Her Father Was Called Zhu Kun

Ling Yuan raised his brows slightly. "Are you from South Dragon Island?"

After the Ancient Void Dragon Clan split apart, East Dragon Island was the only one that still upheld its original ideals. South Dragon Island, West Dragon Island, and North Dragon Island were all separatist factions. The Three Great Dragon Kings ruled independently, refusing to submit to one another.

Now Ling Yuan understood the situation and knew what attitude to take toward the Dou Zun before him.

Since he was from the separatist faction, there was no need to be polite. Threats were better than promises of reward; all he needed was the location of Dragon Island.

Ling Yuan stepped forward directly, raised his hand, and punched him twice in the face with a bang, bang.

"Tell us where your Dragon Island is, or don't blame us for being rude."

The Dou Zun covered his face, completely dumbfounded.

He had never expected the other party to attack without warning. He had been beaten for no reason at all.

He hesitated. Though he was from South Dragon Island, he was also afraid of death.

But he did not dare reveal anything so easily without knowing their true purpose.

If he simply led them to Dragon Island, and these people turned out to have been sent by another faction—

Or if they had come to deal with the Ancient Void Dragon Clan and caused South Dragon Island serious harm—

Then when he returned, he would surely be branded a traitor.

Seeing that he was still refusing to talk, Ling Yuan immediately resorted to special methods, tormenting both his body and soul.

Intense pain instantly swept through the Dou Zun's entire body. The agony of his flesh intertwined with the sensation of his soul being torn apart, making his whole body convulse.

Before long, he could no longer endure it and hurriedly begged for mercy, his voice trembling. "Stop torturing me! Don't cut me! I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

He was utterly terrified. Ling Yuan had no sense of honor at all—he had actually aimed for his vital parts just now.

From the way he had acted, he wanted to make him unable to be a man anymore.

That humiliation and fear were even harder for him to bear than the torment of his body and soul. No man could endure something like that.

He did not dare conceal anything and told them everything about the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's current situation. He was even willing to lead Ling Yuan there.

After hearing this, Ling Yuan nodded and said coldly, "Since you said East Dragon Island has been isolated, we'll go to East Dragon Island first."

Thus, the Dou Zun led the way, while Ling Yuan, Ling Mother, Zi Yan, and the accompanying elders followed behind. The group rapidly traveled through Void Space toward East Dragon Island.

Along the way, Ling Yuan discovered that the entrance to East Dragon Island was extremely difficult to find and exceptionally well hidden. Powerful spatial barriers had also been set up around it.

If not for that Dou Zun familiar with the route, even if the Ling Clan deployed all of its Dou Saint power to search through the Void bit by bit, they would not have found it in a short time.

After following the Dou Zun through the spatial barrier and entering East Dragon Island's entrance, a colossal island suspended in Void Space appeared before Ling Yuan and the others.

The island was incomparably vast, almost comparable in size to the Ling Realm. Clouds and mist swirled above it, and one could vaguely see continuous mountain ranges and ancient buildings.

Looking at the massive island floating in the Void, Ling Yuan could not help but sigh inwardly. This was a fine place, cut off from the outside world.

If the Ling Clan had not been infiltrated by Soul Clan spies, this would have been a very suitable place to seek refuge.

The Dou Zun stopped, turned around, and looked at Ling Yuan tremblingly, his tone full of pleading. "We've reached East Dragon Island. I brought you here already. Can I leave now?"

East Dragon Island and South Dragon Island were on bad terms. If he was seen, he would surely be detained.

Ling Yuan glanced at him, his tone leaving no room for doubt. "What's the rush? Stay by our side obediently. Once we're done here, we'll naturally let you go."

He would not let this Dou Zun leave so easily. If the man went back to tip someone off and caused them trouble, it would be bad.

After saying that, Ling Yuan turned to Zi Yan beside him and said softly, "Zi Yan, release your aura and draw the people of East Dragon Island over."

Zi Yan nodded and replied softly, "All right."

As she spoke, she prepared to release the aura of her royal bloodline.

In truth, there was no need for her to do so. The moment they approached East Dragon Island and passed through the spatial barrier, Qingshan, the Great Elder of East Dragon Island, had already sensed their auras.

The dense royal bloodline aura of an Ancient Void Dragon, coupled with two powerful Dou Saint auras, instantly made him vigilant and take the matter seriously. He immediately rushed toward the entrance.

Qingshan was extremely fast. In mere moments, he arrived at the entrance, his gaze immediately locking tightly onto Zi Yan. His expression was incomparably excited, and even his body trembled slightly.

Such a dense royal bloodline—and she was an Ancient Void Dragon still in her juvenile stage. There was only one possible identity for her.

A descendant of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun—a descendant of the Dragon Emperor!

Seeing this, Ling Mother instinctively stepped forward and stood in front of Zi Yan and Ling Yuan, watching Qingshan warily in case he made any unusual move.

Qingshan suppressed the excitement in his heart and cupped his hands toward Ling Mother.

"I am Qingshan, the Great Elder of East Dragon Island. May I ask who you are, and what brings you to East Dragon Island?"

He carefully observed Zi Yan and found that she looked at Ling Yuan beside her with dependence. The two behaved intimately.

She clearly did not appear to have been kidnapped, so the vigilance in his heart lessened somewhat. Still, he did not dare let down his guard.

Ling Yuan wrapped an arm around Zi Yan's shoulders. "I am Ling Yuan, the Young Clan Leader of the Ling Clan. This is my wife, Zi Yan. Her true form is an Ancient Void Dragon. I brought her here this time to acknowledge her kin on East Dragon Island."

Held in Ling Yuan's arms, Zi Yan felt her heart leap with joy upon hearing him call her "my wife."

Qingshan: The Ling Clan, one of the Dou God Clans? Wife? Acknowledging her kin?

Qingshan shook his head, throwing all the distracting thoughts from his mind.

No matter what relationship Ling Yuan and Zi Yan had, confirming whether Zi Yan was a descendant of the Dragon Emperor was the most important matter.

Qingshan said, "My young friend, you said she came to acknowledge her kin. May I ask her a few questions?"

The other party had two Dou Saints, and their strength surpassed his.

If they became unhappy and took Zi Yan away, he would have nowhere to cry.

Ling Yuan looked at Zi Yan beside him. Seeing that she had no objections, he nodded at Qingshan.

"Sure. Ask away."

Qingshan asked Zi Yan about her name and her age.

Zi Yan answered each question one by one.

Qingshan asked the final and most crucial question.

"Then who is your father?"

Upon hearing the word "father," Zi Yan's expression instantly darkened. A trace of stubbornness appeared in her eyes, and her voice turned colder.

"I was an orphan from childhood. I don't have a father!"

Qingshan froze. The expectation on his face instantly stiffened, leaving him momentarily bewildered.

How could she not have a father? Had he guessed wrong?

But this royal bloodline was clearly so similar to the Dragon Emperor's aura.

Seeing the two at an impasse, Ling Yuan did not want to waste any more time arguing and directly interrupted.

"I learned through certain channels that her father should be called Zhu Kun."