Mountain-Shaking Stomp

Yellow Soul Ring fell.

Dong Jian's consciousness instantly sank into darkness.

There was no roaring.

No afterimage of Soul Beast pounced.

Only weight.

It was as if the entire Dragon Spine Valley had been lifted from the mountaintop and pressed down on his body.

My shoulders felt heavy at first.

Immediately afterwards, the pressure spreads downwards along the spine.

Sternum, ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvis.

Every part of my body was making a sickening squeezing sound.

Dong Jian sat cross-legged on the ground.

My feet can no longer fully touch the ground as they normally would.

The Sinking Body Stance lost its most familiar support.

The Soul Power of the Dragon-Patterned Ironback Bear continued to pour in.

This was not a single shock.

Instead, they add weight layer by layer.

First layer.

Dong Jian is still able to breathe.

Second layer.

My knees started to tremble.

When the third layer fell, it felt as if his meridians were blocked by heavy rocks.

The speed at which Soul Power circulated suddenly decreased.

A sharp pain came from the site of the old injury on my right leg.

Bear Astral Energy Body Protection activated.

Black and White Gang Qi covered his body.

However, the protective energy can only block external attacks.

The pressure from the Soul Ring comes from inside the body.

The black and white light had just appeared when it was forced open from within by an even heavier Soul Power.

Dong Jian felt a sweet taste in his throat.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"We can't use Xiong Gang to block it."

He remained conscious.

"This is part of Soul Ring."

"To stand outside is to refuse integration."

Dong Jian voluntarily withdrew the Bear Astral Energy Body Protection.

The weight fell completely back onto the body.

The pain is now clearer.

outside world.

The first chain at the stone gate broke completely.

Click!

The giant, serpentine claws gripped the door frame.

The arm, covered in black and white hair, slowly stretched outwards.

Five fingers don't resemble a bear's paw.

It looks more like a human hand that has been forcibly stretched out.

The surface of the knuckles is covered with gray-black snake scales.

Each time a scale opens, it releases a wisp of chaotic Soul Power.

Yan Feng himself against the black iron shield with both hands.

The shield was wedged between the cracks in the stone gate.

"First Soul Skill: Iron Shield Expansion!"

The Yellow Soul Ring lit up.

The black iron shield expanded to both sides.

They forcefully blocked the snake-scaled hand from entering through the door.

The giant claw slowly exerted force.

A screeching sound immediately came from the shield.

The ground beneath Yan Feng's feet kept cracking.

A level 32 Defense System Soul Elder.

Even when faced with the unknown entity sealed within, it still seemed extremely difficult.

"Gao Yan!"

"I can only hold out for twenty breaths at most!"

Gao Yan had already stood directly in front of the stone gate.

The Crimson Armored Bear Martial Soul covered his entire body.

The fourth purple Soul Ring lit up.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Crimson Armor Mountain-Breaking Palm!"

A huge, bright red bear paw slammed down from above.

The target was not the giant snake-scale claw.

Instead, they are the chain nodes on both sides of the stone gate that have not yet collapsed.

Boom!

Crimson Soul Power down on the stone gate.

The door, which had just been pushed open by the giant claw by half a foot, closed slightly again.

The snake-scaled fingers were caught in the crack of the door.

The scales broke one after another.

There was no blood inside.

What flowed out was a black, viscous liquid with a putrid odor.

Lin He stood next to Dong Jian.

The White Orchid Martial Soul floated in his palm.

The three Soul Ring pulsed continuously.

She did not send a single ounce of her Soul Power into Dong Jian's body.

The healing light only falls on the outer part of the body.

Check the patient's breathing, heart rate, and blood vessel condition.

"The pressure from the Soul Ring is still increasing."

"He's starting to show minor damage to the veins in his right leg."

Li Man immediately stepped forward.

"The Meridian Suppression Formation can—"

"No."

Lin He interrupted him directly.

"The Meridian Suppression Formation can stabilize the resonance of the Key Fragment between you."

