Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

”Dragon Pattern Lock?”

Listening to this extremely unfamiliar name, Yun Xiao’s eyes shone brightly, but his face was blank, for even in his previous life in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, he had never heard of the so-called Dragon Pattern Lock.

”I’ve always said that the Nine Dragons Continent is far from as simple as you imagine; the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud is merely a slightly higher Plane after all. How could you possibly have seen something like the Dragon Pattern Lock?”

A trace of disdain flashed in the snake eyes of the Golden Snake Worm, seemingly mocking Yun Xiao, and this was not the first time the latter had heard such talk, which piqued his interest significantly.

”Since you say that the Dragon Pattern Lock cannot even be seen in the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, how could it possibly appear in the Hidden Dragon Continent? Isn’t that a contradiction?” Yun Xiao retorted, voicing his own confusion.

”The wonders of a Continent are not something a mundane person like you could fully understand. I, the mighty Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, am also present on the Hidden Dragon Continent, aren’t I?” The scorn in the Golden Snake Worm’s eyes grew denser, yet it failed to notice the mocking look in Yun Xiao’s eyes.

”Five-Clawed Golden Dragon? Don’t flatter yourself; I see you as nothing more than a golden earthworm!” For some reason, Yun Xiao, unable to stand the Golden Snake Worm’s arrogant manner, directly retorted with sharp sarcasm.

In fact, the Golden Snake Worm had assisted Yun Xiao twice, each time demonstrating formidable strength. How could such strength belong to a mere earthworm commonly found in the Hidden Dragon Continent?

”Insolent brat, mind your words. Don’t make me ensure you can never open this black Sword Box.”

The Golden Snake Worm was truly angry this time, resorting to threatening Yun Xiao with the black box. However, upon hearing this, Yun Xiao felt delighted rather than angry, his eyes lighting up even more.

”Sword Box? Could it be that this box contains a Treasure Sword?”

Yun Xiao caught a crucial keyword in the Golden Snake Worm’s remarks and immediately posed the question, but at this moment, the Golden Snake Worm fell silent.

”Hey, you just mentioned that the Dragon Pattern Lock can only be opened by the Ancient Dragon Vein. Didn’t you claim to be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon? Why not prove it to me now?”

Seeing the Golden Snake Worm remain silent, Yun Xiao concocted another scheme, thinking that these simple-minded Vein Demons probably couldn’t resist such provocation. He was genuinely curious to see if this creature was indeed a real Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.

”Boy, don’t provoke me. Do you know what is inside this Sword Box and how it affects me?”

This time the Golden Snake Worm spoke again, not denying the term ”Sword Box”, but its following remark left Yun Xiao somewhat perplexed.

The black box had not yet been opened, but the Golden Snake Worm seemed to already know what was contained within. It appeared that whatever was inside the box had some connection to the Golden Snake Worm.

”I don’t know, so why don’t you open it and let me see? If you can’t open it, that just proves you’re nothing but an earthworm, not the legendary Five-Clawed Golden Dragon!”

Yun Xiao’s eyes rolled, continuing to provoke relentlessly. In his view, the creature was agitated, and perhaps a little more provocation would compel it to open the black box.

”Let me be honest with you; even if my Ancient Bloodline has not yet awakened and I fundamentally cannot open this Sword Box, even if I could, I wouldn’t help you. The item inside has strong suppression effects on me, and I have no desire to release something that could restrain myself!”

At this point, the Golden Snake Worm candidly revealed a fact, allowing Yun Xiao to understand some things while simultaneously causing his mood to become melancholic.

Initially, Yun Xiao had believed that this creature might be a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, but then it mentioned its Ancient Bloodline had not awakened, and it fundamentally couldn’t open the black box, which truly baffled him.

”Hmph, I simply don’t believe it!”

Yun Xiao, never one to admit defeat, realized he could not rely on the Golden Snake Worm, so he decided to rely on himself. After a cold snort, he stretched out his right hand.

”It’s useless; the Dragon Pattern Lock was forged by mixing the dragon blood of at least three Divine Dragons from ancient times. Without the Ancient Dragon Vein, don’t even think about opening it!”

Seeing Yun Xiao’s actions, the Golden Snake Worm seemed to instantly know his intentions and sighed, evidently not believing Yun Xiao could open the black box.

Yun Xiao completely ignored the Golden Snake Worm. One must always try; if he gave up without even trying, he might forever be haunted by this matter, unable to eat or sleep well.

Clack!

Yun Xiao moved his right hand, pinpointing his index finger above the Black Lock. As his thoughts moved, a drop of bright red essence blood dripped from his fingertip, landing precisely on the Black Lock.

”Hmm?”

At this moment, the shock and almost ghost-like expression suddenly emerged from the snake eyes of the Golden Snake Worm within Yun Xiao.

Because that previously motionless Black Lock burst forth with a profound black glow when Yun Xiao’s essence blood dripped onto it, followed by a burst of purple light, and finally, a distinctly clear yellow light.

