Plop!
With a clear splash, Li Xuan's eyes immediately snapped open for observation.
The water in the Spirit Dragon Pool was extremely clear, and the spiritual energy within the water was abundant.
According to Song Wuwen's account, to find a large Spirit Dragon, the deeper the water, the easier it would be to locate one. Large Spirit Dragons rarely appeared near the surface.
As soon as Li Xuan had this thought, he immediately shot downwards towards the bottom of the pool.
One hundred zhang, two hundred zhang, three hundred zhang... It wasn't until over six hundred zhang that Li Xuan's speed began to slow.
At this depth of over six hundred zhang underwater, Li Xuan could already feel a certain pressure. If he were to descend further, just dealing with the pressure would be a problem. At that point, let alone protecting himself, he would have no energy left to deal with the Spirit Dragons. xxs12
"This is it, I hope I can gain something." Li Xuan's spiritual energy barrier lit up around him. After a low murmur, he released his divine sense, probing in all directions.
When Li Xuan stopped, he had already observed his surroundings and found no other disciples. Therefore, there was no need to conceal his methods at this moment. The best course of action was to find Spirit Dragons quickly for the inheritance.
In fact, when Li Xuan broke through to the peak of the Free Realm, his own sensing abilities had improved significantly. Not only that, but Li Xuan had also become extremely proficient in controlling his divine sense.
With Li Xuan's current strength, his divine sense could already detect targets tens of miles away within the Spirit Dragon Pool. At a depth of over six hundred zhang in the Spirit Dragon Pool, Li Xuan believed his divine sense would surely bring him good news.
As time ticked by, the detection range of Li Xuan's divine sense gradually extended further.
At this moment, Li Xuan's brow furrowed. He had already probed twenty miles away and found no Spirit Dragon. This deviated somewhat from Song Wuwen's words.
Hoo!
A moment later, Li Xuan withdrew his divine sense and rubbed his temples, appearing somewhat fatigued. After all, the exertion of divine sense relied on one's spiritual energy. The stronger the soul force, the stronger the divine sense. However, even so, it could not be maintained for too long, as it would cause significant damage to the soul.
"Could my method be wrong?" Li Xuan muttered, then looked down at the seemingly bottomless Spirit Dragon Pool. A hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and he continued to descend.
Ten zhang, twenty zhang... Ninety zhang, one hundred zhang!
After descending another hundred zhang, Li Xuan's figure stopped. At this point, the water pressure in the Spirit Dragon Pool had already forced Li Xuan to expend one-tenth of his spiritual energy to resist.
At this moment, Li Xuan also felt the spiritual energy in the more than seven hundred zhang deep water to be even more potent. Merely taking a breath replenished his spiritual energy consumption.
"I can't descend any further. If I continue to descend, my physical body might not be able to withstand it. At this point, I can only search at this depth." Li Xuan thought to himself, then with a thought, he unleashed his divine sense once more.
This time, there was a hint of nervousness on Li Xuan's face. If he still couldn't find a Spirit Dragon, Li Xuan would have to consider descending further.
Time slowly passed, and Li Xuan's complexion turned somewhat pale, clearly due to the excessive consumption of soul force.
Hoo!
Two minutes later, Li Xuan's eyes suddenly opened, and he let out a heavy sigh of relief.
However, a smile now appeared on Li Xuan's face. This time, his divine sense had not disappointed him.
More than thirty miles away from Li Xuan, there were indeed several Spirit Dragons. Furthermore, according to his senses, one of these Spirit Dragons had reached over five hundred zhang. This was highly consistent with Li Xuan's initial goal.
After a brief period of adjustment, Li Xuan's figure moved, and he shot towards the location of the sensed Spirit Dragons.
"Is this a Spirit Dragon?" Li Xuan murmured as he looked at the four Spirit Dragons entwined and breathing before him.
Gazing at the Spirit Dragon in the center, which was over five hundred zhang long, Li Xuan's eyes gradually focused. Besides the central Spirit Dragon, the other three were only two to three hundred zhang long. They posed no threat to Li Xuan.
