Chapter 556 - 251: Huh? The Place I’m Returning to Is My Home? (Part 2)

"Are you this easily satisfied?"

Lu Wenwu casually asked as he stepped onto the 999th step of the Heaven-Ascending Ladder, and from Dragon Dao, he walked straight to the largest and most magnificent palace in the entire Dragon Palace.

Here, he sensed traces of lingering soul power.

The Celestial Fire Demon God couldn’t help but grumble inwardly, "Brother Wu, this is the Transformed Dragon Sect! The real Transformed Dragon Sect! You have to know, it became a legend back when I was still a child. So many genius Aquatic Race beings aspired to transform into dragons and ride the winds, yet they couldn’t even get a glimpse of the Transformed Dragon Sect in their entire life. Shouldn’t I be excited?"

"Practice more if you’re weak."

Lu Wenwu chuckled and pushed the door open.

The Dragon Race seemed to enjoy maintaining their true form in the Dragon Palace; every building and door here was incredibly large and unbelievably heavy.

Even as a burly human, Lu Wenwu looked like a tiny shrimp in the Dragon Palace, though his height had increased slightly due to the True Dragon Battle Body.

The moment Lu Wenwu entered the palace interior, the smile on his face vanished into thin air, and his eyes suddenly sharpened.

The surging Qi Blood in his body began to churn, the golden markings on his dragon scales glowed brightly, and a black flame pattern suddenly appeared behind him.

The five-colored flames continued to burn in the sea, pushing Lu Wenwu’s combat power to its peak state.

This was all because on the treasure couch above the jade tier of the grand hall, there was a dragon coiled!

A majestic and imposing dragon, emanating an earth-shaking Dragon Power!

Just by coiling there, with a casual sweep of its golden dragon eyes, the aura it released was enough to shatter the spirit of a low-tier cultivator, grinding their soul and sea of consciousness into dust.

Lu Wenwu muffled a grunt, circulating his Qi Blood to the extreme, causing the surrounding seawater to rapidly evaporate and sublimate into large clouds of white mist.

He felt as though he wasn’t being crushed by an aura.

But rather by a mountain!

[Dragon Emperor Ao Wanhai (S+ to Tier One of Ascension to Divinity)]: 42 9384 / 8000 0000

[Cultivation]: Loose Immortal (True Immortal)

[Current Status]: Rule Suppression, Residual Soul, Excitement, Gratification, Loneliness, Soul Power Continuously Draining

[Analysis]: A wisp of immortal soul split by Dragon Emperor Ao Wanhai before his ascension, suppressed in realm by the Rules of Heaven and Earth, feels gratified and excited about your arrival.

To be honest, Lu Wenwu broke out in a cold sweat the moment he saw the other side, and it was only after seeing the detailed data that he slightly calmed down, but he still remained extremely cautious.

This was the first Ascension to Divinity tier boss he encountered in the instance.

Though merely a wisp of a residual soul, in its prime, it had a terrifying eight hundred million blood volume!

Just a wisp of residual soul!

A residual soul suppressed by the Law of Heaven and Earth to only a Loose Immortal realm.

Who knows how strong this old dragon’s true form is!

The dread of Ascension God Powerhouses was something Lu Wenwu understood well.

He had already glimpsed it from the Furious Dragon Knight before entering the instance.

Even though the opponent was weakened as he neared his limit, even without his mount and giant dragon to assist him, even suppressed by the grand array of the Imperial Capital Safety Zone, his strength was crushing compared to Lu Wenwu.

Lu Wenwu would find it difficult to even injure him.

Now, another Ascension God Powerhouse appeared.

Even though this wisp of residual soul, which was only at the Loose Immortal realm, wasn’t truly at the Ascension to Divinity tier, merely infinitely close and far surpassing the Peak of S Rank, Lu Wenwu still didn’t dare to be careless.

As for the Celestial Fire Demon God in the Life and Death Talisman?

The Demon Race revered bloodline and power.

Under the powerful Dragon Power exuded by the Dragon Emperor’s residual soul, even he, in soul state, couldn’t speak a word.

"Junior Lu Wenwu, pays respects to the Dragon Emperor."

To utter this sentence, Lu Wenwu felt as if every muscle in his body was exerting itself to the utmost, the bones and dragon scales, tougher than ordinary Pseudo-mythical Level armor, groaned under the strain.

