Master of Monster Synthesis
Chapter 197 - 141: When the Holy Spring Runs Dry (Part 2)

Chapter 197: Chapter 141: When the Holy Spring Runs Dry (Part 2)

"That’s right, these Battle Armors. Although their enhancement effect on the Unbreakable Realm is limited, for those below the Unbreakable Realm, they can boost combat power by a whole Star Level without question.

If we could locate the origin of these Battle Armors, it would greatly aid our research."

"Qin Shou, take me to where you discovered traces of the Battle Armor right away."

"Alright, Uncle, don’t rush. Shouldn’t we eat first?"

"No, take me there first, I’ll treat you to a feast later."

"That’s too kind of you."

...

The ruins of an Old Era city.

In the high skies, perched atop the back of a giant flying dragon with wings spanning roughly a hundred meters.

"The ruins of the Old Era. Is this where you discovered the Battle Armor?" Yan Bo asked curiously.

Qin Shou nodded, "That’s right. Previously, due to the Skeleton Giant Lizard’s rampage, we were forced to survive here for a few days, and I accidentally found the Battle Armor during that time."

Yan Bo was silent for a moment. He remembered hearing rumor of the Skeleton Giant Lizard rampage in West City, especially since he had sent the Flame Dragon to rescue West City back then, but he hadn’t expected...

Leng Wanbai also seemed to recall the Flame Dragon, her expression turned somber.

Qin Shou patted Leng Wanbai’s shoulder as a gesture of comfort.

"Xiao Bai, don’t be sad. The Flame Dragon dying at the hands of the Spine-eating Gu is still better than dying at my hands in the future."

He thought to himself.

"Uncle, let’s head down now."

"Alright."

A moment later, the dragon descended onto the city ruins. An invisible aura spread outward, causing every monster in the city to prostrate themselves, not daring to breathe heavily.

A Nightmare-level Monster, terrifying to behold.

Then Qin Shou led the two others deep into the underground ruins, to the golden Dragon Beast’s lair.

The corpse of the Spine-eating Gu outside the Dragon Nest had long since been stored in Qin Shou’s System Space, and all traces of the Spine-eating Gu’s presence had been erased.

In the messy dragon nest cave, Yan Bo glanced around.

"Was it here that the Little Dragon provoked the Manda Dragon Beast?"

Qin Shou nodded, "It should be here."

He moved to the depths of the nest and pointed at a massive stone stele, speaking to Yan Bo: "Uncle, take a look at this. What do these characters mean?"

Yan Bo quickly approached the stele, brushing away its dirt.

"These are... these are Qin Seal characters from the Old Era’s Qin State period!" he exclaimed in surprise.

"Qin Seal?" Qin Shou asked in confusion.

The history lessons of the New Century did not include records prior to the Republic Era.

As a model student of the New Century, Qin Shou naturally had to "seek knowledge without shame."

Only a few old scholars from the Federation could recognize such symbols.

Yan Bo ignored Qin Shou and marveled, "It’s truly Qin Seal from the ancient era..."

Then he frowned.

"Something’s not right. A stone stele from over a thousand years ago is preserved this perfectly? Not a single sign of weathering..."

Yan Bo reached out to touch the stele, his brows furrowing. "It’s mixed with Cosmic Meteorite Gold—no wonder there’s no trace of decay over time.

How on earth did ancient humans manage to forge this stele? It’s truly mind-boggling."

He turned to Qin Shou and asked, "Qin Shou, why did you think this stele is related to the Battle Armors?"

Qin Shou pointed to a symbol on the stele and said, "This symbol is somewhat similar to the markings on the helmets of those Battle Armors, so my intuition tells me it must be connected."

Yan Bo touched the symbol’s texture and nodded slightly.

"This symbol is the only one not part of Qin State’s writing system. Maybe your intuition is correct."

He activated his communicator, transmitted the stele’s text, and sought personnel to translate it.

Not long after, the translation was completed.

[When the Holy Spring dries up, warriors of agony will appear like lightning, and the sun shall be buried by darkness...]

"The Holy Spring, warriors of agony, the sun buried by darkness... What does this mean?"

Yan Bo murmured to himself, chills running down his spine.

"Is it a warning... or a prophecy?"

Nearby, Leng Wanbai unconsciously recited the translated text.

"When the Holy Spring dries up..."

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the stele emitted golden light in sync with Leng Wanbai’s voice, and the lair began shaking violently. Debris fell continuously.

"Not good, danger! Leave immediately..."

Qin Shou shouted. In the next moment, the golden light disappeared, and the cave stopped trembling.

Peering closer, the stele had shifted on its own, revealing a ghostly black doorway before the trio.

"Is this... the treasure guarded by the golden Dragon Beast?" Qin Shou exclaimed in shock.

"It must be."

Yan Bo couldn’t contain his excitement and leapt into the dark entrance.

Qin Shou and Leng Wanbai followed suit, jumping in one after another.

It was a more secretive, pitch-black cavern.

Under the light, within the cavern stood a stone coffin covered in bizarre runes resting on a high pedestal.

"Stand back."

Yan Bo gestured cautiously, advancing slowly as he began to open the coffin.

Inside the coffin lay a jet-black mummified corpse in repose, with numerous belts neatly arranged beside it.

"These are... burial goods?"

Yan Bo approached the coffin, refraining from touching the belts and instead fixed his gaze on the stone belt encircling the mummy’s waist.

At that moment, Qin Shou cried out in surprise. Yan Bo spun around abruptly.

"What happened?"

Qin Shou pointed to a black hole in the cave wall and said, "Uncle, look over here. It seems this hole was created by underground monsters."

Then he reached into the hole and pulled out a belt.

"Uncle, so this is where the Battle Armors originated from, carried out of here by monsters."

Yan Bo pondered and said, "It seems that there are more Battle Armors besides those in the coffin—many were taken out by wandering monsters."

"Alright, Wanbai, you two leave first. I will seal this area and call in a team to investigate further, to see if this place holds any other secrets."

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