NOVPUB50: Chapter 50: The Revival of the Dragon Corpse
50 -50: The Revival of the Dragon Corpse
He gazed in fascination at the legendary Beast Clan totem, the golden body of the Dragon King, completely lost in the sight.
The corpse’s whole body shimmered in golden hues, the python-thick body coiled within the vast Beast King’s Coffin, densely covered scales gleaming like fish scales.
The colossal camel-like skull adorned with antlers, bovine ears, lion’s mane, and fish whiskers lay quietly, paws folded under the belly resembling eagle claws.
It lay peacefully in the coffin as if in deep slumber.
Su Ran counted the claws of the golden dragon corpse carefully.
It had five claws, a five-clawed golden dragon corpse!
Su Ran’s breathing was heavy again.
The five-clawed Golden Dragon King, who nobody knows how long had been dead, exuded supreme royal dignity from its entire body.
Even in death, it demanded reverence!
Su Ran swallowed.
Since the Dragon King was dead anyway… why not… eat it?
The little skeleton suddenly felt the hunger.
The blood and flesh of the Dragon King were pure essence.
If he were to consume all of it, how tough would his bones become!
How much defense would the durability of his bone membrane provide!
Even the marrow within the entire dragon body might enhance his little skeleton character to an unimaginable level.
Moreover, it wasn’t impossible to obtain dragon abilities by eating it!
As Su Ran got ahead of himself, his entire skeleton started to tingle…
Just when two little skeletons went to carry the five-clawed golden dragon corpse, a bone claw had just touched the body of the Dragon King.
Unexpected change arose!
At the touch of the little skeleton, the entire body of the five-clawed golden dragon corpse burst into black light, the flesh quickly rotting and dissolving, until it turned into a skeleton of the Dragon King.
“Ding!
Because the five-clawed golden dragon corpse was infected by a low-level skeleton of the Demon World’s Undead Clan, its remnant soul voluntarily joined the Demon World’s Undead Clan.
The soul resurrected, and the Undead Bone Dragon King was reborn!”
Where’s the precious flesh and blood of my five-clawed golden dragon?
Even if it discarded its body, it shouldn’t be wasted like this!
I hadn’t even tasted the sensation of having dragon blood infused into my body…
With tears in his eyes Su Ran stood and stared blankly with the two little skeletons as the five-clawed Bone Dragon King underwent its transformation.
After its entire skeleton was infused with the inky color, the purplish-black ghost fire in the Bone Dragon King’s eye sockets ignited instantly, burning like hellfire.
The remnant soul of the Undead Bone Dragon King had already revived, its massive skull swaying as it straightened its body and flew up, reaching the top of the Beast King’s Tomb.
Its tailbone swayed like a python in the air, its gaze fixed downwards on the Demon World’s undead skeletons below.
“Was it you folk who awakened me?”
“Yes, esteemed Undead Bone Dragon King.
Indeed it was me!” Su Ran said, captured by the Bone Dragon King’s grandeur.
Although he was overwhelmed by its supreme authority, he was but a gamer.
He calmed his burning emotions and pacified his instinctively trembling skeleton, continuing, “Destiny brought us together!
Destiny led me to face mortal danger, to come alone to the Celestial Realm, to enter the dangerous Beast King’s Tomb.
Everything I’ve done was to rescue our undead clan’s king, the Bone Dragon King!”
“Since you folk are of my lineage, and saved me from danger, I am deeply grateful!” the Bone Dragon King looked towards the little skeleton, his imposing aura slightly less intimidating, “Why am I here, how did I die?
Do you know?”
“Bone Dragon King, please speak in common language.
Listening to ancient language is too exhausting…” The little skeleton was speechless, the Bone Dragon King was acting too pretentious.
The Undead Bone Dragon King was suddenly at a loss.
“Seriously, I just wanted to ask you guys, which SOB left me dead in this ancient tomb of the Celestial Realm?”
“Um, not dialect, just the common language spoken worldwide, sir, please use common language.” Su Ran broke out in a cold sweat, the system was so powerful it managed to translate dialects.
The Undead Bone Dragon King’s body bristled with spirit fire, and his black flames burned brightly as he stared at Su Ran intently.
“Do you know who killed me in this Celestial Realm and when?”
“I don’t know, sir.
I came here to rescue the Bone Dragon King under the order of the Demon World.” Su Ran made a decent lie.
“Are there no leaders in our Demon World?
They sent a low-level undead skeleton like you to save me?” The Bone Dragon King was furious, body flames surging, “Tell the truth!”
Um, fine then.
“I once received a treasured map of our Demon World – the Corpse Hiding Map.
I was led by it, stumbled upon, and managed to rescue you!
I really don’t know why you were here!”
“Oh right, Sir Bone Dragon King, think carefully, do you have any enemies?” Su Ran delicately broached the subject to the Bone Dragon King, cautious against misstepping and igniting his wrath.
Ha, if anyone dares to show me hostility, sooner or later I’ll train them as my pet!
“Enemies?” The Undead Bone Dragon King pondered deeply.
Suddenly.
“Roar!”
The Undead Bone Dragon King writhed in severe pain, his whole body contracting mid-air.
The spectral black flames engulfing his body blazed up.
Su Ran, standing directly beneath him, felt like he was about to be melted by the terrifying temperature!
“It’s a good thing he can’t remember.” Su Ran thought as he quickly retreated, “Would he tear me into pieces if he remembers that I was the one who turned him into an undead demon?”
Su Ran was sweating profusely.
After a while, the Undead Bone Dragon King stopped writhing.
The temperature in the tomb gradually cooled and regained its former tranquility.
He seemed a lot more fragile, the spectral fire on his body as thin as a thread, seemingly on the brink of extinguishing.
“Mortal, are you willing to undertake a task for me?”
Seeing how weak the Undead Bone Dragon King had become, Su Ran was considering whether he can kill him off with a piece of spiritual paper.
Forget it, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse, let alone that he himself was just a small, brittle skeleton.
Plus, there was a task to take.
Well, he wasn’t looking to take any more risks.
“Speak on, Lord Bone Dragon King.” The little skeleton skeptically moved a few steps forward, radiating with an enormous amount of confidence.
Jokes aside, the once supreme power had been depleted.
Now, in the eyes of the small skeleton, the Bone Dragon King was nothing more than a larger python.
“Investigate the cause of my death!”
“But L-lord, considering your death might be related to divine-demonic secrets, this weak soul might take some…”
Su Ran didn’t finish his sentence.
This Undead Bone Dragon King was not stupid.
Given the circumstance, the logical thing would be to give me some equipment or skills to enhance my abilities.
“The living has met their end, the undead lives on forever!
There is no rush!” stated the Bone Dragon King, staring at the skeleton, his voice a bit anxious, “I don’t have much time, I’m far too weak, I need to get into the Beast King’s Coffin to recuperate.”
Too stingy, huh?
Who’s gonna help you if you don’t give any incentives!!
Just then, the system prompt sounded.
“Ding!
Player Skeleton has received the Main Plot—The Death of the Beast King!
There’s no time limit for this task, do you accept?”
Su Ran paused for a second.
Main Plot?
Accept!
There’s no harm anyway, and there’s no time limit either.
“Ding!
Congratulations on gaining the Undead Bone Dragon King’s friendship!”
Oh my, a friendship card?!
Su Ran felt a little listless.
It would have been better if he gave me some tangible rewards, like equipment, skills, experience, anything!
“And that is that.”
The Undead Bone Dragon King quickly flew into his Beast King’s Coffin. 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
The coffin’s lid fell back into place automatically, raising clouds of dust.
