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In the past, Su Yu had personally created the Nine-Turn Reincarnation Grass, using the body of the Holy Soul Grass to nurture a new spirit. With his own comprehension of reincarnation, he first transformed it into an undead form, then nurtured spiritual awareness within it, thereby creating a new race.
This time, he intended to attempt transforming the residual souls of the two Dragon Kings into undead forms. Then, he would try to shape physical bodies for these undead forms, completing their true resurrection.
However, Su Yu was only capable of completing the first step.
He couldn't achieve the second step.
After all, these were two Divine Kings—not beings whose bodies could be remade with mere words or effort.
All he could do was convert their souls into undead and then hand them over to Gu Yuena.
In the future, if the opportunity arose, Su Yu might try to help the two Dragon Kings form new bodies. As for reaching the Divine King realm again—that would depend on the two Dragon Kings' own abilities.
"Seniors, I'm starting now!"
As Su Yu's spiritual power fluctuated, he began drawing in the two dragon souls. He activated the energy within the spring, sketching out complex patterns in the air.
The power of heaven and earth was drawn in, imbuing the two dragon souls with a mysterious force.
As the souls began to change, the Dragon Kings did not panic or resist.
Their souls had long been on the verge of dispersal—only sustained by the nurturing power of their dragon bones and the special formation formed upon their deaths, which continuously drew in elemental energy from heaven and earth.
But now, with Su Yu's intervention, this mysterious power of the world began to reshape their dragon souls, gradually halting their disintegration.
Their original soul state began to shift.
"This is... the undead."
The two Dragon Kings were highly knowledgeable and quickly realized the nature of their transformation.
Undead—what was also known as the deathless.
Electrolux's necromantic magic could also perform similar transformations, converting beings into undead without altering their identities. It changed only the form of life, not the essence of who they were.
In other words, they were still themselves.
Not some soulless bodies birthing a new will or spirit. Their bodies might be altered, but their souls remained intact—perhaps carrying some memory from the physical form.
The process of transforming into undead proceeded smoothly.
Su Yu converted the two dragon souls into undead forms, then activated the Runes of Life and Death.
The energy within the spring rapidly converged, transforming into the power of life and death. The two forces circulated, life force becoming death force, and death force becoming life force.
In the cycle of life and death, the undead forms of the two Dragon Kings began to undergo further transformation.
"What is this?!"
The two Dragon Kings were stunned.
They had anticipated being turned into undead—this was something they understood and accepted.
It would stop their souls from disintegrating, but they would not truly be revived, nor would they regain their strength from when they were alive. At best, they would become powerful undead with a strong foundation.
However, as the power of life and death began circulating through their bodies, the aura of death started to fade. Within their undead forms, signs of vitality were beginning to emerge.
They were… being resurrected!
"Seniors, I'm using the power of life and death to reverse your condition. This allows me to generate life force within you and help you form the source of life itself. Once you have that foundation, as long as you continue to nurture and strengthen it, a complete resurrection will be possible in time."
Three days later—
Su Yu shot out from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring.
The two undead Dragon Kings were now stored safely within his Life Space.
Tearing through space, Su Yu exited the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
"Look after this Starry Sky Sword Grass for me," he said, before vanishing into the dimensional rift, constructing a spatial tunnel as he left.
True Dragon Continent.
Su Yu's figure flashed past. Emerging from the spatial tunnel, he located the entrance to Dragon Valley and entered within.
Dragon Valley.
Deep within the Dragon Tomb, Gu Yuena opened her eyes and frowned as she looked outside.
Her figure vanished. When she reappeared, she was already at the outskirts of the Dragon Tomb.
"What brings you to the Dragon Tomb?" she asked.
Su Yu raised his hand, releasing the two Dragon Kings from his Life Space.
"Hmm?" Gu Yuena sensed their auras and was visibly shocked.
"Are you the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?" she asked, uncertain at first.
The two Dragon Kings' dragon souls had been transformed into undead forms. Although their essence hadn't changed much due to Su Yu's resurrection technique, their auras were still somewhat different.
"And you are?" the Dragon Kings asked, puzzled.
They were unaware of what had happened to the Dragon God.
They had perished quite early—before the Dragon God had split into two aspects.
"She is the Silver Dragon King, the current ruler of soul beasts and the present leader of the Dragon Clan. Back then, the Dragon God split himself into two: his rationality and elemental control became the Silver Dragon King, while his madness and immense physical power became the Golden Dragon King," Su Yu briefly explained her identity.
The two Dragon Kings accepted the Silver Dragon King as the rightful leader of the Dragon Clan.
