Chapter 432: Entering the Heaven Dragon Hall

Chapter 432: Entering the Heaven Dragon Hall

Yun Meng River.

In an instant, Jiang Ning reappeared in the water, his body taking shape once more.

He had no idea how far he had traveled.

His head felt heavy and his mind was overwhelmed.

Countless images flooded his mind, blending together, making him feel like his head was about to explode.

He shook his head and remained floating in the water, closing his eyes slightly.

At this moment, he felt as if he had merged with the river, sensing an infinite expansion.

He saw the floating aquatic plants at the bottom of the river, the schools of fish chasing each other among the rocks, and the light boats breaking through the waves on the river's surface.

Time seemed to have stopped, perhaps for an instant or maybe for a long stretch.

When he regained his senses, he felt energized, his body brimming with vitality, and his strength had no outlet.

He clenched his fist, knowing that all the exhaustion from using the Greater Five Elements Waterdart Technique had been replenished.

In an instant, he took out the Zhenlong Jade Tablet of the Heaven Dragon Hall and activated it.

With the tablet's guidance and his senses, he once again locked onto the direction, his gaze turning towards the downstream of Yun Meng River.

"Not bad, the direction is consistent, and I can still use the Greater Five Elements Waterdart Technique to shorten the journey!"

He nodded, putting the tablet back into his pocket.

In his opinion, the opportunity presented by the Heaven Dragon Hall was worth spending a few days to search for.

If everything went smoothly, it would greatly enhance his strength.

After all, the source of the power of that Miwang, who had dominated Daxia for over 800 years and was the greatest anti-king, was the opportunity within the Heaven Dragon Hall, as Long Xingyun had revealed.

The eighteen dragon heads under Miwang had all achieved the status of Divine Human Masters.

The reason for their success was the Zhenlong Blood granted by Miwang.

According to ancient records, the true dragons were legendary primordial spirits, different from the ordinary Hundred Spirit Blood and Thousand Spirit Blood.

The Zhenlong Blood contained primordial spirit, which could assist martial artists in becoming Divine Human Masters.

This was the reason he was willing to spend time searching for the Heaven Dragon Hall.

If successful, he would possess a treasure that would allow him to enter the realm of the Divine Human Master.

With that, he only needed to quickly complete the Bone Marrow Tempering and attempt to reach the Third Grade, achieving the status of a Divine Human Master.

Once he reached the Third Grade and became a Divine Human Master, he would be a significant figure throughout the nine provinces of Daxia.

From Xiao Qiushui's actions after achieving the Divine Human state and the words spoken by Zhao Yu Long, he had come to understand the status and immense influence of a Divine Human Master.

Moreover, upon reaching the Divine Human state, he would no longer fear Xiao Qiushui.

Then, as he was floating in the Yun Meng River, a thought crossed Jiang Ning's mind.

Once again, he used the Greater Five Elements Waterdart Technique, riding the Yun Meng River that flowed from west to east.

In an instant, he had no idea where he had teleported to.

He felt his vitality and spirit depleted again, his head throbbing, from using the Greater Five Elements Waterdart Technique.

Floating in the river, he merely felt the river's nourishment on his body.

Then, he locked onto the direction of the Heaven Dragon Hall again, knowing that it was still downstream of the Yun Meng River. Jiang Ning continued to use the Greater Five Elements Waterdart Technique.

After repeating this process several times, he shifted his direction and climbed onto the riverbank.

At this moment, the moonlight was cold, the mountains were quiet, and the sounds of howling monkeys and wolves echoed through the forest, with towering peaks on both sides.

"Where am I?" he wondered, looking at the terrain on both sides.

After rushing for so long, he had no idea where he was.

He didn't know if he had left Ze Shan Zhou or was still within its borders.

Then, he moved, soaring like a swan through the sky, and entered the forest.

After reaching a mountain peak with a unique terrain, he looked at the landscape ahead.

He was stunned by what he saw.

In the moonlight, before him was an endless, boundless plain.

With his keen eyesight, he could clearly see the terrain dozens of miles away under the bright moonlight.

It was a vast plain as far as the eye could see.

In the vast plain, he also saw a peaceful village bathed in moonlight.

The faint sound of barking dogs reached his ears.

"Based on the terrain, I must have left Ze Shan Zhou!" he realized, looking at the vast plain before him.

"Ze Shan Zhou, as the name suggests, has many mountains and water. The 'Ze' in the name comes from Yun Meng Marsh. The mountains are understandable, but the plains are few and far between."

"If I go to that village and ask the villagers, I might find out where I am now!" he thought.

Then, he shook his head with a wry smile, muttering to himself, "Where I am now is not important! What's important is that I must hurry and find the direction the Zhenlong Jade Tablet is leading me to!"

"I've been out for more than a day, and I don't have much time left!"

The next moment, he took out the tablet and activated it.

With its guidance and his senses, he immediately looked towards the south.

