First Entry into the Dragon Realm, Holy Space Dragon

After the meal, the group gathered together once more.

Leng Yaozhu and Leng Xue'er were both absent.

Since this was the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, there was no need to worry about the safety of Cheng Duoyi.

"Cultivating spirit souls is just too difficult," Xie Xie couldn't help but complain.

Yun Xiao said, "Although it seems difficult, it is very challenging."

After speaking, Yun Xiao looked at Cheng Duoyi expectantly, "Brother Cheng, can I come over to try every six months in the future?"

Cheng Duoyi smiled, "Of course, no problem."

Cheng Duoyi's eyes lit up as he looked at Gu Yue and extended an invitation, "Sister Yue'er, I see you are also very interested in cultivating spirit souls. If you want to try in the future, you can join me. As an Intermediate Spirit Master, I am allowed to take an apprentice to assist me, so you can study alongside me under the identity of my apprentice."

"Sister Yue'er, are you willing?"

After finishing, Cheng Duoyi looked at Tang Wuling and the others, "It's just a pity there is only one spot, otherwise I would have brought you all along."

"It's fine, Brother Yi'er. I don't understand much right now, so bringing me wouldn't be of any help to you. I just saw that Sister Yue'er is very knowledgeable about spirit beasts; perhaps the two of you can cultivate even stronger century-level spirit souls together," Tang Wuling said.

Yun Xiao nodded and said, "Brother Cheng, my understanding of spirit beasts is still very limited, so bringing me would be useless. I think Tang Wuling is right; you and Gu Yue might be able to cultivate stronger century-level spirit souls together."

Xie Xie said, "Count me out; it's useless to bring me along."

Gu Yue snapped back to reality and looked at Cheng Duoyi happily.

"Thank you, Little Yi."

"Let's work hard to cultivate spirit souls together." After Cheng Duoyi finished speaking, he glanced at the sky, "It's getting late now; I'll take you to where you'll be staying for the next two days."

"Alright."

Cheng Duoyi took Tang Wuling and the others and arranged their accommodations.

Finally, he declined the invitations from Tang Wuling and Gu Yue and went to his own quarters.

He entered his Spirit Sea and gazed at the Gate of Reincarnating Dragons.

"I wonder what is inside this? Can I bring others in with me?"

Without hesitation, Cheng Duoyi reached out to touch the Gate of Reincarnating Dragons. His Seven-Colored Bloodline boiled within him, and he instantly entered.

The environment inside the Gate of Reincarnating Dragons was better than Cheng Duoyi had imagined.

The sky here was a pale purple, with colorful clouds drifting about. At the same time, a slightly smaller dragon soul appeared before Cheng Duoyi.

Although it was not easy to discern the condition of this dragon soul, Cheng Duoyi pondered in his heart and immediately knew its name.

Exquisite Jade Bone Dragon.

A normal Exquisite Jade Bone Dragon is carved from warm, white mutton-fat jade; they lack hard scales, their skin is moist and glows with a soft light, they have a pair of small, coral-like dragon horns on their heads, their wings are of a translucent cicada-wing texture, and their eyes are a clear, powdery purple.

However, the dragon soul before him only possessed its outward appearance.

When the Exquisite Jade Bone Dragon soul saw Cheng Duoyi, a clear change in its emotions could be detected; its eyes filled with excitement, worship, and shock as it instantly knelt on the ground.

"Long... Long..."

Even in its dragon soul state, it was still able to emit a cry.

In an instant, countless dragon souls appeared.

Cheng Duoyi saw them and understood their information.

The largest dragon soul among them was the Purple Lightning Azure Thunder Dragon soul, which is about twenty-two meters long in its juvenile stage and would exceed one hundred meters as an adult; this Purple Lightning Azure Thunder Dragon soul was in its juvenile stage...

In addition, there were Bone Blade Shadow Dragon souls, Azure Water Profound Ice Dragon souls, Gilded Red-Veined Dragon souls, and dozens of other types. In an instant, the entire area was filled with dragon souls, a truly spectacular sight.

They all knelt before Cheng Duoyi.

For a moment, Cheng Duoyi felt the Dragon God Heart surging with power, his Seven-Colored Bloodline boiling, and a special emotion couldn't help but rise within his heart.

He could not put this emotion into words.

Cheng Duoyi looked at these kneeling dragon souls, his mind flashing back to the scene he had seen before.

The Nine-Colored Divine Dragon had destroyed a vast number of planets, and countless members of the Dragon Clan had perished.

It had also declared: "Unless the Dragon God emerges, the beast kind shall never become gods."

Cheng Duoyi's fair, youthful face bore a look of determination, "Fellow members of the Dragon Clan, I have come late. I have already learned of what happened in the past. Now, I have returned! I will lead you all to achieve a different kind of eternal life. Please believe in me and give me a chance!"

