After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

This former demon king could sense that the residual aura within those bones was a thousand times stronger than her own.

Before this sea of ​​bones, she was like a real spider, small, fragile, and utterly vulnerable.

"Master, should I stay here? I... I'm afraid to go in..."

Tao Yaoyao pleaded.

"Alright."

After putting down the little spider, Xu Ze continued walking forward.

His steps were very light, as light as stepping on cotton, but with each step, the white bones would tremble slightly and make a soft, rustling sound, as if something was whispering.

After passing through the ground paved with bones, a palace appeared ahead.

The palace was not large, only three zhang tall, but its grandeur surpassed that of any other palace.

Because it wasn't built with stones, but with keel.

Those thick bones were pieced together to form the walls.

Each bone emitted a faint glow, enveloping the entire palace in a halo of ethereal blue light.

The palace doors were open.

Xu Ze walked in and saw a woman sitting on the throne.

Su Yunshang.

She wore a dark purple long dress, the hem of which spread out like a blooming datura flower, and her long hair cascaded down like a black waterfall to the ground.

"She's completely different from real-life female CEOs."

Xu Ze thought to himself.

The woman before me had such exquisite features that she seemed unreal. Her eyebrows and eyes were slender, her nose was straight and elegant, and every line was just right.

Xu Ze stood in front of her, looking at her.

He could sense that the other person's aura was very unstable.

This is somewhat similar to when I was practicing martial arts on an unnamed peak in Jambudvipa, and I went into a state of demonic possession.

In Ding Wan's words, it's an 'inner demon'.

"Is she dreaming?"

Xu Ze reached out and gently pressed his hand on Su Yunshang's brow.

The moment my fingertips touched her skin.

Suddenly, a powerful suction force surged from her body, pulling his consciousness in.

The world around us began to distort.

The palace vanished, the dragon bones vanished, the skeletons vanished.

Instead, there was a gray, desolate wasteland.

Xu Ze stood in the middle of the wasteland, looking ahead.

There, a woman was kneeling on the ground, holding her head, trembling all over.

Su Yunshang.

She wasn't the high and mighty empress, but a helpless and vulnerable woman tormented by her inner demons.

“Su... Yunshang”.

Xu Ze spoke.

This was the first time he had ever used the other person's name on Zhihu. He used to call them "President Su," and he was still a little unaccustomed to the change.

I wonder if this woman has awakened her memories of her past life.

Have you forgotten the promise you made to yourself?

Her body stiffened abruptly.

Then, she looked up at Xu Ze.

"You...how did you get here?"

Su Yunshang's eyes were filled with terror.

"I've come to find you."

Xu Ze walked up to her, squatted down, and looked her in the eye.

"What's wrong? What are you afraid of?"

Su Yunshang's lips trembled. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't utter a single word.

She just looked at Xu Ze, at those calm eyes, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes.

"I...I don't know..."

Her voice trembled, "I had a dream, a dream that you killed me with a sword... I'm so scared..."

Xu Ze looked at her and remained silent for a moment.

"That was just a dream."

"It's not a dream!"

Su Yunshang's voice suddenly shrieked, "It's true!"

"I can feel it! You really will kill me! Just like you killed the Xuanwu King! Just like you killed the Devouring Toad!"

Xu Ze did not deny it.

He simply looked at Su Yunshang, at those fear-filled eyes, and said softly:

"Don't worry, I won't kill you."

Su Yunshang was stunned.

"why?"

Xu Ze did not answer. He simply reached out and gently placed his hand on Su Yunshang's shoulder.

That hand was light and steady, carrying a reassuring strength.

"Because we made a promise."

Su Yunshang stared at him blankly, tears still flowing, but her body had stopped trembling.

She could feel the warmth emanating from that hand, a warmth that felt real, like the winter sun, like a spring in the desert.

"Who...are you?"

Her voice was very soft, as soft as the wind blowing through an empty room.

Xu Ze looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"secret."

Su Yunshang was stunned.

Then she smiled.

"Okay, it's a secret."

The smile was faint, so faint that it was almost invisible.

But that was the first time she had smiled in thousands of years.

The surrounding wasteland began to change.

The wind stopped, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers.

The whole world is awakening and being reborn.

Su Yunshang stood up, looking at all of this with disbelief in her eyes.

"This is……"

"Your inner demons."

Xu Ze said, "You've trapped yourself for too long."

Su Yunshang was silent for a moment, then turned around and looked at Xu Ze.

Her eyes were no longer filled with fear, but were clear and bright, with a tenderness she had never shown before.

"Xu Ze".

"Ok?"

“I think I… understand the meaning of the words ‘Dragon Heir’ now.”

Now.

Xu Ze was stunned.

"Dragon heir?"

He repeated it, not understanding its meaning.

The surrounding scenery became clearer and clearer, more and more real.

Golden sunlight shone on the wasteland, illuminating the tender shoots.

The fragrance of the flowers grew stronger, mingling with the scent of earth, making one feel refreshed and relaxed.

In the distance, a mountain appeared.

There is a waterfall on the mountain, and a pool below the waterfall with crystal-clear water.

Su Yunshang looked at the mountain and suddenly remembered something.

She paused, then her face suddenly turned red.

"What does that mean?"

Su Yunshang did not rush to answer this.

She simply lowered her head, twisting the hem of her skirt with her fingers, her face as red as a ripe apple.