Dragon Blood Saint Emperor

After the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc refined and devoured the Golden-Winged Roc True Blood, it not only broke through to the Demon King Realm, but its speed also increased immeasurably.

Although the journey from King Xiangg City to the Holy City was long, with the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc as his mount, Ye Wushuang arrived at the edge of the Holy City in just under half a month.

"The Holy City. We’re finally about to arrive!"

The Holy City was the capital of the Grand Emperor Country and was rumored to be its most prosperous place. Ye Wushuang couldn’t help but feel a sense of anticipation and longing.

"Let’s go."

After a brief pause, Ye Wushuang called out to the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc.

However...

...they had not gone far when Ye Wushuang’s body shuddered. The Dragon Spirit Bloodline Qi within him suddenly erupted, and a terrifying aura shot toward the heavens. It transformed into a golden Five-Clawed Golden Dragon that soared into the sky, its head tilted back as it roared at the Firmament. The vast sound echoed through the Nine Heavens.

At the same time, in a distant place, an ancient palace that had been shrouded in darkness suddenly burst into brilliant light. Divine splendor flared as its peerless aura radiated outward. Then, an ancient and resonant bell toll emanated from within the palace.

DONG!

This single toll was like the chanting of Saint Sages from the Ancient Era, resounding with world-shaking power.

BOOM!

Above the Holy City, radiant light illuminated everything as all sorts of phenomena appeared. Divine Maidens manifested, celestial flowers bloomed in the air, and a vision of the Taichu True Spirit—a Three-legged Golden Crow—materialized, crying out to the Nine Heavens.

"What’s going on?"

Instantly, everyone in the Holy City looked up at the sky in astonishment, gazing at this earth-shattering phenomenon—the likes of which had not been seen in ten thousand years.

DONG!

DONG!

One bell toll rang out, followed by another and another. The chimes seemed to come from the very creation of the world, spanning the river of time and evoking a sense of vast, primordial age.

The sound of the bell spread from the Holy City, reaching every corner of the Grand Emperor Domain. Shocking auras erupted one after another as countless experts shot beams of Divine Light from their eyes, piercing the vast void to gaze upon the Grand Emperor Holy City, their faces filled with confusion.

The Donghuang Bell... it was ringing!

The Donghuang Bell, silent for countless ages, was ringing today!

DONG, DONG, DONG...

The Donghuang Bell rang again, its chimes echoing without end. The sheer power of this unprecedented, vast sound made everyone turn pale.

The Donghuang Bell was a World-Suppressing Sacred Soldier left behind by the first Great Emperor of the Grand Emperor Country, Dijun. It had always been silent, and no one had ever been able to awaken it. So why was it now ringing ceaselessly?

’Does this portend something?’

Countless people speculated.

BOOM!

Above the Holy Palace in the Holy City, a towering figure stood tall in the Firmament, exuding a vast and surging aura. His eyes were like galaxies, shooting out brilliant, terrifyingly sharp divine rays!

"The Donghuang Bell is ringing endlessly. Has it sensed an imperial aura?"

The murmured words escaped the towering figure’s lips as his gaze pierced the void. His terrifying Divine Sense swept across every corner of the Holy City.

Far away, Ye Wushuang also heard the tolling. He frowned, unsure of what was happening. He glanced at the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon circling in the sky above before looking away and shouting, "Let’s keep moving!"

At his words, the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc resumed its flight toward the Holy City, and the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon slipped back into Ye Wushuang’s body.

DONG, DONG, DONG...

The Donghuang Bell’s tolling continued without end, growing louder and louder. Inside that ancient palace, the light grew ever more brilliant as the structure trembled continuously, seeming as if it were about to burst apart.

Terrifying Divine Patterns were engraved all around the palace. They erupted with brilliant rays of Divine Light, which shot continuously into the incandescent mass of light within.

BOOM!

Suddenly, the mass of Divine Light trembled violently, unleashing a world-shaking power. It instantly shattered the palace gates and rushed out.

RUMBLE!

