Chapter 1708: Hongyou's Assistance

By the time Li Luo heard Zhen Linshuang's furious roar, he had already disappeared into the depths of the Dragon's Abyss. Once inside, he could sense a thick aura coalescing all around him. It was not completely pitch black though, and there were wisps of dim light floating around. Each wisp seemed to contain its own sentience and moved around like fish, swimming freely throughout the abyss.

When he grabbed one of the wisps of light and realized what it was, his gaze turned feverish with desire. All of the wisps of dim light contained energy identical to Ancestral Blood! They were essentially manifestations of it!

"There are so many... It's no wonder Zhen Linshuang didn't want me to enter the third layer of the blood rites,"

Li Luo thought as he sighed in amazement. In the previous two layers, it had taken quite a bit of effort to get his hands on a few small wisps of Ancestral Blood. Meanwhile, the third layer was filled with them!

He was about to collect some more when he sensed a mighty energy wave approaching. As he looked around, he saw Zhen Linshuang's well-proportioned and large figure rushing towards him. Li Luo immediately ran, transforming into hundreds of illusions that scattered with the wind.

When Zhen Linshuang saw this, she snorted and was about to give chase when someone appeared behind her. Ao Yan had appeared to offer his counsel. "Chieftain, why not take advantage of this opportunity to gather more Ancestral Blood instead? Li Luo possesses an illusion resonance and is slippery and hard to catch. Although he can't defeat you, he can waste a lot of your time if he puts his mind to it."

"Despicable!" Zhen Linshuang exclaimed as she looked at the direction Li Luo had vanished in, her chest heaving up and down in anger. That said, she understood that Ao Yan was right, that it would be difficult to pursue Li Luo. However, she had always acted in a tyrannical fashion, and being forced to eat a loss from Li Luo made her incredibly annoyed. In the end, logic won out and she no longer bothered with Li Luo. She headed in the opposite direction, where the largest altar in the Dragon's Abyss could be found, which also served as a location to condense the Ancestral Blood.

Ao Yan slowly followed her, watching her run off with a gloomy look on his face. He then turned to the direction where Li Luo had disappeared to and frowned. He had plotted for countless years for this day, but Li Luo had made his way into his plans, turning into an unplanned variable. However, there was no way he could call off his plan at this stage. With that in mind, his face returned to its usual, indifferent look as he headed in Zhen Linshuang's direction.

Meanwhile, Li Luo sped deeper into the depths of the Dragon's Abyss, warily surveilling the area behind him. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that Zhen Linshuang's energy fluctuations were getting weaker. He was worried that that tyrant would chase him to the ends of the world when her emotions got the better of her, wasting everyone's time. The bright side was that she was at least a little logical.

Without her interference, he could start gathering the dark yellow motes of light floating all around him. His breathing was like the rumbling of thunder, containing a terrifying suction force that created a vortex. However, he frowned soon after. This was because he realized that the motes of light were incomparably heavy! This method would gather them at a snail's pace, and who knew how long it would take to reach his goal?

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Just as he was at a loss, a familiar voice rang out in his ears. "Li Luo, the Ancestral Blood within the Dragon's Abyss is incredibly weighty. Your dumb ideas won't allow you to collect much."

It was Li Hongyou!

"Senior Hongyou?" asked Li Luo, surprised.

Her laugh echoed from the void in front of him. "I'm one of the Priestesses in charge of the Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rites, this is why I can sense what's going on throughout the entire blood rites."

"What should I do now?" Li Luo asked earnestly.

"You first need to locate an altar. With the altar as a central point, I have a method to gather the Ancestral Blood for you," Li Hongyou patiently explained.

"Altar?" Li Luo looked around. He couldn't even sense which direction was up or down in this place, so finding an altar was akin to finding a needle in the ocean!

"Head towards your left. There's an altar there," said Li Hongyou.

"You're truly reliable, Senior Hongyou," Li Luo couldn't help but praise. He instantly rushed in the direction she had pointed out, and a thousand-feet-wide altar came into view a few minutes later. It floated in the void, crafted from humongous stones that were adorned with ancient runic patterns.

He landed in the middle of the altar and asked, "Is this the altar? What now?"

Li Hongyou laughed yet again. "Rouse your Heavenly Dragon bloodline. Leave the rest to me."

Li Luo acknowledged with a grunt as he sat crosslegged. He then activated his Heavenly Dragon bloodline, and a roar resounded through him, gradually spreading out and causing the void to shake.

......

At the same time, in the sky outside the Myriad Dragons Necropolis.

Li Hongyou opened her eyes and looked at the two elderly Pharmacist Jade Dragons. Using a sweet and soft voice, she asked, "My dear elders, could you please leave the Ancestral Blood on the southwestern altar region of the Dragon's Abyss?"

The elders looked at her helplessly. "Do you plan to help Li Luo? Aren't you afraid of the Chieftain's fury?"

"It's just the Ancestral Blood in the southwestern region. It won't affect the Chieftain all that much. Furthermore, when Great Ancestor Zhen Fu sent me to the Pharmacist Jade Dragon tribe, it was for the sake of helping Li Luo. I'm just following her wishes," said Li Hongyou.

The other two Pharmacist Jade Dragons glanced at each other and fell silent. It had been a long time since their tribe had produced any Kings, and Li Hongyou was the youngest one among them, plus she possessed great potential. Thus, the entire Pharmacist Jade Dragon tribe considered her very important and were very grateful to Zhen Fu for sending her their way. Thus, when Li Hongyou brought up Zhen Fu, they naturally had no reason to reject her any longer. They thus nodded in agreement.

"Thank you, elders!" Li Hongyou cheerfully said. She immediately activated the authority she held over the Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rites and began to activate the altar where Li Luo was seated.

......

Weng!

In the depths of the Dragon's Abyss, Li Luo could sense that the altar beneath him was coming to life. The ancient runes on the stones started releasing blinding light that illuminated his surroundings. He was pleased to find out that the dark yellow motes of light he had tried his hardest to move were being sucked towards the altar.

Li Luo couldn't help but grin. It was indeed awesome to have someone backing him up. He instantly pushed his bloodline to the limit, causing an domineering suction force to erupt from his body, absorbing all of the wisps of Ancestral Blood.

Weng!

He released a deafening roar as an unstoppable power surged through his body. He could clearly feel that his Dragon Blood Atavism Art was evolving at breakneck speed. At this rate, it would soon turn into his fifth Transcendent Art!