Yulong Yan looked at Lin Zhan with a complex expression, thinking that this kid was both lovable and frightening. Black-hearted, bold, thick-skinned, and talented – he was perfect to be his successor.
However, the Lin family bloodline was too wild. By their standards, this kid would likely play himself to death after getting married.
"Lin kid, what does your mother's family do? Are they numerous?" Yulong Yan felt that the Lin family's bloodline was unreliable and decided to inquire about Lin Zhan's mother's or wife's family. If all else failed, he would prepare to cultivate the next generation. Su Dan Novel Network
"Old Ancestor, I'm not very clear about my mother's family. But my maternal grandfather is also a lord, and my two maternal uncles and three cousins have been fighting on the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield for years. Aside from minor injuries, there haven't been any major issues."
"As for my mother, in my great-uncle's words, it's fortunate that Shan He found a smart wife, otherwise how could they have two such excellent children?" Lin Zhan, being honest for once, replied conscientiously.
Upon hearing this, Yulong Yan thought: "Damn, there's hope. Not a single person has died on the battlefield in all these years. That's enough brains. I hope this little rascal Lin Zhan is like his mother."
"Then what about your wife's family? Your father-in-law should also be fighting on the battlefield, right?"
"Certainly. My father-in-law is even more fierce than my dad. He and my two brothers-in-law are constantly engaged in activities that lead to the annihilation of entire races. But I must say, they are well-prepared. My mother-in-law's family is a renowned divine physician family in Huaxia, so even though these three are so reckless, they haven't suffered any serious harm."
"Old Ancestor, now that you mention it, it seems only our family has suffered many deaths. Fortunately, I feared death and became a Beast Tamer. Otherwise, like my grandfather and them, I would be constantly fighting and killing anyone in sight. Perhaps this branch of the Lin family would also be wiped out." Lin Zhan suddenly realized that the Lin family's inheritance was also very dangerous.
"Holy crap, you know that, kid? Wait, you say you chose to be a Beast Tamer because you feared death?" Yulong Yan suddenly felt that the future was bright. His chosen successor seemed to be quite safe.
"That's right, Old Ancestor. Look how good Beast Tamers are. This way, we can gang up on them. Instead of my dad and them picking on a crowd, we can reverse it."
"Moreover, Beast Tamers live long. Old Ancestor, if you hadn't contracted two Black Dragons, you might not have lived this long, right? Look at Little Black, whom I contracted. How many creatures can live longer than him? As long as I live long, what enemies are there? I could even dance on his grave every day, and he'd have to endure it."
"You're a talent, kid. Saying you'll live to be a hundred is like cursing you!" Yulong Yan looked at this successor who feared death to a new extreme and felt all his previous worries were for naught.
Yulong Yan, with an excited expression as if seeing the dawn, threw a gem at Lin Zhan: "This is the cultivation technique of the Yulong tribe, the Yulong Art. From today onwards, you will cultivate this."
"All the elemental combination combat skills of the Yulong tribe are also within. Take a good look first. Once you've mastered the Yulong Art, I will guide you in soul fusion with your two spirit pets and then brand your soul totem onto you."
"Go to the Yulong Secret Realm to cultivate. Time flows slower there." With that, Yulong Yan sent Lin Zhan into the Yulong Secret Realm again.
On the other side, the Black Dragon King looked at the Huaxia group, who had finished their cultivation, with satisfaction. "Children, your accumulation is sufficient. Next, your Old Ancestor will take you to the Yulong Pavilion to choose your own opportunities."
The Black Dragon King led the Huaxia group to the Yulong Pavilion, which appeared as a towering pagoda suspended in the void.
"The Yulong Pavilion is where the Yulong tribe has accumulated various cultivation techniques and spiritual treasures since the beginning of its establishment in ancient times. Once you children enter, release your primal aura and follow its guidance to find suitable cultivation techniques, spiritual treasures, and other items. As for the outcome, it depends on your own destiny." The Black Dragon King waved his hand and opened the gate of the Yulong Pavilion.
After the Huaxia group entered the Yulong Pavilion, they discovered it was not a pavilion but a special space, like a starry sky with countless stars twinkling in the air.
"Every star is a cultivation technique or a spiritual treasure. Open your spiritual space and follow the guidance of your primal aura to search." The Black Dragon King's voice echoed in their ears.
The group obediently plunged into the starry sky, as if free from gravity, floating upwards.
"This ancient ancestor's stuff is indeed advanced. It's fully automatic and can fly," Ying Xuan's irreverent voice was heard.
"Ying Xuan, let's have a competition. Let's see who is the true favored child of heaven and who is recognized the most," Zhang Haoran said to Ying Xuan.
"You all stop talking. Uncle Zhuang feels that only my brother and I are the protagonists," He Dazhuang declared, silencing the other two.
"That's right. What my big brother says is correct."
"Holy crap, Old Jiang, Tiger Grandpa is having an episode again. This time he's even infected Er Zhuang," Leng Shan said helplessly to Jiang Zheng.
Xiao Hanyi flew silently towards a dark star and disappeared.
"Holy crap, I told you Uncle Zhuang and my brother are the protagonists." He Dazhuang, along with Wang Erzhuang, flew towards two stars that were close together and had giant figures on them.
Following that, everyone else also flew towards the stars that attracted them. Zhang Lingxiu's lightning star, Leng Shan's sun-shooting star, Jiang Zheng's war chariot star – each person found the star that best suited them to receive their inheritance.
Two figures remained in the sky, staring blankly at the disappearing crowd.
"Old Ying, why are it just the two of us left?" Zhang Haoran asked Ying Xuan blankly, looking at him.
"Old Zhang, this plot doesn't make sense. Aside from Lin Lao Hei, my brother and I should be the ones with the best talent."
The Black Dragon King looked at the two and muttered to himself: "I knew these two little fellows weren't very bright, but I didn't expect them to even dislike their inheritance stars."
Suddenly, two stars began to flicker. A star with a faint illusion of complex patterns sucked Ying Xuan in, while another star with a faint illusion of a turtle shell also drew Zhang Haoran in.
The Black Dragon King stared blankly at the disappearing pair: "Holy crap, these two dimwits, one learning formations, the other learning divination and fortune-telling. Can these two brains handle it?" He then vanished.
After the Black Dragon King disappeared, voices emerged from the two stars.
"The successor you chose doesn't seem very good. Can he truly inherit your formations perfectly?" The voice of the formation star came out first.
"The one you chose is even worse. Don't even talk about learning divination; it'll be good enough if he can correctly read palms," the divination star retorted, unwilling to be outdone.
"Alas, there's no choice. For thousands of years, no one has met the requirements. We can only use this waste for now to fill the gap. Let him learn as much as he can."
"Alas, I feel the same. Having someone is better than having no one. Let's just make the best of it. It's our bad luck."
After the two stars' lamentations disappeared, the space returned to darkness.