Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

These clouds are very different from ordinary clouds. First of all, they are all different colors, including red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple.

He had a vague feeling that these colorful clouds were not so simple. Each cloud seemed to have a unique shape, and when he looked at them, he even felt a faint sense of familiarity.

He observed carefully and discovered that each color of cloud fluctuated within a certain area and did not stray far from his location. Even more strangely, these clouds were constantly changing shape, and vaguely, they seemed to resemble dragons.

If Yan wasn't entirely sure at first, the appearance of these clouds, coupled with the strange occurrence of opening the portal to time and space, made him suspect that this world was related to the dragon race.

Looking at the original Douluo Continent novel, the only place that matches this information is the Dragon Clan Graveyard, one of the three treasure troves, the Dragon Valley Secret Realm.

The Dragon Valley Secret Realm is said to have originated from the Dragon God. In the great war of the gods, after the Dragon God, the progenitor of the dragon race, perished, the beast gods were purged, and the dragon race also faced annihilation.

A cataclysmic disaster struck the Douluo Continent, an extermination operation specifically targeting the Dragon Clan. Although the Dragon Clan fought to the death, they still suffered heavy casualties. Of the nine Dragon Clans, only the Black Dragon Clan, who guarded the tomb, and a few true dragons survived.

Furthermore, due to the difficulty of reproduction after the natural disaster, the Douluo Dragon Clan has not produced any new true dragons since the Dragon God War, and the Dragon Clan can be said to have completely perished.

However, at the end of this great calamity, the soul of the Dragon God appeared, blocking the final natural disaster and leaving a glimmer of hope for the dragon race. He then used the remains of all the dragons to create a small world, forming the sacred land of the dragon race—Dragon Valley.

Dragon Valley Secret Realm is a small spatial world that exists in relation to Douluo Star. There are many spatial rifts in the plane, some of which are particularly stable and connect to some special places inside.

This kind of place is like a broken continent trapped in a spatial rift, forming a balance and stability with its own ecosystem, but it is not a planet. It is more like a flat earth with a round sky. Once the spatial rift becomes unstable, this kind of world may be destroyed.

Dragon Valley Secret Realm is such a small world, and these small worlds are all dependent on larger worlds. Douluo Star is a large world plane. Apart from the ocean, it has four landmasses.

If Yan remembers correctly, the current location of the Dragon Valley Secret Realm is on another continent outside of the Douluo Continent, which was later occupied by the remnants of the Star Luo Empire and named the Star Luo Continent.

"After so long, we've finally observed the existence of life. These elemental beings are most likely from Dragon Valley. They can even be directly connected to this secret realm. Could it be... the Dragon God?"

Outside the portal of time and space, Yan's heart pounded with anxiety. Suddenly, he noticed something unusual in the distance of the mirrored image. Upon closer inspection, he made a significant discovery, which further confirmed that the area in question was the Dragon Valley Secret Realm that was discovered 20,000 years later.

The mirrored image showed a strange creature, appearing as a form of light and shadow. It seemed to be an earth dragon, but this earth dragon was not a physical entity; rather, it was semi-transparent and clearly an energy form.

This discovery further confirmed Yan's connection to the Dragon Burial Grounds, plunging him into a deep dilemma. He longed to explore that realm, for it contained the relics of the Dragon Clan.

Countless dragon bones, dragon souls, the power of the dragon race, million-year-old soul bones, and even legendary super artifacts—the treasures there could feed him to his heart's content.

Furthermore, in this timeline, the Dragon Valley Secret Realm had never been discovered before; he was the first. Could anything inside possibly escape?

"What am I hesitating for? Discovering this secret realm is my opportunity. Although the Dragon Clan's cemetery is dangerous, the benefits far outweigh the risks. It would be hard to bear to miss out on it by just thinking about it and being so indecisive."

Yan hesitated for only a moment before making a decision. After his clones, who had already arrived at the Papal Palace and the Elder Palace, informed Grand Elder Qian Daoliu and Pope Bibi Dong respectively, he came to the Gate of Time and Space and slowly extended his right hand, which had transformed into gold.

"Buzz..."

Accompanied by a strange blue-silver light flashing, Yan's body emitted a golden light, and then seemed to transform into light particles, entering the space-time light curtain in the form of golden light.

"Huh! Huh!"

Yan had only just entered when two figures appeared before the Gate of Time and Space, staring intently at the golden dot of light that had appeared in the Mirror of Time and Space. Their expressions were very solemn.

"Are Yan's clones still around?"

Qian Daoliu glanced at the anxious and agitated Bibi Dong, frowned slightly, and asked a question.

Bibi Dong seemed somewhat exasperated. "That brat's clone is still there, but the situation isn't great. However, it seems there won't be any major incidents for now. But he's really being too reckless. Couldn't he have someone else try it out first before exploring this kind of thing?"

Qian Daoliu nodded. "If there's nothing else for now, then we can only observe for the time being. According to what he left behind, that area is inaccessible to beings above the Soul King level, so we can only wait for him to return before asking him about the specific situation."

