Chapter 501 Dragon Blood Fusion! The True Dragon Appears!

Inside the Beast Taming Space, Jiang Yun's Divine Sense phantom hovered above the lake.

He was completely unaware of the earth-shattering waves that had been stirred up in the outside world due to Little Fire's Bloodline transformation.

All his attention was focused on the dragon shadow slowly Awakening deep at the bottom of the lake.

He did not know that the moment the ancestral dragon essence blood completely merged into Little Fire's Bloodline, it would trigger a resonance with the Laws of heaven and earth, bringing down a True Dragon vision.

That was an ancient rule that would only be triggered when the True Dragon Bloodline reappeared in the world.

It was the instinctive response of this world to the return of the True Dragon.

At this moment, he was just quietly watching the lake surface, looking at that towering dragon shadow slowly rising from the golden light.

The ripples on the lake surface gradually subsided, and the golden flames filling the sky slowly receded.

Little Fire rose from the bottom of the lake, its slender dragon body winding through the water, with each flick of its tail bringing up circles of golden ripples containing the power of a True Dragon.

It broke through the water surface, its dragon head held high.

The red-gold scales, under the illumination of the Beast Taming Space's seven-colored spiritual light, looked like a suit of armor forged from both lava and gold.

Every scale shimmered with a deep and heavy dark gold luster.

Jiang Yun's pupils constricted slightly.

Little Fire's dragon body had grown significantly longer than before the transformation.

Previously, its body length was just over thirty meters, but now it had surged to at least over forty meters.

The thickest part of its dragon body alone had a diameter exceeding the arm span of an adult man.

The thirty-meter red-gold dragon body coiled above the lake, its dragon head held high, and its dragon tail swayed slowly behind it, dragging out fine golden electric arcs in the void with every movement.

That towering sense of oppression made it feel like a completely different dragon compared to before the transformation.

What truly fixed Jiang Yun's gaze was the change in the scales on Little Fire's body.

Before the transformation, Little Fire's dragon scales looked like they were plated with a layer of smooth, bright gold; although dazzling, they lacked the heaviness accumulated over time.

Now, these dragon scales looked as if they had been embedded onto the dragon body only after being tempered a thousand times.

The base color was still gold, but that gold shimmered with a steady, heavy dark tone, like an ancient gold artifact that had settled for ten thousand years; under the light, it was no longer dazzling, but instead exuded an introverted and profound majesty.

The naturally formed patterns on the surface of the scales were deeper and more complex than before; each pattern looked like some kind of ancient Dragon Clan script, the strokes vigorous and powerful, faintly revealing an indescribable aura of vastness, as if narrating the long Legacy that had existed since the dawn of heaven and earth.

The edges of the scales were no longer smooth arcs but had sprouted extremely fine serrated corners; under the dual refraction of water light and spiritual light, they flashed with a cold metallic gleam, leaving no doubt that these scales could not only resist attacks but also turn around and lacerate any enemy who dared to touch the True Dragon body.

And the changes to the two dragon horns on its head were even more obvious.

Before the transformation, although that pair of dragon horns already had the form of a True Dragon, a careful observation could still reveal a touch of immaturity.

The branches of the horns were few, and the curvature of the horn tips was slightly rounded, more like the horns of a newborn dragon.

But now, that pair of dragon horns had completely shed the last trace of immaturity.

The horn shafts had thickened by a whole circle, and the bony textures at the roots of the horns were layered like the growth rings of a thousand-year-old tree; in each ring-like pattern flowed fine golden light of Law.

The horn tips were sharp as spears, gleaming with a chilling cold light in the void; there was no doubt that if this pair of dragon horns were to strike an enemy with full force, it would be enough to split a small hill in half.

Two rows of tiny barb-like protrusions had also sprouted on both sides of the dragon horns.

Although they were still very short, just tiny bumps that had just emerged from the horn surface, one could already see the embryonic form of their future towering nature.

Once these barbs were fully grown, Little Fire would not need to use any skills at all; just by swiping sideways with its dragon horns, it could leave several deep, bone-visible gashes on an opponent.

But the biggest change was below its dragon head.

