Chapter 54: Shaded, Nearly Died

Ma Hongjun dissipated the flames on his body, and he suddenly had a bold idea.

As the Phoenix Flame dissipated, the energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well flooded and squeezed his body, making him very uncomfortable.

Relying solely on the protection of the Phoenix Fire was not what he wanted; what he wanted was a body truly capable of ice and fire immunity and poison immunity.

If one day his power were sealed by a powerful enemy and he could not unleash the Phoenix Fire, it would be unable to protect him, and in that case, the Phoenix Fire would not be his true power.

He took out the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate from the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch and consumed them.

He circulated the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra to begin refining them.

As time passed bit by bit.

Golden light erupted from his entire body, and beneath the light was a body that was golden through and through.

Ice and Fire Golden Body, he had successfully refined it.

"It was even simpler than I expected." Ma Hongjun clenched his fist; following this refinement, he also successfully broke through to a level 52 Soul Ancestor.

"This is truly a surprise."

Ma Hongjun smiled.

He continued to head deeper downward.

The further he reached toward the bottom, the more he felt the powerful pressure and intensity.

Before him were two incomparably huge dragon corpses!

These were the corpses of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King.

These fellows had cultivation levels incomparably close to a God King during their lifetimes, and their strength even reached the God King level! Very terrifying! But alas, they still fell during the Great War of the Longshen.

Activating Phoenix Poyang Tong, he saw that the power hidden within the two dragon corpses was still very abundant; these were all divine power! And besides the pure ice and fire divine power, each body also hid a terrifying strand of Asura power.

This was the wound left behind after being slain by the Asura God.

Besides this, inside the corpses, there were actually a blue and a red unique bone; these were soul bones! They looked to be left and right arm bones! These two were at the level of God Bone! Even Ma Hongjun was envious!

He didn't care for other soul bones, but these were qualified to become his own soul bones! For him, this was a big surprise.

Now he needed a large amount of resources to increase his soul power! Whether it was the Asura power, God Bone, or ice and fire divine power here, all were acceptable! "Hahaha! Good!"

Ma Hongjun laughed loudly.

"Hmm, this is!"

Suddenly, his divine eyes saw that inside the ice and fire God Bones, there was actually a strand of sleeping soul.

Within the soul, two strange energies of ice and fire were intertwined together.

"Could this be the souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?"

"They haven't completely died! Instead, they have fallen into a deep sleep? Even in a weakened state, they are not something a Spirit Master of the Douluo Continent can contend with."

Ma Hongjun murmured.

Even the current weakened dragon souls still possessed god-level strength.

If Dugu Bo knew that such a Supreme Treasure was hidden beneath the garden he had guarded for his entire life, he would definitely be angered to the point of vomiting blood, because now it belonged to Ma Hongjun!

Ma Hongjun held the two soul bones in his hands and could feel the terrifying power brought by these two God Bones.

The biggest difference between a soul bone and a God Bone is growth potential.

Soul bones do not possess growth potential, and their age is fixed.

God Bones possess powerful growth potential and can grow alongside their master! He placed the two God Bones on his left and right hands respectively to absorb them.

As the two energies entered his body.

The next second, a powerful Phoenix Power appeared, as if the shackles of inheritance had been unlocked in advance.

The power of the Phoenix domineeringly enveloped the left and right ice and fire God Bones, crazily devouring and fusing the divine origin within them.

Phoenix Divine Armor!

Unlocking the left and right arm bones in advance!

The God Bone marks inside the two arms were no longer the totems of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, but totems belonging to the Phoenix.

The red representing ice was also replaced with red.

And the original red became even redder.

And it bestowed upon him four terrifying divine skills! Hum! Ma Hongjun's soul power cultivation rose rapidly! Level 53!

Level 54!

Level 55!

One must know, as Ma Hongjun, the ancestor of the Phoenix, his soul power quality was too high and too thick, especially after reaching the Soul King level, he could feel the difficulty of rising a level; now, being able to rise three levels could be considered worthy of the two God Bones.

"If my martial soul were an ordinary Phoenix, perhaps I would already be a Soul Emperor or even a Spirit Saint." Ma Hongjun was actually a bit disappointed after rising three levels; after all, these were two God Bones.

However, only after carefully experiencing it did he understand that the age of the God Bones was only Ten Thousand Year.

But fortunately, these were God Bones, not soul bones.

And now that they had become a part of his Phoenix Divine Armor, their growth potential had been improved again; they did not need the master to increase his cultivation, they could increase their age on their own.

This was very heaven-defying.

"However, I still have the energy of these two dragon corpses."

Originally, Ma Hongjun still had some hesitation, because once the energy was absorbed, it would very likely affect the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, possibly causing the Immortal Herb to no longer grow.

But after seeing one of the four divine skills bestowed upon him by the God Bones, he no longer hesitated and decisively chose to drain the divine power energy of these two dragon corpses for his own use! Thus, he circulated the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra and began to absorb the power.

The ice and fire power and the Asura power entered his body one after another, and under the influence of the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra, they all transformed into Phoenix divine power, refined into his own strength, and fed back to his entire body.

As time passed, Ma Hongjun's cultivation was improved once again!

Level 56!

Level 57!

Level 58!

Level fifty-nine!

Level fifty-nine peak, "Just a little more. Just a little more and I can break through to level sixty."

However, Ma Hongjun was disappointed; things did not go as smoothly as he had imagined, and the three strands of energy were gone. Ma Hongjun was like a deflated ball. "Wait a minute, I still have that soul!"

Ma Hongjun suddenly remembered that those two souls just now had not been absorbed by him along with the soul bone!

That was a divine soul!

He grabbed the two soul masses, and after sensing a threat, terrifying ice and fire divine power surged out from within the soul bodies, striking toward Ma Hongjun, wanting to eliminate him, this future trouble.

No matter how trashy, this was still a strike from a god.

Ma Hongjun dared not be careless and immediately mobilized his Phoenix to protect his body.

Even so, he was still struck, his entire body flying backward and slamming into the wall.

Ma Hongjun's body protection was broken, the energy pierced through his body, blood flowed out continuously, and he spat blood from his mouth as well.

This was the first time in so many years that he had been in such a sorry state.

"So terrifying... This is a strike from a god."

"It's a good thing it wasn't at its peak, otherwise I would have had to trigger Phoenix Nirvana."

Ma Hongjun's arm divine skill triggered.

God Bone Skill: Divine Skill: Resurrection Dew!

Energy interwoven with red and green appeared on his body, rapidly repairing the severe injuries to his body.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, his injuries were completely recovered.

"This divine skill is really useful."

Ma Hongjun was secretly delighted; this could also be considered a life-saving measure.

He had almost fallen just now; thinking of this, he was extremely shocked, cold sweat streaming down.

Looking over again, those two soul masses had become even weaker and had fallen into a deep slumber.

Intuition told him that it should be safe this time.

He walked over cautiously and grabbed them again; the attack passive was not triggered, and Ma Hongjun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He could not withstand a strike from a god right now.

"Hmph, daring to plot against me, watch me refine you!"

A fierce look flashed in Ma Hongjun's eyes, and he immediately circulated the Phoenix Nirvana Sutra to refine them rapidly! Very quickly, the energy that had been stuck at the threshold loosened once more, and his soul power successfully surged from the peak of level fifty-nine to level sixty! (End of chapter)