Douluo: Martial Soul Nine-Tailed Fox, I am the White Fox Emperor

The bottom of the lake, where ice and fire meet, is not as chaotically interwoven with red and blue as it appears on the surface.

The further down you go, the stronger the sense of rhythm and order becomes.

Until you dive to the deepest point, the surrounding lake water is no longer water, but rather a nearly tangible liquid energy.

Two enormous, suffocating skeletons lay silently in the silt at the bottom of the lake.

A body entirely crimson, as if still burning with an inextinguishable flame.

A body entirely ice-blue, radiating a chilling aura that seemed to freeze time and space.

Ice Dragon King! Fire Dragon King!
Although only bones remained, the dragon's might originating from the primordial era still caused the surrounding space to distort slightly.

“Na’er…”

Hu Bai was about to speak when he saw Gu Yuena beside him looking solemn.

She didn't speak, but slowly released a wisp of her aura.

That was the supreme aura belonging to the Silver Dragon King, the supreme ruler of all soul beasts!
hum!
The once lifeless lakebed suddenly began to tremble.

Two illusory dragon shadows emerged from the two skeletons respectively.

That was the remnant dragon soul of the Ice and Fire Dragon King.

Although their minds were somewhat clouded, the bloodline suppression etched into their bones made them lower their noble heads the moment they sensed the Silver Dragon King's aura.

"Lord..."

An ancient and weathered sound echoed from the bottom of the lake.

Gu Yuena looked at her two former capable assistants, a trace of sadness flashing in her eyes.

"You... have suffered."

"For the continuation of the dragon race, this little bit of suffering is nothing."

The Fire Dragon King has a rather irritable temper, but at this moment he appeared unusually docile.

"My lord, have you recovered?"

Gu Yuena nodded and then said, "Let me introduce you. This is my companion. You can call him Xiaobai."

"Hello, seniors."

The Ice and Fire Dragon King's soul, with its four enormous dragon eyes, stared intently at Hu Bai.

Humanity?

Why would the Silver Dragon King, the supreme ruler of all soul beasts, be involved with a human?
And they seem to have quite a close relationship?

Seemingly sensing the doubts of the two Dragon Kings, Gu Yuena dropped a bombshell.

"I know what you're thinking. Xiaobai's existence might change the fate of our soul beast race, and it might even revive the dragon race."

"I hope you can help him."

Gu Yuena suddenly remembered that on the way here, Xiao Bai had mentioned that the content of his seventh trial as the Elemental God King was to collect all the soul bones.

"Help?" the Ice Dragon King asked, puzzled.

"He is undergoing the test of the Elemental God King, which requires him to collect all his soul bones."

"The left arm and left leg are still missing."

"I would like to ask you to give him your left arm bone and left leg bone."

Quiet.

The lakebed fell silent once more.

That's why Gu Yuena dared to say that.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been blasted to ashes by the breath of the two dragon kings.

"Lord..."

The Fire Dragon King's voice was somewhat hesitant.

"Our soul bones contain ultimate divine power."

"Can this human's small body hold up?"

"And why should we..."

"Because of the resurrection."

Hu Bai suddenly spoke up.

He looked directly into the eyes of the two dragon kings, his tone more serious than ever before.

"Once I become a god, I promise to use my power to resurrect you."

"It's not this state of a remnant soul."

"It's about truly reshaping the physical body and resurrecting!"

The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings exchanged a glance, their soul flames pulsating violently.

resurrection!

This is an irresistible temptation for any living being who has died.

Especially mythical beasts like them, who died a miserable and unwilling death.

"What you say is unfounded."

"Ice Dragon King said coldly."

"Humans are best at deception."

"Cough cough."

Hu Bai smiled.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me, come out now!"

Hu Bai's eyebrows shone with golden light.

brush!brush!brush!
Three figures appeared instantly at the bottom of the lake.

"Hahaha! I'm finally out! I've been holding it in for so long!"

The first thing to rush out was a chubby, large, fleshy worm-like phantom.

Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm!

Next up was a stunningly beautiful and aloof woman in a long, emerald-green dress.

Hyotei!

Finally, there was a stunningly beautiful loli dressed in white, with an extremely aloof and elegant demeanor.

Snow Emperor!

"This is……"

The Ice and Fire Dragon King was dumbfounded.

The way these three creatures existed was quite peculiar even to the Ice and Fire Dragon King.

Gu Yuena then gave a brief explanation of the reason.

“Senior, we can testify,” Hyotei said calmly. “Besides, Shiro has indeed been very good to us and has the ability to help us revive.”

