The Dragon Clan matter developing to this point was basically concluded, though it lacked one most important link—inheriting the throne.

Although Xiao Longlong no longer had the Dragon Emperor Body, he had merged with the Earth Horn Dragon Heart and obtained an even stronger Dragon Ancestor Body. Becoming the ruler of the entire Dragon Domain was absolutely certain.

“Crack!”

“Crack crack!”

Outside the Clan Hall, Zhong Yi led the Mecha Regiment to clean up the battlefield. Only after piling up the large quantity of dragon scales did they successively store them in spatial rings.

The Dragon Clan were also beasts.

So the things on their bodies had extreme value!

If not for Xiao Longlong’s sake, Jun Changxiao would even order disciples to collect the dragon meat, then hand it to Liu Wanshi to make a rich full-dragon feast!

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

Peggy landed on the training ground. Its earth attribute burst forth as it successively repaired the sunken pits, with Li Qingyang’s construction team responsible for filling in the stone slabs.

As Dog Sheng’s first contracted beast, it never had screen time in battles but immediately appeared for manual labor—truly pathetic and lamentable.

No helping it.

As Peggy who was proficient in earth attribute, its role was to handle logistics.

Take contracted beasts like Purple Lightning Spirit Tiger and Crowing Rooster for example—they envied this, as some of them hadn’t appeared on screen for hundreds or even thousands of chapters.

Within just a few days, the broken Dragon Palace that resembled a slaughterhouse was renewed and refreshed. And because Li Qingyang was responsible for repairs, it appeared even more magnificent and grand than before.

“Grand Priest.”

Standing before the Clan Hall, Jun Changxiao said, “How about having Xiao Longlong ascend the throne tomorrow?”

“Good.”

The Grand Priest standing nearby with a weathered face said.

This Dragon Clan high-ranking member had undergone tremendous changes compared to when he visited the residence before, especially in temperament—as if he’d become a different person.

The reason was simple. Previously, the Grand Priest was actually someone Qingming Dragon King had sent to impersonate him. The real one had been imprisoned for strongly opposing the latter’s succession.

Unlike the three Dragon Kings who stayed out of it, he had always supported Xiao Longlong, even after the latter was robbed of the Dragon Emperor Body.

As for the Dragon Clan in Dragon Domain.

Apart from Qingming Dragon King’s subordinates, everyone had been kept in the dark.

Previously rushing over desperately from various cities was due to the Dragon Emperor Body’s summons—in truth, they’d been used as cannon fodder.

…

The next day.

The Dragon Emperor succession ceremony began.

The three Dragon Kings whose injuries hadn’t healed and Dragon Clan high-ranking members lined up neatly inside the Clan Hall, their faces all showing shame and self-reproach.

Some Dragon Clan experts weren’t Qingming Dragon King’s subordinates, but due to fearing his strength and the Dragon Emperor Body, they could only be forced to compromise. Now with the new emperor ascending the throne, they naturally felt deeply ashamed.

Xiao Longlong knew this, so after inheriting the throne, he didn’t settle accounts after the fall harvest.

Too many high-ranking members were involved in this usurpation incident. If he really held each one accountable, he’d face having no generals to use.

After the succession ceremony ended, Jun Changxiao said, “Are you certain you won’t punish them?”

“Many people were forced.”

Xiao Longlong said, “Now that Qingming Dragon King has been executed, pursuing others’ faults might shake the entire Dragon Clan’s foundation.”

Jun Changxiao nodded, saying, “After experiencing this great calamity, you’ve also grown quite a bit.”

“Come.”

“Relax your mind.”

Although Xiao Longlong didn’t know the reason, he still complied. When he felt the connection between them being severed, he said in shock, “Master…”

Jun Changxiao patted his shoulder, saying, “You’re now the Dragon Clan’s boss. The clan members’ future needs you to shoulder it.”

After Xiao Longlong successfully hatched, the two automatically signed a master-servant contract.

However, Dog Sheng never treated him as a servant beast, but as family. Now that he’d inherited the throne, the contract that was already virtually nonexistent could be officially dissolved.

“Master.”

Xiao Longlong said sorrowfully, “Don’t you want me anymore?”

“Call me Sect Master.”

“Jun Sect Master…”

“Bang!”

Jun Changxiao punched his forehead, then tossed over an enrollment form, roaring, “Drop the Jun!”

Xiao Longlong clutched his head, grinning.

So it wasn’t that he didn’t want him anymore, but rather changing the master-servant relationship to a sect relationship!

Fine!

No objections!

“I…”

He just picked up the pen and hesitated, “It seems I don’t have a name.”

Whether Fire Dragon or Xiao Longlong, both were nicknames, so they couldn’t be used as formal names.

