Only now did Xiao Yan truly understand the ties between the Dragon Demon True Saint and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan. Though surprised, he could not help marveling at how powerful the Ancient Void Dragons had been back then.
According to Zhu Kun, over ten thousand years ago, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had been even stronger than the Ancient Eight Clans.
Even today, they ranked second only to the Xiao Clan and the Gu Clan. Had it not been for the internal strife during Zhu Kun's disappearance, the Ancient Dragon Clan might well have surpassed the Gu Clan.
According to what the Nine Nether Saint Ancestor had once told him, the Ancient Void Dragon Clan's ancestor, the Void Dragon Emperor, had been an exceptionally powerful existence even among the Divine Beast Clan of the Great Thousand World. His strength had reached the peak of Immortal Grade Heavenly Sovereign, rivaling the Nine-Colored Demon Emperor.
With their terrifying physical strength, those two could hold their own for a short time even against a Saint Grade Heavenly Supreme. Naturally, the descendants of such mighty beings possessed bloodlines stronger than those of the Ancient Eight Clans.
Moreover, divine beasts and magical beasts lived far longer, allowing their bloodlines to be passed down over a much greater span of time. Yet the gifts of their ancestors also came with a drawback: they would struggle all their lives to surpass those ancestors.
For magical beasts, overcoming the limitations of their bloodlines was far harder than it was for humans.
That was why many magical beasts with insufficiently powerful bloodlines could never reach the ninth rank in their lifetimes.
"Since you already know where that fellow is fighting, let's hurry over and kill him."
After completing the initial reorganization of Ancient Dragon Island, Zhu Kun did