Chapter 11

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There are a total of twenty-eight entrances in the entire forest, and we are at entrance number eighteen. There are also a lot of people gathered here, I can see that there are about a thousand people. Couldn't they open a few more entrances? It's too crowded.

The area around the entrance is surrounded by a barrier. Except for the medical team and the aerial photography team, no one else is allowed to enter.

The entrance is a three-meter high stone door, and the carvings and inscriptions on the door obviously have seals. So, except for today and tomorrow, the entrance is completely closed and no one goes in. It has probably been untouched for a long time, so the path may not be as easy to walk as last time.

"Attention, everyone. Maps are now being distributed. Make sure you have all the necessary supplies and enter according to the numbers on the back of the map, understood?" A middle-aged man, who looks like a staff member, says this in front of the stone door.

"Understood!" After the group replies, the man turns around and signals the three people in black cloaks in front of the door to open it.

It is said that they want to ensure fairness, so they are quite strict. The three guards at the door are all at the Holy Rank, so it would be impossible for an ordinary person to get past them. It's a good measure, but it makes the process more complicated.

"President, we are number one." Tesha, still holding the map, flips it over to reveal the number one.

"Let's go in!"

"Boom~~~" The three cloaked figures release the barrier on the door, causing a heavy and somewhat grating sound.

"Number one, The Chishin Academy."

...

Perhaps because it is at the periphery of the forest, the trees aren't very tall, and occasionally we see some wild animals that are not magical beasts. We have twenty-four hours to pass through the central ancient city of the forest, and the final deadline is tomorrow at noon. If we return at dusk, the total time for the competition is thirty hours, so we can't afford to have a prolonged battle.

"Swoosh~~~"

Suddenly, a sound comes from the east of us. The vice president informs us through his eyes, "Someone has already started fighting."

"They started fighting just ten minutes into it. They're too impatient!"

"Some teams believe that taking the initiative will give them an advantage by reducing resistance from behind. Some teams prefer to wait and take advantage of the situation, intercepting people at the exit of the ancient city and grabbing the sensing rod, which saves a lot of time."

"What about us?"

"Let's save our energy until we reach the ancient city."

"Tesha, lead the way. We need a route with fewer people." The president instructs Tesha.

Tesha places three fingers on the map, presses down, and a three-dimensional map pops up. She calculates several routes from the middle and selects the shortest one.

The ten of us continue walking forward, but the president slowly falls behind and comes to stand beside me at the back of the group. He kisses me discreetly.

For the president, it's a signal, a signal to meet someone. It never fails to bring that person before the president.

Qin Yang leisurely breathes in the fresh forest air and says lazily, "You didn't bring me out here to protect you, did you? Although this forest is full of dangers, it shouldn't require protection."

"Hmm~~ I just thought that now would be a good time to talk about some things."

"Some things that can't be said outside, but rather in this isolated forest?"

"I just feel that it's safer to talk here than outside."

"Go ahead." Since we're already here, might as well listen.

"Just as you have said for the past ten years, starting from the incident outside the warehouse ten years ago, I have felt a connection between my flesh and soul, a bridge that allows me to see my past self from the other side. Although it took time for the image to gradually become clearer, I eventually believed your words."

"Do you still think that day was just a dream?" Could it be that all those years ago, it was just a dream after all?

I did think that way at some point, but on the other side of the bridge, I indeed saw the "past."

"But you still doubt it. I can see it in your face. Tell me what's going on."

"Little Bai, are you the Holy Dragon?" Elena's questioning tone indicates that something is confusing her.

"What do you think?" If she believes that what she saw on the other side of the bridge was her past, then there must be an answer.

"I don't know. What I saw as the 'past' is different from what I see now."

"Hmm? How is it different?"

