The true dragon race was almost extinct in ancient times. Now, all that remains on the Douluo Continent are sub-dragons or dragon beasts that have inherited some of the Dragon Clan bloodline.
The fact that this place could suppress his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to that extent means that it is very likely the burial ground of an ancient true dragon!
Legend has it that even if a true dragon dies, its soul remains. If this legend is true, then...
Could it be that Xuan Ming disturbed the ancient dragon soul slumbering here?
Glug glug~
Just as Dugu Bo was lost in thought, the calm water began to ripple again.
However, unlike before, something was clearly about to come up.
Dugu Bo retreated to a distance with a wary expression, ready to make a run for it at any moment.
The water rippled more and more violently, and under Dugu Bo's tense gaze, a dragon's head emerged from the fire spring, startling him.
Dugu Bo instinctively wanted to run away, but then he felt that the dragon looked somewhat familiar.
Upon closer inspection, another dragon emerged from the cold spring.
"Hmm?" Dugu Bo's expression changed.
Aren't those the two dragons on Xuan Ming's back?
Is this kid still alive?
No, if there really is an ancient dragon soul, then this kid has probably already been possessed...
Before Dugu Bo could think, a dark figure leaped out of the spring and landed on the shore.
"You are... Xuan Ming?" Dugu Bo asked warily.
Xuan Ming shook his head, feeling a little dizzy, and turned to look at Dugu Bo standing in the distance, "Can you turn around?"
Dugu Bo was taken aback. "Huh?"
Don't you even know the principle of "don't look at what is improper"?
"..."
Chapter 74 Because You Are Not Human
What happened to you inside?
After being rebuffed a few times, Dugu Bo confirmed that the person in front of him was indeed Xuan Ming.
After all, only this kid has that kind of serious way of roasting people.
"I took a nap." Xuan Ming put on his clothes, which didn't fit him very well.
"With such a loud commotion from the spring, you didn't know anything?" Dugu Bo, somewhat suspiciously.
Xuan Ming paused. "Do you want to hear the truth, or a lie?"
Dugu Bo narrowed his eyes. "The truth."
"The truth cannot be spoken," Xuan Ming said.
The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King took refuge in the two dragons on his back. The Fire Dragon King didn't say anything, but the Ice Dragon King did try to fool him for a while.
It is said that they were originally celestial beings who, due to an accident, fell to the mortal realm. Now they have encountered him, a person destined for them. If he can pass the test, he can obtain the Dragon King's inheritance.
However, he couldn't tell anyone about this.
"You shouldn't have gotten anything dirty on you, right?" Dugu Bo asked.
Xuan Ming's eyes twitched slightly. Before he could speak, a bright, icy blue light flashed in the eyes of the Black Dragon to his right rear. In the next instant, a dragon breath carrying terrifying freezing power suddenly spewed out!
Dugu Bo was startled and quickly dodged away.
The dragon's breath was like a surging glacier; wherever it passed, the air condensed into tiny ice crystals, and the ground was instantly frozen into a thick layer of ice.
Although Dugu Bo dodged the attack, the bone-chilling cold still made him shiver involuntarily.
"Watch your voice when you speak," Xuan Ming said.
"Otherwise, you might die."
The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King are both dead. Most of their remaining power is contained in the dragon bones at the bottom of the spring. The dragon soul and the dragon bones are fused together, and can still unleash Demigod Level power.
Although the two Dragon Kings only possessed his dragon souls, if he were truly angered, the power contained within them would be more than enough to kill an ordinary Titled Douluo.
"This junior has been rude." Dugu Bo bowed slightly, feeling somewhat guilty.
Upon hearing this, the Ice Dragon King did not do anything further. The terrifying icy power slowly dissipated, and the power of the dragon soul also subsided.
Dugu Bo breathed a sigh of relief, then glared at Xuan Ming with extreme resentment, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
The legend of the real dragon is actually true!
Moreover, the remnant soul of that true dragon actually resided in this kid's body!
The pressure he just felt—if the other party really wanted to kill him, it wouldn't be impossible!
"They won't let me say," Xuan Ming said.
Dugu Bo's eye twitched. "Them?"
Could there be more?
"..."
Xuan Ming remained silent, while Dugu Bo's expression grew increasingly complex.
Yes, this ice and fire pool has two attributes. The first one was extremely cold, which allowed it to coexist with the other. The second one must also be extremely hot at the same level!
The dragon souls of two true dragons?
Has this kid really had a stroke of good luck?
"By the way, I'll be leaving for a while," Xuan Ming said.
"Leave?" Dugu Bo was taken aback.
Where to go?
"Don't ask me that, I have to go out for a bit anyway," Xuan Ming said.
The Ice Dragon King said she sensed a familiar power in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest and asked him to go there now so she could confirm it.
It's unclear whether the Ice Dragon King was referring to the sleeping Silver Dragon King or the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.
