The next day, the sky was clear, the air fresh, and a gentle breeze blew.
Clouds unfurled and gathered in the sky. Wisps of wind swept past, sending wave after surging wave through the forest that covered the land.
Ancient trees a hundred years old rooted themselves in fertile black soil. Their towering crowns spread like magnificent parasols, blocking most of the light. Only scattered specks filtered through the gaps between branches and leaves, painting a hazy, lovely scene.
"Thump, thump, thump! Thump, thump, thump! Thump, thump, thump!"
Suddenly, thunderous footsteps approached from the distance. Even the leaf-covered ground bucked violently, rising and falling, shaking the surrounding century-old trees. As their branches swayed, withered yellow leaves fluttered down with a rustle.
A yellowish-brown soul beast charged out of the forest.
Half of this soul beast's bloodline was Dragon Clan bloodline, giving its appearance some resemblance to a true dragon. It had a broad, sharply defined face and imposing, winding dragon horns. A thick, horny layer covered its body, bearing the color and texture of granite. If it lay still, one could hardly tell whether it was a soul beast or a rock.
This was an Earthwalker Dragon!
Though it was no purebred true dragon, but the product of the Earth Dragon King's descendants fooling around with other species, it still belonged to a branch of the Dragon Clan. It was born with an exceptionally high affinity for earth and grew thirty meters long upon reaching adulthood. This particular Earthwalker Dragon was a hundred meters long. Having only recently survived its heavenly tribulation and become a ten-thousand-year fierce beast, it was one of the foremost overlord-class soul beasts within a hundred li.
Yet this normally majestic overlord was now fleeing deeper into the forest, as bedraggled as a chicken drenched in