The Azure Dragon Codex ⁽⁴²⁾

The Ironspine Mountains faded behind them as Lin Yue’s small team traveled east, the snow-covered peaks giving way to frost-kissed plains. The jade box in Lin Yue’s robe felt heavier now— holding two fragments of the Dark Dragon’s soul, their pulses syncing into a slow,…

The first beast emerged from the blizzard— a dark qi wolf, its teeth bared, its eyes glowing. It stepped on a tripwire, and a net of fire runes exploded, wrapping around its body. The wolf screamed, burning, but more beasts followed— bears, wolves, even a…

Dawn broke over the Ironspine Mountains with a bitter wind, carrying snowflakes that stung like tiny needles. Lin Yue stood outside the Frost Wolves’ hut, the jade box clutched in his hand, his breath fogging in the cold air. The fragment inside pulsed faster now—…

Dawn broke over the Eastern Wastes, painting the dry earth in shades of orange and pink. Lin Yue stood outside his tent, the jade box in his hand, his eyes closed. He focused on the fragment inside— its faint, cold vibration— and let his dragon…

The alliance’s camp in the Eastern Wastes hummed with tension as dusk fell. The rescued villagers huddled near the healers’ tents, wrapped in warm blankets, while the sect representatives gathered around a small fire, their eyes fixed on the dark, pulsing fragment in Lin Yue’s…