As soul power was gradually injected, one could clearly see the Titan Snow Demon Right Palm Bone melting as if it were liquid, transforming into a pool of ice-blue fluid that slowly seeped into Jiang Jue's right hand.
At first, Jiang Jue felt immense comfort, as though a cool liquid was wrapping around his palm. However, that comforting coolness quickly turned into a bone-piercing chill. The liquid was merging with his bones, causing pain no less than a bone fracture.
From the outside, Jiang Jue's entire right hand glowed with a blue light, while a powerful ice-attributed soul force erupted from within the fluid.
Jiang Jue channeled his soul power, continuously refining and dissolving the energy. Everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
Zhongli Wu nodded in satisfaction.
From the very beginning, he had inspected the soul bone and found that all resentment within had long dissipated, leaving only the purest ice-attribute soul force. There was no risk of soul bone backlash.
Furthermore, Jiang Jue had undergone three secret medicinal baths over the years, strengthening his body far beyond that of ordinary soul masters. Absorbing a seventy-thousand-year soul bone was not a problem for him.
Time ticked away as the soul bone continued to fuse.
After two hours, the ice-blue glow on Jiang Jue's right hand gradually faded.
"Crack!"
Jiang Jue opened his eyes, a cold light flashing within them.
The soul bone fusion was complete.
The soul skill Titan Snow Burial left Jiang Jue quite satisfied.
It could instantly unleash ten times his own strength while possessing armor-piercing effects, significantly enhancing his melee combat capabilities.
Once he attached soul rings to his Martial Soul, this ability would play a crucial role.
Perhaps one day, Jiang Jue could become something akin to One Punch Man!
When he achieved the rank of Title Douluo, with his main Martial Soul fully equipped with soul rings and this tenfold strength amplification, who could withstand even a single strike from him?
Moreover, this soul bone had the potential for growth. Right now, it amplified strength by ten times—who knew how many times it could increase in the future...
"Is the absorption complete?"
Zhongli Wu examined Jiang Jue's right hand and asked.
"Yes, Master."
"That's good. Go and rest now, I have other matters to attend to."
Jiang Jue nodded in acknowledgment and returned to his quarters.
He sat cross-legged on his bed and entered his spiritual sea.
"Elder Yi, are you there?"
"I am. Why are you calling me?"
Electrolux's figure emerged from a shadowy portal, appearing before Jiang Jue.
"Elder Yi, how is Ice Emperor?"
Electrolux remained silent, raising a hand to summon a grayish screen in front of Jiang Jue.
The screen revealed the scene inside the Undead Plane, where Ice Emperor was clearly not having an easy time.
The spirit beast was being relentlessly pursued by several massive skeletal dragons, their hollow eye sockets glowing with the fire of souls, filled with insatiable hunger for the living.
Each of these skeletal dragons emitted an aura comparable to that of a Title Douluo. Ordinarily, Ice Emperor would not fear them, but she soon discovered that her soul power could not recover in this place.
This realm contained only the undead. Any defeated undead would simply return to the land in some mysterious way, never releasing any energy.
Thus, Ice Emperor no longer dared to waste soul power recklessly. Against these powerful undead creatures, fleeing was a more practical choice than fighting.
"This isn't bad either—it will help curb her arrogance. It will make things easier later on."
Jiang Jue muttered under his breath.
At that moment, Elekes suddenly spoke.
"Jiang boy, I've noticed that you've always been calculating your future steps meticulously. Every move seems flawlessly planned."
"Whether it was asking me to create a binding array to capture Ice Emperor, refining the elders of your cult, or acquiring that massive spiritual essence in the Extreme North..."
"Even our meeting in Star Dou Forest..."
"It all seems like it was within your expectations. It's as if you know everything in advance..."
Jiang Jue froze for a moment. He had long anticipated that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
Just as he was about to respond, Elekes continued.
"There's no need to answer me now. I can tell that you mean no harm to me, and that you've been carrying some kind of burden."
"Whenever you're ready to tell me, I'll be here to listen."
His tone was gentle, and his gaze carried the warmth of an elder's care.
He could sense that Jiang Jue was carrying a unique pressure upon his shoulders.
"Elder Yi, once everything settles, I will tell you."
Jiang Jue's eyes flickered with resolve, his lips tightening as he spoke firmly.
He was making a high-stakes gamble.
After all this time contemplating, he realized he had only three cards to play. And only by making full use of them could he break free from a certain God King's thousand-year scheme!
The first was his Soul Refining Banner. He could sense its extraordinary nature—it was far more than just a Martial Soul.
The second was the millennia of fate energy accumulated in the Douluo Continent. Tang GodKing wanted to harness this energy to cultivate new geniuses, but Jiang Jue intended to seize it for himself!
The third was Electrolux, who was gradually recovering within the Life Gold.
These were his entire fortune, his hidden aces.
And the bet was his life!
This was destined to be a perilous gamble, but he had no other choice—only forward!
Jiang Jue's eyes shone with madness.
"I only hope that the Divine Realm Committee will do its part..."
Divine Realm.
A majestic palace stood under the sacred glow of the Divine Realm, shimmering with a faint golden radiance.
This was the highest authority in the Divine Realm—the Divine Realm Committee—the entity governing all divine affairs.
The main hall was octagonal, with walls of gold, each displaying countless shifting visions—windows into various worlds across the cosmos.
Every golden screen represented a different planet in the mortal realm.
At the center of the hall stood a circular table, its surface made of an unknown material. Looking closely, one could see swirling mist, resembling an endless tunnel of time.
"The fate of the Douluo Continent has shifted..."
A low murmur echoed through the chamber.
A figure in a flowing blue robe stood before the table, a golden trident symbol gleaming at his brow.
At this moment, he was staring at the screen displaying Douluo Continent, his expression puzzled.
"But the Child of Fate has already emerged… Why is the fate energy still shifting?"
"Could it be the will of the Douluo Plane attempting to save itself?"
"Hmph! A mere plane's will dares to resist? It's simply asking for destruction!"
This man was Tang San.
"But this may work in my favor. If fate energy disperses, Father will be able to further replace the will of the Douluo Plane. By then, Douluo will become our Tang Family's backyard!"
"No matter how the energy shifts, it remains within Douluo. It cannot escape my grasp!"
"Since there will now be more than one person nurtured by Douluo's fate, let them fight. Only the victor is worthy of becoming my servant."
Tang San sneered. With a wave of his hand, a blue energy ripple veiled the Douluo Continent's vision, obscuring it.
"Hmph, everything is within my control."
With that, he vanished into a blue light, his confidence unshaken.
However, he failed to notice that as soon as he left, a purple figure silently slipped into the Divine Realm Committee…