Chapter 638 632: Dragon Pearl

Hearing the beast's roars fade into the distance, Shen Haoran knew that Changmao had successfully lured the Spirit Beast out of Dragon Roar Valley. He wasted no time. With a flash, he dove into the valley. Tier Seven Spirit Beasts possessed high Spiritual Wisdom and would soon see through his "lure the tiger from the mountain" ploy. Shen Haoran had to get his hands on the Dragon Saliva Fruit in this extremely short window of time.

Upon entering Dragon Roar Valley, Shen Haoran was met with a wave of incredibly dense Spiritual Power. The viscous energy had almost condensed into tangible droplets. Cultivating here for a single day was likely equivalent to ten days in the outside world.

However, this was no time for Shen Haoran to be thinking about that. Changmao hadn't bought him much time, and finding the Dragon Saliva Fruit was the top priority.

Shen Haoran's vast Spiritual Thought spread rapidly through Dragon Roar Valley like a tidal wave. The dense Spiritual Power created considerable interference, hampering his search. Fortunately, Top Grade Spirit Medicines possessed their own spirituality. Shen Haoran quickly locked onto his target, his body flashing into a streak of black light that shot toward a pool in the center of the valley.

When he arrived at the pool, Shen Haoran froze on the spot. In the middle of the water stood a small sapling, a little taller than a man. Three translucent, greenish-blue fruits hung from its slender branches. A faint halo of light enveloped the fruits, and they looked absolutely magical as the sunlight shone upon them.

Watching the greenish-blue fruits constantly devour the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power, a fiery glint flashed in Shen Haoran's eyes. These were the Dragon Saliva Fruits needed to refine the Great Heaven Creation Pill. His luck was good—he had actually found three of them.

Shen Haoran leaped into the center of the pool. It was then that he figured out what kind of Spirit Beast was guarding the Dragon Saliva Fruit. Seeing several palm-sized Snake Scales on the ground, he deduced that it must be a Tier Seven Spirit Snake. It was probably waiting for the fruits to ripen so it could use their Medicinal Power to transform into a Flood Dragon.

However, the Spirit Snake's hard work was all for Shen Haoran's benefit now. He cut off the few branches and fashioned them into three wooden boxes, carefully placing the Dragon Saliva Fruits inside.

The moment Shen Haoran had collected all the Dragon Saliva Fruits, Dragon Roar Valley suddenly trembled. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power instantly dispersed as if struck by a heavy blow, rapidly scattering back into the world. It seemed the reason the Spiritual Power here was so dense was all because of the Dragon Saliva Fruit.

ROAR!

At that moment, the Spirit Snake that had been lured away by Changmao seemed to sense that something was wrong with the Dragon Saliva Fruits it guarded. It let out an enraged roar, abandoned Changmao, and rushed back toward Dragon Roar Valley.

Hearing the approaching roars, Shen Haoran had no time to spare. He turned to leave Dragon Roar Valley. If he waited for the Tier Seven Spirit Beast to return, he'd be in serious trouble.

"Wait, there's something good under this sapling!" But just as Shen Haoran was about to leave, Elder Yan suddenly stopped him.

'Something good? Elder Yan, how can we worry about "something good" right now? That big guy is almost back! If it corners us, we won't be able to escape.' Shen Haoran waved his hand dismissively and started to leave, but Elder Yan's next words stopped him in his tracks.

"If I'm not mistaken, the thing under that tree should be a Dragon Pearl!" Elder Yan's words rang in Shen Haoran's mind, and a scorching flame instantly ignited in his eyes.

"What? A Dragon Pearl!" Shen Haoran couldn't help but cry out in shock at Elder Yan's words. A Dragon Pearl was the crystallized essence of a Dragon Race member's entire life. Ever since the Ancient Divine Beast, the Cyan Dragon Race, had vanished, Dragon Pearls had also disappeared from the world. How could Shen Haoran not be thrilled to hear that one was buried beneath that tree?

"The condition for a Dragon Saliva Fruit to grow is that it must be nourished by Dragon Qi," Elder Yan explained in Shen Haoran's mind. "Although the Dragon Race vanished after the great war in the Ancient Era, some ruins contain leftover Dragon Bones. Dragon Saliva Fruits can grow when nourished by the Dragon Qi from these bones. However, those are just ordinary Dragon Saliva Fruits. The Dragon Qi contained in the three fruits you're holding is extremely pure. It's definitely not something that could be nurtured by the meager Dragon Qi from a Dragon Bone. It would require something with much denser Dragon Qi, like Dragon Blood, or even a Dragon Pearl."

Hearing this, Shen Haoran's eyes lit up. He summoned his Soul-devouring Sword again and, in a few swift moves, tossed the small sapling aside and began to dig.

With time running out, Shen Haoran used every ounce of strength he had. After digging nearly thirty feet down, he finally saw a jade-green pearl. He could even see several jade-green draconic figures swirling around on its surface.

'It really is a Dragon Pearl!' Shen Haoran's face lit up with joy, and he quickly retrieved it.

ROAR!

Just as Shen Haoran obtained the Dragon Pearl, a sky-shaking beast roar echoed from above Dragon Roar Valley. A terrifying pressure immediately rained down, causing Shen Haoran's expression to change drastically.

'Damn it, the Spirit Snake is back!' Shen Haoran cursed inwardly. The Vermilion Bird Wings on his back suddenly unfurled, and he shot out from the center of the pool, transforming into a streak of black light that blasted out of Dragon Roar Valley.

The Spirit Snake landed in the empty space in the center of the pool. When it saw that the Dragon Saliva Fruit and Dragon Pearl it had painstakingly cultivated for many years had been stolen, it let out a furious roar and shot off in Shen Haoran's direction. It had been played for a fool by a damned member of the Human Race. It was going to eat that wretched human alive.

The Spirit Snake was incredibly fast and soon began to catch up to the fleeing Shen Haoran. Feeling the ferocious aura behind him, Shen Haoran's brows tightened. He frantically poured the Spiritual Power in his body into the Vermilion Bird Wings on his back, instantly widening the distance again. With his Vermilion Bird Wings and the Nine Heavens Shocking Cloud Step, not even a Spirit Emperor Tier Spirit Snake could match his speed.

Seeing Shen Haoran's figure receding into the distance, the Spirit Snake behind him roared in fury. Its entire body turned blood-red as it activated its bloodline power. Its speed skyrocketed, and it instantly caught up to Shen Haoran.

'Shit!' Feeling the presence behind him drawing closer, Shen Haoran cursed under his breath before shouting over his shoulder, "I'm warning you, stop chasing me! Or the consequences will be severe!"

How could the Spirit Snake possibly understand Shen Haoran's threat? Instead, it took his words as a provocation. It roared in fury and whipped its tail toward Shen Haoran. The fierce gust of wind from the attack snapped all the towering trees in the forest below.

"You forced my hand! Elder Yan, get it!" The vicious force from the tail whip completely cut off Shen Haoran's escape routes. He let out a furious roar and charged straight toward the Tier Seven Spirit Snake. 'If you won't listen to reason, then I have to use force!'