Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul, the Dragon Abyss Sword, has become its scabbard.

Chapter 41 The Golden Dragon? A Jiao?

This pool is very large, like a lake. The water around it doesn't look very deep, but the water near the stone wall is dark in color.

Dark water is deep.

The pool was extremely deep, and Xuanhuo Tong (a type of magical eye) could not see what was inside.

Ding Quan glanced at the rocks on both sides of the valley, which were mostly metal ores.

As Ding Quan observed his surroundings, the water in the pool began to rise, albeit slowly, indicating that the pool was connected to an underground river.

The surrounding environment was severely damaged, and the area was devastated. There were no signs of other soul beasts moving around or leaving the pool.

"what?"

Ding Quan and his companions approached the pool and, seeing no movement, picked up the scale.

"What's wrong?"

"The soul power fluctuations on this scale are a bit strange." After picking up the scale, Ding Quan went to a relatively safe place. Xuan Huo Tong felt a sense of familiarity when he saw the fluctuations.

This scale definitely comes from a dragon-type soul beast, and its bloodline level is very high.

However, the soul power fluctuations it emitted were indeed much weaker, far weaker than the previous golden bear.

"strangeness?"

"I sense that the dragon's might is not weak, but the soul power is insufficient." Ding Quan handed the scale to Ling.

"Indeed." The soul power contained in this scale is almost exhausted. Looking at the traces of flesh and blood still on the scale, it was indeed just fallen off.

The soul power on it dissipated almost completely in such a short time; the soul power on this scale was not solid.

"These scales are indeed from a dragon-type soul beast, and they look to be over ten thousand years old." The strength of this soul power is similar to that of the Illusionary Blade Orchid that Ling absorbed.

An existence that can provoke a Soul Saint to take action must be at least ten thousand years old, since a Soul King cannot absorb a thousand-year-old Soul Ring.

However, it seems they were somewhat outmatched in the end.

They left in a sorry state, so it's normal that they were targeted by bear-like spirit beasts on the way.

Soul Masters need Soul Rings to advance their ranks. In this forest, Soul Masters may be food for Soul Beasts, especially those with top-tier Martial Souls, who are highly nourished.

This soul beast fought with that Soul Saint and must have been seriously injured, otherwise it wouldn't have let the people of the White Armor Earth Dragon Sect leave.

While Ling was absorbing the soul ring, the battle here lasted for quite a while, indicating that they were really fighting back then. Now that the White Armor Earth Dragon Sect members seem to be leaving without any hindrance, they must have suffered a considerable loss.

The faint aura within the pool, in Ding Quan's spiritual perception, contained a trace of blood energy, which was caused by the blood of that soul beast.

Even knowing that the other party was seriously injured, there was nothing the group could do if it didn't come out.

Ding Quan's eyes flickered as he looked at the inky black pool.

Indeed, metal and water are mutually generating in the Five Elements, and have a strong promoting effect. However, things are always in excess, and extremes always lead to reversals.

Isn't the water here a bit too abundant? Looking at the slowly rising pool, this pool must be connected to an underground river.

Is it really safe for this metal-type dragon spirit beast to roam here? The water is plentiful, and the metal sinks.

"Judging from this scale, its attributes do meet Quan's requirements." Ling sensed the aura emanating from the scale, which was undoubtedly of the metal element.

However, the soul beast was lurking beneath the pool, and the group had no way to deal with it.

"The age limit is about right, but with our current methods, it's difficult to hunt it down; we can't force it out."

"And even if it shows up, it seems we still can't take it down."

This soul beast was able to severely injure the White-Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul Saint, so its strength is definitely extraordinary.

Even though it is currently injured.

"Quan, why don't we stay here for a while and find out what kind of spirit beast it is before deciding whether it's suitable?" Ling knew that Ding Quan valued this fourth spirit ring highly, otherwise he wouldn't have sought out a spirit beast like the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

However, the search over the past few days has yielded no results.

Having found a soul beast that met the requirements, one naturally couldn't let it go.

"Okay, but I don't think it will take too long." Ding Quan nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the damaged tent to the side.

"You mean those people will come back?" Vera also saw the tent, and the symbol of the White Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul was faintly visible.

"Knowing there's a top-tier dragon-type soul beast here, and they even have a sub-dragon martial soul, they won't let it go easily."

"That's true."

"If that's the case, the next person they send might be very strong."

"We'll see when the time comes. The people they bring next will most likely be Soul Saints. If things don't look good then, we can just leave." Right now, the Holy Dragon Sect's strength is slightly inferior to even the four lower sects. Their sect leader probably hasn't received a title yet.

If the other party really wanted to hunt this soul beast, they wouldn't have sent out a Soul Douluo.

If it really is a Contra Lord, then Ding Quan and the others will have no choice but to leave.

As the water level in the pool returned to normal, the exposed riverbed was filled with water again, and the surroundings became quiet.

