Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 467 In-depth exploration, in search of the divine core

Although Wang Qiu'er was somewhat surprised and uncertain, the sudden feeling of weightlessness had already made her body's instincts act first.

"Boom!"

With a muffled thud, the earth cracked, and Wang Qiu'er, who had been half-crouching, stood upright. Possessing the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, she used her physical strength to absorb most of the impact the moment she landed.

Unlike Wang Qiu'er, who landed purely on her physical strength, Wu Xuan felt the weightlessness as soon as he felt it. He didn't even need to actively use the spiritual power in his mind's sea of ​​consciousness; a peculiar force field around him lifted his body first.

Wu Xuan wasn't surprised by this spiritual force field. Instead, he looked around at this strange little world. The azure sky, the rolling hills, the open plains—everything seemed no different from the Douluo Continent.

Looking down over the entire Dragon Valley from high above, Wu Xuan naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to investigate the information of this small world. An invisible ripple spread out, and spiritual power surged out silently like a tide, penetrating the air, spreading over the hills, and extending towards the distant heavens and earth.

In an instant, the world changed in his perception. Colors faded, and everything transformed into energy outlines of varying shades. Thousands of meters away on a mountaintop, a golden pillar of light pierced the sky and earth, trailing a crystalline yellow tail. Moreover, this golden light illuminated the entire small area in gold.

The dazzling golden light brought endless illumination, and the pure and powerful aura caused a slight stinging sensation in his mental energy field.

"Such a pure aura of light, it must be the legendary Light Dragon King," Wu Xuan murmured.

The mental energy continued to spread outwards, but in another direction, it noticeably sluggished. This was a deep canyon, where an extreme darkness was slowly circulating. It wasn't as domineering as the golden light, but rather like a deep-sea undercurrent, each fluctuation carrying a lingering, powerful force.

“The Dark Dragon King!” Wu Xuan confirmed, looking at the dragon skeleton in his mental perception.

His spiritual power continued to probe, covering nearly 70% of Dragon Valley's territory. Wu Xuan marked the locations of six incredibly powerful auras. Besides these six powerful auras, countless bright and dim spots of light flickered along the way. Emerald green, vine-like vitality meandered through the forest, while dark purple, lightning-like sharpness leaped across the rock walls.

Wu Xuan's spiritual power spread out like a spiderweb, capturing every fluctuation. The auras intertwined and entwined, some attracting each other like resonating strings, others fiercely repelling each other like water and fire clashing. Deep within this forest of auras, a nearly transparent stream of nine-colored energy caught his attention—it was as still as an ancient well, yet it caused all the surrounding light to subtly deflect and circumvent. Wu Xuan's breath hitched, for the nine-colored aura seemed to shield him from the probe of his spiritual power.

"How is Wu Xuan? What's the situation?" Wang Qiu'er asked hurriedly as she saw Wu Xuan suddenly open his eyes.

"The limitations of this small world are indeed great. My mental energy consumption is at least three times that of the outside world. However, I can confirm that this is indeed the legendary Dragon Valley. The remains of six of the nine legendary Dragon Kings are in this small world. In addition, there are countless other dragon corpses." As Wu Xuan finished speaking, a fiery look appeared in his eyes.

Even if half of the soul bones of the six dragon kings are damaged, I can still get three pieces from their remains.

"So they all really perished?" Wang Qiu'er's expression was complicated. She brought the reddish-brown soil in her palm close to her nose and smelled it. In just a moment, Wang Qiu'er's face was filled with emotion.

Possessing the bloodline of the Golden Dragon, she can be considered a legitimate member of the Dragon Clan. From the moment she was born, she learned about the history of the Dragon Clan from Emperor Tian.

The once mighty dragon race created a small world specifically to bury the corpses of its many kin and prevent them from being defiled by other races. However, with the decline of the dragon race, this small world also disappeared into the spatial turbulence.

Unexpectedly, the corpses of six dragon kings were also taken in by the Dragon Valley Small World.

With his gaze fixed on the east, Wu Xuan's clear voice rang out: "Let's go, southeast. That's where we'll meet our first Dragon King!"

"Ok!"

After two days of travel, Wu Xuan and his companion arrived at a wide plain, a place with a different kind of vitality compared to the previous hilly area.

Along the way, one or two wandering earth dragon souls would occasionally attack the two, but these weak dragon souls posed no threat whatsoever. Even without Wu Xuan's intervention, Wang Qiu'er merely activated the power of her bloodline, and these dragon souls, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded into clusters of energy.

The two did not stop moving despite the meager energy, as it offered negligible improvement to them.

Only a few powerful dragon souls could occasionally make the two stop for a moment.