"This is Soul Ring fusion."

"Any external Soul Power entering Dong Jian's body may cause the Soul Ring to also treat your power as a target of rejection."

Li Man gripped the Green Jade Bamboo tightly.

"So I should do nothing?"

"Hold the outside."

Lin He said:

"Don't let anything touch him."

That's all you can do.

Li Man looked at Dong Jian.

He sat cross-legged in front of the stone gate.

The Yellow Soul Ring have been completely fitted onto the Panda Martial Soul.

But his body kept sinking downwards.

A circular depression appeared in the ground beneath him.

Each breath felt like bearing a new weight.

Li Man ultimately did not approach.

She turned around.

Two Yellow Soul Ring rose up.

"First Soul Skill, Green Bamboo Binding Formation!"

The shadows of the two main bamboo poles fell to the left and right of the stone gate.

The other two Mobile Formation Eye are located near the underground sealing nodes.

She did not use bamboo or rattan to connect Dong Jian.

All the bamboo and rattan stretched along the ground.

Search for the six dark gold patterns that disappeared after the Ironback Bear died.

The first place.

The second place.

The third place.

The six nodes were marked in sequence with blue bamboo vines.

"Teacher Gao Yan."

"Teacher Yan Feng."

"Don't just press down on the stone gate."

"Send the power to these six locations."

Gao Yan glanced at the ground.

How much can it withstand?

"My role is only to guide."

Li Man replied:

"It's not about turning your Soul Power into mine."

"When the nodes can no longer withstand the pressure, I will proactively cut the bamboo vines."

Gao Yan did not hesitate.

The Crimson Armored Bear landed on its paws once more.

The fiery red Soul Power no longer concentrated and pressed down on the stone gate.

Instead, it follows the first bamboo vine fixed by Li Man to enter the left node.

Yan Feng also changed the angle of the round shield.

A portion of the giant claw's thrust is diverted along the edge of the shield to the ground on the right side.

The bamboo and rattan vibrated violently.

Li Man did not allow Green Jade Bamboo to absorb the Soul Power of the two.

Only maintain the route.

It's like erecting several temporary bridges between the stone gate and the ground.

The six extinguished nodes regained their faint light.

The giant snake-scale claw paused for a moment.

But it only lasted for a moment.

An even heavier impact came from inside the door.

Bang!

The second impact caused it to fall.

Yan Feng grunted.

The skin on my arm is cracked.

The black iron shield bulged outwards, revealing a distinct palm print.

There's more than one hand inside!

He gritted his teeth and said:

Something is still banging on the door!

Gu Jiu's voice came from the mountainside.

Source not found.

They couldn't even tell the distance.

"Open it."

"You will see Number Zero's true body."

Li Man's eyes were slightly cold.

"Shut up."

"What do you think the Divine Dragon Secret Realm is?"

Gu Jiu's voice came from inside the stone gate.

"Martial Soul?"

"Opportunity?"

That was just a portion cut out from the bottom of the valley.

"What Number Zero carries is never a secret realm."

"It's more like an escaped cage."

Li Man did not respond.

Every single one of these statements could be true.

It could also just be to distract her.

She cannot make a judgment at this time.

All I can do is remember.

Continue guarding the goal.

In the world of consciousness.

Dong Jian also cannot hear outside sounds.

The Divine Dragon Secret Realm unfolded on its own.

The Hundred Battles Hall disappeared.

An endless black stone staircase appeared beneath their feet.

Mountain-Bearing Walk.

The first weight falls.

Second stage.

Third stage.

In the past, Dong Jian was climbing upwards.

Now.

All the stone steps pressed down on his body at the same time.

The shoulders were lowered.

Spinal curvature.

Both legs lost their support.

He sat cross-legged on the spot.

Unable to take a single step.

The stone tablet emerged from the darkness.

They didn't take the brunt of the Soul Ring's power for him.

Only one sentence is displayed.

When standing.

The soles of the feet can connect with the ground.

When sitting cross-legged.

