"Hmph, I was once the Venerable One of the Holy Altar, the only fire dragon in the world!"
When Humph said this, he was extremely smug, and it was clear that he was very proud of his status.
Shi Xuan remained unmoved and replied in a flat tone, "That's really amazing, but I've never heard of it."
"You naturally cannot hear that I was harmed by a villain and sealed in this space for tens of thousands of years."
Tens of thousands of years?! Shi Xuan was truly astonished this time. No wonder this guy's soul was still so powerful even after he died; he had indeed exceeded Shi Xuan's expectations.
Even events from eight hundred years ago felt incredibly distant to Shi Xuan, let alone the long span of ten thousand years. Most orthodox historical records on the Qian Yuan Continent only go up to eight hundred years ago; ten thousand years would require countless cycles of life and death.
On the continent where Shi Xuan once lived, ten thousand years ago, during the War of the Gods, mortals had nothing to do with it.
So this fire dragon really is a divine dragon?
"Then," Shi Xuan perked up and continued, "what caused such a commotion this time?"
The Hmph Monster snorted again and said, "It's because I destroyed my inner core!"
Shi Xuan...
So, he was alive all along? Then suddenly he didn't want to live anymore and self-destructed, which caused the space to break open and the spiritual energy to leak out?
But how can there be bones and meat?
Thinking this, she unconsciously asked the question.
"Hmph, how could a mortal obtain my physical body? It has already been completely transformed into spiritual energy. If what remains were not so difficult to deal with, it would have left not even ashes!"
Shi Xuan couldn't help but gasp. This strange fellow, Humph, is so ruthless to himself!
"Why self-destruct? There will be a day when I can get out."
"Heh, I can't get out." The fire dragon finally turned his hum into a chuckle: "This space originally had no spiritual power. For ten thousand years, I have been sealed here. Spiritual power can only go out and not come in, so my cultivation cannot advance an inch. Moreover, it has been too long, and I'm tired of living."
The Lonely Fire Dragon is so desperate it'll explode in a show of power...
Nourished by the growth of all things, Shi Xuan finally felt a little better. She got up from the ground, sat down, and asked, "Senior, would you like to go out?"
So when she was describing the scenery, she accidentally made Humming's heart flutter?
Come to think of it, being trapped in this isolated space, unable to go anywhere, with no one to turn to for help, anyone else would probably have gone crazy long ago.
He could persist for ten thousand years, which sounds easy, but Shi Xuan knew how difficult it was.
"How about... I take you out to have a look?" At this moment, Shi Xuan suddenly thought of Lu Shenzhi. It was she who had brought Lu Shenzhi's soul out.
"Take me out?" the fire dragon repeated. "It's not impossible."
As he said this, the largest and most complete of the golden-red dragon bones on the ground flew into the air and crashed down on Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan quickly dodged; being hit by this thing would be no laughing matter.
Unexpectedly, the dragon bone suddenly shrank as it approached Shi Xuan, eventually shrinking to only an inch in size before falling into Shi Xuan's hands.
Shi Xuan felt that this small piece of dragon bone was extremely heavy and emanated a warm aura.
"You shall refine this sacred bone and carry it with you as a magical artifact. I can reside within this sacred bone."
It's good to make the most of your own bones; you can live in them yourself.
However, Shi Xuan was seriously injured and was still recovering, so he could not refine the dragon bone for the time being.
She glanced at Humming Monster with a hint of reproach; she could have avoided getting hurt, but it was all because of him.
Fire Dragon probably knew he was in the wrong. After thinking for a moment, he used his divine sense to control all the remaining dragon bones and concentrate them around Shi Xuan, meaning that he was giving them all to her. His intention to curry favor was very obvious.
These dragon bones, even if just one section were split into a hundred pieces and each piece were taken out, would be priceless treasures. And he just gave this whole pile to himself like that?
Shi Xuan originally thought he would be lucky to be able to refine even a section, but he never expected that he would get to refine them all!
The feeling of being surrounded by dragon bones was truly wonderful. Shi Xuan immediately forgave the hurt caused to her by Humph Monster; she was just that kind of person without principles. When she was unhappy, it was all his fault; when she was happy, she only considered it a learning experience.
The fire dragon was very familiar with the spiritual power originating from itself. Under its deliberate control, the spiritual power emanating from the dragon bones no longer surged violently, nor did it forcibly pour into people's meridians.
When Shi Xuan came into contact with that spiritual energy again, he was no different from usual, and it would no longer cause him to explode and die.
While using his spiritual power to heal his injuries, Shi Xuan said to the fire dragon, "If I were to take you out, I would need to trouble you to make a contract with me. Although you are only a spirit, your power is still very strong. If no one can control you, I dare not act on my own."
Her point was that if she took him out, she had to be able to control him; otherwise, if he caused any more trouble, it would all be her fault.
"Hmph!" The fire dragon responded with a cold snort: "A mere weak human dares to attempt to form a contract with me? How presumptuous!"
"Hmph," Shi Xuan echoed his cold snort, replying, "You've already destroyed your inner core, you're not afraid of death, so why would you be afraid of being contracted by me? Anyway, you don't plan to live anymore. If I hadn't come, you would have spent a few years here and still vanished into thin air. Contracting with me at least allows you to travel freely and explore all the mountains and rivers. I also have other contracted divine beasts that we can play with together. Why not?"
Even if this fire dragon is now only in its soul form, it is still a force to be reckoned with. Taking it out without any control would be unwise.
After pondering for a long time, the fire dragon finally snorted coldly, indicating its agreement.
She wasn't wrong. He hadn't planned to live anyway. He was trapped here, feeling like he was living a life worse than death. He still longed for the outside world.
Thinking of this, he said impatiently, "Hurry up, stop dawdling."
They couldn't wait to go out right now.
Shi Xuan was finally able to retrieve the item. She took a handful of pills, nourished herself with spiritual energy, and meditated for three days to fully recover from her injuries.
The first thing Shi Xuan did after the recovery was to set up a very complex contract formation. This fire dragon was very special; it had no physical form and its level was too high. Under such circumstances, a successful contract could only be achieved with the assistance of a contract formation.
This is the highest-level contract array. Shi Xuan took pills and spent a whole day setting up the array before it was successfully completed.
Place the dragon bone into the corresponding position in the contract array, and Shi Xuan formed an ancient hand seal, covering the entire dragon bone, including the location of the fire dragon's soul body.
During this long process, the mark belonging to Shixuan gradually formed and was imprinted on the soul of the fire dragon.
The fire dragon had a constant urge to rebel, but in the end it always held back.
His desire for the outside world and a better life overcame his instincts, and Shi Xuan finally succeeded in completing the contract, which was still a master-servant contract in which he could completely control Shi Xuan's life and death.
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