CHAPTER 110 — The Primordial Dragon's Demand
The world froze beneath the shadow of the colossal dragon.
Even the abyssal crack overhead—gnashing, widening, writhing—seemed to hesitate under the oppressive majesty of the ancient beast.
Wind screamed across Cloudsky Peak.
Stone cracked.
A thousand cultivators dropped to their knees from sheer instinct.
Even the Immortal Spirit's projection flickered, its expression tightening with unwilling awe.
Lin Xuan stood alone, upright, Dragon-Bai limp in his arms—glowing faintly with traces of primordial recognition.
The colossal dragon lowered his enormous, horn-crowned head, golden scales shimmering like a celestial sun.
His molten-sun pupils locked onto Lin.
> "YOU. HUMAN."
The voice was not spoken.
It reverberated through the soul, shaking Lin's bones.
Lin raised his chin.
"I'm listening."
A rumble rolled through the heavens, half irritation, half surprise.
> "YOU BARE YOURSELF BEFORE ME WITHOUT TREMBLING.
MOST MORTALS SOIL THEMSELVES AT MY SIGHT."
Lin shrugged lightly.
"You weren't here to kill me."
The dragon's spiritual pressure thickened for a moment, but Lin didn't look away.
Behind him, Bai, Mu, Wen, and half the sect trembled.
Even the Sect Master was sweating.
But Lin stood tall.
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1. The Dragon's Accusation
The dragon inhaled deeply—pulling in entire clouds—and lowered his snout until it hovered meters above Lin.
When he spoke again, the sky dimmed.
> "YOU POSSESS SOMETHING THAT BELONGS TO MY KIND."
Lin's grip on Dragon-Bai tightened.
"You mean him?"
The dragon's gaze sharpened—two suns flaring.
> "NO. NOT THE WHELP."
"THE WORLD WITHIN YOU."
Lin's heart froze.
The ancient dragon rumbled.
> "YOU HARBOR A WORLD SEED THAT DRAWS THE TRUE DRAGON LINEAGE."
"IT WAS STOLEN IN THE AGE OF GODS."
Murmurs erupted across the sect.
Wen stared at Lin, stunned.
Mu covered her mouth in disbelief.
The Sect Master's jaw dropped.
Even the Immortal Spirit blinked.
"World Seed…? Those were lost long before my time."
The dragon growled low.
> "THIS ONE FOUND IT."
Lin swallowed, mind spinning.
"Are you saying… the solar system in my consciousness… is a world seed from the era of gods?"
The dragon lowered his head until their foreheads nearly touched.
> "I RECOGNIZE ITS BREATH."
"IT WAS CREATED BY THE FIRST DRAGON DIVINITY."
Lightning struck somewhere far below the peak.
Lin inhaled sharply.
"Then… why is it inside me?"
The dragon's molten eyes narrowed.
> "BECAUSE SHE CHOSE YOU."
Lin blinked.
"She…?"
The colossal beast's expression softened—barely.
> "THE SOLAR EMPRESS."
"MOTHER OF ALL TRUE DRAGONS."
Mu gasped.
Wen dropped his blades.
The Sect Master nearly stumbled.
Even the Immortal Spirit bowed his head.
Solar Empress.
One of the oldest deities in existence.
Lost since the fall of the Primordial Era.
Lin whispered:
"…She chose me?"
The dragon rumbled like distant thunder.
> "THE MOMENT YOU DEFIED THE HEAVENS WITH A WORLD OF YOUR OWN—
YOU CALLED TO HER LEGACY."
> "AND SHE ANSWERED."
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2. Dragon-Bai's Awakening — The Inheritor
Dragon-Bai stirred faintly in Lin's arms.
A tiny golden aura pulsed from his body, echoing the colossal dragon's presence.
The ancient dragon lowered his snout and inhaled softly—
as though memorizing the young dragon's scent.
His voice was softer now.
> "THE WHELP IS OF MY BLOOD."
Lin nodded, stroking Bai's warm scales.
"He's my partner."
A pause.
A heavy silence.
Then—
> "…GOOD."
Lin jerked his head up, startled.
For the first time, the dragon's tone held something foreign.
