Chapter 208: New Continent

The scorching sun hung in the sky.

Boom!

A thunderclap on a clear day, a sudden gale rose, and above the calm sky, as if torn by some powerful force, a massive rift suddenly ripped open.

Four figures stepped out from the rift and fell from the sky; the rift behind them closed up accordingly, the thunder subsided, the gale dissipated, and everything that came quickly also vanished quickly.

The four figures falling from the sky landed straight from a height of one hundred meters, planting themselves firmly into the ground like four long nails, directly smashing four half-meter-deep pits into the earth.

These four figures were none other than Shi Quan and the three others who had just escaped from the Dragon Valley.

"Xiao Quan, is this the Douluo Continent?" Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand to wave away the surrounding dust, leaped lightly to the outside of the pit, and curiously sized up her surroundings.

"It probably isn't."

Shi Quan and the other two also leaped out of the pits one after another; Shi Quan said this because he did not sense the aura unique to the Douluo Continent from the Earth.

"Then are we currently on some continent of the Douluo Star?"

Because the three women were unable to cultivate soul power during that time in the Dragon Valley, their soul power levels had almost not increased at all.

There was no sign of anyone within a range of one thousand meters, which was also the reason Shi Quan chose to absorb his soul ring first.

"Alright." The two women nodded in agreement.

Because the year limit of a God-Bestowed Soul Ring changes according to one's own capacity to bear it.

Shi Quan rubbed his nose and said, "The Teleportation Talisman can only be used three times; every use is one less, so we should save it if we can."

The three women all watched this scene before them with curiosity; it was their first time seeing such a spectacle.

"Then in which direction shall we set off now?"

Their current improvement was also due to the soul power increase brought to them by the True Dragon Soul Bone they absorbed before leaving the Dragon Valley.

Although Dugu Yan was already level fifty, Shi Quan did not let her rush to attempt absorbing a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.

Their current location was a stretch of countryside; before evolving the soul ring, Shi Quan had already used his Spirit Sense to scout a radius of one thousand meters.

In Shi Quan's plan, Dugu Yan still had a soul bone waiting for her to absorb, and that was the Fire Dragon King True Dragon Soul Bone.

"If nothing unexpected happens, yes."

"Alright then." The three women nodded.

Shi Quan then sat cross-legged, his Earth Martial Soul appeared in his hand, and Shouhe immediately radiated a yellowish-brown light; a heavy aura permeated the air as he began to evolve his soul ring.

The current soul power levels of the three women were: Dugu Yan at level fifty, Zhu Zhuqing at level forty-seven, and Ye Lingling at level forty-five.

"Zhuqing, Yan Yan, help me stand guard while Shouhe helps me evolve my Fifth Soul Ring."

After looking around, Shi Quan said, "Let's first go to the coastal city of this continent and see if we can buy a decent ship. If we can cross the sea and return directly, that would naturally be best. If it really doesn't work, we will use the Teleportation Talisman to teleport back directly."

Shi Quan thought for a moment and said, "We know nothing about this continent. Before we set off, I will first improve my strength and evolve the Fifth Soul Ring of my Earth Martial Soul; it shouldn't take long."

"Then how will we return to the Douluo Continent?"

"Why not just use the Teleportation Talisman?"

"Boss, given your current physical condition, you can finish absorbing it in at most one hour." Shouhe's figure leaped out from between Shi Quan's brows and landed on his shoulder.

In terms of quality, the Fire Dragon King's True Dragon Soul Bone was likely even stronger than the Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone; after all, the Mountain Dragon King was a king upon reaching adulthood, while the Fire Dragon King was a unique and supreme existence among the entire fire-attribute True Dragon clan.

Once they returned to the Douluo Continent and Dugu Yan absorbed the Fire Dragon King True Dragon Soul Bone, then absorbing a God-Bestowed Soul Ring would make a hundred-thousand-year Fifth Soul Ring a certainty for her.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, absorbing two True Dragon Soul Bones also allowed her strength to catch up from behind and surpass Ye Lingling.

Although Zhu Zhuqing did not have the two Dragon King True Dragon Soul Bones from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Shi Quan had prepared Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year Sacrifice for her; the whole set could be considered fair and just.

"Someone is coming!"

While the three women were chatting, Zhu Zhuqing's ears twitched; she suddenly stood up and looked at the other two with a serious expression.

"Zhuqing, you go scout first, Lingling and I will stand guard. Be ready for battle at any time." Dugu Yan quickly made the arrangements.

"Alright."

Zhu Zhuqing tapped her toes, her figure instantly turning into an arrow released from a bow as she shot out. After a few flashes, in just a few breaths, Zhu Zhuqing had already reached a large tree in the distance and concealed her figure.

Tap, tap, tap—a sound of rapid movement came from afar, and a carriage with a peculiar design appeared within Zhu Zhuqing's field of vision; the direction the carriage was heading was exactly where Shi Quan was located.

"Was it attracted by the fluctuations from the Dragon Valley?" Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself. After confirming the direction of the carriage, she naturally would not let it continue forward.

She raised her hand to snap off a tree trunk and threw it backhanded directly in front of the path of the horses.

Seeing the suddenly appearing tree trunk, the horses were clearly startled; after a chaotic sound of hoofbeats, they came to a halt.

"%￥?"

Three figures leaped out from the carriage, their gazes landing on the position where Zhu Zhuqing was.

