So Tang Wen took out the Dragon Horn Thorn.
After he channeled true qi into it, the Dragon Horn Thorn began to glow faintly.
The next moment, its radiant aura pressed toward the Black Pearl.
But the Black Pearl showed no reaction.
He was in no hurry. He kept pouring true astral force into the Dragon Horn Thorn, then sprayed fresh dragon blood onto it as well.
Instantly, luminous patterns flashed across the Dragon Horn Thorn, and it shone with dazzling light.
A small dragon of illusory patterns flew out and pounced on the Black Pearl. Surely it would react this time?
Sure enough, the Black Pearl trembled.
There was a chance!
Tang Wen immediately grew excited.
But the Black Pearl merely trembled once and showed no further movement.
"Old Dragon, what went wrong?" Tang Wen asked.
"Didn't you notice? After that stimulation just now, the Black Pearl grew darker," Ao Guding said.
"It seems so. It looked a little translucent earlier, but now it's an even darker red," Tang Wen replied, looking puzzled.
"She's a Fire Phoenix. The pearl's color turning a darker red means something.
"It means she strengthened her defenses, probably to shut out the bloodline pressure from outside.
"You've outsmarted yourself. If you attack with the Dragon Horn Thorn again, it'll probably be even less effective," Ao Guding said.
"Hehe, even though it's less effective than before, at least I accomplished one thing," Tang Wen said with a smug laugh.
"What thing? You've lifted a rock only to smash your own foot," the old dragon said scornfully.
"Everything has two sides. The first point is indeed as you said. But at least it proves something else: she reacted to the outside world. She sensed the powerful dragon vein pressure," Tang Wen said.
"You have something of