Where is the land?

Dong Jian looked at his body.

In a seated cross-legged position.

The sole of the foot is not the only point of support.

outer side of the lower leg.

knee.

pelvis.

Both are in contact with the ground.

The old-fashioned Sinking Body Stance relied too heavily on the standing posture.

A true vessel should not be limited to just one shape.

Dong Jian adjusted his breathing.

I no longer force myself to straighten my body.

The spine is slightly curved.

Pelvic tilt.

Knees turned outwards.

The weight of the Soul Ring travels from the shoulders to the back.

Down the spine.

After reaching the waist, the pressure was not concentrated on the right leg.

Instead, it is divided into three streams.

A stream entered my left knee.

A stream entered my right knee.

The last drop fell into the point where the pelvis made contact with the ground.

Boom!

The stone steps in my consciousness vibrated simultaneously.

The weight of the first layer was sent to the ground.

The pain in the old injury on my right leg has lessened.

The second layer of pressure then descended.

Dong Jian did not change the structure.

It just makes breathing slower.

Soul Power circulates continuously throughout the body's bones.

The remaining fighting spirit of the Dragon-Patterned Ironback Bear began to resurface.

valley.

Stone Gate.

The bones of bears that have fallen generation after generation.

They weren't forced to stay here.

Each Dragon-Patterned Ironback Bear, upon reaching a certain age, would be brought to the stone gate by its predecessor.

Learn how to send weight underground.

Until the previous generation dies.

The next generation will take over.

This is not the hunting memory of an ordinary Soul Beast.

It's more like a duty that has continued for hundreds of years.

The last Ironback Bear already knows.

There are no more young people in the valley to carry on the legacy.

Therefore, it chose Dong Jian.

It's not because Dong Jian is certain he can suppress the seal.

Rather, it's because Dong Jian possesses similar Black-and-White Earth Suppression powers.

A blurry bear-like figure appeared in front of Dong Jian.

No attack.

He simply raised his right palm.

Stomp down heavily.

The ground did not crack directly from the explosion.

The power first enters the bear's paw.

Then it converges along the forelimbs, shoulders, back, and spine.

Finally, it enters the underground through a very small point.

The next moment.

The ground suddenly shook several meters away.

Dong Jian looked at it.

"It's not about slamming your power into the ground."

"Instead, send it in."

The bear's shadow gradually faded away.

The weight in Soul Ring is no longer just pressure.

They began operating along the same route.

Black Soul Power gathers.

White Soul Power stabilized the body.

The two forces that were originally separate form a complete cycle between the spine and pelvis.

The Second Soul Ring began to truly fuse.

outside world.

Half an hour passed.

The giant, serpentine claw had already extended half an arm.

Yan Feng's round shield was covered with cracks.

Gao Yan pressed down on the stone door with both palms.

Sweat also appeared on his forehead.

He is a level 46 Soul Ancestor.

His true strength far surpasses that of everyone present.

The sealed item has not fully appeared.

With just one hand and the impact from behind the stone door, he was already unable to concentrate.

How much longer?

Gao Yan asked.

Lin He examined Dong Jian's Soul Power fluctuations.

"The Soul Ring are beginning to stabilize."

"But it hasn't developed into Soul Skill yet."

It will take at least fifteen minutes.

Yan Feng gritted his teeth.

"A quarter of an hour?"

The black iron shield was pushed forward another half foot.

The snake-scale fingertips suddenly bent.

Grab the edge of the shield.

The giant claw is no longer just for pushing doors open.

Instead, they wanted to pull Yan Feng entirely into the gap.

Li Man's Second Soul Ring lit up.

"Dragon Bamboo Piercing Formation!"

Beside the bamboo shadows on the left side of the main formation.

The golden bamboo spear quickly materialized.

Whoosh!

The bamboo spear did not attack the stone gate.

Instead, it aimed for the wrist of the giant snake-scale claw.

Puff!

Golden light pierced through the black and white hair.

Change direction near another key point in the formation.