Back then, the Dragon God's mind had started to fracture—sometimes rational, sometimes insane. As two of the Nine Great Dragon Kings under the Dragon God, they had some understanding of the situation. They deeply respected the Silver Dragon King, who had inherited the Dragon God's rationality.
Even if the Golden Dragon King had not been sealed by the Divine Realm, even if he suddenly appeared to contest the position, the two Dragon Kings would still side with the Silver Dragon King.
The Dragon Clan's downfall had stemmed from the Dragon God's descent into madness, which had ultimately led to catastrophe.
"I'll leave the two Dragon Kings to you. I've already condensed their sources of life. As long as they continue to strengthen them, they'll be able to form new bodies and reverse their undead state to achieve true resurrection.
However, though the new bodies will be molded based on their dragon souls, they likely won't perfectly restore their original forms. Whether or not they can reclaim their past strength will depend on their own efforts."
"Thank you, Su Yu," Gu Yuena said softly.
Even though the two Dragon Kings were in semi-undead states, the hope of resurrection was an incredibly rare blessing for the Dragon Clan.
And Gu Yuena's gratitude wasn't just for the sake of the two Dragon Kings—
She was also thanking him on behalf of the many undead dragon souls within the Dragon Tomb.
Upon returning to the tomb, the Silver Dragon King finally understood the extent of what Su Yu had done—and the tremendous hope he had brought to the lingering souls of the Dragon Clan.
"No need to thank me."
Su Yu waved his hand casually.
Suddenly, a surge of information flooded his mind.
"Sixth Trial Completed. Reward: Cosmic Star Map!"
The Sixth Trial of the God of Life—completed!
Su Yu's expression shifted as the message entered his consciousness.
"There is a planet near Douluo Continent that actually possesses a developed civilization. It's not exactly nearby, but not too far either."
A life planet was one suitable for survival and possibly even terraforming for human habitation—but that didn't necessarily mean it had developed a civilization.
Among the planets with civilizations marked on the star map, the closest one to Douluo Star was still quite distant.
Based on Su Yu's estimated spaceship speed, it would take a very long time to reach.
The only reason it could be considered "not too far" was because there was a wormhole near Douluo Star that could transport him to that star system, saving a tremendous amount of time.
However, traveling through a wormhole required a much more advanced spacecraft.
Fortunately, along with the Cosmic Star Map, he also received parameters and data related to wormhole travel.
At the very least, he now had a basic understanding of how wormhole traversal worked.
"The Elven Star… That'll be the first stop."
On the star map, the Gods of Destruction and Life had marked some of the fundamental stances of various civilizations.
The Elves of the Elven Star were a relatively peaceful race with a good reputation in the universe. Their interactions with other civilizations were generally friendly.
"The Elven Star is still connected to the outside world. By heading there, I'll be able to learn much more about the greater universe."
Even the star map he received didn't show the full picture of the cosmos.
The Douluo Divine Realm had only explored and governed a limited number of realms. Managing even those required enormous effort, which left them with little bandwidth to investigate deeper into the universe.
And the various realms beneath the Divine Realm hadn't reached the interstellar age either, so their understanding of the universe was even more limited.
Perhaps the advancement of Douluo Continent's soul master world into the cosmos—expanding territory across the stars—was part of the God of Destruction's vision.
The more planes that exist beneath the Divine Realm, the more living beings there are. With that comes faster overall growth, and a greater chance of evolving into a higher-level Divine Realm.
After fully absorbing the information from the star map, Su Yu opened his eyes.
"Gu Yuena, as I mentioned before, I plan to bring some young ones to Dragon Valley to absorb the external dragon cloud energy for cultivation."
"When will that be?"
"Roughly in about sixteen months. I'll contact you again beforehand."
"Alright."
Now that there was vitality in the area, many dragon souls had been reborn in undead form, with a real possibility of repairing their fragmented souls—or even reviving themselves through a process similar to Electrolux's resurrection method.
This meant the so-called dragon cloud would be generated even faster.
After all, even in Dragon Valley—where only residual dragon bloodline energy and ambient spiritual energy fused—the slow formation of dragon clouds was possible. Let alone here, within a Dragon Tomb micro-world where actual dragon beings existed.
"In that case, I'll take my leave now."
Su Yu hesitated briefly, but ultimately didn't tell Gu Yuena that the secret path connecting to the false Dragon Valley had been opened by the Behemoth Tribe as a backdoor.
Extreme North.
"Su Yu? You're here."
"Teacher, how's Senior Brother progressing with spaceship technology?"
Although he had kept in contact via soul communicator, it wasn't the same as witnessing the results in person.
Su Yu came to the Extreme North precisely to see how far the development of spaceship technology had come.
