"What, are you saying... that Dragon Duel is the only existing Ancient True Dragon in this world?!"
Wang Long was taken aback. He originally thought that Dragon Duel was a rebel among the True Dragons, even having personally eradicated the last remnants of the Ancient Dragon Clan. Now he realized that there were no more True Dragons in the world, and what Dragon Duel fought against were merely Dragon Souls. He himself turned out to be the only surviving True Dragon in existence!
"That's right! He is! Although I don't know how his lineage has survived until now, and he has never explained it to me, when I first saw him, the shock and joy I felt were something you could understand..."
Wang Long nodded. In Dragon City, dragons were revered, and generations of people worshipped the Dragon God. Their hearts were pure and unblemished, embodying an ancient spirit with a simple and rustic culture. However, if it were true that there were no more True Dragons, it would mean that the dragon head had unexpectedly encountered a remnant species, a True Dragon remnant! What kind of scene would that be?!
Dragon Duel snorted coldly but did not speak.
The dragon head smiled bitterly: "At that time, Dragon Duel was still very weak and seemed to have suffered serious injuries for some reason. I helped him and brought him back to Dragon City... Afterward, we gradually got to know each other and quickly became close friends. We studied the Ancient Dragon Script and the Heavenly Book, practiced various Dragon Techniques, and explored the secrets behind the extinction of the Ancient Dragon Clan. It can be said that during that time, my cultivation and understanding progressed the fastest."
Wang Long could deeply understand this. One was a millennium-old legacy inheriting the great wisdom of the First Generation Dragon Head along with the Dragon Script and Heavenly Book, while the other was an ancient remnant, Dragon Duel, with the body of a True Dragon. With their exchanges and discussions, it wouldn't be surprising if they created something astonishing together. Even he himself received much help from Dragon Soul while studying the Scroll of Rebirth.
"Unfortunately... later we had a disagreement!"
Wang Long felt a stir in his heart, knowing that the story was reaching a critical point, and he quickly focused on listening.
"Dragon Duel discovered the secret of Dragon City and learned about the many wandering Dragon Souls sealed in the back mountain. He even... even found out that within the Dragon Mound, there were remnants of ancient True Dragons, including the Dragon Bone Realm and even the Dragon Soul Realm! He became excited beyond measure... He proposed to revive our dragon clan, restore the bloodline of the Ancient True Dragons, and even sought to unify the world again, bringing it under dragon control for a second time!"
Wang Long was astonished; he never expected this seemingly reckless Dragon Duel would have such grand ambitions!
"What wrong did I do? This world originally belonged to our dragon clan; it just seems to be fading away for some unknown reason! But heaven has allowed me to reappear in this world, crossing through countless ages to survive until now—doesn't that indicate something? I... was born with this mission! This is my destined fate! It was only at that moment that I truly awakened!"
Dragon Duel shouted loudly, roaring at the dragon head.
Wang Long turned to look at the dragon head and asked, "Did you refuse him?"
The Dragon Leader sighed, "Indeed! I have refused..."
"Hmph, you are not worthy of being the Lord of Dragon City! The mission of Dragon City is to inherit the True Dragon Bloodline! Yet I am confident in reviving the Ancient Dragon Clan and restoring the might of the True Dragon, while you hesitate and shrink back! Even worse, you actively obstruct me! At this point, I truly cannot understand why!"
"Why? Wang Long, can you see why?"
Wang Long was taken aback, but after a moment of thought, he understood the Dragon Leader's concerns.
"The Dragon Leader fears that if the Ancient True Dragon Clan truly revives, the entire world will immediately be plunged into war. At that time, countless lives will be lost, and there will likely be corpses everywhere and rivers of blood; it would almost certainly be a catastrophe akin to the end of days."
The Dragon Leader forced a bitter smile and nodded, "Indeed, indeed... I fear; I truly do fear! In the Dragon Duel, you only see me as the Lord of Dragon City, but you do not consider that I am also a person! If someone were to attack and invade my Dragon City, I would fight with all my life without hesitation; what is one life worth lamenting? However... if such actions were to cause chaos in the human realm, I cannot do it!"
