Chapter 455 - 336: Investigation

RUMBLE!!

Han Yuan and the Tree-man Monster began a frenzied battle in the garden.

After Han Yuan Mutated into his Black Dragon form, his strength became monstrously immense, and his Dragon Scales were terrifyingly hard.

The Tree-man Monster’s attacks were much more monotonous. It continuously manipulated a mass of vines, trying to entangle and bind Han Yuan.

But Han Yuan’s Dragon Claws were sharp and deadly. Slashing through the air, they relentlessly tore the vines to shreds while also landing on the Tree-man Monster’s body in an attempt to rip it apart completely.

But the Tree-man Monster’s body was also bizarre. Its surface wasn’t particularly tough, yet every time Han Yuan inflicted a wound, it would heal in less than a breath’s time.

An incredibly terrifying Recovery Power.

This was a characteristic of Evil Demon Seeds and Source Evil Seeds.

He hadn’t expected it to possess these traits even within the Consciousness World.

However, Han Yuan had fought Source Evil Seeds and Evil Demon Seeds too many times; he knew how to deal with them.

He had to unleash a devastating move that exceeded the limits of its recovery to inflict any real damage.

Otherwise, everything else was a waste of time.

BAM!

Han Yuan threw a powerful roundhouse kick, as if to shatter a mountain, and landed it squarely on the Tree-man Monster, sending it flying over a dozen meters.

This was the moment Han Yuan had been waiting for.

"Black Dragon Fluctuation Fist!!!"

Han Yuan leaped into the air, plummeting toward the falling Tree-man Monster.

An indescribable, violent Evil Qi erupted from Han Yuan, transforming into a ferocious Black Dragon.

From a distance, it looked as if a ferocious Black Dragon was extending a massive Dragon Claw from the heavens, reaching down to grab the Tree-man Monster!

A world-ending wave of destruction spread wantonly through the void.

The Tree-man Monster seemed to sense the danger. Its entire body stood still and rapidly transformed into a twisted, rotting old tree. Its bark took on a strange, cold luster, like glass.

BOOM!!!

As the pitch-black Dragon Claw descended.

A massive shockwave ravaged the entire garden, overturning everything.

All the plants, flowers, and even the swing set were obliterated in an instant.

The whole garden shook violently, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Then, a series of terrifying tremors began to sound out one after another.

It was as if an Ancient God was swinging a hammer, forging iron.

The entire estate was shaking.

After more than a dozen tremors subsided.

The little girl was smart and had hidden far away. She only approached after the tremors stopped.

She saw that her garden had become a massive, deep crater.

The "uncle" was standing in the crater, gasping for breath, looking exhausted.

As for the "big sister" who had turned into a monster, she had vanished, gone somewhere unknown.

Han Yuan looked at the puddle of bloody mud beneath his feet. A ball of Dark Dragon Flame slowly materialized in his right hand.

This was one of the special offensive techniques of the Eight Desolates Dragon God Observation Method.

The Dragon Flame was one such technique—a Black Flame Dragon Flame coalesced from his own Evil Qi, it was extremely effective against Evil Spirits.

He gave a light wave of his right hand.

The ball of Dark Dragon Flame fell into the puddle of bloody mud.

SIZZLE~~~

An extremely foul, burnt stench arose.

Along with it came a series of wails.

A dozen or so seconds later.

The puddle of bloody mud was finally burned away completely.

Han Yuan looked up at the little girl and gave a faint smile.

...

「In the real world.」

Han Yuan and Yan Qingyu opened their eyes at the same time.

Ling Yunzi, who was standing watch as their Protector, saw this but did not rush to ask questions.

This was despite the fact that a full day and night had passed since he had cast his spell.

He knew Han Yuan must have discovered something in Yan Qingyu’s Sea of Consciousness to have been gone for so long.

After his consciousness returned to his body, Han Yuan’s gaze was profound, as if he were deep in thought.

Yan Qingyu wore the same expression.

For a moment, the quiet room was exceptionally still.

After a while, Yan Qingyu said seriously, "Han Yuan, thank you for what you’ve done."

"If it weren’t for you... I’m afraid I would have been completely corrupted by that source of pollution..."

Han Yuan paused for a moment. He had heard those words before, in the Sea of Consciousness.

He smiled. "The source of pollution already said that for you."

Yan Qingyu shook her head. "That was it... This is me."

Han Yuan smiled. "It seems you’ve completely woken up."

Yan Qingyu nodded. "Yes... My consciousness has returned to normal now."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yunzi finally spoke up. "You two, can you tell me what happened now?"

"I’ll explain," Han Yuan said, and proceeded to recount the events.

After listening, Ling Yunzi couldn’t help but frown.

"That night... besides Miss Yan, many other Martial Artists participated in that battle."

"Among them, could others have been polluted as well... and we just haven’t discovered it yet?"

The more Ling Yunzi thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

At the same time, he was immensely grateful.

Thankfully, Han Yuan had discovered this.

Otherwise, when they attacked Glazed Island, these polluted individuals could have inflicted devastating damage on them.

"It’s very likely..."

"But the number shouldn’t be too high."

"I can sense that this kind of mental pollution must also be very damaging to the Source Seed Shredded Meat."

"That’s because it has to split off a wisp of its own spirit."

"The Source Seed Shredded Meat itself is just a tiny fragment. It shouldn’t be able to split off much Spiritual Power."

"Otherwise, it would become an unconscious being itself."

Han Yuan analyzed.

Just now, when he used the Dark Dragon Flame to completely incinerate the source of pollution, he had felt an incredibly faint and indescribable spiritual fluctuation.

"That’s a relief, then..."