Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Yan gazed at the spring ahead. Since his last departure, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring had undergone a noticeable change: the previously distinct crimson and ice-blue colors now seemed to have shifted, with the intensely hot crimson spring gaining the upper hand, and the surrounding temperature also increasing significantly.

This situation is certainly abnormal. The conditions for the formation of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well are that the two energies are close to each other, and there is no situation where the east wind prevails over the west wind. The reason why this situation is happening now is naturally due to the dragon egg that Yan left in the spring.

The dragon egg that Yan left inside the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire has an extraordinary origin. It is a direct descendant of the Fire Dragon King and has the purest bloodline of the Fire Dragon Clan. Given the current decline of the Dragon Clan's bloodline, it is only natural that she would inherit the throne of the Fire Dragon King.

Although the future Fire Dragon King has not yet been born, as she becomes more active within the spring, she is able to activate the divine corpse of the Fire Dragon King at the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. The power of that fallen Fire Dragon King becomes more active, suppressing the power of the Ice Dragon King and causing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to become unbalanced.

Of course, this situation is only temporary. Once the Fire Dragon King is successfully born and leaves the spring, everything will return to normal.

Yan came here today for the upcoming birth of the Fire Dragon King. He wants to help her be born ahead of schedule so that he can plan for his ninth soul ring.

Yan stood alone by the spring, waved to the others to keep them further away, and then took out a small golden-red bead from his soul tool.

"This... this is such a rich fire-attribute energy, somewhat similar to a soul bead, but not exactly the same, and it also contains a very special energy."

When Yan took out the small bead, the three-eyed golden lion's nose twitched slightly, and a look of longing unconsciously appeared in its eyes. Its instincts told it that if it could swallow the fiery red bead, its strength could be promoted to an incredible level.

Yan held the golden-red bead in his palm; the small bead emitted a unique halo under the sunlight. Although the bead was small, it was filled with active energy fluctuations.

This strange energy is contained within it. Every time it emits an energy pulse, the bead will flash briefly, but the light will quickly recede.

"This doesn't seem to be the aura of a soul beast. Could it be the inner core of a legendary primordial beast?"

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion stared at the inner core in Yan's hand for a long time, and she actually found similar information in her bloodline memories.

This strange bead, with its hidden bloodline aura within its energy, is definitely not from any kind of soul beast on the continent today. It made her bloodline feel excited. Judging from her bloodline memories, it should be an ancient creature that existed before the era of the ancient dragon race.

"This is the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent. That Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent lurking on the Hell Road is probably the last ancient beast in this world."

Yan briefly explained the origin of the bead to the group, then gathered his soul power in his palm. With the injection of energy, waves of golden-red energy surged in all directions. The inner core in his palm flickered continuously, as if it were about to unleash all its energy at any moment.

"go."

Yan held the inner core in his hand for a long time, then suddenly threw it into the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring. The golden-red bead disappeared into the crimson spring water. At first, there was no special movement, but after a few breaths, the spring water began to boil violently.

An extremely powerful aura emanated from the rippling spring water, with golden-red halos constantly being released. The two-colored spring water, which had been barely maintaining a balance, was suddenly squeezed out by the icy blue extreme yin spring, leaving only a small area.

"Roar~~~"

Yan and the group of girls watched this sudden phenomenon with excitement, waiting anxiously. After an unknown amount of time, when the golden-red halo receded slightly, a loud dragon roar came from the spring, and the wind and clouds changed instantly.

"Pfft~~~"

After the dragon's roar was heard, the commotion inside the spring became more and more obvious. Suddenly, a muffled sound rippled across the water, sending up countless splashes. A giant claw covered with golden-red dragon-scale-like scales emerged from the spring. The claw was enormous, almost blocking out half of the spring.

"Boom!"

Like a volcanic eruption, a powerful column of water shot into the sky, accompanied by terrifyingly high-temperature flames. The golden-red flames were intense and scorching, and the strong and domineering aura made most of the people present feel breathless.

The dragon's roar, a distant and powerful sound, rang out once more, stirring and deep, carrying the joy of new life and innate nobility. The mighty ancient true dragon species had returned to the world.

"Bang!!!"

As the spring water below continued to churn, a huge head emerged from the water. The moment this enormous dragon head came into view, everyone was almost startled, because it was quite different from the dragons they were used to.

