The raging ice dragon power, like an out-of-control tsunami, surged wildly through Lin Chen's meridians, with the remaining 30% of its power already exceeding the limits of his physical body.
"puff--!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out, and Lin Chen trembled violently.
His skin instantly became covered with dense, blood-red cracks, from which blood seeped continuously, quickly turning him into a blood-soaked figure.
He could clearly feel his meridians and bones groaning under the impact of this terrifying power, his entire being like a balloon being forcibly filled, ready to burst at any moment.
"Damn it! I was too careless!"
Lin Chen was filled with extreme regret, his mind consumed by nothing but remorse.
He had only focused on condensing the divine-level soul ring of his third martial soul, completely forgetting that the Ice and Fire Dragon King, also a top-tier dragon king under the Dragon God, possessed power far beyond his imagination.
He had barely digested the power of the Fire Dragon Pill, but the power of the Ice Dragon Pill had directly overwhelmed him, pushing him to the brink of death.
The power never gave him any extra time to react.
The ice dragon power within him grew increasingly violent, and with each impact, the cracks in his body deepened.
Intense pain swept over his entire body like a tidal wave, and his consciousness began to blur.
Lin Chen bit his tongue hard, the sharp pain instantly bringing his scattered consciousness back to normal.
The sweet, metallic taste of blood filled his mouth.
He forced himself to stay clear-headed, his hands moving rapidly to form hand seals, trying to guide the thirty percent of the rampaging ice dragon power within him to nourish his limbs and bones.
However, the moment the soul power began to flow, Lin Chen's heart sank completely.
His power had nowhere to go!
The three immortal herbs, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, the Liehuo Xingjiaoshu, and the Bajiao Xuanbing Grass, had already tempered his physical body, meridians, and bones to the extreme, making his Ice and Fire Chain Golden Body perfect and flawless; the fusion of two Dragon King-level soul bones with the power of the Fire Dragon King had made every inch of his flesh and blood extremely full.
He is now like a treasure trove that has been filled to the brim. His meridians, dantian, flesh and blood, and bones are all completely full, with no gaps or need for any additional power.
Unable to find an outlet, this icy dragon power rampaged through his body, like countless ice blades, frantically cutting and tearing at his meridians and flesh.
The cracks on his skin deepened, blood gushed out, and the excruciating pain throughout his body felt like being slowly sliced to death; every inch of him seemed to be screaming in agony. Lin Chen could clearly feel his life force rapidly draining away, and his consciousness began to blur once more.
He looked extremely disheveled, covered in blood, barely breathing, and on the verge of death.
And all of this was caused by him.
It was his insatiable greed that led him to devour two divine-level dragon king pills in one go; it was his carelessness and underestimation of the terrifying power of the Ice and Fire Dragon King; it was his miscalculation that made him think he could act recklessly because he was physically invincible.
Ultimately, he ended up bursting from the power he absorbed, nearly killing himself.
"Cough...cough cough..."
Lin Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with despair and regret. He had roamed the Douluo Continent, plundering countless treasures, always playing the fool to outwit his opponents and crushing all rivals, but he had never been so humiliated.
Unexpectedly, I have fallen victim to my own greed and carelessness, and am now reaping the consequences of my actions.
The God of Destruction stood with his hands behind his back, watching everything replaying on the light screen. He stared intently at Lin Chen, who was covered in blood and on the verge of exploding. A playful smile appeared on his lips as he muttered to himself, "So that's why he's on the verge of death? This kid is really something! He's pushed himself to this point, almost killing himself. How interesting."
The Goddess of Life, watching him like this, shook her head helplessly, her beautiful eyes filled with anxiety: "Little Zi, what time is it? You still have the mind to worry about these things! If you don't take action soon, this child will really be annihilated!"
While the God of Destruction was reviewing the footage and examining the cause, the Goddess of Life was not idle. She had already raised her jade hand, and a warm and powerful emerald green divine power containing endless vitality shot out, piercing through the barrier of time and space, and landing directly on Lin Chen in the Sunset Forest.
Green light shone down, like spring rain nourishing all things. Lin Chen's torn wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye. His meridians, which were on the verge of collapse, were firmly locked by the power of life. The raging ice dragon power was also temporarily calmed down and stopped crashing wildly.
Lin Chen's tense body relaxed slightly, feeling a warm power envelop him, instantly dispelling most of the shadow of death. Although he didn't know where this power came from, he could clearly feel the goodwill it contained. He immediately seized this glimmer of hope and continued to guide the 30% excess ice dragon power within his body, trying to find an outlet for it.
At this moment, in the depths of the universe, in a chaotic void, there are no stars, no light, only a colossal figure traversing the galaxy, lying dormant.
It was a nine-colored giant dragon, its body stretching for hundreds of millions of miles. Its scales shimmered with nine divine lights: gold, blue, red, green, purple, black, white, orange, and cyan. Each scale contained a power that seemed capable of destroying the world. The moment the dragon opened its eyes, it seemed to be able to pierce through the void.
It slowly opened its eyes, its gaze piercing through countless times and spaces, crossing the Douluo God Realm, and landing precisely on Lin Chen in the Sunset Forest of Douluo Star.
When the nine-colored dragon saw Lin Chen devour two dragon cores from the Ice and Fire Dragon King in succession, nearly bursting from the pressure, the dragon's brows furrowed slightly, and it uttered a deep whisper that shook the universe: "You really know how to act... However, with your meager cultivation, you dare to forcibly absorb the source power of two of my dragon clan's dragon kings. You are truly overestimating yourself."