There, in the gaps of the originally smooth dragon neck scales, dozens of reverse-growing dark gold reverse scales had sprouted.

The texture of these reverse scales was completely different from the other scales; they were thicker, harder, and a layer of faint dark golden halo flowed on the surface, as if a ball of never-extinguishing Dragon Flame was sealed inside every single reverse scale.

The roots of each reverse scale were deeply embedded into the flesh, tightly connected to the tendons and bones of the neck; the area covered by the reverse scales happened to completely protect the most fragile throat and arteries of the dragon neck.

This was one of the most iconic features of the Dragon Clan: reverse scale neck protection.

All True Dragons have reverse scales; touch them, and they will surely rage.

In the True Dragon Clan Legacy, the reverse scales under the dragon neck are the only place on the entire body of a True Dragon where scales grow in reverse, and they are also the most inviolable reverse scales of a True Dragon.

Although Little Fire had a few reverse scales before the transformation, they were mostly semi-finished products generated by the pseudo-dragon Bloodline simulating True Dragon features, and their texture and quantity were far from being comparable to real reverse scales.

Now, the appearance of these dozens of reverse scales meant that its Physical Body was no longer imitating a True Dragon, but was truly beginning to reshape itself according to the standards of a True Dragon.

Jiang Yun's gaze swept from Little Fire's dragon head all the way to its dragon tail, examining this Beast Tamer pet, which already possessed the initial bearing of a True Dragon, from head to tail.

Then, he gave a silent evaluation in his heart.

At this moment, Little Fire was no different from the True Dragon Clan in form.

The slender, winding dragon body, the majestic and towering dragon head, the thick and sharp dragon horns, the layered dark gold scales, the dozens of reverse scales protecting the throat, and the True Dragon prestige permeating from its tail flick.

Looking at this appearance alone, no one would have thought that half a day ago it was just a pseudo-dragon Bloodline Beast Tamer pet in the form of a dragon fish.

But Jiang Yun also clearly felt the gap.

In his mind, he involuntarily recalled the phantom of the residual soul of the Azure Wood Green Dragon he faced when challenging the ancestral dragon essence blood on the seventh floor of the Liu family's Star Pavilion that day.

How big was that Azure Wood Green Dragon?

The phantom formed by the residual soul alone exceeded a hundred zhang; its dragon body coiled in the void like an entire mountain range spanning the sky, each dragon scale was the size of a tabletop, the dragon horns were like two towering ancient trees, and the spatial ripples caused by the flick of its dragon tail were enough to crush any creature below Diamond Rank Nine into powder.

Although Little Fire's current body size had surged to forty meters, compared to the hundred-zhang dragon body of that Azure Wood Green Dragon, it still seemed too small.

This gap was not just in size.

When the Azure Wood Green Dragon's dragon prestige permeated, the Law structure of the entire seventh-floor space trembled, and all the free spiritual energy in the air was suppressed by that dragon prestige, unable to move a single bit.

Although Little Fire's current dragon prestige already possessed the initial charm of a True Dragon, it was still far from being able to crush Laws solely by its pressure.

Its dragon prestige could make opponents of the same rank or even one small Realm higher feel instinctive fear, but it was far from enough when facing true powerful enemies.

Little Fire's Bloodline transformation was genuine, a Breakthrough from nothing to something.

But this "something" was just a seed that had just broken through the soil; there was still a long way to go before it grew into a towering tree.

That drop of ancestral dragon essence blood brought Little Fire's True Dragon Bloodline conversion progress to one percent.

One percent was the entire nourishment of this seed.

Compared to that Azure Wood Green Dragon, Little Fire's current Bloodline was like a small stream just flowing out of a mountain stream, the difference between it and a great river rushing for thousands of miles.

The concentration of the Azure Wood Green Dragon's True Dragon Bloodline was at least a hundred times that of Little Fire's.

And this was just the Azure Wood Green Dragon; it was just a side branch of the True Dragon clan, a wood-attribute True Dragon, not the most core and pure Bloodline inheritor in the True Dragon clan.

Jiang Yun suppressed these thoughts back into the bottom of his heart.