It comes out again from the inside of the arm.

The giant claw paused.

Yan Feng seized the opportunity.

The round shield suddenly lurched forward.

He pushed his snake-scale fingers back into the crack in the door.

Li Man's face paled slightly.

He had just obtained his Second Soul Ring not long ago.

Continuous, high-intensity use of the Dragon Bamboo Piercing Formation will still put pressure on the meridians.

Lin He immediately said:

"It can be used once more at most."

"Adding any more will damage the connection between the Second Soul Ring and the Martial Soul."

Li Man nodded.

They didn't say they could hold on.

The main array layer continues to maintain six nodes.

She focused all her attention on the vibrations of the bamboo and rattan.

Sudden.

An anomaly occurred at the fourth node.

It's not that the power of the stone gate is too strong.

Instead, a black root emerged from the ground.

It is approaching her Martial Soul by following the bamboo vines.

Gu Jiu's voice rang out again.

"Green Bamboo Key."

"Activate the main formation."

"You can see the true roots of the golden bamboo."

Li Man took the initiative to cut the fourth bamboo rattan.

The black roots have lost their pathways.

Half of it protruded from the ground.

She did not use her Second Soul Skill.

The Green Jade Bamboo pierced straight out.

The point where the roots connect to the nodes at the tip of the bamboo.

Click!

The black roots broke off.

The fourth node is temporarily offline.

The stone gate shook again.

"A node is missing!"

Yan Feng shouted.

Li Man did not forcibly reconnect the contaminated location.

Instead, it controls a Mobile Formation Eye to change its route to the side.

Bypassing the original fourth node.

The secondary pattern connects to the fifth and sixth lines.

The efficiency of force transmission decreases.

However, the pollution was not allowed to enter the Green Bamboo Martial Soul.

The true value of the Three-Layer Bamboo Formation is revealed at this moment.

The main formation was damaged.

This does not mean that repairs must be made on the spot.

You can change routes.

You can give up.

This allows other nodes to bear more pressure.

"Teacher Gao Yan."

"Right-side strength decreased by 20%."

"Turn everything to the left three points."

Gao Yan immediately changed the angle of his palm.

The crimson Soul Power traveled along the three bamboo vines to the left side of the stone gate.

The entire stone door is slightly tilted.

The crack did not continue to widen.

Inside the mountain wall.

For the first time, Gu Jiu spoke with anger.

You're just stalling.

The seal will definitely be broken.

Li Man answered calmly:

"At least not today."

Another fifteen minutes passed.

The Yellow Soul Ring surrounding Dong Jian's body suddenly contracted.

All the deep yellow light entered the Panda Martial Soul.

The second Yellow Soul Ring has finally stabilized.

A heavy surge of Soul Power erupted from Dong Jian's body.

It's not an outward impact.

Instead, they all sank to the ground.

He opened his eyes.

Soul Power level 21.

"The Second Soul Skill."

Dong Jian stood up.

Lift your right foot.

They did not step down immediately.

He could sense six sealing nodes.

Li Man used bamboo and rattan to connect them together.

You can also feel the force constantly surging outwards from behind the stone gate.

"Mountain-Shaking Stomp!"

The right foot lands.

Boom!

The ground was not directly blown open.

The black and white Soul Power entered the first node first.

It then spread along the main bamboo formation to five other locations.

The first light appears.

The second place.

The third place.

The six dark gold patterns were restored simultaneously.

A low, rumbling vibration spread out from in front of the stone gate.

The giant, serpentine claws had just been extended again.

It was then crushed head-on by the weight rising from the ground.

The finger bones made a cracking sound.

Black and white fur and snake scales kept crumbling.

The giant claw was dragged back inside the door, bit by bit.

Gao Yan and Yan Feng exerted their strength simultaneously.

The Crimson Armored Bear and the black iron round shield pressed down head-on.

Boom!

The stone gate closed again.

The broken first chain was not restored.

The six nodes were connected by new black and white Soul Power.

