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Chapter 1282 - Chapter 1282 Chapter 1284 The Cave

Chapter 1282: Chapter 1284: The Cave Chapter 1282: Chapter 1284: The Cave Faced with this immense Dragon Soul, Song Jian instinctively felt fear. It was the natural intimidation from a higher-order being toward a lower-level one, emanating from deep within the cells. Had Song Jian not been particularly strong, he probably would have been forced to his knees, incapable of standing before the Dragon Soul.

Roar~

The Black Dragon let out a roar towards the Dragon Soul. The Dragon Soul glanced at the Black Dragon with its crimson eyes and then inspected Song Jian carefully. Song Jian could feel the rage emanating from the Dragon Soul.

That emotion surged toward Song Jian like a tidal wave. Had it been an ordinary person in his place, just the tide-like rage would have thrown their sea of consciousness into disarray, and in severe cases, it might have directly shattered their mind, turning them into a vegetable. But Song Jian’s Immortal Body continued to function like a sea dyke, resisting the emotional assault of the Dragon Soul.

Although he could withstand it, Song Jian was not at ease. It felt as though a red-hot iron rod was being continuously stirred in his head, causing throbbing pain, and his complexion turned ugly.

At that moment, the Black Dragon also let out an angry hiss. Its wings spread wide, and as it opened its gaping maw to reveal its sharp fangs, a sizzling Dragon Breath began to gather at its throat.

The Dragon Soul glanced at the Black Dragon, and its furious emotion began to subside. Shortly after, the Dragon Soul also started to slowly dissipate, and the pressure on Song Jian gradually vanished.

Song Jian knew that the Dragon Bone Plain probably harbored many such Dragon Souls, acting in a guardian-like role. It was precisely because of their presence that so many colossal beast carcasses littered the Dragon Bone Wasteland.

The Black Dragon continued to carry Song Jian forward. In this place, they could no longer fly as high as before; flying too high would bring about an intense oppression. Although there was no hint of enchantment power, Song Jian felt there was a subtle similarity between the pressure in the skies and that of sealing enchantments.

The further they went into the Dragon Bone Wasteland, the more desolate it felt, and the temperature kept dropping. In some places, one could even see frost congealed on the bones of the giant beasts.

Among these cold wastelands roamed ghostly figures of roughly the same size as humans. These were poachers who had intruded into the Dragon Bone Wasteland and were killed by its guardians. Unable to find peace in death, their souls were doomed to wander the wilds. Over time, they would lose their senses and become bloodthirsty monsters, turning into a different kind of protector for the Dragon Bone Wasteland.

“How much farther to the Dragon God Altar?” Song Jian couldn’t help but ask. They had already flown hundreds of kilometers over the Dragon Bone Plain, an area vast and daunting.

Roar~

The Black Dragon responded with a roar. Song Jian could only feel an emotion akin to “we’re almost there,” but couldn’t get a specific distance from it.

“If only you could transform into a human…” Song Jian patted the Black Dragon’s head and muttered to himself, “I remember that the Dragon Clan all have the ability to change shape. I wonder if you’ll have that ability once you advance.”

Having raised a Black Dragon as a battle pet, Song Jian had deliberately collected a lot of information about the Dragon Clan. After reaching adulthood, members of the Dragon Clan would possess the ability to transform into other races. Typically, they could freely switch between their true dragon form, a human form, and an elf form.

Moreover, the transformed human and elf forms would possess the respective racial talents of those forms. Even if one were to use a detection spell, they couldn’t sense any anomaly in the body.

Only spells that could probe into the soul could reveal those dragons who had changed into humans or elves. Therefore, many dragons, after reaching adulthood, would transform into humans or elves to gain experience and expand their knowledge in the world of humans or among the elf race. Many historical books and folk songs have records of such occurrences.

The temperature was dropping lower and lower. Not knowing how long he had flown, snowflakes suddenly began to flutter down from the sky, and the wind grew fierce. The Dragon Bone Wasteland before Song Jian instantly became an expanse of white.

At that moment, Song Jian noticed that the Black Dragon had slowed its flight speed and began to descent towards the ground.

“Have we arrived at the Dragon God Altar?” Song Jian thought with delight. Although he had been sitting on the Black Dragon’s back, which didn’t consume much energy, the monotonous and dull scenery had sapped his spirits.

Soon, the Black Dragon landed at the foot of a range of undulating mountains. The Black Dragon held its head high, looking towards the mountains, excitement flickering in its dark gold Vertical Eye.

“It seems the Dragon God Altar must be within these mountains!” Song Jian mused to himself, tightening the windbreaker around him. He stepped forward, following behind the Black Dragon, making his way towards the snow-covered mountains.

After nearly a day’s trek, the snow had stopped. The man and the dragon arrived at the foot of a mountain peak, where a huge cave loomed before Song Jian. The cave was hundreds of meters tall. Standing before this cave, the Black Dragon and Song Jian felt insignificant. Song Jian looked ahead; the dark maw of the cave yawned like a ferocious beast ready to swallow him whole, stirring a sense of foreboding in his heart.

“Is this where the Dragon God Altar is located?” Song Jian patted the Black Dragon’s foreleg and asked aloud.

The Black Dragon didn’t speak but simply nodded slightly, stepping towards the cave. After a few steps, it looked back at Song Jian, signaling for him to follow, and conveyed a message to him.

“You must receive the Dragon God’s blessing with me at the Dragon God Altar. Otherwise, the pact of our war alliance will be dissolved!”

This message was clear and precise, unlike the vague messages the Black Dragon had sent before, almost as if there was an added system prompt.

Song Jian took a deep breath and stepped forward, following behind the Black Dragon. He hadn’t come all this way with the Black Dragon just to dissolve their battle pact.

“If I can receive the Dragon God’s blessing, that scene of being hunted by the Dragon Clan won’t happen again, right?” Song Jian thought to himself.

In the game, it was impossible to force a dragon to become a battle pet or a mount; if a dragon was coerced, the person who coerced it would be endlessly hunted by the Dragon Clan. Song Jian had previously encountered such a situation, but the pursuit was called off due to the Black Dragon’s acknowledgment. Yet, the dragon mark on Song Jian’s body never faded, indicating that he had not yet gotten the true recognition of the Dragon Clan.

Both the dragon and man entered the dark cave together. A faint dark gold radiance shone from the eyes of the Black Dragon, allowing it to see perfectly in the darkness, while Song Jian, who already possessed dark vision, could see everything clearly around him, even without opening his Vertical Eye.

“Young tribesman, I can feel the boiling bloodline power within you. Is this human the battle companion you’ve found? Are you sure you want to undertake the Dragon Clan’s trial together with him?” A grand voice echoed in the ears of the Black Dragon and Song Jian, causing Song Jian to jump inwardly, looking nervously around.

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