West of Moyun Prefecture.
The Zhenlong River Basin.
Bzzzz—
A burst of azure light suddenly erupted above the great river. As it crisscrossed through the air, it outlined the figure of a young man.
Jiang Yan stood high in the sky, looking down as he murmured to himself:
"So this is where the Zhenlong River is?"
Wherever his gaze fell, a great river surged across the earth like a giant dragon, carrying mud and sand in its wake, its raging waves reaching for the heavens.
It was a mighty river, more than ten miles wide. Countless lives dwelled along its banks, and the land teemed with vitality.
"This place... really does seem like it could have formed from the corpse of an ancient Dragon Beast. If you look closely at these several great lakes, they're clearly four pairs of wings."
"Besides, this river is so wide, yet it suddenly ends in the wasteland. It's obvious someone broke its body in half. Who knows where the lower half ended up."
Jiang Yan studied the terrain around the Zhenlong River. With his initial assumption already in mind, the more he looked, the more he felt that the river had formed from the corpse of an ancient Dragon Beast.
At the center of the great river lay eight neatly arranged lakes. They were symmetrical, resembling four pairs of wings.
Moreover, the Zhenlong River flowed on, but as soon as it reached the wasteland, its waters abruptly disappeared. The surging river plunged into the depths of the earth, its destination unknown.
Jiang Yan's thoughts wandered. If the great river really were a Dragon Beast, then someone must have struck its body in half, creating this strange sight.
"But it's only half a Dragon Beast's corpse. I doubt it'll be enough for what I need..."