Finally, Poseidon still chose to return to Sea God Island; there was no longer any meaning in staying on the Continent.
After Xiao Tian bid farewell to Qian Renxue and the others, he flew towards Sunset Forest at an extremely fast speed. There were still two million-year Spirit Bones there, and if he could absorb them, his spirit power could immediately enter the Titled Douluo realm!
An hour later.
Sunset Forest, Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
After such a long time, the Immortal Herbs he had previously collected had already sprouted and grown due to the medicinal liquid provided by the system. He believed they would mature in just a few years.
Subsequently, Xiao Tian put away his clothes and then jumped into the lake.
If he didn't put them away, his clothes would still be burned to ashes or frozen into pieces by the power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's lake water, so it was better to put them away from the start.
With his current strength, he was no longer afraid of the invasion brought by these two ultimate ice and ultimate fire energies.
Resisting these two energies, Xiao Tian quickly reached the bottom of the lake.
Not far away were two gigantic dragon corpses, one red and one blue.
Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King!
In Xiao Tian's perception, these two dragon corpses still contained very rich energy; their bodies, dragon souls, and everything else were perfectly preserved.
As far as he knew, the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King also had God King-level (or perhaps First-Rank God?) combat power during their lives. Even if only their corpses and dragon souls remained now, their combat power would definitely not be weak, and he absolutely could not let his guard down.
However, as he gradually approached the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's corpses with heavy steps, looking at these two Dragon Kings, Xiao Tian suddenly thought of the countless dragon corpses in Dragon Valley that were exposed to the elements, enduring wind and sun, unable to rest in peace.
He felt a sudden, inexplicable sadness. In fact, these million-year Spirit Bones weren't something he absolutely had to take.
With his current strength, at worst, he could enter the Spirit Time House a few more times and eventually reach Titled Douluo.
Even if not, he could go to the Polar North Land to subdue the Ice Empress and Snow Empress, making them his Spirit Souls. Anyway, if he were to negotiate with the Spirit Beast race later, the Ice Empress and Snow Empress might also need to participate, as they were, after all, two of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts.
In the past, hunting Spirit Beasts for spirit rings was because he lacked the ability; to advance his level, he had to hunt Spirit Beasts.
He still clearly remembered his thoughts at that time.
To change this unavoidable rule in the future, he needed to hunt Spirit Beasts and grow stronger first, but he would absolutely not indiscriminately slaughter the innocent, only taking the one he needed.
And now, he already possessed the combat power of a Second-Rank God or even a First-Rank God; he was no longer the weak self he used to be. He must never forget where he came from!
Yes!
Soon, Xiao Tian put away his greed for these two million-year Spirit Bones.
Hunting Spirit Beasts before was out of necessity. Now he had a choice. The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had no grievances with him, and the Spirit Bones were not very useful to him. He shouldn't let two dragon corpses be unable to rest in peace just so he could quickly increase his spirit power; they were already miserable enough.
Moreover, he still had to go negotiate with the sleeping co-lord of the Spirit Beasts later. What kind of situation would it be if he had these two Dragon King Spirit Bones on him?
Forget about negotiations; it would probably lead directly to war!
He still clearly understood what was more important.
Arriving in front of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's corpses, Xiao Tian respectfully knelt down, bowed three times, and said, "Two Dragon Kings, if you don't mind, how about I help you find a suitable place to bury you?"
There was nothing wrong with devoutly bowing to those who had passed away.
The next moment, the two dragon king corpses suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light. Two dragon souls, one red and one blue, appeared before Xiao Tian, examining him carefully and with great curiosity.
"Kid, being able to resist ultimate fire and ultimate ice and come to the bottom of this lake shows that your strength is not simple, and you are so young. You can even resist the temptation of Spirit Bones. I don't smell any Spirit Beast aura on you. Could it be that you haven't absorbed any spirit rings?" the Fire Dragon King's dragon soul asked.
Yes, he did not sense any residual Spirit Beast aura on Xiao Tian.
Not to mention hundred-year or thousand-year spirit rings, which had almost no residual Spirit Beast energy, even ten-thousand-year spirit rings contained residual Spirit Beast resentment.
As long as the other party was a Spirit Master who absorbed Spirit Beastspirit rings, he would be able to sense it.
But this person in front of him had very rich vital energy and blood, yet there was not a trace of Spirit Beast resentment remaining within it, which aroused his curiosity.
Xiao Tian was not surprised that the dragon soul could detect his body's abnormality. After all, they were Dragon Kings; even if they were dead, they surely still possessed this level of perception.
