Chapter 280: The Descent of the God of Death
For anyone, death is terrifying, and Yu Yuanzhen is no exception. Although he is well aware that his lifespan is drawing to a close, the thought of sacrificing his own life still makes him hesitate.
"Yu Yuanzhen, what are you hesitating about!"
Xiao Yu saw through Yu Yuanzhen's inner thoughts and mocked him without any courtesy: "Given the current situation, you are doomed without the True Dragon Nine Crowns. Even with it, you will die, but perhaps your clansmen might have a chance to survive. If you continue to hesitate, your people will be wiped out!"
Only then did Yu Yuanzhen come to his senses. Under the toxic fog attacks of Dugu Bo and Abrodi, the more than two hundred surviving disciples had now been reduced to less than thirty.
For Yu Yuanzhen, the inheritance of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul is above all else, including his own life.
At this moment, there was no more hesitation in his eyes.
"Xiao Yu, since you are so eager to see the True Dragon Nine Crowns, then take a good look!"
Yu Yuanzhen's eyes gathered a murderous intent, and his gaze, like two sharp daggers, fixed on Xiao Yu.
"The dragon begets nine sons, each residing on a mountain. Each mountain has a crown, and nine times nine return to one!"
Yu Yuanzhen chanted the incantation, and the dragon bone fragments buried deep within the nine mountains broke through the soil. Eight of the fragments swiftly moved towards Yu Yuanzhen. As for the most complete head fragment, the Snow Jade Crown, its activation conditions were much stricter. One must willingly sacrifice their life to the Snow Jade Crown to activate it, and only then could it be used by another person.
Yu Yuanzhen's body continuously absorbed the other eight dragon bone fragments, his momentum rising steadily. The dazzling blue-purple light flickered around him like a blazing sun.
"Behold, this is the pride of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family! Although I do not know why you would allow me to use the True Dragon Nine Crowns, now, come and meet your doom!"
About half an hour later, Yu Yuanzhen had finally absorbed all eight dragon bone fragments. This was also the greatest flaw of the True Dragon Nine Crowns—the absorption and fusion process took far too long.
Apart from opponents like Xiao Yu, who deliberately indulged him to witness the true power of the True Dragon Nine Crowns, no normal enemy would allow Yu Yuanzhen to absorb for such an extended period.
Thus, although the final power of this move was astonishing, in terms of practical combat effectiveness, it was not on the same level as the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect's mind control or the Haotian Sect's Great Xumi Hammer.
After completing the absorption, Yu Yuanzhen transformed once more on the basis of his soul true body. A gigantic thunder dragon, hundreds of meters long, roared and coiled in the sky. The blue-purple thunderous power gushed out from his body like a surging river, eventually enveloping his entire form.
Despite not absorbing the most crucial Snow Jade Crown, Yu Yuanzhen, having absorbed the other eight dragon bone fragments, still elevated his strength to the semi-divine level. The nine soul rings on his body all turned into a dark red, a blend of red and black, a color unique to soul rings of ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years.
"Is this the True Dragon Nine Crowns? If I had absorbed the final Snow Jade Crown, I suppose all my soul rings would have reached the ten-thousand-year mark!"
Xiao Yu quietly sensed the soul power fluctuations around Yu Yuanzhen. At this moment, Yu Yuanzhen's strength was on par with Tang Chen, who had completed the eight trials of the Asura God. However, considering that Tang Chen had been drained by the Nine-Headed Bat King at that time, in terms of true strength, Tang Chen was still above the current Yu Yuanzhen.
"Not bad. Although I failed to absorb the most important Snow Jade Crown of the True Dragon Nine Crowns, my strength has now broken through to the ninety-ninth level, the ultimate limit. Even the once-renowned Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen of the soul master world might not be able to defeat me. Xiao Yu, it's too late for you to regret now!"
With a roar, Yu Yuanzhen's massive body twisted, gathering soul power. The nine soul rings flickered in sequence, and the terrifying thunderous power erupted from within him. The ninth soul ring, now dark red, burst into a dazzling radiance, shining even brighter in the night sky.
The ninth soul skill, True Dragon's Wrath, Shakes the Nine Heavens!
The thunderclouds in the sky churned, and countless massive bolts of thunder rained down on Xiao Yu. The overwhelming momentum sent a chill down the spines of Dugu Bo and Abrodi, who almost instantly ceased the release of their toxic fog and focused their soul power to protect themselves.
As for the remaining twenty-odd disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, their minds went completely blank under the terrifying pressure, and they had long since fainted. And this was just the beginning.
Nine successive thunderous roars echoed as nine gigantic thunder dragons, each over a hundred meters long and condensed from thunderous power, came crashing down.
"Now this is getting interesting!"
Xiao Yu laughed loudly. In tonight's battle, neither the Blue Phoenix Douluo nor the Guangling Douluo had managed to push him to his limits. It was only now, with Yu Yuanzhen having ascended to a semi-divine state, that he felt any pressure.
The seventh soul skill, Soul True Body activated!
The God of Death's Domain was unleashed!
The hundred-thousand-year-old torso soul bone skill, the Emperor of Death's Sacred Body, was activated!
Xiao Yu's momentum instantly soared, and his soul power surged out continuously, clashing fiercely with the nine thunder dragons diving towards him. The terrifying energy rippled outwards like waves, spreading rapidly.
"Die, Xiao Yu!"
Yu Yuanzhen's roar echoed through the sky as the thunder dragon he had transformed into charged at Xiao Yu with a roar.
"Since that's the case, then let's settle this with one strike!"
Xiao Yu let out a long howl, and the ninth soul ring with three golden patterns lit up.
Behind Xiao Yu, a massive shadow slowly rose. This shadow was entirely grayish-black, nearly a kilometer tall. Compared to it, the giant dragon that Yu Yuanzhen had transformed into was like a tiny earthworm.
The moment this shadow appeared, the temperature of the entire True Dragon Mountain plummeted dramatically. The cold energy fluctuations seemed to alter the very fabric of the world, and the supreme aura emanating from the shadow made one involuntarily feel the urge to kneel and worship.
This was the second soul skill granted to Xiao Yu by his ninth soul ring, the Descent of the God of Death!
The moment the God of Death descended, the world seemed to be reborn, and all undead fell silent. The nine soul skills' thunder dragons exploded in an instant, and the thunderous power within them dissipated into nothingness under the pressure of the God of Death.
"Roar!"
Yu Yuanzhen let out a scream, his dragon face filled with reluctance. Intense thunderous power continued to burst from his body as he launched a final, desperate assault.
The God of Death behind Xiao Yu slowly raised a giant sword hundreds of meters long and swung it down.
The sword sliced through the sky, causing it to violently tremble. Multiple bottomless black holes suddenly appeared in the air, and space was truly torn apart!
(End of chapter)
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