Zhukun: I'm Your Grandfather!

The drop of purplish-gold imperial blood was so close, exuding an unparalleled allure.

A thought popped into Huo Yuhao's mind: Just agree! Get this drop of essence blood first, take it out of this space, and then we'll talk about the rest!

However, Huo Yuhao already understood that the senior Zhukun in front of him had misunderstood! He had mistaken him for a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

What made Huo Yuhao even more hesitant was a guess in his mind: Zi Yan was very likely a direct descendant of the Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. It was even possible that they were father and daughter.

After a brief silence, Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly narrowed. He did not reach for the suspended essence blood.

Taking a deep breath, Huo Yuhao met Zhukun's majestic golden eyes with a serious gaze and said clearly, "Senior Zhukun, you have misunderstood. I am not a member of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan."

"What?" Zhukun's brows furrowed instantly, a hint of doubt flashing in his golden pupils, and the drop of essence blood trembled slightly.

Huo Yuhao continued to explain, "The reason I have the aura of Ancient Void Dragon on me is because not long ago, I signed a contract with one of Ancient Void Dragon."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao's Divine Sense Clone blurred for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, the "Huo Yuhao" standing in the same spot disappeared.

Instead, a gigantic dragon phantom, entirely purple-gold in color, appeared – precisely Zi Yan's soul form!

"Contract?" Zhukun heard a somewhat unfamiliar word. Before he could figure out its meaning, he was taken aback by the sudden change before him.

"This is—?" His brain, which hadn't engaged in such intense thought for thousands of years, felt somewhat overwhelmed. The person before him had just been a human soul, how could he have instantly transformed into—

However, in the next instant!

A surge of emotion originating from the very core of the soul erupted like a volcano dormant for millennia! There was no need for any identification; that aura of longing, yearned for day and night, was unmistakable!

"A child?! My child!!" Zhukun's body trembled violently as if having a seizure, and his golden dragon eyes suddenly contracted.

The immense emotional shock left him momentarily dazed, a fleeting look of confusion and disorientation crossing his dignified face.

"Wait a minute—" After the initial elation, a wave of confusion washed over him. Zhukun shook his head violently, as if trying to shake off the puzzling substance inside.

"I clearly remember—I was supposed to have a daughter—how could this be—"

Under the influence of his chaotic thoughts, his golden eyes now appeared somewhat vacant.

"Senior?" Huo Yuhao deactivated the Simulation of Zi Yan's soul and reverted to his own divine sense form. He was about to ask Zhukun directly if he had recognized the soul fluctuations he had just Simulation.

Seeing Huo Yuhao revert to his "human soul" form, Zhukun's chaotic mind raced, desperately trying to find a reasonable explanation for this inexplicable situation.

Suddenly, he recalled some distant memories!

"I remember—the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python Clan seems to have had instances of mating with humans. Their descendants seem to have used some secret method to possess both a human soul and a snake soul, and can switch between the two forms—"

"That's it! It must be!" Zhukun suddenly realized, thinking he had found the truth.

His gaze towards Huo Yuhao instantly became incredibly complex, containing concern, guilt, and the helplessness that followed ecstasy, but above all, an almost overflowing look of loving kindness!

"This child—he must be the offspring of my daughter and some human being! He is my grandson! That's why he possesses a soul form similar to my daughter's, while also having the physical appearance of a human soul! It must be so!"

Zhukun was completely immersed in the "truth" he had deduced. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. The loneliness he had felt for thousands of years and his longing for his offspring found an outlet in an instant!

"Senior?" Huo Yuhao felt extremely uncomfortable under Zhukun's increasingly strange and "kind" gaze, as if ants were crawling on his back.

"Child!" Zhukun's voice suddenly became choked with sobs and guilt. He took a step forward, seemingly wanting to pat Huo Yuhao's shoulder, but afraid that he would hurt his "frail" grandson with too much force.

"These years—you've suffered so much! It must have been incredibly difficult for you! Have you endured endless scorn and contempt in your clan? You couldn't even preserve your physical body, leaving only this remnant soul—my poor child—"

The thought that his "grandson" might be bullied in the clan because of his mixed-race identity, and even end up in such a miserable state, made Zhukun feel a piercing pain, and his hatred for Tou She Ancient God reached its peak!

"This is all that damned Tou She Ancient God's fault! If he hadn't trapped me, this wouldn't have happened—" Zhukun gritted his teeth, his anger blazing.

Huo Yuhao was completely dumbfounded. "Senior???"

Zhukun was completely deaf to anything else. He grabbed Huo Yuhao 'Divine Sense Clone's wrist and shouted emotionally, "I'm your grandfather!!!"

At this moment, Zhukun was completely immersed in the grand drama of family reunion he had created, oblivious to the world around him.

He grabbed Huo Yuhao and started rambling on and on, cursing Tou She Ancient God for betraying him, and vowing that once they got out, they would crush all the forces that had bullied their "grandson" and find him the best resources to rebuild his physical body. His tone was excited and chaotic.

"Senior!" Huo Yuhao could no longer contain himself. His divine sense surged, and he even used the sonic Dou Technique "Mad Lion's Roar" that he had learned in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

A powerful mental shock, like a thunderclap, exploded near Zhukun's sea of consciousness, forcibly waking the Dragon Emperor who was trapped in delusions!

"I am not the Ancient Void Dragon! Nor am I a human-dragon hybrid!" Taking advantage of his momentary daze, Huo Yuhao spoke rapidly.

I reiterate this firmly and unequivocally!

Zhukun was taken aback by the powerful "senior" remark, and the kindness and fervor in his eyes faded slightly, replaced by greater confusion.

"Ah?"

Seizing the opportunity, Huo Yuhao explained in one breath, "It's because I signed Equal Contract with your daughter! That's why I can share a portion of her bloodline aura and soul fluctuations! That's why I can Simulation her appearance! I myself am purely human!"

Zhukun's expression became even more stunned, as if he was processing Huo Yuhao's words.

"Ah?"

This time, Huo Yuhao did not have his main body Simulation Zi Yan's soul form again. He was afraid that the Dragon Emperor, who had an extremely strong imagination, would draw some shocking conclusions if he watched it again.

Therefore, he carefully separated an extremely tiny wisp of divine thought and slowly condensed it in front of him.

With a flash of light, a miniature "Zi Yan" appeared, no bigger than the palm of your hand, yet lifelike, with every detail perfectly rendered.

Not only was this miniature Zi Yan perfectly shaped, but Huo Yuhao also perfectly replicated its unique, pure bloodline aura and soul fluctuations belonging to the juvenile Ancient Void Dragon, presenting them clearly to Zhukun!

Huo Yuhao pointed at the miniature Zi Yan and said in an incredibly clear voice, enunciating each word clearly, "Senior! Please sense carefully! This is what your daughter looks like, isn't it? She's not yet an adult!"

Zhukun stared intently at the tiny Zi Yan, no bigger than a palm, yet radiating an aura of closeness that made his blood boil.

In those dragon eyes, all the chaos, delusion, and compassion froze instantly, then were replaced by a purer shock and bewilderment.

He opened his mouth, but only managed to utter a dry syllable. "Huh???"