Douluo: I, the Sun God

Seeing Xu Yang agree, a smile appeared on Zhao Yan's lips. Golden-red light bloomed from his two-meter-long divine soul, and at the same time, the spine of the massive three-hundred-meter-long true dragon corpse in the distance began to reflect light.

Soon, a torso spirit bone shimmering with golden-red light flew out from the dragon corpse. It was covered in countless crimson markings, which formed the shape of a true dragon when viewed together.

As soon as Zhao Yan saw the torso bone, he dove into it, controlling it to fly toward Xu Yang's back. Then it slowly merged into him. Xu Yang didn't say anything more and immediately closed his eyes to begin refining it.

He wasn't worried about Zhao Yan. His soul had already reached the nascent spirit stage, and his body had transformed into a God body. Zhao Yan, being only a remnant soul, couldn't threaten him. If Zhao Yan had any malicious intent, Xu Yang could destroy him instantly—or at the very least, force him out.

As the torso bone entered his body, Xu Yang immediately felt a vast and incomparably pure energy pour into him. A faint golden-red spirit ring also formed on the outermost layer of his body, slowly condensing.

His cultivation once again surged—Rank 91, Rank 92, Rank 93…

Xu Yang's realm had long since surpassed the level of a regular Spirit Master. With the support of his nascent spirit and God body, his foundation was rock solid. Even if he ascended straight to Rank 99, it wouldn't cause any instability. This was also why he dared to absorb the Ultimate ice and fire powers so recklessly.

After absorbing Zhao Yan's power, his internal golden core also developed faint red markings and expanded to the size of a walnut.

"This kid... how the hell is he cultivating? I was even thinking of sealing part of my power—but clearly, there's no need. He can handle all of it!"

Zhao Yan, while assisting Xu Yang in refining the spirit ring and spirit bone, was stunned by the scene before him. In life, he had been a First level God. Even after death, the remnants of his energy could easily blow up an Ultimate Douluo. Yet Xu Yang absorbed it so effortlessly, barely needing any help.

As time passed, the golden core inside Xu Yang's body suddenly emitted a brilliant light. The red markings became increasingly clear, and then a powerful suction force exploded from it.

Immediately, the spirit power in Xu Yang's body, along with the energy from the spirit ring and spirit bone Zhao Yan had given him, began to be drawn into the golden core like a whale swallowing the sea. This sudden change shocked both Xu Yang and Zhao Yan.

Xu Yang hadn't expected it, but he quickly realized that there was no danger—in fact, it felt wonderful.

That could only mean his golden core was undergoing a new transformation.

"Hey, Xu Yang, you alright?!" Zhao Yan asked with concern. This was about whether or not he'd be able to revive, after all.

"I'm not just alright—it's a good thing. My golden core is transforming." Xu Yang smiled confidently and focused his mind inward, fully activating the Great Sun Heart Manual, absorbing the Ultimate ice and fire energy from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to support the transformation.

Soon, the golden core appeared to have "eaten its fill" and began emitting golden-red light. Not long after, it began a cycle of rapid contraction and expansion—nine times in total—before finally stabilizing.

Compared to before, the new golden core didn't look too different; in fact, it was slightly smaller, about the size of a ping-pong ball.

Then, it began emitting golden-red energy. This energy fluctuated like spirit power—but it was clearly of higher quality and far purer.

Sensing it, Zhao Yan blurted out in disbelief: "This is God power! And it's on par with First level God power—how can this be?! You haven't even become a God yet!"

Then his shock turned to joy. With God power now inside Xu Yang's body, his own recovery could be accelerated.

With the golden core transformed again, the ninth spirit ring and torso bone Zhao Yan had given him were fully refined. Xu Yang sent part of his consciousness into the spirit ring and bone—and found that only the spirit ring provided a soul skill; the spirit bone gave none.

And the ring's skill was just one: Infinity. It was a passive soul skill.

From the moment he obtained it, all of Xu Yang's abilities consumed 90% less energy. Only a tenth of the usual energy was required. Moreover, his recovery ability increased greatly, fully compensating for the energy used.

This made his endurance practically unlimited.

"This is 'Infinity,' one of the Sun authorities I wielded before I fell. I've granted it to you in the form of a spirit ring. Once you become a God, this authority will automatically merge into your God position."

Zhao Yan's voice echoed in Xu Yang's mind, explaining the soul skill's origin.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yang was ecstatic. This soul skill—no, authority—was incredibly powerful. Nearly limitless stamina meant he could unleash his full strength without worrying about energy depletion, effectively doubling his combat power.

Even if he couldn't kill an opponent of equal strength, he could still drag them to death by sheer attrition.

"Asura God Fourth Trial: Break through to Titled Douluo – Completed. Reward: Asura God Light Affinity +10%. Current Total Affinity: 35%."

When that voice rang in his mind, Xu Yang showed a strange expression. He hadn't even read the fourth trial's contents—and it was already complete, just from breaking through.

Zhao Yan had heard the voice too and asked curiously, "I meant to ask before—you used to say you wanted to create your own God position. So why did you accept the Asura God's inheritance? Aren't you afraid of a clash between two God positions blowing you up?"

Xu Yang said, "The Asura God told me he has a way to let me bear two God positions at once. That's why I accepted it."

Zhao Yan sneered, "You'd still believe those hypocrites in the God Realm?"

Xu Yang laughed, "From what I've heard about the God War back then, the root cause was your Dragon God Realm. It was the Dragon God who lost control. Had little to do with the God Realm, right?"

"Hmph!" Zhao Yan snorted coldly and retreated into the torso bone, clearly unwilling to argue.

"Asura God Fifth Trial: Defeat the Asura Phantom!" Ignoring Zhao Yan, Xu Yang focused his mind into the mark on his forehead to view the content of the fifth trial.

"Asura Phantom: A projection of the Asura God's spiritual will, possessing strength equal to the challenger."

"So the fifth trial is actually a fight against the Asura God…"

Xu Yang didn't believe this would be as simple as previous trials. Although the Asura God was born a God King, he had lived for countless years and fought countless battles. In terms of experience, Xu Yang—who had only cultivated for a dozen years—couldn't compare. This trial was bound to be extremely difficult.