"Your senior brother has real talent when it comes to soul tool development," Kong Deming remarked with admiration.
Xuan Ziwen had shown exceptional skill in innovating soul tools.
From the sealed feeding bottle technique of old to the initial co-development of battle armor technology with Su Yu, his talent had always been evident.
The All-Terrain Soul Tool Turret—long stalled—was also a project of Xuan Ziwen's. Once war erupted, he handed over the unfinished tech to the soul engineers of Sun-Moon Hall to complete it.
Now, the turret had entered mass production and was deployed to the frontlines, drastically reducing pressure on the battlefield.
"Thanks to him—and the integration of the rune system with fusion-type soul tools—soul tool technology has rapidly advanced over the past few years. With all this as a foundation, he may be able to complete the framework for your spaceship technology within six months."
Spaceship technology was no trivial feat.
That Xuan Ziwen might complete a framework in just half a year was entirely due to recent breakthroughs made at Sun-Moon Hall.
The fusion of the rune system with soul tools had led to significant technological leaps. The resulting chain reaction sparked even more breakthroughs in newly emerging technologies.
It was a breakthrough cascade.
A golden age for soul tool development.
Even Su Yu couldn't be sure whether this was simply the result of old bottlenecks being shattered, or whether the fusion of runes and soul tools had perfectly complemented one another—triggering this unprecedented explosion of innovation.
Or… perhaps, it was the subtle influence of his own Divine Seat of Wisdom.
After all, the condensation of a true divine seat of wisdom wouldn't just happen out of nowhere.
Su Yu had steadily demonstrated his strength—developing one framework after another, shaping entire systems with his insights. In doing so, he may have unconsciously stirred the very fate of the Douluo Continent.
The battlefront situation had now somewhat stabilized.
Douluo Continent's forces remained locked in constant conflict with the Abyss.
An increasing number of soul masters had successfully entered the path of Origin Arts, absorbing and refining more and more abyssal energy.
However, relative to the scale of the war and its costs, the amount of abyssal energy consumed had little impact on the Abyss.
The devouring rune that Su Yu placed at the exit of the spatial passage could easily satisfy the entire Soul Armor division's cultivation needs.
This just shows how powerful the devouring rune is.
As a result, the devouring rune's potential has risen dramatically.
When compared to the effects of soul rings and soul skills, it's likely reached the level of a 100,000-year soul ring.
In just a few months—100,000 years!
While the total amount might not seem that outrageous, the speed at which this occurs is truly frightening.
Even the consumption required for a Limit Douluo's cultivation is not this large.
The process of breaking through from Super Douluo to Limit Douluo—during which one condenses the dual soul cores and absorbs vast amounts of heavenly and earthly energy—cannot compare in terms of consumption!
Moreover, as the devouring rune continues to improve, its devouring speed is increasing.
Su Yu had originally used the Life and Death runes to manipulate the rules, integrating the entire rune array with the space itself, linking it to the rules. As a core part of the rune array, the devouring rune became connected to the devouring rules.
This is why, even without Su Yu's insight, the devouring rune can independently absorb abyssal energy and evolve.
"With less than three or four months remaining, I'll first focus on resolving my bloodline issues."
Previously, in the Phoenix World, Feng Tian had pointed out the complexity of Su Yu's bloodlines, and he had received many suggestions from her.
Now, Su Yu had finally found the time to address his bloodline problems.
He had already considered this matter a while ago, but after obtaining the Golden Behemoth's bloodline power, Su Yu had postponed the fusion. Now, with other matters settled, he was ready to seclude himself and fuse the various bloodlines within him.
"The quality of the Golden Behemoth's bloodline is not very high."
While the strength of the Golden Behemoth's bloodline was indeed considerable, compared to the various bloodlines within Su Yu, it was not as strong.
Within Su Yu's body, there were the bloodlines of two Dragon Kings, the Phoenix bloodline that rivaled Dragon King blood, and the highest-tier bloodlines.
In addition, the bloodline of the Divine Beast, which was unique, fused the essences of numerous mythical creatures such as the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin, and held dominion over fate itself. This was a highly special bloodline.
As for the Kirin bloodline, it was from the Five Elements Kirin, a divine-level bloodline.
The Golden Behemoth's bloodline and the Kirin bloodline were at a similar level.
"Although there is a gap, what I need is not a balance between these bloodlines, but the repulsion between them."
The Dragon King bloodline is strong, and naturally, it cannot balance with the Golden Behemoth's bloodline power.
But what Su Yu sought was not balance.
Instead, he intended to use the repulsion between the bloodlines as a catalyst for their origin, enabling him to truly fuse them.
(End of Chapter)