Douluo: In an extraordinary world, with unparallel understanding!

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Su Yu was somewhat confused.

Although the land dragons were more focused on enhancing physical strength, compensating for the lack of energy, they still fell short in other aspects compared to the Dragon Clouds.

The cost-benefit ratio wasn't very high.

"This energy nourishes your physical body, while also nurturing your martial soul, and it even affects your soul rings," Elder Yi explained.

Su Yu's eyes widened.

"Really?"

He knew that the Dragon Valley had an extraordinary origin, and that the energy here might be different. Elder Yi could perceive things that even he hadn't expected.

"This Dragon Valley is quite remarkable. I estimate it was fully created by humans. Whoever did this is stronger than I was at my peak."

Elder Yi's comparison gave Su Yu a rough understanding of the situation.

There were god-level Dragon Kings buried here.

"These creatures' energy is infused with a very high-level energy. Under the influence of this energy, the world's vitality converges, condenses, and becomes solid, taking on many mysterious properties.

What's particularly interesting is that the sentient creatures here seem to be able to improve your soul rings," Elder Yi concluded.

At that moment, Su Yu had an epiphany.

Could the reason for the enhancement of soul ring age be the lack of sentience?

Sentience...

"Actually, theoretically speaking, as long as one masters the technique, soul rings should be able to increase in age over time through prolonged absorption of soul power.

But something was missing.

Now it seems that what's lacking is this sentience.

Soul rings are a product of rules. The essence of a soul ring lies in the sentience it carries, not in the amount of energy it holds."

After all, when absorbing a soul ring, doesn't the soul power undergo refinement by the soul master?

The energy of the soul ring itself isn't much; what truly forms and sustains the soul ring is its sentience.

Su Yu nodded in understanding.

He then began searching for living creatures in the Dragon Valley.

Of course, he didn't neglect the Dragon Clouds, absorbing them whenever he encountered them.

He quickly sped up his pace.

Before long, a month had passed.

After spending a month in the Dragon Valley, Su Yu had undergone a dramatic transformation.

"For my fifth soul ring, I should be able to absorb one that's at least 60,000 years old."

Although the physical improvements became harder to achieve toward the end, the volume of energy was overwhelming.

Su Yu felt that his capacity to absorb soul rings had increased by at least 20,000 years.

"With a bit more effort, I might even be able to absorb a 100,000-year soul ring for my fifth one," Su Yu thought, somewhat optimistically.

But everyone needs dreams—what if he succeeded?

In addition to the direct enhancement of his body, Su Yu's vitality was what gave him the most confidence.

His bloodline power had grown so concentrated that it had begun to solidify.

The Dragon Clouds, with their countless years of accumulated energy, were rich and potent. The results of absorbing them were immediately noticeable.

His vitality had been nourished, and his bloodline strength had become far more powerful.

Su Yu tried to condense this vitality energy and successfully created a solidified force of bloodline power.

Additionally, Su Yu's Blue Silver Grass martial soul had made significant progress.

Although its growth in life attributes was minimal, it had strengthened considerably in other areas.

His mental strength had at least doubled.

"Not to mention my affinity with elemental energy."

Su Yu had already developed the ability to manipulate various elemental energies in the world with his spiritual power.

The increase in soul ring age wasn't enough to cause a qualitative change. According to Elder Yi, each soul ring had only increased by around 100 years.

100 years was very little.

However, Su Yu had found a direction.

He hadn't been mindlessly hunting monsters for the sake of leveling up. Instead, every time he absorbed energy, he carefully pondered the sensation of how this sentience nourished both his martial soul and soul rings.

After a month, he had finally grasped a faint sense of it.

"Going forward could be a bit dangerous," Elder Yi warned him. "There's powerful malevolent energy up ahead. Too many high-level dragon species have died here, each one filled with resentment."

Elder Yi spoke with a tone full of emotion. What kind of event could have caused such a large dragon race to perish in this small world, harboring such resentment for so many years?

Despite the warning, Su Yu pressed forward rather than retreating.

Resentment? Malevolent energy?

Su Yu was unafraid.

After all, Elder Yi specialized in dealing with such things, so there was no need to be afraid.

Elder Yi did not take action to release the resentful souls. He could sense that this resentment also had its own purpose.

While releasing them would offer them peace, it seemed these lingering souls were willing to endure endless years of hatred, perhaps waiting for something.

Since he didn't take on the task of fulfilling their mission, there was no need to interfere with their final will.

Elder Yi only protected Su Yu but didn't dispel the lingering resentment in the area.

Su Yu walked for a long time until he finally came upon his first dragon skeleton.

The bones.

Looking at the huge dragon bones, Su Yu compared them to his own small frame.

Well, it was clear that burying the dragon wasn't an option.

He unleashed his vitality, directing his spiritual power.

Even under the influence of the malevolent energy, a few tenacious Blue Silver Grasses began to sprout from the ground.

Blue Silver Domain!

Under the Blue Silver Domain, each Blue Silver Grass absorbed life force and rapidly grew, quickly covering the dragon bones.

What had once been a desolate, lifeless ground now seemed to have a touch of vitality.

The dragon bones lay in the midst of the Blue Silver Grass, as if resting in a vibrant field.

A pure energy surged from the dragon bones and merged into Su Yu's body.

Su Yu smiled.

Indeed, this method worked too.

After the first dragon skeleton, he encountered the second.

Su Yu tirelessly covered each dragon skeleton with grass.

The energy contained within these dragon bones was far greater than the energy from the creatures outside. Just one dragon bone's energy was equivalent to a full day's worth of harvesting from the outer areas.

Time passed, and Su Yu had spent a full three months in the Dragon Valley.

After covering the latest dragon bone with grass, a surge of pure energy entered his body.

Feeling that his physical improvement had plateaued, Su Yu prepared to leave.

He had been inside for a long time.

Suddenly, an energy force intercepted him, pushing him toward a deeper area where more dragon bones were located.

Su Yu let out a bitter laugh.

"Ancient dragons, I know you can sense it. I'm not here to harm you, I'm just here for the opportunity."

He paused for a moment, then added, "I've been here for quite a while now, so it's time for me to leave."

After thinking it over, Su Yu said, "Alright, I'll do one last thing to help all of you."

Su Yu fully activated his spiritual power, and the life force within the Life Blade surged wildly.

The ultimate vitality erupted.

Within the Dragon Tomb, small Blue Silver Grasses were imbued with tenacious life.

The malevolent energy couldn't erode their vitality.

"Perhaps in three, five, or even ten years, they might grow strong."

In the distance, waves of energy shot into the sky, converging and condensing before finally pouring into Su Yu's body.

The physical limitation that had once hindered his growth was now shattered.

Su Yu turned and walked away, leaving the Dragon Tomb.

He activated the spatial distortion device.

The space shattered, and the soul guiding shield was instantly triggered.

Su Yu immersed himself in the understanding of spatial power, not wasting those three seconds of time.

In the sea of his mind, the "Void" character script gradually improved.

(End of Chapter)