The golden divine dragon found it very strange that Tian Fan had never practiced cultivation, so it wanted to sense his blood. However, it never expected such an event to occur.
The dry ground trembled slightly, and Tian Fan felt he was about to lose his balance. It seemed like something was emerging inside him.
Ahead, countless skeletons suddenly emitted a shocking divine radiance. At this moment, the golden divine dragon felt a deep sorrow, as if countless fallen beings were weeping. Tian Fan’s own feelings were even clearer; images began to emerge in his mind again. His body trembled violently, and tears stained his face.
On top of countless skeletons, strands of golden light also rose into the air. A sacred aura began to spread around, and powerful magical creatures in the enchanted forest all turned their eyes towards this direction, their expressions showing astonishment.
In the sky, countless pure energies of heaven and earth were drawn by this aura, wildly converging towards this place. Slowly, a gigantic ancient script began to form in the sky.
The ancient script was filled with a sacred, unyielding, and majestic aura. The golden divine dragon looked at the strange script in the air and momentarily did not know what it was.
Tian Fan stared blankly at the ancient script in the sky. The tears on his face had dried, and he looked up in shock. It was an ancient character that the golden divine dragon did not recognize at first, but Tian Fan did. Despite not practicing cultivation, he had read many books, and the Dragon Empire contained many ancient texts. The ancient character in the sky was actually a script from thousands of years ago. It was a gigantic “Divine” (神) character.
“What is going on?”
He thought in shock, but at that moment, the gigantic “Divine” (神) character suddenly radiated a brilliant light and crashed towards him.
“Divine!”
Tian Fan was immediately terrified, feeling as if his soul was about to flee. He tried to run, but found that the space around him had solidified, and he couldn’t move.
“My life is over…” As the gigantic ancient character drew nearer, Tian Fan thought in despair.
The ancient script, as large as a house, approached him rapidly, then slowly shrank to the size of a normal character. It floated quietly before Tian Fan, as if examining him, and then transformed into a beam of light that directly imprinted on his forehead.
A faint “Divine” (神) character appeared on his forehead, and then slowly penetrated deep into his head.
“Boom…”
A faint radiance began to appear around Tian Fan. A subtle silver formation emerged from the depths of his soul, appearing above his head and slowly rotating.
“That’s… could it be the legendary ‘Five Elements Seal’?” After awakening the dragon bloodline, many ancient things appeared in her mind, and she recognized this silver formation.
“No wonder, no wonder he cannot cultivate yet emits such a sacred aura.” She immediately understood why Tian Fan could not cultivate but emitted a divine aura. It was all because of this “Five Elements Seal.”
The silver formation slowly rotated above Tian Fan’s head, then eventually shattered and transformed into a silver light that entered his body. At the same time, Tian Fan’s body radiated divine light, and his aura began to rise sharply, with a beam of divine light piercing through the entire sky.
After an unknown amount of time, the light around Tian Fan gradually faded, and he regained his awareness. Surprised, he looked at his body and felt completely different from before—his body felt extraordinarily light, as if he could leap into the sky with a single jump.
The golden divine dragon stared at Tian Fan in shock, still immersed in the mysterious scene from earlier. It wasn’t until Tian Fan gently called out to her that she snapped back to reality and carefully examined him.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Feeling the golden divine dragon’s gaze, Tian Fan asked in confusion.
“Do you feel any different? Compared to before?” Without answering his question, the golden divine dragon asked.
“It really feels very different from before. My body feels incredibly relaxed now, and it’s filled with power,” Tian Fan said seriously after pondering the golden divine dragon’s question. He had had this feeling earlier, and now he was confirming it.
“You are now at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm, just one step away from entering the Cloud Heaven Realm!” The golden divine dragon said dramatically, leaving Tian Fan in shock.
“You’re saying… you’re saying I’m at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm now? That’s impossible!” Tian Fan couldn’t believe the golden divine dragon’s words. He had never practiced cultivation, so how could he suddenly reach the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm? Although he hadn’t cultivated, he was aware of the cultivation levels in the Divine Martial Continent. How could he have jumped to the peak of the second realm?
“There’s nothing impossible. Think carefully about what just happened to you!” the golden divine dragon said softly.
Feeling that the golden divine dragon wasn’t lying, Tian Fan slowly closed his eyes and tried to recall what had happened to him. He remembered the giant “Divine” character imprinting on his forehead, and then he lost consciousness.
Gradually, his mind entered a dark space where several golden characters appeared in his mind—“Divine Celestial Heart Sutra.” The five ancient characters transformed into divine light and infused into his entire body.
