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Chapter 455: Chapter 348: Nine Dragons Devouring Sky Tripod_2
“Thankfully, with the power of the Fell Dragon Grass aiding me, I owe you one!”
Li Cheng looked at the Divine Origin with some surprise, “What’s the background of this Divine Origin?”
The expression of the Dragon Emperor became grave, “The Devouring Ancient Dragon!”
The Devouring Ancient Dragon?
Li Cheng pondered, there were records of the Devouring Ancient Dragon in the Confucian Sect, but according to those, it was merely a legend.
The legend, roughly eight hundred billion years ago, tells of a peerless monstrosity born to the Dragon Clan, possessing special divine skills, capable of devouring heaven and earth and all things within, with astonishingly rapid cultivation progress, a nightmare of that era.
Could this Dragon Mountain be the transformation of the Devouring Ancient Dragon after its death?
“The Devouring Ancient Dragon was once the strongest among the Dragon Clan, leading it to suppress an era. To think that it turned into the Refining Dragon Prison after its death,” continued the Dragon Emperor.
“This place absolutely suppresses the Dragon Clan because the Devouring Ancient Dragon once devoured many of their kind, continuously refining its own bloodline. It is said that aside from the Dragon Ancestor, which was born at the creation of the heavens and the earth, the bloodline of the Devouring Ancient Dragon is the strongest.”
Li Cheng understood the Dragon Emperor’s meaning. The Dragon Clan had a strict hierarchy based on bloodline. This was not just a nominal distinction but a very real display of bloodline power.
Divine Dragons with high bloodline purity possessed an innate suppression over those of lower purity.
Li Cheng looked towards the Dragon Emperor, “But the Devouring Ancient Dragon is already dead. According to records, it has been dead for over seven hundred billion years. Logically, its Divine Origin should have dissipated its power after such a long period.”
“However, the Divine Origin before us is emitting fluctuations surpassing all others I have ever seen. Could it be that the Divine Origin of the Devouring Ancient Dragon is still autonomously devouring other’s powers after its death?”
Having asked this, Li Cheng immediately regretted it since he had already sensed that the Divine Origin was indeed absorbing the Dragon Emperor’s power!
A Divine Origin that had existed for so many years, not only did it not dissipate its power, but it actually became alarmingly strong. Could it be a deliberate scheme left behind by the Devouring Ancient Dragon?
This Divine Origin, after devouring countless Dragon Clan members, could it be that its power not only didn’t dissipate but grew even stronger over these seven hundred billion years?
The Dragon Emperor shook his head, “It is said that the Devouring Ancient Dragon was an existence very close to the Dragon Ancestor, hence later generations truly have no idea how powerful he actually became.”
Li Cheng mused, the strength of the Devouring Ancient Dragon lay not only in his Innate Divine Abilities but also in the Law of Devouring he mastered!
“This Divine Origin is no simple matter. It likely still contains a large amount of the Dragon Clan’s bloodline power. If someone could refine it, they might become a being comparable to the Devouring Ancient Dragon,” said the Dragon Emperor further, but in his eyes, there was no greed, only wariness.
The Divine Origin of the Devouring Ancient Dragon is here, and surely the Dragon Clan knows of it.
But why has no one come to claim it?
Without a doubt, that’s because it simply can’t be taken!
Not to mention that under the suppression of bloodline, the Dragon Clan couldn’t approach the Divine Origin, even if they could get close, they probably wouldn’t be able to withstand the Law of Devouring emanating from the Divine Origin.
Perhaps for this very reason, the Dragon Clan named this place the Refining Dragon Prison, sentencing the Dragon Clan traitors or those who had committed serious transgressions to come here. The purpose was clear, to use those dragons as sacrificial deaths!
The death of those Dragon Clan members, however, became nourishment for this Divine Origin, ensuring that it would never dissipate in power.
In this way, if the Dragon Clan could one day birth a Divine Dragon capable of withstanding this Divine Origin, they would be able to train it in a relatively short time to be no weaker than the Devouring Ancient Dragon of old.
Li Cheng didn’t know whether the Dragon Emperor had thought of all this, but he said, “Nearly ten thousand dragons have died outside, and their bloodline power, even if not within the Divine Origin, must be present here. Uncle-Master, I think this is your opportunity.”
The Dragon Emperor looked astonished, pointed to the Fell Dragon Grass in front of him, and shook his head with a wry smile, “This Fell Dragon Grass spawned from the body of the Devouring Ancient Dragon, and with its power, I was able to awaken. Do you think I have the ability to locate that bloodline power?”
Li Cheng gave a teasing smile, “I can!”
I am not of the Dragon Clan, so the suppression of this place doesn’t affect me.
“You refine the Fell Dragon Grass first, Uncle-Master, and I will take a look around. If I can find that bloodline power, you may be able to reach a higher level. Even if I cannot find it… we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
If the bloodline power of nearly ten thousand dragons were to converge and be absorbed by the Dragon Emperor, the purity of his bloodline could possibly increase several-fold, making him potentially the strongest Divine Dragon in the current Dragon Clan.
