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The nine Dragon Kings had no objections to Xu Yuan's actions.
The small world of the Dragon Valley was adrift, and attaching itself to the Douluo Plane wasn't a bad thing. Establishing a channel to connect with Shrek Academy was even more beneficial.
For the dragon souls within the Dragon Valley, perhaps a hint of life energy could bring them a fresh start.
The dragon race couldn't remain buried in a graveyard forever.
The existence of the spirit entity system gave the nine Dragon Kings hope for the revival of the dragon race.
Thus, before fully implementing the dragon race revival plan, the Dragon Valley—this graveyard—should be infused with more vitality.
Even if all of Shrek's students entered the Dragon Valley to seek opportunities, so what?
The Dragon Valley wasn't lacking in dragon cloud energy.
Moreover, Shrek's overall quality of soul masters was indeed high. Entering the Dragon Valley would allow them to inherit many of the dragon race's legacies. Even if the dragon revival plan failed, the dragon race's inheritance could still be better preserved.
Yun Ming let out a loud shout.
Space shattered instantly.
A vortex of spatial energy formed, rapidly extending in a certain direction. In the blink of an eye, it seemed to resonate with the small world of the Dragon Valley through the Dragon Soul Mark.
The spatial vortex spread quickly, its other end rapidly approaching the small world of the Dragon Valley and intertwining with it.
Although there were spatial coordinates, the small world of the Dragon Valley was now akin to a wandering sub-plane, drifting within the layers of space. External spatial fluctuations might not be able to forcibly break through its plane barrier but could instead push it further away.
To open this channel, there were only a few methods.
The first was if the small world was fixed in place, much like when Xu Yuan and others entered the Dragon Valley's small world before—it had been attached to the outer edge of the Douluo Plane. At that time, Gu Yue and the others directly tore through the spatial barrier from the outside, achieving a form of "smuggling."
The second method required internal assistance; only by combining forces from both inside and outside could the plane barrier be opened and the channel established.
Unfortunately, the power mobilized by the Dragon Soul Mark strictly belonged to the small world of the Dragon Valley, not the dragon souls within it.
Thus, only the third option remained.
"Elder Tree, it's up to you."
Yun Ming whispered softly.
As his voice faded, the power of the Golden Ancient Tree flowed through the spatial channel he had opened, making contact with the small world of the Dragon Valley.
The third method involved reattaching the plane.
Since the Dragon Valley was wandering, it needed to return to the embrace of the Douluo Plane.
As the core of the plane, Elder Tree had the ability to reincorporate the Dragon Valley into the Douluo Plane.
Sure enough, as Elder Tree acted, the small world of the Dragon Valley was quickly drawn in, entangling itself with the laws of the Douluo Plane controlled by Elder Tree.
Within the layers of space, a small world flickered faintly, colliding with the Douluo Plane.
With Elder Tree's guidance, this collision didn't trigger any catastrophic disasters. After a brief spatial disturbance, everything returned to normal.
As the small world of the Dragon Valley reestablished its connection with the Douluo Plane, Yun Ming finally succeeded in opening the channel.
He stabilized a gateway on the far side of Sea God Island, far from the Demon Gate.
This gateway was modeled after the Demon Gate and served as a means to stabilize the spatial channel.
It had to be said—the effect of sealing in the shape of a gate was indeed remarkable.
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Top Floor of the Spirit Pagoda
Gu Yue abruptly opened her eyes.
She looked toward Sea God Island, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
The Dragon Valley had returned.
Moreover, it seemed that Shrek had taken action to reconnect with the Dragon Valley.
"Could it be… those individuals are planning to cooperate with Shrek?" Gu Yue frowned, skeptical of the nine Dragon Kings' decision.
From the perspective of soul beasts' development, cooperation with human soul masters was undesirable.
The Spirit Pagoda was the best proof of this.
What had once symbolized peaceful coexistence between soul beasts and humans quickly turned against soul beasts as human soul masters grew stronger. The soul beast race was exterminated, their powers analyzed, and a genetic database established, ushering in the era of artificial spirit entities.
"Still, regardless of anything else, it's good that the Dragon Valley hasn't drifted away," Gu Yue thought for a long time and ultimately decided this was a positive development.
As long as the soul beasts' revenge plan was completed and they regained control of the entire Douluo Star, the Dragon Valley would also fall under her control.
Perhaps at that time, it would mark the revival of the dragon race.
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Another Room on the Top Floor of the Spirit Pagoda—Qiangu Dongfeng's Secluded Cultivation Chamber
After being forcefully coerced by Chen Xinjie, Yun Ming, and Long Yeyue six months ago, Qiangu Dongfeng had been deeply shaken. For the past half year, he had been focused on cultivation.
Unfortunately, he had wasted too much energy on political machinations, and returning to cultivation hadn't yielded significant progress.
The spatial fluctuations emanating from Sea God Island startled him awake.
"What is Yun Ming doing?"
Qiangu Dongfeng clearly remembered a similarly obvious spatial fluctuation originating from Hai Shen Pavilion not long ago.
"Could it be… he's attempting another breakthrough, choosing the path of space?"
Did he intend to achieve further advancement by mastering spatial energy?
Qiangu Dongfeng fell into deep thought.
"Space…"
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Tang Sect
Zang Xin stood in midair, gazing toward Sea God Island with a deeply furrowed brow.
What exactly was Yun Ming up to?
"The last time he took a batch of soul-guided cannons, there was a violent spatial fluctuation afterward—but critically, there was no explosion from the cannons. And now, less than a year later, such a massive spatial fluctuation occurs again."
Zang Xin's eyes flickered.
Such intense spatial fluctuations…
The Tang Sect had significant authority in this area.
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Yun Ming took a deep breath, infusing his essence, energy, and spirit into the dragon-shaped gateway before him.
His essence, energy, and spirit suppressed the entire spatial channel, stabilizing the gateway.
However, no matter what, the gateway was merely stabilized—it couldn't yet materialize.
This gateway had been formed through Yun Ming's own power, and while it excelled at sealing and suppressing the spatial channel, once Yun Ming withdrew his strength, the gateway would dissipate, and the channel would collapse.
Although the Dragon Valley had reattached itself to the Douluo Plane, without a stable channel, entering the Dragon Valley in the future would remain troublesome.
Naturally, Yun Ming hoped to fix the small world of the Dragon Valley in place, granting Shrek the ability to enter and exit freely—just like traveling to and from the Demon Plane now—instead of having the numerous restrictions that existed during the Tang Sect's control.
"Elder Tree."
Yun Ming spoke softly.
He now understood that Elder Tree had been very active recently, never refusing requests that strengthened their side.
When in doubt, seek Elder Tree's help.
Sure enough, the Golden Ancient Tree released a surge of power, stabilizing the dragon-shaped gateway.
Yun Ming cautiously withdrew his strength and found that the gateway remained stable. He let out a sigh of relief.
"It's done."
He looked at Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan was beaming with joy.
"Master, are you going in?"
Yun Ming shook his head.
"The spatial integrity of the Dragon Valley is still somewhat weak. I'd feel restricted inside—I won't go."
Yun Ming had no interest in the dragon race's inheritance.
Though he wasn't deterred by bloodline suppression, his attitude toward dragon bloodlines was the same as Xu Yuan's—he didn't pursue them.
Xu Yuan didn't press further and instead took a single step forward.
Nine streams of dragon qi appeared out of thin air, encircling Xu Yuan's body and concealing his presence.
Wrapped in the nine streams of dragon qi, Xu Yuan encountered no resistance and entered the channel.
"Xiao Jia, follow me."
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