With shrimp eyes, deer antlers, a cow's mouth, a dog's nose, catfish whiskers, a lion's mane, a snake's tail, fish scales, and eagle claws, this enormous dragon head, while possessing the outline of a dragon race, upon closer inspection resembles a pieced-together anomaly, yet it is far more majestic and powerful.

This powerful dragon, having just been born, already displayed immense might. Its massive head slowly rose, its dragon eyes looking down with dazzling brilliance. It possessed a unique arrogance, gazing at the crowd below with utter contempt.

"Roar~~~"

Suddenly, the ancient dragon roared to the sky, and in an instant, dark clouds filled the sky. A beam of red light shot straight up from the earth to the sky, and in a moment, the wind and clouds lost their color. The clouds followed the dragon, and the true dragon was born. A strange phenomenon was formed by nature.

Endless lightning washed over the body of the true dragon, and the dark clouds gradually receded, revealing a massive dragon silhouette to everyone.

This was a giant dragon with a golden-red body. Its wings spread out, and with a slight sway, they stirred up a scorching storm. Its entire body was covered with golden-red scales, and faint fiery clouds emanated from the surface of the scales. Its golden-red eyes were bright and piercing. Suddenly, it raised its head and let out a deafening dragon roar.

The clear dragon roar attracted the attention of almost the entire Sunset Forest. The surrounding temperature rose instantly, and the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Valley seemed to be shrouded in a scorching storm.

A terrifying dragon's might descended upon Sunset Forest. On this day, deep within the forest, whether it was a beast king or beast emperor over fifty thousand years old, or a newly born weak soul beast, all felt the profound terror brought by the absolute pressure, and they all trembled and dared not make any unnecessary movements.

Above Yan and the others, there was a golden-red dragon that resembled a legendary giant dragon. Its body wasn't particularly large, only a dozen meters long.

But importantly, her entire body was covered in scales, including her abdomen, which was not fat. Her body presented a pleasing streamlined shape. There were sharp bone spikes at the front of her wings, and there were also spikes at the base of her head that extended from her forehead to the back of her head. Each scale was crystal clear, just like a ruby.

This might not be the largest or strongest soul beast they had ever seen, but it was definitely the most beautiful dragon Yan had ever seen, even though he hadn't seen many dragons at all.

A faint golden-red aura rippled across the surface of this true dragon. Just one glance at it gave one a terrifying feeling of being burned to ashes by the flames. This was the powerful aura emanating from the highest-ranking dragon race.

In ancient times, the dragon race was ranked according to bloodline and strength. Among them, the true dragons were superior to countless sub-dragons, earth dragons, and even more kinds of spirit beasts, and were the undisputed rulers. Among the true dragons, there were also distinctions such as upper, middle, and lower ranks.

Ordinary lower-level true dragons, upon reaching adulthood, can at most reach the level of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, which is already a level of power surpassing most living beings. Creatures like the Crimson Armor Dragon, Flame Dragon, and Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex are roughly equivalent to lower-level true dragons.

Above the lower-ranking True Dragons are the middle-ranking True Dragons and the upper-ranking True Dragons, whose bloodline potential is even stronger. Among all the dragon lineages, the strongest are naturally the direct descendants of the Dragon King of each generation, who are also the legendary Dragon King bloodlines.

The Dragon God passed down nine major dragon clans as the main lineage of the dragon race. Each lineage has its own Dragon King. Among them, the strongest single bloodline is naturally the Mountain Dragon King lineage. Mountain dragons will forever be kings. This is the blessing of the Dragon God. Every mountain dragon has the bloodline of the Dragon King.

The Mountain Dragon Clan possesses such a special blessing and bloodline because of their great contributions to the Dragon Clan. Apart from the Mountain Dragons, all other Dragon Clan lineages also have the Dragon King's bloodline.

Because of the constant wars in ancient times, even the Dragon King was in danger of falling, so the position of Dragon King was sometimes changed. For example, the Black Dragon Emperor Tian, ​​who was hidden deep in the Star Dou Great Forest, was appointed as the Black Dragon King by the Dragon God at the end of the ancient Dragon Clan era. At that time, Emperor Tian's strength was not considered very strong.

The fire dragon that appeared before Yan now was in a similar situation to Di Tian, ​​but she was even more special. She was a dragon egg that had survived the ancient war that wiped out the dragon race. She was a direct descendant of the Fire Dragon King and automatically inherited the Fire Dragon King's position in an era when all dragons had disappeared.

