A Sincere Heart, a Compassionate Heart, and Reverence for the Dead

Three days later.

"Finally found it!"

Standing in a void, Lu Chen felt the stirrings of the two dragon souls within him, and his smile vanished.

That damn Dragon God had not only used the Douluo Continent to sustain the Dragon Realm, but had also severed the connection between them, forcing him to search for so long! A full three days!

And if he had not possessed the remnants of the Icefire Dragon Kings' souls and their remains, he might not have found it at all.

At the thought that, if he failed to find it, his Douluo World would be continuously drained by a bunch of dead dragons he did not even know, Lu Chen's fury became impossible to contain.

Without so much as a word, they had hidden themselves away and brazenly drained others dry. The dragon clan truly was shameless beyond measure!

His expression turned cold. Today, he would reclaim every drop of Douluo blood the Dragon Realm had siphoned over the years, principal and interest included.

"Heavenly Dao, is this the Dragon Realm you were looking for?"

Looking at the empty void before them, Qian Renxue asked timidly. Why had Heavenly Dao's expression suddenly become so frightening?

So scary!

She had known Heavenly Dao for so long, yet she had never seen such a terrifying look on his face.

"Catch them."

Lu Chen did not answer. He tossed two small spheres, one blue and one red, behind him.

Qian Renxue hurried forward and reached out, but before she could touch the red and blue spheres, they transformed into two tiny ice-and-fire dragons and shot into her body.

"Huh? Heavenly Dao, what are these???"

"The souls of two Dragon Kings. You'll need them after you enter."

Without looking back, Lu Chen reached into the void and retrieved the remains of the two Dragon Kings. The instant the remains appeared, the surrounding void suddenly twisted.

"Still hiding!"

"The famous Dragon Clan Cemetery won't even accept the remains of two Dragon Kings?"

As he spoke, he formed one seal after another and branded them onto the Dragon Kings' remains. The ice-and-fire aura around them grew increasingly powerful!

Boom!

The power of ice and fire, mixed with the last trace of Dragon King aura within the remains, broke through Lu Chen's protective barrier and struck the void.

Buzz.

Invisible ripples spread outward, and a seven-colored entrance appeared before them.

Lu Chen shifted Qian Renxue in front of him. Seeing the curiosity and fear on her face, he barked:

"Enter!"

"Remember! Once you're inside, follow your instincts! You'll arrive at a cemetery where ten thousand dragons are buried! When you get there, do what you wish to do!"

"Remember this!"

"Keep a sincere heart, a compassionate heart, and care and reverence for the dead, whether soul beasts or living people!"

"When you reach the core, I'll come for you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the aura of the Icefire Dragon Kings within Qian Renxue reached its peak, directly surpassing the aura emanating from the Dragon Kings' remains!

Before she could say anything, Qian Renxue followed the Dragon Kings' remains into the Dragon Realm.

After Qian Renxue entered, the seven-colored passage disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chen did not linger. After casually erasing all traces of their presence, his body gradually vanished.

Douluo Continent, Heavenly Dao Palace.

Within the newly constructed palace, Lu Chen stood on a patch of grass and gazed toward that empty void. "Will it fool him?"

With the methods he had left Qian Renxue, deceiving the long-dead dragons within the Dragon Realm would be effortless.

Even Dragon Kings would be left utterly disoriented by the aura of the Icefire Dragon Kings.

But if it was the Dragon God, then even though that old fellow had been dead for a very, very long time, Lu Chen was still worried.

"However, if she really encounters the Dragon God, that means she has reached the core. I'll personally step in then."

Lu Chen smiled. He only hoped little Qian Renxue would come through. He was confident there would be no issues with the Icefire Dragon Kings' aura.

What remained was Qian Renxue's intentions.

If her kindness was pure, then with his guidance, reaching the core would not be a problem.

If it was not pure, but she concealed herself well enough that no one could see her true intentions, she could still successfully reach the core.

The only thing to fear was...

"Forget it. She's already inside. There's no use thinking so much."

Lu Chen shook his head. Since he had chosen Qian Renxue, he should naturally place his trust in her.

Then, his gaze shifted toward the Star Great Forest.

By forcibly bringing the Dragon Realm into being, had he disturbed a certain dragon?

Deep within Life Lake in the Star Great Forest.

The silver-white dragon body trembled slightly. Gu Yuena opened her dragon eyes, brilliant as the stars, and looked toward the Dragon Realm.

"The Dragon God's aura? The Dragon Clan Cemetery? Was it forcibly opened, or did something go wrong?"

Recalling that fleeting aura, Gu Yuena felt a terrible foreboding.

Judging by how long she had been asleep, there should have been no possibility of anything happening to the Dragon Realm created by the Dragon God at this time. Yet something had happened...

She wanted to investigate, but when she thought of her injuries, she could only continue lying low.

"Dragon God... sigh..."

Inside the Dragon Realm.

"Mm!"

A breeze drifted past. Qian Renxue, lying facedown in the grass, slowly opened her eyes. When she saw the blades of grass pressed against her face, she gave a startled cry and abruptly sat upright!

Her calves, tightly wrapped in white stockings, knelt on the grass as she repeatedly brushed grass blades and dust from herself. Then, halfway through brushing herself off, she suddenly froze.

"Huh? I can use soul power!"

An idea flashed through Qian Renxue's mind, and then...

"Where's my soul power?"

She blinked her large eyes, her gaze full of confusion. Where had her soul power gone? How had it disappeared?

After a long while, her blank mind finally recalled some of the precautions Heavenly Dao had told her...

It seemed that... after arriving in this world, soul power would be suppressed?

That seemed to be the case.

Qian Renxue rubbed her golden hair. Sighing, she stood up while trying hard to clean the grass from her little skirt and white stockings. Without soul power, this was so inconvenient!

Then, just after standing up, she suddenly noticed something. A green cloud floated out of her body.

It carried a faint trace of red and blue.

Qian Renxue jumped in fright. "When did this cloud get inside me?"

Before she could react, another red cloud drifted down from the sky and spun straight into her body as though no one was there.

Qian Renxue stared blankly.

What was going on?

What were these clouds? Heavenly Dao had not mentioned them!

Still, after these clouds entered her body, why did she feel stronger?

Qian Renxue shook her shoulders, and her eyes lit up. She really had become stronger!

What good clouds!

What kind of clouds were these?

Roar!

Before she could be happy for even two seconds, a roar rang out. Then, a gigantic beast formed entirely of condensed energy pounced toward her!

Danger!

Qian Renxue did not hesitate in the slightest. Her powerful genius instincts made her turn and run at once!

Her genius intuition told her that without soul power, if she went forward, she would be trampled to death in a single step!

The Dragon Realm was so dangerous!