The gap certainly existed, but the direction was already clear.

With a slight movement of his mind, a glimmer of light that only he could perceive lit up deep in his pupils.

The Entry Manifestation talent was quietly activated.

In his field of vision, a translucent information panel slowly emerged beside Little Fire.

"[Race]: Golden Scaled Fire Dragon Fish (Water/Fire dual attribute)"

"[Realm]: Purple Crystal Ninth Rank Peak"

"[Aptitude]: diamond rank peak (Saint King Rank potential)"

"[Bloodline]: True Dragon Bloodline (Initially Awakened · Current Purity 1%). Has initially stepped into the ranks of True Dragons, possessing a trace of thin True Dragon Bloodline Origin."

"Although this Bloodline purity is still low, it has broken away from the pseudo-dragon category and possesses the most core Bloodline characteristics of a True Dragon: reverse scale neck protection, towering dragon horns, dragon prestige naturally formed."

"It produces an Innate suppression effect on all Bloodline existences below the True Dragon level, with the suppression magnitude increasing as the Bloodline purity improves."

"When the Bloodline purity reaches 10%, a True Dragon forbidden technique rank Bloodline skill will be awakened; when the purity reaches 100%, it will possess a complete pure-blood True Dragon Bloodline, and the life level will complete a final transformation."

"[Key Skills]: ... [evolution path]: ... ..."

"Purple Crystal Ninth Rank Peak. True Dragon Bloodline, initially awakened, one percent purity."

Jiang Yun scanned the Entry information from beginning to end word by word, a glimmer of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

The Realm had rushed directly from Amethyst Eighth Tier to Purple Crystal Ninth Rank Peak, just one step away from Diamond Rank.

The description in the Bloodline column had completely changed.

It was no longer the vague description of "pseudo-dragon Bloodline, already initially evolving towards True Dragon."

Instead, it clearly wrote "True Dragon Bloodline, initially awakened."

Although the purity was only one percent, one percent was still a True Dragon.

There is a chasm between a pseudo-dragon and a True Dragon, a threshold that countless dragon-type Beast Tamer pets cannot cross in their entire lives.

And Little Fire had already stepped into the ranks of True Dragons at the Amethyst Rank, which meant that its upper limit had been completely opened, and the height it could reach in the future was no longer limited by its Bloodline.

When he saw that it could awaken a True Dragon forbidden technique rank Bloodline skill when the Bloodline purity reached ten percent, his gaze paused slightly.

"Forbidden technique rank."

This level had never appeared in the Entry Manifestation system.

Transcendent, epic, Legendary—he had already seen many of these grades.

But the words "forbidden technique," he was seeing for the first time.

This meant that after Little Fire's Bloodline purity reached ten percent, it would awaken a terrifying killing move that far exceeded the scope of Legendary rank skills.

And that would require more ancestral dragon essence blood, or similar Bloodline treasures.

Little Fire had completely absorbed that ancestral dragon essence blood.

The shackles of the pseudo-dragon Bloodline were completely broken, and the gate of the True Dragon had already slowly opened in front of it.

Although the current Bloodline purity was only one percent, there was still a nine-fold gap to ten percent, and it was still a long way from a true pure-blood True Dragon, but this step had already been taken.

Stepping into this threshold, it was no longer a pseudo-dragon, but a True Dragon.

Even if it was just a True Dragon with sparse Bloodline, it was still a True Dragon.

Jiang Yun felt the True Dragon prestige permeating around Little Fire, feeling both satisfaction and a trace of calm sighing in his heart.

One drop of ancestral dragon essence blood, pushing from pseudo-dragon Bloodline directly to one percent purity of True Dragon Bloodline—this effect could already be called Heaven-Defying.

But precisely because of this, he realized more clearly that one drop of ancestral dragon essence blood was still too little.

One percent was just the starting point of the True Dragon path.

To make Little Fire's Bloodline purity reach ten percent and awaken that so-called forbidden technique rank skill, he would probably need at least several drops or even more ancestral dragon essence blood.

And things like ancestral dragon essence blood—even if all the forces in the entire provincial capital were added together, they might not be able to produce a second drop.

