Beneath Hidden Dragon Mountain, the thousand zhang long dragon’s blood had long since flowed clean.
However, even though it had been dead for countless years, this giant dragon’s body showed no signs of decay, a testament to its strength. It only lacked blood and seemed to have dried up. Yang Kai also found that this giant dragon’s internal organs were quite damaged and missing.
Thinking back to the giant wounds all over its body, it wasn’t difficult to imagine just how difficult that battle had been.
Such a giant dragon, even if it had been dead for countless years and was just a dragon corpse, its entire body was still a treasure. The dragon scales, dragon bones and tendons could all be used to refine artifacts, so its value was immeasurable.
Yang Kai couldn’t figure it out. This dragon was so huge, so its strength should be terrifying. Just what had killed it? And judging from the wounds on its body, the thing fighting it shouldn’t be too small.
The Dragon Race was the leader of all living beings, so what could possibly threaten them? Mie Meng was so powerful, but she had still been imprisoned by the Dragon Race.
Suddenly, Yang Kai thought of an existence that was known as the nemesis of the Dragon Race, one that fed on the Dragon Race!
It was impossible for such a Dragon Race to be a native creature of the Great Ruins Boundary, so it was highly likely that it had been swallowed by the Great Ruins Boundary just like him. After arriving here, it had suffered severe injuries and died here.
Not knowing if his guess was correct, Yang Kai’s attention was quickly drawn to something.
From somewhere inside the dragon’s body, an unusual energy fluctuation spread out, following the direction of this energy fluctuation as it moved forward.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Yang Kai arrived at the chest of the dragon corpse.
At this place, a round ball about the size of a table appeared in Yang Kai’s vision. This round ball was round and exuded a faint yellow light, like a glowing ball.
The Dragon Blood in Yang Kai’s body surged as he stared blankly at this sphere, his eyes lighting up, “Dragon Bead!”
The Dragon Race’s Dragon Bead was the foundation of the Dragon Race, just like the Monster Beast's Core, it was a treasure that gathered the essence, energy, and spirit of the Dragon Race.
The Dragon Corpse had been hidden here for countless years. Although Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong knew that there was something strange here, their bloodline was limited and they were unable to find it, allowing the Dragon Bead to remain here until now.
What surprised Yang Kai even more was that this Dragon Bead was an Earth Attribute Dragon Bead!
What he desperately needed now was the power of the Earth Element.
He had already condensed his Yin-Yang + Five Elements, starting from Wood to Fire, and the next thing he needed to condense was the Earth Element. Previously, he had been thinking about where he should go to find a suitable Earth Element power, and during this time, he had made many inquiries, but unfortunately, he had found nothing.
However, whether or not this Dragon Bead met his requirements still needed to be tested.
‘It should be possible,’ Yang Kai thought to himself. After all, this dragon was a thousand zhang long when it was alive, so the quality of the Dragon Bead should not be too bad.
He stretched out his hand and touched the Dragon Bead.
In an instant, a fierce dragon aura surged out from the Dragon Bead and a vivid illusion appeared in front of Yang Kai’s eyes, as if a giant dragon was about to swallow him whole.
Yang Kai’s body trembled as he activated the Golden Holy Dragon’s Source. With a loud dragon roar, the illusion collapsed.
A gentle and thick Earth Element energy came from the Dragon Bead. Feeling the pure and rich Earth Element energy, Yang Kai grinned silently.
If he wasn’t mistaken, the Earth Element energy contained within this Dragon Bead was indeed enough to satisfy his needs. Although he didn’t know how to evaluate its specific grade, he felt that it was not much worse than the Golden Crow True Fire.
This was truly a case of searching high and low only to find it in without effort! Yang Kai had an urge to laugh out loud.
This trip to the Great Ruins Boundary was worth it!
Rubbing his hands together, Yang Kai respectfully bowed towards the huge Dragon Bead and muttered, “Senior has been dead for many years, leaving the Dragon Bead here is a waste of Heaven’s gifts. Today, this Junior will borrow Senior’s Dragon Bead to use. When I cultivate in the future, I will definitely not disgrace Senior’s name, please forgive me!”
After muttering these words, Yang Kai rubbed his hands and circled the Dragon Bead a few times before finding a comfortable position to sit down cross-legged. Opening his palms, he placed them on top of the Dragon Bead and slowly closed his eyes, activating his Dao Seal to absorb the Earth Element energy from the Dragon Bead.
In an instant, the Dragon Bead lit up, and the rich Earth Element energy that had been hidden inside it for countless years poured into Yang Kai's body through his palm like a whale swallowing water.
The Dao Seal originally only had two colors, black and green, but with Yang Kai’s actions, it slowly gained a layer of yellowish earth color, giving it a solid feeling.
The Earth Element specialized in defense, not to mention that this was the Dragon Bead of a thousand zhang True Dragon.
Slowly, Yang Kai forgot about time and devoted himself to condensing the Earth Element.
As the days passed, outside Hidden Dragon Mountain, Yue He and the others found a random place to set up camp. With the two great beasts, Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong, guarding this place, no one dared to come looking for trouble. Occasionally, some cultivators would pass by this place, but when they felt the ferocity of these two beasts, they would avoid them.
However, Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong seemed to be natural enemies and were not on good terms with each other. They would often get entangled with each other for some inexplicable reason and fight until the heavens collapsed and the earth cracked. Fortunately, both of them had a sense of propriety and didn’t fight to the death, but in a fight of such size, injuries were inevitable.
In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed. During this time, everyone was living a leisurely life, but Yang Kai was nowhere to be seen, causing Yue He to feel somewhat worried.
Before Yang Kai left, he had said that he would be back in three to five days, or he would be back in half a month at most. Now that the time limit had passed but he had yet to show up, Yue He was naturally worried.
Just as she was about to investigate further, she suddenly felt a change in the world's spiritual energy.
After silently sensing for a while, she discovered that the source was deep inside the Hidden Dragon Mountain, which was the direction Yang Kai had left in, causing her to frown slightly. She didn’t know what Yang Kai was doing there, or why he had spent so much time, but now he had even managed to cause the World's Spiritual Energy to change.
However, this way, she could confirm that Yang Kai was safe.
A few days later, the changes in the world's spiritual energy became more obvious, transforming into a tide of energy. It was as if a giant monster was breathing inside Hidden Dragon Mountain, each breath causing the surrounding energy to tremble.
Yue He’s expression became uncertain!
Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong also stopped fighting and looked towards the depths of Hidden Dragon Mountain, obviously feeling something.
Suddenly, a Dragon Roar rang out, loud and clear.
Yue He and the others all turned to look in that direction, their eyes trembling as Xiao Hei and Xiao Hong fell to the ground, trembling.
Chen Yue leaned over and asked nervously, “Senior, what was that sound just now?”
Yue He said solemnly, “Dragon Roar!”
Meng Hong asked in surprise, “Is there a Dragon here?”
Yue He frowned and her figure flickered as she said, “Stay here, I’ll go take a look.”
By the time she finished speaking, she had already disappeared.
In the depths of Hidden Dragon Mountain, Yang Kai was still sitting cross-legged, maintaining his previous posture, but at this moment, even his black hair was fluttering in the wind.
His body was surrounded by three different colored lights, the rich vitality of the Eternal Tree’s essence, the violent Golden Crow True Fire, and the thick Dragon Bead’s power. These three forces seemed to form three rings of light around Yang Kai, rotating endlessly.
The big Dragon Bead in front of him had already lost its luster and the Earth Element energy it had contained for countless years had been completely absorbed by Yang Kai.
When he opened his eyes, his eyes were filled with excitement.
With a loud bang, the huge Dragon Bead shattered and disintegrated into dust.
Yang Kai slowly stood up and gently clenched his fists, clearly feeling the explosive power within his body. He looked inside his body and saw that the three forces of wood, fire, and earth were perfectly coexisting, each suppressing and complementing the other.
With a shake of his body, the three colored light that had been lingering around his body dissipated and everything disappeared.
Standing in place, Yang Kai frowned slightly.
The process of condensing the Earth Element energy this time could be said to be extremely smooth, much better than when he condensed the Golden Crow True Fire last time. Firstly, it could be because he was familiar with it, and secondly, it could be related to condensing the power of the Dragon Bead.
After all, he was also a member of the Dragon Race, so condensing the power of the Dragon Bead gave him a unique advantage.
Moreover, Yang Kai could faintly feel that not only had he successfully condensed the Earth Element energy in the Dragon Bead, but there was also something else in it!
Reaching out his hand, Yang Kai tapped the air in front of him, and a prismatic yellowish shield appeared out of thin air. Although it was as thin as a cicada’s wing, Yang Kai could feel its solidity.
The Life Source Dragon Technique contained within the Dragon Bead!
Yang Kai raised his brow. Although he had entered the Dragon Temple in the Star Boundary’s Dragon Island and cultivated many of the Dragon Race’s Secret Techniques, allowing him to simulate the power of these Secret Techniques with the Golden Holy Dragon’s Source, it was still just a simulation, so it would take some time for him to use it.
But now, this Dragon Technique could be used at will, just like some natural divine ability. Not only was it fast, its consumption was also negligible.
Yang Kai thought about it for a moment. It seemed that he had also inherited some of the Life Source Dragon Technique this thousand zhang big dragon had grasped when it was alive.
It wasn’t just that move just now, there should be some more, but now that he had just condensed the Earth Element, he could only slowly explore it in the future.
Yang Kai couldn’t help but wonder, since he gained the Life Source Dragon Technique after he had absorbed the Dragon Bead of this thousand zhang big dragon. What about the Golden Crow's true Fire? Does the Golden Crow's True Fire also contains the Secret Technique of the Golden Crow? The is also the essence of the Eternal Tree, Can he learn something from it?
All of this required time to test, so he couldn’t rush things.
Calming himself down, Yang Kai turned his head and looked around.
After condensing the Earth Element, the next step was to collect the Dragon Corpse.
A thousand zhang long dragon’s body was hidden deep under the Hidden Dragon Mountain. If an ordinary person were to come here, it would be difficult to obtain it, Space Rings didn’t have such a large space, unless they were to dismantle it and store it inside, it's impossible.
Fortunately, Yang Kai had the Mysterious Small World!
TO BE CONTINUED...
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