Chapter 46

A shrill noise sounded and a dark shadow emerged from the depths of the hall, rushing straight towards Chen Hao.

Meow!

A pitiful cry was heard and the black cat seemed to have been greatly frightened. Curling up, its chubby body appeared to even be shivering.

Chen Hao was rather shocked.

What happened? Did this little fellow startle the evil spirit? Oh no, bringing it along had led to even more trouble. Was it too late to abandon it now?

“What a cat demon!”

Master Long stopped in his tracks and glared fiercely at the black cat… and Chen Hao.

With an innocent look on his face, Chen Hao thought that this really had nothing to do with him. D*mn, was he going to die a wrongful death?

“Master… Master Long, what do we do now? You can’t just do nothing now.” Xue Chuang was flustered and rushed forward to grab Master Long as though he was clutching onto him for dear life.

“Let me go.” Master Long was exasperated.

“Master!”

“How do I resolve it when you’re holding onto me? Let me go!” Master Long yelled.

Xue Chuang finally let go and looked at Master Long nervously.

This was their last hope. Even if Master Long took no actions, the evil spirit which had already been startled would escape from the ancient grave and terrorize Stone City. Even if they were to leave this place safely, Shuanglong Group wouldn’t be able to shoulder the responsibility.

Master Long tidied his clothes and glared once more at Chen Hao. He then took out an item from his bag that looked like an ink fountain thread wheel from the ancient times.

“Master Chen, do you know how to subdue it with this?”

Embarrassed, Chen Hao answered, “No.”

Master Long was rendered speechless.

Why was he even here if he didn’t know anything? Was it that simple to scam a big corporation of their money?

“Stay here to protect everyone. Don’t run away.”

He had completely lost faith in Chen Hao. After relaying a general instruction, Master Chen took out a bottle of red liquid and poured it into the ink fountain thread wheel. He then prepared for the battle.

Focusing on three pillars, he twined the ink thread around them five times, forming a web.

Master Long then secured the threads before retrieving a peach wood sword and a stack of talismans from his bag. He focused and stayed alert as he observed his surroundings.

“Master Long, is this sufficient?” Xue Chuang asked worriedly.

Master Long glared at him and asked, “What else do you expect? Do you want me to fight head-on with a dragon?”

Xue Chuang felt rather embarrassed. “That’s not what I meant. I…”

“Shut up. This is a spawn of dragons that protects its den, and they are spirits that exist alongside the Dragon’s Den. Because it has been unexpectedly consumed by its den, the dragon has turned evil. It should not exist. All the masters typically refuse to acknowledge that they exist. I have no confidence in handling it too. All of you should be prepared to die,” Master Long explained solemnly.

Xue Chuang didn’t dare to speak anymore. His legs were completely wobbling in fear.

Bai Ru’s heart was also thumping. Approaching Chen Hao quietly, she asked in a hushed voice, “Master Chen, is this deity figurine of any use now?”

Chen Hao was speechless.

At this critical point in time, how could this woman still care about winning her own battle?

Ha, indeed. Her personality had clearly been exposed during this period of calamity. He should never associate with this woman at all.

Although he marked Bai Ru in his heart, Chen Hao still glanced at the figurine of Guan Yu.

It was undeniably their trump card in this battle, but since he hadn’t attained Dao, he couldn’t use it to its fullest power. He didn’t know if it would come in handy now.

He couldn’t hesitate anymore. At this point in time, he had to take the risk. He had to let Master Long know that he wasn’t incompetent.

Chen Hao nodded and answered, “There’s no hurry. Let’s wait and see.”

Bai Ru heaved a sigh of relief, and the look in her eyes turned resolute.

Since she was young, she had always heard her father lament that she wasn’t a boy and couldn’t do certain things. Bai Ru thus decided that even though she was a girl, she had to become even stronger than a boy. She wanted to prove her father wrong.

Therefore, she gave up on the lifestyle that many women enjoyed. She also majored in economics, which she hated. After entering the Shuanglong Group, she didn’t slack off and tried to demonstrate her capabilities.

The incident here at the Stream Mountain construction site was the best chance for her to prove herself. If she won, she would be able to fulfill her dreams. She would be…

All in all, this was her only chance. She couldn’t afford to lose it.

As she held the Guan Yu figurine even tighter, Bai Ru followed Chen Hao closely as he moved. She was waiting for him to give the command to use to deity figurine.

After a short while, the place suddenly turned sinisterly cold.

Chen Hao clearly saw dark energy rushing out from the depths of the palace. It was so strong that even a commoner would be able to see it.

The energy spread through the entire palace quickly, making the initially illuminated place appear darker than before.

Everyone fell silent and watched the scene unfold in shock. No one dared to even gasp.

Hiss!

Suddenly, a huge dark shadow charged out right towards Chen Hao.

Buzz!

Within an instant, the ink threads wrapped around the pillars glowed a red color. Disrupted by the red lights, the dark shadow cried out and began spiraling abruptly, revealing the shadow of what seemed like a large snake.

The body of the snake was as thick as a bucket and over ten meters long. It flashed his fangs and its eyes were bloodshot. It looked terrifying.

“Evil spirit, be gone!”

Master Long instantly fought back. With the peach wood sword in his hand, he leaped around, wielding a talisman. The sword reverberated and the talisman transformed into a red light, hitting the howling snake.

The snake gave another blood-curdling scream. Flipping its body, it vanished into thin air suddenly, appearing in another corner in the next second, shocking everyone watching the scene.

“Evil… Evil spirit!” Xue Chuang and the rest of the commoners were already shocked beyond words. They muttered under their breaths and shook from fear. One of them even peed in his pants.

“Fortunately, it has not transformed into a proper dragon yet. This spawn of dragons is still relatively easy to deal with.” Master Long heaved a sigh of relief, and much of the fear he showed was erased from his face.

Chen Hao asked, “Master Long, can you explain in detail about this dragon spawn?”

Master Long looked at Chen Hao in shock.

He had never expected this lad to still be curious to learn more about this dragon spawn at this junction. Was he truly that curious or was he just weird?

After staying silent for a while, Master Long still answered, “This dragon spawn was born to accompany the Dragon’s Den. Most of them are poisonous snakes transformed into dragons. The one before us is a poisonous snake. They guard the Dragon’s Den, and after the den has amassed sufficient energy, it will draw on part of the energy to transform itself into a dragon. This is the case with the Dragon’s Den here. It had been guarded by a poisonous snake. If the Dragon’s Den were to be uncovered, the snake will typically be slain. I don’t know why this spirit is still alive and hidden amidst the palace. As such, even if the owner of the ancient grave had been able to change his own life, the blessings wouldn’t last more than three generations. Some of the failures experienced by his descendants could have even been caused by the poisonous snake. Having been consumed by the Dragon’s Den, the owner failed and the snake turned into an evil spirit and a prohibited existence.”

As Chen Hao listened, his confusion was cleared up.

Several hundred years ago, a rich or powerful man had discovered the Dragon’s Den. Feeling ambitious, he secretly set up a grave here. His helpers might have completed the task, but they still failed to eradicate the spirit within it. It caused the owner’s plans to be ruined and his family line to end.

This was probably what had happened.

However, it had already been such a long time, and Chen Hao didn’t want to find out the truth behind it.

What mattered now was to deal with the evil dragon spirit.

It had turned evil because it failed to transform into a dragon. Now that it was startled, he had no clue how infuriated the spirit was. If it didn’t die, they would perish instead.