His tone carried a hint of disdain, mixed with a touch of helplessness: "Sigh, I don't know when I'll be able to find a suitable successor. Continuing like this can't go on..."
It didn't want to look at this audacious human again and was about to close its eyes and fall asleep when, at that moment, the emerald green divine power of the Goddess of Life descended from the sky and merged into Lin Chen's body.
The nine-colored dragon's pupils suddenly contracted, nine-colored divine light swirling within them, and its tone instantly became playful: "Hmm? The power of that guy, Life? This human... could it be that she intends to support this person in inheriting the position of God of Life?"
"Interesting. That guy Destruction still hasn't found a suitable successor, but his wife has already made her move. Could it be that she finds him boring again and is thinking of running away first?"
Thinking of this, the nine-colored dragon couldn't help but let out a deep dragon roar, its laughter reverberating through the chaos, carrying a hint of mockery.
After laughing, its massive dragon head lowered slightly again, its gaze returning to Lin Chen, a hint of interest flashing in its nine-colored dragon eyes.
"Audacious and reckless, bearing the legacy of the Thunder God and drawing upon the power of the God of Life, yet daring to covet the power of my Dragon Clan... This human is quite interesting."
The nine-colored dragon's gaze swept over Lin Chen repeatedly, growing more and more interested with each look. Its massive dragon head nodded slightly, its nine-colored dragon eyes sparkling with extraordinary light.
"Three Dragon King-level soul bones, Thor's bloodline inheritance, and Thor's divine ring and tattered divine armor…" it muttered to itself, its tone tinged with surprise. "The little guy is quite lucky, with as many as four external soul bones, his foundation is very solid."
But as it spoke, it seemed to suddenly recall some long-forgotten past events. Its massive body trembled slightly, and its tone suddenly became low, filled with endless regret and melancholy.
"Sigh...it's all my fault, it's all my fault..."
A long sigh, seemingly spanning billions of years, carrying an indescribable sense of vicissitude and sorrow, echoed slowly in the chaotic void. It remained silent for a moment, as if reminiscing about the unbearable years of the Dragon God War, before regaining its composure and continuing to scrutinize Lin Chen.
Perhaps it had been sleeping alone for too long and was too lonely, and now that it had encountered such an interesting human, it felt a sense of curiosity.
Suddenly, the nine-colored dragon's gaze sharpened, locking onto Lin Chen's brow. Its nine-colored divine light surged, and it let out a startled exclamation:
"Huh? This is... the skull of the first auspicious beast?!"
It was utterly stunned, its dragon eyes filled with disbelief. The Beast of Destiny was the supreme auspicious creature of the dragon race, and the first-generation Beast of Destiny had a very deep connection with it. Its skull was an unparalleled divine object, containing the Great Dao of Destiny. It never expected that it would appear on this human!
"Little fellow, the opportunities you have are truly unfathomable..." the nine-colored dragon murmured to itself, its interest growing ever stronger.
To investigate further, it gently swung its enormous dragon claw, causing ripples to spread across the chaotic void before it, and a massive light screen appeared out of thin air. The scene rapidly rewound, time reversed, revealing the moment when Lin Chen had just transmigrated to the Douluo Continent and awakened his martial soul!
The nine-colored dragon watched the scene of Lin Chen awakening his martial soul on the light screen. When it saw the Blue Silver Grass, the useless hammer, and the unawakened beast martial soul, which were regarded as the "three great wastes" by the world, its huge dragon eyes showed even greater interest. It murmured, "Interesting, really interesting..."
"With such a seemingly useless background, how could he defy fate and get to where he is today? The secrets he holds are far more numerous than I imagined."
The scene shifted, time continued to rewind, and the nine-colored dragon's gaze suddenly sharpened, locking onto the yellowed map clutched tightly in Lin Chen's hand. When it saw the hidden markings on the map, its massive body trembled violently, its mouth slightly open, filled with astonishment.
"Good heavens! So that's why you're so lucky, you've got a treasure map with you!"
The nine-colored dragon's voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment, and nine-colored divine light rapidly flowed in its dragon eyes: "Tsk tsk tsk, you even accurately marked the location of my dragon clan's tomb... This kid, could it be that he really intends to dig up the tombs of other dragon kings and seize more of their essence?"
Thinking of Lin Chen's previous crazy act of consuming the Ice and Fire Dragon King Pill and almost bursting himself, the nine-colored dragon couldn't help but chuckle. The laughter reverberated through the chaotic void, carrying a hint of mockery and anticipation.
After laughing, it narrowed its nine-colored dragon eyes, its gaze returning to Lin Chen, who was struggling within the light barrier. Its tone suddenly became solemn, carrying a hint of divine king's majesty and nonchalance:
"Very well, considering your audacity and the multiple opportunities you possess, I will take a gamble with you."
"If you can survive this ordeal and not die from overexertion, then I will pass on my divine position to you! In this way, I can also be completely freed and leave this endless, desolate, chaotic land."
At this point, the nine-colored dragon suddenly laughed unkindly, lightly patting the void with its dragon claws, its tone laced with cunning: "Don't blame me for being unkind. My divine position is no less than any of the God Kings in the God Realm, and may even be... above them. If you want to inherit it, you'll have to pay a sufficient price."
In the unknown space, the nine-colored dragon's gaze grew increasingly profound as it stared intently at the boy struggling on the edge of life and death in the light screen.
This wager, concerning the inheritance of the God King, was thus quietly established.
At this moment, Lin Chen was completely unaware of it, still preoccupied with the rampaging power within him.
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