Chapter 48: with translation of chapter title

The ground behind the Mountain Dragon King had collapsed downward, forming a gigantic pit over ten thousand meters in diameter, like a bottomless gaping mouth.

Yu Tianyun circled the towering skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King, and ahead, another mysterious deep valley appeared.

It turned out to be a valley within a valley.

Curious, Yu Tianyun looked into the valley and saw that it was over a thousand meters deep, with an enormous, dazzling light and shadow flickering inside.

The light and shadow displayed brilliant rainbow colors, existing as dreamlike mist; the thick fog concealed the valley's true state, making it hard to discern anything.

Yu Tianyun knew well that the mysterious rainbow light was the Dragon God's dragon soul; he immediately chose to retreat without hesitation.

He was self‑aware, knowing the Dragon God's dragon soul retained some wisdom and could easily see through his human identity. If he accidentally disturbed that dragon soul, he feared he would die young there! He never dreamed of absorbing the Dragon God's dragon soul, after all he only possessed a small Blue Electric Tyrannosaur martial soul; he was not the Golden Dragon King.

Yet when he turned to leave, his gaze was unusually firm; although Yu Tianyun was still very weak, his yearning to become stronger had never wavered.

He slowly lifted his head, looked again at the massive, awe‑inspiring skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King, and his mood involuntarily grew gloomy.

He used his mental power to connect to the Storage Soul Conduit, extracted a dragon pearl, and clenched it tightly in his fingers.

"Could it really be that I must leave empty‑handed like this?"

He shouted inwardly with extreme unwillingness.

He stood motionless at the edge of the giant pit, alternately staring at the tightly‑gripped dragon pearl and the brown‑ish skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King, brow furrowed, indecisive.

Suddenly, a faint light flashed in his eyes; looking at the massive skeleton, the light grew brighter, and he thought of an excellent method to obtain a soul bone!

Dig graves!

Yes, exactly—dig graves! He suddenly recalled that the little dragon people had obtained the Mountain Dragon King's soul bone by digging graves and burying dragon bones.

With the idea, Yu Tianyun acted immediately; he is always decisive, and without any hesitation he hurried back to the landing spot where he first entered the Dragon Tomb Valley, preparing to first bury the relatively smaller true dragon corpses!

Although he now lacked soul power, his Dragon Claw covered with blue‑purple dragon scales was sharper than any, and he bent down and began digging nonstop.

In less than two hours, a fairly large pit appeared before him.

Then he carefully placed the nearest dark‑attribute true dragon corpse bone into the pit.

Simply pushing the bone in would be easier, but he feared it would seem insincere; in the end, his effort would be wasted like drawing water with a bamboo basket.

Therefore, Yu Tianyun, to minimize damage to the original shape of the true dragon skeleton, had to be extra careful, piecing the dragon bones together piece by piece.

After spending more than half a day, he finally succeeded in fully burying the first true dragon skeleton; during the process he inevitably touched the soul bone, and strangely this time it no longer flung him away mercilessly.

A mask of unhidden delight instantly spread across his face, and he whispered to himself:

"It really works!"

He did not try to secretly take the soul bone, because he understood that since the soul bone no longer repelled him during burial, it indicated the dragon skeleton was conscious, and he could not privately take the soul bone.

When the dragon bone finally rested in the earth, Yu Tianyun keenly sensed its once‑strong sorrowful aura greatly weaken, and even the intense energy fluctuations on the bone noticeably diminished. After successfully burying the first bone, a surge of achievement rose in his heart.

Though the true dragon skeleton remained endless, Yu Tianyun's eyes now held only determination.

That dark‑attribute true dragon was among the smaller ones; he spent half a day on it, so the larger dragons would obviously require much longer—roughly one to two years, he estimated.

Yet Yu Tianyun refused to return empty‑handed; he had already resolved to see this through to the end.

Because he is a man determined to surpass the Golden Dragon King and the Dragon God!

He no longer watched the timer on the attribute gauge; he bent over, immersing himself, using hands and feet to dig with all his strength.

Gradually, Yu Tianyun kept adjusting his digging technique, increasing efficiency and skill, while frequently employing Dragon Transformation, gaining better control over it.

Within this dragon tomb, the dense dragon‑type energy naturally draws the world's elemental forces toward it continuously.

Yu Tianyun also personally witnessed the miraculous birth of a dragon soul.

When he had been burying bones for four days, near a massive true dragon skeleton in the distance, the elemental forces surged violently, and a dragon soul slowly manifested.

After a full two hours of energy condensation, a complete true dragon dragon soul appeared.

Astonishingly, the dragon soul, upon appearing, rushed toward him without hesitation, and before Yu Tianyun could react, it instantly turned into a brilliant stream of light and merged into his body.

Yu Tianyun had originally worried he would need to eat and rest to restore his qi and blood, which would waste precious time.

However, after the true dragon soul merged, he immediately felt the nourishing effect of the dense elemental forces and pure true dragon aura, far more nourishing than any food.

Just this single dragon soul integration was enough for Yu Tianyun to maintain a Dragon Transformation state for a full day and night, without needing food or drink to replenish qi and blood.

He suddenly realized that the true dragon skeletons had finally been moved by him!

They wanted to help him, meaning his decision was likely correct!

His steadfast gaze instantly gained more confidence. At the same time, his eyes brightened, he let out two mischievous chuckles, and said, "If you're willing to let me help you rest in peace, then please condense some energy for me each day. Only then will I have enough strength to keep going. Rest assured, as long as the energy supply is sufficient, I will never stop even for a moment! I will not leave this place until every one of you is laid to rest!"

After Yu Tianyun finished speaking, the entire dragon tomb valley seemed to emit a series of subtle energy fluctuations.

The valley, once filled with sorrowful aura, suddenly gained a pleasant wave of joy.

Even the precious soul bones' colors appeared a bit more lustrous and bright.

"They are happy, I am happier, continuing to serve the dragon folk!"

Yu Tianyun's mouth twitched upward, he brushed sweat from his forehead, said no more, and threw himself even more vigorously into the grave‑digging work.

(End of Chapter)