Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 99 The Mystery of Dragon Valley

After returning from overseas.

Poison Undying did not leave the sect again, but went to the outside world to continue causing trouble.

Instead, he focused on studying the theoretical materials written by Huo Yuhao with Elder Jin Peng.

"It shouldn't be possible, it's impossible, it doesn't make sense," Jin Peng muttered to himself. "How did this kid do it? How did he even think of it? How dare he even consider it?"

If some of the knowledge previously written in theoretical materials was too complicated and obscure, even he and Du Busi found it difficult to draw conclusions easily.

So, the theory about soul core condensation that Huo Yuhao supplemented after returning to the sect truly shocked them all.

The two Super Douluo were naturally capable of verifying the theories within. However, the result of their verification was that what Huo Yuhao said and wrote was completely consistent with the basic characteristics of their soul cores.

But this doesn't make sense, because Huo Yuhao himself doesn't have a soul core, so how did he research it?

"Should we try finding a disciple whose soul power has reached the bottleneck of level 70?" Although he was already 60 or 70 percent confident, Jin Peng still couldn't help but suggest it to Du Busi.

"According to this theory, Yuhao is probably going to try it himself next. Although the steps he described are all reasonable and well-founded, and even the description of the final formation of the soul core is accurate."

"But a soul core is generally something only a Super Douluo can condense. Even a titled Douluo with exceptional talent might fail to condense one. How could Yuhao dare to even consider doing that when he's only at level 70?"

Upon hearing this, Poison Undying frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "That's fine too. Isn't Aotian about to break through?"

"According to Yuhao's theory, even if you don't use external force to help condense the soul core at the moment of absorbing the soul ring, you can still spend time polishing the soul core after absorbing the soul ring."

"That's right, Aotian is the most talented among the younger generation of disciples in our sect, second only to Yuhao." Jin Peng nodded and said, "If even he can't do it, then there's no point in talking about promotion."

Poison Undying immediately said, "However, the method for constructing a soul core that Yuhao mentioned is quite ingenious. Compared to our original method, it seems much easier."

Jin Peng sensed something amiss in Du Busi's tone and widened his eyes, saying, "Sect Master, do you perhaps intend to attempt to condense a second soul core?!"

"There's no rush." ​​Poison Undying waved his hand and said, "Although this Soul Core Condensation Method has given me some inspiration to break through to the level 99 limit, my confidence is still too low."

"As for the other theories about the construction of the Body Martial Soul that Yuhao wrote before, in my opinion, they are the most important things for my Body Sect. Let's consider them after I have perfected my own Body Martial Soul."

Hearing this, Jin Peng relaxed a little, and Du Busi continued, "Old Jin, how do you feel about your thoughts on your martial soul?"

"To be honest, after reading Yuhao's theories these past few days, I have indeed realized the shortcomings in my cultivation," Jin Peng said with a bitter expression. "But I'm already level ninety-six."

Yes, Jin Peng is now a level 96 Super Douluo.

Its soul core had already condensed, and its soul power circulation mode was already fixed, making it extremely difficult to make significant modifications to the martial soul itself.

It's important to understand that the theories and solutions Huo Yuhao provides are all about teaching people step by step how to build and perfect their own martial soul from the basics.

However, for a Super Douluo like Jin Peng who already possesses a Soul Core, or even a Title Douluo who has essentially reached the end of their journey, changing course at this point would be extremely difficult.

Without strong external assistance to intervene and influence them, relying solely on their own slow refinement will likely only damage their own foundation and make it difficult for them to make further progress.

Poison Undying, on the other hand, is someone whose martial soul has already taken shape and only needs to be optimized by removing its flaws, rather than undergoing drastic changes, which is naturally different from others.

After listening to Jin Peng's words, Du Busi could only sigh and pat him on the shoulder to comfort him, "Yuhao is still young, and you're younger than me, Lao Jin. There's still time, there's still time."

"Let's organize these theoretical materials again, compile some of the basics that can be taught, and distribute them to our disciples."

"Sigh, I'm not sure whether I give this secret of the body to Yuhao or not. The details in it are not even as numerous or detailed as Yuhao's theories."

Jin Peng smiled and didn't reply. Instead, he and Du Busi organized the theoretical books together.

