Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

193: CangzuIn the East Sea, dark clouds gathered, thunder rumbled, and a storm enveloped an area of a thousand li.

White waves surged on the turbulent sea, and a massive waterspout gradually rose, exceeding a hundred li in diameter and a thousand zhang in height.

After a long while, the waves subsided, and the sky-filling dark clouds also retreated, replaced by clear skies with endless white clouds.

The waterspout gradually receded, revealing a massive translucent green light shield, within which was a colossal island.

Roar—!!!

Arrogant roars reverberated, the light shield dissolved, and the next instant, dozens of dark figures shot into the sky. Their massive bodies, over a hundred meters long, circled the island.

Only then could the appearance of the dark figures be clearly seen: agile bodies, powerful hooked claws, soaring through the clouds and waves.

Their bodies were long like snakes, with scales like fish, and horns like deer. Each Dragon scale resembled towering mountains, exuding a profound and majestic aura. Every one of them was an existence no weaker than a True God.

True Dragons.

The most mysterious and powerful clan in the East Sea. The Dragon Clan members usually wandering the East Sea were merely juniors of the True Dragon Clan, and True Dragons of the Divine Rank rarely appeared.

The powerful existences within the Dragon Clan resided on this legendary Dragon Island.

True Gods were numerous, and there were even a handful of True Dragons at the True Immortal level, making them the undisputed overlords of the East Sea.

If not for their habit of living in the sea, establishing a Dragon Country on the Divine Continent would be no difficult task.

Roar~

An ancient roar reverberated, and the Divine Dragons flying across the sky returned to Dragon Island. Moments later, a mountain range on Dragon Island began to tremble.

Mountains collapsed, forests fell, and a massive ancient Dragon with pale scales, faintly burning with golden patterns, stretched its body on Dragon Island.

Its body was so vast that it almost reached ten thousand meters, and its Dragon head alone was larger than the body of a Divine Rank Divine Dragon.

“Ancestor Cang, why have you awakened?”

A nearly thousand-meter-long Golden Dragon emerged from beneath Dragon Island, exuding a profound True Immortal Qi. Between its two horns was a golden bone crown.

That was the symbol of the contemporary Dragon Clan Chief, the Golden Dragon Crown, a genuine Immortal Artifact of the final stage, a tier higher than even top-tier Immortal Artifacts, of which there might be only a few in the world.

The ancient Dragon, called Ancestor Cang, did not respond. Its eyes were already somewhat cloudy, as if it was trying hard to recall something.

It was a full quarter of an hour before it slowly spoke. Its voice alone was enough to stun some great fiends.

“Dragon Emperor, I sensed the Qi of the golden scale bracelet.”

The Dragon Emperor’s eyes narrowed, his vertical pupils contracting. “Ancestor Cang, are you referring to the golden scale bracelet of that Ancestor?”

Ancestor Cang’s Dragon head drooped. “It is rushing here at extreme speed.”

The Dragon Emperor’s body trembled, and he activated the Dragon Emperor Crown, then looked towards the sky, vaguely sensing the Qi of the golden scale bracelet.

Moments later, a demonic light pierced through the sky and arrived, carrying terrifying demonic might.

“It’s the Qi of the golden scale bracelet, but why does it feel like the one holding the golden scale bracelet isn’t that Ancestor?”

The Dragon Emperor stared at the demonic light and spoke. Although such pure Devilish Qi was possessed by no one else besides that Ancestor, he always felt that something was not quite right.

“Young descendant, where did your golden scale bracelet come from?” Ancestor Cang spoke, his gray-white whiskers unconsciously swaying.

He recognized the golden scale bracelet; there could be no mistake. He had personally placed it on the Crown Prince back then.

However, the one who brought the golden scale bracelet back now was no longer the Crown Prince.

In the sky, the demonic light dissipated, and Qin Jiang’s figure descended slightly, suspended in mid-air.

“I met a Demonic Dragon who called himself Dragon Ancestor in an Ancient Yu Country ruin. His name is Ao Yun, and he claims to be the first Demonic Dragon between heaven and earth, the former Dragon Crown Prince. Do you recognize him?”

