The scholar carefully held the steel arrow taken from the keel pile in the palm of his hand and flipped it over to observe. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Both him, Qingkong, and Shika'er were extremely shocked by the sudden appearance of the steel arrows. Looking at the steel arrows as thick as a child's arm, everyone imagined in their hearts what had happened to this flame dragon...... But whatever happened, the bones testified to the consequences of everything it experienced - death.

One end of the steel arrow was so sharp that it was almost impossible to discern the position of the tip with the naked eye, while the other end had a deep groove that seemed to have been deliberately set aside to get stuck in the fired ballista. In short, this steel arrow is well-made, and most importantly, it is made of rare ancient flame steel.

Sky knew that nothing but this metal could survive unharmed in the flames. Ancient flame steel is the only known metal in the world that cannot be burned by the fire for a short period of time. The best example of this is the dragon tongue sword that the man was wearing, which is said to have taken several months to forge by the Great Forge.

Qingkong looked at the steel arrow and then at the position where it was inserted, and the matter had developed to this point, like a thin ash scattered around him, making the truth confusing. Why is this flame dragon here? Is it a dragon of some kind of dragon or a free body? Who shot this steel arrow into its chest, and for what purpose?

Qingkong shouldn't have been worried about this sudden episode, they just had to cross the depleted ravine and continue on their way southwest. But this flame dragon reminded him of that person, so he had to figure it out.

"Scholar, what do you see?" Qingkong hoped to see something on his face, even if it was only a hint of emotion, it meant that he had discovered something. Pity...... Nothing.

Sure enough, the Muyuan University scholar shook his head and said, "This ancient flame steel steel arrow is exquisitely workmanlike, and it is obviously from the hand of a certain great forger. And in the Dragon Diagram World, there are more than a dozen great forgers of various races, and this does not include those hidden hermits. Generally, the weapons forged by the Great Forge Master will be engraved with their own name, doubling the value of the weapon. However, the forger of this steel arrow seems to have deliberately concealed this information, so it is impossible to know who is responsible for it. ”

The scholar turned his gaze to the chest of the dragon's corpse, comparing the steel arrows in his hand among the many sternums.

"But the bones of this dragon reveal a lot of information...... "you see, this steel arrow is deep into the chest of the dragon, and this place is above its abdomen, which is the most vulnerable place for a dragon, and the most difficult place to hit. Not only are the sides protected by iron-clad dragon scales, but the huge wings also cover this place from where there is no place to start, and the speed of the withered dragon is extremely fast, and it will never let the enemy hit it easily. Unless ......"

The scholar paused and said with certainty, "Unless it can't move, and this steel arrow is right in its chest!"

The words of the university scholar brought a chill that instantly surrounded the sky and the deer, and could be felt even in such a hot weather.

What kind of scene was it, a dragon shaped like a small boat stranded on the ground, shot at close range? A wave of fear came over him, and Qing Kong's heart was even more convinced that this might be the man's dragon, even though he tried to force himself not to think so.

"Then how did it end up here?" Qingkong resisted the urge to tell the university scholar what he thought, he was afraid that it would become a prophecy.

The scholar pondered for a moment, "It may have come towards a branch of this Yan River." ”

"A branch of the Flame River?" said Sky, a confused voice.

"That's right. We can imagine that the Yanlong, who was hit by a steel arrow and was seriously injured, might have struggled to break free, and finally found this place with some kind of guidance. You must know that the flame is the destruction of life for other creatures, and for the flame dragon, it is the rebirth of life!"

But what it didn't expect was ...... It didn't take long for the branch of this river to dry up for some reason, and with it its life. ”

The words of the university scholar formed a picture in Qingkong's mind, and the final picture was fixed on a pile of dragon bones in front of him.

The scholar sighed slightly, perhaps sighing for the Yanlong in front of him. Whatever the reason, dragons have always been the oldest race and original guardian of the world, and it is degrading to be treated like this.

"Let's go. The university scholar said lightly. They've been here for too long, and there's no way they can bring a dragon back to life that has passed away and only bones remain. They are not greedy merchants, and if they were merchants, their eyes would be red and their legs would not be able to walk, because in their eyes they would be piles of gold.

Hearing the call of the university scholar, Qingkong glanced at the pile of dragon bones behind him with mixed emotions, but he still didn't say what he thought in his heart. He walked slowly past the pile of keels, and climbed up from the other end of the ravine as the scholar and the deer climbed. Fat is still there, Qingkong didn't care about it, let it mourn there for a while, if it is really that person's dragon, then it should be a silent mourning between dragons......

Although they left the ravine formed by the branches of the Yan River, they did not leave the line too far, and still relied on its distinctive soil surface color to travel along it to the southwest, where the Yan River was. There was no sign of any animal or even a creature here, only a few emaciated birds that chirped feebly, which in their ears was more like a feeble moan.

