Toothless still lay quietly in the Ice Coffin as before, as though merely enjoying a beauty sleep. The formidable thing about the Ice Spring Pearl was that every living creature within a meter of it froze over. The two Dragon Cores inside Toothless probably played a part in this as well; otherwise, the entire Secret Chamber would have been frozen solid.
Dongfang Minghui could not approach at all. She could only make out a figure lying inside the Ice Coffin.
"Dragon Queen, Yuchi Shou said before that every descendant of the Dragon Clan gets a chance to undergo a trial, allowing them to cultivate an inner core bearing your clan's distinctive traits. Is that true?"
"Half true, half false."
Unafraid of the Ice Spring Pearl, the Dragon Queen lifted the lid of the Ice Coffin. "It's time Xuan'er woke up."
"But-"
Qian Wanyu caught Ninth Sister's wrist and gently shook her head. Dongfang Minghui swallowed her questions, lowering her banners and stilling her drums. A moment's thought made it clear: the Dragon Queen's concern for Toothless would be no less than her own. Her worry had clouded her judgment.
In other words, the Dragon Queen would not gamble with Toothless's life.
The Dragon Queen took the Ice Spring Pearl from Toothless's hand and casually tossed it to Qian Wanyu beside her.
The instant Qian Wanyu took hold of the Ice Spring Pearl again, half her arm froze solid. It happened so quickly that Dongfang Minghui had no time to react.
"Seventh Sister!"
"I'm fine."
The Ice Spring Pearl bullied her, taking advantage of the fact that her spiritual power was only forty percent of its former strength to stir up trouble. Qian Wanyu swiftly circulated her spiritual power and rushed outside, leaving a hurried warning. "Don't follow me."
While Dongfang