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Seeing everyone's astonished gazes, Xuan Ming calmly explained, "The Spirit Ability brought by this slaughter spirit ring is quite special; it has two methods of use."
He paused, then continued, "The first method is what I just demonstrated: I transform into a slaughter battle soul, gaining comprehensive enhancements and defense, combining the boosts of a Beast Spirit True Body with the control of a Tool Spirit True Body."
Before he finished speaking, the Blood Spear in his hand suddenly flew out, suspended in mid-air. That dark red seventh spirit ring lit up again, but this time, the light primarily converged on the Blood Spear!
This time, there was no massive energy explosion, nor was there that suffocating Slaughter Domain unfolding.
The flowing light rapidly condensed and shaped, instantly transforming into a humanoid battle soul about three meters tall, entirely dark red, similar in form to the hundred-meter battle soul from before, but more solidified and with clearer details!
This battle soul held a miniaturized energy body of the Blood Spear, standing quietly, exuding a cold and pure slaughter aura, yet without the immense energy pressure of the previous hundred-meter battle soul.
It was more like an exquisite work of slaughter art.
"This is…" Hu Liena looked at the small battle soul in confusion.
Xuan Ming explained, "The second form of the seventh Spirit Ability."
His gaze slightly sharpened as he transmitted his thoughts.
The three-meter-tall slaughter battle soul moved instantly!
Its movements were as swift as Gui Mei, transforming into a dark red afterimage, instantly appearing dozens of meters away, its Blood Spear thrusting, slashing horizontally, and chopping vertically! Its moves were sharp and vicious, full of efficient slaughter techniques, drawing concise dark red trajectories in the air, exuding a chilling sharpness, exactly like Xuan Ming himself!
What surprised everyone the most was that with a thought from Xuan Ming, the three-meter slaughter battle soul formed from the Blood Spear instantly turned into a streak of blood-red light, speeding towards the distant sea horizon at an astonishing speed. In a short while, it became a tiny dot on the horizon, yet it still maintained an incredibly clear connection with Xuan Ming!
"Because the core energy and will that constitute this doppelganger originate from the Blood Spear, and the Blood Spear's core will is something I injected by splitting my own soul," Xuan Ming said calmly, sensing the perception from the distant doppelganger, which felt like an extension of himself.
"Therefore, as long as I can sustain it, its activity… theoretically has no distance limit."
The scene fell into a silence.
Everyone was shocked by the strangeness and power of this second form.
The first form, transforming into a hundred-meter slaughter battle soul, possessed the ability to destroy the world in direct assault, representing ultimate offense and defense.
The second form, condensing a soul doppelganger that could be controlled from an infinite distance, possessed immense tactical value, representing ultimate unpredictability and infiltration.
Offense and defense in one, combining the orthodox and the unorthodox!
This 500,000-year slaughter spirit ring granted Xuan Ming a nearly perfect seventh Spirit Ability!
Just as everyone was still immersed in Xuan Ming's strange and powerful seventh Spirit Ability, a silver-purple stream of light silently streaked across the sky, landing at the foot of Sea God Mountain.
The light dissipated, revealing Gu Yuena's beautiful and cold figure.
The moment she appeared, the atmosphere of joy and excitement that had permeated due to Xuan Ming's successful completion of his divine trial suddenly solidified, then became somewhat… eerie and oppressive.
After a brief silence, Hu Liena was the first to react. Her delicate brows furrowed, and a furious fire instantly ignited in her cold eyes. She took a step forward, her voice filled with barely suppressed questioning, "Gu Yuena?! You still know how to come back?! Where have you been these past few months?!"
Her voice broke the silence and ignited the long-accumulated doubts and dissatisfaction of the others.
Ning Rongrong also couldn't help but step forward, her pretty face full of indignation: "Wasn't your assessment to assist Big Brother Xuan Ming? Where were you when he needed you most, when he was in the greatest danger? Now that he succeeded through his own desperate efforts, you show up?!"
Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, and others' gazes also fell on Gu Yuena, their eyes filled with confusion, disappointment, and even a hint of disdain. Even the gentlest Ye Leng Leng slightly furrowed her delicate brows.
Facing the barrage of questions from the crowd, Gu Yuena's pale face showed no change in expression. Her purple eyes calmly swept over everyone, finally landing on Xuan Ming. She seemed not to have heard, or simply not cared about, the accusations of the others.
However, Bo Saixi, who stood nearby, suddenly had a flicker of extremely solemn light in her deep, world-weary eyes!
She could clearly sense that the silver-haired girl's condition was very wrong!
She appeared weak, her aura unstable, but beneath that weakness, there was a terrifying power, like a dormant volcano, that made even Bo Saixi feel a chill in her heart! That power was vast, ancient, filled with an indescribable majesty and… destructiveness!
Its quality level even far surpassed hers, a level ninety-nine super Douluo!
How could this be?!
Three months ago, when this girl first came to Sea God Island, although she had extraordinary talent and a special aura, her spirit power level was clearly only at the Spirit Saint stage! How could such a huge change have occurred in just three months?
