Chapter 644 - 502: Breakthrough to Tier 9: My Son, Finally Becomes a Dragon

"I broke it myself?"

"Yes. To put it simply... the Ancient Dragon Race is an incredibly powerful species. This power... it’s there from the moment they are born!" Xu Zilan began to explain.

"..." Gao Neng didn’t speak, listening intently.

"If you were to use human power ranks to classify them, a member of the Dragon Race is born at the Ninth-Rank!"

"Born at the Ninth-Rank?!"

"That’s right. And even if a member of the Dragon Race never trains, they will inevitably reach the ’Strongest’ tier upon reaching adulthood. That is why the Dragon Race is known as the King of All Races." Xu Zilan looked at Gao Neng very seriously.

"I see." Gao Neng nodded.

He didn’t object to Xu Zilan’s claim that the Dragon Race was the King of All Races. After all, the power of dragons had often been described in mythology.

Stirring up rivers and seas, swallowing clouds and breathing out mist.

The power of the Dragon Race had long been acknowledged by the world.

"Although I’m not a member of the Dragon Race, I entered the Dragon Tomb and drank Dragon Blood. The blood in my body is now no different from that of the Dragon Race," Xu Zilan said again.

"Mm-hmm." Gao Neng’s eyes shone.

"I once thought that since you are my son, you should have been born with the same immense power as the Dragon Race. But the truth is..."

"..."

Xu Zilan didn’t finish her sentence.

But Gao Neng already understood.

Even though Xu Zilan had the blood of the Dragon Race flowing through her veins, his own birth had been completely ordinary.

He had no extraordinary physique, nor any exceptional Spiritual Power.

He was just one among millions of ordinary, common people.

Until the Trash System appeared...

"Little Neng, don’t overthink it. It’s actually very difficult to draw out the Dragon Blood’s power. You’ve already done very well. I didn’t want you to know about these things before because I was afraid of putting too much pressure on you. But now, through your own efforts, you’ve broken the seal on your soul and awakened your Dragon Race bloodline. Your future is certain to be like that of a true dragon—soaring to the heavens!" As she reached the end of her speech, tears welled up in Xu Zilan’s eyes.

Gao Neng rarely saw such an expression on Xu Zilan’s face.

’She must be relieved, right?’

However, Xu Zilan’s relief was clearly far greater than Gao Neng had imagined... or rather, so great that it was previously unimaginable to him.

When he finished his college entrance exams,

he had told Xu Zilan that he would likely be accepted into the Eastern Capital Military Academy.

At the time, he thought Xu Zilan would be relieved.

But in reality, while Xu Zilan had seemed happy, she didn’t show any sign of relief. She had just taken out a treasured half-bottle of wine and said, "Little Neng, you’re all grown up."

Then, he came to the City of Hope and studied at the Eastern Capital Military Academy for half a year.

He even made it onto the Dragon List!

He broke into the top 300 on the Dragon List and even earned the qualification to enter the Underground City.

He felt that this time, when he saw Xu Zilan again, she would surely be happy, maybe even proud of him. That should count as relief.

But what was the result?

Xu Zilan’s reaction was still very calm.

There wasn’t much joy.

Nor did she ask much about Gao Neng’s accomplishments.

At that time, Gao Neng had briefly thought that maybe Xu Zilan just had a naturally calm personality and didn’t understand much about achievements or power.

But now, he knew he was wrong...

It wasn’t that Xu Zilan didn’t understand.

It was that her expectations were much, much higher!

The awakening of his Dragon Soul!

That was what Xu Zilan wanted to see.

"Mom, don’t worry. I will get stronger. I will lead the Human Alliance to defeat all the alien races!" Gao Neng clenched his fists.

"Yes... that’s right. My son will definitely get stronger! He’ll definitely get stronger! Oh... I’m not mistaken! Your Dragon Soul has awakened, which means you now have the ability to break through to the Ninth-Rank. Little Neng, quick, hurry and seize this moment to comprehend it! Let your Dragon Soul merge with your body. You might be able to break through today!" Xu Zilan nodded, and then she seemed to think of something.

"Break through to the Ninth-Rank? Okay!" Hearing Xu Zilan’s words, Gao Neng naturally didn’t dare to delay.

’As for whether the mission is complete or not, I can worry about that later!’

