While Ryan was being educated by Martial Grand-Aunt in the space beneath the Fulong Tree, above ground…
"W-what?! Is this an earthquake?!"
Paimon, terrified, hid behind Lumine, instinctively grabbing her hair.
"The earth dragon has turned over…"
Morax, standing nearby, murmured softly as he looked at the stone tablet in front of the Fulong Tree.
"So how did you, flying, feel the earthquake?"
After steadying herself, Lumine, annoyed, pulled Paimon, who was grabbing her hair, in front of her, making him release her hair.
The earthquake didn't last long, but when it stopped, new activity suddenly appeared on the Fulong Tree ahead.
Lumine and Paimon looked over and saw visible elemental energy emerging from the Fulong Tree, causing the entire Fulong Tree to glow.
"Everyone, this way."
Just then, a voice suddenly came from the other side of the Fulong Tree.
"Let's go, it seems Kun Jun has found something."
Morax also glanced at the Fulong Tree, then immediately suggested it to Lumine and Paimon.
The two nodded their heads and followed Morax to the side of the other person in their group.
The man named Kun Jun pointed to the tunnel that had been dug out ahead.
"This path is newly dug, it seems the answer is ahead."
Morax also observed the tunnel, then led Lumine and the others into the tunnel first.
As soon as they entered the tunnel, the group immediately saw the unconscious miners.
These miners were the reason they came here; through their investigation, a strange little girl had somehow taken miners from a mining area outside The Chasm.
"Ah, those miners really are here! Are they alright?"
Paimon exclaimed, then quickly went with Lumine to check on the miners' condition.
Fortunately, although unconscious, they were still breathing and did not appear to be in life-threatening danger.
"It seems this tunnel was dug by them…"
Morax came to this conclusion after observing his surroundings, and looked at the golden seal deep within the tunnel.
After Lumine and Paimon confirmed the miners' safety, they also noticed the seal deep in the tunnel… In the underground space, Azhdaha attacked wildly, attempting to destroy everything around him.
Fortunately, Ryan was thrown out by the shockwave at the very beginning, flying out of the arena, and was not affected by the attack.
However, he still lay on the ground for a while before he could sit up.
Perhaps having only one tail was too little; although the Undying Power allowed Ryan to recover his vitality and not die, it provided little help for his injuries.
Perhaps the Undying Power doesn't inherently include healing physical injuries?
After all, Qiqi's hair doesn't grow back after being cut… In any case, after lying down for a while, Ryan got back up and looked at the still raging Azhdaha.
"Martial Grand-Aunt is completely controlled by anger right now, thankfully it's not directed at me, but at my Martial Uncles… Hiss—!"
Ryan mumbled while rubbing his seemingly broken thigh, sitting in a safe spot and watching Azhdaha.
If the attacks there were directed at him now, Ryan felt that his Martial Grand-Aunt would lose him, her grand-disciple.
"However, if it's like this, there might be a way…"
Ryan mumbled, took out a Sweet Sweet Pill, and swallowed it.
Under the effect of the Sweet Sweet Pill, Ryan's injuries recovered quickly.
Since he was injured by the impact of collisions and shockwaves, he appeared unharmed on the surface, but actually had many internal injuries, and it took him a while to finally regain his ability to move.
By the time Ryan got up, Azhdaha's rage had finally subsided a little, and the elemental energy he had been outputting into the air gradually retracted.
"Martial Grand-Aunt, although you hit very hard…"
Ryan walked towards Azhdaha.
Ryan's voice attracted Azhdaha's attention. Unable to find traces of the adepti, he turned to look at Ryan, but was momentarily blinded by a golden light, causing him to shake his head.
In his gaze, he only saw Ryan slowly stepping into the air, his eyes shimmering with golden light… "But to me, you're like a soft, sweet little girl, who, once angered, punches my chest with soft little fists, incredibly alluring."
Ryan walked to the front of Azhdaha, his clothes and tail fluttering without wind.
"…"
In another corner unseen by Ryan, Lumine, Paimon, and Morax, who had just entered the underground space, fell silent upon hearing this.
Then, Ryan raised a hand towards Azhdaha, making a grasping motion in the air, and then pulled it towards himself.
As Ryan moved, wisps of strange black energy overflowed from Azhdaha, transforming into black threads that flew towards Ryan.
During this process, Ryan suddenly felt an intense craving from his tail, wanting to absorb these black threads.
It was just like the last time he faced Osial.
However, Ryan now knew that it had developed self-awareness, realizing that this might be its gluttony, not his body's instinct.
Thinking of this, Ryan resisted the pull of his tail, and instead opened his mouth to take all these black threads into his stomach.
"Uh…"
Ryan's actions made Azhdaha shake his head.
Erosion had caused him to lose most of his memories and drastically change his temperament, preventing him from calming down or remembering past events.
As the angry emotions were drawn away, a long-lost sense of calm finally arose in his heart.
"What kind of monster is that?"
Seeing this scene, Paimon couldn't help but ask the knowledgeable Morax.
"…That is Azhdaha."
Morax hesitated for a moment, but still explained.
"Morax…"
The red light in Azhdaha's eyes gradually dimmed, but he still turned to look in Morax's direction.
"Have you… finally come to destroy me…"
The gradually calming emotions fluctuated slightly, and Azhdaha slowly walked towards Morax.
However, just then, the man named Kun Jun, who was with Lumine and the others, suddenly stepped forward and stood beside Morax.
"Ah? Kun Jun, it's dangerous…"
Paimon exclaimed, quickly wanting to call him back.
"Long time no see, Morax."
However, Kun Jun ignored Paimon and greeted Morax instead.
At the same time, a large amount of white energy emanated from him, in contrast to the black energy from Azhdaha.
"Who exactly are you…"
Azhdaha saw Kun Jun emitting white energy, and was momentarily dazed.
"Azhdaha…"
Morax softly spoke Kun Jun's identity, which also served as a response.
"As you can see, Azhdaha."
Kun Jun crossed his arms over his chest, stating his identity while responding to Azhdaha.
"Uh…"
Azhdaha shook his head.
He wanted to remember something but couldn't, he wanted to be angry, but because Ryan had been continuously extracting his emotions, he couldn't achieve a state of anger.
He was now forced to remain calm…