Duong and Kieu Vo Song pushed open the stone door to enter the large room of the castle, where the queen and the leaders of the Khong people met to discuss state affairs. Inside the spacious room, there was no throne like in other castles and palaces, instead there was a large stone table with stone chairs revolving around it, on one side was a massive stove system, on the other side were dozens of large jars stacked on top of each other, jars containing a type of wine of the Khong people.

The dust covered the table with a few ceramic bowls left. The cold room gave Duong a nostalgic feeling. It was as if deep in his soul he could feel the light of the fire, the scent of grilled meat, the sound of laughter, the spicy taste of wine, and the refreshing feeling when the wine glasses clinked together.

It was as if a scene from thousands of years ago had been recreated. Sitting on that chair was the queen, surrounded by elders and fierce generals, interspersed without distinction. These free-spirited people happily clinked their wine glasses, talked about the crops and discussed hunting, never expecting that a thousand years later, their powerful species would only remain in history.

With indescribable emotions, Duong and Kieu Vo Song walked towards a staircase leading to the upper floor. But instead of going up the stairs, Duong placed his hand on a mossy stone wall and used his spiritual power.

The stairs shook for a few seconds, then the lowest step collapsed, followed by the second step, the third step… each step was lower than the previous one, and finally the stairs that were supposed to go up now became stairs going down.

Dusting his hands off, Duong turned to Kieu Vo Song and jokingly asked:

– Surprised?

Kieu Vo Song’s face was calm, he didn’t shake or nod his head, just smiled as if it was obvious that Duong knew about this secret staircase.

Duong asked suspiciously:

– I think you know me?

Kieu Vo Song nodded.

But Duong racked his brain but still couldn’t remember when he had first met this beautiful Kieu Vo Song, so he asked again:

Have we met before?

This time, Kieu Vo Song did not answer immediately but frowned in thought, then shook his head slightly. Seeing that, Duong had no choice but to stop asking and lead the way downstairs.

At the end of the stairs was a clean room lit by a spiritual lamp. In the middle of the room was a stone statue of a girl standing with her hands clasped before her chest as if in prayer.

The statue was life-sized and lifelike. While admiring it, Duong carefully instructed Kieu Vo Song:

– Don’t touch it, it’s real.

Hearing that, Kieu Vo Song looked at Duong with curious eyes, Duong immediately said what he knew from Google:

– Like many ancient tribes, this Confucian clan follows a matriarchal system, the head of the clan is always a woman, and this person is the last queen of the Confucian clan. She turned to stone not because she died but because she placed a curse on herself, the curse of Waiting Husband.

– This curse of the Waiting Husband makes the woman forever exist in the form of a lifeless stone statue, and the curse can only be lifted when she receives a kiss from the person she loves. However, many years have passed, so when the curse is lifted, her body cannot resist the aging rules of time, and will immediately decompose and…

– …die. Accept to trade all life for one second to see lover again…

The following sentence was not said by Duong, nor by Kieu Vo Song, but was a voice that seemed to come from deep within, the voice of the soul.

Young man, who are you?

The voice rang out again, a blurry figure with the appearance of a muscular adult man glided in front of Duong and asked.

Having had experience meeting remnant souls, Duong was not surprised this time. He bowed his head politely and replied:

– We participated in a competition in this land, and fell here by accident. We were curious so we entered the castle, we didn’t mean to offend…

The man in remnant form snorted softly:

– Curious? Curious enough to know how to open the spiritual field surrounding the castle? Even if you knew how, it wouldn’t be possible to use the blood of any race!

– Yes? What do you mean? – hearing the next sentence, Duong asked in surprise.

– Why? Except for the Holy Master who created it, only the royal bloodline of the Confucian race can open the stone platform system out there.

“Eek! Isn’t any blood fine? Luckily it worked, otherwise I would have died!” – Duong was secretly happy, Google didn’t tell him this.

“But could it be…” after being surprised, he was shocked. According to what the other person said, it was very possible that Duong also had the royal bloodline of the Kong clan. If so, besides being able to transform into a Dragon, could it be that he could also transform into a Giant?

Interrupting Duong’s train of thought, the man’s remnant soul said:

– Thank you both anyway. If you hadn’t appeared, I don’t know how long I would have had to wait… Which Hung King is it now?

Duong replied:

– Yes… During the reign of the 18th Hung King…

– Only through 12 generations… – The man breathed a sigh of relief, but Duong had not finished speaking.

– … was the last Hung King dynasty, which ended more than 2000 years ago. That is, from the time of the 6th Hung King until now, about 3000 years have passed.

The man was silent:

– 3000 years… It turns out I’ve been waiting for more than 3000 years… Ha ha…

Laughing miserably, the man looked at Duong:

– You know how to enter this basement, and you probably also know why Queen Dai Lien cast the Waiting Husband spell on herself, right?

Duong shook his head:

– Actually I’m not very sure, I only know how to unlock it from an ancient book…

– Ancient books? – The man was half-believing, but didn’t care if it was true or not. He looked at Duong and Kieu Vo Song and said:

– Since coming to this land, the Confucian people no longer had any enemies or competitors, so they developed faster and faster. The population increased so much that this land no longer had enough space to live… To solve the problem of overcrowding, the Confucian people divided into two factions. One faction advocated family planning, headed by Queen Dalian and her lover, General Dai Duc. The other faction wanted to invade and occupy the land outside, and the leader was Dai Duc’s real brother, named Dai An.

