Chapter 311: Return? Passing Through Dragon Rising City!
In the core region of the far north, all was silent.
At this moment, even the relentless blizzard seemed to hold its breath.
As the Snow Empress's voice fell, two completely different yet equally profound and vast primal forces finally separated without reservation from the bodies of the two far northern rulers.
On the Ice Empress, the emerald green radiance was no longer merely enveloping her body, but rather, as if solid, it was peeled away from the core of her jade-green scorpion body, then condensed into a ball of emerald green light, within which countless ice crystals seemed to flow, radiating the ultimate icy aura.
The moment this aura appeared, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
And emanating from the Snow Empress's heart was a nearly transparent, pale white aura.
It was not dazzling, even appearing somewhat soft.
But within it lay an ultimate ice and vast energy that was purer and closer to the origin of the laws of ice and snow than that of the Ice Empress, as if an entire Ice Age had been condensed within it.
As the two halos representing the core of their souls and the origin of their cultivation completely detached from their bodies and hovered in mid-air, the dazzling emerald eyes of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the ethereal ice-blue pupils of the Snow Empress instantly lost all their luster, becoming dim.
Indeed, this was their spiritual essence. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of releasing spiritual essence; it's not something ordinary soul beasts can do. Only soul beasts that have broken through a major limit and reached a cultivation level of over 100,000 years can perform this. For peerless powerhouses like the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, it was naturally no problem.
Immediately afterward, these two halos, containing the supreme power of the far north, seemed to be drawn by an invisible force.
Slowly, yet resolutely,
they flew towards the golden giant with slightly folded dragon wings and swirling black light.
Seeing this scene, the golden giant slightly raised its massive head, its face covered in dragon scales, revealing no expression. Then, it suddenly opened its gigantic maw, seemingly capable of swallowing stars!
There was no sound, yet an inexplicable suction force erupted!
Like a deep-sea whale swallowing a river, the two emerald and pale halos were drawn effortlessly by this force, transforming into two streams of light that instantly plunged into the golden giant's mouth!
The moment the halos entered, the golden giant's massive body trembled violently!
The deep black dragon scales and dark gold patterns on its surface suddenly erupted with an unprecedented radiance. Black, white, gold, and emerald—the four colors—intertwined and clashed wildly within its body, yet under the guidance of some higher-level power, they began to forcefully merge!
At that very moment, a point of golden light suddenly shone between Tang Chuan's brows, a soft golden light instantly covering his head, and his sea of consciousness turned golden as well.
The gentle, rhythmic golden light protected Tang Chuan's violently fluctuating sea of consciousness, like a mother's hand, gently soothing his soul in its extreme agony.
This fusion was not instantaneous.
It emphasized bone before soul!
The Ice Empress provided the torso bones!
The emerald green energy, imbued with the domineering power of the Scorpion King and the extreme sharpness of ice, surged wildly towards Tang Chuan's torso, thoracic vertebrae, ribs, and spine, as if finding its home!
The emerald green aura seemed to freeze Tang Chuan's entire upper body from the inside.
Immediately afterward, his body trembled violently; he felt as if something had pierced his tailbone.
Almost simultaneously, the head soul bone provided by the Snow Empress began to fuse!
The seemingly gentle, yet actually containing the ultimate truths and vast spiritual power of the icy world, pale white light surged directly towards Tang Chuan's head!
Instantly, Tang Chuan felt an intense itching throughout his torso and head, as if hundreds of ants were crawling rapidly on his blood vessels and bones.
The itching penetrated to the bone, pervasive and omnipresent.
In that instant, his only thought was to tear his body apart completely and then rub it violently to stop the pain.
A moment later, Tang Chuan trembled violently, his body covered in an abnormal layer of frost, his face pale with a bluish-gray tinge, his teeth clenched, emitting a muffled groan of extreme suppression.
It seemed he might be burst or frozen at any moment by the two terrifying sources.
At this critical juncture, when the fusion was on the verge of collapse, Xiao Ruier, who had been standing by Tang Chuan's side, her golden eyes filled with worry and determination, suddenly gritted her teeth!
