Chapter 629 - 629: The Blood of the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon!

A gentle breeze rustled the dense foliage of the trees, their leaves swaying and whispering in the wind.

Beneath the trees, Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, gazing across the table at Huo Yuhao, his face carrying a trace of helplessness.

"Yuhao, I've heard from Juzi about your significant contributions in the Sun-Moon Empire's conquest of the Heavenly Soul Empire. You are a meritorious official, and having you is a great fortune for the empire.

Logically, I should bestow a grand reward upon you in recognition of your achievements.

However, I've been pondering this for days, and I still can't decide what to give you. After all, with Elder Kong by your side, you lack for nothing. If I reward you with something you don't need, it would merely be a token gesture, failing to truly reflect the magnitude of your accomplishments."

As he spoke, he let out a sigh.

Truthfully, he had considered granting Huo Yuhao a marriage alliance perhaps marrying Xu Tianzhen to him.

This would allow him to draw Huo Yuhao closer to the royal family.

No matter what, this young man was a genius highly regarded by Elder Kong. If he continued to grow, he would undoubtedly become a pillar of the Sun-Moon Empire.

However, such an arrangement required Huo Yuhao's willingness.

With Elder Kong behind him, Xu Tianran was reluctant to force Huo Yuhao's hand and risk souring relations with the powerful elder.

For now, he could only leave it to Juzi to slowly win Huo Yuhao over.

If she succeeded in making Huo Yuhao hers, it would be a significant achievement.

As for Juzi herself, Xu Tianran trusted her, but his feelings for her were limited.

To him, she was merely a tool.

If she could bring another valuable tool Huo Yuhao into his grasp, it would be an even greater victory.

"Your Majesty, serving the Sun-Moon Empire is my duty. I do not seek a reward for it," Huo Yuhao replied with a formal tone, saying what was expected.

However, inwardly, he thought: Xu Tianran didn't summon me just to spew empty words. He's always wanted to win me over, and to do that, he has to offer some real benefits.

Several days ago, Huo Yuhao had left the Mingdou Mountain Range and returned to the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.

There was no need for him to remain on the battlefield indefinitely.

He also had no intention of using all his trump cards at once to rapidly crush the three Douluo nations and Shrek Academy.

That would only give Tang San an excuse to intervene early, turning the war into a direct clash between himself and a God-King.

At his current strength, he wasn't confident enough to face a God-King head-on.

Thus, he could not allow this war to end too quickly.

His primary objective right now was to solidify the spread of his faith through the Spirit Pagoda, gradually gathering more believers.

This wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight.

Xu Tianran smiled.

"That won't do. I can't allow such a distinguished contributor to go unrewarded.

Just this morning, I was speaking with Pavilion Master Jing Hongchen. He told me that you have a deep interest in alchemy and are quite skilled at it an alchemy master, in fact.

To be honest, I was quite surprised.

You are already a peerless genius in both soul tools and soul mastery.

I never expected you to have such remarkable achievements in alchemy as well.

Therefore, I've decided to grant you some rare materials for alchemy among them, the blood of the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon."

Huo Yuhao's eyes widened in well-timed surprise.

"The Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon? Isn't that one of the Sun-Moon Royal Family's inherited martial souls? The royal family actually possesses its blood?"

According to Soul Land 2, the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon was a descendant of the Progenitor of Sub-Dragons.

This so-called Progenitor of Sub-Dragons was the companion dragon of the Dragon God.

However, its destructive power was so overwhelming that the Dragon God personally exterminated it.

Based on Huo Yuhao's speculation, the Dragon God, as a Supreme God-King, was immensely powerful.

It was unlikely that it simply wiped out the Progenitor of Sub-Dragons just because it was too destructive.

More likely, the progenitor had perished during the Divine Star Ascension Ceremony, the event where the Dragon God's realm was transformed into the Divine Star.

And the true culprit behind its death might not even have been the Dragon God it could have been other deities.

After all, during that ceremony, a war broke out in the Divine Realm, leading to the extinction of many dragon deities.

The Progenitor of Sub-Dragons could very well have been one of the casualties.

Xu Tianran nodded, his expression growing solemn.

"Of course we have it.

According to a secret royal archive, many years ago, humanity on the Sun-Moon Continent had neither martial souls nor soul beasts.

Only ordinary flora and fauna existed.

Then, the sky split open, and torrents of divine blood and radiant light descended.

Countless living beings were bathed in this luminous and sanguine rain.

From that moment on, soul masters and soul beasts came into existence.

Our ancestor from the Xu Family came into contact with some of this divine blood and radiance.

As a result, he gained two martial souls one was the Solar Martial Soul, and the other was the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul."

"The light faded, leaving no trace, but some of the divine blood was preserved.

Some ancestors attempted to use this blood to grant the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Martial Soul to royal descendants who had not inherited it.

However, all such attempts ended in failure, and many royal heirs perished in the process.

Others tried refining the blood into elixirs, but that too led to failure.

In the end, the remaining Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Blood was sealed away in the royal treasury, unused.

But you, Yuhao you are different.

Pavilion Master Hongchen has praised your alchemy skills to the heavens.

I believe that if anyone can refine it into a successful elixir, it's you."

Huo Yuhao pondered this information carefully.

Xu Tianran's story about the royal family's secret history did seem plausible.

Based on Soul Land 4, after the Divine Realm War, divine energy had leaked into the mortal world.

Many divine beasts had perished, their bloodlines dispersing into the environment.

This led to the evolution of both humans and animals, ultimately giving rise to soul masters and soul beasts.

The first batch of beast-type martial souls likely originated from exposure to divine beast blood.

If some Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Blood had indeed fallen onto Douluo Star, leading to the emergence of its martial soul among humans, it was a logical development.

After all, even a First-Class Deity, the God of Thunder, had fallen in battle and his corpse had landed on Douluo.

That event had given birth to the Thunderous Hell Prison Vine soul beast.

"Thank you for enlightening me, Your Majesty. I am indeed very interested in rare alchemy materials, including the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Blood." Huo Yuhao stood and respectfully cupped his hands.

Xu Tianran smiled, feeling that his efforts to win over Huo Yuhao were yielding results.

This young man was a valuable tool one that he hoped would soon be fully under his command.

The reason he was willing to bestow the Purple Radiance Annihilation Dragon Blood was simple:

Although precious, it had no practical use.

It had been gathering dust in the royal treasury for ages.

But to Huo Yuhao, it might hold great value.

Since Jing Hongchen had confirmed that Huo Yuhao was an alchemy master, he likely had the ambition to refine new and powerful elixirs.

And young geniuses especially proud ones would never resist a challenge.

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