"What is it?""One of the expedition members is still alive. A woman named Dr. Sarah Chen, an archaeologist from Beijing University. According to the report, she was not found among the corpses in the temple. Most likely, Yama Chen took her as... a guide."Kevin contemplated this information. A living captive could be a valuable source of information, or could be a tool to set a trap."Find out more about this Dr. Chen. Her background, her family, anything that could be useful.""I will do it, sir."Kevin ended the call and walked to the window, gazing at the starry night sky.'The warnings of the Bat King and Frostfang,' he thought. 'They said there was a greater threat coming. Is this what they meant?'The fiery dragon soul in his body trembled, not with aggression, but with alertness. Even the dragon soul seemed to sense the lurking danger.Kevin took a deep breath.He had not yet finished collecting the three objects he needed to eliminate the dragon soul. He was not yet in his be

"Master the God of Knowledge is in a seclusion that cannot be disturbed," Secretary Chen explained patiently. "He entrusted Mr. Kevin to represent him in this coalition.""Entrusted?" Elder Zhang snorted. "Look at him. He is still so young! How old is he? Eighteen? Twenty? We have all lived for hundreds of years and have trained in cultivation since before his great grandfather was born. And the God of Knowledge thinks sending this boy is the proper response to a threat like Yama Chen?"Kevin remained silent, his face showing no emotion even though Elder Zhang's words were clearly insulting."This is an insult!" another elder, an old woman with white hair tied high, added in a sharp tone. "We are risking our lives to face a monster that even modern militaries cannot defeat. And the God of Knowledge considers this situation light enough to be handled by his green disciple?""Perhaps the God of Knowledge has gone senile in his old age," the fourth elder, a short, fat man with a perpetua

The wind stopped blowing.The snow that had been falling gently now hung frozen in the air, as if time itself was holding its breath, watching what was about to unfold.The six old cultivators stood in a semicircular formation facing Yama Chen, their bodies engulfed in blazing auras of energy. They were the remnants of a golden age of cultivation—the last generation that still remembered how the world was once filled with powers beyond ordinary human comprehension.Elder Zhang stood at the center of the formation, his dark blue robe billowing despite the absence of wind. Lightning energy crackled around his body, forming a dazzling ring of light.To his right, Elder Li—a bald man with a scar on his cheek—activated his fire energy. Golden-red flames enveloped both of his hands, the heat radiating from them enough to melt the snow within a radius of ten meters.Elder Mei—an old woman with her white hair tied up high—gathered her ice energy. Ice crystals began to form in the air around h

Kevin used the soul of the fiery dragon to fight fire with fire, his golden-red energy colliding with Yama Chen's black flames."Third Hell—Freezing!"Ice colder than anything that had ever existed in this world shot forth from the third circle.Kevin harnessed the energy of the Eternal Snow Lotus already integrated into his body, using ice against ice.The attacks kept coming—the Fourth Hell through the Ninth—each more horrifying than the last. Kevin defended himself with great difficulty, using every source of power he possessed to neutralize threat after threat.But the immense pressure was beginning to take its toll on him.Kevin felt his body starting to tire. His energy, which had once been abundant, was now beginning to dwindle. Yama Chen's attacks were too many, too powerful, too relentless.'He is stronger than I expected,' Kevin admitted in his heart. 'The energy he has already absorbed from all his victims gives him nearly unlimited reserves.'One of the Hell attacks manage

"The Golden Dragon Tear," Windy concluded.Kevin nodded. "As long as the soul of the fiery dragon remains in my body, I will never truly be free. The Jasper Stone and the Snow Lotus help control it, but to eliminate it completely, I need the third item.""Secretary Chen is still searching for information on it, right?" Nayla asked."Yes. He has spread his network across the entire world, searching for any clues about the whereabouts of the Golden Dragon Tear. But so far, there have been no concrete results."Findra gripped her husband's hand tightly. "Whatever happens, we will support you. You have already saved the world from Yama Chen. You deserve freedom from that curse."Kevin looked at his wife with eyes full of gratitude. "Thank you. You are the reason I keep fighting."---The days passed peacefully.Kevin was not entirely idle during those three months. He continued to help his wives with their businesses—giving input on new drug formulas for Windy, helping Nayla optimize her