He hadn't misread. The man and woman who had disturbed him ten years ago were none other than the Old Ancestor and another human female!
He remembered how he had searched tirelessly back then, trying to prove he hadn't been mistaken, and had nearly sacrificed all the gold in his cave.
Long Li Xing, however, cast a dismissive glance at him, her expression unchanged… A hint of softness flickered in her cold eyes.
"Long Qu! Summon all the dragon race here. I have something to announce!"
The old blue dragon was instantly agitated. Without a moment's hesitation, he turned to notify all the dragons… Had the Old Ancestor come to a realization? Was he planning to lead them to the Upper Realm? He had long disliked those human cultivators!
Moments later, the entire Dragon Continent was in an uproar. From every corner, massive dragons took to the sky, charging towards the sacred land at breakneck speed!
The blue and red dragon tribes, who had arrived earlier, rushed in the moment the sacred land's barrier opened, their gazes fixed on the figure in black… their faces filled with excitement and trembling!
Black! The most noble color of the dragon race! A color only that Old Ancestor was worthy of! It represented an unshakeable status and a power that crushed all.
"Old Ancestor!!"
As the earth-shattering, unified cry echoed, all the dragons transformed into their human forms, greeting him with excited reverence. At this moment, all pride and arrogance were cast aside!
In their eyes, there was only that figure in black! The dragon race… forever their god!
However, the man nodded with a calm expression, showing no other reaction…
This caused the two leading middle-aged men to pause slightly!
In their memories, the Old Ancestor was arrogant and flamboyant! His face always bore a proud, mocking expression, a reckless disregard for everything as if all under heaven were ants! A simple gesture from him could shake the entire Upper Realm!
But now…
While still exuding power and possessing a formidable aura, he lacked that flamboyant, ostentatious demeanor. Instead, there was a newfound calm and gentleness…
Wait… gentleness?!
The blue dragon tribe declared: Well… seeing other dragons as shocked as they were was quite comforting!
After a long while, all the dragons eagerly awaited the man's next command, appearing ready for battle, their fighting spirit high!
They recalled the passionate battles of a thousand years ago in the Upper Realm, a scene that struck fear into the hearts of all who heard the dragons' names. They had long awaited this moment!
Meanwhile, Jin Bao'er, far away in the cave, finally opened her eyes. A sharp glint flashed in her cold gaze, and an incredibly powerful aura instantly permeated the surroundings. The feeling of being filled with strength and her divine sense exerting pressure wherever it passed brought her immense comfort!
The pale pink power within her had also been thoroughly absorbed! She slightly extended her hand, and her fingertips suddenly lit up with a dense, powerful pale pink glow. This mere luminescence was already beyond the ability of an Nascent Soul stage cultivator to shake!
Power… this was how it should be!
Her cultivation had advanced to the peak of Nascent Soul stage!
The next second!
"Boom!"
Almost instantly, the sky was covered by thick, ominous clouds. Thick bolts of lightning, tinged with a deep purple, formed. The mere pressure emanating from them sent shivers down one's spine!
This sudden phenomenon attracted the attention of all the dragons, causing a stir!
"What… what is this?"
"It seems like… a rare treasure is about to appear?"
The man in black, standing atop the dragon stone statue, merely nodded slightly, his gaze sharp! He appeared both pleased and proud!
Sensing the power, Jin Bao'er, at the bottom of the valley, suddenly flew upwards. The pale pink energy swirling around her made her appear even more ethereal and graceful…
The black clouds in the sky seemed to be venting their anger! Especially when they saw that the figure about to ascend was a human in her thirties, the purple lightning in the churning clouds intensified! It appeared as if it intended to deliver a killing blow.
Heaven rewards diligence, and all things have their natural order! Cultivators had never ascended before the age of a hundred, and even few reached the Nascent Soul stage by then! This woman, not yet fifty, dared to defy the laws of heaven! Her intentions were truly heinous!
Jin Bao'er looked up at the menacing purple heavenly lightning, her heart filled with calm! Her expression was even colder.
The moment of ascension, something she had never even dreamed of, had arrived so suddenly!
Ridiculous. She had once sworn a heavenly oath not to ascend until she killed Lou Yun… and now, it seemed utterly laughable! That person was not worthy of being her inner demon!
"Boom!!"
A purple heavenly lightning bolt, nearly several meters thick, suddenly descended, striking the blue-clad woman below. The ground trembled in its wake, and the surrounding forest within the valley could not withstand its power, instantly exploding!
The entire world seemed to tremble, and the air was filled with heavenly pressure, devoid of any mercy or compassion…
"Zzzz…"
Jin Bao'er, however, met it head-on, her body struck by the heavenly lightning, causing a stinging pain. Her muscles felt as if they were being cut by knives, yet they were healed in an instant…
She gritted her teeth, her expression somewhat grim, but she stubbornly suppressed the urge to cry out in pain!
The first heavenly lightning bolt… was pure heavenly pressure, with no gradual progression like during her previous advancement to Nascent Soul! It was a fatal blow from the outset!
Fortunately, her body, tempered by that pale pink power, could completely withstand it, and the lightning was quickly neutralized!
The black clouds became even more enraged at this sight! Their killing intent surged towards such an arrogant being! The purple heavenly lightning, now tinged with a hint of red, began to gather again for the second strike…
Simultaneously, overwhelming heavenly pressure descended upon the land, exploding outwards with a deafening roar! It brought a suffocating sense to all living creatures!
At the same time, this rare phenomenon, occurring once in a thousand years, also alerted the Upper Realm. The previously calm sky was suddenly painted with purple and red, and waves of pressure spread across the heavens as if on the verge of collapse, accompanied by deafening roars!
Powerful figures from various great families in the Upper Realm all looked up… their expressions changed dramatically!
"This… is someone about to ascend?"
"How is that possible? Ascending to the Upper Realm alone shouldn't cause such a disturbance in heavenly law!"
"..."
"No… it's not a disturbance! It's an outrage!"
Just as everyone was filled with doubt, an old man in a wheelchair suddenly spoke, his tone extremely serious! His usually placid face was filled with shock!
In a certain mountain ravine, a man dressed in white with an aloof demeanor suddenly looked up, gazing at the scene in a daze…
"This… is ascension?"
The woman closely behind him couldn't help but look on. She was momentarily taken aback by the purple and red spectacle filling the sky. The subsequent heavenly pressure instantly turned her face pale! A sharp pain ripped through her internal organs, rendering her immobile!
If not for the magical treasures and robes she wore, she feared she would have been injured on the spot! Even though she had painstakingly reached the mid-stage of Spirit Transformation, she couldn't withstand mere heavenly aura!
Hearing the man's murmured words, she was even more astonished! Ascension? How many years had it been since anyone ascended in the cultivation world? And today…