"Could there be something behind this?" Lu Chen swam over to the stone wall.
The wall looked no different from its surroundings, but when he pressed his palm against it and circulated his Dragon Essence to sense it carefully, extremely faint, intermittent rune light seemed to flicker within the wall.
"A restriction? And one related to the dragon race?" Lu Chen frowned.
This restriction was exceptionally ancient and obscure. If he did not possess Dragon Essence and the mark of the Dragon Soul Mirror, he would never have sensed it at all.
He tried injecting a thread of Dragon Essence into the stone wall.
The wall trembled slightly, and the rock patterns on its surface seemed to come alive, vaguely sketching out a blurred, incomplete dragon-shaped design.
Yet the design lit up for only an instant before swiftly dimming again, as though it could not be activated due to insufficient energy or the passage of too many years.
"It needs a specific kind of dragon-race power, or perhaps a key to open?" Lu Chen pondered. He tried bringing the aura of the Dragon Soul Mirror mark closer.
This time, the stone wall reacted a little more strongly. The dragon-shaped design remained illuminated for half a breath longer, but it still failed to open.
"Looks like my current dragon-race aura isn't concentrated enough, or the Dragon Soul Mirror mark isn't complete enough. Or perhaps some other condition is required." Lu Chen did not force the matter.
Whatever was hidden behind this wall was likely far from simple. A rash attempt might trigger unforeseeable consequences.
He memorized this location and its characteristics, intending to return and investigate if an opportunity arose in the future.
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