The Golden Snake Worm, with its extraordinary origins, had sensed something from this mix of black, purple, and yellow light and that unique aura, making the incredulity in its eyes intensify.

”This... this is impossible!”

The Golden Snake Worm uttered a meaningless murmur, then said to itself, ”The blood of the three-headed Divine Dragon requires a true Ancient Dragon Vein to activate, and it needs to be one of the top Ancient Dragon Veins. How can this mere human activate the Dragon Pattern Lock?”

Yun Xiao didn’t pay much attention to the murmurs of the Golden Snake Worm at this moment; he only knew that his essence blood had affected the previously immovable Black Lock, perhaps this was his opportunity to open the black box.

At this moment, Yun Xiao naturally assumed that all the talk about the Dragon Pattern Lock, the Divine Dragon’s dragon blood, and the Ancient Dragon Vein by the Golden Snake Worm was nonsense, mere fabrications to deceive him.

Yun Xiao knew he was a genuine human, at most the reincarnation of the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God, and he had nothing to do with any absurd Ancient Dragon Vein.

If it were as the Golden Snake Worm said, that the Dragon Pattern Lock required an Ancient Dragon Vein to activate, then why was there such an unusual glow appearing now? Clearly, it was his essence blood that was having an effect!

While Yun Xiao and the Golden Snake Worm were each preoccupied with their thoughts, the shimmering black, purple, and yellow lights suddenly dimmed a bit, causing Yun Xiao to be startled.

”Yun Xiao, your essence blood is not enough; you need more essence blood to unlock the Dragon Pattern Lock!”

For some reason, the Golden Snake Worm, which had just declared its disinterest in opening the Sword Box, now began giving pointers to Yun Xiao, perhaps it too wanted to see if this mysterious young man could really unlock the Dragon Pattern Lock.

Indeed, Yun Xiao also noticed this situation, so as soon as the Golden Snake Worm finished speaking, he had already sacrificed another drop of essence blood, which dripped onto the Black Lock.

At the same time, the black, purple, and yellow lights brightened a bit more, but what Yun Xiao didn’t see was that on one side edge of the Black Lock, the deep black seemed to have faded a bit.

A night quickly passed!

When the first ray of sun of the next day shone into the Cold Jade Hall, Yun Xiao finally moved his figure, though his complexion appeared somewhat pale, likely due to excessive blood loss.

And when Yun Xiao’s gaze turned to the Dragon Pattern Lock, he couldn’t help feeling a bit depressed and frustrated, because after a night of activating it with his essence blood, it seemed that only one-third of the lock had changed, with the black becoming a bit faded, while the remaining two-thirds remained unchanged.

”It seems that at least three more such sacrifices of essence blood are needed to completely unlock the Dragon Pattern Lock!”

Seeing this scene, Yun Xiao understood some things. The Golden Snake Worm didn’t object to his murmur, it indeed seemed the facts were as such.

Actually, if Yun Xiao exerted full effort and allowed the Dragon Pattern Lock to change a bit more, it wasn’t impossible, but he remembered that today was the second round of the Spiritual Chick Battle List, and he needed to save some energy to deal with Xue Gong.

Essence blood is fundamental to a person’s body; if lost excessively, even the Cultivation Foundation could be impacted. However, under Yun Xiao’s control, although his complexion was pale, it was within a manageable range, and it wouldn’t affect today’s battle too much.

After taking a deep look at the black wooden box, Yun Xiao sensed the daylight outside and immediately without hesitation stored it in his Waist Storage, then stepped out the door.

”Brother Yun Xiao!”

Outside the Cold Jade Hall, two people stood with their backs against the sunrise; one of them was a chubby young boy, naturally Ling Wan who had a close relationship with Yun Xiao.

As for the other person in a black dress with a graceful figure, it was none other than Mo Qing from the Jade Pot Sect, the sect’s top talent. Yun Xiao didn’t expect her to be here waiting for him.

However, Xue Gong of the same Medical Pulse lineage was not accompanying Mo Qing this time. Indeed, Yun Xiao was Xue Gong’s opponent in today’s arena, and since both had their reservations, there was no need for superficial courtesies.

But when Mo Qing’s gaze shifted to Yun Xiao’s face, her eyebrows lightly furrowed, she spoke, ”What did you do? Knowing there’s a second round of competition today, why didn’t you rest properly?”

It seems Mo Qing had noticed the paleness on Yun Xiao’s face. Clearly, he didn’t take care last night during such a critical moment, which made her frustrated and disappointed.

”It’s fine, just a Xue Gong, I’ll handle it with a wave of my hand!”

Hearing this, Yun Xiao waved his hand, but these words made Mo Qing even more displeased. How come this usually steady young man had become so arrogant after not seeing him for a while?

”Yun Xiao, Xue Gong is not someone like Yin Huan that can be underestimated. Many of his hidden tactics are not even taken lightly by me, do not be careless!”