The Dragon Emperor exuded a rich demonic power that wrapped around the Maotai and Wuliangye as if he was gently caressing them.
The Maotai and Wuliangye released their mouths at the same time and looked up at the Dragon Emperor in a daze. Dragons were not humans after all, and their emotions were much more direct. It was just like how they immediately recognized the Fire Dragon King when they first saw it.
Low growls kept coming from the Maotai and Wuliangye, but the hostility in their eyes had completely disappeared. They were still wondering why Ji Dong didn't do anything when they were attacked, but now they understood. The invincible powerhouse in front of them was actually their father!
The Fire Dragon King flew out and suddenly spread its wings. It hugged the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon tightly in the air and sobbed. "My children, my children, Mommy finally sees you again. You're finally home. This is your home!
The Dragon Emperor spread his huge wings and enveloped the Fire Dragon King and the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon. The family of three couldn't help but sigh.
Upon seeing this scene, the Heavenly Stem Saints, led by Ji Dong, revealed faint smiles on their faces. This heartwarming scene had also infected every single one of them.
However, the other three Dragon Kings had completely different expressions. The Water Dragon King squatted there and didn't say anything. There was a complicated look in its eyes. It was both gratified and jealous. Fire and water were incompatible, and the Dragon Clan was no exception. It had never had a good relationship with the Fire Dragon King.
In contrast, the Golden Dragon King wore an elated look on his face, and his eyes were filled with envy. Among the four dragon monarchs, he was the smallest, and his cultivation rank was slightly inferior to the other three dragon monarchs, so he was naturally the youngest.
On the other hand, the Diamond Dragon King's eyes were dim. It lowered its head and lay there silently, as if it was a little sad.
Fury whispered into Ji Dong's ear, "No wonder Thunder is so afraid of your Maotai and Wuliangye. The Sacred Evolution Fire Dragons are too powerful. They can even exchange a few blows with a Martial Saint like the Dragon Emperor. Their combined strength is definitely comparable to a tenth grade magical beast."
Ji Dong nodded and said, "Senior Brother, now you know why I didn't let them participate in our trial. In terms of overall strength, Maotai and Wuliangye are stronger than me. Their magic power is much stronger than mine, and they know almost all the skills that I know, except for the Sword of the Fire God and the God Slaying Strike. However, they also have skills that I don't have, and I can't tell their limits."
Not long after, the Dragon Emperor slowly loosened his wings, but the Fire Dragon King was still hugging the Sacred Evolution Fire Dragon tightly. Big drops of tears rolled down from her eyes.
There seemed to be something else in the Dragon Emperor's eyes, and his benevolence was gradually replaced by dignity. He said in a low voice, "My friend Ji Dong, I would like to talk to you alone. Vanessa, bring the other human friends out for a while."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Other than the Fire Dragon King Vanessa, the other three Dragon Kings replied respectfully in unison.
Fury looked at Hyōhime in confusion, and Ji Dong nodded at him. Seeing how confident Ji Dong was, Fury heaved a sigh of relief. However, Chen Sixuan frowned. When the others left with the Dragon Kings, she didn't move.
The Dragon Emperor looked at her with a hint of displeasure in his eyes, but Chen Sixuan had already said, "I must stay. The Core of Life in which Maotai and Wuliangye live belongs to me. Without the Core of Life, they can't grow as healthy as they are now. If you want to talk to Ji Dong about Maotai and Wuliangye, then I have a reason to stay." As she spoke, she deliberately took back the Core of Life from Ji Dong's hands.
"How did the Core of Life become hers?" Ji Dong was slightly stunned, but he quickly understood what Chen Sixuan meant. She was worried about him facing the Dragon Emperor alone, so she deliberately found a reason to stay. Ji Dong didn't refute. It was good for Chen Sixuan to stay. With her around, she would be able to support him greatly in terms of mana and soul power. In fact, he had already vaguely guessed what the Dragon Emperor wanted to talk to him about.