As he finished speaking, Ancestor Cang and the Dragon Emperor couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Their uncontrolled exhalations knocked down ancient trees.

“We recognize him! We recognize him!” Ancestor Cang’s voice trembled slightly.

Qin Jiang nodded, casually tossing the golden scale bracelet in his hand to Ancestor Cang. One of Ancestor Cang’s whiskers coiled around it, picking up the golden scale bracelet, and bringing it before his eyes to examine.

Looking at the familiar golden scale bracelet, still appearing as it did back then, a watery sheen appeared in his eyes, tinged with sadness.

He was not overly sentimental, but now, tens of thousands of years later, those ancient memories resurfaced in his mind, like a surging tide, difficult to suppress.

Those scenes were too profound, an unshakeable pain for him.

“Where are the Crown Prince’s remains now? I will go and bring the Crown Prince back for burial.”

He spoke with a sense of relief, thinking that with the Crown Prince’s return, His Majesty could also rest in peace.

Qin Jiang tilted his head slightly. “The Dragon Ancestor is not dead. He asked me to deliver a message to the current Dragon Clan Chief, saying that he, Ao Yun, is still alive, and to bring him the Myriad Dragon Blood.”

Ancestor Cang’s gaze, which had been examining the golden scale bracelet, paused. He looked up at Qin Jiang. “What did you say?”

“He’s not dead,” Qin Jiang said again.

He waved his hand, and a sea chart constructed from demonic light appeared. A miniature Dragon Island was at the center, with a bright spot in the far distance.

“That bright spot is the island where the Dragon Clan is located, but he is now integrated with that island. You can discuss among yourselves how to proceed.”

Ancestor Cang stared blankly at the sea chart, then looked at the Dragon Emperor, then at the golden scale bracelet, his Dragon whiskers trembling.

Roar—!!!

“Ao Feng, Ao Yu! Don’t sleep! Follow me!”

A roar shook the heavens, and the entire Dragon Island trembled. Ancestor Cang’s massive body withdrew from the mountain range, and a golden light flashed, restoring the mountain range to its original state.

Then, his Dragon claw made a grasping motion, and a bloody light flew out from the lake in the center of Dragon Island: a huge blood-red jade bead.

At the same time, two other mountain ranges on Dragon Island vibrated, and two other ancient giant Dragons, slightly smaller but still over five thousand meters long, flew out.

One was light green, with Dragon whiskers like vines, and the other was light blue, with Dragon horns like icebergs.

Three streaks of light soared away, instantly disappearing into the sky.

The Dragon Emperor, left behind, looked at the horizon, then at Qin Jiang in mid-air. “You don’t need to maintain your human form on Dragon Island.”

Qin Jiang lowered his gaze. “I am of the Human Race.”

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The Dragon Emperor’s eyes filled with doubt, and the golden bone crown on his head swayed slightly. “Are you listening to what you’re saying?”

Such a pure Demonic Dragon bloodline does not exist even on Dragon Island today!

If anyone possessed such a pure Golden Dragon bloodline, I would make him the Dragon Emperor!

After a moment of silence, golden light spread across his body. Moments later, the golden light dissipated, and a middle-aged man appeared in his place.

His black hair reached his waist, his eyes were dark gold, and a pair of twisted Dragon horns bore a golden bone crown.

“Please.”

Qin Jiang descended, walking side by side with him towards the lake in the center of Dragon Island.

They hadn’t walked long; even at a leisurely pace, an ordinary True God might not have been able to keep up with their speed.

Passing through the forest, a huge lake appeared before their eyes, with several True Dragons playing in it.

In the dense forest by the shore, small Dragon people occasionally ran through the trees, secretly observing Qin Jiang, yet not daring to get too close.

“Brother Dao, this is Dragon Heart Lake. It has the effect of baptizing the Dragon body. Would you like to go down and wash?” the Dragon Emperor said with a smile.

Qin Jiang’s eyes flickered. He walked closer, squatted down, and casually scooped up some lake water, which contained a strange vitality.