He was Lord Ancestor Dragon, whose existence was supreme without equal. Accepting the position of emperor of the four seas would only be a right and inevitable matter. Otherwise, who would dare to put his position above Lord Ancestor Dragon’s—wouldn’t this be tantamount to a rebellion?
Only Ling Han knew that this was the Ancestor Dragon, but didn’t know that who knew how many millennia ago, he was the dragon race’s strongest elite who had reached the height of the alternative dragon. However, this lord alternative dragon was reincarnated using the True Dragon Tooth, and in terms of bloodline, being called the True Dragon wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
“Lord Ancestor Dragon, this human killed a member of the dragon race. I hereby ask for Lord Ancestor Dragon’s consent for me to kill him.” Mo Yuan still refused to let go of Ling Han.
Helian Tianyun glared at him, and said, “This human here is the father of my apprentice, which means, he is also a brother of mine. Do you want to kill my brother?” With just one glance, his Dragon’s Might permeated the surrounding atmosphere. It was incomparably terrifying.
Mo Yuan immediately felt so scared that he prostrated, and said, “I dare not! I dare not!” An imposing Shattering Void Tier elite was actually shivering like a lamb.
This was something impossible to happen in the world of humans. Having reached the height of the Shattering Void Tier, which one wasn’t a genius or a ruler among rulers—how would they ever bow down?
However, for the sea race, victory or defeat depended upon the bloodline. The number of elites aided by the bloodline was far more than that of the human race, yet when it came to a competition of top battle prowess, then no matter how, they could never compare.
Disregarding everything else, let’s take the example of the Eight Kings of the Purple Moon Empire—which one among them could Helian Rong or Wenren Jie oppose?
The sea race did have a great advantage in terms of the number of elites, but when it came to top battle prowess, the human race was indeed stronger. One would know by looking at the Thousand Corpse Sect, which could easily toss out a Fifteen-eyed Corpse King. What did the sea race have?
In the eyes of the sea race, a grander bloodline could overwhelm anything. Even though the current strength of Helian Tianyun was low to the point of being pitiful, yet with just the Dragon’s Might, it was sufficient to make them tremble in fear. Wouldn’t this explain everything?
Helian Rong’s face convulsed. While the Lord Ancestor Dragon had accepted his grandson as an apprentice, he naturally wouldn’t dare to put his ranking among the generation hierarchy above or even equal to that of the Ancestor Dragon. Then, how should he address the Ancestor Dragon and Ling Han?
Such a mess; it was all such a mess!
“Get lost!” Helian Tianyun shouted, his little face filled with pride. Before, he had to nurse his grievance for so long; now that he could finally hold his head high for once, it made him feel so great.
Mo Yuan quickly ran away in fright, not even daring to let out a fart.
Both Wenren Jie and Xianyu Tong also dared not speak any more nonsense, and thus took their leave one after another, bringing their clan members with them. Ling Han had actually become a brother of the Lord Ancestor Dragon… who would dare to pick on him anymore? Xianyu Tong felt extremely regretful for not pairing Ling Han together with Xianyu Cai previously. Had he done so, he would now have built a relationship with Lord Ancestor Dragon.
Really regretful.
Xianyu Cai also gazed at Ling Han oddly. The recent mission to Ghostly Dragon Cave had already changed her impression of Ling Han. She even had a good impression of him after being rescued by the other party. However, she would never have thought that just when Ling Han reappeared, he had become the brother of Lord Ancestor Dragon.
There was no knowing how many beautiful women of the sea race would want to marry Ling Han. Even for her, as a precious jewel among them, it could be said that he was now beyond her reach and she wasn’t even qualified to act aloof in his front.
She sighed inwardly—this man had never belonged to her, so she’d better forget him in the future. She left with Xianyu Tong, but unexpectedly couldn’t hold in her tears as they flowed from her eyes.
“Hey, why haven’t you gotten lost yet?” Helian Tianyun looked at Helian Rong, puzzled. He had actually disobeyed his orders?
