An Anomaly in Star Dou Forest, Yu Dagang Leaves the Group

Over the course of an hour, Di Tian explained the Dragon Clan's current circumstances and Chu Yuan's identity in full.

"The Dragon Clan has actually fallen to the point where anyone can slaughter us at will. Back then, the Dragon Clan was so powerful."

A trace of desolation was impossible to conceal in the Ice Dragon King's voice.

"But Uncle Ice Dragon King, I believe that under my lord's leadership, the Dragon Clan will surely reclaim its former glory!"

Di Tian's voice was brimming with fervor. His face held nothing but absolute conviction.

"No wonder. I was wondering why the bloodline within you was even a little stronger than mine."

The Ice Dragon King's divine bone floated before Chu Yuan, and a hint of relief mixed into his voice.

"But why has your strength fallen to the level of a hundred-thousand-year cultivation?"

The Ice Dragon King's remnant soul quietly watched Chu Yuan. The aura around Chu Yuan truly did not match the identity of one of the two Dragon Kings born from the Dragon God's division.

"When I escaped the God Realm, I fought a battle against those gods. That battle depleted my origin, which was why I fell to the level of a hundred-thousand-year cultivation. However, the God Realm also paid a terrible price. More than several hundred gods alone perished."

Though the God Realm had few God Kings and First-Level Gods, and not many Second-Level Gods either,

it had quite a large number of Rank Three Gods. Most of those Chu Yuan had killed were Rank Three Gods, though there had also been several Second-Level Gods. As for First-Level Gods and God Kings above them, at most, they had only suffered irreversible severe injuries.

After all, escaping had been Chu Yuan's top priority at the time. He had merely casually sent the gods who came after him flying and had not lingered for long.

The deaths of a hundred gods, even if most had been Rank Three Gods, were still no small loss for the God Realm.

It was nearly impossible for the God Realm to replenish those fallen gods in a short period of time.

"So that was it," the Ice Dragon King said gravely.

At that moment, the Fire Dragon King's weak voice also emerged from the divine bone in Di Tian's arms.

"After hearing all that, I find it deeply satisfying. I just never expected those pathetic human gods from back then to have become the rulers of the God Realm."

In truth, after sensing Di Tian's aura, the remnant souls of both the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King had awakened at the same time. The Fire Dragon King simply had not spoken until now.

"Uncle Fire Dragon King!" Di Tian looked excitedly at the divine bone in his hand.

"Mm, little Di Tian. I never expected your cultivation to have already reached eight hundred and seventy thousand years."

Chu Yuan turned around, looked at the two corpses before him, and slowly raised a hand, storing them in the System Space.

"Alright, you can catch up after we return. Let's leave this place first."

"Wait!"

Just as Chu Yuan was about to leave this space, the Fire Dragon King called out to stop him.

Chu Yuan turned back and looked at the Fire Dragon King's divine bone in confusion.

"You just said your origin has been depleted, right? As it happens, these two divine bones still contain a trace of our origins. Extract and devour them. It should at least restore some of your depleted origin."

Origin power from the same race could be devoured by one another. Those from different races could not be absorbed.

"That's right. We are left with only a wisp of remnant soul. Rather than clinging pitifully to life like this, we might as well contribute our final bit of strength to the clan," the Ice Dragon King agreed.

Hearing this, Chu Yuan looked at the divine bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings in surprise.

The reason the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings could remain within these divine bones for tens of thousands of years without dispersing was partly because of their divine souls, but also because the bones contained origin power from the same source as them.

This trace of origin power could be regarded as a vessel for the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings. Once the vessel was gone, their remnant souls would naturally dissipate as well.

Chu Yuan had no intention of letting the remnant souls of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings dissipate. If the two of them could be revived, they would be workers far more exceptional than Di Tian.

The Nine Dragon Kings had all possessed God King-level strength. Even if the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings could not return to their peaks after revival, they would at least be First-Level Gods.