That drop of ancestral dragon essence blood on the seventh floor of the Liu family's Star Pavilion was a clan-protecting treasure that the Liu family ancestors had risked their lives to obtain from some unknown ancient ruin; being able to obtain it through a challenge was already a tremendous Opportunity.

As for more ancestral dragon essence blood, at least within the provincial capital, it was almost impossible to find.

However, Little Fire's combat power had likely increased by several levels, all without anyone noticing.

With the Realm of Amethyst Ninth Tier Peak, combined with the pressure of the True Dragon Bloodline, and the fire attribute Law Crystal that had yet to be fully refined.

Within the Amethyst Rank, Little Fire had likely once again achieved invincibility below amethyst rank.

Even against some high-tier Diamond Rank beasts, it still had the power to fight, or even crush them.

And this combat power would be one of his greatest trump cards in the upcoming Molten Fire Grotto Secret Realm.

The more he felt the True Dragon might emanating from Little Fire's body, the more he marveled at the terror of such an existence as a True Dragon.

Little Fire now possessed only one percent of the True Dragon Bloodline, yet its dragon might was already enough to make Little Skylark and Nether Abyss in the Beast Taming Space feel instinctive pressure.

One had to know that Little Skylark possessed the Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng Bloodline, and Nether Abyss possessed the Ancient Nether Abyss Divine Beast Bloodline.

In terms of rank, these two Bloodlines were by no means inferior to an ordinary True Dragon Bloodline.

Even in the face of Little Fire's True Dragon might, they still needed to invoke their own Law power to remain composed.

If one percent was already like this, what kind of terrifying existence would a one hundred percent pure-blooded True Dragon be?

His thoughts involuntarily drifted back to that scene in the seventh layer of the Liu Family's Star Pavilion, where he faced the remnant soul of the Cangmu Azure Dragon.

That Cangmu Azure Dragon was, in the final analysis, merely a phantom formed from a trace of Azure Dragon will remaining within the ancestral dragon essence blood.

It hadn't even unleashed one-tenth of the true power of a Cangmu Azure Dragon.

Yet that mere remnant soul possessed the Realm of Diamond Rank Nine Peak, and the wood-element Law power it unleashed was almost too much for him and his three beasts to handle even when working together.

And that Cangmu Azure Dragon itself was merely a collateral branch of the True Dragon clan, not a pure-blooded ancestral dragon.

If it were a true pure-blooded ancestral dragon, the power contained within a single drop of essence blood would likely be enough to crush the entire Liu Family Star Pavilion.

For Little Fire to become a true True Dragon and possess a complete, pure-blooded True Dragon Bloodline, it was unknown how much more ancestral dragon essence blood would be needed.

And every drop of ancestral dragon essence blood meant a Heaven-Defying Opportunity; such opportunities were Rare and hard to come by.

Jiang Yun shook his head slightly, dispelling this unrealistic thought.

He was not a person who aimed too high and neglected the practical; he knew better than anyone that the path of cultivation had to be walked one step at a time.

Being able to obtain a drop of ancestral dragon essence blood today to awaken Little Fire's True Dragon Bloodline was already a tremendous stroke of fortune.

The road ahead was still long; who could say he wouldn't encounter similar opportunities in the future?

He lifted his head again, his gaze falling upon Little Fire's pair of dragon eyes burning with golden flames.

His Mental Energy was transmitted into Little Fire's consciousness.

"Little Fire, now that you have stepped into the ranks of the True Dragon, very good. Next, in these two days before the Secret Realm opens, continue to stabilize your Bloodline Realm, and at the same time, absorb and refine all the remaining power in that fire attribute Law Crystal. You only initially absorbed a portion of its Law Origin to complete your Bloodline transformation, but the power of the Law Crystal is far more than that. Refine it completely, and push your fire attribute power firmly to the Law level; that way, when you Breakthrough to Diamond Rank, your Foundation will be as solid as a rock."

Little Fire raised its head and let out a dragon roar that shook the entire Beast Taming Space.

The roar was filled with majestic True Dragon might.

That pair of dragon eyes burning with golden flames reflected the phantom of Jiang Yun's Mental Energy.

