Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"So many fire lizards, possessing dragon blood and awakened dragon breath, are enough to be called earth dragons. Could this be the earth dragon clan that the Holy Son is looking for?"

As the group of Soul Masters fought back and retreated, they sent out more signals to call for support, and some clever ones even sent signals in the direction of the Holy Son.

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"There's some commotion to the south, let's go check it out."

On a high mountain ridge in the Huangyan volcanic cluster, Yan discovered signal smoke rising continuously from a certain direction. His intuition told him that he had found a target, so he led a group of powerful members of the Spirit Hall in that direction.

"Among so many fire lizards, there is at least one ten-thousand-year-old fire-attribute earth dragon, whose dragon bloodline is definitely not shallow."

When Yan arrived, he saw hundreds of Spirit Masters from the Spirit Hall fighting against over a hundred Fire Lizards. Fire Lizards possess dragon blood and are considered to be of the Earth Dragon type. Their talent is quite high among spirit beasts, and it is relatively easy for them to break through the hundred-year-old spirit beast realm through cultivation after reaching adulthood.

The Fire Lizard is a spirit beast with extremely strong defensive capabilities. It typically lives near volcanoes and possesses innate fire attributes. It is said that a Fire Lizard that has cultivated for over ten thousand years can evolve into a Fire Dragon. A sub-dragon species, it is a remarkably powerful spirit beast.

These soul beasts are social creatures, but they usually live in groups of only twenty or thirty. However, there are more than a hundred fire lizards here now, and judging from the constant noise coming from the valley behind them, there may even be more than a thousand.

"Hooho..."

Amidst the commotion, more fire lizards rushed out of the valley, and the group of soul masters also discovered the appearance of an even stronger dragon blood soul beast, which appeared among the fire lizards. It had at least five hundred years of cultivation and could be considered an evolved form of the fire lizards.

These new types of dragon blood soul beasts are about five meters long, covered in crimson scales, with spikes on their backs, large heads, and radiating a scorching aura, with smoke billowing from their mouths.

The Earthfire Dragon Lizard is an evolved version of the Earthfire Lizard and a type of Earth Dragon. It has stronger defensive capabilities than the Earthfire Lizard and is also very aggressive. Its fireball dragon breath has a wide range and is extremely powerful. They all have at least five hundred years of cultivation, and the stronger ones have reached the level of thousand-year-old soul beasts.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

The Earth Fire Dragon Lizards were much faster than the Earth Fire Lizards. They charged forward, stepping on the bodies of the Earth Fire Lizards, and were hit by the attacks of many Soul Masters. This Earth Dragon also showed its extraordinary nature.

The Earth Fire Dragon Lizard's body seemed to have turned into a red-hot iron bar, its scales turning bright red. Accompanied by a piercing hissing sound, numerous attacks became completely ineffective. These earth dragons quickly launched an attack, attempting to overwhelm the many soul beasts.

"Ice-attribute Soul Masters, restrict their movements."

Yan's voice came from behind the many Soul Masters. Among the elite Soul Masters who had regained their footing, some quickly launched a counterattack, and streaks of white and blue soul light shot out.

A layer of frost covered the ground, which was quickly vaporized by the scorching earth, but it restricted the movement of these fire dragon lizards.

"Roar~~~"

Just as everyone was starting to feel a little relieved and prepared to deal with these minor troubles, another dragon roar echoed from within the valley. A series of deep, thumping sounds came from the valley, and a massive figure slowly emerged from behind a cliff face within the valley.

Countless eyes were drawn to this enormous creature, a gigantic soul beast. It stood over thirty meters tall, with a massive tail trailing behind it.

The giant beast has a huge mouth on its head, which is slender and pointed. Huge spikes extend from the top of its head to its tail.

Its entire body is covered with dark red scales, and within a radius of tens of meters around it, the air ripples and distorts like water, which gives you an idea of ​​the high temperature around it.

"The Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Fire Dragon's blood is already quite pure, so the probability of it producing soul bones is very high."

