Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

Jiang Hua was overjoyed, thinking to himself, "It seems that the body of someone who uses some kind of evil magic is indeed buried here, or perhaps it is some kind of evil god-level cult that buried itself in this valley."

I was somewhat surprised that this valley, though seemingly ordinary, harbored so many strange things.

However, since such a thing has happened, there must be some secret hidden here. I must find out as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be too late when those people are truly born. Once that time comes, it will be much more difficult to find clues here. It is almost impossible for me to find out the secrets of these people's burial in a short period of time by myself.”

Jiang Hua thought to himself, and then he suddenly rushed forward, his body turning into a phantom as he swiftly traversed the graveyard at an extremely fast speed.

In no time, he had reached the giant tree. Then, his gaze fell on the few red, blood-red thorns on the tree. He stared at the thorns for a moment.

Suddenly, Jiang Hua had a thought, and his body stopped abruptly. He stretched out his arms and reached forward, grabbing one of the spikes in one swift motion!
Jiang Hua gripped the spike tightly with both hands, and the spike was immediately launched out.

"Hmm? It's working?"

Jiang Hua was startled and immediately released his grip. A tremendous force was transmitted from the spike, shoving Jiang Hua's entire body away. Jiang Hua's body flew backward toward the back of the graveyard, crashing heavily to the ground and rolling around.

Jiang Hua fell to the ground with a sudden, excruciating pain. She groaned and her skin twitched.

His body suddenly began to ache, and Jiang Hua quickly circulated his internal energy to heal his injuries.

He didn't fall too hard and didn't suffer any serious injuries, but Jiang Hua still frowned in frustration.

"Something's not right! This doesn't seem to be a killing formation set up by these spikes, but a magical artifact. It's actually a supreme treasure of heaven and earth."

A moment later, Jiang Hua got up from the ground, circulating his internal energy to heal his injuries while carefully looking at the big tree.

The outer perimeter of this giant tree was covered with blood-red thorns, and each thorn carried an evil aura, which was extremely powerful.

Compared to those bloody, crimson spikes, this evil energy is far more malevolent.

However, this also proves that this priceless treasure must be located in the center of this ancient tomb.

There is no doubt about this; Jiang Hua is very certain of it.

Then, Jiang Hua continued to examine the large tree.

"This thing seems a bit strange. Why are there so many blood-red marks on it? It looks like some kind of rune, but I don't recognize it."

"It's probably not a rune created by a talisman master, but rather something unique about this thing itself. Never mind, now that I have it, I have to take it. If it's mine, then I can perfectly control this supreme treasure of heaven and earth!"

After thinking it over, Jiang Hua decided to take the big tree.

Jiang Hua leaped up and landed on the canopy of the large tree.

This giant tree is enormous, with a very wide canopy covered in a layer of blood-red leaves that blocks out the sun, making it appear very dark.

However, finding nothing else, Jiang Hua had no choice but to climb down the tree and land on the ground.

Qin Feng and Chen Le immediately asked curiously:

"Brother Jiang, what just happened?"

"Just now, this tree seemed to be alive!"

"What? Alive!" Chen Le exclaimed.

"Yes, it's alive. I just saw that flesh and blood have grown on this tree, and it even has hands and feet. I guess it might be a human or something else."

"Really?" Qin Feng asked with some skepticism. "I feel like the possibility is very small."

"Yes, that's what I think too." "Oh, let's not discuss that anymore. Let's see what's so special about this tree."

As she spoke, Jiang Hua walked to the other end of the tree.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing? You can't touch this."

"I know, I won't touch it."

Jiang Hua smiled and nodded.

Then, Jiang Hua approached the giant tree, stood on the trunk, and carefully examined it.

During this process, a lot of information flashed through Jiang Hua's mind, and he was also thinking about how to decipher the runes on the tree. However, such thoughts were just imagination in Jiang Hua's mind.

After all, this rune is too complex. According to his calculations, this rune is definitely very difficult to decipher.

Although Jiang Hua has had some extraordinary encounters and possesses some extraordinary abilities, he is still just a young man. He believes that he has no way to decipher some of the mysterious runes.

Therefore, after observing for a while, Jiang Hua gave up on further exploring the rune.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing? Why did you stop?"

Seeing that Jiang Hua had stopped observing, Qin Feng asked curiously.

"I'm wondering what this rune is."

"What? You're studying the runes on this tree?"

"Hmm, I'm thinking that if the runes on this tree aren't too advanced, I should be able to find them quickly."

Jiang Hua said confidently.

"You are too arrogant. Even if you can decipher this rune, you can't possibly decipher the whole tree. Do you think this tree is an ordinary ancient tree? This tree is an ancient tree that has been passed down since ancient times."

"Its trunk, leaves, branches, and even the blood-red bead at the center of the trunk are all runes passed down from ancient times, and its power is terrifying!"

If it's a regular rune, that's fine, but if it's an ancient rune, even if you use all your strength, you still won't be able to decipher the runes on this tree.

"Hehe, how will you know if you don't try?" Jiang Hua was indeed somewhat about to give up, but after hearing what he said, a fighting spirit surged in Jiang Hua's heart. He thought to himself, how will I know if I don't try? If it's an ordinary rune, then I can still break it, but I've never even heard of ancient runes. How could I possibly know how to break them?

"Okay, then go ahead, we'll wait for you here," Qin Feng said.

"Okay, then you guys wait for me here."

Jiang Hua nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing Jiang Hua leave, Qin Feng and Chen Le immediately huddled together and began to discuss in hushed tones.

Qin Feng didn't understand this kind of thing, so he asked Chen Le, "Brother Chen, do you think Brother Jiang can decipher the runes on this tree?"

"Probably not. Who could possibly decipher ancient runes? I don't know if Brother Jiang can decipher them, but I'm certain he has no chance." Chen Le wasn't optimistic about Jiang Hua, and besides, this place was just too strange.

His father's diary was completely blank.

Therefore, he had no way of knowing the origin of the tree.

Jiang Hua had no idea about the tree's origins, nor did he have any memory of it. Therefore, he could only rely on luck to decipher the runes on the tree. (End of Chapter)