Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 449 Yin-Yang Complementarity: The Second Soul Core
"The power of this dragon in its lifetime was definitely beyond what this world could withstand." Feeling the solemnity and fear of the golden dragon bloodline within her, Wang Qiu'er's eyes were more serious than ever before.

Wu Xuan nodded slightly in agreement with Wang Qiu'er's words. After a long while, Wu Xuan said in a low voice, "The skeleton in front of us is very likely the Wind Dragon King, one of the legendary Nine Dragon Kings."

"The Wind Dragon King? Are you so sure? What if he's a direct descendant of the Wind Dragon Clan?" Wang Qiu'er asked curiously. If the skeleton before her was the Wind Dragon King, then the golden dragon bloodline within her wouldn't just be solemn, but trembling. After all, she wasn't a member of the golden dragon clan, but only possessed a trace of golden dragon blood. The pressure exerted by a high-ranking dragon over a low-ranking dragon was a clear division of rank.

Wu Xuan did not explain, but reached out and grabbed at the blue light spot on the left side of the skeleton's chest.

"Whoosh!" In an instant, the faint blue light suddenly burst forth, and the energy beam shot straight into the sky. Compared to this energy beam, the endless wind that was still swirling in the canyon seemed like a child compared to an adult.

"Wow! How many years has it been dead? How can it still have such enormous energy?" Wu Xuan cursed inwardly and hurriedly activated his soul power to capture the ball of light. If this enormous energy continued to spread and create an energy tide, thereby attracting all the soul beasts on this continent and causing a beast tide, then he would be the sinner of this continent.

Although he was not from this continent, he did not want to see the human race suffer because of him.

What Wu Xuan didn't know was that if the previous Wind Dragon Soul hadn't been destroyed by him and had remained in the world, thus giving this energy a place to reside, that would have been a true catastrophe.

A fallen deity is still a deity, and mortals cannot contend with it.

A massive surge of soul power pressed down on the erupting point of light. In Wu Xuan's unnoticed palm, a six-pointed star array quietly appeared—the power of the Wind God. The next instant, the energy beam seemed to be gripped by the throat of fate, offering no resistance whatsoever. It instantly receded, easily held in Wu Xuan's palm.

Wu Xuan was also visibly taken aback, not expecting it to be so easy.

The energy dissipated, and Wang Qiu'er could clearly see that it was a bluish-green crystal, about the size of a fist. The crystal was rhomboid in shape, with raised areas where the rhomboids intersected, just like the scales of a real dragon. Within it, however, lay an extremely terrifying and immense amount of energy.

Wang Qiu'er was stunned. Countless fragmented scenes from her inherited memories played wildly through her mind like a carousel. The scenes froze after a few breaths because the flashing images in her mind made her realize what the crystal in front of her was.

"This is... a divine core!" Wang Qiu'er's voice was extremely hoarse. The majesty of the high-ranking dragon made her unconsciously breathe much lighter, for fear of offending this former king.

Wu Xuan played with the crystal in his hand, his expression momentarily dazed. The next moment, a fragment of memory played out in his mind's sea of ​​consciousness, showing two figures, one pale blue and one blood red.

The pale blue figure moved first, and endless streams of energy roared out from the jade bead on his chest. His body instantly lost the ability to move. This time was extremely short, perhaps less than half a second, but it was too late. He watched helplessly as the blood-red figure pointed to the sky, and a blood-red giant sword that seemed to connect heaven and earth slashed down at him.

Everything turned blood red in the next instant, and his body felt as if it had been torn apart in an instant.

Wu Xuan suddenly retreated several steps, his dark eyes filled with extreme solemnity. That sword strike was terrifying, so terrifying that even the dragon's body could not withstand it, and it was directly cleaved in two by a single blow.

"Wu Xuan, are you alright?" Wang Qiu'er asked with concern as she helped Wu Xuan up.

"It's nothing! I just witnessed the scene before the Wind Dragon King's death, and my mental sea was impacted!" Wu Xuan shook his head slightly, handing the Wind Dragon King's divine core to Wang Qiu'er, indicating that she could also experience it. "Be careful, the impact on the mind is very strong!" Wu Xuan warned.

"Understood." Wang Qiu'er responded, curiously touching the divine core. Wu Xuan nodded slightly, but his gaze was fixed on the huge skeleton in front of him, looking at it from head to toe without missing a single detail.

No soul bone? Wu Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly. In a flash, Wu Xuan thought of a possibility: the soul bone of the Wind Dragon King in front of him was most likely the torso bone. However, the torso was directly split in two, and the soul bone suffered severe damage. The energy loss was naturally gone. In other words, the biggest gain from the trip to Hurricane Canyon was the divine core of the Wind Dragon King in front of him.

Just as gods possess divine souls and consciousness, the core of a divine beast is its divine core. This is something even more precious than a soul bone.

The familiar voice rang in Wu Xuan's ears again, "The fifth trial of the Wind God, crossing the Hurricane Canyon, is complete! Reward: Wind Dragon King Divine Core, Wind God Affinity increased by 10%, Total Affinity increased by 30%."

