Chapter 604: Ancient Chinese Divine Dragon Turns Out to Be an Old Acquaintance

The road paved with dragon jade has come to an end.

The mist dissipates, and everything opens up brightly.

Inside the palace, the second building comes into view.

It is a massive circular platform, about a hundred meters in diameter and five meters high, its entire surface also paved with dragon jade.

Moreover, the dragon jade used for the platform is evidently of higher quality; each piece is about a meter in length and width, and the law‑binding power it contains is even more astonishing.

Jiang Chen had already been astonished by the dragon jade; he tried using the Detection Technique, but it yielded no answers.

The Detection Technique also could not identify the origin of the dragon jade.

Yet the energy within it truly exists, and Jiang Chen would not mistake that.

According to Jiang Chen's understanding of dragon jade, any item that can contain law‑binding power is a Mythological Class item.

Any random piece of dragon jade is worth a fortune.

But here it is used merely for paving and platforming.

Compared with the massive palace, the platform, though noble, is not that large.

Jiang Chen was about to step onto it when a powerful aura descended.

His eyes flicker slightly, and a dragon has already appeared on the platform.

It is not a giant dragon!

It is the kind of dragon from Jiang Chen's memory—the Chinese Divine Dragon.

Its body exceeds two hundred meters in length, coiled on the platform, its head slightly raised, staring directly at Jiang Chen.

Being stared at by it gives Jiang Chen a chilling feeling, as if some terrifying presence has marked him.

He clearly realizes that if the other intends to kill him, a single thought would suffice; no physical action is needed.

The disparity in strength between them is enormous.

Jiang Chen finds it hard to tell which is stronger—the dragon before him or Antares.

"Could he be a Super God?"

Jiang Chen can be certain it is stronger than Long Huang, Demon Emperor and other Half-step Super Gods.

There is no basis for comparison between the two.

The Divine Dragon stares at Jiang Chen without a word, and Jiang Chen remains silent as well.

Jiang Chen is not fearful; he continues to meet the Divine Dragon's gaze.

After a full ten seconds, the Divine Dragon's voice slowly sounds, "In your soul, there is the scent of my race."

Jiang Chen is horrified, instinctively thinking the Divine Dragon refers to the aura left after he killed the Dragon Race.

But upon reconsideration he realizes that is not the case.

"Chinese Divine Dragon, descendant of dragons!"

Lightning flashes in Jiang Chen's mind, and he suddenly considers a possibility.

Before he can speak, the Divine Dragon's voice returns, "Your ancestors must have had some connection with our Dragon Race; their soul Bloodline was tainted with our aura. Yet generations have passed, and the aura in your soul is now extremely weak, almost imperceptible."

Jiang Chen is now absolutely certain that what the Divine Dragon said must be connected to his identity before he crossed over.

What crossed over was his own soul, and the aura it mentions also resides within the soul.

In an instant Jiang Chen understands many things: the other is powerful, but actually harbors no murderous intent toward him.

The terror he feels is solely due to the huge gap in strength.

Jiang Chen finally speaks, "May I ask how you wish to be addressed?"

The Divine Dragon does not answer, but continues, "Besides your soul, your body also carries our race's aura. It seems you have encountered members of my kind!"

Without any motion, the Antares scales in its pocket suddenly fly out on their own.

Jiang Chen does not know how it did that; those are his life‑saving talismans.

But now he watches helplessly as they fly away.

Jiang Chen is not unwilling to act; he simply cannot.

An invisible force binds him, rendering him immobile.

This is the gap created by strength; for the first time Jiang Chen realizes that the disparity can be this extreme.

Thinking back to two years ago, when he had just completed his Job Change and encountered Hong Jishi, he never felt anything like this.

The Divine Dragon before him is terrifying.

Jiang Chen believes this Divine Dragon must be the Dragon God spoken of by the giant dragon.

Antares's scales fly to its front and begin to sparkle.

The Divine Dragon activates the scales, and Antares's voice emanates from them, "You little brat, did you take care of it?"

Jiang Chen forces a wry smile, "No."

"So it's you!" the Divine Dragon seems to recall Antares, and says.

"I'm out!" a strange shout comes from the scales, "Why did you wake up!"

The Divine Dragon chuckles, "Just in time to wake up!"

Two golden rays suddenly flash from its eyes onto the scales, and the scales instantly become dazzlingly brilliant.

The Dragon Scale shines brightly, and a phantom appears upon it.

Jiang Chen instantly recognizes it as Antares.

It recognizes Antares's large head.

But the next scene again shocks him.

Antares appears within the phantom in full form, not just a head.

