Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Some of this information was gathered by Yan, while other parts were deductions about the enemy based on existing information, making them highly credible. However, they weren't very important to him right now, but knowing the reasons behind them allowed him to address his weaknesses in a targeted manner.

The world of Soul Masters lacks creative cultivation methods, secret techniques, and skills, but other worlds have plenty. Although they may not be able to use them directly, the effect of drawing inferences from similar cases is still significant.

Just like this Divine Dragon Technique, if Yan could comprehend things like Yin and Yang, Wuji, Taiji, and the chaos of all things, becoming a god wouldn't be too difficult.

"Xiao Yan, I think I've come up with a solution."

As Yan was considering what to do next, Lieyan suddenly spoke. At that moment, her beautiful eyes blinked slightly, and her entire demeanor changed noticeably.

"Really."

Yan hadn't expected that Lieyan would have a new insight. She had come here specifically to find an opportunity for a breakthrough, and if she could seize the opportunity, everything would be settled.

Chapter 490 The Dragon King's Toughness

On the plains of the Dragon Rider Nus Continent, within the Seven Towers of Falan, a figure sat cross-legged in a strange space adorned with a dragon relief, cultivating.

This figure was not old compared to the other masters of the Seven Towers of Falan; he looked very young, and most remarkably, he was born with eight fingers.

"Yinzhu, let's stop for now! We have guests."

Above the ceiling of the strange space, the relief sculpture of the Dragon King shimmered with golden light, and an ancient voice echoed within the space.

The young man who was cultivating opened his eyes, and the space in front of him once again shone with golden light, and three figures appeared in this space.

"Ancestors, who are they?"

The young man looked at the three unfamiliar figures before him with a wary expression. He knew that this strange space was no ordinary place; it was the core secret of the Seven Towers of Falan, the most important place on the entire Dragon Rider Nus Continent.

Generally speaking, only the tower masters and a few high-ranking members of the Seven Towers of Falan know the secrets of this place, and his arrival here was purely by chance. He was born into the Eastern Dragon Clan, so he was recognized by the Dragon King after acknowledging his ancestry, which gave him a special status in the Seven Towers of Falan.

This unfamiliar group of people were Yan and Lieyan, who had returned to Falan from the spring of life in the far north. After receiving the benefits of the water of life, they wanted more, so they came to the sealed space beneath the seven towers of Falan.

Yan was quite surprised when he saw the young man. After a moment of stunned silence, he smiled and said, "Dragon King, it's been a long time. And you, Ye Yinzhu, I never expected to see you here."

"Who is this senior?"

Ye Yinzhu looked at Yan in front of him, somewhat bewildered. He was certain that he did not know this person, but judging from Yan's tone, the other party might know him very well, which was not a pleasant thing.

"We've met before, but back then you were fooled by me."

Yan smiled calmly, and with a wave of his hand, purple light spread out. A hazy, pale purple light screen instantly condensed and then dissipated. In that fleeting glimpse, a huge mechanical dragon shadow flashed by, and then two golden figures were brought into this strange space by a black and white rainbow.

"A sacred dragon! Golden-armored forbidden insects! And... a divine dragon? Are you Nox, the sacred dragon from back then?"

Looking at the several beastly figures in front of her, Ye Yinzhu recalled her experience from many years ago, and felt quite unwell.

He remembered very clearly how pathetic he was in front of that mechanical dragon back then, but now it seemed that the real culprit was right in front of him, so it was very likely that he and his brother had been tricked back then.

Yan smiled and shook his head, saying, "You recognized me! You have a good memory. But let me correct you. I said I was Nox back then just to cover up my identity. You are not qualified to know my true identity yet. But I can tell you my name. My name is Yan."

"Yan?"

Ye Yinzhu murmured Yan's name, but couldn't help but wonder, mainly because the name was just too strange. Who has a name with only one character? Was it a given name or a surname?

Yan waved his hand, indicating that Ye Yinzhu didn't need to worry, and then looked at the Dragon King, "Alright, I won't gossip with you anymore, after all, I didn't come here to see you. Dragon King, do you still remember the agreement we made back then?"

The Dragon King asked with some doubt, "Yan, our original agreement was that I would hand over the Water of Life you wanted, and you would not interfere in our affairs. Is there a problem with that?"

"This agreement is fine, but do you remember the two conditions we agreed on? Each of them had its own prerequisites, right?"

Yan smiled and pointed to the black-haired beauty next to Lieyan, saying to the Dragon King, "Look at her, don't you see anything wrong with her?"

"The problem? She's... a child..."

The Dragon King looked at the black-haired beauty beside him, who was the Little Dragon Girl that Yan had brought out from the Water of Life. She also had another identity.

"Child, child..."

A sudden flash of golden light, a ball of golden radiance shimmering, seemed to turn the entire space into a pale gold, with gentle energy fluctuations flowing through the air.

With a flash of light, an old man with white hair and beard appeared before everyone. He was wearing a golden robe, which looked antique. His aged face looked somewhat pale, but he had a pair of bright and piercing eyes.

