I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

In this way, the three of them walked along the mountain path for less than a day without any obstacles, and they arrived at the entrance to the deepest part of the Sanhe Mountains.

Before them lay a cave that led directly to Dragon Valley. The cave was devoid of light, like a bottomless abyss, silently awaiting people's arrival, making it impossible to tell whether the end of the cave was light or darkness.

Xu Xingyu stopped and turned to Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er, saying, "Alright, we must remain vigilant the entire way from here. This is the entrance to Dragon Valley, and we will inevitably encounter the guardians stationed here. Therefore, we must be prepared for battle at any time. Understand?"

"Understood!" the two women said in deep voices.

Both women had released their Yin-Yang Crowns and picked up their weapons, seemingly ready to attack at any moment.

Seeing this, Gu Qiuxi, Ya Lin'er, and Xu Xingyu nodded in relief and released their Yin-Yang Crowns.

Just like when facing the raging flames last time, Xu Xingyu did not conceal the true form of her Yin-Yang Crown this time. The eight elemental lights belonging to water, fire, wind, earth, light, darkness, space, and time began to become active around Xu Xingyu.

Xu Xingyu's spiritual power, which had long since transformed into divine consciousness, also connected the spirits of the three people present, enhancing the two women's spiritual perception of their surroundings and giving them the possibility of timely counterattacks should any problems arise.

Although Xu Xingyu was not allowed to use her perception to cover the entire Sanhe Mountain Range in order to prevent the Dragon Clan from considering this action as an offense, the shrunken area was still at least two thousand meters in diameter. Within these two thousand meters, every minute detail was displayed to the two women who had formed a spiritual connection with her.

With the aid of this divine perception, even with their eyes closed, they could know the location of every inch of the cave.

Both Gu Qiuxi and Ya Lin'er were amazed by this, as they could clearly feel that their combat power would increase by at least 20% or 30% under these circumstances.

What Yalin'er found somewhat strange was that after her senses were amplified, why did she feel a sense of familiarity with the cave before her? Could it be that she really had some connection with the dragon race before?

Ya Lin'er agreed to go to Dragon Valley with Xu Xingyu because they thought that since they were ancient people from a long time ago, perhaps some dragons would know about them. After all, dragons have a much longer lifespan than humans, so Ya Lin'er agreed.

But only Yalin'er knew that the reason she agreed to this obviously deceptive argument was simply because she had nowhere else to go in this unfamiliar era.

Aside from Xu Xingyu and Gu Qiuxi, her two benefactors, she had no other close friends. So even if they hadn't used this excuse, Ya Lin'er would have gone with them to their destination.

But now it seems their stories weren't deceiving him; he really did have a connection to the dragon race?! Could it be that he wasn't human?!

Even if she voiced these questions now, no one would give her a direct answer, so with these questions in mind, Ya Lin'er and Xu Xingyu stepped into the cave in front of them.

The moment they entered the cave, the three people present sensed a sense of danger through Xu Xingyu's divine sense. Strangely, this sense of danger did not have a direct location, but rather came from all around!

There are only two explanations for this situation: either they are surrounded by several dragons with tenth-level cultivation, or the source of this sense of crisis is a being whose strength has reached a level beyond that of ordinary people, and the area of ​​pressure generated by the aura it exudes is enough to alert people.

The dragon race on the Bright Five Elements Continent doesn't have that many experts with tenth-level cultivation. Even if they did, they wouldn't hunt down a team of only three people. Therefore, the answer is clearly the second one: it was caused by an extremely powerful being.

Xu Xingyu, having noticed this fact, smiled casually, "Looks like we've hit the jackpot. We've encountered a guardian who's less than one-tenth the size of the original on our first try."

"Young human, you are incredibly powerful. I have never seen such a peculiar person. Your magical cultivation is only at the peak of the eighth crown, yet your soul power and physical strength have reached a god-like level that even I have not been able to attain. It seems that an extraordinary being has recently emerged in the outside world!"

A deep voice suddenly rang out. Just like the result of Xu Xingyu's previous divine sense detection, this voice also came from all directions, and it was impossible to tell where it came from.

The deep voice continued, "Since you haven't harmed my descendants along the way, I could let you retreat now and generously allow you to come back and try your luck again after I go into slumber in three days and take over from the other guardians."

"However, compared to someone as powerful as you, the other guardians are nothing but fodder. To let you pass through so easily would be to break the oath I once made."

"Since we're guests here, it seems I, Old Dragon, also need to stretch my legs. I hope this young man won't have any objections?"

Xu Xingyu, seemingly bursting with excitement, exclaimed, "Of course not! Opportunities to fight against a powerhouse like you are rare. If I don't seize this chance now, I'll regret it to death!"

"Haha, interesting kid! If it were anyone else, I'd think they were just a bunch of arrogant fools throwing their lives away, but you're different, you have no right to say that!!! So, Old Dragon will grant your wish!!! Whether the three of you come at me together, or you come at me alone, Old Dragon is willing to play along!!!"

With a whoosh, the three of them suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet tremble violently. Then, the entire mountain range seemed to come alive and began to shake continuously. Xu Xingyu and the other two quickly circulated their magic power and concentrated it on their legs, making them as if they were rooted to the ground, thus avoiding the possibility of injury or being thrown off.

A tremendous roar echoed through the sky, instantly illuminating the cave. Before them stood a hill, which was trembling violently! Clearly, the commotion had been caused by this hill!

The hillock suddenly began to unfurl and transform into a colossal dragon exceeding 150 meters in height! This dragon lacked the wings of a normal dragon, and could undoubtedly be classified as an earth dragon, but unlike most earth dragons, it was a true dragon!

The enormous dragon head grinned at Xu Xingyu and the other two, revealing three rows of saber teeth, and said, "This old dragon is the ancestor of all earth dragons! The progenitor of all earth dragons on this Bright Five Elements Continent. If you wish to pass my trial and gain the friendship of the dragon race, then show me everything you have!!!"