Unknown Secrets

In the Black Veil Sea, waves churned wildly. Not a single sea creature dared approach this area, for a colossal body was roaring there, dark red tentacles lashing the surface and flinging the billows into the sky. Anyone paying close attention would have noticed that the roar was brimming with joy—a cheer of freedom.

On Mist-Hidden Island, Adeline froze slightly. A faint shimmer appeared in her dim eyes and slid down her cheeks. Helen, beside her, was startled.

"What's wrong, Adeline?"

"Hope." Tears streamed down the Naga girl's face as she revealed a blissful smile. "I truly saw it—with the eyes in my heart."

At the instant the Holy Dragon turned into a crystalline pearl, changes occurred not only in the distant sea but throughout the entire Land of Hatred. The Tower of Glory blazed with light, and within its radiance, the outer layers of those solidified gold-and-silver "statues" rapidly melted away, restoring them to life.

The vengeful souls sensed that the most terrifying thing weighing upon their souls had vanished. Meanwhile, the awakened Shi Cuina and the Elementals stared in astonishment at the "Tower of Destruction," which was sending out rays of light in every direction.

Inside the Tower of Glory, the exhausted Shapeshifter was contentedly hugging the spatial ring his master had given him and snoring away. Naturally, the ring contained "thirty of each" kind of "good stuff." Chen Rui wiped the sweat from his brow again, deeply understanding the Holy Dragon's stifled grievance before death. A mighty pseudo-god powerhouse had not fallen to a Supreme Angel or the former Dragon Emperor, but had instead been reduced to ashes because of a glutton.

"Pseudo-god-level Dragon Force Essence."

Augulas walked over and looked with slight surprise at the crystalline pearl in Chen Rui's hand. Not every Dragon condensed Dragon