Chapter 704: Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds

Although Zhang Xuan's Dragon Language had the greatest effect on dragons, the savage and spirit beasts in the courtyard were of too low a level, yet it still had a powerful deterrent effect on them. Hearing it suddenly, it was fortunate they didn't faint on the spot.

He could understand why these spirit and savage beasts reacted this way, but...

Zhang Xuan looked over, his face full of confusion: "Elder, are you... alright?"

The spirit beasts lay prostrate, subdued by the dragon's power and daring not to resist. But why was a human lying on the ground, twitching so much and constantly drooling? Could it be that my Dragon Language also made you sick?

"Teacher..." Han Chong was also startled. He quickly pressed the elder's philtrum and transferred True Qi, which helped the elder recover.

"What you just said was... the True Dragon's Roar?" As soon as he regained consciousness, the elder hastily stood up and looked at Zhang Xuan, filled with excitement and disbelief.

"I don't know either. I just learned a few syllables randomly..." Zhang Xuan replied. He truly didn't know what he had learned. He had initially thought it was an ancient beast language, and out of three syllables he learned, this one was the most effective. So, whenever he encountered a spirit beast, he would use it. As a result, with just one roar, any creature with dragon blood would immediately freeze, scared half to death.

"Learned randomly? The True Dragon's Roar... can humans learn it too?" The elder was full of disbelief. He paused mid-sentence and suddenly said, "Wait for me!" With that, he hurried towards a room. A moment later, he emerged with an ancient book, which he casually opened and presented: "Look!"

Zhang Xuan lowered his head and saw that the syllable he had just uttered indeed appeared in the book.

"Is this the True Dragon's Roar?" He took the book, casually flipped through a few pages, and seeing the cover, couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, it was compiled by an ancient Beast Tamer and is also known as the Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon!"

"The Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon?" Zhang Xuan was startled.

The elder nodded: "Legend has it that because dragons are too powerful, constrained by the laws of heaven and earth, they cannot produce many syllables. They only have eight syllables to express their joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, remembrance, and worry! But don't underestimate these eight syllables; they can convey the entirety of the dragon language, even richer than human speech."

Zhang Xuan nodded. As a Beast Tamer, he had read records about beasts. Some powerful beasts were made to have certain deficiencies for fairness, and sound was one of them. However, although dragons only have eight syllables, they convey more than eight meanings. Combined, they have over ten million combinations, fully capable of expressing anything they wish to say, even richer than human languages. (Eight syllables, various combinations, result in eight to the power of eight, or 16,777,216 variations.) This is the principle behind the saying that the greatest sound is unheard, and the greatest form is shapeless.

"The dragon language has too many variations; each combination represents a distinct meaning. Without a true dragon to communicate with, no one knows what it signifies! More importantly..." As the elder spoke, his eyes widened, and he looked at Zhang Xuan with disbelief: "The Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon require a true dragon's bloodline to be uttered. An ordinary human body simply cannot withstand it. How... how did you do it? Could it be... you possess the True Dragon Body?"

"True Dragon Body?" Zhang Xuan looked over, puzzled.

"Indeed, the True Dragon Body is a type of special physique, even more powerful than Pure Yang or Pure Yin. Once activated, the bloodline within the body will infinitely approach that of a true dragon, leading to significant advancements in cultivation and strength... especially in terms of cultivation bottlenecks, which will be virtually nonexistent..." As he spoke, the elder grew more excited, and his face gradually flushed. The True Dragon Body is one of the top-ranked special physiques. Could it be that this person before him, capable of uttering a dragon language that humans cannot, possesses this physique? If so, that would be terrifying!

"Teacher, are you truly that?" Hearing the elder's words, Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er exchanged glances, then both looked at Zhang Xuan with curiosity. Judging by the legendary experiences of Teacher Zhang, his cultivation speed was indeed remarkably fast. They had thought it was due to having a good teacher. Could it be that he truly possessed the True Dragon Body? If that were the case, many things would make sense.

"I..." Zhang Xuan scratched his head. He certainly didn't have the True Dragon Body. The reason he could utter the dragon language was due to his Heavenly Dao True Qi and Heavenly Dao Golden Body. Of course, he couldn't reveal that, so he changed the subject: "Does this book record all eight syllables?"

"All eight syllables? Of course not!" Seeing that Zhang Xuan was unwilling to elaborate, the elder didn't press further. He shook his head and said, "The Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon are the language of dragons; humans are not qualified to steal them. This book merely records these matters, speculating on how they are uttered. The specific meanings and pronunciations are not detailed!"

