Chapter 312: Five‑Element Soul Core

This war has had a tremendous impact on the Spirit Empire; the once arrogant Soul Master Corps of the Spirit Empire can no longer secure absolute superiority as before.

However, even with a massive number of Soul Grandmasters defending the city, the Heaven Dou Empire lacks the strength to breach Jialing Pass.

Even if Title Douluo holds the advantage, the edge diminishes when it comes to offense versus defense.

And in this war, both sides finally saw Title Douluo‑rank masters fall.

Tang Lie of the Clear Sky Sect, though formidable, finds himself at a disadvantage when the Spirit Empire's many worshippers descend into utter madness, and three Clear Sky Sect Elders must face Qian Jun Douluo and Xiangmo Douluo.

When Qian Jun Douluo and Xiangmo Douluo desperately unleash the Ninth Spirit Skill, Tang Lie and his two companions tenaciously employ their strongest soul skills to contend with them.

In the end, while using a soul skill, Tang Lie is caught off‑guard by Guangling Douluo's Guangling Bow, which creates a visual distortion; a massive ice arrow sneaks out from behind and slams into his back, followed immediately by an attack from Coiling Dragon Staff's Ninth Spirit Skill.

The others cannot intervene; Jian Douluo and Tang San are fiercely assaulting Bibidong, while Tang Hao and Tang Xiao are each entangled by Jine Douluo and Lion Douluo.

Tang Lie is instantly turned into an ice statue by a single arrow from Guangling Douluo, then struck by Xiangmo Douluo's attack, shattering into endless fragments with no body left.

The situation on both sides once again slips into an oddly eerie calm.

The Spirit Empire's Bibidong endures a sword from Jian Douluo and several hammer blows from Tang San, sustaining severe injuries, while the Heaven Dou Empire loses a Title Douluo.

The entire battlefield instantly falls into a stalemate, both sides seemingly losing the will to continue fighting, even the Emperor Xue Ye appears to abandon the assault on Jialing Pass.

In truth, the most exhilarated is Tang San; although the Clear Sky Sect lost a Title Douluo, Tang San directly defeated Bibidong this time, completing the test required by the Luosha God.

Originally Tang San and Bibidong vied for the Luosha God's Divine Position, but now the scales tip toward Tang San, and the patterns on Tang San's hand seem to shift toward the Luosha God.

……

Yang Xiong and his party are seated on the ship returning to the continent.

At this moment, Yang Xiong sits alone in the cabin, while Yang Wei, Feng Xiaotian and others guard beside him; the rest watch the sea from the bow to ensure the voyage faces no interference.

Now the soul power around Yang Xiong swirls like a vortex, as if all the soul power in space is being completely devoured.

Yang Xiong's five elemental energies—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth—gradually manifest, corresponding to his liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, and lungs.

Since boarding, Yang Xiong has been preparing to condense a second Soul Core; the sea above will be relatively calm, especially since Shenhai Mo Jing Wang can sense the ocean's pain from afar.

All Soul Ring energy merges into the five organs, and even the previously existing energies of other attributes vanish without a trace.

As the five streams of energy pour in, the five organs seem heavily pressured, and you appear to shine in that instant.

The liver grows like a tree, brimming with endless Life Force, making the whole body feel exceedingly comfortable.

The heart burns like a flame, scorching the entire body; the blood seems to boil, and the heart beats faster and faster, as if it were the source of all bodily power.

The spleen's Earth Attribute energy is as weighty as the ground, greatly enhancing the body's endurance.

The lungs' Metal Attribute energy carries boundless killing aura; Yang Xiong's murderous aura and Domain seem to merge entirely into the lungs.

The crucial kidneys now emit endless Water Attribute energy; enveloped by this water energy, the body feels nourished, for water is the source of all things and the foundation of the entire body.

As time passes, all of Yang Xiong's energy seems drained, with all strength having merged into the five organs.

The five forces reach their peak, and at that moment the torso seems to manifest a massive Tai Chi; beneath this Tai Chi all energy begins to spin rapidly, forming a great cycle.

All the energy, guided by Yang Xiong, converges before him and spins swiftly.

This powerful rotating force appears to have surpassed Yang Xiong's limits.

At that instant, a voice echoes in his mind.

"Yang Xiong, steady your spirit; only by compressing your soul power without limit can you condense a second Soul Core. Any slight error and you'll explode and die."

It is Shenhai Mo Jing Wang's voice; in fact, Yang Xiong has long sought to condense a second Soul Core but never found a method.

Across the Douluo Continent, even the three great Limit Douluo may not possess a Soul Core, let alone a second one.

Only two possess dual Soul Cores: Black Dragon Di Tian and Shenhai Mo Jing Wang.

Shenhai Mo Jing Wang's Soul Core differs from Di Tian's, yet the method is similar: it compresses its body's soul power to the extreme and, leveraging its unique physiology, condenses two whale pearls.

