth was only that of an adult's arm.
The eyes on the serpent's body were not the pale white of Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor but a sparkling amethyst-red, gleaming like gemstones.
His Martial Soul no longer resembled a Jade Scale Serpent.
"Jade" implied emerald, which meant green.
Yet, his Martial Soul Avatar bore not a trace of green.
He understood where these colors came from—they originated from the Overlord Venom.
The potent Overlord Venom had completely altered the Jade Phosphorous Serpent's genetics.
Transforming his Jade Scale Serpent into a multicolored serpent, it could also be called an ultimate venomous snake.
The more vibrant its colors, the stronger its venom.
Simultaneously, Dugu Feng sensed the influence of the Asura Power on his Martial Soul Avatar.
The Asura Power within his bloodline had also merged with his Martial Soul Avatar, allowing its terrifying might to be unleashed at any moment through the Avatar's attacks.
This reminded him of the skill Asura Blood Sword—the Asura God's most powerful attack, where divine soul and body unite, all Divine Power fuses with the Asura Demon Sword, and the Asura Bloodline is ignited to deliver a full-force strike.
It seemed the Asura Power within him was gradually transforming into Asura Bloodline.
His blood was undergoing a qualitative change as well.
"For now, it's still just quantitative change. When quantity triggers quality, once the bloodline transformation is fully complete, it will surely attract the Asura God's attention!"
As for the way of utilizing this Asura Power merged with his Martial Soul Avatar and integrated into Soul Skills, Dugu Feng named it Asura Will.
It was a form of enhancement.
Already capable of significantly boosting practical combat ability.
The colorful giant snake kept moving through the cultivation chamber until over half his Soul Power was depleted, then he withdrew his Martial Soul Avatar.
Dugu Feng clearly remembered when he began cultivation at age four, Old Snake's first lesson was to transform into a snake, learning its cold-bloodedness, endurance, digestive capacity, and stealth capabilities.
Now that he'd become a Soul Saint, he could truly become a snake.
Recently, Dugu Feng had been shifting between serpent and human forms daily, only reverting after consuming over half his Soul Power.
His cultivation speed was indeed not slow.
His Soul Power Level had risen two more levels, reaching level seventy-six.
He was almost catching up to Qian Renxue!
Through prolonged contact, Dugu Feng had ascertained clearly that Qian Renxue's Soul Power was about to break through to Soul Douluo.
Dugu Feng sneered inwardly—Qian Renxue should be launching her final assault soon, right?
Having lulled the Star Luo Emperor for nearly two years, it was time to strike!
Changing into fresh clothes, Dugu Feng left the chamber.
It was early morning—he'd been cultivating all night.
Entering the main hall, he found Ye Lingling already waiting for him.
Delicious meals were prepared and ready.
The two sat down together wordlessly and began eating.
Ye Lingling occasionally glanced up at Dugu Feng, her eyes filled with affection.
During this period without Ning Rongrong, living in their own world, Ye Lingling felt like she was in a dreamlike existence.
"Marshal Ge has issued orders for all Healing Soul Masters to maintain peak condition, ready to treat casualties at any moment. It seems the great battle is imminent.
Who knows how many will die this time!"
Ye Lingling sighed.
She had witnessed too much life and death over these past two years.
"The outcome will be decided soon. The continent will know peace afterward!" Dugu Feng said calmly.
"Yes, we will definitely defeat the Star Luo Empire!" Ye Lingling stated firmly.
Originally she held no hatred for Star Luo Empire, but watching those around her perish had naturally bred resentment.
Dugu Feng thought privately that with him present, the battle's outcome would probably shock everyone.
"By the way, after this great battle concludes, you'll be advancing to Soul Saint too. I'll take you to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for Spirit Rings then!"
Dugu Feng added.
Ye Lingling had already reached level sixty-nine, just one step away from level seventy.
Ye Lingling nodded vigorously, eagerly anticipating her promotion.
After breakfast, Ye Lingling went to report to the Royal Soul Master Legion, joining other Healing Soul Masters under Ge Long's command.
Dugu Feng had much more freedom, sensing through the Emerald Dragon Snake he'd sent out gathering intelligence.
Having fully understood Qian Renxue's entire plan, he realized the day might have come today.
After some thought, he took out the Core Pearl and began sending a message to Zhu Zhuyun.
With such close proximity between them, he could clearly convey the entire plan to Zhu Zhuyun.
A short while later, Dugu Feng revealed a smile.
Everything was arranged perfectly—now they only needed to wait for Qian Renxue to make her move.
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