Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 830 - 415 Familiar Scent_2

Chapter 830: Chapter 415 Familiar Scent_2

At this moment, within the room, upon the bed, a figure sat cross-legged. Around her body swirled a shimmering mix of gold and silver. She bore no flesh, only bones that displayed an odd blue-gold hue. In her eye sockets, blue-gold flames flickered as well. Judging by the shape of the skeleton, she was once a woman, but now, she had only one arm.

Suddenly, the blue-gold flames in her eye sockets trembled slightly, and she quickly stood up, walking over to the window to gaze out into the distance.

Outside, one could almost oversee the entire city with all its dazzling lights, yet at that moment, she stared in just one direction. Then, strands of black hair began growing from the top of her head, swiftly falling behind her. Along the surface of her blue-gold bones, meridians and flesh started to emerge, quickly outlining a graceful figure.

Long Dangdang returned to the hotel precisely four hours later, heading straight for his room upon his arrival.

All the way back, his emotions had largely settled down. The trip had been a huge gain for him, not just because he had witnessed that magnificent castle, but most importantly, he had sensed his mother’s presence. With a goal in mind, the next step was to work towards it.

He had made up his mind, he would no longer flee, not only would he take part in the martial competition for marriage, but he would also strive to be chosen by the Wraith Princess. Only by doing so, might he have a chance to enter that castle.

There was no doubt that the risk was enormous, he was unable to judge whether his human identity would be discovered, or if the Deception Fruit, along with the Clear Moon Vast Ocean Spirit Furnace, Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace, and the Evil Eye Tyrant’s multiple covers could allow him to slip past those wraith entity powerhouses. But he had no other choice.

As strong as he was, even the Sacred Legate himself would find it nearly impossible to storm into that castle if he were here. To enter, blending in was the only way. Only through this process of courtship did he stand a chance. As for whether he could successfully rescue her and escape afterwards, he didn’t know, there was no answer. But since he had come, this was his only choice. He would neither falter nor retreat.

With his resolution set, everything had to be focused towards that direction.

How to gain the Wraith Princess’s favor became especially important. Looking at the earlier selections, strength was clearly a crucial factor, followed by physical appearance.

Long Dangdang recalled that the wraith entity which had tried to assassinate him had seen both his and his brother’s faces, but the modifications made by the Deception Fruit, combined with his control over his muscles, had adjusted his appearance. He had not been recognized either in Stone Gate City or earlier in Wanning City, so there should be no issues in terms of appearance. Moreover, despite his changed appearance, his features were still very handsome by human standards, so as long as he had sufficient strength, the chances of being chosen could increase.

Then came the problem. In the human world, among his peers and professionists of the same level, his strength was beyond doubt, as proven by the Great Impartation Contest. However, things were different in the Wraith Kingdom, as to not expose his identity, he could barely use most of his capabilities, which was a significant restriction. Therefore, he needed to assess, given his current situation, which powers he could employ.

Considering attributes, he mastered all seven: water, fire, earth, wind, luminosity, deep darkness, and space. Among these, the deep darkness attribute was definitely safe to use. Wraith entities mostly shared this darkness, this deep darkness attribute. While there were other attributes, they were all tainted with an undead aura and were not as strong.

Just to be safe, using only the deep darkness attribute was the most secure and the least likely to blow his cover. As for the aura of death, the death aura emitted by Little Evil while absorbing the Soul Stones could attach to his own deep darkness attribute and could likely be improved to some extent.

The battle style of a knight wasn’t a problem, among the undead, there were also many undead who had been knights in life, it was just that the luminous attribute could no longer be utilized. As for his own weapons and equipment, almost all of them were unusable. Whether it was the Adamantine Cathedra battle armor or the Blue Beam Shower Padma, these were renowned weapons and equipment in the human world, and once used, would immediately reveal flaws.

Therefore, what he could utilize now was the 7th Rank deep darkness attribute, which was basic, and then, Little Evil’s spiritual power. It was quite normal for a wraith entity to use mental power for attacks. If his mental strength was extraordinary and surpassed that of a common undead, that could also make sense. Thus, the application of the mental specialty became very important. After all, relying solely on a deep darkness attribute was definitely not enough.

As for the mental specialty’s skills, Long Dangdang wasn’t worried, with Little Evil present, even if he didn’t summon it, he could still use its skills.

So, if he wanted to improve his competitiveness in a short period of time, then the best way was to enhance Little Evil’s spiritual power and level.

Having thought this through, Long Dangdang knew what he had to do.

Originally he was not planning to take the risk of allowing Little Evil to absorb a large amount of Soul Stones. But now it seemed that he had no choice but to take the risk. If he couldn’t stand out in the contest for a suitor, he wouldn’t be able to enter the castle, and then everything would become meaningless.

While thinking, Long Dangdang took out another Grade A Soul Stone and silently began assisting Little Evil in digesting and absorbing it.

Within this inn, he could only absorb slowly, the real acceleration of Little Evil’s improvement would have to wait until the two hours when they were allowed out tomorrow. At that time, he would find a place to let Little Evil absorb as much of the Soul Stone’s power as possible. With Little Evil’s mental strength, absorbing thirty Grade A Soul Stones a day should not be a problem. At most three hundred stones, and it could be pushed to the 8th Rank, which was the level of a Level 9 magical beast. By then, it could begin to nourish his own spiritual power.

Another day passed in the blink of an eye, and they still hadn’t been notified to participate in the selection, continuing to wait in the inn. Wraith entities didn’t need to eat, they were sustained by a mixture of Yin and Yang and the energy of the breath of death, as well as soul power. But Long Dangdang was different, he was human, and while he could go without food for a while by absorbing Spiritual Energy, he couldn’t go without eating for a long term. Fortunately, he had obtained a considerable amount of supplies from the Blessed Sun military camp; with ample food and water, he discreetly ate a little each day to replenish himself during daylight hours.

When night fell once more, it was time to go out for airing again, and Long Dangdang left again, this time not heading towards the center of the city but towards the edges of Calamity City, looking for a suitable place for Little Evil to cultivate.

From Calamity City’s layout, it was apparent that it was planned as a city radiating outwards from the Mithril Castle at its center. That is to say, the closer to the Mithril Castle, the more likely there were to be a higher number of strong individuals. However, there was also an advantage — situations like in Stone Gate City, where there were wide-scale mental sweeps, were unlikely to happen here, because wouldn’t carelessly sweeping with mental power be a provocation to the Wraith Monarch?

Calamity City had an enormous number of undead, but finding a dark corner wasn’t too difficult. Taking advantage of the time distortion provided by the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace, Long Dangdang released the Earth escape shuttle, diving directly underground and using earth specialty magic to restore the ground above to its normal state.

He controlled the Earth escape shuttle to delve deeper underground, until around a hundred meters deep before turning in the direction of the outskirts of the city. He wasn’t only creating a space for cultivation but was also preemptively opening this passage for future use if he was able to successfully rescue his parents and needed to bring them out.

While operating the Earth escape shuttle, Long Dangdang summoned Little Evil, giving it a pile of Grade A Soul Stones to absorb on its own.