Internal Strife Erupts

The dead dragon will was a mystery unique to the dragon race. Even the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, which had endured for tens of thousands of years, only knew of its existence, not the principles behind it.

It was neither possession and rebirth nor resurrection through a borrowed corpse, yet it could influence the host's consciousness and beliefs, making every aspect of the host gradually converge toward what the dead dragon had been in life.

If one had to use a single word to define it, "curse" was rather fitting.

A curse from a dead dragon.

Yet from another perspective, dragon will could also be called a blessing.

Apart from the host's subjective consciousness being alienated, their frail flesh would mutate toward that of the dead dragon, allowing them to be accepted by the dragon race of the Ancient Abyss as one of their own.

Whether it was a curse or a gift still depended on the host's identity and standing, physique and cultivation, as well as the situation they faced. And for Mu Nuo as she was now, the dead dragon will was undoubtedly a deadly curse.

As the Dragon Transformation Essence was implanted, faint scale-like flesh patterns gradually emerged around Mu Nuo's cheekbones and spread rapidly.

Xu Yuan saw this scene, and White Emperor in the sky naturally saw it as well. Yet the lord of the Ancient Abyss did not immediately make a move. His draconic eyes remained fixed on the ominous entity flying backward toward him, as though weighing the pros and cons.

Xu Yuan, however, was not worried in the slightest.

Even in Cangyuan, the scant bits of information revealed by the dead dragon will under the constraints of limited space had already been enough to threaten the safety of the Ancient Abyss—let alone a complete