Stop-and-go, a simple rest does not relieve the tiredness of the heart. The water that a few people had brought out of the tribe in their skin bags was getting scarce, and the dry food was tastelessly chewed in their mouths.

Finally, before sunset the next day, they finally arrived.

Qingkong has heard of the place "Yanhe" countless times. Legend has it that it is a river that flows with fire, and this river separates the source of life from the continent of the Flame Dance, which also serves as a natural barrier between the different races living on the two continents. If one wants to go from one side to the other, one can only cross the river by flying vehicles. Although it was difficult to hear the legend, their destination was still here, and there was no worry in the faces of the scholars, and it seemed that they had already thought of a way to cross the river.

From a distance, Qingkong had never felt that a river could be so wide, and he couldn't even see the other side of the river. However, the calm and waveless surface of the river, as well as the turbid water without special colors, greatly reduced his fantasy of the "Yan River". Shouldn't it be blazing and lava rolling, or are the legends all about bluffing children?

The scholar stood there, staring at the calm Yan River. Qingkong could see the uneasiness in his demeanor, could it be that Yanhe wasn't like this in the first place?he thought to himself.

"What's going on......" the scholar inadvertently spat out a sentence, as if talking to himself and as if asking questions.

Qingkong and Lu'er walked over and stood side by side with the scholars, looking at the Yanhe River in the distance. At this time, it was the setting sun, the blood-colored sky, and the blood-red sunlight was reflected in the river, red and red.

The scholar squatted down slightly, his fingers lightly twisting a piece of dirt, the yellowed soil had long since dried and hardened like a stone. "Something must have happened......" he seemed to reply.

"Scholar," Qingkong asked softly, "wasn't that how it used to be here?"

Mu Yuan shook his head and let go of his hand, and the stone-like dirt was crushed by him, scattering little by little. He had been here a few times, and every time he saw the flames it was like rolling in a furnace, and he never thought that one day it would be a river that flowed here, and the flames dried up.

"Do you know what it means for the Yanhe River to be the boundary between the two continents, the Source of Life and the Dance of Fire?" the scholar asked rhetorically.

Qingkong shook her head, and Lu'er's face was glowing in the setting sun, as if she knew something.

"Scholar, is it about the Yilong clan?" asked Lu'er. Her family is close to the Fire Dance Continent, and she has more or less learned some legends about the Yilong clan and the Yan River.

Qingkong listened to the name of this strange race, and his face was surprised. What a conceited and noble race! This is the most important thing Qingkong has ever heard about the Yilong race. They disdain to communicate with foreign races, whether it is trade or resources. When they were young, they were described as "a bunch of fools playing with fire".

The scholar nodded, confirming Shier's guess.

"The importance of the Yanhe River to their Yilong Clan is equivalent to the importance of the Dragon Valley to our Terrans. The university scholar said.

"Dragon Valley?" "The Terrans can complete promotions or training in the Dragon Valley, and what can this Yan River give them to the Dragon Clan?" he kept imagining that even if the Yan River had been flowing with fire as the legend had before, it could only give them flames...... Is it fire?

"It's the seed of fire. The scholar voiced the doubts in his heart.

"Flame Seed?" Qingkong hadn't heard of it, so he was even more puzzled.

"Tinder, in short, is the most primitive form of fire, although it is only the size of the heart of a candle, but the energy contained in it is like the seed of life to open up infinite possibilities. The children of the major families of the Yilong clan will enjoy the ritual of connecting the flame into their foreheads after birth, that is, the flame seed is engraved on their foreheads. The Flame Seeds spread throughout their bodies through their special bloodline, which is why they can control the Flame and summon it to fight. And they claim to be the descendants of the true dragon because they have the flame seed flowing in their body, and they believe that only the descendants of the true dragon can withstand the fire in the blood. But in reality, they can only withstand the fire that they have summoned......" the scholar said slowly.

"I see. That...... This flame seed is in this river of flames?"

The scholar of Muyuan University looked into the distance where the Yan River stretched and said, "At the source of this river, and the place where we are going is also there. Because although it is the territory of the Yilong clan, it is the only place where we can cross the river. And now...... I think we can get through it even if we don't have to go there. ”

yes, thought to himself. The Yan River in front of them now was no different from an ordinary wide river, all they lacked was a small boat. "Are we going to build ships?"

"No, we're still going to get there. The scholar's words interrupted Qingkong's desire to build a wooden ship, and he didn't explain much about it. But in his heart, he secretly thought: "There must be a reason why Yanhe has such an accident. And the Yilong clan on the Flame Continent should also realize that this is a devastating blow to them, especially now that the dark army has attacked. But maybe it's an opportunity for us, a great opportunity, depending on how we take advantage of it......"

The scholar squinted slightly, as if he had thought of something.