"Don't be surprised, this is my domain. If you have the opportunity to reach the level of gods in the future, you will also have such a domain. In this domain, divine power can be released to the maximum extent, and you can also protect yourself in the best way."

The Dragon King seemed to notice that Ye Yinzhu and the Little Dragon Girl instinctively resisted the golden light, so he quickly explained, "If it weren't for this domain that belongs to me, my soul would probably have dissipated long ago. What you see now is my soul form."

Ye Yinzhu bowed slightly to the Dragon King. Little Dragon Girl, however, only showed a slight change in expression, offering no further comment to the Dragon King.

The Dragon King looked at the Little Dragon Girl, sighed softly, and said, "I know you've always blamed me. I'm sorry. But at that time, I had no other choice. I did my best to save your life."

Little Dragon Girl lowered her head, "Why are you saying all this?"

"If we don't say it now, we might not have another chance later."

The Dragon King smiled calmly, and a golden light pulled Little Dragon Girl and Ye Yinzhu behind him. The old man looked at Yan and Lieyan again, his eyes filled with more solemnity and hostility.

"Dragon King, what do you mean by this?"

Yan was bewildered by the Dragon King's sudden change in attitude. What had gotten into the old man that he was using his last bit of divine soul essence? Was he going to fight them to the death?

The Dragon King said in a deep voice, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to advise you two to stick to the agreement. Everything will be fine if you do it according to the agreement. Since you've already taken the Water of Life, don't talk to me about any preconditions, and don't even think about interfering in this matter now."

Yan's voice turned cold, "Dragon King, don't you want to know what I'm going to say? The woman behind you, you think she's your daughter, but she has a big problem."

"I have no interest in knowing what you're trying to say; it's nothing more than an attempt to sow discord between us. But I can say with certainty that she carries my blood; she is my daughter, a descendant of the Dragon Clan."

The Dragon King's voice became very agitated, carrying a different kind of emotion, "You two, I have already given you the Water of Life, why are you still so greedy?"

As you have all seen, in my current state, I am merely barely maintaining my own existence; sooner or later, I will perish.

My dying wish was simple: to launch a counterattack against the Abyss and avenge my family. For this, I was willing to set aside my hatred for the destruction of the Eastern Dragon and even surrender the Water of Life. But why are you still forcing me to do this?

"You want to make a move? In your current state, launching a divine war will surely lead to your death, and it will also tear the seal, and the Dragon Knight Nus Continent will be finished."

Yan was completely baffled by the Dragon King's reaction. He never expected the old man to react so aggressively upon seeing him and Lieyan again, and now he was even preparing to burn his soul in a desperate battle.

This isn't right; it doesn't match my script at all. According to Yan's plan, he and Lieyan brought the Mother Demon King here, and then, based on the two preconditions left during the initial negotiations, they could bypass the agreement and continue to interfere in matters. Ultimately, through a series of operations, they would bring the Dragon Rider Nus Continent and the Abyss World into their possession.

But what he didn't expect was that the first step of this plan went wrong. When the Dragon King saw that they had brought the Little Dragon Girl, he didn't listen to his explanation at all and took her away. Then he even tried to attack her. That was too short-tempered.

“I know that once I make a move, I will surely die, and all my hard work will be destroyed in an instant. But I cannot stand by and watch you use the so-called premise as an excuse to violate the agreement. That is my bottom line.”

The Dragon King pointed at Little Dragon Girl and said, "She is my daughter. Even if there are problems, she is still my daughter. I cannot let her be used by you."

Why are you in such a hurry? My only wish after death is to destroy the abyss, not to be your enemy.

The war between Dragon Rider Nus Continent and the Abyss will inevitably result in losses on both sides. Since you are not beings from the Abyss world, you can simply reap the benefits.

"If you leave now and it doesn't affect my plans, then the agreement will still stand. I won't even care about your other motives—whether you're planning to rule the world or have your eyes on the Abyss—as long as it doesn't interfere with my plans, I won't interfere."

"What you're saying makes me a little tempted."

Upon hearing the Dragon King's words, Yan couldn't help but touch his nose. After the old man died, his soul was sustained entirely by his obsession, and destroying the abyss was his obsession.

Therefore, in his heart, the plan to destroy the abyss is the biggest. As long as someone dares to make a move against this plan, he will target them relentlessly or even fight to the death. As long as it does not affect or is beneficial to his plan, he does not care even if the World Flame invades and rules over him.

Ye Yinzhu was quick-witted and gleaned a lot of information from the Dragon King's words. He quickly asked, "Ancestor, are they not beings from our world either?"

"That's not important. As long as they don't interfere with our destruction of the Abyss, even if all seven kingdoms on the continent are destroyed, it will have nothing to do with us, the Eastern Dragon."

The Dragon King shook his head, then continued to Yan, "Yan, you are a smart man and should understand our current situation. If I fight to the death, I will certainly die, but you will also be greatly affected. This is not good for either of us."

