Chapter 1975: Unexpected Activation

When they reached the cliff bottom, the jiao dragon still warned Long Nv and Lei Ming.

"The dragon hunter previously left a dragon‑hunting dagger, which contains the hunter's Divine Sense. It can sense the Dragon Clan's aura; I'm worried it will attack you!"

For safety, Ye Liuyun only let his duplicate stay invisible and follow him, while he recalled everyone else into the Space World.

Then they used the Teleportation Array to transport directly to the jiao dragon's lair.

Inside the lair, the floor was covered with a layer of ferocious beasts' bones, the stench overwhelming. He had to seal his nose with True Essence to avoid choking.

Suddenly, Ye Liuyun and his duplicate sensed something.

"Danger!"

The two instantly used Spatial Power to flash away.

With a "Clang", a white Technique shot down from the top wall of the jiao dragon's nest, rushing toward the spot where Ye Liuyun had just stood, missing him and then charging at the duplicate.

Both broke out in cold sweat, activated their Golden Pupils, and saw that it was a dagger.

"The dagger contains a Foreign Tribe Soul!"

Ye Liuyun's duplicate instantly spotted the Foreign Tribe Soul inside the dagger.

Moreover, that Foreign Tribe Soul was unusually powerful; judging by its size, even the combined Divine Soul Power of Ye Liuyun and his duplicate would struggle to deal with it.

They dared not rashly launch a Spiritual Soul Attack, and the dagger locked onto the duplicate.

"The demon dragon's aura! Hand over that demon dragon, and I'll spare you!"

A voice suddenly emanated from within the dagger.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil flashed, and he instantly teleported the duplicate away.

But the dagger was too fast, charging straight into the void and, with a "Puff", piercing the duplicate's shoulder.

The duplicate wore gilded armor inside and demon dragon armor outside; both layers were pierced by the dagger in one strike, showing not only its sharpness but also the great strength of the Foreign Tribe Soul inside.

"Plunk!" The duplicate fell out of the void and landed hard on the ground.

The dagger was immediately drawn out again, aiming to stab him.

Suddenly, the Sealing Demon Tablet flew out from Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, rushing to smash the dagger.

Sensing the tablet's pressure, the dagger surged forward, "Sss" as it pierced the Sealing Demon Tablet, actually lifting the tablet up.

"That Foreign Tribe is so strong!"

Ye Liuyun dared not wait, rushed out, seized the dagger's hilt, and together with the Sealing Demon Tablet, controlled it.

"Damn humans, trying to catch me? No way!"

The dagger roared, lunged forward, then retreated, flinging the Sealing Demon Tablet, and then charged straight at the rock wall.

With a "Boom", Ye Liuyun was slammed against the rock wall by it, while the dagger vanished into the wall, motionless.

The duplicate instantly used Spatial teleportation to move Ye Liuyun away, but was slightly delayed, and Ye Liuyun's shoulder was pierced again by the dagger.

He, too, wore two layers of armor, so the injury was not serious.

The dagger flew up again, drawing a line of blood across Ye Liuyun's shoulder.

It seemed about to stab toward Ye Liuyun's throat.

The Sealing Demon Tablet suddenly slammed down again.

"Thud"—the tablet drove the dagger into the adjacent wall.

The duplicate, thinking Ye Liuyun was doomed, shouted "Ah!" and rushed excitedly to grapple with the dagger.

Suddenly, the black-and-white vortex in his eyes accelerated sharply.

One of his Divine Soul Powers was almost instantly drained, while a bucket‑wide Black Light shot from his eyes, striking the chest of the Foreign Tribe Soul inside the dagger.

"Ah! What is this..." The Foreign Tribe's startled cry was cut short as the black beam dissolved its soul body.

Afterward, the black-and-white vortex in the duplicate's eyes slowed and returned to calm.

The duplicate instantly lost an entire Divine Soul Power, spitting a mouthful of blood, collapsing weakly on the ground.

Ye Liuyun also lay on the ground, calming his nerves. The recent skirmish had been too swift; had the duplicate not inadvertently triggered his eye attack ability, he would have been gravely wounded even if he survived.

"Thank you!" Ye Liuyun said, thanking the Sealing Demon Tablet as he stored it away.

The Sealing Demon Tablet had done its utmost to protect it, yet it still wasn't a match for that Foreign Tribe and was stabbed by the dagger.

Ye Liuyun reached out and drew the dagger toward himself.

The dagger was pulled from the rocky wall as if without any resistance.

"What material is this made of?" Ye Liuyun asked the jiao dragon using the Slave Seal.

"I don't know," the jiao dragon replied.

But the jiao dragon was shocked inside: "It didn't die? The dragon hunter was actually killed by them?"

Through the Slave Seal, Ye Liuyun learned that the jiao dragon believed they would be killed by that Foreign Tribe.

"It's my fault; my Soul Search wasn't thorough enough, I rushed down to look for treasure and ignored the danger!" Ye Liuyun self‑criticized, realizing he hadn't even noticed that the dragon hunter was a Foreign Tribe.

"We can't keep this jiao dragon!" the duplicate replied, swallowing a Concentration Pill and beginning to heal.

However, having lost a Divine Soul, it wouldn't be easy to replenish.

Ye Liuyun again meticulously searched the jiao dragon's memories, discovering that although the jiao dragon was controlled by the Slave Seal and obeyed his commands completely, it chose to conceal many pieces of information, whether said or unsaid.

But now wasn't the time to kill it. If another jiao dragon didn't return, they'd need this jiao dragon to activate the Teleportation Array to exit the dragon lair.

Thus, Ye Liuyun first sealed the jiao dragon into the Space World and handed the dagger to his duplicate.

The duplicate, now recovered, fed a strand of Divine Sense into the dagger and immediately obtained some information about it.

"Heaven Devour! A weapon of Super Divine Rank!"

Then the dagger began to change slowly, eventually transforming into the shape of a Demon‑Slaying Sword. It remained white, and its Technique shone so brightly it was dazzling.

Ye Liuyun and his duplicate stared in amazement at the Heaven Devour battle sword, utterly astonished.

Ye Liuyun immediately drew his Item, but it would not transform.

"It seems not all super artifacts can transform!"

"And I don't even know how to change it back!"

"Then let's use it as a sword!"

Ye Liuyun exchanged a few words with his clone, which was essentially like talking to himself.

The clone sheathed the sword, not hurrying to search for the treasure, but instead examined with Ye Liuyun the key to the eyes' activation.

Even the Soul that was as strong as that Foreign Tribe just now was annihilated by the true dragon here, showing how powerful the true dragon here is.

Although that true dragon also died at the time, who knows whether, like that Foreign Tribe, a Soul might have been preserved.

They must be fully prepared before daring to seek the treasure, otherwise they fear encountering danger again.

Ye Liuyun had the clone attempt once more to trigger the rays within the eyes.

But after countless attempts, the clone's eyes still showed no response.

"Focus your mind, stir yourself up, and take that skull as the target!" Ye Liuyun pointed at a ferocious beast's skull and told the clone.

The clone mimicked the scene, taking that skull as an imagined enemy, its whole body boiling with True Essence, desperate to clash with the skull.

Sure enough, the vortex inside the eyes began to spin again.