A person's body is like a container. Expanding meridians and increasing physical strength both serve to enlarge this container. However, no matter how much one enhances their body—even reaching the level of a Title Douluo—the capacity of this container remains limited. If the soul power within is sufficiently refined and compressed, its volume will decrease, allowing the body to store even more soul power.
The technique of compressing and refining soul power is typically only practiced after reaching the Soul Sage level, once one possesses a soul core. This is because, by that stage, the body's endurance begins to reach its limit.
Yet now, Gu You had already begun compressing and refining his soul power, relying solely on his powerful blood essence. In fact, his body was doing so automatically, without any conscious effort on his part.
The advantage of compressing soul power was clear—it allowed one to challenge and defeat enemies of higher levels.
As the feeling of comfort deepened, Gu You gradually entered a state of deep meditation. His soul power and blood essence resonated in harmony, causing the light from his scales to flicker faintly.
In a world of darkness, Gu You stood face-to-face with the Dragon God.
"I thought you were in hibernation?" Gu You asked.
"Hibernation? Can't you use a better word? It's called slumber," the Dragon God replied, clearly displeased.
"Fine, whatever you say." Gu You chuckled.
"I sensed it the first time you absorbed that boy's power. At first, I thought it was just an imitation, but I never expected it to be real. I never imagined that after so many millennia, his power would end up being used by a mere human," the Dragon God sighed, lost in thought.
"Now that you have absorbed a portion of his power, your attributes will naturally increase. However, for both me and your Martial Soul, this is different. When true destruction and true creation merge, it will lead to a new level of ascension. In the end, the emergence of this newfound power comes with a choice you must make. Whether you can truly grasp invincible power will depend on you."
As the dark space gradually turned white, the Dragon God gave Gu You no chance to ask further questions.
As the medicinal fragrance gradually faded, Gu Yue opened her eyes—it was already the next morning.
Standing up and stretching, a look of surprise flashed across her delicate face.
In just one day, she could clearly feel that her body had been purified. A layer of gray impurities coated her skin, making her feel sticky and uncomfortable. More importantly, the sealed energy within her bloodline had increased by more than double.
So this method actually works!
Gu Yue clapped her hands together in excitement. By utilizing certain herbs and cultivating together with Gu You, not only would her human cultivation improve, but even her innate power would receive immeasurable benefits.
Feeling pleased with herself, Gu Yue headed off to bathe. Girls, after all, tended to be more concerned with cleanliness than boys—this applied to female dragons as well. The foul-smelling impurities on her body were simply unbearable.
Tang Wulin began to wake up, his expression one of pure comfort. Though he hadn't absorbed the Golden Dragon King's seal this time, the effects of the four great spiritual herbs had still brought him tremendous benefits.
Glancing toward the meditating Gu You, Tang Wulin's eyes flickered with astonishment. If his guess was correct, Gu You was currently in a state of deep meditation.
Deep meditation was a rare and precious occurrence. Tang Wulin himself had only experienced it once. Its greatest benefit was the enhancement of comprehension—essentially increasing one's innate understanding of cultivation. However, what one could comprehend during deep meditation varied from person to person. Some Soul Masters experienced it at a young age, while others might never achieve it in their lifetime.
Tang Wulin chose not to disturb Gu You. Walking carefully, he quietly pushed the door open and left.
The moment Tang Wulin stepped out, Gu You suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze lingering in the direction where Tang Wulin had departed.
This time, I have received a heaven-sent opportunity—not just deep meditation, but the second evolution of my Martial Soul!
That's right—a second evolution!
After absorbing part of the Golden Dragon King's attributes, Gu You's Purple-Gold Dragon Emperor Martial Soul had truly transformed. Its power had undergone a complete shift towards divine destruction, with its previously extreme destructive aura now fully refined. Though traces of its former destructive tendencies remained, they had been greatly minimized. Now, divine destruction fully encompassed the essence of Gu You's Martial Soul.
From now on, it could no longer be called the Purple-Gold Dragon Emperor.
Instead, it had evolved into the Purple-Gold Destruction Dragon Emperor!
A complete transformation into a top-tier god-level Martial Soul.
Gu You stood up, and four bloodline soul rings rose beneath his feet. The newest purple-gold soul ring shimmered brilliantly.
Purple-Gold Radiance!
"Clang!"
A crisp metallic sound rang out from Gu You's body. Suddenly, his golden scales flashed brilliantly, transforming into a dazzling, mirror-like surface that reflected light in all directions.
To an outsider, this ability might seem useless, but to Gu You, this was a divine technique!
In the Purple-Gold Radiance state, he was invincible for three seconds!
This wasn't just a divine skill—it was absolute domination. In history, this ability had only appeared twice before. Including Gu You's instance, the only other known person to possess it was the Sea God Tang San's wife, the legendary "Spicy Rabbit Head" (Xiao Wu).
At the same time, Gu You had fully analyzed the overall enhancement from breaking through the Golden Dragon King's fourth seal. The results were simply insane.
First Seal: When activating Double Dragon Claws, his strength doubled, and his defense became impervious to attacks from Soul Masters of the same level. This alone was terrifying—doubling strength meant that Gu You, in his full-power state, could now exert a force of 150,000 jin (~75 tons) with a single punch.
With such power, he could instantly kill a Title Douluo, while even a Hyper Douluo would suffer severe internal injuries.
Second Seal: Simply added another bloodline soul ring—Purple-Gold Dragon Armor.
Third Seal: Increased strength by another one-third and granted the ability to reverse blood essence flow to unleash the true primal power of his bloodline techniques.
Fourth Seal: Added a second Purple-Gold Bloodline Soul Ring and, most critically, the Purple-Gold Radiance skill.
Not only did it grant three seconds of absolute invincibility, but it also absorbed any damage taken during that time and converted it into amplified counterattacks.
This technique was known as Damage Absorption.
However, it did have a weakness. The stronger the enemy's attack, the more power he could absorb—but if his defenses were breached, he would suffer a severe backlash, potentially falling unconscious for an extended period.
To summarize—Gu You was now invincible.
Below god-level, he had no rivals.
Against god-level opponents, he could still fight to a one-for-one trade, except against Second-Class Gods or higher.
Suddenly, Gu You's expression sharpened.
"Who's there?!" he called out coldly.
When he saw who it was, he froze for a moment.
"You've been here for a while, haven't you?"
"…Yes."