Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 204 First Entry into Death Valley

Regardless of the chaos in the outside world or the turmoil in the world, Yang Ping'an is ready to go to Death Valley alone for training.

Led by Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, Yang Ping'an arrived at the entrance to Death Valley.

What came into view was a vast black forest, as if the ground had been cracked open, exuding a dark aura everywhere, looking extremely gloomy and terrifying. In particular, the dark aura was even somewhat similar to that of the Killing Capital, but it seemed to be filled with death, no wonder it was called Death Valley.

Chrysanthemum Douluo still spoke with some concern: "Ping An, this is the entrance to Death Valley. You must never go to the deepest part. Even I have never been there. It is full of danger. Even a Title Douluo from our Spirit Hall has perished there. You must be careful."

Yang Ping'an's face became extremely solemn: "Thank you for your concern, Master. I will definitely come back safely. It will take at least a year, and at most two years. You don't need to worry."

After saying that, Yang Ping'an stepped into Death Valley without hesitation.

However, when Chrysanthemum Demon Douluo watched Yang Ping'an enter Death Valley, a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

Ghost Douluo hesitated for a moment before asking, "Old Ghost, should we send Li Gui into Death Valley with us?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head: "Forget it, you should know better than me what Death Valley is. Even if Li Gui goes there, he won't be of any help. Ping An is determined to become stronger, and Death Valley is indeed a good place for training, and there may even be many opportunities. I hope he can truly grow and become stronger."

"Besides, even if he really doesn't come back, I will still avenge him. I will not let either Tang Hao or the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan get away with it."

Ghost Douluo simply nodded silently.

Death Valley is known as one of the most dangerous places on the Douluo Continent. In terms of area alone, it spans hundreds of kilometers in circumference, resembling a crack across the continent. The only entrance is occupied by the Spirit Hall, so it has always been the place where the Spirit Hall trains its core disciples.

In terms of area and danger level alone, it can be said to far surpass Thunder Canyon, which is occupied by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, and is even more mysterious and unpredictable.

As soon as Yang Ping'an stepped into the entrance, he felt that the atmosphere of Death Valley was completely different from the outside world. If the air here was filled with soul power, it was filled with the aura of death, and there was even a strong gale. Ordinary people could not survive here at all. Even Yang Ping'an felt a chill. You must know that Yang Ping'an is now a Soul Emperor, and his physical fitness has even reached the level of Soul Douluo.

Upon entering Death Valley, it seemed as if there was no sun at all; all the trees were black, and even the leaves and weeds were black.

Yang Ping'an casually picked up a piece of Blue Silver Grass from the ground. This Blue Silver Grass was completely different from the ordinary Blue Silver Grass. It seemed to have no vitality and instead had a strong dark aura, somewhat like the legendary Dark Blue Silver Grass.

In particular, a faint suction force emanated from the black blue silver grass, giving it the feel of dark blue silver grass.

Yang Ping'an wanted to use his soul power to explore the surrounding environment, but the range he could explore was much shorter than outside, somewhat like the Killing City, but not as completely isolated as the Killing City.

After a moment's thought, Yang Ping'an began to walk deeper into Death Valley.

In just ten minutes, we traveled only a few kilometers, but we encountered quite a few soul beasts. Unfortunately, the soul beasts here were completely different from those outside. They were all pitch black, even the ordinary Thousand-Pound Ants, which were yellowish-brown, were black.

Yang Ping'an casually killed two Thousand-Pound Ants, and unexpectedly, they also produced spirit rings. This means that the rules of the Douluo World also apply here, at least unlike the Slaughter City where there are no spirit beasts and spirit rings.

However, another problem arises: the soul beasts here are much faster, fiercer, and more violent than those outside. Even ordinary Thousand-Pound Ants show no fear when they see humans; instead, they charge forward as if provoked.

Yang Ping'an seemed to have returned to the time when he was alone in the Star Dou Great Forest. He summoned the Purple Gold Demon Dragon again, but reduced it to a length of two meters. He then began to wander through the Death Valley. Fortunately, the Purple Gold Demon Dragon had a keen sense of smell and easily found its way forward.

In just three days, Yang Ping'an began to adapt to life in Death Valley, as if he were strolling leisurely.

Death Valley never sees the sun, but it has day and night. During the day, the sky is hazy and visibility is relatively low.

At night, Death Valley is completely dark, without a single ray of light. Even the soul power of the soul beasts and the various plants do not emit any light. The night is pitch black, and even with the Star Moon Stone, the distance is very short.

If a normal person stays in Death Valley, it's like being in the dark for a long time; their inner fear seems to be magnified infinitely, and they are likely to eventually go insane.

After staying for a full ten days, Yang Ping'an had traveled about 100 kilometers into the valley and had basically begun to adapt to life in Death Valley. The strong winds, the aura of death, and the darkness of the night made it a perfect place for training, though it was also filled with all sorts of hardships.

Because the range of perception of mental and soul power is greatly limited, one must be more vigilant, otherwise one is easily attacked by soul beasts.

In addition, there seems to be a gale at all times and in all places. The strength of the gale varies. When it is slight, it is like a breeze, but this happens relatively rarely. More often, it is like a storm, or even like a tornado, which can sweep up both people and spirit beasts.

These gales seemed to contain some kind of energy, which could directly penetrate the skin and the perception of soul power, causing extreme pain that even penetrated to the bone marrow. Here, it was an extremely intense torment.

However, under this stimulation, Yang Ping'an seemed to feel that his blood was more likely to boil, and his body would even involuntarily resist the strong wind, just like an invisible body-refining environment, making his body stronger.

In just ten days, Yang Ping'an had already been ambushed multiple times, including three times when he was almost swept away by the gale. In the huge gale, his body felt like it was being torn apart. If Yang Ping'an hadn't reacted quickly enough and had the help of Xiao Wu's soul bone, he probably would have been blown away by the gale.

In addition, there were countless attacks from soul beasts, mostly ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Two of them were relatively dangerous, including a fifty-thousand-year-old ghost tiger and a forty-thousand-year-old mandrake snake. After encountering Yang Ping'an, these two soul beasts were like they had been injected with chicken blood, desperately chasing after Yang Ping'an. Even after being ambushed by Yang Ping'an several times, they refused to give up. In the end, they only managed to escape by relying on continuous teleportation.

Keep in mind that this is only about 100 kilometers into Death Valley, while the entire Death Valley is estimated to be about 250 kilometers deep.

That day, Yang Ping'an was panting heavily, hiding in a hole dug by a dark gold bear claw, avoiding the strong winds and attacks from soul beasts outside, and even some other unknown dangers. Yang Ping'an felt that there was something strange going on.

(End of this chapter)