Radiance swiftly gathered in the sky.
The golden light resembled a cloud kneaded by invisible hands, rapidly contracting and condensing.
A graceful figure emerged at that moment. It was Zi Yan.
Zi Yan stood in midair, her purple-and-gold dress gleaming with a sacred sheen beneath the golden light, her long hair drifting gently in the wind. A trace of exhaustion lingered on her lovely face, but her purple-gold eyes were astonishingly bright, sparkling with irrepressible excitement and pride.
Her aura had grown more condensed than before she entered. Though the Dragon Phoenix light around her had receded, an even more majestic presence seemed to radiate from her very bones, as though she had undergone a baptism that had transformed her utterly.
Standing in midair, Zi Yan gazed ahead with her beautiful eyes. There, the radiance gathered into an ancient token.
The token was roughly palm-sized, cast entirely from some dark golden metal, with ancient, mysterious runes flowing across its surface.
A giant dragon lay coiled upon the token.
The dragon was exquisitely carved, its head raised high, its body coiling, its outstretched claws like pillars holding up the heavens. Golden light faintly flowed through its eyes, making it seem as though a real Archaic Divine Dragon had been sealed within the token.
The aura emanating from the token faintly resonated with the dragon phoenix power surrounding Zi Yan. A vast, majestic pulse rippled outward from it, making even the surrounding air tremble slightly.
At the sight of the token, both North King and Xia Jia cried out in shock, "That's a Golden... Dragon Token!"
Even North King's voice shook. His lips trembled, and his fierce eyes remained fixed on the token bearing the coiled dragon, his pupils contracting into two exceedingly thin lines.
A Golden Dragon Token-that was the highest-ranking