Of course, it wasn’t that Helian Rong dared to disobey, but was instead detained by Ling Han, and wasn’t able to leave. Before, he would have immediately pushed Ling Han aside and that would have been sufficient. If one from the Shattering Void Tier intended to leave, how would a mere Deity Transformation Tier cultivator be able to stop him?
But, how could he dare to make a move against Ling Han now? He was actually the brother of Lord Ancestor Dragon. If he was to make a move, he would be committing an act of mutiny. Anyone of the sea race could act against him; this would be treason!
For the sea race, the most highly regarded matter would be one’s bloodline. The Ao Clan was the best example—whoever disrespected them would become an enemy of the entire sea race.
Seeing that the Lord Ancestor Dragon had flipped out, Helian Rong quickly cast a glance at Ling Han, meaning: “Since it was you that stopped me, of course, now you must explain your actions”.
Ling Han coughed once, and said, “Allow me to introduce to you; this is my father-in-law, your apprentice’s grandfather. Furthermore, his surname is also ‘Helian’. He is named ‘Helian Rong’.”
Pu!
Helian Tianyun immediately spewed out a sip of water, which directly splattered onto the face of Helian Rong. Poor Helian Rong—not only did he dare not become angry, he did not even dare to wipe it off, and still had to maintain a smile.
“What, his surname is also ‘Helian’?” Helian Tianyun felt a sense of dissatisfaction. He immediately pointed a finger at Helian Xun Xue, and asked, “What about her? Is she also from the ‘Helian’ Clan?”
“Wrong, she is my wife. Since she is married to me, that means she’s part of the Ling Clan.” Ling Han laughed mischievously.
Helian Tianyun suddenly thundered, “Damn brat, you dare to hide this from me!” Ling Jian Xue was clearly a descendant from his bloodline. There was no need for him to be accepted as an apprentice—he was an offspring of his clan’s younger generation!
Now that he had accepted this apprentice, his and Ling Han’s ranking within the clan’s generation hierarchy would be considered equal. This was a huge loss for him! Originally, Ling Han would have to take care to address him as ‘Ancestor’.
He wanted to cry, but no tears came out. Who asked him to notice that the bloodline of Ling Jian Xue was incomparably pure, which made him hot-headed?
Hu Niu was upset and directly knocked him on the head, saying, “Why, you’re also the same generation as Niu. Don’t you know how great Niu is?”
Helian Tianyun was struck until he staggered backward, but dared not show any temper in front of Hu Niu. He weakly mumbled, “But I am their ancestor, after all!”
“What ancestors? Do you believe Niu could smash you to bits?” Hu Niu unleashed an extremely fierce aura.
Helian Tianyun suddenly became like a little punching bag and dared not utter a single sound. This little girl was unaware of the severity of her moves and would act arbitrarily. He would rather offend Ling Han than this little demon.
Helian Rong’s forehead was covered with cold sweat as he watched. A mere human would actually thrash Lord Ancestor Dragon—this was disgraceful indeed! Poor Lord Ancestor Dragon even had to endure it; would he dare to oppose? Did he think that he was more powerful than the Lord Ancestor Dragon?
Ling Han burst into laughter, saying, “Father-in-law, he is the strongest elite of the sea race in the early days, previously known as lord alternative dragon of the Ghostly Dragon Cave, and also the ancestor of the Helian Clan. He is named ‘Helian Tianyun’.”
F***!
Helian Rong’s expression immediately became extremely in
teresting. He would never have anticipated that the one whom he had regarded as Lord Ancestor Dragon was actually the forefather of the Helian Clan. Furthermore, he was once the strongest elite of the sea race. At that time, he had almost become a True Dragon.
This was also due to a gap in history—the existence of Ghostly Dragon Cave allowed the sea race to know that there had once been such an elite within their ranks. However, any information regarding him was a complete blank.
This time, their generation hierarchy would definitely be in a mess.
In the midst of his dizziness, this was what Helian Rong thought.
Chapter 814 - Back to the Imperial Capital
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Everyone had been shocked, but they still left the island and headed towards Dome Cloud Island.
