After recovering from his shock, Jian Wushuang cupped his hands in salute. "Junior Jian Wushuang pays his respects to the Riverside Dragon Emperor."
The huge dragon head nodded slowly, and specks of golden light began to emanate from the dragon body.
The middle-aged woman hurriedly said, "Patriarch, you can't."
The dragon body coiled around the huge pillar began to transform, and a moment later, it condensed into an elderly man in plain robes.
His two huge dragon horns seemed to be proof of his near-limitless lifespan.
"Patriarch, you should continue recuperating. How can you move again?" The middle-aged woman asked with a worried expression.
The elderly man named Riverside Dragon Emperor chuckled. "Don't worry, I've been suffering from this ailment for a long time, so it's not a big deal to add to it."
The middle-aged woman shook her head helplessly and didn't say anything else. She followed behind the elderly man.
"Young friend, you're the first non-dragon I've seen since that war," Riverside Dragon Emperor said amiably. The innate arrogance of the Dragon Tribe was completely absent from his body, and he seemed like an ordinary elderly man. His presence had invisibly shortened the distance between the two of them.
Jian Wushuang pondered for a moment before asking, "Is it the first war of calamity?"
"It's much older than that." As if reminiscing, Riverside Dragon Emperor shook his head with a smile. "That war was between the Dragon Tribe, the Phoenix Tribe, and the Qilin Tribe. My ailment was also a result of that war."
"Young friend, do you know that before me, the universe's providence wasn't limited to just one ancestor?"
Jian Wushuang was slightly puzzled upon hearing this. "Wasn't it limited to just one ancestor?"
Riverside Dragon Emperor smiled and shook his head. "At that time, I was still in my youth, and my father was already an ancestor. However, before the war between the three tribes, his whereabouts were suddenly unknown, and he left behind an ancestor aura for me."
With that, Riverside Dragon Emperor spread open his palm, and a wisp of an aura unique to the Dragon Tribe, but even more profound, appeared.
As that profound aura appeared, the divine power in everyone's body, including Jian Wushuang's, immediately trembled with a sense of suppression.
That was truly an ancestor's providence.
Riverside Dragon Emperor looked at the wisp of ancestral providence in his hand and said softly, "I originally wanted to comprehend the providence my father left behind, but the war between the three tribes ensued, and my body from that war also left me with a hidden ailment, so I was unable to break through to the Ancestor.
"Now," Linhe Dragon Emperor looked at Jian Wushuang and waved his hand to transfer the strand of ancestral qi to him, "he should have a master now."
Jian Wushuang's body trembled and he said almost at the same time as the middle-aged woman, "Absolutely not."
"Ancestor, that's the foundation of our Dragon Clan!" The middle-aged woman said anxiously, "If you give it to an outsider, what should we do?!"
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A wry smile appeared on Jian Wushuang's face, and he said firmly, "Senior, this is too valuable. I won't accept it no matter what. If you insist on giving it to me, I'll have no choice but to turn you down."
Riverside Dragon Emperor didn't say anything. Instead, he said, "Young friend, may I have a word with you in private?"
Jian Wushuang nodded and asked the Dragon Emperor to wait in place.
Riverside Dragon Emperor glared hatefully at Jian Wushuang before dashing out of the palace.
Then, Riverside Dragon Emperor led Jian Wushuang forward slowly.
"I don't understand." After a moment of silence, Jian Wushuang finally spoke up.
Riverside Dragon Emperor didn't answer his question. "Young friend, do you know why we fought that war between the three tribes, and why the foundation of our Dragon Tribe was destroyed, and why we still can't recover?"
Jian Wushuang shook his head.
Riverside Dragon Emperor explained, "That's because our three tribes found an ancestral providence together at that time. In order to fight for that ten percent of providence, the war inevitably broke out.
"As the most powerful of the three tribes, the Dragon Tribe should've been able to obtain that ten percent of providence easily. However, my father suddenly disappeared, and the Dragon Tribe was forced into a passive situation.
"Even so, as the temporary leader, I commanded the entire Dragon Tribe and pushed the war to its climax.
"At that time, I was already half a step into that realm, and I severely injured the Phoenix Tribe's Ancestor Phoenix and the Qilin King of the Qilin Tribe all by myself. Not long after, they died. It was also at that time that my severe illness was left behind. Thus, the war ended in a hurry.
"I'm still alive, but the severe illness at that time still affects me even now. I know that I don't have much time left."
Riverside Dragon Emperor paused for a moment before continuing, "However, the Dragon Tribe was too severely injured, and even now, we still can't fully recover. The descendants of the Dragon Tribe are also extremely mediocre, and not a single one of them has reached that level.
"On the other hand, the Phoenix Tribe and the Qilin Tribe have already recovered, and I'm almost certain that the ten percent of ancestral-level providence is in the hands of the Qilin Tribe.
"They're still wary of me as long as I'm alive, but if I die, the Dragon Tribe will probably be annihilated instantly."
Linhe Dragon Emperor had a bitter look on his face. "Hence, surrendering to the Void Universe was my instruction. I only wanted the Dragon Race to have a chance to survive. But now, it seems that I was wrong, very wrong."
Jian Wushuang completely understood what he meant. After pondering for a moment, he firmly pushed the ancestral-level providence into Riverside Ancestor Emperor's hands.
"I can't guarantee anything, but there's one thing that I can guarantee. As long as I'm alive, the Dragon Tribe can only die on the battlefield."
Jian Wushuang's calm words were like an extremely heavy oath.
Riverside Dragon Emperor's eyes reddened when he heard this. He bent his knees and was about to bow when Jian Wushuang hurriedly stopped him.
"I'm indebted to you, young friend. If you refuse to give me the providence today, I won't have any face left." Riverside Dragon Emperor cupped his fists and handed over the ancestral-level aura with a firm attitude.
Jian Wushuang was speechless. He really didn't want to accept it. After all, he was very far away from the Half-Martial Ancestor level. If he accepted it so resolutely, not only would it not be of much use to him, it would also owe the Dragon Tribe a favor.
In this way, he would be indirectly taking over the affairs of the Dragon Tribe and the other two tribes, which was really troublesome.
However, looking at Riverside Dragon Emperor's resolute expression, Jian Wushuang could only accept it for the time being. In the end, he added, "This is only for the time being. If a peerless prodigy of the Dragon Tribe appears in the future, I'll definitely return it."
Riverside Dragon Emperor understood the meaning of Jian Wushuang's words, and a hint of sadness flashed across his eyes.
"I said earlier that as long as I'm alive, the Dragon Tribe can only die on the battlefield. Now that the two universes are completely irreconcilable, the most important thing to do now is to resist together," Jian Wushuang said. "That's also the reason why I'm here this time."
Riverside Dragon Emperor said solemnly, "From now on, all the descendants of the Dragon Tribe are at your disposal to fight the Void Universe to the very end!"
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