Chapter 148: Comprise? Impossible!

"I am the Ice Dragon King, also one of the Ten Dragon Kings," said the blue radiance, unable to remain silent after the fiery red light spoke.

It was actually these two! Gu Yi was surprised to find that the things ruining his plans were none other than the two divine beasts that had created the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"As long as you swear an unbreakable vow, promising to free us from our souls after you achieve godhood, we can assist you, helping you successfully condense your spirit core."

"If not for your uninvited intrusion, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation," Gu Yi replied without immediately agreeing, despite their promise.

In mid-air, two dragon-shaped shadows began to take form—one red, one blue.

"Human, if not for the treasure formed by our resting place, could you have come this far? Agree to our terms, or we all will perish together," the Fire Dragon King, with its fiery temper, gave Gu Yi little choice. They had fallen for so long that their divine consciousness was nearly fading away. If they couldn't find a host soon, they risked disappearing completely.

"I need to think about it," Gu Yi said, lowering his head in thought, still undecided.

After a while...

"Boy, if you delay any longer, we'll all end up dead. Make your decision now, or we'll go down together," the Fire Dragon King threatened, feeling its divine consciousness under continuous attack. If it had even half of its previous strength, this energy vortex wouldn't have harmed it at all.

But now, both the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King had less than a thousandth of their former power. They were barely holding the vortex in check due to the opposing natures of their elements.

"Perhaps the fish will die, but the net will remain intact," Gu Yi finally responded, a contemptuous smile on his face. Did they really think he would agree to their terms? Since they've entered, they should just become part of my strength.

Gu Yi hadn't been pondering whether to accept their conditions; he had been absorbing the world's energy to condense his spirit power. Although the vortex had been stabilized, the world's energy was still flowing in, with a mighty momentum. The two Dragon Kings, whose divine consciousness was almost extinguished, hadn't noticed his small movements.

While others might take a long time to recover spirit power, that wasn't the case for Gu Yi. He had connected his meridians to the world itself, constantly generating power. If he hadn't been unable to divert his attention to refining this power into spirit force earlier, he wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.

However, the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King had helped him suppress the solidified spirit power, giving him a chance to condense his spirit power. Though his spirit power hadn't fully recovered, Gu Yi was confident it would be enough. After all, he still had his primal energy domain.

The reason he hadn't been able to fully condense his spirit core earlier was due to these two ancient divine beasts interfering. Although his current level was low, he has a Super martial spirit and the domain he had condensed could be considered a divine skill. It was enough to suppress these two flickering Dragon Kings. Moreover, their powers were of fire and ice elements, playing right into his strengths.

"This isn't good; he's trying to refine us!" The Ice Dragon King realized too late, seeing Gu Yi channeling his spirit power toward the vortex.

The vortex, which they had been suppressing, sped up as Gu Yi injected his spirit power. With their weakened divine consciousness, they couldn't withstand the increased speed and compressive force.

"No..." Gu Yi heard two desperate roars but remained unmoved, continuing to inject his spirit power. Did they think they could make him submit with their residual souls? Pure fantasy.

The spatial rifts near the vortex grew larger, now absorbing not just the world's energy but also space itself.

"Argh!" Gu Yi groaned in pain. The force of the spatial energy was a devastating blow to his mental strength. The space's power constantly tore at his mind, which he had previously been able to control. He had to continuously increase his mental output, and even with his current level of mental strength, he was struggling.

The spatial rifts widened, but his attention was solely on the vortex. The remnants of the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King had completely vanished into the swirling vortex, becoming part of the solidified spirit power. He was entirely captivated by the silvery-white solid spirit power, keenly aware of the immense power it contained. If unleashed, it could surpass even the explosive power of Tang Hao's nine-ring detonation.

Suddenly, the space around the solidified spirit power turned pitch black, darker than the darkest place in the world, even swallowing light itself. Time seemed to stop as the rapidly spinning solidified spirit power came to a halt.

Success?

Gu Yi felt a faint connection in the air, realizing that his spirit core had successfully condensed. His spirit power was almost completely depleted; if he hadn't succeeded now, he would have had to give up.

Fortunately, he had succeeded.

Although he wanted to integrate the spirit core into his body right away, he knew he wasn't in the right state for that. He needed to recover first to proceed safely.

Outside, Dugu Bo noticed the commotion had subsided and that the flow of the world's energy had calmed. He called out softly, "Gu Yi?"

"I'm fine," Gu Yi replied.

Dugu Bo sighed in relief. As long as Gu Yi was alright, that was all that mattered.

The spirit core he had condensed was remarkably stable, even more so than what Gu Yi had expected. Perhaps it was related to the two small red and blue dots within the silvery-white core.

For Gu Yi, recovery was never an issue. His spirit power was fully restored within minutes, just by absorbing some of the world's energy. His mental strength took a bit more time, but it was manageable.

Half an hour later, Gu Yi opened his eyes, looking at the slowly absorbing solidified spirit power. He directed the spirit core toward his dantian.

This would be his first spirit core.

The process was not difficult; the silvery-white spirit core slowly approached his dantian, sticking close to his skin. A sharp pain spread from his dantian throughout his body. Every inch of his skin hurt. But this pain was nothing compared to the agony of his battle with Tang Hao, where even his bones had been shattered, a pain that made his very soul tremble.

Sitting cross-legged, unmoving, Gu Yi focused his mind on his dantian, sensing the changes within. The spirit core continued to merge, with silvery-white patterns spreading from his dantian across his body, as if to completely transform him. If he couldn't endure, his body would collapse, leading to his death and the dissolution of his path.

But Gu Yi had always placed great importance on physical training, his body's resilience far surpassing that of any other spirit master.

(End Of Chapter)