169: Chapter 169 Divine Realm Dragon Soul

Lin Yuan's figure was swallowed by endless chaos and darkness.

The feeling of weightlessness was fleeting.

In the next moment, he seemed to crash into a thick, warm golden ocean.

That wasn't water.

It was terrifying dragon qi so dense it had turned liquid!

Every drop of liquid contained pure energy enough to make a King Realm Expert go mad.

Deep in the golden ocean, the outline of a vast and boundless hall loomed, ancient and magnificent.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate in the slightest.

He sat down cross-legged, letting his body float in the center of this sea of dragon qi.

Buzz!

A lotus flower, entirely mysterious black with dark gold-edged petals, slowly emerged above his head and rotated.

The guixu black lotus!

The moment it appeared, this peaceful golden ocean seemed to have a drop of thick ink dripped into it.

In an instant.

With Lin Yuan as the center, a golden vortex that could swallow the heavens and earth boomed into formation!

All the liquid dragon qi in the Ten Thousand Dragon Gate was forcibly pulled by this irresistible devouring force, turning into thousands of visible golden silk ribbons that frantically surged into the guixu black lotus!

"Roar—!"

A high-pitched dragon roar filled with endless desire exploded from within Lin Yuan's body.

There was no need for him to actively summon it at all.

Inside the sea of vegetation grotto-heaven, the Black Armor Dragon Vine, after sensing this dragon vein origin power that was of the same origin but billions of times more majestic, instantly fell into extreme madness and excitement.

The next second.

A massive dark-cyan shadow that blotted out the sky emerged out of thin air from behind Lin Yuan, turning into a thousand-zhang long, incomparably ferocious dragon that plunged into that golden ocean of dragon qi!

It opened its abyss-like dragon maw, frantically devouring the surrounding liquid dragon qi like a whale sucking in water.

One black and one cyan, two devouring monsters began to frantically carve up this once-in-ten-thousand-years gluttonous feast at an incredible speed.

Lin Yuan was completely immersed in cultivation, focusing only on one thing—forging the majestic energy surging into his body into the cornerstone for his ascent to the pinnacle.

Time lost its meaning in this closed space.

Seven days passed.

The liquid level of the entire golden ocean had dropped by a full thirty percent.

Another ten days passed.

The liquid dragon qi had become thin, revealing the ancient and magnificent bronze palace below.

Under the constant washing of the dragon qi and the pure feedback from the guixu black lotus, every inch of Lin Yuan's flesh and every bone was undergoing an earth-shaking transformation.

The surface of his body was dyed with a layer of immortal golden glow, making it indestructible.

The twentieth day of seclusion.

The energy frantically accumulating within Lin Yuan's body finally reached a certain critical point.

Crack!

A crisp sound of shattering did not come from the outside world, but rang from the depths of his soul.

That was the barrier of the 6-star Imperial Realm, which he brazenly smashed with the most arrogant and unreasonable posture!

Boom!

An aura far more terrifying than before exploded from his body, turning into a visible golden airwave that swept in all directions!

7-star Imperial Realm!

However, the breakthrough in cultivation was only the beginning.

Those refined dragon vein origin powers did not stop, but surged deeper into his bone marrow and internal organs, reshaping the foundation of his life.

Under the tempering of this power, Lin Yuan's bones were changing bit by bit from jade-white to a deep and mysterious dark gold, emitting an immortal aura that would never perish.

No one knew how much more time had passed.

When the last drop of liquid dragon essence was completely divided between the guixu black lotus and the Black Armor Dragon Vine.

The entire ten-thousand-zhang hall finally revealed its full appearance.

The originally magnificent hall was now dim and lusterless, showing a bit of deathly stillness.

It was at this moment.

A sudden change occurred!

On the floor of the hall, ninety-nine lifelike ancient dragon reliefs were carved; from their dragon eyes, two lines of crimson blood-tears actually seeped out at the same time!

An indescribable aura of sorrow instantly filled the entire hall.

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

He ignored the surge in his cultivation, and didn't even look at the Black Armor Dragon Vine that was already satisfied and coiled behind him again, its aura having surged by a large margin.

He stood up and paced step by step to the center of the hall.

He had noticed it.

