Beast Taming: Bloodline Golden Hand-Chapter 685 - 448: Dragon Palace Theories

After the black shadow disappeared for a long time, the air inside the cave seemed still to be frozen.

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen stood in place, without any movement for quite a while, with shock and bewilderment lingering on their faces.

They both unconsciously cast their eyes on Xiaobai, who was still fast asleep on the ground, feeling complex emotions difficult to express.

"It’s a good thing... Earlier in that cave, we held back and didn’t actually make a move."

Lee Zhen exhaled a long breath, his voice still carried a trace of husky fear.

Recalling now, if they had indeed been overwhelmed by greed and acted against that shadow, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

The silent, dissipating attack, and the mysterious appearance just now, all implied an insurmountable gap in power between both sides.

Lin Chen silently nodded, deeply agreeing.

When faced with an absolute disparity in strength, caution is the only quality that can ensure survival.

"Do you think... what is his background?"

Lee Zhen lowered his voice, unable to resist asking, his gaze still watchfully scanning the surroundings, fearing that the shadow hadn’t really gone far.

Lin Chen frowned in thought, his mind continually replaying that short yet thrilling encounter, especially those yellow amber eyes that left a deep impression.

He slowly said, "I saw his eyes clearly from up close... It felt very off to me, he didn’t seem like... a human."

"Not a human?" Lee Zhen was shocked by these words, his hairs standing on end, "Don’t scare me."

"Not being human doesn’t necessarily mean a ghost or monster," Lin Chen explained, his thoughts gradually clearing, "There’s also a possibility... that he is a Spirit Beast."

"Spirit Beast?" Lee Zhen was taken aback at first, then suddenly understood, "A Transformed Spirit Beast?!"

Spirit Beasts, when cultivated to a high realm, can indeed shed their beast form and transform into human shape, their power often unfathomable.

"What do you think it could be?"

Lee Zhen pursued the question, his curiosity thoroughly piqued.

Lin Chen closed his eyes, carefully recalling those amber-yellow pupils, harboring a kind of indescribable weight and vicissitudes.

He recalled all the Spirit Beasts he had seen, comparing their eye colors and traits.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, an answer blurted out: "A turtle."

"A turtle?" Lee Zhen was stunned, this answer was somewhat unexpected for him.

"It’s just a guess..." Lin Chen added, his tone carrying a few traces of certainty, "But his pupils, the texture and color, really resemble turtle-like Spirit Beasts."

"Turtle... Dragon Palace..." Lee Zhen murmured to himself, suddenly linking the two, a glint flashed in his eyes, "Do you think he might be related to the disappeared Dragon Palace?"

"Who knows."

Lin Chen smiled wryly and shook his head, the truth shrouded in layers of mist, difficult to reach with mere speculation.

He hinted to Lee Zhen not to pursue this topic further, the two tacitly kept silent, fearing the mysterious presence might hear their discussion.

In the following days, Lin Chen once again solemnly instructed Shi Zuo and those treasure hunter teams absolutely not to enter that cave again, at least not while Lin Chen and his team were still on the island.

He understood human greed well, that Ancestor Dragon Stone was like bait hanging in front of them, sooner or later someone would be unable to resist.

But all he could do was cautions, once he left, if these people intruded again and angered that existence, they would bear the consequences themselves.

Lin Chen’s thoughts focused more on the mysterious person’s words.

The ancestor ox skeleton...

This item is too rare, and records about it are sparse.

It seems, to help Xiaobai smoothly refine the Divine and Demonic Power, he might need to make a trip back to Black Mountain City.

After all, the records there regarding oxen might be more detailed.

Thus, another half month passed, and finally a ship’s shadow appeared again on the horizon.

It was still old Chen, wearing his familiar straw hat, piloting his uniquely Spirit Beast-driven ship slowly ashore.

"Seems like you two have found what you were looking for."

Old Chen glanced at Lin Chen and Lee Zhen waiting there, then glanced at those treasure hunters evidently looking up to Lin Chen, he said with a smile.

Lin Chen nodded, carefully storing the jade box containing the Profound Ice Dragon Saliva Grass.

He turned back to greet Shi Zuo and others who had come to see them off, thought for a moment, and decided to speak:

"Brother Shi, meeting each other was indeed a matter of fate, before parting I have something to say, though unsure whether it’s appropriate."

"Please speak, Brother Lin, I am all ears." Shi Zuo quickly clasped his hands, showing respect.

"The Dragon Palace, its existence is ethereal. If it were so easy to find, it would have been discovered long ago. If it hasn’t appeared until now, perhaps it indicates... it isn’t something ordinary people like us can easily reach."

Lin Chen didn’t reveal the terrifying nature of that mysterious shadow, just subtly reminded:

"In everything... know your limits."

Shi Zuo was a smart person, naturally recognized the underlying meaning in Lin Chen’s words, his expression stiffened in a respectful manner:

"Thank you for the guidance, Brother Lin, I shall remember it well. Once I return to the mainland, I will definitely visit the Celestial Capital Spirit Academy to express my gratitude in person!"

"Good, until we meet again!"

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen clasped hands in farewell, turned and stepped onto old Chen’s ship.

....

The ship gradually left the shore, old Chen controlling the direction while casually chatting:

"You two are quite capable, so quickly making that group of treasure hunters fall in line."

Lin Chen and Lee Zhen exchanged a smile, not concealing much, they broadly recounted the Night Race’s ambush and their counterattack, but deliberately omitted the details of the mysterious shadow individually seeking out Lin Chen and regarding the Ancestor Dragon Stone.

After hearing it, old Chen showed an expression of shock: "Unexpectedly, in the little over a month I’ve been gone, so much has happened on the island! Those Night Race... truly deserved to die!"