Chapter 116: Delve Deeper, Discover the True Dragon Soul!
Staring at the 4 trembling Earth Dragon Souls in front of him, Yu Tianlin frowned in confusion.
Why did these Earth Dragon Souls suddenly stop attacking me, and why do they look terrified?
Could it be because the Dragon Slayer Blade is effective against dragons?
That did not make sense either. The Dragon Slayer Blade was currently unsharpened, so its suppression against dragons should be extremely weak. It should not be able to do this. More importantly, the clan's predecessors had also entered the Dragon Realm with the Dragon Slayer Blade. According to the records, they still had to fight the dragon souls head on. There was no mention of subduing them so completely that they simply waited to be cut down.
There had to be another reason.
"None of the senior members of the clan ever encountered this, yet I did," Yu Tianlin muttered. "That means something about me is different."
As the thought formed, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Dragon transformation."
After dragonification, one could release dragon might. But the clan's seniors had never reached a high enough level of dragonification. Their untransformed parts still carried human aura, and their dragon might was not pure. Against Earth Dragon Souls, it would not have much effect, so they could only rely on real combat.
But he was different.
In full body dragon form, his human aura was completely suppressed, and what he released was pure dragon might. On top of that, his martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, was a True Dragon. Suppressing low level Earth Dragon Souls like this was only natural.
"So that's how it is." Yu Tianlin finally understood, then curled his lip. "Still far inferior to Tang Wulin."
In Yu Tianlin's memory, the later Tang Wulin did not even need to use his Golden Dragon King bloodline power. He simply shouted once, and Earth Dragon Souls exploded on the spot.
Yu Tianlin, on the other hand, was fully transformed into a dragon, and his dragon might was already oppressive enough to make these Earth Dragon Souls tremble and lose the will to resist. Yet it only reached this level.
The gap was obvious.
That just means I need to work even harder.
Now that he understood what was happening, Yu Tianlin stopped hesitating. He swung his blade and harvested the remaining 4 Earth Dragon Souls. After the Dragon Slayer Blade absorbed their energy, he strode forward and pushed deeper into the heart of the forest.
Keeping full body dragon form active the entire time was too exhausting. While traveling, Yu Tianlin returned to his normal form, and only entered dragon form during battle. He used pure dragon might to suppress the Earth Dragon Souls so they could not resist, then finished them quickly.
This method was far more efficient than the elders, who could only kill dragon souls through a hard fight. It took the elders half a year to barely charge the Dragon Slayer Blade. Yu Tianlin could do it in at most 2 months.
"The White Armored Earth Dragon Soul is getting stronger and stronger."
Yu Tianlin slashed down with his blade. The White Armored Earth Dragon Soul struggled twice, as if trying to resist, but in the end it could not break through the suppression of Yu Tianlin's dragon might. It could only watch helplessly as the Dragon Slayer Blade shattered its body and absorbed the scattered energy.
As Yu Tianlin advanced, the dragon souls he encountered grew stronger. He still had not met a True Dragon Soul, but the Earth Dragon Souls here were already high level.
"We should encounter a True Dragon Soul if we go a little further."
After the Dragon Slayer Blade absorbed the White Armored Earth Dragon Soul's energy, Yu Tianlin exhaled softly.
"Hopefully it won't be too hard to deal with."
Yu Tianlin might be invincible against Earth Dragon Souls through suppression alone, but he knew his limits. He was not the Golden Dragon King. There was no way he could force a True Dragon Soul to submit with dragon might alone.
He dealt with a few more Earth Dragon Souls and continued deeper into the forest. Then, as he walked, he noticed something strange.
The trees ahead were thinning out.
"Hmm, the depths of the forest are opening up."
Yu Tianlin's heart stirred.
"That can only mean there's a relatively large entity ahead. It should be a True Dragon Soul."
When hunting Spirit Beasts in the forest, if the trees suddenly became sparse, it usually meant you had stepped into the territory of a massive Spirit Beast. The same logic applied here.
Yu Tianlin moved quietly. He reached the nearest tree, pressed close behind it, and slowly peeked out.
A crimson dragon soul stood ahead.
It was over 20 meters tall, with a pair of dragon wings spread wide across its back. Flames seemed to coil around its body. Its 2 front claws gleamed with cold light, sharp enough to tear steel, while its long tail swayed lazily, carrying a natural pressure that made the air feel heavy.
"Blazing Dragon."
Yu Tianlin was genuinely surprised.
What a coincidence. Half a year ago, the Dragon Slayer Blade had been activated with the blood of an 80,000 year Blazing Fire Dragon to open the way into this place. He had never expected that the first True Dragon Soul he encountered here would be the Blazing Dragon.
Only now did Yu Tianlin truly feel what it meant for a True Dragon Soul to be called a True Dragon Soul.
The unknown Earth Dragon Souls he met at the start were only half a meter tall. But this Blazing Dragon in front of him was over 20 meters tall and nearly 30 meters long.
Of course, a real Blazing Dragon was at least over 100 meters in both height and length. What stood here was only a dragon soul. Its strength was only about 1 percent of its original power, so its body was far smaller.
Yu Tianlin's eyes narrowed as he weighed his options.
"What should I do? Bypass it, or kill it?"
If it were a living True Dragon, he would run without a second thought. But this was only a dragon soul, with just 1 percent of its original power. He still had a chance.
"Fight."
He made the decision quickly, his gaze sharpening.
To reach the Dragon Graveyard at the center of the Dragon Ream, fighting True Dragon Souls was unavoidable. Even if he could bypass one, he could not bypass them all. The clan's seniors had tested this countless times. When they could not defeat the True Dragon Souls, they tried to sneak around them, but every attempt failed.
So relying on luck and detours was unrealistic. The only way forward was strength.
Since a battle was inevitable, he might as well start here.
"A mere True Dragon Soul."
Yu Tianlin's mind raced as he formed his plan.
"As long as it lunges, I'll slide past and strike its soft belly with the Dragon Slayer Blade. Even if it doesn't die, it'll be badly injured."
Just because the clan's seniors could not win did not mean Yu Tianlin could not. People's foundations were different. In a fight to the death, he believed he could dodge the True Dragon Soul's attacks and find the opening he needed.
With that thought, Yu Tianlin stopped hiding.
He stepped out from behind the tree and entered full body dragon transformation in an instant.
The moment Yu Tianlin appeared, the Blazing Dragon Soul also noticed him. Its massive head turned slightly, and its gaze locked onto Yu Tianlin at the edge of its vision.
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