"Can you tell me about the real origin of the Holy Dragon Bead in your body? As far as I know, the Holy Dragon Bead isn't the holy treasure of the Holy Dragon Empire at all. Am I right?" Jill asked as she narrowed her gorgeous piercing eyes.
"I didn't know you have this deep interest in the origin of the bead." Only this time, the bland look in Rocky's eyes had vanished. He smiled as if he had suddenly realized something important and had put the puzzle pieces together. Actually, he was not bewitched by Jill at all. At that moment, he just wanted to get to the bottom and figure out her real purpose.
"Haven't I hypnotized you yet?" Jill stared deep into Rocky's eyes in astonishment.
As a response, Rocky simply nodded and gave a feeble smile. He could not deny that she was quite powerful. After all, he was almost bewitched by her just now. Luckily, the Dragon-shaped Soul Beast reminded him in time to wake up from the trance. Soon after snapping back to reality, he pretended to be bewitched to see what would happen.
"It appears that I have underestimated you," Jill said charmingly.
"The bead is just a holy treasure that the Dragon Master Clan gave to the Holy Dragon Empire. But I have to point out that it makes me wonder why you are so skeptical of its origin," Rocky remarked calmly, still with a gentle smile plastered on his face. He didn't expect that Jill would raise doubts about where the bead came from.
"Oh, really? But I don't think it's as simple as you claim it to be. Last time, I saw the Demonic Soul Cauldron in the sacrificial hall was activated by the evil power in your body. That is what pushed me to doubt that these two treasures are from the same place. If I judged it correctly, I'm more interested in you than your bead!" A coquettish and foxy expression appeared on Jill's charming face.
'It sounds that the cauldron has a very special origin!' Rocky hypothesized in his mind as soon as he heard what Jill said.
"Actually, I don't care where your bead came from. What I care about is whether or not you can help me!" Jill instantly changed the topic.
"I'm lost. What do you mean by that?" Rocky inquired calmly.
"In fact, ever since I took over and became the matriarch of the Phoenix Master Clan, I have tried several ways in so many times to control the cauldron, but none of my methods worked at all. As far as I know, the two former leaders of the Phoenix Master Clan also failed to control or activate the cauldron. But when you entered the sacrificial hall for the very first time, the cauldron was immediately activated by your power. I don't think it's just a coincidence," Jill responded frankly.
"So does this mean that you want to control the cauldron and refine the souls in it so that you can get stronger power?" Rocky asked as he thought that he had finally figured out what Jill was up to.
"Exactly," Jill replied with all honesty.
"No, I don't think you understand. The cauldron is by no means a good thing. You'd better not to make use of it..." Rocky persuaded with sincerity.
"But the power of the bead in your body is also evil. And that power shouldn't belong to the Dragon Master Clan at all!" Jill pointed out sharply.
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