The Titan Giant Ape and the others were willing to sacrifice themselves to follow him, so he naturally wouldn't mistreat them.
Setting aside everything else, all of their soul rings had been immensely helpful to Lu Yuan. Without the assistance of their soul rings, would Lu Yuan have been able to reach his current level?
Would he have been able to contend with a first-tier god as a demigod?
That was impossible!
Lu Yuan's aptitude was indeed exceptional, but it was all thanks to their soul rings. As such, he felt very indebted to these soul spirits who had followed him.
They didn't need anything else, but if he and Gu Yuena really did defeat the Divine Realm in the future, then they would be granted a godhood, so that would be his repayment.
As such, he would reward anyone who was willing to follow him.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. We've already returned, and you've wasted two months; go and do what you need to do," Gu Yuena said with a faint smile as she looked at Lu Yuan.
"Wasted two months? How can spending time with you be considered a waste of time? But you're right; it really is time to get down to business. "
Lu Yuan's eyes flashed slightly, and he gently planted a kiss on Gu Yuena's lips before finding a clean spot to sit down with his legs crossed.
A warm smile appeared on Gu Yuena's face as she looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of affection in her eyes.
Lu Yuan waved a hand through the air, and two streaks of golden light fell into his hands amid a flash of light.
One of them was only half the size of his palm, and it was completely transparent and shimmering with golden light. It was a diamond-shaped golden crystal, and it was none other than the Golden Dragon King Crystal that Gu Yuena had given him.
The other streak of light was a golden bead that was around the size of a washbasin. It was exuding a rich fragrance, and the bead was smooth and translucent, exuding a faint dragon's might. This bead was naturally the dragon bead that had once resided in Neptunia's head.
In the original novel, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's whale bead could be transformed into the Sea God's Heart, so this Neptunia Bead was naturally even more useful.
Lu Yuan had kept it this entire time so that he could use it to condense a set of godly equipment.
His divine armor was formed by the Fire and Water Dragon King's wings and Golden Dragon Battle Armor, which were connected to all of his soul bones, so its power was naturally extraordinary.
However, there was still a flaw, and that was that every single soul bone was unique and had its own special characteristics. Because they were basically all dragon soul bones, there was no resistance between them, and they wouldn't cause any discomfort to the user.
However, it wasn't made from the same type of soul bone. It wasn't like Chihiro Snow's Angelic Armor, which was made from the same type of soul bone and the same age.
As a result, Lu Yuan's divine equipment was like an amalgamation of all kinds of soul bones. It was a little messy, and couldn't be truly integrated into a whole.
Therefore, Lu Yuan planned to completely condense his godly equipment. He wanted to fuse the advantages and specialties of the various soul bones together to form a complete whole. He wanted to forge the strongest godly equipment.
Aside from the soul bones themselves, condensing a set of godly equipment also required other types of energy to act as catalysts and fusing agents. The Neptunia Bead played such a role.
Of course, aside from the Neptunia Bead, he also had the Golden Dragon King's Crystal, so the difficulty of condensing a set of godly equipment had decreased significantly.
Lu Yuan's soul bones all over his body lit up at the same time. Then, they all transformed, and the set of colorful godly equipment appeared on his body again.
"Clear Qi Divine Power, appear!" He murmured softly. His spiritual power surged, and white clear qi divine power surged out in a frenzy. It formed a white domain that tightly enveloped Lu Yuan.
Condensing a set of godly equipment wasn't an easy task. The first step was to peel off the soul bones and use their divine power to modify them. This was an extremely painful process, and without the protection of clear qi divine power, even Lu Yuan might not be able to endure it.
The second step was to use the power of the Neptunia Bead and the Golden Dragon King's Crystal to completely refine all parts of the set of godly equipment, thereby completely fusing them together.
The third step was to attach the set of godly equipment to his body again. After that, he would use his clear qi divine power to nourish the set of godly equipment. Only after reaching this step could he truly complete the set of godly equipment.
Lu Yuan took a glance at Gu Yuena before a determined look appeared in his eyes. The soul bones in his left and right arms flew out at the same time, transforming into a giant blue dragon and a giant golden dragon that danced in the air.
Lu Yuan gritted his teeth as sweat dripped down his forehead. Veins bulged on his forehead as his soul bones were forcibly stripped off. This was an unimaginable pain to normal people.
"Obuchi!" Gu Yuena said in a soft voice. Her purple eyes were filled with tenderness. Her heart throbbed with pain at the sight of Lu Yuan's pain.
However, even though her heart ached, she didn't try to stop Lu Yuan. This was Lu Yuan's decision, and she respected Lu Yuan's decision. Furthermore, Lu Yuan really did need to become more powerful.
"Again!" Lu Yuan snorted softly as his left and right leg bones were stripped off at the same time. Two giant dragons, one white and one black, soared into the sky and roared into the sky.
Lu Yuan couldn't help but clench his fists as the pain assaulted him once again. He channeled his clear qi divine power to modify the four soul bones that he had stripped off.
Neptunia's Pearl floated in the air as golden energy radiance was injected into the four soul bones. Every set of godly equipment that was formed from the soul bones carried a layer of energy from Neptunia's Dragon Pearl.
"Skull and torso bones, strip them off!" The skull and torso bones were stripped off at the same time under Lu Yuan's control. The pain that assaulted him in that instant caused Lu Yuan's vision to turn black, and he almost fainted.
Generally speaking, the skull and torso bones couldn't be stripped off. However, that was only for humans. Gods were an exception. With godly power, even external soul bones could be stripped off and modified, let alone the skull and torso bones.
In the original work, when Tang San went through the ninth test, he had to strip off his soul bones and modify them. At that time, even the external soul bone, the Eight Spider Spears, was stripped off and modified into the Eight Wings of the Sea God.
If the Sea God could do something like that, then Lu Yuan naturally couldn't do it any worse than him. Furthermore, he had the protection of the Clear Qi Divine Power and Lu Yuan's divine body, so even if his soul bone was stripped away, his life wouldn't be in any danger.
However, the pain that was even more intense than death by a thousand cuts was unavoidable.
"It's so f * cking painful, especially when I have to do it to myself. There are only a few people in this world who are as crazy as me."
Lu Yuan sucked in a breath of cold air. All six of his proper soul bones had been stripped off, and the pain was truly heart-wrenching.
Lu Yuan's face suddenly turned green when he recalled that he still had six external soul bones. Back then, he was overjoyed when he absorbed the external soul bones, but now, he was a little regretful.
Stripping the proper soul bones was already so painful. Wouldn't the external soul bones be more painful?
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