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chimed in, "Exactly! I'm a million-year-old soul beast! How could my choice be wrong?"

Hyotei rolled its eyes at it: "Shut up, you're embarrassing."

The Fire Dragon King paused for a moment, looked at Hu Bai, and thought to himself, "This human might really be something else."

"it is good!"

The Fire Dragon King, being straightforward, immediately made the decision.

"Since our lord has said so, it would be disrespectful of us to refuse."

"Kid, remember your promise!"

Hu Bai cupped his hands in greeting: "I will never go back on my word!"

"Do it!"

With a command from the two Dragon Kings.

Suddenly, a dazzling light shone from the left arm and left leg of the two enormous skeletons.

Click!

Two soul bones, radiating terrifying divine power, detached from the skeleton and slowly floated in front of Hu Bai.

A piece as red as fire—that was the left arm bone of the Fire Dragon King.

A piece of blue, like black ice, that was the left leg bone of the Ice Dragon King.

"Thanks!"

With a wave of his hand, Hu Bai stored the two soul bones into his soul tool.

Afterwards, the two bid farewell to the Ice and Fire Dragon King and, like arrows released from a bow, quickly rose to the surface.

Just before they were about to burst out of the water, they quickly put on their spare clothes.

When the two emerged from the water and landed on the shore, they were already dressed impeccably.

Apart from her hair being a little wet and her face being a little red, there was nothing unusual about her.

"Are you guys okay?"

Wang Qiu'er quickly came forward to greet her.

Dugu Bo also looked nervous.

The tremors that came from the bottom of the lake just now were like an earth dragon turning over, and the two of them were afraid that they had encountered some kind of danger.

fine. "

Hu Bai waved his hand, looking completely calm.

"I want to absorb the soul bone."

Without saying a word, Hu Bai sat down cross-legged.

"Old Poisoner, Qiu'er, Na'er, protect me."

After saying that, he took out the two divine-level soul bones.

The red and blue light instantly illuminated the entire valley.

The terrifying energy fluctuations forced Dugu Bo to retreat dozens of meters before he could barely stand.

"What...what level of soul bone is this?!"

Dugu Bo was horrified.

“A million years.” Gu Yuena uttered three words calmly.

"Or rather...god-level."

Dugu Bo: ...How come Xiaobai only went to the bottom of the lake and got two divine-level soul bones?
……

The absorption process is not easy.

Even though Hu Bai possesses extreme ice and extremely high fire resistance.

But these are the bones of a divine dragon, containing divine power and dragon might that far surpass ordinary 100,000-year-old soul bones.

Hu Bai's body sometimes turned as red as a boiled shrimp, and sometimes as white as an ice sculpture.

He tumbled back and forth in the purgatory of ice and fire.

Three days and nights.

Hu Bai was like a statue, completely still.

Until the morning of the fourth day.

boom--!
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Hu Bai!

Red and blue beams of light shot into the sky, directly shattering the poisonous clouds in the air.

Level 93... Level 94...

Level 95!

Hu Bai slowly opened his eyes.

Flames flickered in his left eye.

In the right eye, snowflakes drifted down.

He stood up, feeling the power surging through his left arm and leg, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Dugu Bo, unable to contain his curiosity any longer, leaned closer and asked:
"Little monster, what skills do you have? Tell me quickly! Are they the same as the soul rings that Tianmeng Ice Silkworm gave you, with four soul bone skills?"

Hu Bai moved his left arm, which seemed to be flowing with lava.

"Million-year-old Fire Dragon King's left arm bone".

"First Skill: Vulcan Annihilation!"

"Effect: Summons the true form of the Fire Dragon King, unleashing a divine fire breath with a vast area of ​​effect, burning everything and inflicting inextinguishable divine fire damage."

"Second skill: Lava God Armor".

"Effect: Forms a layer of armor compressed from extreme fire on the body surface, greatly increasing defense and reflecting 50% of all physical and energy attacks, while inflicting burning damage on the attacker."

"Third Soul Skill: Wrath of the Fire Dragon".

"This is an amplification skill. Once activated, the power of all my fire-attribute skills will increase by 500%, and it will ignore the opponent's fire-attribute immunity."

Fourth Soul Skill: Infernal Domain.

"Domain-type skill. Forcibly transforms the surrounding environment into a lava hell. Enemies within it suffer double the soul power consumption and are burned both mentally and physically every second, while I recover soul power."

Gulu.

Dugu Bo swallowed hard.

"Then... what about the Ice Dragon King?"

Dugu Bo's voice was trembling.

"Million-year-old Ice Dragon King's left leg bone".

