Chapter 3874: Breaking the Formation

Shi Yuan used the Demon-Subduing Pestle and Physical Body to block the monster beast's attack, Bai Hu used Technique to ambush, and finally took down one monster beast.

Vermilion Bird and Little Blue Ice coordinated; the ice‑fire combo together with Vermilion Bird's Red Pupil Illusion Technique interference produced a fairly good effect.

Demon Lion used Demon Qi to shield the red coil, both sides used Red Eye to restrain the opponent, absorbed its Bloodline Power, and quickly seized the advantage.

The Monster Beasts around Ye Liuyun possessed strong Divine Soul Power, so employing Red Eye was more effective.

The fight was quite intense, and Ye Liuyun was clawed twice by monster beasts.

Long Nv, Lei Ming, Shi Yuan, and Demon Lion took some injuries.

Murong Tian was directly devoured by a monster beast. He had never been respected by anyone, so during combat no one cooperated with him, and the first encounter he was ripped apart by the monster beast.

Ye Liuyun didn't mind Murong Tian's fate. Yet, considering there might still be danger within the Dark Dragon Abyss, Ye Liuyun ordered the Monster Beasts to return to the Space World to recover their injuries, and would proceed once they were healed.

The Clone Puppet went ahead to scout, and Ye Liuyun stayed outside with other Kuailei on watch, to guard against any additional monster beasts attacking them.

Yet the Clone Puppet withdrew as soon as it entered. The moment it stepped into the valley, an Illusion Array appeared, and it did not dare to go further.

Ye Liuyun sent the painter with Gu Changhong to inspect the Formation.

"Ideally we shouldn't destroy the Formation; that way we can still rely on it to block some monster beasts from entering with us. If that's impossible, then we can directly destroy the Formation," he instructed the painter.

The painter also suggested, "Fine. But if we're concerned about monster beasts entering the valley, after we break the Formation and go in, we can set up a new Formation to trap any subsequent monster beasts."

Ye Liuyun agreed to his suggestion: "That works as well, but it'll be more trouble for you! Deal with it as you see fit!"

So the Clone Puppet, together with the painter and Gu Changhong, entered the valley again to break the Formation.

The dragon qi within the valley grew even denser, yet it had no effect on the Kuailei.

Yet there were many Formations. The painter and Gu Changhong spent half a day breaking more than ten layers of Formation, and still hadn't gone far.

At that moment Lei Ming and the others had fully recovered, so Ye Liuyun led them into the valley and sent the painter back to seal the valley again with a Formation.

The painter arranged Formations far faster than he broke them, quickly catching up with Ye Liuyun again and continuing to break Formations ahead.

With each segment they traversed, the painter would return to set up a Formation, sealing the passage completely once more.

Ye Liuyun and his party, on this stretch, discovered numerous monster beast and Martial Cultivator skeletons and weapons, indicating that only a few could traverse these Formations.

It was also thanks to Ye Liuyun having previously taught the cipher texts to the painter and Gu Changhong that their breaking speed was relatively fast; most of the Formations here consist of cipher texts, and this type of rune Formation was beyond the painter and Gu Changhong's previous ability to break.

Moreover, with Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet using Golden Pupil to scout and verify the Formations, they were much more at ease. Otherwise, several times the two almost inadvertently entered a Formation.

Although a Formation Master can still break a Formation even after mistakenly entering one, being attacked by the Formation will affect them while breaking it.

"The one who arranged these Formations must be highly proficient with the cipher texts. Yet oddly, these Formations are very refined, showing no signs of having gone unupdated for a long time."

However, this type of rune Formation cannot be broken by ordinary Formation Masters today; at most they can only destroy it by force!

The painter, while breaking the Formation, also informed Ye Liuyun.

"That implies there could be an ancient Formation Master left behind here, or perhaps the Dragon Soul here knows Formations?"

Ye Liuyun speculated that the likelihood of a Dragon Soul possessing Formation knowledge was higher.

"Very likely. Moreover, these Formations impose no restriction on Divine Soul passage. So you must guard against a Dragon Soul initiating a direct attack!"

Upon the painter's remark, Ye Liuyun felt the Dragon Soul possibility grew even larger.

He instructed everyone to prepare for combat with the Dragon Soul.

"I'm afraid the Dragon Soul here is not weak; when facing Spiritual Soul Attacks, everyone should watch each other's support!"

He also ceased paying attention to the Formation, instead monitoring the approach of Spiritual Souls together with Long Nv, Lei Ming, and the Nine-Head Demon Dragon.

After a day, the painter and Gu Changhong also halted.

Ye Liuyun and the Clone Puppet's Golden Pupil had already spotted that the final Formation barrier lay ahead of them.

Moreover, this Formation comprised an Illusion Array and various attack Formations, requiring a longer time to break. Once broken, ahead lay a dense mountain forest, and no Dragon Soul shadow had been observed so far.

The dragon qi here grew even denser, yet the dragon's roar fell silent. Long Nv guessed that the Dragon Soul inside had already detected their entry, so it ceased activity and was merely observing them.

Long Nv's black pupil also detected something peculiar about the mountains ahead.

"Among the nearest few mountain ranges I can see, each exhibits unusually strong energy fluctuations. They feel like true dragon core pills, and their realms are not low; they should all exceed the Hédào Jìngjiè."

Ye Liuyun glanced; there were dozens of mountains visible alone. If they truly are all true dragon core pills surpassing the Hédào Jìngjiè, then Long Nv and the others will have no shortage of cultivation resources, and their realms will advance more rapidly.

"Only the distance is too great, making it impossible to see if a dragon body exists," Long Nv added.

Ye Liuyun immediately chose the nearest peak and, following Long Nv's indicated location of the true dragon core pill, used Golden Pupil to peer through the mountain interior.

Though the distance was greater and the mountain thick, he still saw an intact dragon body.

The dragon body blocked the view, so he didn't see the core pill. However, it was certain that the dragon now had no breath or blood flow, coiled motionlessly within a cave.

"Inside there is a complete dragon body, and the core pill should also be within the dragon body, and those dragons should be dead. I need to get a bit closer to observe and confirm."

The painter first deployed a Defense Array capable of preventing Spiritual Soul Attacks, shielding everyone, and then broke the final Formation.

Ye Liuyun also decided that, since they were already here, they must go in to assess the situation.

In under an hour, the painter broke this final great Formation as well.

At the instant the Formation was broken, a Dragon Soul suddenly surged out of a mountain range, letting out a long howl.

That Dragon Soul, merely by the size of its Spiritual Soul, already dwarfed Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, Long Nv, and the other Dragon Clan members all comprehended the Dragon Soul's intent. It demanded they state their purpose, otherwise the Dragon Soul would attack them.

Ye Liuyun had Long Nv, Lei Ming, and the Nine-Head Demon Dragon manifest their true forms, he himself displayed his internal Dragon Breath, and then let Long Nv communicate with the Dragon Soul.

He also did not conceal to that Dragon Soul their purpose for coming, but he had Long Nv tell the Dragon Soul here that they came from the Dragon Clan and can escort the Dragon Soul back to the Dragon Tomb.