Chapter 250: Everlasting Vitality, Undying and Unextinguished

In the God Realm, within the Sea God Temple, two massive figures sat together, one blue, one blood‑red; these two are the Sea God and the Asura God.

The Sea God's expression was solemn at this moment.

"Shura, you're actually willing; if I had carelessly overexerted just now, this Yang Xiong, with a mere mortal's spirit, could not withstand a deity, and he would truly have died."

The Asura God shook his head.

"It's not so simple; all of this is his own destiny. The kid is determined to break his own limits, so naturally a price must be paid."

"You should know that anyone trying to surpass limits faces great difficulty, let alone he is merely a Quasi Soul Douluo, far too weak."

"Yang Xiong does surprise me a bit; his physical constitution is so robust, which is exceedingly rare on Douluo Star. After this metamorphosis, his strength will likely gain a qualitative boost. Such a fearless, forward‑charging temperament qualifies him to inherit my Asura God's Divine Position."

The Sea God sighed.

"You don't even cherish such a fine seedling; aren't you truly afraid you might accidentally kill him? It's a pity you intercepted him; otherwise I would have wanted him to become my Sea God's heir."

The Asura God said, "Sea God, it's not that I look down on you; Yang Xiong's ambition is huge. Since childhood his goal has been to reach Hundred Level divinity and become the strongest god, and a single Sea God position likely won't satisfy his ambition."

The Sea God was slightly puzzled: "That shouldn't be; how could this kid know of the gods so early? Where did you discern that?"

"Moreover, his Body Soul Weapon has extremely strong compatibility; he still has his last two Soul Rings. If he absorbs a Water Attribute Soul Ring, it could adapt to my Sea God's Divine Position."

The Asura God said, "Did you not notice the attributes of all Yang Xiong's Soul Rings? Starting from the first, he absorbed Soul Rings of Gold, Wood, Fire, and Earth attributes, with interspersed Space and Darkness attributes. After each trial, the Soul Ring years increased, and under your Sea God Force, the attributes of his first four Soul Rings were greatly enhanced. Now he only lacks the final Water Attribute Soul Ring."

"If nothing unexpected occurs, Yang Xiong must have known the effects of Tidal Body Forging long ago, which is why he has not absorbed the divine‑gifted Soul Ring, saving it to amplify that ring's power to the utmost."

The Sea God thought and said, "Then, once he absorbs the divine‑gifted Soul Ring, won't he master the five elements—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—and be able to accommodate all five within his body?"

The Asura God shook his head: "No. With the eighth Soul Ring he still cannot master the Water element. A normal divine‑gifted Soul Ring adapts to the Soul Grandmaster's optimal attribute. Yang Xiong has pursued pure power attributes, adding various elements, but the divine‑gifted Soul Ring will not automatically match his Water attribute; it follows the ultimate power attribute."

"Thus he will inevitably seek the ultimate Ninth Soul Ring; he may have already set his sights on your little whale."

The Sea God's expression was solemn: "That's incorrect. No matter how formidable Yang Xiong's strength, in Douluo Shijie no one should be able to defeat the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, not even Bo Saixi."

"Moreover, is Yang Xiong's pursuit of the five elements even feasible?"

The Asura God let out a cold snort: "Of course it's possible. Though the world has many attributes, the five elements are the foundation of all. When a person fully masters all five, unexpected changes will likely occur."

The Sea God quickly spoke: "If that's so, why have the gods of the God Realm never considered this?"

The Asura God shook his head: "It's not that we haven't thought of it; it's simply impossible."

"After anyone becomes a god, their bodily attributes are fixed, able to strengthen only in a single direction, and a god cannot increase different attributes by absorbing Soul Rings; otherwise the divine body would not endure."

"Even ordinary human Soul Grandmasters are the same; their martial soul has its own attribute, preventing compatibility with too many elemental attributes. Absorbing too many different Soul Rings would cause bodily conflict, exploding the body and dying."

"Yang Xiong is entirely different; his martial soul is his body itself. Such a body‑as‑martial‑soul Soul Grandmaster has great compatibility, allowing him to absorb multiple elemental Soul Rings simultaneously. Moreover, his unique Meditation Method and Self‑Created Spirit Skill reduce elemental conflicts."

"I even anticipate what power might emerge when Yang Xiong achieves Five Element Cycle completion; perhaps it will surpass all our understanding."

……

On Sea God Island, Yang Xiong carefully sensed the changes in his body.

At this moment, Yang Xiong not only felt his spirit power surge dramatically, but also his physical constitution made a considerable leap.

In terms of spirit power, the original 85,000‑year Lan Yin Wang Head Soul Bone, under the Sea God's power, seems to have finally broken a limit, reaching the Ten Thousand Year Level.

Not only did his spirit power surge, but from the spirit power perspective he has likely reached the Soul Grandmaster's limit, the legendary fourth stage of Purple Extreme Demon Eye: Vastness.

