Chapter 649: Chapter 177: Golden Dragon: The First Half of My Life_3
Upon seeing this, the Nine-Headed Snake Lady finally heaved a long sigh, patted the towering peaks, and walked back into the pile of eggs to start using her milk to water them, incubating.
As Xu Shu licked the nutritious fluid seeping through the eggshell, he clicked his tongue twice and gave a thumbs-up: “Let me say thank you, kind-hearted sister!”
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[The second year after the Nine-Headed Snake left, you were successfully born, named Ao Qian, measuring six feet in length as a Five-clawed Golden Dragon.]
[The other “brothers” who hatched around the same time as you also looked like dragons, but some had ox heads, some had horse faces, others had a single horn, fish lips, and wings on their backs, presenting a vibrant diversity, each with unique features.]
[“This sister really knows how to mix things up.” You felt somewhat emotional, the appearance of these brothers showed that there was a vast prairie atop the Nine-Headed Snake’s head. If the Nine-Headed Snake Lady wasn’t genuinely of dragon descent herself, it’s doubtful they would have developed dragon forms at all.]
[With the basic dragon shape, the Nine-Headed Snake Lady wasn’t worried. She had her perfect logic: everyone was closely related, so it was natural for some deformities to occur, which made sense.]
[And you, possessing a flawless true dragon body, deeply garnered the Nine-Headed Snake Lady’s admiration. The Dragon Clan admires the strong, especially such sub-species, who almost viewed you with a natural filter befitting an emperor. She indulged you in every request, and from childhood, you drank the most milk.]
[Your “affection” for her was also very convincingly acted. Naturally talented in deception, you engaged in a facade that she deeply believed in, grasping her strengths and weaknesses, yet she couldn’t see through your deception at all.]
[More than a decade passed, over four thousand days and nights, and your relationship with the Nine-Headed Snake Lady grew deeper. Strangely enough, your nominal father, the Nine-Headed Snake, had gone to the Heavenly Palace to offer treasures and had not returned, likely dead.]
[The surrounding Sea Clan had been restless. With the Nine-Headed Snake yet to return, they finally couldn’t restrain themselves and began to encroach on your territory. The Nine-Headed Snake Lady gathered everyone to discuss countermeasures.]
[“Why don’t we hide for a while? I think the North Sea has been pretty safe recently, with no conflicts.” As the eldest son, you offered your opinion, well, you really knew how to slack off.]
[But your other brothers were incensed.]
[“Big brother, how can you be so cowardly?”, “As the eldest son, you should lead the charge!”, “This is all that father left behind, and we will protect it!”, “Drive them out, not leaving a single one!”]
[They forcibly put you on the battlefield, fighting valiantly, but unfortunately, the enemy was strong, almost annihilating you all.]
[Although you possessed the natural dignity of a true dragon, you were still young and inexperienced, leading to your near demise by a dark-skinned youth with towering braids, striding in odd skateboard shoes, holding a staff-like weapon and often keen on eating watermelons.]
[Fortunately, you were slippery enough, and grievously injured, you fled to the North Sea to recuperate. That vengeance, you remembered well.]
[You silently developed, and another thirty years passed. You finally reached adulthood, activating your talent “Broad Reach.” You could now try to bind a target, letting them carry you straight to ascension.]
[You had grown immensely large, several hundreds of feet in your true form, undoubtedly the sole overlord within a thousand miles of the sea area.]
[The downside was your dislike of any activity other than resting in bed. You insatiably desired all the female varieties of the Sea Clan nearby, from giant whales and white sharks to jellyfish and clams. You indiscriminately savored their delicious flavors.]
[“Dolphins desire too strongly, dolphins bad; clams give and take freely, clams good,” you made a professional evaluation.]
[You spent your days hiding in your cave, doing nothing but cultivating and eating, growing fatter and fatter, becoming a massive fat dragon.]
[Occasionally, you roamed near the shore, seeking the person of your destiny. Fishermen startled by your immense body saw you as a celestial being, a wandering poet even composed a poem: In Beiming exists a fish called Kun, so large, a pot cannot stew it.]
[Thus, a hundred years passed, and as the seas changed to mulberry fields, you encountered many heroes and bold warriors but never found the right candidate. You held onto your skill, waiting for the truly fated one.]
[Then one day, a uniquely dressed Taoist went out to sea in search of treasures. He performed rituals at the bow of the ship, calling the wind and summoning the rain with immense divine skills.]
[With the “Broad Reach” scouting, you saw his head crowned with such thick fortunes that you could not see through; you were fiercely moved and decided to reveal your true dragon form to meet him.]
[“Wow, such a huge pufferfish!” the Taoist exclaimed, mistaking you for an attacking Sea Monster and quickly subdued you.]
[Seizing the opportunity, you prepared to bond with him, knowing that binding with this person would surely make future cultivation a smooth path.]
[It was then that you learned his name.]
[His name, Jia Jinbo, known by the nickname “Gui Jianchou,” the current world’s top healer.]
[He also held two hidden identities: Human Clan Guardian and Heavenly Palace Gatekeeper.]
[“…” You were greatly shocked and immediately stopped the bonding process.]