Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

To preserve the core power of these energy dragon souls, a decisive blow must be delivered, but not all at once. The energy cores of these energy dragons are crucial to their physical formation; as long as they aren't destroyed in one strike, they can slowly repair themselves.

To remove it completely, one must act quickly enough, first severely damaging it and then severing its connection with external energy, preserving some of its spiritual essence so that it is not completely destroyed.

This process was quite complicated, and Yan failed countless times. He absorbed a great deal of energy from hundreds of energy dragons, which caused him some indigestion, before he finally found a way to succeed.

After that, he began to wreak havoc in Dragon Valley, destroying one energy dragon soul after another. He absorbed the fire and earth elements on the spot to strengthen his foundation, and collected the others to try to take them out.

During this period, he also discovered a lot of information about Dragon Valley. The dragon souls here have various attributes such as earth, fire, wind, water, light, darkness, and thunder, which are relatively common. Other attributes such as space and spirit are rarer, and Yan has only encountered them once or twice.

"It feels like something is calling me from this direction, but the more I go this way, the more frequently the dragon souls appear."

Yan suddenly turned around and gazed in a certain direction. Ever since he came to Dragon Valley, he had always vaguely felt that something was calling to him, especially after he came in this direction, this feeling became particularly obvious.

"Roar~~~"

Just as Yan was lamenting how difficult the road was becoming, a dragon roar suddenly came from ahead. A huge dragon soul charged straight at him like a tank. Its massive body, powerful strength, and dense fire element made him extremely frightened.

Yan was slightly alarmed when he saw this dragon soul. "The extinct Crimson Armored Dragon was almost the strongest among earth dragons, a powerful soul beast that was extremely close to a true dragon."

"Oh!"

The Crimson-Armored Dragon arrived swiftly, and Yan could only parry with his fist. The instant the golden light collided with the crimson shadow, he was sent flying. The Crimson-Armored Dragon pressed its advantage, but all of this was within Yan's calculations.

The biggest difference between humans and wild beasts lies in intelligence. Compared to true dragons, these dragon souls lack intelligence and possess only instinct. Humans are naturally small in size and relatively weak, and would definitely be at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation with such a massive dragon soul. Therefore, Yan took advantage of the situation to retreat and then wait for an opportunity to strike.

"Boom!"

When the Crimson Armored Dragon charged again, Yan dodged and slid to the dragon's rear, punching it through its abdomen. Then, he clenched his fist into a claw, unleashing a dark gold terror claw that pierced and slashed through the dragon, completely obliterating it.

The Crimson Armored Dragon's body disintegrated, and the fiery red dragon soul energy was intoxicating. After absorbing the power of this Crimson Armored Dragon, he felt that his physical attributes seemed to have reached a critical point.

"The power of the dragon soul is truly intense."

Yan sighed and continued on his way. He didn't have much time left; there were many more treasures waiting for him to explore ahead, so he couldn't waste time reminiscing.

Chapter 155 A Dragon Egg

"This is the soul of a fully grown dragon, a truly massive creature."

Deep within the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, Yan, having dealt with the Crimson Armor Dragon Soul, was about to rest for a while when he suddenly made another discovery. There was a loud rustling sound in the bushes ahead, and the outline of something more than twenty meters long could be vaguely seen.

According to ancient records of Douluo Continent, an adult true dragon is generally over 100 meters tall, and a typical dragon soul is about one-fifth the size of its original body. A dragon soul that is over 20 meters long is undoubtedly the dragon soul of an adult true dragon.

Adult true dragons are at least 100,000-year-old soul beasts. Even if only their dragon soul remains, they are still quite difficult to deal with.

Yan carefully concealed himself among the bushes and slowly approached. A dragon soul emitting a faint yellow light was lingering there.

This dragon soul is over twenty meters tall, with wings spread on its back, and its whole body seems to be radiating an earthy yellow light. Its long tail trails behind it, and its two front claws are incomparably sharp.

"An earth-attribute true dragon, huh? That's something worth a try."

Yan was initially prepared to retreat, but after confirming the true dragon's attributes, he was unwilling to give up.

If it were any other attribute, even if he went to great lengths to destroy the dragon soul, he wouldn't be able to preserve the dragon soul core. The massive dragon soul energy entering his body would have a significant impact on his health and would disrupt his previous plans.

