Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

“So that’s what they are. If their numbers are really as exaggerated as you say, it seems like Soul Masters won’t lack Soul Rings. If we could preserve their Soul Rings and give them to Soul Masters who don’t have the resources, it would be a good option, and we wouldn’t have to waste them like this,” Flander said with a smile.

Chen Luo said, "Perhaps the technology of storing soul rings will really emerge in the future, and then we will be able to make greater use of the resources of soul beasts."

"I hope so," Flanders said.

Chen Luo thought to himself, "It will definitely appear, but it will take a long time to develop and explore."

"After I finish everything, I might be able to research this area and try to accelerate the emergence and development of this technology as much as possible."

Soul beasts are destined to have scarce resources. Only by making the best use of these resources and adhering to the concept of sustainable development can we have the resources of soul beasts in the long run.

As Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun continued to clear the way, Chen Luo and his group were getting closer and closer to the center of the desert.

The level of Black Pythons is generally not particularly high. After some Black Pythons that are ten thousand years old appeared, some Black Pythons that are a hundred years old followed by them. The difference in age is enormous.

Moreover, for a long stretch of the journey, the snakes are mostly century-old black pythons, and it's very difficult to even encounter a thousand-year-old black python.

As it turns out, high-age soul beast resources are ultimately scarce, and even among the Black Demon Pythons, which have strong reproductive capabilities and large numbers, it is difficult to find a particularly strong one.

It's worth mentioning that there are a lot of black pythons, giving the impression that they are impossible to kill.

As one black python after another fell, their soul rings added a unique touch to the monotonous desert landscape.

These spirit rings were somewhat wasted, but fortunately, the dead Black Demon Python proved valuable, helping Yu Xiuyuan improve his strength to some extent.

With the help of the white snake's devouring ability, Yu Xiuyuan's soul power is steadily increasing. Although the rate of increase is very slow, it is already much faster than cultivation.

Unfortunately, this period of takeoff was very short.

After traveling for a while longer, the black python suddenly disappeared.

Instead, a giant soul beast with the appearance of a scorpion appeared. These soul beasts were not very old, with the highest being only ten thousand years old. They were much smarter than the Black Demon Python. After sensing the aura of Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun, many of the weaker scorpion soul beasts chose to run away. Only a few slightly stronger scorpion soul beasts overestimated their abilities and went to their deaths.

The reason why Yu Xiuyuan's takeoff time was said to be very short is because the devouring ability of Yu Xiuyuan's white snake was ineffective against these scorpion soul beasts, and seemed to only have a devouring effect on soul beasts like the black demon python.

Despite having killed more than ten scorpion soul beasts in succession, Yu Xiuyuan's strength did not increase in the slightest, as if his devouring ability had suddenly disappeared.

Chen Luo and Flander were not too surprised to see this phenomenon. Yu Xiuyuan's White Snake's devouring ability had only been discovered recently, and there were still many aspects to explore, which would be a long process.

It's perfectly normal to encounter some limitations during this process.

As it stands, Yu Xiuyuan's white snake's devouring ability seems to be limited to snake-type soul beasts like the Black Demon Python, and has little effect on other soul beasts.

Furthermore, this method of absorbing energy to enhance strength is not particularly efficient, and the resulting improvement is actually quite limited.

If Yu Xiuyuan wants to improve his strength by hunting soul beasts, he needs a lot of soul beasts to help him improve his soul power level, and the types of soul beasts are also limited.

The most important thing about having such an ability is to stay true to yourself. If you only think about using the ability to devour others to increase your strength and disregard everything else, then you are not much different from an evil soul master.

After eliminating the scorpion-like soul beasts, Chen Luo and his group did not encounter any other soul beasts and successfully reached the center of the desert.

In the heart of the desert, there is a large oasis.

The oasis contains a vast lake, surrounded by patches of greenery, which seems out of place in this incredibly monotonous and lifeless desert.

In such a favorable environment, one can easily spot the figure of a soul beast with just a glance.

The appearance of those soul beasts was rather strange; some were covered in sharp spikes, others were covered in flowing yellow sand... but their general appearances were quite uniform, all resembling lizards.

Some strangely shaped lizards seem to possess the rudiments of Western dragons.