“Simple.”

Jun Changxiao said, “Choose one now.”

“Uh…”

Xiao Longlong scratched his head thinking.

Being so conflicted about choosing a name, this uncultured fellow—how did he become my contracted beast?

Jun Changxiao first scorned him in his heart, then had a flash of inspiration, saying, “Since the Dragon Clan uses Dragon as their surname, how about Long Aotian? It means looking down on the firmament with pride.”

“Good!”

Xiao Longlong happily accepted.

From then on, he was no longer a contracted beast, and possessed a name in the true sense—Long Aotian!

As one of the four great surnames whose status in the martial world was no less than Ye Linxiao, paired with proudly looking down on the firmament, it was absolutely domineering to the extreme.

“Smack!”

The scarlet sect seal stamped down.

“Disciple Long Aotian!” Xiao Longlong straightened his body and cupped his fists, “Pays respects to Sect Master!”

From contracted beast developing into disciple, theoretically the relationship was a bit more distant, but their mutual feelings were sublimated after experiencing this matter.

Yao Mengying controlled a million Demon Delusion soldiers.

Long Aotian controlled the entire Dragon Clan.

Jun Changxiao was the Stone Image Clan patriarch.

The Upper Realm’s three most powerful clan groups were all grasped in Eternal Ancient Sect’s hands. This force united could truly wrestle with the Ten Great Immortal Sects!

Not enough?

No problem!

Li Qingyang and Xiao Zuiji and others’ life contracts—they were the lifeblood of various major clan groups.

Add them on top, would that work!

In the Lower Realm, Jun Changxiao relied on cheating and realm, as well as challenging various major sects and participating in various competitions to step by step make Eternal Ancient Sect legendary.

Coming to develop in the Upper Realm up to now, although he’d just entered Truth-Seeking Realm, his disciples and the forces he personally controlled were sufficient to directly confront top-tier powers.

…

Several days later.

Jun Changxiao led everyone out from Dragon City.

The time was about right—they should return.

“Sect Master.”

Long Aotian saw them to the gate, saying earnestly, “Once this disciple finishes handling clan affairs, I’ll return to the sect.”

Having just become the Dragon Clan’s ruler, there were still many internal affairs to handle, so he temporarily didn’t plan to return to Eternal Ancient Sect with Jun Changxiao.

“Mm.”

Dog Sheng expressed understanding.

However, before leaving he remembered something, saying, “The Star Spirit Realm’s forces could attack at any time. Your Dragon Clan should also prepare more, to avoid being affected when the time comes.”

“Understood!”

“Let’s go.”

Jun Changxiao waved his sleeve, leading everyone away.

“Hmph.”

Little Demon Fairy glared fiercely at Long Aotian, then huffily followed her master.

“Our Emperor.”

Watching them leave, the Grand Priest’s expression grew grave as he said, “Your Sect Master is quite extraordinary!”

Qingming Dragon King’s usurpation had been almost irreversible, yet because of his arrival it turned into nothing—truly supporting the great building on the verge of collapse, saving the raging tide about to capsize!

“If you had more contact with Sect Master.”

Long Aotian said proudly, “You’d understand that ‘quite extraordinary’ isn’t sufficient to describe him.”

…

“Elder Liu.”

Before the Stone Dragon High-Speed Teleportation Array, Jun Changxiao said, “You take them back to the sect first. I still need to make a trip to the Stone Image Clan.”

Holy crap!

Having him take us back?

Ding Xingwang and Li Qingyang and the others instantly recalled their previous journey to Dragon Domain, that unbearable yet deeply memorable painful ordeal.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Eternal Ancient Sect’s high-ranking members and disciples successively departed.

Jun Changxiao brought Hua Meigui, following Gongsun Ruoli back to the Stone Image Clan.

He could have directly returned to Eternal Ancient Sect, but since he was a clan patriarch, he had to arrange things in advance.

“My son.”

On the road, Gongsun Ruoli said, “This daughter-in-law of yours seems to have special divine abilities, but her strength is too poor. How about following me to cultivate for a period of time.”

“Aren’t you leaving the Upper Realm to find that heartless man?”

“A year or two doesn’t matter.”

“Good.”

Although the Stone Image Clan patriarch was female, her strength surpassed Tonggu Zhenren. Having her teach Hua Meigui would definitely lead to rapid progress in a short time.

…

“Crack!”

“Crack crack!”

On the Western Sea waters, space lightly ruptured.

“Whoosh—”

Suddenly, a streak of flowing light squeezed out from the crack with difficulty, then an sinister strange laughter rang out: “Kekeke, this ancestor has finally come out!”

Who?

This book’s most tragic villain, the Demon Ancestor!

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