SSS-Rank 10x Reward System: Accepting Disciples to Live Forever-Chapter 214: Dragon Of Eternal Dream Shock

Without even turning his head, Wang Chen sensed someone behind him.

His gaze shifted slightly, and he saw a woman floating quietly in the air.

She carried the bearing of a divine sage.

Dressed in a simple white robe that flowed softly around her figure, the fabric matched her long snow-white hair that drifted gently as if moved by an invisible breeze. Her presence was flawless, almost unreal. She was so perfect, so impossibly divine, that Wang Chen would have doubted his own eyes if the sight before him did not feel so vividly real.

Her cherry-red lips curved into a faint smile, seemingly amused by Wang Chen’s reaction.

Just one look at her, and a name instinctively surfaced in his mind.

"Dragon of Eternal Dream!"

Wang Chen blurted the words out unconsciously, his voice sharp with disbelief as a chill ran down his spine.

"Young cultivator, you have guessed correctly. It is I, the Dragon of Eternal Dream."

Although Eternal Dream’s lips never moved, a voice echoed directly inside Wang Chen’s mind.

It was a voice that seemed to stir the soul itself.

Mystifying. Majestic. Divine.

Simply hearing it made Wang Chen feel as though his soul was being gently nourished. His mind became clearer, his thoughts sharper, and even his understanding of the world seemed to deepen slightly.

The sensation was subtle but undeniable.

After the initial shock passed, Wang Chen slowly regained his composure. The brief storm of emotions within him gradually settled.

He looked at Eternal Dream with a cautious, probing gaze and spoke in a low voice.

"So my eyes are not deceiving me. You are indeed real."

His eyes narrowed slightly.

"But how is this possible? Weren’t dragons supposed to already be extinct? Or could it be false propaganda?"

Wang Chen did not bother dancing around the question.

If a living dragon stood right in front of him, then something about the world’s understanding had to be wrong.

Eternal Dream listened quietly.

Then she let out a soft sigh.

Her two snow-white pupils carried a faint trace of sadness. The emotion was so pure and heavy that it seemed to affect the surrounding space itself. For a brief moment, the world around them appeared to grow dimmer, as though reacting to her sorrow.

"Oh, how much I wish that were true," she said softly.

"But sadly, the age of dragons has long passed."

Wang Chen studied her carefully.

He could clearly feel that this being before him was infinitely stronger than he was. If she wished, she could probably erase him from existence with a single thought.

Yet for some reason, his instincts told him something strange.

This time, Eternal Dream was telling the truth.

A strange courage rose within Wang Chen.

Taking a slow breath to steady himself, he spoke again.

"Forgive me for being rude," he said, his tone cautious but sincere, "but if the dragon race was truly so powerful... then what happened?"

His gaze remained fixed on her.

"How exactly did you fall to this extent?"

The moment the question left his mouth, Eternal Dream fell silent.

She simply looked at him.

Time seemed to stretch.

With every passing second, Wang Chen felt the pressure growing heavier.

It was as if the weight of the entire world had suddenly been placed upon his shoulders.

Cold sweat began forming on his forehead.

Damn my loud mouth.

Why did I have to ask something like that?

Countless thoughts flashed through Wang Chen’s mind like lightning.

In the end, he forced a smile onto his face and let out a slightly awkward chuckle.

"I was just curious," he said quickly.

"If you don’t want to answer, it’s not a problem."

Eternal Dream, however, barely reacted.

She simply continued staring at him.

At this point, Wang Chen was already thinking about every possible way he could escape this situation alive.

His mind worked rapidly.

Then suddenly he called out loudly.

"Mo Huyan! Nether Empress, are you listening?!"

His voice echoed into the distance.

"This Dragon of Eternal Dream is alive! Save me!"

Silence.

No response came.

Wang Chen’s expression stiffened.

He quickly attempted to move toward the tower, intending to retreat immediately.

But the moment he tried, he felt an invisible force block his path.

He stopped.

A deep frown appeared on his face.

That should have been impossible.

The tower was his greatest trump card.

Nothing had ever been able to interfere with it before.

Just as Wang Chen’s thoughts were racing at lightning speed, a strange realization suddenly struck him.

It wasn’t that the entrance to the tower had been blocked.

Rather...

He himself seemed to have been frozen in place.

No matter how hard he tried, his body refused to move even a single inch.

What in the name of the heavens...?

The realization sent a wave of cold dread through Wang Chen’s heart.

His scalp tingled.

Damn it all.

Why did I even come to this palace in the first place?

If he had simply stayed in the Phoenix and Dragon Dojo, everything would have been perfectly fine. He could have spent his days preaching the Dao, sipping tea, and pretending to be some unfathomable hidden expert.

Peaceful.

Safe.

Completely free of ancient dragons that could freeze him in place with a single thought.

Wang Chen’s face slowly turned green with regret.

"Oh great heavens above, please help me get out of this situation," he muttered inwardly, nearly on the verge of tears.

"I swear I will never, ever explore shady inheritance grounds again."

Despite his silent begging and internal crying, Eternal Dream showed no reaction.

Instead, she simply closed her eyes.

Her expression grew calm and focused, as if she were searching for something hidden deep within him.

"Only at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm... yet you have already comprehended the Transcendental Sword Dao."

Her voice was soft, almost like a whisper drifting through the air.

"Just one step more and you will connect with the Sword River."

Eternal Dream spoke slowly, her eyes still closed.

It was obvious she was examining Wang Chen.

"Dao of Time... Dao of Space..."

Her voice carried faint traces of curiosity now.

Then suddenly—

She seemed to discover something.

Eternal Dream’s eyes snapped open.

"What?!"

For the first time since appearing, genuine shock appeared on her face.

"Authority of Heaven... and something even more elusive..."

Her gaze locked onto Wang Chen with piercing intensity.

"The authority of non-existence..."

Her voice rose slightly.

"How is this possible?"

"How can you carry the aura of the runes of non-existent authority?"

Her expression grew increasingly incredulous.

"Don’t tell me... you have actually comprehended the Non-Existence Authority?"

The more she examined him, the more shocked she became.

Even Eternal Dream, a being from the ancient age of dragons, could not hide her disbelief.

Her thoughts were racing wildly.

There was a reason even supreme beings struggled to comprehend the Non-Existence Authority.

A terrifying secret was hidden behind that concept.

And in truth...

One of the reasons the dragon race had fallen into extinction was connected to that very secret.

Time passed slowly.

After a moment, Eternal Dream finally managed to calm herself.

Her gaze slowly settled on Wang Chen’s eyes.

The depth within her pupils seemed endless, as if she could refine his very soul and peel apart every secret hidden within him.

For a brief moment, it looked as though she was truly considering doing exactly that.

But in the end, she stopped herself.

Suppressing that impulse through sheer willpower, Eternal Dream spoke again.

This time her tone was solemn.

Each word was spoken slowly and clearly.

"Young cultivator."

"How did you come out of the illusion..."

"...and comprehend the real knowledge?"

"The true path of science."

The words left Wang Chen’s mouth almost automatically.

Yet the moment he heard what he himself had said, his pupils instantly shrank to the size of needles.

Science.

The word had come from the mouth of an ancient dragon.

A being that had existed millions of years ago.

Real knowledge...

A heavy thought surfaced within Wang Chen’s mind.

Could it be...

That his earlier suspicion had been correct all along?

Was someone truly hiding the real facts?

The true nature of the world itself?