Chapter 968: Bone Dragon (1)
A melodious short whistle echoed through the cemetery of the Pure Sea Dragon Clan. Li Xiaofei's gaze remained fixed on the mound of earth behind the stone tablet. Suddenly, one of the burial mounds began to stir. Then, it burst open with a loud bang. A massive dragon head emerged from within.
"ROAR!" A thunderous roar followed.
The soundwave rippled in all directions. The flesh on the skeletal dragon’s skull had completely rotted away. Its bones were snow-white and resilient. Two bluish-gray flames flickered in its eye sockets.
It raised its head toward the sky. Then, its thousand-meter-long body crawled out from beneath the mound. Its skeleton, as white as snowy jade, carried a mechanical elegance. Its dragon claws were ferocious and razor-sharp.
It had no wings, yet it hovered effortlessly in the air. Its body moved with graceful precision, winding upward, drawing arcs through the sky like traces of Dao.
An overwhelming pressure radiated from the bone dragon’s body, distorting the air around it. It let out another sky-shaking roar before it slowly descended and came to a stop before Li Xiaofei. Its enormous skull touched the ground as it lowered its head respectfully in front of him.
So the second gift was an undead bone dragon mount, Li Xiaofei understood at once.
He reached out and gently stroked the bones of the dragon’s skull. It had a faintly smooth, jade-like texture with a hint of warmth. The bluish-gray flames in the dragon’s eye sockets flickered as a wave of spiritual energy surged forth.
Li Xiaofei immediately grasped what it was trying to convey. The crown prince of the Pure Sea Dragon Clan stood before him. Its name was Ao Ying.
Ao Ying had perished in battle in the war where the Pure Sea Dragon Clan had been annihilated by the Reapers. It was Lin Beichen who had arrived at a critical moment and prevented the rest of the dragons from being devoured by the Reapers and turned into fodder for their evolution.
Lin Beichen had buried them with honor. Then, he had transformed them into undead dragons. Afterward, Priestess Qin had descended upon this place and made a pact with the dragon souls. When the funeral bell resounded through the nine heavens, the undead dragons would rise and fight for humanity. If they triumphed, the glory of the Pure Sea Dragon Clan would be restored.
Later, Priestess Qin had made another agreement with Crown Prince Ao Ying, using the short whistle as a signal. When the whistle sounded, Ao Ying would emerge before the others, follow the one who blew the whistle, acknowledge them as his master, and fight for them.