Heroes' Prison

Chapter 630 - 605: The Drastic Change of the Golden Holy Dragon

The voice came without warning, suddenly ringing out when Huang Yi was least prepared!

Huang Yi was startled, quickly looking up and around, but there was nothing to be seen!

At that moment, an irresistible force appeared in the air, enveloping his body and pushing him out of the space, back through the passage he had come from, and out into the huge pit outside. The force didn’t stop there; it accelerated, retreating back to the entrance and ultimately expelling him from the Dragon Tomb, back into the valley outside!

Not only that, but his Incarnation and the Blood God were also pushed out! It felt as if he had been vomited out by the Dragon Tomb!

Just then, the Dragon Head at the entrance of the Dragon Tomb suddenly blinked, emitting a golden Divine Light, as if awakening!

Seeing this, Huang Yi was taken aback. The Dragon Tomb was actually the true body of a Golden Holy Dragon, and he had been in its belly! No wonder the passage was flesh-red and soft; it had to be the esophagus or intestines.

"Boom!" Just then, the Dragon Tomb violently shook, the ground trembling as if struck by an earthquake, with huge stones rolling down from the surrounding peaks, smashing towards Huang Yi in the valley with an unstoppable momentum!

Huang Yi dodged repeatedly, but now he was afflicted with the curse of the King of Curses, reducing all his Attributes by 50%, including Agility, and his Movement Speed was cut by 50% as well. It felt like he was moving through mud, constrained and unable to dodge all the falling rocks, sustaining numerous injuries as his Defense was also weakened by 50%. In short, he was severely debilitated in every way and couldn’t withstand this earthquake.

Meanwhile, the Dragon Tomb visibly shrank, ultimately transforming into a queen dressed in a golden Dragon Robe! She stood suspended in the void, stunningly beautiful, surrounded by golden Dragon Qi, noble beyond compare, only to be looked upon from below, inviolable.

Where the Dragon Tomb once stood was now a dragon-shaped Heavenly Pit, like a scar upon the earth, striking to behold!

"Little one, did I scare you?" said the queen in the golden Dragon Robe to Huang Yi with a gentle smile, as if the whole world melted away, "The King of Curses’ Incarnation had taken over my body, but now that you’ve disrupted its Nirvana Ritual, I’ve regained control of my body. Thank you!"

With that, the Queen waved her hand towards Huang Yi, and a beam of golden light flew from her hand, landing on him.

"[System Prompt]: You have received a permanent Blessing from [Golden Holy Dragon. Sky Claw. Vantes] (Heroic Spirit state), enhancing all Attributes by 10% when in any Dragon Clan state."

"Hmm?" Hearing this System Prompt, Huang Yi wasn’t attracted by the effect of the Blessing but instead blurted out, "Are you Little Dragon’s mother?"

He had suspected that the Golden Holy Dragon of the Dragon Tomb was Little Dragon’s mother long ago, as the Golden Holy Dragons were so scarce. Hero’s Continent was just one of the hundreds in The Second World, merely a tiny piece of land, unlikely to have two Golden Holy Dragons. The first time he entered the treasure of the Golden Holy Dragon behind the level 200 Barrier, he saw a stele with the name Golden Holy Dragon. Vantes inscribed on it. Now the entire name of this Golden Holy Dragon included Vantes, which must be the same Golden Holy Dragon from the treasure before.

Indeed, the queen nodded kindly, "Yes, but I’ve long since died. This is just my Heroic Spirit state, and it won’t last long!" She then looked at him, a flicker of maternal love in her eyes, her voice becoming slightly agitated, "Where is my child? Let him out; I’ve waited countless years here just to see him once!"

Huang Yi nodded and immediately retracted the Blood God, summoning Little Dragon!

Little Dragon seemed to have been fast asleep inside the Summoning Space; when Huang Yi suddenly summoned him, he landed on his butt on the ground, startled awake. Dribble hung from the corner of his mouth as he turned his sleepy eyes around, gazing at his surroundings.

Soon, he saw the golden queen floating in mid-air and became curious. He cocked his head, biting his little claw, staring motionlessly at her and opened his little mouth to bark, "Woof woof!"

Hearing the bark, the queen trembled so violently she nearly fell from the sky. Huang Yi’s mouth twitched as well; Little Dragon’s timing for barking like a dog couldn’t have been worse!

"My child, how can you bark like a dog!" The queen stared at Little Dragon for a long time, finally calming down and descending excitedly from the sky, quickly moving towards Little Dragon, and scooping him up in her arms.

"Eee-ya eee-ya!" The Little Dragon seemed particularly fond of the queen’s scent and immediately flapped its little wings in joy, finally letting out a dragon’s cry. It nuzzled affectionately in her arms, rubbing the string of drool from its mouth onto her body.