– To carry out the invasion plan, Dai An began sending people to infiltrate the outside world under the guise of trade. When he saw that the 6th Hung King Dynasty was in decline, Dai An immediately plotted to start an invasion but was stopped by Dai Duc. These two brothers were originally two Supreme Lords, that is, the peak level 10 Lords, fought each other in a great battle, and in the end Dai Duc won. But the surprising thing was that Dai Duc completely changed after this battle, and used his authority to send soldiers to invade outside. Later, everyone realized that the winner was Dai An and he sealed Dai Duc’s soul and took over his body.

– As soon as Dai An returned, Queen Dai Lien knew immediately that this was not Dai Duc. He had imprisoned her in the basement and intended to rape her, so she chose to use the curse of the Waiting Husband to preserve her dignity and wait for the day Dai Duc escaped from prison.

– The elders on the queen’s side, upon realizing the truth, immediately called for an uprising. Dai An was in the process of invading and encountered a civil war, resulting in the entire army being defeated. Dai An went crazy and massacred everyone in his clan, and in the end, he was exhausted, surrounded by the remaining strong people and imprisoned in the heart of Mount Phận Nô, the people who imprisoned him also sacrificed themselves at that moment…

The man added sadly:

– Actually, at that time there was only one survivor… it was me… It was funny that while everyone was dying one by one, I was the one hiding in this basement…

Duong retorted:

– You are not hiding! You are a hero of both the Confucian race and humanity.

Not understanding the meaning of Duong’s words, the man’s remnant soul looked at him sadly.

Duong continued:

– If it weren’t for you, how could the Great Yin invasion have failed? And if you hadn’t risked your life to stop it, perhaps the Great Yin would have successfully broken through to Godhood. At that time, not to mention the Kong Human race, even the outside races would have faced a series of disasters.

The man was surprised:

– How do you know all this?

Duong replied:

– You may not know, but people today always worship you, there is no child who does not know about you, Phu Dong Thien Vuong, Thanh Giong, one of the Four Immortals, even in the army there are people who honor you as the Saint of the Armored Corps.

Hearing the information about himself, the man could not help but get excited:

– R… really? After 3000 years, there are still people who know me?

Duong nodded, seeing that Saint Giong was more excited, he added:

– We are here to participate in a contest to commemorate your achievements…

– Look what this is. – Duong added, taking out the rhinoceros horn with the armor attached and showing it to Thanh Giong.

Holding the horn, the remnant spirit of Saint Giong looked over and said:

– The Heavenly King Armor… It broke when it took a furious blow from Dai An on my behalf while he was in the process of breaking through to become a God…

– Can the Divine Treasure be broken by the Ultimate Lord? – Duong wondered.

– Depending on the type and situation, the Heavenly King Armor can break if the difference in strength between the wearer and the opponent is too great, but if its spirit is still there, it can still quickly restore its original form. At that time, I was only a level 6 Lord, and Dai An was in the process of transforming into a God, even with the Heavenly King Armor, it could not survive, in the end the Heavenly King Armor chose to sacrifice itself to block the attack, its spirit was also dissipated because of that, but I was also seriously injured, I was brought here for treatment but it was too late…

– Let’s put the past aside, I need to borrow your body to… – Shaking his head to dispel his emotions, Thanh Giong glided towards Duong, intending to enter his body, but was pushed away by an invisible barrier.

– Why is that so strange? – Saint Giong asked in surprise.

– What’s wrong? – Duong wondered.

– There is something in your soul that prevents me from entering your body… Try borrowing this girl… – Thanh Giong said then turned to enter Kieu Vo Song, but was pushed back again.

– Oh my… What are you two?

Duong and Kieu Vo Song both widened their eyes in confusion.

– I don’t want to borrow your bodies with any bad intentions, but to take this opportunity to find a way to completely destroy Dai An, to prevent the possibility of him breaking the seal and escaping…

– Why do I have to borrow your body? I can take you with me? – Duong asked.

Saint Giong replied:

– This is the bottom of the Soulless Abyss, I am a remnant soul, not a normal soul, I have survived until now because this room is the only place that is not affected, if I come into contact with the restricted spiritual energy area, I will immediately dissipate… That is why I need to temporarily hide in the body of a living creature to get out.

– Ah… I see…

Duong patted his chest and said:

– You can rest assured here. I will take care of destroying Dai An!

Saint Giong doubted:

– Do you have Lord level spiritual power?

Duong shook his head.

– Do you have supernatural powers?

Duong shook his head.

– Are you the Supreme?

Duong shook his head again.

– Then how did you kill him?

Duong shook his head, not knowing.

– Huh! What a lie! Could you find a beautiful animal and let me borrow its body?

Duong wondered:

– Why does it have to be a beautiful animal?

– Give me some face! I am the Lord, but being seen as a dog is humiliating!

– Eek! Then here is this one, can you see…

Duong said, taking out a tiny pink animal. This one knew that there were girls around so it didn’t make a fuss but obediently licked Duong’s hand, looking gentle and cute.

– Oh! Legendary spirit beast?

Saint Giong looked at the beast in surprise. Learning from his previous experiences, this time he only extended his illusory finger to try to touch Thien Anh. The beast scratched him, startling him.

But Thien Anh’s scratch only grazed the void, Thanh Giong immediately raised his hand and performed a secret technique that made himself merge into Thien Anh’s body. This was a secret technique that could only be used by Lords, and the duration was also very short.