Its inner core emitted a dense demonic aura, but the energy it contained was extremely pure.
“This inner core might be useful.”
David carefully kept the inner core. “Even though demonic energy is very dominant, it can be refined and used to increase our strength. Let’s rest for a while and recover some strength before continuing our journey.”
He looked towards the stone platform across the pond, where the light seemed brighter than the surrounding area, indicating that something was hidden there.
And this demon dragon is probably the guardian of the stone platform.
After the demon dragon died, the pool water in the cave slowly returned to calm, but the water that was originally dark green now had a hint of black and gave off a more pungent fishy smell.
David sat by the pool to meditate and regulate his breathing, using the Mind Concentration Technique to absorb the surrounding demonic energy and recover the spiritual power he had just lost. Meanwhile, Hu Mazi curiously walked to the stone platform on the opposite bank.
A thick layer of dust covered the stone platform, on top of which sat a bronze box. The surface of the box was engraved with the same runes as on the sesame seed jade pendant, only more complex and complicated.
He was about to reach for it when David stopped him: “Don’t touch it! There’s a ban on that box.”
David walked over and carefully examined the runes on the bronze box, his brows furrowed slightly: “This is the sealing rune array of the Hu clan. It seems that this box is indeed related to your clan.”
“Abandoned by my people?” Hu Mazi was both surprised and happy. “What could possibly be in it?”
“It’s hard to say.”
David gathered a trace of spiritual energy at his fingertips and gently touched the runes on the surface of the box. “This rune array seems simple, but it actually holds hidden mysteries. If you force it open, it can trigger a backlash. Have you ever seen a similar rune array?”
Hu Mazi squatted down and placed the jade pendant beside the box. The white light on the jade pendant and the runes on the box resonated with each other and began to slowly rotate.
“These runes… I’ve seen them in illustrations in our clan’s ancient books. It seems like this is a bloodline verification array that only members of the Hu clan can decipher.”
Following the method recorded in ancient books, he dripped blood from his fingertip onto the jade pendant, which instantly emitted a dazzling light and merged into the bronze box.
The rune engravings on the box seemed to come alive, flowing along the path of light and emitting soft “clicking” sounds as it slowly opened.
Inside the box was no gold or silver jewelry, only a roll of yellowed animal skin and a black token.
Several lines of ancient characters were written on the beast skin in dark red ink, while the token was engraved with the character “Hu” and decorated with small crystals along the edge, emitting faint spiritual energy fluctuations.
FAQ Novel
Q: What kind of opponent did David and Hu Mazi face in this chapter?
A: They encountered a demon dragon with strength equivalent to a level three Earth Immortal.
Q: What valuable item did David recover from the demon dragon?
A: David extracted a black inner core from the demon dragon, which he believes might be useful.
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