Published: March 8, 2025
The giant dragon was over ten zhang long, its body elegantly shaped, yet naturally exuding an air of majestic grandeur and imposing power.
As soon as everyone saw it, they felt a wave of spiritual shock, almost afraid to breathe! It was a natural dragon’s majesty!
After a moment of silence, they realized that the dragon was completely still; although its eyes sparkled with divine light, it was definitely not a living creature.
Around them were several antique shelves shrouded in white mist. Upon wiping them, they discovered these shelves were made of Amethyst!
On them were various animal skin manuals, weapons of all sorts—swords, knives, fists, and feet... basically, any weapon one could imagine was present!
Then there was a separate shelf containing a large book made of Amethyst and a shimmering pearl. In this milky-white spiritual energy, the pearl resembled a star, unchanged in color after ninety thousand years.
"Secret Manual of the Divine Dragon!"
"Only those with the dragon clan bloodline may practice!"
This line was inscribed on the Amethyst shelf.
On the stone wall directly opposite, several large characters were engraved.
"The Divine Dragon clan originates from the eastern sky, an era so distant it is beyond verification. Now, with the power of the Dragon Ancestor, this place has been created amidst the shattering of the Nine Heavens! Future descendants must not be idle. Preserve the sky source power here, and a dragon pearl lies within. Nine pieces of celestial essence, countless secret manuals. Without mastering the divine skill, do not leave this place."
"Descendants of the bloodline must remember, should there be a day you can soar through the sky, you may journey eastward to complete the grievances of our dragon clan for hundreds of thousands of years."
These simple yet clear words, half literary and half colloquial, also revealed that the cultural level of the dragon revered enough to leave behind such inscriptions was probably limited to just passable.
Ao Xieyun felt his mind waver and couldn't help but step forward, wanting to hold that "Secret Manual of the Divine Dragon" in his hands.
As soon as his palm made contact with the manual, the nearby pearl suddenly radiated brilliance and floated up into the air.
It circled around Ao Xieyun as if confirming something before transforming into a streak of light and diving into the wound on his bleeding chest, disappearing from sight.
Ao Xieyun felt a sudden dizziness in his mind, in a daze as if he understood something and perhaps touched on something, but everything remained elusive and intangible.
After a long while, he regained his senses, only to see his five brothers looking at him with concern.
His heart warmed: "I'm fine, this is a dragon pearl. It has fused with my bloodline."
"I see." Mo Tianji smiled in relief, "Xieyun, congratulations! It seems you're really going to transform into a dragon..."
Ao Xieyun nodded with a smile.
Ji Mo suddenly interjected, looking worried: "What should we do? I mean, Old Ao, if you really transform into a dragon, then your body will of course grow larger, and correspondingly, that... well, it's going to be quite unmanageable... where in the Nine Heavens can we find a female dragon for you?"
Hearing this, everyone instantly froze in place, caught between laughter and tears.
They really couldn’t understand how this guy’s mind worked; every time he looked at a problem, he always managed to consider the most ridiculous aspect.
Ao Xieyun grimaced: "That's not your concern!" Suddenly he became angry: "Ji Mo, aren't you being a bit too nosy?"
Mo Tianji gave Ji Mo a helpless look, "You idiot, he only has the dragon clan bloodline, he’s not actually a dragon... He still looks like this most of the time, how could he not manage?"
Ji Mo scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "I just felt a bit emotional seeing this dragon. According to this scale, if Ao Xieyun really transforms, that... should at least be this thick..."
Saying that, he gestured with his hands, outlining a space the thickness of a small leg.