Behind the numerous Soul Masters, Yan Yao gazed at the ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast, a hint of interest appearing in his eyes. The powerful attributes of this Soul Beast greatly tempted him. If there hadn't been no definite news about the Golden Earth Dragon, he might have hunted this Soul Beast directly.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Fire Dragon caused destruction the moment it appeared. Seeing the large number of Soul Masters outside, it didn't give them any more time to think. With a single breath, a huge fireball flew out and sprayed towards the densest part of the Soul Master battle formation.

This fireball was like a meteor, not only incredibly fast, but also leaving a long trail of flame as it flew, its terrifying aura seemingly capable of burning the heavens and earth.

The fireball swelled in the wind, initially only one meter in diameter when it was ejected, but by the time it was about to hit the ground, it had grown to a diameter of over five meters.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar shook the mountains and the earth. The enormous fireball slammed into the rocks, causing the mountain to collapse and the earth to split open. Countless scorching fragments of rock flew out, and a tremendous sound wave erupted along with a terrifying wave of fire.

A figure instantly rushed in front of the numerous Soul Masters who had no time to dodge. A cloud of fire spread out, forming a barrier of flames to block everything and resist the sudden arrival of high temperature winds and flying sand and stones.

Yan instantly stood in front of the ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon and many soul masters. This time, he was prepared to take action himself. At level forty, he possessed considerable combat power, and even fighting a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast was no problem for him.

Of course, the deeper reason is that he wants to hone himself. Although he has plenty of experience fighting in Wuhun City, the powerful figures of Wuhun Hall always hold back because of his status, but these soul beasts do not.

He was accompanied by three Title Douluos and possessed considerable combat power. If he didn't even dare to fight against soul beasts and always waited for others to deliver half-dead soul beasts to him, then even if he wasn't truly crippled, it would be difficult for him to find a true path.

"Roar~~~"

With its attack blocked, the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon roared once more, its mouth condensing firelight as a second massive fireball shot out, its target naturally Yan, who had released a fire curtain in place.

The sudden arrival of the enormous fireball would be a catastrophe for an ordinary Soul Master, but not for Yan. In an instant, his figure split into seven. One of them stayed in place to fight directly, while the other seven figures moved swiftly to close the distance.

"Boom bang..."

The Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon seemed to sense the threat posed by Yan's clones. After unleashing another fireball of dragon breath, it swung its tail like a sharp whip, whipping up howling hot winds that instantly turned Yan's two clones into sparks and dissipated.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the third fireball exploded, unleashing a terrifying wave of fire. However, this time Yan did not take the hit head-on. Instead, he moved away from his original position. When the fireball landed, it caused a large number of fire lizards that were trying to surround him to suffer the consequences.

However, the dragon breath of this ten-thousand-year-old earthfire dragon was indeed powerful. As the fireball landed, a raging wave of fire erupted, and a burst of red light instantly unleashed a terrifying shockwave of fire. Because it did not hit Yan, the raging fire wave directly blasted the earthfire dragon lizard and earthfire lizard into scattered pieces.

Although Yan had made preparations in advance to avoid the area ravaged by the fire waves, as he got closer to the location of the Earth Fire Dragon, the density of Earth Fire Lizards and Earth Fire Dragon Lizards around him increased, inevitably putting him in a situation where he was surrounded and attacked.

The three titled Douluo and the Soul Saints of the Spirit Hall were observing the battle in the valley. They knew and supported the Holy Son's idea of ​​honing himself, since Yan would eventually take charge of the Spirit Hall and could not be protected under their wings forever.

However, they also had to keep a close eye on the safety of this first heir of the Spirit Hall. To this day, Yan's status as heir was as secure as a rock, already recognized by everyone in the Spirit Hall. If anything happened to him, everyone present, including the three Title Douluos, would be doomed, so they dared not be careless.

Within the Earth Fire Canyon, Yan's main body burst forth and took flight before being surrounded by numerous soul beasts. Of the previous several clones, only three remained, but these three were all less than ten meters away from the Earth Fire Dragon.

With a slight spatial fluctuation, the teleportation was activated. The ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon, which had already opened its mouth to spew dragon breath towards the location where Yan's main body had leaped, suddenly shrank its dragon eyes, and with a throbbing of its throat, it forcibly dispersed that ball of dragon breath and turned its head away.

