After returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and reporting the good news to Ning Fengzhi, Gu Xuan discussed the finer details of their plans. Once their strategies were aligned, he and Dugu Yan set off for the Sunset Forest.
Gu Xuan also communicated his objectives to Gu Jian. His "dear daughter" patted her chest, guaranteeing she would absolutely fulfill "Papa's" mission.
Although Gu Jian only possessed twenty thousand years of cultivation, she was backed by her Great-Grandpa, Gu Rong. In the underworld of the forest, who wouldn't call her "Little Princess" upon sight? Even the Golden Armored Earth Dragon, a fifty-thousand-year soul beast, was eager to kneel and lick her toes. What does one rely on when roaming the world? Fighting ability? What use is that! Roaming the world relies on background and connections!
The reason Gu Xuan chose this little girl for the task, aside from tempering her, was that her heart was primarily aligned with humanity, and her loyalty to "Papa" was absolute.
After spending a week coordinating all the details with Ning Fengzhi, Gu Xuan dove headfirst into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He truly needed to adapt to his skyrocketing strength, but more importantly, he now possessed the power to meet the Two Dragon Kings.
By fully merging with the Azure Sky Bull Python's soul ring and soul bone, his strength had achieved a qualitative leap. This allowed him to use his connection with the Two Dragon Kings to break through the spatial barrier of the pocket dimension within the well and meet them face-to-face.
While the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' initial investment in Gu Xuan was somewhat business-like, their years of companionship had turned that investment into genuine affection. Gu Xuan, in turn, accepted them from the bottom of his heart. A formal meeting was essential. After all, if Yang Wudi was Gu Xuan's first true master, the Two Dragon Kings were his second; they truly taught him and gave him their best treasures. Without them, Gu Xuan might not have achieved his Martial Soul's second awakening or defeated Qian Renxue.
Gu Xuan entered the well while Dugu Yan sat cross-legged on the shore, cultivating as she waited for him. Reaching the bottom of the springs, Gu Xuan stopped, and the inheritance marks on the backs of both his hands lit up. The dragon souls of the two Great Dragon Kings appeared before him, both wearing smiles.
Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Two Dragon Kings could temporarily condense a wisp of their souls through the inheritance marks. They were deeply gratified; in just a few years of investing in Gu Xuan, he already had the ability to enter the pocket dimension. This was undoubtedly a blessing. Given Gu Xuan's talent, attaining Godhood was inevitable—perhaps even through self-creation.
The Two Dragon Kings had witnessed the Azure Sky Bull Python becoming Gu Xuan's Soul Spirit. In fact, the Bull Python's transformation into a dragon was only possible because the Two Dragon Kings provided a trace of their origin power through Gu Xuan's inheritance marks. Gu Xuan's path to self-created Godhood was no longer a dream because of the Soul Spirit method. If he unified the continent and popularized this method, he would become the premier figure in both the human and soul beast worlds. By condensing the massive power of faith from both races, and with the aid of his Soul Spirits, the Two Dragon Kings, and the Evil God Luya, self-created Godhood was within reach.
The higher the chance of Gu Xuan becoming a God, the higher the chance of their resurrection. How could they not be excited? The Two Dragon Kings looked at him with pride. Gu Xuan did not shield the Azure Sky Bull Python's perception, so it too witnessed the soul forms of the Two Dragon Kings. The Bull Python was ecstatic, nearly shouting that the soul beast race was destined for greatness. The Dragon God had fallen millennia ago, and the Nine Dragon Kings were either dead or crippled; seeing these two ancestors was the ultimate hope for their race.
However, the Two Dragon Kings quickly masked their excitement. The Fire Dragon King spoke softly, "Gu Xuan, you carry the inheritance mark of the Asura God. Although he hasn't sent down trials yet, the pocket dimension contains the residual aura of the Asura Divine Sword. If you enter like this, he might sense us. We must temporarily seal the perception of that mark first."
Gu Xuan nodded. "That isn't difficult. After merging with Da Ming's ring, my power over time has evolved. Temporarily shielding the mark is no problem."
The Two Dragon Kings didn't doubt him. The Ice Dragon King said, "We will assist you."
Gu Xuan nodded and immediately activated his Martial Soul possession. Seven rings—two yellow, one purple, two black, and two red—rose around him. The seventh, the blood-red hundred-thousand-year ring, blazed with light as Gu Xuan transformed into a thirty-meter-long Bone Dragon. In this form, he was a Western-style dragon with two massive legs, arms transformed into bone wings, and red and blue nether-flames dancing in his eyes.
He used his Martial Soul Avatar because the merger with the Bull Python had granted him a maximized version of a new domain skill—a pleasant surprise he hadn't expected. Normally, the seventh ring only provides the Avatar, but due to the sincere sacrifice and Gu Xuan's innate grasp of time, he gained a domain that combined the Bull Python's Slowing Domain with his own time-manipulation.
This was the Time Domain.
Within it, Gu Xuan could control the flow of time, accelerating or decelerating it at will. By using the Martial Soul Avatar, his control was maximized, allowing him to speed up or slow down time by a factor of ten. Without the Avatar, the effect would be halved. This could truly be called a God-tier domain, far surpassing even Qian Renxue's Angelic Domain.
As the domain unfurled, the Dragon Kings used their inheritance power to seal the Asura God's mark, while Gu Xuan used the Time Domain to slow the decay of the seal, maximizing its duration.
Once finished, he raised his right leg, which now housed the Darkgold Terrorclaw external soul bone in this form. Simultaneously, his fourth black ring glowed. His fourth skill was the Spatial Portal. Under the guidance of the Two Dragon Kings, the portal opened against the wall of the pocket dimension. Though the gate couldn't fully breach it yet, Gu Xuan launched a Sky-Tearing Claw.
The Sky-Tearing Claw wasn't just for combat; it could rend space itself. With its peerless destructive power, Gu Xuan finally tore an opening in the pocket dimension and leaped inside.
(End of Chapter)
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