The Dragon Clan was one of the three most powerful races in Hong Huang.
Even after suffering heavy losses in its attack on the Phoenix Clan,
the Dragon Clan remained an undisputed powerhouse.
It could still look down upon all of Hong Huang.
That was why the Dragon Clan had been so arrogant for countless years.
The Dragon Clan had always bullied other beings.
Never had any other being dared bully the Dragon Clan.
And eating dragons was unthinkable.
Yet in recent years,
in the North Sea,
Dragon Clan members had been mysteriously disappearing one after another.
It was important to know that
the Dragon-Han Tribulation was now underway.
The Dragon Clan was one of the protagonists of the world.
The Four Seas were the Dragon Clan's domain, all under its control.
And yet, in the North Sea, Dragon Clan members kept vanishing.
It was an immense humiliation for the entire Dragon Clan.
Especially since the Dragon Clan had always struggled to produce offspring.
Every member was a precious treasure to the clan.
Therefore,
the disappearance of Dragon Clan members in the North Sea
was something even Ancestral Dragon took extremely seriously.
He had even released Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Ao Yue from confinement, assigning him to handle the matter.
But after all these years,
Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Ao Yue had only managed to uncover one small clue...
The Dragon Clan members were disappearing because of a strange fish.
In other words...
A fish that ate dragons had appeared in the North Sea!
This
sent Ancestral Dragon into a towering rage!
He redoubled his efforts to capture the fish.
But what the entire Dragon Clan never expected was...
The strange fish seemed to have vanished into thin air.
No matter how thoroughly they searched, they couldn't find a trace of it.
"Useless!"
"A bunch of useless fools!"
"Ao Yue, what do you have besides the Foundation you were born with?"
"What makes you worthy of becoming Crown Prince of the Dragon Clan?"
"I give you a thousand years to catch that audacious fish."
"Otherwise, I'll strip you of your position as Crown Prince!"
"This is infuriating!"
In the Dragon Clan's great hall,
Ancestral Dragon glared at Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Ao Yue, kneeling before him, and berated him furiously.
At his words,
Ao Yue, kneeling below, didn't dare so much as breathe. His face was deathly pale.
He had tried everything, but he still hadn't found the fish that ate dragons.
Faced with Ancestral Dragon's accusations,
Ao Yue had no grounds to argue.
But there was no way he could accept giving up his position as Crown Prince.
At the thought,
Ao Yue gritted his teeth and said in a low voice,
"Father, you're right to reprimand me. I'll catch that strange fish within a thousand years!"
"Hmph!"
From his throne, Ancestral Dragon merely snorted in response.
Seeing this,
Ao Yue felt miserable, but could only leave helplessly.
Not long after Ao Yue left the Dragon Clan's great hall,
the Dragon Clan's Great Elder, Candle Dragon, suddenly sought him out.
"I have a plan. Crown Prince, you may want to give it a try."
Candle Dragon immediately told Ao Yue what he had in mind.
As Ao Yue listened to Candle Dragon explain his plan,
his eyes grew brighter and brighter...
At last,
Ao Yue couldn't help bowing to Candle Dragon.
"Thank you, Uncle. I'll remember your advice."
After saying that,
Ao Yue hurried off toward the North Sea.
Behind him,
a shadow passed through Candle Dragon's eyes.
Ever since the Dragon Clan had emerged from seclusion and begun expanding its power,
its course had become impossible to control.
As the Dragon Clan's wisest mind, Candle Dragon felt this more keenly than anyone.
Candle Dragon had a vague premonition...
The Dragon Clan might already have fallen into a vast, world-spanning web.
When that web finally closed,
the Dragon Clan would meet its end.
But this was only a premonition in Candle Dragon's heart.
There was no way to prove it.
For all these years,
Candle Dragon had kept it to himself, never even mentioning it to Ancestral Dragon.
"I hope it's only my imagination."
Candle Dragon murmured, his eyes clouded with worry.
Back inside Yuanfeng's womb,
"Crack! Boom!"
With a thunderclap,
Ling Tian finally finished digesting all the Immortal Apricots.
His comprehension of the Wind and Thunder Laws had both surged considerably.
They still lagged far behind his Five Elements Law, which had reached the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level.
But as long as he had enough time,
the Immortal Apricots in the Chaos were practically endless.
Ling Tian had no need to worry about comprehending the Wind and Thunder Laws.
"Phew!"
Ling Tian let out a long breath and couldn't help stretching.
"The feeling of a breakthrough is truly intoxicating."
"No wonder these Primordial Beings go into seclusion for tens of thousands of years at the drop of a hat."
As he spoke,
Ling Tian looked over at Kong Xuan and Great Peng.
The two birds were sitting cross-legged, each digesting a Yellow Middle Plum.
Yellow Middle Plums contained an enormous amount of spiritual energy.
Digesting one would take Kong Xuan and Great Peng an immense amount of time.
Once they had fully digested their Yellow Middle Plums,
their cultivation might well reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
At the very least, they would attain the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
"Not bad, not bad!"
Ling Tian nodded and couldn't help calling out to the system.
"System, I've more than completed the Kong Xuan and Great Peng raising plan you gave me. How about sending me a little extra reward?"
A long time passed.
Ling Tian heard no response from the system.
Of course, Ling Tian knew the system wouldn't give him another reward.
He'd simply found a rare chance to tease it.
Naturally, he wasn't going to pass it up.
But just then,
Ling Tian's expression changed.
The system's voice suddenly rang in his ears...
[Beep!]
[Detected Kun Peng being surrounded and hunted by Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Ao Yue. Please choose...]
[Option One: Go rescue Kun Peng. Immediately receive the Method of External Incarnation, with a chance to recruit Kun Peng as a child attendant.]
[Option Two: Do nothing and continue cultivating in seclusion. Receive the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Method and incur Kun Peng's resentment.]
Ling Tian had never expected
that teasing the system
would trigger another system task.
And the main character of this task was none other than the future Quasi-Saint, the famed Demon Master Kunpeng!
"Kun Peng must still be young."
Ling Tian murmured to himself, his expression curious.
Who could have imagined that Kun Peng, who would later become famous throughout Hong Huang, would be hunted down by Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Ao Yue?
This was a dark chapter in Kun Peng's history!
"Heh!"
"What a disgrace to birds!"
"He can't even beat Ao Yue, that little loach..."
Ling Tian couldn't help roasting him.
But Ling Tian knew full well
that even if he didn't save Kun Peng this time,
Kun Peng wouldn't die as a result. At most, he'd suffer a little.
If Ling Tian went by his own nature, he wouldn't want to save Kun Peng.
But the reward for Option One was just too tempting!
It was the [Incarnation Beyond the Self]!
Going by the system's implication,
once Ling Tian learned [Incarnation Beyond the Self],
he would be able to "step out" of Yuanfeng's womb and begin traveling through Hong Huang.
Travel through Hong Huang with zero risk!
That was incredibly tempting to Ling Tian.
After a brief moment of thought, he made up his mind.
"System, I choose Option One!"
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