Chapter 216: Deep Underground

"This was something already discussed with Yin Lao from the beginning..."

Shi Quan then told everyone about his experience of awakening the Blue Silver Emperor in the wilderness back then.

"... and Yin Lao has not died; it just continued to survive in a different way."

As he spoke, a blue light flickered between Shi Quan's brows, and a small blue figure leaped out from his forehead. The figure was formed by intertwined, slender vines and was very clever and cute; this was the soul of the Blue Silver King.

"Emperor!" The Blue Silver King's happy voice came through.

The three women watched this scene with curiosity.

"Xiao Quan, has the Blue Silver King also become a Soul Spirit?"

"Yes." Shi Quan nodded gently. Influenced by the Samsara Power, the soul sacrificed by the Blue Silver King was directly transformed into an existence similar to a Soul Spirit.

"What is a Soul Spirit?" Now it was Dugu Bo's turn to be bewildered.

Shi Quan had not yet told Dugu Bo about Soul Spirits, so he could only explain it to Dugu Bo now.

"Grandpa Dugu, you should absorb the soul bone first. I might need your help later to guard against others discovering anything unusual."

Even as a Title Douluo with strong endurance, Dugu Bo could not recover for a long time after the soul bone, then the sacrifice, and now a Soul Spirit; there was no helping it, the shock was too great.

After a long sigh, Dugu Bo continued: "I just sensed that Yan Yan's soul power has reached level 50, and your soul power is also at level 60. Let's help you two obtain your Soul Rings first, then we will go back."

"Ten thousand zhang underground is not so easy to dig into."

"The appearance of this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well is also because of these two great Dragon Kings."

"You mean there are two dragon corpses buried down here?" Dugu Bo frowned upon hearing this and said: "When I discovered this place, I was also curious and investigated whether there were any special treasures buried underneath that gave birth to such a blessed land. But I didn't find anything unusual."

"Oh? What is the reason?" Dugu Bo was also intrigued by Shi Quan's words.

"Don't worry, Grandpa Dugu. Since I've come, I have naturally made preparations." Shi Quan then summoned his Earth Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Emperor Tree Soul Ring merged into his body, and in its place were five Soul Rings as black as ink.

"Yes." Shi Quan nodded and continued: "In that battle, among the nine great Dragon Kings, the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, the two dragon masters, fell at the same time. Their corpses fell right here after they perished." Shi Quan pointed at the ground beneath them.

"During this trip to the Dragon Valley, I learned many secrets of the dragon race from the dragon souls. The dragon race has a god named the Dragon God, and the dragon race was created by the Dragon God. The Dragon God possessed nine attributes, and he bestowed the various attributes from his bloodline evolution upon his nine original children, giving them the nine attributes of water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability respectively."

"Ten thousand zhang?" Dugu Bo gasped, "It's so deep that I truly cannot investigate. How heavy must a corpse be to smash that deep?"

"Grandpa Dugu, do you know the origin of this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Shi Quan looked at Dugu Bo.

"That is because these two dragon corpses are ten thousand zhang underground! Grandpa Dugu, you probably couldn't investigate such a deep place, right?"

"I'm not sure exactly how heavy, but it's definitely not light." Shi Quan waved his hand with a smile and continued: "These two dragon corpses also possess True Dragon Soul Bones. This time coming to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, I am prepared to take these two True Dragon Soul Bones out."

After a long while, Dugu Bo finally came back to his senses and said: "Forget it, the world of you young people is something this old man doesn't understand."

Shi Quan shook his head and said: "Grandpa Dugu, the reason I returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well this time, besides Yin Lao, is also because of this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

Shi Quan shook his head and said with a smile: "Grandpa Dugu, actually, there is a reason why this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well formed here."

"These nine children also became the kings of the dragon race, which are the nine great Dragon Kings. The Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone in my body is from the Mountain Dragon King who inherited the stability attribute. The Dragon God was powerful, but because of some special reasons, he started the God Realm war. In that war, the gods fought against the Dragon God and the dragon race. The Dragon God fell, and the dragon race suffered heavy losses; almost all of the nine great Dragon Kings perished."

"The origin of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Dugu Bo looked back toward the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, "Such a blessed land is unique; it must have been formed naturally. What kind of origin could it have?"

"You mean this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well has a certain connection to that war?"

"What's wrong with this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?" Dugu Bo looked at Shi Quan in confusion.

"Then you try it first; I'll come check your results after I finish absorbing the soul bone."

Dugu Bo nodded upon hearing this, not dawdling, and with a tap of his toes, his figure headed toward the cave on the mountainside.

"Xiao Quan, do you need our help?" The three women stepped forward to ask.

"No need. I plan to use the power of my Earth Martial Soul to go deep underground. If possible, I will come back to bring you down later. If not, we'll find other ways."

