Chapter 201: Valley Within the Valley

"Come down." Shi Quan let out a long breath; because of the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, the desolate atmosphere all around had a significant effect on him as well.

The feeling of looking at those dragon bones from above the valley is completely different from being inside the valley.

Only by truly entering the interior of the valley can one better feel how shocking such a vast number of dragon bones are. Each massive dragon bone is at least several tens of meters high, with the largest even reaching several hundred meters. All of these dragon bones radiate faint, flickering energy fluctuations.

"There are actually no dragon souls in this Dragon Tomb," Ye Lingling said, looking around in surprise.

Shi Quan watched as he slowly walked to the front of one of the dragon bones and said slowly, "Because there is simply no need for them here."

"Xiao Quan, what do you mean by that?" The three women looked at Shi Quan in confusion.

"Because these dragon bones contain the obsessions of these dragons after death. These obsessions carry the terrifying pressure from when the dragons were alive. If an ordinary person were to arrive here by some stroke of luck, I fear they would be directly suppressed to death by these auras of pressure," Shi Quan said, looking at the flickering patterns on the dragon bone before him.

"Then why don't we feel anything?" Dugu Yan asked, puzzled.

Ye Lingling seemed to have thought of something and said slowly, "Is it because we absorbed the power of the dragon souls, which resulted in us having the Dragon Tribe Bloodline in our bodies?"

"That's right." Ye Lingling also nodded and said, "The weakest of these true dragons are likely comparable to the existence of a Title Douluo, not to mention the ones further inside. I fear their strength is to a degree we cannot imagine. Why did they all fall here?"

"That's a nice thought!" Shi Quan chuckled and shook his head. "This is only the outer perimeter of the Dragon Tomb; the pressure inside is definitely stronger than this. At most, you are unaffected by the outer pressure, but if you go deeper, you will certainly still be affected by the pressure. And..."

"Xiao Quan, I'm reaching my limit." Ye Lingling stopped her steps, her legs trembling.

Not to mention the constantly increasing sense of pressure all around, Shi Quan was fine, but the three women felt as if they were carrying a ten-thousand-jin boulder on their bodies.

It would have been better if the three women hadn't tried; after this attempt, their eyes turned red again.

"Ah?" Hearing this, Dugu Yan immediately revealed a bitter expression.

After only a moment, Shi Quan withdrew his hand and let out a long breath.

A desolate aura instantly enveloped Shi Quan; he seemed to hear the sorrowful cries of this dragon before its death, and the aura of unwillingness and anger constantly bombarded Shi Quan's mind.

As they went deeper, the surrounding dragon bones became thicker and thicker, from the initial hundred meters to massive skeletons that had surged to several hundred meters.

"Alright, let's continue moving forward and see what else is inside the Dragon Tomb." Shi Quan did not dare to let the three women attempt anything rashly, so he could only lead them toward the depths of the Dragon Tomb.

After a long while, the three women finally recovered. Aside from a portion being due to their own emotions, more of it was due to the influence of the surrounding dragon bones.

Shi Quan said slowly, "You can try touching the dragon bones, but remember not to touch them for too long."

Just a single glance was enough to give the four of them a sense of oppression.

"Wuu, so sad. Although I don't know why, I just feel these true dragons are so pitiful." Bean-sized tears flowed continuously from the corners of the three women's eyes.

"Hmm." Shi Quan nodded. "After the Dragon Cloud moistened your bodies, I also divided the power of nine true dragon souls among you. Your physiques are no longer comparable to those of ordinary people, and coupled with the thin Dragon Tribe Bloodline in your bodies, these pressures will not pose a threat to you."

Shi Quan hurriedly stepped forward to comfort them, "Alright, it's okay, it's okay."

The obsession within these dragon bones was too deep. His Dragon Tribe Bloodline came from the soul bone behind him, the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, and he could not sense the obsession within too deeply either, but the sense of unwillingness and sorrow within was felt by Shi Quan clearly.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at these dragon bones with a solemn expression and said, "How was this Dragon Tomb formed? You must know that on the Douluo Continent, Spirit Beasts of the sub-dragon level are very scarce, and true dragon level Spirit Beasts are unheard of. How can there be so many true dragon skeletons in this Dragon Tomb?"

"Doesn't that mean this Dragon Tomb poses no threat to us?" Dugu Yan said excitedly, her eyes shining as she looked at the surrounding dragon bones.

Shi Quan's gaze fell on the dragon bone. "... If you attempt to take a true dragon soul bone from the dragon bone, the obsession within the dragon bone will certainly riot and strike at you."

"Won't you know if you just feel it?" Shi Quan raised his hand and slowly placed it on the dragon bone in front of him.

"I'm about the same."

Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing also said, panting heavily.

The terrifying pressure all around made them unable to breathe. In the distance, there was a huge, incomparable skeleton.

This skeleton was over a thousand meters high, and the skeleton as a whole presented a brownish-tan color, completely different from the other dragon bones. Although they were thousands of meters away, they could still clearly feel the incomparable, heavy aura radiating from this skeleton.

If they were to get any closer, they would likely be crushed flat by the heavy aura on this skeleton.

"Alright." Shi Quan nodded and said, "Then I will go the rest of the way alone. You all go back first. I might be delayed for a long time if I go down, so wait for me to return."

