Chapter 359: The Snake King Dragon Skeleton Carried Away.
“When ten thousand swords descend, the earth shall be utterly destroyed.”
Gazing at the marvel below the Grand Canyon, the Dragon People hunter was awestruck, immediately recalling this legend.
“Is that a snake? It looks like a snake… an ancient dragon. I have no records of it in my memory. Do the Dragon People have any?”
“Those old Dragon People always liked to hide answers within prophecies. I often thought, if they’d just describe the unknown clearly, perhaps there would be no more mysteries.”
“But alas, I later realized that for them, prophecies are like modern classifications of monsters. Their unknowns back then remain unknowns even now.”
The Dragon Person’s response made Master YuanYe raise an eyebrow. Clearly, the hunter was speaking in true Dragon People style, but he himself didn’t know.
“What a wondrous place, relying on the skeletons of these creatures as support… it’s like a miracle.”
Both hunters had traversed many hunting grounds of the original continent, but never seen such a place.
The only thing comparable to these skeletons were the ancient bones from the Ancient Forest and the old Mountain Dragon bones in the glaciers.
But those were dormant in their environments, unlike these… lifting the environment itself.
Snake-like monster skeletons supported coral reef floating islands, themselves becoming bridges connecting the islands…
Looking up, the sunlight became dim and hazy under the miasma, as if they were gazing at the sky from the bottom of the sea.
“Cough, umm, the miasma here is quite thick. I have a protection stone given by my teacher, so I can hold out a bit longer, but continuing further would be very dangerous.”
Even with the protection stone, Master YuanYe still donned his hood, goggles, and mask fully armed.
“Hmm, we won’t go deeper. Let’s observe from here. But really, would monsters actually live in such a place?”
As soon as the words left his mouth, two dark figures entered their line of sight.
“Yes, those are the monsters… two of them appeared simultaneously. Are they mates?”
The Dragon People hunter watched the monsters chasing and playing in the air below, expressing his astonishment.
“You’re talking about the shape-shifting monsters? They look like ancient dragons too.”
“Yeah, back then I also encountered the Golden Ancient Dragon, I even suspected I was hallucinating due to heatstroke, but I kept reminding myself in my notes.”
“They seem more like they’re fighting.”
“Normal monsters wouldn’t keep brawling like glue, it almost seems like foreplay. The larger one must be male? That’s terrifying size.”
The ecology of ancient dragons has always been mysterious. Now, observing multiple social interactions among ancient dragons, both were fascinated.
“Unfortunately, did the transformation really happen or was it my illusion?”
Until the two monsters disappeared from view, they hadn’t witnessed any transformation or mimicry.
“Being able to see this underground scenery already fills me with satisfaction. I’ll return to base. What about you? Still not ready to stop?”
“Just deliver my message back. It’s been so long since I’ve returned, I’m almost afraid to go back. When I see signal flares everywhere, I’ll definitely return.”
The Dragon People hunter shook his head.
Master YuanYe looked at him, thinking of her teacher who wandered alone in the New Continent without ever returning. She understood the temperament of Dragon People, having advised him many times already, she stopped advising.
She tidied up her things and began climbing upwards using her grappling hook.
The Dragon People hunter, however, continued along the edge of the Grand Canyon, searching for a way forward.
—Elsewhere—
The Flame Consumer flapped her wings; behind her, there was no more wind pressure chasing her, which made her feel relieved yet somewhat lost.
She had to return to the Dragon Crystal Land. With the energy of the Flame King Dragon, she would re-enter the competition in the Dragon Crystal Land.
Next time, she would definitely show that guy what she’s capable of!
After escaping the danger source and regaining freedom, the intelligence of the Extinction Dragon once again dropped offline.
Jie Jie wandered through the Valley of Miasma, eventually setting his eyes on a Snake King Dragon skeleton half-sunken in an acid pool.
This skeleton was the smallest among all Snake King Dragons, mostly submerged in the acid pool, and wouldn’t damage the structure of the Valley of Miasma.
After breaking apart the coral corpses fused with the skeleton, Jie Jie transformed into a Queen Mantis and began weaving webs as scaffolding, pulling the Snake King Dragon skeleton out of the acid pool piece by piece.
It wasn’t realistic to pull up the massive Snake King Dragon skeleton all at once. Fortunately, the spine joints of the Snake King Dragon skeleton were still movable, allowing it to be pulled piece by piece.
To the delight of the Dragon, the submerged parts of this skeleton weren’t locked by the previously overgrown land coral corpses, and instead showed signs of disassembly after being corroded by the acid pool.
In the ruins of the limbs and joints in the Original Continent, metal wheels were used for movement, whereas the spine of the Snake King Dragon naturally functioned as movable joints.
But how to transport it?
He hoisted the Snake King Dragon skeleton piece by piece, then transformed into a Giant Halberd Dragon to secrete sticky heavy oil.
After several attempts, Jie Jie loaded the Snake King Dragon skull onto the halberd-like head of the Giant Halberd Dragon, securing it with spines on his body.
“The old thing’s pretty heavy, huh? I’ll take you home.”
Under the astonished gaze of the Corpse Suit Dragon, Jie Jie carried the Snake King Dragon skull, dragging the long spine behind him.
By the time the Corpse Suit Dragon regained its senses, the Snake King Dragon spine was still stretching endlessly before its eyes.
Arriving at the cave he came from, Jie Jie started expanding the cave.
The road to the Valley of Miasma shouldn’t be too large; it just needs to allow him to pass through with materials, preventing unwanted creatures from entering the Golden Land.
Transforming back into a Queen Mantis, he lifted and dragged the Snake King Dragon skeleton toward the cave entrance, successfully pulling its skull into the path carved out by the Old Mountain Dragon, then transforming into a Giant Halberd Dragon to carry it back to the Golden Land.
At this moment, Nana was cooking soup in the Golden Land. The Iron Pot had returned and was resting nearby, turning its gaze toward him when hearing the commotion.
Another gaze came from atop the mountain rock in the Golden Land—it was another Fire Dragon outside the Iron Pot, small in size but alert and lively in its gaze.
All three gazes simultaneously filled with shock and caution.
“Cough.”
Jie Jie discarded the Snake King Dragon bone, rapidly shrinking in size as he transformed into a Fire Dragon flying over, then landing as a Flame King Dragon, causing the other dragons to relax.
“Roar!”
The Fire Dragon perched on the mountain rock excitedly descended, becoming cautious upon landing, carefully sniffing around.
“It’s Porcelain Bowl! Welcome back.”
Jie Jie also sniffed him, quickly identifying his identity.
Meanwhile, the Iron Pot proudly raised its wings, clearly indicating that Porcelain Bowl was found by it.
“Great job!”
Rubbing against Porcelain Bowl and then Iron Pot, Jie Jie turned to Nana.
“Huff~”
The Flame Empress Dragon picked up the edge of the pot, tilting it sideways to pour soup into the Yanque Steel bowl.
Having frequently cooked and consumed soup over these three months and receiving numerous enlightenments from Jie Jie, she had learned to share meat soup.
But she was still greedy. After pouring three shallow bowls of soup, she buried her head into the entire pot and drank heartily.
A harmonious family of dragons, except for the Snake King Dragon skull facing this way, its hollow eye sockets staring deeply.
It should have remained at the bottom of the valley.
