Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"Stop them quickly!"

……

The three factions—the Beast Squad, the Zhongtian Squad, and the Hybrid Ape Beast—all noticed that someone had entered the cave and rushed towards the entrance while engaging in a chaotic battle.

"Gentlemen, let's continue playing for a while. We have some things to attend to, so we'll stop here."

Just as these people were about to rush to the cave entrance, a group of young beasts were swept out by a yellow light and landed in the arms of many ape beasts. Then, the entire hill shook violently, and a large amount of rubble fell like rain, blocking the already small cave entrance with a pile of stones.

With the entrance blocked, the cave was plunged into darkness. Yan quickly made a torch and, along with Minghua and Caicai, ventured deeper into the cave, collapsing the passageway to buy the three more time.

The three of them used torches for light, and after walking for about several dozen meters, the cave entrance suddenly widened considerably, and the deeper parts became brighter.

Yan led the two deeper inside, where the light was dazzling. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to come from some stones embedded in the walls, emitting colorful light that was dazzling and beautiful.

"These stones look nice, do you want them?"

Yan examined the stones and found no strong energy fluctuations. They were likely precious gemstones similar to fluorite, each about the size of a goose egg, and looked quite impressive.

"Forget it, let's look for more useful treasures first."

Minghua and Caicai both shook their heads. Although these gems were very beautiful, they were not precious cultivation resources. Although they liked them, they still wanted to find treasures related to the dragon race first.

"Ah."

Yan nodded and led the two forward for another ten meters or so. Suddenly, the scene at the corner ahead changed, and all three of them stopped at the same time.

"This is... a dragon's remains."

"It really is a dragon's skeleton, it's so long."

Cai Cai and Ming Hua were shocked by what they saw. At the end of the passage ahead, the plants were lush, and all kinds of rare fruits and herbs were emitting a fragrant aroma. Beneath the countless plants, the remains of a huge monster could be vaguely seen, which looked a lot like the legendary dragon.

The monster's remains were about twenty meters long, with a long body, four extremely sharp claws, and two long horns on its skull. It was definitely a dragon's remains.

The dragon skeleton was coiled on the ground, its bones emitting a faint fiery red glow. Its two horns were over a meter long. However, it was strange that this dragon was of average length, seemingly not in the same league as the hundred-meter-long giant dragon that Yan had seen that day.

"This dragon may not be an adult, or it may be relatively weak."

Yan pondered the situation and walked over to the dragon skeleton, examining it for a while. This wasn't the first time he'd seen a dragon skeleton; he'd witnessed even more spectacular scenes back in the dragon cemetery, so this was nothing new to him.

"Please help tidy up, and it would be best to take everything from the side with you."

Yan turned to Cai Cai and Ming Hua and gave them some instructions, then squatted down to begin dealing with some of the strange plants and fruits that were wrapped around the dragon's body.

"Yan, be careful, this looks like a Divine Dragon Sacred Fruit, it's very precious."

Yan was about to pull up a tomato-like plant growing next to the dragon's body when Minghua, annoyed by his rough handling, quickly took matters into her own hands. When she heard that it was the Divine Dragon Sacred Fruit, Yan couldn't help but take a second look.

This Divine Dragon Sacred Fruit is an extremely famous natural treasure on the Vast Continent. Some of the solidification liquids needed to create Divine Master-level solidification scrolls contain its ingredients.

This rare and precious material grows in dragon's lair. Dragons are extremely rare creatures on the vast continent, only occasionally appearing in deep mountains and marshes. Mature and powerful dragons are at least comparable to Heavenly King level experts.

However, for powerful humans, any dragon is an invaluable treasure. Dragons have a habit of collecting gems, and enormous wealth can easily be found in their caves.

Moreover, the dragon's body is also a treasure. Dragon scales can be used to make armor, dragon blood is one of the best materials for coagulating liquid, dragon bones ground into powder are also a good material for making coagulating liquid, and dragon crystals are top-grade celestial cores. It can be said that the dragon is a treasure from head to toe.

The Divine Dragon Sacred Fruit is not only a precious material for Divine Master-level Condensed Scrolls, but also a rare healing elixir that can heal most injuries. In addition, it also enhances physical strength, making its effects truly astonishing.

In addition, if an ordinary person drinks the juice of the Divine Dragon Fruit, as long as they are under thirty years old, just one drop is enough to awaken their natal bead, making them at least a Body Bead Master or Mind Bead Master.

These precious natural treasures can be considered strategic resources, but there aren't many around this dragon's remains. So, every dragon's lair is a treasure trove, and now this treasure has belonged to Yan.

"Boom!"

Yan, Cai Cai, and Ming Hua were cleaning up the plants around the dragon's body when suddenly the cave rippled again, and a gentle breeze swept in a few seconds later.

“They look like they’re about to blast open the cave entrance. I’ll go stop them. You guys take care of the rest.”

Yan casually put the dragon skeleton, dragon scales, and some broken dragon bones into his storage device, and let Cai Cai and Ming Hua collect the remaining dragon scales, dragon bones, and rare plants.

