Chapter 7: Red Dragon Soul and Dragon Slave
A year passed in the blink of an eye.
Tian Mucheng's level reached 20, while Jin Tianming's level reached 25.
Tian Mucheng's body was truly too fragile; reaching level 21 was all thanks to Jin Tianming. Otherwise, Tian Mucheng would have likely needed to wait until he was 12 years old to reach level 20.
Inside the Star Dou Forest, the two once again arrived at their usual spot. As Jin Tianming's bloodline grew increasingly potent, low-level Soul Beasts dared not approach them.
Jin Tianming stood to the side, watching Tian Mucheng absorb his nine-hundred-year second Soul Ring. He had originally wanted the Engulfing Sky Dragon to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring for his second Soul Ring, just like him, but unfortunately, the Saint Lord's body was still too fragile.
Two hours passed subtly. Tian Mucheng slowly opened his eyes, feeling his body strengthen once more, and his heart filled with joy. His fragile body had finally grown stronger again.
"What level?" Jin Tianming asked curiously. A nine-hundred-year Soul Ring should bring a significant boost to the Saint Lord.
Tian Mucheng came back to his senses and answered without any concealment, "Level 22. My body has been strengthened again. I should no longer be exhausted when using my second Soul Ring skill."
"That's good!"
Jin Tianming nodded, feeling very happy and satisfied with the Saint Lord's progress. As for why he called the Engulfing Sky Dragon the Saint Lord, the Engulfing Sky Dragon wanted to be a bit chuunibyou, and as a clone, he could only indulge him.
Tian Mucheng summoned his Martial Soul, the Dragon Soul. This time, just like when he absorbed his first Soul Ring, there was a red Dragon Soul beside his Dragon Soul.
"Strange, why is it fire element?" Jin Tianming was very surprised when he first saw the red Dragon Soul. He remembered that the Saint Lord had absorbed a wood element Soul Beast. Why was the resulting Dragon Soul not wood element, but fire element?
"Let's think about it as we go."
Tian Mucheng stood up, put away his Martial Soul, and said, they were still in the Soul Beast forest, which was not the place for discussion.
Jin Tianming nodded, grabbed the Saint Lord by his collar, spread his Golden Dragon wings, and swiftly flew into the sky.
Tian Mucheng: ???
"Why do you always like to grab my collar?"
"Isn't this the thrill you like?"
"Thrill your m—"
"We don't have m—"
Tian Mucheng: 6
Why is this clone becoming more and more rebellious?
The central area of the Star Dou Great Forest, this was a human forbidden zone, the gathering place for all fierce 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 Jin Tianming and Tian Mucheng had left, muttering, "Dragon bloodline?"
"Impossible! I remember that after that war, the true dragons only had myself and the Lord left. It's impossible for there to be other true dragons!" The figure quickly dismissed that unrealistic thought and silently closed his eyes to rest.
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The two quickly returned to their lodging. As soon as they landed, a figure instantly appeared before them. He knelt on one knee and respectfully said, "Welcome back, Saint Lord and Golden Dragon!"
This figure was named Moxie. His Martial Soul, originally Shadow Ghost, was an eighty-level Evil Soul Master. At that time, he had regarded himself and Tianming as prey and was preparing to attack them.
Precisely because of his attack, the Dragon Soul's protection mechanism was triggered, directly devouring Moxie, including his Martial Soul, soul, and Soul Rings. Then, it underwent transformation, and an Evil Soul Master directly became his and Jin Tianming's Dragon Slave. His Martial Soul also changed from Shadow Ghost to Shadow Dragon.
At that time, seeing such an outrageous result, Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming were truly bewildered.
Isn't this just an enhanced Golden Dragon King?
The Golden Dragon King could unintentionally influence people with dragon Martial Souls around him, while the Dragon Soul could transform people without dragon Martial Souls into dragon Martial Souls, and dragon Martial Souls would enhance dragon Martial Souls.
However, there was still a price. After transforming that Evil Soul Master, my spiritual power directly disconnected, and my Soul Power regressed several levels. Otherwise, it would be impossible for my level to be so far behind Jin Tianming's.
Jin Tianming: Ah, right, right, right.
One more awesome thing about the Dragon Soul is that after being transformed, people still have self-awareness, but they unconditionally obey him and his clone, and their cultivation speed will be exceptionally fast.
