T/N: Hey, for those of You thought a Chapter is missing between chapter 277 and 278 because we don't see Zhu Ziyang absorb Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, I will tell you it is not missing. I triple checked the RAW but I didn't find anything, maybe the Author just implies that he absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
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Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, bottom of the Extremely Cold Yin Spring.
Zhu Ziyang sat cross-legged atop the Ice Dragon King's corpse, his expression grave yet tinged with anticipation. In his hand, the jade-like torso soul bone shimmered with divine brilliance. He no longer hesitated and pressed the soul bone against his back, aligning it with his own spine.
Instantly, a torrential surge of soul power burst forth from the Ice Dragon King's torso bone and slammed into Zhu Ziyang's spine. His face twisted in pain, a sharp and piercing agony ravaged his mind. He completely lost control of his body and could only endure this indescribable suffering.
His condition alarmed his four great soul spirits. They immediately rushed to him. Snow Empress was filled with distress and tried to reach out to comfort him, but Er Shuang sharply rebuked her.
"Stop!" Er Shuang commanded. As a True Dragon, she understood exactly what Zhu Ziyang was undergoing. Though she was equally concerned, her dominant feeling was joy. "This is the Ice Dragon King torso bone replacing Ziyang's blood. We must not interfere. He has to endure it on his own!"
"Replacing his blood?" Snow, Ice and Dew were all puzzled.
"Yes," Er Shuang explained. "Ziyang's second martial soul is the Heavenly Frost Holy Dragon. While it's also a royal True Dragon, it's still worlds apart from a Dragon King like the Ice Dragon King—like a child compared to an adult. There's a massive gap in bloodline rank. So, if Ziyang wants to fuse this soul bone from the Ice Dragon King, he must first elevate his dragon bloodline to match that of a Dragon King.
The spine is the source of the bloodline in both humans and soul beasts. This Ice Dragon King torso bone is using the Dragon King's marrow to replace the True Dragon marrow within Ziyang's own spine. It's an unimaginably painful process—but if successful, the reward will be immense!"
"I believe in Father!" Snow Empress declared firmly, her expression resolute.
"We do too!" Ice Empress and Dew nodded in unison.
At that moment, Zhu Ziyang had already been enveloped in a white-gold dragon egg, falling into a deep slumber. His consciousness drifted into a starry void.
Countless stars sparkled in the vast expanse of the cosmos. A majestic dragon coiled in the starry sky—its body long and sinuous, four powerful limbs, five claws on each paw, white-gold scales etched with blue patterns, massive wings on its back. Its head was noble and awe-inspiring, and its crystal-clear horns gleamed like jade. Compared to most lizard-like dragons on Douluo Continent, this being was truly worthy of the name Dragon.
The Ice Dragon King.
Zhu Ziyang stared blankly. The Ice Dragon King's golden eyes locked onto him, containing meanings too profound to decipher. Then, with a resounding dragon roar, it charged straight toward him—and before Zhu Ziyang could react, the colossal dragon fused directly into his body.
Zhu Ziyang's consciousness vanished completely.
Outside the dragon egg, his four soul spirits also slipped into slumber. Within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Qian Lingyi, resting near the Yang Spring, remained unconscious. Meanwhile, in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest, a thousand miles away, deep within the Lake of Life, a massive creature suddenly opened its eyes. Golden vertical pupils revealed its dragon lineage—yet sorrow and rage burned within them.
"Farewell… forever," it murmured softly. Then it shut its eyes again and sank back into hibernation.
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When Zhu Ziyang awoke, he found four new dragon eggs by his side. He blinked in confusion before realizing these were his four great soul spirits.
Before he could check on them, a powerful force pulled him into the God Position Inheritance Realm.
"I don't even know what to say… Anyway, congratulations on completing the Five Trials of the Death God," came Xiao Bai's voice, filled with complex emotion.
"Huh?" Zhu Ziyang was stunned. His mind was blank. "That's it? It's over just like that? So easy?"
"Sigh… I didn't expect you to actually be acknowledged by Bingyi," Xiao Bai marveled again. "Her power saved you a lot of trouble."