Many of these precious plants are essential resources for forming scrolls. To ensure they are kept alive, they need to be collected using special methods, which takes a lot of time. Yan left them to the two girls.

After giving his instructions, he hurried back. Turning the corner, he arrived at the gem-encrusted passage. He could see the collapsed pile of earth and rocks dozens of meters away shaking, clearly indicating that someone outside was trying to blast it in.

Yan leaped to the front of the pile of earth and rocks, raised his palms and pushed forward. A yellow halo swept out, and a large amount of earth and rocks rushed out like a flood. Screams could be faintly heard from the torrent of earth and rocks in front of him.

Yan easily pushed aside the earth and rocks and stepped out. His movements didn't seem fast, but he arrived at the cave entrance in just a few steps. The various teams that had arrived made way for him, as the torrent of earth and rocks had startled them.

"Gentlemen, I want this place. You should go somewhere else!"

Yan looked around and saw that the largest group of hybrid apes had retreated to the distance, and they were unwilling to continue fighting with their cubs. On the human side, in addition to the original Wan Shou and Zhong Tian teams, the Denton team had also arrived.

As for the members of the Feli Empire who were on his team, Yan guessed they were either eliminated or dared not approach.

When Yan discussed the matter with them beforehand, he clearly told them that they should go their separate ways to find opportunities and there was no need to gather together. If they encountered someone they couldn't defeat, they could simply surrender.

It seems these people are executing their plan well. So far, no one from the Emerald team has gotten involved, which saves him some trouble.

One of the members of the Zhongtian team couldn't take it anymore, "Damn it, we're the ones who discovered this dragon's lair! You're the one who should be kicked out!"

"Oh! It seems we still need to take action. Why do you have to do this? I'm actually quite peace-loving!"

Yan smiled at the guy, and then a large area of ​​yellow light swept out, causing all the sand and gravel in the area to tremble, as if boiling water was constantly jumping and stirring up a sandstorm tornado.

"This thief is quite strong; one person alone is no match for him. Let's all attack together."

The members of the Zhongtian team shouted and charged forward at the same time. They moved as fast as the wind, and their positions matched the formation, which was obviously a powerful battle formation.

"If Team Denton is willing to lend a hand, we can split the spoils equally afterward. And to the members of Team Beast, we should put aside our past grievances this time as well."

While directing his team, the captain of the Zhongtian team shouted to the remaining members, "This guy from the Feili team is incredibly strong. If we don't take this opportunity to eliminate him, we'll all be eliminated and won't get any benefits."

"Let's all go together and take care of this guy first."

After a moment's consideration, the members of the Beast Team decisively made their move. Yan's current strength was too astonishing; he was handling all seven members of the Zhongtian Team with ease. If he were to free up his hands, the Beast Team would also be in trouble.

With the Beastmasters making their move, the Denton team, which had been observing, had to make a choice and ultimately joined the side with more members.

Chapter 515 Sandstorm Tornado

"Don't you understand? Continuing to attack me is nothing but a pointless struggle."

A sandstorm tornado, tens of meters high, continued to expand and grow, with more and more sand and gravel mixing into it, increasing the tornado's power. At the center of the tornado, Yan looked at the other three team members who were trying to attack him. He simply waved his hand to activate a stronger wind, and they were already struggling to withstand it.

To be honest, Yan didn't use any of his strength at all, but with his current cultivation level, he could easily kill someone with just a glance, so dealing with these minor characters wouldn't require much effort.

To him, their frenzied attack was like a monkey show. It wasn't that he was playing with monkeys for fun; it was just that he was temporarily hiding some of his strength, which was why he hadn't taken them all down with a single blow.

"Let's just get rid of them like this to avoid further trouble."

With a thought, Yan amplified the surrounding rotating gravitational magnetic field, causing more sand and gravel to spin wildly, triggering an even more powerful sandstorm that spread outwards. A column of dust and smoke rose throughout the entire light and shadow space, extremely conspicuous, connecting heaven and earth.

"Bastard, you bastard..."

Yan thought he could easily finish things off and end the matter quickly, but the three team members he was dealing with clearly didn't think so. Although some of the weaker ones were about to give up, some of the stronger ones with strong willpower and combat power were still trying to fight against the sandstorm that Yan had created.

The pair of white-clad brothers from the Beast Warriors team were quite conspicuous. Although their cultivation levels weren't the highest, the celestial power fluctuations they unleashed when they joined forces were considerable.

The members of the Zhongtian team were also quite strong, especially Zhan Lingtian. Although his cultivation level was not high, he possessed two mutually restraining attributes. He actually managed to charge right up to Yan by relying on the explosive power of the attribute's mutual restraint.

As for the remaining Denton team, it can only be said that Crimson Prison has truly declined. In every aspect, it cannot even compare to the Heavenly Evil Cult. It only manages to rank fourth among the five holy lands because it cannot stand in the limelight. Its actual strength is probably at the bottom.

"kill!!!"

