Sharp, piercing screams rang in my ears, deafeningly loud.
Sheng Ning, sitting cross-legged on the ground, sealed off his five senses and could not hear the roars from the outside world at all.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but just as she was unlocking her five senses, she slowly opened her eyes and heard the sound of water dripping.
"You've finally arrived."
Contrary to her expectations of a deep, resonant voice, Sheng Ning was surprised to find the legendary Azure Dragon so weak when she first saw him.
She looked up and saw that the place was surrounded by impenetrable walls, with not even a door in sight.
The air around us was rather chilly.
She withdrew her gaze from the surroundings, blinked, and parted her red lips slightly, saying, "Senior Qingyou?"
The Azure Dragon, bound by black iron, seemed to have been surprised by her words.
A look of astonishment flashed across his golden eyes, which resembled the sun on the horizon.
Before long, Qinglong's hoarse and weak laughter echoed in the enclosed space, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from you, Sheng Ning."
He released the pig-like insect that he had stuffed into his consciousness space after entering the illusion.
In the blink of an eye, the icy-cold little dragon in Sheng Ning's hand darted out of her palm.
The Azure Dragon was enormous, and at this moment its massive body was tangled together, and its entire body was bound by black iron chains, making it extremely difficult for it to even lift its head.
"Daddy, Daddy! My good boy has finally found Daddy, waaaaah..."
"How is Daddy? Your son misses Daddy so much..."
Beside the Azure Dragon, the newly hatched worm was as inconspicuous as a tiny crawling insect.
With just a lift of its foot, the Azure Dragon could crush it.
Sheng Ning and her fellow students had previously speculated about the species of the pigworm.
After all, very few dragons can speak human language and breathe dragon breath as soon as they hatch.
Dragons have not appeared in this world for thousands of years.
Because the scales of the larvae were black when they first hatched, she even wondered if it was a blue dragon.
Later, it cultivated and advanced alongside her, and its dragon scales were no longer pure black, but had a hint of blue. Only then did she put aside her speculations.
Now that Qinglong is right in front of her, everything about Zhuerchong—his attitude and words—is revealing Zhuerchong's true identity.
"Senior Qingyou guided me here so that I could obtain the totem?"
It seems that the Azure Dragon has been waiting for this day for far too long.
After playing with the pig-like insects for a while, he heard Sheng Ning's question, looked up and met her eyes, and said, "Not entirely."
"Sheng Ning, the pillar of heaven is about to collapse."
Sheng Ning knew perfectly well that the Heavenly Pillar was about to collapse.
Although she couldn't see the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar, Bai Ze had described it to her.
In the eyes of a divine beast like Bai Ze, the sky is no longer that azure sky.
Instead, it was filled with a blood-red hue.
The four pillars of heaven are gradually collapsing, and one day they may not be able to hold on any longer and will collapse completely.
What followed was devastation and death, and perhaps no one in the world could survive.
Although Sheng Ning couldn't see what Bai Ze was describing to her, she could still picture the scene in her mind.
Repression, violence, unease...
When everyone realizes that the pillar of heaven is about to collapse and everyone's lives are in danger, these emotions will be amplified exceptionally.
She stepped closer to Qinglong and asked, "Why is Senior Qingyou imprisoned here?"
Sheng Ning did not ask what he would do to save the people if the pillar of heaven collapsed.
For her, whether the world is destroyed or not is of little concern to her.
She only wanted to save a handful of people, and she would do her best for them.
Qinglong seemed surprised that she would ask him this first.
He paused for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't know."
"A lot happened after that war."
"The gods have all fallen, and the creator god is also dead. In order to save all living beings, the divine beasts have all come out in force."
"But when I woke up, I found myself imprisoned here."
When he recalled those days, Qinglong's tone was somewhat hollow.
Feeling something crawling up his body, he lowered his head and rubbed the worm with his dragon whiskers.
"I was injured at the time and couldn't break free from the black iron. I wanted to get out, but I couldn't."
"Later, a cultivator accidentally stumbled into this place. Knowing that I could never get out, I used all my divine power to transform into an egg and asked him to take it out."
"So much so that one day I discovered my consciousness was gradually dissipating, and with no other choice, I could only use the last vestiges of my consciousness to tentatively try to escape this place..."
That's why Sheng Ning later encountered the sword cultivator searching for his 'old friend' during the monster frenzy.
There's also Qingyou, whom I met while setting up a stall in Saluo City.
“I have been waiting for the day when that cultivator will come to me with the new Azure Dragon and tell me the good news that the Heavenly Pillar has been repaired.”
"Although we didn't receive the good news that the Heavenly Pillar had been repaired, at least the Azure Dragon didn't fall into the hands of evil people. Sheng Ning, thank you..."
"Sheng Ning, I'm afraid I won't make it to that day..."
From the moment Sheng Ning entered this world, the Azure Dragon was already exhaling more than inhaling.
Now he's saying this again.
With a tightness in her throat, Sheng Ning pulled out a large pile of Spirit-Replenishing Pills, as well as many Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Treasures from her mustard seed bag. She even summoned Bai Ze and Xuanwu.
In my ears, I could hear the little worm crying and calling out "Daddy" over and over again.
Sheng Ning raised his hand and placed it on the top of Qing You's head, saying urgently, "Senior Qing You, please take a look and see which pills will be useful to you."
"How about I make a contract with you? That's how Senior Xuanwu woke up, so you'll definitely be alright too."
"Daddy and Mommy made a pact, and with that pact, they won't die. Daddy, don't leave your good boy! Your good boy promises to be good and not make Daddy angry, waaaaah..."
The whimpering of the worm made the atmosphere around them heavy.
Sheng Ning pursed her lips, her eyes red as she looked at the Azure Dragon in front of her, who couldn't even lift his head.
Xuanwu and Bai Ze were right beside her.
The two divine beasts' eyes welled up with tears as they witnessed this scene.
“It’s useless,” Xuanwu suddenly said. “He’s already exhausted his lifespan, and he’s only trying to keep the Azure Dragon bloodline alive by sending us here again.”
Xuanwu raised its front paw and lay down on Qinglong's body. "Brother, you go ahead first. Maybe I'll come and join you later."
Bai Ze's cat-like eyes were even more wet with tears.
Then he spat on the ground and gave Xuanwu a fierce look in his childish voice.
"Black Tortoise, stop talking nonsense! Azure Dragon won't die! He won't die!"
Qinglong struggled to open his eyes and look at everyone in front of him. He blinked, his voice filled with exhaustion, "I never thought I would see you all again before I die."
"This is wonderful, this is wonderful..."
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