Other Spirit Beasts, once dead, were dead, but when Dragon Kings died, their dragon souls retained their pre-death consciousness, and their strength was not too weak.
Xiao Tian replied, "This is a method I researched myself for condensing bloodline spirit rings. It involves stimulating one's own bloodline power to condense a spirit ring most suitable for one's Spirit."
"Of course, during this process, I used a lot of Spirit Beast blood to help me stimulate my bloodline power. This Spirit Beast blood was obtained from my companions; both of them voluntarily bled for me."
"Oh?" This instantly piqued the interest of the two Dragon Kings.
To condense one's own bloodline spirit rings, this young man in front of them was not simple. If this method were passed down, would Spirit Masters no longer need to rely on hunting Spirit Beasts to level up in the future?
Then their Spirit Beast race would not perish so quickly.
"Kid, can you explain in detail your intention for doing this?" the Ice Dragon King's dragon soul asked.
Xiao Tian smiled: "Of course."
Subsequently, Xiao Tian explained his entire plan from beginning to end.
Half an hour later, the two dragon souls looked at each other, both showing shock!
This person named Xiao Tian had grand ambitions!
Of course, for the Spirit Beast race, there were both pros and cons.
In the short term, it could indeed resolve the relationship between the Spirit Beasts and Spirit Masters, but in the long term, it was uncertain.
The two Dragon Kings had lived for such a long time that they immediately saw the drawbacks of this method.
In the long run, Spirit Masters would be able to improve their strength without needing Spirit Beastspirit rings, meaning Spirit Beasts would only be useful to them for their blood and Spirit Bones. This could very likely lead some people to harbor ill intentions and massively hunt Spirit Beasts for Spirit Bones.
However, he also knew that no policy could be applied forever; as long as it was suitable for the present, that was enough!
These drawbacks, presumably, this young man in front of him had already seen through, but since he was doing this, he should already have a solution.
However, wanting to negotiate with the sleeping Gu Yuena, just as he was now, he probably wouldn't even be able to get past Di Tian, after all, most Spirit Beasts didn't trust humans much.
Now that Gu Yuena was asleep, Di Tian was the acting co-lord of the Spirit Beasts, guarding Gu Yuena, so it was impossible for Xiao Tian, a human, to get close.
Suddenly, the two Dragon Kings communicated mentally and decided to help this little fellow, but whether he could pass their two trials would depend on himself.
Fire Dragon King's Dragon Soul: "The two of us will take you to a place. You can help us bury ourselves there."
"Okay." Xiao Tian nodded.
The next moment, a vortex suddenly appeared next to the two dragon king corpses, and Xiao Tian and the two dragon corpses were directly sucked into it.
Soon after, when Xiao Tian opened his eyes, what greeted him was a dense, overwhelming sight of dragon corpses, extremely…
Xiao Tian could no longer use words to express the scene he saw; it was too tragic.
"This is?" Xiao Tian questioned.
The Ice Dragon King's Dragon Soul said, "This is Dragon Valley, which is also the Dragon Clan's graveyard. There are countless dragon corpses that have fallen here. Originally, the two of us should have been here too.
But by chance, we fell into the Sunset Forest, and that lake was formed by our combined power. So, we stayed there all this time.
All along, we thought we would never have the chance to come here again, but today we met you, so we want to ask you to bury us all."
The Fire Dragon King's Dragon Soul spoke, "Won't this be very confusing for you? There are at least over a thousand corpses of all sizes here, and the dragon corpses are enormous. To bury them all would probably take a lot of time."
"Sigh, never mind, I won't waste your time. You can just place us here," the Fire Dragon King sighed.
Xiao Tian:
He had a feeling that the other party wanted to test him, though he wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.
But he didn't have the Golden Dragon King's bloodline like Tang Wulin. Even if he spent time burying them all, he probably wouldn't gain recognition and become the Dragon God like Tang Wulin.
However, seeing this scene, it was impossible not to be moved. He wasn't so deranged as to take all these Spirit Bones for himself; that would be too inhuman.
Although Spirit Bones were indeed very tempting, even if he didn't need them, he could save them for his women and subordinates, but there was a right way to acquire them!
Moreover, if he did this, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that Spirit Beasts, to him, had no other value besides their Spirit Bones?
How was this different from those Spirit Masters in the original work who, after the advent of artificial spirit rings, wantonly slaughtered Spirit Beasts for Spirit Bones?
Essentially, it was the same.
"Of course, no problem, Senior," Xiao Tian smiled.