At the eye of the sandstorm, several figures struggled to reach the scene. Zhan Lingtian of the Zhongtian team roared and swung his spear, a Divine Master-level condensed spear, as he spun forward, attempting to harm Yan.

His spear stopped after advancing half a foot, the tip of the spear fixed a foot away from Yan, while he and his hand struggled to move forward, the shaft of the spear bending under the pressure of the two forces.

Zhan Lingtian's Body Bead is unsurprisingly of the Strength attribute, while his Mind Bead is somewhat special, being a Alexandrite with two attributes.

Furthermore, his is quite special. Although it only has two attributes, they are the two completely opposite superior attributes of darkness and light.

Light and darkness are two opposing attributes. If they coexist in one person, that person will basically have no chance of cultivation. As soon as they try to activate energy, they are likely to explode and die due to the conflict between the two attributes within their body.

However, Zhan Lingtian was an anomaly. He had cultivated since childhood, and with immense perseverance, he cultivated these two attributes separately. He allowed the left half of his body to contain the dark attribute, and the right half to contain the light attribute, separated by celestial power.

Light and darkness are indeed opposites, but if they are coordinated well, their mutual repulsion can become an extremely powerful force.

Among the cultivators of this generation in the Vast Expanse Palace, Zhan Lingtian has the highest cultivation level, and his potential is second only to Shangguan Tianyue's two daughters, Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Bing'er. He is hailed as the number one genius in the Vast Expanse Palace for hundreds of years.

At this moment, Zhan Lingtian stared at Yan, who was so close at hand, his heart filled with intense killing intent. The solid killing aura even wrapped around his spear.

Zhan Lingtian was not a direct descendant of the Vast Expanse Palace. Although the Condensed Equipment was personally crafted for him by the Vast Expanse Palace, it was far inferior to the Vast Expanse Limitless Set. Therefore, in terms of future potential, he could not compare to the two direct descendant ladies.

This guy knew what his shortcomings were, so of course he wanted to make up for them. If he wanted to become a direct descendant of the Vast Palace, the best and fastest way would be to marry into the family. Shangguan Xue'er was the target he had chosen.

His hostility towards Yan stemmed from this. When Yan's gathering of information on Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er was exposed, the young lady Shangguan Xue'er was Zhan Lingtian's goddess. How could he tolerate someone eyeing his goddess? That's why he repeatedly tried to target Yan.

"If you continue like this, you'll die."

Yan frowned as he looked at Zhan Lingtian, who was trying to break through his defenses. This guy had even lowered his guard to get close, leaving countless cuts on his body from the flying sand and stones; if this continued, he would bleed to death. Although Yan didn't like him, he hadn't intended to kill anyone in this competition.

"I will surely defeat you."

Zhan Lingtian's voice was very loud. In his hand was a spear as thick as a baby's arm and twelve feet long. The whole thing was half gold and half black, even the tip was the same. Between the gold and black, there was a white line separating them, just like his own body.

His thrust contained a mixture of light and darkness. These two forces, once separated from the spear, immediately generated tremendous explosive power.

The reaction of light meeting darkness was even more pronounced than that of water meeting fire. With a deafening roar, he actually managed to shatter a cloud of sand and push the spearhead forward another half inch. The price he paid was that his hands were covered in blood, and in some places, the white bones were even visible.

"roll!"

Yan looked at Zhan Lingtian, who was fighting so desperately, and felt somewhat helpless. If this weren't in the Light and Shadow Space, Yan would definitely have killed this guy who was so determined to fight him. But now, he should be taught a lesson. So he slapped out, and everyone was sent flying.

"You want to fight me to the death? With your worthless lives, do you even deserve it!"

Yan's unwavering gaze and calmly humiliating words enraged the remaining dozen or so members of the three teams, who wished they could tear Yan apart.

"This move will finish you off."

Yan didn't even glance at these guys who wanted to fight him. He simply waved his hand again, and the yellow sand in the sky roared up like a giant wave, quickly gathering in all directions and attacking, about to swallow up all the remaining people.

"Everyone be careful, it's best not to touch this sand."

Everyone was disgusted by Yan's sandstorm tornado. No one dared to rush towards the rolling sand. Many people dodged left and right or even rushed into the sky, just to avoid Yan's heavy sand waves.

"Do you think you can escape?"

Yan slammed his right hand on the ground and then suddenly clenched his fist. Countless grains of sand flew up and reached over a hundred feet high. A huge sand wave brought with it a yellow sand shadow that enveloped everyone. Then, with a muffled thud, it all pressed down and buried everyone.

An endless sandstorm swept over and engulfed everyone. To their horror, they discovered that every grain of sand felt like it weighed a million pounds. They were completely enveloped by the sand and had no way to escape.

What truly terrified them was just beginning. After the yellow sand engulfed everyone, strange forces of earth energy, like ocean waves, began to ripple within a radius of two hundred meters.

The intense shock nearly displaced their internal organs and caused them to burn inside. Even their internal energy was scattered, greatly reducing their resistance.