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"The Dragon King's Dragon Bone?" Zi Ji frowned.
"Aren't you human?"
The Dragon King's Dragon Bone, and that of the First Generation Dragon King, was once a divine existence.
Even a pure-blooded true dragon of her caliber would need to be cautious with their Dragon Bone; how could a human possibly touch such a thing?
"Barely, I'm half of one," Xuan Ming said.
After his Black Dragon Martial Soul received some Dragon Soul energy from the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, its level had already grown to that of a True Dragon King Spirit.
It was just that he hadn't truly cultivated the Black Dragon Martial Soul yet, and his body wasn't too strong, but even so, his body was actually already evolving towards that of a True Dragon King.
Moreover, the humans and Spirit Beasts of this World were not so clearly separated; the Spirit Master's Spirit abilities themselves were born from the power of the Dragon God.
Especially Beast Spirit Masters, the stronger their Beast Spirit cultivated, the closer their own bloodline became to a true Spirit Beast.
"It seems you are the new generation's Dragon King," Zi Ji said cryptically.
Xuan Ming was startled, "What do you mean?"
"The Dragon Bone is the core of the Dragon King's inheritance. Your possession of this item proves you are their inheritor," Zi Ji said.
"This thing is just sealed within me," Xuan Ming said.
"No difference," Zi Ji said.
"It's only a matter of time."
Even after a True Dragon King dies and its body decays, its Dragon Soul will not easily dissipate. Even if its consciousness has completely vanished, the will of the Dragon Soul will still reside within the Dragon Bone, awaiting a suitable inheritor.
Only those chosen by the Dragon Soul can touch the Dragon Bone, otherwise, it will self-destruct!
No one can forcibly seize the power of the Dragon King!
"Can you squat somewhere else?" Xuan Ming asked.
"What's wrong?" Zi Ji asked, puzzled.
Xuan Ming clutched his head, "I feel a bit off."
Zi Ji raised an eyebrow slightly, "Heart racing, blood boiling?"
Xuan Ming nodded hesitantly.
"Don't be nervous, there's a certain probability for true dragon bloodlines to have this reaction when they are in close proximity," Zi Ji said.
"This is a resonance between bloodlines, or you could say, a reproductive instinct engraved in the bloodline."
Xuan Ming's expression was a bit unnatural, and he silently activated his Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone ability. His body slightly lifted off the ground, and he slowly glided sideways, flying close to the ground.
Zi Ji watched Xuan Ming's actions, a playful smile curling at the corners of her mouth. With a flash, she simply sat on Xuan Ming's stomach.
"Why are you hiding? Afraid I'll eat you?"
Xuan Ming paused, a surge of coldness emanating from him. Under Zi Ji's somewhat bewildered gaze, he directly froze himself.
Seeing this, Bi Ji, who was standing nearby, was first startled, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Zi Ji was both annoyed and amused. Was he really that afraid she would eat him?
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Beneath the Lake of Life, in an artificially created independent space.
Deep within this independent space, a massive silver dragon, entirely silver-white, lay dormant.
After Di Tian entered with the two Dragon Kings, the Silver Dragon King's huge dragon head slightly lifted, and a pair of dragon pupils, like amethyst, slowly opened, gazing at Di Tian.
"My Lord," Di Tian bowed slightly.
The Silver Dragon King looked at the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King in front of Di Tian, emitting a faint glow all over her body. The next moment, like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, a delicate silver-haired girl walked out amidst the silver light.
The silver-haired girl moved with a light step and elegant gait. Each step seemed to tread upon the void, carrying an ethereal and otherworldly aura.
She walked to the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King, bowed slightly, and her voice was ethereal and pleasing to the ear: "Seniors, long time no see."
The Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King nodded slightly. The Ice Dragon King spoke first: "He is trustworthy."
The Fire Dragon King paused, "We can give it a try."
Di Tian frowned slightly, "Auntie Ice, Uncle Fire, aren't you being too hasty?"
The inheritance of the two Dragon Kings was too important for the current Dragon Clan!
Gambling on a human, if something went wrong, the Dragon Clan's current predicament would only worsen!
"Hasty?" The Ice Dragon King shook her head.
"I watched him grow up. Now, I am certain."
