Chapter 173: Dragon King Soul Bone

Dugubo is not foolish; as a Title Douluo, he knows the meaning of a 100,000‑year Soul Ring like the back of his hand, let alone that it is actually a 200,000‑year Soul Ring. Although he is level 95, when he thinks of Yu Tianyun's perverse aspects, he truly lacks full confidence of victory.

Moreover, as an elder and a Title Douluo, winning would be natural, but losing would be a total loss of face.

Yu Tianyun curled his lip inward, feeling somewhat disappointed; the old man hadn't fallen for it.

He doesn't believe a single word of what Dugubo calls self‑cultivation. Everyone knows Dugubo's reputation—a notorious ruthless figure known across the Douluo Continent, a real terror.

"Sigh, fine, the lonely old man isn't easy either; Yan Yan has already taken the punishment for him, so let the butt‑spanking grudge be forgiven!" Yu Tianyun sighed, didn't force it, then looked at Dugubo and said, "If it's not a competition, then it's not a competition."

Dugubo snorted, "Hmph, what are you up to this time, kid? All the immortal herbs in my medicinal garden have been taken by you!"

Mentioning this made Dugubo furious. The last time he visited his granddaughter, he discovered that the women around Yu Tianyun were all extraordinarily talented—when did geniuses become so numerous? And they were all women! Dugubo immediately thought of the immortal herbs; those women must have taken them. Those herbs were his granddaughter's dowry, yet this kid used them to win women's favor. He wanted to punish Yu Tianyun, but he doubted he could win; even if he could, his granddaughter would be at odds with him, leaving him in a bad spot, which made him feel frustrated. "Grandpa, I'm here to jump into that spring to cultivate," Yu Tianyun said seriously.

"Then go yourself," Dugubo said, not wanting to deal with Yu Tianyun any further, gave a casual reply and continued patrolling the mountain.

Yu Tianyun made no attempt to retain him; after all, the stinky, tsundere old fool wasn't his beautiful, delicate granddaughter, so why keep him? He then strode into the valley.

"So comfortable!"

Stepping into the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Aspect Spring, Yu Tianyun instantly felt every cell in his body cheering joyfully. Owing to the two Great Dragon Kings, this unique Ice‑Fire Dual‑Aspect Spring environment was formed. The place is saturated with spiritual energy; here, the growth time of herbs is drastically shortened—truly an ideal environment for plant cultivation.

Moreover, Yu Tianyun's bloodline contains not only dragon lineage but also the blood of the top‑tier plant‑type Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor of A‑Yin. This pure dragon power, combined with the optimal plant‑growing environment, is like receiving a double buff for him.

After only a brief moment, Yu Tianyun felt the rotation speed of his soul core increase by several beats.

Though simply standing here breathing felt exquisitely wonderful, Yu Tianyun did not forget his purpose for coming.

Gazing at the distant spring that was half pure white and half crimson, excitement flashed in Yu Tianyun's eyes.

To a Title Douluo, that extreme ice‑fire energy is revered as a deity, yet for him it is the most ideal place to cultivate.

Yu Tianyun eagerly stripped himself naked, revealing a white, muscular perfect body, and with his cold visage, any woman would drool, any man would be jealous, and finally he would angrily say, "Bastard face, freeloader."

Then Yu Tianyun took a crystal blood dragon ginseng from the Storage Soul Conduit, admired its crystal‑clear five‑clawed dragon pattern that seemed to soar across the heavens, felt a surge of excitement, and muttered, "Combined with the pure dragon power emitted by the two Great Dragon Kings' corpses, this crystal blood dragon ginseng might produce a miraculous effect."

He bit open the outer skin of the crystal blood dragon ginseng, tilted his head, and sucked the bright red juice as if drinking milk, draining it completely until only a shriveled husk remained. Following his principle of no waste, he swallowed the husk in one bite, then lowered his head, his gaze fixed on the water surface of the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Aspect Spring.

"Hmm?" Yu Tianyun blinked slightly, then a thought struck him, "Corpses, right—those two Great Dragon Kings' corpses; the Mountain Dragon King has a soul bone, so these two Great Dragon Kings should have one as well."

Yu Tianyun's eyes burned as he stared at the white‑and‑red spring, his excitement and exhilaration uncontrollable, his mind racing with rapid thoughts.

"I can successfully absorb the Mountain Dragon King's soul bone, and logically I should be able to absorb the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' soul bones as well. In the Dragon Valley, I couldn't obtain those true dragon soul bones because I wasn't initially baptized by dragon souls, so I was rejected; moreover, the Mountain Dragon King is conscious and would never allow me to take its soul bone casually, so I must move it with actions."

"But the two Great Dragon Kings here have no consciousness left, only instinct. I can fully conceal my human identity with my abundant dragon lineage aura, and I have already been baptized by various elemental dragon souls, making me highly attuned to all elements; absorbing the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' soul bones should pose no problem."

"The Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' soul bones are certainly not weaker than the Mountain Dragon King's; if I succeed in absorbing them, bearing the three great dragon kings' soul bones, how powerful will I become?"

"And the two divine‑level soul bones will greatly boost my bodily strength; the key to condensing the complementary Yin‑Yang second soul core is physical robustness, so acquiring those two divine‑level soul bones will definitely give me a bigger edge."

"Bad, I must quickly suppress my body's absorption of the crystal blood dragon ginseng's effect."

These thoughts flashed through Yu Tianyun in an instant; the ginseng skin in his mouth hadn't even been chewed yet, so he hurriedly activated his soul power to encase the liquid inside his abdomen, preventing his body from absorbing it.

Under the control of his powerful spirit power, Yu Tianyun easily used his soul power to encase the crystal blood dragon ginseng's liquid.

After a brief feeling, he no longer hesitated and directly summoned his martial soul Blue Electric Tyrannosaur to possess him, while the Dragon Transformation state instantly activated.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a humanoid tyrannosaur whose limbs were entwined with six Soul Rings; his overwhelming aura was laid bare, Dragon Wings unfurled behind him, and he surged straight toward the ice‑fire spring.

Yet at that moment, a sudden shock occurred!

"Aaa~" two soaring, high‑pitched dragon roars burst forth, the pool of the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Aspect Spring boiled and churned instantly, the entire valley's heavenly and earthly vital energy erupted into turmoil, and fierce winds howled wildly.

Yu Tianyun vaguely felt a strong repelling force surge toward him; he hurriedly descended and quickly concealed his Soul Rings within his body.

(End of Chapter)