However, the earth and fire attributes are excellent supplements for him, especially the earth attribute dragon soul, which greatly helps his martial soul transformation. Earth attribute martial souls cannot obtain soul rings for the time being, but this doesn't mean they can't evolve; it just makes it more difficult.

However, his trip to Dragon Valley has now given him an opportunity.

"The power of the Dragon Soul is only one percent of that of a True Dragon, but we still need to think about it carefully."

After thinking for a moment, Yan picked up a stone from the ground and threw it violently. The moment the stone flew through the air, he immediately moved to another position and left the original spot.

With a loud thud, the stone pierced through a large tree next to the earthen-yellow dragon. This considerable commotion immediately attracted the attention of the dragon soul. It roared, flapped its wings, and rose into the air. After staring for a moment, it suddenly opened its mouth, and a huge yellow ball of light shot straight towards Yan's original position.

The yellowish-brown ball of light swirled the earth-elemental elements between heaven and earth in mid-air, stirring up the soil on the ground. The ball of light rapidly expanded into a flying rock projectile, and the moment it hit the ground, a crater with a diameter of more than five meters immediately appeared on the ground.

After the rock ball landed, it exploded violently and shot in all directions, sweeping away and breaking countless plants, creating a huge open space around it.

"Damn it, we've been discovered. As expected of a fully grown dragon, even with only instinct left, it's still so troublesome."

Just as Yan was preparing to flank and launch a surprise attack, the earthen-yellow dragon suddenly turned its head and locked onto the bushes where he was. Even though he had already concealed his aura and made very little noise, he was still discovered when he was less than twenty meters away from the dragon soul.

The next instant, the dragon soul in the air spewed out elemental rock projectiles one after another, and the rock projectiles densely covered the area where Yan was, like a meteor shower.

Now that he had been discovered, Yan stopped dodging. His right arm flashed with golden light as he swung it, unleashing bursts of flames from the Golden Flame Dragon Soul to defend himself. The rock projectiles were shattered or knocked away, and for the time being, he had not suffered any major damage.

After regaining his footing, Yan stomped his foot, unleashing a powerful surge of blood energy. A strong golden aura instantly bloomed, and a solidified golden dragon shadow, accompanied by endless golden dragon flames, shot out, roaring to the sky as it hurtled towards the dragon shadow.

A dragon's roar reverberated for miles. The Golden Earth Fire Dragon King was originally just an earth dragon, but because of its golden bloodline, it was slightly inferior to a true dragon. Yan had hunted down a lot of dragon energy in this Dragon Valley Secret Realm, which allowed the dragon soul to be sublimated to a certain extent, which enabled it to unleash such power.

The earthen-yellow dragon in the sky suddenly paused, its face revealing the earth dragon's soul. It actually felt a slight bloodline suppression, the kingly might originating from the golden dragon bloodline. Although it was only a momentary suppression, it was enough for Yan.

He pushed off with his right foot against the trunk of a large tree, and shot towards the location of the earthen-yellow dragon like a cannonball. At that moment, Yan's right hand erupted with golden flames, and the enormous golden dragon shadow instantly pierced through the dragon soul.

Compared to the true dragon in life, the dragon soul after death only has attribute power left, without a physical body. Facing Yan's close-range attack with golden dragon claws, being hit means instant death. Without a physical body, it means insufficient defense. Facing Yan's attacks that specialize in breaking armor, it has almost no power to resist.

"Is this the soul power and dragon energy of a true dragon? This feeling is really quite nice."

Yan switched to the Earth Lord Martial Soul to absorb dragon energy and soul power. Although in this Dragon Valley Secret Realm, only powers related to the dragon race can be used, it does not mean that the Martial Soul cannot be sensed here. The Martial Soul can still be sensed, but the soul power is suppressed and the soul skills cannot be released.

The extremely dense earth-attribute dragon energy was absorbed by his Earth Lord, and the quantitative change finally led to a qualitative change. The Earth Lord, who was almost falling below the level of a high-level martial soul due to the split of his martial soul, completed his evolution and transformation after absorbing the essence of this true dragon soul.

The original earthy yellow phantom giant, which resembled sand grains, solidified considerably, transforming into a pale yellow crystalline state similar to the earthy yellow true dragon soul from before. It was as if a giant phantom was sculpted from yellow crystal, and Yan also sensed that his control over the earth had become stronger.

