Scumbag Kakarot waved a hand, signaling for Little White Dragon to swallow the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.
Suspecting nothing, Little White Dragon returned to his true form and swallowed the Ancestral Dragon Pearl in one gulp.
Moments later, his hundred-thousand-zhang body began to expand, and his white scales gradually turned gold.
After a long while, Little White Dragon had become a Great Golden Dragon, his body a full hundred million zhang long. His cultivation had also risen from early-stage to mid-stage Great Golden Immortal.
Scumbag Kakarot marveled, "A mythical divine dragon indeed. Truly magnificent."
After circling through the air a few times, Little White Dragon returned to human form and said to Scumbag Kakarot, "With the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, I'm confident I can reach the peak of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal within a hundred Cosmic Cycles."
"Good. Work hard on your cultivation. I'll wait outside."
With that, he flashed out of the Secret Realm and released Princess Ten Thousand Saints.
An hour later, Scumbag Kakarot felt thoroughly refreshed. He put Princess Ten Thousand Saints, who was foaming at the mouth, back into his storage space and waited for Little White Dragon.
Two hours later, Little White Dragon emerged from the Secret Realm and came before Scumbag Kakarot.
"Excellent, excellent. You really have reached the peak of Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal," Scumbag Kakarot said.
"Thank you for nurturing me, Senior," Little White Dragon said.
Scumbag Kakarot said, "With your current strength, no one can defeat you unless a Saint intervenes. You're more than capable of handling the trials ahead, but you must still participate in the Journey to the West Calamity."
"Senior, I don't understand," Little White Dragon said, puzzled.
Scumbag Kakarot said, "Because you'll be storming Vulture Peak to seize the true scriptures."
"Oh, so that's why. I understand, Senior," Little