[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2397":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1750831,2236,"Chapter 2395: White Lotus","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2397",2397,"\u003Cp>The secluded location of the Hume family is just behind the room where the mysterious Lotus Shadow was stolen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed can hear people’s thoughts, so he naturally knows that Hume Rose lied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since cultivating this object will cause Heart Demons, yet the Hume family continues to cultivate it, and Hume Rose seems unaffected, it means they must have ways to counter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, with Hume Rose constantly secluding himself, it indicates that the secret lies within this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hume Rose hasn’t thought much about it, leaving Julius Reed to investigate on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious nature of the Lotus Shadow is similar to what Hume Rose described, with some fragmented ancient texts inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They practice selective cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combining this with the scene Julius Reed saw when he touched the platter, he’s even more convinced there’s something strange about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere is filled with slaughter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Prophet’s temple is a prototype, what Julius Reed just saw should be a complete temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true temple, possessing absolute power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prophet had conquered the Nine Provinces, spending tremendous effort to build, yet it pales compared to a tenth of what Julius Reed saw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it’s the grandeur or the atmosphere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that majesty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The function of the platter is simple, responsible for absorbing power to nurture the lotus seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, over thousands of years, some of the stuff in the lotus seed has been left on the platter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even these remnants are enough to astound Julius Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully crossing the corridor, Julius Reed pushes open the door, entering the secluded area of the Hume family’s Martial Artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a sacred place for martial arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because it’s a sacred place, there are no security measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would dare come here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hume family’s strongest force lies within; anyone who comes is courting death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed easily walks in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extremely cold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bone-chilling cold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his Spiritual Power is thick, and his muscles and bones are unlike ordinary people, he still feels a bit cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking down about ten meters of steps, what comes into view is extreme ice covering the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the reason for such cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed steps on the ice, feeling the severe chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presumably, this chill must be a treasure to counter Heart Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, relying solely on the cold might freeze a person to death without a Heart Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coffins are everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These coffins are made of glass, and through the glass, you can see strong people lying inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people aren’t dead; they’re all alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they are in deep sleep in a special state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most noticeable thing in the entire underground palace is a white lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed approaches the white lotus for a closer look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This white lotus is very similar to the Lotus Shadow, but its color is white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as you get close, you feel a warm sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer you get, the warmer it becomes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Julius Reed stands before the white lotus, he feels comfortably warm, as if basking in the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very soothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is likely the reason the Hume family can counter the Heart Demon of the Lotus Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed examines it carefully and finds no differences in the white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reaches out to touch the white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sacred power seems to penetrate his entire body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cleanses one’s soul, bringing an immense sense of comfort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed has never felt such comfort, as if floating in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peaceful and tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heart of the divine throbs violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eye of the divine opens once more!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eye of the divine emits a strong light, forcibly suppressing the light of the white lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed quickly recovers from that feeling, his feet grounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the white lotus, under the intense illumination of the eye of the divine, reveals its true form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a skull!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the skull’s cap, a hole is pressed by a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right above that hole lies a lotus seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything before was an illusion brought upon by the lotus seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white lotus, like the white bones, is deathly pale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a touch of malevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed squints his eyes, examining it once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the eye of the divine, even he wouldn’t have seen the original form of this white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hume family, most likely, sees it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the white lotus is sacred, capable of dispelling their Heart Demons and purifying their souls!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, it’s a demon lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lotus Shadow outside wants to bloom, relying only on the platter below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there’s no sunlight, no Spiritual Power—how does this white lotus bloom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not scientific!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To maintain such a form requires Spiritual Power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed turns around and discovers that each person lying in the coffins has a vine attached to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These vines cover their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the white lotus comes from these Martial Artists of the Hume family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil powers must not remain,\" Julius Reed activates the Dragon King Ring, but thinks again, if the white lotus disappears, the Hume family will surely go mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he quietly sets up a small formation to cut off the Spiritual Power source to the white lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, the white lotus remains unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it can no longer affect anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed continues to wander through the underground palace and finds those imprisoned here are not from the Hume family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are outsiders, Martial Artists from outside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means the Hume family kidnapped some of the world’s top Martial Artists to feed the white lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the underground palace is a door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the door, Julius Reed is stunned by what he sees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless bones, piled into a mountain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were used to nurture the white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would have thought, the prestigious Southeastern Hume family, would resort to such evil ways,\" Julius Reed shakes his head in resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In times of chaos, evil spirits run rampant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most terrifying is the human heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hume family isn’t just battling Heart Demons anymore; they’ve become demons themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, when Julius Reed asked Hume Rose to demonstrate a move, he saw bones in that move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless bones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are all shadows of these bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Julius Reed cuts the vines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the people inside, they most likely cannot survive anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the very least, he wants to see how the Hume family changes after losing the power of the white lotus!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On both sides of the bones stand dozens of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are all top experts of the Hume family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, they are still in a half-awake, half-asleep state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If disturbed, a fierce battle is inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed closes the door, glancing at the white lotus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy, flawless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It captivates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would know it’s actually a skull?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil often wears the guise of holiness, even convincing themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed shakes his head and leaves the underground palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needs to find Gold Cicada, find the Lotus Shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find Dragon Dance, find that mysterious man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wants to unravel all this, to find out the fate of Silvio Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tomb of the Nine Provinces is absolutely more than just a tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure arrives at the Hume family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visitor removes his mask, revealing the face of the Prophet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy Envoy.\" Hume Rose kneels on one knee before him, full of respect.\u003C\u002Fp>",1269,"2026-06-06T17:06:07.640Z",1,"novelbin.me","6e5c44c4f01959e4e53daef24bac735b1e9fe3bc4f970e65681a8821ddac29c2","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2398","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-2396",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]