"So soon?"
Inside the Glazed Glass Realm, Lady Jade Mother looked with some surprise at Xu Taiping, who had just dropped out of the passage.
Xu Taiping explained solemnly:
"I already had an agreement with the remnant soul of Dragon Emperor Cangzhou stationed within, which was why everything went so smoothly."
As he spoke, Xu Taiping lightly patted the Iron Gourd at his waist.
Clang...!
Amid a clear, crisp sword cry, a silver longsword with a somewhat chipped blade flew out of the gourd.
"Oh? This aura is indeed very similar to that of the human race's Heavenly Court dignitaries back then."
Dragon Emperor Cangzhou's voice came from within the sword.
Since he could be considered the last Dragon Emperor, Cangzhou could also sense the auras of Heavenly Court's powerful figures.
Lady Jade Mother glanced warily at the Silver Dragon Sword, but after that single glance, she dropped her guard and merely said:
"It is rather remarkable that this remnant soul of yours has endured until now."
Dragon Emperor Cangzhou said proudly:
"Do not underestimate our Dragon Clan."
Xu Taiping had thought Dragon Emperor Cangzhou's words would displease Lady Jade Mother, but instead, she nodded with a serious expression and said:
"Indeed."
As she spoke, she turned her gaze toward the enormous phantom image of the True Dragon Stele and said solemnly:
"Your Dragon Clan's Ancestral Dragon was able to cast everything aside to confront the Great Void Calamity when the Dragon Clan was at its very peak."
"Heavenly Court truly underestimated the Dragon Clan back then."
Dragon Emperor Cangzhou asked in some surprise:
"You recognize the writing carved on the Dragon-Slaying Stele?"
Lady Jade Mother nodded.
"What is carved here concerns preparations the Ancestral Dragon made to seek the source of the Great Void Calamity after foreseeing its advent."