Having said this, Cheng Duoyi bowed deeply to them.

He did not know if he was paying tribute to the fallen Dragon Clan or mourning their misfortune.

"Long... Long!"

"Nuo... Nuo!"

"Kua... Kua!"

"Wu... Lu... Lu!"

"My Lord, you are the Master, and we are the subjects. How could the Master bow to his subjects? We have long since forgotten the events of those years. Now, we only ask that you lead the Dragon Clan back to its peak once more! We have no other desires."

At this moment, a unique dragon soul noticed Cheng Duoyi bowing to these dragon souls and appeared before him out of thin air.

Its appearance had surprisingly been preserved from when it was alive.

Cheng Duoyi was somewhat astonished upon seeing it, for this dragon was truly too beautiful.

Its body was not very tall, around eight meters, and its entire form was covered in translucent, glowing white dragon scales. Within them flowed fine, silver-blue starlight, as if the entire starry sky had been sealed inside the scales.

A pair of spiraling dragon horns grew atop its head, deep emerald at the roots and transitioning to ice blue as they ascended. Its eyes were not the vertical pupils of ordinary Dragon Clan members, but two profound orbs of starry sky, within which one could seemingly see nebulae slowly rotating.

As for its wings, they were not physical, fleshy appendages, but rather translucent membranes that appeared to be composed of countless layers of folded space, covered in shimmering star points like a galaxy in the night sky.

For a moment, Cheng Duoyi did not know what kind of dragon this was, as he had never seen one like it before.

After the dragon soul spoke, Cheng Duoyi was forced from his bowing posture to a standing one; it would not allow Cheng Duoyi to bow to them!

Cheng Duoyi regained his composure and instantly shifted his form, his expression tinged with sorrow: "The past cannot be forgotten, but I will do my best to make amends. Currently, humans have developed a special space called the Spirit Ascension Platform, which allows spirits to survive within it."

"If you are willing, in the future, I will seize the Spirit Ascension Platform to serve as your living quarters; the environment inside is very suitable for spirits to survive..."

The dragon soul, however, shook its head: "My Lord, we are already overjoyed that you have returned. We only wish to lend you a helping hand now..."

Cheng Duoyi suddenly thought of something and immediately said: "If you want to help me, then live honestly here and wait for my summons. In the future, I will bring you here. For now, pass this word among yourselves: do not disappear on me at critical moments!"

It looked at Cheng Duoyi in surprise, not expecting that Cheng Duoyi truly wanted to provide them with a stable life.

"My Lord, we have lived for countless years and have long since lost the desire to live. We were all waiting for your appearance, and now that you have appeared, we have no regrets in death."

Hearing this, Cheng Duoyi said sternly: "I will not allow you to die!"

"My Lord... what did you say?" It revealed its astonishment.

"I said, I command you: you are not to die!"

"If you still acknowledge me as your Lord, then obey my command—not a single one of you is to die!"

At this, not only it, but the other dragon souls also looked at Cheng Duoyi in surprise, clearly unable to believe that their Lord would say such things.

What kind of existence was their Lord?

And what kind of existences were they?

How could they possibly be worthy of their Lord's favor!

"My Lord, you are a bit different from before..."

Its expression was filled with joy, its starry eyes revealing memories. Under Cheng Duoyi's tense gaze, it transformed into human form, knelt on one knee, and spoke slowly: "Subordinate to the Space Dragon King of the Nine Great Dragon Kings, First-Level God Holy Space Dragon of the Eighteenth Legion, pays respects to the Lord!"

"Since the Lord will not allow this subject to die, this subject shall certainly not die!"

"This subject looks forward to the Lord leading the Dragon Realm back to its peak!"

The Holy Space Dragon's human form was equally handsome, its entire outfit glowing white with golden threads embroidered throughout.

Cheng Duoyi asked in confusion: "You are... a First-Level God Holy Space Dragon? But how can I not sense your divine power? And, you can transform into human form?"

The Holy Space Dragon replied respectfully: "My Lord, this subject's divine power dissipated long ago with death, leaving only this sliver of divine consciousness. If devoured by the Lord, it could expand the Lord's Spirit Sea. However, this subject's remains are still relatively intact; if you need them, you may take them. As for transforming into human form, this is the appearance I held in my human form back then; as long as the divine consciousness remains, it is naturally possible."

Cheng Duoyi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had stopped it just now, or he would have wasted a Holy Space Dragon that possessed divine consciousness!

Even if it was only a sliver, divine consciousness was still divine consciousness!

And it was the divine consciousness of a First-Level God!

This could not be treated like an experience fruit and devoured!

But after listening.

Cheng Duoyi said seriously: "In the future, without my permission, do not think about turning into energy at every turn. You are all my subjects. As for the issue of your remains, I have no need for them."

