50: Chapter 50: Ancient Forbidden, Demonic Passage?

Jiang Xuan's eyes blazed with purple light, "Do you know, the last Demon Race general I killed, just like you, thought he had mastered everything."

"In the end, he died by my hand. Do you want to know your own outcome?"

Shen Yan's expression was cold, "Stop pretending. I'd like to see what other tricks you have!"

"As you wish!" Jiang Xuan roared, and then a purple light shot out from his eyes, illuminating the entire space with a different color.

"What is this!" Shen Yan was instantly flustered. He sensed from the purple beam of light that this Qi was even more intense than the attack Jiang Xuan had unleashed yesterday.

"You were still hiding your tricks!" Shen Yan shouted angrily. He was about to use a defensive technique, but the purple beam of light was too fast.

With his strength, he couldn't block it at all. "Pfft!" With a soft sound, the Ziji Divine Light instantly pierced through Shen Yan's glabella.

The latter's pupils were wide open, his face still bearing an expression of disbelief, and then he collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Xuan came before Shen Yan's corpse and discovered that Shen Yan's body began to slowly transform from his face, eventually turning into a monster covered in black runes.

This was the second Demon Race member Jiang Xuan had encountered; they truly were pervasive. Fortunately, he possessed powerful Soul perception and the Eye of Discernment, allowing him to discover his identity in advance. Otherwise, it would have been truly difficult to deal with.

After he went out, he definitely had to thoroughly investigate information about the Demon Race to prepare for the future.

After taking one last look at the corpse, Jiang Xuan silently chanted, "Refine."

He hadn't forgotten what the System had said: Demon Race essence blood was of great use to him.

After the System finished refining, Jiang Xuan put away the Demon Race essence blood and returned to the Dragon Transformation Pool.

He glanced towards the bottom of the pool. When he had acted to kill Shen Yan just now, he had detected a fluctuation coming from the bottom of the pool.

The liquid in the pool, after Jiang Xuan's refining, was no longer soRich, and with Jiang Xuan's eyesight, he could see the appearance of the bottom of the pool.

"Is this the ancient Restriction?"

At the bottom of the pool, a circular disk, approximately ten meters in radius, was engraved below. The disk was composed of countless obscure and difficult-to-understand runes.

And in the center of the disk, a drop of fresh blood floated above, emitting a faint fluctuation.

Jiang Xuan felt it. The fluctuation just now had come from here.

Could this be the source of the violent energy within the Dragon Transformation Pool? Jiang Xuan guessed in his heart.

This Qi was similar to the Dragon Clan Bloodline within his body, but its Bloodline Rank was far lower than his own.

Judging by its appearance, it should be Dragon Clan essence blood. But how did it end up here, and who placed it here?

Many questions arose in Jiang Xuan's mind. With a movement of his body, he arrived at the bottom of the pool, observing the ancient Restriction up close.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed. He discovered that the runes forming the disk-shaped Restriction were currently being eroded by wisps of black Qi. If he didn't look closely, he wouldn't even notice.

Jiang Xuan carefully sensed the black Qi. "This... it's the Qi of the Demon Race again. Could it be that this ancient Restriction is used to Seal the Demon Race?"

He returned to the top of the pool and looked down from the center. The entire Dragon Transformation Pool looked like a door lying on the ground, leading to an unknown destination.

"Hiss~" Jiang Xuan gasped. Could this be a passage to the Demon Race!

As soon as this thought emerged, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If this were true, wouldn't it mean that the entire Great Li Dynasty had a ticking time bomb buried within it?

He tried to compose himself. This was the first time he felt things were beyond his control; he had to remain calm.

Jiang Xuan looked at the Dragon Clan essence blood suspended in the center of the Restriction, secretly thinking that if his previous speculation was correct.

This Dragon Clan essence blood was the key to the Seal, the source of all power. As time passed, the energy within the essence blood would slowly weaken until it disappeared.

According to the original speed, it shouldn't have weakened so quickly. Who knew that his absorption speed was too fierce, almost draining all the energy from the essence blood.

That's why it looked like this now. Jiang Xuan felt a bit helpless, realizing that he was the culprit.

He shook his head, looking at the black Qi with a solemn expression. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before the energy of this essence blood would be completely depleted.

At that time, the entire Great Li Dynasty, and even the entire Southern Wilderness, would be plunged into chaos. This was something he absolutely could not accept.

What should he do?

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. Essence blood, Dragon Clan essence blood!

Jiang Xuan's expression was excited, thinking of a possibility.

The Bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon flowed within him, and its Rank was much higher than the Dragon Clan essence blood before him. Could he try using his own essence blood?

Thinking of this, he closed his eyes slightly, focused his mind, and a wisp of essence blood composed of crimson and purple colors slowly floated out from Jiang Xuan's glabella.

Instantly, Jiang Xuan felt a slight weakness, but it was harmless. He recovered after a short breath. After all, his Bloodline was the strongest in the world; no amount of blood loss would matter.

The moment Jiang Xuan released his essence blood, the Ancestral Dragon essence blood before him immediately began to tremble.

Jiang Xuan's heart stirred, "It's working!"

He placed his own essence blood into the Dragon Clan essence blood, and the latter instantly fused with it.

"Rumble," the entire interior of the pool began to shake. After the two essence bloods fused, the ancient Restriction below began to emit dazzling white light, making it impossible to open one's eyes.

The runes in the Restriction began to circulate, and a terrifying Qi evaporated the black gas into the air.

The entire Restriction seemed to have been reborn, even stronger than before.

Seeing this, Jiang Xuan let out a long sigh of relief. Thankfully, it worked. Now, he shouldn't have to worry about the Restriction being broken. At least not in the short term.

As for the future, hehe, who knows how much his own strength would have grown by then. If the Demon Race dared to come, he would simply annihilate them.

However, he couldn't be careless. Before he had sufficient strength, this place was ultimately a hidden danger. There's only the saying of a thief being around for a thousand days, but no saying of defending against a thief for a thousand days. He had to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Also, after he went out, the situation here must be explained to King Chu. Absolutely no one could approach the Dragon Transformation Pool. He also couldn't use it again until his strength was strong enough.

To be on the safe side, he had to eliminate all possible hidden dangers, because his family was all here.

Having resolved the immediate matter, Jiang Xuan returned to the edge of the pool, watching the originally fading liquid slowly turn crimson and purple, with energy even purer than before.

Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, "This can be considered a courtesy exchange, right?" After saying that, he took one last look at the place and turned to leave.

Outside the valley, King Chu immediately arrived here the moment he heard the news.

He looked at the Formation emitting black Qi before him, his brows tightly furrowed, considering whether to forcefully blast open the Formation.

Those strange black runes suddenly disappeared, and the white light door reappeared. Footsteps came from within the door.