The Dragon Emperor said indifferently, "Since that's the case, you can stay too."
At this moment, the Sacred Yan Fire Dragon roared. Ji Dong turned his head and saw Maotai and Wuliangye peeking out from the side of the Fire Dragon King's neck and looking at him.
Ji Dong gave them a comforting smile. Only then did they comfortably lean into the arms of the Fire Dragon King, feeling the warmth of a mother.
The other Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples and the four Dragon Kings left. In order to have a better conversation with Ji Dong, the Dragon Emperor turned back into his human form and stood opposite to Ji Dong and Chen Sixuan.
"Ji Dong, my friend, I know that you came to the Dragon Valley this time to find suitable dragons for the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples who don't have mounts to sign contracts with. I agree to this. Not only can I let you choose, I can also guarantee that the dragons you choose are the most outstanding elites of the dragon clan. I can even send at least one Dragon King to be the magical beast partner of one of your friends. With the company of the dragon clan, the strength of the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples will greatly increase in a short period of time. You will also have more power to protect yourselves in the battle against the Five Elements Continent. At the same time, there is a divine artifact that belongs to the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples in the dragon clan. I can return it to you and further increase your strength. What do you think?"
Taking a deep look at the Dragon Emperor, Ji Dong revealed a faint smile as he said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I sincerely thank you for your support on behalf of the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples. I understand what you mean. You want Maotai and Wuliangye to stay, right?"
When the Dragon Emperor revealed his majesty again, Ji Dong had already guessed his thoughts. Putting himself in the Dragon Emperor's shoes, he would also do the same as a father. Therefore, Ji Dong didn't feel angry at all.
Ji Dong's straightforwardness made the Dragon Emperor a bit speechless. He couldn't say what he was going to say.
Ji Dong said earnestly, "Senior Dragon Emperor, I can totally understand your feelings. Your request is not excessive at all. Maotai and Wuliangye are the children of you and Senior Fire Dragon King. It's natural for them to stay and serve you. I can see that you want to make it up to them. Therefore, I agree to your request. Furthermore, it has nothing to do with us, the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples' choice of magical beast partners. As long as Maotai and Wuliangye are willing to stay, I won't stop them. "
The Dragon Emperor's eyes were filled with gratitude when he heard Ji Dong's words. He sighed and said, "Young man, thank you. However, you should understand that this matter isn't as simple as you make it out to be. They do have Vanessa's and my bloodline, but their appearance, strength, and attributes are different from us. This is the result of mutation. Furthermore, they have another bloodline. If I'm not wrong, this bloodline is related to you. Even their Innate Skill, Replication, is closely related to you."
Ji Dong nodded his head and said, "When we saved Maotai and Wuliangye, they were still dragon eggs. Their own fire attribute had been invaded by the Ice and Snow Dragon's cold attribute for many years, and they were in danger of dying at any time. Therefore, Raging Flames brought them to the Core World, and used the high temperature and pure fire elements in the Core Lake to help them recover. I don't know much about this process, but later on, in order to hatch them successfully, I used my own blood and some other gems to set up a formation, which allowed them to hatch successfully. Their current appearance should also be related to this, and it is precisely because I used my blood to hatch them that they will have the skills I know. Not only are we connected by blood, but even our souls are connected, and even the power of chaos is the same."
At this point, Ji Dong couldn't help but reveal a faint smile on his face. The tacit understanding between him and the Saint Evolution Flaming Dragon could not be described with words.
The Dragon Emperor sighed when he heard Ji Dong's description. "Ji Dong, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You must have sacrificed a lot of blood. Otherwise, they wouldn't have inherited your bloodline. You and the Empress of the Flaming Bar saved my children, and I will remember this kindness. However, they are destined to never return to Vanessa and I. Your bloodline and the connection between your souls made them feel closer to you. They won't be separated from you easily. Otherwise, Vanessa would have brought them back after reuniting with them."
