Chapter 381: Chapter 222_1
"You gently close the old family leader’s eyes, stepping onto the stairs leading underground..."
"The passage is narrow and lengthy, but not covered in dust, seemingly cleaned regularly."
"There is candlelight illuminating both sides of the corridor. You recognize the style of the candles, the ’fish wax’ that was popular in the city last year. It shines exceptionally bright and lasts for a long while, although it is pretty expensive. Your dojo also has two in its collection."
"It takes you a while to reach the end of the stairs."
"A golden light becomes visible before your eyes..."
"A massive arched barrier fills the entire underground space, unlike common barriers that are colorless and formless, this one bathes in a faint golden light, a swirl of colors and dense blood-red runes flow and flicker across its surface."
"The underground space isn’t supported by pillars, the indestructible arched barrier alone holds the space up."
"Still near the stairs, you already feel an overwhelming force, akin to gazing up at a towering mountain, there emerges a sudden sense of fear caused by the crushing force."
"You understand, this is the ’Guardian of the Ten Directions’ Absolute Realm’!"
"Your vision pierces through the massive golden barrier and lying within is a figure fast asleep."
"Compared to the vast barrier, the tiny figure seems like a mite. But you know, no matter how powerful the barrier is, its purpose is to suppress that very figure."
"You squint to see better, the figure appears to be entirely red, hair astray and wild. At a closer look, it has a ferocious look on its face even in sleep, with its large nose being especially prominent."
"It growls menacingly in its sleep, rolls over, revealing the black wings sprouting from its back..."
"You’ve discovered the ’Origin Tracing Black Heavenly Dog’!"
"Origin tracing? So, this ’Black Heavenly Dog’ is technically a creature from my own faction?"
Lin Xun remained fully alert, not letting his guard down simply because they were on the same side.
Just like in the previous Chapter, after he made an oath to the ’Almighty True Knowledge’, he ended up having to fight creatures of knowledge.
"You draw out your ’Refined Copper Sand Hammer,’ giving it a gentle shake..."
"’Combat Angel—Valkyrie’ emerges from the void and strides over."
"She carries a brilliantly gleaming longbow on her back, while clothed in armor designed with bird feather wings, and approaches your side."
"Valkyrie sharply turns her gaze towards the figure lying inside the barrier, drawing her longbow and arrow as she prepares herself."
"It seems this boss is a bit too powerful."
Lin Xun pondered for a moment, deciding to use the Little Dragon Shell and see what happens.
Though the Little Dragon, when not in its transformed state, isn’t as powerful as the Mage or Giant, its unique identity might just trigger some special events.
"You take possession of the shell of the ’Inquisitive Primordial Hermit’!"
"You hold the ’Token of Extremity’ which allows access into the ’Guardian of the Ten Directions’ Absolute Realm’ without hindrance!"
"As you feel your body pass through a curtain of water, you cross the barrier along with Valkyrie, stepping onto the ground of the underground space."
"The far-off figure remains fast asleep, occasionally letting out menacing howls."
"Do you intend to use the ’Token of Extremity’ to break the barrier seal or do you want to wake up the Black Heavenly Dog up-front?"
"The enemy or ally status isn’t clear yet, so I choose the latter."
To be on the safe side, Lin Xun gave Valkyrie the ’Lantern of the Abyss’ and went forward to scout on his own.
In case the Black Heavenly Dog becomes hostile, it would attack Valkyrie first...
"You grip both chain blades and slowly move forward..."
"The ’Origin Tracing Black Heavenly Dog’s’ snores are thunderous. As you are about to reach it..."
"The snoring stops, the red figure suddenly sits up, its strange eyes staring straight at you."
"Upon recognizing your face, the Black Heavenly Dog widens its eyes in disbelief, exclaiming in shock, Dragon God Descendant!"
"It scrambles towards you, repeatedly kneeling and bowing."
"As it spots the token in your hand, it is overjoyed, starting to tell you its story..."
"It used to be a worry-free little demon, with its heart devoted to the Dragon God."
"In order to avoid worldly strife it lived alone in the mountains, far from human cities."
"Then one day, a woman came into the woods to gather medicinal herbs... a tempestuous fate began to grow."
"The Black Heavenly Dog fell deeply for the woman and only later found out that the woman was part of the Otani family lineage."
"In order to be by her side, the Black Heavenly Dog agreed to secretly serve the Otani Family for ten years."
"In these ten years, it transitioned from a naive little demon to a monster with bloody hands."
"But on their wedding night after the ten years, not only did the Otani Family renege on their promise, but they also invited a powerful Yin Yang Master, who subdued it when it was black-out drunk and sealed it here."
"It was only after being sealed in the barrier that it realized that the woman who proposed to seal it, was the woman it loved the most..."
"Upon getting to this point in its story, tears flood its face. It begs you to break the barrier seal."
"It seeks revenge, to obliterate the entire Otani Family lineage, wiping the Otani family from existence."
"The Black Heavenly Dog continues to kneel before you, not willing to get up for a long while..."
"Will you unseal the barrier?"
"Sss... Why do I feel something is off?"
Lin Xun hesitates to press the ’Yes’ option.
The Black Heavenly Dog narrates an overly clichéd story, yet Lin Xun can’t find any loopholes in it.
The Otani family are believers of ’Ancient Heavenly Warden’, it made sense that they’d discard the Black Heavenly Dog once it outlived its usefulness.
Still, Lin Xun couldn’t shake off his feeling of unease.
"Seeing that you are not responding, the Black Heavenly Dog lifts its head, tears welling up in its eyes."