"Very well, this subject understands." After the Holy Space Dragon finished speaking, it thought of something and handed Cheng Duoyi a chessboard: "My Lord, this is the Dragon Realm Chessboard. We are currently at the eighteenth circle, which is the outermost position. You can use the Dragon Realm Chessboard to inspect the dragon souls and remains inside. The dragon energy generated within will also be displayed; you can devour this dragon energy, which will be of some small help to your physique and bloodline."

The Dragon Realm Chessboard was gray and nondescript, an object the size of a palm, somewhat resembling a compass.

After Cheng Duoyi took it, in an instant, he stood at the god's-eye view of the Dragon Realm, able to observe the situation within.

In a moment, he discovered a large number of energy clusters, with the first and second circles having the most, numbering in the hundreds!

The remaining energy clusters began to decrease in turn, and finally, the eighteenth circle had only one glowing white energy cluster.

"Does this energy cluster represent a dragon soul possessing divine consciousness?"

Cheng Duoyi was startled at the thought.

If so, how many powerful dragon souls existed within the Dragon Realm?

Following this, he wanted to enter the seventeenth circle, but found he could not get in no matter what. Cheng Duoyi did not dwell on it and began to observe the situation inside the eighteenth circle, discovering many Dragon Clan remains exposed on the ground, as well as a large number of dragon souls heading his way. As for the dragon energy the Holy Space Dragon spoke of, Cheng Duoyi saw that too.

The dragon energy appeared as gaseous clusters, floating in the air.

Cheng Duoyi looked for a few moments and then lost interest. Regaining his focus, he suddenly discovered that the Dragon Realm Chessboard had suddenly grown large, and the eighteenth circle within it began to emit a bright light.

"Holy Space Dragon, what is happening?" Cheng Duoyi asked.

The Holy Space Dragon was not surprised by the change in the Dragon Realm Chessboard and answered with a smile: "My Lord, the bloodline within you is the most noble bloodline, and your appearance has caused the Dragon Realm Chessboard to recognize its master on its own. Other than you, no other creature can use it. You can summon the Dragon Realm Chessboard at any time to observe the situation inside."

Cheng Duoyi understood in his heart, then asked: "Then why can I not enter the seventeenth circle?"

The Holy Space Dragon said: "My Lord, the bloodline within you is not yet sufficient to support your entry into the seventeenth circle. The Dragon Realm has eighteen circles; each circle requires your bloodline to reach a certain height before you can enter."

"So that's how it is?" Cheng Duoyi nodded. "By the way, if I were to bring others in here, would that be allowed?"

The Holy Space Dragon replied respectfully, "Master, you are currently in a human form. If you wish to bring others inside, their rank cannot exceed yours by more than two rings."

Cheng Duoyi felt a bit disappointed, but quickly brushed it off.

He looked at the Holy Space Dragon with anticipation. "About that... there is a 94th-rank Title Douluo whose martial soul is an Ancient Life Tree. He exhausted much of his vitality to save me. Does our Dragon Realm have any special items that could heal him or extend his lifespan?"

The Holy Space Dragon looked at the somewhat adorable Cheng Duoyi, finding it difficult to view him as the reincarnation of the Dragon God. However, the bloodline within Cheng Duoyi could not be faked, and he actually felt that the current Cheng Duoyi was better suited to be the Dragon God.

Upon hearing this, the Holy Space Dragon fell into deep thought. "Ancient Life Tree..."

Cheng Duoyi thought there were none and felt a bit let down. "Are there none? But I saw quite a few heaven and earth treasures in the eighteenth circle..."

The Holy Space Dragon smiled. "Master, it is not that there are none. Your servant was merely considering which heaven and earth treasure would be most suitable for an awakener of the Ancient Life Tree martial soul."

"So, have you thought of one?" Seeing there was still hope, Cheng Duoyi looked at the Holy Space Dragon expectantly.

For a moment, the Holy Space Dragon found Cheng Duoyi even more adorable, completely lacking the majesty a master should possess.

"How could I dare to discuss the Master so casually?"

The Holy Space Dragon quickly turned serious. "Master, your servant has already thought of one."

Cheng Duoyi scratched his head. "You actually don't have to be so serious; it makes me want to be serious too."

The Holy Space Dragon was stunned, then broke into a smile. It reached out, and a spatial rift appeared to its right. One after another, heaven and earth treasures appeared in its hand.

"This is..." Cheng Duoyi was surprised.

"This is my ability," the Holy Space Dragon said. "Your servant has no other talents, only spatial abilities. The eighteenth circle of the Dragon Realm is under my supervision; I know everything here intimately, and I can travel to any location within the eighteenth circle at any time."

Cheng Duoyi nodded, understanding that the Holy Space Dragon was akin to a warden of the eighteenth circle, guarding it so that outsiders could not enter.