Chapter 43: Proactive Strike

At the instant he stepped into the spatial fissure, Yu Tianyun's vision suddenly went black, followed by a violent feeling of spatial distortion and pulling, the world spinning, unbearably painful.

The pulling force did not last long; suddenly the darkness faded and light returned. Yet what followed was not distortion but a heart‑pounding sense of weightlessness.

Yu Tianyun instinctively looked up and saw himself plummeting through the air like a free‑falling body. He was not surprised; he swiftly flapped his Dragon Wings and soon steadied himself. After all, Yu Xiaofeng had already relayed all the sect's knowledge of the Dragon Valley to him, and combined with his memories from his previous life, Yu Tianyun had a certain understanding of this Dragon Valley micro‑world.

He inhaled deeply, trying to summon his internal soul power, but indeed not a trace could be mobilized; it seemed an invisible special energy had pierced his body, causing all his soul power to fall silent.

He beat his wings and slowly descended to the ground; after all, this micro‑world was not entirely safe, and he needed to conserve stamina, especially since Dragon Transformation heavily drained his blood‑Qi.

After landing, Yu Tianyun began surveying his surroundings. He was in a hilly region, with only sparse vegetation around, the sky a wash of bright blue, showing no other signs. He stood on a small hill; looking into the distance, a faint mist lingered in the air, limiting his view.

In the depths of his mind, Yu Tianyun felt a surge of sorrow; he knew it was the influence of ancient dragon souls.

Although he also thought the fate of the dragon race was rather tragic, he was ultimately human, merely possessing a dragon martial soul, and could not truly empathize with the dragons' misfortune.

Moreover, in a world where extraordinary power exists, it is a law of the strong preying on the weak; only the strong survive and can protect those they wish to protect.

Suppressing the sorrow, Yu Tianyun summoned his spirit power to link with the Storage Soul Conduit and retrieved a map of the Dragon Valley micro‑world.

Indeed, it was a map; although the Lan Dian Ba Wang Sect considered the secret realm rather useless, they initially conducted some exploration. Though the gains were modest, they managed to compile a rough map.

The outermost area of the Dragon Valley micro‑world is the hilly zone; there are no opportunities here, so there's no point wasting time.

Venturing a little deeper leads into a plain, where dragon clouds drift in the sky; only those whose attributes match and whose talents are outstanding can attract the dragon clouds.

According to the sect, only Soul Masters with innate full soul power can summon dragon clouds, but Yu Tianyun had no intention of waiting passively! Beyond the plain lies a forest, where dragon souls reside, and the deeper one goes, the stronger the dragon souls become.

The deepest part is unrecorded by the sect, but Yu Tianyun knows it is a dragon tomb—and his destination for this journey.

After setting out, Yu Tianyun keenly sensed that the gravity here was about 0.5 times stronger than on Douluo Continent. At first he felt little, but as he walked more, the sensation grew increasingly noticeable.

Nevertheless, it did not affect him much; after all, since his martial soul awakened, he had been training in a Gravity Training Chamber and had long adapted to high‑gravity.

After a half‑day's trek, he finally emerged from the hills onto a broad plain.

Yu Tianyun discovered that low above the ground—less than a hundred meters—patches of colorful clouds drifted lazily. He could clearly sense special energy within these colored mists, and he also faintly felt a subtle affinity toward them.

"This must be dragon clouds! Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, white—every color is present, each corresponding to a different attribute."

Yu Tianyun excitedly sprinted across the plain, standing beneath a yellow dragon cloud, and activated Dragon Transformation, attempting to draw the cloud.

Yu Tianyun looked up with anticipation at the floating yellow dragon cloud in the sky.

However, after waiting about fifteen minutes, the yellow dragon cloud remained motionless, ignoring him. Sect records state that the Blue Electric Tyrannosaur Weapon Soul only attracts blue‑purple dragon clouds; other colors have no effect.

Yu Tianyun felt both helpless and unwilling:

"Damn, as expected, I still can't match that little dragon kid; I can't absorb dragon clouds of any attribute like him."

People tend to think they're special, the pride of heaven, especially Yu Tianyun, who has a transmigration experience and constantly sees himself as the era's lucky son. Perhaps he could break the norm and attract dragon clouds of other colors.

"Since you're ignoring me, I'll take the initiative and enter your body!"

Yu Tianyun gave his Dragon Wings a light flick, rose into the air, and flew straight toward the yellow dragon cloud. With a "puff" sound, he plunged into the yellow dragon cloud.

The moment the yellow dragon cloud enveloped him, he felt a heavy sensation surge from his limbs into his body.

The feeling was extraordinarily strange; the yellow dragon cloud was rich in earth element, and faintly there were other sensations as well.

The yellow dragon cloud soon drifted away; when it left, Yu Tianyun felt a solid heaviness throughout his body, as if his limbs were sheathed in armor—a sensation not uncomfortable but rather pleasant.

Watching the drifting yellow dragon cloud, Yu Tianyun saw a streak of gray on it, as if something from his body had been carried out.

Yu Tianyun sensed his own body and found a slight increase in strength, though the boost was modest; after all, it was only a dragon cloud, unable to raise him much.

Yet Yu Tianyun remained unusually excited.

"Indeed, even dragon clouds of different attributes have effect! Of course, the premise is contact. Fortunately, after Complete Dragon Transformation, I have gained flight ability."

Next, Yu Tianyun dove into a cyan dragon cloud; this time it brought a sense of lightness. After his body absorbed the cyan cloud's energy, he felt much more agile, his Dragon Wings grew stronger, and a faint freedom from wind element emerged!

This time Yu Tianyun eyed a red dragon cloud, but as soon as he approached, the red cloud flew toward him and instantly enveloped him.

A scorching sensation surged from his limbs into his body; he sensed the red dragon cloud's intense fire element.

The red dragon cloud quickly left his body.

Yu Tianyun was puzzled; he lacked fire attribute, so why could he attract the red dragon cloud? A faint speculation formed in his mind.

To test the hypothesis, he flew toward a blue dragon cloud; likewise, as soon as he approached, the blue cloud actively flew toward him, and a refreshing chill instantly spread throughout his body.

Sure enough, when absorbing dragon qi through the Ice‑Fire Dual‑Eye, he had picked up a trace of the Ice‑Fire Dragon King's aura! That aura gave him a high affinity for ice and fire elements, perhaps allowing him to later absorb ice or fire soul bones! Without further thought, Yu Tianyun continued toward the next dragon cloud; although the Ice‑Fire Dragon King's aura can attract fire‑ and ice‑attribute clouds, it is still less efficient than actively entering them himself! (End of chapter)