The Ten Thousand Dragon Nest.
Fang Yang and the Dragon Empress Daughter sat facing each other atop the Chaos Lotus Platform, refined from Chaos Stone. Strands of rosy light enclosed them, forming what looked like an airtight cocoon.
Inside the cocoon, a great dragon appeared along each of their spines.
Fang Yang's dragon shimmered gold, its body pure as jade. It seemed the noblest creature in the world; whenever its eyes opened or closed, dragon cries echoed through the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
Hers was a purple-gold divine dragon, supremely majestic. Cold light flashed from its scales, claws, and fangs. Every inch of its flesh seemed cast from God Mark Purple Gold, just like the Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, that Ancient Emperor Weapon.
An Ancient Emperor's child was the continuation of his life.
An Ancient Emperor Weapon was the fruit of his Great Dao.
The Ten Thousand Dragon Bell, in particular, was formed from linked bells of God Mark Purple Gold. Its dragonlike appearance bound it inextricably to the Dragon Emperor of Ten Thousand. The two had long since ceased to be distinct; each had steeped the other in its essence.
Given his relationship with the Dragon Empress Daughter, Fang Yang had long known that her father possessed extraordinary fortune, insight, and perseverance. Early in his cultivation, when he was still a dragon with impure blood, he had obtained God Mark Purple Gold, a form of Immortal Gold.
The Monster Emperor had walked a path of refining Dragon Blood, steadily transforming his original Snow Rabbit blood into True Dragon blood. He proved his Dao the moment he became a True Dragon.
The Dragon Emperor of Ten Thousand, by contrast, had made God Mark Purple Gold his Dao Proving Weapon. He had not placed such importance on Dragon Blood,