When One Whale Falls, All Things Thrive
Yue Guan's words had a certain impact on Dugu Bo's heart.
It was at this moment that Zhou You released Dugu Yan, giving her freedom so that she could return to her grandfather's side.
He then reiterated to the grandfather and grandson that they were not the masterminds behind the scenes.
With two Titled Douluos present, Zhou You doesn't need to find a group of Soul Masters whose average cultivation level is only Soul King or Soul Emperor if he wants to do something; that would only increase the difficulty of his mission.
"If you don't believe me, senior, you can capture a few people and interrogate them."
Dugu Bo glanced around; apart from them, there were no other survivors. A look of confusion crossed his face.
"Most of those who died here were suicide squad members, but the real mastermind is someone else." Zhou You said, then Raven the raven out of his Treasure Bag.
"Amon, find out who's behind these people."
[Amon] was the name he gave to the Raven. The name comes from ancient Egyptian mythology and means "hidden one," which is very suitable for the Raven's chicken-stealing nature.
Upon hearing this, Amon first let out a cry, then stared intently at Zhou You with his dark, round eyes.
Zhou You could only reach into his Treasure Bag, and when he took it out, he had several small pieces of dried meat in his hand. He tossed them to the Raven, which swallowed them in a few bites.
"Hurry up and go!"
Satisfied Amon finally spread his wings, soared into the sky, and sped off in a certain direction.
"Senior, you can follow Amon to find out more."
Dugu Bo glanced at Zhou You, then took Dugu Yan and chased after the Raven.
Seeing his performance, Zhou You knew that the recruitment was half successful.
" With Poison Douluo's strength, he should be qualified for an elder position."
Gui Mei and Yue Guan nodded silently upon hearing this.
In fact, the Spirit Hall had extended an olive branch to Dugu Bo before, but at that time, he was arrogant and determined to defeat Yue Guan. Moreover, the Heaven Dou Empire offered more favorable conditions, so the Spirit Hall's recruitment failed.
But now, with Dugu Yan as a weakness, and given that the Heaven Dou Imperial Family is not currently stable, their success rate in recruiting her will be even higher.
After all, Dugu Bo had no other choice. Because of Zhou You's Thesis, Dugu Bo's current cultivation level was higher than at the same time in the original story, but at the same time, the hidden dangers would also erupt faster.
So he had already agreed to Yue Guan's suggestion in his heart, but he just needed a way to make it happen.
As for the Heaven Dou Empire? The Heaven Dou Imperial Family is no longer capable of restraining a Titled Douluo.
Yue Guan suddenly had a brilliant idea: what if Dugu Bo continued to serve as a guest advisor to the Heaven Dou Empire, acting as a spy to assist Qian Renxue?
He glanced at the Gui Mei, then at Zhou You, and decided to discuss the matter with his old friend in private.
"Kid, you don't want that Rolling Earth Dragon anymore?"
Zhou You turned around, looked at the enormous sandworm in the distance that was already on its last legs, and nodded decisively. "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Gui Mei grabbed him and lifted him into the air, and a moment later it carried him directly into the body of the Rolling Earth Dragon.
Unexpectedly, instead of the usual putrid smell found in the digestive system of an animal, it had a sulfurous odor and was very hot.
Gui Mei's body temperature is already lower than that of ordinary people. Zhou You sometimes suspects that he may not even have a body temperature, and therefore is not sensitive to temperature.
But Zhou You felt extremely hot, as if he were in lava.
Here he could not see any flesh or blood tissue, but instead a large amount of gravel, pebbles, soil and other unidentifiable minerals filled his vision.
Rolling Earth Dragons generally feed on non-living things and play a vital role as decomposers in the Soul Beast ecosystem.
They ingest large amounts of soil minerals and excrete feces rich in organic matter, thus regulating the ecological balance of the Sunset Forest. From an ecological conservation perspective, the Rolling Earth Dragon is undoubtedly a beneficial insect.
Therefore, Zhou You originally planned to only hunt this 100,000-year-old Rolling Earth Dragon without alerting other races. Even though the situation changed later, he tried his best to restrain himself from killing other Rolling Earth Dragons.
Unlike other Soul Beasts that are over ten thousand years old, the Rolling Earth Dragon, due to the special nature of its race, has not developed a brain structure similar to that of intelligent life, nor does it have vital organs such as lungs or heart, making it extremely difficult to kill.
It's rare for Soul Master to choose this kind of Soul Beast as Soul Hunting target.
However, Zhou You studied this kind of Soul Beast and believed that its Etheric Body structure was closer to that of Plant-type Soul Beasts.
Therefore, its key is not specific tissues or organs, but the Soul Core.
Gui Mei led Zhou You to the location of the Rolling Earth Dragon's Soul Core, where they found a Soul Core the size of a human head imprisoned by countless golden lights, unable to move.
Zhou You recognized it as Yue Guan's Soul Skill.
That's why he invited Gui Mei and Yue Guan to come along. Putting aside whether Zhou You could defeat this Soul Beast, just finding the exact location of the Soul Core was a huge problem.
However, this was not difficult for Gui Mei and Yue Guan, who possessed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill [Two Extremes Stillness Domain]. No matter how big the opponent was, once hit, they would be completely still and at the mercy of others.
"Crush this Soul Core, then absorb the Soul Ring right here."
The body of the Rolling Earth Dragon is a natural cave, and there is no safer place to absorb Soul Rings.
Zhou You readily agreed, summoning the Heaven- and Earth-Harmonizing Umbrella and drawing the Umbrella Sword. The [Shinso] was suddenly activated, and with the support of [Sword Qi], the sword tip instantly pierced the Soul Core.
The two simultaneously noticed a tremor around them, and the Rolling Earth Dragon's life force was rapidly draining away.
Outside, the enormous Rolling Earth Dragon howled to the sky, its strange sound carrying far and wide. All the Soul Beasts within a radius of more than ten kilometers sensed it and looked up in the same direction.
A giant with a lifespan of 100,000 years has fallen.
Many Soul Beasts that have existed for over a thousand years began to stir.
When a whale falls, all things come to life; this is the law of nature.
The corpse of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is an opportunity that countless Soul Beasts dream of; this is a feast for the senses!
Even many Soul Beasts that are not carrion-eating creatures were drawn by the news, and even herbivorous Soul Beasts were unwilling to miss this delicious meal.
However, it would take some time for these Soul Beasts to arrive, and the first to act were the descendants of the Rolling Earth Dragon, who were closest to the corpse.
Countless millennia-old and Ten-Thousand-Year Rank Rolling Earth Dragons immediately pounced on the ancestor, gnawing at its body.
This 100,000-year-old Rolling Earth Dragon has absorbed countless precious minerals and accumulated immense Soul Power throughout its life.
To other Soul Beasts, the Rolling Earth Dragon's body is as hard as a rock, but to its own kind, it is an excellent tonic, no less than a rare and precious treasure!
Yue Guan this shocking scene unfold, seeing countless smaller Rolling Earth Dragons climb the mountain of flesh, the sounds of them gnawing and chewing constantly ringing out, making even him feel a chill run down his spine.
This is the cruel reality of nature. The Rolling Earth Dragons have no concept of propriety or shame that only humans possess. Adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, they will devour the corpses of their ancestors until nothing is left.
The scraps they leave behind will be further consumed by other smaller Soul Beasts. It probably won't even take a day for this enormous corpse to completely disappear, as if it had never existed.
Meanwhile, Zhou You, inside the corpse, had already begun absorbing the Soul Ring.