Chapter 394 376: The Dragon Maiden's Body Is Complete, Fusing Together, Realm Skyrockets

The tribulation was about to begin.

RUMBLE—

Black Thunder crashed down on Snow, helping to forge her body. This body-forging Thunderstorm seemed destined to last for a long time. After confirming Snow wouldn't be harmed, Jiang Qiu looked away. 'This is great. After absorbing all the Soul Race enemies within the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space, Snow has sped up her body's formation, and I'm about to break through to the Fusion Realm myself.'

He accessed the Dark Web through a channel Celestial Star had previously shown him. Checking his account and the bounty lists, he discovered the bounty on his head had been taken down. It seemed some network had been destroyed, forcing the Dark Web's administrators to cancel the contract.

One small hassle was finally resolved. Now he wouldn't have to deal with a constant stream of pursuers.

However, there were still important matters to attend to. With so many members of the Soul Race dead, their resources were left unguarded, ripe for the taking.

The main issue was that Snow's forging of her Dragon Maiden body required a vast amount of resources. She was currently absorbing the reserves stored within the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space, but they were nearly exhausted and needed to be replenished immediately.

Without another word, Jiang Qiu began his expedition. For seven straight days, he roamed the heart of the Soul Race's territory. Using Day and Night Reversal in conjunction with the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space, he easily broke through various soul-level barriers and entered their Treasure Vaults to claim the resources within.

As one of the Desolate Realm's top clans, the amount of resources they held was truly immense. It was no exaggeration to say there was enough to nurture a supreme expert to the Harmonization Realm.

But reaching the Harmonization Realm wasn't something that could be achieved with resources alone. Talent was an insurmountable barrier for countless individuals, and this clan had yet to produce another Harmonization Realm expert to equal their Ancestor.

Jiang Qiu then channeled all the resources he had gathered into Snow. He could see with his naked eye that her Dragon Maiden body was transforming, and the Thunder striking her grew even more ferocious.

'In a way, her Dragon Body is even purer than mine. It's as if it's undergoing a constant, innate transformation—the sheer volume of resources I've poured into it is just immense.'

Her draconic aura surged, evolving from the Peeping Dao Realm to the Dao Entry Realm, then to the Half-Step Fusion Realm. She began the Fusion process, and her Dragon Body completed its second transformation!

VMMMM—

In a moment of shared consciousness, Jiang Qiu sensed a change in Snow's aura and entered the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space as a Soul Body. At that instant, the Dragon Maiden was no longer curled into a ball. She floated calmly before him, like a newborn deity.

The Thunder had disappeared, but its violent energy still crackled in the air. Before him was a sacred physique, tough Dragon Scales, and a pair of divine, prideful Dragon Horns.

It was a pure Dragon Form, its Realm already approaching the Fusion Realm. It just had to break through one final barrier to ascend to a higher level!

The Fusion Realm was a threshold that had stopped too many so-called geniuses in their tracks. If one failed to cross it, there was no chance of ever reaching a higher stage. And Fusion was never a simple matter; it required profound understanding and a moment of sudden, complete enlightenment!

Fortunately, the Dao pursued by Jiang Qiu and Snow offered a shortcut.

"Senior Brother," an ethereal voice echoed in his mind. Snow finally opened her eyes. Her Dragon Eyes seemed to contain the sun, moon, and stars, and her aura was like that of a True God who had transcended this world. "I have forged my Dragon Form."

The moment he heard her voice, Jiang Qiu's heart shook. A hundred emotions swirled in his eyes as he let out a soft sigh. "As long as the forging is complete, that's all that matters."

Although not much time had passed since they had left the Yin Yang Great Realm, the perception of time within the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space was completely different.

The flow of time here was different from that of the Outer Realm. A Soul Body dwelling in this space-time would feel that all things were illusory, that the concept of time itself was nonexistent. You could say you had waited for ten thousand years, or you could say you had waited for a single moment.

It was just like that time in the capital of the Netherworld Dynasty. They had just entered the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm and then emerged in the blink of an eye. To the outside world, it seemed as if they had gone in and out in a flash. But for those inside, time felt excruciatingly long as they passed through one stage after another. There was no looking forward to time's end, only the stark line between life and death.

