HLnovel Chapter 672 - 671: The Divine Coffin Master’s Instructions—Will Hongjun Settle Everything? (Part 2)
Chapter 672 - 671: The Divine Coffin Master’s Instructions—Will Hongjun Settle Everything? (Part 2)
"Look carefully, is this your eye?"
Lin Heng extended his palm, and a pair of dragon eyes with distinct black and white colors slowly ascended into the air.
The Candle Dragon, residing in the Celestial Abyss and with a body as long as the Milky Way, was left momentarily stunned upon seeing those dragon eyes.
It swam through the void, bringing its massive head closer to the pair of dragon eyes, feeling the familiar aura.
Tears of joy flowed from its hollow eye sockets.
"It’s really true... it’s really true..."
In a moment of ecstasy, the pair of eyes transformed into streaks of light, entering its eye sockets.
At that instant.
All the ferocity and agitation of the Candle Dragon vanished.
Replacing it was a divine radiance manifesting upon its body.
Its aura ascended, achieving a state of perfection, and the dark dragon scales glowed brightly.
In the dark depths of the Celestial Abyss, it was like countless twinkling stars.
The place was no longer cold or desolate.
The Candle Dragon itself seemed to represent a galaxy, even a universe.
It was astounding.
Leaving Lin Heng in a trance.
He hadn’t expected that the return of the Candle Dragon’s Eye would cause such a transformation?
"So, this is its true peak state?"
Lin Heng murmured to himself.
The Candle Dragon roamed freely in the abyss, its aura undiminished even compared to Saints of the present era, despite no longer emanating a dangerous, violent killing intent.
Meanwhile, the creatures in Qingqiu sensed this strange aura.
Everyone looked towards the Supreme Celestial Abyss with suspicion, unsure of what was happening inside.
"Can I leave now?" Lin Heng shouted in the abyss.
The Candle Dragon heard him, and finally snapped back to reality, looking warmly at Lin Heng.
"Of course you can, but I have something left to give you."
Lin Heng was taken aback, "Something to give me?"
His expression was puzzled.
The Candle Dragon recalled, "An old acquaintance left something with me, instructing that it should belong to whoever returns my dragon eyes in the future."
Lin Heng was surprised and blurted out, "An old acquaintance? Who is it?"
The Candle Dragon replied, "The one inside the Divine Coffin."
"Wha... what?"
Lin Heng was shocked, involuntarily furrowing his brows.
"The existence within the Divine Coffin foresaw that I would come to Qingqiu?"
"And predicted that I would return the Candle Dragon’s Eye?"
He felt a chill down his spine.
It must be known that initially, he had no intention of returning the Candle Dragon’s Eye.
The reason for handing over the item.
Was solely due to the Candle Dragon’s overwhelming aggression, forcing Lin Heng to use the eye to cease the confrontation.
However, the existence in the Divine Coffin had anticipated today’s events and his decision long ago.
This was truly puzzling, making Lin Heng feel as if he was being watched and manipulated...
"Who is buried in the Divine Coffin?" Lin Heng couldn’t help but ask, growing increasingly confused about the coffin.
From the moment he entered Qingqiu.
Lin Heng felt as if he was destined to encounter the Divine Coffin.
"Well..." The Candle Dragon furrowed its brow, "Honestly, I don’t know..."
"No..."
The Candle Dragon paused, then corrected, "To be precise, I don’t remember."
Lin Heng slightly furrowed his brows, not quite understanding the Candle Dragon’s meaning.
The Candle Dragon explained, "My memory is incomplete, I can sense the being inside the coffin is an old friend, but I can’t recall anything about the coffin’s owner."
It sighed, feeling a bit helpless.
Sharing Lin Heng’s confusion, and that persistent feeling of having faded memories was even more tormenting.
Lin Heng mused, "Those foxes on the Holy Race Highland who perform rituals for the Divine Coffin also mentioned something similar; they too cannot speak of the coffin owner’s origin, only continuing eternal worship like an unbroken legacy."
"It seems not only your memory of the coffin owner was erased."
Lin Heng looked at the Candle Dragon, his gaze contemplative.
"With your strength, you should stand neck-to-neck even with the Saints of today."
"Tell me, what kind of existence in the world could erase your memory?"
The Candle Dragon’s eyes glimmered, then answered solemnly, "Among those long dead, one exists; among those still living, another."
Lin Heng watched silently as it uttered two ancient names.
"The God of Creation who forged the primordial world, Pangu!"
"The Supreme Sage who rules eternity, Hongjun!"
Lin Heng’s eyes slightly narrowed, "So, is it the former, or the latter?"
The Candle Dragon replied, "Pangu has turned into all things, long gone from the world, making it impossible for it to be him."
It didn’t continue, but the meaning was clear.
Lin Heng deliberated briefly, then suddenly said, "I’ve already been to that severed time and space, glimpsed the tip of the iceberg behind the Bronze Door; my Ancestral Master of Daoism and the sages of old faced none other than Hongjun, right?"
The Candle Dragon looked at Lin Heng with some astonishment, and after a while, responded softly, "It was him."
Lin Heng noticed the change in the Candle Dragon’s gaze and asked, "Do you know why it’s battled there?"
The Candle Dragon remained silent for a long time before clearly answering Lin Heng’s question.
"Because the Celestial Dao Saint wants to reset everything."
"Reset everything?" Lin Heng’s pupils contracted, incredulous, "He wants to destroy all existing things in the world?"
"Yes."
"Why does he want to do this?" Lin Heng didn’t understand.
Pangu opened up the primordial world, using his life to create all heavens and worlds.
Countless races and creatures came into being.
This resulted in a vibrant, thriving world.
Yet Hongjun, who governs the Heavenly Dao, intends to destroy it all.
This left Lin Heng baffled.
Clearly, the Candle Dragon didn’t understand either.
"Who knows?"
"Maybe he finds this world too noisy?"
Its laugh carried some helplessness, but as it laughed, it suddenly said, "However, regarding Hongjun maybe that Haotian might know a thing or two."
"After all, he was once Hongjun’s attendant."
Upon hearing this, Lin Heng readily nodded in agreement.
"According to Zhunti Jieyin, the collapse of Emperor Haotian’s Celestial Court occurred because he wanted out of control, betraying Hongjun."
"Perhaps he truly knows some undisclosed matters..."
Lin Heng reflected and suddenly recalled the main issue.
"By the way, you mentioned that the coffin owner has something for me, what is it?"
The Candle Dragon didn’t speak, but its blood began boiling.
Its scale armor, shining like stars, began to emit cracking sounds.
It suddenly acted, plunging its dragon claw into its heart, and with a muffled groan, in Lin Heng’s heavy gaze, extracted another heart that was parasitic beside its own.