Chapter 600: Chapter 596: Inheritance Chapter 600: Chapter 596: Inheritance Time quickly passed, it has already been three days.
In the hinterland of the East Sea Dragon Palace, close to the Dragon Abyss, there is a towering stone platform, standing several feet above the ground and spanning over a hundred feet. Eighty-one Rising Dragon Pillars surround it, each engraved with a lifelike green coiled dragon, each clutching a treasure pearl, all proudly facing the center of the stone platform.
At this moment, the surroundings of the stone platform have already been filled with water descendants of the Dragon Palace, each solemnly waiting for that glorious and sacred moment.
Shen Luo stood shoulder to shoulder with Qing Chi at the forefront of the crowd. scanning the surroundings with his eyes, he noticed many formidable aquatic clan monks he hadn't seen before, including the green-skinned shark people he had met before and the deep-sea giants covered in scale armor that he hadn't, he asked Qing Chi curiously.
“These are soldiers of the Dragon Palace who were originally stationed in different parts of the Eastern Sea, as well as some freelance cultivators. They have all returned to the Dragon Palace, some to defend the palace, others just to witness this historic moment,” Qing Chi immediately replied.
“I see.” Shen Luo said.
At this time, eight merfolk strongmen with purplish-green skin advanced, each carrying a white conch as big as a water jar, they blew into it with all their strength.
A series of unique sound waves emanated, rippling towards the sea area in all directions, spreading along the crystal light curtain of the Dragon Palace, reaching tens of thousands of feet away.
The vast amount of deep-sea creatures that were roaming around, froze and stopped in their tracks as they heard the sound.
But in the next instant, they appeared to have been summoned, swimming towards the direction of the Dragon Palace.
At the same time, within the Dragon Palace, the stationed soldiers as well as the aquatic inhabitants all stopped their activities, standing solemnly, gazing motionlessly towards the direction of the Ascending Dragon Platform.
On the Ascending Dragon Platform, golden light flickered high in the sky, two golden dragons, one large and one small, swirled and descended from the sky, landing in the middle of the stone platform. The golden light revealed the silhouettes of two figures, that were the East Sea Dragon King Ao Guang and the Ninth Prince Ao Hong.
“Greetings to the Dragon King.” Seeing this, everyone bowed in reverence.
“I appreciate the assistance from all of you, you have guarded the Eastern Sea for eons, then again everything in the world is finite. Today, we commence the Ascending Dragon Platform again, in order to bestow our ancestor's spirit onto the ninth prince, Ao Hong. I hope you will faithfully assist him in the future, protect our Eastern Sea water descendants in these end times, and bring prosperity to the people of the world.” Upon seeing this, Ao Guang waved to everyone, and said.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed sadness, it was silent for a while, with no one speaking.
“We will adhere to the Dragon King's command.”
After a moment, a loud voice suddenly came from the other side of the stone platform.
Everyone followed the voice and saw Ao Zhong bowing with his fists, saying those words to the two people in the center of the stone platform, indicating that it was him who had spoken.
“We will adhere to the Dragon King's command.”
Following that, another voice rang out. This time it was from the highly-respected Tortoise Chancellor of the Dragon Palace, Yuan Yi.
With them leading, the people of the Dragon Palace then all began to speak in turn. The sounds of “we will adhere to the Dragon King's command” rang out one after another, echoing around the entire Ascending Dragon Platform.
Seeing this, a very pleased Ao Guang stepped forward and raised his hand to quiet everyone down.
Yuan Yi walked forward, in his hands was a Golden Threads Silk Book, carefully opening it, he began to recite the Sky Sacrifice text written on it, “The Dragon Clan, anointed by the heavens, inherits from the ancestors, and gives blessings to the world…”
After finishing the recitation, he glanced at the crowd and declared, “The inheritance ceremony formally begins!”
With that, the hum of spiraling sounds filled the surroundings once again, and Yuan Yi slowly descended from the Ascending Dragon Platform, leaving only Father and Son, Ao Guang and Ao Hong, on the platform.
“The process of inheritance will be somewhat painful. You need to bear it. The more you can endure and withstand, the more potent the inherited Dragon Soul will be,” Ao Guang steadily approached Ao Hong and spoke.
“Compared to what Father endured, it's nothing. I won't disappoint you again,” Ao Hong forced a smile.
“You have never disappointed me, on the contrary, I must have let you down back then, right?” Ao Guang sighed.
Ao Hong shook his head and said, “I was confused then, but now I understand. In the end, it was my lack of strength, failing to protect Ying'er, but in the future, even if it kills me, I will protect the Dragon Palace and the Eastern Sea.”
His final words resonated strong and impactful.
Ao Guang's eyes lite up slightly upon hearing this, nodding his head, and didn't say anything more.
Suddenly, his eyes concentrated, glowing with golden light, and he, once more, looked extraordinarily upright.
Following this, he started to softly chant an incredibly ancient Dragon Clan Ballad.
It was a language that Shen Luo had never heard, nor could he understand, but the ballad was desolate and forceful. It had an indescribable penetrating power that directly struck the soul of everyone present.
Shen Luo only felt as if a battle song was echoing distantly and faintly in his ears. His blood felt stimulated, involuntarily surging and rolling, filling his heart with boundless war intent.
Just then, as the sound of the Dragon Clan war song gradually fell, a loud and clear Dragon Chant suddenly resounded.
Everyone was jolted awake and looked towards the Ascending Dragon Platform. They saw Ao Guang's figure rising, enveloped in golden light, once again transforming into a hundred-feet Golden Dragon spiraling in the sky. His Dragon Head watched Ao Hong below, his pupils ablaze with golden flames.
Ao Hong looked towards the sky, exchanging glances with his Father from a distance while the golden light in his eyes gradually brightened.
Accompanied by the sound of a flame soaring, the golden blaze in Ao Guang's eyes began to spew out, engulfing his entire gigantic golden dragon form, causing it to burn fiercely.
Unimaginably rich Divine Dragon True Origin was transforming into golden light, like countless fireflies scattering, flowing towards the eight giant Coiling Dragon Pillars surrounding them.
At the moment the golden light flowed in, the entire Ascending Dragon Platform shook violently. The carved dragons coiled around the eight Coiling Dragon Pillars seemed to suddenly spring to life, their forms twisted, their huge heads peered down at Ao Hong below, as though judging whether this inheritor was qualified to accept the Ancestor Dragon's gift.
Ao Hong clenched his fists, looked towards the sky, his eyes turned utterly golden. Upon witnessing the disintegration of the golden dragon in the sky formed by Ao Guang, an earth-shattering roar erupted from his mouth.
Upon its resounding, the coiled dragons around the stone pillars seemed to be inspired, roaring back.
However, their roars were silent, with only a pure burst of Dragon Element effusing from their mouths, converging towards Ao Hong.
At the same time, the charm patterns engraved on the stone platform beneath Ao Hong's feet began to light up, creating a vortex that spiraled out around him, attracting the torrent of Dragon Element plunging into it, submerging his entire figure within.
The booming resonated within the golden light, keeping everyone in the surroundings silent. They could only quietly watch the spectacle unfolding before them.
As for Ao Hong, who was in the midst of the golden light, apart from the initial roar, there was no other sound. Through layers of golden light, they could only see his figure standing still in place, just like an unshakeable cast-iron sculpture.