A Heaven-Reaching Divine Pillar shot up from the depths of the Holy Palace, stretching straight to the firmament as if to pierce through heaven and earth. Endless divine splendor flickered around it, and a Three-legged Golden Crow circled the pillar, spewing world-immolating Golden Crow fire.

"Heavens, that’s the Donghuang Bell! The Donghuang Bell has appeared! It’s terrifying!"

Within the Holy City, countless pairs of eyes stared at the sky above the Holy Palace. An endless, terrifying aura rippled outward. Even though they were tens of thousands of miles away, they still felt an overwhelming suppressive pressure.

A World-Suppressing Sacred Soldier... this was true power!

Beneath a Holy Weapon, all living beings were but ants!

Countless people looked up to see an ancient Divine Bell floating high above the Holy City. It was enveloped in endless runes that restrained its aura and bound its power.

And yet, it still scattered divine splendor, its Divine Patterns shining and fantastic phenomena circling it. Even a single wisp of its released aura was enough to shake the world and force all living beings to prostrate themselves.

Beneath its immense Divine Light, heaven and earth themselves seemed to be on the verge of annihilation. The power of its Holy Might made every living creature in the Grand Emperor Domain tremble with terror.

...

BUZZ... BUZZ...

「At the same time.」

In the Divine Temple on the Desolate Mountain in the Endless Wilderness, the ground began to tremble as azure flames erupted, threatening to burn the very heavens.

Inside the Divine Temple, the nine eternally inextinguishable azure lanterns each flickered with a faint flame. The flames were small and weak, yet they had illuminated countless ages, existing for all eternity.

The Eternal Celestial Lanterns!

These were nine eternal, inextinguishable celestial lanterns. No one knew they were hidden here, and no one knew their true purpose.

But...

...they were all waiting for a certain moment to arrive.

...

BOOM!

The silent Earth Palace, deep underground, also underwent a world-shaking change. The ninety-nine-story-tall Divine Communication Tower at its center began to tremble, uprooting itself from the ground and blooming with an immense Divine Light.

BOOM!

This pillar of heaven floated within the Earth Palace as if it were supporting the entire structure. A vast and unparalleled aura spread out from it, annihilating the void in all directions.

It was impossible to imagine that the plain and unremarkable Divine Communication Tower could undergo such a heaven-shaking transformation!

And it wasn’t just here. In places like the East Marsh Wilderness, the Three Thousand Sea Domains, and the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, countless terrifying auras rose into the sky. Their world-suppressing auras and infinite power heralded the coming of a chaotic era.

Ye Wushuang, who was still on his way to the Holy City, was unaware of any of this.

He didn’t even realize that all these earth-shattering changes had been triggered by the eruption of his own bloodline.

However, along the way, he too felt an incomparably powerful pressure that weighed down on him, and his gaze turned toward the distant Holy City.

At the same time, the Xiaoo Yue Celestial Roc’s speed slowed, clearly affected by the pressure as well.

"The Donghuang Bell!"

In the Chaos Space, the sleeping Dragon Cat suddenly opened its eyes, scrambled up, and appeared on Ye Wushuang’s shoulder.

"That bell toll just now... that was the sound of the Donghuang Bell!" the Dragon Cat muttered, gazing in the direction of the Holy City.

"Great Emperor Dijun’s World-Suppressing Sacred Soldier."

Ye Wushuang also knew a little about the Donghuang Bell. Rumor had it that it was an artifact belonging to the first Great Emperor of the Grand Emperor Country, used to suppress the Grand Emperor Domain. It was hailed as the number one Holy Weapon in the entire domain!

"Kid, who told you the Donghuang Bell belonged to Dijun? It’s the companion artifact of Donghuang Taiyi from the Azure Celestial Domain."

The Dragon Cat immediately refuted Ye Wushuang’s statement, then added, "But I thought the Donghuang Bell had disappeared. How did Dijun get his hands on it and bring it here? ’Could there be some earth-shattering secret involved?’"

"An earth-shattering secret?"

Ye Wushuang frowned.

"Kid, don’t overthink it," the Dragon Cat immediately interjected. "When you’re strong enough, you’ll probably be able to learn the truth."