"If I could wield this treasure, neither the evil dragons nor the likes of Nie Biao would be a problem."

His eyes nearly saturated with the golden light of the Dragon Binding Rope, Qi Xiu subconsciously moved to pick up the treasure. But just as he lifted his foot, his gaze suddenly shifted, and he slowly lowered it again.

Still, one had to be careful.

A Magical Treasure used by the True Dragon Clan to discipline evil dragons—who knew if there might be some magical restraints or secret techniques set upon it? To touch it rashly would be too dangerous.

Shaking his head, Qi Xiu's thoughts stirred, and his gaze fell on the white figure clinging to the edge of the chest.

Feeling Qi Xiu's gaze, the white figure didn't dawdle. It flipped directly into the chest and reached out to touch the Dragon Binding Rope.

HISS—

But the moment the white figure touched the treasure, the entire Dragon Binding Rope suddenly moved. With a SMACK, it shattered the white figure into nothingness.

His pupils shrank, and Qi Xiu's figure abruptly retreated!

As expected, it wasn't safe!

However, the white figure's touch seemed to have awakened this formidable Magical Treasure used to punish evil dragons.

The Dragon Binding Rope, coiling inside the chest, slowly rose.

In the unseen world, a dignified, majestic, noble, and sacred golden True Dragon phantom faintly emerged on the rope. A pair of Dragon Eyes slowly looked down, their substantive gaze nailing Qi Xiu in the void, rendering him immobile.

This is bad, things are about to go south!

Sensing the increasingly malicious look in the golden Dragon Eyes, Qi Xiu felt his hair stand on end, and cold sweat seeped from his back.

Why isn't there even a hint from the Human Path Merit this time? Could it be that the power of this Dragon Binding Rope has already surpassed that of the Human Path Merit?

Watching the Dragon Binding Rope slowly approaching him, Qi Xiu's expression became grave, as Talisman Scripts flowed out endlessly from within his sleeves. But the Dragon Binding Rope seemed to have already locked onto Qi Xiu. No matter how many Talisman Scripts emerged, the rope flicked lightly, instantly shattering and dissipating them without any effect.

The ordinarily infallible Cloud Seal Talismans were ineffective against this Dragon Binding Rope. And the emergence of the Cloud Seal Talismans seemed to further stimulate the awakening of the Dragon Binding Rope.

The golden rope suddenly trembled and, in the blink of an eye, had already reached Qi Xiu. Its raised end seemed poised to strike down fiercely in the next second.

This isn't good! Hunyuan Palace, subdue it!

With a thought, Qi Xiu was about to summon the Hunyuan Palace to forcefully descend and suppress this Dragon Binding Rope. But the Dragon Binding Rope's speed was incredibly fast. Before the power of the Hunyuan Palace could descend, the rope end, tainted with strange blood, swung heavily towards Qi Xiu's head.

SNAP!

The moment the golden rope touched Qi Xiu, it suddenly transformed into a pure golden light that directly merged into his body. Behind him, a supremely imposing, dignified, noble, and sacred True Dragon phantom took shape!

Hmm?

The unexpected transformation left Qi Xiu somewhat puzzled.

What's going on here?

Feeling the heat gradually subsiding behind him, a thread of golden light traveled up Qi Xiu's spine, streaking straight into the Ancestral Aperture between his eyebrows. The next instant, on the back of his soul within the Ancestral Aperture, a golden True Dragon phantom also took shape.

At the same time, numerous ancient and obscure pieces of information surfaced in Qi Xiu's mind. With countless ancient characters swirling in his eyes, it took nearly half an hour for Qi Xiu to recover his senses.

That was too close... I was nearly doomed beyond recovery.

The memories conveyed by the Dragon Binding Rope belonged to its former master: the dragon person in the side hall, who stood uncorrupted even in death.

The True Dragon Clan had suddenly disappeared in ancient times. The prison guards of this Dragon Prison, who had been confining the evil dragons, were abandoned. When the prison guards realized they could not contact the True Dragon Clan, and even the entire Dragon Prison was sealed, they grew anxious.

Out of the five prison guards, three believed the True Dragon Clan had forsaken them and decided to abandon their duties to seek a way out. The remaining two chose to stand by their posts and continue to fulfill their mission.

The prison guards seeking an escape took their weapons and the Dragon Binding Rope, then disappeared without a trace, never to return. It was unknown whether they had found a way out or perished in some unknown corner.

