Chapter 146: The 80,000-Year-Old Fire Dragon

Chapter 146: The 80,000-Year-Old Fire Dragon

The outskirts of Sunset Forest weren't far from Heaven Dou City—about half an hour's journey. Compared to the Star Dou Forest, both the quantity and quality of soul beasts in the Sunset Forest were undoubtedly much lower.

After the group of four gathered, they said little and immediately set off toward Sunset Forest.

"Congratulations to the second-in-command for breaking through to level ninety!"

Kong said with an unhappy face, as if he was one step away from outright saying, Old man, how did you manage to break through to level ninety?

Yu Luomian's eye twitched. This kid, Kong, was still as petty as ever, but it didn't matter.

The fact that Kong had come at all made Yu Luomian extremely happy.

Yu Yuanshen and Yu Longwu remained silent, exchanging glances with one another while occasionally glancing at Yu Luomian.

"Kong, I'm well aware of my own potential. The only reason I broke through to level ninety is because of you and my big brother's help."

Yu Luomian said, maintaining his composed demeanor.

Without the knowledge of soul cores, and without the resources provided by Yu Yuanzhen, it would have been impossible for him to break through to level ninety.

Though he maintained his cold, proud appearance, inwardly, he was deeply moved.

"The soul core theory has been proven. With such knowledge, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will surely rise and become the number one clan in the world!"

Yu Luomian said proudly.

"Soul core?"

Yu Yuanshen and Yu Longwu were taken aback. What in the world was a soul core?

Even within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, only four people—Kong, Yu Yuanzhen, Dugu Bo, and Yu Luomian—knew about the soul core.

Yu Yuanshen and the others didn't know about it yet, and even if they did, given their current level of soul power, the theory wouldn't be of much use to them.

Of course, it wasn't impossible for prodigies to condense a soul core ahead of time.

"We'll talk about the soul core when we get back."

Yu Luomian scanned the surroundings. Although his senses told him that no one else was nearby, the theory of the soul core was simply too shocking. For Soul Douluo stuck at level 89, this knowledge was a heaven-sent opportunity!

Without it, the possibility of breaking through to level ninety was slim. But with the soul core theory, the chances of reaching level ninety increased by fifty percent!

How terrifying was that?

It was well known that the probability of a Soul Douluo breaking through to become a Title Douluo was less than ten percent!

Thanks to the soul core, the number of Title Douluo in the future would far surpass the present.

"This is a secret of the clan, no less significant than our clan's Dragon Transformation Technique!"

Upon hearing this, both Yu Yuanshen and Yu Longwu trembled with curiosity, but neither continued to ask questions.

The four of them—a near Title Douluo-level expert, two Soul Douluo, and Kong, a prodigious talent—might as well have been invincible within the Sunset Forest.

The greatest treasure in the Sunset Forest was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but it had already been taken into Yingbao's One Heart Pure Land.

Roar…

The roars of soul beasts echoed around them, causing Yu Luomian and the others to remain alert.

It was unlikely that the Sunset Forest harbored any 100,000-year soul beasts, and as long as they didn't encounter one, their group was strong enough to deal with any other threats.

However, if they were to face two 80,000-year-old soul beasts at once, and if they didn't factor in Kong's combat abilities, they might actually be in trouble…

This was why they remained cautious.

Their target was an 80,000-year-old sub-dragon after all!

As they ventured deeper into the forest, the light grew dimmer until they were essentially moving in near darkness.

Fortunately, a soul master's eyesight was far better than that of an ordinary person. Even in pitch-black conditions, they could still make out their surroundings.

"Hiss…"

Yu Yuanshen and Yu Longwu gasped. The sub-dragon they just saw was already at the absorption limit for a Title Douluo's spirit ring—its age was about 70,000 years.

Could it be that the Sunset Forest had so many high-level sub-dragons?

That was the reason for their gasps!

"We'll search for another two days. If we don't find the 80,000-year-old sub-dragon by then, this 70,000-year-old one will do."

Yu Luomian whispered.

He had hesitated earlier, thinking it might be better to hunt an even stronger soul beast. Otherwise, he would have already made his move!

A 70,000-year-old sub-dragon is not easy to find!

Didn't you see the gleam in Yu Yuanshen's eyes?

That sub-dragon just now was a Firestorm Dragon, a fire attribute beast. Although its attributes don't perfectly align with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, it's still a sub-dragon! Its quality alone compensates for the attribute difference.

Besides, both fire and lightning are highly explosive attributes—there's no real incompatibility.

This soul beast would be a good fit for Liu Erlong.

"Strange, why are most of the soul beasts in the Sunset Forest fire attribute?"

"And there are quite a few fire attribute sub-dragons."

The three of them were puzzled by this.

As they continued their journey, they encountered numerous soul beasts, many of which were fire attribute sub-dragons. Could it have something to do with the forest's name? Sunset Forest, sunset…

However, after briefly pondering this, they continued their search for the 80,000-year-old sub-dragon.

Kong observed from the side. Honestly, when it came to hunting soul beasts, he couldn't be much help.

Although he had already reached the Soul Sage level, only his first two soul rings came from hunting soul beasts.

He only had a superficial understanding of the art of finding soul beasts, unlike Yu Yuanshen, Yu Luomian, and the others, who could roughly identify the type and age of a soul beast just by examining some traces.

The four of them wandered around the Sunset Forest for another day.

Fortune favored the persistent. Finally, when they reached the depths of the Sunset Forest, they found a fire attribute sub-dragon. Judging by the aura it radiated, this must be the one Dugu Bo had mentioned!

"The 80,000-year-old Unicorn Fire Dragon! This is it!"

Yu Luomian's heart leaped with joy as he spoke.

The quality of the Unicorn Fire Dragon was comparable to that of the Firestorm Dragon, both ranking in the top tier among fire attribute sub-dragons.

As soon as the four spotted the Unicorn Fire Dragon, it also noticed them!

Roar…

The previously resting Unicorn Fire Dragon stood up, revealing its full height to the group.

It was about eight meters tall, and from head to tail, it spanned over ten meters.

Its entire body was covered in fiery red scales, with a horn about one meter long protruding from its forehead. Its limbs were incredibly sturdy.

In appearance, this Unicorn Fire Dragon resembled a Western dragon more than an Eastern divine dragon, except that it had no wings, and its front and hind limbs were more proportionally balanced.

"He's spotted us! Battle positions!"

As soon as Yu Yuanshen said this, his martial soul activated instantly, and Yu Luomian and Yu Longwu didn't hesitate to follow, both entering their martial soul states as well.

In an instant, the lightning attribute surged wildly in the depths of the Sunset Forest…

(End of chapter

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