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

Jiang Hua stood still, staring silently at the black-robed man lying on the ground before him. A flash of cold light appeared in his eyes as he spoke with disdain.

"A mere clone puppet dares to be so arrogant! Where is your true self? Hurry up and call out, stop hiding in the back, aren't you afraid of disgracing our demon race?!"

"Hmph, little brat, how dare you call me a puppet? You're asking for death!"

Upon hearing Jiang Hua's words, the man in black robes trembled with rage, his face flushed red, and his gaze toward Jiang Hua was filled with a frenzied hatred.

"Heh heh, what's wrong? Angry? So what? Your true form doesn't dare to come out. Do you think you can stop me? Don't dream. Today, I'll use your life to pay tribute to my friend!"

Seeing the expression on the man in black robes, Jiang Hua's lips curled into a slightly mocking smile, and he said indifferently.

"Arrogant! Today I'll take your life to pay for my brother's death!"

Upon hearing Jiang Hua dare to mock him like that, the black-robed man's expression changed drastically, and a murderous intent instantly surged in his eyes. Then, the black-robed man...

He roared to the sky, his aura instantly surging. At the same time, a large amount of black mist appeared around his body, rapidly condensing around him.

A black robe formed, enveloping him and obscuring his features.

Subsequently, the aura emanating from the black-robed man grew increasingly powerful. Within his pair of pitch-black eyes, streaks of black lightning flickered, and these black lightning bolts appeared strangely blurry.

"This is a lightning puppet of the demon race. It seems that your strength is much greater than I imagined."

Seeing the changes in the man in black robes, Jiang Hua frowned slightly. Then, he looked at the dense, pitch-black lightning all around him and a thought suddenly struck him.

He then sneered, "But with skills like that, you think you can stop me? You're still too green!"

After saying that, a small white jade bottle suddenly appeared in Jiang Hua's hand. Then, he reached out and opened the bottle, and beams of white light suddenly shot out from the bottle.

A thick white mist quickly enveloped the man in black robes.

The man in black robes immediately sensed an inexplicable danger. A sense of fear, even a deep terror, arose in his heart.

Without warning, the black-robed man's expression changed drastically. He immediately roared, "Damn it! It's that kind of ghost! Damn it, you actually released that kind of thing! You actually dare to go against me! You're asking for death! Ahhh! I'll fight you to the death!"

As soon as the man in black robes finished speaking, a dazzling black light suddenly burst forth from his body, shooting into the sky and combining in mid-air.

Instantly, a pitch-black skull image materialized in mid-air. The skull's shape was extremely strange, resembling a wolf several meters long.

But upon closer inspection, one can see that the wolf actually has a pair of huge fleshy wings growing on its back.

This vicious wolf is the real person behind the black-robed man.

"Roar!"

Upon seeing the black-robed man's true form appear, Jiang Hua roared angrily. Then, he stomped his feet on the ground, his entire body swaying as if he were a cannonball.

It flew towards the black-robed man's true form, and at the same time, he gripped the Heaven-Destroying Spear in his hand, with golden flames leaping continuously from its tip.

A giant spear flower formed in the air, stabbing fiercely towards the black-robed man's true form.

"A trivial skill!"

Seeing Jiang Hua's offensive move, the black-robed man's face immediately turned extremely ugly. He did not expect Jiang Hua to be so powerful, forcing him to use his true form to deal with Jiang Hua with just one move.

Then, the man in black robes suddenly grabbed, and a long black sword appeared in his hand.

He suddenly swung his sword, and the black longsword flew out of his hand, instantly transforming into a black streak of light that rushed straight towards Jiang Huafei.

"boom!"

Seeing the black longsword flying towards him, Jiang Hua sneered and then swung the Heaven-Destroying Spear in his hand.

Suddenly, a beam of black light shot out from the Heaven-Destroying Spear, directly meeting the black longsword.

"boom!"

The two weapons collided violently, producing a loud bang, and a black halo immediately spread wildly outward from the two of them.

