Chapter 285: Chapter 285: The Dragon God’s Remnant Soul, the Dragon God’s Tears, and Forging a Dragon Spine with the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings’ Divine Bones
The dragon shadow that appeared before them exuded an ancient and sacred aura. Its eyes were at first as empty as a silent death, then slowly, a spiritual light began to flicker within them, like brilliant stars, as it gazed upon Gu Yuena and Lin Feng.
There seemed to be a moment of surprise in those eyes. Upon seeing Lin Feng and Gu Yuena’s tightly held hands, the massive dragon eyes actually revealed a human-like, teasing expression.
He had seen through the identities of Gu Yuena and Lin Feng at a glance, and even more, had seen right through their relationship. The huge dragon eyes met Lin Feng’s for a moment. Lin Feng wondered if it was his imagination, but did he see a look of approval in the Dragon God’s gaze?
Is this a sign of approval from my old father-in-law? Lin Feng muttered to himself. Why does this Dragon God seem so improper? His face, however, maintained a respectful expression.
The giant dragon’s phantom body transformed into a middle-aged man with a majestic face, his entire body covered in nine-colored armor. His eyes were as clear as water, without a single impurity, containing a nine-colored divine light that encompassed all things.
This was the Dragon God who had once stood at the pinnacle of this world, the Lord of all things, the supreme existence who controlled all elements and laws.
Even after being severely wounded, he was still able to contend with numerous God-Kings. His true strength was unfathomable.
"Father God."
Gu Yuena’s voice trembled slightly.
"Mmm." The Dragon God’s voice was devoid of joy or sorrow. He simply acknowledged Gu Yuena before turning his gaze to Lin Feng and starting to question him. This stunned Gu Yuena. What? Shouldn’t he be talking to me?
The Dragon God spoke, "Young man, you are very interesting. In you, I see the entanglement of fate, I see countless possibilities. You are not of the dragon race, yet you were able to come here and stand shoulder to shoulder with the Silver Dragon King. This is both fate and destiny."
His gaze was profound. "Moreover, your body seems to contain a power that surprises even me. The choice of Jade and the others was not wrong."
Lin Feng couldn’t help but ask, "They said they hoped you would forgive..."
"There is no need to mention this matter again," the Dragon God waved his hand gently, interrupting Lin Feng. "They had their own choices, and I have my own arrangements. I know your purpose in coming. The matter of the Divine Realm back then," the Dragon God fell silent for a moment, then said slowly, "is ultimately difficult to look back on. After you leave, if it is possible, fulfill my final wish. The Divine Realm was, after all, created by me. I do not wish for it to be destroyed, nor do I wish for my dragon race to decline like this."
"Your... final wish?"
"The ascension of the Divine Realm." The Dragon God’s gaze became distant. "Only by upgrading the Divine Realm can it accommodate more gods, and only then can the dragon race, and indeed all creatures of the subordinate planes, have a broader space for development."
"I will do it," Lin Feng said with a nod.
The Dragon God raised an eyebrow. "Young people should not be too arrogant. Don’t speak in such absolute terms."
"If you’re not arrogant, can you be called young? Since I have said it, I will naturally achieve it."
The Dragon God looked at Lin Feng, a trace of admiration in his eyes. "Good! I like you more and more. Silver Dragon King, the live-in son-in-law you’ve chosen for the dragon race is quite good."
Lin Feng’s face darkened. Gu Yuena, on the other hand, had flushed cheeks and was desperately pursing her lips to hold back her laughter.
"Just kidding."
"I sense the aura of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. Where are they?"
Gu Yuena took a deep breath and gently swiped at the void in front of her. A spatial fissure quietly appeared.
From within the spatial fissure, two streams of light, one red and one blue, slowly floated out. They intertwined and spiraled in the air, finally transforming into two massive divine bones, one ice-blue and the other fiery-red. They emitted a faint fluorescence, like two brilliant gemstones.
"They... didn’t escape either." The Dragon God gazed at the two divine bones, a complex emotion in his eyes. Back then, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had exhausted their last bit of strength to escape the Divine Realm. He had thought they would be spared, but he never expected that these two Dragon Kings would still perish, leaving only their divine bones after ten thousand years.
The Dragon God sighed softly and stretched out his palm. The two ice and fire divine bones, as if summoned, slowly floated before him, a look of remembrance in his eyes.
"Lin Feng, is it? You don’t have any soul bones in your body yet. Do you want them?" the Dragon God suddenly asked.
Lin Feng was stunned, then waved his hand. "No, the path I cultivate is different from ordinary people. Apart from the origin energy of heaven and earth, things like soul bones would only be a shackle to me. I prefer to rely on my own cultivation and comprehension to reach the pinnacle of power."
"Oh?"
The Dragon God frowned, then instantly appeared beside Lin Feng. Upon careful sensing, his expression became even more shocked and grave.
"So that’s how it is. Your body actually hides such a mysterious and pure power. No wonder you are not interested in soul bones," the Dragon God muttered to himself, his eyes twinkling with thought.
