Battle Against the Dragon Vein

The moment Ye Xiwen merged into the earth, he felt a dragon claw descend from above, sweeping down to seize him with overwhelming force. The roar of the dragon vein rang in his ears, lifelike as though every scale were trembling. It had already been enraged to the utmost extreme.

Though it possessed no consciousness of its own, only a trace of instinct bestowed by the heavens, that trace of instinct alone was incomparably terrifying.

Dragon veins were born with the form of dragons and thus possessed combat instincts akin to those of the dragon race. The dragons were a race born for battle, a people capable of challenging gods. One could see just how terrifying they were from that alone.

Thus, even Great Saints found dragon veins troublesome to deal with. One careless move, and they could be torn in two.

Though this was not an actual dragon, to Ye Xiwen, there was little difference. In fact, because it lacked its own consciousness, its battle instincts were even more terrifying.

The dragon claw was incredibly fast. Underground was its domain, while Ye Xiwen was clearly more than a notch slower beneath the earth, nowhere near as nimble as he was aboveground.

"Bang!" Ye Xiwen was caught in that dragon claw. The enormous roar of the dragon vein continued in the distance. His entire body was sealed within a huge barrier, preventing him from going too far. Part of the barrier seals had been laid down by Ye Xiwen himself afterward, but those same barriers and seals were also his best protection. Even Great Saints could not break this barrier. Anyone who wished to take the dragon vein away had to enter the barrier personally and battle this enormous dragon vein.

"Ha!" Ye Xiwen gave a low shout, and waves