Bibi Dong's face was grim. "Then that's the only way. When he comes back, I'll lock him up and keep him from touching this thing for at least a month or two. He's just too much trouble."

Bibi Dong spoke in anger, and Qian Daoliu only sighed silently after hearing it. He glanced at the golden light of the space-time curtain again, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

"You little rascal, you better not mess anything up, or else I'll..."

Bibi Dong didn't know what to say in the end, so she stomped her foot and left the room. She went outside and instructed her trusted confidants to send all the matters that needed to be handled to the underground research lab. She wanted to personally guard this place and catch that little rascal as soon as he appeared.

……

Yan was unaware of Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu's reactions, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care, because he had no time to think about these things at the moment. With a dizzying sensation, he arrived in another world and immediately felt discomfort in his body.

After passing through the portal, Yan felt a dizzying sensation as everything around him became blurry, as if space itself was distorted.

This twisting, pulling force didn't last long. Suddenly, the darkness disappeared, the light reappeared, and the feeling of distortion was replaced by a feeling of weightlessness. He felt his body rapidly descending.

As Yan plummeted rapidly through the air, he quickly assessed his situation: "The gravity is clearly different, and my soul power is suppressed and unusable, but I seem to still be able to use some of the power related to the dragon race."

When he entered this world, it seemed as if a special energy had entered his body, causing his soul power to become completely dormant and suppressed, unable to exert even half of its power, and impossible to mobilize.

His martial soul power was suppressed by the powerful dragon soul power, and he couldn't even possess a body. But fortunately, he still had other powers. His right arm, which was glowing with golden light, suddenly slammed down.

"Boom!"

With a flash of golden light, Yan's right arm struck the air, even creating a sonic boom. He threw a series of punches, and the slight force of the recoil slowed his descent. Just before landing, his right hand slammed into the ground, instantly creating a large crater.

He then used the momentum to flip over, and then his body swayed sideways and landed on his back, dissipating most of the impact. He then added a series of rolls, finally dissipating the impact of falling from the sky.

"Very good, it seems we can still return successfully, though it will be a little difficult. And it seems there's a time limit to the opening of Dragon Valley, seven days?"

Yan looked up at the sky, staring at the faint, blurry fluctuations. That was the point where the portal to time and space connected, and his hope of returning. If it was blocked, he would most likely not be able to get out on his own and would have to wait for rescue.

"Based on my previous observations, the area with the most dragon clouds in the sky is in this direction, and that should be correct."

Yan used the images in his memory to determine the location. Once he was sure, he quickly attacked, leaping and bounding, and soon disappeared into the hills.

He soon arrived outside the hills. In the distance, there were clouds of all colors: red, green, blue, purple, black, white, and so on. Yan could also sense that each of these clouds contained its own elemental power.

After arriving beneath the largest crimson fire cloud, Yan began to concentrate his strength in a horse stance. Once he had accumulated enough power, he leaped into the sky.

His jump seemed to have indeed triggered a reaction from the red fiery cloud. The cloud seemed to ripple slightly, but there was no major movement.

However, as Yan continued to rise into the sky and drew ever closer to that red cloud, suddenly, the red cloud in the sky twisted violently and began to spin in the air, the swirling cloud resembling a funnel-shaped vortex.

As Yan was rising, trying to get closer to the red flame dragon cloud, the next moment a red cloud suddenly descended from the sky, like a streak of light, and flew straight towards the rising Yan.

Yan was overjoyed when he saw the strange change in the red cloud below, and opened his arms to welcome and embrace the falling red fiery cloud.

When that red cloud arrived, he didn't feel any impact. The only thing he felt was a burning sensation that instantly surged into his body from his limbs and bones.

Chapter 154 Dragon Soul Core

"The feeling this power brings is quite nice."

Beneath the fiery red dragon cloud, Yan continuously absorbed the dragon energy descending from the sky. The pure fire-attribute dragon energy cleansed his body, bringing him great benefits. In particular, his golden right hand, which was now surrounded by a faint layer of golden flames.

Unfortunately, the impact of the red cloud came and went quickly, as if it had passed right through him before rising up again.

When the red cloud rose again, Yan felt a surge of heat within his body, as if his entire limbs and bones had been ironed, an indescribable feeling of comfort.

"It's a pity that in this state I can only summon fire-attribute dragon clouds. Other attributes... seem like I could give it a try."

Yan thought for a moment, then withdrew his first martial soul and, unusually, activated his second martial soul state. An earthy yellow halo enveloped his body, and as he stood on the ground, he felt boundless power.

"Is my earth elemental power insufficient to attract the dragon clouds in the sky to descend?"

Yan arrived at a patch of earthen-yellow dragon cloud, only to find that he could not activate it as before. Compared to his first spirit, which had acquired its fourth spirit ring, his second spirit was far too weak, and its source power was pitifully weak.

"If you won't come down, then I'll come up."

Yan was not one to give up easily. Seeing that the earthy yellow dragon clouds in the sky remained unmoved, he suddenly pushed off the ground and shot through the air like an arrow, rising to an even higher height than before, and crashing directly into the earthy yellow clouds.

