Chapter 39: Soul Emperor!
"Who dares trespass on my territory?!"
As soon as Du Qianjue and his group approached the volcanic region, a thunderous dragon roar erupted from the largest volcano in the center. A massive figure, bathed in lava, flew out from the volcano, and the furious golden eyes of a red dragon glared at the trio.
No one spoke. Xue Linglong and Du Bushi merely released their soul power, the pressure of an 800,000-year-old beast god and an extreme Douluo with complementary Yin-Yang soul cores soaring to the sky. The heavens themselves seemed to react, dark clouds gathering over the volcanoes.
"Roar...! These are... human experts? And a powerful soul beast? Their auras are unfathomable," the red dragon's massive pupils narrowed to vertical slits in fear.
Xue Linglong and Du Bushi stepped back, giving the center stage to Du Qianjue. The red dragon's gaze shifted to him, confusion evident in its eyes.
"Red Dragon Emperor, greetings. My name is Du Qianjue," Du Qianjue said with a slight smile, his aura suddenly exploding as his Chaos Dragon King martial soul manifested. Large dragon wings unfurled from his back.
A red dragon, not even a true dragon, could not withstand the dragon king-level pressure from Du Qianjue's aura. The dragon species are all about bloodlines, and this display of superior dragon bloodline brought the flying red dragon to the ground.
"Roar! Human! How do you possess such pure dragon might?!" the red dragon demanded, shocked.
"You don't need to know that. Just understand that it's my martial soul," Du Qianjue replied calmly. "I have a proposition for you. Are you willing to hear it?"
"Sacrifice yourself to me, and when I ascend to godhood, I will grant you eternal life."
"Sacrifice?" The red dragon's eyes flashed with anger. "Are you joking?"
Du Qianjue said nothing, simply releasing all the soul beast spirits in his mental sea. Instantly, the aura of several ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts swept over the volcanoes, terrifying the lesser beasts to the point of incontinence.
The red dragon immediately recognized a familiar figure among the beast spirits.
"Stupid bull? You've sacrificed yourself to this human too?"
"Hmph, dumb dragon, you know nothing!" the Earth Demon Bull snorted disdainfully. "Following the master is the right choice. Don't be ungrateful!"
The Earth Demon Bull's provocative words didn't incite the red dragon's rage. Instead, its eyes flickered with contemplation. It was sure this stupid bull was the one it knew, and post-sacrifice, it seemed to be living as a spirit within this human.
If this human could become a god, eternal life might indeed be possible?
"Human, what proof do you have that you can ascend to godhood?" the red dragon questioned Du Qianjue.
"That dragon might you felt from me just now, doesn't that prove enough?" Du Qianjue smiled.
"Huff..."
The red dragon exhaled a breath of dragon fire, its flickering eyes gradually calming.
"Indeed, you've proven yourself. Can you guarantee that once you become a god, you will resurrect me and grant me eternal life?"
"Of course. Not just you, all soul beasts that sacrifice to me are my partners. I owe my godhood to them, so naturally, I will not mistreat them," Du Qianjue nodded.
"Very well, I shall sacrifice myself to you!" The red dragon roared, its body igniting in sacrificial blood flames.
Du Qianjue also released his martial soul, five blood-red soul rings rising from beneath him. Including the soul ring from the Sky Dream Iceworm, all of Du Qianjue's martial soul rings displayed the ten-thousand-year red color, as he no longer hid their true nature.
Seeing the five soul rings on Du Qianjue, the red dragon's massive eyes were filled with shock. This human would undoubtedly become a god. Its sacrifice was worth it!
With joy in its heart, the red dragon infused its essence into Du Qianjue. A blood-red soul ring with two golden streaks appeared above Du Qianjue's head before settling onto him.
As the soul ring fused, Du Qianjue's aura continuously ascended. Having long been experienced in absorbing ten-thousand-year soul rings, he effortlessly integrated the sacrifice. Any excess power was stored in his Ice and Fire Dragon King soul bones.
These two soul bones were incredibly useful, acting as massive power reserves even better than the Sky Dream Iceworm. The energy stored within them was staggering, enough to elevate a talented individual to an extreme Douluo.
The red dragon's soul ring had half of its essence sealed, with Du Qianjue absorbing just over half. Without reaching the Martial Soul Avatar stage, Du Qianjue's body could only handle up to a fifteen-thousand-year soul ring. Even absorbing just half of the essence brought immense benefits!
Sixty-one, sixty-two...
Finally, he stopped at sixty-seven!
At twelve years old, he was close to becoming a Soul Sage!
"Holy, is there any point in cultivating normally? To get strong, you need cheats!" Du Qianjue exclaimed, realizing his soul power level, slapping his thigh.
He might be the most overpowered non-system Douluo traveler ever, with no soul ring below ten-thousand years...
One Ice and Fire God Ring, seven ten-thousand-year-plus soul rings!
His Ice and Fire Dragon King soul bones had started to grow, absorbing seven high-quality soul bones...
The torso bone had already begun to form!
At Soul Sage level, absorbing another ten-thousand-year soul ring and bone would complete the torso bone. Then, he could use his soul bone armor!
Du Qianjue felt his soul bone armor could boost his soul power by at least fifteen levels!
As a Soul Sage with this armor, he could definitely thrash a Titled Douluo!
At least the likes of that bootlicker, Qian Duoduo from Shrek, would be no match for him!
"Sixty-seven levels... Twelve years old..." Du Bushi twitched.
Enough, he was used to it!
My grandson Qianjue has the potential of a god!
Xue Linglong's concerned gaze met Du Qianjue's as she asked, "Qianjue, does absorbing two different attributes cause any discomfort?"
Du Qianjue closed his eyes to check...
All good!
He felt nothing!
Du Qianjue was puzzled; what was up with his body?
(End of Chapter)
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