This Moxie had already cultivated to Title Douluo, though he was a bottom-tier Title Douluo, but it was enough.
Especially for killing some royals of the Tianhun Empire, he was really quite useful.
The Tianhun Empire killed his old man, so what if he killed a few royals to be his old man's slaves?
"Shadow Dragon, how is it?" Tian Mucheng asked.
"Lord Saint, next year's Soul Master Competition will be held in the Tianhun Empire." Moxie relayed all the news he had heard to Tian Mucheng in one go. His eyes were filled with fanaticism, like a mad believer offering loyalty to a great lord.
Tian Mucheng stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then said to Jin Tianming, "I remember there's a princess in the Tianhun Empire named Wei Na in the future, right?"
"Are you trying to stir up trouble again?" Jin Tianming naturally understood the Saint Lord's meaning, and he kindly advised, "Your clones are too few right now. If you use Dragon Slaves, they are all Evil Soul Masters at this stage, which might not be good."
Jin Tianming knew that the Dragon Slaves they currently had were all transformed from Evil Soul Masters. As for other Soul Masters, there was no opportunity to make a move.
Tian Mucheng nodded, "No rush, I'll just plan it out first."
"Shadow Dragon, protect the surroundings!"
"Yes, Lord!"
Moxie immediately took the order, his figure transforming into a shadow and disappearing before the two, beginning to patrol the surroundings.
Tian Mucheng walked into the house and began the creation of his second clone. Jin Tianming also followed him in. He was a bit curious about what the second clone would be, and after seeing the second clone, he would also have to depart for the Sun Moon Empire.
Tian Mucheng and Jin Tianming arrived together at the Spirit Sea. Their Spirit Sea was shared.
As long as the Engulfing Sky Dragon didn't die, even if Jin Tianming died, he would return to Tian Mucheng's body, so Jin Tianming didn't care about so-called death at all.
The two looked at the red Dragon Soul together. The red Dragon Soul seemed to sense their gaze, and she also lowered her head to meet their eyes. Upon seeing Tian Mucheng, the red Dragon Soul acted like a dog seeing its owner, flying onto Tian Mucheng and constantly licking him like a sycophant.
Seeing this, Jin Tianming moved away with a look of disdain. This Dragon Soul shouldn't be called a Dragon Soul; it should be called a Sycophant Soul!
Tian Mucheng touched the red Dragon Soul and then began the second creation. His spiritual power began to be devoured frantically, and his face visibly turned pale.
Jin Tianming came behind Tian Mucheng and supported him, preventing him from losing his balance and fainting.
The Dragon Soul, which had originally been glowing with a dazzling red light, suddenly seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, slowly beginning to transform. As time passed, a blurry human figure gradually began to condense above the Dragon Soul.
After a long wait, finally, the mysterious figure completely and clearly appeared before the two of them.
It was actually a beautiful young girl with long brown hair! Her appearance seemed to brighten the surrounding air.
This brown-haired girl's beauty was truly captivating, her allure no less than that of the famous beauties on the Douluo Continent.
Her skin was as white as snow, as delicate as suet jade; her beautiful large eyes were like deep lakes, clear and enchanting; beneath her high nose bridge, her cherry lips curved slightly upward, revealing a faint, almost imperceptible smile.
However, what was most striking was the unique sense of languidness that emanated from her.
This aura was not intentional but flowed naturally from her every gesture, giving her a unique charm and appeal. It was as if she held all worldly things in disdain, yet she could easily capture everyone's attention.
"A girl?" Jin Tianming looked at his Saint Lord in shock, his eyes seemingly asking if he wouldn't even spare his own clones.
Tian Mucheng naturally understood the meaning in Jin Tianming's eyes and said somewhat speechlessly, "How would I know? The gender when I created you also seemed to be random."
Jin Tianming:
"Hello, Engulfing Sky Dragon and Old Jin." The girl greeted them somewhat languidly, her manner appearing extremely lazy.
"Call him Saint Lord!"
"Oh~ Engulfing Sky Dragon!"
Tian Mucheng:
Jin Tianming: Pfft.
Jin Tianming glanced at the girl, then looked at Tian Mucheng, and chuckled, "Finally, there's a clone who can cure your chuunibyou!"