She knew that ordinary soul power assistance was useless, and might even interfere with the fusion process. At this moment, only her bloodline essence as an Emperor Auspicious Beast, possessing the power of auspiciousness and harmony, could be used!
Without the slightest hesitation, in the biting cold wind of the far north, Xiao Ruier's slender hands ripped open her robes! Her magnificent dress, like fallen golden feathers, slid to the ground, revealing her flawless, jade-white skin, now trembling slightly with determination. The
biting cold instantly assaulted her, but she seemed oblivious.
The next second, Xiao Ruier opened her arms, with an unwavering resolve and boundless tenderness, and tightly and unreservedly embraced the trembling, ice-cold Tang Chuan from behind!
The instant their skin touched,
"Buzz—!"
A gentle yet incomparably vast, warm, and vibrant golden light
suddenly erupted from Xiao Ruier's delicate body!
This golden light was not scorching, but it carried the power to dispel all cold and nourish all things. Then, in an instant, it enveloped the two of them, forming a small golden cocoon of light that completely isolated them from the outside cold and snow!
This power was
like the first ray of spring sunshine descending on a frozen wasteland,
like a life-giving spring gushing forth from parched earth!
Several hours of agonizing torment slowly passed, and the fusion of their soul bones finally began to stabilize.
Then, the origin of the soul rings, representing the lifelong cultivation and soul contract of the two emperors,
finally began its final fusion!
The emerald green and pale white halos completely melted within Tang Chuan's spiritual sea and meridians, then surged like two roaring glacial rivers into the space he had already reserved for his second martial soul.
Under the central harmonization and guidance of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year-old spiritual origin, the Snow Empress's even more vast and primal pale white energy took the lead.
Pure, supreme, and carrying the majesty of the laws of ice and snow, it naturally began to condense and take shape, evolving into a completely new martial soul form.
...
Three days later.
The eternal blizzards and bitter cold of the far north's core region seemed unchanged by the departure of the two emperors.
Beneath the leaden sky
, a crimson streak of light suddenly tore through the heavens, like a fiery meteor shooting backwards, bursting forth from the depths of this icy wasteland, slicing through the sky and hurtling southwards.
Within the streak of light sat Tang Chuan and Xiao Ruier, straddling the broad back of the Crimson King.
Compared to when they ventured deep into the far north three days ago,
Tang Chuan's aura had undergone a subtle yet profound change.
He sat quietly on the Crimson King's back, his face still somewhat pale, a sign that he had not yet fully recovered from the double exhaustion of his mental and physical strength, but his eyes were now deeper and more restrained. Occasionally, when they opened and closed, his left eye seemed to shimmer with an icy blue divine light, while his right eye held a deep, emerald-green cold gleam. A faint, yet almost imperceptible, extreme chill emanated from him, causing the air to stagnate slightly.
Xiao Ruier nestled close to him, her long golden hair billowing in the wind. A hint of weariness lingered on her beautiful face, but her eyes remained bright.
The all-consuming assistance she had given three days prior
had also taken a heavy toll on her. However, sensing the now-stable, powerful, and newly formed strength within Tang Chuan, a reassuring smile unconsciously curved her lips.
After flying for about half an hour, far from the oppressive region of the far north core, Xiao Ruier turned her head slightly to look at the silent Tang Chuan beside her and softly asked,
"Where do we go next?"
Hearing this, Tang Chuan slowly took out a slightly old but meticulously marked continental map from his robes. He unfolded the map in his hand, his gaze quickly sweeping across it, his finger moving downwards along their current route from the far north.
Finally, he placed his finger on a not-so-remarkable city marker in the north of the Star Luo Empire.
"Dragon Rising City,"
Tang Chuan's voice was calm and clear, carrying an unwavering resolve.
A hint of doubt flashed in Xiao Ruier's eyes; she was clearly unfamiliar with the name.
Tang Chuan lightly drew a line on the map, from their approximate location, diagonally southeast, passing through a city and several mountain ranges,
eventually connecting at the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Go this way, take the shortcut from the direction of Dragon Rising City," he explained, but his gaze remained fixed on the map, "It's much faster than going directly south and detouring around the border of the Heaven Dou Empire back to the Star Dou Great Forest."
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