Many of those soul beasts were beyond Chen Luo's knowledge, and he couldn't recognize them all. Over the years, Chen Luo had made up for a lot of his knowledge about soul beasts, but it was still not enough.

However, this did not affect Chen Luo and his group's actions. Flander, Yu Xiuyuan, and Ma Hongjun came here simply for training. Since it was for training, the presence of new and strange things was a good thing.

Chen Luo came here only to find the fallen dragon soul that could unseal the Dragon Hand; he didn't care much about these soul beasts.

Since entering the desert, Chen Luo and his group have not encountered any particularly powerful soul beasts.

The soul beasts in this oasis are slightly stronger, but the strongest are only about 50,000 years old.

Soul beasts of this strength are no different from ants in front of Chen Luo.

Even Flander, who is at the Contra level, can handle it easily.

Upon seeing the oasis, Chen Luo and his companions headed towards it at great speed. As they approached the oasis, Chen Luo sensed a peculiar power calling to him, seemingly the fallen dragon soul.

As Chen Luo and his group approached, the soul beasts in the oasis sensed something amiss, and one after another, they charged towards them.

Due to the large number of soul beasts, including many powerful ones, they were beyond the capabilities of Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun alone, so Chen Luo decisively took action.

Chen Luo activated his martial soul, which was the first time he had activated his martial soul since arriving in the desert.

Golden light flashed, and an enormous five-clawed golden dragon appeared in mid-air, releasing an incredibly powerful aura that put immense pressure on the soul beasts below.

The soul beasts that charged towards Chen Luo and his group were so frightened by this powerful aura that they lay prostrate on the spot, not daring to move an inch. Some of the weaker soul beasts could not withstand this immense pressure and died on the spot.

After applying enough pressure, Chen Luo withdrew the five-clawed golden dragon without engaging in any further killing.

It's not easy for these soul beasts to grow to this level; just being able to scare them is enough.

When passing by those soul beasts, Chen Luo would also have Yu Xiuyuan try to use the white snake's devouring ability to absorb the energy of those soul beasts that exploded and died because they couldn't withstand the immense pressure.

After some experiments, Chen Luo and his team discovered that these lizard-like soul beasts could also be devoured by the white snake, thus adding a new type of soul beast that could be devoured.

Upon entering the oasis, Chen Luo headed straight for the huge lake in the center of the oasis, where the call of that special power resided.

Soon, Chen Luo was suspended above the lake. Suddenly, the lake water began to boil as if it were boiling water. Under Chen Luo's and the others' gaze, a huge head emerged from the water. It looked like a dragon's head, but it was transparent...

Chapter 293 Just a dying struggle

After the giant, transparent dragon head appeared, its enormous body emerged from the lake.

It has a slightly elongated body, two huge wings on its back, four legs, each with a huge claw at the end, similar to a carnivorous bird. It has a head and body with two horns, and its body is covered with scales. Its tail is long and winding with a barb at the end.

The image of a typical Western dragon is far inferior to that of the five-clawed golden dragon suspended in mid-air, both in appearance and temperament.

Of course, everyone has different aesthetic tastes, and some people may find the image of the Western dragon more attractive.

A transparent dragon flew out of the lake, bringing immense pressure to the entire oasis, but it paled in comparison to the oppressive aura released by the five-clawed golden dragon.

The three witnesses, Flander, Yu Xiuyuan, and Ma Hongjun, did not linger on the transparent giant dragon for long; instead, they looked up at the five-clawed golden dragon in mid-air.

Yu Xiuyuan, in particular, had a look of longing on his face, while the giant white snake lay prostrate on the ground beside him.

"You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for so long!"

The transparent dragon opened its mouth wide, revealing rows of serrated teeth, and spoke in human language.

Instead of flying to the height where Chen Luo and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon were, it chose to look up.

"It's always you calling me?" Chen Luo asked calmly.

The transparent dragon nodded in agreement: "Exactly."

“From the moment you arrived in this desert, I sensed your presence, and I already knew what my fate would be. I am not afraid of it; in fact, I am very much looking forward to it. I have been waiting for this day for a long time.”

"Please help me, purify my fallen soul completely! I no longer want to endure all kinds of painful torment!"

