Chapter 709: The Heartthrob in the Ruins (Part 2)

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong was vividly embodied in these ancient mutated vegetation.

Not only did they not actively attack anymore, but even the dense branches and leaves blocking the line of sight proactively parted, allowing this pitch-black Dragon to swagger across the top of the rainforest.

Until flying dozens of kilometers, it penetrated deep into the absolute core area of the Simon City Ruins.

In Zhou Huai's line of sight, a huge pit finally appeared.

At the bottom of the sinkhole, an ancient, dilapidated stone ruin exuding a rich primal aura quietly lurked there.

However, at this moment, the entrance of this ruin had long been tightly covered by layer upon layer of dark green, bizarre vegetation throbbing like blood vessels, so densely that even light could not penetrate.

Just as Zhou Huai was about to control Xiaohei to spit another Dragon Breath to forcefully clear the way—

A sudden change occurred.

The moment the demon dragon descended above it, those tough vegetation covering the entrance of the ruin, which were several meters thick, seemed to possess an independent consciousness, emitting a rustling friction sound, and then at a speed visible to the naked eye, rapidly retreated toward the shadows on both sides and the crevices of the rock walls!

In just a few breaths, the originally sealed ruin gate was completely yielded!

A dark, huge cave entrance was exposed without any cover under Zhou Huai's eyelids.

On the Dragon's back, Zhou Huai looked below.

"What does this mean?"

Looking at the open ruin gate below, he did not immediately order a descent; instead, a strong vigilance rose in his heart.

Actively yielding the way? Luring the enemy into a trap?

The opponent acted so proactively and cooperatively, which instead made Zhou Huai hesitate.

After experiencing the painful lessons of the Skeleton Emperor of the Abyss of Mist, and the three SS-Rank Clones being instantly killed across space by Mr. Duan of the Dawnbreaker Guild, Zhou Huai knew better than anyone that none of these Ancient Remnant Clan hidden deep in the ruins were easy to deal with.

Once he rashly rode a Dragon to rush in, if he fell into some ancient killing array or ambush, it would truly be a case where calling heaven brings no response.

Just as Zhou Huai stopped in mid-air, overlooking that pitch-black entrance from above, suspecting whether an ambush was hidden inside,

the opponent saw through his thoughts.

Rustle—

Beside the ruin entrance, a huge ancient tree that had long died suddenly erupted with extremely terrifying vitality!

On its bare treetop, a thick emerald-green vine sprang out.

Immediately following, at the very top of the vine, a blood-red flower as large as a millstone and extremely bewitching completed the entire process from budding to full bloom in one second!

The moment the flower bloomed, the center of the pistil spewed out a light green mist.

And in that mist, a light green humanoid phantom slowly condensed and formed.

That was the figure of a woman.

Although her whole body was composed of green energy light and shadow, and her specific facial features could not be seen, her high-uplifted breasts, astonishingly slender waist, and pair of straight, slender long legs all showcased her extremely sultry figure during her lifetime.

The phantom woman crossed her arms in front of her chest, slightly raised her chin, and looked at the sky-covering black Dragon overhead.

Not only did she not have the slightest fear, but instead she let out a burst of silver-bell-like giggles.

Heh heh heh…

The laughter was crisp, yet it echoed above the empty ruins, carrying a strange magic that penetrated straight to the Soul.

"How is it?"

The phantom woman stopped laughing, her tone carrying a bit of banter and mockery: "As a dignified SSS-Class Professional riding a Quasi-God Level Dragon, possessing such earth-shattering pomp, you don't even dare to enter this small ruin gate?"

"Or are you afraid of something?"

Facing this obvious goading method, Zhou Huai sat upright on the Dragon's back, not even blinking his eyelids more.

Looking at the enchanting phantom below, he generously and self-righteously admitted it.

"What you said is right, I really don't dare."

Arthur's low voice smashed down from mid-air, without a shred of embarrassment from being exposed.

Zhou Huai knew very well in his heart that the reason he dared to ride a Dragon to show off in the Simon City Ruins was purely because the combination of Arthur and Xiaohei was too unbeatable in appearance and coercion.

But what about in reality?

Arthur, this SSS-Class Clone, was currently only Rank 1!

Although Xiaohei was elevated to the Quasi-God Level, its body Rank was only a bit over Rank 30!

This configuration was fine for scaring the peripheral mutated vegetation and crushing conventional troops, but if they really rushed into the core of the ruins and encountered top old monsters infinitely close to detachment like the Skeleton Emperor, or high-dimensional beings like Mr. Duan, the man and Dragon would definitely only have the option of fleeing in panic!

"Coming today, I just dropped by to recognize the place and see what ghosts and monsters are hidden in this forest that can force the Daxia army into a desperate situation."

"As for actually taking action against this ruin… now is not the time."

"Consider it coming over to say hello to you."

Hearing this completely unorthodox answer, the female phantom below was obviously stunned for a moment.

Afterward, she laughed uninhibitedly again.

Heh heh heh heh…

This time, she laughed extremely exaggeratedly, and Zhou Huai even saw clearly in mid-air what true shuddering branches and trembling flowers meant.

That sultry body composed of green light and shadow undulated violently in the laughter, as if it could dissipate at any time.

Having laughed enough, the woman then straightened her body and sighed in a tone like looking at a rare animal:

"You child, you really are an honest person."

"Clearly possessing such terrifying power, yet acting so vulgar and cautious, it is extremely interesting."

She gently raised one hand, making a soothing gesture: "Rest assured, put away your ridiculous guard."

"I have no hostility towards you, nor will I harm you."

"There are no ambush troops behind this door either; if I really wanted to kill you, the sky-filling mutated vegetation just now would never have yielded half a step."

Hearing these words, Zhou Huai was directly laughed into anger.

"Save it."

Arthur smiled, his eyes turning cold, "Don't bring out such ghost tales that even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe to make a fool of yourself!"

"What kind of virtue the Ancient Remnant Clan has, I know better than you."

"If you didn't want to kill me, why did you insist on luring me in?"

"It couldn't be… that you fancy this skin of mine, right?"

A brief silence appeared in the air.

Following closely, that green phantom giggled heh heh once more.

"What you said is not entirely wrong either."

The woman's voice suddenly became erratic, carrying a creepy penetrating power: "I indeed… saw some very familiar shadows on you."

"Of course, I don't mean your current vulgar shell with blond hair, blue eyes, and developed muscles."

The woman's tone suddenly turned cold, saying word by word: "Instead, it's hidden inside this shell… that interesting, variable-filled Soul."