“Identification.” Eren used his innate skill on the woman, trying to take a peek through her real strength.
Even if she was strong, he didn’t believe that she could be worse than the Overlords.
He didn’t think that he would have a problem with just making the woman bleed. Just how hard could it be after all?
A screen appeared in front of him and he started going through the information.
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“What the…”
As Eren went through the status screen, his jaws almost dropped. The more he read, the more he was at a loss.
The woman was not even a real entity, but the remnant soul of the Celestial Dragon? How was he supposed to make a soul bleed?
Even worse was the level of this person. Even in the soul form, her level was higher than the Overlords. He couldn’t even imagine what her level would’ve been when she was alive.
He came here to take the heart of the Celestial Dragon, never imagining there to be a soul fragment of Celestial Dragon in his place.
“You were not going to kill her in the first place. She is your descendant,” Eren realized that the life of the Sea Dragon Empress was never in danger.
The reason she was attacked by the Minotaur in the first place was because the Celestial Dragon’s soul wanted to test the strength of her descendant.
Eren wondered if the soul was threatening the Empress to make him reveal his own strength as well. Was it because the soul thought he was also a descendant?
‘No. I might be able to fool the Sea Dragons, but a Celestial Dragon is different. Even if it’s just a soul, it shouldn’t have been fooled.’
He was sure that there was a reason that his system asked him to save the Sea Dragon Empress. It was most probably the only way to save his life when entering this dungeon.
The Celestial Dragon’s Soul had already noticed his other auras. It wasn’t surprising for her to realize how he took the Celestial Dragon’s Bloodline.
If he had come alone, she might have even assumed her to be an enemy of her descendants who harmed them to take that bloodline. It was only because he was with her, he wasn’t killed at sight.
She wasn’t fooled by his bloodline. The reason she even wanted him to fight without holding back was because she wanted to see what that disgusting scent was that she could feel from that man.
“You can see through me?” The mysterious woman floated closer to Eren, leaving only a few inches of distance between their faces.
“How strange. Not only can you take my bloodline, but you can also see through my identity! If I didn’t know any better, I would’ve mistaken you as my descendant as well.”
“It seems that threatening her will not work on you. It is truly disappointing.” She sighed deeply, placing her gentle hand on Eren’s chest. “In that case, I can only kill you.”
If threatening others wasn’t going to make Eren show his real self, then what about threatening him? If his own life was on the line, could he still hold back?
Eren felt a sudden pain in his chest, an energy burst appearing right on his chest. He was sent flying back, his chest being covered in blood. Even his clothes were torn, revealing his flesh wounds.
He slammed on the distant wall of the maze, which was made with the scales of the Celestial Dragon, being a material that even the Overlords didn’t break with ease.
Slamming against the wall, Eren felt as if his bones were shattered on impact, blood spilling out of his mouth.
“Why is it that always…” Eren sat on the ground, his back resting against the wall which had a trace of his blood.
His face was ghastly pale. He hadn’t seen the stat of the woman as they were all covered by question marks. However, one thing became absolutely clear. Her stats were higher than him.
If it came to strength, she was probably even stronger than Feng Yu.
Blood trickled down the corner of Eren’s lips as he watched the woman flying towards him.
“If you can make me bleed, I shall let you live. I shall forgive you for stealing my bloodline. But if you can’t, then you will have to stay here forever.” The woman landed in front of Eren, grabbing him by the hair to raise his head so he could look at her properly.
Eren, on the other hand, wasn’t looking at her. Even as his head was raised, his eyes appeared to be looking elsewhere.
A screen had appeared in front of him, revealing a new option.
Eren raised his hand, selecting an option. He raised his eyes, looking in the Celestial Dragon’s eyes.
“You want to bleed? I will make you bleed… I will make you bleed until you beg me to stop,” he told the woman.
Strangely enough, his eyes didn’t have any killing intent or hostility. Instead, they were strangely at peace. He had selected the option to let his wrath be free.
“That is quite a bold claim for a cowardly thief,” the woman scoffed, pulling Eren’s hair and tossing him aside like a ragdoll.
As Eren flew back, a talisman materialized in his hand. The talisman burned brightly, its essence seeping into Eren’s very soul.
A notification flashed in Eren’s mind, but he was too disoriented from slamming against the wall to register it.
“It’s no fun to kill weaklings, but since I promised, I’ll make you stay here forever,” the woman sighed in disappointment. However, as she turned to face Eren, her expression suddenly darkened.
“How is this possible? Why is this here?” she muttered, her brow furrowing in confusion.