Beneath these reliefs, in the depths of this hall's earth veins, was hidden an extremely subtle yet supreme fluctuation.

That fluctuation was the true core of this Ten Thousand Dragon Gate!

"Playing tricks."

Lin Yuan spat out these words, his eyes showing no ripples at all.

He raised his right foot and then dropped it heavily.

Boom!

The entire hall shook violently, and the ground cracked with spider-web-like fissures.

But that fluctuation remained hidden, like a giant beast beneath an abyss, with no sign of exposure.

"Quite good at hiding."

A cold arc curved at the corner of Lin Yuan's mouth, having lost all patience.

His right eye quietly underwent a change.

A touch of eerie green swirled in the depths of his pupil, instantly condensing into a reincarnation vortex that judged all spirits and saw through life and death.

Netherworld Reincarnation Pupil, open!

In his field of vision, the solid bronze ground instantly became ethereal and transparent.

All delusions and disguises were stripped away layer by layer.

He saw it.

Ten thousand zhang beneath the hall's floor, an incredibly massive Golden Dragon Coffin was actually suppressed!

And that supreme fluctuation was precisely coming from within the dragon coffin.

"So the true master is here."

Lin YuanThe ability was revoked.

He moved his wrist, and the joints all over his body made a series of dragon-roar-like explosions.

In the next moment.

He raised his right palm high, aiming his palm at the ground beneath his feet.

Without any hesitation, he struck down with a palm!

Rumble—!

The indestructible bronze ground instantly shattered and collapsed, revealing a bottomless pitch-black hole!

Amidst the swirling dust.

That Golden Dragon Coffin, which had been sealed for ages, slowly rose from the ground with a heavy roar.

Click.

The coffin lid opened a crack on its own.

In an instant.

A terrifying divine sense, enough to make stars tremble and force Emperor Realm experts to kneel and submit on the spot, woke up from the coffin and instantly locked onto Lin Yuan!

Divine might like a prison!

That pressure completely transcended the Emperor Realm, carrying a hint of the "God Realm" flavor of immortality, making the air around Lin Yuan solidify into substance!

A majestic dragon soul shadow slowly rose from the coffin.

It looked down at Lin Yuan like a deity looking down at an ant, with endless majesty and indifference.

An old and domineering voice exploded directly in Lin Yuan's mind.

"Junior, you sucked dry the dragon vein origin power I emitted, yet you still dare to disturb my peaceful cultivation. You have quite the nerve."

Facing this pressure enough to crush the soul, Lin Yuan's expression remained unchanged; instead, a flicker of cold scrutiny and curiosity flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Is this... power beyond the Emperor Realm?

"Roar!"

Before Lin Yuan could do anything, the Black Armor Dragon Vine coiled behind him let out an enraged roar. Its massive dark-cyan dragon body swam forward like lightning, protecting Lin Yuan behind it and letting out a warning hiss at the dragon soul.

That majestic dragon soul originally didn't take this vine-transformed vile dragon seriously.

But the moment its gaze truly landed on the Black Armor Dragon Vine.

On that majestic dragon face constructed from a soul body, the expression instantly froze.

It felt it.

From within that dark-cyan giant dragon, a dragon clan bloodline pressure that was older, nobler, and more supreme than itself was being transmitted!

It was an absolute suppression originating from the very top of life, from the origin of the bloodline!

It made this remnant soul, which had once stepped into the God Realm, feel an instinctive tremor and... awe!

"This... this is..."

The pressure and anger in the dragon soul's eyes instantly vanished, replaced by extreme shock and disbelief. Its soul body even fluctuated violently, nearly dissipating.

Its gaze was fixed dead on the Black Armor Dragon Vine, and even its look toward Lin Yuan completely changed.

That terrifying pressure enough to crush an Emperor Realm expert was also quietly withdrawn completely.

After a long time, it finally spoke slowly, its old thoughts filled with endless complexity and realization.

"So that's how it is... so that's how it is..."

"No wonder... no wonder you could, by yourself, suck dry all the dragon vein origin power I've emitted over a hundred years."

The dragon soul's gaze swept back and forth between Lin Yuan and the Black Armor Dragon Vine, finally turning into a long sigh.