"come over."

Above, a powerful dragon, radiating boundless dragon might, looked down upon all living beings, making Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others almost unable to breathe. At this moment, Yan made an incredibly bold move, actually raising his hand and calling out to the dragon.

The girls were extremely tense at this moment, holding their breath and staring at Yan in front of them and the true dragon in the sky. Then, to their disbelief, the true dragon in the sky actually lowered its body.

The massive dragon head lowered itself in front of Yan. Its once proud dragon eyes, which had been fixed on Yan, slowly turned into a gentle light. At this moment, the dragon head lowered itself in front of Yan, moved closer, and gently rubbed against his body.

Chapter 435 Forging a Soul Contract

"You're very clever. Did you recognize me?"

Yan reached out and gently stroked the large head in front of her. This huge golden-red flame dragon was extremely aloof in front of outsiders, but it was quite affectionate to her, which was naturally because she recognized Yan.

Back in the Dragon Realm Cemetery, Yan was entrusted by the soul of that ancient fire dragon to take care of this dragon egg. At that time, the dragon egg already possessed a certain level of intelligence, and his aura was naturally remembered by the dragon egg.

Later, Yan brought it to the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, helping it find the inheritance of the dragon ancestors to make up for its own foundation. He also found the inner core of a strange beast so that it could be born ahead of time. Naturally, this true dragon remembered so much kindness and was very affectionate towards him as soon as it was born.

"This fire dragon's bloodline is indeed extraordinary. I possess the blood of an ancient golden dragon, which is almost equivalent to being a descendant of the Dragon King. Yet, I still felt pressure when facing her."

Qiu'er, the three-eyed golden lion, carefully walked to Yan's side. Apart from her, the other girls didn't dare to come closer at all.

The newborn dragon's power was truly terrifying. Because it was still young, it didn't know how to conceal its aura. The dragon's might that it was constantly radiating was something that these girls with weak cultivation could not withstand at all.

Qiu'er carefully examined the fiery dragon before her, her heart filled with even greater shock. "Terrifying! It possesses the cultivation equivalent to a 100,000-year-old soul beast from the moment it was born. This is a realm that ordinary true dragon species can only reach upon reaching adulthood. Even the energy of that inner core was refined by her, which is still incredible. Could she really be a Dragon King species?"

"Little Dragon is the only true dragon to be born in the last tens of thousands of years. He is also a descendant of the Dragon King and has gone deep into the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Perhaps he has obtained the inheritance of the Fire Dragon King or something, which is why he has such cultivation. Don't be too jealous."

Yan noticed that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a little jealous, so he reached out and put his arm around her neck, stroking her fur, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't look down on you because your cultivation is weak."

"I'm not jealous, no, I'm not envious."

The three-eyed golden lion suddenly became agitated, its long, thin tail lashing out at Yan to express its dissatisfaction. Its cute voice took on a fierce tone, "And what did you just say about disliking? What are you disliking? You're the one being disliked by this auspicious beast. Take your filthy hands off me."

The little one still had that proud and arrogant personality, but Yan had long since figured out her temperament. She said no, but she was enjoying it both physically and mentally. Under his eighteen ways of petting cats, she soon obediently stuck out her tongue and showed her belly.

"Ang ang...I want..."

It seems that the interaction between Yan and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion made the newborn little dragon envious. She also lowered her head and rubbed against Yan, her huge body ready to lie down and show her submission to Yan.

"Little Dragon, be good, don't move, don't move..."

When Yan saw the little dragon's actions, he quickly went to stop it. The three-eyed golden lion was small and didn't take up much space when it acted cute, so it wasn't a problem. But this little dragon, although it had just been born, was already about ten meters long. If it fell down all at once, there wouldn't be enough open space around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Yan patted the little dragon's head to comfort it, and then, together with the three-eyed golden lion, they found an open space a little outside the valley before the little dragon landed.

"Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, is this my new companion?"

The sound of flapping wings came from above, and a beautiful little phoenix slowly descended. Huo'er looked at the huge fire dragon in front of her, her phoenix eyes full of curiosity.

"Hooho..."

Several roars filled with special vigilance rang out from the side. From another direction of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye, three golden rainbow shadows also appeared one after another. The three Behemoths looked at the huge true dragon in front of them with unusual vigilance.