When Yan used his clone this time, he deliberately showed the difference in strength between his main body and the clone, so that the Earth Fire Dragon could clearly feel the threat posed by his main body.

The three clones approached within ten meters of the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon, but the latter did not feel much threat, as its primary target was to guard its main body.

But once he successfully teleported, the Earthfire Dragon could clearly sense that his original position had changed. Based on the previous situation, if the Earthfire Dragon were to unleash a breath of dragon fire, his original body could launch an attack from another direction, finding an opening and severely injuring him.

The Earthfire Dragon sensed this threat, so it deliberately interrupted its skill, turned its head to face Yan's main body, which had rushed to within three meters of it, and spewed out scorching dragon breath from its mouth.

"call out!"

A faint spatial fluctuation flickered again, and Yan's position was switched once more. At this moment, his true form appeared at the back of the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon's head. The latter, which was breathing dragon breath, instinctively felt a light on its back, but the skill it was releasing could not be interrupted at all.

"Ding ding ding..."

Yan's three spirit rings lit up one after another, and endless flames surged out of his body. After sweeping through the fire elements of heaven and earth, all his clones instantly returned to one.

His strength, speed, soul power, and attack range all reached a 100% increase, and then he stabbed the neck of the ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon.

Even though the Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon reacted quickly, it was still a step too late when it realized that Yan had changed positions again, shutting its mouth and turning its head. It was hit hard on the right side of its neck near its face, and its huge body instantly lost its balance, sending its entire dragon body flying.

"Bang!!!"

With a deafening roar, the ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon's body crashed into the rock wall after knocking over countless earth fire lizards and earth fire dragon lizards. With a violent tremor, the enormous earth fire dragon tumbled off the mountain wall and crashed heavily to the ground.

The Ten Thousand Year Earth Fire Dragon managed to stand up again, but due to the heavy blow, it was unbalanced in all four limbs and almost slipped and fell to the ground again.

Yan's attack is still extremely powerful. Currently, he lacks a ranged means to deliver a decisive blow, but in close combat, with all his percentage-based soul skills maxed out, his explosive power is absolutely terrifying. Among his peers, almost no one can withstand his full-force attack without sustaining any damage.

"Roar……"

The Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Fire Dragon was severely weakened. Its body was wreathed in flames, and it was about to continue forward. It could only open its mouth and roar repeatedly, as if calling for its companions to come. Accompanied by a series of dragon roars, another dragon roar came from the depths of the valley.

"Roar~~~"

This was a somewhat strange dragon roar, carrying a slight lack of strength, as if its master was not in good condition. Amidst the roars, what first caught Yan's eye was a dazzling golden light.

Chapter 151 Golden Legacy

"A golden earth fire dragon king with nearly 30,000 years of cultivation was already seriously injured. No wonder it hasn't appeared for so long."

A golden light entered Yan's vision, and a colossal creature with heavy steps appeared before him. Gazing at this terrifying soul beast that was staggering, Yan's eyes revealed a hint of surprise, somewhat puzzled as to why such a powerful soul beast would be so badly injured.

This golden earth fire dragon king was even larger than the ten-thousand-year-old earth fire dragon, measuring forty meters in length, and its enormous tail shimmered with golden light as it swayed.

Its body is slender overall, and it doesn't look like a giant dragon from the earth. Instead, it resembles a five-clawed golden dragon from Eastern legends. Its body is covered with golden scales, and it is surrounded by a golden halo. The air ripples under this golden light.

However, it was not in good condition at the moment. Its breathing was heavy, like a broken bellows, and it had various wounds all over its body, especially in its lower abdomen, where a huge gash almost caused its internal organs to hang to the ground.

At this moment, it was constantly releasing rings of golden light to maintain its condition, but this did not seem to help much with its injuries. As it moved, its wounds continued to bleed, and the blood was not the normal color of blood.

The Golden Earthfire Dragon King possesses golden blood, and its blood should normally be a reddish-golden color. However, the blood flowing from its wounds at this moment is foul-smelling, a blackish-green color resembling venom.

