"Alright, since you put it this way, I have no reason to disagree. I’ll take you to the True Dragon Tomb now. The body of the True Dragon is buried here, with the remnants of a Great Creation. If we can obtain the essence of the True Dragon, we will undoubtedly undergo an incredible transformation." The Fox Spirit looked at Zhang Chen, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Let’s go!"
Zhang Chen only felt a blur before his eyes, falling into endless darkness, even the candle in his hand extinguished. But after thirty breaths, the Fox Spirit suddenly spoke, "Alright! We have arrived outside the True Dragon Tomb; the coffin of the True Dragon is just ahead inside the tomb."
As she spoke, a light illuminated the area for twenty meters around, dispelling the surrounding darkness. Zhang Chen followed the light and saw the Fox Spirit holding a child-sized pearl in her hand, emitting a gentle glow that dispelled the darkness before her.
"Is that a Luminous Pearl?" Zhang Chen looked at the child-sized pearl, a hint of shock in his eyes.
He had seen Luminous Pearls in his past life, but wasn’t a fist-sized one exaggerated?
"Hmph, you bumpkin! This is the tomb of an Ancient Divine Being, just a mere Luminous Pearl, what does it matter? Even if a Luminous Pearl is good, it is still a mundane thing. To us, it is as worthless as scrap metal. It’s a shame you’ve gained Extraordinary Power, becoming a Divine Being, yet you disgrace yourself by treating a broken pearl as a treasure. It’s truly embarrassing to our kind." The Fox Spirit chuckled slightly, her voice full of disdain.
Hearing the Fox Spirit’s words, Zhang Chen’s heart thumped wildly. Such a Luminous Pearl was worth a fortune, providing endless wealth and honor if taken out, but in the Fox Spirit’s eyes, it was just a mundane object, making Zhang Chen’s heart pound uncontrollably a few times.
He wanted this treasure too! He really wanted it! He didn’t mind mundane things!
The Fox Spirit, noticing Zhang Chen’s gaze stuck on the Luminous Pearl, chuckled and tossed the pearl to Zhang Chen, "It’s yours now."
Zhang Chen hurriedly stepped forward to catch the Luminous Pearl, not minding at all, holding it carefully in his hands. The entire pearl appeared light yellow, with a layer of light yellow mist swirling around inside, looking quite extraordinary.
"Follow me, let’s go see the gate of the True Dragon Tomb." The Fox Spirit ignored Zhang Chen admiring the Luminous Pearl and took the lead in walking forward.
Zhang Chen tore his eyes from the Luminous Pearl and looked at the dark floor tiles, seeing countless experience Points were diminished, nearly invisible, standing out in the darkness.
"Strange, why are there so few experience Points here?" His eyes were filled with bewilderment.
"Keep up." The Fox Spirit ahead noticed Zhang Chen didn’t move and said, her voice increasingly impatient.
Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows but didn’t collect the experience Points, lest his strange actions draw the Fox Spirit’s attention. The Fox Spirit was extremely astute, her intelligence was astonishing, and if she noticed anything amiss, it would be troublesome.
The green bricks on the ground were smooth, Zhang Chen followed the Fox Spirit to a stone door.
The stone door was large, about three meters high, carved with patterns Zhang Chen had never seen, looking very mysterious.
The Fox Spirit stood in front of the stone door, looking at the symbols on the door without speaking.
"You said before there is malevolence in this tomb?" Zhang Chen asked.
"Correct! After the True Dragon fell, its Qi persisted, its obsession and grudge corrupted it, and its remnant soul underwent mutation, a wisp of Dragon Soul lodged in the unending Qi, growing into something over countless years. Your task is to eliminate the obsessions and grudges and purify the Dragon Soul’s resentment and grudges!" The Fox Spirit turned to Zhang Chen.
"Purify the Dragon Soul?" Zhang Chen’s pupils contracted in response, his heart clutching, looking at the Fox Spirit with horror in his eyes, "What’s the level of this Dragon Soul’s resentment? Are you overestimating me? If I had the ability, why would I be dealing with you?"
"The light radiating from you is grand and sweeping, the nemesis of all soul-type anomalies. The True Dragon’s remnant soul, lacking a physical body, can lodge itself in Qi but is still within your restraint territory. When the Dragon Soul encounters your light, it’s like sunshine on snow, utterly powerless to resist. Once you purify the Dragon Soul’s resentment, you will receive the purest True Dragon Origin. Then we can split the True Dragon Origin, and we both can achieve great success in the future." The Fox Spirit’s eyes revealed a trace of fervor:
"Years ago, an earthquake occurred here, causing the Dragon Qi and Dragon Pearl Essence to leak out, allowing outsiders to gain creation, desiring to transform into a dragon and walk the flood dragon path. Yet within this place remains a wisp of the purest and most original True Dragon Power, though tainted by resentment, if purified, it is still an incredible creation."
Zhang Chen’s face was a mix of suspicion and amazement upon hearing this; his concern wasn’t the True Dragon’s Grudge, but the Empress Tomb.
Compared to the Empress Tomb, a mere True Dragon Tomb was insignificant.
"It shouldn’t be like this! Really should not!"
Zhang Chen felt some doubts in his heart, "Why hasn’t the Fox Spirit mentioned anything about the Empress? Is she deliberate or unaware?"
"I am currently in a soul state, and the True Dragon’s resentment naturally restrains me. But your Light of the True God is different; it utterly restrains the True Dragon’s resentment." The Fox Spirit looked at Zhang Chen, her eyes full of seriousness:
"If you have no objections, shall we begin?" The Fox Spirit’s eyes were on Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen looked at the experience Points on the ground, wanting to collect more Points inside the tomb and then raise his Skill Points before proceeding into the tomb. But with the Fox Spirit watching him closely, what could he do?
With things reaching this stage, there was no reason to retreat.
"Since the True Dragon is buried inside, I have Dragon Qi for protection, and I may not be harmed. Moreover, if there’s truly malevolence within the tomb, it means there must be experience Points and Skill Points, so I can take the chance." A gleam appeared in Zhang Chen’s eyes, his mind made up.
"You must come in with me!" Zhang Chen looked at the Fox Spirit with resolute eyes.
Even if there was a big pit inside, he needed the Fox Spirit to walk in with him. If she didn’t accompany him and expected him to charge in foolishly alone, there was no way he would agree.
"Of course, I must go in. Alone, you have no realistic chance against the True Dragon’s resentment." The Fox Spirit stated, "That flood dragon will transform, and once successful, the Dragon Soul will be drawn away, completing the flood dragon’s creation, leaving us little time. We must absorb the residual wisp of True Dragon’s Origin before that flood dragon transforms, else we’ll end up with nothing."
Upon hearing these words, Zhang Chen nodded, agreeing with the Fox Spirit, then turning to her, "Let’s do it."
The Fox Spirit, however, hesitated, her eyes on her body in Zhang Chen’s grip, "Perhaps you should set my body down? If anything goes wrong inside and my body gets accidentally destroyed, it would be catastrophic?"
"Aren’t you confident in me? If you’re confident, why fear your body being destroyed?" Zhang Chen smiled at the Fox Spirit, his tone teasing.