Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 207 The Golden Titan Serpent

Although Yang Ping'an felt that the golden fruit in front of him had a special attraction to him, and could even draw his bloodline and martial soul, he was not quite sure what kind of fruit it was, but it definitely had extremely strong dragon and metal attributes.

But at that moment, Yang Ping'an suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Without saying a word, he teleported and instantly arrived a hundred meters away. Then he teleported several times, moving nearly a thousand meters away from his original spot before turning back to look at the place he had just been.

The spot where he had been standing collapsed piece by piece, revealing a huge snake head, or rather, a dragon's head.

A gigantic snake head, measuring five meters in length and width, was visible, its mouth spewing out a blood-red forked tongue, appearing exceptionally ferocious.

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but swallow hard: "A 100,000-year-old Golden Titan Python, how can there be a soul beast of this level in this world?"

In particular, the golden Titan Python in front of them was over forty meters long, with a relatively thick head, but its entire body was over four meters in diameter. Its whole body was covered in golden scales and was completely unaffected by the aura of the Death Forest.

The golden Titan Python had already begun to grow limbs, but it was definitely not an ordinary snake anymore. Two fleshy growths had begun to appear on its golden head, indicating that it was definitely showing signs of transforming into a dragon.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an finally understood why this place was so dangerous that even Ghost Douluo was afraid of it. He never expected that a 100,000-year-old soul beast was hidden here. Moreover, this Golden Titan Python's dragon bloodline and strength probably surpassed the Azure Bull Python in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The fact that two top-grade soul beasts could be seen in this very place suggests that, in terms of combat power alone, even Ghost Douluo, who has reached level ninety-seven, would probably be no match for this Golden Titan Python.

The Thunderous Hell Vine, which is nearly 80,000 years old, is probably stronger than an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast and is definitely not weaker than the Titan Giant Ape.

As for the golden tree and fruit in the center, it should be the legendary Golden Dragon Source Fruit, which is said to be born from bathing in dragon blood. In terms of rarity, it even surpasses the Ninth Grade Dragon Fungus and is definitely a top-grade natural treasure.

But Yang Ping'an quickly turned around and left the place. This level of treasure was not something he could covet at the moment. Even if his master came in person, he probably wouldn't be able to gain much advantage.

However, Yang Ping'an also felt a bit strange. Both the Golden Earth Dragon King, his sixth soul ring, and the Golden Titan Python, both soul beasts possessed top-grade metal-attribute bloodlines and dragon bloodlines. But judging from the situation of the nine dragon kings in the original work, they must be of the Golden Dragon King bloodline.

But the Golden Dragon King was sealed in the God Realm, so his bloodline should be the least in the world. How come he encountered several soul beasts of this level? This matter seems to reveal all sorts of strange things.

Especially judging from what just happened, the Golden Titan Python seems to be hiding in one place in this Death Forest, which is somewhat like someone deliberately placed it here to protect the Golden Dragon Source Fruit. Who would do such a thing?

Thinking about this, Yang Ping'an's mind became increasingly chaotic, and the Death Forest seemed ever more unfathomable.

Yang Ping'an also considered whether to risk his life to take the Golden Dragon Source Fruit. With continuous teleportation, there might be a sliver of hope, but facing two peak-level soul beasts, he might even lose his life here.

In the end, Yang Ping'an decided to put these things aside for the time being and explore the Death Forest carefully first, as there might be other surprises inside.

Upon entering the Death Forest, it was indeed more terrifying than the canyon outside. The age of the spirit beasts here was frighteningly high, with 60,000 to 70,000 years being very common.

Surprisingly, there was nothing eerie about it, but the aura of death was even stronger, as if it contained some immense terror.

However, after Yang Ping'an had been infiltrating the Death Forest for ten days, he discovered something terrifying: he had gotten lost. He had somehow ended up back at the location of the Thunderous Hell Vine three times in a row, and he couldn't even find his way out.

Only now did Yang Ping'an truly understand the terror of the Death Forest. The soul beasts might be one aspect, but the countless blackwood trees seemed to form a great array, making it difficult for anyone who entered to leave, like a merciless torture.

Especially since there are many soul beasts here, one must be on high alert at all times, which is like torture. No wonder even titled Douluo are prone to perish here. After all, no matter how strong an expert is, their soul power is still limited, and they will probably be swallowed up by the Death Forest sooner or later.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an was sweating profusely and filled with fear. Living among high-level soul beasts for a long time was definitely dangerous at all times. Moreover, it seemed that he could not dig a hole to hide like he did outside, because there seemed to be no day or night here. Soul beasts were everywhere, especially some soul beasts with a very keen sense of smell. There was no safe place to hide at all.

Formations are rare on the Douluo Continent, but this Death Forest seems to be a large formation, as if it has exceeded the rules of the Douluo Continent.

Yang Ping'an took out some things that could originally indicate direction on the mainland, including the magnet he had kept on his body from years of blacksmithing. Unfortunately, the magnet seemed to start to stir as soon as it was taken out, just spinning incessantly and unable to indicate direction at all.

Just then, Yang Ping'an discovered something extremely terrifying: the soul beasts here seemed to live only in their own areas, with no battles between them, nor would they leave their own areas to fight other soul beasts. It was as if it had been pre-programmed.

Yang Ping'an was well aware that if he didn't come up with a solution, he would probably be trapped here and die, let alone try to penetrate into the core of the Death Forest.

Even though he made various marks on the ebony, it was as if he was still going around in circles in the Death Forest, always active on the outer edge of the Death Forest.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an simply found a place to sit down and carefully considered the matter in the Death Forest. All the blackwood trees in the Death Forest seemed to be planted in a very orderly manner, and even the positions of all the soul beasts were orderly, like an invisible array.

Yang Ping'an himself had read many books in his previous life. Although he did not understand formations, he knew that this formation must have a core or a so-called life gate, otherwise Ghost Douluo would not have been able to escape from here.

Moreover, when Ghost Douluo and his companions arrived at Death Valley, they only instructed them not to enter the Death Forest, but they did not explain the situation inside the Death Forest, nor how to get out of it. This means that Ghost Douluo must have other considerations, or he must be very confident in himself.

Given Yang Ping'an's personality, Ghost Douluo should have guessed that he would enter the Death Forest, yet there was no warning in his words, which is definitely not his character.

That can only mean that Ghost Douluo believes he has the ability to leave this place, or that there may be great opportunities here.

Moreover, after observing for these days, although there are many top-level soul beasts in the entire Death Forest, there is only one 100,000-year-old soul beast, which is the one that encountered the Golden Titan Python and the Thunderous Hell Vine, making it the most dangerous place in the entire Death Forest.

Normally, if an array is set up, the so-called "gate of life" or "array eye" will definitely be guarded by the strongest person. This can only mean that there is something unusual behind the Golden Titan Python. Moreover, although Yang Ping'an fled relatively quickly when he first appeared, it is rare for a soul beast of this level not to pursue its enemy.

Thinking of this, Yang Ping'an returned to the place where the Thunderous Hell Vine was located. After careful observation, he discovered the anomalies between this place and other places.

In the entire Death Forest, there is only one small stone mountain here, and the entire stone mountain seems to be wrapped by Thunderous Hell Vine. The stone mountain is surrounded by blackwood trees, which seem to be arranged in a regular pattern, and you can't see what's behind the Thunderous Hell Vine at all.

After careful observation, Yang Ping'an was absolutely certain that this place was the entrance to the depths of the Death Forest, and that the stone mountain was definitely unusual.

However, given Yang Ping'an's current strength, he simply cannot overcome the Thunderous Hell Vine and the Golden Titan Python.

(End of this chapter)