One after another, countless phantoms in Lin Yun's consciousness released their soul skills. Immersed in deep meditation, Lin Yun continued to analyze each of his soul skills in detail.
As the meditation grew longer, Lin Yun's understanding of his own abilities deepened further and further.
Ordinarily, even the most interesting activity would become tedious when maintained for a long period of time—but Lin Yun did not feel this way. Even after watching the same scenes countless times, every new cycle of observation revealed new insights, as his comprehension of his powers grew increasingly profound.
It gave him a feeling of realization—"Ah, so a soul skill can also be released in this way!"
Though his outward strength didn't make the same kind of dramatic leap as when he absorbed a new soul ring or consumed a celestial herb, his growing understanding of his soul skills made him keenly aware that he was continuously becoming stronger.
Improving soul power was the most direct form of numerical growth, but the mastery of soul skills allowed Lin Yun to use one unit of soul power with the effect of two.
And that, too, was a form of progress.
When Lin Yun realized that continuing to dissect his existing soul skills would yield only marginal gains, he began to shift his thinking. Even while in deep meditation, he never forgot his original purpose.
A deeper understanding of himself was merely the foundation—the true goal was to forge his own unique path, and to walk that path all the way to the peak.
Lin Yun's soul skills were all of the hundred-thousand-year grade—their power was beyond question. After this deep meditation, his mastery over them reached the point where he no longer needed to possess his Martial Soul or activate his soul rings—he could directly unleash the techniques through pure soul power alone.
In other words, his control over all his soul skills had reached the realm where he could begin creating his own.
Even if an ancient "City of Slaughter" appeared again, one that restricted the use of soul rings, it would not prevent him from releasing his skills at will.
Adjusting the output of his soul power, controlling the magnitude of a technique's force—these had become mere trifles to him.
Lin Yun's comprehension had reached great depths, which meant that it was time to attempt creating a soul skill entirely his own.
So the question arose—what was the fundamental source of Lin Yun's strength?The Golden Dragon King's bloodline, the Golden Dragon King's Martial Soul, and his self-cultivated soul power.
To walk his own path did not mean he had to abandon the Golden Dragon King's power. After years of cultivation, the bloodline and dragon soul of the Golden Dragon King had already fused with him completely—they were his own strength now. To try to forcibly sever that power for the sake of "returning to mortality," as some absurd stories might attempt, would be utterly foolish.
Following this line of thought, Lin Yun began to reconnect with his power. The Solar Scripture stirred his vast, scorching soul power, sending it surging through his meridians as the Golden Dragon King's bloodline fully awakened.
He felt it—an intense, violent, and blazing soul force continuously condensing within him, intertwined with four distinct attributes:
Ice. Fire. Destruction. Time.
The Power of the Mad Dragon and Golden Dragon Tyrant Body activated on their own, making his blood and soul power surge like roaring tides. The Indestructible Vajra rendered his body as solid as forged gold and iron. All his power gathered into his right hand, the soul energy blazing from it as dazzling and scorching as a miniature sun.
Lin Yun lowered his gaze to his right hand. His sight seemed to pierce through the dragon scales covering his skin, and he could see the "molten lava" flowing through his meridians.
Complex abilities, when fused together, gave birth to new vitality.
In the space of his consciousness, Lin Yun threw a punch—and everything around him seemed to halt. Time itself stopped flowing. Only his fist moved, crashing forward into the still air.
At that moment, the power of absolute destruction erupted—piercing through the vast expanse of the starry sea itself.
…
Outside, all the Fierce Beasts stood guard around Lin Yun.Di Tian, Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, the Ten Thousand Demon King, Chi Wang, Zi Ji, and Di Qiu'er.
The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor as well.
They surrounded the Lake of Life completely, their gazes all fixed in one direction.
There, Lin Yun lay upon the ground. The Blue Silver Grass around him had long been reduced to ash by the terrifying heat radiating from his body. Even the earth beneath him had cracked from the scorching temperature—yet Lin Yun himself was completely unharmed. His clothes hadn't even been singed.
"His Excellency is about to awaken," Di Tian said suddenly.
They had been guarding him for three months. Lin Yun's deep meditation had lasted exactly that long—today marked the one hundredth day.
When he first entered the state of meditation, Di Tian and the others had assumed he was merely resting and did not disturb him. But as Lin Yun's aura grew increasingly restrained, until it almost vanished, Di Tian realized something was amiss and summoned the other Fierce Beasts to take turns protecting him.
"The aura His Excellency is emitting… though not immense in volume, it gives me a sense of danger," Chi Wang said with a complex expression.
As a fire-attributed Fierce Beast, Chi Wang felt the suppression most intensely. The divine-level fire attribute inherited from the Fire Dragon King, combined with the infinite potential of solar power, filled him with awe.
He could sense that if he could somehow transform his energy to match Lin Yun's solar power, no heavenly tribulation could halt his advance. He might even rival the Snow Emperor and reach seven hundred thousand years of cultivation.
But alas, Chi Wang was not human. Even if he assumed human form, his meridians were still unlike a human's—he could not cultivate the Solar Scripture. Otherwise, Lin Yun would not have hesitated to pass the technique to him.
Unless Chi Wang could find a heavenly treasure capable of completely sealing his bestial essence and achieve full transformation—like the Snow Emperor did in the original legend—this cultivation art would remain forever beyond his reach.
"It seems His Excellency has gained tremendous insight this time. I'm truly looking forward to seeing his new power," the Snow Emperor said with a faint smile.
Among the Fierce Beasts present, the Snow Emperor was undoubtedly the most gifted in creating her own soul techniques. Emperor Sword, Emperor Palm, and Heavenly Cold Emperor—none of these were innate bloodline abilities, but powers she had personally developed.
This scorching, radiant energy was the complete opposite of her own nature.
Yet in that very contrast lay inspiration. Could she perhaps draw upon Lin Yun's enlightenment to develop a new ability of her own?
Extreme heat that erupts outward—extreme cold that condenses inward… Perhaps that balance could indeed elevate her to the next level.
Her technique Great Cold Without Snow had not evolved in a long time—but now, Lin Yun's success had shown her that evolution was possible once again!
Under the watchful gazes of all the Fierce Beasts, the temperature around Lin Yun gradually subsided. His eyes slowly opened—scarlet vertical pupils flickering briefly before fading back into radiant gold.
Recalling the ability he had developed in deep meditation—that one punch that could pierce through time and space itself—Lin Yun smiled brightly and murmured softly:
"This punch… shall be called the Solar God Fist."
Based on the Solar Scripture and the Golden Dragon King bloodline, inspired by Golden Dragon Tyrant Body, Power of the Mad Dragon, Heaven-Breaking Dragon Fist, and Indestructible Vajra, it was a full-force strike fusing the Power of the Sun and Extreme Fire with Time Energy.
Thus was born the secret technique accompanying the Solar Scripture—
Solar God Fist!
With his deep meditation complete, Lin Yun had found his own path—one that fused space-time and the power of the sun.
I am the Sun!
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