Chapter 1706: Blood Rites And Ancestral Blood

The massive Myriad Dragons Necropolis had been covered by a sea of blood that stretched as far as the eye could see, and the atmosphere was desolate and violent. Countless ancient draconic roars permeated the air, echoing endlessly. The experts from the Dragon Race had returned to their true forms, diving into the depths of the blood sea as they used the violent energies to baptise and temper their bodies.

This was a time of momentous celebration for the Dragon Race. The Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rites was a grand occasion, and even though the members of the Dragon Race had long lifespans, not everyone was guaranteed to experience it.

Li Luo, Li Tianji, and Lin Miao followed Zhen Linshuang, Ao Yan, and the rest, going deeper into the Myriad Dragons Necropolis. The blood rites in the outer region were of no help to them. Only by entering the second layer could they start to find traces of Ancestral Blood, which would greatly strengthen their bodies and bolster their foundations. This was the main reason they had travelled tens of thousands of miles to get here.

𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

At the very front, Zhen Linshuang turned her head to shoot a glance at the trio before lightly snorting. The fact that outsiders were participating in the grandest of rites for the Dragon Race was indeed an eyesore to her. That said, the most important thing for her was to swiftly make her way into the third layer and obtain the Ancestral Blood. There was no time to deal with them.

With that in mind, her movements lightened and the void shattered. She shot forward with incomprehensible speed, swiftly streaking across the void by taking advantage of the strength of her formidable body, which allowed her to endure the turbulence of spatial rifts. In just a few moments, she crossed countless mountains and seas, leaving everyone far behind.

When Li Luo saw this, he couldn't help but sigh in amazement in his heart. Zhen Linshuang's body possessed so much latent power that it was terrifying. There was no skill involved in her fast speed; instead, she had crashed through space in the most overbearing manner and forcefully resisted the turbulence that accompanied it.

After Zhen Linshuang sped up, the others activated their various methods to keep up as well. Li Luo was surrounded by a raging gale that transformed into wind source origin. With his hands behind his back, he stepped on the azure wind and walked leisurely as though strolling through a park. However, he was so fast that even Li Tianji and Lin Miao had problems keeping up, despite being Triple Crowned Kings.

It was at this point that the sea of blood began to churn and a rain of blood descended from the sky. The violent worldly natural energy that surrounded them became denser as a result. At the same time, a heavy pressure descended on everyone present, causing their bodies to feel sluggish.

"We're in the second layer of the blood rites!" Lin Miao shouted in exhilaration.

When Li Luo heard his words, he looked around and saw that the number of experts from the Dragon Race had dwindled drastically. It seemed that Pinnacle Dukes couldn't go further. The ones who could proceed were racing away in every direction with jubilant expressions. As their bodies weaved through the rain, they would occasionally dive into the sea of blood below, clearly to find traces of Ancestral Blood. Li Tianji and Lin Miao also scattered to search for their own opportunities.

Li Luo slowly descended to the surface of the sea. Occasionally, heavy waves would crash towards him, but they would be broken apart into a harmless fog by a formless energy before they could touch him. Violet-gold dragon scales appeared on his skin and eyes began to transform into those of a Heavenly Dragon. The Heavenly Dragon bloodline within his body was gradually awakening.

His Heavenly Dragon eyes allowed him to see several illusory souls swimming around nearby. Those were the remnant souls of the ancestors entombed within the Myriad Dragons Necropolis, and they could sense Li Luo's gaze. They nodded in his direction in acknowledgement of his presence, revealing looks of respect. This was because they could sense the thick and pure Heavenly Dragon aura he was emanating.

Suddenly, Li Luo came to a realization. He stretched his arm out and condensed some wind energy, turning it into a blade with horrifying sharpness. Then he slashed directly below him. When the attack landed, the sea of blood split into a ten-thousand-foot-long abyss. The blood was constantly being pushed aside by the remnant energy of the wind blade.

A few moments later, Li Luo spotted a dark-yellow wisp of blood energy. The strand of energy contained sentience and swam around on its own, emitting an ancient aura.