"The Sixth Trial of the Wind God: From Adversity to Prosperity! Yin and Yang complement each other to achieve ultimate strength!"

A second soul core that complements Yin and Yang? That's exactly what I'm looking for! This has been Wu Xuan's pursuit from beginning to end. "Ugh~!" With a painful groan, Wang Qiu'er's face contorted, and her entire body plummeted straight to the ground.

Wu Xuan sighed, "I told you to be careful, and this is how careful you are?" Wu Xuan quickly swooped down, caught the pale-faced Wang Qiu'er, and gently landed on the ground.

"What a terrifying sword strike," Wang Qiu'er murmured softly, filled with fear of the final scene before the Wind Dragon King's death.

"Only by witnessing the vastness of heaven and earth can one realize one's own insignificance. If you feel fear, then cultivate desperately! Sooner or later, we can also become such powerful beings!" Wu Xuan slowly put down Wang Qiu'er who was leaning on his shoulder, his dark eyes filled with a thirst for power.

"Can I do it too? But I'm a soul beast," Wang Qiu'er said with a hint of bitterness in her voice.

“Nothing is impossible. I’ll lend you this Wind Dragon King’s divine core for now. The true dragon bloodline it contains should be of help to you.” Wu Xuan’s voice was calm as he slowly sat cross-legged on the spot.

"This is a divine core containing the bloodline of the Dragon King, one of the most powerful bloodlines in the world!" Wang Qiu'er's eyes widened.

"I never care about bloodlines! I only believe in myself." Wu Xuan smiled slightly, and under Wang Qiu'er's gaze, he waved his hand and scattered countless emerald green beads. In the next instant, dense wind-attribute soul power formed a hazy mist that enveloped Wu Xuan.

Wang Qiu'er watched as Wu Xuan sat cross-legged, about to enter a meditative state. She pursed her thin lips, a gentle light shimmering in her pink-blue eyes. Wu Xuan had entrusted her with the legendary, nonexistent Wind Dragon King Divine Core, essentially giving her the greatest opportunity, demonstrating his complete trust in her.

Thinking of this, a resolute look flashed deep in Wang Qiu'er's eyes.

At this moment, Wu Xuan's expression was more relaxed than ever before. Since drifting from the vast ocean to this Meteor Dragon Continent, the accumulation over the past few months had been more than enough. Level 89 soul power, demigod-level mental power, a physical body comparable to a Limit Douluo, plus the opportunities he obtained in Hurricane Canyon—these were the foundation upon which he was confident in condensing his Yin-Yang complementary second soul core.

His first spiritual attribute soul core was located between his eyebrows. To achieve yin-yang complementarity, his second soul core had to be of the wind element and located in his chest.

Having made up his mind, Wu Xuan's soul power flowed naturally within his body. At his forehead, his soul core stabilized, and his spiritual power, centered on the soul core, also swirled around it.

In his current state, Wu Xuan's spiritual attribute soul core is the center of all his power. Around the soul core, his spiritual power is the first thing to swirl, and his soul power is the outermost layer.

If one were to observe from within his sea of ​​spirit, one would discover a massive, dazzling silver sun—this silver sun is his soul core. His spiritual power is now nearly solidified, yet it still revolves around the soul core.

At this moment, soul power began to circulate, surging and turbulent within the body like ocean waves. It was viscous and full of texture.

After one cycle of soul power circulation, a life-giving effect has been generated within the body. With abundant spiritual energy, it circulates naturally. When the soul power reaches the vicinity of the head, it is naturally attracted by the soul core, swirling and compressing around it.

The first step in creating a Yin-Yang complementary soul core is naturally to completely separate the spiritual attribute soul core from the soul power. This is no easy task, as his body's capacity to withstand it is limited. After possessing a soul core, it helps the host compress soul power, allowing the host to possess more soul power. As Wu Xuan mobilized his soul power, his spiritual soul core became noticeably more active, his sea of ​​spirit began to circulate rapidly, and his spiritual power was naturally released outward.

Under normal circumstances, the spiritual energy released outwards would naturally attract the primordial energy of heaven and earth, be absorbed into the body, and then be transformed back into Wu Xuan's soul energy to replenish his consumption.

This is also what makes the Soul Core so powerful; given enough time, it can help a Soul Master recover their Soul Power even without meditation.

However, Wu Xuan clearly did not need a soul core to help him recover his soul power at this moment. With his demigod-level mental strength, Wu Xuan perfectly controlled the output of his soul power and the absorption of external soul power.

These soul powers were extracted from the spiritual attribute soul core, circulated in the meridians, and then gathered into a vortex of soul power at Wu Xuan's chest.

Wu Xuan's method of extracting soul power from a spiritual attribute soul core without allowing it to recover is clearly extremely dangerous. However, his spiritual power is strong enough that everything is still within a controllable range.

(End of this chapter)