"Forging rings and condensing meridians, a spine transforming into a dragon, the five elements gathered, time and space intertwined... you, are you really human!?" The Dragon God’s voice trembled slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The Dragon God sucked in a cold breath. When he tried to probe deeper into Lin Feng’s mind, he only felt a wave of dizziness, as if an invisible force was blocking his investigation.
The universe...
This kind of power, this feeling, he had only ever felt it when facing the will of the universe itself. It was the most fundamental power of the universe.
His eyes instantly lit up. The tables turn every thirty years. Will of the Universe, my "son-in-law" will surely ensure your great defeat this time.
"I understand what you mean. You don’t need external objects. No matter."
As the Dragon God spoke, the two divine bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings gradually floated above Lin Feng’s head, rotating slowly and emitting a faint light.
"Since you do not need soul bones as external aids, I will grant you these two divine bones in another way," the Dragon God’s voice was solemn.
The two divine bones suddenly burst with a dazzling light, then actually began to slowly melt, turning into two streams of extremely pure energy, one ice-blue and the other fiery-red. Like two nimble dragons, they spiraled in the air once before plunging into Lin Feng’s body.
Lin Feng only felt a warm yet scorching power surge into his body, flowing along his spine. Wherever it passed, his bones, meridians, and even his soul seemed to be re-baptized. An unprecedented sense of power arose spontaneously.
His spine, under the effect of these two forces, faintly took on the shape of a dragon, as if a true dragon vein was being nurtured within his body.
"This is..." Lin Feng looked at the changes in his body in shock, feeling the powerful energy from the ancient dragon race boiling within him.
"Hmm?" The Dragon God suddenly frowned slightly, then added his own origin power.
The nine stars on Lin Feng’s spine—the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth—seemed to be activated at this moment, blooming with an even more dazzling light.
Instantly lit up!
The soul veins in his Dantian and limbs corresponding to those four stars, like a thirsty man seeing a naked beauty, immediately pounced and connected with the four stars.
Lin Feng felt as if countless small streams were rushing within his body. Some were bone-chillingly cold, others were as hot as fire, yet they all flowed in an orderly manner along the paths of the newly lit stars, finally converging in his Dantian.
His cultivation level soared instantly, and he stepped into the realm of a Rank 99 Titled Douluo in a single bound.
At the same time, the Dragon God’s phantom became extremely illusory, as if it could dissipate into the world at any moment. A tired yet satisfied smile appeared on his face.
The aura erupting from Lin Feng’s body shocked even him at this moment. A quasi-God-King!
If it weren’t for the immense energy required for the final star, which he couldn’t quite handle, he had no doubt that the current Lin Feng would be a God-King.
He didn’t have a god’s position yet, hadn’t cultivated to the extreme, and his spine’s transformation into a dragon wasn’t fully complete.
Crucially, his combat power was far beyond what could be measured by common sense. He could feel that this fellow’s Sea of Consciousness had never been open to him. The power contained there made even him feel a sense of dread.
The human body was truly mysterious. After that ninth star, it seemed there were even deeper secrets hidden.
"Thank you..." Lin Feng blinked. "Father God?"
"Hehe," the Dragon God stroked a non-existent beard. "Good, good."
Gu Yuena’s eyes held a smile. She had intended to leave the divine bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings for Lin Feng, but had lacked a way for him to absorb them.
"Thank you, Father God."
The Dragon God grunted in acknowledgement. Seeing the smile in Gu Yuena’s eyes, he was stunned for a moment. Why do I feel like I’ve been tricked? That shouldn’t be, right?
"My time is short. Next."
He suddenly transformed into his sky-blotting dragon form. A dragon’s roar resounded through the universe, and with this roar, the entire valley seemed to tremble.
Within the Dragon Valley, echoes of dragon roars reverberated, as if the subjects were responding to the Dragon God’s call.
Within the plane, from the colorful dragon clouds drifting in the sky, from the dragon souls roaming everywhere, from the dragon bones buried in the ground, streams of dragon soul power, as if pulled by invisible strings, transformed into seven-colored lights and converged on the Dragon God’s position.
The seven-colored lights intertwined in the air, finally condensing into a splendid ribbon of light that wrapped around the Dragon God’s massive body. With a low hum from the Dragon God, the ribbon of light gradually materialized, turning into a bracelet with a seven-colored crystal pendant. Each teardrop-shaped crystal shone with a different light.
It floated before Gu Yuena and slowly stopped. The seven-colored crystal pendant swayed gently in the air, emitting a gentle and mysterious glow. Gu Yuena reached out and caught the bracelet, feeling the waves of warmth and power coming from it, as if the blessings and hopes of the entire dragon race were condensed within.
A divine artifact, the Dragon God’s Tears!
The Dragon God’s figure looked even more blurry, as if he could completely dissipate into this world at any moment. However, his eyes were brighter.
"Silver Dragon King, what you desire is right before you. Back then, I was split into two by the Asura God, but the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings were always independent individuals. You have my bloodline, you have the qualification to become the Dragon God. Therefore, I left behind the Dragon God’s Core. After fusing with it, you will have the possibility of re-ascending to the position of Dragon God."
As the Dragon God’s words fell, his figure scattered with the wind.
In the center of the high platform, a crystal with nine-colored light flowing through it appeared, emitting a soft halo—the Dragon God’s Heart.