Its enormous eyes, which should have been extremely majestic, had lost their former brilliance and appeared as if their pupils had dilated, losing their luster.

Its body was covered in rotting, blackish-green wounds. Puffs of smoke occasionally rose from its body, corroding and disintegrating even the soil and rocks within their reach, demonstrating the terrifying nature of the poison acting on it.

"Such severe injuries... a poison-attribute soul beast? A 20,000-year-old Golden Earth Fire Dragon King, plus a group of fire-attribute earth dragons guarding it—even a soul beast that has evolved to have royal bloodline over 50,000 years old couldn't have injured it so badly. Could it be a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

Yan stared at the Golden Earthfire Dragon King, which was in extremely poor condition, examining its wounds and trying to identify what kind of soul beast had injured it in this state. "There aren't many soul beasts in the soul master world with this kind of venom. Jade Phosphorous Five Poisons? It doesn't seem like it..."

As Yan was lost in thought, three figures flashed to his side in an instant, and more Soul Saint experts also rushed forward.

After the three Title Douluos blocked Yan's way, they gathered their soul power and their powerful aura exploded. The soul power fluctuations and powerful aura of the Title Douluos level were so strong that the ordinary fire lizards could not withstand them at all, and they retreated in a commotion.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Fire Dragon and a group of Earth Fire Dragon Lizards that were over a thousand years old had slightly stronger cultivation and more powerful dragon bloodlines, making them stronger as well. They could barely withstand the pressure of a Title Douluo-level being, but it was clear that even if they joined the battle, it wouldn't change anything.

Aside from the first time and the first time he obtained a spirit ring, Yan has been causing trouble ever since, and he's been worried about his safety. Every time he goes out, his defenses are ridiculously high. This time, he even brought three Title Douluos with him. He could even kill a 100,000-year-old spirit beast. A mere group of earth dragons can't change anything.

"Hooho..."

The Golden Earthfire Dragon King stared at Yan and roared twice. It could sense the strength of the three powerful figures opposite it, which was even stronger than the terrifying soul beast that had seriously injured it. It could also tell from some of the actions of this group that Yan's status was not simple.

"You want to talk to me?"

A hint of surprise flashed across Yan's eyes as he heard the roar of the Earth Dragon King. He sensed a fluctuation of spiritual power in the roar, and it seemed that the Earth Dragon King wanted to make a deal with him.

He remained silent for a moment, then stepped past the three Title Douluos and arrived in front of the enormous Golden Earth Fire Dragon King, gently touching the long horn on the tip of the golden beast king's nose with his palm.

"You're willing to sacrifice yourself so I can spare these earth dragons, right?"

Whether it was a moment or a long time, Yan felt as if a lot of information had been added to his mind in a daze, and he understood what the Golden Earth Fire Dragon King meant.

The dragon race is proud, but it also values ​​reproduction. As the king of the race, it must ensure the continuation of the race. Facing three titled Douluo, its race has no chance of winning, even if it were not injured.

Moreover, it is currently severely injured and barely clinging to life, so it wants to sacrifice itself to give its kind a chance to survive.

"I promise you, once I obtain my fourth spirit ring, I will not bother them again."

Yan solemnly expressed his meaning to the Golden Earth Fire Dragon King, and then waved his hand to signal. The three Title Douluos hesitated for a moment, and then chose to lead a group of Soul Masters to retreat to a distance of 100 meters.

Yan's actions were a way of showing his sincerity, but he also had a backup plan. His third soul skill had left one clone that hadn't been destroyed, and it could be teleported to a safe place at any time.

"Hooho..."

The Golden Earthfire Dragon King turned and roared at the group of Earthfire Dragons. With its continuous roars, the Earthfire Dragons and the group of Earthfire Lizards retreated back into the valley.

Although they were reluctant to see their king die, the world of spirit beasts was a cruel place where the strong preyed on the weak, and the key to everything was to maintain the survival and reproduction of their race.

"Roar~~~"

The Golden Earthfire Dragon King suddenly unleashed a deafening roar, its overwhelming power echoing throughout the heavens and earth. This was the king's final roar, and a blinding golden light burned and erupted within the valley.