Wuhun Luo Sanpao? I am the Dragon Emperor!

Chapter 145 The Deeply Hidden Dragon Soul Beast
late at night.

The two of them remained awake for a long time.

"I'm going to hunt for my seventh spirit ring tomorrow," Yu Xiaolie suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Ah Yin's eyes flashed with a troubled look. As a 100,000-year-old soul beast, although she had already transformed and integrated into the life of a soul master, she still felt very reluctant to hunt soul beasts.

But she knew that Yu Xiaolie had to obtain soul rings by hunting soul beasts, and she couldn't dissuade him.

Seeing that Ah Yin didn't speak, Yu Xiaolie understood her feelings.

“I know your stance will be conflicted, but the law of the jungle has always been the law of nature. The relationship between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts also follows this law, achieving a balance.”

The power of soul beasts and soul masters naturally reaches a state of mutual restraint.

Otherwise, this world will become a world ruled by one side.

In the forest, plant-type spirit beasts are mostly subdued by herbivorous spirit beasts, while herbivorous spirit beasts are mostly subdued by carnivorous spirit beasts.

Each soul beast makes its own choices for survival. In a broader sense, there are no evil soul beasts; each species is necessary for ecological balance.

Otherwise, those cattle and sheep-type soul beasts that feed on Blue Silver Grass year-round would be utterly evil soul beasts.

Therefore, Yu Xiaolie couldn't say something like, "I promise you I will only hunt evil soul beasts from now on." Such hypocritical words.

"The saying goes, 'When a whale falls, all things are born.' In reality, when a soul beast dies, its body rots and returns to dust, but its energy still nourishes various plants in a cycle. I think you, as the Blue Silver Emperor, understand this better than I do."

With just a few simple words, he directly touched on Ah Yin's innermost feelings, making her suddenly enlightened.

Blue Silver Grass, the lowest-lying plant, is basically only used for food in the forest.

However, they have the advantage of being very resilient and able to survive in all kinds of harsh environments.

Furthermore, the decaying corpses of soul beasts after their death can become a source of nutrition for them.

Everything seems to be a cyclical system.

When a large tree falls, a new small ecosystem can grow on it.

"Promise me you won't kill soul beasts indiscriminately, okay?" Ah Yin finally spoke, her voice trembling slightly.

"Don't indiscriminately kill soul beasts? Isn't this the most basic and fundamental principle?"

What I promise you is that from now on, I will properly bury the corpses of the soul beasts I hunt, allowing their energy to return to nature.

Yu Xiaolie responded solemnly, explaining that this was a sign of respect he was showing to Ah Yin, who was also a soul beast.

After a long while, Ah Yin seemed to have figured something out and slowly said, "I'll go with you tomorrow."

She knew she couldn't do it. Knowing that Yu Xiaolie and his group had gone to hunt soul beasts, she could hide in the Blue Lightning Sect and wait for them to return with a clear conscience.

In any case, since hunting soul beasts is inevitable and cannot be stopped.

Why not let her, who is also a soul beast, do something?

She paused for a moment, then pouted and said, "I'll go keep an eye on you!"

……

The next morning.

As dawn broke, three tall figures already stood at the gate of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Zhentian stood with his hands behind his back, his long, snow-white beard swaying slightly in the morning breeze.

Yu Zhenhai was looking down at the bag of dry food he was carrying, occasionally popping a peanut into his mouth.

Yu Yuanzhen leaned against the stone lion with his arms crossed, glancing at the sect from time to time.

"This kid, did he oversleep?"

Yu Zhenhai chewed on peanuts and mumbled indistinctly.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of light footsteps came from the side of the sect's main gate not far away.

Yu Xiaolie strode over, holding A Yin's hand. The morning light shone on their shoulders, making A Yin's long silver-blue hair even more dazzling.

Today she changed into a light blue outfit, with a leather belt given to her by Yu Xiaolie around her waist, making her look neat and refreshing.

After a night of passion, her complexion looked much rosier, but she was still a little nervous in front of the three elders.

"Great-grandfather, second-grandfather, father."

Yu Xiaolie greeted him with a smile, then patted A Yin's hand.

“Ah Yin is coming with me.”

Yu Zhentian's gaze lingered on Ah Yin for a moment, his expression sly, but he ultimately said nothing, only stroking his beard and nodding.

"Let's go, let's get going."

Yu Yuanzhen glanced at A Yin a couple more times, his expression somewhat strange.

The group left the sect and sped north in a carriage.

The wheels rolled over the stone slabs of the official road, making a regular "clunk" sound.

Ah Yin was leaning against the window, watching the scenery rushing past outside, her fingertips gently fiddling with a blue silver grass that had sprouted from a crack.

Yu Xiaolie sat opposite her, holding a yellowed map in his hand, and drew a circle with his fingertip at a certain spot.

"Let's go here. The canyon where the far north meets the Starry Sky Forest."

Yu Xiaolie looked up and met his second grandfather's puzzled gaze.

"canyon?"

Yu Zhenhai frowned and said, "That place is the dead of night. You're going to look for soul beasts there? Do you already have a specific target in mind?"

Yu Xiaolie smiled and said, "It's hard to say for sure. Anyway, let's try our luck."

