Uncle Boya let out a wail, unable to accept it. Was he really going to lose his chance simply because he hadn't mastered the inheritance thoroughly enough?
"I should have practiced more..."
He thought to himself with a pained and regretful expression.
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon ignored Uncle Boya and looked at Ling Xiao, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
"Pass my test, and you will be able to take it away."
As he spoke, he casually pointed to a spot deep within his heart, where an enormous egg, a thousand feet in size, appeared.
The eggshell is covered with dense, mysterious patterns that faintly exude a powerful vitality.
"This is... your egg?"
Ling Xiao's expression turned strange; seeing this, how could he not understand what it was?
"Ahem... you could say that." An uneasy glint flashed in the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon. Why did those words sound so unpleasant?
"Senior, are you female?" Uncle Boya leaned closer and asked in surprise, a hint of a smile playing at the corner of his eye, barely able to contain it.
"What kind of talk is this?" Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon roared in fury.
"My power is comparable to the Creation, and I govern yin and yang. How can there be a distinction between genders?"
Enraged, he flicked Uncle Boya on the forehead, sending the latter tumbling around on the spot.
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon straightened his expression and looked at Ling Xiao before continuing:
"This... egg is my child. I'm entrusting it to you from now on. If you can raise it, it will be like having a powerful helper in the future."
The potential of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon lineage is self-evident and will not disappoint you.
In the end, the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon glanced at the dragon egg, a rare look of loving kindness appearing on its face.
"So, you're really dead?" Ling Xiao asked suspiciously, doubting the words of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon.
"That's right."
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon nodded and continued, "What you see now is merely a contingency plan I left behind, a projection of my thoughts. In reality, my true body, and everything about me, has long since vanished."
How did you die?
Ling Xiao pressed for an answer, having already discerned this from the beginning, knowing that the middle-aged man before him was not the true form of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon.
"How did I die...?"
Upon hearing Ling Xiao's question, the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon's face suddenly showed confusion, which then turned into horror, as if it had discovered the most unbelievable thing in the world.
"Right! How did I die? Why did I die?"
Why is this happening?
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon suddenly went berserk, clutching its head and looking around in terror, its former majesty vanishing instantly.
"This..."
Ling Xiao and Uncle Boya exchanged a glance and quickly distanced themselves. At this moment, the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon was like a time bomb, ready to explode at any moment, which was extremely terrifying.
"What's wrong with this guy? He doesn't even know how he died, yet he's so angry?"
Uncle Boya said in a low voice, looking at the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon with an expression as if he were a fool.
"It seems to have touched on a missing memory. He looks like he's trying hard to recall it, but there seems to be some force preventing him from remembering."
This should have been a matter of course, but there was no answer. Perhaps it was because he didn't want to recall this memory that he felt terrified.
Ling Xiao stared intently at the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon with a solemn expression, suddenly realizing that this Old Dragon's death was not simple, and there might be some secret behind it.
No normal person would act like that.
He didn't even remember how he died.
Isn't that nonsense?
"Senior, let's put that matter aside for now and talk about your child."
Ling Xiao spoke loudly, his voice carrying a strange magic. He used the power of the Spirit-Summoning Demon-Calling Heaven-Defying Art to soothe the emotions of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon.
Upon hearing the word "child," the raging Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon trembled and gradually calmed down. The ferocious expression on its face slowly faded, and its eyes regained their clarity.
He looked at the dragon egg in the distance and laughed, a rare laugh from him. He seemed exceptionally wise at that moment, as if nothing had happened.
"May I have your name?"
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon looked at Ling Xiao and asked in a calm voice.
"Ling Xiao."
"Alright! Ling Xiao, take it with you. Besides that, there is another inheritance, the Chaos Void Dragon Nest."
This heart is the Chaos Void Dragon Nest. Although it is not a divine artifact, it is better than a divine artifact and comparable to a peerless quasi-Dao weapon.
As long as you provide a continuous supply of energy, it can give birth to powerful dragon soldiers and dragon generals, who will sweep away everything and conquer all realms for you."
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon shouted, revealing everything.
"So the heart of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon was actually the dragon's nest."
Ling Xiao's heart was stirred. The Chaos Void Dragon Nest was like a den of soldiers, a spring that could breed henchmen.
Having this is equivalent to having a thousand troops, and they are absolutely loyal subordinates who will never betray you and will obey your every word.
It sounds pretty cool.
Of course, this is all predicated on providing sufficient energy.
Ling Xiao quickly calmed down. There's no such thing as a free lunch. He felt that the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon was giving things away for free, even giving away children and hearts. It was just too good to be true.
Why choose me?
Ling Xiao asked with a serious expression, not letting the opportunity cloud his judgment.
Upon hearing this, the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly, pointed around, and said, "Is there anyone else here besides you?"
"If not you, who would I choose?"
Finally, he pointed his finger at Uncle Boya, so close it was almost touching his face.
"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by that? Don't underestimate your uncle, he wouldn't have been able to find this place without me."
Uncle Boya said with dissatisfaction, and opened the dragon claw in front of him. Ever since he learned that this was just a wisp of thought of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon, he had become completely tough.
The Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon smiled disdainfully and didn't bother arguing with him.
"Alright, you've all gotten what you deserved. Now, let me use my last bit of power to send you away from here."
"Ling Xiao, I have given you so many wonderful things. I hope you will treat my child as your own and treat him well."
Finally, the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon gave Ling Xiao a deep look, then spread its hands and drew upon the power within.
The next moment, Ling Xiao and Uncle Boya were expelled from their hearts by an invisible force.
"Hey! You gave him your heart, so give me your body instead!"
Uncle Boya felt he was out of control and cried out in panic.
But it was all for naught.
The two seemed to be flying through a void, leaving the cave.
A beam of light shot over as the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon sent its heart into Ling Xiao's body, where it floated in his dantian like an ancient divine artifact.
All the light disappeared, and Ling Xiao and Uncle Boya returned to the Mythic Battlefield, to the original shore.
As soon as he came out, Uncle Boya began to wail in agony.
"What a huge loss! What a huge loss! Such a huge dragon corpse is gone! That stingy old bastard, even in death, he's still clinging to it! I'm so angry!"