Chen Luo was slightly surprised to hear this; he hadn't expected the transparent dragon to be so proactive.

As Chen Luo had originally anticipated, he was bound to have a great battle with the fallen dragon soul. Although the battle would most likely end in a crushing defeat, the battle would still take place.

He had considered that the fallen dragon soul might beg for mercy or fight back desperately, but he never expected it to so willingly offer itself to its death.

Chen Luo glanced calmly at the transparent dragon, then slowly raised his right hand toward it.

Golden scales slowly covered Chen Luo's right hand, his five fingers forming incredibly sharp claws, giving off a powerful feeling that could destroy everything.

Immediately afterwards, countless streams of black energy quietly emerged from around Chen Luo's right hand. Within those black streams, extremely complex and profound array patterns could be seen. After appearing, the black streams then disappeared into Chen Luo's right hand.

This is not Chen Luo's external soul bone, Thunder Scale, but the sealed hand of the divine dragon.

Chen Luo hadn't used the sealed Dragon Hand for a long time. Since he obtained this powerful item, he had only used it three times in total, all for experimental purposes and never in actual combat.

The main reason is that he has too many cheat codes, so he has never had a chance to use the sealed Dragon Hand.

It is currently only used to break the seal.

If Chen Luo simply wanted to kill that transparent dragon, he had countless ways to do so; there was no need for the sealed dragon's hand.

With a thought, Chen Luo activated the power of the sealed Dragon Hand. The next second, a black magic circle appeared on the sealed Dragon Hand, attempting to suppress the power within.

"Seal, open!"

Chen Luo shouted in a deep voice, unleashing his soul power and forcibly breaking through the seal's suppression. In an instant, his entire right arm shimmered with golden light, emanating an extremely terrifying aura.

Although Chen Luo already possesses immense power, he was still slightly surprised when he sensed the power of the Divine Dragon Hand. The strength of the Divine Dragon Hand exceeded his imagination, and if he could fully master it, it would undoubtedly be a great help.

When Chen Luo used the Divine Dragon Hand before, he couldn't bear the pain of forcibly breaking the seal. It felt like his entire right arm was ruined. While possessing great power, he was also enduring extremely terrifying pressure.

Nowadays, Chen Luo can basically ignore this negative effect, and the pain in his right arm is almost negligible, which can be considered a manifestation of his increased strength.

After fully utilizing the Dragon Hand, Chen Luo reached out with his right hand towards the transparent dragon, and a huge dragon claw appeared out of thin air, firmly grabbing the transparent dragon and dragging it towards Chen Luo.

Before being imprisoned, the transparent dragon appeared calm, seemingly eager to be free, just as it had said.

However, after being imprisoned by the Dragon Hand, the transparent dragon immediately changed its appearance, becoming ferocious and crazed, instantly revealing its true nature.

"No, this isn't what I think!"

"I don't want to die!!!"

"You're the one who deserves to die!!!"

The transparent dragon roared hysterically, releasing powerful energy as it tried to break free from the restraints of Chen Luo's Dragon Hand, but to no avail.

Chen Luo merely glanced indifferently at the transparent dragon before quickly dragging it in front of him.

The transparent dragon was enormous, standing over a hundred meters tall with a wingspan of at least three hundred meters. Yet, even this colossal creature appeared weak before Chen Luo.

“I saw through your tricks from the very beginning, but I just didn’t expose you.”

"All you've done is a death throes."

Chen Luo spoke calmly, and then the Divine Dragon Hand clenched suddenly, grabbing the huge dragon claw of the transparent dragon in a synchronized motion of light and shadow.

The transparent dragon let out an extremely painful roar and began to struggle frantically, but it was still to no avail.

The transparent dragon's body began to deform under the grip of the giant dragon claw's light and shadow, then began to shrink, and finally twisted into a ball. The transparent dragon's voice also gradually disappeared.

At this moment, a black magic circle reappeared on Chen Luo's right hand, and Chen Luo activated the seal.

As the seal appeared, the transparent dragon acted as a key, its body transforming into streams of white light that flowed into the black magic circle, gradually disintegrating it.

In just a moment, the black magic circle disappeared, and wisps of black energy emerged from Chen Luo's right arm, gradually dissipating. The seal on the Divine Dragon Hand was completely broken!