With a loud "boom," the golden dragon soul in front of Wu Xuan stiffened under Wu Xuan's mental pressure and was smashed to death by Wang Qiu'er's golden dragon spear.

This was a crimson-gold dragon, a dragon soul of the true dragon level, but it couldn't cause the slightest ripple in the hands of Wu Xuan and Wang Qiu'er. The pure energy that the dragon soul collapsed into was completely devoured by the Golden Dragon Spear.

Wang Qiu'er let out a satisfied burp. They had only recently discovered that the energy clumps left behind after the dragon souls exploded could actually fill their stomachs. This naturally saved them time on meals.

“The dragon souls we’re encountering are getting stronger and stronger,” Wang Qiu’er observed her surroundings, and finally looked at Wu Xuan: “We’re not far from the Dragon King’s remains, are we?”

Since half an hour ago, the number of dragon souls they encountered has decreased significantly, but every single one they encountered was a true dragon soul.

“Of course, because we’ve arrived!” Wu Xuan gestured for Wang Qiu’er to stop, his gaze fixed on the ground not far away.

"Huh? Where?" Wang Qiu'er's relaxed nerves tensed up instantly. These dragon souls, formed from the essence of the Dragon King and fragments of his soul, had no memories of their previous lives. Even though she carried the power of fate of the soul beast race, it was hard to guarantee that the dragon souls wouldn't devour her whole.

Wu Xuan's spiritual power surged, and the moment the spiritual vortex formed, his clear black and white eyes were instantly filled with a brilliant silver light. Wu Xuan pointed forward with one hand, and a dazzling silver light streaked across the void, landing precisely on a spatial node.

A beam of light suddenly shot out from it, soaring straight into the sky. With the appearance of that beam of light, a strange pressure seemed to slowly spread out at that moment.

"Crack!"

With a crisp cracking sound, the scene before my eyes suddenly shattered, revealing a massive dragon skeleton. This skeleton didn't possess the inexplicably powerful metallic luster one might expect; instead, it exuded a jade-like quality. At first glance, it resembled the most perfect jade in the world, crystal clear and translucent. Upon closer inspection, one could even see a rhomboid crystal containing delicate jade veins floating at the center of the skeleton.

The only pity is that there is no head in the skeleton.

"A self-contained domain space... Could this be the fallen Space Dragon King?" Wang Qiu'er exclaimed in surprise.

Before Wu Xuan could say anything, a loud dragon roar suddenly resounded through the sky.

Above the plain, the white light dissipated and a dragon soul made entirely of jade hovered there. This dragon soul was over a hundred meters long, with wings spread on its back and a ferocious and domineering dragon tail trailing behind it. Its whole body shimmered with a terrifying power that distorted space.

The spatial dragon soul was clearly enraged by Wu Xuan and his companion's intrusion. It flapped its wings and swooped down from the sky, leaving a trail of afterimages behind it, its speed incredibly fast. Wherever the dragon soul passed, the dense dragon clouds instantly dissipated into nothingness.

As the most unique of the nine elements, the spatial attribute is known for its unpredictable and elusive combat. The power of the spatial dragon soul may be less than one-tenth of what it once was, but it is still far superior to that of ordinary ferocious beasts.

Just as the distance between the spatial dragon soul and the two was less than a hundred meters, Wu Xuan made his move first. A vast amount of spiritual power surged forth from his body without reservation, instantly transforming into an invisible giant net hundreds of meters long. "Buzz!"

A giant net formed from spiritual energy descended from above, directly covering the enormous body of the Space Dragon Soul.

The moment the giant mental net touched the body of the space dragon soul, it emitted a series of hissing sounds. The sudden binding startled the space dragon soul, which struggled frantically. However, no matter how it struggled, the giant mental net firmly adhered to its body, trapping it tightly.

With a muffled thud, the massive energy body of the Space Dragon Soul landed heavily, kicking up clouds of dust.

After taking control of the dragon soul, Wu Xuan flew forward and used a claw to remove the Space Dragon King's Divine Core that was floating above the dragon bones, landing gracefully amidst the dragon soul's angry roar.

"God Core in hand, can we go now!" Wu Xuan said, tossing the God Core in his hand and smiling.

Wang Qiu'er, who was just preparing for a fierce battle, was stunned. Was it over already? What happened to my exciting battle?

Wu Xuan responded that if his martial soul hadn't been restricted, he would have instantly killed this spatial dragon soul upon its appearance, without even waiting for him to get close. He added that the mental power of a demigod-level being was incredibly valuable.

"Then what should we do with this spatial dragon soul? Should we get rid of it?" Wang Qiu'er asked, a hint of reluctance flashing in her eyes.

