The Black Dragon Who Wanted Nothing but to Grow Stronger

"That's good." Lu Qing'an nodded.

Judging from his appearance, his strength is about the same as when that energy entity was at its peak.

He has only used a few times his current cultivation level.

It seems that the Divine Continent isn't all that great after all.

"This Holy Spirit Organization is a special soul cultivation organization in the Divine Continent. They possess some soul-related Secret Method, such as body possession, which they are extremely skilled at. During my time integrating with them, I've learned quite a bit. After we arrived here, we've successfully escaped. Their ultimate plan is naturally to find a way back to the Divine Continent, since the Cangyun Continent is too weak. To return, they need to find a suitable body and then become stronger."

At this point, the soul stared intently at Lu Qing'an: "The person the Holy Lord initially targeted was you, the Eternal Night Demon Emperor. He wanted to kill you first, and once he used the Divine Crystal to reach a certain level, he would possess your body, allowing him to forcibly cross the outer void and return to the Divine Continent."

"So you had a plan to have that Cold Crystal Forbidden Land kill me?"

Lu Qing'an gave a cold laugh when he asked this question.

"That's right, he came up with this plan after your last raid on the stronghold."

Lu Qing'an took a deep breath and asked a question.

"Are Xiao Qingyi's two apprentices in league with you?"

"That's right, we've successfully lured them in."

Lu Qing'an fell silent.

It seems these two even calculated roughly when the soul would awaken and left ahead of time.

He shook his head, not wanting to tell Xiao Qingyi about it.

Having learned about the organization's goals, what he wanted to know more about was his contracted beast, Little Blackie.

"If they want to advance, they need to find the Divine Crystal scattered throughout the Demon Domain, and it seems there's a Black Dragon among them. Tell us in detail how your organization searches for these Divine Crystal, and what exactly is this Black Dragon all about, and what role does it play?"

The soul said, "After the Divine Crossing Flying Ship was affected by the aftershocks of those powerful figures' attacks, the Divine Crystal were mainly scattered around the Demon Domain Realm. These Divine Crystal are very special, as you should already know. They cannot be detected by Divine Sense, and even after the Divine Crystal are activated and take effect, they are difficult to detect without getting close."

"Therefore, for a long time in the Early Stage, we didn't find many Divine Crystal. In addition, there are three conditions for activating Divine Crystal: first, depending on their size, they must be exposed to Demonic Qi energy for a sufficient period of time; second, they must be activated using a special Secret Method; and third, they must be close to the supervisor. So for many tens of thousands of years, the entire organization kept a very low profile. Without the help of Divine Crystal, even seizing a body at the Early Great Emperor Realm was difficult."

Lu Qing'an's eyes narrowed slightly.

I see.

No wonder that various unusual changes only started to appear during this period.

"However, just a few hundred years ago, everything changed. The Holy Lord's Left Protector was extremely lucky, possessing the body of someone with a special Emperor Position. Using that person's Emperor Position, he could sense the exact location of the Divine Crystal after approaching a certain range! However, after finding some Divine Crystal, the Left Protector and some of his subordinates suddenly disappeared near the Realm Wall of Demon Descent City. After investigation, it was discovered that they had been eaten by a Black Dragon!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing'an's expression became more serious.

The Little Blackie ate the people who were mainly looking for the Divine Crystal?!

This guy has a pretty big appetite.

"After discovering this, the Holy Lord led a group to capture the Black Dragon. However, at that time, we were not strong enough, and that Black Dragon, how should I put it, had very strange methods! It was extremely difficult to capture!"

At this point, the soul's emotions fluctuated slightly.

It seems like they were disgusted back then as well.

Lu Qing'an's expression turned strange upon hearing this.

He used numerous methods to capture the Black Dragon back then...

It took a lot of effort!

"Furthermore, we discovered that the Black Dragon possesses a peculiar ability to sense Divine Crystal, seemingly related to consuming the Left Protector. Since there are no more individuals with such a special Emperor Position in the entire Demon Domain, the Holy Lord made a decision to negotiate with the Black Dragon. He informed the Black Dragon of all the information from beyond the realm and promised to help it become stronger, achieving a win-win situation. The Black Dragon Black Dragon satisfied with the terms and ultimately became the second-in-command of the entire organization."

Lu Qing'an: "..."

This Little Blackie, he's become the second-in-command?!

"It's actually quite capable; it's become the second-in-command," Lu Qing'an said.

"Well, even the Holy Lord is starting to be a little wary of it now. This Black Dragon is truly powerful, able to bring back Divine Crystal from all sorts of places, and it seems to be using an advantage that even the Holy Lord can't achieve. It appears it's planning to form factions, and it's possible it might one day contend for the Holy Lord's position," the soul said.

Lu Qing'an: "..."

He's clearly back here, and the Little Blackie isn't showing up, definitely trying to avoid him. This already shows that the Little Blackie doesn't want to be his contracted beast anymore.

"This guy's asking for it."

Lu Qing'an narrowed his eyes.

He even suspected that Little Blackie was involved in the last scheme!

"Has this mysterious organization already dispersed and possessed many people? Or are there still many souls waiting for better bodies?" Lu Qing'an asked again.

"After our bodies were stripped away, our soul levels were weakened. This Holy Spirit Organization has special methods to enhance our souls. Initially, without the aid of Divine Crystal, they devoured the souls of others, so the souls of many smaller factions became their primary targets, secretly developing and improving themselves."

"Only after reaching a certain level can one possess the body of someone with a higher cultivation level. Now, with the help of the Divine Crystal, there are already less than a hundred souls capable of possessing the bodies of those at the Late Great Emperor Realm. The Holy Lord will soon be able to possess the body of someone at the Peak Great Emperor Realm! However, if one abandons the body after possession, the soul will be severely injured, and one will have to rise again to possess the body of someone stronger. Therefore, the Holy Lord has not yet possessed a body, either waiting for an extremely talented young man to appear, or waiting until he can possess Peak Great Emperor Realm expert before he begins to possess bodies."

"Oh? He's still in a soul state, isn't that incredibly fragile?"

"He possesses more unique methods of soul escape, but of course, he wouldn't be able to escape from you. However, it seems he has found a better target for possession recently."

Whom do you want to possess?

The soul replied, "I don't know, he didn't say."

"Has he already possessed the body of someone at the Peak Great Emperor Realm?"

"It's still a bit lacking."

A person came to Lu Qing'an's mind.

Like him, Zhou Xiachen also possesses the Eternal Night Emperor Position's throne!

His eyes narrowed slightly.

If he guesses correctly, then we can keep an eye on Zhou Xiachen and see if we can lure out this Holy Lord and annihilate him in one fell swoop.

Lu Qing'an then asked many more questions, gaining a comprehensive understanding of almost the entire secret organization.

This mysterious organization exists within the Demon Domain.

My goal is to become stronger and return to the Divine Continent.

To become stronger, you need all the Divine Crystal.

And it also possesses a sufficiently powerful physique.

Ideally, it would be the body of the strongest being on the Cangyun Continent.