Following Shenhai Mo Jing Wang's guidance, Yang Xiong intends to condense his five‑element energy into a Soul Core.

Yet during the actual condensation, the peril exceeds not only his own imagination but even that of Shenhai Mo Jing Wang.

Now the Soul Core before Yang Xiong seems to take shape, but as it forms, a trace of the Power of Creation emerges.

However, the Power of Creation's strength far surpasses everyone's expectations; it can both create and destroy all things.

Consequently, Yang Xiong's body endures excruciating pain, with fine cracks appearing all over, as if the whole body could collapse at any moment.

Fortunately, Yang Xiong now possesses ancient soul bones throughout his body; his physique is already among the world's strongest, not inferior to Shenhai Mo Jing Wang or Di Tian.

Yang Xiong endures his pain, focusing all his spirit on the multicolored Soul Core before him.

The Soul Core spins at an extreme speed, devouring all surrounding soul power, yet it still feels lacking, like a black hole yearning to consume all existence.

The most troublesome part is that the original Power Soul Core in his dantian now contends with the newly formed Soul Core, each refusing to yield, as if battling for Yang Xiong's soul power and repelling each other.

Yang Xiong knows this is his most perilous moment; if the original Power Soul Core ruptures and the two cores collide, not only would he perish without a grave, but the surrounding kilometers would turn to ash.

Yet Yang Xiong can no longer worry about that; he multitasks, using all his control ability to govern both Soul Cores.

The Power Soul Core, which had been spinning rapidly, gradually ceases under Yang Xiong's control, finally resting quietly in his dantian.

Yang Xiong's heart tightens; now is the once‑in‑a‑thousand‑years chance.

At this moment, the power in his dantian stops rotating, and the repulsive force between the two Soul Cores reaches its minimum.

Yang Xiong hurriedly injects all remaining five‑element energy into the new Soul Core; the core compresses at breakneck speed, ultimately becoming a blue‑gold Soul Core.

By then, Yang Xiong's mental power is nearly exhausted, and even his soul power is depleted, leaving him in extreme weakness.

Shenhai Mo Jing Wang swiftly appears around Yang Xiong, staring intently at the newly formed spirit core as if seeing a monster.

"Kid, you're in trouble; your second‑round power exceeds your imagination, and you haven't even reached Level 99. Though your body is strong, your soul power cannot sustain such a massive Soul Core."

Yang Xiong gritted his teeth: "No matter what, I will succeed; if I fail, I'd rather die."

Shenhai Mo Jing Wang couldn't help but sigh, "Fine, I don't even know whether you're lucky or unlucky; this spirit core is indeed unprecedentedly powerful, but the risk is equally enormous."

"However, the lucky part is that although you have no soul power left, the heavenly tribulation can grant you another strength. I hope your body can endure, otherwise I'd be tempted to possess you."

Shenhai Mo Jing Wang emanates a special water‑type energy; the previously calm sea now roils, and in that instant the whale king seems to merge with the ocean, countless deep‑blue lights surging into Yang Xiong's body.

As the ocean's power merges into Yang Xiong, his previously trembling body now flashes with crimson lightning; the lightning collides with the sea's force and quickly fuses together.

Yang Xiong originally had an extremely weak body; now his whole body is being stimulated by blood‑colored lightning, and deep within each cell seems to emit new power, as if the stimulation is rapidly generating soul power.

Yang Xiong seized this crucial moment, exhausting his soul power and spiritual power to control the blue‑gold Soul Core, and began to gradually merge it into his own body.

At that moment, the Power Soul Core, which had long since calmed, suddenly began to shake uncontrollably.

The instant the Five Elements Soul Core fused with his body, a massive repulsive force arose between the two Soul Cores, as if they intended to destroy each other.

Yang Xiong knew clearly that this was the truly most dangerous stage; he had to make the two Soul Cores operate, and they needed to form some sort of balance—if either side gained the advantage, it would likely cause a collision between the mixed cores.

Yang Xiong guided the two Soul Cores, subtly adjusting the distance between them, causing them to fall into a strange equilibrium.

Immediately thereafter, under the pull of his spiritual power, the two Soul Cores began to rotate simultaneously, each in exactly opposite directions.

Since the Soul Cores already exerted great repulsion, having them spin oppositely made his soul power form a massive Tai Chi; perhaps this could create balance within the Tai Chi, like the operation of yin and yang.

As the Tai Chi turned, the two Soul Cores roamed within Yang Xiong's body, repelling each other yet gradually attracting in the great cycle, like the world's yin and yang poles.

Yang Xiong's body now resembled a gigantic Yin Yang Fish, the two Soul Cores generating and restraining each other, and as his body began to recover, the two Soul Cores finally started to spin.

Eventually the Power Soul Core gradually returned to his dantian, while the Five Elements Soul Core finally settled at the position of his heart.

Only then did Yang Xiong sigh in relief; his dual Soul Cores had at last coalesced successfully.

(End of Chapter)