Chapter 32

In the midst of lightning and sparks, a pure and mighty dragon aura, mixed with a dense deathly aura, surged out from where the boulder had been, spreading throughout the deep ravine. Soon, it crossed the ravine and spread upward. The already faint life force, overshadowed by the dragon aura and the deathly aura, was almost imperceptible.

Hua Xiajiu, witnessing this scene, changed his expression.

"Bad! This dragon aura will surely alarm the truly powerful beasts and demon races in the Cangman Mountains. We must leave here as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, Hua Xiajiu's soul consciousness surged out, probing downward beneath the boulder.

"Huh! What a large egg! Could it be a dragon egg, but why is there such a dense deathly aura?" Hua Xiajiu, who did not expect to find a large egg the size of an adult's head beneath the boulder, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Whether it's a dragon egg or not, I'll take it first and study it later."

Hua Xiajiu quickly ran to the boulder and casually put the dragon egg into his storage bag. Then he walked toward the square boulder.

The boulder was white, resembling jade but not quite, and resembling gold but not quite. When Hua Xiajiu touched it, a cool and soothing sensation spread through his arm, instantly permeating his entire body, invigorating his spirit and making him feel lighter, with clearer hearing and vision, as if he were about to ascend to immortality, so comfortable that he couldn't help but moan. What surprised Hua Xiajiu the most was that he felt his soul become slightly more solid in an instant.

Hua Xiajiu took a deep breath. This boulder was no ordinary thing; it was definitely a legendary heavenly material, and its grade was likely very high.

This stone, made of an unknown material, had the effect of purifying the flesh and refining the soul.

At this moment, Hua Xiajiu felt an unprecedented joy and excitement. This feeling was something he had never experienced as a robot, and it also indicated that he was becoming more and more like a true human.

Thinking of the powerful beasts and demon races that could arrive at any moment, Hua Xiajiu forcibly suppressed his joy and excitement. His soul consciousness enveloped the boulder, intending to store it in his storage bag and take it away.

The next moment, Hua Xiajiu's expression turned grim. The boulder could not be stored in the storage bag. Although the boulder was large, the storage bag had a space of five square meters, and there was enough room to accommodate it.

Hua Xiajiu couldn't figure out the reason and became somewhat anxious, his mind racing as he thought of a solution.

Hua Xiajiu's soul consciousness fully enveloped the boulder, leaving his soul imprint on it.

"Store!"

Hua Xiajiu lightly commanded, trying to store it in his mind, but the boulder merely trembled slightly and remained motionless.

"Could it be that I have to break off a piece and carry it away?" Hua Xiajiu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Clang—

Hua Xiajiu struck the boulder with all his might. The sound of metal and stone colliding made his tiger's mouth tingle and ache, and his body couldn't help but fall backward.

Looking at the boulder, it remained motionless and showed no signs of damage, indicating its incredible hardness, which left Hua Xiajiu in awe.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

This stone gave him a mysterious sense of familiarity and was likely the innate magical tool of the humanoid dragon corpse. The only connection he had with this stone was his body.

Thinking of this, Hua Xiajiu flipped his hand and took out a blood sword.

Swish!

The sword light flashed, and pale golden blood splattered, some of it landing on the boulder.

Without a word, Hua Xiajiu cut off a palm-sized piece of flesh from his arm and placed it on the boulder.

The flesh remained motionless for a long time, but the blood that splattered on the boulder was strangely absorbed, leaving no trace. This made Hua Xiajiu doubt whether the blood had even landed on the boulder. The same was true for the blood on the piece of flesh.

Hum—

Suddenly, a burst of white light erupted from the boulder, blindingly bright. Hua Xiajiu was startled and couldn't help but close his eyes.

The next moment, a clear but extremely weak connection formed in Hua Xiajiu's heart. It was truly in his heart, the heart from the humanoid dragon corpse.

As this connection formed, the boulder began to hum and tremble.

As time passed, the trembling became more intense.

Swish—

The boulder suddenly flew up, hurtling toward Hua Xiajiu at lightning speed.

Seeing this, Hua Xiajiu's heart turned cold, and he almost lost his soul, breaking out in a cold sweat.

In the blink of an eye, he pushed off with his foot, shooting backward like an arrow. However, the boulder's speed was clearly faster, catching up to him in an instant and hurtling toward him.

Hua Xiajiu instinctively let out a low roar, and the true essence in his dantian surged out, concentrating all of it in his right fist. Without hesitation, he struck the boulder.

The boulder rapidly shrank, becoming palm-sized in an instant, and shot into his chest. Before Hua Xiajiu could react, it had already entered and disappeared.

Hua Xiajiu almost spat out blood from the frustration. His punch, which combined his full physical strength and internal true essence, had hit nothing. This left him both frustrated and secretly relieved.

He had a premonition that if his punch had truly struck the strange stone, not only would it not have been repelled, but his arm might have been shattered and he might have been thrown by the stone, resulting in severe injury or even death.

After a dozen breaths, Hua Xiajiu calmed down from his shock. He then closed his eyes slightly and began to introspect.

Inside his left chest, the heart, which was twice the size of a normal human's, was now enveloped in a white light. The white light spread through his blood vessels, covering his entire body.

In a few breaths, from the large arteries to the smallest capillaries, everything was enveloped in white light. A strand of white light also entered his head through his neck, entering his soul sea and connecting to his soul form.

The next moment, Hua Xiajiu felt his spirit invigorated again, and his soul form slowly became more refined and solid. Although the speed was extremely slow, it was steady and cumulative, and the effect was significant over time. It was far better than soul refinement.

At this time, outside the deep ravine, deep within the mountains, the sounds of countless earth-shattering roars could be heard, and several astonishing auras were rapidly approaching the ravine.

Feeling the dragon aura and still daring to come. They must be extremely powerful prehistoric creatures or powerful demon races that have developed intelligence.

Hua Xiajiu knew that with his current Spirit Condensation Realm strength, he was far inferior to these prehistoric creatures and powerful demon races. Now that the boulder was stored, he dared not linger here.

With a whoosh, he activated the Wind Walking Technique, grabbed the rope he had left when he descended, and in a series of flashes, he left the ravine, heading toward the outer regions of the Cangman Mountains.

Fortunately, due to the prehistoric creatures rushing from the depths of the Cangman Mountains, their powerful auras were released without restraint, causing various beasts and wild animals to be frightened and run madly toward the outer regions, even forming a massive animal tide.

The powerful beings, including the powerful demon races, rushing from the inner regions, were only thinking of heading to where the dragon aura had originated and had no interest in the animal tide.

Therefore, Hua Xiajiu followed the animal tide, moving forward along the wide forest paths created by the animals, which made his journey smoother and even faster due to the lack of dense forest blocking his way...

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