"Bingyi?" Zhu Ziyang looked up at the divine temple in confusion.
"She is the Ice Dragon King—one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings under the Dragon God, and once a peer of the Death God. She also perished in that great catastrophe," Xiao Bai explained. "Her soul bone contained her divine might and bloodline. If you hadn't earned her recognition when you fused it… the Death God would've had to start looking for a new successor."
"…I see," Zhu Ziyang finally understood just how dangerous it had been, and felt a surge of gratitude.
"Alright, take some time to comprehend her gift. After that, go begin your Sixth Trial of the Death God!" With that, Xiao Bai vanished.
Zhu Ziyang didn't waste any time. He immediately began inspecting his condition.
He had never felt better—his body overflowing with strength. Even without soul power, he was confident he could lift a giant boulder weighing over ten thousand catties.
Since the fifth trial had somehow ended so abruptly, he decided to inspect his soul bones—and the result left him speechless.
All six of his soul bones had transformed. Besides the newly acquired Ice Dragon King torso bone, the other five had all expanded.
His arm bones, previously only the forearms, had now extended to his entire arms. The same was true for the leg bones. More shockingly, both his Star Radiance Aerial Right Leg Bone (originally 50,000 years) and the Death Puppet Left Arm Bone had upgraded to 500,000-year soul bones, a tenfold leap!
How did Zhu Ziyang know they were now at the 500,000-year level?
Simple—just like hundred-thousand-year soul rings, soul bones that reach 100,000 years develop a golden ring. Now, both the Star Radiance Leg Bone and Death Puppet Arm Bone displayed five golden rings, the mark of a 500,000-year soul bone!
And it wasn't just those. His Illusory Sky Violet Spirit Dragon Skull Bone, Silver Dragon Wold Right Arm Bone, and newly acquired Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass Left Leg Bone had all received five golden lines as well—each reaching the 500,000-year mark.
Finally, Zhu Ziyang turned his focus to his spine. His vertebrae had transformed into a material resembling carved jade, glowing with a holy light. From the cervical spine to the thoracic, lumbar, and caudal vertebrae, ten golden lines shimmered along it—proof of a god-level soul bone.
He didn't know how many years a God King-level soul bone translated to, but considering this one had elevated all his other bones by 500,000 years, it had to be worth at least three million.
Having grasped the extent of these changes, Zhu Ziyang finally understood the meaning of a complete soul bone set. Only after acquiring six pieces did the bones truly become his own—impossible to be stolen even through murder. Upon his death, they would vanish with him.
He opened his eyes. His expression was calm. With a single thought, a pair of blue-white dragon wings unfolded from his back. These were not from the Heavenly Frost Holy Dragon martial soul, but from the Ice Dragon King torso bone—an external soul bone: the Ice Dragon King Wings.
Six core bones, one external bone—this was Zhu Ziyang's full soul bone set. Though dubbed the Death God Set, it was more fitting to call it the Ice Dragon Set.
He withdrew his gaze from the wings, and with another thought, an ice-white spear engraved with the Ice Dragon King's image appeared in his left hand. It radiated fierce cold and overwhelming dragon might.
The Ice Dragon King Spear—one of the skills granted by the Ice Dragon King's torso bone.
With it, Zhu Ziyang could finally wield his Stillness Fate Ending Scythe while simultaneously channeling ice-element soul power—spear in his left hand, scythe in his right, ice on the left, light on the right!
The torso bone's second ability was called Ice Emperor Azure Dragon—it summoned the residual Ice Dragon King soul, infused with endless Ultimate Ice, transforming into a titanic dragon several kilometers long. It devoured everything in its path, even freezing the surrounding air, flying at Zhu Ziyang's will, breathing frost and releasing icy destruction wherever its spear pointed.
Without question, Ice Emperor Azure Dragon was a devastating offensive soul skill, and could also serve as a colossal shield. With a body spanning several kilometers, it could block nearly all incoming attacks.
Zhu Ziyang was very satisfied. Though the Ice Dragon King torso bone's two skills overlapped somewhat with his existing ones, he didn't mind. To him, the true prize was the soul bone itself—the skills were just powerful bonuses.
(End of Chapter)
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