Chapter 2370: Ancestor Dragon Blood

Wang Yu

A delicate fragrance immediately surged forth from the gap, quickly permeating every corner of the square.

Upon smelling it, all the beings of different races felt a profound sense of comfort.

"A spiritual medicine! The final featured item is actually a spiritual medicine treasure!"

Almost everyone thought this, and their spirits were greatly invigorated.

Unlike the magical artifacts and cultivation techniques presented earlier, spiritual medicines are treasures that anyone can use. As the final featured item, it was naturally expected to be extraordinary, and everyone became filled with great anticipation.

Hu Yushuang's slender hand moved with a blur, plunging into the gap and immediately pulling out a palm-sized silver alms bowl.

The wondrous fragrance was precisely emanating from the alms bowl.

More than half of the non-human attendees were immediately surprised.

"I imagine many fellow Daoists are quite curious about what's inside," Hu Yushuang said with a slight smile. "In that case, allow me to give everyone a sneak peek." She tossed the alms bowl forward, where it floated in mid-air. Then, her hands quickly formed a series of incantations, and she rapidly sent out several magical seals.

After a few soft "pfft" sounds, the alms bowl erupted with astonishing spiritual light. A layer of crystalline light flowed over its surface, and it instantly became crystal clear and transparent, revealing everything inside distinctly.

Gasps of surprise immediately echoed from various parts of the square!

Inside the now transparent alms bowl, it was filled with an unknown clear liquid.

In the liquid, there was actually a glittering golden five-clawed dragon swimming around.

This golden dragon was only a few inches long, yet it had all five claws, and its scales were clearly visible, one by one. Four slender whiskers swayed gently in front of its mouth, strikingly resembling the legendary True Spirit Heavenly Dragon.

"A descendant of the Heavenly Dragon! Fellow Daoist Hu, are you mad? You actually dared to capture a descendant of the Heavenly Dragon and even put it up for direct auction!"

"If the True Spirit of the Dragon Clan were to descend upon our Spirit Realm because of this, the Fengyuan Continent... no, the entire Spirit Realm would be in grave trouble. This is no laughing matter!"

"I recall similar incidents in other realms where direct descendants of Heavenly Dragons were stolen. As a result, some smaller realms were directly annihilated by the Dragon Clan. Larger realms also suffered severe retaliation from the Dragon Clan, leaving them greatly weakened."

Following their surprise, the entire square instantly descended into chaos. Many non-human participants rose to their feet in horror, glaring at the miniature golden dragon in the alms bowl as if it were a venomous scorpion, and some even recklessly questioned Hu Yushuang.

The Grand Ascension old monsters in the flying pavilions were also extremely shocked, but for some reason, they remained silent instead.

The beautiful woman had been smiling until then, but upon seeing the square begin to spiral out of control, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

"Silence!"

At this moment, the thin Merchant Alliance elder, who had been sitting cross-legged in a corner of the stone platform, suddenly opened his eyes and spoke coldly.

His voice was not particularly loud, yet it resonated coldly in everyone's ears simultaneously.

The previously agitated non-human participants immediately felt as if cold water had been poured over them and quickly sobered up.

Only then did they remember that they were on the Merchant Alliance's territory, and that several Grand Ascension ancestors were present to maintain order.

The non-humans who had stood up instantly flinched, sheepishly sitting back down, and those who had been clamoring immediately bowed their heads, looking utterly submissive; each became extremely well-behaved.

"Fellow Daoist Jia, what exactly is going on here?" the female Grand Ascension expert from the Heavenly Roar Tribe finally asked, directing her question not to Hu Yushuang, but to the thin elder. "This old woman doesn't believe your Merchant Alliance would truly engage in capturing a Heavenly Dragon descendant. But then, what is this golden dragon? Don't tell us it has no relation to the Heavenly Dragon lineage. Unlike others, we old folks can clearly sense the aura of a true dragon from it."

"Indeed, this matter is far from trivial. Your esteemed alliance truly owes us an explanation," another unfamiliar non-human Grand Ascension expert added, speaking for the first time.

Hearing these words, Hu Yushuang's expression subtly changed, and she opened her mouth, intending to explain.

But the thin Merchant Alliance elder waved his hand and, with a hint of a peculiar expression, said:

"An explanation? If you all take a few more looks at what you believe to be this Heavenly Dragon descendant, you will understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, the thin elder closed his eyes again, no longer paying attention to anyone.

This naturally caused another stir among the crowd.

Both the ordinary non-humans in the square and the Grand Ascension cultivators in the flying pavilions curiously looked at the miniature golden dragon in the alms bowl again, while dense waves of divine sense swept over it.

Han Li also narrowed his eyes slightly, a dazzling blue light gleaming in his pupils.

"Oh, its true form is actually..." A hint of surprise flashed across Han Li's face, and his thoughts raced.

It wasn't just Han Li; among the other Grand Ascension ancestors, there were also those with spiritual eyes and mastery of other mysterious secret arts.

Several exclamations of surprise rang out almost simultaneously.

"This golden dragon is actually a spiritual object transformed! Unbelievable! But how can it possess such a powerful true dragon aura?"

