Tang Wulin chose to continue exploring because he felt a clear call from inside the valley. He had come this far, and he could not leave without finding out the truth.
He also thought that the reason why the dragon bones had decayed might have something to do with the valley's interior. As Dai Yun'er had said, ordinary dragon bones might erode over time, but not the soul bones, let alone the true dragon soul bones.
The most important thing was that he had gained almost nothing from coming to Dragon Valley this time. His seal was already very fragile after he had used the Golden Dragon Spear, and he was more eager to improve his strength than Dai Yun'er.
He hoped that there would be something worthwhile in the valley, whether it was a dragon soul or a soul bone. Dai Yun'er shared his hopes.
They cleaned themselves up a bit and set off. Tang Wulin led the way and Dai Yun'er followed behind.
They walked around the hills made of dragon bone powder and headed towards the center of the valley. As they walked, Tang Wulin felt the call growing weaker and weaker, as if the source was moving away.
He was puzzled, but he sped up his pace. He wanted to find out what it was, whether it was the dragon god and dragon soul he had guessed.
The reason why Tang Wulin was in this situation was because Gu Yuena had finished absorbing the Dragon God and Dragon Soul with her martial soul fusion skill.
The towering and fearsome colorful dragon soul had become almost transparent, though it still had its colors. Through its translucent body, one could see two crystals, one gold and one silver, spinning and chasing around a colorful heart.
Gu Yuena sensed the Golden Dragon King's aura getting closer, and she snorted softly. She hastened her absorption of the Dragon God and Dragon Soul. When the last bit of colorful energy was absorbed by her, the fusion girl who had been floating in the air opened her eyes.
She saw the Dragon God's Heart and the gold and silver crystals falling in front of her, and she remembered what Anping had said before. She had wanted to use the Silver Dragon Spear as the core for creating a small plane, and Anping had said that there might be something more suitable in Dragon Valley.
She finally understood what Anping had meant. But she also felt a trace of doubt. Even her Dragon God clone only knew that the Dragon God and Dragon Soul were here.
She did not know if the Dragon God's Heart had been taken away by the gods in the God Realm. Anping's words had implied that he knew about the Dragon God's Heart.
If she did not know that Anping was from another world, she would have wondered if he had been involved in the war between the dragon clan and the human gods.
"Why are you here!" As soon as Gu Yuena stored the Dragon God's Heart and the gold and silver crystals, she heard a furious voice behind her.
It was Tang Wulin, of course. He was very familiar with Anping and Gu Yuena's martial soul fusion skill. He recognized them as soon as he saw them.
But how could they, who were clearly not from the Tang Sect, enter the small world that was controlled by the Tang Sect? Tang Wulin was filled with questions.
As the girl put away the Dragon God's Heart and the gold and silver crystals, the faint call that Tang Wulin had felt disappeared completely. He guessed that all the anomalies in the Dragon Valley were caused by Anping and Gu Yuena.
He saw the girl's back and recognized her voice. Dai Yun'er also thought that someone had gotten here before them, but there was only one person, and Tang Wulin was clearly addressing her.
Dai Yun'er remembered the exchange match at the end of the Soul Master Competition. The figures of Anping and Gu Yuena's martial soul fusion skill overlapped with the girl in front of them.
The girl turned around and faced them. Dai Yun'er and Tang Wulin were both slightly stunned. The girl had not changed much from before, but she was more beautiful and more unfathomable.
Dai Yun'er had read the information about Anping and Gu Yuena. They were not from the Tang Sect, and they could not be. This was not ten thousand years ago. The Tang Sect would not accept people from the Spirit Pagoda.
Dai Yun'er was more horrified than Tang Wulin when she saw Anping and Gu Yuena here. Tang Wulin had speculated that maybe the Spirit Pagoda had discovered the passage to this place, and that was how Anping and Gu Yuena had entered.
But Dai Yun'er, who knew more about the small world, realized that it was extremely unusual for Anping and Gu Yuena to be here. They were both sixth-rank soul emperors, and the small world of Dragon Valley did not allow such powerful soul masters to enter.
They had only managed to come in because the previous guards had helped them force open the space. This was too shocking from any perspective.
Even though Dragon Valley was just a small world attached to Douluo Star, Dai Yun'er could not imagine how they had torn open the space cracks that allowed them to pass through, and suppressed the spatial rules.
She knew that the reason why they could enter and exit here was because of the formation set up by the Tang Sect outside. She did not know how Anping and Gu Yuena had done it, but she knew that the girl in front of them was dangerous.
She also thought of the previous changes in Dragon Valley and the strange situation where the dragon bones had turned into powder. She guessed that the source of everything was Anping and Gu Yuena.
But this was not the time to think about these things. She saw the girl's bright smile and felt a chill.
She did not hesitate to activate the dragon ball, and shouted to Tang Wulin: "Quick, activate the dragon ball. We can't handle this."
She made this decision because she had no confidence. The previous exchange match had left a deep impression on her.
She knew that the two of them together were no match for the girl in front of them. She was the martial soul fusion skill of Anping and Gu Yuena, and she was obviously much stronger than before.
Tang Wulin realized that this was Dragon Valley. If they died here, no one would suspect Anping and Gu Yuena.
He regretted his rude behavior, and quickly activated the dragon ball. But it was useless. The dragon balls did not respond, let alone take them out.
Simultaneously, Hei Yi and the elderly man, awaiting Tang Wulin and Dai Yun'er, witnessed an unusual spectacle. The luminous patterns atop the mountain were rapidly fading.
Uttering a curse under his breath, the old man swiftly shut his eyes to assess the situation in Dragon Valley. His expression soon darkened, and he uttered, "Dragon Valley has lost contact."