The Ancient Dragon Island

Looking at Chen Venerable before him, Huo Xuan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"Alas, I really didn't want things to turn out this way, but who told you to be so disobedient? I hope you don't run into Xiao Yan in your next life."

"Oh, no, that's not right. Neither you nor Xiao Yan will have a next life."

After putting away the Puppet, Huo Xuan's gaze fell on a snow-white Storage Ring in his hand.

"Heavenly Flame Venerable, please show yourself as well."

A moment later, a hazy white-robed figure drifted out of the Storage Ring. It was none other than Heavenly Flame Venerable, Yao Tian Huo, who had been subdued by Huo Xuan in the Magma World last time and had remained asleep in the Storage Ring in soul form ever since.

"Little brother, may I ask why you summoned this old man?" Heavenly Flame Venerable asked Huo Xuan, his voice trembling slightly.

Huo Xuan did not answer. Instead, he took a pale-white skeleton out of the Storage Ring. It was the remains of Heavenly Flame Venerable's body from before his death—a skeleton at the level of a Five-Star Dou Zun.

Huo Xuan flicked his finger, and a pill landed in Heavenly Flame Venerable's hand.

"This is the Flesh Bone Regeneration Pill. Remember to listen to my orders later. When I tell you to enter the skeleton, swallow the pill and drill inside!"

Looking at the Flesh Bone Regeneration Pill in his hand, a trace of fear flashed through Heavenly Flame Venerable's eyes.

His first instinct told him that there had to be something wrong with this Flesh Bone Regeneration Pill!

Could he be planning to refine me into a Puppet as well?

This frightening thought suddenly surfaced in Heavenly Flame Venerable's mind. Just now, a powerhouse who had been stronger than him in life had been refined into a Puppet. Was it his turn so soon?

"That person had some enmity with me, which is why I treated him that way. Heavenly Flame Venerable, however, has no grudge against me. I won't harm you." Seeing the fear on Heavenly Flame Venerable's face, Huo Xuan immediately explained.

Next, Huo Xuan took out a Jade Bottle. With a flick of his finger, he extracted the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence and let it drip onto Heavenly Flame Venerable's skeleton. The instant the blood essence touched the bones, blue-green and crimson colors rapidly spread outward. In the blink of an eye, the skeleton had transformed into a dazzling blend of blue-green and crimson. At the same time, dense energy fluctuations faintly radiated from within it.

Huo Xuan then summoned Strange Fire. The fiercely burning flames began tempering the skeleton, fusing the Ancient Phoenix Blood Essence with it.

"Hurry up and get inside!"

Following Huo Xuan's command, Heavenly Flame Venerable clenched his teeth, swallowed the pill, passed directly through the raging Strange Fire, and drilled into his own skeleton.

Under the effects of the Flesh Bone Regeneration Pill, strands of flesh began continuously growing from the pale-white skeleton.

However, in the blink of an eye, the raging Strange Fire burned the newly formed flesh tissues to ashes.

Yet as soon as the ashes scattered, a terrifying and strange energy spread out once more. The flesh also began growing faster and faster. Eventually, all that could be seen was the rapid writhing of tiny buds of flesh.

This cycle of burning and growth continued for nearly five full hours. At last, skin tissue finally took shape atop the flesh under the scorching flames.

As the skin formed, the skeleton completely transformed into a human body.

As Heavenly Flame Venerable's soul gradually fused with the body, his aura began to soar. In the blink of an eye, his strength had fully recovered to its peak.

But that was not the end. After completely regaining his peak strength, his power unexpectedly continued rising! In the space of a moment, he broke through the Five-Star Dou Zun realm and reached the Seven-Star Dou Zun realm!

This was perfectly normal, however. After all, the materials Huo Xuan had used to refine his body were far from ordinary. In the original story, Xiao Yan had used only a Seventh Grade Pill, the Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, along with the corpse of Yun Shan, a low-level Dou Zong. Yet even such inferior materials had been enough to restore Heavenly Flame Venerable's strength to the level of a One-Star Dou Zun.

Huo Xuan, on the other hand, had used the skeleton of a Five-Star Dou Zun, an Eighth Grade Pill—the Flesh Bone Regeneration Pill—and the blood essence of a Magical Beast that was about to break through to the Eighth Rank.

