2026-08-28 21:12:00The Dean's study was a tomb of forgotten things.
Chen Mo stood in the center of the room, his scales still pulsing, his eyes still burning with golden fire. The old man had led him here without a word, his ancient footsteps echoing through the silent halls.
"Sit," the Dean said.
"I'd rather stand."
"As you wish."
The Dean lowered himself into a chair behind a ma
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CHAPTER 72: THE HUNT FOR ICE-WORMS
"I can't feel my hands anymore."Chen Mo's voice was barely a whisper, his body convulsing on the frozen ground. His scales were glowing with an unbearable heat, golden light pulsing through his veins like molten fire. The snow around him had melted into a pool of steaming water, and the ice beneath was cracking under the pressure of his fever."I know," Meng Yao said, her hands pressed against his chest. "I know. Just hold on.""I can't. I can't hold on much longer.""Yes, you can. You have to. I'm going to find something to cool you down.""Yao..." His hand reached up, trembling, his fingers brushing her cheek. "Yao, don't leave me.""I'm not leaving you. I'm going to save you."She forced herself to stand. Her body was screaming, her muscles aching, her core shattered and useless. But she didn't care. She had to save him. She had to find a way."I'll be back," she said. "I promise.""Yao—""I promise."She walked out of the cave. The blizzard hit her like a wall, the wind so cold i
CHAPTER 71: THE SCALE FEVER
"Don't touch me. Please. I'm burning up."Chen Mo's voice was a ragged whisper, his body convulsing on the frozen ground. The snow around him was melting, turning to steam as it touched his skin. His scales were glowing with an unbearable heat, golden light pulsing through his veins like molten fire. Every breath he took was agony, his lungs searing, his throat raw from screaming."I have to touch you," Meng Yao said, her hands hovering over his chest. "I have to cool you down.""You'll burn yourself. Your hands—""I don't care about my hands."She pressed her palms against his chest. The heat was overwhelming, searing, but she didn't pull away. She couldn't pull away. If she pulled away, he would die. The skin on her palms began to redden, blisters forming almost instantly. She gritted her teeth and pressed harder."Yao." His voice was breaking. "Yao, I can feel it. The third tier. It's tearing me apart.""I know. I know. Just hold on.""I can't. I can't hold on much longer.""Yes, y
CHAPTER 70: THE MUTATION BEGINS
The cold was inside him now.Chen Mo couldn't feel his fingers. Couldn't feel his toes. Couldn't feel anything except the burning in his chest, the screaming in his spine, the ancient hunger that was clawing its way through his veins."Mo!" Meng Yao's voice was desperate, her hands pressing against his face. "Mo, stay with me. Please, stay with me.""I'm trying." His voice was barely a whisper. "I'm trying, Yao.""Just hold on. We'll find shelter. We'll find help.""There's no help out here. There's nothing out here.""Then we'll make something. We'll build a fire. We'll—""Yao." He reached up and grabbed her hand. His grip was weak, trembling. "Yao, listen to me.""I'm listening.""Something's happening. Inside me. The bloodline... it's changing."
CHAPTER 69: THE ESCAPE NORTH
The beast's hooves thundered against the frozen ground, carrying them deeper into the Northern Wastes. Chen Mo clung to Meng Yao's waist, his body screaming with exhaustion, his scales burning with residual heat. Behind them, the city was still burning, a crimson glow that painted the sky in shades of blood and ash."We made it," Meng Yao breathed. "We actually made it.""Not yet." Chen Mo's voice was weak, barely above a whisper. "We're not safe yet.""We're away from the city. Away from the Imperial Court. That's something.""It's something. But it's not enough.""What do you mean?"He looked down at his hands. The scales were still there, pulsing with a faint golden light. The Dragon-Spine was still screaming in his back. He could feel the power flowing through his veins, ancient and hungry and absolute."I'
CHAPTER 68: THE SHATTERED PLATE
"Your armor won't save you. Nothing will save you."Chen Mo's voice was cold, absolute, the words falling from his lips like stones into still water. The Imperial Inspector was on his knees before him, his golden breastplate cracked, his power fading. The runes that had once pulsed with light were now dark and broken."You can't do this," the Inspector gasped. "You can't kill me. I'm an agent of the Imperial Court. I'm—""I know exactly what you are." Chen Mo's hand closed around the edge of the breastplate. "You're the man who hunted me. The man who tried to take everything from me. The man who killed my father.""You can't prove that.""I don't need to prove it." His scales flared. The Dragon-Spine screamed. "I know it. That's enough.""Please—""Too late."He pulled. The gold
CHAPTER 67: THE DRAGON-SPINE UNLEASHED
The world slowed down.Chen Mo didn't understand it at first. One moment, he was falling, the Inspector's hand wrapped around his throat, the golden runes pulsing with light, draining his strength. The next moment, everything was moving in slow motion. The Inspector's eyes were wide. His lips were forming words that sounded like they were underwater."What... what's happening to you?"Chen Mo looked down at his hands. His scales were burning with a light so bright it was almost white. His Dragon-Spine was screaming in his back, a sound that was both agony and ecstasy. He felt like he was on fire. He felt like he was flying."I don't know," he said. "But I'm not going to fight it."He moved.The Inspector's hand was still around his throat, but Chen Mo was no longer there. He was standing ten feet away, his body a blur of scales and
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