"I can sense that the direction I'm heading is the Dragon's Graveyard. Is it calling to me?"

Yan closed his eyes and sensed the primordial energy of heaven and earth. Suddenly, a scene flashed through his mind: a valley basin that had collapsed inward, a valley that stretched as far as the eye could see, with twilight descending in the distance and faint mist rising from it.

In the valley, thousands of meters deep, countless enormous bones covered every corner. Upon seeing this scene, Yan felt an indescribable sorrow instantly well up in his heart.

A desolate aura emanated from all directions, seemingly capable of freezing one's mind. He closed his eyes and seemed to hear the mournful cries of countless dragons.

The mighty dragon race faced annihilation after the war. Faced with a cataclysmic disaster, even their desperate resistance was futile. At least a thousand true dragons perished here, their corpses left exposed in the wilderness, without even a grave.

How tragic this is! And what powerful being could have caused such a miserable state for the true dragon race? The massive dragon skeletons ranged in height from tens of meters to hundreds of meters. Each of these skeletons emitted faint, shimmering energy fluctuations.

These skeletons, now reduced to mere skeletons, resembled lurking behemoths. If they were still alive, they would have been at least on par with titled Douluo.

Suddenly, the scene in Yan's mind shifted, and he saw something different. Behind countless dragon bones was a dragon soul that shone with a seven-colored luster. This was the core of the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, the remnant soul power of the Dragon God.

Perhaps it was because he was the first living being to enter Dragon Valley in countless years, or perhaps it was because he carried the dragon soul of the Golden Earth Fire Dragon King. In any case, the remnant soul of the Dragon God seemed to be intentionally guiding him toward the direction of the Dragon Clan's cemetery.

"Dragon God? I don't know if you mean well or have other intentions, but that place is not one I can go to right now."

Yan opened his eyes again, gazing at the distant dragon cemetery and shaking his head. Countless dragon bones were buried there, including the torso of a mountain dragon king that was millions of years old, but it was not something Yan could reach in his current state.

He was not Tang Wulin, who later possessed the power of the Golden Dragon King's origin. The latter had a truly pure Golden Dragon King bloodline, which could absolutely suppress even the Dragon King's soul, so he could easily reach that place in the original work.

However, he did not possess that kind of strength. He was simply fortunate enough to inherit the legacy of the Golden Earth Fire Dragon King, and the dragon's soul merged into his soul bone, allowing him to unleash a portion of his power in this secret realm.

Even facing a single true dragon soul would be extremely difficult for him. If he were to venture into the Dragon Graveyard, he would be facing countless true dragon souls, and there might even be dragon king-level dragon souls blocking his way. It was simply not something he could attempt at his current level.

After pondering for a moment, Yan prepared to turn around and leave, intending to hunt some more dragon souls that would benefit him in this outer area to obtain vital energy. Suddenly, he stopped and turned around, staring at another direction near the Dragon Graveyard. "No, no, that attraction doesn't just come from the Dragon God, but also from this direction."

Yan hesitated for a moment, but finally followed the feeling in his heart, bypassed the inner circle of the Dragon Graveyard, and then walked in the direction he sensed.

"Is this the direction where the Fire Dragon lineage was buried?"

He continued in this direction, killing many dragon souls that blocked his path and launched attacks. He absorbed most of them on the spot, as most of the dragon souls here were fire-attribute.

He soon discovered that the temperature around him gradually increased the further he went, and his golden right arm also became slightly hot, as if it had sensed something.

"This is... the burial ground of the Fire Dragon clan?"

Yan gradually approached the Dragon Graveyard, but this time he discovered the remains of numerous fire-attribute earth dragons, flying dragons, and a few true dragons. This seemed to be the location where the fire dragon clan made its last stand.

Yan didn't find many true dragon souls here, probably because they were guarding the dragon graveyard. As for the dragon souls of sub-dragon species like earth dragons and flying dragons, they mostly wander around the dragon valley instinctively and don't stay in one place. So Yan didn't get attacked once after arriving here.

"This is... a dead dragon egg?"

Suddenly, he made a surprising discovery. In the direction where the dragon skeletons lay dead, among the half-buried bones, there were several round objects that looked like dragon eggs. Unfortunately, he did not sense any signs of life; they were all dead eggs.

