Chapter 286: Dragon Bone

Yang Xiong and Di Tian moved at incredible speed, swiftly leaving the Star Dou Great Forest; Di Tian could fly directly, his speed surpassing anyone Yang Xiong had ever seen, while Yang Xiong rode a sword to fly.

In just two days, Yang Xiong and Di Tian arrived at the outer rim of the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye.

The poisonous barrier surrounding the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye offered no hindrance to them, and they quickly entered the Eye.

When Di Tian entered the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye and looked at the two springs, he was utterly stunned.

Even though Di Tian had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, he knelt before the two springs at this moment.

"Uncle, I never expected you both to have fallen on Douluo Continent; it's my fault for not finding your bodies, all my fault."

Originally, Dugu Bo was cultivating inside the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye; when he saw Yang Xiong return suddenly, especially with an outsider in tow, he had intended to become angry.

But the aura emanating from Di Tian was terrifying; even though Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, was completely suppressed by Di Tian's aura, it seemed that any slight resistance would result in his immediate death.

When Di Tian stood up again, Yang Xiong spoke first.

"Di Tian, there is a massive barrier beneath these springs that I cannot break through; now it's up to you."

Di Tian let out a cold snort: "Of course. This is a barrier unique to my Dragon Clan; you two uncles are Dragon King-level strongmen, whose power rivals that of a God King, and even true god-level strongmen cannot break through."

Yang Xiong nodded: "That's why I sought you. Remember, you may only take the Dragon Soul, and I will only take the Dragon Bone; this secret realm still has great use for me, so it must not be destroyed."

Di Tian and Yang Xiong exchanged a glance and leapt together into the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye.

At their speed, they quickly reached the deepest part of the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye.

Before them were only two beams of light, red and blue; back then, even Yang Xiong, using all his strength, could not break through, especially since those red and blue lights seemed to contain runes far beyond Yang Xiong's comprehension.

At that moment, Di Tian suddenly transformed into a Black Dragon; the massive dragon mouth let out a roar, while endless black energy radiated from his body.

The black energy gradually merged with the runes, and the original seal seemed to fade away.

After an indeterminate amount of time, the two beams of light shattered, revealing to Yang Xiong an extremely terrifying scene.

Indeed, beneath the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye lay another realm: a space tens of thousands of meters across, containing two colossal skeletons.

They were the skeletons of two giant dragons, one red and one blue; each skeleton stretched over ten thousand meters, and despite having been dead for countless years, they exuded an immensely terrifying pressure.

That aura could not be matched by ordinary human Soul Grandmasters; it clearly surpassed that of Tang Chen and Bo Saixi previously encountered, reaching god-level and even beyond.

At the same time, two massive silhouettes appeared in the space, one red and one blue, like two giant dragons coiling in the air.

Di Tian quickly bowed: "Honored uncles, I never expected you both to have fallen on Douluo Continent."

The Fire Dragon King seemed a bit hot‑tempered: "Di Tian, you arrived later than we imagined."

"I never expected you to still be alive; back then the Ice Dragon King and I attached a fragment of Dragon Soul to this person, and I didn't expect he would actually have a chance to meet you. It seems fate had already ordained it,"

Di Tian said: "Uncle, it's all my fault. When I first sensed a trace of Dragon Clan aura on this person, I didn't realize it was part of your scheme; I was negligent."

The Fire Dragon King shook his head: "It's not your fault. Back then we had no other options, so we gambled. This person's martial soul is unique; we infused a fragment of our Dragon Soul into his two arms, and it actually led you to find us."

Di Tian said: "Uncle, you are both God King-level strongmen; your divine souls still remain, perhaps my Dragon Clan should not be extinct."

The Fire Dragon King appeared somewhat helpless: "It's already too late; we fell too long ago, our bodies have completely rotted, only remnants of our souls remain, and we cannot regain the power we once had at our peak."

"We deliberately sought you to learn the final outcome of that great battle; perhaps before we die we can still contribute something to the Dragon Clan."

Di Tian quickly spoke: "Uncle, although our Dragon Clan was defeated back then, our lord still lives; this is our final chance to turn the tide."

The Fire Dragon King fell silent at those words, while the Ice Dragon King beside him turned his gaze toward Yang Xiong.

"This kid is quite interesting; I didn't expect you to have inherited the Asura God, do you know the feud between the Dragon Clan and the Asura God?"

Even though the Ice Dragon King retained only a fragment of his soul, his strength already far surpassed that of the Luosha God's divine thought of the Killing City back then; Yang Xiong felt a mountain‑like pressure, as if his entire divine soul were about to be crushed.

Yang Xiong gritted his teeth: "Uncle, I am the Inheritor of the Asura God; I will acknowledge the Asura God's past, and I will bear responsibility for whatever happened then, right or wrong."

"But compared to past wars, the living are now the most important. Whether for the Dragon Clan, the Soul Beast Clan, or for the joint survival of humanity and the Soul Beast Clan, I believe we no longer need to wage new wars between us."

