557 The Three Ancient Treasures

The Divine Inspection Technique would allow him to glean more information about the three items.

An Lin unleashed his Divine Inspection Technique on the crown first, and immediately after, a string of information appeared in his mind.

"Regal Crown: an item crafted by the Dragon Tribe mighty figure Xiao Tu using the blood essence and spinal cord of a divine dragon. This item is able to unleash boundless dragon might and is an absolute must-have for flexing purposes. The item possesses sentient intelligence; in order to obtain it, you must evoke awe and reverence within it."

The string of text wasn't very long, but there was a lot of information contained within.

Xiao Tu… Xiao Tu…

An Lin suddenly recalled that Dragon Tribe mighty figure who was constantly seeking death but unable to obtain it.

So… this was an item crafted by him…

Wait!

A thought suddenly occurred to An Lin.

Could this cave abode be Xiao Tu's house?!

Another thought then occurred to him as he turned to Xiao Ze with a complex expression.

Xiao Tu and Xiao Ze both had the same surname, could they be from the same family?

An Lin couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Xiao Tu?"

Xiao Tu nodded with a reverent expression on his face. "Xiao Tu… He is one of the supremely talented mighty figures of our Dragon Tribe! He cultivated in the dao of indestructibility and almost reached Dao Integration Stage! He is the pride of our tribe!"

Xiao Ze's expression was extremely exuberant as he talked about Xiao Tu, and it was clear to see that he was indeed quite proud of Xiao Tu.

Thus, it looked like Xiao Ze was able to absorb that drop of blood due to his shared bloodline with Xiao Tu.

"It's a shame that he was imprisoned by the laws of heaven and earth in the Dragon Valley Sanctuary, and Return to Void Stage cultivators like us are unable to save him as the sanctuary is located in the Ancient Divine Division. I wonder how he's doing at the moment…" A disconsolate expression appeared on Xiao Ze's face.

"He's talking about that suicidal dragon, haha, what a coincidence! I've heard Master talk about him. Don't worry, Master has already slain him!" Xue Zhantian waved his little wings around as he chortled with mirth.

Everyone instantly fell silent.

Xiao Ze stared blankly at An Lin and Xue Zhantian. Had he misheard what was being said?

Xiao Tu is dead? Don't worry?

What… what kind of logic is this?!

Xiao Ze was completely stupefied.

"It's not what you think." Tina immediately offered an explanation upon seeing Xiao Ze's dumbfounded expression, "Xiao Tu requested for Giant An Lin to kill him, which would allow him to resurrect himself through the resurrection spell formation, thereby escaping from the dragon sanctuary. He has already been freed from the sanctuary after being killed by Giant An Lin!"

Xiao Ze turned to An Lin with incredulity on his face. "Senior, did you really kill Xiao Tu?"

An Lin nodded with a smile. "I was only doing him a favor."

"Gasp…" Xiao Ze drew a sharp intake of breath. As expected of a mighty figure who had made him tremble in fear!

As for the other team members, they were already used to being shocked, and so, all of them chimed in with half-hearted exclamations of shock.

"Then, where is Uncle Xiao Tu now?" Xiao Ze asked eagerly.

"This world is no longer suitable for him, so he has traveled to Tai Chu Continent," An Lin said as he revealed the truth to Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze nodded in response and said, "Aside from one branch that established themselves on Tai Chu Continent, the other branches of the Dragon Tribe are all reluctant to leave this continent. It's a pity… The laws of heaven and earth are not something we can resist…"

An Lin couldn't be bothered to listen to Xiao Ze lamenting about the world. Instead, he turned his attention back on the crown.

He donned his Illusionary Star Robe, thereby elevating his aura to the Return to Void Pinnacle Stage, before activating his Divine Might Technique!

Everyone around him instantly received a massive fright from the combination of his explosively elevating aura as well as the regal might emanating from his body.

The crown succumbed almost instantly to An Lin's shock therapy as it emitted a faint glow, as if it was pleading with An Lin to be taken away from here.

It was easy to see that it revered and was in awe of An Lin…

Thus, An Lin successfully refined the crown before stowing it away into his storage ring!

Xiao Ze was still lamenting the state of this continent before coming to his senses just in time to see An Lin stowing the Regal Crown away into his storage ring, upon which he began to lament his own ineptitude. He had tried for thousands of years to obtain these three treasures to no avail, but An Lin took it in what seemed like a blink of an eye!