However, his smile was not forced, because Huo Yuhao's existence, as Du Busi said, truly gave him a confidence that was hard to describe in words.

It seemed that nothing was impossible for him; perhaps he truly was a guide bestowed upon their Body Sect by heaven.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao was still studying the soul bone he had recently acquired.

The Mirage Dragon's right arm bone, when it was obtained, did not have a fixed shape, so under the interference of Huo Yuhao's spiritual power and soul power, it underwent some subtle changes.

At the previous auction in Xingluo City, Huo Yuhao had seen the Ice Dragon External Soul Bone that Shrek Academy had purchased.

Although the contact time was short, the level of this external soul bone itself was not high; it was just that it had strong potential.

With the aid of his mental power and the Eye of Truth, Huo Yuhao quickly scanned the structure a few times and then recorded it.

For this reason, when Huo Yuhao was condensing the right arm bone of the Mirage Dragon, he also incorporated some of the structure from the external soul bone of the Ice Dragon into it.

By modifying the structure, the original dragon bloodline in the right arm bone of the Mirage Dragon was greatly optimized.

After being separated from the Dragon Ball, the Mirage Dragon's right arm bone took shape, but the dragon bloodline within it was not pure. Although this was not necessarily a bad thing, since Huo Yuhao himself did not follow the dragon's path of advancement.

However, since the origin of this soul bone is the dragon race, the strength of its power naturally decreased significantly after losing the original dragon ball's blessing.

However, after optimization and modification based on the structure of the Ice Dragon's external soul bone, the level of this Mirage Dragon's right arm bone has undergone earth-shattering changes.

It retains the original illusory-real structure of the mirage dragon's cloud aura, and its first soul skill is derived from this, transforming the real into the illusory and the illusory into the real.

It can grow and strengthen itself by absorbing other energy products, and is not limited to fusion only between soul bones of the same part.

At the same time, the energy absorbed will also be fed back to Huo Yuhao himself, which will enhance his physical strength and soul power, as well as replenish some of the energy consumed in battle.

The second soul bone skill attached to the Mirage Dragon's right arm bone is not fixed, but rather acts like an amplifier.

All Huo Yuhao needs to do is control its structural changes according to his own will, and then use his soul power to activate it.

Then Huo Yuhao could use this as a medium to unleash any form of soul skill that rivals the level of a soul bone, without being limited by his own strength.

However, this soul bone skill consumes a huge amount of resources, after all, you get what you pay for. But with the sixth soul ring brought by the Mirage Dragon, its first soul skill, Cloud Dragon, perfectly makes up for this.

With the help of the surrounding spiritual energy, and with Huo Yuhao himself acting as the conduit, Huo Yuhao can directly unleash a powerful soul skill comparable to the full-force attack of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

Moreover, the immense spiritual energy of heaven and earth that washes over Huo Yuhao during this process will be absorbed by this 100,000-year-old soul bone, without affecting Huo Yuhao himself or causing any backlash.

However, this ability also has a drawback: it cannot be used multiple times in a short period of time.

Unless Huo Yuhao's physical strength matches that of the soul bone itself.

Otherwise, each time it is used, the structure of the soul bone will be broken down again because it is not attached to a host, thus depleting the soul bone's inherent essence. However, this essence can be restored.

However, this is enough for Huo Yuhao now, which means that Huo Yuhao has the explosive power to rival a titled expert in a short period of time.

Instead of relying solely on stalling for time and devising tactics to struggle against powerful figures at the title level.

In fact, even ordinary Title Douluo might not be able to defeat a Soul Beast with a lifespan of 100,000 years.

After all, apart from those Title Douluos whose ninth spirit ring is a 100,000-year spirit beast, there are quite a few Title Douluos whose strength is slightly inferior. Their ninth spirit ring is only a 10,000-year spirit ring, which is far less effective in strengthening themselves than a 100,000-year spirit ring.

After studying the soul bone, Huo Yuhao went on to study something even more important.

That is the memory that originated from this mirage dragon.

Unlike the Evil Eye Tyrant, when Huo Yuhao used Soul Devouring to devour this mirage dragon, he also recorded its memories.

As a dragon with a lifespan of 100,000 years and nearly pure blood, its memories are also rare treasures.