"I can't hold back. I must act quickly. Otherwise, if I attract the attention of others, it will be troublesome for me to obtain this five-hundred-zhang Spirit Dragon."
Li Xuan's mind raced. He took a deep breath, retracted his spiritual energy barrier into his body, and then swiftly shot towards the four Spirit Dragons.
Roar!
As if sensing the danger, the five-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragon suddenly let out a dragon's roar, and a wave of water rapidly shot towards Li Xuan.
Such powerful sensing!
Seeing this, Li Xuan knew his whereabouts had been exposed. Since it had come to this, Li Xuan no longer concealed his figure. His body flashed with spiritual light, and his speed increased significantly. Then, he clenched his left fist and punched at the Spirit Dragon.
"Overlord Fist Unrivaled!"
Bang!
Li Xuan chose a more powerful attack when he struck. With this punch from Li Xuan, the three two-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragons dissipated into the pool water. As for the five-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragon, it now appeared listless, as if greatly injured.
Seeing this, Li Xuan was overjoyed and quickly shot towards the five-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragon.
Roar!
Just as Li Xuan was about to approach the five-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragon, the Spirit Dragon, which had seemed like an injured prey awaiting slaughter, suddenly flashed with spiritual light and rapidly recovered. It then unleashed a tail sweep, which struck Li Xuan squarely.
"Cough cough... Damn it, I was still careless." Li Xuan, who had been sent flying by the tail sweep, endured the churning of blood and qi within him and let out a wry smile. When Li Xuan looked at the Spirit Dragon again, his expression became somewhat helpless.
Who would have thought that the Spirit Dragon, which was previously only five hundred zhang, had now grown to a full six hundred zhang?
Li Xuan squinted his eyes. Around the body of this Spirit Dragon, a very similar aura was merging into its body. It was evident that the three previously vanished Spirit Dragons had now been absorbed by this Spirit Dragon, leading to such a change.
Looking at the Spirit Dragon, which was still absorbing the remaining less than one-third of the aura, Li Xuan's eyes flickered with hesitation.
If he continued to attack, he would likely expend too much energy. Moreover, his previous actions had probably attracted the attention of many people.
However, Li Xuan was reluctant to give up at this point. Li Xuan could tell that Spirit Dragons were extremely difficult to find; otherwise, the Green Hall would not have set a one-month deadline.
"Hmm? I didn't expect your luck to be so good. You actually found a six-hundred-zhang long Spirit Dragon for me. From the looks of it, it seems to have just been promoted. Li Xuan, Li Xuan, should I thank you properly, or send you on your way?"
Just as Li Xuan was hesitating, a voice suddenly rang out and entered Li Xuan's ears.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuan's face turned extremely grim. Everything he had done had become a wedding dress for someone else.
And that person was Qiu Shaolong, who had a grudge with him.
However, Li Xuan also felt a sense of relief. If he had already begun fighting with this Spirit Dragon, he would have been in an even more passive situation.
After all, although there were rules against malicious killing, injuring others was not included in the rules. If Qiu Shaolong had ambushed him, not only would Li Xuan not get this Spirit Dragon, but he might also lose this opportunity.
"One day, I will make you repay me doubly." Looking at Qiu Shaolong slowly striding over, Li Xuan knew he had no chance to contend for this Spirit Dragon. He suppressed his inner unwillingness and his figure moved, swiftly shooting towards the distance.
Li Xuan knew clearly that due to the rules, he could not kill Qiu Shaolong. Moreover, once he attacked, he would undoubtedly expend a great deal of energy. At this moment, choosing to leave was undoubtedly the best option.
Qiu Shaolong did not stop Li Xuan's departure.
However, as he watched Li Xuan's retreating figure, a slight smirk flashed across Qiu Shaolong's lips, filled with mockery: "If not for the rules, you would probably be a dead man by now!"
"However, this Spirit Dragon suits me quite well. Li Xuan, Li Xuan, did your senior brothers not tell you that the Spirit Dragons remaining in the Spirit Dragon Pool are already few in number?"