“No, let’s just leave it like this. My mental net can trap him for at least half a month or even longer. By then, we’ll have left long ago.” Wu Xuan noticed Wang Qiu’er’s unusual behavior and pondered for a moment before saying this.

"Mmm!" Wang Qiu'er was secretly pleased and nodded emphatically in response to Wu Xuan's gaze. Although the Space Dragon King was dead, she still hoped that his remaining dragon soul would continue to exist in the world as long as it did not hinder them.

With Wu Xuan and his companion sweeping through the area, in just over ten days, four of the remaining five Dragon King Divine Cores had fallen into their hands. Including the Wind Dragon King Divine Core they had obtained from the outside world, he now possessed six Divine Cores.

The Wind God Core, the Space God Core, the Light God Core, the Dark God Core, the Earth God Core, and the Time God Core—once we obtain the final Mountain Dragon King God Core, our journey through Dragon Valley will be complete.

His ambition has always been great. He wanted to become a dual first-level god or a future god-king, but neither of these were what he wanted. He only ever wanted one thing: to ascend to the heavens in one step and surpass the power of Tang Buddha.

Continue the sweep.

When Wang Qiu'er absorbed the eleventh true dragon soul, they arrived at the side peak of a valley.

The valley had completely collapsed inwards; it was more like a basin than a valley. When Wu Xuan and Wang Qiu'er reached the edge of the valley and looked inside, they were both instantly terrified.

What a sight this is! Looking out, the valley below stretches as far as the eye can see, and in the distance, twilight descends, with a faint mist rising in the air.

But in that valley, which is thousands of meters deep, countless enormous bones covered every corner.

Although these skeletons were not as huge as the Dragon King's skeletons, their sheer number was overwhelming. Even Wu Xuan's pupils contracted sharply upon seeing the scene before him.

Wang Qiu'er was no less moved than Wu Xuan. Golden scales appeared on her fair arms, clearly causing her to lose her composure.

"Qiu'er, this fog can affect your mind, be careful," Wu Xuan warned immediately after sensing something was wrong.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiu'er immediately mobilized her mental energy to resist the effects of the fog, and the sorrow and desolation that had been building up in her heart instantly collapsed.

"What a strange fog! It can actually affect one's mind," Wang Qiu'er said, still somewhat frightened.

Wu Xuan smiled and said, "If we take precautions, we'll be fine. Let's go and check the bottom of the valley. The remains of the Mountain Dragon King are nearby."

"Mmm!" Wang Qiu'er nodded and quickly followed.

Only when you actually enter the valley can you truly appreciate the awe-inspiring sight of so many enormous dragon bones piled together.

The skeletons were enormous, some hundreds of meters long, others exceeding a thousand meters, and all emanating faint energy fluctuations.

The two did not linger there, but instead gradually ventured deeper into their search for their destination.

Before long, an enormous dragon bone caught his eye, larger than any dragon bone he had ever seen before.

This skeleton is over a thousand meters tall, and its overall color is brownish-brown, which is completely different from other dragon bones. Its unparalleled heavy aura makes the gravity on the ground within a radius of several thousand meters around it significantly greater than in other places.

It has no dragon wings or bones, and its body is extremely robust, especially its limbs, which are as thick as pillars supporting the sky.

As they got closer, the two could see clearly that there was a huge crack running from left to right along the waist of the Mountain Dragon King's massive skeleton. In other words, its enormous body appeared to have been cut in half at the waist with a sharp weapon.

"The remains of the Mountain Dragon King, the head of the nine great dragon kings."

"Buzz!" As if in response to Wu Xuan's words, a ball of yellow light condensed around the skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King. That was none other than the dragon soul of the Mountain Dragon King.

The Mountain Dragon King's dragon soul was only thirty meters tall. Perhaps because his body had suffered severe damage, it was far inferior to the other six dragon souls. However, his deep eyes were full of wisdom as he looked down at Wu Xuan and Wang Qiu'er.

Inside the Mountain Dragon King's soul, Wu Xuan keenly noticed a strange, completely transparent bone. It resembled a torso bone, but was connected to other bones. It had countless cross-sections, and with just a little light, it would become dazzlingly brilliant.

This is the most precious torso soul bone among the six regular soul bones, and it belongs to the Mountain Dragon King.

Upon finally seeing the soul bones left behind by the Dragon King, Wu Xuan almost burst into tears.

The next instant, the dragon soul of the Mountain Dragon King looked up and let out a furious roar full of hostility.

"Roar--"

This roar was like a bomb dropped into deep water; the entire valley began to tremble violently, and the mountains and rivers awoke.

(End of this chapter)