Icefire Dragon Kings

Danheng stared at the center of the spring, at the boundary between the red and white halves. Great clouds of steam rose from it, yet his gaze seemed to pierce through the water and reach the deepest part of the spring.

Between the blue-white radiance that represented icy cold and the crimson light that represented blazing flames, Danheng seemed to see two enormous corpses.

Even reduced to bones, Danheng could still faintly sense the majesty these two remains had once possessed.

"Should I go down and take a look?"

The thought suddenly surfaced.

"Mister Danheng."

Just as Danheng was considering whether to dive to the bottom of the spring and investigate, Dugu Bo approached again.

"I forgot to tell you what Yue Guan looks like."

"Mm, go ahead. I'm listening."

Danheng did not turn around because of this. His eyes remained fixed on the two corpses at the bottom of the spring.

"What's so interesting about this spring? Could it be that he can see the secrets at its very bottom?"

Dugu Bo grumbled inwardly. Danheng's strength was truly terrifying—he could stand on the ground and directly peer into the secrets of the spring.

"That guy's actually easy to recognize. He wears golden clothes, looks neither male nor female, and even sounds the same when he speaks."

"Anyway, among those with the strength of a Titled Douluo, whoever looks the most neither male nor female is him."

Danheng could sense a thick wave of malice in Dugu Bo's words. What a sharp slander—no, evaluation.

It seemed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo were not on particularly good terms.

"Alright, I understand."

Danheng nodded and stepped directly onto the edge of the spring.

"Sir, are you—?"

Dugu Bo's eyes widened. Danheng couldn't be planning to...

"I'm going down to take a look at the bottom of the spring. You can get back to your business."

With that, Danheng leaped into the water. Dugu Bo did not know whether it was just his imagination.

But right before Danheng entered the water, he seemed to have seen two... dragon horns on Danheng's forehead?

No way, man. Don't tell me he's really a transformed soul beast?

"Forget it, forget it. Why am I overthinking this? I'm only troubling myself."

As long as Danheng did not kill him, why should he think about all that pointless nonsense?

Danheng quickly reached the bottom of the spring. The extreme heat and cold around him caused him no discomfort.

In his view, the water temperature at the very bottom was just right for a hot spring.

"These two are strong enough."

At the bottom of the spring, Danheng finally saw the two enormous corpses he had spotted from the surface.

The two remains had likely lain here for countless ages, yet the energy contained within them was still astonishing.

At least, of everything Danheng had seen so far, these two corpses were at the very top.

"With these two remains here, it's no wonder the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the area above is so dense."

Suddenly, Danheng noticed that the two corpses seemed to be enclosing something within them.

"These two seem to be dragons as well."

Danheng passed through the gaps between the enormous remains and carefully examined them, sounding somewhat surprised.

"Then I'll call you two the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King."

So far, the strongest person Danheng had met was Tang Hao. But compared to these two, Tang Hao's power was not even on the same level.

Tang Hao was already a Titled Douluo above level ninety, yet these two were clearly existences beyond Douluo Continent. Calling them the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King was well deserved.

"This is really interesting. Douluo Continent hasn't even been fully explored yet, and I've already found something beyond the continent."

"I wonder what lies beyond Douluo Continent."

Danheng sighed inwardly. Although the world of Douluo Continent was weak, it truly was quite interesting.

Once he completed his exploration and returned to the stars, perhaps his experiences could even be written into a book!

As he continued moving between the remains, Danheng felt that he was getting closer and closer to whatever they were enclosing.

"This..."

What lay before Danheng was something he knew exceedingly well: Soul Bones.

One piece shimmered with a dark blue glow, like cold jade from the deep sea, with a layer of tiny ice crystals covering its surface.

The other was crimson throughout, its surface marked by a layer of dark-red patterns, as though forged from condensed molten cores.

Looking at the blue and red Soul Bones before him, Danheng was left somewhat speechless.

Why were there Soul Bones again?

"Would taking these affect the spiritual energy on the surface?"

With the thought of having come all this way, Danheng reached out to take the two Soul Bones with him, but on second thought, he hesitated.

The treasured land above relied on the corpses of the Icefire Dragon Kings, and the Soul Bones contained even more immense energy.

If he took them rashly, that treasured land above might lose its effectiveness.

But if he did not take them...

Wouldn't it be a little embarrassing to return empty-handed after coming all this way?

"How about taking them up to have a look? If they really affect things, I'll figure something out then. Worst case, I can just put them back."

If something really went wrong, he, Danheng, could shoulder it all himself!

This was not the Xianzhou. He did not need to use Dragon-Transforming Secret Art 2.0 here. What was there that he could not handle?

Take them!

Having made up his mind, Danheng picked up the Soul Bones of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King.

"Hmm. One is cool to the touch—when it's hot, it could serve as an ice cube that never melts. The other is nice and warm—when it's cold, it could be used as a hand warmer."

Those were Danheng's most immediate impressions of the two Soul Bones.

"But these two were so powerful. Didn't they leave behind any Remnant Souls after dying?"

Just as Danheng was about to leave with the Soul Bones, he suddenly turned back, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the surroundings.

".Tch. If I hadn't looked closely, I really might not have noticed."

A moment later, Danheng opened his eyes and shook his head slightly.

"Your Remnant Souls are far too weak. I won't trouble you any further."

Danheng had indeed discovered the Remnant Souls of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King at the very center of the remains, but unfortunately, both Remnant Souls were now far too weak.

Danheng had no doubt that even a casual touch from him would cause their Remnant Souls to dissipate completely.

"I'll borrow your Soul Bones for now. If I ever leave the continent one day, I will certainly return them to their rightful owners."

This was the first time Danheng had discovered something like this on Douluo Continent. Since there were Ice Dragon Kings and Fire Dragon Kings, he wondered whether there were Dragon Kings of other elements as well.

Of course, Danheng did not know whether those two giant dragons were actually called that. He was merely using those names for the time being.

Did these Dragon Kings share a common leader, like the Aeon followed by the Vidyadhara?

Or were there other living Dragon Kings on Douluo Continent?

And if there were no living ones, dead ones would do. Half-dead ones were fine too. He wanted to see them for himself and broaden his horizons!

When Danheng returned to the surface, Dugu Bo was still standing guard nearby, though his expression was not very pleasant.

Thanks to boss You Are in My Heart for the Reading Coin tip.

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