Shi Quan shook his head in refusal, then looked down at his feet and pressed his hand toward the ground. His dark yellow Earth Martial Soul instantly merged into the ground. A feeling of intimacy immediately came from beneath him, and a yellow light flickered on his chest, blooming with an earthy yellow glow that covered an area within a two-meter radius.

As Shi Quan's first Soul Ring lit up, the soil beneath him trembled slightly and then began to collapse, and Shi Quan's figure also sank into the earth along with it.

The soul skill of the Earth Martial Soul's first Soul Ring is called Earth Control, which can significantly increase Shi Quan's affinity with the earth, increase his ability to control the earth, and strengthen the density of the soil.

Sinking into the earth, it was pitch black all around.

However, Shi Quan felt incredibly comfortable. Pale yellow ripples bloomed from his body one after another, and the power of the earth surged in from all directions. Shi Quan's Mental Power could not help but spread out involuntarily.

For a moment, Shi Quan's vision shifted with his perception. The pitch-black underground became colorful, and his perception seemed to spread infinitely; every piece of soil and rock under the earth became Shi Quan's eyes.

He saw the roots of plants, the corpses of Spirit Beasts, and the mountain mineral veins—everything was so clear.

The heavy, earth-bearing aura of all things infected Tang San, which also gave Shi Quan a new understanding of the Earth Domain and the power of the earth.

While feeling the power of the earth, the Earth Domain also spread continuously with Shi Quan's perception. More and more land joined the Earth Domain, and each piece of land released its heavy aura into the Earth Domain.

Although the range of the Earth Domain was getting larger and larger, as more land was included in the domain, Shi Quan's consciousness did not become blurred; instead, it became clearer and clearer, and his Mental Power also showed a trend of increasing as his figure continued to sink.

Above ground, three days had passed without knowing it.

Dugu Bo's powerful and thick aura erupted, and intense soul power fluctuations spread out.

"Hahaha, finally absorbed it successfully!"

Before Dugu Bo's figure even appeared, his excited voice came over.

The three women who were practicing were also startled awake from their practice by Dugu Bo's exclamation. They looked toward Dugu Bo's direction and saw his tall figure leaping out from the cave. His powerful aura spread out; it looked like this soul bone had brought him no small benefit.

"Grandpa, has your strength broken through?" Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo with shining eyes.

Dugu Bo held his head high and said: "Haha, I have already broken through to level 94. With the help of this True Dragon Soul Bone, level 95 is also just around the corner."

"Grandpa, you are truly amazing!"

"That's for sure. Let's see who dares to say I'm the weakest Title Douluo; watch me go and poison them lame right now."

Ye Lingling and Zhu Zhuqing also congratulated him: "Congratulations, Grandpa Dugu."

"Hahaha, this is all thanks to this soul bone from Xiao Quan." After scanning the area, Dugu Bo did not see Shi Quan's figure and immediately asked: "Where is that guy Xiao Quan? Has he not come out from underground yet?"

"Yes, we don't know where Xiao Quan is underground now. Not long after he dived into the earth, we couldn't sense his aura anymore. Grandpa, can you sense Xiao Quan's aura?" Dugu Yan looked at Dugu Bo expectantly.

"Cough, cough... Grandpa will try." Dugu Bo coughed twice and sent his soul power out to sense the underground.

After a long silence, Dugu Bo shook his head awkwardly and said: "I can't find that kid's aura either. It looks like he must have dived deep underground."

"Alright then." Dugu Yan pouted, "Then we can only wait for Xiao Quan to come out himself. I don't know when he will be able to come out."

"If what Xiao Quan said is true, then the dragon corpse is ten thousand zhang underground. At such a depth, even if he has the ability to dive to that position later, it will take a massive amount of time. No need to rush, just wait slowly. That kid is steady in his actions; nothing will go wrong."

Dugu Bo looked at Dugu Yan and continued, "By the way, Yan Yan, you haven't told Grandpa about what happened after you left the Dragon Valley. Since we're idle anyway, keep Grandpa company and chat a bit. You have no idea how bored I've been these past two years while you were away."

"No problem." Dugu Yan smiled and continued, "After leaving the Dragon Valley, we arrived at a new continent. That continent is called Longteng Continent..."

Just as Dugu Yan and the others were chatting and laughing.

Deep beneath the ground.

Within Shi Quan's perception, a massive creature interlaced with red and blue finally appeared within his sensory range. Just by sensing the scorching and frigid aura slightly, Shi Quan felt as if he were in the midst of an iceberg and a sea of fire. The alternating cold and heat made Shi Quan's spirit tremble.

Shi Quan could only use the power of his Earth Domain to perceive a rough outline. This massive creature interlaced with red and blue occupied an area of over several thousand meters, both in length and width. It looked like a giant cocoon of red and blue light, wrapping the thing in the center so tightly that nothing could be seen clearly at all.