The dragon's might swept over like an overwhelming tide, a hundred times more potent than the pressure at the valley's edge. Arthur felt a tightness in his chest and subconsciously took half a step back; his Golden Body Realm physique even felt a faint, stinging pain.
"Such powerful pressure!" Arthur clicked his tongue in amazement. This was merely the aura emanating from the remains; if the Dragon God were at his peak, how powerful would he have been?
Gu Yue and Naer, however, seemed completely unaffected. Their two figures, one gold and one silver, transformed into streaks of light and shot toward the heart of the valley.
While flying, Na'er didn't forget to look back and shout, "Brother Arthur, hurry up and follow us!"
"Huh?" Arthur hesitated. Why should he follow?
Both the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings were right here; that stuff had nothing to do with him.
Even if the Dragon God were to secretly give something away, it would be to the two of them.
The closer they got to the heart of the valley, the more massive the surrounding dragon bones became. Finally, a seven-colored dragon bone spanning the entire valley came into view.
Seven-colored light flowed slowly over the dragon bone, and every pattern seemed to contain the ultimate truths of heaven and earth. The dragon's might was majestic, yet it also carried a heart-palpitating sense of desolation.
Gu Yue's gaze fell upon that seven-colored dragon bone, her pupils shrinking slightly.
The dragon bone was unimaginably huge, surrounded by a faint seven-colored halo. These were indeed the remains of the Dragon God!
She subconsciously quickened her pace and walked toward the seven-colored dragon bone.
Arthur and Na'er followed closely behind. Just as they approached, the seven-colored dragon bone suddenly began to vibrate, and a seven-colored dragon soul drifted out from within, hovering before the three of them.
The dragon soul's gaze fell upon Gu Yue and Naer, filled with affection and sorrow. Then, it turned toward Arthur with a look of scrutiny and curiosity.
Arthur turned his head away guiltily. "I'm just passing through."
The seven-colored dragon soul seemed to understand his words and shook its head in a human-like manner. It then transformed into two streaks of seven-colored light, which merged into the foreheads of Gu Yue and Naer respectively.
Gu Yue and Naer's bodies jolted simultaneously. Two brilliant beams of light, one gold and one silver, erupted from within them, instantly illuminating the depths of the Dragon Valley.
The moment the seven-colored light merged into her forehead, the sorrow in Gu Yue's silver eyes was replaced by solemnity. Her Silver Dragon King aura rose steadily, faintly showing signs of resonating with the Dragon Valley.
Na'er's golden eyes shone with startling brightness. The domineering bloodline of the Golden Dragon King surged, yet it strangely underwent Fusion with Gu Yue's silver radiance, giving rise to a mysterious sense of Yin and Yang harmony.
Arthur's eyelids twitched as he watched, and he quietly stepped back.
Good grief, they're directly inheriting the Dragon God's legacy. As a mere bystander, I'd better not get caught in the crossfire.
Just then, at the point where the two streaks of light underwent Fusion, a palm-sized, seven-colored diamond crystal quietly emerged, hovering between the two of them.
Upon the crystal, a phantom of the Dragon God flickered in and out of existence. His gaze swept gently over Gu Yue and Naer before finally landing on Arthur, appearing to hesitate for a moment.
Arthur's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately raised his hands. "I'm really just passing through! I'm definitely not here to steal anything!"
The Dragon God's phantom let out a human-like chuckle, a sound that seemed to transcend time, carrying a hint of relief.
In the next second, the phantom dissipated into specks of light. The seven-colored crystal suddenly split; a small portion turned into a streak of light and entered Gu Yue's forehead, while another small portion flew toward Na'er.
Only a tiny, almost imperceptible speck of seven-colored light remained, drifting gently into the center of Arthur's forehead.
Arthur froze in place as a warm energy flooded his body. His spirit power, which had been suppressed by the dragon's might, was instantly replenished, and his mental force in the Spirit Abyss Realm even showed signs of an impending Breakthrough.
That seven-colored speck of light hovered at the highest point of his Sea of Consciousness, forcefully pushing aside the previous guiding light that led to the end of the sea.
He quickly checked his internal state and saw the seven-colored speck suspended at the peak of his Sea of Consciousness, emitting a faint halo. It neither merged with his mental force nor dissipated; it just stayed there quietly, like an uninvited guest who refused to leave.
That seven-colored speck of light contained an extremely profound power that seemed capable of communicating with everything in the Dragon Valley. Even the surrounding dragon's might felt much softer when it fell upon him.
After pondering for a moment to no avail, Arthur prepared to ask Gu Yue. However, he saw that Gu Yue and Naer were both hovering in mid-air with their eyes tightly closed.
They were enveloped in a seven-colored glow that didn't seem likely to end anytime soon.
Arthur curled his lip and simply found a relatively intact dragon bone to sit on, idly scanning his surroundings.
The dragon's might at the heart of the valley grew increasingly dense, but it was kept at bay by the seven-colored light curtain surrounding Gu Yue and Naer, failing to affect him in the slightest.
Arthur casually picked up a pebble, and with a slight movement of his fingers, the stone was crushed into powder.
He could clearly feel the seven-colored speck in his Sea of Consciousness slowly releasing energy, nourishing his mental force. The warm sensation was so comfortable it almost made him squint.
"Tsk, the Dragon God's generosity is quite something. Even a random bit of benefit is this top-tier," Arthur muttered, his gaze drifting back to the two figures hovering in the air.
The gold and silver halos intertwined in a Binding fashion, faintly forming a massive phantom behind them. With majestic horns and brilliant scales, it was the form of the fallen Dragon God.
The vibration of the seven-colored dragon bone became more intense, and streaks of light overflowed from the cracks in the bone, continuously surging into the bodies of Gu Yue and Naer.
"I wonder how much longer this will take." Arthur was getting a bit bored, but he wasn't in a hurry. Mu Ye knew about his entry into the Dragon Valley, so it wouldn't matter even if he returned a bit late.
"Probably two or three months?"
A huffing sound suddenly came from beside him.
Hearing the sound, Arthur snapped his head around and saw a dragon soul about the same size as himself floating nearby.
This dragon soul was covered in fine, dark-gold scales, with horns pointing toward the sky like sharp swords, and a faint rock-yellow halo surrounding its body.
The seven-colored speck in Arthur's Sea of Consciousness suddenly trembled slightly, and a clear thought flooded his mind.
The dragon soul before him was a Mountain Dragon King named Yue.
"Yue?" Arthur said in confusion.
The Mountain Dragon King's soul was so solid it was almost indistinguishable from a normal person. At that moment, he was holding a dragon crystal the size of a millstone, munching on it with sparkling crumbs stuck to the corners of his mouth.
Hearing him, he stopped and bowed slightly toward Arthur: "Mountain Dragon Clan, Yue. Greetings, Mistress."
What does that mean?
Arthur froze on the spot, his mouth twitching violently, nearly slipping off the dragon bone.
He pointed at himself in a panic, his voice changing pitch: "You must have called me the wrong thing! I'm a man! A man!"
"Wait, what on earth is 'Mistress'?"
"It cannot be wrong." Yue blinked his dragon eyes and tilted his head, sizing Arthur up: "You bear the mark of the Dragon God. By all rights, you are the consort of the new Dragon God."
Feeling the seven-colored speck in his Sea of Consciousness and remembering the strange look the Dragon God's soul had given him earlier...
Arthur understood.
It turned out that the old Dragon God hadn't treated him as an outsider from the very beginning.
"Old man, you really know how to play, don't you?"
Arthur held his forehead and complained weakly.
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