The purpose of my trip to Rapids City was to stop the Monster race from using the divine instrument to awaken the ancient beasts. That was why I immediately asked about it after I'd reunited with the Snake Spirit.
The Snake Spirit nodded at my question. "Of course I know about it. I've come to Rapids City mainly for this matter. Moreover, I'm the host of the awakening ceremony."
The Snake Spirit's words weren't out of my expectations. When I'd heard from Dean Xi Bo that the ceremony required someone with the Dragon race's bloodline, I'd guessed that the ceremony was related to the Dragon race. The host was most likely from the Dragon race, but I hadn't expected to coincidentally meet the Snake Spirit.
Without waiting for me to continue asking, the Snake Spirit suddenly took out a square seal and placed it on the table in front of me. "This is the divine instrument that they're using to awaken the beasts, the Kongtong Seal."
I was momentarily stunned.
The Kongtong Seal was the divine instrument that President Li possessed. How did it end up in the Monster territory?
Could it be that something happened to Old Li after I left?
This situation was out of my expectations. I instinctively asked, "Why is the Kongtong Seal in your hands? Who gave it to you?"
The Snake Spirit disagreed. "I'm going to host the awakening ceremony. This divine instrument is the core of the ceremony. Of course, it has to be given to me.
You should have heard of the Monster Emperor from the Wolf race. He was the one who gave it to me. "
It seemed that the Snake Spirit's identity as a Dragon race member was really useful. The Monster race didn't suspect him at all and directly handed such a huge matter to him.
Since they had the artifact in their hands and the snake spirit was the host of the awakening, it was easy to destroy the ritual. As long as they ran away with the snake spirit, they would lose the host and the artifact at the same time. Unless the Demon Race went out to snatch another artifact and waited for the Dragon Race to send more people, the ritual would not be able to continue.
I seemed to have found a solution to the problem that had been weighing on my mind. However, after pondering for a while, I confirmed that the matter couldn't be resolved in this way.
Firstly, if I ran away with the Snake Spirit, the Monster race could snatch the divine instrument and the Dragon race could send more people to conduct the ceremony again. The final outcome would be treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
Secondly, Tong Tong is still with the Dragon Clan. If the Snake Spirit and I run away, Tong Tong might not survive.
In addition, the Monster Race wants to awaken the Four Great Ferocious Beasts, and this is only one of them. If possible, I want to stop all of them. The Serpent Spirit's identity as a Dragon is obviously very important, so it is very important to protect his identity. It is not wise to expose him just because of this Ferocious Beast.
I tapped my fingers on the table and pondered in silence for a while. Then, I said to the Snake Spirit, "I'm here to stop this ceremony. Since you're the host, let's discuss how we can disrupt the ceremony without exposing our identities."
Just as I thought, the Spirit Snake didn't care about this matter at all. It just waved its hand and said, "Do as you see fit. If there's anything you need help with, just tell me. We can run away now, but you have to promise me one thing. I want to take Xiao Wei with me."
This fellow is really affectionate. However, the death of the little white snake, Hui Hui, had a great impact on the Spirit Snake. It wouldn't be a bad thing if he could develop a relationship with the cat girl.
I smiled and shook my head. "I won't run away. You don't have to worry about that. Your identity as a dragon will still be useful in the future. This time, we'll work together and try our best to destroy this ritual without anyone knowing."
The Spirit Snake frowned and shook its head after hearing what I said. "That's not possible. Let's not talk about the others, but the Monster Emperor of the Wolf race is just outside Rapids City. Although he most likely won't participate in this ceremony, once the ceremony fails, I'm afraid our little tricks won't escape his eyes."
What the Spirit Snake said was what I was worried about the most.
Currently, my cultivation had already recovered to the level of a breakthrough, while the Spirit Snake already had the cultivation of a breakthrough after going through the Dragon race's training. However, even if the two of us combined our powers, we still couldn't compare to the Monster Emperor of the Wolf race. It would definitely be difficult to do something under his nose.
I continued to tap on the table as I pondered.
