Luo Yan and Xiao Lin walked together in the middle of the forest, though neither of them remembered each other. The crystal pendant in Luo Yan's hand throbbed faintly, as if trying to remind him of something. But every time he tried to remember, his head felt like it was being pricked by a thousand needles.
"Are you sure you don't know me?" Xiao Lin asked, his eyes filled with astonishment. "I feel like... we've met before."
Luo Yan shook his head. "I don't remember. But this pendant... seems important."
In the midst of their confusion, a sudden rumble shook the earth. From beneath the ground, a giant stone hand emerged, grabbing Luo Yan's leg. Xiao Lin tried to pull it away, but the hand was too strong.
"Hold my hand!" Xiao Lin shouted.
But before Luo Yan could grab it, the stone hand pulled him into a dark hole. Xiao Lin fell, trying to chase after him, but the ground had already closed in again.
***
Underground, Luo Yan woke up in a large room filled with dragon carvings. In the center of the room, a **silver-haired female statue** stood, holding an intact Yinglong. A voice echoed:
"Welcome, successor of the Forbidden Blood. You have been chosen to complete what they failed to do."
Luo Yan rose, the crystal pendant in her hand glowing blue. "I... I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand," the voice replied. "You only need to *obey*."
Yinglong floated toward Luo Yan, stabbing her in the chest. But instead of hurting her, the sword fused with her, forming beautiful wings of ice.
***
On the ground, Xiao Lin ran to find a way to save Luo Yan. Suddenly, the **Jiuying fragment** hidden in the forest glowed red, pulling him into a cave. Inside the cave, Su Chen's shadow waited.
"You're too late," Su Chen said. "But there is still hope."
"Hope for what?" Xiao Lin asked, confused.
"To stop the awakening of the true Primordial Dragon," Su Chen replied. "Luo Yan has been chosen as the new vessel. If you don't act, this world will be destroyed."
Xiao Lin held the Jiuying fragment. "What should I do?"
"Find the true Jiuyinlong," Su Chen replied. "And sacrifice everything… once again."
***
Luo Yan woke up on a mountain peak, her icy wings spread wide. In front of her, the Primordial Dragon's eyes, larger than before, began to open. A silver-haired woman's voice echoed:
"Welcome, new Primordial Dragon."
In the distance, Xiao Lin looked up at the mountain, the Jiuying fragment in his hand pulsing with his heartbeat.
"Luo Yan… I will save you," he whispered.
But in the shadows, the reincarnated Tianmo smiled. "Everything is going according to plan."