A year passed in the blink of an eye, and Tian Mucheng reached level 20, while Jin Tianming reached level 25.
Tian Mucheng's body was too fragile; reaching level 21 was thanks to Jin Tianming. Otherwise, Tian Mucheng would have been at least 12 years old before reaching level 20.
Inside the Star Dou Forest, the two returned to their old spot. Due to Jin Tianming's increasingly strong bloodline, low-level soul beasts dared not approach them.
Jin Tianming stood aside, watching Tian Mucheng absorb his second nine-hundred-year soul ring. He had originally wanted Tian Mucheng to absorb a thousand-year soul ring as his second soul ring, but unfortunately, the Holy Lord's body was still too fragile.
Two hours passed by in a flash. Tian Mucheng slowly opened his eyes, feeling his body strengthen once again, and was extremely happy. His fragile body had finally become stronger again.
"What level?"
Jin Tianming asked curiously. The nine-hundred-year soul ring should have brought a significant boost to the Holy Lord.
Tian Mucheng snapped out of his daze and answered without hesitation, "Level 22. My body has been strengthened again. Using the second soul ring skill shouldn't be exhausting anymore."
"That's good!"
Jin Tianming nodded, very happy and satisfied with the Holy Master's progress. As for why he called the main body the Holy Master, the main body wanted to be a little dramatic, and as an avatar, he could only indulge him.
Tian Mucheng summoned his martial soul, the Dragon Soul. This time, just like when he absorbed the first soul ring, there was a red dragon soul next to it.
"Strange, why is it fire element?" Jin Tianming was very puzzled when he first saw the red dragon soul. He remembered that the Holy Master absorbed a wood element soul beast, so why was the resulting dragon soul fire element instead of wood?
"Let's think about it as we go."
Tian Mucheng stood up and put away his martial soul. They were still in the Soul Beast Forest, not the place to discuss this.
Jin Tianming nodded, grabbed the Holy Master's collar, spread his golden dragon wings, and quickly flew into the sky.
Tian Mucheng: ???
"Why do you always like to grab my collar?"
"Isn't this the thrill you like?"
"Stab your mother!"
"We don't have mothers."
Tian Mucheng: 6
Why is this clone becoming more and more rebellious?
The central area of the Star Dou Great Forest is a forbidden zone for humans and a gathering place for all the ferocious beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
A black figure lay on a thick tree branch. He opened his golden vertical pupils and looked in the direction where Jin Tianming and Tian Mucheng had left, muttering, "Dragon bloodline?"
"Impossible! I remember that after that war, only myself and the master were left as true dragons. There couldn't be any other true dragons!" The figure quickly rejected that unrealistic idea and silently closed his eyes to rest.
The two quickly returned to their lodging. As soon as they landed, a figure instantly appeared in front of them. He knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Welcome back, Holy Lord and Lord Golden Dragon!"
This figure was named Mo Xie. His original martial soul was Shadow Ghost, and he was an eighty-level evil soul master. At that time, he regarded him and Tianming as prey and was preparing to attack them.
His attack triggered the Dragon Soul's protective mechanism, directly consuming Mo Xie, including his martial soul, soul rings, and spirit rings. Then, it transformed him, turning the once-powerful evil spirit master into a dragon slave of him and Jin Tianming. His martial soul also changed from Shadow Ghost to Shadow Dragon.
Seeing this absurd result, Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming were truly dumbfounded.
Wasn't this just an enhanced version of the Golden Dragon King?
The Golden Dragon King could unintentionally influence those around him who possessed dragon martial souls, while the Dragon Soul could transform those without dragon martial souls into those with dragon martial souls, and strengthen those dragon martial souls.
However, there was a price to pay. After transforming that evil spirit master, my mental strength directly disconnected from my soul power, causing me to regress several levels. Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen so far behind Jin Tianming in level.
