Dani's visions flashed by even more. Countless images rushed by, and she could even hear narration in her ears.
"We have long known your destiny. You are destined to ignite three flames... one for life, one for death, and one for love... You are destined to ride three steeds... one for the bed, one for terror, and one for love... You are destined to experience three betrayals... one for blood, one for wealth, and one for love..."
Everything about you is already predetermined. If we can change it, we can give you any destiny you desire. In return, we want you, and your dragon.
Outside, Lu Xuan was studying the torches in the hall. He noticed that the magic permeating the entire hall likely originated from these torches. Or rather, these things weren't torches at all, but merely a manifestation of flame.
Lu Xuan took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and barely managed to mobilize a trace of his vital energy. Then, he gathered his vital energy, extended his right hand, and shot out energy from his fingertips, striking the largest torch in front of him.
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Chapter 246 The Male Wizard's Legacy (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)
The voice in Daenerys's ear was still chattering on.
"Submit to us! We are the gods of shadow, the gods of magic, the immortals... We are everything! We can help you escape your fate and make you a true queen! Submit to us, submit... Ah..."
I don't know what happened, but the previously arrogant roar suddenly turned into a scream. And it was a very obvious... scream of agony.
Daenerys: "???" Despite her confusion, she noticed the illusions before her were becoming chaotic. Clearly, the power binding her was malfunctioning. Dizzy and disoriented from the constant illusions, Daenerys finally regained her senses and remembered something Lu Xuan had said.
"Dragons enhance the magic of male wizards because dragons are magical creatures far more powerful than themselves. Dragonfire is the bane of all magic."
"Dragonfire..." Daenerys uttered the word "Dragonfire" in Valyrian. The next second, the three drowsy little dragons on her body seemed to be stimulated by something, and they opened their mouths and spewed out a burst of flames.
Daenerys felt the illusion before her shatter instantly, like a bubble. The dimly lit hall reappeared before her. To her even greater surprise, Lu Xuan was standing in front of her, smiling at her.
"Well done!"
"Sir Lu!" Daenerys exclaimed in surprise, but then became wary again.
"Prove that you are the real Sir Lu."
Lu Xuan: "...How can I prove that I am myself?"
Daenerys: "......"
At that moment, a large number of footsteps sounded around them, and more than a dozen male wizards rushed in. They paid no attention to Lu Xuan and Daenerys, but instead charged straight at the torch behind Lu Xuan. However, that torch had already gone out.
"What have you done?" a man dressed in fine clothes roared at Lu Xuan.
"What did you do?" Lu Xuan asked with a light laugh, and then, to Daenerys's surprise, he raised his right hand and a ball of flame appeared in his palm. The red flame was faintly enveloped in some kind of deep blue.
"Is this what you're talking about?"
The group of male wizards were in an uproar, as if Lu Xuan had dug up their ancestral graves.
What terrified them even more was why this thing had ended up in Lu Xuan's hands.
This story begins about ten minutes ago.
At that moment, Lu Xuan sensed the peculiarity of the flame before him and barely managed to mobilize a trace of his true energy to test it.
Who knew that at the very moment the two energies collided, Lu Xuan felt an endless flood of information suddenly pour into his consciousness.
However, before Lu Xuan could react, the information stream suddenly vanished without a trace.
Lu Xuan was also completely bewildered at the time, but then he found the destination of that information stream. It actually appeared in the imaginary space created when Lu Xuan absorbed the power of the Serpent God.
Lu Xuan knew that the space was connected to his sea of consciousness. He could enter that space by immersing his consciousness. However, once inside, he would lose control and easily become lost. Therefore, Lu Xuan never went there on his own initiative.
He could sense the existence of that space, but most of the time, they went their separate ways, unrelated. However, this time, Lu Xuan discovered a ball of flame inside, a blue flame.
The space was originally completely dark, so this blue flame was as conspicuous as a beacon in the night.
Lu Xuan didn't dare to go in directly, so he tried to communicate with the flame using his consciousness. Unexpectedly, he succeeded. Then, the scene before him unfolded, with the flame appearing in his hand.
The flames had now turned a deep blue. The previous red color must have been some kind of disguise.
A group of male wizards watched in horror as the flames burned in Lu Xuan's hands, momentarily at a loss for what to do. This thing was far too important; it was practically the very foundation of their existence. And now, the very source of their survival was in someone else's hands. All the male wizards were dumbfounded.
After obtaining this thing, Lu Xuan understood what it was.
From the beginning, Paiya told Daenerys that they came to the Hall of Immortals to see the Immortals. Given the incredibly powerful wizards in Game of Thrones (only in the show; Melisandre can conjure fireballs, let alone firestorms), Lu Xuan assumed it was just a title of respect. But after obtaining this item, he realized that the Hall of Immortals truly did contain Immortals. And that was the thing Lu Xuan held in his hand.
Lu Xuan, carrying a fireball, walked to a wall. Dani quickly followed. Without Lu Xuan making any move, the wall cracked open, revealing a hidden door.
A group of male wizards appeared behind him, causing a commotion. But none of them dared to step forward to stop them.
Lu Xuan and Dani entered the secret chamber. Inside, there was a stone table with a human heart on it.
It was a rotting, decaying heart. It was still beating slowly, but weakly, like a dying patient.
This bizarre scene made Daenerys involuntarily move closer to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan stepped forward, stood beside the heart, and spoke.
"Alright, Immortal, you wanted to see Daenerys, and now she's here."
"An immortal?" Dani asked in astonishment, staring at the rotting heart before her.
“That’s right, this is the true immortal!” Lu Xuan said, as he slowly brought the flame in his hand closer to his heart.
The heart began to pound violently, as if someone were experiencing extreme emotional agitation. At the same time, a blurry human figure even appeared around the heart.
"Give it back to us..." The tone, a blend of countless voices, felt strangely familiar to Daenerys. It was the very voice that had been constantly bewitching her in the illusion. This thing before her truly was an immortal. However, this so-called immortal didn't even seem to be human...
The so-called immortals were actually a group of ancient male sorcerers who used some kind of secret method to preserve their memories and souls and possess the heart before them. However, over the long years, their souls and memories began to decay. To prevent the lineage from being severed, they separated some of their memories and used their spiritual power to create a flame of true knowledge.