"My child! My child!" The queen was instantly incoherent, tears of crystal clarity streaming from her eyes. She pressed her face tightly against the Little Dragon, choking up, "Child, I’ve finally seen you. I never thought this day would really come, and you were born much earlier than mommy had anticipated! You’ve found a very good Contract Partner! I can now leave this world with peace of mind!"

The Little Dragon, seemingly not understanding, tilted its head up and gazed affectionately at the queen, stretching its neck to peck a kiss on her lips.

"What a good baby!" The queen happily stroked the Little Dragon’s head and lowered her neck to plant a kiss on its forehead, doting, "Baby, you are still too small! Let mommy help you!"

As she spoke, the queen suddenly reached out into the void and grabbed, her left hand now holding the body of a Black Phoenix—it was none other than the incarnation of the King of Curses! However, this body was not real but was a phantom formed from the enormous Essence of Life of the King of Curses!

Huang Yi was immediately stunned! After the death of the King of Curses’ incarnation, its vast Essence of Life had dissipated within the Dragon Tomb, and he had not expected her to have gathered it! How immense was the Essence of Life contained within a Demon King’s incarnation? He could no longer imagine! He had never seen such a level of Heaven and Earth Treasures. In the presence of such a Treasure, all the Spirit Grass, Crystals, and Treasures that he had previously fed the Little Dragon paled in comparison, as unpalatable as chaff!

Then, with another squeeze of her palm, the queen condensed the massive Essence of Life of the Black Phoenix into a small black Bead and presented it by the Little Dragon’s mouth, saying, "Baby, this is the incarnation of the King of Curses, bearing the bloodmark of the Black Phoenix clan, one of the most powerful Heaven and Earth Treasures in the world. No one in the entire Golden Holy Dragon Clan has ever consumed such a treasure throughout history. Now, eat it obediently! Once you eat it, you will surely become the most powerful Golden Holy Dragon in history!"

The Little Dragon reached out curiously with its little paw and snatched the black Bead, examining it closely in front of its eyes, looking quite intrigued. Then, it opened its little mouth and swallowed the black little Bead.

"Chomp chomp!" The air was silent, punctuated only by the rhythmic sounds of the Little Dragon chewing the Bead.

Huang Yi and the queen both stared intently, awaiting its spectacular, unprecedented Metamorphosis!

"Gurgle!" There was a tremble at the back of the Little Dragon’s head, and it finally swallowed the Bead!

At that moment, a black mist suddenly arose and enveloped the Little Dragon!

Next, the Little Dragon’s body visibly grew black Phoenix Feathers, covering its smooth skin!

Dragon Clan members have scales, not feathers, yet black Phoenix Feathers were sprouting on the Little Dragon! It no longer looked like a member of the Dragon Clan, nor did it resemble a Phoenix—it was like a completely new mutant species. It now appeared far more stunning than the Golden Holy Dragons or Black Phoenixes before it. Its black feathers, like masterpieces of nature, were each perfectly shaped, without a single flaw.

The Little Dragon seemed to notice the changes in itself as well, and reached out its paw, twisting its little wings in front for a close look, its large eyes gazing at the black feathers with an innocent and curious expression, as if it did not understand why it suddenly grew feathers.

Then, the Little Dragon moved its paw, trying to pluck a feather to play with. However, the feathers were firmly attached and wouldn’t come off. It looked bewildered at the feathers, its mouth turning down and eyes welling up with tears, as if it was about to cry, thinking its body was broken and something had grown that shouldn’t have.

"Don’t cry, baby! You are now an unprecedented Golden Holy Dragon! You will grow to be the most powerful Golden Holy Dragon in history!" Seeing the Little Dragon like this, the queen immediately hugged it tightly and comforted it.

The Little Dragon lay on the queen’s soft chest, hugging her tightly, and finally calmed down.

Just then, the queen’s body suddenly shook violently, contorting as if it were about to collapse. Clenching her teeth in agony, she said, "Baby, the pull from the Underworld is too strong, mommy’s Heroic Spirit can’t hold on much longer! Baby, remember mommy, okay? Will you remember mommy when you grow up? You’ve seen what mommy looks like in your life, you’re not an orphan!"

At that point, the queen’s form started to disintegrate, her Heroic Spirit state was about to dissipate—after all, she had been dead for countless years, and this spirit could not last long.

Tears falling like rain, she embraced the Little Dragon and began to cry, "Child... I wish I could stay with you a little longer... but you must be strong and brave... grow up quickly... Mommy will help you one last time, giving you all her Dragon Force."