The two clusters of inextinguishable flames burning deep within its pupils suddenly surged in intensity at this moment.

Its dragon head nodded heavily three times.

Its telepathic transmission was filled with undisguised joy and obedience.

"Yes! Master! I will definitely refine the Law Crystal completely before the Secret Realm opens! I will absolutely not hold Master back when I Breakthrough to Diamond Rank!"

Jiang Yun nodded slightly, then turned around, casting his gaze toward the other two directions of the Beast Taming Space.

On the east side. Little Skylark was looking with a dazed expression at the True Dragon still roaring towards the sky above the lake.

Its divine feathers, interwoven with azure and pale purple, flared slightly, and the lightning storm vortexes on the three long feathers atop its head rotated slowly; the miniature lightning storm pattern deep within its pupils reflected Little Fire's towering dragon shadow.

Clearly, the terrifying True Dragon might that had erupted from Little Fire's Bloodline transformation just now had forcibly shaken it out of its deep state of cultivation.

On the west side, on that protruding black rock, Nether Abyss had also rarely revealed its form from the shadows.

Its pair of dark purple Law eyes stared at Little Fire without blinking.

The dark attribute Law light flowing deep within its pupils flickered uncertainly.

On that leopard face, which was usually so cold it bordered on indifference, there appeared at this moment an extremely Rare and subtle ripple.

Seeing the reactions of these two beasts, Jiang Yun chuckled inwardly.

It seemed the two Little Fellows had also been shocked by Little Fire's transformation.

Little Skylark possessed the Ancient Divine Peng Bloodline and was born with a sense of superiority over all avian creatures.

Nether Abyss possessed the Light-Devouring Body plus the Ancient Nether Abyss Divine Beast Bloodline, and on ordinary days, it couldn't even be bothered to glance at other beasts.

Now, however, Little Fire's Bloodline Breakthrough had brought a significant shock to both of them.

His figure flashed and appeared in the position between the two beasts.

His voice was not loud, but it clearly entered the ears of Little Skylark and Nether Abyss.

"You have both seen it. Little Fire's original pseudo-dragon Bloodline, in terms of rank, Foundation, and potential, was inferior to yours. Little Skylark, your Ancient Wind-Thunder Divine Peng Bloodline is inherently an Ancient Divine Beast rank Bloodline; Nether Abyss, your Ancient Nether Abyss Divine Beast Bloodline combined with the Light-Devouring Body is Rare among the Rare. The starting points of your Bloodlines were both far higher than Little Fire's initial one."

"But now, Little Fire has completed its Bloodline transformation first. It didn't rely on its starting point, but on Opportunity, and the tenacity to seize every chance and push with all its might to Breakthrough. Your Bloodlines are both not inferior to Little Fire's, and are even stronger than its pre-transformation pseudo-dragon Bloodline by more than a notch. Your Bloodline starting points were much higher than Little Fire's. If there is Opportunity in the future, it will certainly allow your Bloodlines to achieve a qualitative leap. Cultivate well. Your potential is far more than this."

Little Skylark understood Jiang Yun's words and raised its head, letting out a cry that was clear to the extreme.

That cry lacked its usual arrogance and laziness, replaced instead by a burning, unyielding fighting spirit.

The lightning storm vortexes on the three purple feathers atop its head suddenly accelerated their rotation, exploding with three blinding flashes of lightning; its divine feathers, interwoven with azure and pale purple, fully unfurled in the same instant, and hundreds of millions of dense Wind-Thunder Law patterns lit up simultaneously on its massive body with a wingspan of thirty zhang.

It did not make any more sounds, but simply flapped its wings violently, flew back to its nest, closed its eyes, and the Wind-Thunder power around its body surged even more violently than before.

The combat insights accumulated from continuously crushing strong enemies on the arena, combined with the stimulation brought by Little Fire's Bloodline transformation, had now all turned into the driving force for its cultivation.

Nether Abyss did not make any sound, nor did it make any unnecessary movements.

It just lay quietly on the black rock, its dark purple Law eyes staring at Jiang Yun without blinking for quite a while, and the light of the dark-attribute origin law crystal deep within its pupils slowly rotated several times.