This forms a temporary Weight Lock.

Li Man immediately dismantled the bamboo formation.

Neither she nor Dong Jian continued to input Soul Power into the node.

The seal patterns, however, maintained a faint glow.

The earth-suppressing power left behind by Mountain-Shaking Stomp is replacing the Dragon-Patterned Ironback Bear in a short period of time.

"It worked?"

Yan Feng was panting heavily.

The round shield retracts to its normal size.

The shield is nearly unusable.

Gao Yan did not relax.

He inspected the stone gate, the chains, and six key points in succession.

Only after confirming that the gap in the door would not widen further did he retract his Martial Soul.

"It's just a temporary measure."

"The first chain has broken."

This place cannot withstand a second destruction.

Dong Jian looked at his Second Soul Ring.

Mountain-Shaking Stomp's abilities gradually became clear.

The weight and Soul Power are channeled into the ground.

This creates a close-range oscillation.

It can disrupt the enemy's center of gravity.

Shake open the root systems of lower plants.

It can also be extended through Li Man's fixed array eyes.

But the farther the distance...

The more dispersed the power.

Continuous use will increase the burden on your legs.

Soft ground will also significantly reduce the effectiveness.

It is not an unconditional area-of-effect attack.

It is not a power capable of destroying everything beyond its level.

But at this moment...

This Soul Skill perfectly fills the first layer of Weight Lock.

Li Man looked at the stone gate.

"That hand just now wasn't the black and white Soul Beast from the resonance scene."

"I noticed that too."

Dong Jian said.

"Same hair."

"Fingers are different from scales."

Yan Feng found a piece of detached stone next to the door crack.

The stone slab had been clawed by a giant claw.

The surface dust has dissipated.

An ancient line of text was revealed.

Lin He took a moment to recognize it.

"One door, three locks."

"Three beasts in one body."

Gao Yan frowned.

"Three beasts in one body?"

"Fusion Soul Beast?"

Li Man looked in the direction of Gu Jiu's shattered body.

Bamboo root.

Snake scales.

Human bones.

Perhaps Gu Jiu was never a solitary guardian of the valley.

Rather, it is an outer shell extending from something within the seal.

Deep within Dong Jian's consciousness.

The stone tablet in the Divine Dragon Secret Realm lit up once again.

The Second Soul Ring is complete.

Level: 21.

The Key Fragment purge conditions have been met.

Should it be purified immediately?

A black Key Fragment rose from the light screen.

The black and white beast pattern on the left resonated with Dong Jian's Second Soul Ring.

The golden bamboo leaf on the right echoes Li Man's Second Soul Ring.

As long as Dong Jian agrees.

The purification process will then begin.

The Return to One Society contamination in the Key Fragment can be completely removed.

The Return to One Society may also lose its identity regarding them.

But deep within the stone gate.

Gu Jiu's voice rang out at the same time.

This time.

No longer through the mountainside.

Instead, it appeared directly in the consciousness of Dong Jian and Li Man.

"Purify."

"Black-and-White Earth Suppression."

"Green bamboo unblocks the meridians."

"The first key has truly awakened."

"You will then unlock the second lock for me."

Li Man's Second Soul Ring lit up on its own.

The Green Jade Bamboo bamboo pattern shimmered continuously.

She looked at Dong Jian.

"It cannot be purified directly now."

"I know."

Dong Jian did not respond immediately to the stone tablet.

Key Fragment residue remains in the body.

The Return to One Society may then continue to locate them.

Now, let's purify it.

This could also be exactly what Gu Jiu planned.

Two options.

Both pose a danger.

The inscription on the stone tablet has not disappeared.

It just adds a countdown line.

The environment of Dragon Spine Valley can improve the success rate of purification.

Remaining safe time: one hour.

One hour later.

Leave Dragon Spine Valley.

The difficulty of purification will increase again.

Dong Jian looked up.

Deep in the valley.

The second chain is vibrating slowly.

Gu Jiu was waiting for him to make a choice.