Chapter 206

Lord Shen said this, then glanced at all the current profits.

[3 Greater Soul Stone]

[Soul Stone *2512]

[278 Broken Elite Soul Fragments]

[Bright Elite Soul *6]

[Black Dragon Scale (Purple)*174]

[Black Dragon Scale (Gold) *1]

More than four thousand Soul Stone and over thirty Elite Soul —no wonder it's a hidden map; the drop rate is incredibly high.

However... some of these resources should also be shared with Xia Wanyin, since she's the one who found this place.

As Shen Xing pondered these thoughts, he finally arrived in front of the enormous tombstone.

At this moment, the stone monument, hundreds of meters high, soars into the clouds.

They stood before the monument, like ants beside a man with size 45 sweaty feet.

The surface of the monument is engraved with some ancient symbols, similar to those on the stone passage.

Shen Xing couldn't understand it, but he vaguely saw a name in it— Kazdoreth.

These words are deeply embedded in the stone tablet, as if forcibly imprinted by some unimaginable force.

He stared intently, carefully discerning and analyzing the information above.

In the end, he... still didn't understand anything.

Even Leina and Xia Wanyin, who were standing next to them, looked completely bewildered.

The three of them circled the huge tombstone several times, but found no clues to the treasure.

"Could the treasure we're looking for be hidden beneath this tombstone?"

"Could there be a tomb down there, and the treasure hidden inside?"

Shen Xing suddenly realized this point. After all, according to common sense, if there is a tombstone, then there must be a burial chamber or coffin.

Don't wealthy nobles and high-ranking officials always take their most precious possessions with them to their graves before they die?

When you think about it that way, it's very likely!

"Huh? Does this mean we have to dig this place up to find the treasure?" Xia Wanyin said in surprise.

Shen Xing pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That should be the case. How about... we try digging?"

"Okay!" Xia Wanyin agreed without hesitation, her face beaming with eagerness.

Just as Shen Xing was preparing to go down and dig up the grave.

Suddenly,

A weathered voice rang in my ears.

"Humans..."

The voice was mysterious and ancient, carrying a special rhythm, as if it appeared directly in my mind.

Shen Xing froze instantly, his pupils widening.

Looking at the two women beside him with a puzzled expression, he asked, "Did you hear anything?"

A look of confusion crossed their faces, and they shook their heads.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing frowned even more deeply.

He was certain he had heard it.

As Transcendent Rank powerhouse, it's practically impossible for someone to experience auditory hallucinations.

But neither Xia Wanyin Leina felt anything, meaning only she heard the sound?

Just then, that mysterious and ancient voice resounded once again from the depths of his mind.

"Unexpectedly, after so many years... those who have come to this Land of Sealing are actually a few humans..."

Shen Xing's eyelids twitched, but she quickly calmed herself down.

He asked himself, "Who are you?"

The voice paused for a moment, then let out an aged laugh, "Ha... you've already guessed it, why ask when you already know the answer?"

Shen Xing slowly raised his head. "You are... Kazdoreth?"

"That's right."

The voice chuckled softly, "I am the great Black Dragon Lord, Deathwing, the Incarnation of Calamity, the Strongest Creature on the Surface — Kazdoreth."

Shen Xing was speechless. You're already in the ground, yet you're still so narcissistic.

If you were the Strongest Creature on the Surface, why would you erect a monument here? Clearly, you've already passed away.

Can the strongest being on Earth, now dead, still claim to be the strongest?

"Hehe... Of course I am the strongest, it's just that I encountered a little accident back then..."

"Huh? You can read my mind!?" Shen Xing was startled and almost blurted out "Holy crap!"

"Surprised?" The voice chuckled calmly. "For the great Black Dragon Lord, reading the consciousness of an ant like you is easier than turning over in the air."

Shen Xing was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then what's the point of such a powerful figure like you suddenly appearing in the mind of an ant like me?"

"Because... I want you to do me a small favor..." the deep voice said.

Shen Xing's heart skipped a beat.

A hidden quest has appeared!

Just like with the merchant Garotte we encountered earlier, when these natives ask for help, it usually means they have a hidden mission.

Such tasks often come with extremely generous rewards.

Moreover, since it's a quest issued by the Black Dragon Lord, who sounds incredibly powerful, the rewards are sure to be even more outrageous.

