Thousand-Day Dragon Burial! Let the Core Flame Replace Dragon Valley!

The interior of Dragon Valley was trembling violently.

After losing the Dragon God Core, the spatial balance that had maintained it for countless years was completely shattered.

The entire Dragon Valley began to drift uncontrollably, and the gray-white sky overhead twisted and deformed continuously.

Nine-colored light gathered in the center of the deep pit, transforming into a figure that was much dimmer than when they first met.

The Dragon God stood there, the nine-colored shimmering light on the hem of his robe having faded by more than half.

He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the chaotic spatial currents, landing on the black figure that was almost out of sight.

Has this day finally come?

"Kid."

Bai Yuan stopped, but did not turn around.

The Dragon God's voice came from behind.

"What did you add to that Dragon God Core?"

Bai Yuan's shoulder twitched almost imperceptibly.

"... I can't figure out exactly what it is."

"But I can feel that will."

The Dragon God paused, his nine-colored eyes flashing with light and shadow:

"I sensed that you meant no harm."

"Otherwise."

His voice deepened slightly.

"Even if it costs me my life, I will cripple you."

Bai Yuan finally turned his head to the side.

"I share the same goal as you."

The Dragon God stared at his profile for a long time.

A deep rumble echoed from the depths of Dragon Valley.

"... OK."

The Dragon God's voice suddenly softened.

"Kid, I'll bet you."

He raised his hand.

The dim, nine-colored light re-condensed in his palm.

A tiny, condensed point of light, almost indistinguishable.

The point of light slowly rose from the Dragon God's palm, like a last Core Flame.

Drifting through layers of spatial turbulence, it transformed into a slender stream of light and disappeared into Bai Yuan's chest.

Moment.

Bai Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The long-dormant Core Flame deep within his chest was touched by that point of light in that instant.

It was as if a dormant layer had been ignited.

The patterns of the twelve laws lit up one after another at the core of the Core Flame, each one clearer, more solid, and brighter than before.

A dark golden light emanated from inside his chest, illuminating the lower half of his face.

That power surged, settled, and merged within his body.

Then, the Dragon God's outline began to disintegrate.

Nine-colored rays of light peeled off his fingertips, the hem of his clothes, and the ends of his hair, scattering into the air and turning into light dust.

His body began to disappear little by little from the edges.

Bai Yuan turned around, facing the Dragon God directly.

The Dragon God gave him one last look; the pressure and probing were gone from his nine-colored eyes.

There was only a faint, almost resigned look in his eyes.

"At last."

His voice had become so faint it was almost drowned out.

"I hope you will treat the Soul Beast Clan kindly..."

"It's all my fault."

Xiao Bai floated beside Bai Yuan's shoulder.

"The Core Flame has recovered quite well this time."

"That force was stronger than we imagined."

Bai Yuan lowered his head and sensed the depths of his chest.

The Twelve Law Patterns on the core of the Core Flame were indeed much brighter than before.

He touched that spot, feeling the warmth slowly flowing through his body.

"That Dragon God Core."

Bai's voice carried a hint of contemplation.

"Would it be more beneficial for us to let it fall into Gu Yue's hands, allowing the power of the Core Flame to seep into it, than for us to seize it directly?"

Bai Yuan finally looked up.

"Definitely."

"We need their help."

He paused, his golden eyes gazing at the distant horizon, as if flipping through a blueprint in his mind that was already mostly completed.

"The Dragon God Core is the cornerstone of the future Ten Thousand Beast Platform."

"All the Soul Beast seeds will eventually be transferred there."

Xiao Bai tilted her head:

"The Ten Thousand Beast Platform?"

"Um."

"Soul Beast are an important part of the Douluo Plane."

Their power cannot be ignored.

Bai Yuan slowed his pace and glanced at Xiao Bai.

"Furthermore, the Ten Thousand Beast Platform will be guarded by two so-called divine beasts."

Xiao Bai's pupils narrowed slightly:

"... Sky Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape?"

"Right."

Bai Yuan withdrew his gaze, his tone now carrying a hint of calculation.

"I need someone to keep an eye on them."

Xiao Bai was silent for two seconds, then gave a meaningful "Oh":

"So you didn't steal the Dragon God Core-- "

"I don't want to change the origins of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform."

Bai Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but every word was spoken steadily.

"I need to use this process to lure out the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape."

He smiled slightly.

"In the Ten Thousand Beast Platform... a classic case of catching a turtle in a jar unfolds."

Xiao Bai's pupils brightened by half a degree:

"A clever plan."

"But."

Bai Yuan turned his head, a glint of light flashing in his golden eyes.

"With Gu Yue by my side, she still holds core control."

She thought she had won, but in reality...

He raised his hand and pointed his fingertip to his chest.

There, the Core Flame were resonating with the remaining power of the Dragon God's Heart in a very subtle way.

"With the interference of the Core Flame's aura, her absorption of the Dragon God Core... will become very, very slow."

"It was long before she realized what was happening, even after we had finished what we needed to do."

Inside Dragon Valley, the gray-white sky is slowly collapsing.

The ground beneath my feet trembled intermittently, and the dull echo of dragon bones colliding reverberated in the distance, like the unwilling groans of a massive corpse.

Xiao Bai swept his gaze over the constantly crumbling fragments of space around him:

What should I do now? Go outside?

"This space is becoming extremely unstable; we'd better get out as soon as possible."

"No."

Bai Yuan stood at the edge of the crumbling pit, his golden eyes calmly watching the void revealed after a piece of the sky had peeled away.

"This is an even greater treasure than the Dragon God Core."

Xiao Bai was slightly taken aback:

"... How so?"

Bai Yuan did not answer immediately.

"Tang Wulin Thousand-Day Dragon Burial"

"He sacrificed three years of stagnant Soul Power in exchange for the Mountain Dragon King Torso Bone and the friendship of countless dragons."

"I can simply follow this path and do it exactly as instructed; it's the easiest way."

He paused, then turned his head to look at Xiao Bai, a faint, almost self-mocking smile playing on his golden eyes:

"But I don't need to follow in other people's footsteps."

"At the age when cultivation speed is at its fastest, three years were spent burying the dragon bones."

"For me, it's been too long, and there's still so much to do."

He looked again at the collapsing Dragon Valley ahead:

"Moreover, burying the dragon bones does not mean that everything is settled."

"The Dragon Valley plane has begun to drift, and these buried dragon corpses will one day be unearthed by other races."

"Dragon bones, dragon marrow, and fragments of dragon soul will all become part of the power of others."

Xiao Bai listened quietly.

"So."

Bai Yuan's voice fell silent at that moment.

I won't bury them.

He raised his hand, fingers spread, palm facing the peeling sky.

Dark gold patterns spread upwards from the wrist, condensing into fine specks of light at the fingertips.

"What I need to do now is to let the Core Flame take control of Dragon Valley."

"Let the entire Dragon Valley space become part of the Core Flame."

"Dragon bones, dragon soul, spatial laws, and those remnants of will that have slumbered for ten thousand years."

"Bring everything under the control of the Core Flame."