The Dragon Clan and the Behemoth Clan, known for their dragon-eating abilities, are enemies due to a bloodline divide. Sensing the threat, these three little guys naturally came over to check the situation.

"Roar~~~"

When the little dragon saw the three Behemoths, it reacted quite strongly, immediately letting out a warning dragon roar, flames gathering in its mouth, ready to unleash a fiery dragon breath.

"You all better behave yourselves."

Looking at the four young beasts, who were on the verge of fighting, Yan felt a headache coming on. It was true that babies were hard to raise. His own little phoenix was much cuter. Although it was also a child, it was very smart now because it had been raised by its mother, Zhuque.

Neither the three-headed behemoth nor the little dragon before them were very old; their intelligence was still at the level of a child under three, driven more by instinct. But precisely because of this, these little guys were easier to fool and coax.

"You are all my partners, and we should get along well from now on."

Yan called the kids together and asked them to make friends. He didn't expect them to become really good friends, but at least they shouldn't fight or even kill each other.

However, it seems that the Behemoths and the Dragon Clan are truly sworn enemies by blood. Even though Yan managed to suppress them with his status as the master, the little beasts couldn't get close to each other. After exchanging greetings, the three Behemoths left to cultivate once again.

Yan didn't say much about the situation. After instructing the little phoenix fire girl to give some instructions to the girls, he began to set up a magic array under the little fire dragon. It was time to get down to business.

After Yan had prepared all the magic arrays, he turned to look at the three-eyed golden lion that was mobilizing its soul power, and rubbed its big head, saying, "Qiu'er, are you sure you want to form a soul contract with me?"

"Hmph! Shouldn't it be your good fortune that I'm willing to form a soul contract with you?"

The three-eyed golden lion stretched out its paw and patted his palm arrogantly, then rubbed its golden, fluffy head against his palm. "Actually, I should have made that choice before. If the soul spirit system is to be perfected and promoted, there must be a bridge of trust between humans and soul beasts."

"My identity is very special, and it's most suitable for me to form a soul contract with you. Even though you wasted your soul ring slot before, it's impossible for someone else to become your tenth soul ring, which is a bit troublesome."

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said in a relaxed tone that they had already discussed the matter of forming a soul contract between the two of them before the little fire dragon was born.

If this little flame dragon really can't be born ahead of time, Yan will have to choose another suitable partner to contract with or obtain a soul ring. Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's cultivation level is a bit low, its inherent value is immeasurable.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, a ten-thousand-year-old beast, possesses combat power and attributes far exceeding those of ordinary hundred-thousand-year-old soul beasts. As an imperial auspicious beast, it also has a wondrous connection with the primordial fortune of the Douluo Continent. Forming a contract with it would undoubtedly bring immense benefits to Yan.

Yan had actually considered her as a contracted soul spirit before, but at that time the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was only a thousand-year-old soul beast, and its cultivation level was too low. The cultivation of the Emperor Auspicious Beast was special, and it was difficult to improve its cultivation level using conventional methods and resources.

However, during his trip to the City of Slaughter a while ago, Yan suddenly had some special insights and ideas. After using the Dawn to deduce and refine them, he discussed them with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. So they decided to try to form a soul contract.

The three-eyed golden lion Qiu'er seemed even more anxious than Yan, rubbing her little paws against him and urging, "Hurry up, hurry up! It's not like it's the first time we've contracted a soul spirit, so stop dawdling."

"Since you've put it that way, fine."

Yan was naturally happy to have completely subdued this imperial auspicious beast, but he still looked somewhat embarrassed, like an animal. He felt hypocritical for trying to have his cake and eat it too, but isn't that how complicated people are?

As his soul power was injected into the six-pointed star array on the ground, a powerful soul light completely enveloped the little true dragon, the three-eyed golden lion, and Yan. The little true dragon sensed something was wrong and turned its head uncomfortably, but was calmed down by Yan.

Yan Xianshi pulled the little dragon's head down with one hand. The moment the foreheads of the man and the dragon collided, a dense and powerful crimson soul light swept in all directions, and a deep dragon roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

A phantom blood-red dragon shadow, accompanied by floating crimson dragon flames, appeared in the void. After hovering for a moment, the dragon shadow suddenly disappeared into the top of Yan's head. In an instant, his martial soul was fully attached to him, and after eight soul rings flashed at the same time, the ninth soul ring gradually condensed from blurry to clear.