An ancient saying went: The emperor was Heaven's favored son, the incarnation of a dragon, and was therefore called the True Dragon Son of Heaven.
Naturally, this true dragon was not that true dragon... The True Dragon Son of Heaven was merely an abstract description. But even an abstract influence was enough to highlight the emperor's exalted status.
There was also a saying that the Son of Heaven was protected by a true dragon, making him immune to all evil influences. The true dragon spoken of here was actually the dragon vein. Every dynasty had its own unique dragon vein, large or small. The ruler of a dynasty was the vessel of that dynasty's dragon-vein fortune.
When the dragon vein flourished, the nation's fortune grew strong. When the dragon vein declined, the nation perished, and so did the emperor.
As a princess of the former Qin Empire who had once enjoyed the company of that eternal First Emperor at his knees, Princess Chuyang had naturally experienced the emperor's Dragon Qi firsthand. This was not the skill of a feng shui practitioner, but simply the result of her own experience. Once one encountered it, one naturally knew it.
Precisely because of this, Princess Chuyang found it unbelievable. The evil, uncanny man before her, who had carried her out of the tomb chamber, was faintly protected by the aura of a dynasty's dragon vein.
Just as Princess Chuyang was shocked by the Song Family's origins, the mist around Song Haoran suddenly began roiling again. In addition to the faintly visible pale golden Dragon Qi, another strange power appeared.
Golden Flame—a golden flame as brilliant as the blazing sun—now leaped intermittently within the mist outside Song Haoran's body!
Princess Chuyang felt that this Golden Flame contained an immense power. The instant it flickered,