Moreover, this is the place transformed from the corpse of the Devouring Ancient Dragon itself. There might still be remnants of his bloodline power.
If found, the Dragon Emperor could become the second Devouring Ancient Dragon.
The more Li Cheng thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, for if the bloodline power had been discovered by someone else, the history of the Dragon Clan would have already seen the emergence of a second Devouring Ancient Dragon.
However, there is no record of anyone ever finding the bloodline power of the Devouring Ancient Dragon within the history of the Dragon Clan.
Thoughtfully, Li Cheng’s heart stirred, and once again, he took out both the Nine Brilliance Star Venerable Tripod and the Eight Brilliance Star Venerable Tripod.
The moment the two divine tripods appeared, the entire stone cave trembled violently, and numerous stones fell off.
“This is promising!”
Li Cheng’s eyes lit up, and he released his suppression over the two divine tripods.
In the next moment, the two tripods flew beneath the Divine Origin, spinning on their own accord, and from the places where the stone had fallen off the cave walls, streaks of light surged forth!
Li Cheng saw clearly that those streaks of light were all tripods!
“Seven more tripods?”
The streaks of light transformed into large tripods, all of which flew beneath the Divine Origin and began to rotate as well, and during the rotation, the nine tripods actually started to slowly fuse together!
The Dragon Emperor’s eyes bulged, “Are these the nine tripods left by the Devouring Ancient Dragon?”
No sooner had the words left his mouth than he saw a torrential divine power surge from the Divine Origin, pouring into the nine tripods, and under its impetus, the fusion of the tripods accelerated!
Visible to the naked eye, the Divine Origin shrank while the nine tripods became unified!
When the Divine Origin disappeared, an ancient-looking large tripod hovered before the two of them!
The tripod emitted a terrifying aura, rendering both Li Cheng and the Dragon Emperor immobile. Fortunately, the aura quickly retracted into the tripod, and soon, it was completely undetectable, settling silently within the tripod.
The large tripod slowly descended, and Li Cheng reached out to catch it.
At this moment, the tripod still had three legs and two ears, with the body adorned with lifelike reliefs of nine dragons, as if it could come to life at any moment.
“Nine Dragons Devouring Sky Tripod!”
Upon first touch, Li Cheng perceived the name of the tripod.
“Nine Dragons Devouring Sky Tripod? The Divine Artifact of the Law left by the Devouring Ancient Dragon before its death!” declared the Dragon Emperor.
Li Cheng’s mind delved into the tripod and saw it brimming with the Law of Devouring, comprising precisely one billion, three hundred and ninety-nine million, six hundred and sixty-eight complete laws, clearly of the complete level.
Li Cheng’s heart moved, “This is it, my ninth Law to comprehend will be the Law of Devouring!”
With the Nine Dragons Devouring Sky Tripod, it wouldn’t take long for him to fully comprehend the Law of Devouring.
Besides, there were also two bloodline beads within the tripod, one surrounded by colorful light, seemingly capable of devouring everything, which was obviously the bloodline power of the Devouring Ancient Dragon!
The other bead was formed from the bloodlines of nearly ten thousand Divine Dragons that he had devoured in the Refining Dragon Prison. Although it paled in comparison to that of the Devouring Ancient Dragon, if he could refine it, it would undoubtedly make him the strongest existence of the Dragon Clan’s bloodline today.
Li Cheng took out the two bloodline beads, “Uncle Master, these are for you!”
The Dragon Emperor looked at Li Cheng deeply, hesitant to speak, not knowing how to begin.
“Don’t be too modest, Uncle Master!” Li Cheng added.
The Dragon Emperor smiled, “This debt of gratitude is a large one, I admit. Fine, I won’t say more; if you ever need anything, just command me.”
Command?
This choice of words made Li Cheng feel somewhat uncomfortable. The Dragon Emperor was one of the ten remarkable figures he revered; by using the word ‘command’, he clearly placed Li Cheng on a higher echelon.
“However, taking the bloodline bead of the Devouring Ancient Dragon is sufficient for me; you might as well give the other one to another Divine Dragon,” the Dragon Emperor said with a smile, as he took the bead of the Devouring Ancient Dragon.
Li Cheng thought of Ao Qianchi and released him, “As it happens, Elder Ao is here.”
Ao Qianchi appeared, and upon seeing the Dragon Emperor, he immediately guessed his identity and hastily bowed in respect, “Junior Ao Qianchi greets Elder Ao Cang!”
“Elder Ao is also from the Kunlun Realm, having ascended not long ago,” Li Cheng mentioned, but did not interrupt the two to get acquainted, instead, he continued to focus.
Because he had previously sensed it, there must be the Killing Law, Dark Law, and Law of Death suppressing the Law of Devouring here. So, who left behind these Laws? And where is their source?