Chapter 417 - Contractor (1/2)

Hao Xuan took a deep breath and closed his eyes to complete the first step of the plan. His consciousness entered the token and appeared in a new space.

When Hao Xuan opened his eyes again he was surrounded by darkness on all sides. He was standing on what looked like a black sea.

Even he didn't expect this to happen.

”Show yourself,” he said softly. A faint ripple spread out with him as the center but there was no other change. He frowned at first but then saw something from the corner of his eye.

There were two golden eyes staring up at him from somewhere deep within the sea. His heart almost skipped a beat until he realized it was only his consciousness in here and not his actual body.

”Why are you hiding? Or rather, how did you even do...this?” he asked looking around. There was no light whatsoever in this space with only the black seawater under his feet.

”I am of the strongest tribe in existence. Do you think something like this is not possible for me?” a feminine voice asked curiously, almost mockingly.

Hao Xuan's eyes turned cold.

”Hmph, show me your true self!” he said loudly in an authoritative tone.

”...as you wish,” the voice mumbled softly.

The sea churned, creating waves big enough that they could wash away entire planets. None of them came towards Hao Xuan but he could still see and feel them somehow. The water level kept rising higher and higher until he realized it wasn't water anymore. It was part of a shadow that had crawled out from the bottom of this seemingly endless sea, a shadow so massive that Hao Xuan couldn't even see all of it.

His expression turned ugly as he couldn't help but take a few steps back in fear.

A massive head with two golden suns for pupils peered down at him.

”Anything else?” the feminine voice came into his head once again, sounding a bit pleased with Hao Xuan's reaction.

Hao Xuan gulped, his throat feeling a bit dry. How that was even possible was unknown but here it was. He was about to speak up but noticed something. Their soul connection was telling them that the creature he was looking at wasn't the one he severed.

”This isn't your actual form, or....is it someone else entirely?” he asked weakly with squinted eyes.

The two suns shrunk as soon as the words left Hao Xuan's mouth. They stared at him soundlessly before the shadow started shrinking.

Bit by bit by bit the shadow shrunk until it was only about seven hundred meters in size. The shadows solidified and an actual scally body came into view. Sharp talons,

”This is....it...” he mumbled looking at the dragon in front of him now.

”What was that before?” he inquired.

The black dragon didn't seem like it wanted to answer but when she met Hao Xuan's gaze, she knew he would force her to answer if she didn't.

”My true form. That is what I was like at my prime. Back when I ruled over the abyss...” her tone was a mix of both hopelessness and fury.

”But Ra defeated you?”

”DEFEATED ME?!” she shouted out loud for the first time. Her voice turned deep and even her posture became aggressive. Until now she had only communication through spiritual sense, this was the first time she actually said anything.

”He could not defeat me in a million years! That filthy little creature! The best he can do is raise a few dead and order them to do his bidding, how would HE be able to defeat ME?!”