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n“Can you actually test something like this?” Alice was frustrated. “Falling from this height, even if I don’t end up disabled, getting disfigured is still possible!”

nWilliam laughed, “You are, after all, a Soulmancer. Just protect yourself with an energy shield, and there’s nothing to fear!”

nFar away, Luna and Erebus stood, unable to hear anything, just watching William and Alice standing at the cliff’s edge, apparently talking about something.

nLuna, puzzled, asked, “What are they doing there?”

n“I don’t know! Maybe there’s something below!”

n“Something below?” Luna instinctively used her senses to scan the bottom of the cliff.

nWhen she saw the scene at the bottom of the cliff, her mouth opened wide in shock, unable to utter a complete sentence: “How… how… is that possible?”

n“How can I not be afraid!” Alice, on the verge of tears, was both amused and annoyed by William’s words, “Anyway, I’m not jumping.”

nWilliam didn’t care about that; his hand was already on Alice’s buttocks, giving her a push forward.

n“Ah! You’re really pushing?!” Alice never imagined William would actually push her off.

nThis was a sheer cliff!

nWilliam smiled slightly and leapt down as well.

nThe two of them fell freely from the top of the cliff, the wind howling as Alice, terrified, closed her eyes, screaming heartbreakingly.

n“Stay calm! Quickly use an energy shield to protect yourself, otherwise if you fall to your death, I won’t be responsible!” William’s voice reached Alice’s ears.

nOnly then did Alice open her eyes, noticing William a few feet away from her.

nEveryone was jumping off the cliff, but why was it that William’s hair didn’t even get messed up, and his clothes were still neat and tidy, completely defying Newton’s laws?

nShe was in a worse state, her hair blown chaotically, and unable to control her own body.

n“Even if I were to fall to my death, you wouldn’t care?” she thought to herself.

nThis man is really heartless!

nAlice, with tears in her eyes, struggled to activate her secret technique, and a protective shield of energy blossomed around her.

nYet, even so, due to her fear of heights, she found it hard to control her own body.

nWilliam commented with a smile, “Yes, just like that. Even if you fall, you won’t die.”

n“…”

nYou’re really great at comforting people!

nHearing William’s words, Alice almost lost her grip on the energy shield in frustration.

nAs they fell, Alice collided with countless horizontally growing trees, leaving her covered in branches and leaves, looking completely disheveled.

n“Boom!”

nAlice landed headfirst, thankfully into a vast pond at the bottom of the cliff. Fortunately, her energy shield protected her, so she wasn’t hurt.

nThe splash she made shot up a hundred feet high.

nWilliam also dived into the water but didn’t cause even a slight ripple.

nThe manner of their landing was worlds apart.

nWilliam also shielded the bottom of the cliff from view, so Luna and others couldn’t see what happened at the bottom.

nAfter swimming in the clear pond for a while, Alice finally saw William.

nWilliam was still smiling.

nAs she was about to approach him, he swiftly swam up to her like a nimble fish and pointed behind her, “Look behind you.”

nAlice turned around and was immediately stunned.

nA massive black dragon, with claws larger than Alice herself, was chained to a stone pillar.

nIts immense body,?exuded an aura of majesty and terror that was awe-inspiring.

nUnfortunately, it was already dead.

nIn the process of William clearing this newly emerged land of its creatures, even such a powerful black dragon was merely an incidental casualty.

n“This is an ancient giant dragon, its power comparable to the legendary top-tier god-kings,” William said. “Now, this black dragon belongs to you.”

nAlice was taken aback. How could such a massive dragon, chained up like this, suddenly become hers?

nCould she even take it with her?

n“Inside its body lies a dragon pearl. If you can extract and assimilate it, your power will greatly increase, and you will gain the unique power inheritance of the dragon race.”

nAfter saying this, William swam towards the shore.

nThe creatures of this new land were all ferocious beasts. Logically, there shouldn’t be any chains like these, and yet here was an ancient giant dragon imprisoned.

nThe power of ancient giant dragons was on par with that of god-kings, and the black dragon, symbolizing slaughter, was immensely powerful. It was probably confined by some god-king level powerhouses.

nIf not for William, this black dragon would probably still be alive.

nGod-kings could imprison this ancient giant dragon, but they could not kill it.

nAlice didn’t stay long in the water and swam to the shore.

n“Huff!” Alice emerged from the water, soaking wet, and looked up at William on the shore, asking, “You knew there was a pond here, and such a dragon, right?” .

nWilliam shook his head, “I didn’t know!”

n“You didn’t know?!!” Alice’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Weren’t you afraid it wasn’t a pond down here? I was headfirst!”

n“I just picked a tall cliff at random,” William said with a smile. “Logically speaking, even if it wasn’t a pond, you wouldn’t die with your energy shield; at worst, you’d get injured.”

n“You’re really confident in me!” Alice was about to explode with frustration, but having known William for a while, she knew this was just his style—always managing to infuriate people half to death.

n“Alright, stop looking at me like that. Go and extract the dragon pearl,” William instructed, pausing before adding, “Oh, and while you’re at it, cut me a piece of the black dragon’s flesh. It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted dragon meat.”

n“…” Alice realized she had misunderstood. She thought her relationship with William had progressed, but it seemed he was still the same as before, with no significant change in his attitude towards her.

n“How do I extract it?” Alice had just asked when she saw William’s expression and dived back into the pond.

nHow else to extract it?

nAll she had was the Sword of Soulbreaker!

nWilliam sat leisurely by the pond, having started a fire, waiting for Alice to emerge with the items.

nThis adventure had indeed proven that Alice’s luck was exceptionally good.

nWilliam hadn’t explored the bottom of the cliff before coming here, but as soon as Alice jumped, she encountered an ancient giant dragon. It seemed he needn’t worry too much about her in the future.

nSitting on the ground, after a few minutes, William saw the pond turn a pale gold color – the blood of the black dragon!

nOrdinary people, if they could soak in dragon blood and successfully merge its residual energy into their bodies, would become incredibly strong.

nSuddenly, with a “splash,” Alice jumped out of the pond, covered in dragon blood that shimmered with a faint golden luster.

nIn her left hand, she tightly held a large purple dragon pearl, and in her right hand, she dragged a large piece of black dragon meat.

nShe struggled to climb ashore, only to find she had no spare clothes.

nMeanwhile, William remained seated where he was, and once Alice handed him the dragon meat, he began to focus on grilling the meat.

nAlice wiped the blood from her face and asked, “Is this the black dragon’s pearl? How should I use it?”

nAs William grilled the meat, he calmly replied, “Place it between your hands, focus your mental energy, and you’ll be able to merge with its energy.”

n“By the way, I’ll be leaving soon. You stay here and properly merge with its energy. If you get hungry, just grill some meat for yourself.”

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