His consciousness was suddenly jolted back, and he opened his eyes wide.
“It seems you’ve realized it!” The golden divine dragon knew from Tian Fan’s expression that he understood something.
“Yes, I feel it!” Tian Fan said softly, “I can cultivate now!”
Although his words were calm, the golden divine dragon could sense his inner excitement. A person who hadn’t been able to learn martial arts for nearly twenty years, who had lost all hope, suddenly discovering that he could now cultivate—such a feeling was something only someone in his situation could truly understand. Looking at the human before her, the golden divine dragon thought that he must have endured a lot of hardship.
The human and the dragon fell into silence, both seemingly lost in thought.
“Human, I have a request that I hope you can fulfill,” the golden divine dragon finally broke the silence after some time, speaking gently as if she had come to a decision.
“Sure, speak up. If it’s possible, I’ll certainly help,” Tian Fan replied seriously.
“I want you to take care of my child and bring it into this world!” The golden divine dragon made another dramatic statement.
“Uh…” Tian Fan was momentarily speechless, feeling as if he had choked on something.
“Um, where is your child? How can I take care of it? I don’t even know if I can survive leaving this place!” he blurted out, feeling frustrated. Although he could now begin cultivation and had reached the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm, he was still deep within the enchanted forest. He couldn’t guarantee his safety in leaving this mysterious and bizarre forest.
“My child hasn’t been born yet. I’ll leave it to you for the future. As for how to leave this place, you don’t need to worry about it.”
The golden divine dragon gazed at her belly with tender eyes. Then, her body began to shake violently. Tian Fan watched as her golden scales gradually lost their luster, and he could feel her life force rapidly fading away. The golden divine dragon seemed to be enduring immense pain but made no sound. In her heart, all this suffering was worth it, and the tenderness in her eyes remained as strong as ever.
Her abdomen started to emit a faint purple-gold glow that grew brighter and more dazzling until a golden sun split from her body. Tian Fan could feel a powerful life force emanating from this golden sun.
As the purple-gold radiance dissipated, a large white egg, nearly half a meter in height, appeared beside the golden divine dragon, glowing with a faint purple-gold light. The dragon looked at the egg, and her massive form gradually shrank and transformed. With a flash of golden light, a woman in a purple gauze dress appeared before Tian Fan. Her once-beautiful face was now incredibly pale.
The woman, who had transformed from the divine dragon, gently knelt on the ground, cradling the dragon egg. She rubbed her face against the egg, tears streaming down her pale cheeks. She had hoped that her child would be protected after her successful evolution into a divine dragon, but the unexpected events had led to this. Had she known it would turn out this way, she might have given up on evolving into a divine dragon.
Seeing the woman’s sorrowful appearance, Tian Fan felt deep sympathy. The woman eventually stood up slowly and carefully handed the dragon egg to Tian Fan. He accepted it with great seriousness.
“I have infused all the essence of my blood and the source of my divine dragon power into my child. One day, my child will come into this world and will be the first true divine dragon of the Divine Martial Continent!” The woman said with determination. Her expression then shifted to a fierce and earth-shattering brilliance. A powerful aura burst forth as she raised her delicate hands and clawed at the sky. Two luminous dragon claws appeared, tearing through the void and revealing a spatial passage.
Unmatched power! Overwhelming force!
But Tian Fan knew this was her final reserve of strength, and the outcome was already decided—she would die after this.
She took one last look at the purple-gold dragon egg in Tian Fan’s arms, her eyes filled with tenderness.
“Goodbye, my child!”
A dragon claw appeared beside Tian Fan, enveloping him in a gentle force that sent him into the spatial passage.
“Please, human!”
The woman said her final words with a smile, then dissipated into the air.
Tian Fan looked at the dragon egg in his arms and at the woman’s smiling face, closing his eyes in sorrow.
As the spatial passage gradually closed, Tian Fan suddenly turned around to look at the multitude of skeletons. There, a massive dark green stone tablet stood, with two ancient characters faintly visible.
Tian Fan’s eyes widened as he recognized the characters: “Divine Suppression.” (镇神).
Could it be that the countless skeletons here are the remains of gods!? He gathered divine light in his eyes to see more clearly, but the sky was covered by a thick white mist, completely obscuring his view. At the same time, the spatial passage closed with a resounding “boom,” carrying Tian Fan toward an unknown region.
A gentle breeze stirred up the dust, carrying a faint sadness, as if trying to tell the world something.
But who could truly understand…