"Breaking through a seal on my own initiative?"
Tang Wulin froze for a moment.
"Could a breakthrough happen outside my control?"
The golden mist of light shifted slightly.
Old Tang stood deep within the light, his features indistinct, but his voice was a little lower than before.
"Of course."
"The seals won't stay quietly inside you forever, waiting for you to prepare before opening one by one."
"As you grow older, your body will keep changing, and the Golden Dragon King Essence will gradually awaken. If, at some stage, fluctuations in your physical body, Soul Power, or bloodline touch a seal, it may loosen on its own."
Tang Wulin frowned slightly.
"If it only loosens, that shouldn't be much of a problem, should it?"
"Quite the opposite."
Old Tang said, "If you initiate the breakthrough, you can prepare spiritual treasures beforehand, adjust your physical and mental condition, and choose the most suitable moment."
"But an involuntary breakthrough won't give you time to prepare."
"It could happen during cultivation or in battle. It might even happen simply because you come into contact with something containing a powerful aura of the Dragon Race, causing the Golden Dragon King Essence to resonate."
"When that happens, the power within the seal will surge through your body on its own."
"Whether you can withstand it will no longer be up to you."
Tang Wulin's heart tightened.
He suddenly recalled the unusually intense burning sensation deep between his brows when he clashed with the Dark Gold Dreadclaw.
His blood had nearly boiled then, and the power of his Golden Dragon Claw had been driven to its limit in an instant.
If that stimulation had been a little stronger, could it have stirred the next seal?
Old Tang seemed to know what he was thinking.
"You didn't