259 Transformation (1/2)
”A hundred years after the Draconic War, a huge disaster happened. Almost all the powerhouses of the Merlin Family disappeared overnight…”
”Disappeared?” Lin Yun was surprised when he heard this. Even if a powerful Family that participated in the Draconic War declined in a century, how could it be because of their powerhouses disappearing overnight?
”Following that, the status of the Merlin Family took a great hit, falling down from the peak of the empire to dust…”
”But I wasn't expecting this…”
”Before that huge disaster, the Merlin Family's crest was indeed a bloody Dragon's head. This is something that can only be found within the secret tome in the Ancestral Land.”
”In other words, this crest you gave me most likely belonged to one of the Merlin Family's Ancestors?” Lin Yun gazed at that damaged crest for a long time before doubtfully asking, ”How did you get this?”
”Eh, it was earlier, when the sky reddened..” William scratched his head, he looked dazed as he said, ”But I don't remember the details. I only remember that it was very chaotic, weapon shards, armor fragments and corpses were crashing onto the Planar Path. There was nowhere to hide, nor was there any time… By the time everything calmed down, I found that crest at my feet…”
”...” Lin Yun was speechless. Xiuban finding the Three-Headed Dragon's drop of blood was an extremely lucky coincidence, but he hadn't expected William to be just as lucky and find a crest of the Merlin Family after the ordeal.
But this crest...
Lin Yun looked at that damaged crest and discerned a strange power lingering within it.
It felt like soul type power.
Lin Yun didn't understand much about soul power, so after failing to detect anything for a while, he called out Shawn.
”Come, Lord Shawn, take a look at that crest, see if there is something strange…”
”Eeeh, Dragon Slayer Crest!” Shawn clearly knew more than Lin Yun. Just as that crest got into his sight he immediately exclaimed, ”This thing has a deep history, where did you get it? I'm telling you, the things left behind by the Thirteen Great Families can be very evil. They aren't as trivial as the Royal Family's Bloodline Curse. It's your thing if you meet some trouble and die, but don't drag me down with you…”
”...” Lin Yun took a few breaths as he tried to suppress the urge to squeeze Shawn back into his ring with his bare hands.
”Wait a second…” But just as Lin Yun was considering how to punish Shawn, the latter exclaimed, ”This isn't right, that bloody Dragon's head clearly belongs to the Black Dragon of Destruction, but at the time, none of the Thirteen Great Families participating in the Draconic war fought against the Black Dragon of Destruction. I say, this is a fake…”
”Be less long-winded. I called you out to get your help to check if there is any soul power on that crest, not to be annoying…” Lin Yun unhappily cursed, ”Who asked you whether this was a fake or not? You have spent so much time in Barov's tomb, who knows if your mind deteriorated over time…”
But even though he said that, Lin Yun couldn't help secretly admiring Shawn.
Shawn's insight was clearly superior to an ordinary person, in truth none of the Thirteen Great Families had fought the Black Dragon of Destruction.
Because the one who withstood the Black Dragon of Destruction at the time was the strongest alchemist of the empire, the Dark Sage.
Thinking about it, Lin Yun was stumped.
'Could it be that the Merlin Family has some relation to the Dark Sage?'
As he thought about it, Lin Yun felt that this was truly possible. As a participant of the Draconic War, since the Merlin Family left behind a bloody Black Dragon's head as their crest, it meant that the Merlin Family had most likely fought the Black Dragon of Destruction, and in history, the one who fought the Black Dragon of Destruction was the Dark Sage.
Thinking about it, there truly seemed to be a relation between them.
At the very least, they should have fought alongside each other.
”Indeed, there is some soul power involved…” Shawn finished his analysis while Lin Yun was lost in his thoughts. He spoke up with a proud voice, but suddenly stopped before doubtfully saying, ”But there is something strange…”
”What is it?”
”The soul power within that crest doesn't seem to be a curse nor a protection…”
”Then…”
”If I'm not wrong, the soul power within that crest is likely… An inheritance…”
”You mean, a soul inheritance?” The expression on Lin Yun's face became extremely strange.
No wonder that crest became damaged.
Until then Lin Yun still thought that the crest of the Merlin Family managing to land at the feet of an offspring of the Merlin Family was a coincidence.
But it now seemed that this wasn't a coincidence after all.