Douluo Dalu - The Story of Sheng Feilong

Sheng Feilong spent the rest of the day with his father. The latter talked to some other guards for a while, asking for the rest of the day off, and Sheng Feilong told him about everything that had happened in the last few months.

The stories about the pride of golden lions living in the mountains already shocked Sheng Lingtian, but the real surprise for him was the fact that their ancestor, Sheng Wuyong, was actually one of the strongest Three-Eyed Golden Lions, and the brother of their pride's king, at that.

Sheng Feilong told him about the inheritance left behind by Sheng Wuyong, calming his father down, who reacted similar to Song Weihan after hearing about the blood magic Sheng Wuyong used, by telling him about the tests Song Weihan had run on Sheng Feilong.

Sheng Lingtian was thrilled about the news that Sheng Feilong now possessed a 100.000-years-old Spirit Soul and even more so when he heard that that Spirit Soul was the former king of the lions, and that Sheng Feilong had already obtained another Soul Ring, becoming a Soul Saint.

After hesitating for a while, Sheng Feilong also told his father what the lion king told him – that there wasn't a way for Sheng Lingtian to awaken his bloodline like Sheng Feilong did. Sheng Lingtian was moved that Sheng Feilong even considered giving him the 177.000-years-old Soul Bone of the lion king to help out, but vehemently refused to accept it, even before Sheng Feilong told him that it wouldn't help his bloodline.

Two days passed by while Sheng Feilong, Huang Jialong and Yuanen Yehui got used to living in the Daedalus headquarters again. They didn't train during that time, aside for their usual meditation, and Song Weihan and She Meixiao also didn't bother them during that time.

When they returned to daily life with Song Weihan's training, he and She Meixiao had already worked out a new training plan for the three of them. Yuanen Yehui had just become a Soul Emperor, and could thus resume to train normally until she reached another critical point, while Song Weihan and She Meixiao personally guided Sheng Feilong and Huang Jialong, respectively.

She Meixiao asked to help Huang Jialong since the latter seemed to have a problem with the formation of his Soul Core; Being a Hyper Douluo and having the most experience with cultivating, as well as having more experience with this due to her having a similar Spirit Essence, Song Weihan agreed to let her take care of this without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Song Weihan took care of Sheng Feilong. Although the latter had already become a full fledged Soul Saint, there were still points Song Weihan put emphasis on – Two that were indispensable, to be precise.

The two of them were now alone inside of Song Weihan's private training room – a wide, spacious hall with a high ceiling, entirely made from reinforced material to sustain the strain of a Titled Douluo's training to some extent; A perfect environment for Sheng Feilong's current needs.

Sheng Feilong had already turned serous, as this was a solo training with Song Weihan, while the latter was still calmly explaining what this was about. "Now that you're a Soul Saint, there's only one thing that's left to do, in general. Due to the circumstances, there's two things for you, though; The first being the matter of absorbing the 177.000-years-old lion king's Soul Bone."

Calmly taking the huge Soul Bone out of his Spacial Ring, Sheng Feilong nodded his head. He had already made the decision to absorb the Soul Bone as it is, as the lion king didn't like the prospect of Artificial Soul Bones. Moreover, a 177.000-years-old Soul Bone was way, way more than enough, in Sheng Feilong's opinion.

Despite having seen a large number of Soul Bones already, including quite a few of 100.000 years of age and above, Song Weihan still couldn't help but inhale a cold breath. The sheer size of the Soul Bone, along with the pressure radiating off of it were already incredible, but after the initial shock, this wasn't his main concern. "A Torso type Soul Bone..?"

Sheng Feilong nodded his head with a light frown. "I had been wondering about that, too. Senior told me that, a long, long time ago, there were other Soul Beasts attacking the pride of Golden Lions. Back then, Senior was heavily injured, while Ancestor Wuyong lost one of his limbs. Originally, the Soul Bone condensed by Senior was a Skull type, like one would expect from a Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but it had to destroy the old one and condense this new one to strengthen his body and conserve his own life."

Spreading out his Spirit Power and focusing on the Soul Bone, Song Weihan confirmed the age and strength of the Soul Bone quickly and nodded his head. "The life force contained in this Soul Bone is incredible, to say the least... It seems that this story is true; To preserve its own life, the lion king created this Soul Bone, nurturing it to strengthen its own body to an incredible degree... I can't imagine the kind of wound that would demand for such actions..."

"I also don't know, and didn't wish to ask... But since I first saw Senior, he always had a horrendous scar going all the way across his whole back. If that was the reason, I would understand why he took such measures..." Sheng Feilong frowned lightly when thinking about the old lion king's frail looking physical form, but shook his head shortly after.

Song Weihan accepted his words, acknowledging them with a nod before continuing. "I see. Well, the important thing for now is that you absorb it. With the help of the lion king and it being your Spirit Soul, that shouldn't be a problem at all. Moreover, you already possess another Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Soul Bone... I'm curious as to what will happen."

He cracked a light smile while Sheng Feilong nodded his head seriously. "You might be the first person to absorb two Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Soul Bones, ever. Moreover, you also share their bloodline... It's truly magnificent."

