In the world within the painting, the bright sunlight shone upon the divine dragon's scales, refracting dazzling golden radiance.
"Dragon Clan..."
Lin Bai stood atop the mountain, looking at the colossal creature before him. His heart trembled involuntarily.
Though Lin Bai had traveled far and wide and heard many legends about the Dragon Clan, this was the first time he had ever seen a true member of the Dragon Clan!
A living divine dragon.
Back when Lin Bai had been in the Eastern Continent Academy of the Barren Ancient Continent, he had encountered the remnant soul of a Dragon Clan senior. That had been his first dealings with the Dragon Clan, but that senior had existed only as a remnant soul.
But the Dragon Clan member standing before Lin Bai now was a true dragon.
What Lin Bai did not know was... Wan Zizhen possessed a pure bloodline and held an extremely high status within the Dragon Clan!
Within the Dragon Clan, status was determined primarily by bloodline.
In ancient times, the Dragon Clan had also intermarried with cultivators from the myriad races of the heavens, giving birth to many members of the Demon Race who were half-dragon and half-demon.
For example, Long Ying, whom Lin Bai had once encountered, claimed that his ancestor had been a descendant of the Dragon Clan.
Among the Demon Race, the purity of one's bloodline was of tremendous importance.
"Brother Lin, I still underestimated you. I never thought you would actually cultivate the Dragon Slaying Skill!"
The golden divine dragon's eyes calmly gazed at Lin Bai.
Wan Zizhen's voice came from the void.
"But that's just as well. Revealing my true form gives me an even greater advantage."
Wan Zizhen smiled faintly. "Brother Lin, be careful!"
As his words fell, a high and resonant