Cassidy and the others didn't actually have high hopes for An Lin. After all, obtaining sentient treasures depended on luck and fate most of the time. One would have to have a connection with the treasure before it would accept one as its Master. As such, they really weren't expecting An Lin to be able to succeed where Xiao Ze had failed…

However, the result had everyone's jaws dropping to the ground!

Cassidy and the others were in shock.

Xiao Ze was also dumbstruck. But at the same time, his heart throbbed with pain.

He was actually in a very conflicted state of mind. He wanted An Lin to take these treasures, but he was also hoping that An Lin wouldn't be able to do so.

This was a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. If he were to leave this cave with the treasures unclaimed, there would always be a nagging feeling at the back of his mind that he had missed out on something, that his life wasn't quite complete.

It was exactly because of this that he hoped An Lin would be able to claim the treasures. If An Lin managed to take the treasures, Xiao Ze wouldn't have to think about them anymore as they were already someone else's possession…

But at the same time, he was hoping that An Lin would fail. For thousands of years, he had tried and failed to take the treasures for himself. If someone else managed to take the treasures without any trouble, then what about his effort for the last thousands of years? Wouldn't it mean that he had essentially wasted thousands of years of his life?

An Lin forged onward as he unleashed his Divine Inspection Technique on the golden flaming badge.

"Divine Flame Badge: An intermediate rank immortal tool crafted by Xiao Tu from ninety-nine different types of rare Tai Chu flames. It has not ingested any divine flames in over one hundred and fifty thousand years and is currently in severe starvation mode. As such, one can obtain it simply by feeding it with Divine Flames until it is full."

Heh! Easy! I have four Divine Flames!

Come on out, Great Holy Flame, Demonic Star Flame, Heavenly Void Flame, Setting Moon Flame!

The four Divine Flames suddenly appeared before converging on the Divine Flame Badge.

Xiao Ze turned to An Li. With confusion etched on his face, he asked, "What are you doing, Senior? Why would you burn it?"

An Lin replied with a light chuckle, "Let me ask you this; how long has this golden badge been burning for?"

Xiao Ze shook his head before replying, "I'm not sure. As far as I know, it has been burning ever since I arrived here."

"Then let me ask you again; what is giving it the energy to continue burning like this? Isn't it tired? Isn't it hungry? Wouldn't it run out of energy?" An Lin asked.

Xiao Ze's whole body trembled upon hearing this. What a startling revelation!

Not only had his confidence received a heavy blow, but he was also beginning to doubt his own intelligence…

Time passed by slowly, and before everyone knew it, four hours had passed. An Lin fully unleashed all four of his Divine Flames during this time while swallowing one Blood Spirit Pill after another in order to maintain the flames. Just when he felt like his body was about to give out, the Divine Flame Badge was finally full.

Thus, An Lin stowed the Divine Flame Badge into his storage ring!

Xue Zhantian was elated beyond belief. "As expected of my master! Mere immortal tools can be easily subdued by Master!"

An Lin rolled his eyes. "Don't be so quick to flatter me; there's still one left."

He made his way toward the black cube before unleashing his Divine Inspection Technique again!

"Spatial Magic Box: Xiao Tu's ninth resurrection trump card. Upon his death, Xiao Tu can be resurrected within this magic box. Aside from that, it also possesses a spatial sealing ability. It is currently in a dormant state due to a lack of nourishment from high-grade Dragon Tribe blood."

An Lin was at a loss for words as he looked down at the box. Just how many resurrection trump cards did Xiao Tu set up? Could it be that his dao of indestructibility was achieved by setting up an endless string of resurrection devices?!

However, this spatial sealing ability sounded quite useful. He had to take this with him as well!

After a momentary hesitation, he turned his eyes on Xiao Ze while a mysterious smile appeared on his face.

The hair on the back of Xiao Ze's neck instantly stood up on end at the sight of An Lin's smile. He retreated a few steps before asking in a trembling voice, "Senior, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Little Xiao, can you spare some blood for me?" An Lin smirked.

"I can't, Senior. Look at my frail body, I don't have any blood to spare." Xiao Ze's body trembled but he still forced a smile onto his face.

"You'll have more blood when you are in your dragon form…" An Lin persisted while maintaining his sinister smile on his face.