Zhou Tong continued onward and soon found the stump where the Sky-Connecting Divine Wood had been cut down.
Though it was only a stump, it stood far taller than the nearby mountain peaks.
Zhou Tong used the Reverse Dragon Seven Steps, ascending to the heavens with each step, and climbed directly onto the stump. When he reached its center, he clearly saw many multicolored eggshell fragments scattered there.
"Keke's eggshells... These multicolored eggshells perfectly inherited those of his mother, the Innate Ancestral Dragon." Zhou Tong picked up a fragment with his dragon claw and sensed an almost imperceptible trace of dragon aura within it.
In truth, among the dragons of this world, every type of Dragon Egg came in a different color. As a Dragon King born of the Tyrannosaurus Clan, Zhou Tong's own eggshell had been azure.
These multicolored eggshells were the mark of an Innate Ancestral Dragon, born after absorbing Dragon Yuan and Ancestral Dragon Essence.
"What a pity. This tree's remaining vitality turned into Keke's sacred tree. Otherwise, with the dragon aura left behind here, I could have advanced even further." Zhou Tong shook his head, then quietly lay down there to cultivate while waiting for Xiao Chen.
Meanwhile, ever since Dragon Island had sealed itself off once more, the cultivators across the island had formed all sorts of alliances.
But one thing was obvious: the cultivators on Dragon Island were all natives of the Longevity World, all local geniuses. Most of them had at least heard one another's names before. Unless they had a grudge, forming an alliance was a simple matter.
Naturally, Xiao Chen, who had ascended from the lower realm, belonged to the group they excluded.
At that moment, Xiao Chen was advancing toward the Sky-Connecting Divine Wood with a snowy-white little beast and