The Monster Emperor of the Wolf race had a cultivation that was one realm higher than ours. The suppression of such realms was the most terrifying. It was impossible for him not to pay attention to such a major event like awakening the ferocious beasts. As long as he was watching, everything that we did would be exposed … unless we could use a power that was even higher than his realm.
My eyes suddenly lit up as I thought about the God's power.
The God's power was the power of the Monster Emperor. Although I couldn't confirm the level of the Monster Emperor's power, I believed that it would definitely be much higher than the Monster Emperor of the Wolf race.
I had subconsciously kept the God's power after using the Ancient Era's Beast Pill to draw out the God's power in my body. I didn't expect that it would be so useful so quickly.
When the awakening ceremony started, I would disguise myself as a person with the Dragon race's bloodline and use the God's power to cause chaos. With the help of the Spirit Snake, we would completely mess up the ceremony. That way, even if the Monster Emperor of the Wolf race personally came to investigate, he would only be shocked when he discovered that the God's power was beyond his realm. It would be almost impossible for him to trace the source.
To be on the safe side, I took out half of the God's power in my body and turned it into a golden ball of light. I passed it to the Spirit Snake and explained my plan in detail.
The Spirit Snake wasn't very interested in my plan, but was very curious about the golden ball of light formed by the God's power. After staring at it for half a day, he even licked his lips and told me that he had an intense desire to swallow the light ball.
Strictly speaking, the Dragon race was also part of the Monster race. The Monster Emperor's power was definitely a great supplement to any Monster race. It wasn't strange for the Spirit Snake to have such a reaction.
However, he still couldn't consume the light ball at the moment. After completing this task, it wouldn't be a problem for me to give him some God's power.
After receiving my promise, the Spirit Snake was rather happy. He nodded and promised that he would definitely complete the task.
After confirming this matter, I ran through the plan in my mind again.
The Monster race used a mystical power to awaken the ferocious beasts. No matter what the process was, as long as it wasn't completed in an instant, there would definitely be an opportunity to take action. Furthermore, with the God's power, there wouldn't be any problems.
After confirming this, I heaved a sigh of relief. I finally had some confidence in my heart.
When I had decided to do this, I had the mentality that if I didn't succeed, I would die trying. However, I didn't expect that the development of the situation would be exceptionally smooth, far surpassing my expectations.
The Spirit Snake and I plotted for more than two hours. After confirming this matter, I stood up and bade farewell. Before I left, I told him to properly sense his God's power for the next few days and to minimize contact with other people to prevent any accidents from happening.
If there were any new information regarding this ritual, I would be at the relay station nearby. He had to inform me at the first instance.
After instructing him, I returned to the previous hall. Vivian was still waiting there with an anxious expression. After seeing that I had returned, she heaved a sigh of relief. After seeing that the Spirit Snake didn't follow me, she hastily walked to my side and asked, "Duo Ji, are you alright?
Why did you take so long?
Did the Dragon race make things difficult for you?
Did your bloodline test pass? "
She asked four questions in one go. It was obvious that Vivian was very concerned about me. This was completely different from her attitude towards the Spirit Snake.
I smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, the test has already passed. Even though the Dragon race's attitude was a little arrogant, he didn't make things difficult for me. Instead, the two of us chatted happily. The reason why I stayed for such a long time was because we were on the same wavelength and regretted not meeting earlier."
I casually said some nonsense and also helped to clear the Spirit Snake's name. I hoped that Vivian would have a good impression of me.
After hearing what I said, the Cat girl felt much more at ease. She extended her hand to hold my hand and said softly, "Since there's nothing else, let's quickly leave. When the Dragon race comes, he'll talk a lot of nonsense again."
As she said that, she pulled me out of the room.
Even though the Monster race didn't have a strict code of separation between men and women, their nature was similar to that of the human race. With my relationship with Vivian, it wasn't too appropriate for us to hold hands.
I wanted to break free, but I felt that it wasn't appropriate. As I looked at the Cat girl, Vivian, who wasn't cold anymore, I had a strange thought.