With a body refined from so many precious materials, it would have been unreasonable if he had not regained his strength and improved further.

Heavenly Flame Venerable moved the hands and feet of his new body, then cupped his fists toward Huo Xuan. "Little brother, you helped me come back to life, yet I doubted you just now. I apologize for what happened."

"Great kindness needs no thanks! From now on, if there's anything you need this old man to do, just give the order!"

Heavenly Flame Venerable was in an excellent mood. He had originally thought that even with a body, it would take considerable time to recover his peak strength. He had never expected not only to recover completely, but to improve by so much as well!

"I don't have anything I need you to do. If you want to leave now, you can. I won't stop you."

Hearing this, Heavenly Flame Venerable gave a bitter smile. He already knew how terrifying the background behind Huo Xuan was.

A great force with a Dou Sheng would have no need for a mere Dou Zun like him.

Three days later, in the Council Hall.

"Huo Xuan, now that we've found Ancient Dragon Island, and you have some connection with the Dragon Emperor, you'll lead this trip to Ancient Dragon Island." From the seat of honor in the hall, Yan Jin spoke.

"Huo Ling and Yan Xuan, the two of you will accompany Huo Xuan to Ancient Dragon Island and help East Dragon Island unify the Void Ancient Dragon Clan."

"Yes." Two figures in crimson robes rose from their seats and replied.

Elder Huo Ling's strength was at the early stage of the Seven-Star Dou Sheng realm, while Elder Yan Xuan was at the middle stage of the Six-Star Dou Sheng realm. As for the Three Great Dragon Kings in the original story, the West Dragon King and South Dragon King had only reached the late stage of the Three-Star Dou Sheng realm. The North Dragon King was merely slightly stronger than them, with one foot faintly stepping into the Four-Star Dou Sheng realm.

Defeating such trash would probably take no more than a slap.

Deep within a stretch of Void Space, spatial turbulence was like the mouth of a giant beast, silently devouring every life-form that came here. In such a place, only the Void Ancient Dragon Clan could rely on their unparalleled talent and powerful bodies to survive freely.

Huo Xuan's group wandered through the endless void. The void was so vast—where exactly was Ancient Dragon Island?

Just as everyone was growing troubled, they happened to spot several figures in the distance.

"These people should be members of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan," Yan Xuan said.

"Elders, let's go. We'll ask them for directions."

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the territory of our Void Ancient Dragon Clan?" After discovering Huo Xuan's group, a burly man who appeared to be the leader stepped forward and shouted.

"I have something to ask you."

Huo Xuan's calm voice suddenly rang in the three men's ears. Elder Huo Ling raised his hand and clenched it. In an instant, the space around the three men solidified.

Seeing this, the burly leader was instantly struck by a storm of shock. He was an Eight-Star Dou Zun powerhouse, yet with such strength, he could not put up the slightest resistance in the other party's hands.

"Which of the East, West, South, or North Dragon Islands are you from?" Huo Xuan asked as he looked at the burly man.

Hearing this, the man's expression changed drastically. The split within the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was known only to their own people. This person was clearly just a human—so how did he know about it?

"Don't worry. We mean no harm. We came to help you. For now, you only need to tell us which Dragon Island you're from," Huo Xuan said.

"East Dragon Island. Hei Qing." The burly man hesitated for a moment before answering.

Hearing that they were from East Dragon Island, Huo Ling immediately released his restraint on them.

"So you're from East Dragon Island. We were somewhat rash just now. Please don't take it to heart." Huo Xuan's words carried a hint of apology.

"What purpose do you have in coming to our Void Ancient Dragon Clan?"

"We were entrusted by someone to help East Dragon Island. We'll have to trouble you to take us to East Dragon Island," Yan Xuan said.

"Very well. Follow me." With that, Hei Qing silently led the way.

In his view, although the Void Ancient Dragon Clan had split apart, East Dragon Island still possessed a Dou Sheng. The other party would not dare harbor any ill intentions.