Without hesitation, Dugu Bo left Sunset Forest, arranged a carriage for Xuan Ming, and didn't ask him where he was going or what he was going to do.
As for safety, with two dragon souls present, Xuan Ming is unlikely to encounter any danger.
"When we get to the Star Dou Great Forest, you're not going to kill me, are you?"
Halfway there, Xuan Ming suddenly asked a question.
"Kill you? Why?" the Ice Dragon King asked, puzzled.
"Didn't you say that there might be your kin over there?" Xuan Ming said.
The Ice Dragon King scoffed, a hint of disdain in his dragon soul's fluctuations. "Though I mentioned the possibility of fellow clansmen, so what? Since I've said I've chosen you as my successor, I won't abandon you until you're unable to shoulder the responsibility, or until you're unlucky enough to lose your life."
"As for my fellow clansmen, I am, after all, a senior member of the Dragon Clan. Even if I am just a remnant soul, they still have to show me some respect."
"I hope so." Xuan Ming was still somewhat uncertain.
Seeing Xuan Ming's hesitation, the hazy phantom of the Ice Dragon King emerged and hovered in front of him. "If you don't trust me, why did you come in the first place?"
"I'm afraid you'll kill me," Xuan Ming said.
"So, you don't believe what I said about the inheritance?" The Ice Dragon King was somewhat displeased.
As the Dragon King, who would dare doubt the truthfulness of her words?
The noble Dragon King would never stoop to such methods!
"I have some bad luck. Every time something good happens, it's inevitably followed by bad luck," Xuan Ming said.
"Therefore, I really find it hard to believe that such a good thing as inheriting the legacy of a powerful figure would fall into my lap."
"Bad luck?" The Ice Dragon King asked, somewhat puzzled.
Tell me about it.
Xuan Ming paused for a moment, "Which part do you want to hear?"
"Let's start from the beginning," said the Ice Dragon King.
"Start from the beginning..." Xuan Ming thought for a moment, then began to speak from the beginning.
He never proactively talks about his past with others because he doesn't think it's worth mentioning. Besides, his past isn't something he'd particularly feel comfortable talking about; he doesn't even want to recall it himself, and if he did, others would just think he's trying to gain sympathy.
But he was just stating facts; he didn't feel anything was wrong with it, perhaps out of habit, or perhaps out of numbness.
Many people say he is a pessimistic person, but he thinks he is quite optimistic and cheerful.
He is optimistic; no matter how unlucky he is, he still holds hope for tomorrow and is never pessimistic.
Sunshine... at least it's not gloomy.
"What an unlucky kid..."
After hearing Xuan Ming's self-introduction, the Ice Dragon King felt a pang of pity.
Although she has lived for countless years, she has spent almost all of them cultivating and becoming stronger, and with the help of the Dragon God, she doesn't seem to have experienced any bad luck.
But this child has only lived this short time; his life has already been filled with hardship and setbacks!
So many disasters and hardships!
Having had such an unfortunate experience, it's understandable that she wouldn't believe her.
"Do you really think I'm unlucky?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Isn't that so?" said the Ice Dragon King.
"I feel alright, at least I'm still alive," Xuan Ming said.
"After all, the truly unlucky ones are long dead."
"I'm still alive, I still have a chance to change things, I can still see tomorrow's sun, I can still eat good food, and there are people who care about me, instead of being ignored and lying on the roadside as a rotting, stinking corpse."
"Aren't you being a little too optimistic?" the Ice Dragon King asked strangely.
Having been through so much, she couldn't see a trace of gloom in this child's heart; he was genuinely optimistic, not just paying lip service!
"Optimistic... actually, I wasn't always this optimistic," Xuan Ming said.
"But then I realized that I was already so unlucky, if I did Bu Le approach, I probably wouldn't have survived."
"I always say I'm not good at deceiving myself, but actually... I think I'm quite good at it."
When things are going badly, try to think positively, cheer yourself up, and don't make things worse.
When you're lucky, think about the worst-case scenario to avoid getting carried away and then misfortune strikes again.
"..."
"Have you told anyone else about this?" the Ice Dragon King asked.
"No, I don't talk about these things with people," Xuan Ming said.
"Why?" the Ice Dragon King asked, puzzled.
"Human hearts are treacherous. If I say this, those people will only think I'm being pretentious, feigning magnanimity. Some might even deliberately make things worse for me, trying to drive me completely insane. Then they can point at me in my madness and say, 'Look, this person's true colors have been revealed,'" Xuan Ming said.
"Feigning compassion to lament those who have fallen, while simultaneously eager to kick down those desperately trying to climb back up."
"Push someone who wants to live to the brink of death, until they really want to die, and they really die... then pretend you want them to live again."
Xuan Ming took a deep breath to calm himself down. "It's not that I don't want to talk, it's just that I don't want to gamble. What kind of people are listening to me?"
"Then... why are you willing to tell me all this?" The Ice Dragon King had a sliver of expectation.
"Could it be...?"
"Because you are not human," Xuan Ming said.