Chapter 317: The Evil Emperor's Formidable Abilities
With a final roar from the Evil Emperor, a massive 100,000-year spirit ring appeared in the sky, pulsing with power so intense it was almost frightening. This spirit ring contained seven golden patterns—a testament to the Emperor's rank as one of the top three spirit beasts on the Douluo Star.
The ring gradually encircled Yang Potian's main martial spirit, while a torso bone also emerged, completing his set of spirit bones. As the energies from the ring and the bone merged into Yang Potian's body, his aura intensified dramatically.
With this immense influx of power, Yang Potian felt his spirit and body beginning to undergo a fundamental transformation, pushing him to the brink of a new limit. Just then, a massive bolt of lightning split the sky, as if the heavens themselves were mourning. An invisible force pressed down on Yang Potian, not targeting his spirit power or martial spirit, but rather imposing a kind of rule—a restriction of the very heavens.
This was the Heavenly Law Restriction, or the divine prohibition set by the God Realm, which prevented anyone on Douluo Star from reaching level 100 and attaining godhood. Yang Potian sensed that he was on the cusp of crossing that threshold, but the restriction held him back, tantalizingly close yet unreachable.
The sacrifice process was brief; in just half a day, Yang Potian had fully absorbed the energies of the Evil Emperor's spirit ring and spirit bone. He could feel his strength multiplying far beyond its previous limits. Both his physical and spiritual power had surged, and now, even Titled and Ultimate Douluos appeared insignificant, like ants before him.
When Yang Potian opened his eyes, the world seemed to transform at his gaze, as if everything he looked at turned to dust and faded away. This was the power of time—a force that only the Evil Emperor could provide, and one of the main reasons Yang Potian had gone through so much to find him.
Sacrificing the Evil Emperor rather than merely absorbing his spirit ring allowed him to capture the full extent of the Emperor's powers, including the essence of time manipulation. He examined himself, feeling his power condensed and potent, his entire body like that of a deity. All his spirit bones and spirit rings fit together perfectly, as if they were made for each other.
Even his external spirit bones, the Tiger Eagle Wings and the Crocodile King Spear, had evolved into 100,000-year spirit bones. The wings had transformed from silver to golden, now matching the color of his martial spirit and providing increased speed, resilience, and strength. The Crocodile King's tailbone had fused with his spine, becoming a formidable combination of offense and defense, now akin to a semi-divine weapon.
With a thought, Yang Potian activated his spirit bone armor, enveloping himself in a gleaming suit that looked like a divine artifact. He deactivated it, then studied his hands, noticing an unusual power that felt connected to the laws of the world itself. He could now sense the rules governing Douluo Star, a perception typically reserved for gods.
If not for the Douluo Star's restrictions, Yang Potian would have ascended to godhood instantly. The journey to find the Evil Emperor had indeed been worthwhile, yielding not only a powerful spirit ring and spirit bone but also pushing him toward a complete transformation.
The Evil Emperor's spirit ring granted him four skills:
Skill 1: Light of Time and Space – A temporal attack that manipulates time, capable of piercing any defense.Skill 2: Light of Destruction – A devastating attack that can obliterate anything in its path.Torso Bone Skill 1: Wrath of the Evil Emperor – A powerful mental attack field, delivering destructive spiritual damage to all within.Torso Bone Skill 2: Evil Emperor's Illusion – An illusion field that reduces enemy strength by 50% while boosting Yang Potian's own by 50%, trapping the target in a state of utter vulnerability.
Yang Potian felt a thrill of excitement at these four abilities, each showcasing the Evil Emperor's specialties in spiritual force, illusions, time, and destruction. These skills were nearly as potent as his ninth spirit ability, Searing Sun and Heaven's Reach, though the new ones leaned heavily on mental power.
Inspecting his spiritual world, Yang Potian noticed that, along with his Soul-Breaking Spear and golden avatar, a dark eye had appeared—the Evil Emperor's soul.
Intrigued, he addressed the spirit, "Evil Emperor, can you tell me why your kind allied with the spirit masters of the Sun-Moon Empire?"
A voice, weary and resigned, replied from the dark eye, "We had no choice. Though our spiritual power is formidable, our bodies are weak and vulnerable to attacks from high-level spirit masters and spirit beasts alike. Our alliance with the Sun-Moon Empire was mutually beneficial—they offered us protection, while we assisted in their research on spirit tools and even martial spirits."
"We of the Evil Eye Clan are highly skilled in spiritual power, and by partnering with humans, we helped improve their spirit masters' vision, insight, and spiritual strength. This, in turn, allowed them to inscribe more intricate designs on their spirit tools, creating more advanced equipment."
Yang Potian nodded thoughtfully, struck by an idea. "Evil Emperor, to ensure the growth of your clan, what would you say to relocating the Evil Eye Clan to the Armo Mountains on Douluo? My clan has established the Skywalk Academy there, devoted to teaching and research."
"I'm planning to start a new spirit tool research division at Skywalk Academy. There, our academy and the Evil Eye Clan could work together to further spirit tool research, ensuring a peaceful, lasting alliance."
The Evil Emperor hesitated, then spoke hesitantly, "That may not be wise. Humans and spirit beasts on Douluo are deeply antagonistic. Spirit masters hunt spirit beasts relentlessly for spirit rings. If we were to relocate there, the Evil Eye Clan would risk annihilation."
Yang Potian sighed, acknowledging the Evil Emperor's reluctance. Coexistence between humans and spirit beasts was rare on Douluo, and his forthcoming confrontation with the Star Dou Forest would complicate matters further. After a moment of consideration, he set the idea aside, deciding to revisit it once the issues with the Star Dou Forest were resolved.
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