DADH Chapter 72

The dragon skeleton was trapped by the chains, forced into a painful posture, kneeling in the center of the pattern, yet its head remained defiantly upright, looking upwards.

When the little dragon saw this scene, a deep sorrow welled up in its soul.

After a brief moment of confusion, Jing Nian’s heart was filled with unparalleled anger.

Who dared to imprison the ancestral dragon here?

In his excessive anger, he didn’t realize he had unconsciously left the dragon soul space. He floated in mid-air in a semi-transparent, spiritual state.

Jing Nian subconsciously followed the gaze of the dragon skeleton and looked upward.

Then he froze.

Above the tomb chamber, there was a pearl-like object emitting a bright light.

It wasn’t the presence of the pearl that surprised him, but what was floating beside it…

Jing Nian’s pupils constricted.

His body!?

At that moment, two small fragments emitting a faint light flew past him. Jing Nian followed them with his gaze and noticed that they were heading towards the glowing pearl above his head.

Jing Nian only then realized that the pearl had been divided into segments resembling orange slices, and the two fragments flying up were the missing pieces of the orange slices.

Once the two faintly glowing fragments took their positions, only one orange slice remained to complete the pearl.

And that final piece…

Jing Nian stared dumbfounded at the faint glow emanating from the floating dragon’s heart position. He was completely frozen.

He don’t remember what this pearl was because he had been asleep when the dragon body was forged, so he hadn’t seen the Ancestral Dragon Pearl. So…

He looked up at the glowing pearl.

Is this the Ancestral Dragon Pearl!?

Huo Yi, who was by his side, understood when he saw that the ancestral dragon’s skeleton was trapped here as nourishment for the world fusion array.

Aside from the unexpected situation with the God of Light.

World fusion wasn’t due to the will of the heavens but the result of the meddling of some other entity.

With a cold expression, he looked up at the nearly complete dragon pearl above his head, and his emotions were surprisingly calm.

Because…

His gaze slowly lowered to the tail section of the ancestral dragon skeleton, specifically the heart-shaped bone at the tip of the tail, which was enough to explain everything.

This was also the reason for his initial shock and anger upon seeing the skeleton.

He had nearly mistaken the ancestral dragon for the little dragon, but then he suddenly realized that the little dragon hadn’t grown to this size when it died.

This wasn’t the little dragon.

Strictly speaking, this was a form of the little dragon, a previous incarnation or one from several lifetimes ago.

The ancestral dragon was well-known in the divine realm because it was the only entity that had refused ascension.

However, its power had long transcended the mortal realm, which couldn’t contain it, so it was forced into a cycle of reincarnation.

Thus, in truth, every Dragon Lord was a reincarnation of the ancestral dragon.

This secret might be unknown even to the Dragonkin themselves, but it wasn’t a secret in the divine realm.

Huo Yi had paid some attention to this because of the little dragon, but he hadn’t seen the ancestral dragon before, so he hadn’t realized the little dragon’s lineage.

Moreover, despite the drastic change in the little dragon’s personality compared to the ancestral dragon, its appearance, which was determined by its bones, had remained unchanged.

As for the dragon’s soul… Huo Yi reviewed it again and suddenly understood.

He fell silent.

Initially, he had been searching for the reincarnation of the little dragon.

However, the little dragon hatchling was essentially the reincarnation of a reincarnation.

As for how a dragon egg managed to self-destruct and then miraculously reincarnate…

That was a question he might need to ask the original dragon egg.

Huo Yi looked at the adorably foolish little dragon hatchling and suddenly didn’t feel like delving too deeply into the reasons.

He was afraid that the answers might infuriate him.

Meanwhile, Jing Nian curiously examined the ancestral dragon pearl about to merge above him. Although he wasn’t entirely clear about the current situation, seeing that Huo Yi didn’t prevent the Dragonkin fusion, he assumed it should be a good thing.

Moreover, from the perspective of his status as a Dragon Lord, Jing Nian hoped the ancestral dragon pearl would merge… right?

He turned to look at Huo Yi, uncertain, but found that Huo Yi had turned his head at some point and was gazing at the little dragon hatchling with a complex expression.

Jing Nian paused and quietly observed without disturbing him.

He wasn’t worried that the fusion of the ancestral dragon pearl might be a bad thing, not because he feared losing his own body. After all, sooner or later, he would return to his true body.

His concern was whether the ancestral dragon pearl, situated in this array that imprisoned the dragon, was also being used as a tool to keep the dragon’s skeleton locked in place.

Fortunately, Huo Yi didn’t space out for too long, and he quickly turned to look at Jing Nian.

“The cause of the world fusion has been found,” he said.

On the other hand, the little dragon hatchling thought Huo Yi was talking to it, so it turned its head toward the top and realized that Huo Yi was speaking to thin air.

?

The little dragon hatchling made a puzzled sound and tried to get Huo Yi’s attention.

It blinked as if to say, “What are you talking about?”

But Huo Yi not only ignored it but continued to converse with the invisible entity.

The little dragon hatchling eventually became frustrated. It attempted to attract Huo Yi’s attention for quite some time, but he didn’t even glance its way, which finally got it sulking with its hands on its hips.

You’re done!

Ao Ao is mad!

Hmph!

The little dragon hatchling expected Huo Yi to come and comfort it, showing it had mistaken who could soothe its feelings. However, Huo Yi, who wanted nothing to do with a crybaby, ignored it.

…

After hearing Huo Yi’s explanation and introduction, Jing Nian frowned deeply.

He understood the meaning behind Huo Yi’s words but had a hard time comprehending them.

