Today's first update: Chapter 1148! 2/5!
"A person wearing the Martial King Crown can activate its formation to preserve their life when facing a life-or-death crisis..."
Those were Sima Dai's original words, but after Xu Kun put on the Martial King Crown, he had studied it as well and found no formation within it at all!
Nor did he know how to activate it!
Of course, he had never taken it too seriously in the first place. Confident in his own strength, he believed there would be few opportunities to use such a life-saving measure!
Yet now, he had been considering using the Life-Saving Hair his senior brother had given him, only for that plan to be shelved due to the self-sacrifice of two divine artifacts!
As he wracked his brains for a solution, his gaze eventually fell upon the Martial King Crown!
Could it only be activated passively?
If the Martial King could not save himself until he had reached the end of the road, would that not be a complete loss of face?
"Since I am the Martial King, though I have not yet fallen into a deathtrap today, Martial King Crown, fight alongside me!"
Xu Kun roared inwardly. To his surprise, the golden dragon patterns woven from incomparably precious Gold Silk on the Martial King Crown began to shine brilliantly!
It reacted!
At once, Xu Kun felt the scorching heat throughout his body slowly recede. The Martial King Crown pressed against his flesh transmitted a cool sensation!
Then, a surge of power that did not belong to him erupted forth!
The Martial King descended!
Boom!
The furnace around Xu Kun exploded, turning into dancing clumps of fire!
Before Zhu Jiu's widened eyes, a giant rose from the ground!
A king's crown upon his head, a dragon