Without further ado, Sheng Feilong notified the lion king of what he is planning now, asking for its aid. The latter reassured him in a lazy way, though Sheng Feilong knew he could count on its help during this time. On Song Weihan's orders, he sat down, quietly calming his mind and spirit before beginning to absorb the Soul Bone while Song Weihan watched over him; His Spirit Power locked on to Sheng Feilong.

As to be expected when absorbing a Soul Bone, the energy within started rampaging. Sheng Feilong simply concentrated on absorbing it, rousing his own bloodline's energy into action in an attempt to calm the berserking Soul Bone. It did help considerably, and with a single roar from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Spirit Soul within Sheng Feilong, the energy turned completely tame, allowing Sheng Feilong to thoroughly absorb it in peace.

Still, this peace also had its disadvantages; While normal fusions with Soul Bones could last up to six hours, depending on how well the Soul Master handles the situation, the whole process lasted for over 20 hours for Sheng Feilong. Unlike the first time when he absorbed the Artificial Skull type Soul Bone, the process wasn't accompanied with excruciating pain; Sheng Feilong's ribs and spinal bones seemingly melted together with the Soul Bone in perfect unison, giving him a refreshing, excited feeling without any pain.

While Sheng Feilong marvelled about the painless experience, the lion king inside his spiritual consciousness lazily went to lay down again, watching the happenings with half-closed eyes; It's bloodline, and therefore Soul Bone as well, couldn't be any closer, to begin with and with Sheng Feilong's bloodline being awakened, it was even purer than the lion king's itself.

After those 20 hours, Sheng Feilong calmly opened his eyes, relaxed like waking up from soothing sleep. He looked up towards Song Weihan, but only saw the latter with a surprised expression, marvelling over the process of fusing with the Soul Bone. "...This is the first time I've seen such a flawless integration of a Soul Bone. Your energy was flaring up from time to tim; I assume that was your bloodline? And that roar at the beginning came from the lion king?"

Sheng Feilong simply nodded his head as both these assumptions were correct, causing Song Weihan so smirk, amused by the whole situation. "You really are lucky. Though, it's also the longest time I've seen someone take to fuse with a Soul Bone. It's been a bit over 20 hours already."

A bit taken aback by the unexpectedly long time, Sheng Feilong hesitated for a moment, but still answered calmly. "There's been no complications, even though it took so long. In fact, I feel better than ever." Clenching his fists a few times, he could also feel a clear difference to before. "...My body's also become even stronger."

"Un, that's totally normal. A Torso type Soul Bone usually strengthens the body as a whole, increasing your physical strength and defences by a large margin; Not to mention you having absorbed an extremely powerful one." Song Weihan's reasoned logically as always, though a playful smile garnished his face. "I wonder what it's special abilities are..?"

Before Sheng Feilong could answer, he heard the voice of the lion king inside his head. "It's easier to show him, no?" He paused, nodding his head a from time to time while the lion king explained the abilities of the Soul Bone in more detail than what Sheng Feilong found out so far.

"Feilong?" Song Weihan frowned lightly, unsure of what Sheng Feilong was doing. The latter apologized, then pulled out one of his shortswords from his Spacial Ring, confusing Song Weihan even further. "As Senior had said, it's quicker to show you the abilities directly, Master."

After that, he simply heaved his shorsword up and... sliced open half of his other arm. Song Weihan's face twitched seeing this, while Sheng Feilong's face contorted lightly in pain. Moments later, Sheng Feilong roused the Soul Bone's power into action and a slight sizzling sound could be heard from the fresh wound. The blood flowing out turned golden and began closing the wound at a speed visible to the naked eye, thoroughly shocking Song Weihan.

After the wound and scar were completely gone, Sheng Feilong turned towards Song Weihan with a small smile. "That's the first ability of the Soul Bone: Rapid Regeneration. While powerful, it also consumes a large amount of energy; Though that's not much of a problem – I can substitute the Soul Power needed with my bloodline's energy... It couldn't work more perfect for me."

"This... really is incredible. Your bloodline and the associated abilities, as well as your connection t the Three-Eyed Golden Lions, to begin with, are ridiculous, aren't they." Song Weihan said, marvelled by the power while a smile hung on his face. "You said first? Then, what's the second one?"

Sheng Feilong smiled, then a powerful, golden aura exploded out of him, causing light winds to shoot up. He jumped forward, punching out towards the surprised Song Weihan. Still, the latter's combat experience allowed him to block the unexpected attack in that split second. Both of his arms crossed in front of his chest, he toko Sheng Feilong's punch, but his eyes soon widened and he was flung back nearly 20 metres; He had completely underestimated Sheng Feilong's strength.

Looking over to Sheng Feilong in shock over the strength as well as the unexpected attack, he only saw the latter stand there, bathing in a golden aura, with a bright, toothy smile on his face. "The second ability is a powerful strengthening ability, that doesn't have a name. It's purely an increase in physical abilities like strength, speed and reaction time... How about a little spar, Master?"