Ding Quan sat on a tree branch, looking at the pool in the distance. For several days, there was no movement at all, and the surrounding soul power fluctuations had completely dissipated. If it weren't for the traces of destruction still remaining, no one would know that there was a soul beast beneath this calm pool.

It was another beautiful late night, the moon in the sky was extremely bright, and a pale gold hue appeared on the water.

Ding Quanjin's red eyes lit up with delight as he watched.

A faint trace of soul power appeared in the pool, and there were some golden shadows beneath the dark water.

Although the distance was somewhat far, it was clearly visible under the gaze of the Xuanhuo Eye.

Under Ding Quan's expectant gaze, a golden figure flew directly up from the pool.

"This is!" Ding Quan almost couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when he saw this soul beast.

A dragon-like spirit beast, more than ten meters long, flew out from the water.

It looked very similar to the dragon in Ding Quan's memory. Its body was like a snake, but it had four claws. Its dragon-like head seemed to have no horns, and only a few strands of mane could be vaguely seen on its tail.

However, after the soul beast flew out of the water, it landed directly on the ground. Ding Quan was taken aback, realizing that this guy wasn't very good at flying.

And this guy's two paws at the back are so small!

Ding Quan saw the claws that the other party had placed on the ground after landing. The first two claws were well-proportioned to the body size, but the last two were somewhat deformed.

A Jiao? But does the Douluo Continent even have a Jiao, a type of soul beast?

It seems that this soul beast is evolving into a true dragon.

Thinking of the scale on my body, no wonder I felt some pressure from it back then, but it wasn't strong enough.

This creature is in the process of transforming into a dragon, but this process is extremely long and it may never be completed in its lifetime.

No wonder it exudes such pressure. If it successfully advances, it will become a true dragon soul beast. Currently, its bloodline strength is somewhat stronger than that of top-tier soul beasts.

With a lifespan of ten thousand years, Ding Quanxuan saw the hidden soul power contained within the other party in his Xuanhuo Eyes.

The fact that it could defeat the White Armored Earth Dragon Soul Saint with a ten-thousand-year level of power shows that its strength is not to be underestimated. However, the greater possibility of its victory is that it possesses the dragon's might, and the White Armored Earth Dragon Martial Soul was suppressed by its bloodline.

Looking at those two tiny hind claws, they must have grown out after more than ten thousand years.

The golden dragon seemed to have made a discovery and shook its head.

Ding Quan and his companions were quite far away from it, and there were many other soul beasts around them.

After looking around in vain, the dragon-like spirit beast transformed into a golden light and headed off in one direction.

What a great speed!

Is this guy off hunting? Looking in the direction of the golden light, that's where the Dragon Rock Pythons gather.

"Is that a dragon?" Vera exclaimed in surprise as she watched the dragon leave.

"how?"

"The age limit is suitable, but we don't know its current strength. Let's follow it first." Ding Quan didn't see any injuries on this soul beast. Could it be that the injuries it sustained a few days ago have already healed?

The group used their flight abilities to follow the golden figure from a distance.

Fortunately, it's quite large, so it won't get lost.

jump!

The golden figure crashed directly into a crevice in the rock, from which a python over twenty meters long crawled out, its brown skin revealing a thick, glossy sheen.

This is a dragon-shaped python that is over 20,000 years old. Its head is not like a snake's head, but rather like a dragon's head. Its brown eyes are looking at the golden dragon soul beast, and its whole body immediately coils up.

When Ding Quan saw this scene, the two sides had already started fighting. The Dragon Rock Python was indeed extremely thick-skinned, but the golden dragon could easily inflict wounds on it with a single strike.

The dragon python bit the golden dragon's body but did not cause any damage.

Brown soul power surged across the Dragon Rock Python's body, and its scales were tinged with yellow.

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Unfortunately, even with the defensive abilities used, it was to no avail; the golden dragon's claws still pierced into its flesh without any hindrance.

A hint of surprise appeared in Ding Quanjin's red eyes.

Upon reaching the sky, they discovered that the golden dragon had two inconspicuous little horns on its head, emanating an extremely sharp aura.

Seeing that the Dragon Rock Python was powerless to resist, this guy's attack was a bit too strong.

A moment later, the dragon python fell silent.

Such terrifying attack and defense power! The dragon python's bites couldn't even leave a single mark on its body.

Watching the golden dragon directly rip open the heart of the dragon python, a stream of blood was inhaled directly into the golden dragon's mouth with each breath.

Is this guy devouring the dragon bloodline of the Dragon Rock Python?

Considering its two deformed claws on the back and its inconspicuous horn on its head, is this creature hunting down creatures with dragon blood to evolve?

Therefore, it seems reasonable for it to attack the White Armor Earth Dragon Martial Soul Master.