The Ice Dragon King said: "You are indeed clever, but the Asura God slaughtered too many of our dragons; such hatred cannot be easily erased, and as his Inheritor, you must bear them all."

Yang Xiong's mouth curled into a cold smile: "All this is nothing but baseless speculation; I am unclear about the events of that time, but the Asura God, as a Divine Realm Enforcer and guardian of God Realm order, acted solely to preserve the God Realm."

"And as his Inheritor, I will base everything on order; anyone who seeks to disrupt order I will kill without hesitation, just as the Asura God did back then."

After hearing Yang Xiong's words, the Ice Dragon King quickly withdrew his pressure on Yang Xiong, yet he continued speaking.

"Is order truly that important to you? Know that you are merely an ant; both I and our Dragon Clan could easily kill you."

Yang Xiong calmly said: "Killing me is easy, but the Asura God will eventually have an Inheritor, the God Realm will eventually have a new Asura God, perhaps even a new Five Great God Kings. Rather than seeking someone who despises the Soul Beast Clan, it is better to choose to cooperate with me."

"Although I have absorbed many top-tier Soul Rings, I hold no hatred toward the Dragon Clan or the Soul Beast Clan; it has been the two great Dragon Kings who have schemed against me from the start, otherwise I would have no reason for today's performance."

"Moreover, compared to others, my ambitions are greater; I have countless times risked my life, striving to become stronger, all to become the strongest in the world."

"If the Dragon Clan and the Soul Beast Clan desire peace, they naturally need to cooperate with the strongest; I am your best partner, at least I will not betray our agreement."

"Fine, under the human Title Douluo, you truly are the strongest; perhaps with the aid of my Dragon Clan, you could become the supreme god, even surpassing the Asura God. I hope you will not break today's pact."

As the Ice Dragon King's words faded, endless light filled the space; the two massive skeletons began to gather energy, eventually forming two huge bones—one Left Arm Dragon Bone and one Right Arm Dragon Bone.

Under the pull of the Ice Fire Dragon King's Divine Power, the two Dragon Bones, one left and one right, fell into Yang Xiong's hands.

At this moment, Yang Xiong's eyes burned intensely; he had tried countless ways to obtain the left and right arm soul bones, and unexpectedly he finally succeeded.

Moreover, these are God King-level Dragon Bones, stronger than the world's finest soul bones, and far surpassing Ten Thousand Year Level soul bones.

At the same time, the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King transformed into two phantoms and entered Di Tian's body directly.

As Yang Xiong and Di Tian had agreed, Yang Xiong obtained the Dragon Bones, Di Tian obtained the Dragon Soul; what Di Tian will do with the two Dragon Kings' Dragon Souls, Yang Xiong does not know.

Di Tian looked at Yang Xiong's eyes, which seemed unusually conflicted, and finally Di Tian shook his head.

"Yang Xiong, remember our agreement; I hope you will not become an enemy of my Soul Beast Clan in the future."

Yang Xiong smiled: "I am not one to betray; as long as you do not oppose me, I will naturally treat your people kindly and honor the pact between us."

Di Tian then nodded and instantly transformed into a black dragon, soaring swiftly away from the Ice Fire Dual Apparatus Eye.

Yang Xiong finally examined the two Dragon Bones in his hands; one glowed fiery red, the other a deep blue, each seemingly imbued with extreme Fire Attribute and Ice Attribute.

Moreover, the two Dragon Bones were exceptionally beautiful and whole, looking as radiant as gems, with a tremendously imposing aura.

Yang Xiong used soul power to draw the Ice Fire Dragon King's Dragon Bones close to his own arms.

The repulsive force his arms had against ordinary soul bones vanished completely; the two soul bones seemed to melt, swiftly fusing into Yang Xiong's body.

But at this moment Yang Xiong is also in extreme pain, as two completely different forces merge into his body simultaneously; his right hand feels as if it were being roasted over fire, while his left hand seems completely frozen.

Fortunately, under Yang Xiong's Yin Yang Meditation Method, the two soul bones act like the two poles of Tai Chi, repelling yet merging with each other, and eventually they gradually calm down.

When Yang Xiong fully absorbs these two Dragon Bones, his body seems to become considerably stronger again, especially with a great boost to the strength of both hands.

Moreover, these two Dragon Bones fuse with his Ice Fire Dragon Claw, making his arms and palms a single whole; when the soul bone manifests, the pair of arms appear as if covered with dragon scales.

At this moment Yang Xiong feels that even a casual strike would have earth‑shaking power; merely with his bodily strength he could fight a Title Douluo, and even against a Thousand‑ton Douluo or a Demon‑Subduing Douluo, he would need not employ his martial soul or Soul Ring, being able to crush them with sheer force.

At this point, Yang Xiong finally has absolute confidence to obtain the Ninth Soul Ring.

The Fire Dragon King's Right Arm Soul Bone and the Ice Dragon King's left arm soul bone bring Yang Xiong's power and strength to the ultimate level of a Soul Grandmaster, so that even a Limit Douluo could be challenged.

(End of chapter)