Domain of Void, Subspace Labyrinth.
True Heterogeneous Research Institute.
The ancient relics of pre-epoch civilization are vast and magnificent, with towering spires resembling continuous mountains, forming an extraordinarily intriguing terrain. No matter where one enters from, the central tower and the mountain-like dragon bone can be seen immediately.
The Dragon Worshiper Squad, upon reaching the interior, had a very simple first impression.
"I understand all of this, but why is this dragon so large?"
Sio remarked so, and it was fortunate that this was inside the Subspace Labyrinth; otherwise, if she made such comments with Ian’s face, her identity might be uncovered in less than three minutes.
"Can’t say it’s not large... indeed, it is huge."
Yisen, however, was a bit hesitant, clutching his arms as if his body was trembling slightly: "But the pressure of that dragon bone... no, it’s not just pressure. The vitality of that dragon bone is way too abundant?!"
"Though my bloodline absorbs and refines vitality as the ’Eclipsing Light Refining Dragon’... but the ’Light of Life’ from this True Dragon’s bone can’t be eroded at all, instead, it seems more like the sun, illuminating me thoroughly!"
The moment Anfa saw the Subspace dragon bone, she froze in place. The Elf Girl gazed longingly at the enormous dragon bone, her expression lost for a moment, and she instinctively took a step forward.
The momentary loss of composure was quickly repressed, but Anfa still unconsciously tried to cover it up, shaking her head and sighing: "That is the true objective of our exploration this time... the location of the Source of Dragon Blood!"
Yisen was not surprised by this. Such a powerful life-extending treasure that could provoke this reaction from his bloodline could only be such a Fifth Energy Level artifact: "Impressive, this place hasn’t been touched for at least a thousand years, and yet it harbors such abundant vitality... Just how powerful must that dragon have been originally?"
"It should be the second generation Mentor True Dragon."
Sio quickly answered: "The first generation was the Ancestor, the second generation was the Mentor, the third generation were The Kings... I’ve seen the Dragon King, and while powerful, they’re not this large—this must be the Mentor True Dragon of the second generation!"
"And it appears that this Mentor True Dragon cooperated voluntarily. It chose to end its own life while it still had some lifespan left, which is why such a rich Origin of Life remains!"
"True Dragons have generations?"
Even Yisen Gard was quite unfamiliar with this subject and was a bit surprised upon hearing Sio’s words: "Ancestors, Mentors, The Kings... Are we saying..."
Sio understood that Yisen Gard is Ian’s best friend and that there would definitely be opportunities to collaborate and form friendships in the future, so she straightforwardly shared this ’dragon clan secret’ with him: "The first-generation Ancestor and the second-generation Mentor were ancient True Dragons that existed during the Humans’ pre-epoch civilization. The third-generation True Dragons were born after Heavenfall, with the earliest third-generation ones already gone, but a few still exist for various reasons."
"Currently, of the less than ten remaining third-generation True Dragons, there are the four Dragon Kings of Dragon Island and the Dragon King of Death from the Nation of the Dead Mountain."
Reaching this point, Sio became rather spirited: "And the subsequent fourth and fifth generation True Dragons are my mother and my generation—currently this generation of True Dragons doesn’t have any at the Fifth Energy Level, at most like my mother’s Fourth Energy Level. But our True Dragon’s power is quite formidable; even Humans’ Fifth Energy Level can’t suppress it steadily... hmh, impressive, right!"
"Yes, very impressive."
—Isn’t it already written in books how impressive True Dragons are? There’s no need to emphasize.
Yisen Gard nodded sincerely in agreement, while thinking: "It feels like the personality of True Dragons changes with their physical form... is it that the smaller the body age, the smaller the psychological age?"
"But seeing her use Ian’s face to say these things really feels odd..."
"The other exploration teams are advancing towards the dragon bone now."
Anfa sensed the surrounding aura and origin substance reactions, prompting: "We better get moving quickly too, or we might miss a good spot."
That was indeed the case. Thus, the group set out and headed towards the enormous dragon bone.
On their journey, they could often hear explosions and fighting sounds from afar, along with various origin substance reactions... clearly, the ruins were not as tranquil as they appeared on the surface; it actually hid many dangers.
The reason was simple: the Domain of Void lacks Iron Titans, but it has Voidrealm Machine Gods!
As the Dragon Worshiper Squad sped along, they even passed a squad from the Scholars’ City Academy, who were fighting several Voidrealm Machine Gods of leopard and Sharp Claw Tiger form. These Voidrealm Machine Gods were not simple mimickers, each possessing unique spirit energy abilities, creating illusions and soul attacks. Just a few posed a significant challenge to an entire squad.
[We haven’t been attacked by monsters yet...]
Sio grumbled on the psychic channel: [This pretty much confirms that Ian is helping us. Does he have access to the entire Subspace Exotic Species Research Institute now? Then why not just grab the Source of Dragon Blood and hide?]
[It’s not that simple]
Anfa calmly analyzed: [If the access was that useful, Ian wouldn’t need to disguise himself with another identity... I guess Ian can only make these Voidrealm Machine Gods ’prioritize perceiving’ exploration teams other than ours, and clear an easy path for us.]