Chu Yuan would never let such exceptional workers slip away.

Besides, the origin power in those two divine bones could only restore a tiny fraction of his own origin.

"No need. That little bit of origin of yours can only restore a tiny amount of mine. It won't be of much use."

"Once I find a way to revive you in the future, you can contribute even more to the clan."

Chu Yuan waved a hand and directly rejected the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' proposal.

Afterward, Chu Yuan gave the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings no chance to argue.

After emerging from the space beneath the spring, Chu Yuan looked at the immortal herbs around him and directly stored them, soil and all, in the System Space.

These immortal herbs could provide some improvement even to soul beasts at Di Tian's level. And even if they did not, they could not simply be left here to go to waste.

At this moment, after Chu Yuan took away the divine bones of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well lost the origin power of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings contained within those bones and became no different from an ordinary puddle.

Now that Chu Yuan had achieved his goal, without the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang San's cultivation speed had practically been delayed by a huge margin. The corpses of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had also been recovered.

"My lord, are we going to find that Death Spider Emperor now?"

Di Tian stood to one side and bowed slightly.

But suddenly, his expression froze slightly. Chu Yuan noticed Di Tian's abnormality as well.

"What is it?"

Di Tian hurriedly replied, "My lord, Bi Ji just informed me through the Reverse Scale I left with her that something has happened in Star Dou Forest. However, she only said that it requires your personal attention and did not explain the specifics."

Chu Yuan frowned upon hearing that.

Before leaving, he had also instructed Di Tian to tell Bi Ji and the other Ferocious Beasts that during his absence,

if anything happened within the forest, Bi Ji was to handle it first. The reason he had not chosen the other Ferocious Beasts was because Bi Ji was more composed and less prone to impulsiveness.

But since Bi Ji said that she could not handle this matter herself and needed him to deal with it, it could only mean that something had indeed happened in the forest that even she could not easily decide how to handle.

"Let's return first. We'll deal with the Death Spider Emperor later."

"Yes, my lord." With that, Di Tian tore open a spatial passage before them.

Meanwhile, at the outskirts of Star Dou Forest.

"Lord Deacon, are we really not waiting for the people behind us before entering Star Dou Forest together?"

A young man dressed in plain clothes, embroidered with a lifelike dragon pattern, asked a middle-aged man with an imposing aura standing before him.

"Hmph, what are we waiting for? Treasures go to whoever gets there first. Once we obtain the treasure, we'll return to the clan immediately. Besides, this is also the clan leader's order!"

The middle-aged man shot the young man an annoyed look.

"But... but those soul beasts..."

The young man looked troubled, clearly wanting to say more.

"But what? Don't forget, we are members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. We possess the continent's strongest beast martial soul. Are we supposed to fear a few soul beasts?"

"Besides, with this Soul Saint here, what do you have to fear? If you keep boosting the morale of those soul beasts, I'll be the first to kill you."

The middle-aged man looked arrogant. In his eyes, those soul beasts were nothing more than slightly larger ants.

The young man lowered his head, clearly not daring to say anything further.

Only after seeing the young man fall silent did the middle-aged man turn back with satisfaction.

"As long as I bring the treasure back, the clan leader will surely be delighted. Then I'll mention the position of elder to him. Won't that elder position be mine for the taking?"

"Hmph, I, Yu Dagang, will definitely become the next elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan deacon named Yu Dagang was exceptionally excited.

Their group had been sent by Yu Yuanzhen to Star Dou Forest, originally intending for them to confirm whether a treasure truly existed within the forest.

But Yu Dagang did not see it that way. Rumors outside all said that a treasure had appeared in Star Dou Forest. How could that possibly be false?

So he had made the decision on his own, directly leaving the group that had come to Star Dou Forest to verify whether the treasure existed and entering the forest ahead of them.

That way, he could obtain the treasure before everyone else and swiftly return to the clan!