"Tsk, tsk, this old man has also finally discerned that this object is a transformed spiritual entity, but its true form remains unidentifiable. Has any fellow Daoist figured it out?"

"No, for a spiritual object to transform into the likeness of a Heavenly Dragon, its true form must be an extraordinary spiritual treasure!"

Exclamations and discussions successively rang out from the various flying pavilions.

"I have indeed discerned something," Han Li said calmly after stroking his chin, "though I'm not certain if what I see is its true form."

"Oh, since fellow Daoist has discerned something, why not tell us first?" the elder from the Mayfly Clan said with a hint of surprise.

Although Han Li had successfully bid for the Golden阙 Jade Scroll earlier, he had never revealed any hint of his racial origin. Now, however, he could discern the true form of the transformed spiritual object in the silver bowl with a single glance, something none of the Grand Ascension experts from the great clans could do. This naturally caused many old monsters to feel a chill in their hearts, and they all turned their attention to Han Li's flying pavilion.

"If I'm not mistaken," Han Li said after pondering for a moment, "the original form of this golden dragon should be merely a drop of spiritual blood."

"Spiritual blood?"

"That's impossible! How could a single drop of spiritual blood transform into the likeness of a Heavenly Dragon?"

"Could it be true dragon blood?"

"No, that's not right. I once saw true dragon blood back then, and it definitely wasn't like this."

Upon hearing Han Li's words, those Grand Ascension ancestors all discussed in great astonishment.

As for the ordinary non-human cultivators in the square, they too engaged in a flurry of whispers, their faces showing expressions of doubt.

After hearing Han Li's words, Hu Yushuang's face couldn't help but reveal a hint of surprise.

All of this naturally did not escape Han Li's eyes, and with a soft chuckle, he said:

"Why are all of you fellow Daoists arguing? As for the true form of this treasure, why not let Fellow Daoist Hu explain it herself?"

"Indeed, that's true. Since the Merchant Alliance has put this item up for auction, they naturally know its true background. Fellow Daoist Hu, there's no need for suspense. Just reveal the mystery directly."

These words immediately reminded the other Grand Ascension ancestors, and someone immediately voiced their agreement.

"How would this junior dare to create suspense?" Hu Yushuang said with a wry smile, her face showing a wronged expression. "It's just that none of you seniors gave this junior a chance to speak earlier."

"Heh heh, that was indeed our fault. You may speak now."

"Yes," Hu Yushuang said with a sigh of relief. "Actually, what that senior said earlier was not entirely accurate; the true form of this transformed spiritual object is indeed just a drop of spiritual blood." Then, her hand suddenly emitted a brilliant white light, and with her five fingers spread, she struck the alms bowl in front of her.

With a "pfft" sound.

The liquid in the transparent alms bowl immediately swayed, and the clear fragrance it emitted instantly intensified by more than twofold.

At the same time, the miniature golden dragon's body twitched and curled up, transforming into a drop of unknown golden liquid.

This golden liquid slowly rotated continuously, its surface emitting a metallic sheen, appearing incredibly mysterious.

"Could it truly be a drop of true dragon blood?" someone exclaimed in shock upon seeing this.

"Of course not," Hu Yushuang flatly denied. "Our Helian Merchant Alliance has auctioned true dragon blood before. Furthermore, if it truly were, how could it have escaped your esteemed eyes?"

"Then what exactly is this..."

"No," Hu Yushuang said slowly after taking a deep breath. "Although our alliance has identified this as a drop of essence blood, it is unlike the essence blood of any known powerful entity. No, I should say that all known powerful entities cannot be compared to the owner of this drop of essence blood."

"Cannot be compared?" someone asked in surprise. "Does that also include the True Spirit Heavenly Dragon?"

"Of course, that is also included," Hu Yushuang said with a solemn expression. "To be frank with all you fellow Daoists and seniors, we have also conducted detailed tests on this drop of spiritual blood. Among other things, the energy contained within it is estimated to be over a hundred times that of a true dragon's essence blood of the same size. All of you should clearly understand what this implies."

"Over a hundred times? Impossible! Could the owner of this spiritual blood be an entity a hundred times more powerful than a Heavenly Dragon?!"

The woman's words instantly shocked the entire audience, and someone immediately gasped.

"Even if not," the beautiful woman said, "it certainly wouldn't be far off that level of disparity."

"Over a hundred times more powerful than an ancient True Spirit Heavenly Dragon?" the female Grand Ascension expert from the Heavenly Roar Tribe said in horror. "Such an existence surely isn't a creature from our realm. Could it be a powerful being from above?"

When she spoke of "above," she naturally referred to the Immortal Realm.

"Immortal's blood?" someone among the other Grand Ascension cultivators immediately retorted. "No, wait, what about the Heavenly Dragon aura it carries?"

"Seniors, have you forgotten," Hu Yushuang replied, "that True Dragons also exist in the Immortal Realm?"

"Girl Hu, are you referring to the Ancestral Dragon of the Immortal Realm?" someone exclaimed, their voice changing dramatically. "Could this be a drop of Ancestral Dragon blood?"

"Although we cannot be absolutely certain," Hu Yushuang replied candidly, "our alliance's appraisal masters indeed believe this to be the case. This is also one of the reasons our alliance dared not secretly keep this item and instead put it up for auction."