Bai Jinghu’s pitiful state caused Mo Fan’s eyes to light up slightly.
He hadn’t expected the Dragon Qi Protection technique to be so domineering, severely injuring Bai Jinghu in an instant. After all, Bai Jinghu was a Demon King-level vengeful spirit with formidable strength.
Previously, it was only because they faced the Black Dragon King that it was so challenging. If it had been an ordinary Demon King, it likely wouldn’t have been as difficult.
With this thought, Mo Fan immediately withdrew the technique and checked his internal condition, discovering that his demonic energy had been heavily depleted, and the strand of dragon qi had dimmed considerably.
However, once the technique was deactivated, the dragon qi returned to the demon liquid sea and began to recover slowly, though the recovery speed was so sluggish that Mo Fan frowned.
“It seems this Dragon Qi Protection technique can’t be used frequently, or it will deplete the dragon qi.”
“I only have a small amount of dragon qi in my body. If I use it recklessly, it might support only five uses of Dragon Qi Protection at most, and each use can only last a few breaths, or it will cause irreversible damage to the dragon qi.”
Mo Fan murmured to himself, his brows furrowing tightly.
He had thought he gained two remarkable techniques, but the limitations seemed significant.
If Dragon Qi Protection already consumed dragon qi, what about the Chi Dragon Transformation?
Mo Fan clearly remembered that the Chi Dragon Transformation technique directly consumed dragon qi, so he didn’t dare to experiment lightly.
“I wonder if there’s a way to increase this dragon qi. If it relies solely on its slow recovery, who knows how long it will take to regenerate even a single strand.”
Mo Fan sighed inwardly, then opened his mouth and expelled a cloud of black poisonous mist. With a thought, the mist transformed into a flying sword, which circled around his body before condensing into a sword pellet and was swallowed back into his mouth.
To deal with the Black Dragon King, Mo Fan had used a strategy, turning the Life-Death Sword into poisonous mist to infiltrate the Black Dragon King’s body. Now that the Black Dragon King had been decomposed by the invisible force, the Life-Death Sword remained unaffected in the internal space.
Similarly, the Dragon Whisker Needle had also been left in the internal space after the Black Dragon King’s death.
Additionally, there was a pile of miscellaneous materials, among which a large piece of black dragon scale caught Mo Fan’s attention the most.
Mo Fan opened his mouth and expelled the dragon scale, finding it the size of a head, emitting a faint dark glow and even a trace of dragon qi.
“Is this the Black Dragon King’s own scale?”
“Was he planning to use this scale to refine a Demon King weapon?”
“Master, I can’t hold on much longer. Please, quickly take me into the vengeful spirit space.”
A weak voice interrupted Mo Fan’s thoughts.
Mo Fan looked closely and saw Bai Jinghu looking utterly weakened, his body far more translucent than before, his aura drastically diminished, barely maintaining Demon King-level strength.
Seeing Bai Jinghu in such a miserable state, Mo Fan’s face twitched, though he felt little sympathy.
As his vengeful spirit, Mo Fan could constantly discern Bai Jinghu’s thoughts.
And just moments ago, Bai Jinghu had genuinely entertained thoughts of retaliation, which naturally provoked Mo Fan.
“You dog, now you know you’re done for?”
“You actually dared to harbour thoughts of betraying me. You’re truly bold.”
Mo Fan snorted coldly, causing Bai Jinghu to tremble and immediately kneel, kowtowing repeatedly. “Master, I won’t dare again. I won’t dare. Please save me.”
“Do you know your mistake?” Mo Fan asked sternly, thinking to himself, “It seems that while these vengeful spirits are fully controlled by the technique, their thoughts are not restricted. If I give improper commands, it could lead to some backlash, but who would be foolish enough to let their vengeful spirit attack them?”
Mo Fan gave a wry smile, realizing he had dug this pit for himself, though it wasn’t a significant issue.
While vengeful spirits’ thoughts were uncontrollable, their actions were restricted by the “Serving the Tiger” technique. Unless given a direct command by their master, they could never betray him.
“I know my mistake. I know my mistake. Please, Master, show mercy and save my life.” Bai Jinghu pleaded with a pained expression.
“Knowing your mistake is good. I’m not an unreasonable demon. It was indeed I who ordered you to attack, but before I save you, you must transfer the Black Dragon King’s memories to me.”
Mo Fan spoke slowly, knowing that vengeful spirits could read the memories of other beings and sensing that Bai Jinghu had accessed the Black Dragon King’s memories.
Now that the Black Dragon King was dead, Mo Fan was eager to know everything about him.
“I’ll transfer the Black Dragon King’s memories to Master now.”
Bai Jinghu nodded, stood up, and a wisp of ghostly mist from his brow entered Mo Fan’s mind.
Instantly, Mo Fan’s mind was filled with new memories.
“So that’s how it is.”
Mo Fan suddenly understood, learning the origin of the Black Dragon King from the memories. Like the Yingying Monster, it had evolved from a dragon loach.
However, after becoming a demon, the Black Dragon King began devouring other dragon loaches, growing stronger and reaching the King realm half a year ago, dominating the Nether River and unifying all its demons.
Two crucial pieces of information stood out. The Black Dragon King had targeted the Yingying Monster because he discovered they were of the same kind, intending to devour it after gravely injuring it. However, the Yingying Monster escaped and remained missing.
As for the other piece, Mo Fan looked at the massive stone wall blocking the path ahead, formed a hand seal, and injected demonic energy into the wall.
Buzz.
The next moment, the entire stone wall trembled slightly, beams of light rising as intricate runes appeared on its surface.
These runes connected, forming a massive vortex on the wall.
“Is this… a boundary entrance?”
Bai Jinghu’s eyes showed a trace of surprise, then realization. “Master, is this the Dragon Ruins entrance from the Black Dragon King’s memories?”
“Correct.”
Mo Fan nodded, then shook his head. “This is only a boundary leading to the outer entrance. The true Dragon Ruins entrance lies within this boundary.”
Mo Fan’s eyes flashed with uncertainty. From the Black Dragon King’s memories, he learned that after breaking through to the Demon King realm, the Black Dragon King awakened a memory in his bloodline about the Dragon Ruins.
The so-called Dragon Ruins was a tomb containing the remains of a true dragon.
Not only that, but it also held countless treasures.
The Dragon Ruins opened once a month on the fifteenth, allowing beings below the King realm to enter and seek treasures. Those above the King realm would trigger rejection by the Dragon Ruins’ rules and be erased.
However, while the Dragon Ruins was a treasure trove, it was also a dangerous place, inhabited by dragon-blood creatures driven mad by the true dragon’s remains, attacking any intruders without hesitation.
“The Dragon Ruins… how intriguing.”
Mo Fan murmured, his eyes growing brighter.
He hadn’t expected such a mysterious place to be hidden in the Nether River.
From the Black Dragon King’s memories, Mo Fan learned that the Black Dragon King had planned to escape into this boundary, which was vast and housed other powerful beings, to evade Mo Fan’s pursuit.
If he could hold out a few more days, he could seal his cultivation and enter the Dragon Ruins, where he could devour dragon-blood creatures to nourish himself and grow even stronger.
Unfortunately, the Black Dragon King was devoured by Mo Fan before he could escape into the boundary.
“Dragon-blood creatures…”
“Perhaps this is an opportunity for me too.”
Gazing at the boundary before him, Mo Fan murmured softly.
