area51novel Chapter 70 She Laughs at Home
Chapter 70 She Laughs at Home
Golden bloodline… Kong Tianxu hesitated for a moment, recalling the sense of closeness conveyed by the eggshell earlier, as well as the strange phenomenon of its fusion with his silver dragon soul power, and finally decided to accept this rare treasure.
While the Dragon Embryo itself possesses many wondrous uses, what attracts him even more is the golden dragon bloodline it contains.
To advance the Silver Dragon Martial Soul to another level, the Golden Dragon bloodline, which inherits the other half of the Dragon God's physical power, is indispensable. However, golden soul beasts that inherit the golden bloodline are extremely rare in the world.
Silver spirit beasts are already extremely rare. Even in the Sun Moon Empire, where silver dragons once appeared, silver wolves are only seen occasionally. Golden spirit beasts are even rarer, with only one possibly appearing every few years. Some have even said that golden spirit beasts are extinct.
Even with Kong Tianxu's understanding of the original work, when it comes to the Golden Dragon bloodline, he can only think of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Imperial Beast, which is still in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Zhongli Tian's Crimson Gold Lion.
However, neither of these two things could truly help him. Even if Zhongli Wu's crimson lion had not yet been refined into his natal beast soul, it was only a branch of the golden bloodline, and the possibility of it bringing him a bloodline improvement was extremely slim.
Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion possesses a strong golden dragon bloodline, its spirit rings and spirit bones cannot be absorbed by humans under normal circumstances. Therefore, this bloodline crystal, which is very likely from a golden dragon lineage, becomes especially important to it.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Kong Tianxu didn't continue to refuse.
"Do you know?"
Xu Tianzhen finally smiled when she saw him accept the Dragon Curse Embryo. Turning around, she said as she walked away:
"After that day, I felt the whole palace was different." She kicked away a small pebble at her feet, her voice so soft it was as if she were talking to herself:
"Father is like a completely different person."
Kong Tianxu slowed his pace and walked alongside her. The flow of people pouring out of the teaching building eased some of the chill of late autumn, and amidst the noise, he heard her sigh softly.
"I used to think that no matter what, we are all family."
Her voice trailed off, "But now I realize that it seems they don't care about any of this, and they don't care about me that much either."
She looked up, trying to force a smile, but failed: "I feel like... I've been abandoned."
Kong Tianxu suddenly turned around and placed his hands on her shoulders. His gaze was so focused that Xu Tianzhen couldn't help but hold her breath.
"I will never abandon you," he said, each word ringing with conviction.
Xu Tianzhen stared at him blankly, then smiled sweetly:
"I know."
She knew from that night on.
Kong Tianxu raised his hand and tucked her wind-blown hair behind her ear. This natural and intimate gesture startled both of them.
The sun finally pierced through the thick clouds and rose completely, its rays shining on the two people and gilding their close silhouettes with a golden edge.
"Oh, right, Tianzhen," Kong Tianxu said, breaking the awkward atmosphere as if he had suddenly remembered something.
"Do you know a senior student named Nana? Could you ask her which class she's in?"
Nana… why does that sound like a girl’s name? Xu Tianzhen stared at him suspiciously, her cheeks puffing out adorably.
"Why are you calling me so affectionately? When did you meet this senior?"
Seeing her jealous expression, Kong Tianxu couldn't help but chuckle.
……
The morning classes ended quickly, and under Xu Tianzhen's resentful gaze, Kong Tianxu awkwardly stepped out the door.
For some reason, the thought of Nana brought back the smooth sensation he felt that night, and a sense of guilt welled up inside him.
But I was clearly there on official business!
He toyed with a dark purple dagger that had appeared in his hand without him noticing, and thought to himself.
It was the same dagger that Nana had lost in front of his door. Her words before she left had touched him, and since he had some leftover materials from making soul tools at home, he decided to make some minor modifications to the dagger.
This is a level 6 melee soul tool, but it only requires soul power at the Soul Master level to operate.
Of course, in exchange, he will also make a request that the other party cannot refuse.
Shaking his head to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, he strode towards the fifth-grade building.
Although Xu Tianzhen was very suspicious of his motives for inquiring about the senior's class, she still earnestly helped him learn about Nana's basic situation. It was the time for fifth graders to receive their monthly rare metal quota.
Even with the support of the Holy Spirit Church, a minor noblewoman like Nana, who wasn't wealthy, couldn't possibly miss out on such benefits.
The target location was easy to identify; in the distance, a warehouse teeming with people came into view. Kong Tianxu casually stopped a female student who was rooted to the spot when she saw him:
"Hello, senior, do you know Nana? I need to talk to her about something."
Because of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's admission system, there aren't many fifth-year students, and most of them know each other. A student as talented as Nana should have many acquaintances.
