Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 76 The Strange Treasure Reaching the Heavens

After Yang Ping'an and Meng Chuan talked for a while, Yang Ping'an packed his bags and left the Beast Academy alone.

If a master like Long Gong could help me hunt for the soul ring, that would be excellent. However, I have too many secrets, and I also have other plans. It would be troublesome if they were discovered.

After Yang Ping'an left, a figure suddenly appeared in the dean's office. This person was none other than Long Gong Meng Shu.

Meng Chuan quickly spoke up: "Father, this Yang Ping'an is going to the Star Dou Great Forest alone to hunt for a spirit ring. Should we arrange for someone to follow him?"

Long Gong's aged face immediately turned serious, and his previously calm eyes flashed with a sharp light, displaying the majesty of a high-level Soul Douluo: "You and Meng Kang should be able to handle these matters at the academy. I'll go myself. I also want to see how strong this child is. I hope he's not our enemy."

Meng Chuan quickly spoke up, "Dad, are you going to go with Yang Ping'an alone? Isn't that overestimating this kid a bit?"

Long Gong said with a serious face, "It's settled then. I also want to see what tricks this interesting child has up his sleeve. Last time he was able to get rid of Meng Kang's pursuit, I don't believe he can sense my presence."

A top-tier Soul Master like Long Gong has been in the Soul Master world for six or seven decades. His experience is extremely rich, and he can control his soul power and aura to the extreme. It is something that the Purple Gold Mastiff cannot sense at all.

As always, Yang Ping'an took a carriage and quickly headed to the Star Dou Great Forest.

After entering the Star Dou Great Forest, the Purple Gold Mastiff carefully confirmed that no one was following it before finding an abandoned cave to stay in, where it also made various preparations.

Under the faint starlight emanating from the Star Moon Stone, Yang Ping'an took out a jade box from his person. This was something Yang Ping'an had longed for for a long time, and it was also the source of all his future plans.

Inside the jade box lay a large chrysanthemum, its color a magnificent purple. Each petal was somewhat fuzzy, making it exceptionally adorable. The entire chrysanthemum appeared as one, perfectly natural, yet it emitted no fragrance. In particular, the central stamen rose a full half-foot above the petals, its tip shimmering with a faint golden light.

This is the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, a truly top-grade immortal herb. Legend has it that it allows one to circulate qi in all four limbs and unblock the eight meridians, thus creating an indestructible body. In the original novel, Dai Mubai's body became exceptionally strong and his talent was greatly enhanced because he used the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum.

Among the many immortal herbs, Yang Ping'an's favorite was this Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which was also one of the few immortal herbs he recognized.

In particular, his own martial soul, the Purple Gold Mastiff, is becoming more and more fierce and domineering, somewhat similar to Dai Mubai, and may even be stronger than Dai Mubai in the future. The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum is definitely one of the most suitable immortal herbs for him.

Looking at the enormous, luxuriant Tongtian chrysanthemum, Yang Ping'an swallowed the stamen directly, and then began to eat the petals half by half.

However, not all the petals were eaten; a few petals were left, and then the petals and stems were put back into the jade box.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Ping'an began to cultivate on the spot. His original spirit soul power surged rapidly in his body, and the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum he had consumed seemed to have some special Geng metal aura circulating throughout his body along with his soul power.

As the soul power circulated faster and faster, the Geng metal energy gradually seeped into every blood vessel, and even began to seep into every cell and every drop of blood.

As this energy gradually permeates the body, it eventually acts on the bones and bone marrow, making the whole body feel incredibly refreshed.

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Ping'an's entire body seemed to gradually change. His originally bronze skin now had a hint of gold, and even the fine hairs on his skin began to turn gold. Even his hair had a hint of gold, but it was not noticeable unless you looked closely.

Moreover, his limbs seemed to have become thicker and stronger, and his whole body looked like it had just gone through a fierce battle. His bones were cracking and popping, and Yang Ping'an even felt a dull pain in his bones and marrow, as if he had been transformed in some way.

At the same time, Yang Ping'an couldn't help but let out a deep roar, somewhat like a dragon's roar, which also had boundless power.

Just as Yang Ping'an was hiding in the cave consuming the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, Long Gong in the distance felt something strange. He felt that Yang Ping'an was the only one in the cave, but his body seemed to have undergone some special change, and his aura seemed to have become much stronger.

Long Gong couldn't help but mutter to himself, "What's wrong with this kid? How did his aura suddenly become so powerful? Could it be that he encountered some kind of extraordinary event in this cave? Moreover, this aura seems a little familiar; I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

However, Long Gong was still secretly observing with his soul power. But in that moment of distraction, the Purple-Gold Mastiff became unusually alert. It was originally sitting loosely next to Yang Ping'an, but its eyes suddenly showed a look of vigilance.

But after sniffing it carefully again, it could no longer detect any scent, so the golden mastiff could only close its eyes and rest with a hint of doubt.

Meanwhile, Long Gong, who was hiding in the shadows, seemed a little surprised. He couldn't help but complain to himself that he, a high-level Soul Douluo, was almost discovered by a quasi-Soul Master, and even by a Martial Soul. Could it be that the Martial Soul had become sentient?

It took Yang Ping'an a whole night to fully absorb the effects of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum. He felt as if his entire body was filled with boundless power, and his physical fitness had improved significantly once again.

However, before he could even feel happy, the Golden Mastiff sent him a message. Yang Ping'an and the Golden Mastiff were originally one, so he could naturally communicate with the Golden Mastiff.

At this moment, Yang Ping'an's face became extremely serious. Relying on the Purple Gold Mastiff's sense of feeling and smell, he could even discover Meng Kang back then. You must know that Meng Kang was a level 66 Soul Emperor.

Although the aura just now was fleeting, it was definitely not a coincidence.

Yang Ping'an was always particularly cautious, especially since he preferred to believe it rather than not. There was probably a master in the shadows, whose strength far surpassed Meng Kang's, who was observing him. He was at least a Soul Saint level master.

Thinking of this, Yang Ping'an was surprised. Could it be that the Dragon Lord really came to the Star Dou Great Forest with him personally? If so, he would need to be even more careful in the future.

(End of this chapter)