Chapter 222 The Place Where the Dragon King Fell.
After a slight yet profound spatial fluctuation subsided, Kong Xuan and Gu Yuena appeared in a strange space completely different from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.
This place resembles a huge underground cave, yet it far exceeds the scale of ordinary caves, so vast that it stretches as far as the eye can see.
The entire space is divided by a striking, contrasting color scheme, presenting a stunning red and white hue.
On one side, it was an intensely fiery red!
The scalding lava flowed slowly through the ravines like a river, occasionally bubbling up huge bubbles that burst and splashed out scorching waves. The rock walls were scorched dark red, radiating astonishing heat.
On the other side, there was only deathly stillness and pure white!
Glaciers that have remained frozen for millennia cover the land, with huge icicles hanging down like swords. The air is filled with a chilling cold that freezes the air into tiny ice crystals. The ground is smooth as a mirror of solid ice, and the cold is so biting that it seems to freeze even the soul.
Red and white, hot and cold—two diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive extreme attributes—have formed a strange balance and coexistence in this underground space.
At their intersection, the energies violently clashed and annihilated, yet strangely maintained a stability, creating a magnificent yet dangerous scene.
The moment Gu Yuena stepped into this space, her delicate body trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Her stunningly beautiful face was now replaced by a complex emotion, her usual cool demeanor replaced by a deep sadness, reminiscence, and an indescribable sense of intimacy flowing through her purple eyes.
She didn't need Kong Xuan's guidance; her gaze pierced through the spatial barrier and landed precisely on the source of the red and white energy.
The familiar scent permeating the air, originating from the same source yet heading towards two extremes, made her instantly understand everything.
She took a soft breath, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly, yet carrying a knowing and sorrowful understanding of fate, and slowly spoke: "Indeed... the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King!"
As half of the Dragon God, she was extremely familiar with the aura of these nine Dragon Kings.
Although these two dragon mights had dissipated for countless millennia, leaving only the most primordial attribute imprints, she could still clearly recognize that they were the two powerful dragon kings under the command of the Dragon God, who respectively wielded the ultimate ice and the ultimate fire!
Their place of fall, their primordial power, over the long years, has evolved into the wondrous Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire in the outside world.
This space is their true final resting place, a silent witness to the glorious and tragic past of the dragon race.
Gu Yuena walked slowly forward. She stretched out her hand, her fingertips gently brushing against the cold, icy glacier beside her, and felt the scorching heat emanating from the distant lava. The sorrow in her eyes deepened.
The dragon race's past glory, the ferocity of the war in the divine realm, the fall of her compatriots... countless fragments of memories surged in her mind.
Kong Xuan followed quietly behind her, not disturbing her grief.
He understood that for Gu Yuena, this place was not just a secret realm, but also a heavy tomb belonging to the dragon race.
After a brief period of grief and reminiscence, all the fragile emotions on Gu Yuena's face seemed to be blown away by the cold wind, replaced by a firmness and solemnity befitting a dragon queen.
She slowly stretched out her hands, her left palm facing upward, surrounded by a fiery red halo, and her right palm facing downward, flowing with an icy blue cold current.
In an instant, the elemental energy in the entire underground space became violent!
Earth, fire, water, wind, light, darkness, space... all kinds of elemental energies of heaven and earth converged on her as if paying homage to a king, forming a seven-colored, flowing elemental vortex around her!
At the same time, a vast, majestic, and noble silver spiritual energy surged forth from between Gu Yuena's eyebrows like a tide.
It was not aggressive, but rather contained an ancient, shared bloodline calling and a desire for communication, gently yet irresistibly enveloping the core red and white energy source of this space.
Kong Xuan stood quietly to the side, not disturbing him.
He could sense that Gu Yuena was communicating with the dormant will deep within this land in a special way—an exchange that belonged to the dragon race.
Sure enough, as Gu Yuena continued to spread and call out with her spiritual power, this space that had been silent for thousands of years began to undergo dramatic changes!
"Boom—!"
On that side, the crimson world's lava river seemed to boil, violently churning and roaring, sending up giant waves of lava tens of meters high!
On the other side, in the pure white world, the ancient glacier emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound. Huge ice spikes broke off and fell, and countless spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the thick ice surface. An extreme chill that could freeze the soul swept out like a storm!
Immediately afterwards, two resounding dragon roars that pierced the heavens and earth seemed to have traversed the endless river of time and space, suddenly bursting out from the depths of the earth!
The dragon's roar was filled with antiquity, desolation, and a trace of lingering resentment and pride!
Boom! Boom!
Under Kong Xuan's solemn gaze, two enormous, solidified dragon-shaped phantoms, one red and one white, soared into the sky from the deepest part of the magma and glacier, as if they had broken free from the earth's restraints!
The two dragon souls spiraled upwards and eventually hovered in mid-air in front of Kong Xuan and Gu Yuena. Their enormous bodies occupied almost half of the space and exuded a suffocating pressure.
However, they simply floated silently, without making any further moves, like two magnificent sculptures that had lost their souls.
Gu Yuena looked up at the two familiar dragon soul phantoms and sighed deeply, her voice filled with endless regret and heaviness.
She slowly spoke, explaining to Kong Xuan beside her, "The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King have already perished in that divine war. The two dragon souls before you are the last remaining primordial power in the world, the manifestation of the essence of the dragon core."
She paused, her tone becoming even lower: "Unfortunately, after so many years, coupled with the severity of their injuries back then, their last trace of intelligence has long been obliterated. What remains now is nothing more than the purest source of energy and a trace of instinct to protect this place."
After saying that, she turned to look at Kong Xuan, her eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you."
Kong Xuan was taken aback by Gu Yuena's overly formal gaze and tone.
"No need to be so polite." Kong Xuan waved his hand, then asked, "What are your plans regarding these two dragon souls?"
Gu Yuena felt the instinctive closeness and respect between the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings and her purple eyes flickered as she pondered for a moment.
"They perished here, forming the precious land of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye."
"If these two dragon souls are taken away, this treasure land will cease to exist."
"Since this is the will of Heaven, let them rest in peace here."
With that, Gu Yuena waved her hand, and the two dragon souls let out two reluctant dragon roars, but in the end they still sank into the ground again, choosing to slumber there.
But Gu Yuena's actions did not end there. With another wave of her hand, two more beams of light shot into the sky from the lava and glacier, hurtling towards the two of them.
Kong Xuan could see clearly that these were two huge dragon bones, but when they appeared in front of the two of them, they had shrunk to the size of a human palm.
Clearly, these are two claw bones. Even without flesh and scales, the five dragon claws still radiate a cold light.
One of the dragon claws was covered with fiery red patterns and radiated intense heat, while the other was covered with a layer of ice, from which wisps of cold air rose.
Two pieces of dragon bone landed in Gu Yuena's hands. She turned to look at Kong Xuan and extended her hands to him.
(End of chapter)