Chapter 173: The Flood Dragon Divides the Treasure

This strange gesture, combined with the words Baichuan had taught them in the past, and the preparations now thoroughly completed, gave all the dragons a bad premonition in their hearts—perhaps they were about to…

"Father God, what is this?"

Baichuan's strange behavior directly caused the eldest Primordial Dragon to speak up on behalf of his many younger siblings to inquire.

Baichuan did not respond to the bewildered dragons, merely gazing at this round sphere for a long time, then suddenly splitting it into seven parts before the dragons' gazes that shifted from confusion to shock.

Accompanied by a crisp "crack," the spinning sphere instantly became seven irregularly shaped equal portions, and then Baichuan looked first at the eldest and longest-following one—the Primordial Dragon.

The Flood Dragon's awe-inspiring gaze swept over, instantly making the Primordial Dragon nervous and uneasy, wondering if he had done something wrong at some point.

Only then did Baichuan speak:

"Eldest, you are the oldest, so let you begin—accept this portion of power from me."

"Father God, what is this?"

The Primordial Dragon was somewhat puzzled, but still carefully obeyed Baichuan's words, extending both claws to cup the portion of crystal Baichuan handed over.

At this moment, Baichuan swept his gaze over all his Juanzhu, and only then replied.

"This is the crystallization of the power within my body. In the past, when you followed me, I informed you of the situation on this planet, so for the safety of our world, you must obtain greater power."

Pausing here, Baichuan paused before continuing: "And this crystal, though perhaps not strong now, in the new era it will become the Quanyan for you to control the inexhaustible power between heaven and earth."

"Only by possessing it can you gain a firm foothold in the new era. At the same time, if you encounter outstanding talents later, you may also grant them power, making them stronger, or take them as your Juanzhu."

"This…"

"Father, such a powerful treasure—please take it back. You need not trouble yourself so for our sake!"

"Father God, please retract the treasure!"

"My father, you absolutely must not!"

……

The moment these words left Baichuan, the dragons' expressions all changed drastically, and with horror mingled with worry, they spoke up to dissuade him.

At this moment, even the Primordial Dragon, who was already carefully holding a portion of this treasure pearl, instantly became even more cautious, as if cradling something more precious than his own life, and carefully wished to return this portion of the treasure pearl.

Toward this being who had created them, like a father, the dragons held a genuine, heartfelt reverence.

Upon hearing of such a powerful treasure, with their intelligence they could immediately guess that the appearance of this treasure could not possibly have no impact on him whatsoever.

So even if it meant giving up this power, they had to stop Baichuan from doing something foolish.

Seeing this, Baichuan felt a warm surge in his heart as he looked at the worried dragons; he could feel that their concern was genuine.

After seven or eight years of companionship, and having personally watched them grow up from infancy, he was not some emotionless creature—how could he be unmoved?

However, this treasure they absolutely could not refuse, because only by receiving this portion of the treasure could they truly become Catastrophes in the new era as well, and rapidly grow stronger following the great changes of the times.

Only then could he enter slumber at ease, without having to divide his attention worrying about outside influences.

Moreover, this treasure pearl, though perhaps extraordinarily precious to living beings, in the new era might become an existence akin to a divine spark.

Those who obtain it could summon wind and rain, destroy ecosystems.

But for him, this truly caused no harm whatsoever.

Because this was merely a derivative crystal of the Light Point power within his body, originating from the ability of that juvenile beast deep beneath the sea; it had only one function.

It could grant its possessor a permission to control the Light Points he had dispersed, and the premise of this was that he did not block it.

Once he refused, this treasure pearl would become useless, with not the slightest function remaining.

And most importantly, in fact, this treasure pearl is still just an ordinary thing right now—before he disperses the Light Points across the globe, it has not the slightest function.

Because there are simply no Light Points for it to command; all the Light Points are within his body. Only when he disperses a massive amount of Light Points outward, permeating the entire atmosphere—

That will be the moment when this permission truly exerts its power.

Think about it—what could be accomplished under the dominion of this permission, with Light Points permeating the air as if inexhaustible?

Setting everything else aside, the endurance of Baichuan's Juanzhu alone could be called inexhaustible. At the same time, if their bodies are also composed of Light Point cells, then as long as they are not instantly destroyed to the point of losing consciousness, they could be called immortal and indestructible.

Because damaged bodies can be replenished by Light Points at any time and any place, as long as their consciousness and computing power can keep up and convert.

This is still the most basic ability. What if these Light Points are converted by giant dragons who command flame and metal into powers they are familiar with?

Without a doubt, scorching the earth for a thousand miles would be no joke; similarly, if given to an ancient dragon commanding Ice Frost to convert, scenes of freezing a thousand miles would likewise appear.

This is the true qualitative change brought about by quantity!

Only thus can it truly be called a genuine Catastrophe—a Catastrophe Ancient Dragon!

In a certain sense, by then the Light Points could be called mysterious powers like the primordial essence of heaven and earth, Spirit Qi, and the like.

And the treasure pearl Baichuan gave them is the permission to drive this heaven and earth Spirit Qi.

Possessing it, naturally in a certain sense one could also be called a deity possessing a divine spark—a deity of an entire planet, born thus.

And this is the true purpose behind Baichuan granting this permission to his Juanzhu.

So Baichuan, looking at the worried dragons, slowly shook his head. "Do not refuse, take them all. Consider this the last gift I can give you; from now on, this world is entrusted to your keeping."

Then, without waiting for their refusal, Baichuan spoke again, "Second, it's your turn now. This is the portion that belongs to you."

Saying so, he once again took out a portion of crystal and handed it to the Ice Sea Dragon who stepped forward.

Baichuan's forceful attitude left the dragons unable to delay any further.

……

After all his Juanzhu had received their respective portions and merged them into their bodies, Baichuan slowly turned around. His slender body coiled through the mountains, and after resolving the neural transmission issue, Baichuan's size had now reached thirty-five meters in length.

His massive dragon head quietly gazed at the white clouds drifting in the distance.

After a long while, Baichuan's calm and unhurried voice drifted lightly along the wind:

"Eldest, stay. The rest of you may go your own ways—this world needs you."

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(End of this chapter)