A terrifying energy vortex swirled above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, forming a two-colored tornado that even shattered the clouds above. The immense wind pressure plastered Han Li's clothes tightly against his body, and his long hair stood upright in the gale, making him look like a demon god.
As Han Li personally broke the seal of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, this scene also caught the attention of several gods in the divine realm.
Destruction frowned as he looked at the scene on the light screen before him.
"Is this the burial ground of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King? What is he doing?"
Asura glanced at him and coldly remarked, "Just keep watching."
Rong Nianbing, who had not left, watched Han Li's performance on the light screen in silence, feeling even more satisfied. Another wielder of both ice and fire had appeared, and he was determined not to let him go.
Above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, as the light red bead continued to shrink, the surrounding space began to collapse. Fortunately, Han Li still had the Evil God Hook; otherwise, he would have been sucked in as well. The scale he had created now far surpassed Azure Luan's situation back then, nearly three times the size. However, unlike Azure Luan, he had the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well below providing him with soul power, and he had the vast spiritual essence of Skydream as his mental support, so he had no worries about subsequent issues.
More and more cracks appeared in the surrounding space, and the massive spatial forces were absorbed by the now fully solidified light red bead until it could absorb no more. Briefly reaching its peak, Han Li finally stopped channeling energy.
Watching the still-spinning light red bead, Han Li smiled. He was no longer affected by anything; all the remaining resentments had been sealed within the bead. Feeling the state inside the bead, Han Li's lips curved slightly as he poured all his energy into his martial soul, causing the Ice-Fire Dragon God Bow to tremble as if it could barely bear the load.
He glanced at his martial soul and the light red bead in front of him, opened his mouth slightly, and softly uttered four words: "Martial Soul True Body."
In an instant, a red and white two-colored domain appeared in place, slowly rotating and covering the entire basin. Above the bead, a nearly hundred-meter-long Ice-Fire Dragon God Bow glowed brilliantly. Amid the vibrating air, a blood-colored beam of light rose again. From a distance, the energy inside formed a perfect cycle, quietly illuminating the now calm Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Sacrifice."
In the divine realm, Destruction looked at the blood-red light screen and softly uttered two words.
"What an interesting boy. It's impressive he came up with this method. Except for my evil bead, he has purified and converted all the energy using the rules to become his essence."
"Asura's domain, my Evil God's power, Angel's faith, the remnants of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' will and divine power and all his other miscellaneous abilities have all become subsidiaries of his ice and fire essence."
Evil looked at the indifferent Asura with great interest, feeling thrilled.
"He probably doesn't need any inheritance. With the help of the plane's consciousness, his body and mental power will actively begin transforming towards divinity after this."
"Even if the efficiency on Douluo Continent is low, he is still young and has plenty of time. He might not even need a divine position. The ice and fire girl beside him, I want them. They will jointly inherit my God of Emotions position. Do any of you have any objections?"
Rong Nianbing abandoned his previous plan when he saw the blood-red beam rise again. He knew Han Li no longer needed his help and shifted his attention to Shui Binger and Dugu Yan. He planned to slip away but might return at some point. Now that Han Li's potential was evident, he intended to do him a favor, as his divine position was not important to these god-kings.
"As you wish, but they must meet the minimum standards before you can contact them according to the rules."
It was Asura who spoke, surprisingly supporting Rong Nianbing.
"Fine, let's do as Asura says."
The gods exchanged glances, noted Asura's renewed focus on the light screen, and nodded.
Rong Nianbing's actions benefited the divine realm, and since Asura didn't mind the Deathgod Domain on the girls, they had no reason to object.
"Good, then it's settled. By the way, it's boring just watching. Do you want some snacks?"
Having achieved his goal, Rong Nianbing was in a great mood, smiling at the others as he felt an itch to do something.
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Above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the blood-colored beam of light gradually dissipated, and the light red bead also vanished, leaving only a gigantic bow suspended in the air, exuding a captivating aura.
A faint red light flashed, and Han Li's figure reappeared in mid-air, with the bow's shadow disappearing along with it.
"Finally, I've reached this point."
Han Li let out a deep breath, a happy smile spreading across his face.
He stepped through the void, landing back on the ground, and glanced at the devastated Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, showing no trace of disappointment.
"Xiao Li."
Hearing a familiar voice, Han Li turned to see the others, led by Guang Ling, waving and quickly approaching him.
With a few leaps, they were beside him, curiously inspecting him.
Seeing that only his clothes were somewhat tattered, they all breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"It looks like you succeeded. But what about the bug? Did it accidentally die?"
Guang Ling looked around but did not see the big worm, asking casually.
The energy here was still very chaotic, and he did not use his spiritual power to probe the surroundings, as contacting the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could injure him.
"It's fine. I threw it into the stone chamber earlier. It should wake up soon, though it might change species when it does."
