188: Mysterious skeleton!

Magic Dragon Valley.

The ferocious beasts that had gathered here had long since scattered like birds and beasts upon hearing news from various sources that the Black Flood Dragon was dead. Now, the Magic Dragon Valley was empty, with only a faint breeze blowing through, stirring the silence.

Deep within the valley, there was a secluded cave with a hidden entrance that was generally difficult to find. However, after a slight perception, Xia Fan led the Magic Cat and the other three beasts inside.

As soon as they stepped in, they saw a spiritual spring ahead, with spiritual energy even richer than elsewhere. Jin Gang immediately said, "So the spiritual spring is here. Fortunately, Jin Ling wanted to come to the spiritual spring to extend my life earlier, otherwise I wouldn't have waited for the Great King."

"No need to be polite."

Jin Ling nodded slightly, then looked at the Magic Cat curiously, "Compared to your recovery ability, which is stronger, this spiritual spring or you?"

Hearing this, the Magic Cat sensed for a moment, then proudly said, "Of course it's me!"

"This spring water indeed has a powerful healing effect, but it doesn't reach the level of my healing. Its only advantage is its large quantity."

Beside him, when Xia Fan saw the spiritual spring, he knew the Magic Cat was right. At the same time, remembering that the eastern emperor bell had space inside, he smiled slightly, "Although this spiritual spring can't compare to the Magic Cat's ability, collecting some for daily consumption is still good."

"I'll collect it first, and distribute it to everyone one by one after we go back. This way, even if the Magic Cat and I are not around, you won't have to wait in agony if you get injured."

He directly controlled the eastern emperor bell to collect the spiritual spring water. However, when he had collected an amount of water that could fill about twenty basketball courts, the water level of the spiritual spring only dropped by one meter.

Immediately, Xia Fan showed a hint of doubt and curiosity, then said in a deep voice, "Let's go down and see."

This spiritual spring must be unusual; otherwise, such a small change wouldn't be possible.

After leaving Jin Ling and Jin Gang to wait above, he took the Magic Cat and dived into the spiritual spring, moving swiftly as if entering an uninhabited place.

However, Xia Fan dived several thousand meters, and the spiritual spring still didn't reach the bottom. But he could sense that the effect of the spiritual spring here was stronger than the upper layer.

The Magic Cat sighed slightly, very surprised, "If one could cultivate here, the effect would be more than ten times that of other places."

"It's a pity for that Black Flood Dragon, guarding this treasure land, yet his strength was mediocre."

"There must be something unusual below."

Xia Fan nodded approvingly, and after giving an instruction, he continued to dive with the Magic Cat. Soon after, he indeed sensed an extremely rich aura of life, which made his curiosity grow even stronger.

Subsequently, a cave appeared before their eyes. He and the Magic Cat exchanged glances, then approached without hesitation.

At the entrance of the cave, the space was slightly distorted, clearly indicating a seal within. After carefully sensing it, Xia Fan finally understood, "So, the reason this spiritual spring has such an effect is related to this cave."

"Now, there's still a continuous stream of life force emanating from it."

"Let's get closer and see; maybe there's an opportunity."

"Mhm."

The tiger and the cat arrived in front of the cave in just a moment. The cave entrance itself had nothing special; the surrounding stone walls were smooth and reflective, and some algae-like plants grew at the bottom.

As Xia Fan explored, his gaze suddenly sharpened, looking towards the bottom of the cave entrance.

He saw a skeleton, like white jade, lying quietly there. Parts of the skeleton were already covered with moss, though not very noticeably.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that the skeleton had suffered severe injuries in life.

"Tiger Brother, look!"

The Magic Cat exclaimed, as if she had discovered something.

Xia Fan followed the direction of her finger and was immediately startled. He saw a green, smooth bead lying quietly in the abdomen of the skeleton.

All the rich life aura earlier was emanating from that bead.

"With such a treasure, this person actually died?"

Seeing this, Xia Fan muttered to himself, but he became even more cautious, unwilling to take another step forward, "What kind of severe injury did he suffer back then that forced him to fall?"

"And who sealed him here?"

"Moreover, it seems that the person who died here, his specific era of survival is unknown. In short, it wasn't after the spiritual energy revival."

"What is his origin?"

He couldn't get answers to these various questions. After all, besides the cave, the seal, and the skeleton, there was nowhere else to look for clues.

After a moment of thought, Xia Fan said in a low voice, "Let's break this seal together; perhaps we'll gain something."

"Mhm, I'll help Tiger Brother!"

Buzz—

Instantly, Xia Fan's aura surged dramatically. After reaching its peak, he directly raised his tiger claw and slammed it down fiercely.

Once... twice.

He attacked dozens of times, but the seal here was unbreakable. Even retreating a bit and using abilities like Purple Crystal Sun Piercer, Aurora Ray, and Thunder Control, it all proved futile in the end.

This made Xia Fan even more surprised, "What a solid seal. Who made it?"

"Magic Cat, let's continue."

"I don't believe I can't break this seal."

"Okay."

Rumble—

For a time, the earth began to shake, and the huge commotion even reached Jin Gang and Jin Ling above. The latter clicked his tongue in wonder, "The Great King and they must have encountered a fortunate opportunity down there. It's a pity you and I are not good in water, otherwise we could definitely help the Great King."

"Let's wait patiently. We'll know the reason when the Great King returns."

..."Still can't break it!"

Half an hour later, Xia Fan and the Magic Cat, working together, still couldn't break the seal between them and the skeleton. The Magic Cat immediately felt a bit discouraged, "Tiger Brother, it's too solid, there's nothing we can do."

At this moment, Xia Fan nodded slightly, thinking that this seal had been there for who knows how many years. Although it had weakened, it was still not something his current self could open. Now, hearing the Magic Cat's words, he became even more hesitant, "What if... I really break the seal, will something unpredictable happen?"

After much consideration, Xia Fan finally gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Let's take a gamble. What if there's an opportunity?"

With that, he said to the Magic Cat, "Continue to merge with me. Later, I'll use the eastern emperor bell to traverse through the void and see what's inside."

"Okay!"

Clang—

The moment the bell rang, a spatial rift appeared.

Xia Fan precisely controlled the exit, then stepped into it. But as soon as he entered, he felt an extreme danger, and his expression immediately changed, "Not good!"

This was the first time he had sensed danger since reaching the peak of the fifth stage!