After thinking for a moment, Shi Quan continued, "Having absorbed so much dragon soul power on this trip, we can be considered to have received the grace of these Dragon Tribe seniors. After you go back, use tools to dig some pits and lay these Dragon Tribe skeletons to rest."

After he finished speaking, Shi Quan's voice sounded in the three women's minds again, "I know you are wondering why you should go through the trouble of doing this thankless task. The true dragon obsessions here have their own consciousness. If you can help them be laid to rest, perhaps they will gift their true dragon soul bones to you as a token of gratitude."

"Remember to be sincere and earnest during the process; do not show any greed. When burying the soul bones, do not destroy the integrity of the dragon bones. You need to piece each bone together perfectly before burying them; do not be impatient."

Shi Quan used Spirit Sense transmission for the rest of his words, so the surrounding Dragon Tribe obsessions could not detect it.

The three women were slightly stunned, then answered in unison, "Alright!"

The reason Shi Quan let the three women do this was also to draw on the actions of Tang Wulin in Douluo III.

After saying goodbye to the three women, Shi Quan turned and walked toward the giant skeleton in the distance.

"Is this the Mountain Dragon King?" Shi Quan took a step forward. Even though he was still thousands of meters away from the Mountain Dragon King's skeleton, the gravity here was significantly greater than in other places.

The oppressive aura was such that even Shi Quan had to take a moment to recover before lifting his feet to continue forward.

The Mountain Dragon King's dragon bone had no dragon wings, and its body was extremely thick, especially the limbs, which were as thick as pillars supporting the sky.

Shi Quan could clearly feel that the aura radiating from the Mountain Dragon King's dragon bone was stronger than the aura of the Sacred Dragon Bloodline behind him.

The Mountain Dragon King's status was special; unlike other true dragon lineages that only had one Dragon King, anyone of the Mountain Dragon lineage could obtain the title of Dragon King upon reaching adulthood. However, once a Mountain Dragon reached adulthood, it would transform into mountains and continents to provide for the reproduction and survival of other dragon tribes.

In other words, once a Mountain Dragon was crowned king, it would die.

"The earth and mountains of this Dragon Valley must have been evolved by this Mountain Dragon King before its death, right?" Feeling the energy fluctuations radiating from the Mountain Dragon King's massive body, the thick and heavy aura made even Shi Quan feel a bit breathless.

After walking closer, Shi Quan saw that in the center of the Mountain Dragon King's massive skeleton was a huge crack, from head to tail. In other words, its massive body had actually been severed in two by someone using a sharp weapon.

"Was it cut by Asura?" Shi Quan thought, circling around to the side of the dragon bone. He did not have the Dragon God Bloodline, and he dared not touch the skeleton of a powerhouse like the Mountain Dragon King.

Circling past the Mountain Dragon King's skeleton, Shi Quan finally arrived at the final destination of his trip: the valley within the valley.

The ground behind the Mountain Dragon King collapsed downward, revealing a huge pit with a diameter of over ten thousand meters.

When Shi Quan walked to the edge of this pit, a feeling of awe and worship came from the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears behind him.

Shi Quan raised his eyes to look into the valley. The valley was a thousand meters deep, and inside, it seemed as if a huge mass of light and shadow was flickering. That light and shadow presented as seven colors and existed in the form of mist, making it impossible for one to truly see the situation inside the valley.

He knew what was hidden beneath this mist: the Dragon God's dragon soul and the Dragon God Heart!

If he remembered correctly, the Dragon God Heart seemed to be a super Divine Artifact. Shi Quan naturally knew the danger below, but with such a treasure placed right in front of him, it was naturally impossible to give up without trying.

"Hoo." After taking a deep breath, the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears behind Shi Quan immediately pierced into the cliff of the valley.

This time, he did not dare to jump down directly as he had before.

The seven-colored mist above the valley gave him a very dangerous feeling; it was safer to walk inside step by step.

His figure moved slowly forward, the seven-colored mist right before his eyes; the closer he got, the more obvious that terrifying pressure became, and the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears behind Shi Quan trembled and shuddered uncontrollably at this moment.

After drawing the Dragon Spine Xuanyuan from his back with a reverse grip, he took Xiaomeng and Shouhe into his Sea of Consciousness, let out a long breath, and after adjusting his state to the best, he thrust the Dragon Spear toward the cliff wall inside the mist, and Shi Quan's figure then submerged into the seven-colored mist.

Boom!

Shi Quan only felt as if something had exploded in his head, and the terrifying pressure swept into his Sea of Consciousness like a giant wave, as if it wanted to tear his Soul Soul to shreds.

The previous pressure was only directed at the body, but the pressure within this seven-colored mist was not only directed at the body, it also produced an extremely terrifying pressure on Shi Quan's Soul Soul.

"Shi Quan, steady your mind!" Xiaomeng's voice came from within Shi Quan's mind, and silver radiance bloomed in Shi Quan's Sea of Consciousness as powerful Mental Power erupted, constantly resisting the sweeping pressure.

"Boss, don't worry, we are here!" Shouhe's voice also came through, and an earthy-yellow aura swept through the Sea of Consciousness, instantly making the originally trembling Sea of Consciousness incomparably stable.

Xiaomeng was responsible for resisting the impact, while Shouhe was responsible for stabilizing the Sea of Consciousness; the two had a clear division of labor.