Previously Jiang Chen only saw Antares's head; its body had always been concealed.

Now I finally see clearly.

Antares is, astonishingly, also in the form of a Chinese Divine Dragon.

No, it's not exactly identical.

Compared with the Divine Dragon before me, Antares has an extra pair of dragon wings, wings similar to those of a massive dragon.

It is precisely these wings that create a fundamental difference between the two.

The Divine Dragon looks majestic, powerful, and full of aesthetic grace.

Antares also possesses a similar aura, but the pair of wings spoils some of the beauty, making it somewhat discordant.

The Divine Dragon says, "Long time no see, Little Antares."

Little Antares.

Jiang Chen instantly feels an inexplicable sense of amusement.

Antares, whose age is unknown, is surprisingly called Little Antares.

Obviously, the Divine Dragon before us is far older.

Antares does not retort, but rather says respectfully, "Long time no see, Great Dragon God."

The other party truly is the Dragon God.

Jiang Chen feels a chill in his heart.

Moreover, from Antares's words one can hear that Antares does not wish to encounter the other.

Coincidentally, the Dragon God has awakened, but it can only be said that his timing is off.

Jiang Chen seems to sense Antares's current mood, undoubtedly extremely suppressed.

The Dragon God says, "Little Antares, after all these years, are you still blaming me?"

Antares shakes his head, "I wouldn't dare."

"Hehe!" the Dragon God laughs, "It's not that I'm not blaming you, but I wouldn't dare."

Antares shakes his head again, "Then let's not blame."

That essentially means, you are the Dragon God, you're more powerful, so whatever you say is law.

The Dragon God does not continue to dwell on the issue, but instead says, "You let this Human Race little fellow enter the Dragon King Hall, intending to retrieve your two Dragon Pearls, right?"

Antares openly admits, "Exactly."

The Dragon God asks, "Out of the sixteen Dragon Pearls, how many have you recovered?"

"Ten, and counting the two you hold, that makes twelve," Antares says without concealment, speaking truthfully.

The Dragon God asks, "Do you know where the remaining four are?"

Antares shakes his head, "There are guesses, but nothing certain."

The Dragon God sighs, "Back then I wasn't forced either."

At this moment, Antares's large ears in the illusion suddenly fold together, clearly not wanting to hear the Dragon God's explanation.

The Dragon God also does not continue, merely letting out a long sigh.

"Your Dragon Pearls, I will have this Human Race little fellow bring back."

"Perhaps we will never meet again; take good care of yourself."

Antares's ears move, evidently having heard, but says nothing.

Jiang Chen detects something unusual in the words, clearly there is an extraordinary relationship between them.

The glow of the scales gradually fades, and flies back into Jiang Chen's pocket.

Then Jiang Chen feels weightless all over, the restraints vanish.

At this moment Jiang Chen hears a long sigh.

It sounds like an elder's sigh, tinged with a hint of reluctance.

Jiang Chen feels weightless, the restraints disappear, and he regains his freedom.

Two Dragon Pearls appear before the Dragon God, belonging to Antares, and they still bear Antares's aura.

The two Dragon Pearls fly into Jiang Chen's hand; he quickly takes out a box, packs them, and stores them in his inventory.

At this moment one must not hesitate; if the Dragon God backs out, I can't defeat him, and besides staring blankly, what else can I do?

Regardless of the reason, obtaining Dragon Pearls is one of the best outcomes.

"Thank you, Great Dragon God!" Jiang Chen sincerely thanks.

The Dragon God says gravely, "These were originally Antares's belongings; bring them back and return them to Antares."

Jiang Chen assures earnestly, "I will hand them to Antares personally."

The Dragon God says, "I can see you have a good relationship with Antares; you must be its friend."

Jiang Chen openly admits, "Yes, I am its friend."

The Dragon God lets out a light laugh, "Little Antares even has a friend; you seem quite special."

Jiang Chen says nothing; he knows the Dragon God's relationship with Antares is certainly unusual.

Only the Dragon God remains silent, Antares remains silent, and Jiang Chen, being considerate, does not ask.

Some matters can be asked, some cannot.

If asked, one might lose one's life.

The less one knows, the longer one lives.

Jiang Chen, though very curious, is not a fool; he won't indulge in curiosity that kills the cat.

Jiang Chen changes the subject, "Great Dragon God, may I ask what my next assessment is?"

The Dragon God shakes his head, "No need; your assessment has been passed."

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned; he had already prepared for a great battle, yet the assessment was passed so easily.

There's definitely something fishy about it, probably related to Antares.