"First of all, if I was the Dragon Maiden thirteen million years ago and the person I was waiting for was you, then Little Bai, you must be the Holy Dragon. The person the Dragon Maiden Bernice was waiting for could only be the Holy Dragon!" Elena furrows her eyebrows, looking confused. "But, The Divine Realm's Holy Dragon has already returned, and he is not the person the Dragon Maiden was waiting for? I find it very strange."

"The Divine Realm returns? When did this happen?" I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, completely caught off guard and puzzled by this news.

My shout caused my teammates ahead of me to turn around unanimously. All I could do was smile and touch my forehead, saying, "It's nothing, just ran into a tree and it really hurts. Tesha, why did you lead us on this kind of road?"

"Only these rugged mountain roads can ensure that we won't run into any other teams," Tesha replied, looking at the map and continuing on.

"Xiaoyang, is your forehead alright?"

"Yao, I told you it's fine, let's keep going."

Having stayed in The Human Realm for a long time, I had lost touch with The Divine Realm's information. I had no idea about this.

"I'm not sure either. This is a secret of The Divine Realm. I accidentally overheard my father mention it during summer vacation at home."

The Brandt family was a prominent clan in The Divine Realm, with a status even surpassing the Qin family in the empire. Naturally, they were qualified to know some secrets.

"How did The Divine Realm confirm his identity? Do they really require him to transform into a dragon? That would be disrespectful to the dragon race."

"From what I understand, he appeared as a white dragon and transformed into a human in front of the elders of The Divine Realm Council."

The Divine Realm Council, an ancient organization that had existed since the time of the Divine Dragon. During the period of the Divine Dragon, the Council operated under the leadership of the Divine Dragon, making every decision democratically and ensuring greater harmony in The Divine Realm. Membership in the organization had no barriers, and the only requirement was that one must be a deity. After the disappearance of the Divine Dragon, the leader of The Divine Realm Council was elected every hundred years. The members inside the organization were mostly nobles, hence it was jokingly referred to as the Noble Council. However, they had the ability to suppress external opinions, and even if they didn't speak, the common people of The Divine Realm knew about it tacitly.

"A white dragon? Could he be the fourth dragon in the Three Realms, after the Divine Dragon, the Demon Dragon, and the Dragon Maiden, who can transform into a human? Or are there even more? Over the past 1.3 million years, whether it be gods or demons, it has been a long period of time. How much has the world changed during this time!" I pondered.

"So you mean that person is not the Divine Dragon!" Elena understood that this white dragon was the fourth dragon in the Three Realms who could transform into a human, so he couldn't possibly be the Divine Dragon.

Strictly speaking, the Divine Dragon was already dead, and the person in front of us was only the reincarnation of the Divine Dragon's dragon soul. It was just a human body, unable to transform into a dragon. Similarly, Elena was in the same situation. As a person who had been reincarnated with a dragon soul, she possessed the power of the dragon but couldn't transform back into her original form. After all, her body was no longer that of a dragon from the past.

"If he is fake, we also can't transform into dragons. Let's just say we can't prove that he is fake!" Elena was indeed very clever, and once she spoke, it made sense.

"The title of the Divine Dragon is just a title. If he wants it, let him have it. But if someone impersonates me, I would definitely want to meet him given the chance!"

Suddenly, I felt a chill running through my body. Every pore on my body opened, scanning the surroundings until it settled on the direction of the ancient city.

Elena noticed the strange look in my eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

"I have a very uneasy feeling about the ancient city in the center of the forest. It's completely opposite to my Light Magic and gives off a strong aura of Dark Magic. It feels like the element of darkness is rare but its power is very intense."

"I didn't feel anything like that when I came here last year!"

"It's a bit difficult for you to perceive it."

"But the ancient city has nothing. Could it be a difficult monster?"

"No, it's possible that it has been here from the beginning and has never left."

"Is it a person or an object?" Elena speculated that it might be some ancient Magic tools left behind by the people in the ancient city.

I closed my eyes and focused, dedicating all my attention to sensing it. It took about a minute before I came to a conclusion, "It's a vampire!"