Supreme Dragon System

A charred ruin stood before the three of them.    

As his pupils contracted violently, Zhan Tianming stood unmoving in place, staring blankly at the tragic scene in front of him.    

Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er also gazed at the horrid scene in shock.    

The three of them traveled over ranges of mountains and ridges, finally arriving at Nanqing Village. However, what appeared before them was mere piles of scorched earth.    

The entire village was set aflame, not a single piece of wood left intact.    

"How could this happen?"    

Zhan Tianming's heart felt conflicted.    

Although there weren't many good things to speak of regarding how most of the villagers in Nanqing Village treated him, Liu Yu, Liu Yu's father, and the wife of Third Uncle Mu treated him very him considerably well. It was especially the case for Liu Yu as it could be that the two of them saw each other as sworn brothers.    

And now...    

How did the village end up as a pile of scorched earth?    

Who was it?    

Who did this?    

"Dogegg!" Zhan Tianming shouted towards the village.    

"Dogegg! Dogegg..."    

Unfortunately, there was not a single response whatsoever.    

With hurried steps, Zhan Tianming scuttled across the remaining ashes of the village, his mind surging with worry and anger.    

At the same time, he felt a sense of relief.    

For there weren't any corpses left beind in the village.    

In other words, no one died.    

"Master, I'm afriad you're celebrating too early," Little Purple's voice sounded.    

Hearing that, Zhan Tianming knitted his brows worryingly as he suddenly had a bad feeling about this.    

"Bajie, what do you mean?"    

Little Purple looked quite hesitant, but under Zhan Tianming's serious gaze, it could only speak honestly, "The ruined temple on the outskirts of the village, I smell strong scents of ember coming from that direction. I think..."    

Whoosh!    

Without waiting for Little Purple to finish speaking, Zhan Tianming activated his Nine Dragons Step and rushed towards the ruined temple.    

Upon witnessing the scene down at the run-down temple, his heart skipped a beat.    

His pair of eyes constricted violently, slowly turning bloodshot.    

Dead!    

They're all dead!    

Furthermore... they were all burned alive.    

How could this happen?    

What exactly happened here?    

Zhan Tianming had many questions, but he did not who to begin questioning.    

Could this be the cruelty of the Nine Dragons Continent?    

Hundreds of people who lived in this village had all turned into ashes, laying there in silence. Many of the corpses seemed to have struggled for their lives, yet none of them were able to escape their fate of being devoured by the blazing flames.    

How wicked must a person be to have commited such an atrocity?    

"Who was it?!"    

A furious roar echoed out.    

Zhan Tianming was enraged!    

His undying wrath, erupting from his chest, shot up towards the sky.    

Clenched tightly, the veins of his fingers even began popping out.    

"Who was it?!"    

His ferocious voice reverberated throughout the entire area.    

Tears dripped down from the corners of his eyes.    

Following closely behind him, Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er witnessed the scene before them. Their faces turned bleach pale, not daring to look straight at him.    

How cruel!    

Those people died miserable deaths!    

Unable to utter a single word, the two girls could only stare at the rampaging Zhan Tianming.    

Thud!    

Under the gazes of Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er, Zhan Tianming fell down on his knees.    

He could no longer differentiate one from the other amongst the pile of bodies.    

After all, they had all turned into a mountain of ashes.    

"Dogegg, Uncle Liu, Third Aunt Mu, y-you guys..."    

Choking with sobs, Zhan Tianming found it extremely difficult to swallow down this pain.    

More tears rolled down his face.    

"Don't worry, for I, Zhan Tianming, swear to the heavens that I will definitely find the culprit and make them pay double!"    

Crack...    

Clenching tightly down on his fists, crisp cracking sounds continuously sounded from his joints.    

His voice was towering in rage.    

Bang, bang, bang.    

Zhan Tianming kowtowed three times before them. No one could tell what Zhan Tianming was thinking at that very moment; however, this was the only thing he could do right now.    

The sky began pouring with rain.    

It was as if even the heavens were weeping with him.    

Unable to bear seeing these corpses laying out in the open any longer, Zhan Tianming personally dug holes in the ground outside the ruined temple bit by bit. Even when the rain had drenched both his clothes and face, he kept digging and digging.    

He was going to dig a hole big enough to bury all the bodies in.    

One whole day and night had passed.    

The enormous hole had finally been dug out.    

He personally carried all the corpses into the large pit before filling it back up with soil.    

Zhan Tianming's face no longer wore its usual smile.    

Instead, it wore a calm expression.    

His calmness was a bit over the top.    

Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er had both offered to help him several times, only to be rejected by Zhan Tianming each time. Looking at the abnormally calm expression on his face, the two girls, not knowing what to say, accompanied him in dead silence.    

Suddenly, Zongzheng Wanyou seemed to have thought of something.    

She immediately looked at Zhan Tianming and said, "Zhan Tianming, don't you feel that something is amiss here?"    

Zhan Tianming turned back to look at Zongzheng Wanyou, puzzled.    

Zongzheng Wanyou continued speaking, "Your entire village was burned down, yet this ruined temple actually appears to be in a decent condition. However, all these burned corpses were still piled up here. Doesn't it seem rather strange?"    

Hearing that, Zhan Tianming came to a sudden realization.    

That's right!    

The ruined temple was still rather intact, proving that the corpses were not burned here.    

In other words, someone carried the corpses from burned village and placed them over here.    

Who would do that?    

Certainly not the ones who set the village aflame.    

The one responsible must have been one of the villagers.    

"Who is it? Who's still alive?"    

Zhan Tianming's heart shone with a hint of hope.    

Could the one who survived be Dogegg? Or perhaps someone who treated him well?    

Although those thoughts were quite selfish, the ones who first came to Zhan Tianming's mind were naturally the people who did treat him well.    

Still, where is that survivor at right now?    

No matter what, there was still hope if someone managed to survive.    

However...    

Zhan Tianming was slightly worried.    

If the survivor carried these burned corpses here, why didn't he bury them? Why did he vanish right after?    

Could the survivor have been discovered and taken away by the culprits who set the village on fire?    

Zhan Tianming shook his head firmly, wanting to avoid thinking about this.    

Swoosh...    

A huge gust of wind blew over from the direction of the Purple Cloud Mountain. Sweeping up the leaves, it too swirled up both Zongzheng Wanyou's and Xiang'er's long hair.    

At this very moment, Little Purple's voice suddenly sounded, "Master, I smell Dogegg's scent."    

What?    

Zhan Tianming's heart jumped.    

Dogegg?     2

In other words, the survivor who really Dogegg?    

"Where?" Zhan Tianming asked anxiously.    

Zongzheng Wanyou and Xiang'er were both shocked by Zhan Tianming's expression. They did not even know why Zhan Tianming suddenly asked this question. Before the two girls could give any sort of response, they saw Zhan Tianming and Little Purple rushing towards the Purple Cloud Mountains in the distance.    

Giving each other a quick glance, the two of them quickly followed suit.    

Zhan Tianming sped up along the way.    

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!    

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!    

His figure was just like that of a flying Demonic Beast.    

In the blink of an eye, he had already entered the Purple Cloud Mountains.    

Little Purple was leading the way in front.    

Meanwhile, Zhan Tianming and the otehr two followed closely behind.    

Very quickly, Little Purple came to a sudden stop.    

"Master, there's something happening up ahead."