Chapter 462 - 339: Experiment 2

’Giant corpses...’

’Could this place have once been a kingdom of giants?’

Han Yuan’s eyes showed his surprise.

Even if he used the Second Stage of his Demon Whale Transformation, his body would be far smaller than even the smallest corpse here.

In this world, Han Yuan had never heard any legends about giants.

In other words, his guess might be correct.

The Holy Stone might not be from this world, but from beyond the heavens.

’If the Holy Stone is from beyond the heavens... then where does the Bronze Immortal Sect come from...’

’Could it also be from beyond the heavens?’

Han Yuan pondered.

However, he was currently in an uncertain Consciousness World, so he immediately cast aside his stray thoughts and began to explore this world in earnest.

Han Yuan moved forward.

Before long, he saw a giant’s head, standing alone on the desolate plains.

Its body was nowhere to be found.

’Could a great battle have happened here...’

Han Yuan felt that this wasteland was filled with an aura of death, resentment... and corpses that had died in horrifying ways.

It was somewhat similar to a battlefield scene.

Of course, the scale of the battle was on a completely different level.

Just then, the giant head, its eyes tightly shut, opened them.

The sight startled Han Yuan.

Its eyes were rotten and black, radiating endless malice as its mouth opened: "Du Laku... Du Laku..."

Han Yuan couldn’t understand its language.

But he could feel the venomous hatred embedded in its tone.

The next moment, the head’s mouth snapped open, and a white, bony claw shot out, lunging violently toward Han Yuan!

BOOM!

Without the slightest hesitation, Han Yuan transformed directly into his Black Dragon combat form and struck out with his Dragon Claw!

BANG!!!

The bony claw and the pitch-black Dragon Claw collided fiercely, and the former shattered to pieces.

Han Yuan seized the opportunity to unleash a ball of Dark Dragon Flame, which landed on his opponent.

The giant head was instantly set ablaze by the Dark Dragon Flame.

But it wasn’t incinerated in an instant. Instead, it flew into the air and charged at Han Yuan like a small mountain.

BOOM!!

The giant head was so fast it left a trail of afterimages.

SWOOSH!

But Han Yuan reacted in that split second, instantly teleporting to dodge the head’s charge before landing a vicious claw strike on it.

BANG!!!

Han Yuan felt as if he had struck a piece of tough rubber, but his sharp, sturdy Dragon Claw still left a wound deep enough to reveal bone.

Following that, Han Yuan and the giant head began a great battle across the desolate plains.

Collision after collision left massive craters in the wasteland.

The giant head was torn to shreds by Han Yuan’s Dragon Claws until not a single piece of its skin was intact, leaving it a bloody mess.

But Han Yuan wasn’t faring much better. His body had been slammed so hard that his bones were fractured and his Dragon Scales shattered.

He never imagined that a mere giant’s head could be so difficult to deal with.

"DIE!!"

Han Yuan’s right Dragon Claw suddenly accelerated, gleaming with a cold black light as he plunged it violently into the giant head’s eye.

Then, he activated his Dark Dragon Flame!

"AHHH!!!"

This time, the giant head let out a wretched howl as terrifying fluctuations of energy surged from its body.

Han Yuan’s expression changed, and he shot into the distance.

BOOM!!!

The giant head exploded with a deafening roar, and countless streams of dark Energy spread out in all directions like a tidal wave.

Fortunately, Han Yuan had reacted quickly enough to escape the blast. If he had been caught by that dark Energy, there was no telling what might have happened.

’What on earth did that thing say to me just now...’

Han Yuan muttered to himself.

He continued walking through the desolate wasteland of death.

He was subsequently attacked by several more giant heads.

He discovered that the complete giant corpses didn’t seem to reanimate, but the detached heads did. They were filled with malice toward him and would attack on sight.

Each time, Han Yuan had to fight a great battle with a giant head.

Then he encountered the most dangerous situation yet: a siege by three giant heads.

That battle pushed him to the brink of desperation, and his Divine Soul was nearly destroyed. In the end, he barely managed to defeat the three giant heads.

He himself was also grievously injured, and his Divine Soul became incredibly weak.

Even with his powerful Recovery Power, an injury like this would take a significant amount of time to heal.

Han Yuan knew that staying in the wasteland in his current state was suicide, so he had no choice but to leave for the time being.

.....

