Ch. 202Valley within a Valley
Shi Quan and the three women explored the Dragon Tomb, where the remains of powerful dragons carried their lingering obsessions and oppressive pressure. After sending the women back to bury the outer remains, Shi Quan reached the Valley within a Valley and entered its seven-colored mist, where Xiao Meng and Shukaku helped him withstand a direct assault on his soul.
- Shi Quan explained that the Dragon Bones held the dragons' lingering obsessions, and the three women felt their sorrow when they touched them.
- As the group went deeper, the increasing pressure forced Ye Lingling, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing to stop near the enormous remains of the Mountain Dragon King.
- Shi Quan sent the three women back to bury the dragon remains carefully, then continued alone toward the Mountain Dragon King's skeleton.
- Shi Quan noticed a great crack through the Mountain Dragon King's bones and reached a deep pit containing the seven-colored mist of the Valley within a Valley.
- Shi Quan entered the mist with Dragon Spine Xuanyuan, and Xiao Meng and Shukaku helped defend and stabilize his Sea of Consciousness against its soul-crushing pressure.