Ancient Void Dragon? Never Heard of It

Zhu Jin showed no fear at his words. Instead, he revealed an affable smile and said with a grin, "Give it to you? But I obtained this opportunity. Why should I give it to you?"

"Opportunities belong to the capable, while you are incapable of possessing one." Mu Qinghuang carried himself with imposing majesty, truly like an emperor, as he said, "An opportunity in the hands of a weakling like you will only bring disaster, perhaps even unforeseen calamity. Hand it over to me, and you can avert misfortune."

"Hand over the opportunity, and the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan will acknowledge that you found it and give you a share." The Snake Emperor Yaoyun was equally brimming with vigor as he fixed his gaze on Zhu Jin. Standing beside Mu Qinghuang, he said coldly, "Otherwise, even if I agree to let you leave, I'm afraid none of the magical beasts who entered this place in search of an opportunity will allow you to keep it all for yourself."

Who would not covet an opportunity? At this moment, everyone wanted nothing more than to find some excuse and seize it by force.

The Snake Emperor Yaoyun had even pinned a grand accusation on Zhu Jin, intending to invoke "everyone" and claim the moral high ground. If he seized the opportunity, it would be for everyone's sake; if Zhu Jin kept it for himself, that would be selfish and disunited.

"Exactly! Ancient opportunities should be shared by all who see them! Trying to monopolize one is selfish behavior, and every beast has the right to punish it!" For a time, countless voices joined in. Many magical beasts present echoed the sentiment. Though they all knew that an opportunity belonged to whoever obtained it and there was no such thing as sharing, someone had set the tone, so naturally they did not care about right or wrong. Following the side that benefited them was enough.

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, we'll give you a share!" a Tier Five Beast King sneered sinisterly.

"That's right. Heaven and earth's opportunities belong to the capable. What right does a Tier Four magical beast like you have to keep it all? You're just some little dragon from who knows where. Hand over the opportunity now and appease the public outrage!" Some magical beasts began clamoring.

Zhu Jin could endure such utterly shameless words, but Xie Dong could not. His eyes turned crimson with rage as he suddenly stepped forward and shouted, "You hypocrites! You want to steal someone else's opportunity, yet you make yourselves sound so righteous. Bah! Have you no shame?!"

Xie Dong had exposed everyone's inner thoughts and ripped away their veil of decency. Some of the thinner-skinned ones had already turned livid, their faces shifting between green and red. Yet they remained shameless. Their expressions grew colder, and their eyes looked ready to devour Xie Dong, this out-of-place creature who had exposed the truth.

"Xie Dong, as a vassal family of our clan, you actually side with an outsider beast?" A Snake King beside the Snake Emperor Yaoyun recognized Xie Dong and rebuked him angrily.

"Vassal family?" Xie Dong clenched his teeth. Somehow finding the courage, he cursed, "Our Purple Cloud Scorpion Snake Tribe will not follow you! We have abandoned darkness for the light. We have decided to no longer serve the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan and will instead serve Lord Dragon King!"

"Dragon King?"

"This dull gray Tier Four little dragon?"

"Calling him a Dragon Beast is already giving him too much credit. He looks like nothing more than a big worm. Hahaha."

Hearing the surrounding magical beasts speak so shamelessly, Xie Dong, who regarded Zhu Jin as his idol, shouted, "Fools! This one is an Ancient Void Dragon!"

The moment the words "Ancient Void Dragon" fell, the entire space went silent. All the magical beasts fell quiet. They were not shocked; their faces were filled with confusion.

"Ancient Void Dragon? Never heard of it."

"What kind of magical beast clan is that? I've never heard of such a clan in the Beast Domain."

"Is it a vassal clan of some dragon-type clan? A vassal of the Ancient Dragon Bear? Or perhaps the Starshatter Horned Dragon or Frost Ember Ancient Dragon?"

However, only the Snake Emperor Yaoyun of the Nine Nether Deep Earth Python Clan and Mu Qinghuang's expressions changed slightly upon hearing this. Those independent magical beasts and smaller magical beast clans might not have heard of Ancient Void Dragons, but they certainly had.

It was just that the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had vanished thousands of years ago. No Ancient Void Dragon had appeared in the Beast Domain for far, far too long. Now, a Tier Four little dragon suddenly claiming to be an Ancient Void Dragon naturally could not scare them away. They did not believe it at all.

Mu Qinghuang looked Zhu Jin up and down, then cast him a disdainful glance and said coldly, "You are an Ancient Void Dragon? Hmph. The Ancient Void Dragon Clan vanished long ago. There are no Ancient Void Dragons in the Beast Domain."

The Snake Emperor Yaoyun nodded in agreement and drew his conclusion. "Legend says that Ancient Void Dragons are even stronger than Heavenly Demon Phoenixes. When a Heavenly Demon Phoenix is born, once its intelligence is awakened by the elders of its clan, it can leap directly to Tier Five. It is born with intelligence comparable to that of a human. Adult Heavenly Demon Phoenixes are mostly at Tier Seven, while the outstanding ones can even reach the terrifying Tier Eight. And you... are merely a Tier Four little dragon."

Hearing the Snake Emperor Yaoyun's words, even Xie Dong began to waver inwardly. After all, there was indeed no reason for the legendary Ancient Void Dragons to be so weak. Their starting point could not possibly be lower than that of Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.

Faced with their doubts, Zhu Jin's expression remained calm, but his heart was filled with sorrow. Yes, why was that?

For that, they had to ask Zi Yan's wonderful father, the great Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan—Zhu Kun.

Forget maintaining pure bloodlines like the Heavenly Demon Phoenixes. Because of its civil war and desperate need for combat strength, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had already sacrificed its bloodline purity. Now, there was not even a birth ceremony for young dragons. Only young dragons whose bloodline had reached the sixth grade could receive the clan's ceremony and leap directly to Tier Five. Pure-blooded Ancient Void Dragons began at Tier Eight upon adulthood, and the exceptional ones could reach Tier Nine. But now, there were very few pure-blooded Ancient Void Dragons left in the clan, and their overall strength was inferior even to that of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

Zhu Jin took two steps forward and slowly raised three fingers. In a deep voice, he said, "I need to correct three mistakes. First, the Ancient Dragon Bear is the vassal clan. Second, I am a genuine member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. My father is a pure-blooded Ancient Void Dragon."

Then, with a thought from Zhu Jin, a small spatial opening appeared beside him. He took out a purple jade slip from the Ancient Void Space. The instant that jade slip appeared, the breathing of magical beasts such as the Snake Emperor Yaoyun and Mu Qinghuang grew heavier.

"A legendary ancient Dou Technique?!"

Zhu Jin continued, "Third, this is not an ancient tomb of an alchemist, nor are there any treasures such as ancient Dou Techniques or pills. The opportunity you speak of is merely a jade slip used to record information. This jade slip is a Dragon Jade Slip of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Only the essence blood of an Ancient Void Dragon can be used to read what is inside. It does not contain a Dou Technique or cultivation method, only some secrets."

Upon hearing Zhu Jin's words, everyone fixed their eyes on the jade slip in his hand. At this point, the eyes of these magical beasts had been blinded by opportunity and greed, and they could not take in a single word. After things had reached this stage, it was impossible for them to simply leave.

"Hand over the jade slip. Once we have read its contents, if it truly contains no Dou Technique, we will naturally return it to you." Mu Qinghuang pressed forward aggressively, already showing some impatience.