"Oh!" Zhang Xuan casually flipped through the book, but his mind had already entered the Library of Heaven's Path. Placing the book in the Library not only allowed for rapid reading but also enabled him to discern authenticity and find flaws. In the blink of an eye, he scanned the book and immediately understood. As the elder had stated, the book only recorded the origin of the Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon and their relation to dragons. Other details were vague. It listed the eight syllables, including the one he often used. However, it provided over thirty methods for pronunciation, none of which were correct. As for the other two syllables he had learned previously, they were not among these eight, so they were likely not dragon language. No wonder those two were useless. He had always used this one to tame spirit beasts, only to find out it wasn't even dragon language at all. The book detailed the difficulty of the dragon language. As the elder had mentioned, due to different biological structures, humans could not imitate or utter it, even if they knew the pronunciation. Therefore, all thirty-plus methods were mere conjecture, lacking factual basis.

"Hmm? There's actually one correct pronunciation method for a syllable?" After finishing the book, his eyes suddenly fell on the last part. Towards the end of the book, among the Eight Sounds, there was indeed one correct pronunciation method. It was the second sound of the Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon: "Moo!"

He memorized the pronunciation method, planning to try it when he had time. Suddenly remembering something, he couldn't help but look at the elder before him.

"It says here that the Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon only have a suppressive effect on beings with a dragon bloodline; it's a true dragon's suppression. Why... why did you also collapse just now?"

In fact, it wasn't just him who was curious; Luo Qiqi, Han Chong, and the others were also full of doubt. Although the sound Teacher Zhang had just produced was loud, to them, it was merely noisy and didn't affect them. So why did the elder, a peak Eighth-layer Combatant, directly collapse to the ground, twitching and foaming at the mouth so ungracefully?

"This..." Hearing the question, the elder's previous surprise vanished. His face alternated between pale and red. After a long moment, he sighed: "Come with me!" With that, he walked towards the back of the thatched hut.

"Teacher..." Seeing that the teacher was leading them all, Han Chong was filled with doubt. He had been studying with his teacher for some time, but the teacher had never allowed him to go behind the thatched hut. Once, out of curiosity, he had tried to go there and was even scolded and warned not to come over unless there was another matter. He had been wondering what was behind the hut for days, and now, unexpectedly, the teacher was voluntarily leading them there.

Zhang Xuan and the others were unaware of these details. They followed behind the elder, walking around the small thatched hut and heading to the back. Behind the hut was a small hill, and in front of the hill stood a large stone tablet. Looking up at the stone tablet, they saw five large characters inscribed: "Tomb of the Dragon-Rock Beast!"

"A Dragon-Rock Beast... at the peak of the Eighth-layer Combatant realm, a terrestrial overlord?" Zhang Xuan frowned and couldn't help but look at the elder.

"Indeed!" The elder nodded, gazing at the hill before him with a look of reluctance: "It... was my spirit beast!"

"Yours?" Han Chong was stunned, his eyes wide: "Teacher's spirit beast... is dead?" He knew his teacher was a peak five-star Beast Tamer but had never seen what his spirit beast was. He had assumed it was away on some task and not by his side, never dreaming it was already dead. Although a Beast Tamer could have many beast pets, gaining their trust required significant investment. Most Beast Tamers regarded their tamed beast pets as their best friends, or even family. The death of a beast was an immense blow to a Beast Tamer, often causing many to fall into despair. The teacher never interacted with other elders and lived alone in such a remote place. Could it be precisely because his beast pet had died?

"Yes, my beast pet died. To be precise, it died because of me!" The elder shook his head.

"Because of you?"

"This Dragon-Rock Beast was the spirit beast I tamed when I became a five-star Beast Tamer..." The elder sighed and recounted his story. He had tamed the Dragon-Rock Beast and successfully become a five-star Beast Tamer. At that time, he was full of vigor and fearless. However, during a battle, he encountered danger. He was gravely wounded and on the verge of death. It was this Dragon-Rock Beast that saved him with its vital blood, and subsequently died from its injuries. Because of this, he had always felt guilty. He buried it here, erected a tombstone, and vowed to stay by its side until his own death.

"Because I fused with the Dragon-Rock Beast's vital blood, I became sensitive to the True Dragon's Roar and susceptible to its suppression..." the elder explained.

Zhang Xuan nodded. No wonder. Although the Dragon-Rock Beast was large, its vital blood was limited, and to save someone, it needed to be even purer! Once integrated into his bloodline, even if it didn't grant him a true dragon physique, he would still be suppressed by the dragon language, involuntarily.

"Your diligent study of ancient beast languages, and even the Eight Sounds of Heavenly Dragon... should also be related to this, right?" Zhang Xuan looked at him. The elder's tireless research into ancient beast languages, disregarding everything else, might indeed be connected to this experience.

"Yes... I was gravely wounded and unconscious at the time. The Dragon-Rock Beast saved me. There was also another spirit beast present... the Purple-winged Sky Bearer Beast I mentioned earlier, which can reach the Hongyuan Empire in ten days!" The elder clenched his fists: "Before the Dragon-Rock Beast died, it said many things to me. But I was unconscious then and didn't understand. For years, I've been diligently studying ancient beast languages, hoping to learn from it... what it said, and what last wishes it had for me to fulfill..." As he spoke, the elder's eyes reddened.