Ji Dong frowned when he heard the Dragon Emperor's words. "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
The Dragon Emperor looked a little apologetic, but he still said it, "I hope that you can help me retrieve the bloodline that you left in them and erase all the memories between you and them. This is the only way that my children can truly return to me."
"What?" Ji Dong was shocked when he heard the Dragon Emperor's words. "You want Maotai and Wuliangye to forget about me? No, I can't do that. Senior Dragon Emperor, it's true that they are your children. However, I've long regarded them as my family. I won't be able to bear the pain if they forget about me. "
The Dragon Emperor nodded silently and said, "I know that my request is very excessive, but I have no other choice. There are some things that I won't hide from you. The four Dragon Kings that you saw just now are actually my wives. In the dragon clan, the Dragon Emperor has unlimited mating rights, but his wives can only be a few Dragon Kings. Apart from the Azure Dragon King who is male, the other four Dragon Kings can only be female. The fertility of the dragon clan can be said to be the worst among all the other clans. It's been more than five thousand years since I became the Dragon Emperor. However, I only have two children in these five thousand years. One of them is Maotai and Wuliangye. They are the children of me and the Fire Dragon King, Vanessa. They were stolen by the traitor Feng Shuang. The other one is the child that I gave birth to with the Diamond Dragon King. It should be the direct descendant of the Dragon Emperor. However, it also has a problem. It has been four thousand years, but it still hasn't hatched. It has mutated."
"Mutated?" Ji Dong looked at the Dragon Emperor in surprise.
The Dragon Emperor nodded and said, "Yes, it has mutated. However, what makes us feel helpless is that it's not its body that has mutated, but the eggshell that is carrying it. Its eggshell has become extremely hard and can even withstand the bombardment of some ordinary ultimate skills. The most terrifying thing is that after four thousand years, the body of my child has even assimilated with its eggshell and evolved some strange innate skills. I'm afraid that it will never hatch from its eggshell. How can it inherit my mantle if it can't become a dragon? Three thousand years have passed. I haven't impregnated any female dragon for three thousand years. I'm afraid that I won't be able to have any offspring in this lifetime. The dragon clan needs a successor. Without a doubt, Maotai and Wuliangye are the most suitable. If they can enter the Saint Tier in the future, I'm afraid that their strength will surpass mine and catch up to the ancestors of the Ancestor Dragon. "
At this point, there was obvious sorrow in the Dragon Emperor's eyes. He said, "I'm sorry, Ji Dong. It's precisely because of this that I have to leave Maotai and Wuliangye behind to inherit my Dragon Emperor's crown and become the next leader of the dragon clan.
Ji Dong frowned and said, "However, they aren't earth-attributed dragons. Will the dragon clan acknowledge them?"
The Dragon Emperor said in a deep voice, "The situation of Maotai and Wuliangye is special. However, my bloodline flows in their bodies after all. Even though they aren't diamond dragons, as long as they inherit my crown, the children born in the next generation will definitely regain the diamond dragon bloodline. I can tell you a secret of the dragon clan. The crown on my head isn't a natural one, but it's an inherited divine weapon of the dragon clan. It's controlled by successive Dragon Emperors. There are two uses for this divine weapon. One is to condense the inheritance of the pure bloodline, and the other is to allow its owner to safely break through to the Saint Tier. Of course, the condition is that the dragon who inherits it must have the royal bloodline. It's best if the Dragon Emperor is a diamond dragon, but when necessary, it's not impossible for other dragons with royal bloodlines to inherit it. Such a situation has happened in the history of the dragon clan. Therefore, if I had another choice, I wouldn't have made such an unreasonable request. However, I really have no other choice. I have to make a choice for the continuation of the Dragon Emperor's bloodline. As long as you agree, I'm willing to replace them as your mount after I pass on the divine weapon of the dragon crown to them. "
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