"The pull and perception are no longer in the east, but in the south! This means I'm not far from my destination!"

The thought flashed through Jiang Ning's mind.

Then, without hesitation, he set off, heading towards the direction he sensed, using the Wind and Thunder Step.

Time passed in a flash.

Two days had gone by in the blink of an eye.

"Southeast!" Jiang Ning exclaimed.

Holding the Zhenlong Jade Tablet of the Heaven Dragon Hall, he once again locked onto the direction.

The shifting and adjusting of his position made him realize that he was getting closer and closer to the so-called Heaven Dragon Hall.

If it weren't so close, relying on his compass-like perception, the general direction wouldn't have changed.

An hour later...

A thunderous roar echoed.

A hundred-zhang tall waterfall appeared before his eyes.

Tons of water poured down from above, like a silver dragon crashing onto the rugged rocks, splashing up waves several zhang high.

The mist dispersed in mid-air, forming a dazzling rainbow.

"It's not behind this waterfall, but below it!"

Jiang Ning held the jade tablet and looked down at the pitch-black deep pool.

The deeper the water, the darker it became.

It was clear that this pool was extremely deep.

The dark pool seemed like the gaping maw of a monster, capable of devouring anything that entered its waters.

Jiang Ning took a glance.

Without hesitation, he leaped into the pool, submerging himself.

The next moment, he continued to dive deeper into the pool.

The deeper he went, the colder the water felt, gradually chilling him to the bone.

At the same time, he also felt the jade tablet in his hand beginning to emit a faint green light.

The green light flickered, as if breathing.

Soon, he sensed that the water temperature had dropped below freezing.

If an ordinary person were to dive into such a pool, even with excellent breath-holding skills, their body would still convulse due to the extreme cold.

But for him now, even the freezing pool had no effect.

He had long since reached a state of invulnerability to heat and cold.

Not to mention the current situation.

Suddenly, the jade tablet in his left hand burst forth with countless rays of light.

Instantly, the dark rock wall became illuminated.

Roar! Jiang Ning heard a thunderous roar in his ears.

The pool began to tremble slightly.

The rock wall in front of him crumbled, and chunks of it fell towards the bottom of the pool, like a deep abyss.

"This is it!" Jiang Ning's eyes narrowed, focusing on a dragon head relief that appeared on the pool wall due to the falling rocks.

The next moment, he saw the dragon head relief open its mouth, and a terrifying suction force pulled him in.

The world before him went dark.

When he regained consciousness, he instantly realized that his surroundings had completely transformed.

Beneath his feet was a pitch-black rock.

In front of him stood a hundred-zhang tall Zijin Giant Gate, adorned with celestial bodies and landscapes from the four seas, mountains, rivers, and lakes.

The most recent, smallest, and most talked-about book in the Six Realms was the 'Six Realms, Nine Heavens, and the Dragon's Head'!

There were also dragons and phoenixes soaring in the sky.

In the sea, a giant Peng bird stretched its wings and soared.

After just a glance, his attention was drawn to the two dragon-shaped relief pillars in front of the Zijin Giant Gate.

The dragon-shaped relief pillars had intricate details, and each scale was clearly visible.

He could even see the mysterious patterns on the scales, and just by looking at those patterns, he felt as if a true dragon was appearing before his eyes.

He saw it soaring in the nine heavens, swallowing clouds and spitting mist, controlling the weather.

Roar!

Suddenly, a dragon's roar, like thunder, exploded in his ears.

Jiang Ning snapped back to his senses.

A hint of divine color flashed in his eyes.

Then, his expression turned to one of astonishment.

Because he saw that one of the dragon-shaped relief pillars standing before the hundred-zhang tall Zijin Giant Gate had come to life.

It was the dragon-shaped relief pillar standing to his right.

The stone eyes of the dragon-shaped relief pillar, which had been closed moments ago, were now slowly opening.

As the stone eyes opened, a pair of deep golden dragon eyes were revealed.

With the opening of the dragon's eyes, the pitch-black ground was enveloped in a faint golden light.

When the dragon eyes fully opened, Jiang Ning felt himself being watched by a powerful gaze.

The next moment, the dragon head of the relief opened its mouth, and the jade tablet in Jiang Ning's hand flew out, swallowed by the dragon's mouth.

"Finally, another fated one has arrived!"

A voice, seemingly from ancient times, resonated in his ears.

The speaker was the dragon-shaped relief pillar standing to his right.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning felt a mix of unease and anticipation.

"Greetings, Senior!" Jiang Ning bowed respectfully.

"Human brat!" The dragon-shaped relief spoke, its voice echoing in Jiang Ning's ears, "You managed to enter the True Dragon Hall of my Dragon Clan with the help of a token, which shows that you have excellent talent and are a promising seedling!"

"You can join my Dragon Clan, receive the baptism of our Dragon Pool, and become a member of the Dragon Descendants!"

Dragon Descendants?

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning's heart skipped a beat.

