By the Life Lake, Di Tian stood with his head bowed. However, at this moment, besides him, there were several other figures.
Bi Ji, Xiong Jun, Chi Wang, Wan Yao Wang…
The great Vicious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest all stood here, bowing to welcome the awakening of the aura in the lake.
Waves suddenly surged on the lake's surface, and Di Tian was the first to kneel on one knee, followed by the other great Vicious Beasts, who simultaneously prostrated themselves.
"Welcome, Master!"
After the words, a figure surrounded by seven-colored light appeared in mid-air. A stunningly beautiful face emerged, and lake water dripped from her long silver hair into the lake.
However, no Spirit Beast dared to look up at this figure.
With a raised bare hand, she plucked a wisp of silver light from her surroundings, which then wrapped around her, gradually transforming into a silver-white form-fitting long robe, patterned with scale-like designs.
"You may all rise."
Her bare feet landed on the grass, yet not a speck of dust adhered to them. Only then did the other Spirit Beasts look up at the Silver Dragon King, and immediately, their expressions subtly changed.
"Master, why do you…" Xiong Jun, who was always straightforward, was the first to speak, but he hesitated slightly when facing the Silver Dragon King. However, after a moment's hesitation, the latter half of his sentence came out, "Why are you in this form?"
"Human and beast forms are no different in my eyes. On this continent now, this appearance is much more convenient."
"Master, you have emerged from seclusion. Is it time to counterattack humanity?" Wan Yao Wang's voice was dry and hoarse, and faint, subtle sounds seemed to echo around him.
The Silver Dragon King looked up at the sky. "It is not yet time. The most urgent task is to reclaim my Dragon God Position."
At the mention of the God Position, a hint of fanaticism flashed in the eyes of the great Vicious Beasts.
"We are willing to serve you, Master!"
"Master, the lake…"
Di Tian stepped forward, glancing at the Life Lake.
"Since a promise has been made, let him stay here."
The Silver Dragon King's purple eyes glanced at the lake water, her expression subtly changing, but in the end, she said nothing more.
"Di Tian, go bring the Auspicious Beast here. We are going to Dragon Valley."
Wang Nan, at the bottom of the Life Lake, naturally did not hear the conversation of the great Vicious Beasts. At this moment, his attention was solely on the life gold beside him.
Even though a large piece had been stolen by the Golden Tortoise and some had been consumed by the Silver Dragon King for healing, the remaining portion still occupied a large area at the bottom of the lake.
When he first obtained the life blade, Wang Nan did not understand how to use the life gold, so he could only keep it with him.
Now, he would no longer be polite.
With a thought, the Evil Breaking Dragon appeared beside him, coiling around once to push away the surrounding lake water.
Although the Silver Dragon King's power still remained here, Wang Nan was not sure how long this power would last, so he had the materialized Evil Breaking Dragon reinforce it further.
After making preparations, he chanted spells one by one, and a torrent of emerald green light surged into his body.
Immediately, a feeling of comfort and exhilaration surged from within him.
Directly facing this power was completely different from absorbing its dissipated energy. In just an instant, Wang Nan's entire body, inside and out, was dyed green, and even the Evil Breaking Dragon was faintly covered in a layer of green light.
Every part of his body greedily absorbed this rich life force; his internal organs became tougher, his meridians became more elastic, and his entire skeleton seemed to creak, becoming even harder.
Even the Spirit Bones he had already absorbed emitted their respective colors under the influence of this power.
The rotation speed of the Spirit Core in his glabella suddenly accelerated.
Solid particles, liquid, and gaseous spirit power surged wildly within his body, yet all his meridians were able to accept such a massive impact.
The emerald green light permeated every pore, cleansing Wang Nan's entire body. At this moment, his whole being was like a piece of unpolished jade.
Old hidden injuries occasionally left during his cultivation at the bottom of the sea, and residual medicinal power from previously consumed herbs or Heaven and Earth Treasures were all expelled from his body by this force.
Wang Nan only felt as if his body had been completely unblocked. With each rotation of his Spirit Core, a rich flow of Heaven and Earth elemental energy surged into him.
Such a change was merely the beginning. The emerald green life force poured into his mental force sea, also dyeing it green.
Wang Nan's mental force seemed to have materialized, and as his mind changed, the surrounding environment also changed accordingly.
Within the mental force sea, the Heavenly Palace was ethereal, and the Abyss Prison was terrifying. And as the power of the life gold continuously poured in, around Wang Nan, at the bottom of the Life Lake, the lake water suddenly dispersed, and another illusory world slowly appeared.
Outside the Life Lake, the Silver Dragon King had already led the great Vicious Beasts away, but the lingering aura of the Vicious Beasts still prevented lower-level Spirit Beasts from venturing here.
However, as green light shimmered in the Life Lake, the mist on the lake's surface grew thicker, and an aura like that of the Immortal Realm spread outwards. Spirit Beasts, as if attracted by something, gathered one after another.
For a time, various Spirit Beasts gathered by the Life Lake, with deer calls and dog barks, bird chirps and wolf howls, creating a lively scene.
Wang Nan had unknowingly entered deep meditation. The life gold beside him was constantly being consumed, its power continuously pouring into his body and mental force sea. Yet, even so, the power of the life gold at the bottom of the lake had only been consumed by less than a third.
This power continued to surge in, and for a time, even the Coiling Dragon Staff was surrounded by green. On his forehead, left leg, left arm, right arm, and chest, several Spirit Bones were also greedily absorbing this power, gradually completing their transformation.
Especially the chest, where the external Spirit Bone could naturally increase its power with the Spirit Master's cultivation. At this moment, under the stimulation of the life gold's power, it grew continuously, already no less powerful than a 100,000-year-old Spirit Bone.
Not only that, but his chest at this moment was like a vortex, constantly swallowing the life gold that could not be digested immediately.
His right arm bone originally came from a 20,000-year-old Scarlet-Faced White Ape, but after the impact of the Dragon Soul Awakening and now having absorbed a large amount of the life gold's power, its quality was already incomparable to what it once was.
After an unknown period, Wang Nan slowly opened his eyes. Compared to the initial comfort and pleasure, his body now felt "overstuffed," and a force was hidden within him, ready to be unleashed.
Beside him, there was still a piece of life gold, about the size of two fists, lying at the bottom of the lake.
Wang Nan put it away and awakened the Evil Breaking Dragon. Only then did he notice the changes around him.
At some point, an immortal mountain had appeared on the Life Lake, and it seemed that people seeking immortality and Dao were constantly climbing up the mountain path.
However, upon closer inspection, he found that these were all just illusions, or rather, Wang Nan's Domain.