This location was probably the dragon's lair of the fire dragon clan back then. It was wiped out in the later stages of the Dragon God War, and even these dragon eggs were not spared.

"Dragon Soul, is that you calling me? What are you protecting?"

Yan stared ahead and suddenly spotted a red light—a colossal dragon soul nearly a hundred meters long, its fiery red flames swirling around it. This was a true dragon, a divine dragon, at least a god-level being in its previous life. Upon seeing it, the dragon soul did not attack, and Yan felt his right arm burning hot.

"Roar……"

The dragon soul suddenly let out a series of low roars, then moved aside and ascended into the air. As the dragon soul ascended, the strong wind it generated swept away the thick fog, and Yan witnessed a shocking scene.

An enormous dragon skeleton appeared before him, its crimson, jade-like luster shimmering. This dragon skeleton was remarkably well-preserved, completely jade-like, and radiating a faint red glow.

But what truly shocked Yan was a giant egg inside the enormous dragon's belly. The egg, seemingly carved from agate, was crystal clear, with faint fire patterns swirling within it. Every time the jade-like skeleton flashed red light, a portion of its energy was absorbed by it.

This dragon egg still shows signs of life, albeit very faintly. Thanks to its mother's legacy, it has survived until now, but it has been unable to hatch due to a lack of sufficient energy replenishment.

Chapter 156 Attempting to Incubate

"A live dragon egg, and a fire-attribute one at that. Could it be the future Fire Dragon King, Jialin?"

Inside the Dragon Valley Secret Realm, Yan stared at the enormous dragon skeleton before him. After a moment of contemplation, he was fairly certain of the dragon egg's identity.

Fire Dragon King Jialin, a pure-blooded true dragon who appears in "Ultimate Douluo", has strength and potential that even surpasses that of Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Ditian.

Jialin belongs to the lineage of the Fire Dragon King and is a descendant of the Fire Dragon King. The dragon race suffered a great calamity in the past, with many dragons perishing. In the end, the Dragon God used his last strength to create the Dragon Realm, and the surviving ancestors of the dragon race sacrificed their lives to stabilize the Dragon Realm.

The Dragon Realm drifted through the universe for many years until it merged with Douluo Star, forming the present-day Dragon Valley Secret Realm. When the dragons perished, Jialin's mother passed away, and because she lacked sufficient energy, she remained asleep within a dragon egg.

She was both lucky and unlucky. She was lucky to survive and be born into the world after the fall of the dragons, but she was unlucky because when she was born, the dragon race had completely declined, and she herself was forced to submit to humans. In the end, the outcome was not very good.

Yan carefully approached the remains of the true dragon. He slowly reached out his hand in front of the dragon's remains and gently stroked the dragon egg through the gap between the ribs.

At this moment, he could feel the faint heartbeat within that dragon egg. A tiny life had stubbornly survived for at least tens of thousands of years, just to pass on the bloodline of the dragon race.

"Are you calling me? Do you want me to take her away?"

As Yan spoke, he slowly raised his head, and above him, the enormous fire-attribute true dragon soul also slowly lowered its head, its eyes flashing with an unusual red light, as if responding to Yan's words.

She is the mother of this dragon egg. Even though she has been dead for countless years, she still protects her child with her own strength and plans for its future.

"I will ensure her safe arrival into the world."

Yan looked up and solemnly made a promise. Perhaps it was because he possessed the blood of a fire-attribute dragon, but he couldn't help but feel the urge to protect this dragon egg and made the promise on the spot.

Yan carefully slipped through the gaps between the ribs of the true dragon skeleton, cradling the dragon egg in his arms as he left the interior of the dragon skeleton. As he did so, the crimson flame dragon soul in the sky slowly descended.

A dragon soul nearly thirty meters long appeared before Yan, staring at him. It did not speak, but a glimmer of light appeared in its deep eyes, as if it were full of wisdom.

After landing, the Flame Dragon Soul slowly lowered its head, gently touching its massive head to Yan's. A flash of light, and streaks of crimson light surged into Yan's body.

This fire dragon was not an ordinary fire dragon, but a direct descendant of the Fire Dragon King, possessing royal blood and outstanding strength within the clan. Even in death, its dragon soul was an extremely powerful existence among the souls of true dragons.