Star Dragon God
Long Xiang had escaped with Huo Feng for quite a distance, but the more than two hundred dragons behind them relentlessly pursued like flies, continuing this chase for a long time.
At this moment, Long Xiang had reached the end of the Dragon Domain. She stopped, but the dragons trailing behind her did not halt; they continued to chase her frantically.
Long Xiang was tired of fleeing, yet she had no desire to fight. Her only thought was for Huo Feng to recover quickly so she could have a good talk with her child about how he had lived these past seventeen years and how his father was doing.
With that, Long Xiang soared into the air. After pausing momentarily, she folded her wings and suddenly dove headfirst downwards at an astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, Long Xiang made contact with the ground, creating a loud "boom" as dark stones flew up, forming a massive deep pit.
Then Long Xiang brought Huo Feng to the center of this pit. After placing Huo Feng inside, she extended her ten claws with their tips facing upward. Suddenly, arcs of Origin Force surged from her claws; these arc-like Origin Forces shot rapidly towards the edges of the deep pit, forming ten arcs that extended from Long Xiang's claws to the pit's perimeter.
At this moment, Long Xiang quickly brought her five fingers together. Instantly, the golden arc-like Origin Force connecting her fingers gradually formed two golden Origin Force spheres in each hand. Then Long Xiang stacked her two claws together, causing the two Origin Force spheres to collide with a crackling sound.
After a few moments, these two Origin Force spheres merged into one and stabilized, no longer producing any sound. At this point, Long Xiang raised her claws above her head and swiftly pushed them upward, sending the merged Origin Force sphere into the air. The sphere rapidly emitted an Origin Force light membrane along the ten arc-like Origin Forces, transforming the space above the deep pit into a dome supported by countless spines.
Once this golden light shield stabilized completely, Long Xiang flew to where the ten arc-like Origin Forces landed and injected a large amount of Origin Force into each one. These forces converged towards the top light sphere and then flowed outward in a continuous cycle.
After completing this task, Long Xiang returned to Huo Feng's side. She looked at her child lying peacefully on the ground and transformed into human form with a flash of golden light.
At that moment, a graceful woman in a white sleeveless long dress appeared beside Huo Feng. She looked fresh and ethereal, with skin as white as moonlight and a youthful face that seemed untouched by time, resembling an otherworldly fairy.
Upon closer inspection of Huo Feng and their mother-son duo, one would notice that Huo Feng usually favored wearing white robes, and now Long Xiang had also transformed into human form wearing white. It was no wonder Huo Feng loved wearing white robes so much.
Despite her exquisite beauty that made one feel she should be admired from afar, upon seeing Huo Feng, she immediately crouched down and affectionately gazed at his face, unconsciously revealing a gentle smile.
Long Xiang reached out her hand, trembling as she wanted to caress Huo Feng's increasingly mature face but hesitated at his nose for a moment before finally touching him. When she made contact with his skin, she couldn't hold back any longer; tears streamed down her face.
At this time, Long You and the main force of all dragons had arrived but were blocked outside by Long Xiang's unique golden protective shield. Seeing this barrier seemed to relieve Long You somewhat; he couldn't bear to harm Huo Feng or confront Long Xiang.
At this moment, the Four Elders of the Dragon Clan were extremely displeased. They were well aware of the Golden Wyvern's abilities; after all, the Golden Wyvern was the strongest among all dragons. The protective shield they cast could not be broken by those of a different rank, but Long Xiang's shield was extraordinary. This shield was created using the primal power of Dragon Soul Essence. Although it consumed a tremendous amount of energy from the caster, it was impossible to break through unless one surpassed the caster.
Dragon Soul Essence was similar to Beast Soul Essence, but it far exceeded the Beast Soul Essence of other magical beasts.
At this time, Rock Pigeon, the leader of the Earth Rock Dragon Clan among the Four Elders, stubbornly stated, "Dragon Emperor, I refuse to believe that we cannot break this shield even with hundreds of dragons combined. We must kill this half-dragon and then take the princess back to confine her until she agrees to unite with a dragon clan member."