Within the area covered by this halo, all the black lightning bolts dissipated into the void and disappeared.

The black longsword suddenly exploded, and black lightning raged wildly around the black blade, seemingly threatening to destroy the world.

After Jiang Hua used the Heaven-Destroying Spear, the spear in his hand immediately became even heavier.

Seeing his true form defeated in a single move, a look of horror appeared on the black-robed man's face. Then, his eyes darted around. Instantly, he vanished from his spot, and a figure slowly emerged where he had just stood.

"Hmm? He runs so fast, and he even knows how to conceal himself. He seems rather interesting."

Seeing that the man in black robes had actually escaped, Jiang Hua's face immediately showed a look of surprise, and then he raised his eyebrows slightly.

He immediately retrieved the Heaven-Destroying Spear, turned around and rushed off in another direction, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Seeing Jiang Hua's actions, the man in black robes turned ashen with rage, his teeth grinding together. He was furious that Jiang Hua would disregard even his own identity.

It flew directly away into the distance, which made the man in black robes grit his teeth in anger.

"Damn it, bastard. Damn it. They actually managed to shake me off like that. Damn it."

The man in black robes roared incessantly at the spot where Jiang Hua had left.

The evil spirits behind the man in black robes trembled with fear at the sight of their master's rage, and dared not utter a word.

“Master, please calm down. This human is very powerful. Although you are powerful, this human is definitely not an ordinary person. His methods are very sophisticated and he is no match for you. I am certain of that.”

"Moreover, this human seems to possess some kind of secret technique that can triple his strength. Master, I advise you to temporarily avoid conflict and wait until I have recovered my strength before seeking revenge on this human brat."

Seeing their master so furious, one of the evil spirits was terrified and hurriedly stepped forward, whispering words of advice to the man in black robes with a worried expression.

Jiang Hua, Qin Feng, and Chen Le returned to the tomb.

Inside the tomb, the two continued climbing upwards, but they discovered many things, some of which Chen Le had never seen before, and some of which he had never even heard of.

"What are these?" Chen Le asked.

“These must have been left behind by the tomb owner,” Jiang Hua said.

"Shall we go get it?" Chen Le asked. Although he wasn't interested in antiques, it was still worth several thousand yuan. It would be such a waste to just let it go to waste.

"Wait a moment," Jiang Hua said, then pressed his body against the cave wall and his ear against the stone, listening to the surrounding situation.

“There’s a sound coming from here,” Jiang Hua said.

Upon hearing Jiang Hua's words, Qin Feng also listened attentively, but the sound he heard was not very clear.

"Where did this sound come from?" Qin Feng asked, puzzled.

"I don't know, but it should lead to the basement, right?" Jiang Hua guessed. "Since there are sounds here, the entrance to the basement shouldn't be far away."

"Then let's hurry up and go," Qin Feng said.

Let's go.

Jiang Hua and Qin Feng continued climbing down and soon reached the source of the sound. Jiang Hua stopped descending because he discovered something very strange: there was another layer of wall below.

The other side of the wall is hollow.

"There's a wall inside this wall!" Jiang Hua exclaimed in surprise.

"How could this be? Is there some kind of treasure hidden inside?" Chen Le asked in surprise.

"Could it be that the tomb's owner made the burial too complicated?" Jiang Hua said in surprise, "Did they hollow out the entire mountain?"

"That's impossible. I don't think the tomb owner would have that much ability. After all, building a tomb isn't an easy thing," Chen Le said, shaking his head.

"What's going on? There's a wall inside this wall, and there are sounds coming from inside it," Jiang Hua asked. "Do you think there might be something hidden inside this wall?"

"It shouldn't be," Chen Le said.

"Really? You know what's inside the wall too?" Jiang Hua asked.

"Hmm. But that's just my guess," Chen Le replied. "I don't think so."

“Oh. I don’t think so either,” Jiang Hua said. “Then let’s continue climbing down.”

After saying that, the two continued crawling downwards. (End of Chapter)