85: Bizarre Skeleton

Lin Mu carefully sized up the newcomer.

The person was dressed in a green robe, standing ramrod straight.

A few strands of silver hair were interspersed in his jet-black hair, and his somewhat aged face held a pair of piercing, spirited eyes.

He exuded a gentle aura, making anyone who saw him feel a sense of closeness.

Seeing Lin Mu observing him, the newcomer showed a benevolent smile on his face.

Then he spoke, "I am the master of this Dragon Palace. May I ask what brings you here, young friend?"

Lin Mu was somewhat surprised by this.

The person was clearly human, without any features of the Dragon Race.

He hadn't expected this to be the mysterious Dragon King he was looking for; this was far from the image he had envisioned.

Lin Mu's expression remained unchanged, and he calmly said, "Dragon King, why ask the obvious? I am naturally here for the heavenly dao stone."

The Dragon King did not show any surprise at these words.

A smile was perpetually on his face.

He simply said, "Since that is the case, please follow me."

At this moment, the Third Prince, who was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up.

He staggered to the Dragon King's side, bowed his head, and said, "Father King, this person destroyed my palace gate, killed my clansmen, and even injured your son. This cannot be overlooked."

The Dragon King glanced at him indifferently, then said, "If your skills are inferior, you must cultivate diligently."

"In the past, you did not heed your father's words. I hope you will remember today's humiliation."

The Third Prince retorted, "But..."

"No 'buts'. Stand down."

The Dragon King did not wait for the Third Prince to finish speaking and decisively interrupted him.

Several Dragon Race guards, seeing this, quickly stepped forward, intending to help the Third Prince leave.

The Third Prince forcefully shook off the guards, huffing indignantly at Lin Mu and the Dragon King.

Then he strode towards the Dragon Palace.

The guards quickly followed after him.

After they had all left, the Dragon King's gaze fell on Lin Mu again.

He extended his hand and gestured for Lin Mu to follow.

"Young friend, please. We can talk inside."

Since Lin Mu dared to come, he was not afraid of any schemes or tricks from the Dragon King.

He unhesitatingly stepped forward and walked towards the Dragon Palace.

Inside the Dragon King's Hall of the Dragon Palace.

Lin Mu sat calmly on a jade stool.

The Dragon King sat in the main seat, constantly urging Lin Mu to taste the tea.

He politely asked, "May I ask your name, young friend? Could you tell me?"

Lin Mu replied concisely, "Lin Mu."

The Dragon King said, "So it is Young Master Lin."

"May I ask, Young Master Lin, how you knew that I possess a heavenly dao stone?"

Lin Mu said, "Where I learned of it, Dragon King, you need not inquire."

"I am determined to obtain the heavenly dao stone, but I will not take it for free. You may state any conditions you have."

The Dragon King laughed heartily at this, saying, "Young Master Lin, since you are so straightforward, this Old Dragon will not beat around the bush."

"I do indeed have a heavenly dao stone, and I have two of them."

As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently swept over Lin Mu.

He was trying to discern something from Lin Mu's face.

However, Lin Mu did not show any surprise at the news.

Seeing this, the Dragon King continued, "As long as Young Master Lin helps me with one matter, you can take both heavenly dao stones."

Lin Mu asked, "What matter?"

The Dragon King said, "Since you were able to come here, this matter should not be difficult for you."

Lin Mu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. He said calmly, "Is it about that passage?"

The Dragon King paused at his words, then said, "Young Master Lin is indeed astute. It is that passage."

Lin Mu said, "It's just a passage. What do you need me to do?"

The Dragon King sighed, "Young Master Lin, you do not know."

"That passage connects the Dragon Palace and the Endless Sea. The spiritual energy of the Endless Sea is transmitted from the Dragon Palace through that passage to the Endless Sea."

"This is to ensure the survival of hundreds of billions of sea creatures in the Endless Sea."

"But now the passage is sealed by a formation, and the spiritual power of the Dragon Palace cannot be transmitted to the Endless Sea."

"While there is no immediate danger, if this continues, it will be a catastrophe for our Sea Race."

"Therefore, as long as Young Master Lin breaks the seal within the passage, the heavenly dao stone will be yours."

When Lin Mu arrived, he noticed that the formations at the two entrances and exits of the passage were somewhat complex.

He hadn't expected it to be more than just a simple teleportation array.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you so sure that I can break the formation?"

The Dragon King smiled confidently, "Young Master Lin, since you were able to come here, you naturally emerged from that formation."

Lin Mu said, "So what? Don't you enter and exit the Endless Sea through there as well?"

The Dragon King said, "I, of course, also enter and exit through that formation, but I have no way to break it."

The Dragon King saw Lin Mu's disbelieving expression.

He quickly explained, "The reason I can enter and exit is because my body is special and not bound by the formation there."

"But that is the extent of it. Young Master Lin, since you can enter and exit that formation, you must possess some special divine ability."

"As soon as Young Master Lin breaks the formation, I will immediately let you take the heavenly dao stone."

Lin Mu's eyes narrowed slightly. He pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, there's no time to lose. Let's go break the formation now."

The Dragon King showed a satisfied smile at this.

The three of them quickly arrived at the passage exit.

Lin Mu looked at the formation that had already disappeared, and he once again opened his Eye of the Primal God.

A beam of light shot out from the Eye of the Primal God.

A teleportation formation appeared out of thin air in the originally empty cloud curtain.

The Dragon King, seeing this, couldn't help but think with surprise, "How strange. How does he possess the divine ability of the Primal Spirit True Lord?"

Thinking of this, his gaze towards Lin Mu became a little more cautious.

The Eye of the Primal God between Lin Mu's brows exerted its power again, and an even thicker beam of light shot out once more.

The beam landed on the formation, and in an instant, it broke the formation on the passage.

After the formation was broken, a light curtain, only wide enough for one person to pass through, remained in its original position.

The Dragon King, seeing this, said excitedly, "It's finally broken! Thank you, Young Master Lin."

Lin Mu said, "The formation is broken. I hope the Dragon King will not go back on his word."

The Dragon King said, "This Old Dragon will certainly keep his promise. Young Master Lin, follow me."

After saying that, he walked towards the passage light curtain on his own.

Lin Mu and Yun Feiyang, seeing this, also followed him into the passage.

After the Old Dragon King entered the passage, his expression changed dramatically again.

However, seeing Lin Mu enter, he immediately composed himself.

Lin Mu stepped forward and asked, "Is the heavenly dao stone not in the Dragon Palace?"

The Dragon King said, "The heavenly dao stone was placed by me in the Endless Sea, temporarily serving as the spiritual energy source for the Endless Sea."

As they spoke, their movements were not slow.

In just a few blinks, they exited the passage.

As soon as they exited the passage, Yun Feiyang suddenly said in surprise, "This is...?"

Lin Mu looked in the direction he was staring.

In a corner, there was a huge skeleton.

From the outline of the skeleton, it was not difficult to tell that it was the remains of a giant turtle.

Yun Feiyang flashed, arriving in front of the skeleton.

He reached out to investigate, then returned and said, "Judging from the decay time of the skeleton, this old turtle has been dead for over a hundred years."

Lin Mu said, "Is it that old turtle?"

Yun Feiyang nodded and said, "It should be. When I first came in, it was lying in that spot."

At these words, Lin Mu also became puzzled.

Only a few short days had passed since they entered the passage until now.

How could that old turtle have been dead for over a hundred years?