Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon

Gone in an instant.

It seemed ten-thousand-year soul beasts would not win.

They would die.

Yu Yuan easily dealt with the six ten-thousand-year soul beasts that had arrived at the scene.

He even accidentally bisected a wolf-type soul beast because of a mishap.

Fortunately, there was the all-purpose Time Reversal, and Yu Yuan put it back together.

After all, he was the future sovereign of soul beasts.

He then put away the Serene Fragrance Qiluo Immortal Herb and released his dragon might, driving away the surrounding soul beasts.

As for why?

Of course, they had found the soul beast Dugu Yan needed. Did they really think Yu Yuan was some battle maniac?

Dugu Yan, however, looked grimly at the soul beast Yu Yuan and Dugu Bo had beaten half to death.

This soul beast truly suited her.

It possessed dragon bloodline, a poison attribute, and its cultivation was exactly at her current absorption limit of five thousand years.

But there was one problem.

This soul beast was too ugly.

The Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon.

A venomous dragon that dwelled year-round in the depths of swamps, feeding on rotting plants in the marsh and soul beasts that wandered in by mistake.

Nearly six meters long, it resembled a flood dragon but lacked wings. Its entire body was covered in dark green scales, whose surfaces constantly seeped with a layer of viscous dark-purple venom that glistened with an oily sheen under the light.

A row of dark-red barbs ran along its spine, extending from the back of its neck all the way to the tip of its tail.

Its head was triangular, and its snout was slightly longer than that of ordinary dragons. Two rows of interlocking venomous fangs protruded from its mouth, while a long, thin whisker hung from each side of its lower jaw, their ends swollen into sac-like bulbs used to spray poisonous mist.

In short, it was ugly, especially with the venom coating its body, which made it look uneven and pockmarked.

Dugu Yan hesitated.

She loved transforming her legs into a tail after activating her martial soul and wrapping it around Yu Yuan.

She had also always wanted to do more things with her tail.

If her tail turned into something like that, would she not lose a lot of fun in the future?

Fortunately, Yu Yuan told her it would not be a problem. Her martial soul was stronger, after all, and would not be affected.

Of course, Yu Yuan had merely said that casually.

If it really did affect her, he would simply reverse time.

Could he possibly let himself suffer a loss?

After Yu Yuan talked her through it, Dugu Yan possessed her martial soul and drove her claws into the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's heart.

As Dugu Yan began absorbing the soul ring, Dugu Bo knew they might ignore him again later. Having witnessed Yu Yuan's strength, he decisively chose to patrol the surroundings alone.

Yu Yuan, meanwhile, walked over to the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's corpse.

"Xiao Kong, are you sure this will work?"

"My lord, just watch. This is the newest result of Little Dragon's painstaking research."

Xiao Kong's phantom appeared directly beside him and began assisting Yu Yuan in drawing a magic array over the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's corpse.

Drawing on all kinds of future technology, combining it with the method Yu Yuan had used to extract Yu Xiaogang's bloodline, and then referring to the data from extracting the bloodlines of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' skeletal remains.

They compressed and refined the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's remaining bloodline, life force, and spiritual power.

Then they gathered them in its hardest bones and compressed and purified them a second time.

The final result was!

"Ta-da! An artificial soul bone!"

Xiao Kong floated proudly above the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's spine.

That was right. This technique could artificially compress and extract a soul bone when a soul beast failed to produce one.

Yu Yuan had long said that the Temporal Saint Dragon was a wise one.

Did they not understand that technology was the primary productive force?!

Of course, this technique still had some limitations.

First, the soul beast could not have been dead for too long. After all, the life force and other energy used for compression came from the soul beast itself. If too much time passed after death, it would dissipate.

Second, it was currently limited to dragons or soul beasts with dragon bloodlines. Other bloodlines were not strong enough, and they also lacked specific data, so the process could not yet be performed.

Third, the soul beast needed to have at least one sufficiently hard bone. Otherwise, it could not withstand the compression process.

Of course, these limitations also brought one benefit...

"My lord, come quickly! This soul bone seems to be an external soul bone!"

That was right. Since they had chosen the best bone from the soul beast's body.

Then theoretically, the chance of producing an external soul bone in some strange location would be much higher than that of an ordinary soul bone.

Listening to Xiao Kong's excited voice, Yu Yuan honestly found it incredibly strange.

You're a dragon?

And you helped me develop a technique that can extract soul bones from dragon-type soul beasts.

If Yu Yuan had not planned to use it on a large scale, Xiao Kong's behavior would have made him a complete traitor to dragons.

And why did he seem even more excited than Yu Yuan?

Are all researchers like this?

After thinking it over, Yu Yuan decided to ask Xiao Kong what he thought. He was worried the other party had become mentally warped.

"What are you saying, my lord?!"

Xiao Kong became extremely agitated.

"You are the sovereign of soul beasts, the future Dragon God, the one who will lead soul beasts in changing their circumstances. What's wrong with them making a contribution? It is their honor!"

Honestly, I sacrificed myself. What is wrong with these dragons helping me curry favor with the future mistress?

If the Silver Dragon King cannot become the mistress.

Then would my status as the Temporal Saint Dragon in my lord's heart not become the future status of soul beasts?

They are so thoughtless. I even have to personally research how to maximize their value.

Private First Class Temporal Saint Dragon! Loyal!

"Alright, alright, I understand. Get some rest."

Sometimes, Yu Yuan had no choice but to admire Xiao Kong's thought process.

Whenever Yu Yuan wanted to regard him as a guide because of his wisdom.

Xiao Kong would take the initiative to express his determination to serve. He was practically one step away from outright saying that he only wanted to be Yu Yuan's dog.

What else could Yu Yuan do?

He could only raise the other's standing in his heart.

Arriving at the Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon's spine, Yu Yuan activated his dragon transformation and directly dug out its artificial soul bone.

Yu Yuan held the dark-green spine in his hand. Well, it looked a little horrifying.

After confirming it with Xiao Kong, Yu Yuan absorbed the soul bone, tested its effects, and then used Time Reversal.

Artificial creations had to be tested, after all.

But Yu Yuan had also confirmed the soul bone's abilities.

How should he put it?

Its compatibility with Dugu Yan exceeded Yu Yuan's expectations somewhat.

The Miasma-Scaled Nether Dragon Spine Bone's passive ability allowed it to absorb and store a certain amount of toxins, then condense and strengthen the absorbed toxins before releasing them directly when needed.

Its active effect consumed soul power and toxins to form a poisonous mist around the user. It could block energy attacks, while enemies making physical attacks would also suffer continuous damage from the poisonous mist.

It was quite a good ability, but it was not very useful to Yu Yuan.

So Xiao Kong's plan to curry favor with the future mistress had succeeded.

"Hmm, this method really cannot be exposed."

Yu Yuan knew perfectly well just how heaven-defying Xiao Kong's technique was. It was practically driving soul beasts to extinction.

After all, who would not want a few more external soul bones?

"Xiao Kong, research something else next time."

If Xiao Kong kept researching bloodline technology, Yu Yuan feared that soul beasts would eventually be wiped out by his techniques.

But since this technique already existed, could further optimization let them snatch Tang San's Eight Spider Lances first?

Yu Yuan had never lowered his guard against Tang San. Any amount of weakening was worthwhile.

But for now.

Yu Yuan looked toward Dugu Yan, who had already finished absorbing her soul ring in the distance.

Level thirty-five?