Rare Treasure, Refining Dragon Crystal!

This was a huge and empty cave.

The entire cave was nearly a hundred meters high, and all sorts of bizarre stalactites, stalagmites, and stone flowers grew everywhere within...

From the cave ceiling, countless tens of meters long, candle-like, canine-tooth-shaped stalactites hung down, emitting a faint radiance that made the entire cave look like a beautiful fairyland.

Bai He stood blankly at the cave entrance, looking at the magnificent spectacle he had never seen before, his heart filled with shock.

The wonders of nature were terrifyingly amazing!

After quietly admiring it for a while, Bai He reluctantly woke up from the magnificent scenery before him.

Slowly taking a few more steps forward, a rushing river appeared before Bai He, an Underground River!

The Underground River seemed almost bottomless and ran horizontally through the entire cave. The rushing water of the Underground River constantly lapped against the riverbank, making crisp 'splish-splash' sounds.

On the opposite side of the Underground River was a huge protruding stone platform, the entire platform seemed to be carved from Yellow Jade, presenting a faint yellow color and a slight glow.

On the stone platform, a huge figure, eighty or ninety meters tall, was lying motionless. Bai He took a closer look and discovered that it was actually a dead ancient ferocious beast—the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon!

The reason Bai He believed it was dead was that although the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon still exuded bursts of tragic baleful aura, in Bai He's perception, there were no signs of life at all. This was undoubtedly the most powerful evidence.

Looking at the mountain-like huge corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon on the opposite bank, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon soul within Bai He's body suddenly became restless. A strong desire surged from his heart, directly targeting the corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon on the opposite side.

There was something in the corpse that was strongly attracting him!

However, the corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon was still a bit far from Bai He, separated by an Underground River more than thirty meters wide, so Bai He was not very clear about what exactly within the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon was attracting him.

After thinking for a while, Bai He decided to cross the river and go to the opposite bank to personally touch the corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon.

This was a clear and secluded Underground River. The water looked very clear, but because the riverbed was very dark, it was difficult to see what was in the river.

Bai He slowly entered the water and swam towards the opposite bank.

Because he had not entered Dragon Transformation, Bai He could not use the weakened version of the Overturning Rivers and Seas divine power he had comprehended yesterday—which was actually just simply manipulating the water flow, so Bai He was not swimming very fast.

Slowly swimming in the cold and biting river water, Bai He seemed to feel something touching him, but when he reached out to grab it, he caught nothing.

However, he could vaguely feel that the thing was not big, probably only half the size of his palm, and judging from the touch, Bai He thought it should be a fish.

'Splash, splash, splash...'

Bai He reached out and grabbed several times in a row, but still caught nothing. Whenever his hand quickly plunged into the water, splashing a burst of water, the fish seemed to sense something and immediately changed direction and ran away!

This aroused Bai He's competitive spirit. He didn't believe it, he couldn't even catch a fish!

'Huff...'

Bai He took a deep breath, then stopped in the river, adjusted his mentality slightly, and began to concentrate on looking into the water.

Vaguely, Bai He could see streaks of shimmering scales shuttling back and forth in the river. It seemed that this should be the target!

But based on the previous failures, these fish were very sensitive. As long as there was a slight splash of water, they could easily sense the danger, so if he wanted to catch them, he had to kill them with one blow!

To be precise, he had to wait for the fish to swim close to him, aim at the right time, and then quickly and vertically plunge his hand into the water in an instant, trying not to stir up any water, and grab down in one go. Only then might he be able to catch them.

Watching streaks of shimmering scales swim past him, finally a fish was about to swim past Bai He's palm.

This was the moment!

Bai He, with lightning speed, instantly plunged his hand into the water, then gripped tightly, feeling the fullness and tingling sensation in his palm. A faint smile crept onto Bai He's lips. He had caught it!

Withdrawing his hand from the water, a nearly transparent silver fish appeared before Bai He.

The small fish was only half a palm in size, its entire body covered in fine silver scales that emitted a faint fragrance. Through its almost transparent scales and skin, one could vaguely see the blood vessels and bones within.

Inhaling the fragrant scent, Bai He couldn't help but swallow.

Damn it! Why do I want to eat this fish so much? I've never eaten anything raw before.

In the end, Bai He couldn't resist the intense temptation and devoured the fish in one go.

Speaking of which, if it were poisonous, I wouldn't want to eat it, right...

After a few haphazard chews, Bai He swallowed the fish. Although it was fish, there was no fishy taste in his mouth, but rather a faint sweetness that left a lingering aftertaste.

As soon as the fish entered his stomach, it transformed into a surge of majestic essence that rapidly flowed to every part of his body. The amount of essence it contained was almost comparable to the same volume of Saber-Toothed Tiger meat that Bai He had eaten before.

Moreover, compared to Saber-Toothed Tiger meat, the fish meat also contained a faint but pure spiritual energy, which made the quality of the fish meat even better than that of the Saber-Toothed Tiger meat.

After mastering the method of catching fish, Bai He caught several more Silver Scale Spirit Fish from the Underground River until he was almost full. Then, he slowly began to swim back to the opposite bank.

Upon reaching the riverbank, the corpse of an Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, as tall as a mountain and resembling a small silver mountain range, appeared before Bai He.

Time is the most ruthless!

The Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, once a mighty overlord of Dragon Island and an invincible force in the Forbidden Sea, was no longer the imposing figure it once was.

Under the cruel passage of time, its once strong dragon body had become almost skin and bones. Its dragon scales, once impervious to water and fire and comparable to peerless armor, had become dull and lifeless, feeling like old, decaying skin to the touch.

This Eight-Armed Evil Dragon must have perished here after a bloody battle due to severe injuries.

Bai He speculated, looking at the large and small wounds on the corpse of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon before him.

It was clear that the silver horn, which originally pierced the sky on the head of this ancient beast, had cracked. In many places on its body, the scales had fallen off, revealing the white bones beneath. Countless sharp bone spurs were only half-remaining, and the cut surfaces were very smooth, as if they had been cut off by some divine weapon. The tail and several giant arms showed signs of fractures to varying degrees.

Looking at the towering behemoth before him, Bai He was somewhat lost in thought.

This beast was nearly eighty or ninety meters tall, far exceeding the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon that Bai He had seen on Dragon Island. Bai He guessed that its strength before death should have exceeded the Longevity Realm, but who exactly killed it?

Could it be...

Bai He seemed to have thought of something, but then shook his head. This was not something he could touch at his current level.

Feeling the intense desire of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon soul within him, Bai He slowly tore open the scales on the abdomen of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon corpse before him. This was where the agitation was strongest.

Due to the ruthless passage of time, the flesh and blood on the Evil Dragon's body had long since dried up, and the silver scales and skin were connected together.

Screech~

Accompanied by a tearing sound, a strong wave of life force suddenly emanated from the opening. Bai He pulled the opening on the abdomen of the Evil Dragon corpse downwards, and a silver crystal core, larger than a human head, rolled out from the opening.

This is... a Dragon Crystal?!

Looking at the silver crystal core that flickered with brilliant light before him, Bai He's heart suddenly jolted.

Slowly holding up the Dragon Crystal before him, feeling the powerful life force within the Dragon Crystal, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon soul within his body suddenly boiled.

Roar!

Accompanied by an angry roar, the soul of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon actually struggled to break free from Bai He's body and rushed into the Dragon Crystal in an instant.

Immediately, a surge of majestic life essence began to pour into Bai He's body frantically from the Dragon Crystal.

'Ah!'