"Has anyone truly witnessed the power of the Dragon Spine Golden Shield? Do you know just how strong it is? I tell you, even if we combine all our dragon powers, the chance of breaking it is minuscule. You should understand the gap between us and Long Xiang. Even if that minuscule chance actually breaks through, our entire dragon clan will fall into a state of extreme weakness. What will we do then if the Three Major Sects of humanity come?" Long You appeared exceptionally furious.
Long You's words were indeed factual. The establishment of this Dragon Domain relied on the powerful techniques of the Golden Wyvern as its foundation. If these techniques were not strong enough, the Three Major Sects would have long since breached this Dragon Domain, and the dragon clan might have already become contracted magical beasts under their control.
However, to the Four Elders of the dragon clan, Long You seemed to be favoring Long Xiang. They insisted that they had to give it a try regardless; what if they could keep Huo Feng? In that case, they could collaborate with humanity in secret, leading to dire consequences for the dragon clan.
Since the dragon clan was forced into establishing this Dragon Domain at the cost of their previous Dragon Emperor's life, internal harmony had deteriorated significantly. They became increasingly selfish and scheming. Long You felt helpless against this situation and had no choice but to comply with their demands, leading to a miraculous scene.
Long You soared into the sky and issued a command. Instantly, every dragon below exerted their utmost effort to release their Origin Force. In an instant, countless golden, green, fiery red, and grayish-white streams of Origin Force shot toward Long You.
As these Origin Forces entered Long You's body, he did not dare to be careless; any slight misstep could lead to his own explosion and death from being unable to withstand it. Thus, Long You quickly extended his claws and struck at the very center of Long Xiang's protective shield.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, most of these gathered Origin Forces were absorbed by the golden shield, making it even more solid and radiant. The remaining forces that could not be absorbed rebounded back into Long You's body. Although only a portion returned, it was still significant for both Long You and all dragons; this sudden backlash caught them off guard.
Long You decisively severed his connection with all dragons and bore this backlash alone. It came too suddenly; if he hadn't cut off the connection, he might not have faced severe consequences himself, but many in the dragon clan could have been injured.
Suddenly, Long You coughed up blood violently and then tilted his head back as if about to fall down. The Four Elders felt a chill in their hearts and immediately flew up to catch him. Although they had grievances against Long You—mainly regarding Long Xiang—they never overstepped his authority. Seeing him endure such immense harm for them now filled them with regret.
After catching Long You, they laid his unconscious form on the ground and began healing him. The other dragons gathered around them silently like scattered soldiers without a leader.
Inside the shield's pit, Long Xiang paid no attention to what they were doing because she had consumed three-quarters of her Dragon Soul Essence's primal power to create it. She was confident that Long You and his group could not destroy it; her mind was solely focused on Huo Feng—he occupied her thoughts entirely.
Long Xiang gently stroked Huo Feng's eyes, nose, and mouth, remaining silent for a long time. Finally, her hand moved to Huo Feng's head, slowly combing through his somewhat disheveled hair. With a soft voice tinged with a hint of regret, she said, "My child, you must have had a difficult time all these years."
"I have seen some of the bullying you endured through the residual consciousness I left within you. How I wish I could have been by your side during those times, but I could not appear because that was not my true form. If I had shown up, your young heart would have found solace in me, but my presence in Xingtai City cannot last. If I were to disappear, it would be an even greater blow to you. So I had to endure. You won't blame your mother, will you?"
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Any woman tends to be quite chatty when facing her child, and even this extraordinarily beautiful dragon princess could not escape this trait.
Long Xiang continued her chatter late into the night, like a mother singing a lullaby to soothe her child to sleep.
Perhaps she grew tired or thought of something else; Long Xiang suddenly stopped. She then extended her right hand to Huo Feng's chest, where golden Origin Force flowed around it.
After a few moments, Long Xiang furrowed her brow and murmured, "Strange. There is nothing abnormal within my child; he has merely fallen under his father's sleep technique. By all rights, he should have awakened by now. Why is this happening?"
Suddenly realizing something, Long Xiang became anxious and exclaimed, "Could it be that white dragon phantom I saw earlier? What kind of dragon was that? Why have I never seen it before? Did it do something?"
Indeed, Huo Feng should have awakened long ago. However, what Long Xiang did not know was that within Huo Feng resided not only Vankun but also a more mysterious entity known as the Seven Star Spirit. At that moment, the two were discussing something deep within Huo Feng's mind.
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