The term 'Dragon Descendants' conveyed a not-so-positive message to him.

Suddenly, various thoughts flashed through his mind.

Once again, he heard the voice coming from the Longxing relief.

"Do you see the Hua Long Pool to your right?"

"Jump into it. After being bathed in the dragon blood of the Hua Long Pool, you will possess the mighty flesh of my dragon clan and may even grow dragon scales for protection!"

"From then on, you will be free from the weak flesh of the human race and become a member of the great dragon clan."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning turned his head to look to the right. Instantly, he spotted a blood pool not far away.

Gazing at the blood pool, he fell silent.

From the words spoken by the Longxing relief, he had a general understanding of the Mystery King from back then.

Back then, the Mystery King most likely chose to enter the Hua Long Pool and underwent the baptism of dragon blood, becoming a dragon descendant and a member of the dragon clan.

Or, in other words, he became a servant of the dragon clan during ancient times.

According to his knowledge, the dragon clan in ancient times determined their nobility based on bloodline.

The closer the bloodline was to the ancestral true dragon, the nobler it was.

By undergoing the baptism of dragon blood and becoming a dragon descendant, he undoubtedly held the lowest status among them, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a servant.

"Senior, can I refuse?" Jiang Ning asked.

As his voice fell, he suddenly felt as if everything around him had frozen, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him.

Without looking up, he still sensed the anger in that gaze.

The next moment, he felt everything instantly subside.

The previous sensation seemed like an illusion.

"Do you know what you are refusing?"

"By becoming a dragon descendant, not only will you possess an invincible flesh, but you will also gain the qualification to enter the Dragon Gate and receive the inheritance of my dragon clan."

"Any gift from my dragon clan, no matter how small, will be a rare treasure in this era."

"A hundred years ago, there was also a human junior who was fated with my dragon clan. He came to this place and, from then on, defied the heavens and changed his fate."

"From a mere beggar, he became a figure that shook the world."

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning's heart remained unmoved.

"The body and skin are gifts from our parents. I cannot abandon the gifts bestowed by my parents!"

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

Once again, he felt the gaze upon him.

After a moment of silence, a sigh echoed.

"Alas! Since you, a human junior, have chosen to give up, I will respect your wishes!"

"Thank you, dragon clan senior!" Jiang Ning bowed respectfully.

Looking at Jiang Ning, a hint of regret flashed in the eyes of the Longxing relief.

Then, it opened its dragon head, and a drop of blood flew out of its mouth, hovering directly in front of Jiang Ning.

The blood bead broke through the air and hovered in front of Jiang Ning.

"If you can obtain the token of my dragon palace, then you are fated with my dragon clan!"

"Since we have this connection, I will gift you a drop of dragon blood!"

"Although it's just ordinary dragon blood, I believe it will be of some help to you!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning looked at the hovering blood bead and immediately accepted it, storing it in his pouch.

"Thank you, senior!" He bowed in gratitude.

"There's no need to be overly polite. If you truly wish to express your gratitude, then in the future, if you encounter descendants of my dragon clan, show them some care, and that will be your thanks!"

"I will definitely do so!" Jiang Ning bowed again.

"A missed opportunity! What a pity!" A sigh of regret sounded in Jiang Ning's ears.

The next moment, he felt the world spin, and his vision blurred.

When he regained his senses, he found himself in a valley.

Wildflowers bloomed all around him, and above, four steep cliffs encircled the area.

After taking in the surroundings, Jiang Ning heaved a sigh of relief.

The existence he had faced earlier, which he couldn't comprehend, had made him feel an inexplicable pressure.

It was the loss of control over his own destiny.

"Fortunately, the outcome was good in the end!" Jiang Ning felt relieved.

He then took out the dragon blood, given to him by the mysterious presence in the Heaven Dragon Hall, from his Sumeru Ring.

In the sunlight, the dragon blood was like a translucent crystal, emitting a strange glow.

"This drop of blood should be fine! If there's a problem, that mysterious presence wouldn't have let me leave!" Jiang Ning muttered to himself.

The experiences of the day had also cleared up his previous doubts.

A hundred years ago, the Mystery King must have chosen to enter the Hua Long Pool.

After becoming a dragon descendant, he also obtained a portion of the dragon clan's inheritance.

This was why he achieved such a shocking feat.

The eighteen dragon heads from back then might no longer be human.

This included Long Xingyun as well.

Only in this way could it explain why Long Xingyun swallowed his blood but did not become a divine descendant.

After all, he was a dragon descendant.

How could he then become a divine descendant?

Then, looking at the drop of dragon blood in his hand, the words spoken by the Longxing relief flashed through his mind.

Ordinary dragon blood probably doesn't contain innate spiritual essence.

However, since it was dragon blood, if I refine it, it should help improve my strength.

With this thought, he nodded slightly.

"It's not a wasted trip!"

Then, he stored the dragon blood in his pouch.

(End of Chapter)

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