The intense pain originated near her heart. Jiang Chan endured the excruciating pain that felt like her consciousness was being torn apart, using all her willpower to control the last vestiges of primal energy within her dragon body, channeling it upstream along her bloodstream!
A drop of blood.
A single drop of blood encapsulates the humiliation of the original owner's century-long imprisonment, the anger of betrayal, the hatred of being exploited like a battery, the resentment of having the pride of the dragon trampled upon, and the deep-seated curse upon the entire Kingdom of Aetheran!
A drop of my heart's blood!
This drop of blood was no longer scalding dragon blood, but thick, cold, like solidified darkness! It was forcibly stripped from the depths of the heart by an invisible force, and struggled to converge upwards along the complex network of blood vessels!
Every inch of movement brought excruciating pain! Jiang Chan's teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together, her massive jawbone pressed against the cold ground, cracking even the hard rock! The scales all over her body trembled uncontrollably!
Finally, this drop of dark blood, which contained all the negative will, gathered deep in her throat.
Buzz—!
A dull hum, seemingly emanating from the depths of her soul, resounded in Jiang Chan's perception! It wasn't a sound, but rather a vibration at the level of will! The drop of viscous, dark essence blood began to spin and compress wildly!
Countless fragments of pain, despair, and hatred were forcibly stripped away and integrated into the core with even greater purity! Impurities were removed, leaving only the purest and most malevolent source of the curse!
The color of the blood essence deepened, from dark red to almost pure black, and its volume shrank rapidly, from the size of a pigeon egg to a crystal the size of a fingernail, radiating an ominous dark red light!
This crystal is cold and heavy, containing the most evil power to destroy bloodlines—the Dragon Plague Curse! It can erode life force, cause irreversible weakness, twist the body, and ultimately corrupt the mind, plunging people into eternal madness!
The crystals formed and remained suspended in the throat.
Jiang Chan's tense consciousness suddenly relaxed, and an immense sense of exhaustion swept over her like a tidal wave. The brief refining process just now had consumed no less energy than enduring another backlash! The light of the dragon crystal seemed to dim slightly again.
But she succeeded!
Dragon Plague Curse Crystal, ready!
She carefully used her consciousness to control the enormous dragon tongue, curling up the dark red crystal and hiding it in the most concealed folds beneath its base, like a venomous snake retracting its deadly fangs.
Now, we have the weapons.
The target has been identified.
The location has been determined.
All that's left is to wait.
We waited for the gate to rise, for the sunlight to stream in, and for the king's impassioned speech to reach its climax...
The system's cold, calculating data flowed through her consciousness, precisely simulating the explosion's range, the energy's diffusion path, the location of the viewing platform, the energy peak of the protective barrier, and its potential weak points...
Everything is being calibrated for that final moment!
The guards below could faintly hear a very weak, panting sound coming from above, like the straining of an old bellows. They assumed that the monster had finally exhausted its strength and was now completely silent, waiting to die.
"Finally, some peace and quiet..." A guard breathed a sigh of relief, leaning against the cold rock wall, gazing at the heavy gate sealed above him by a powerful barrier. "...Prince Elias will be here in a few days, I really want to see him with my own eyes..."
...
The dark red curse crystal, like a poisoned bullet, lay silently deep within the base of Jiang Chan's enormous dragon tongue. Cold and heavy, it exuded an invisible malevolence.
The cave was eerily silent.
But above their heads, it was like a completely different world.
The deafening roar, the heavy impacts, and the hum of flowing magical energy, though separated by thick layers of rock and a powerful barrier, still carried faintly and continuously down. It sounded as if countless giants were frantically hammering, building, and arranging something above.
Jiang Chan's massive body lay motionless on the cold, hard ground, like a real, weathering black rock hill.
Her scales grew even duller and paler, peeling off in large chunks to reveal the dry, cracked, and ashen skin beneath. Her once-powerful muscles had completely atrophied and disappeared, revealing the grotesque outline of her skeletal frame.
Inside his chest, the dragon crystal's pulse was so weak it was almost imperceptible; its light had completely died out, leaving only a deathly gray-white void. His breath was as faint as a wisp of smoke, each breath spaced long and heavy with the stench of decay.
The [Energy Flow Guiding Module] has reached its final stage. The energy output of the Dragon Crystal has been steadily accelerated to a critical point on the verge of collapse; the outward appearance is one of utter and irreversible "death." It has perfectly deceived all monitoring.
The commotion above continued all night, only subsiding slightly at dawn, but soon another sound began to rise like a surging tide!
Cheers!
Music playing!
The booming sound of cannons!
The voices of countless people converged, forming a huge, noisy, and frenzied wave of sound that muffledly impacted the silent cavern, even through the rocks and barriers!
The grand ceremony has begun!
Beneath Jiang Chan's drooping, enormous eyelids, her golden vertical pupils suddenly contracted into a cold point. It's here! It's finally here!
She could clearly sense that the energy fluctuations of the powerful magical barrier surrounding the cave entrance were undergoing subtle changes.
It did not weaken, but under some precise control, the energy seemed to be undergoing complex flow and adjustment, as if preparing for a specific "display window".
The guards were also startled by the commotion above; their footsteps became rapid and disordered, carrying a tension and excitement born of the grand spectacle. Both guards ran closer to the top of the steps, seemingly wanting to hear more clearly.
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