’The crucial thing now is to get stronger!’

He had to use this opportunity to break through to the Ninth-Rank in one go.

"Xiaomeng, go back to Snow Demon City and get some more evolution energy. Little Neng is about to break through to the Ninth-Rank; we can’t let his energy supply be interrupted!" Xu Zilan immediately called out to Gao Xiaomeng.

"Okay!" Gao Xiaomeng immediately rushed off.

Meanwhile, Fang Tangtang blinked her eyes.

’Break through to the Ninth-Rank?!’

’Oh my god!’

’I, Death God Fang Tangtang, haven’t even reached the Eighth-Rank, and Gao Neng is already about to break through to the Ninth-Rank?’

’No way!’

’I can’t let Gao Neng get ahead of me!’

"Xiaomeng, wait for me! I’m coming too!" Fang Tangtang immediately followed after her.

"..."

"..."

All around, the Strongest exchanged glances, looking at one another in disbelief.

Gao Neng had actually awakened a Dragon Soul?

This was something that was more than enough to shock them.

And what shocked them even more was that this person, whom they regarded as the greatest genius of the Human Alliance, was actually the Dragon Maiden’s son?!

They were shaken to their core.

They wanted to say something...

But the moment they recalled the gruesome death of the Faceless Snow Demon,

the words on the tips of their tongues were swallowed back down.

"..." In the end, the Strongest didn’t say anything more. They simply approached Xu Zilan one by one and bowed respectfully.

"You may all go back for now. I will inform you what needs to be done next." Xu Zilan naturally knew what the Strongest were thinking.

"Very well." The Strongest nodded and departed at high speed.

At the same time, Gao Neng had already landed within the Royal City of Snow Demon City.

The area was a battlefield.

However, when Gao Neng landed, all the members of the Snow Demon Race, as well as their surviving Strongest, retreated to the side.

Just like the Faceless Snow Demon,

they too had no faces...

But the difference was that their bodies were more substantial.

The Faceless Snow Demon had been almost completely ethereal.

As for them, a large part of their bodies remained corporeal.

SWOOSH!

Gao Xiaomeng was quick to go and quick to return.

She quickly produced another bottle filled with evolution energy.

"Brother, drink this and break through to the Ninth-Rank in one go!" Gao Xiaomeng handed the evolution energy to Gao Neng.

Gao Neng naturally didn’t refuse.

GULP!

GULP!

He drank it down again.

Warmth.

Scalding heat!

The temperature inside his body rose almost instantly.

ROAR!

Overhead, the Dragon Soul let out another draconic cry.

Its voice shook the heavens.

Gao Neng could feel that this draconic cry possessed an aura that could dominate all directions. If he wasn’t mistaken, Gao Xiaomeng’s cat-like cries were probably related to this roar.

’So, the Dragon Soul is this powerful! It’s definitely not inferior to the Faceless Snow Demon’s three souls!’ Gao Neng now truly understood Xu Zilan’s strength.

It wasn’t just the peak of physical power.

It was also the peak of spiritual power.

But what he didn’t understand was...

If Xu Zilan was so strong, why did she hide in the Forgotten Land for nearly twenty years?

Of course, now was not the time to think about such questions.

Gao Neng gritted his teeth.

He began to try and draw the Dragon Soul back into his body.

’I’ll control it with my Spiritual Power!’

A soul was the manifestation of Spiritual Power.

"Return!"

Suddenly, two beams of golden light flared from the golden Dragon Soul’s eyes.

The golden light shot into the high heavens.

Then, the golden light gradually faded.

But Gao Neng’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

The golden light within them shone more and more intensely until they seemed like two golden beams, turning everything in his sight a brilliant gold.

"Ding! Detected that the Host’s internal energy has reached its limit. Do you wish to break through?" a mechanical voice rang out at this moment.

"Break through!"

BOOM!

A pillar of golden light shot toward the sky.

In the sky, thunder rolled and a torrential downpour began.

It was incredibly bizarre in the midst of the icy weather, directly forming into a violent hailstorm.

"My son... has finally become a dragon!" Xu Zilan looked up at the torrential, hail-filled rain falling from the sky, then looked at the faint golden Dragon Scales appearing on Gao Neng’s body on the ground below. A relieved smile once again graced the corners of her mouth.