He couldn’t quite comprehend it.

The other was just a wisp of a residual soul, yet why could the pressure alone reach such a degree?

This Dragon Emperor is unbelievably strong, far surpassing that Furious Dragon Knight!

Just as Lu Wenwu was puzzling over it, the overwhelming pressure suddenly dissipated, his entire body felt light, as if a tremendous weight had been lifted off.

"Tsk tsk, you’re a promising young lad, with remarkable bloodline talent."

The dragon coiled on the treasure couch blurred for a moment, suddenly transforming into a middle-aged man with a heroic appearance and a slender body.

He maintained the same posture as before, supporting his head with one hand while lying on his side, a slight curve tugging at the corner of his lips, showing no surprise at Lu Wenwu’s appearance.

"Though you’re not a pure-blooded Dragon Race, you’re not even a being from this world, but... ha, whatever, no one can restrain me anymore, it’s decided, you’re the one! Just because that fellow placed me here."

The three sentences made Lu Wenwu break into sweat three times over.

It’s one thing to have his identity seen through at a glance, but for the old dragon to even perceive his bloodline and talent?

What sort of monster is this!

"Senior praises me too much."

Lu Wenwu did not display any panic, merely raised his head calmly.

"I don’t know why senior is here, for what purpose..."

"Under the sun, there’s nothing new. You haven’t grown this old without ever entering an Inheritance Ruin, have you? That would be quite the pity."

The Dragon Emperor’s residual soul chuckled, rudely like Jigong, he reached into his robe, pulled out a token, and tossed it over nonchalantly.

Lu Wenwu instinctively caught it.

The token was splendidly gold all over, the gaudy color loved by the Dragon Race.

In the center of the token was a vivid dragon-shaped relief, while the rest bore incised cloud patterns.

The patterns were inlaid with some gem-like material, seemingly a small dragon riding the clouds and mist on the token, marvelously extraordinary.

[Demon God Order (None)]: 888 8888 / 888 8888

[Cultivation]: None

[Current Status]: Ownerless

[Analysis]: A token crafted by the first Demon Emperor himself for the True Dragon Race, symbolizing the Dragon Race’s supreme status in the Demon Race Empire. It now serves as the contemporary Dragon Emperor’s identity token, standing in for the True Dragon Race in the Demon God Alliance meetings, bearing one veto power per meeting.

Lu Wenwu was dumbfounded upon seeing the analysis.

What’s this?

True Dragon Race’s contemporary Dragon Emperor?

Me?

The Dragon Palace is mine now?

Looking up again, Lu Wenwu’s bewildered eyes met the old Dragon Emperor’s rather strange gaze.

That gaze was all too familiar to him.

Indeed, it was a look of mischief.

Lu Wenwu couldn’t help but ask, "Dragon Emperor senior, this..."

"Aren’t those interesting eyes of yours able to see?"

The old Dragon Emperor chuckled, reached out his hand and lightly pointed, making Lu Wenwu feel a barely detectable wisp of his soul being drawn out.

In the next moment, he suddenly felt his consciousness expand rapidly, to an almost infinite extent, continuing to rise until it reached a certain peak before finally stopping.

Feeling his soul in a haze, Lu Wenwu instinctively "looked" in all directions, discovering himself in a very peculiar perspective.

Even more peculiar than the 360-degree view of divine sense, it was difficult to describe whether it was even visual.

He sensed that his current movement seemed restricted, yet he seemingly possessed the power to manipulate the earth’s veins and even the entire sea with a mere gesture!

It wasn’t until a dragon roar, like a resounding bell and drum, broke out that he awoke from his previous chaotic thoughts, feeling as if his soul was fatigued and sleep-deprived for days.

To his shock, he realized he had seemingly become the Dragon Palace City itself!

The scenes within the entire Dragon Palace City were in clear sight, all 36,872 large and small arrays could be activated or deactivated with a single thought!

[You have completed the hidden task—The Living True Dragon]

[Task Description: Greatness needs no words. Without a doubt, you are the sole sovereign of the True Dragon Race in this world]

[You’ve received the hidden reward: True Dragon Treasure Blood]

[You’ve received a special reward: Mysterious Fortune Bag]

[Your final evaluation has been greatly enhanced]

Tears welled up.

Having caused so much havoc in the Cultivation Realm, he finally completed a hidden task!

This instance’s hidden task was truly difficult!