After witnessing this scene, Ding Quan temporarily left. Judging from its ability to easily slaughter a dragon-rock python that was over 20,000 years old, the group was no match for it.

Although they possess mental attack methods, dragon-type soul beasts are immune to most mental attacks.

Now we can only try to outsmart them, just like the plan the group had in mind for hunting the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.

After Ding Quan and the others left, the golden dragon looked around but found nothing unusual.

"Truly worthy of being a dragon-type soul beast, how terrifying!" The Dragon Rock Python is also a high-level soul beast with extremely strong defense and powerful physical strength, but it was unexpected that it would be so vulnerable when it encountered a dragon-type soul beast that was half its size.

"With its strength, we have no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation, and we might not even be able to break through its defenses." Ding Quan clenched his right hand. Although his Dragon Abyss Sword was sharp, he didn't even know if he could break through the Dragon Rock Python's defenses with his skills.

Moreover, this soul beast is enormous; if you slash at it, it will only be injured, but its attacks can be quite deadly.

"Then we..." Ling Gang was about to speak when Ding Quan pulled her back.

Xuanhuo Tong looked into the distance, where several powerful soul energy fluctuations were rapidly approaching his direction.

"I didn't expect you to come so soon!" Seeing Ding Quan's gaze, the group quickly hid in a corner.

Within a minute, six Soul Masters dressed in identical white robes swiftly leaped over the trees above the group.

A middle-aged man possessed six optimally configured spirit rings: two yellow, two purple, and two black. One of his purple spirit rings was glowing.

This is the Soul Emperor who was the White-Armored Earth Dragon a few days ago!

Ding Quan glanced at him; he had seen this man a few days ago.

Although the five people following him did not release their spirit rings, four of them were quite old, one of whom was the injured Soul Saint from before.

However, his injuries may have healed now, but with the strength of the Holy Dragon Sect, they can indeed find a high-level healing soul master to heal him.

The remaining person was very young, around thirty years old, a quasi-Soul Emperor? A genius from the Holy Dragon Sect, here to absorb that soul ring?

Soul Emperors in their thirties are a rare sight these days; they are definitely top-tier geniuses.

But are we going to send out four Soul Saints?

Ding Quan looked in the direction the group was heading; it was the direction of the golden dragon.

Looking at the purple spirit ring glowing on the Soul Emperor leading the way, is this a positioning skill?

Ding Quan knew that a top-tier dragon-type soul beast was quite attractive to a sub-dragon martial soul, and he also knew that the Holy Dragon Sect probably wouldn't send a Soul Douluo.

I had guessed all of that, but I didn't expect the other side to send four Soul Saints.

It seems that this dragon-type soul beast is even stronger than I thought, and judging from how much they value it, they are determined to get their hands on it.

Given the strength of the White Armor Earth Dragon Martial Soul, having four Soul Saints is indeed not difficult.

"Four Soul Saints?"

"spring?"

After seeing the group leave, Ling glanced at Ding Quan.

Dragon-type soul beasts with such bloodlines and extremely powerful attributes are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Although we don't know how powerful the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is, this spirit beast is probably no less formidable.

Ding Quan has a golden dragon tattoo on his body, so this soul beast might be more suitable for him.

Even though the golden dragon-type soul beast was powerful, it still couldn't escape from the four white-armored earth dragon martial soul saints.

The strength of a Soul Saint is equivalent to the lifespan of a Soul Beast of 50,000 years, and now four of them have appeared at once.

Bang~!

Awooo~!

A moment later, a booming sound suddenly rang out, accompanied by a dragon's roar.

The powerful fluctuations of soul energy instantly spread outwards.

"Seventh Soul Skill - Martial Soul True Body!" A loud voice rang out from not far away, and a white light shone, revealing a huge white-armored earth dragon over twenty meters long in the forest.

Seven spirit rings, two yellow, two purple, and three black, rotated around him, with the outermost ring lighting up.

Seeing this commotion, Ding Quan understood why the lights had been flashing here earlier.

He released his Martial Soul True Form the moment they met?

A golden light also shone at that moment.

"Fifth Soul Skill - Holy Dragon Armor!"

"Fourth brother, get out of the way! Defensive skills are useless!" a voice cried out in alarm.

Upon hearing this, Ding Quan, who was hesitating whether to leave or not, suddenly focused his gaze.

They quickly arrived at a high point and looked at the soul beasts and several soul masters confronting each other not far away.

Then, golden soul power instantly gathered at the head of the golden dragon, like a dragon ball, and then shot out.

A flash of gold streaked past, and the true form of the martial soul released by the white-armored earth dragon soul master was quite large. Although he dodged, he did not completely evade.

One of the white-armored earth dragon's arms was pierced through. The Soul Saint's fifth Soul Skill still existed, but it was as if it were useless.

Ignoring defense? Or is the metal element simply too powerful?

(End of this chapter)