As for the remaining two prison guards, one was responsible for guarding the labyrinth of the Dragon Prison, while the other went to the deeper parts of the Dragon Prison to watch over those sentenced to death, awaiting their execution on the Dragon Execution Platform.

As the years passed, even the prison guards with Dragon Blood struggled to escape the shackles of their lifespan. Before his death, the prison guard overseeing the Dragon Prison Labyrinth—the very one who left behind his relic—slew all the evil dragons within the maze to prevent any chaos after his passing. Moreover, he used the heads of these evil dragons to build a tower of skulls as a deterrent to those who came after.

The reason the Dragon Binding Rope did not harm Qi Xiu, but instead merged into his body, was because Qi Xiu had once absorbed three Dragon Origins at the Nu River Palace. Although he absorbed these Dragon Origins to forge his Hunyuan Apertures and the Innate Mixed Yuan Holy Body, the aura of the Dragon Origins also merged into his body, blending into his own aura.

The old prison guard expired as his lifespan ran out. Since this Dragon Prison was a completely sealed Xiaoqian World, it could not draw upon the power of heaven and earth for transcendence. Therefore, after his death, the Dragon Binding Rope became masterless. And the True Dragon aura on Qi Xiu made the masterless Dragon Binding Rope spontaneously draw near and naturally recognize him as its new master.

Without lifting a finger, he obtained such a terrifyingly powerful Magical Treasure.

No wonder the Human Path Merit showed no reaction. This Dragon Binding Rope was made from 9,999 dragon tendons, each one inscribed with True Dragon Dao patterns. Once activated, it can automatically track, lock on, and bind its target. Once bound, even a Dao Expert couldn't break free. And this Dragon Binding Rope is different from others; the eerie bloodstains on its end are from a Dragon Clan Great Saint. This Dragon Clan Great Saint was an extremely rare Silver Dragon, even rarer than a Golden Dragon. Born for battle, with tremendous fighting power. With his bloodstain on the Dragon Binding Rope, what was originally only a binding Magical Treasure gained a terrifying killing power. A casual flick could tear apart the skin and burst the scales of any evil dragon or ferocious Jiaolong on the spot. A few more strikes, and they would be whipped to death. It was with this unique Dragon Binding Rope that the prison guard was able to slaughter all the evil dragons in the entire Dragon Prison Labyrinth.

However…

Qi Xiu was naturally delighted to have obtained such a treasure out of thin air, but at the same time, a problem presented itself.

The Dragon Binding Rope was mighty, yet it was a Magical Treasure for Dao Experts to control. Although it had already recognized him as its master, without sufficient cultivation, he still could not activate and control it.

My True Source is barely sufficient. But for the soul, I need to be at least in the True Spirit Phase to barely activate this treasure.

With a slight frown, Qi Xiu faced a dilemma.

According to the memories left in the Dragon Binding Rope by the prison guard, the Dragon-Slaying Banner was not within this labyrinth but in the deeper levels of the Dragon Prison. Those confined there were truly vicious and wicked. The evil dragon remnants that Elder Shui mentioned would likely appear there.

These evil dragon remnants are no ordinary spirits. With my current Yama's Law Seal, I might not be able to confine them. But if I could control this Dragon Binding Rope, having this Magical Treasure to aid me might awaken the fear in the memories of the evil dragon remnants. Combined with Yama's Law Seal, there would be a chance to capture them.

With a low hum, Qi Xiu's eyes flickered as he glanced at the proficiency panel.

[Yama's Golden Chapter (First Realm): 89%]

Previously, by devouring more than a thousand fierce ghosts, he had achieved Yin Spirit Perfection Stage, and his Yama's Golden Chapter proficiency rose by 4%.

To break through to the Second Realm in a short time, the only way is to drain the fierce ghost remnants in Yama's Law Seal, using a massive amount of soul power to forcefully cleanse my soul. Although this will waste all of that soul power, it seems that only by doing this can I smoothly enter the lower levels of the Dragon Prison and retrieve the Dragon-Slaying Banner.

After a moment of hesitation, determination flashed in Qi Xiu's eyes.

He was not one to waver or meticulously calculate gains and losses. If something needed to be wasted, the regret would only last a moment.

With the decision made, Qi Xiu immediately sat down cross-legged. With a light flick of his finger, the Hunyuan Palace roared into existence!

He was going to give it his all here and now! Break into the Realm of True Spirit of the Soul!

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