Chapter 1388 - 1384: Using Me as Bait!!!

The Azure Dragon returned much faster than Yun Ran had anticipated.

In his hand, he held a compass that looked somewhat damaged, and the needle started to spin suddenly as it approached the Dragon Spirit.

"This is the only magic artifact that can locate the Fallen God Seed."

Dragon Spirit: ...

Good heavens, if it were any other time or place, he would have thought they were coming for him.

Yun Ran glanced at the compass, then looked towards the direction of the Dragon Spirit, not asking aloud, but the meaning was clear.

"You saw right, this compass has a special sensitivity to Dragon Spirits. Back then, when the Fallen God Seed fled, it devoured countless life forms along the way.

Several mountains that birthed Mountain Guardian Dragon Spirits were ravaged by her, and now those places have become barren lands.

The people of the Divine Hall chased her to the Deep Sea Forbidden Zone, and she relied on her formidable power to devour several Jiao Longs and countless life forms from the deep sea.

That battle caused innumerable casualties, and the power of the Divine Hall suffered an unprecedented blow, almost leading to the severing of their legacy.

But fortunately, a few elders from the Divine Hall managed to fatally wound the Fallen God Seed, and a trace of her essence blood got attached to this compass.

The heavily injured Fallen God Seed hid in the deepest part of the forbidden zone to hibernate, and the Divine Hall also became somewhat preoccupied, which led to this fragile peace over the years.

Recently, however, the Divine Hall detected signs of the Fallen God Seed awakening. If she isn’t captured in time, the consequences..."

Among smart people, there’s no need to spell out everything.

Yun Ran responded rather normally, but the Dragon Spirit struggled to keep his composure: "Are you saying that fellow devoured many of my kind?"

Though the Dragon Spirit himself had done similar things, having devoured several Mountain Guardian Dragon Spirits’ dragon cores.

But fighting among the same species is fundamentally different from being taken out by outside forces.

Suddenly, the Dragon Spirit’s body stiffened, clearly thinking of something.

He looked incredulously at the Azure Dragon and pointed to his own face: "So, are you insisting on taking me along to use me as bait?"

Apart from this possibility, the Dragon Spirit couldn’t think of any other reason.

The Azure Dragon didn’t expect the Dragon Spirit to be so keen; he had barely mentioned a fragment of the information, and the Dragon Spirit had already guessed their ultimate goal.

The fiery-tempered Dragon Spirit couldn’t hold it anymore.

"How shameless can you people from the Divine Hall be, trying to trick me into dying!"

The Azure Dragon felt a bit guilty, but once he discovered the Dragon Spirit, the first thought in his mind was that having the Dragon Spirit around would greatly increase the likelihood of luring out the Fallen God Seed.

The Fallen God Seed, freshly wounded and awakening, would definitely consume a large number of life forms to replenish herself.

What deep-sea creatures could compare to the delectable nourishment of a Dragon Spirit?

Back when he accepted this mission, both the Azure Dragon and the Bald Monk were prepared for sacrifice; as far as he was concerned, any personal sacrifice was justified as long as the mission could be completed.

As for the Dragon Spirit’s personal wishes, they weren’t really that important.

If the cooperation of the Dragon Spirit wasn’t required, the Azure Dragon and his team likely wouldn’t have bothered asking his opinion at all.

The Dragon Spirit was truly furious; why should he fill this gap, not realizing how easy it could be to die doing so?

What’s more, Yun Ran didn’t even ask him to do such dangerous things, why should anyone else?

"We’ve prepared extensively; there’s considerable assurance of your safety. Even if we all perish there, we’ll do everything possible to protect you!"

As he said this, the sincerity in the Azure Dragon’s eyes was unmistakable.

Yun Ran could see they were speaking the truth; although they used the Dragon Spirit as bait, they hadn’t treated him as expendable.

The Dragon Spirit, however, coldly sneered: "Extensive preparations? In this world, the two words ’extensive preparations’ are the least trustworthy; you don’t talk about the possible unforeseen events!"

No one understood the situation at sea better than the Dragon Spirit.

Back in the day, he had dominated the seas as a Jiao Long for thousands of years, yet there were many deep-sea regions he dared not approach.

The places known as the Deep Sea Forbidden Zone were never good places, and the Fallen God Seed who had thrived there for years wasn’t anything easy to deal with!

The expression on the Dragon Spirit’s face was as if his eyes and nose were not really his own.

If it weren’t for the cramped space inside the carriage, the Dragon Spirit would have already fought with the Azure Dragon.

Bah, these scoundrels are really out to fleece the lone sheep!

"First tell me about the origin of that Fallen God Seed! Your Divine Hall is considered the strongest mystical sect power around, yet it made you so desperate, almost severed your legacy?"

Yun Ran had a hunch that the Fallen God Seed’s origin was probably linked to the Divine Hall.

Moreover, the causality that couldn’t be divined was likely directly connected to the Divine Hall as well.

Some secrets, once revealed, shouldn’t be half-hidden.

The Azure Dragon paused for a moment before reminiscencing with a hint of emotion: "Do you know why the Divine Hall was built atop the Snow Mountain?"

Yun Ran knew nothing about these matters; she could barely glean the surface records of the Dream Realm’s history.

But who really trusts the news released these days?

Everyone knows that any news publicly disclosed must have been beautified and edited through multiple rounds.

Fortunately, the Azure Dragon hadn’t truly expected Yun Ran to answer; he was merely using these questions to segue into the next topic.

"The establishment of the Divine Hall was meant to bridge the Human Clan and the Divine Race. According to Divine Hall’s records, the Snow Mountain Peak is the purest and closest to God.

Back then, the world hadn’t suffered damage; the High Priest of the Divine Hall could simply prepare specific offerings to request the blessings of God.

That was when the mystical sect power was at its peak, and it’s said that during that time, even cultivators could ascend directly as long as their cultivation was sufficient.

Without relying on any altar or external aid, they could achieve celestial ascension in broad daylight.

The power of the Divine Hall had reached unprecedented grandeur, encompassing the territories of several dynasties.

Overall, back then, everything seemed to be thriving.

But somehow, a rift suddenly appeared in the world, and ascension seemed to become a mythical tale; even those altars struggled to function correctly.

The dynasties, deprived of Immortal blessings, faced relentless calamities, and the people suffered immensely.

At that time, an elder from the Divine Hall, under such circumstances, used a secret technique to petition the God..."