Not fury.
Not dominance.
Something approaching… approval.
> "THE LINEAGE HAS CHOSEN HIM.
AND HE HAS CHOSEN YOU."
The dragon's pupils shrank to slits.
> "SEE THAT YOU DO NOT FAIL HIM."
Lin bowed slightly—
not out of fear,
but out of respect.
"I won't."
Dragon-Bai squeaked weakly in agreement.
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3. The Dragon Offers a Warning
The dragon lifted his head again, gaze shifting toward the abyssal crack overhead.
His expression darkened into something terrifying.
> "THE ABYSSAL ANCESTOR…"
"…I THOUGHT HIM VANQUISHED."
The Ancestor roared from the rift:
> "YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED DEAD, SOLAR WORM!"
The dragon's lips curled into a snarl.
> "YOU STILL FUME WITH THE STENCH OF MY KIN'S BLOOD."
"TRAITOR OF REALMS."
The sky shuddered between their exchanged killing intent.
Then the dragon turned back to Lin.
> "LISTEN WELL, CHILD OF THE SOLAR EMPRESS."
"THE ABYSSAL ANCESTOR DESIRES YOUR WORLD BECAUSE IT IS YOUNG."
"UNTEMPERED."
"WITHOUT A WILL TO DEFEND ITSELF."
Lin clenched his jaw.
"I know."
The dragon's massive eye narrowed down to a single burning point.
> "THEN KNOW THIS—
IF HE DEVOURS YOUR WORLD, HE WILL ASCEND BEYOND DEMIGOD."
Lin's blood ran cold.
"Into a true demigod?"
> "NO."
"INTO A GOD-KILLER."
The words dropped like meteors onto the battlefield.
The Immortal Spirit stiffened.
"That level of power—if the Abyssal Ancestor achieves it—this realm will collapse."
The dragon nodded grimly.
> "AND EVERY WORLD CONNECTED TO IT… SHALL FOLLOW."
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4. The Dragon's Demand
The massive dragon lowered his head again, until his breath washed over Lin like a furnace wind.
> "SO I WILL ASK THIS ONLY ONCE."
Lin lifted his spear.
Waiting.
Ready.
> "WILL YOU ACCEPT MY TEACHING?"
Lin blinked.
"…Teaching?"
Golden flames erupted around the dragon's colossal frame.
> "THE TRUE DRAGON LINEAGE IS AWAKENING WITHIN THAT WHELP—
BUT UNGUIDED, HE WILL DIE."
Lin held Dragon-Bai closer.
The dragon continued:
> "AND YOU, CHILD OF THE SOLAR EMPRESS'S SEED—
WITHOUT PROPER GUIDANCE, YOUR WORLD WILL REMAIN VULNERABLE."
The Immortal Spirit watched in reverent silence.
Wen's breathing stopped.
Mu stared wide-eyed.
The Sect Master bowed deeply.
This was not merely an offer.
It was destiny.
Lin met the dragon's burning gaze.
"What do you want in return?"
The dragon rumbled softly.
> "NOTHING."
"I TEACH BECAUSE THE LINEAGE CALLS ME."
Then the voice hardened.
> "AND BECAUSE IF YOU FAIL—
THE ABYSS WILL DEVOUR THIS REALM."
Lin exhaled.
He looked at Dragon-Bai.
Then at the crack overhead.
Then at the colossal dragon.
And nodded.
"I accept."
The dragon's colossal wings unfurled—
blotting out the horizon—
He reared back—
And unleashed a roar so ancient and powerful it shattered the clouds and tore open the heavens.
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As the golden shockwave rippled outward, the sky cracked again—
But this time not with abyssal darkness.
With golden light.
The Immortal Spirit whispered:
"By the heavens… he's opening a dragon realm."
But before anyone could react—
The Primordial Dragon's eyes snapped toward the north.
His expression twisted.
> "NO…"
Dragon-Bai trembled violently in Lin's arms.
Lin stepped forward.
"What is it?"
And the colossal dragon spoke words that froze every drop of blood in Lin's veins—
> "ANOTHER ANCIENT HAS AWAKENED."