C112 Dragon Soul System

As time passed, Zhan Tianming woke up from his stupor.

"What's going on?"

"Where am I?"

Feeling somewhat dizzy, Zhan Tianming felt as if he had been doing some kind of strenuous exercise — his entire body sore and weak.

"Young Master Zhan, you're awake?" Xiang'er's voice sounded.

Zhan Tianming turned into the direction of her voice, just in time to see Xiang'er walking towards him with Little Purple in her hands.

On the other hand, Little Purple enjoyed nestling into Xiang'er's embrace, using its nose to nudge at her chest from time to time.

Rolling his eyes, Zhan Tianming did not have the time to bother with that perverted pig.

At that moment, he suddenly recalled everything that happened before.

It turned out that he had fainted at some point earlier.

The pain he endured was far too excruciating, so much so that he even had the urge to kill himself.

However…

Seeing how he was still alive, wouldn't it mean that the fusion had already been completed?

Zhan Tianming's heart burst with the utmost joy, to the point where he even forgot to speak with Xiang'er. Immediately, he opened up the interface of the Divine Dragon's Supreme System to take a look.

Host: Zhan Tianming (Zhan Family Bloodline: Yellow-class), male, 16 years old.

Rank: Five-star Martial Practitioner (Nine Dragons Continent's cultivation system: Martial Disciple, Martial Practitioner, Martial Master, Martial Spirit, Martial King, Martial Emperor, Martial Ancestor, Martial Sovereign, Martial Saint, and finally — Martial Overlord. Every realm is divided into 9 stars.)

Experience: 5,870/800,000

True Qi: 1950/1950

Skills: Repent of the Azure Dragon...

That's strange, there doesn't seem to be any changes?

and so on...

Moving on, Zhan Tianming's gaze swept towards the subsystems.

He discovered, apart from the original few subsystems, that there was a new one.

"Dragon Soul System?"

Zhan Tianming stared straight towards those words.

A sense of ecstasy surged through his heart.

"Open."

Immediately, the interface of the Dragon Soul System popped up.

[Notification: The Dragon Soul System has been successfully activated for the Martial Emperor Realm. The host has successfully fused with the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon. The Dragon Soul System has been activated in advance.]

[Notification: The host possesses the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon. Would you like to inspect it?]

[Inspect.]

[Host's Skeleton: Skeleton of the Divine Dragon (Young bones, Upgradeable)]

[Skeletal Rank: Yellow Class (Rank: Yellow Class, Mysterious Class, Earth Class Heaven Class Spirit Class Saint Class Emperor Class, Divine Class, Supreme Class).]

[Description 1: The Skeleton of the Divine Dragon will automatically absorb Dragon Qi, collecting 1 point every 30 minutes.]

[Description 2: The Skeleton of the Divine Dragon allows its user to transform their left arm into the arm of the Divine Dragon. When executing the martial skills of the Supreme Dragon God, your power will double. The consumption of True Qi will not increase either.]

"God damn!"

Zhan Tianming could not help but curse.

The Skeleton of the Divine Dragon was only at the lowest rank, the yellow class?

Was this really the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon?

Are this truly the real deal, or is this just the skeleton of some snake?

System, are you joking with me?

Unfortunately, the System would not joke around. The information that was displayed on the panel could not possibly be false.

Fortunately, the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon was still young and could be leveled up.

It would otherwise be quite a tragedy.

However, it wasn't as if there weren't any good news for Zhan Tianming.

After all, the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon allows the system to automically absorb a single point of Dragon Qi every 30 minutes.

According to this pace, he would be able to obtain 48 points of Dragon Qi each day.

Though it was quite a small amount, it was certainly still better than nothing.

Furthermore, each time he activates the martial skills of the Supreme Dragon God, his power would double. Even then, the amount of True Qi he consumes would remain the same. Being able to double one's power was indeed good news.

"Young Master Zhan, are you alright?"

"Young Master Zhan? Young Master Zhan?"

Seeing Zhan Tianming sitting on the bed in a daze, Xiang'er could not help but shake Zhan Tianming with her hands.

"Ah? Oh, I'm fine."

Regaining his senses, Zhan Tianming laughed.

Hesitating for a moment, Xiang'er said, "Young Master Zhan, there's something that I'm unsure whether or not I should let you know."

"What is it?" Zhan Tianming asked suspiciously.

"That's right... It's about this stronghold." Xiang'er sounded conflicted.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Tianming looked at Xiang'er.

He noticed that Xiang'er's expression wasn't too well, as if she had witnessed something terrifying.

Knitting her brows, Xiang'er spoke after a moment as she recalled her memories, "It's like this. After you passed out, the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon also gradually disappeared. Suddenly, a large surge of energy burst forth throughout the stronghold. Other than the princess, you, and I, everyone else was killed by the energy."

"What?" Zhan Tianming was shocked.

His gaze shot straight at Xiang'er.

Wasn't the people in the village supposed to be freed after he received the Skeleton of the Divine Dragon?

"Why did this happen?" Zhan Tianming could not help but mutter.

Xiang'er shook her head, "I'm not sure why it happened either. Furthermore, not a single one of their corpses was left behind as they were immediately turned into dust by the surge of energy. However, the three of us were left completely unharmed."

Speaking of such, Xiang'er's eyes seemed to be filled with disbelief as well.

Zhan Tianming knitted his brows.

After pondering for a moment, he let out a sigh and said, "It's the seal."

"The seal?" Xiang'er asked with suspicion.

Zhan Tianming nodded with a conflicted expression and said, "Do you still remember what that red-clothed woman said? The Thousand Bones Stronghold was sealed, and the villagers here were bounded by a certain task. Now that they've completed the mission, the power of the seal ended up killing them."

Kacha, kacha...

Saying that, Zhan Tianming clenched his fists tightly.

His eyes filled with killing intent.

Who is it?

Who in the world would perform such a wicked act?

What was the purpose of the mastermind who planned all this?

And…

If he hadn't come here, those villagers wouldn't have died, right?

Zhan Tianming felt both guilty and furious at the same time.

"Humph!"

"No matter who you may be, I will find you and give you a taste of your own medicine!"

A hint of determination flashed past Zhan Tianming's eyes.

Half a day later.

Zhan Tianming had finally recovered all his strength.

Similarly, Zongzheng Wanyou looked much better, no longer seeming as distracted as she was a few days ago.

"That's right, Xiang'er, I recall how the red-clothed woman said that they could not go any further than ten kilometers away from the village, correct?" Zhan Tianming asked, looking at Xiang'er. He wanted to confirm something as his memories were still a blur.

Xiang'er pondered for a moment before nodding, "I think so."

Hearing this, Zhan Tianming concluded, "In that case, it proves that Nanqing Village isn't too far away from here. I want to go over there and take care of a few things before sending the two of you to Hundred Nights City. After all, this place is quite a far distance away from the city. I reckon we won't be able to come back even after three months."

Xiang'er had actually wanted to reject Zhan Tianming's decision.

After all, it would increase the risk of exposing themselves.

However, before she could say anything, Zongzheng Wanyou interrupted the conversation softly, "Alright, let's go to Nanqing Village first."

Hearing this, Zhan Tianming nodded slightly.

Seeing how Zongzheng Wanyou was finally able to speak, the worry in his heart lessened quite a bit.

With that, the curiosity that Zhan Tianming had been holding back rose up once again. He then turned to look at Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er.

"Oh right, just what kind of place is the Hundred Nights City?"

"And Liu Qingcheng and Long Xiaoyao, are you acquainted with them?"