บท 54: Fusion

At this moment, a trail of golden light flashed across the skies of Grand Asura Empire. It had a distinct dragon aura that brought a sense of fear on the onlookers. Sensing the formidable aura of an Overlord forced the surrounding flying profound beasts to retreat in caution.

"Master, how strong are our opponents this time?"

"Two practitioner at Divine Tribulation Realm. I'm not sure about the strength of the other two, but they won't pose any threat."

"…."

During their leisure time, Tatsuya explained to Fenlong the realms beyond the Sovereign Profound Realm. It was so he could grasp the and extend his sight, only through this will he have any idea about their opponents. It was also Tatsuya's intent to test Fenlong's courage to offend beings of that level.

"If he can't even possess the courage to go against beings stronger than him, he won't last long."

Tatsuya knew that fact very well. In every kind of society, whether it is magical or not, not possessing the courage and wits will surely not end well for the other party. Whatever kind of world it is; it will always be a 'dog eat dog' world.

"You will deal with the other two, you must restrain them. I will deal with the other two Divine Practitioner."

Although, they are only the collective soul form of their former glory, their strength is still undeniable. Tatsuya is confident that he could deal against them without any mishaps. If push comes to shove, he would just forcefully force them away, abducting his two targets to deal with them.

"We are here."

The golden trail of light curved backwards, aiming for a secluded location. It was a mountain where profound beasts are lurking. The strength of beings inside the mountain are below the realm of Overlords. It was more than enough to buckle down the intent of others to explore it.

"Don't spread out your senses, Fenlong."

As Fenlong was inspecting the mountain, he abruptly stopped his next course of action, when he received Tatsuya's instructions. Tatsuya slowly went forward the mountain, while shielding themselves with a very profound formation diagram that blocked their aura, hiding them from the senses of the formidable two beings.

Tatsuya, in the other hand, unrestrainedly sent out his senses. In the single instant, the whole map and structure of the mountain appeared within his mind. A gleam leaked out of his eyes, as he signaled Fenlong to carefully follow him.

They both increased their flying speed, as they entered a cave in the mountain. The cave is filled with different kind of ores that emitted an enticing glow. However, just a single look of it, Tatsuya knew that these ores are useless to him and his people.

"Fenlong, prepare yourself."

Tatsuya voiced out his thoughts, as Fenlong followed with alertness and caution. The tunnel was slowly getting increasing tight. Different kind of natural resources became more abundant in quantity and great in quality.

Tatsuya sent a transmission to Fenlong to stop their movements. They both stood before a gigantic hole. Darkness extended beyond their sense of vision, promptly alerting Fenlong that something is wrong.

"This is a kind of space suppressing technique. It can be used by Divine Practitioners using their divine profound energy."

Tatsuya slowly explained to Fenlong, as he touched the darkness. Within that darkness, a ripple gradually emerged, surprising Fenlong. He cautiously glanced at the darkness that looked like a gate towards nothingness.

"Unfortunately, you're not strong enough to enter by yourself, Fenlong. You must train hard once we go back."

Tatsuya's formidable profound energy flowed to Fenlong, as it formed a barrier around his body. Formation diagrams also circled around the barrier to shield him from the two beings' senses. It would allow Fenlong to execute what Tatsuya instructed him to do so, with greater precision.

Tatsuya and Fenlong entered the ripple, as they both felt a shake in the space continuum around them. Tatsuya felt surprised when he noticed that their technique of space did not disrupt the time continuum. It seems that Divine Tribulation Realm beings are not strong enough to do so.

They both entered an entirely another place. What entered their eyes were two old men with a formidable dragon aura surrounding them. A faint dragon hovered behind their bodies.

The eyes of these two old men snapped open, as a formidable pressure formed in the space in front of the rippling gate. However, they both can't see anyone or sense any presence in that place, rendering them suspicious.

They surely can tell that they felt a disturbance in the space in that gate, which meant that someone entered it. Thus, it made them very alert of the current situation. They both could feel a strong sense of danger in their hearts.

And they were not wrong.

A formless pressure enveloped both of them, shocking their souls. They couldn't move at all! Usually, pressure of someone as strong as a Divine Origin Realm practitioner won't sting them. But, they could feel a threatening pressure that oozed of death. One single move and they will die in a snap.

A ripple appeared in front of them, as a young man with blue eyes stepped out. His indifferent gaze landed on the two, as a strong sense of defeat spread through the two old dragon's heart. They weren't in the same level at all!

As the two of them are a collective soul energy, they didn't have a real true divine body. They might be unafraid of anyone below the Divine Tribulation Realm, they are simply not a match for Tatsuya who can easily cut off their lives using his new innate ability.

"Where are the two you have captured?"

Tatsuya interrogated them, while the two dragon kept their mouth shut. They both had a complicated look in their gaze, as they both wondered why these unfathomable young man is looking for those useless humans.

"Master, I have found them."

Fenlong stepped out of a ripple, shocking speechless the two formidable dragon. He was carrying a limp young man that didn't have a trace of life in his eyes. It was Xiao Che, the former master of Mirror of Samsara.

The moment Fenlong stepped out, his soul screamed of fear, telling him to run from the two old men before him. Even then, he didn't lose his composure, as he looked ahead with calmness. He had absolute trust over his master, and he can still recall his master's words of encouragement.