This time, he once again felt the elemental power flowing within him, the earth elemental power nourishing him and merging with his body.

As Yan fell again, he suddenly felt that his control over the earth had become stronger. With a gentle wave of his hand, the originally hard earth softened, and all the force of his fall was absorbed by the earth, dissipating all the force without any damage.

The fiery red dragon cloud and the earthy yellow dragon cloud brought him considerable benefits. His whole body was filled with a feeling of fullness, even more so than after a large meal. He quickly sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state almost instantly.

During meditation, he looked inward and saw three rays of light within his body: earthy yellow, fiery red, and a faint golden color. These represented the elemental powers of earth and fire, as well as the power attribute of his golden bloodline.

As these two elements permeated Yan's body, they began to integrate into his bloodline and martial spirit, digesting this power.

He could feel that the quality of his martial soul had been further improved, especially his fire martial soul, whose control over him was about to reach the realm of domain.

He felt that as long as he took this step, he would be able to complete another advancement of his fire attribute martial soul, surpass the level of top-tier martial souls, and even possess his own domain.

The elements of fire and earth nourished his body, and the different elements stimulated his blood vessels. He could feel that his resistance to elemental abilities was increasing during this process, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was also nourishing his body.

Because his soul power was suppressed here, these elemental energies wouldn't merge with it, but they did integrate into his body, enhancing his physical attributes. Immersed in the elements of fire and earth, his physical condition gradually improved.

When he opened his eyes again, he immediately sensed that the world before him had changed. With just a little concentration, he could vaguely see the various elemental molecules in the air. In particular, the fiery red and earthy yellow glows were even more pronounced in his eyes.

"Roar~~~"

Yan got up, preparing to gather his strength to explore this world, when suddenly he heard a deep dragon roar. He looked up and saw a strange sub-dragon with wings circling in the sky.

This creature resembles a Quetzalcoatlus, but its lower limbs are more like those of a terrestrial dragon, quite robust and powerful. Upon seeing Yan, it suddenly swooped down and pounced.

"Elemental Dragon Soul, wind attribute, is it? Perfect, let's test your strength."

Facing the oncoming wind pterosaur, Yan sidestepped, his toes touching the ground. With a burst of power, he spun around to dodge the attack, then returned in a curved loop like a swallow returning to its nest, his right hand aimed straight at the back of the pterosaur's head.

"Roar~~~"

The pterosaur reacted quickly, turning its head and biting at his fist. With its forepaws on its wings, it extended forward and its sharp claws aimed at Yan's head.

"Ah!"

Yan sneered, his right hand blazing with golden flames, and he unleashed a powerful punch without dodging or blocking. The pterosaur's massive jaws swallowed his fist, but unfortunately, the opponent underestimated its strength. The burst of golden light shattered its head.

The pterosaur let out a mournful cry, its energy body shattering and transforming into streaks of light that shot away. Yan felt a surge of heat as the energy from the shattered pterosaur flowed into his body, granting him a considerable amount of vital energy. However, the benefits were far less than those from the dragon clouds in the sky.

"While the wind-attribute dragon essence can bring me many benefits, I am not a martial soul with dragon blood. I pursue the purity of soul power. Although the Flame Lord can develop into a Dragon Flame Lord in the direction of dragon transformation, I do not intend to take that path."

Yan carefully experienced the differences between the three types of primordial energy for a while, and secretly used his blood and qi power to grind the wind dragon primordial energy into the most fundamental power.

"Iron-headed Dragon".

As Yan was slowly absorbing the power of the Wind God Pteranodon, he suddenly discovered a semi-transparent figure moving through the sparse forest. It was another energy dragon, but this time it wasn't a flying dragon, but an earth dragon, a type of earth dragon called the Ironhead Dragon.

"I remember I just shattered the core of the Quetzalcoatlus, so it immediately disappeared and its energy flowed into my stamina. What would happen if I removed the energy core?"

Suddenly, an idea popped into Yan's mind. In the next instant, he swiftly flew out, arriving above the Iron-Headed Dragon before it could react. He spread his five fingers in a claw shape and then grabbed down at the dragon's head.

"Failed? What happened? We need to accumulate more experience and try again..."

In the sparse forest of Dragon Valley Secret Realm, Yan's right hand pierced the head of the Iron-Headed Dragon, instantly shattering its body. The energy turned into specks of light, which Yan absorbed completely. He carefully reviewed his actions, pondering the shortcomings.

Although he failed this time, he could sense that his thinking was correct. As long as he preserved the core of the energy dragon, he might be able to take the dragon energy out of here.

……

"Oh!"

Deep within Dragon Valley, Yan shattered the energy phantom of an ice dragon with a single claw strike, carefully holding a snow-white, translucent crystal core gleaming with a cold light in his hand.

He quickly took out the jade box from his soul tool and sealed it, then placed it into a bag he always carried with him.

Less than ten seconds elapsed between him destroying the ice dragon and putting the jade box into the bag, a trick he had figured out after many attempts.