Dragon Duel sneered, "Dragon Lord, do not forget that this world has never changed! The law of the jungle has been true since ancient times and remains so today! You say you do not wish for suffering among living beings or a great calamity for humanity, yet you should know by now that those whom you seek to protect—the so-called human race—those so-called Human Emperors are secretly scheming against your Dragon City? They even conspired with the Li Family to overthrow you; do you not see this?!"
The Dragon Leader shook his head and said, "You can say I have no ambition! I would rather lead my people to defend our home in Dragon City than initiate a war that brings chaos upon humanity!"
"Hmph! A child who cannot be taught!"
Both fell into silence until Wang Long finally spoke up, "So... it was the conflict between you and Dragon Duel that led to the calamity of Dragon City? You fought him at the Back Mountain Dragon Tomb?!"
The Dragon Leader sighed deeply, "Indeed! He did not seek to kill the Soul of Ten Thousand Dragons; on the contrary, he aimed to obtain these Dragon Souls! Even including the True Dragon Remains in the core area of the Dragon Mound—the Dragon Bone Realm and even the Dragon Soul Realm! He intends to revive all these Dragon Souls! To stop him, I could only fight with my life."
"But... how is that possible? Those Dragon Souls have been dead for thousands of years; how could they possibly be revived?! This idea has been impossible from the very beginning!"
Dragon Duel sneered, "How was your Dragon Bone Realm forged?! Have you not witnessed how a dragon bone that has been dead for hundreds or thousands of years can still exert tremendous power? The vitality of dragons is beyond what your small human race can compare! Indeed, I do not know how to revive them; however, as long as there is a Dragon Script and a Heavenly Book, anything is possible! Speaking of which, I must thank you; that scroll of Dragon Script and Heavenly Book obtained from the Serpent Clan Forbidden Area is likely key to reviving the dragon race! It is precisely because of this Heavenly Book that I could quickly revive and grow strong again, just like you have restored to the realm of the Dragon Bone!"
"No matter what, that great battle was something I had no choice but to engage in. It's just a pity that the power of Dragon Duel had already grown to an unimaginable level at that time, even... even then, I was on the verge of breaking through to the Dragon Soul Realm, reaching an unprecedented state, yet I still wasn't his opponent."
Dragon Duel sneered, "The innate talent of my dragon race is not something you humble humans can compare to. Indeed, you saved me back then, but I was besieged and severely injured! Moreover, at that time, I had not cultivated the three volumes of Dragon Script and Heavenly Book, so the Divine Ability of the dragon race could not be unleashed! By the time we fought, I had long since left you far behind!"
The Dragon Head nodded and said, "I truly am not your match! In the end, all the elders and clan heads joined the battle, yet we could not withstand the ferocity of Dragon Duel! I watched helplessly as one after another of the dragon city disciples fell, one after another of the elders perished. As the Dragon Head, what could I do?"
Wang Long let out a long breath and said solemnly, "You used Dragon Without a Leader."
"Yes! I used Dragon Without a Leader, a weapon that is strictly forbidden for both the First Generation Dragon Head and the Second Generation Dragon Head to use unless in a life-or-death situation!"
"Li Xinglie knows little about Dragon Without a Leader; even the Grand Elder of the Dragon Vault cannot fully comprehend the terror of this Fierce Beast! However, if it weren't for that, you would have likely died at Li Xinglie's hands long ago... In any case, at that time with my strength nearing the Dragon Soul Realm and utilizing Dragon Without a Leader to its fullest extent, I immediately inflicted heavy damage on Dragon Duel. Yet... what astonished me was that he still did not die!"
Dragon Duel let out a cold laugh.
"At that time, I suffered backlash from Dragon Without a Leader and was already exhausted from continuous battles. Ultimately, with no other choice, I had to seal him within your body at the cost of my own son's life."
Dragon Duel suddenly laughed coldly again and shouted, "Don't make it sound so helpless! Although you were heavily injured at that time, there were still many Elder Patriarchs from Dragon City present! I was already at my last gasp; you could have let those elders surround me. Though it would come at a heavy price, you would have undoubtedly been able to kill me on the spot! You chose not to kill me but instead sealed me within your son's body for some ulterior motive!"
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