Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

Zold clicked his tongue in annoyance. He quickly launched another attack. Trying to pull back and create distance between them would be more dangerous.

He didn't know how Naga's ability worked, but based on his observation, she was like a mage, specialized in long-distance attacks.

His goal now was to buy time, waiting for Owl to reach here and help him.

And he didn't disappoint. Like an eagle diving to eat its prey, Crow attacked the Naga.

His beak clashed against the barrier, pulling the Naga's attention.

Seeing the spark from the collision, Zold started thinking about his next move; helping Owl was pointless. He turned his gaze toward the entrance, then shot his lightning dagger towards it.

SWOSSH!! BOOM!

It hit its mark, collapsing the entrance, but he knew this was not permanent. The Naga could easily come out from it, breaking through the boulder.

He then put Sylva down, laying his back against the cliff wall. Zold took out a bottle with red liquid, "Father, drink this."

"N-No. It's pointless, Zold. It seems I have reached the end of my journey."

"You are the one who told me to never give up, and nothing is impossible. What is with those words!?"

Sylva responded by showing a fatal wound on his chest, throbbing as the skin and flesh turned rotten. Zold could see his father's regeneration clashing against something.

"Just what is this? A curse?"

"I don't know; this happened from that being's attack. It's eating not just my flesh but my qi and mana. I don't have much left, Zold. It's only a matter of time."

Sylva then took out a pill. It had a rainbow-colored hue with a very strong medicinal fragrance.

"Can this cure you, Father?" Zold asked, trying to grasp any hope he could.

Deep inside, he knew it wouldn't. If it could, his father would have already taken it and wouldn't have said something like that. Based on his father's personality, it was clear what he wanted to do—something that Zold didn't want to happen.

Sylva ate the pill, his qi surging, his wound beginning to heal, but it was not completely recovered. The scar was still there, surrounded by rotten skin.

He stood up, and then his body started transforming. Two qilin horns came out from his head, and scales covered his hand and part of his back. His body turned a bit bulkier, followed by crackling lightning.

The lighting was golden in color. Zold could feel very strong power coming from it.

"Father, I already lost my sister and Mother. In the end, should I lose you too?"

Sylva glanced at his son, his eyes warm, something that Zold had never seen before.

"Son, you are not alone. Your sister is alive."

Zold's eyes widened; he was sure his sister was dead.

"The body was fake. Your sister was kidnapped by a dark guild and then sold to another race." He then took out his storage ring and put it in Zold's hand.

"Escape and find your sister. Remember, every second you waste means longer time your sister lives in hell. I don't know what she's facing, but I'm sure she's still surviving till now.

All my investigation and everything I know is in this storage ring. Survive, Zold. Find her, and go surpass me."

Zold could feel his heart torn apart. He didn't say any more words. His eyes turned cold, almost like it's emotionless, as he began jumping through the valley. His qi surged as he punched through the ceiling, leaving a crater.

He then flew into the sky and started streaking in a random direction. He looked down and found the rubble of a collapsed cavern.

Zold landed there and sat on top of the rubble. Without anyone around, he started screaming in pain.

There were no tears leaving his eyes, only flickers of anger and disappointment.

He was disappointed with himself. He practiced and trained all the time, and for what?

Nothing. In the end, he still couldn't help his father. He spent a long time looking for him, only for a short reunion where his father ended up dead.

"DAMMIT! DAMMIT!!!!"

His qi lashed out, exploding into a lightning bolt that created a small vibration.

Underneath him, MingHao and Xue Fang frowned. The opening where they were vibrated, and they could also feel the qi fluctuation coming from above them.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Zold didn't sense them because he was now in emotional distress. If he had focused on looking for any survivors, he would have found them. But he just swiped a glance since what he wanted now was a place to vent.

"What do you think is happening?"

"I don't know, we need to come out and look, but there's no way out for now," Xue Fang replied.

Since her puppet was ordered to create a hole directly into the crater, they didn't have any way outside yet. The process was also slow since they needed to ensure the new tunnel was stable and wouldn't collapse on itself.

MingHao looked upward, deep in thought. The vibration didn't stop. "I wonder if someone is fighting up there."

"Doubt it. Based on the vibration and qi fluctuation, it is probably someone's training."

"Can we send a drone out, at least to find out?"

"Nope, didn't you see how bad the collapse was?"

"If only we had one that could pass through walls." Then MingHao's eyes lit up. "I almost forgot. Ancestor, come out."

Xueqi's ancestor's soul came out from the ring with a bored expression.

"Oh, now you remember me? Kids before you just keep sending me more work, more souls to maintain, but somehow, when it's the fun stuff, you just ignore me, like I don't exist?"

MingHao didn't have anything to say; he really forgot. His mind was occupied with what happened, and he was still a bit shocked by the progression of the relationship with Xue Fang.

"Ancestor, look up and see who's outside."

Xueqi's ancestor frowned. "I can peek, but if it's dangerous, I'll quickly run."

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"Don't worry; your soul is bound to the ring anyway. You'll survive."