Douluo Continent: Martial Soul is the Star Forging Dragon King

It may grow more, or it may split, and then use the extra bones to reshape a new form.

Generally speaking, external soul bones can be restored even if they are damaged, but the process is not very pleasant.

Yes, every recovery is essentially the regrowth of bones.

The thought of that feeling sends chills down my spine.

"Is this Hyotei's inner armor?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Chen named the second external soul bone he obtained—the Ice Jade Emperor Armor.

The reason it is named "armor" instead of "inner armor" is because this external soul bone comes with a soul skill.

When activated only by soul power, it can release an invisible barrier to block all forces that are detrimental to Luo Chen, causing him to solidify in the air.

The size of the barrier is determined by Luo Chen's will; the smaller it is, the greater the stagnation effect.

"If it were divine power that was injected."

At this point, Hyotei proudly declared, "That is a time-based divine skill, a true absolute defense."

Theoretically speaking, unless it encounters a divine technique related to time, or one whose strength far exceeds Hyotei's tolerance limit and is used to break the technique with brute force, this move is almost unsolvable.

"The power of time?"

Luo Chen never expected that Ice Emperor would gain such power after evolving into a Star Spirit.

"The essence of ice is freezing."

Xue Di explained, "Freeze matter, freeze energy, and finally, freeze everything in this world."

"Time and space are no exception."

Because Luo Chen obtained another external soul bone, the restrictions on his martial soul were weakened, and more power surged out from the sun disc, giving the Snow Empress and Ice Empress, who were originally standing on the 8th and 7th steps, the strength to continue climbing.

Without any hesitation, Xue Di grabbed Bing Di's hand and took a step forward.

"Ninth Rank!"

"I've reached the eighth level!"

Just as Luo Chen had thought, the original Star Spirit transformation was not complete, and what the two women displayed was only their most basic aptitude.

Now, the power of succession is beginning to surge. It first propels the Ice Emperor, and then, through the connection of the twin star spirits, allows the Snow Emperor to also gain more benefits.

"Next, it's your external soul bone, Snow Empress."

This time, without waiting for Luo Chen to explain, Xue Di had already taken the initiative to merge her own source power with Luo Chen's body.

The next moment, Luo Chen's two shoulder blades began to dislocate.

They stretched continuously, spreading along Luo Chen's arms and back, and then connecting at the center of his spine, transforming into a set of ancient, ice-blue robes.

"Kacha kacha~~"

Crystal-clear snowflakes gathered around Luo Chen, resembling pure and flawless snow lotuses.

They landed on Luo Chen's robes and sleeves, adorning the originally simple robes with mysterious and elegant patterns, making Luo Chen appear as if he were walking in the swirling snow, a transcendent being detached from the world.

"This time, it doesn't seem to hurt as much."

Luo Chen discovered that aside from the initial excruciating pain, which felt like bones were being ripped out, the rest of the process was accompanied only by waves of coolness.

Clearly, this was done intentionally by Xue Di.

Just as Luo Chen thought, Xue Di may seem cold, but she is actually gentle and virtuous at heart.

Especially when she shows the doting affection of an older sister towards Hyotei, it's hard to imagine that she is the embodiment of ice and snow.

Of course, now that Xue Di has become Luo Chen's spirit, she naturally treats him as family, which is why she spends so much energy protecting him like a younger brother to alleviate his pain.

"how do you feel?"

Xue Di's tone sounded slightly tired, but more than that, it was filled with satisfaction at being able to do something for Luo Chen.

"Thank you."

Luo Chen didn't mince words. He already had a good impression of Xue Di, and now he liked this aloof and warm-hearted older sister even more.

Well, as I said before, Luo Chen likes older sisters who seem cold on the outside but are actually soft and cute on the inside.

I always feel like you're thinking about something bad again.

"How can it be!"

This time, Luo Chen ignored Xue Di's keen perception and said with a grin, "It must be your imagination, Xue Di."

"is it?"

Xue Di didn't think much of it and instead focused her attention on her external soul bone again.

As for the change in how Luo Chen addressed her, Xue Di was the ruler of the far north, a queen-like figure, so being called "sister" felt perfectly natural.

"Ice and Snow Dust Robe, what do you think of this name, Xiao Chen?"

Luo Chen, of course, readily agreed, saying, "What is its ability? To control ice and snow?"

That's a bit strange.