He put away the map and looked out the window. Back then, when he was in the far north, on a mission with his dragon cubs, he had happened to pass by that canyon.

At that moment, the dragon cub, who had transformed into an icy holy dragon, suddenly became restless, and the muscles beneath its scales tensed up.

The dragon cub stared intently into the depths of the canyon with its dark golden vertical pupils, and a low whimper escaped its throat.

Because of their spiritual connection, Yu Xiaolie vaguely sensed that it was a response from someone who was also a dragon.

Unfortunately, the mission was urgent at the time, and he was unable to conduct an in-depth investigation.

Looking back now, I think there might have been something extraordinary hidden in that canyon.

……

After more than twenty days of arduous travel, the group finally arrived at the border area.

The wind here is biting cold, the snowfield is vast and boundless, and there is not a trace of life to be seen anywhere.

At this point, the carriage could no longer move forward.

The group had no choice but to walk, passing through a coniferous forest, where the ground gradually changed from soft humus to hard permafrost.

A cold wind carrying tiny ice crystals rushed towards her, and Ah Yin couldn't help but shiver. Yu Xiaolie immediately took off his cloak and draped it over her shoulders.

"We're almost there," Yu Xiaolie said in a low voice.

After passing through the last dense forest, the sight before them took everyone's breath away.

This is a strange canyon. On the left is a glacier that stretches from the far north, with crystal-clear ice ridges hanging upside down like sharp swords.

On the right, however, lush vegetation extends from the Starry Sky Forest, with vines entwining ancient trees, full of vitality.

Ice and green clash here, forming a clear boundary.

In the center of the canyon is a bottomless crevice, with steep, knife-cut rock walls on both sides. Even so, faint blue mist can be seen flowing at the bottom.

It is the tenacious vitality of clusters of blue silver grass that has taken root.

"This place..."

Yu Zhentian frowned, then quietly released his soul power to sense the surrounding atmosphere.

Finally, he turned his gaze to Yu Xiaolie and asked in confusion:
"You can see the whole thing from one end to the other at a glance. Are there really soul beasts here?"

Yu Xiaolie, however, was in no hurry. He looked up at the sky and said, "No rush. Let's rest here for a while and take another look around noon."

The group had no choice but to rest on the spot.

Looking at the vast expanse of white sky and earth, the three elders of the Blue Lightning Sect felt even more indebted to Xiao Lie.

They glanced at each other, then looked at Yu Xiaolie with heartache, unable to believe that he had been living alone here for several years.

What was Yu Xiaolie's strength back then?
How much hardship must he have endured to develop such skills?

If we encounter a suitable soul beast later, no matter how ferocious it is, we will do everything we can to help Yu Xiaolie hunt it down.

Ah Yin closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting dappled shadows on her cheeks, as if listening to the pulse of the earth.

Yu Xiaolie sat beside her, looking at her tenderly.

Time passed second by second, and the sun gradually climbed to its zenith.

The midday sun poured down relentlessly, and the glacier reflected a blinding white light, illuminating the entire canyon.

Just then, Ah Yin suddenly opened her eyes:
"There's something!"

Her fingertips trembled slightly as she pointed towards a glacier. The message from the Blue Silver Grass Network made her heart race:
"There's an unusual flow of light elements in that direction!"

Everyone stood up instantly.

Yu Xiaolie released the dragon cub without hesitation.

A flash of dark purple light appeared, and the adorable little dragon cub first sniffed around.

Finally, as if it had discovered something, it glanced at Yu Xiaolie, and instantly its body swelled up, transforming into a ferocious Black Netherworld Holy Dragon.

It raised its head and let out a long howl, which caused the snow on the mountaintop to slide off continuously.

Spreading its enormous wings, it soared into the sky, heading straight in the direction Ah Yin had pointed.

The group followed closely behind and soon arrived at a hidden, extinct volcano crater.

The volcano was covered by thick ice and snow, and its surface looked unremarkable. However, the group had been there for half a day before they discovered its existence.

It turns out that the thin mist emanating from the ice and snow in the crater, combined with the light refraction and obscuring effect of the surrounding glaciers, creates a transparent barrier that distorts the view from the outside. No wonder it's not noticeable from the outside!
It only appears briefly when the sun is directly overhead at noon.

Moreover, it is only at this time that the element of light is strongest and spreads everywhere.

At this moment, the Black Nether Holy Dragon, which was hovering in the air, did not hesitate any longer and immediately plunged into the crater!

After a while, the ground suddenly began to shake violently!
With his powerful mental strength and his connection to the dragon cub, Yu Xiaolie was able to perceive everything happening inside the volcano.

Inside the volcano, a hidden world unfolded.

The dragon cub passed through the distorted light curtain, and suddenly the view opened up before it.

This is a huge underground cavern, with its walls inlaid with luminous crystals that illuminate the entire space as if it were daytime.

In the center of the cave was a pool of scorching lava, bubbling and gurgling.

At the end of the lava, there seemed to be a high platform, covered in white, and it was impossible to tell what it was.

Just then, the ground suddenly trembled violently!
The three titled Douluo stood outside the crater, simultaneously feeling the resonance emanating from their martial souls.

The three were surprised at the same time:

"This is... there's a dragon down there!"

(End of this chapter)