Back in the real world, Han Yuan’s eyes shot open, and he immediately coughed up a cloud of blood mist.

"Palace Master Han, are you all right?"

Ling Yunzi was shocked to see Han Yuan in such a state.

Previously, when facing the mental pollution from the Source Seed Shredded Meat, Han Yuan had seemed completely at ease.

How could he get injured just by entering the mental fluctuations of some Black Stone Powder?

"I’m fine..."

Han Yuan shook his head.

His face was now extremely pale.

The damage to his Divine Soul made his head spin violently.

Only because of Han Yuan’s incredibly strong will was he able to remain conscious.

Ling Yunzi hurriedly took out an Elixir Pill. "Palace Master Han, this is a Clear Wind Pill. It can heal injuries to the Divine Soul."

After thanking him, Han Yuan took the Clear Wind Pill and swallowed it.

Instantly, he felt a cool sensation spreading through his mind, and the dizziness in his head began to subside.

"Daoist Priest, I must return to my room and recuperate."

Han Yuan stood up and said in a low voice.

"Very well." Ling Yunzi nodded.

Han Yuan went straight back to his room, sat down cross-legged, and began to visualize the Eight Desolates Dragon God to repair the damage to his Divine Soul.

「Three days later.」

Relying on his Divine Soul’s terrifying Recovery Power, Han Yuan had finally repaired some of the damage.

However, to make a full recovery, he would likely need several more days.

’It was just some stone powder... and I almost died in there.’

’This Holy Stone is far too terrifying.’

Han Yuan took out the vial, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

However, the constant battles in that wasteland had given him new insights into the Eight Desolates Dragon God Observation Method.

’After I make more progress with the Eight Desolates Dragon God Observation Method, I’ll try entering one more time.’

Han Yuan decided not to go in again until his strength had improved further.

The mental fluctuations contained within the powder were too dangerous; going in now would be suicide.

’Right... It would be safer to have Ling Yunzi cast a spell to seal these two vials.’

’After all, this stone powder still gives off some weak radiation.’

With this thought, Han Yuan had no choice but to go find Ling Yunzi again.

After hearing Han Yuan’s request, Ling Yunzi didn’t ask any questions. He performed a Daoist Skill to seal the two vials containing the Black Stone Powder, finishing by affixing a Talisman Paper to each one.

"Palace Master Han, if you wish to maintain the seal’s effect, you must not, under any circumstances, remove the Talisman Paper."

"Otherwise, the seal will fail."

Ling Yunzi instructed.

"Alright, I’ll be careful." Han Yuan nodded.

"By the way, Director Liang has already made contact with the Celestial Moon Empire and the Great Cang Dynasty."

"The Celestial Moon Empire’s fleet will arrive in three days, and the Great Cang Dynasty’s will be one day later."

Ling Yunzi said with a smile.

"That’s about the same as our previous estimate."

Han Yuan said softly.

"Yes... So far, everything is going smoothly."

Ling Yunzi nodded.

"Let’s hope it continues to go this smoothly," Han Yuan said with a laugh.

"Let’s hope so."

"Palace Master Han, these are Moonlight Pills. Although they aren’t as effective as the Clear Wind Pill, they still have a decent healing effect on Divine Soul injuries."

Ling Yunzi took out another bottle of Elixir Pills.

"Daoist Priest, I couldn’t possibly accept this," Han Yuan said, waving his hand in refusal.

Ling Yunzi said earnestly, "Although I don’t know what that Black Stone Powder is, I have a premonition that what you are doing, Palace Master Han, will affect the future course of the world."

"So, compared to everything you’re doing, this is nothing at all."

"Please, Palace Master Han, don’t refuse."

Ling Yunzi said with a serious expression.

Hearing this, Han Yuan’s expression also turned serious. "Thank you, Daoist Priest."

With that, he accepted the Moonlight Pills.

After returning to his room, Han Yuan first swallowed a Moonlight Pill, then took out a brush and ink.

As more and more clues appeared, Han Yuan felt he needed to summarize them. He would write them out one by one to see if he could gain any new inspiration.

First, the Bronze Immortal Sect, the Source Seed, and the Source Seed Shredded Meat.

Then, the Holy Stone that suppresses the Source Seed, and the Black Stone Powder...

Han Yuan stared at the few words on the white paper, gradually falling deep into thought.