Dragon Vein

Star Dou Great Forest, Lake of Life.

The moment Wu Wei's words—"the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was formed by the simultaneous fall of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King"—reached his ears from the Sky Screen, Di Tian's massive dragon body suddenly stiffened.

His eyes widened, and his golden vertical pupils abruptly contracted.

The two Dragon Kings who had once served beneath the Dragon God had actually fallen in a place like Sunset Forest?!

Overwhelming fury exploded through Di Tian's mind!

"God Realm!!!"

A world-shaking roar erupted from the depths of his throat, and dragon might surged outward like a tidal wave.

The soul beasts near the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest all collapsed to the ground, trembling.

Di Tian's dragon eyes brimmed with towering rage and grief over the Dragon Clan's ancestors dying far from home.

After venting his fury, he slowly closed his eyes.

His aura gradually calmed again.

After a long while, Di Tian opened his eyes once more. The anger in his golden dragon eyes had vanished, replaced by his usual composure.

That human named Wu Wei on the Sky Screen had said he could help him become a god.

Now, it seemed the so-called method referred to the remains of the two Dragon Kings beneath the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Di Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, calculating rapidly.

"Hmph!"

Suddenly, he snorted, as though he had remembered something.

Not long ago, a million-year-old fat bug had escaped, and he had been distressed over it for quite some time.

After all, that bug had been an important cultivation resource for the Star Dou Great Forest. It had been imprisoned beneath the Lake of Life for years, allowing him and the Ferocious Beasts to draw upon its power.

But if he could truly obtain the remains of the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King...

A sharp glint flashed through Di Tian's dragon eyes.

Even if someone offered him ten million-year-old fat bugs in exchange, he would refuse!

How could the remains of Dragon Clan ancestors possibly be compared to a mere fat bug?

Di Tian stood with his hands behind his back, staring directly at the Sky Screen hanging high above.

With these two Dragon King remains, he was confident that he could break through to a million years of cultivation within ten thousand years!

As for the authority of a godhood...

Di Tian's brows furrowed slightly.

He wondered whether any godhood authority remained within the two Dragon Kings' remains.

If there was, that would naturally be for the best. If not...

He drew a deep breath, and his gaze became resolute again.

Then he would have to find another way.

He had already waited eight hundred thousand years. A little longer would make no difference. He would first break through to a million years of cultivation.

Di Tian slowly closed his eyes, and the Lake of Life returned to calm.

[On the Sky Screen, Di Tian's golden dragon eyes fixed on Wu Wei. "The way you said you would help me become a god—was this what you meant?"

Hearing that, Wu Wei shook his head.

"Not there."

He spoke calmly.

"Although I have no proof, I personally suspect that the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well has likely always been within Sea God Tang San's grasp."

Di Tian frowned.

Wu Wei continued, "If it were me..."

"Even after becoming a god, I would leave some measures behind at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to ensure that I could control that treasure land."

He glanced sideways at Di Tian, the corner of his mouth curling slightly as he teased, "Or does my Lord Beast God have the confidence to face a deity?"

Di Tian fell silent for a moment.

A deity—even if he was the Beast God and the publicly acknowledged strongest being on Douluo Continent—was still something he definitely could not deal with.

Among humans, the difference in strength between Title Douluos of even a single rank was like heaven and earth.

Let alone the gap between gods and mortals. They were not even on the same level.

"Does the ruin you mentioned possess something comparable to the remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings?"

Di Tian asked tentatively.

The remains of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had already far exceeded his expectations.

Could this tiny Sunset Forest truly contain another treasure capable of standing alongside them?

Wu Wei smiled faintly, wearing an inscrutable expression.

"Whether it compares or not, we will only know after seeing it for ourselves."

He said unhurriedly, "According to the information I obtained, that thing is called the Dragon Vein."

Dragon Vein?

Upon hearing that name, Di Tian narrowed his eyes slightly, and a glint flashed through his golden vertical pupils.

Could this be another treasure closely connected to my Dragon Clan?

Di Tian thought.

Wu Wei tilted his head and said with certainty, "Legend says the Dragon Vein lies in the ancient town of Rōran, from who knows how long ago."

"It was formed from immense Soul Power flowing through the earth, symbolizing the land's boundless strength."

"And that town called Rōran is now likewise buried deep beneath Sunset Forest."

He paused, and his expression turned wary.

"Moreover, it is said that this Dragon Vein possesses the power to let people travel through time and space!"

Travel through time and space?!

Di Tian narrowed his eyes, but a tempestuous sea churned within his heart.

Among the Dragon Clan's legendary Nine Dragon Kings were the Time Dragon King and Space Dragon King.

Those two Dragon Kings controlled certain abilities related to time and space.

Yet the ability to travel through time and space, return to the past, and venture into the future was so inconceivable that even those two Dragon Kings likely had never possessed it.

After all, if the Dragon Clan had truly possessed such a heaven-defying method, it could not possibly have lost the Dragon God War!

Di Tian took a deep breath, and his stirred emotions gradually settled.

Perhaps realizing that he had just lost his composure, he snorted coldly, his usual icy severity returning to his voice.

"If this is truly as you say, and this Dragon Vein is made up of immense Soul Power, then why have I not sensed even the slightest flow of Soul Power underground?"

His golden dragon eyes locked tightly onto Wu Wei.

"And where did you obtain this information?"

Though Di Tian's dragon eyes stared him down, Wu Wei showed no hint of panic.

"This Dragon Vein has been sealed, so naturally neither of us can sense it."

Wu Wei said lightly, "And the key to breaking the seal..."

He glanced at Xiao Xiao, who was slung over his shoulder with her mouth gagged and unable to speak, then looked back at Di Tian. The smile on his lips deepened.

"Hasn't it already been gathered?"

Following his gaze, Di Tian looked at the green-haired girl, and a flicker of understanding passed through his eyes.

Wu Wei continued, "As for the source of the Dragon Vein information..."

He paused, wearing a pained expression.

"I paid an enormous price to trade for it from the Dawn Organization."

The Dawn Organization?

Di Tian frowned slightly.

He had never heard that name before, but any group that possessed such crucial information was surely no harmless bunch.

"Let's go."

Wu Wei offered no further explanation. Carrying Xiao Xiao over his shoulder, he darted forward, his voice drifting back on the wind.

"We need to finish this quickly, before trouble arises!"

Di Tian glanced at the rapidly departing figure ahead, the light in his golden dragon eyes flickering uncertainly.

That human named Wu Wei was hiding far too many secrets.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the Dragon Vein, the Dawn Organization...

He would need to watch Wu Wei's every move more closely from now on.

Before he knew it, Di Tian had completely lost his initial contempt for Wu Wei. In its place was far greater caution.

His body moved, transforming into a black shadow as he followed directly after him.

No matter what that man was planning, they were still allies at least until they found the Dragon Vein.

As for after they found it...

A trace of killing intent flashed through Di Tian's eyes.

They would deal with that when the time came.

Other than that black cube, which appeared to be a divine artifact, Wu Wei had yet to display anything in battle worthy of Di Tian's wariness.]