A comparison of the two Douluo, starting with Dragon God Douluo Yu Xiaogang.

"A sword of annihilation embodying the concept of the end of all things?"

Yu Xiaogang murmured softly, "Gaius has already explained his understanding of darkness. It's not hard to imagine how terrifying the so-called ultimate technique for ending all things, born from this understanding, would be."

"This Annihilation Sword technique compresses darkness to its extreme, using the darkness that all things ultimately return to as its blade, creating a move capable of severing all things."

Gaius wore a proud expression; clearly, creating such a move was a remarkable achievement.

Ers, standing to the side, was also deeply impressed. The fact that Gaius could create such a technique was enough to demonstrate Gaius's extraordinary talent.

[It's simply because of insufficient innate talent that their abilities were lost.]

Even a god as high as him cannot compensate for the loss of this innate talent.

"The Annihilation Sword's ability to sever all things does not simply rely on overwhelming destructive power."

["Part of it is about giving the concept of the end of all things to what is being severed, and then it is about severing all things."]

"Therefore, the power of this move is extremely strong; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a divine skill."

Gaius said.

Ers, standing to the side, pondered for a moment and added:

"Don't assume that all divine skills are at this level. After becoming a god, if a person is talented enough, they can create countless divine skills."

"It is precisely because of this that divine skills also have varying degrees of excellence."

"A divine skill created by a god of my level is definitely far superior to the divine skill created by that sea god you know."

"Gaius's Annihilation Sword technique is considered extremely powerful even among divine skills, because with my help, he touched upon a fundamental concept of an attribute."

After listening to Gaius and Ers's rapid-fire explanations, Yu Xiaogang was at a loss for words.

[I had initially thought that this Annihilation Sword technique was a move so powerful it could annihilate everything, possessing extreme numerical values.]

[The result of their actions was that they imbued everything with the concept of ending, and then they themselves were severed.]

[Wow, it's a concept-based skill!]

【What else is there to say? We must get this move no matter what!】

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's eager expression, Gaius suddenly spoke up:

"Of course, the Annihilation Sword is not without its flaws."

"Because this move is of such a high level, even I can only use it as my trump card."

"After all, using my full strength once basically drains half of my power."

"If I put that on you, it would probably exhaust all your power in one go."

"So, are you going to make my full-power Annihilation Sword a soul skill, or reduce its power?"

Gaius looked at Yu Xiaogang, awaiting his decision.

[Yu Xiaogang, on the other hand, was quite decisive.]

"Of course, we'll go all out!"

Yu Xiaogang answered without hesitation. What a joke! Such a powerful soul skill, and he wants an incomplete version?

Only a fool would make that choice.

Even if using it once would consume all of my soul power, I have a soul ring warehouse to store soul power, which means I can activate it at least twice.

[Furthermore, my soul power isn't stagnant. When I reach level 90, or even 99, my soul power will be more free, and I might be able to use this move at will.]

"Speaking of which, even someone with my level of soul power can experience a situation where my soul power is insufficient?"

"I'm already like this, so if others wanted to use this move, the price they'd have to pay would probably be more than just soul power, right?"

[This is what Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.]

【"Understood"】

"However, although this Annihilation Sword technique is extremely powerful, it relies on my personal understanding of darkness."

"Once this move is solidified into a soul skill within a soul ring, its power becomes completely fixed."

"If you want to make this move even stronger in the future, you'll need to add your own understanding to it."

Gaius nodded, then added a reminder.

"No problem. With this technique as a reference, I'll definitely focus on studying the dark attribute in the future."

Ultimately, Yu Xiaogang identified the four soul skills that Gaius had preserved when he sacrificed himself for him.

[The two super attack soul skills, Annihilation Sword and Abyss of Destruction, are placed in the soul rings; the two functional soul skills, Dark Abyss and Shadow Prison Abyss, are placed in the soul bones.]

As for the location of the soul bone, Yu Xiaogang struggled with the decision for a long time.

Currently, the soul bone on my body consists of my right arm bone, which is my elemental soul skill, and the soul bone provided by the Sea God, which is a divinely bestowed soul bone that can be freely repositioned.

In other words, the only soul bone with a fixed position is actually the right arm bone.

[Given the choice of which part to pick from the remaining areas, Yu Xiaogang was genuinely unsure which one to choose.]

So Yu Xiaogang decided to swallow his pride and ask.

"Lord Ers, I previously obtained a divinely bestowed soul bone from the Sea God. The most remarkable characteristic of that soul bone is that it can be freely relocated after being absorbed."

"Look..."

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, his gaze kept shifting between him and Gaius.

The meaning is quite clear.

[Can you transform Gaius's soul bone into one that can change location, like the divine soul bone bestowed by the sea god?]

"...You little rascal, you've received so many benefits, and you're still so greedy?"

Ers was delighted. As a high and mighty god, once he revealed his identity, who wouldn't bow down and obey him without question?

He had never seen anyone like Yu Xiaogang, who haggled like that.

"After all, on the path of a Soul Master, you have to be a little greedy to go further, right?"

Yu Xiaogang wasn't embarrassed at all; he simply responded with a smile.

"Alright, you're right, but you really don't have the demeanor of a strong person. You've already gotten so much, and you're still pushing your luck and wanting more. You've got some nerve."

[Ers joked.]

"The matter of saving face depends on the situation. When facing someone weaker or at the same level as yourself, it's normal to have some decorum and maintain a sense of propriety."

[“When facing someone stronger, being too concerned about saving face can actually be detrimental.”]

"Besides, only a fool would miss an opportunity because he's too concerned about saving face."

Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

The ancient banyan tree beside him nodded in complete agreement.

[When Yu Xiaogang suggested that Ers transform Gaius's soul bone into one that could freely change position, he almost clapped and cheered.]

If he were Yu Xiaogang, he would have done the same thing.

The cooperation has already been agreed upon; asking about it won't cost me anything.

The worst that can happen is being rejected.

But what if it succeeds?

That's equivalent to Yu Xiaogang being able to absorb at least three body bones!

The combined amplification from these three torso bones was beyond Gu Rong's wildest imagination!