"Great job, Fenlong."

Tatsuya nodded in appreciation. He then turned his gaze over the two dragons again, as the old men trembled in fear. They could feel from Tatsuya's gaze that he didn't need them anymore. Death hovered around them, carrying a scythe that will cut their necks any moment.

"W-we…"

The old man with gray hair tried to speak, but suddenly stopped. His eyes widened in fear and loath, as he stared at Tatsuya's figure. Slowly, the light in his eyes went dark, till it completely vanished.

When Tatsuya mastered his new innate ability, Astral Dispersion, he also mastered how to manipulate the soul, soul energy, and other things related to it. Right now, what he did was wipe out the awareness of the dragon.

"No!"

The last old dragon that is alive, rapidly turned to escape from Tatsuya. He knew that he would die if he stayed here, since that was the case, he might as well attempt to escape from Tatsuya's clutches. But, it wasn't that easy.

Tremble!

The space around them trembled, as it distorted to chaos. The old dragon didn't have any way out! He didn't want the thing that happened to his companion, occur to his soul too. He steeled himself and ran to the distorted space.

But, will Tatsuya just let him go? Before he even had the chance to reach the distorted space and suicide, his soul body went limped and dropped to the ground.

Tatsuya had erased his awareness in that single instant. He had died just like that! Fenlong looked at the two immobile soul body of the two formidable dragon. A chill ran through his spine, as he felt apprehension about the scene that just happened.

Instead of feeling fear, the reverence and awe for Tatsuya, increased in his. He was gradually forming an idea in his mind that Tatsuya is someone without match! A blind faith indeed.

Tatsuya looked at the young man within Fenlong's arms, as his gaze pierced through the space in the young man's palm. His gaze landed on the severely injured red-haired little girl. Anger flashed in his eyes, as killing intent slowly leaked out from his body.

Before the killing intent created havoc, he managed to suppress it. However, there was still an obvious hint of coldness in Tatsuya's usual indifferent eyes. He withdrew his gaze, as he extended his hand forward.

The two immobile soul body slowly floated to him, as Tatsuya forcefully manipulated the two dragon souls to enter the Mirror of Samsara. He was attempting something unimaginable that not any divine existences present in this universe will dare to think of.

Tatsuya sent an obvious order to the Mirror of Samsara, he wanted the Mirror of Samsara to absorb the soul of the two dragon. The two souls currently possess the strength of a Divine Tribulation Realm being, but their former strength is way beyond that!

Tatsuya is trying to inspect whether the Mirror of Samsara will obey his orders. He knew from the Information Dimension that the Mirror of Samsara is a nigh-omnipotent treasure that can grant whatever the user desires. However, the requirements are still unknown.

The Mirror of Samsara that is guarding his soul suddenly emitted a jade light, as it rapidly sucked the two dragon soul energy. The two soul body became faint, till it became a ball of white light.

It worked! Tatsuya felt happy, as he could sense the Mirror of Samsara gaining a tiny bit of energy. He felt complicated, as he instinctively knew that he would need souls of a far stronger beings to restore the power of Mirror of Samsara.

Two ball of light floated before him, as he raised his hand and manipulated the gravity around Xiao Che's body. The boy's body floated towards Tatsuya, as the latter instantly used his innate ability, Astral Dispersion, to cut the soul connection of Xiao Che and Sky Poison Pearl.

The Sky Poison Pearl was ejected form Xiao Che's body, as Tatsuya hurriedly caught it, imprinting his consciousness on the treasure. It rapidly entered his body and hovered around his soul. It also acted as a guardian for his soul, as the Sky Poison Pearl emitted a dark light that reinforced the barrier made by Mirror of Samsara.

Tatsuya felt a mysterious connection between the two, as if the two are fusing with each other. He could also feel the thirst of energy from the two treasures.

The Mirror of Samsara allowed him to possess a soul treasure that can block soul attacks from beings below the level of the famed Ancestral God. The Sky Poison Pearl acted as a support, as Tatsuya could suddenly feel a wondrous feeling of knowing every location of treasures within the whole Blue Pole Star.

I see, so I need to collect all seven heavenly treasures. Tatsuya thought to himself, as he could feel a faint resemblance of the energy of Heart of Snow Glazed Glass from the two heavenly profound treasures.

"Fenlong, go ahead and absorb these two soul. It will allow you to slowly digest their comprehensions about the prowess of dragons, helping you cultivate faster without any bottlenecks."

"Thank you, master."

Although, Fenlong have never heard of such thing as absorbing other's soul, he did not doubt Tatsuya's words. He went forward and tried to absorb the two soul as per Tatsuya's instruction on how to do so.

"But don't be over confident just because of this. They might help your breakthrough, but it's crucial for you to find insights about the profound way."

"Yes, master."

Fenlong voiced out his thoughts, after the two soul entered his body and tried to maintain a state of equilibrium with each other. The two soul were slowly merging with his soul, but it would probably take more than a year.

It is worth noting that these two soul doesn't possess any way of counter attack, and as such it allowed Fenlong to absorb the soul much easier. If not, it would probably take more than a century to do so.

"Let's go, Fenlong."

Tatsuya deployed a strong formation space diagram, as it enveloped them, as well as Xiao Che. The space around them fluctuated as they vanished from the place.