Chapter 1977: Legacy of the Dragon Book

Ye Liuyun merely smiled faintly; once he knew it was in a Soul state, Ye Liuyun no longer worried about it.

Because as a Soul, if it does not rely on external objects, it will most likely only launch a Spiritual Soul Attack.

Even if it attacks a Physical Body using external objects, Ye Liuyun's magic dragon's eighth‑tier armor makes him not too concerned. At worst he would lose another Soul, letting his duplicate attack it with its eyes.

Yet what surprised Ye Liuyun was that after the Dragon Soul surged into his Sea of Consciousness, the Ten Thousand Gods Command merely cloaked him in Golden Light and did not absorb his power.

"Ten Thousand Gods Command?" The Dragon Soul clearly recognized the Ten Thousand Gods Command as well.

Immediately, it withdrew directly from Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, and the Ten Thousand Gods Command did not block it.

"Uh… so it's an old acquaintance of the Ten Thousand Gods Command. What a waste of that Soul power!" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

After emerging, the Dragon Soul kept appraising Ye Liuyun, and after a while it sighed and sat down again.

"I didn't expect the Ten Thousand Gods Command to follow you! I'm called Ao Lie, formerly the Fifth Elder of the Dragon Clan. What's your name?"

He asked Ye Liuyun. Between the words, the hostility had already vanished.

"Ye Liuyun!" Ye Liuyun replied in kind.

Ao Lie thought for a moment, then said to Ye Liuyun, "Release that Dragon Clan girl; I won't harm her. I have something to tell her, and a reward as well."

Ye Liuyun nodded, believing that anyone trusted by the Ten Thousand Gods Command could not be wrong, and released the Long Nv.

Ao Lie gestured for the Long Nv to sit, asked her name, then began to recount: "I was originally the Fifth Elder of the Dragon Clan, but because I fought alongside humans against the Foreign Tribe, I was ostracized by my own clan and, in a fit of anger, left the Dragon Clan taking the clan's treasured relics.

I didn't expect the Foreign Tribe to target me, and they chased me here. Fearing the loss of inheritance, I hid all my belongings here, hoping a descendant of the Dragon Clan would retrieve them."

Ao Lie pointed to the treasure behind him and continued, "The thing clutched in my mouth is called the Dragon Book."

With a swift gesture, the Dragon Book flew directly into Ao Lie's hand.

"The Dragon Book records the Dragon Clan's cultivation techniques and secrets; only a true dragon can see it. Yet each true dragon can see only one in its lifetime, and the Dragon Book selects the technique most suitable for that true dragon.

Usually only true dragons who have contributed to the Dragon Clan are permitted to open the Dragon Book and study. You may now open it and learn one, but you must guarantee to return the Dragon Book to the Dragon Clan afterward."

Ao Lie handed the Dragon Book to the Long Nv and instructed, "Input a strand of Divine Sense, and the Dragon Book will naturally choose a suitable technique for you!"

The Long Nv glanced at Ye Liuyun, and Ye Liuyun said directly, "I originally planned to take you to the Dragon Clan; you may agree."

The Long Nv then agreed, thanked Ao Lie, and, following his instructions, input a strand of Divine Sense.

But then her entire Soul was sucked into the Dragon Book, and she stood frozen as if having an epiphany.

Ao Lie seized the chance to tell Ye Liuyun, "She needs time to learn the technique. Use this time to take all the resources here! I ask for nothing else, just satisfy her future cultivation needs."

"My Physical Body, don't make any moves on it; hand it all over to her to refine. How about that?"

Ye Liuyun quickly agreed and, on behalf of the Long Nv, thanked Ao Lie.

Ao Lie sighed and continued, "After she awakens, I'll teach her more, and then my Divine Soul Power should dissipate! You two, absorb as much as you can!"

Ye Liuyun heard his words, as if arranging final matters, and said, "Senior, your Divine Soul Power and Physical Body are still here; perhaps after returning to the Dragon Clan there's a way to resurrect!"

Ao Lie shook his head, "I stole the Dragon Clan's treasure, a grave mistake; I have no face to return. Death is death, and lingering on is meaningless!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled the Underworld and asked if it would be willing to go there to help guard.

"You still know the Underworld?" Ao Lie hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to know so much.

"I am the Lord of the Underworld!" Ye Liuyun said awkwardly.

"But if I go to the Underworld, you two won't be able to absorb my Divine Soul Power!"

"Martial cultivation also requires gradual personal accumulation; you can't always expect pies to fall from the sky. We'll continue cultivating slowly later!"

"Speaking of the Underworld, you may have a chance to go to the Spirit Clan to investigate. They originally had a gate to the Underworld, but it has been sealed for unknown reasons, causing frequent wailing of Yin Souls there!"

"Spirit Clan? Elder, do you know the exact location?"

He didn't expect that the other gate to the Underworld he was seeking was actually in the Spirit Clan.

Ao Lie immediately gave him an approximate location, but added, "Even though you're at the mid‑stage of the Fifth Layer, venturing into the Spirit Clan is basically impossible. You need at least the Seventh Realm before it's safe."

"Senior, what realm were you at before?"

"I was originally at the late stage of the Eighth Layer. However, in the later stage of the Divine Realm, each minor layer differs greatly. The Foreign Tribe outside was at the early stage of the Ninth Layer; I used a Formation to eradicate them, almost failing to kill them…"

Ao Lie and Ye Liuyun chatted while having Ye Liuyun clear out all the treasures, leaving only the Physical Body of the Azure Dragon.

Inside the Space World, everyone went crazy over the abundance of resources, all helping Lan Xin sort and catalog them.

After about one or two hours, the Long Nv finally regained consciousness.

As soon as she woke, she apologized to Ye Liuyun: "Sorry! You must have been waiting anxiously? If I don't practice, that Dragon Clan senior won't let me return."

"It's fine! It's only been an hour or two!" Ye Liuyun was a bit puzzled why the Long Nv seemed so guilty.

"I was inside for almost two months!" the Long Nv said in surprise.

Ao Lie smiled, "Time inside is different from outside! What skill did you learn?"

Ye Liuyun and the Long Nv finally realized.

"I learned the Mad Dragon Battle Method!"

"Mad Dragon Battle Method!" Ao Lie was also astonished!

"What's wrong?" Ye Liuyun asked concernedly.

Ao Lie slowly explained, "The Mad Dragon Battle Method is a secret technique; in Dragon Clan history, only two dragons have cultivated it. One was eventually slaughtered by their own clan, the other committed suicide!

This secret technique triggers the bloodline and Dragon Breath to drive a true dragon into a berserk combat state! Moreover, the longer the battle, the more frenzied it becomes. In this state, even an ordinary Seventh Layer dragon can defeat a Ninth Layer Martial Cultivator."