Reincarnation: The Soul of Dashul

Deep within the ancient tree's secret realm, on a spiral-shaped meadow, the once lush, multi-layered vegetation has withered completely. The center around which they surrounded—the Miracle Withered Vine—has already been taken away by the Dragon God and his companions.

The grass eddy centered on the remnants of roots was instantly reduced to ashes by the breeze, disappearing into the world and leaving only a huge bald patch that looked very abrupt.

The golden glow of the ancient tree was still soft and warm, but when it leaned down on this barren land again, it revealed a desolate sense of desolation. In a grove of trees some distance away, a young man in a gray robe completely concealed his aura, without a trace of energy leakage.

"The crow criticizes the pig for being black, but doesn't realize it itself... Dogs fight, and everyone's covered in fur... Oh no! They've become a den of snakes and rats in cahoots again. We have to spread the word!"

Leido, who was lurking here, merged with the ground beneath his feet and the surrounding vegetation using the Resonance Technique. He followed Reiki all the way here, and after discovering that Reiki had stopped, he did not approach easily again.

Because Leido sensed two elemental fluctuations he recognized from a great distance, belonging to two legendary puppets: one was the Saint Magician Kimina, and the other was the Archmage Ivan, whom he had been searching for for a long time.

Ledo suppressed his excitement. He and Sovero had been searching for Maria's whereabouts for more than two years, but to no avail. They had only occasionally found some puppets of the Demon Puppet Clan, but they were all low-level cannon fodder and had no useful clues.

He never expected to encounter Ivan again in this sacred ancient tree secret realm. Leido knew that the other party's strength was terrifying. Back then, even Bai Kongqing's clone was killed by Ivan when he suddenly advanced.

Leido was not foolish enough to rush directly to the vicinity of the Dharma King to mark and track the enemy. The reason why he was not detected by them was thanks to the Echo Technique, which he created during the competition.

He used the Resonance Technique to completely integrate his own energy into the surrounding environment, which could be the stones and mud under his feet, the nearby flowers, trees, or even the beasts and birds foraging for food.

Even the Dharma King wouldn't be able to easily detect Leido's aura without deliberately and carefully discerning and searching for it. Moreover, after Leido sensed the auras of Kimina and Ivan, he stopped using the Five Elements Spiritual Sense and Magic Sensing to perceive them.

He was merely using the Echo Technique to probe, a wondrous technique that mimics the sound waves of creatures in nature. It relies primarily on the ubiquitous reflection of sound waves to perceive the physical movements of living beings.

"The Puppet Clan wants to overthrow the rule of the Dashuer Empire, the Dragonkin Clan will march on the two great empires, and the Light and Shadow Society's goal is even more ambitious, actually wanting to annihilate the Barret Alliance jointly created by the six great empires. Undoubtedly, they want to rule the entire world!"

Ledo can now sense the actions of several enemies, and can even discern what they are saying by reading their lip movements. Therefore, even though he is far away from Ricky and the others, he was able to catch the content of their negotiations.

Having sensed Ivan's presence earlier, Ledo was excited, and then suddenly discovered such important secret information. The three major forces had united to form a terrifyingly powerful force, enough to confront several empires and even the Barrett Alliance.

Leido wasn't too surprised by the goals of the three major forces, as he could deduce some clues based on previous intelligence from various parties. However, their alliance was what truly shocked him.

In particular, the conflict between the Light and Shadow Society and the Demon Puppet Clan was resolved so easily. Back then on Green Pearl Island, it wasn't just the Leaf Wing Butterfly Dragon Clan members who died, but also many members of the Light and Shadow Society themselves.

“They don’t care about human life at all. The Light and Shadow Society is indeed terrifying…” Ledo dared not easily release the Five Elements Spiritual Power and Elemental Magic Power to send messages, and besides, he did not know how to transmit these intelligence messages to the outside world.

"This dragon god has actually been resurrected... Back in the Cerberus ruins, I was tricked by the dragon people into helping them break the seal on the dragon orbs. I was truly aiding and abetting evil!"

Leido could not sense any special fluctuations from the Dragon God, but he could tell that among the three forces, the Dragon God's side was particularly powerful. Even the mysterious Light and Shadow Society wanted to cooperate with them and was unwilling to offend them easily.

The Dragon God was the first half-dragon, half-human in history, possessing the bloodline of an ancient demon dragon. He created the Dragon-Human race. Although he was suppressed and sealed by the Dharma King and the Sword Immortal, he did not die, which shows how powerful his cultivation and strength were.

After thousands of years of development, the dragonkin in the Cerberus ruins have grown into a powerful force capable of dominating a region. Moreover, behind the dragon god is the terrifying ancient dragon royal family—the Cerberus dragons.

Before humans ruled the current civilization, the dragons dominated the entire world. It is conceivable how powerful the Cerberus dragons, as the royal family among dragons, were.

The Dragon God is incredibly powerful and is associated with two other powerful forces. No one dares to underestimate him. His resurgence, the birth of the Dragonkin race, and the unsealing of the Ancient Dragon Kings will surely change the entire world's landscape.

Thinking of this, Leido suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He realized many problems and knew that the whole world, especially the Dashuer Empire and the Qianlis Empire, was about to face a bloody storm.

Just then, Leido, who was still gathering intelligence, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He thought he was overthinking things, but the next second, his Echo Spell revealed a pair of blood-red eyes right in front of him.

"Such weak strength... but quite bold!" An old, hoarse voice immediately entered Leido's mind. He was shocked and jumped back. He was completely unaware of the approaching danger. His triple senses couldn't even detect the opponent's energy fluctuations.

"Not good! Escape!" Almost simultaneously, Leido instantly unleashed the Five Elements Simultaneous Circulation Secret Technique, immediately using the Wind Step technique to try and escape.

Unfortunately, before Ledo could even take his first step, his body was suspended in mid-air, completely frozen in place, and even his spiritual energy circulation and life furnace stopped.

The next second, as if struck by the sun, a dazzling light enveloped his body. After another breath, when Ledo opened his eyes, four figures appeared before him.

The four were Dragon God, Kimina, Ivan, and Riki. Before Dragon God's raised right hand could even fall, Leido realized that the blood-red eyes were indeed Dragon God's eyes.

Leido was still discovered by the terrifyingly powerful Dragon God. With just a wave of his hand, the Dragon God grabbed Leido, who was fifty kilometers away, and brought him to his feet in an instant, without Leido being able to resist in the slightest.

"Damn it! Even the Nascent Soul soul is unable to move... I, by Barrett's command, order the Kabbalah Seal to be activated!"

Leido was unable to move, and even the golden figure inside his body was imprisoned. He could not summon the Soul-Gazing Bow and the Emperor Rainbow Divine Feather Bow, nor could he throw out magical artifacts to activate the Dragon Language Spell. At this moment, the only option was to activate the Kabbalah Seal without needing to form hand seals or summoning magic circles.

A chilling aura immediately erupted from Ledo's life core, and his eyes released fierce black flames that quickly spread and enveloped his entire body. Ledo instantly entered a demonic state, transforming into Black Flame Ledo.

"...Netherworld Flames? That makes sense!" Looking at Leido, who was unleashing Netherworld Flames, the Dragon God's face showed no surprise, but rather a strange expression of "that's how it should be."

Just as the Dragon God discovered Leido and moved him over, his powerful demonic sense pierced through Leido's body and saw the extremely familiar mark pattern on his heart—the Hades' Decree.