Ch. 321Dragon Race Attendant and an Identity Exposed
Key plot points and events
- After Zhao Hao defeats two Sea King Race Mahayana cultivators, the Golden Dragon King has Ao Chun escort their lifeless-looking bodies downstairs. Neither man mentions the Profound Heaven Azure Sea Pearl Zhao Hao took.
- The Golden Dragon King treats Zhao Hao as an equal and invites him to join the Dragon Realm. He offers him the prestigious rank of first-class Dragon Race Attendant, with room for additional conditions.
- Zhao Hao demands three thousand different Rule Treasures. The Dragon King confirms the treasury has 2,997 types available in abundance, offering three of each. He also offers Zhao Hao one of the three supreme treasures—time, space, or Reincarnation—plus the cultivation resources and clan blessings given to other Mahayana Attendants.
- Recognizing the offer as a rare chance to obtain treasures essential to his cultivation, Zhao Hao accepts. He insists on keeping his freedom and proposes leaving a clone in the Dragon Realm to perform his duties.
- When Zhao Hao says the clone is only at Body Integration but can fight ordinary Mahayana cultivators, the Dragon King realizes it may be the Black Dragon who defeated a Mahayana cultivator on the Dark Continent and asks if it was Zhao Hao’s clone.
Character developments and interactions
- Zhao Hao remains composed throughout the negotiation, using silence and a bold demand to secure extraordinary terms. Though he accepts the position, he protects his independence by refusing to move his true self to the Dragon Realm.
- The Golden Dragon King shifts from recruiting Zhao Hao with a standard invitation to making an exceptional offer, showing respect for Zhao Hao’s strength and strategic value. His final question reveals his growing insight into Zhao Hao’s hidden abilities.
- Ao Chun is stunned by the offer and Zhao Hao’s demand, recognizing that the proposed rank and freedom to name conditions are unprecedented.
Significant themes
- Power and bargaining: Zhao Hao’s demonstrated strength gives him leverage to negotiate as an equal with an ancient, formidable clan.
- Freedom versus allegiance: Zhao Hao accepts the benefits of joining while preserving his independence through the use of a clone.
- Hidden strength and identity: Zhao Hao’s clone system has concealed the source of a remarkable feat, but the Golden Dragon King begins connecting the clues.
- Ancient resources and cultivation: The Dragon Race’s vast treasury offers Zhao Hao a shortcut toward his cultivation ambitions that wealth alone could not provide.