Jin Tianming: Ah, right, right, the most amazing thing about the Dragon Soul is that although those transformed still retain self-awareness, they unconditionally obey him and his clones, and their cultivation speed is exceptionally fast.
This Mo Xie had already cultivated to the level of a Title Douluo, albeit a bottom-tier one, but it was enough.
It's especially useful for killing some members of the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
"The Heavenly Soul Empire killed his old man, so what if he killed a few members of the royal family to be his old man's slaves?"
Tian Mucheng asked. "Shadow Dragon, how about it?"
"Holy Lord, next year's Soul Master Competition will be held in the Heavenly Soul Empire." Mo Xie told Tian Mucheng everything he had heard, his eyes filled with fanaticism, like a mad believer offering his loyalty to the Great Lord.
Tian Mucheng stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said to Jin Tianming, "I remember the Heavenly Soul Empire will have a princess named Vina in the future, right?"
"Are you planning something again?" Jin Tianming naturally understood what the Holy Lord meant, but he still kindly advised, "You have too few clones right now, and if you use dragon slaves, they are all evil soul masters at this stage, so it may not be very effective."
Jin Tianming knew that the dragon slaves they had at this time were all modified by evil soul masters, and other soul masters had no chance to use them.
Tian Mucheng nodded, "No rush, I'll plan it out first."
"Shadow Dragon, protect the surroundings!"
"Yes, sir!"
Mo Xie immediately accepted the order, his figure turning into a shadow and disappearing in front of the two, and began patrolling the surroundings.
Tian Mucheng entered the house to begin creating his second clone. Jin Tianming followed, curious about what the second clone would be. After seeing it, he too would be heading to the Sun Moon Empire.
Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming arrived at their shared Sea of Spirit.
As long as their original bodies remained alive, Jin Tianming's death would return to Tian Mucheng's body, so he was completely unconcerned about death.
They both looked at the red dragon soul. The red dragon soul seemed to sense their gazes, lowering its head to meet theirs. Upon seeing Tian Mucheng, the red dragon soul acted like a dog seeing its master, flying to him and licking him like a lapdog.
Seeing this, Jin Tianming felt disgusted and moved away. This dragon soul shouldn't be called a dragon soul; it should be called a lapdog soul!
Tian Mucheng touched the red dragon soul and began his second creation. His spiritual power was being frantically devoured, and his face visibly paled.
Jin Tianming went behind Tian Mucheng to support him, preventing him from fainting.
The dragon soul, which had been shimmering with a dazzling red light, suddenly began to slowly change, as if drawn by some mysterious force. As time passed, a blurry figure gradually solidified on the dragon soul.
After a long wait, the mysterious figure finally appeared clearly before the two of them.
It was a stunningly beautiful girl with long brown hair! Her appearance seemed to brighten the surrounding air.
This brown-haired girl's beauty was breathtaking, rivaling even the most renowned beauties of the Douluo Continent.
Her skin was as white as snow, as delicate as jade; her beautiful eyes were like deep lakes, clear and captivating; beneath her high nose, her cherry-like lips were slightly upturned, revealing a faint smile.
However, what was most striking was the unique, languid aura she exuded.
This quality wasn't deliberate; it flowed naturally from her every gesture, giving her a unique charm and allure. It was as if she was utterly disdainful of everything in the world, yet she could easily attract everyone's attention.
"A woman?"
Jin Tianming looked at his Holy Lord in shock, his eyes seeming to say, "You wouldn't even spare your own clone, would you?"
Tian Mucheng naturally saw the meaning in Jin Tianming's eyes and said somewhat speechlessly, "How would I know? It seems your gender was created randomly."
Jin Tianming:
"Hello, main body and Old Jin." The girl greeted them lazily, looking extremely languid.
"Call me Holy Lord!"
"Oh~ Main body!"
Tian Mucheng:
Jin Tianming: Pfft.
Jin Tianming glanced at the girl, then looked at Tian Mucheng, chuckling, "Finally, a clone that can cure your chuunibyou!"
(End of Chapter)