Chen Ku curled three fingers of his left hand, pointing his index finger, but what emerged wasn't the golden power of the True Word of Halting; instead, a coiled scarlet dragon immediately dove into the time river.
Emperor Yankang's original mood of anticipation and excitement in the time river was shattered upon seeing the scarlet dragon emerge from Chen Ku's finger and dash toward the river of time.
"No! This is..."
Emperor Yankang suddenly let out a hysterical roar, his voice instantly cracking, starkly contrasting the composed demeanor he had maintained over the years in dialogues with Chen Ku and Yang Pan.
"This is... the True Dragon Scale! How can it be, how can you!"
Emperor Yankang's unusual scream of emotion erupting from the time river caused Yang Pan's eardrums to ache.
