Chapter 718: Infiltrating the Dragon Pool

But this octopus spirit isn't unintelligent; its reaction is also swift.

It had long recognized Ye Liuyun as their leader, and immediately used Divine Sense Transmission Voice to beg Ye Liuyun for mercy.

"Is there danger ahead?" Ye Liuyun temporarily halted the Skeleton Puppet's attack and asked it about the situation.

However, the octopus only knows that from here to the deep pool there is no danger. As for inside the deep pool, it does not dare to go down.

Inside, the dragon qi is too strong for it to endure. The moment it entered, it already felt suffocated, and its realm was immediately suppressed to the Nascent Soul realm.

"Fine! I won't kill you. Help me eliminate those people behind us. Let one escape, and you will atone for them!"

After giving the orders, Ye Liuyun led Long Nv and the others, continuing to rush toward the deep pool at the lake's center.

"That kid has once again subdued that Yin Yang Eightfold octopus!"

Chang Hao and the others were delighted and hurried after them.

They hadn't expected that this time their treatment would be different from before.

The octopus dared not disobey Ye Liuyun's command; it first waited calmly for them to approach, and when they drew near, its eight tentacles extended together.

Except for Chang Hao, whose realm is high and reaction fast, the others were all entangled by the octopus's tentacles.

Moreover, once entangled, they were instantly crushed, their bones shattered and Physical Body deformed.

The Yin Yang Eightfold realm is simply beyond what they can resist!

"Ye Liuyun, you dare betray me?" Chang Hao shouted angrily while running.

"How can you blame me? I never told you to follow me!" From far behind him, Ye Liuyun's laughter rang.

He was about to scold again when, with a "Boom!" one of the octopus's tentacles struck his back, blasting him so his tendons snapped and bones fractured, spouting blood, and he was hurled forward dozens of zhang.

But he, despite his injuries, did not dare to stop, fearing the octopus would catch up.

At that moment, a bolt of lightning surged head‑on and struck fiercely. He couldn't dodge in time and could only punch to block.

Yet the lightning hammered him, leaving his whole body numb, and his True Essence could no longer be summoned.

"Electric Eel!"

At this point, Chang Hao realized he had been schemed by Ye Liuyun.

He now thinks there's no way out!

He himself was struck by the electric eel and sent back to the octopus's side.

The octopus curled its tentacle, first crushing him into a meat patty, then pushing him into its mouth and swallowing him whole.

The electric eel dared not compete for food with the octopus and retreated. The octopus then dived into the lake bottom.

Aside from some bloodstains, the lake surface returned to its former tranquility.

Ye Liuyun also recalled the Skeleton Puppet, commanding the crocodile to rush straight to the deep pool.

But upon reaching the central area and sensing that dragon qi, the crocodile, no matter what it said, dared not go further inside.

Ye Liuyun could only leave it waiting outside, and he descended with Long Nv and Lei Ming.

The deep pool was not small, yet Long Nv and Lei Ming shrank their bodies and stayed beside Ye Liuyun.

The three of them also drew their divine artifacts, prepared for any eventuality.

The intense dragon qi emanating from the deep pool is intolerable to ordinary people; once they pass through, their realms are suppressed.

However, Ye Liuyun had once been infused with dragon qi by nine true dragons and had refined his body with it, so he only felt a slight pressure, not enough to have his realm lowered.

Long Nv and Lei Ming had already begun to descend while greedily absorbing it.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun immediately followed suit, beginning to absorb the dragon qi to refine his body.

The three of them thus absorbed while descending.

Inside the deep pool it was pitch black; Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil vision was even obstructed, unable to see the bottom.

Divine Sense detection range was compressed to only a few dozen zhang, so they proceeded cautiously, unwilling to descend too quickly.

Nevertheless, the journey was full of surprises but no danger; they received no attacks.

When they finally reached the bottom, Ye Liuyun saw a stone tablet inscribed with the two characters "Dragon Pool".

And as soon as they set foot, they discovered that the water at the bottom of the Dragon Pool was unlike the surface water, unusually clear. Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil instantly saw everything clearly, and Divine Sense was no longer hindered.

This Dragon Pool turned out to be a massive underwater cavern, containing several passages whose destinations were unknown.

Ye Liuyun, unsure which to choose, noticed that Long Nv's and Lei Ming's Divine Sense both surged toward the same passage to explore.

"What's wrong?" Ye Liuyun thought they had discovered something.

"According to my previous customs, this passage should lead to the Dragon Clan's residence. The other passages are backup routes," Long Nv explained.

"Indeed, my memory matches that. This is the passage home," Lei Ming added.

"Then, follow the route you chose!" Ye Liuyun had no objection.

"Let me lead the way ahead!" Long Nv said, walking in front to guide them.

The passage was very spacious; even when Long Nv restored her original size, she could pass through easily. Along the way they encountered many side routes, all leading to other backup passages.

As they went deeper, the dragon qi within the passage grew ever denser. It seemed Long Nv's chosen route was correct.

Had Long Nv not been leading, Ye Liuyun truly wouldn't have known which way to go.

They turned within the passage for a while, and ahead the way opened brightly.

The scene before them also left the three of them shocked.

They saw three golden dragons, vivid as living beings, yet these three golden dragons lacked a Soul, only their Physical Bodies remained.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil even saw that the Nascent Core inside the three golden dragons was completely intact.

It was the dragon qi released by these three golden dragons.

"What is going on?"

While they were puzzled, suddenly a Divine Sense fluctuation came from the stone wall behind the three golden dragons.

Then a Soul golden dragon flashed into view, glaring at the three of them.

「It's really strange; this golden dragon's soul doesn't stay inside its physical body to nourish it, but runs outside—won't it dissipate quickly? 」

Ye Liuyun felt somewhat puzzled.

After the golden dragon's soul opposite them sized them up, it let out a low growl toward Long Nv and Lei Ming.

Long Nv explained to Ye Liuyun: "This dragon pool previously housed a large number of the Dragon Clan, who together resisted the invasion of the Alien Evil Artifact. Those three golden dragons all sustained fatal wounds in battle, had no time to retreat, and were left here."

To prevent being discovered by the Alien Evil Artifact, they set up a barrier using dragon aura at the entrance. Moreover, two of the golden dragons even scattered their own souls.

Only it retained a fragment of its Divine Sense, sealed within an honored-rank treasure, the Soul Sealing Pearl, awaiting the arrival of the Dragon Clan's descendants. Unexpectedly, it waited for us instead.

"Aren't you also considered their descendant?" Ye Liuyun asked aloud.

Upon hearing that, the golden dragon also nodded in agreement. What Ye Liuyun said was also correct.

Long Nv is now also a true dragon, and indeed she is their descendant as well.