One should know that if spirit power attains the Vastness realm, it essentially corresponds to this world's limit, i. e., the Limit Douluo‑level spirit power.

And the most crucial factor here is the Lan Yin Wang Head Soul Bone.

Originally, the Lan Yin Wang Head Soul Bone's Soul Bone Skill was "Spirit Ever‑Living," allowing continual clarity in any predicament and providing an endless supply of spirit power.

Yet after evolving to the Ten Thousand Year Level, the original Ever‑Living seems to have evolved, adding a stronger attribute: Undying and Imperishable.

Even when facing true Spirit System masters, even the Absolute Limit Douluo, the Undying and Imperishable attribute lets him contend with them.

Moreover, to Yang Xiong's delight, his Body Soul Weapon, after endless Hanhai Force assaults, finally reawakened.

As for the exact realm level of this awakening, even Yang Xiong himself is unsure.

Since the martial soul's awakening, Yang Xiong's martial soul has awakened many times, including the Ice Fire Tempering Body White Silver awakening, a Second Awakening within Killing City's Blood River, and this latest awakening driven by Hanhai Force.

Yang Xiong felt his martial soul become immensely powerful, surpassing even the legendary Gold Level Awakening.

Under a normal Body Soul Weapon Golden Level Awakening, attack power rises one to three times, spirit power and control undergo qualitative change, and even the martial soul's form can transform.

Yet when Yang Xiong summons his martial soul, his entire body turns gold, and within the gold are fine blood veins; attack power exceeds three times, and strength multiplies severalfold.

More importantly, the Killing Domain seems stronger, and the Killing Domain now perfectly merges with his body and martial soul, enhancing his grasp of killing and killing aura considerably.

In terms of martial soul grade, it is no longer weaker than Bo Saixi's Sea God martial soul, and in some sense even stronger.

If the Sea God martial soul can wield Hanhai Force, Yang Xiong's martial soul now can be called a Shura martial soul; the whole person resembles a Shura, seemingly able to command all the world's killing aura for himself.

Moreover, Yang Xiong feels the killing aura gradually transforms into killing force; under that force, it is not weaker than Bo Saixi's Sea God power.

Research shows that killing force is not merely simple killing, nor just killing to stop killing; it must maintain order through killing, which is the foundation of everything.

And now it is no longer an ordinary Body Soul Weapon, but a true Divine Level Martial Soul; Yang Xiong names his martial soul "Shura".

……

After fully understanding his body, Yang Xiong swiftly glanced at Ning Rongrong beside him.

"Rong Rong, how long did my Tidal Body Forging take this time?"

Ning Rongrong's face showed a hint of worry.

"Xiao Xiongzi, this time you stayed on the Chen Yin Pillar for a full month, not eating or drinking. Senior Bo Saixi said you were holding on with a single breath, and since you never fully lost consciousness, she couldn't interrupt you."

Yang Xiong hurriedly asked, "Then how are you now? You've passed all your trials, right?"

Ning Rongrong nodded: "We passed all our trials; Huo Wu even exceeded the mission. In the last month she managed thirteen hours each day, the longest among all of us."

Only then did Yang Xiong sigh in relief, and at the same time a voice echoed in his mind.

"Yang Xiong, Top-Level Eight Trials, third test, double Tidal Body Forging passed."

"Break your own limits, exceed the trial content, reward: all Soul Ring years increase by three thousand, spirit power rises one level."

After learning everyone's condition, Yang Xiong was unusually delighted; leading this group had not been in vain. After Tidal Body Forging, each person's physical constitution seemed to have greatly improved.

The greatest improvements were seen in Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er; Huo Wu's martial soul Fire Shadow finally underwent a Second Awakening, and Shui Bing'er's martial soul Ice Phoenix also changed after Tidal Body Forging, becoming stronger and more perfect than before.

When Yang Xiong had recovered enough, Bo Saixi approached him: "Yang Xiong, congratulations. Are you planning to absorb the Divine Soul Ring now?"

Yang Xiong nodded: "Much obliged, senior!"

Yang Xiong seemed to recall something and quickly spoke: "By the way, senior, lately I want to help Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er obtain a Soul Ring, but I don't know how to do it."

Bo Saixi said: "Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er are both Black‑grade and Red‑extreme candidates of Sea God Island; if you need to obtain a Soul Ring, just go find Ou Ya, he'll take care of it."

After speaking, a golden Divine Soul Ring materialized in Bo Saixi's hand; guided by soul power, the Divine Soul Ring flew rapidly to Yang Xiong's side.

Yang Xiong hurriedly sat cross‑legged on the ground, summoned his martial soul and Soul Ring, and even summoned all his soul bones simultaneously, ready to absorb this vital Divine Soul Ring.

(End of chapter)