Under Hei Qing's guidance, Huo Xuan's group soon arrived at the outskirts of East Dragon Island. Huo Xuan gazed into the distance and saw a faint silver halo emerging in the void not far away.

Upon seeing the halo, everyone followed closely behind Hei Qing and transformed into three streaks of light, rushing into it.

After entering the halo, everyone's vision blurred for a moment before suddenly brightening. Lush greenery and mountain peaks once again filled their eyes.

Huo Xuan shifted his gaze and saw an incomparably massive island.

The island's area was vast. A faint silver bowl-shaped light barrier descended from the heavens, enveloping the entire island.

"Take us to see your elders."

Under Hei Qing's guidance, everyone arrived inside a huge palace. Three white-haired elders sat at the very front of the palace.

The moment the three elders saw Huo Xuan's group, their expressions turned extremely gloomy. Among the three people before them were actually two high-level Dou Shengs.

The Void Ancient Dragon Clan was truly too weak now! The strongest among them was only a Two-Star Dou Sheng. They could not possibly contend with these people. If the visitors harbored malicious intentions, the Void Ancient Dragon Clan would cease to exist from this day onward.

"Two low-level Dou Shengs and one Half-Saint. Has the Void Ancient Dragon Clan really fallen this far?" Huo Ling shook his head and said.

Hearing this, the elder in the center helplessly sighed before saying, "You must forgive us for making a poor impression. I am the Great Elder of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, Qing Shan. This is the Second Elder, Qing Mu, and the Third Elder, Zhu Li."

As he spoke, the Great Elder pointed toward the two elders beside him.

"We are members of the Flame Clan," Huo Xuan said.

"The Flame Clan!" Upon hearing Huo Xuan's introduction, everyone was shocked. Although the Void Ancient Dragon Clan lived in seclusion, they still knew about the top forces on the continent. The Flame Clan was one of them!

"Then may I ask why the people of the Flame Clan have come to our Void Ancient Dragon Clan?" Qing Shan asked.

"Of course, we're here to help your Void Ancient Dragon Clan reunify," Huo Ling said.

The moment these words were spoken, the three elders present were stunned.

"Then who are you helping to unify it?"

"Who? We came to East Dragon Island. If we aren't helping East Dragon Island unify the clan, then who do you think we're helping?" Huo Ling retorted.

"Then may I ask what your purpose is in doing this?" Qing Shan asked.

"Elder Qing Shan, let me be honest with you. We were entrusted by your Dragon Emperor to come and help you," Huo Xuan said.

"What! The Dragon Emperor! You know where our Dragon Emperor is?"

The instant Huo Xuan finished speaking, the three elders excitedly rose to their feet. They stared at him in disbelief.

"Do I have any reason to lie to you?"

"Good, good! His Majesty the Dragon Emperor has been found! The revival of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan is within reach!" Qing Shan said excitedly.

Immediately afterward, Qing Shan spoke with a sincere expression. "Little friend, if you truly have news of our Dragon Emperor, please tell us! If you really help us find the Dragon Emperor, you will be the benefactor of our Void Ancient Dragon Clan. At that time, whatever you ask of us—as long as it is within our power—we absolutely will not refuse!"

"Please tell us where His Majesty the Dragon Emperor is," the Second Elder and Third Elder also said sincerely.

"Beneath Canaan Academy in the Black-Corner Region lies a Magma World. The Dragon Emperor is trapped there," Huo Xuan said indifferently.

"What! So His Majesty the Dragon Emperor was trapped there! I'll gather our people and go rescue His Majesty the Dragon Emperor right now." As he spoke, Third Elder Zhu Li immediately prepared to leave.

Hearing this, Huo Xuan asked with some amusement, "Rescue the Dragon Emperor? May I ask, Third Elder, what was His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's strength before he disappeared?"

Zhu Li pondered for a moment before saying, "When I was still young, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor's strength was already unfathomable. According to this old man's estimation, His Majesty's strength at the time may already have been close to the Dou Di realm."

"That's right. Your Dragon Emperor was so powerful, yet he remains trapped there and unable to leave. Even the Dragon Emperor himself cannot get out. Third Elder, are you certain you have the strength to rescue His Majesty the Dragon Emperor?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the three elders immediately turned ugly.