"First Soul Skill: Absolute Zero - Time Freeze!"

"This is my strongest control technique so far. It can instantly freeze everything around it, not only matter, but also space and time for three seconds."

"Second Soul Skill: Ice God Instant Step".

"Wherever there is water or ice element, I can teleport instantly, regardless of distance. During the teleportation, my body becomes ethereal and immune to all damage."

"Third Soul Skill: Sigh of the Ice Dragon".

"This is a dual attack on both mind and soul. It unleashes a dragon's roar, directly freezing the enemy's soul. If their mental strength is lower than mine, their soul will shatter and they will die."

Fourth Soul Skill: Eternal Ice Wall.

"Defensive skill. Summons an absolutely smooth ice mirror that can reflect any form of energy attack, including divine skills! Although there is a damage tolerance limit, in the lower realm, it is basically invincible."

After listening to these eight skills.

Dugu Bo was numb.

Attack, defense, amplification, domain, control, displacement, mental attack, reflection.

Every angle, no blind spots!

What else is there to fight?
Anyone who touches this will die!
Gu Yuena looked at Hu Bai, whose strength had greatly increased, and a look of satisfaction appeared in her eyes.

Although she had long anticipated that the divine-level soul bone would be very strong.

But even with such strength, it still gave her a small surprise.

……

Then, the content of the eighth test appeared in Hu Bai's mind.

[The Eighth Trial of the Elemental God King: Gain the recognition of all seven elemental artifacts of the divine realm, and assist the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena in completely fusing with the power of the Golden Dragon King's origin, thus reforging the Dragon God's divine nature!]

[Test Location: The Realm of Gods.]

[Start Time: One year from now. At that time, a dimensional portal will open, transporting the examinees to the realm of gods.]

[Note: This assessment is extremely difficult; please be fully prepared.]

Hu Bai was stunned.

He blinked, somewhat taken aback.

"What?"

"A year later?"

"Should we take the test in the realm of gods?"

Seeing Hu Bai's strange expression, Gu Yuena couldn't help but ask:

"Xiaobai, what's wrong? Was the eighth exam difficult?"

Hu Bai smiled and told her the details of the assessment.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena's purple eyes narrowed instantly.

"Golden Dragon King..."

Her voice trembled.

"However, your eighth exam is going to have to wait until a year later?" Gu Yuena frowned.

Hu Bai shrugged: "Perhaps it's because they didn't expect me to finish the seventh exam so quickly. Speaking of which, I have to thank you for that."

Gu Yuena was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

Immediately, a breathtaking smile bloomed on that cold face.

"So you caught me off guard."

Pfft..."

Even the Snow Empress and the Ice Empress, who were standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing these remarks.

Hu Bai stretched, his bones cracking and popping.

"For more than a year, I have been fighting and training."

"You're too stressed."

"Since the assessment is a year away, let's take a good rest and enjoy ourselves."

"Coincidentally, I also have some personal matters to attend to."

Hu Bai thought of Qian Renxue, who was still undergoing the divine test.

Although Sister Xiaoxue passed the sixth test, she still has a long way to go before becoming a god.

The angels put us through nine trials, each one more difficult than the last.

Especially the ninth exam!
In the original novel, Qian Renxue almost failed during the ninth test because of Tang San.

This was all because the Sea God interfered; otherwise, how could Tang San have appeared in Qian Renxue's divine test?

After all, the angel god had already fallen by then, so how could they have set up such a precise test?

However, with him present this time, and the assessment being moved up, it's uncertain whether the content of this ninth assessment will change as a result.

"Let's go."

Hu Bai waved his hand, in high spirits.

"Return to Wuhun City!"

"With the power of our destiny, and with the artifact of destiny here, this immortal herb will mature in exactly one year."

On the way back, the atmosphere was much more relaxed.

Hu Bai even took the group on a sightseeing trip.

a few days later.

Wuhun City, Worship Hall.

Qian Renxue was meditating and cultivating in front of the angel statue, preparing to begin her seventh trial.

Suddenly, a pair of warm hands silently covered her eyes from behind.

"Guess who I am?"

His voice was deliberately lowered, tinged with a mischievous chuckle.

Qian Renxue's lips curled up slightly, but she did not struggle.

Who else could it be but that villain with that familiar aura?
"Well……"

"Is he... a big pervert?"

"Snapped."

Hu Bai released his hand and gently pinched her pretty face.

"You got it right, but there's no prize."

Qian Renxue turned around and looked at Hu Bai, who had a smile on his face, her eyes full of surprise.

"You're back? So soon?"

...(End of chapter)