The style of the three people's attire was significantly different from Zhu Zhuqing's, and the same went for their language. Zhu Zhuqing frowned as she looked at the three and tentatively said, "Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, the three immediately frowned and exchanged glances, followed by another burst of chatter. Zhu Zhuqing did not understand a single word. Seeing this, she confirmed one thing: the language barrier...

Helpless, Zhu Zhuqing could only use body language and gestures to make the three stop moving forward.

The three did not seem to have expected to encounter such a situation, and one of them tentatively said something.

Zhu Zhuqing could only point to her own ears and wave her hands to indicate she could not understand, followed by another set of gestures.

The three looked for a long time, also confused, but they clearly confirmed one point: Zhu Zhuqing was either deaf or could not understand their words, and she did not want them to continue forward.

But the three were clearly not so easily discouraged; after gesturing to Zhu Zhuqing, they still prepared to move forward.

Zhu Zhuqing could not understand what they were saying. Seeing them continue forward, her figure crouched slightly, her gaze turned cold, and yellow, yellow, purple, purple soul rings appeared beneath her.

Her sharp, thorn-like claws emitted a chilling light that could devour people; every move she made already indicated her stance.

If the three dared to continue forward, she would immediately launch a thunderous strike.

Seeing this, the corners of the three people's mouths could not help but curl into a smile as they simultaneously released their respective martial souls. All three had beast-type martial souls, and the leader among them even reached seven rings: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, black.

The other two were also Soul Kings.

"Lingling, you stand guard, I'm going to help Zhu Zhuqing." Dugu Yan naturally sensed the intense soul power fluctuations in the distance and immediately rushed toward Zhu Zhuqing.

From afar, Dugu Yan released her martial soul. Over the distance of a hundred meters, Dugu Yan also reached behind Zhu Zhuqing in just a few flashes, staring at the three people not far away with a serious expression.

"Zhuqing, what's the situation?" Dugu Yan's emerald green dragon eyes stared coldly at the three people in the distance.

After the trip to the Dragon Valley and the Dragon Soul Body Tempering from the Dragon God, Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Snake had transformed, skipping the Jade Phosphor Flood Dragon stage and evolving directly into a Jade Phosphor Dragon; although it was not yet a True Dragon-level martial soul, it belonged to the sub-dragon level. Coupled with the significant amount of True Dragon bloodline mixed into her constitution, Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Dragon now carried a faint, lingering dragon might.

The three people in the distance listened to the two women talking, their gazes fixed firmly on Dugu Yan, their eyes filled with burning intensity, because all three of them felt a faint bloodline suppression coming from Dugu Yan.

In reality, all three of their martial souls were dragon-type martial souls possessing the Dragon Tribe Bloodline, and they all came from the same faction. The reason they had come here together was, just as Zhuqing had expected, because they had sensed the fluctuations from the Dragon Valley.

After the three of them chattered away at Dugu Yan, making a crackling sound.

"They seem to want to ask you something," Zhuqing whispered to Dugu Yan.

"What kind of bird language is that? I can't understand a word of it," Dugu Yan rolled her eyes and could only use hand gestures to warn the other party again.

A look of irritation grew on the faces of the three, and after they exchanged a few more crackling words, the leader nodded.

The two Soul Kings on either side attacked the two women simultaneously.

Of these two, one had a sturdy build; after releasing his martial soul, he became even broader and thicker, his entire body covered in earthy-yellow scales—he was either a Strong Attack System Soul King or a Defense System Soul King.

The other person had a normal build, but after releasing his martial soul, he appeared somewhat cold and sinister, his hands transforming into a pair of cyan sharp claws; he was likely biased toward the Agility Attack System.

"If you want to fight, then fight; why talk for so long?" Dugu Yan's gaze turned cold. "Zhuqing, look for an opportunity!"

As her voice fell, Zhuqing's figure immediately arrived behind Dugu Yan, and Dugu Yan stepped forward as the Third Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up.

"Third Soul Skill, Jade Scale Purple Mist!"

Rolling purple poisonous mist erupted from Dugu Yan's body, pressing toward the two, and at the same time, her figure submerged into the poisonous mist.

Wherever the poisonous mist reached, vegetation withered; the transformation of her martial soul, in addition to making Dugu Yan immune to her own toxins, had also significantly increased the power of the poisonous mist.

Seeing the poisonous mist surrounding them on all sides, the expressions of the two changed slightly, and the Agility Attack System Soul King stepped forward as the Fourth Spirit Ring beneath him lit up.

Roar!

A high-pitched dragon roar came, the sound waves turning into a gale that swept toward the poisonous mist.

The wind and waves rolled out from within the poisonous mist, and at this moment, Dugu Yan's figure appeared from within the mist.

One could see that the Fourth Spirit Ring beneath Dugu Yan had already revealed a brilliant radiance, and a light like purple jade transformed into a flood dragon, biting fiercely toward the person who had released the soul skill.

A mass of earthy-yellow energy light screen suddenly appeared in front of the purple jade flood dragon; it was the other Soul King who had made the move.

Upon contact with the flood dragon, the earthy-yellow light screen instantly turned to jade, yet the flood dragon only dimmed slightly and continued to tear toward the Agility Attack System Soul King.

The brief delay had already given this person the time to react, and after a few flashes, he dodged Dugu Yan's Fourth Spirit Ability...