Checking in for 100,000 Years

Chapter 728: Chapter 728: My Dragon Xuan, Not Nine-Tails

Ye Yun knew very little about the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon. From the Star Dragon’s description, the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon indeed seemed to be a brutal tyrant. However, Ye Yun suspected that possessing nine tails meant the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon was more complex than merely being brutally aggressive. Ye Yun always felt that this creature’s thoughts were unfathomable, far beyond what ordinary Dragon Clan members could perceive. Otherwise, the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon could not possibly have become the root of the chaos among the Ten Super Divine Dragons.

”Lord Ancestor Dragon, the day the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon left our Star Dragon Clan, it took seven of us to test its Seven-star formation...” the Star Dragon lamented.

”Test the Seven-star formation?” Ye Yun was slightly taken aback, his gaze scrutinizing the Star Dragon.

”Our leader, the Star Giant Dragon, cultivated a particular divine skill related to the Seven-star formation. The Nine-tailed Divine Dragon became interested and came to consult with the Star Giant Dragon about the Seven-star formation. Unfortunately, we were then captured by it...” As he reminisced about the past, the Star Dragon’s expression turned distressed.

Ye Yun sneered, ”Those two are really birds of a feather!” The fact that the Star Giant Dragon passed the Seven-star formation to the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon showed just how deep their friendship was.

”When the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon took you away, did the Star Giant Dragon not react?” Ye Yun asked coldly.

”No. The Nine-tailed Divine Dragon said that we Star Dragons carry the power of stars within us, which would make it easier to set up the Seven Star Grand Array, so the Star Giant Dragon didn’t react,” the Star Dragon sighed.

”Do you know what the Dragon Clan is like now?” Ye Yun asked indifferently.

”I don’t know.” The Star Dragon shook his head. After all, he had been sealed in a pond for millions of years. If not for his high cultivation base and long lifespan, he wouldn’t have survived until now.

”In the Ancient Times, the Ten Super Divine Dragons were ambushed by the spirits of the Divine Land during a chaotic battle. The Dragon Clan has now gone extinct...” Ye Yun spoke softly, his gaze filled with desolation.

”What? The Dragon Clan is no more?” The Star Dragon widened his eyes in disbelief. He felt a chilling sensation all over, as if he had fallen into Hell.

Millions of years had passed. The once-mighty Dragon Clan that had dominated the Dragon Hidden Continent had vanished. This news deeply shocked the Star Dragon. Stunned, he stiffened, his face pale and eyes lifeless, appearing utterly dispirited.

Ye Yun sighed lightly. After a while, seeing that the Star Dragon had somewhat composed himself, Ye Yun asked again, ”You were sealed here. Do you know anything about this Immortal Pond Miniature World?”

”Lord Ancestor Dragon, although we have been sealed, we can still perceive some things from within this small formation...” the Star Dragon hurriedly replied.

”What’s the deal with the white statue outside?” Ye Yun’s eyes glinted.

”That is the statue of the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon. It’s the control hub of this Seven-star formation. However, since the Primordial Spirit of the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon has vanished, this Seven-star formation can only be passively activated!” the Star Dragon explained.

”Are you saying that a strand of the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon’s Primordial Spirit was once inside this statue?” Ye Yun asked.

”Yes, Lord Ancestor Dragon.” After thinking for a moment, the Star Dragon respectfully replied, ”This Miniature World was also created by the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon specifically to test the Seven-star formation. But he was too busy and left after testing it for a while, leaving behind only some successors of his bloodline to guard this place.”

Ye Yun nodded. As the root of all the trouble, the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon must have thoroughly researched the Seven-star formation, so there was no need for him to stay here. This creature was indeed extravagant, crafting a Miniature World the size of the Immortal Pond just to test its Seven-star formation. It seems there must be some ulterior motive.

”When did the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon’s Primordial Spirit leave?” A thought struck Ye Yun, and he asked.

”About 30,000 years ago, a strange phenomenon occurred in the sky one day. A strand of the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon’s divided soul suddenly activated the Seven Star Grand Array, drawing considerable energy from us and a large amount of Dragon Blood. It finally crafted a human-shaped body of flesh...” the Star Dragon recalled.

”What phenomenon?” Ye Yun asked with a frown.

”A phantom bird’s figure appeared in the sky, seemingly delivering some message. However, because we were sealed, we couldn’t perceive it...” the Star Dragon replied honestly.

Ye Yun nodded, his expression growing solemn. A bird’s shadow? What exactly is going on?

He looked at the Star Dragon, who stood with his hands hanging by his sides, an honest expression on his face. Ye Yun nodded approvingly. He had asked so many questions, and this Star Dragon had answered them all earnestly. It seemed there were no seals placed by the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon in the Star Dragon’s mind. Ye Yun had always worried that the hidden schemer might have left imprints in the Star Dragon’s mind, but this probing had overturned his previous assumptions.

A strand of the Power of Life and Death instantly descended upon the Star Dragon. The Star Dragon’s body stiffened, and his eyes became ethereal. The process was swift; in just a few breaths, Ye Yun had explored all his memories. The Star Dragon’s memories unfolded before Ye Yun’s eyes like a flowing scroll.

「Thirty thousand years ago.」

One day, the sky above the Immortal Pond suddenly flickered with strange lights, revealing the silhouette of a phantom bird. Although the bird’s silhouette wasn’t very clear and its outline was slightly blurred, one characteristic was quite obvious, which Ye Yun recognized at a glance: it was a Phoenix.

Why would the shadow of a Phoenix appear? What on earth happened millions of years ago that even the Phoenix Clan got involved? Ye Yun frowned, many thoughts emerging in his mind. It seems the Dragon Clan’s extinction isn’t something that can be explained simply. Based on current judgment, not only were the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon and the spirits of the Divine Land working to exterminate the Dragon Clan from behind the scenes, but the Phoenix Clan was also involved.

In the Ancient Times, the Dragon Clan was dominant on the Dragon Hidden Continent, and the Phoenix Clan was incredibly weak. How could they have participated? Ye Yun was puzzled. He had peeked into the memories of some Divine Dragons and had a decent understanding of the races on the Dragon Hidden Continent during the Ancient Times. In that era, the Phoenix Clan was indeed very weak. Their strength was only comparable to that of an ordinary Dragon Clan tribe, posing no threat to the Dragon Clan.

The harder it was to comprehend, the more curious Ye Yun became. He grew more determined to uncover the truth.

He continued to watch the memory scroll.

After the shadow of the Phoenix Clan appeared in the sky, the white Divine Dragon Statue began to glow, and the Seven-star formation on the Immortal Pond activated. Seven Light Columns shot into the sky. Vast amounts of bloody water surged from the pond, converging beneath the Divine Dragon Statue. The bloody water continuously solidified while absorbing power from the formation, slowly taking on a human shape.

It was a young man. Dressed in a white robe, he was exceptionally handsome with an extraordinary aura, yet his eyes alone held a hint of wicked charm.

”My bloodline comes from the Star Dragon;

Within my body, the Seven-star formation still exists;

Though I possess a strand of the Nine-tailed Divine Dragon’s Primordial Spirit, I have now severed ties with it...”

The youth stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes full of wicked charm gazing at the sky as he uttered these dispassionate words.

After a few seconds of silence, the confident young man’s eyes turned fierce.

He declared loudly, ”I, Dragon Xuan, am not the Nine-Tailed! In this life, I shall live by my own rules!”