"People change," Di Tian said.
"Now he appears trustworthy because of the power you've given him. In the future, after he uses your power to reach a higher level and touch the God Realm, he will change."
"I don't deny that, but at least, what he promised us, he will surely do," the Ice Dragon King said.
"That's enough."
"But how much can he accomplish?" Di Tian asked.
"Even if he can become a god, he can't solve what we truly need."
What the Dragon Clan needed was the Dragon God!
What the Spirit Beast clan needed was also the Dragon God!
Only with the reappearance of the Dragon God could the current situation of the Spirit Beast clan be changed!
"I know, and I don't intend for him to do too much," the Ice Dragon King said.
"What do you mean?" Di Tian asked, puzzled.
"The Golden Dragon King," the Ice Dragon King said.
"As long as he helps the Silver Dragon King obtain the Golden Dragon King's power after he becomes a god, that will be enough."
She had actually lied to Xuan Ming about many things. The rule that Beast Spirits cannot become gods would not affect him, even if he gained the power of the Dragon Bone, even if he became the inheritor of the Dragon King.
Many of the things she told Xuan Ming had deliberately exaggerated the risks. She wanted to see if this child would waver because of these dangers.
She was truly sincere towards Xuan Ming, and she indeed nurtured this child as if he were her own younger brother. But at the same time, she was also doing her best to increase the success rate of her plan.
She didn't expect Xuan Ming to become an enemy of the God Realm for the sake of the Spirit Beast clan; that was unrealistic.
Although she knew very well that Xuan Ming didn't care about humans or the Spirit Beast clan, he didn't need to take too great a risk for responsibilities that weren't his.
As long as Xuan Ming, after becoming a god, allowed the Silver Dragon King to obtain the power of the Golden Dragon King, allowing the Dragon God's bloodline to continue, that would be enough.
As for anything more, that was the Silver Dragon King's problem; she was the co-ruler of the Spirit Beasts, and this was her responsibility.
"How confident are you?" the Silver Dragon King asked.
"Not ten out of ten, but at least eight or nine out of ten," the Ice Dragon King said.
"Really?" The Silver Dragon King was a bit skeptical.
"You can influence him now, but once he reaches the God Realm, will he truly still listen to you and take such a risk?"
A large part of the reason why the God Realm adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the Spirit Beast clan was that the Golden Dragon King was sealed in the God Realm. Without the Golden Dragon King's power, the Dragon God could not reappear, and the Spirit Beast clan could never become gods, posing no threat to the God Realm.
Even a Dragon Clan member of Di Tian's caliber could only cause trouble in the mortal realm. If he continued to grow, Di Tian's fate would inevitably be to perish under the heavenly tribulation!
The Ice Dragon King sighed softly: "I understand your concerns, but this is currently the only hope for our Dragon Clan. With the Golden Dragon King sealed and the Dragon God's bloodline incomplete, our Spirit Beast clan can never truly rise."
"Xuan Ming was chosen by us after many years of observation and testing. If we give up on him, how much longer can we wait? And how much time do we have to find another suitable candidate?"
Beast Spirits cannot become gods. Even if they did, without sufficiently powerful strength, they wouldn't be able to release the Golden Dragon King. Moreover, even if they successfully released the Golden Dragon King, with the current power of the God Realm, destroying the Golden Dragon King would not be difficult.
"Besides, we don't have much time left," the Ice Dragon King said.
Di Tian was stunned, "Why?"
"We have long since died, our divine consciousness shattered. The remaining spiritual consciousness cannot last much longer. Without divine power to help us recover, our consciousness will completely disappear in less than a thousand years," the Ice Dragon King said.
"I cannot stake all the hope of the Spirit Beast clan on him, but I can stake myself. If I win, it's a gain; if I lose, it's not a loss."
The Fire Dragon King also nodded from the side, a deep voice sounding: "With his character, even if we lose the gamble, at least he won't let the Spirit Beast clan fall into a worse situation."
Even if Xuan Ming had no interest in helping the Spirit Beast clan after becoming a god, he would not interfere with Spirit Beast matters. If the Spirit Beast clan had other hopes in the future, Xuan Ming would only turn a blind eye and would not exterminate them.