অধ্যায় একশো আটচল্লিশ: সোনালী দক্ষতা: ড্রাগনের শ্বাস

soul variation does not equal a corpse rising from the dead, as it turned out.

yu ke, who had just jumped down from the back of the double-headed dragon, had not walked very far before he turned back to check the situation and discovered that glowing white energy clusters were overflowing from various parts of the corpse. such a magical sight made his footsteps halt in their tracks.

the materialization of a soul? the characteristics of cave-dwelling creatures?

all kinds of guesses welled up in his heart. yu ke stood his ground, maintaining his guard while observing the morphological changes of the energy.

these glowing white fluid energies did not dissipate after leaving the double-headed dragon's body; instead, they quickly condensed in mid-air into a huge energy cluster with a diameter of about half a meter. bulges kept protruding on the surface, just like a kneaded piece of dough.

"are these the soul energies of the double-headed dragon?"

yu ke asked shengling, which had been trying to sense the surroundings ever since entering the cave world.

after all, as the former guardian of the mirror lake forest, shengling had a strong interest in this suddenly appearing region.

"most of it is soul energy, but it is mixed with some... uncertain, difficult-to-identify creatures."

shengling's answer was still somewhat vague, making yu ke quite helpless, yet he had no better method.

at this stage, shengling's power had only recovered a small portion, and the perceptual abilities it could unleash naturally had limits.

yu ke could only try to approach and observe, hoping that supplementary checks would provide corresponding information.

however, the deformation speed of the energy cluster far exceeded yu ke's expectations. just as he took a step closer, it had already begun to twist and transform, finally condensing into the shape of a strangely formed flying insect.

overall, it looked like an enlarged version of a hornet, except that it possessed two heads, each with a different surface contour.

yu ke did not get to observe carefully before this flying insect, formed from the soul energy of the double-headed dragon, approached the distant cave shadows at an extremely fast speed, disappearing from yu ke's field of vision after just a few turns.

"tch, still didn't make it in time."

with a vexed expression, he patted his forehead. if it were before, yu ke would definitely have chased after it to get to the bottom of the matter.

the problem was that his current physical condition was truly unsuitable for high-intensity movement. the blood flood transformation's overdraft on his body was extremely exaggerated, and even yu ke, who was accustomed to the wilderness, needed time to recover.

any ordinary transcendent would have collapsed into a soft-bodied creature long ago.

fortunately, the recording equipment was still working, and the relevant footage had already been recorded. it would not be too late to study it after going back.

anyway, the entrance to the cave world was right there and probably wouldn't close in a short time. after reporting this discovery later, the disaster prevention bureau would naturally send people to investigate it, and he only needed to sit back and wait for the information.

the battlefield returned to peace. taking advantage of the fact that no other cave beasts had approached yet, yu ke seized the time to collect the spiritual plants that the double-headed dragon had not finished eating, especially those spiritual fruits; yu ke did not want to miss a single one.

on one hand, the energy contained within them could allow him to quickly recover his state, ensuring he had the strength to return to the surface.

on the other hand, yu ke had also set his sights on the fruit pits inside. the new camp planning included a small greenhouse where all facilities reached laboratory levels, and he intended to plant it full of spiritual plants.

along the way while collecting spiritual plants everywhere, yu ke also casually checked the harvest of this hunt.

unsurprisingly, the double-headed dragon, as an overlord-class beast of the cave, provided yu ke with a golden skill that surprised him.

hunting target: double-headed dragon
[skill]: dragon's breath (golden)

the probability of obtaining traits from special hunting targets as trophies was extremely low. being able to acquire a golden-quality skill made yu ke quite satisfied, not to mention that he had witnessed the power of this skill with his own eyes.

the only thing that bothered yu ke slightly was that he did not have the massive physique of the double-headed dragon, nor did he possess its bodily structure. how should he release the dragon's breath? should he open his mouth and spit like it did?

holding the thought of testing it out, yu ke took a deep breath, puffed out his cheeks to simulate exhaling, and simultaneously activated the dragon's breath skill.

the destructive breath he had anticipated did not appear. the exhaled airflow was still normal, at most blowing the stray hairs on his forehead and causing him to cough a few times by the way.

this left yu ke baffled for a moment. the skill had already been used; what was going on when it had no effect?

after a brief thought, yu ke felt it was still a "personal problem." the prefix of dragon's breath was dragon; his exhaling belonged to a human's breath, and no matter how he thought about it, it was unlikely to release a highly destructive aura.

the only thing about yu ke's entire person that was related to a dragon now was the flood dragon blood within his body.

since the career label system did not specifically mark it as unactivated afterwards like when he previously obtained the blood flood transformation, it meant that he was capable of using this skill, provided the prerequisites were met.

yu ke vaguely had a premonition that if he entered the semi-dragonman state of the blood flood transformation, he might be able to make use of it.

he certainly couldn't try it now and would just have to wait for an opportunity to test it later.

after gathering the scattered spiritual plants and stuffing them all into the mark space, yu ke's physical strength had also recovered a portion. normal walking and drawing a bow to shoot arrows were no problem, so he immediately decided to return to the surface, contact the disaster prevention bureau, and let them enter the cave world while helping to transport the prey.

he left a positioning marker on the smartwatch's route map.

what yu ke, who had set off on his return journey, did not know was that at this time, the surroundings of the surface entrance were bustling beyond description.

the disaster prevention bureau's rescue team had already arrived at the scene while he was entangling with the double-headed dragon, launching search and rescue operations at the fastest speed.

it was just a pity that the progress was not smooth.

initially, the disaster prevention bureau wanted to use drones for deep exploration to first figure out what was going on inside the abyss, and then formulate a rescue plan based on the intelligence.

however, no matter how advanced the drone was, as long as it went fifty meters deep underground, not only would the signal be affected, but the drone would also inexplicably lose control, crashing if not careful.

the footage finally transmitted back was just pitch black, completely failing to find any valuable clues.

recording equipment that did not require a network signal could be used, and the transfer station on the outskirts of the forest had them for sale, but the problem was that without drones to carry them, with their existing equipment, they could only rely on people to carry the equipment into the abyss.

yu ke had fallen into the abyss and remained untraced until now; the danger can be imagined, and a slight carelessness meant a life-or-death crisis.

who would risk their lives to carry the equipment down?

just as everyone in the rescue team was about to have an internal discussion, anseli had already walked to the edge of the sinkhole near the rope-lowering device that was about to be set up, motioned for the team members beside her to quickly install ropes and recording equipment for her, and said in a deep voice,

"i am the leader of the rescue team, and yu ke is also my friend. there is nothing to discuss; i'm going down to find him!"

standing at the edge of the sinkhole, snow fell among anseli's bright golden hair.

she looked at the darkness-shrouded abyss below, her face pale, her hands clenched into fists by her sides.

only a single thought echoed in her mind: see the person alive, see the corpse dead!