They spent five days on the road, and when they had arrived, Helian Tianyun had once again broken through another tier to become a being of the Spiritual Ocean Tier.
This kind of cultivation wouldn’t hold any significance in the eyes of the elites, yet having completed a breakthrough within just a mere five days was an extremely amazing feat. It was reckoned that he would be able to cross the boundary to reach the Spiritual Pedestal Tier in another ten days, a month to reach the Flower Blossom Tier, two months to reach the Spiritual Infant Tier, four months to reach the Deity Transformation Tier, a year later he would even reach the Heaven Tier, and begin charging towards shattering the void.
He was originally the strongest cultivator of his generation. Now, his foundations couldn’t be stronger, and it wouldn’t be surprising for him to return to the peak of cultivation within the shortest time. Of course, all kinds of cultivation resources also had to keep up with his advancement. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a matter of one year, but rather ten years, or even a hundred years.
Upon Helian Tianyun’s strong suggestion and request, slightly short of whining and pleading, Ling Han finally agreed to leave his son with the sea race.
The True Dragon’s bloodline of Ling Jian Xue was incomparably pure. If he were to receive guidance from Helian Tianyun from childhood, he would be able to have the best growth.
Although Helian Xun Xue was reluctant to part with her son, she could only let go for the sake of her son’s future. After all, the Great Ling Empire couldn’t do without her governance; she wouldn’t feel at ease if she were to hand it over to Ling Han.
Everything was for the sake of her son. She could never have thought that, upon splitting of the skies, Ling Jian Xue would precisely be a young master in the Immortal Realm.
Ling Han left the biggest True Dragon Bloodstone behind. According to Helian Tianyun, Ling Jian Xue’s bloodline was already pure enough, and thus the Dragon’s Blood Grass would not be very helpful to him. Only the True Dragon Bloodstone would still be of some use.
Hence, Ling Han also left behind a lot of other treasures from the Black Tower. Helian Tianyun would prepare body-strengthening medicine for Ling Jian Xue to ensure that he would be getting the best growth conditions possible.
Ling Han naturally felt reassured. Since Helian Tianyun was the forefather of the Helian Clan, how could he not have his son’s best interests at heart?
He and Helian Xun Xue decided to come back one year later. When that time came, the medicine that had been left behind would nearly be exhausted; it would then be timely to replenish them.
Helian Rong was rushing to send the two out of Dome Cloud Island as if they were bad luck. He couldn’t wait to brainwash Ling Jian Xue—I was your grandfather, the person who loved you most in the world, even more so than your parents.
After successful brainwashing, wouldn’t Ling Jian Xue become a member of the Helian Clan?
How could Ling Han be unaware of his father-in-law’s thinking? He laughed inwardly—when his son reached the age of five, he would definitely bring him back. No matter how close he was to his grandfather, could it compare to the bond with his own parents?
While both of them were harboring their respective intentions in their minds, they laughed heartily before turning around and parting ways.
“Both yours and my father’s laughter are so fake!” Helian Xun Xue pointed out.
“Want to snatch my son from me? So what if he’s my father-in-law?” Ling Han said, smiling. “Hurry, let’s go back. Having left for so long, we don’t know if there’s any chaos in the government!”
Helian Xun Xue rolled her eyes, saying, “There won’t be any problems even if you don’t go back for a hundred years. If I don’t go back, then there’ll be chaos.”
Ling Han self-consciously said, “If you say so, I will feel very guilty.”
It could be said that this trip had brought them an unexpected outcome.
With Helian Tianyun overseeing the affairs, the unification of the north sea was definitely a matter nailed down. However, it was believed that the Ao Clan wouldn’t relinquish the power that easily, and would certainly question Helian Tianyun’s identity as Ancestor Dragon, as well as engage the power of the four seas to take punitive action.
Unfortunately, sea race was a place which held one’s bloodline in the highest regard. Helian Tianyun’s bloodline was indeed so pure that it could reach the condition of being a True Dragon. It was no exaggeration to refer to him as Lord Ancestor Dragon.