Unlike the Emperor Armor, Luo Chen found that Xue Chenyi's abilities were somewhat strange; he seemed unable to activate them on his own.

No, it's not that it can't be activated, but rather that it's a strange, vague feeling that's hard to grasp.

Chapter 156 Twin Star Spirits

"In terms of physical and energy defense, with Bing'er's Emperor Armor and the Dragon God's external soul bone, it's more than enough."

It's important to know that external soul bones will continue to grow as the soul master grows. Even if Luo Chen becomes a god in the future, they will evolve into divine artifacts, or even super divine artifacts.

"So I abandoned physical defense and instead focused on strengthening defenses against threats from other areas."

According to Xue Di, Xue Chenyi's main attacks are some strange and unpredictable attacks, such as curses, rules, concepts, consciousness, mind, etc.

Xue Chenyi's active soul skills and divine skills allow Luo Chen to enter a mysterious state, like an immortal descending to earth, transcending worldly affairs, thus becoming immune to and removing all negative statuses.

Furthermore, this is only Xue Chenyi's current ability.

As for how far it can evolve in the future, that depends on Luo Chen.

In short, the Snow Emperor did take Luo Chen's current situation into consideration. He has Han Yue and Li Wu as weapons, and Bing Di and Gu Yue Na to deal with the battlefield.

In contrast, Xue Di wanted to act as Luo Chen's last line of defense, protecting him from those unseen and intangible threats that could actually harm him.

"Thank you for your trouble, Sister Xue Di."

Luo Chen's figure disappeared from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already standing in front of the two women, on the 10th step: "Now, let me give you a hand."

He turned his back to the two women and put his hands behind his back: "Give me your hands."

Without hesitation, the two women immediately reached out and clasped Luo Chen's hands tightly.

"In theory, the God-King is the pinnacle that the current universe can achieve."

"At most, it will allow you to take another step forward, which means obtaining your 10th soul ring."

In Luo Chen's view, the Asura God King, one of the five great god kings of this world, may have already taken this step.

As for Gu Yuena, who is next to Luo Chen, let's not talk about her upper limit for now. Just based on her current strength, she should be between 10 and 11 divine rings.

It is less than 11th-order pan-universe level, but it is stronger than the Asura who is half-step into the universe.

"but."

Luo Chen turned his head slightly and winked at them: "There are also many things that can be done between God Kings and those above God Kings."

The Ten-Ring God King was only half a step away from breaking through to the cosmic-level Dragon God realm.

"After nine spirit rings, each additional spirit ring represents a qualitative leap."

"If there is a difference of two spirit rings, that is a difference in dimensions, which cannot be made up by external forces."

To put it bluntly, even a large number of Level 1 gods would find it difficult to defeat a true God-King, because the former at most only controls the laws, while the latter uses the very origin of the universe.

"Can we really do it?"

Hyotei was somewhat worried because she clearly sensed her situation within the team.

She was a burden, holding both of them back.

If it weren't for her, and it were just Xue Di, Luo Chen would only be accompanied by one person, which might have made things much easier.

"Of course it can be done!"

Luo Chen laughed and said, "Trust me, Bingbing, as long as you take just a little more step forward, you'll be able to beat Sister Tianmeng."

Tianmeng: Are you being polite?

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, even though she knew Luo Chen was trying to comfort her, Hyotei still showed an excited expression: "Whether I'm a God King or not doesn't matter, I just can't resist the urge to fight Tianmeng!"

"That's the spirit!"

Luo Chen gripped her two cool, soft hands tightly and said in a low voice, "Go!"

As Luo Chen stepped forward again, he clearly felt the resistance from the path to godhood.

However, Luo Chen did not let go; his gaze was firm, and he held the two women tightly.

And so, the number of climbers on the path to godhood increased from two to three.

Snow Empress and Ice Empress, two women, one in front and one behind.

They could feel the immense divine power constantly surging into their bodies, like countless needle-like blades slicing through their skin, penetrating their flesh, and reaching even their bone marrow and soul.

"Woo~~"

Pain, unimaginable pain, constantly tormented the two women's bodies and minds.

However, they did not give up and continued to hold each other's hands tightly.

Luo Chen did not let go of them, and Xue Di did not let go of Bing Di either.

"boom!"

The azure stars once again transformed into a waterfall, enveloping the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress, and at this moment, their divine power surged.