Or rather, even the memories of the Evil Eye Tyrant from the previous 100,000 years ago shouldn't have been wasted. It's just that Huo Yuhao was powerless to preserve the Evil Eye Tyrant at the time, so he directly shattered its soul completely.

Huo Yuhao is now gradually digging into the mirage dragon's memories, including the distribution of sea spirit beasts in the ocean, the events it experienced, the hidden treasures in the sea, and various other useful information.

"It remembers quite a few seabed mineral veins, which makes sense, since the Mirage Dragon is of dragon blood and naturally possesses an affinity and sensitivity to these rare treasures."

"However, these mineral veins are home to many powerful spirit beast clans. That's good; it's better than searching aimlessly like we did when we went out to sea before. After all, these spirit beast clans can be considered as part of the resources."

"Most of the rare and precious materials that appeared in my memory were non-renewable. There weren't any wondrous places that could gather such materials, which is a pity."

"No wonder it's a 100,000-year-old soul beast. Did the Demon Emperor start sweeping across the oceans around this time? But it seems to have a periodicity; he just swept through once recently, which explains why the distribution of sea soul beasts in all directions has been affected."

"I didn't expect the Mirage Dragons to have a race. Wait, let me take another look."

Huo Yuhao suddenly noticed something amiss in the mirage dragon's memories.

"Beyond the mirage dragon's territory lies a new continent? According to this mirage dragon's earliest memories, it seems they possess an instinctive desire to protect this continent? And their obstruction is to prevent us from entering this continent?"

"This mirage dragon's earliest memories seem somewhat hazy, and its race appears to have multiplied autonomously, even creating a misty sea."

"Sure enough, the problem lies here. The reproduction of the Mirage Dragon requires the consumption of its own dragon blood essence, but the Mirage Dragon itself is not a social creature, going against its own nature. There must be other reasons behind this."

'This mirage dragon's earliest memories seem to be extremely fragmented, and it appears that at the clearest point in its memories, its cultivation level was already seventy or eighty thousand years old.'

"It only needs to propagate its race that it constantly depletes its reserves, resulting in slow progress in its cultivation and even some hidden injuries."

Huo Yuhao pondered that this way, some things would become clearer. What could make a mirage dragon of the 100,000-year level so devoted to protecting something must be something related to the dragon race.

Moreover, the mirage dragon's range of activity seemed to be restricted for some reason; it was more like patrolling than active.

However, this should not be due to the mirage dragon being actively influenced by someone, because the mirage dragon's own intelligence was also severely damaged, far from being comparable to an ordinary 100,000-year-old soul beast.

It's more likely that he triggered some taboo when his cultivation level was around 70,000 or 80,000.

This caused problems with its own intelligence, but due to other opportunities, the dragon bloodline in its body was purified.

That's why it became a 100,000-year-old soul beast with underdeveloped brain.

"Could it be Dragon Valley?" Although it was a question, Huo Yuhao was actually 80-90% certain.

After all, as mentioned in the original work, the space on another continent outside Douluo Continent is not stable enough, which may be the reason why this mirage dragon was able to come into contact with Dragon Valley.

The Ice Dragon's external soul bone and the Fire Dragon Egg that appeared at the Star Luo City auction previously likely confirm this speculation.

For some reason, the Dragon Valley space is probably more unstable than in the original story, which is why this mirage dragon is wandering in the sea near another continent.

It neither dared to approach nor wanted to stay away. As for why it would expend its own essence to reproduce its race, that was beyond Huo Yuhao's comprehension.

However, even if that continent beyond the Misty Sea has nothing to do with Dragon Valley.

However, the resources that a new continent could possess were enough to tempt Huo Yuhao.

After all, in the original story, even the Star Luo Empire's royal family, who had fled in distress, was able to gain a foothold in the New World, which shows how weak the civilizations on the New World were.

"Should we go take a look? But first, let's report the other resource points we obtained from this mirage dragon's memories so we can arrange for the sect to handle them."

"As for the new continent, it might be a bit too early for me right now, but it's not bad as a backup plan."

With that in mind, Huo Yuhao left his residence and went to tell Du Busi about his discovery, as well as the situation of the new continent.

(End of this chapter)