Xuan Ming raised his hand, stopping Hu Liena and the others who still wanted to press further.
He walked forward, approaching Gu Yuena, and carefully sensed her condition, his brows slightly furrowed: "What's going on?"
On the night he received the divine trial, Gu Yuena had said that she had a way to help him solve the problem, but she needed to go out for a while, needed some time, and needed to get something.
He felt something was off at the time, but just as Gu Yuena couldn't stop him, he couldn't stop Gu Yuena either.
Finally, before Gu Yuena left, he only said that even if she was going to help him, she should return on the last day, if he still hadn't succeeded by then.
Not to come back early, otherwise he might not be able to hold on.
Gu Yuena looked at Xuan Ming, at his now stable level eighty spirit power, that dark red slaughter spirit ring, and the Blood Spear in his hand, whose aura was completely contained but appeared even more dangerous. A trace of imperceptible relaxation flashed in her silver-purple eyes.
She finally spoke, her voice clear and cold, yet with a hint of fatigue: "I have fused with my main body."
Xuan Ming was slightly stunned, "You…"
"This is my choice. You've gambled everything, and so should I." Gu Yuena slowly raised her hand. In her palm, a crystal-like object, about the size of a fist, radiating a nine-colored glow, irregularly shaped, yet exuding an indescribably ancient, vast, and noble aura, quietly appeared.
The moment this crystal appeared, the entire Sea God Island seemed to gently tremble, and the Seagod's Light permeating the air seemed to become more active, yet also carried a wave of reverence.
Bo Saixi's pupils constricted, and she gasped in a low voice, "This is… a divine object?!"
She had never seen an existence of such a grade, but the level of aura it exuded definitely far surpassed any divine artifact fragment she knew!
"This is… the Heart of the Dragon God?"
In the God Realm, within the magnificent divine palace.
The scene displayed in the light mirror plunged the five God Kings into a brief, deathly silence.
The crystal radiating nine-colored light in Gu Yuena's palm, which caused the energy of the entire Sea God Island to fluctuate, was all too familiar to them—that was the Heart of the Dragon God!
"She… she actually found the Heart of the Dragon God and brought it out of the Dragon Tomb?!" The God of Evil's playful smile completely vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.
The Goddess of Life's emerald green eyes were filled with shock and a hint of unbearable sadness: "The Heart of the Dragon God… that was formed by the Dragon God's final divine core and the remaining dragon clan's fortune before his fall, the last spark of hope for the dragon clan's resurgence.
It has always been sealed in the deepest part of the Dragon Tomb, guarded by the Dragon God's remnant consciousness. No pure-blooded dragon who hasn't gained its recognition can even touch it, let alone control it…"
The gray-black currents around the God of Destruction surged violently, his voice low as thunder: "She not only found it but also successfully established a connection with it! This means… her fusion with the Silver Dragon King's main body is completely finished, and she has gained the acknowledgment of those ancient dragon souls deep within the Dragon Tomb!"
The God of Goodness sighed softly, his gaze complex: "She is… gambling herself and the entire remaining future of the dragon clan on that young man. Once the Heart of the Dragon God appears and is activated, the already fragile balance between the God Realm and the dragon clan will be completely shattered."
The Asura God's blood-red eyes flickered with light, staring intently at the nine-colored crystal in the light mirror. His cold voice rang out: "She is more resolute than we imagined. The Heart of the Dragon God is not just a source of power; it is also a symbol, a responsibility. Her choice to reveal it at this moment is to declare her stance and choice to the God Realm, to us."
The Heart of the Dragon God held extraordinary significance.
It was not an ordinary divine artifact, but the supreme object that carried a portion of the Dragon God's authority, the dragon clan's fortune, and the remnant consciousness of countless dragon heroes.
During the God Realm turmoil back then, when the Dragon God fell, most of his power split into the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King, but his most core origin and will transformed into this Heart of the Dragon God, sealed in the deepest part of the Dragon Tomb by the Dragon God's final divine consciousness. That was the last legacy and the spark of resurgence left for the dragon clan's bloodline.
The conditions for obtaining the Heart of the Dragon God were extremely stringent, requiring not only the purest Dragon God bloodline but also the collective recognition of the ancient dragon souls in the Dragon Tomb, meaning the bearer must possess the potential and determination to be acknowledged by the entire dragon clan.
Gu Yuena had now successfully brought out the Heart of the Dragon God and had clearly begun initial fusion. The five God Kings knew exactly what this implied.
She didn't just go to get a powerful weapon; she went to inherit the entire dragon clan's legacy and take on the heavy mission of the dragon clan's resurgence! And she unhesitatingly bound this heavy mission and power to Xuan Ming.
"Our previous tests… perhaps still underestimated their resolve," the God of Goodness slowly said.
"Xuan Ming gambled his soul to reshape his Spirit, Gu Yuena gambled the entire future of the dragon clan… Both of them are responding to our trials in the most extreme ways."