Isn't it just burying dragons for a thousand days?
What Tang Wulin could do, he, Xiao Tian, could also do.
Moreover, with his continuous spirit power and stamina, perhaps burying these dragons wouldn't even take a thousand days!
At this moment, he was probably much stronger than Tang Wulin in the original work!
"After burying these dragon corpses, it might take two or three years, meaning you won't be able to leave for two or three years, and your spirit power growth will be very slow. Are you really willing?" The Ice Dragon King's Dragon Soul didn't expect Xiao Tian to agree so easily.
But Xiao Tian didn't answer him; instead, he began his actions. He found a relatively small dragon corpse nearby and started digging a hole next to it, digging a pit of suitable size to bury it.
Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's Dragon Soul:
At this moment, the Mountain Dragon King's Dragon Soul, who had been observing for a long time, also came to the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's Dragon Souls and said, "I didn't expect to see you two! What's going on?"
The Mountain Dragon King pointed at Xiao Tian, who was starting to dig a pit in the distance, as he spoke.
The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's Dragon Souls took some time to explain the entire situation, which greatly surprised the Mountain Dragon King.
And the next moment, to the surprise of the three dragon souls, a gentle blue-haired woman suddenly walked out of Xiao Tian's body.
Ah Yin!
Her form gradually solidified, and then she dug a hole together with Xiao Tian.
Mountain Dragon King: "What's going on?"
Ice Dragon King:
Fire Dragon King: "I don't know either. Should I go ask?"
As he spoke, the Fire Dragon King's dragon soul floated to Xiao Tian's side and asked, "Xiao Tian, who is this? I seem to sense a Spirit Beast aura from her. What's going on?"
Ah Yin quickly said, "Hello, Lord Fire Dragon King, I am Ah Yin of the Blue Silver Imperial family, and I am Xiao Tian's Spirit Soul."
"What is a Spirit Soul?" The Fire Dragon King was a little confused.
Ah Yin then explained the concept of a Spirit Soul to the Fire Dragon King, its effects on Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts, and so on.
The Fire Dragon King was once again shocked by Xiao Tian's intelligence; such a thing was possible!
The Spirit Soul method could also alleviate the conflict between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts.
Moreover, after a Spirit Master and Spirit Beast form a contract, even if the Spirit Master dies, the Spirit Beast will not die, at most losing half of its cultivation, which is very friendly to Spirit Beasts.
And there's another benefit: Spirit Masters cultivate quickly, and after forming a contract, this cultivation experience will also be fed back to the Spirit Soul.
Similarly, if the Spirit Soul's cultivation year limit increases, it will also feed back to the Spirit Master.
It's a mutual progression.
Of course, after forming a contract, the Spirit Soul cannot harm the Spirit Master. Once there's any bad thought, the Spirit Master can sense it.
What a genius!
Perhaps many low-year Spirit Beasts, lacking high intelligence, wouldn't be willing to form a contract, but high-year ones, such as hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts, fierce beasts, and so on, who are willing to take a gamble, would actively form a contract.
Of course, this situation is relatively rare.
For them, forming a contract might have only one purpose: to avoid the Spirit Beast Heavenly Tribulation.
After becoming a Spirit Soul, even if they reach the corresponding year limit, because of the Spirit Master's existence, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation might be weakened, and even if it's not weakened, the Spirit Master and Spirit Soul will face it together, which greatly increases their probability of surviving the Heavenly Tribulation. What they lose is nothing more than a little freedom and limited space for activity.
It's actually very cost-effective.
If his dragon corpse hadn't already lost its vitality, making it impossible for a dragon soul alone to form a Spirit Soul Contract, he would have wanted to try it.
However, he now existed as a dragon soul in Dragon Valley, and there were so many companions here. Was this not another way of living?
After so many years, he didn't want to manage too many outside affairs anymore. He was too tired; he wanted to rest, to retire.
When bored, he would talk to these companions, and the rest of the time he would fall into slumber. It was quite a good life.
After understanding the situation, the Fire Dragon King also told the Ice Dragon King and the Mountain Dragon King about the Spirit Soul matter, which also made the Mountain Dragon King begin to change his view of Xiao Tian.
This human, he seems quite good?
However, he wouldn't acknowledge this human so quickly. Who knew if he was just putting on a show now?
The Mountain Dragon King had also learned about the two Dragon Kings' test for Xiao Tian from the Ice Dragon King.
If Xiao Tian could maintain his original intention after seeing so many dragon bones and dragon souls, then what was the harm in acknowledging him?
(End of Chapter)
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