This was the unique nature of the Dragon Spirit Secret Realm Space. The concept of time was nearly nonexistent within it, but only Soul Bodies, or certain inanimate objects devoid of Life Force, could enter.

An unknown amount of time had passed during their first void traversal in the Outer Realm, and on top of that, at least half a month had gone by in the Desolate Realm. It was impossible to say just how long Snow's Soul Body had waited and endured the agony of forging her form.

It had been such a long wait.

'Seeing the results now, it feels like the dust has finally settled. I can finally be at ease...'

Suddenly, a soft hand belonging to the Dragon Maiden grabbed Jiang Qiu's right hand. A familiar-looking mask pressed close, and for a moment, he could faintly see the shadow of an old acquaintance within it. But the feeling was fleeting, gone in an instant.

RIP—

"Let's hurry and break through to the Fusion Realm. Then we can do... a lot more things." The Dragon Maiden's voice was crisp and ethereal. She sounded like a deity who had long transcended the world, yet she spoke such worldly words. "That way, you'll also have a better chance of finding the Nine Venerable Great Realm..."

This transformation seemed to have allowed her to see through many things, even granting her insight into Jiang Qiu's thoughts. The bond between their bloodlines had deepened at least tenfold; it was no exaggeration to say they were now one soul in two bodies.

Soon, Jiang Qiu manifested his own draconic Soul Body and began the Fusion. The two Soul Bodies merged into one, attempting to break through the shackles of their current Realm.

These shackles, it seemed, did more than just bar them from the Fusion Realm; they also suppressed the terrifying power latent within both Jiang Qiu and Snow. At this moment, all of that power was being unleashed.

Jiang Qiu's Dragon Race Dao, Hundred Ghosts Dao, and My Dao all combined, surging into Snow's soul as a single entity. The supremely pure Dragon Race bloodline within her body nourished this cataclysmic power.

BOOM— BOOM— BOOM—

Both the Hundred Ghosts Dao and My Dao were incredibly unyielding and dominant. The Dragon Race Dao was a latent Dao; while not one of the fabled Three Thousand Great Daos, it possessed an exceedingly tyrannical nature. These three Daos surged violently, using the Dragon Maiden's body as a vessel as they began to fuse.

My Dao, the strongest, centered on the self to crush all foes; the Hundred Ghosts Dao, exceedingly bizarre, sought to control all living things; the Dragon Race Dao, a latent power from antiquity, was tyrannical and invincible.

"Hngh... Unh..."

The Dragon Maiden's soul trembled violently. Despite having devoured enough resources to create a Harmonization Realm expert, her Soul Body's Realm was still only on par with Jiang Qiu's. She had not yet advanced.

Vast amounts of energy were waiting to be assimilated. She gritted her teeth against the savage pain, doing her utmost to pacify the three tyrannical Daos that had invaded her body. She began to utilize a newly awakened draconic inheritance: Fusion!

She didn't remember where she came from or anything about her background. But the moment she transformed into a true dragon, a wealth of pure draconic inheritances flooded her mind, as if some ancient being of an unknown Realm was guiding her.

Normally, no one had any experience merging even two Great Daos, let alone three. But that timeless voice provided her with a method, one that could even incorporate the latent Dragon Race Dao into the mix...

"Inherit my orthodoxy! My successor shall one day carve a path out of the dark abyss and achieve Transcendence with invincible might!"

The resonant voice echoed through her very bloodline. The Dragon Maiden's body, now infused with all of Jiang Qiu's Daos and power, completed the most earth-shattering Fusion!

Having shattered the shackles of their Realm, the unassimilated power that already belonged to them began to surge. Their Realms skyrocketed. For them, advancing through the Fusion Realm—a stage where even monstrous prodigies might be stuck for thousands of years—was as easy as walking on level ground.

Initial Tier of the Fusion Realm, Middle Tier of the Fusion Realm, High Tier Fusion Realm, and finally, the Peak of Fusion Realm!