Gu Yue Na was completely dumbfounded, standing frozen in place with her mind utterly blank.
How could Lu Jun's Ice Element be present on the Mountain Dragon King, who had fallen in ancient times?
Could it be that in that God War ten thousand years ago, Lu Jun... or rather, the Ice Abyss Sword, had also taken part?
And had stood against the Dragon Clan?
A string of unimaginable questions pierced her mind like ice awls, leaving her unable to fathom what shocking and cruel truth lay hidden behind it all.
She had originally believed that Lu Jun merely had ties to the Dragon Clan, perhaps even as an ally. Yet this fatal wound, containing the power of his origin, pointed toward the exact opposite possibility!
Gu Yue Na painfully closed her eyes. The Silver Dragon King's bloodline within her churned violently, while her chest felt as though it were pinned beneath a colossal boulder, suffocating her until she could barely breathe. An indescribable ache and sense of tearing filled her entire body.
After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes. Complex emotions flickered within her purple eyes before ultimately turning into a long, heavy sigh.
She raised her hand and, carrying endless compassion and an unspoken emotion, gently patted the massive, cold skeleton of the Mountain Dragon King before her.
She nodded to this Dragon King who had fought for the Dragon Clan until his final moment, offering silent respect and mourning. Then, she quietly circled past this enormous symbol of tragedy and mystery from the side, continuing toward the innermost region of Dragon Valley.
After passing the Mountain Dragon King's mountain-like remains, the view before her opened up once more, yet brought an even deeper shock. Behind the Mountain Dragon King, the earth had collapsed downward again,