"Ancestral Blood?!" Li Luo's eyes lit up. When he saw the wisp of blood, his Heavenly Dragon blood began to let out a thirsty cry for it. He took action instantly, collecting the wisp of blood with his azure wind.

However, three greedy roars interrupted him. "Let go of the wisp of Ancestral Blood! Outsiders cannot defile it!"

Three King Stage experts from the Dragon Race had suddenly appeared. They had searched long and hard, unable to find even a trace of Ancestral Blood. Unlike them, Li Luo had the ability to locate it within the vast sea.

The trio gave in to their greed and attempted to besiege Li Luo to snatch away the treasure. All three spat out dragonbreaths filled with different types of source origin, piercing through the void to bombard Li Luo.

Li Luo, however, was nonplussed by this development. Three mere Single Crowned Kings dared to rob him? He opened his mouth and spat out a mote of crystalline light. The mote swiftly expanded in the wind, emitting a dazzling light. It then turned into a shield crafted from crystal source origin.

Bang!

When the dragonbreaths struck the shield, the shield did not move even an inch. Instead, crystalline light flared up, causing half of the dragonbreaths to rebound and strike the other half, dissipating the entire attack harmlessly. The three Kings turned pale. They hadn't held back at all, yet their joint efforts had been easily foiled by Li Luo. All the greed in their eyes quickly disappeared, and fear became the dominant emotion. They attempted to retreat immediately.

However, Li Luo smiled coldly—he wasn't going to allow that. Dragons only feared strength and could not be reasoned with. Thus, he had to suppress them with force to avoid subsequent problems. He formed a seal with both hands and then briefly tapped the air. Activating his upper ninth-grade crystal resonance, source origin surged out and three beams of crystalline energy shot through the air, striking the trio.

When the three Kings saw this, they hurriedly opened up their gaping maws and condensed immense amounts of source origin that they turned into dragonbreath in an attempt to resist. However, wherever the crystalline ray passed, the dragonbreath was transformed into beautiful crystals that fell from the sky.

The trio were struck by the crystalline energy a moment later, and layers of crystal began to quickly sprout across their bodies. After a few short moments, they had turned into crystal sculptures that were still gawking in terror. As time passed, the crystals would absorb worldly natural energy from the surroundings to further strengthen the seal.

The three crystal dragon sculptures fell from the sky, landing in the sea of blood and creating huge waves. They had been sealed by Li Luo's crystal resonance source origin. By the time they could free themselves, the blood rites would have ended and they could only regret their greedy decision.

The expressions of the experts who witnessed this changed. Everyone was familiar with the trio, and they were clear of their abilities. When they worked together, even a Dual Crowned King would find it difficult to deal with them. Meanwhile, a single confrontation with Li Luo had ended with them becoming statues. How ferocious! With that in mind, the dragons hurriedly escaped, no longer planning to clash with him.

Li Luo had demonstrated his power precisely to achieve this result. He then opened his mouth and sucked in the wisp of Ancestral Blood. When it entered his body, he could sense the Heavenly Dragon blood within him going crazy. The speed at which it flowed through his veins sped up as though in joy, and his scales became much tougher. The violet-gold luster in his eyes became much more vigorous as well.

At the same time, he could sense that his Dragon Blood Atavism Art had evolved further. A look of excitement appeared in his eyes, as the upper Destiny-grade Duke Art had reached the next realm.

If Li Luo found sufficient Ancestral Blood, the Dragon Blood Atavism Art would be upgraded into an actual Transcendent Art! It would be different from his other Transcendent Arts, as it was a fleshly body art. If he succeeded in upgrading it, his physical strength would take a gargantuan leap forward and he would be able to put up a fight when he faced Supreme Triple Crowned Kings like the Radiant King, the Torch Dragon Underworld King, and Zhen Linshuang. With that in mind, he couldn't help but grin.

"What a wondrous object. This opportunity was destined for me, Li Luo!"