“So, you’re saying that someone has gone to such lengths just to covet the divine position of the Ancestral Dragon?” he asked.

As far as he knew, the older dragons of the Dragon Clan had refused ascension, so he wondered if this was one of those dragons.

He turned to look at the skeletal remains of the Ancestral Dragon, suspecting that this was indeed one of the dragons that had refused ascension.

He then looked at Huo Yi, who nodded and confirmed his hunch.

However, Jing-Nian then thought about the fact that dragons didn’t believe in gods. So, what was there to covet about the divine dragon’s position? Weren’t gods generally weak since they lacked the power of belief?

Jing Nian mumbled quietly, and he knew that Huo Yi had heard him.

Huo Yi watched the young man’s cheeks puff out like a little hamster and felt his heart soften. He explained in a gentle tone, “The Ancestral Dragon refused ascension because the Dragon Clan believes only in power and can’t become followers of the Divine Dragons. Ascending would have separated it from the Dragon Clan, but…”

Jing Nian had a sudden realization and eagerly interrupted, “It doesn’t mean there aren’t any followers who believe in the Divine Dragon!”

As he finished speaking, he noticed a slight twitch at the corner of Huo Yi’s lips.

“Exactly. In fact, in many small worlds, the Dragon Clan itself is revered as a Divine Dragon. The reputation of the Dragon Clan isn’t very widespread in smaller worlds like the Grans Continent, but in many small worlds, dragons themselves are considered divine dragons.”

Jing Nian was left stunned.

At that moment, there was a faint sound from above.

All three pairs of eyes turned upward.

As the radiant Ancestral Dragon Pearl completed its fusion, the dragon skeleton on the ground seemed to respond as if it sensed something. There was a mutual attraction between the dragon skeleton and the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

One part of the skeleton seemed to want to rise but was helplessly bound by chains.

Another part appeared unstable, as if it wished to fly into the pearl but was seemingly avoiding something.

This delicate balance between attraction and resistance led to the trembling of both the dragon skeleton and the dragon pearl.

Jing Nian also realized that the radiant glow was not emitted by the Ancestral Dragon Pearl itself. Instead, there was an opening above it, and the light was the refracted daylight of the Dragon Clan.

The little dragon tilted its head. Its round eyes darted back and forth between the dragon skeleton and the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

Unexpectedly, after a brief struggle between the Ancestral Dragon Pearl and the dragon skeleton, they suddenly changed direction and rapidly descended.

Jing Nian exclaimed, reaching out his hand to stop them, but he found that the Ancestral Dragon pearl had passed through his hand and landed directly in front of the dumbfounded little dragon.

The little dragon opened its mouth slightly and took a deep breath. In a swift movement, the Ancestral Dragon Pearl disappeared into its mouth.

Jing Nian: “…!”

Little dragon: “…! …*burp~*” It instinctively smacked its lips, as if it regretted not tasting the flavor of the dragon pearl.

Jing Nian turned around anxiously to look at Huo Yi, hoping he would come up with a solution, but he found Huo Yi looking calm.

Before Jing Nian could voice his question, the dragon’s tomb began to shake violently. He looked around and noticed that the epicenter of the tremors was the array beneath the dragon skeleton.

The collapse happened quickly, radiating from the dragon’s tomb, eventually shaking the entire Abyss Canyon. The tremors spread throughout the entire continent, causing landslides and surging oceans.

In no time, the entire Grans Continent was engulfed in the collapsing world. This included Jing Nian, who was buried in the falling tomb.

The calm man observed everything and finally took action. He reached out his hand towards the buried soul of Jing Nian, as if to protect it, but then restrained himself and withdrew his hand.

It was only when he saw that Jing Nian’s soul remained unharmed that he let out a sigh of relief.

The time of the world’s collapse passed swiftly.

At least that’s how it appeared in the eyes of the living beings on the Grans Continent.

Countless beings had just witnessed the world collapsing in an instant, and the next moment, they found themselves standing in a peaceful and beautiful new world as if in a dream.

Why was it a new world? Because all the chaotic restrictions that had clouded their minds had been swept away by the fresh winds.

The world returned to a state of tranquil beauty from a long, long time ago, free from external intruders and the impending world collapse.

In the aftermath of the cataclysm, the world was filled with the taste of freedom and rebirth!

Meanwhile, all the “BOSS” characters that had been assimilated by the dungeon awakened, looking around in a bewildered manner, unaware of what had transpired.

…

In various parts of the Grans Continent, celebrations erupted as the people rejoiced in the mysterious turn of events.

But in the Abyss Canyon…

The awakened dragons, who had broken free from their assimilation, had one thing on their minds: they needed to find their Dragon Lords!

They recalled the strange state they had been in and how the First Young Master had been crying at the mouth of the canyon when he was taken away by the man in black to the underground dragon tomb.

But what about the Second Young Master!?

They were so delicate, so beautiful, and so lively! What had happened to the Second Young Master!?

The Abyss Canyon was the only place on the Grans Continent where the cheers of freedom and rebirth had not yet reached.

The dragons were on the brink of madness as they searched frantically for Jing Nian, for they knew that all the outsiders had disappeared!

And Jing Nian wasn’t just their Dragon Lord; he was also the soul from another world!

The dragons, with desperation in their eyes, were on the verge of tearing apart the entire Abyss Canyon in their frantic search for Jing-Nian.

After dismantling their own home, the dragons expanded their search to the Lost Forest and even all across the continent.

 

Author’s note:

The whole continent (panicking face): Please don’t come over!!! .jpg

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