Consequently, the day of unification of the four seas would be imminent. This matter was much easier to deal with as compared to the five great sects in the middle state.
Originally, he was worried that the sea race and the middle state’s five great sects would join forces, which would give rise to an unexpected variable. Yet, now it would be the turn of the middle state’s five great sects to have a headache. The sea race wasn’t lacking in Shattering Void Tier elites. In addition to being under Helian Tianyun’s governance, every one of them would be loyal—this was a force that could be completely converged together.
Ling Han felt for the first time that there was substantial progress in the movement to split open the skies.
The next step would be to eliminate the five great sects and the Thousand Corpse Sect, Ling Han said to himself inwardly. As long as these two forces were straightened out, then the day would come soon for the whole world to attain peace.
A few days later, they returned to the Desolate North. The ancient mine of Fire Country had now become a place of hell—in the midst of the rising black fog, one by one, howling humanoid figures would come into being as if they were evil spirits.
It was said in the middle of every night, the sound of howling spirits could be heard clearly even from the side of the former capital, which had already caused many people to move away from the imperial capital. It was really creepy. Among the people who had stayed, many often fell sick, causing more and more people choosing to relocate.
Ling Han frowned deeply; this was an anomaly. Buried below were at least a hundred Shattering Void Tier cultivators, who had cultivated the Netherworld Cultivation Technique. This meant the reliance on the underground’s Yin Qi to turn the body of a living person into a Yin Corpse.
The most important thing was that no one knew how powerful these people were. If they were at the same level as the sea race, then they could be dealt with by just dispatching the sea race. However, if they were all like the Lunar King, then it would be an incomparably formidable force.
I can’t be bothered too much with it. It would be useless to think about it, anyway. I just need to raise the level of my strength. It doesn’t matter who they are; I would suppress all of them.
They returned to the Imperial Capital. At this time, a large number of reports had been sent from the frontline. Having opened and looked at them, they were all good news. The west region had been basically unified, and it had come under the banner of the Great Ling Empire.
The next step would be to consider the issue of attacking either the east region or the south region. For the Great Ling Empire nowadays, this wouldn’t a proble
m.
Ling Han could clearly feel that the power of the nation had gotten a lot stronger.
Firstly, it was due to the territorial expansion and the increase in population. Secondly, it was because the image of the Great Ling Empire had also penetrated the hearts of the people and won the recognition of the general public. With the people’s hearts being united, the nation’s fortune would naturally become stronger.
He began to refine the True Dragon Bloodstone, cultivating the blood through his heart. Although the largest Bloodstone remained in the north sea, they had obtained several more in the Ghostly Dragon Cave later—it was quite an abundant harvest.
Condensing the essence of dragon blood would be helpful for everyone, but the amount would be limited. Only by means of Ling Han’s and Helian Xun Xue’s refining it into their bodies could such treasures yield the most perfect effect.
The dragon blood essence left by the Shattering Void Tier elite with 20 Stars was really awesome. The level of Ling Han’s Nine Dragons Tyrant Body Art was raised at an extremely fast speed. Just ten days later, Ling Han discovered that his brute force had reached the limit of the Deity Transformation Tier.
Next, he could first rush the level of the body art to the Heaven Tier, which would also bring about a qualitative change of the Indestructible Heaven Scroll and raise his body to that of Level Ten precious metal. This way, there would only be very few people in this world who could hurt him.
He made a firm resolution to rush the level of his body art towards the Heaven Tier as soon as possible.
Furthermore, there had been another major gain from this expedition to the sea race’s territory. It was that he had acquired a Level Ten cultivation technique, which could allow his Origin Power to reach the peak of the Heaven Tier. After switching to cultivating this technique, he could charge with it towards the Shattering Void Tier.
This technique was naturally acquired from his father-in-law, giving face to Helian Xun Xue and Ling Jian Xue. In addition to that, with Helian Tianyun’s position as Ancestor Dragon, how could Helian Rong refuse?
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