Chapter 1204

Upon hearing that, Cadmus couldn't help but grimace. He cursed under his breath, wondering how Ted could inexplicably link the existence of dragons to his current heartbroken state. "You've actually raised a good point there. Given that the Dragon Essence is filled with immense spiritual force and the fact that dragons are incredibly strong creatures, how can someone take away their Dragon Pearl?" Ted suddenly shifted gears and explained, "You see, thousands of years ago, Earth was a realm replete with spiritual energy, where cultivation and enlightenment were the norms, with the average person starting out at Earthly Immortal Realm. "Yet, after the cataclysmic Divine-Demonic War, the Earth was devastated. A powerful being, desperate to heal themselves, forcibly drained the Earth of its spiritual energy, leaving it as nothing more than a wasteland. "That's right—the so-called advanced and civilized world before you is merely a barren land to those capable of cultivation!" "Who co