Chapter 55: Overwhelming

Forbidden Land, the dark and unknown depths!

The vast and deep abyss was a place devoid of light, where nothing stirred but deathly silence. The waters in the abyss were murky black, adding to the ominous atmosphere.

Deep within the abyss, there stood a castle - a prison designed to hold the most rebellious spirit beasts. Inside the castle's walls, a figure was wrapped in a cocoon, absorbing a faint energy from outside. The cocoon glowed softly, its iridescent surface reflecting the dull light that filtered down from the surface.

The walls of the prison trembled as a low growl rumbled through them. Inside it, the figure wrapped in the cocoon stirred restlessly. Its eyes, glowing like hot coals, suddenly snapped open.

"Shura, you will pay with your life when I get out of here!" The figure snarled; its voice filled with fury.

Suddenly, the figure stiffened, and its body trembled violently. Within its vision appeared seemingly out of nowhere a transparent energy, which seemed harmless at first glance, but the figure inside the cocoon could sense an overwhelming danger.

"What... what is this?" The figure murmured, fear creeping into its voice.

Without warning, the strange energy approached and penetrated the cocoon, beginning to absorb something directly from the figure inside!

The figure inside struggled against the invisible force, but it was like trying to fight against the very fabric of reality. It could feel its essence being drained away as the strange energy began to take on a golden hue.

Eventually, the strange energy receded and created a rift in space, disappearing into it as quickly as it had appeared, leaving behind only a faint golden glow.

The figure inside the cocoon was left drained and weakened by the encounter, feeling as if a part of itself had been torn away by the strange energy.

The power it had witnessed was overwhelming, beyond its comprehension, leaving the figure momentarily stunned. The energy being absorbed by the cocoon stopped as a result of its shock, causing the glow surrounding the cocoon to fade, revealing the figure's golden scales.

…

Core Region of the Great Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.

It is hard to imagine such a beautiful sight in the depths of the fierce Great Star Dou Forest.

The Lake of Life is a self-contained space, with a large white silkworm bound by a golden light at the bottom of the lake, while dozens of huge spirit beasts sleep around it.

Suddenly, the leading black dragon opened its eyes, revealing a pair of cold, golden pupils.

"My Lord, what are your orders?" The black dragon prostrated itself and spoke in an ancient dragon language.

"It's not the right time yet," a soft voice replied.

In a deeper part of the space, a silver figure appeared, her purple eyes gazing in an indeterminate direction.

…

On the island in the middle of the lake, in Lu Yuan's room.

Staring intently at the ethereal black spear floating before him. Lu Yuan took a deep breath and infused the spear with his soul power without hesitation, pouring it in as if it were an endless supply.

The spear began to gradually solidify as he continued to infuse it, its surface turning deep black.

'Condense for me!' He continued to pour his soul power into the spear until he was almost exhausted. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the entire spear had solidified.

It was a simple, unadorned weapon, without any fancy designs or magic patterns. The spear's surface was deep black, and it shone with a faint red glow, as if pulsing with an otherworldly energy.

Suddenly, a strange energy with a golden glow hurtled towards the newly condensed spear at an incredible speed, smashing into it.

The strange energy integrated directly into the spear as if it had encountered no resistance at all. At the same time, the red glow on the spear intensified, now infused with a golden sheen that seemed to dance across the spear's surface.

This happened so fast that Lu Yuan didn't even have time to react, and only reacted until he felt a huge pain in his mind. Immediately, he let out a deafening scream as a wave of negative emotions flooded his mind, an immense killing intent coming from the God-slaying Dragon Spear taking over his thoughts.

His good-looking face twisted into a ferocious expression, and his eyes turned blood red as he struggled to maintain control. The pressure was too great that his mental power was rapidly dwindling.

Just when it seemed like he was about to lose control completely, a mantra surfaced in his mind, it was from his technique, the Pure Qi Sutra. With a sense of urgency, he began to recite the mantra in his mind.

'The attainment of the ultimate principle of oneness is like the attainment of the ultimate principle of heaven's purity, earth's tranquility, god's spirituality, grain's abundance, and all things' life. When a nobleman attains oneness, it becomes the ruler of the world. The reason is that the sky has nothing that is not pure.'

Recalling these words, Lu Yuan focused his mind and chanted the mantra over and over again until he felt a sense of calm and clarity wash over him. With this newfound clarity, he quickly dissipated his soul power, and the God-slaying Dragon Spear vanished along with it.

As the God-slaying Dragon Spear vanished, the aura that had been shrouding the entire Douluo Continent began to rapidly dissipate.

…

In the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Bibi Dong's complexion eased slightly, and the chaotic soul power in her body instantly returned to normal, while the black scythe on her forehead disappeared without a trace.

Looking at Hu Liena beside her, Bibi Dong's expression turned serious. "Nana, you must not tell anyone about the mark on the teacher's forehead, understand?"

"I understand, Teacher!" Hu Liena nodded obediently.

In the Angelic Temple, Sea God Island, and Slaughter City, all disturbances gradually subsided.

…

Lu Yuan's mind raced with thoughts and assumptions as he rubbed his head, feeling a cold sweat on his forehead.

He struggled to understand what had just happened. Just a moment ago, everything seemed fine, but the sudden merging of the golden light with the spear had caused the power of the God-slaying Dragon Spear to become too chaotic to bear.

Lu Yuan knew that each Martial Soul had a certain spirituality. Before the merging of the golden light, he had sensed a special attribute in the spear. But as soon as the golden light fused with the spear, he sensed many special effects added to it. However, these effects had come at a cost, and he was immediately flooded with negative emotions.

He suspected that the red glow emanating from the spear was the special attribute he had sensed earlier, and he was sure it must have something to do with the overwhelming killing intent he felt a moment ago.

In this world, it should not have been possible for a Martial Soul with the specific ability to slay a God to exist. However, if such a thing did exist, it certainly would have possessed an otherworldly killing intent.

This killing intent alone had not seemed dangerous to himself.

But with the merging of the golden light, Lu Yuan could feel the intensity of the killing intent amplifying, making it unbearable to wield.

Even though the God-slaying Dragon Spear was his own martial soul and would not harm him directly, he was acutely aware that, at least with his current strength, it was impossible to activate the spear due to the mental pressure it generated.

Although he had sealed the God-slaying Dragon Spear, he could still feel frantic negative emotions trying to influence his mind.

If he let these negative emotions continue to influence him, although he would not lose his mind, they would eventually influence his character, turning him into a cold and ruthless being.

Breathing heavily, Lu Yuan felt grateful that he had trained his mental strength and had the Pure Qi Sutra. If he had not, his fate would have been much worse.