Four buffs.
While none of them directly boosted Tang Lan's destructive power, they had elevated his survivability, control, damage absorption, and mobility to the absolute limit.
From now on—
Life Soul—Blue Silver Emperor would handle restraint and control.Thunderflame Haotian Hammer would deliver one-hit kills.
Clear roles, perfect synergy!
However…
Where was the Thunder God's divine inheritance?
Tang Lan's soul glanced at the Sea God's Mark.
He didn't act rashly.
Instead, he removed Blue King from his main body's hand and released Ning Rongrong and the others.
He systematically undid their Sealed Haotian Souls.
Though seven days had passed, for those who had been sealed, it had felt like just one night's sleep.
Ice and Snow Emperors' Urgency
The moment the Ice and Snow Emperors emerged, they immediately sensed something.
Their eyes locked onto Tang Lan's main body, which was still absorbing the soul bone.
"The Thunder Hell Prison Vine… did it offer a million-year blood sacrifice?" Snow Empress speculated.
Tang Lan's soul nodded.
Ice Empress smacked her lips, suddenly feeling a sense of urgency.
We're not going to end up like Da Ming and Er Ming, right? Came first, waited too long, and lost our spot?
Snow Empress seemed to have the same thought.
She stepped forward.
"In that case, can the two of us proceed with our blood sacrifice now?"
Tang Lan's soul blinked in surprise.
He couldn't help but find this amusing.
Since when did fierce beasts start competing to sacrifice themselves?
Tang San's Jealousy & The Women's Pride
Meanwhile, Tang San was practically seething with envy!
If you guys are really that eager, why not choose me instead?!
On the other hand, Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Bing'er were brimming with pride.
Look! Even ferocious soul beasts are fighting over the chance to sacrifice themselves for our man!
"Alright," Tang Lan stated clearly.
"Our upcoming trip to the Extreme North is for finding Zhuqing and the others a suitable 100,000-year Soul Spirit."
"Once we're there, we'll begin the sacrifices together—I have a theory I want to test."
"Though I doubt we'll ever have another situation where multiple sacrifices pile up like this."
"No problem!" Snow Empress agreed immediately.
"They all have the potential to become gods. The Extreme North has plenty of 100,000-year soul beasts—we'll take care of persuading them."
Ice Empress nodded vigorously.
If it meant they could sacrifice themselves sooner, they were willing to go all out.
Tang Lan had no objections.
For now, he just had to wait patiently.
An hour later, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head soul bone finished fusing.
Though only a 50,000-year soul bone, its auspicious beast quality still granted two powerful soul bone skills.
—Soul Bone Skill: Fate's Judgement
Manipulates the power of fate, bringing misfortune upon the target!
At first glance, this soul bone skill seemed vague and mystical.
But in reality? It was extremely mystical.
To put it simply—
It made the target incredibly unlucky.
In crucial moments, this could have unexpected effects.
For example:
An enemy activates their ultimate move… but accidentally messes up, and the attack backfires on them!Someone is on the verge of breaking through a bottleneck… but due to bad luck, their soul power backfires, and their cultivation regresses instead?!
A very interesting ability.
—Soul Bone Skill: Soulquake
Causes the target's soul to tremble continuously, dealing immense spiritual damage!
Nothing too fancy—just a straight-up devastating soul attack.
It belonged to the "magic damage" category.
No matter how high an enemy's physical defense was, without proper spiritual resistance, their only hope was to pray they could survive it.
A simple but broken ability.
Additionally, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also provided a passive defense ability.
—Spiritual Immunity
Automatically negates up to three spirit-based attacks per day!
That's what it meant to be an auspicious beast—it just gave freely.
Unfortunately, there was no fusion effect, meaning the head soul bone and the three external eye bones did not merge into a single piece.
Just as Tang Lan finished checking his Three-Eyed Golden Lion soul bone,
Small Thunder suddenly jumped out, standing with his hands on his hips and his chest puffed out.
His entire expression screamed—
"Praise me! Now!"
Tang Lan scanned his left leg—and his eyes lit up in excitement!
His previous left leg external soul bone—Extinction Scorpion Left Foot—had been completely replaced.
Now, his entire left leg, from foot to thigh, had been taken over by—
It had even linked seamlessly with his Ice Jade Scorpion Tail.
And it came with three powerful soul bone abilities!
—Thunder God's Body
Completely immune to all lightning-based attacks and can absorb lightning energy to restore the user's state!
—Immortal Thunder Pool
A domain-type soul bone skill. Any damage taken is converted into Ultimate Lightning, which then engulfs the user's body!
These two abilities synergized perfectly—
At the core of Immortal Thunder Pool—
All damage received could be converted into Ultimate Lightning by consuming soul power.
Offensively, it could strike down all nearby enemies.Defensively, it could absorb and restore his own energy.
It was even more broken than the Undying Seal Technique!
The Third Soul Bone Skill—A New Power Born from Devouring the Extinction Scorpion
—Nirvana Godly Thunder
Lightning infused with a trace of the Destruction God King's power, capable of consuming anything—even the user themself!
Nirvana Godly Thunder wasn't just a single bolt of lightning—it was a new form of lightning energy.
Its applications were limitless:
It could act like Extinction Step, erasing soul skills and soul power within a given area.It could be used as pure lightning attacks to strike enemies directly.It could even be attached to fists or martial souls, essentially "enchanting" his attacks with destruction itself.
The name alone—"Erasing Everything"—said enough.
Either dodge before getting hit…Or be strong enough to burn out Nirvana Godly Thunder's energy through sheer endurance…Otherwise, you cease to exist.
"Damn! This is insane!"
Tang Lan praised, "Good job, Little Lei! Well done!"
Little Lei's grin widened even further.
"Of course!"
"Do you even know who I am?"
"A million-year soul beast—Thunder Hell Prison Vine!"
"Future successor of the Thunder God!"
That suspicious pause didn't escape Tang Lan's notice.
It seemed like Little Lei knew something.
Tang Lan pretended not to hear.
Instead, he took out the Divine Wind Ark and waved for everyone to board.
"A hundred kilometers east is the Extreme North Spirit Transmission Tower."
Ice Empress, eager to be sacrificed, took the helm without hesitation.
She infused soul power into the vessel, pushing it to its maximum speed.
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong and the others were dying of curiosity over Tang Lan's million-year soul ring.
But before they could bombard him with questions,
Tang Lan sat down cross-legged, acting as if he had entered deep meditation.
Seeing this, they chose not to disturb him.
But in reality…
Tang Lan had secretly established a mental link with Little Lei.
「Tang Lan: What did you mean by 'Thunder God'? What's the deal?」
「Little Lei: Master, when I advanced to a million-year soul beast, a voice told me I could unlock the Thunder God's Divine Inheritance at this location.」
A set of coordinates flowed into Tang Lan's mind.
When he compared it to the Douluo Continent map—
It was near the Star Dou Forest.
And not far from the Slaughter City.
「Tang Lan: Good. Forget you ever heard this. Keep your mouth shut.」
「Little Lei: Got it!」
Tang Lan cut the mental link.
Then, he continued focusing his soul energy, integrating it into the "slurry" in his lower dantian.
He had a strong feeling—
The day this "slurry" fully solidified, he would step into the realm of Titled Douluo.
"Golden Core = Titled Douluo?"
"Then if I reach the Nascent Soul stage… wouldn't that mean I can become a god?"
"Hmm…"
"Xuanhuan cultivation logic strikes again."
(End of Chapter)
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