Han Li's mood was very good, and his tone reflected his light-heartedness.
"That's not important. How are you? You must be seriously injured after the sacrifice. How long do you need to recover?"
Guang Ling quickly shifted his concern back to Han Li, as Skydream was negligible compared to him. The earlier question had been in passing.
"With the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and Skydrean as my energy backup, I'm hardly injured. A bit of meditation will do. Don't forget, I also have the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone."
As Han Li spoke, his right leg began to glow, enveloping his entire body.
"Hey, why does your soul bone look different from before?"
Having seen Han Li use his soul bone skill in the City of Slaughter, Dugu Bo immediately noticed the anomaly.
Previously, when Han Li used his soul bone, his right leg emitted a blue glow. Now, though it still shone with blue light and life energy, there was an additional faint red glow on the outer edge.
"I got lucky. Using the breakthrough to Soul Sage and the condensation of my soul core, I fully mastered my martial soul's essence."
Han Li modestly explained though he had elementalized his dantian.
In his dantian, a light red bead spun continuously, with bow and blade shadows alternating on its surface. Under the astonished gazes of the others, it transformed into cold and fire energy, intertwining into a faint red energy.
"You realized what you told me back then? You fully achieved elementalization?"
Guang Ling's eyes widened as he watched Han Li's actions, blurting out in surprise.
"Yes."
Seeing Guang Ling's expression, Han Li extended his right hand, and a long spear appeared in his grasp, which he then handed to them.
Guang Ling eagerly took it and examined it closely.
"Although it can be done this way, it's somewhat inefficient. It's ultimately not as strong as my martial soul, and besides the extreme attributes, the various attributes inherit the original martial soul's effects, even weakening them considerably. It also lacks universality."
"It's like a chicken rib: tasteless to eat but a pity to discard."
Han Li watched as the spear made its way back to Guang Ling's hands after being passed around and shook his head as he took it back.
Guang Ling gave him a sideways glance, wanting to curse but held it in.
"Your martial soul has evolved too, hasn't it? The strength of this spear is comparable to the previous Ice-Fire Dragon God Bow."
Azure Luan looked at Han Li and asked.
"You're right, Martial Uncle. My martial soul has also reached the divine level, the same as Grand Uncle's Angel."
As he spoke, Han Li's hand flashed with light, revealing the shape of a bow.
At this moment, the Ice-Fire Dragon God Bow truly lived up to the name of his martial soul.
Two divine dragons floated out of thin air, their bodies seemingly writhing continuously, forming the shape of a bow. A faint red phantom appeared at the place where the dragon heads met, serving as the bow grip, while the dragon tails were connected by a barely perceptible thin red energy line.
Upon closer inspection, the dragon shadows on it were constantly roaring, making it look more like a living creature. If it weren't for the soul rings floating at the front, no one would think this was a martial soul.
"Not bad, you know how to restrain its aura. Otherwise, we would all be on the ground."
Guang Ling slightly averted his gaze, sighing.
Feeling the evolved Ice-Fire Dragon God Bow up close, everyone couldn't help but take a few steps back, finally breaking free from the martial soul's oppressive aura. And this was with Han Li restraining most of its aura, only revealing a small part for them to sense.
"But why have your soul rings changed so much?"
Guang Ling pointed at the front of the martial soul, puzzled by the differently colored soul rings.
"The effect of Skydrean's soul bone allows for arbitrary disguise; this is just one application."
Han Li playfully controlled the soul rings, changing their colors continuously like an LED light strip, cycling through the colors of the rainbow.
"Stop playing around and let your master see what a million-year soul ring looks like."
Guang Ling, annoyed, pressed down on Han Li, who was about to continue his light show, voicing the question on everyone's mind.
"Uh, okay."
With his playful mood cut short by his master's interruption, Han Li gave an awkward smile and dispelled the disguise on the soul rings.
Light red, black, black, black, red, black, and platinum—seven soul rings with a strong visual impact came into view.
"Tsk, today broadened my horizons."
Guang Ling, unable to find words, stared at the first and last soul rings for a long time before managing to say something.
"Skydream's soul ring was platinum-colored. After this upgrade, my life soul ring has surpassed Hundred-thousand years, and the other soul rings will gradually break through the Hundred-thousand-year mark as I continue to improve."
Han Li pointed to the faint red glow on several black soul rings, trying to explain, hoping for their understanding.
He didn't want this either, which is why he hid the colors of the soul rings. But they insisted on seeing them.
However, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"By the way, Xiao Li, what's your current level?"
Dugu Bo, feeling a bit overwhelmed by the display, suddenly remembered to ask this question.
"My level isn't that high, only 77. Most of the energy was used to enhance my soul rings and soul bone."
"I overestimated Skydream. Its soul power and spiritual strength were too poor. I thought I could reach Soul Douluo in one go."
Han Li was genuinely a bit frustrated this time. Skydream had let him down!