As expected, the female student paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something and said:
"Oh~ you mean Ghost Nana?"
"Yes, I wonder if you've seen her here, senior?"
"No, Nana hasn't been to class for almost a month. The teacher has looked for her several times, saying she had to go home for something, and then we haven't seen her since. Junior, do you know her?"
The perfectly executed fake smile on Kong Tianxu's face faltered slightly, and his fingertip slowly traced the sharp blade:
"A month?"
A month ago, he met the girl for the first time.
"Hmm, one month." The female student thought for a moment and nodded in confirmation.
"Thanks."
Kong Tianxu turned and walked away, taking several detours until he stopped in a secluded and deserted place.
"shadow."
A gaunt middle-aged man emerged from the empty shadows. He was a member of the royal guards, and after the attack on the villa, Kong Deming had specially transferred him to Kong Tianxu's side.
"Go and invite Grandpa over," Kong Tianxu said, taking out a detailed map of the Mingdu area and marking one point.
Tell him I'm going here.
He had checked Nana's background and found it to be completely consistent with what she said in the original work. Therefore, he knew exactly where she lived.
The middle-aged man didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded silently, a solemn nod: "Aren't you waiting for the Palace Master to come along?"
"It's too late." Kong Tianxu had already deployed his flying soul tool. "I'll go first."
His flying soul tool streaked through the air as he sped towards the outskirts of Mingdu. The wind whistled past his ears, and the buildings below rushed past. The closer he got to his destination, the stronger his unease grew.
Nana's inexplicable disappearance for such a long period of time, especially since it happened to be the day after she saw him, can no longer be considered a simple coincidence. There is likely a Holy Spirit Cult behind it.
Logically speaking, Nana and he were not related, and the Holy Spirit Cult had two Limit Douluos whose actions were completely uncontrollable. From a rational point of view, he should not have gotten involved in this matter.
But for some reason, the girl's hopeful gaze as she left kept flashing through his mind—
How dare they spy on me?!
The level-seven flying soul tool was incredibly fast, and even as he relentlessly pushed it with his soul power, it continued to accelerate. The fierce winds cut coldly across his face. His speed increased, but the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger.
Now, no matter how fast he goes, he probably can't catch up.
As dusk settled, he finally landed in front of a solitary fortress on the outskirts of Mingdu.
Although Nana's father was only a baron of the lowest rank and did not have his own fief, his ancestors still left behind this inheritance, which is the place she calls "home".
But in Kong Tianxu's eyes, this old, isolated fortress, bathed in the blood-red sunset, was full of ominous and eerie horror.
He twitched his nose, his indifference almost frozen in ice.
He took a deep breath and slowly pushed open the door.
Still wearing the same yellow school uniform from that day, the girl sat at a long table covered with red cloth, smiling at him.
No eyes
No mouth
No face and no breath
Only loud, mocking laughter.
"Thank you for giving me hope..."
A drop of blood dripped from the ceiling chandelier.
He looked up and saw a thin, smooth sheet of dough hanging down.
That texture, not long ago, still lingered on his fingertips.
"I can't help you 'right now'..."
"...You will see that day."
This was his second meeting with the girl, but also his last.
She won't live to see that day.
The cold moonlight shone down, and the drop of blood that gradually flowed down his forehead stained the surface of the silver scale between his brows, flashing with a captivating light amidst its eerie appearance.
He walked expressionlessly to Nana and slowly pulled the note from her hand, which was stained with several pieces of scarlet blood.
"I've taken her soul. If you want it back, come here and tell me what you said. Remember, only you can come."
At the end, a bizarre, blood-red smiling face is drawn crookedly in one corner of the captured map.
"Grandpa, I used to think that I would bring some different changes to this world."
"Perhaps not much, but certainly better."
"But now I realize I was wrong."
"A person who shouldn't have died has died."
Kong Tianxu raised his head, closed his eyes, lit the note in his hand, and let it fall to the wooden floor. He then spoke to Kong Deming, who had appeared behind him unnoticed:
"Then those damned ones should be buried with her in advance."
Kong Deming's expression remained calm and composed, his aged voice deep and gentle:
"Go do what you want to do. Grandpa won't try to stop you this time."
The spark that ignited the note quickly turned into a raging inferno, spreading along the blood-stained wooden planks and engulfing the blood-red table, the girl's mangled body, the crimson chandelier, and eventually the entire isolated castle.
Amidst the rising scorching waves, flames licked at Kong Tianxu's body, yet could not harm him in the slightest.
He suddenly opened his eyes, the short sword in his hand flashing with purple light.
In this infernal purgatory that seemed to devour all the sins of the place, that smile still lingered in my eyes.
Holy! Spirit! Cult!
The drop of blood flowed down.
Lightning, the condensation of the righteous energy of heaven and earth, perfectly matches—
To destroy evil and punish wickedness.