The Legacy of the Twin Ice and Fire Dragon Kings

"This contains information about the immortal herbs here; their forms, medicinal properties, and harvesting methods are all clearly noted. Just follow the instructions."

Hearing Ye Qiong's explanation, Ti Bao flipped through the book and found, as expected, that it contained quite a few records.

She nodded, turned, and walked toward the rock wall beside the spring, beginning to identify the herbs by comparing them to the illustrations.

Ye Qiong did not follow; his gaze was fixed on the spring at the center.

One half of the spring was crimson red, while the other was deep blue.

It was the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, the very heart of the spring.

He walked to the edge of the pool, crouched down, placed one hand on each side, and carefully sensed the energy:

"The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well... truly lives up to its name."

Ye Qiong remembered the lore regarding this place.

It was said that the remains of two Dragon Kings lay beneath this spring, and it was because their radiating powers merged that this miraculous spring was formed.

So, could the power of these two Dragon Kings still remain?

Ye Qiong stood up, took a deep breath, and looked at Ti Bao.

"Teacher Ti Bao."

Ti Bao, who was in the middle of picking an immortal herb, looked up.

"You keep picking. I'm going to head down into the spring to take a look."

She paused, glanced at the spring, and immediately wanted to dissuade him.

"Headmaster, the situation down there is unknown..."

Ye Qiong waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't worry, I'll just take a look and come right back up. Besides, with my strength, I have no reason to fear any danger."

Ti Bao fell silent for a moment after hearing this, but eventually, she nodded.

"Alright, just be careful."

Ye Qiong leaped, diving into the pool.

Clutching the booklet, Ti Bao gazed at the water surface as it returned to stillness, whispering softly:

"I hope you come out safely."

At the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Ye Qiong discovered that in this dark, deep place, there were indeed two massive dragon skeletons.

One was crimson like molten lava, and the other was deep blue like solid ice.

Seeing these two skeletons, Ye Qiong's joy was immediately evident.

However, just as he leaned in to touch them, a sudden wave of dizziness washed over him.

The next second, he found himself standing in an endless void.

Before him, two incomparably massive dragons sat upon thrones.

Their bodies were as vast as mountains, their dragon heads hanging high in the air. Standing before them, Ye Qiong felt like nothing more than an ant.

Are these the Water Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King?

"Finally, someone has reached this place."

A voice, ancient and weathered, echoed throughout the space.

Ye Qiong stared at the two great Dragon Kings, momentarily stunned.

Holy crap, they're alive? They can actually talk.

"Human, do not be surprised. We are the Remnant Thoughts of the Dragon Kings, slumbering in this place. It is your arrival that has awakened us."

"We have waited for many years—so long that even our lingering thoughts were nearly worn away by the passage of time."

Ye Qiong looked up at the two behemoths, remained silent for a few seconds, and asked:

"You pulled me in here—what do you want?"

The Water Dragon King lowered his gaze, his voice deep as an echoing abyss:

"Our remnant souls cannot hold on much longer. Our power has been constantly draining away. In another hundred years, even this Remnant Thought Space will completely collapse."

The Fire Dragon King continued where he left off:

"Rather than letting this power dissipate into nothingness, it would be better to pass it on to a living soul."

Ye Qiong frowned slightly:

"So, you want to give me your inheritance?"

A trace of gratification flashed through the pupils of the two Dragon Kings.

"That is correct, you are very clever, human. We require a successor to keep the origins of water and fire alive in this world for us."

The Fire Dragon King continued:

"You were able to pass through the spring eye formed by our power; we did not choose you at random."

Ye Qiong pondered this.

Although his current strength was already formidable, power was something that was naturally better the stronger it became.

Moreover, this was the inheritance of two Great Dragon Kings.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiong nodded:

"I can accept."

The gazes of the two Dragon Kings softened:

"Good."

Thereupon, Ye Qiong saw both Dragon Kings raise their dragon claws simultaneously.

Then, two beams of light shot out from their palms, precisely sinking into Ye Qiong's arms.

The next second, scorching heat and biting cold poured into his bones simultaneously.

The two forces began to tear at each other, then merged together.

This sensation made Ye Qiong frown, but he did not make a sound, merely enduring the baptism of these two forces.

A moment later, the light subsided.

He felt two soul bones added to his hands.

Left Palm Bone of the Water Dragon King, Right Palm Bone of the Fire Dragon King.

And they were dragon bones that completely surpassed the quality of soul beast soul bones!

Ye Qiong was somewhat shocked; he had not expected the two Dragon Kings to actually bestow these two dragon bones upon him.

The two Dragon Kings glanced at Ye Qiong, their tones revealing a hint of satisfaction.

This human had absorbed the power even faster than they had imagined.

The two Dragon Kings were silent for a moment; their bodies had now become illusory and began to flicker slightly.

Their time was running out.

Ye Qiong also keenly sensed this.

He looked up, gazing at them with a worried expression:

"Two seniors, what is this..."

The Fire Dragon King sighed deeply:

"Alas, we are about to dissipate."

The Water Dragon King looked down at Ye Qiong, trying his best to maintain a calm tone:

"Little human child, you need not worry for us. Our true bodies died long ago; we are now merely a wisp of lingering thought remaining in this world."

"For thousands of years, we have waited here for the fated one. Now that we have left behind the inheritance remaining from our true bodies, it can be considered the fulfillment of our wish."

The Fire Dragon King nodded his head gently:

"Indeed. However, little human child, before we dissipate, there is one more thing we must do."

Ye Qiong nodded quite solemnly:

"Please speak, seniors."

The Water Dragon King waved his dragon claw, constructing a massive water screen within the void.

The next second, an image was projected onto the water screen.

It was a scene spanning from the star-filled sea at the dawn of chaos, to dragons soaring through the universe, and finally to all races paying homage.

The Water Dragon King's voice sounded at this moment:

"In the era before time was anchored, the immortal Dragon God awoke from chaos."

"He was one of the oldest wills in the universe, his body spanning the sea of stars."

"He molded the Nine Great Dragon Kings with his own bloodline, bestowing upon us the nine origin attributes of water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability."

On the screen, nine dragon shadows circled and intertwined, surrounding a ball of light in the center that was more brilliant than the galaxy.

Ye Qiong's gaze locked onto that ball of light, his heart stirring slightly.

In his past life, he had encountered the lore regarding the dragon race in novels about the Douluo Continent, but those fragmented words were things he could no longer clearly recall.

However, he did know a thing or two about the Dragon God.

Ye Qiong spoke up directly:

"What happened to the Dragon God afterward?"

The Water Dragon King's voice dropped an octave:

"He wanted to elevate the Divine Dragon Realm into a God Star, making a divine world an existence that even the laws of the universe could not ignore."

"During the God-Sealing Ceremony, the powers of the Space Dragon King and the Time Dragon King spiraled out of control under the impact of the universal laws, leading to a chaotic rupture in space and time."

"The Dragon Clan Crown Prince died trying to save the Dragon God."

As they spoke, the scene shifted abruptly.