"Dragon King, I didn't expect you to go to such lengths. Since you don't want to hear nice things, then so be it."

Yan looked at the resolute Dragon King and knew that the old man was determined and could not be persuaded. He said a few words and then he and Lieyan disappeared from the spot.

“Ancestors, they’ve left.”

Ye Yinzhu had been keeping an eye on Yan and Lieyan. Seeing that they really didn't appear again, she relaxed a little and quickly walked towards the Dragon King.

Chapter 491 The Power of the Soul

"They've only left temporarily, but they might still make a move later."

The Dragon King sighed, and as he spoke, he suddenly raised his hands and slapped Ye Yinzhu and Xiaolongnu's heads hard. Two golden lights simultaneously entered Ye Yinzhu and Xiaolongnu's foreheads.

"As you probably already know, I only temporarily forced them back. Compared to the Abyss, they were actually more dangerous with just the two of them. The man was quite strong, but he hadn't reached my level yet. However, the woman was even more terrifying, stronger than me and the Demon Queen."

The Dragon King continued, "I don't know their purpose, but as long as we fail to produce a true god, we will never have the chance to fight them. Therefore, our top priority is to complete our mission and destroy the Abyss."

Although they are also outsiders, compared to the abyss of wanton slaughter and destruction, they don't seem so vicious, and their methods aren't excessive. If things really come to a head, subduing them is an option..."

As the Dragon King spoke, more golden light merged into their bodies, and two surging soul forces suddenly rushed into their spiritual seas, instantly merging into their soul imprints.

Ye Yinzhu clearly felt that there were more memories in his sea of ​​souls, memories about seals and passages, including methods for opening and closing passages.

The Dragon King's voice rang out again, "This passage connecting the Dragon Continent of Longzinus to the Abyss Plane has been imbued with my energy for ten thousand years. Even if a god-level powerhouse were to appear in the Abyss Plane, it would not be an easy task for them to break through this passage."

"To activate or deactivate it, you first need sub-god-level energy, and secondly, the methods to activate and deactivate it. Next, I will arrange to accelerate the pace of the Holy War. This is the final battle; we have no more chances…"

Ye Yinzhu's heart sank. "Dragon King, why are you telling us all this? Isn't it enough that you are in charge of the seal?"

The Dragon King smiled slightly, his aged face etched with the marks of time. "My people have been gone for so long, and my physical body has long since died. I've only managed to keep going through this on my own, and my time is running out."

"It didn't come without a price for forcing them to retreat this time; after all that commotion, I have even less time left."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yinzhu clenched her fists, feeling a surge of negative emotions towards Yan and Lieyan. It wasn't hatred, but she was certainly very dissatisfied.

"Yinzhu, don't let my situation affect your mood and lead you to make bad judgments."

The Dragon King looked at him gently and said softly, "Those two may have only intended to take advantage of us and not to destroy us, but they did not expect me to respond so fiercely."

They did not start a major war on the continent, nor did they kill any living beings after arriving on the continent. This shows that they also have principles and are not like the evil species in the abyss who only know how to destroy. If they are willing to abide by the agreement, it should be possible to cooperate with them.

The real problem now is that we don't have any god-level powerhouses; we don't even have the right to have an equal dialogue. I'm just a half-dead being. Our true future depends on you.

The Dragon King paused here, and Ye Yinzhu was about to say something when the Dragon King stopped him. At the same time, Ye Yinzhu and the Little Dragon Girl discovered that their bodies had lost the ability to move; they had been completely restricted.

"I've lived long enough; it's time to make way for the younger generation."

The Dragon King smiled and poured his power into their bodies, saying, "Maintaining my soul will require a tremendous amount of energy. If this energy is used on you, it will allow you to grow faster, giving you a chance to turn the tide."

Now I will transfer most of my soul power to the two of you, leaving only the last of my soul power and soul imprint. This will make your souls stronger and allow you to grow up faster.

My last bit of soul power and soul imprint will go into a deep sleep after this. If those two stay here for more than a hundred breaths, I will self-destruct, so that they will get nothing. I really hope I will never have to use this move!

Yinzhu, if you want to repay me, please take good care of the Dragon Girl. She is the last dragon, my only daughter, and my last remaining attachment.

Although the old man, formed from the soul of the Dragon King, had sealed Ye Yinzhu and the Little Dragon Girl, his gaze was filled with kindness and encouragement as he looked at them with a smile. Yet, his eyes flashed with a resolute determination, clearly indicating that he had made up his mind to do so.

Ye Yinzhu understood what the Dragon King was going to do, but now he had no chance to stop it. Even his ability to speak had been restricted by the Dragon King. He could only watch helplessly as the remains of the Eastern Dragon's ancestors around him burned with increasingly intense golden flames.

The golden flames spread throughout the entire space almost instantly, and a large amount of soul power was refined into energy by the soul fire, swirling around Ye Yinzhu and Xiaolongnu's bodies.