Then it slowly withdrew its gaze, its form silently merging back into the shadows of the rock, along with the still-rotating dark-attribute origin law crystal, disappearing into the depths of the darkness.

Jiang Yun could sense that within those shadows, Nether Abyss's speed of absorbing the Law Crystal was at least fifty percent faster than before.

This taciturn fellow never spoke nonsense; it only used actions to express its attitude.

Jiang Yun nodded with satisfaction.

All three beasts had entered their respective states of cultivation, making their final sprint for the upcoming Molten Fire Grotto Secret Realm.

He did not linger any longer, his Mental Energy phantom slowly dissipating in the Beast Taming Space, and his consciousness retreating like a tide from this world that belonged solely to him and his three beasts.

His consciousness had just returned to his Physical Body, and before his eyes could open, his brows locked tightly.

Something was wrong.

His Falling Star Rank Mental Energy automatically spread out the same instant his consciousness returned, keenly capturing the unusual fluctuations remaining in the outside world.

The air was filled with an extremely dense True Dragon might.

Although it was gradually dissipating, he was all too familiar with that aura, which was majestic enough to make the Laws of Heaven and Earth resonate.

This was precisely the True Dragon power released during Little Fire's Bloodline transformation; he had assumed this aura would only exist within the Beast Taming Space, but he hadn't expected it to penetrate the Beast Taming Space and permeate directly into the outside world.

And what made his brows lock even tighter was that outside his courtyard, in the void above the grounds, there were several extremely powerful auras.

Not one or two, but several.

Each aura was as majestic as the deep sea and as steady as a mountain; even through the courtyard walls and layers of Restrictions, Jiang Yun could clearly sense the level of power contained within those auras.

All of them were at the Eclipsing Moon Rank or above.

Among them, one aura was deeper and heavier, palpitating like a sleeping volcano; it was an aura of the Sun-Level Peak.

Jiang Yun's brows were tightly furrowed; he could only guess who these experts outside the door were.

He slowly stood up, pushed open the room door, and stepped out of the main courtyard.

His steps were steady, his expression still calm, as if he had long expected those terrifying auras in the sky outside the courtyard.

He crossed the threshold, walked onto the empty bluestone ground in the courtyard, and then looked up at the sky.

He saw several figures standing in the air in the void above Yunqi Courtyard.

Their bodies were permeated with Law light of various colors, their robes rustled in the wind, and each figure was like a sun of a different color hanging in mid-air, emitting its own unique Law pressure.

Zhan Qiong, Vice Dean Yan Lie, Medicine Dust Son, Tie Kuang, and Dean of Array Department Xuan Jizi—the heads of the various courtyards of Sky Dome Academy were all present.

And in their center, Vice Dean Ming Jing hung at the highest point with his hands behind his back; that scholarly face, which usually wore a faint, elusive curve, revealed a Rare, serious, and scrutinizing expression at this moment.

Behind these deans, several deacons and Elders with equally majestic auras were also floating, each with a cultivation of Eclipsing Moon Rank or above.

The moment Jiang Yun pushed open the door and walked out, everyone's gaze locked onto him in the same instant.

Immediately afterward, several extremely powerful Mental Energies covered him simultaneously like an invisible net; each Mental Energy was at least Falling Star Rank or above, and among them, Vice Dean Ming Jing's Sun-Level Peak Mental Energy penetrated the void like a physical substance and fell directly onto Jiang Yun.

These Mental Energies had no malice, no killing intent, and no aggression, but the feeling of being probed by the Mental Energies of several Eclipsing Moon Rank or even Sun-Level experts simultaneously would still make any Amethyst Rank Beast Tamer instinctively feel their scalp tingle.

They were scrutinizing him, sensing the spiritual power fluctuations within his body, probing the state of his Beast Taming Space, and searching for the root of the heaven-shaking phenomenon from just a moment ago.

Jiang Yun's expression did not change, his figure standing straight like a pine tree.

He slightly lifted his head, meeting those gazes—some shocked, some curious, some expectant, some meaningful—his expression calm as water.