"Little thief from the East Sea?"
Chi Guanguan repeated the words, her eyes narrowing slightly as she studied the Dragon Maiden. Frowning, she asked:
"Have I seen you somewhere before?"
She did not recognize the Dragon Maiden before her, but she looked vaguely familiar. They had probably crossed paths somewhere during the Primordial Era.
"I wondered what sort of being you were, but you are merely a junior. I may as well tell you: my name is Ao Ying, and I am an ancestor of True Dragons. It is only natural that a junior like you should have gazed upon my countenance."
As Chi Guanguan studied the Dragon Maiden, the Dragon Maiden studied her in turn. Seeing that neither recognized the other, she decided the woman must be a junior from a later age and haughtily announced her name.
A True Dragon Ancestor?
Zhang Yuan raised an eyebrow.
The East Sea Dragon Lord was the oldest living True Dragon and an ancestor of the Dragon Clan. Was this Dragon Maiden also a True Dragon Ancestor? If so, wouldn't that make her a relative of Ao Xiu?
"Ao Ying? Hmm, never heard of you. I do have some recollection of the True Dragon Ancestors, though. But I am a Great Luo. Even if you are a True Dragon Ancestor, you have no right to call me a junior."
Chi Guanguan pondered briefly before replying.
As pre-heaven divine saints, True Dragons had been born from yin and yang and were divided among the five elements. Thus, the True Dragon race actually had five original ancestors. The East Sea Dragon Lord, the only one remaining in the Dust-Dyed Realm today, was the ancestor of the wood-aligned Azure Dragon lineage.
Without question, those five True Dragon Ancestors were among the earliest living beings and