But he was not blinded by greed.

After all, the other party was the Black Dragon Lord, and the "small favor" it mentioned would be far more difficult for other creatures than they could imagine.

Moreover, there might be some hidden traps, and one wrong move could lead to utter ruin.

Suppressing his excitement, Shen Xing calmly asked, "What small favor?"

As if sensing his wariness, the voice chuckled, "Don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you."

All I need is... for you to remove the seal on the tombstone...

"Release the tombstone seal? This thing was used to seal you?" Shen Xing's pupils shrank, and almost instinctively he wanted the Fried Chicken to take him away.

"That's right..." the voice continued, "But don't worry, I'm not some Big Demon. I was just betrayed by a bunch of damned bastards, which is why I've fallen to this state."

"Harmed? Who harmed you?" Shen Xing pressed.

"This is a long story..."

"It's okay, I have time now, you can speak slowly."

Lord Shen said leisurely, "Last time, that Garotte didn't tell the truth, and almost caused me to be cursed."

Having learned his lesson, he's no longer so quick to believe the words of these indigenous people.

At least you need to make me understand the cause and effect.

As for whether it's true or false, he'll be able to tell for himself.

"..."

The voice paused for a moment, then slowly said, "My consciousness cannot be maintained for long due to the seal and suppression, but I can explain it to you briefly."

Long, long ago, that great war broke out, dragging the entire world into the flames of war.

"Our dragon race originally lived in the Land of Dragons, an independent plane, and was unaffected by the war."

"When the humans and dwarves sought help, the entire race opposed participating in the battle."

"But as one of the Five-Colored Dragon Lords, I know that the causes and effects involved in this great war are very profound."

"In the end, no one can remain unscathed, not even the dragons."

"Therefore, I overruled the objections of the others and negotiated with the other four Five-Colored Proto-Dragons. In the end, I persuaded them to lead the dragon race in this great war."

"But on the eve of our departure, a traitor emerged from among us!"

"Traitor?" Shen Xing narrowed his eyes.

"Yes..." The voice trailed off with a hint of resentment, "That treacherous green dragon: Tilius."

"There is another Lord of the Blue Dragons: Maragus, who is the mastermind behind this betrayal."

"Those two bastards colluded from the inside and opened a dimensional portal, luring the enemy to the dragons' habitat."

"I fought alongside two other Five-Colored Dragon Lords, but the enemies were too numerous and too powerful; even with our utmost effort, we were helpless."

"Seeing my people being slaughtered and the situation on the verge of complete collapse, I activated a forbidden dragon technique to teleport the other two Five-Colored Proto-Dragons out of the dragon realm."

"I myself escaped to this area through a spatial rift."

"But in the end, those two damned fellows caught up with me. Under their combined attack, I was no match for them and ultimately perished here."

At this point, the voice sighed wistfully, carrying the melancholy of a hero in his twilight years.

Shen Xing nodded in realization and pressed for an answer, "And then what happened?"

"Later..."

The voice regained its composure and slowly said, "They annihilated my soul, but failed to destroy my physical body. Instead, they attempted to completely obliterate the power within by sealing it away."

"Once my will has completely dissipated, I will allow their descendants to usurp my place and seize this strongest body of the dragon race."

"But those two fools never imagined that even if they sided with those guys and were willing to be their dogs, they still couldn't escape being purged."

"They were used as cannon fodder by those bastards, and most of their dragonborn were wiped out in a short time. Finally, they were severely injured by some ancient beings of this plane, and their fate is unknown."

"And the last wisp of my consciousness remaining in this body has slowly revived over these long years."

After listening, Shen Xing sat silently in his wheelchair, deep in thought.

Xia Wanyin and Leina, who were standing nearby, seemed to have noticed something as well. They tacitly kept quiet and waited instead of making a sound to disturb them.

This Black Dragon Lord is Kazdoreth, or simply Kaz for short.

Although Kaz only gave a brief explanation, he roughly understood the cause and effect.

Simply put, a great enemy is approaching, and the dragon race is preparing to join forces with the human and dwarf races to defend against the external enemy.

But at the crucial moment, two traitors appeared, dragging the dragon race into an abyss of no return.

The two rebellious dragons also wanted to seize Kaz's body, so they sealed it here.