Chapter 990: Inheritance
The energies of light and darkness intertwined once more.
A Purple Gold Giant Dragon tore through endless darkness, dissipating all Netherworld Energy wherever it passed.
However, every inch of Netherworld Energy that vanished would give birth to a new inch of Netherworld Energy, seemingly endless, boundless.
After a few minutes, both energies receded.
"Netherworld Ancestor, you are truly formidable. Even after ten thousand years, I still find it hard to defeat you."
The Ancestor Dragon reverted to human form and sighed.
"I can't defeat you either; let's call this a draw." The Netherworld Ancestor, magnanimous, didn't bother about winning or losing.
"Ha ha, Netherworld Ancestor, if it were the Ancient times, I'd risk my life to defeat you. Who would have thought that today, you and I could spar so peacefully?" The Ancestor Dragon laughed heartily.
"Once a person is dead, can they die again?" The Netherworld Ancestor laughed indifferently, "We owe this opportunity for a final battle to the young lad."
The Ancestor Dragon sighed and then turned his gaze to Ye Xuan, "Young lad, we agreed on three moves, and now the three moves have long passed. You have won. I will bestow upon you the Ancestor Dragon Body."
"But I have one request, and only if you agree to this can I hand over the Ancestor Dragon Body to you with peace of mind."
"Please, elder, go ahead." Ye Xuan's expression slightly stiffened as he estimated that any request he could agree to; what could be more important than the Ancestor Dragon Body?
"I want you to take over my responsibility to guard the Dragon Clan in any circumstance."
Hearing this, Ye Xuan nodded, "As long as I, Ye Xuan, live, I will fight to the death for the Dragon Clan."
Currently, the Dragon Clan is strong, and few forces in the Ancient World dare to provoke it. They don't need Ye Xuan's protection, at least not in the short term.
If he were to obtain the Ancestor Dragon Body, he probably wouldn't need to actively join the Dragon Clan; the Dragon Clan would definitely find ways to have him join.
Such a request is somewhat trivial to Ye Xuan.
"Rest assured, elder, I will do my utmost." Ye Xuan unhesitatingly agreed.
"Young lad, don't randomly throw out the Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone again. If you do this next time, I won't be as agreeable." The Netherworld Ancestor also looked at Ye Xuan and said blandly.
"It was out of urgency this time. If I hadn't done so, the elder wouldn't have come out." Ye Xuan replied with a dry laugh.
"Hmph, don't disturb me when there's nothing important in the future. Although you are currently the holder of this Heavenly Emperor Netherworld Stone, your strength is too weak; I would say you are not worthy of possessing this treasure." The Netherworld Ancestor snorted coldly.
"That's not necessarily true. Once he acquires the Ancestor Dragon Body, his future achievements will be limitless. Maybe he can give you a chance for rebirth." The Ancestor Dragon shook his head with a smile.
"What a joke, to let me be reborn, the person must be a Supreme God Realm powerhouse, and such powerhouses only exist in the Heavenly Realm. Do you think this young lad has hope of reaching a place we can't reach?"
The Netherworld Ancestor was skeptical; they could only be considered Fake Gods because they hadn't reached the Martial God Realm. How distant is the Martial God Realm?
"You are wrong here. Ancestor Dragons naturally have prophetic abilities. Do you think what I said is baseless?" The Ancestor Dragon displayed a mysterious smile.
"Oh?"
The Netherworld Ancestor raised a brow, looking at Ye Xuan with a bit of surprise.
Could it be that this young lad really has something special about him?
Outside, the peculiar scene at the Ancestor Dragon Pool gradually calmed down, and the purple-gold light reflected by the pool water quietly faded away.
However, although the Ancestor Dragon Pool returned to tranquility, Ye Xuan within it still hadn't emerged, which made Ao Feng and the others quite anxious. They were extremely eager to know what had happened inside the Ancestor Dragon Pool.
But anxious though they were, without Ye Xuan coming out, they couldn't just charge in and grab him, so they could only look at each other in helplessness and wait patiently.
And this wait extended for another half-month.
Half a month later, the Ancestor Dragon Pool remained calm without a ripple, and the previous phenomenon seemed like a fleeting moment, with no sign of life appearing.
Calculating the time, it had been nearly a month and a half since Ye Xuan entered the Dragon Transformation Pond.
On a mountain outside the Ancestor Dragon Pool, Ao Feng stood with his hands behind him. During this time, he had hardly left the place, his gaze fixed intensely on the Ancestor Dragon Pool below, which demonstrated his seriousness about the matter.
The battle within the Ancestor Dragon Sacred Land was an immense event for the Dragon Clan. They had no idea what was happening inside or what challenges the Ancestor Dragon faced.
Behind him, many Dragon Clan Elders were also waiting with various expressions, but as time passed, their brows gradually wrinkled.
"Clan Leader, that Ye Xuan, is he alright?" An Elder finally could not resist asking. It's been so long without a sign of him; could Ye Xuan have been directly killed when challenging the Ancestor Dragon?
Ao Feng hesitated for a moment but eventually gave a wry smile; he couldn't even sense within the Ancestor Dragon Sacred Land.
"Ye Xuan is of service to us. If he dies in the Ancestor Dragon Pool, it will be hard to explain to Light City and will greatly damage our Dragon Clan's reputation." An Elder frowned and said.
"Let's wait a bit longer."
Ao Feng shook his head; worrying unnecessarily at this moment would be pointless. Entering the Ancestor Dragon Pool was inherently risky, and Ye Xuan himself would be quite aware of this.
Upon hearing this, the Elders refrained from further comment and turned their gaze back to the calm Ancestor Dragon Pool, awaiting any world-shaking events.
Not far from Ao Feng and the others, a large crowd of young Dragon Clan members gathered. Leading them were Ao Wuxu and Ao Yuqing as well as Ao Kun and others. They, too, looked uncertainly at the Ancestor Dragon Pool; it seemed they had learned some shocking news during this period.
"I didn't expect him to enter the Ancestor Dragon Sacred Land." Ao Wuxu clicked his tongue in amazement, his eyes filled with shock. He couldn't believe that something many splendid figures of the Dragon Clan couldn't achieve, Ye Xuan could accomplish.
He himself had never entered the Sacred Land; he only obtained his Ancient Dragon Bloodline from the Ancestor Dragon Pool without knowing what the Sacred Land was like.
"Ye Xuan is really extraordinary." Ao Kun also sighed, and the young dragons around him nodded silently in agreement. They were usually proud and lofty, priding themselves on their Dragon Clan identity, which enabled them to look down on most peers, but now, their arrogance had dampened a bit.
As members of the Dragon Clan, they were fully aware of the difficulties involved in entering the Ancestor Dragon Sacred Land, and in their history, very few had managed to do so.