Chapter 607: Humanity

The teleport ended, Jiang Chen saw Antares's huge dragon eye.

Antares's gaze was somewhat complex, an emotion that could not be defined.

Jiang Chen asked, "What are you thinking?"

Antares retorted, "Why did you come back?"

"I got the thing you wanted; to avoid extra trouble, I came back first."

Jiang Chen said as he took out two boxes containing dragon pearls.

The dragon pearls lay quietly in the boxes; Antares did not rush to take them, but said, "You killed many members of the Dragon Race again."

It was evident that Antares's mood was somewhat downcast at this moment.

Jiang Chen could guess the reason: "When I left the Instance, many of the Dragon Race came to kill me, and I turned the tables on them."

"A Dragon King?" Antares asked.

Jiang Chen nodded, "Thirteen low‑rank Dragon Kings, one mid‑rank Dragon King, and a group of over‑80‑level Dragon War Generals."

Antares gave Jiang Chen a glance but said nothing.

He opened his mouth and inhaled, sucking the two dragon pearls in.

The dense mist that had shrouded Antares's body all year rumbled, with thunderclaps and lightning, as some change occurred within.

Jiang Chen produced another box, "The Dragon God told me to give this to you, and also to deliver a message."

Antares feigned indifference, "What is it? What words can it spit out?"

Jiang Chen handed the box over, "Take a look yourself."

Antares seemed hesitant and did not take the box.

Jiang Chen teased lightly, "You're not scared, are you?"

Antares hummed, "What's there for me to fear? It can't kill me!"

At this moment it switched to calling itself "I," whereas before it always referred to itself as "True Self."

Just this shift let Jiang Chen feel that Antares's inner world was actually very unsettled.

But Jiang Chen didn't expose it; instead, using provocation, he gave a stepping stone, "Since you're not afraid, go ahead and look."

Antares followed the step down, as if caught by Jiang Chen's provocation, "Fine, let's see—who's scared of whom!"

When the box was opened, Antares shivered violently upon seeing its contents.

Then its massive head began to tremble uncontrollably, its gaze full of disbelief.

"This is… This is…"

Emotion surged wildly, yet it could not utter a complete sentence.

Antares's emotions were somewhat out of control.

Jiang Chen watched it silently, saying nothing.

After a while, Antares finally calmed a bit, "What does it have to say for you to bring?"

Jiang Chen said, "The Dragon God says, I'm sorry!"

I'm sorry!

The three words struck Antares's mind like a sudden thunderclap, shattering him completely.

Antares suddenly lifted his head, emitting an earth‑shaking dragon roar.

Terrifying energy spread, and the ground cracked.

The entire Ancient Battlefield trembled, and every monster inside, including the World BOSS, shivered.

Antares's horror was unmistakably on full display at this moment.

Jiang Chen still said nothing, not interrupting Antares, letting it vent as much as it could.

He knew Antares was venting, just as he had before.

Keeping it inside is worse than letting it out.

A few minutes later, Antares finally calmed, and Jiang Chen clearly saw a single tear form at the corner of Antares's eye.

The tear did not fall; it was instantly wiped away by his overwhelming power.

Jiang Chen also did not expose him, just watched quietly.

After waiting a moment longer, Antares seemed to regain his usual calm, opened his mouth and swallowed the Dragon God's dragon pearl into his belly.

He looked at Jiang Chen, "About me and it, don't ask; even if you did, I wouldn't tell."

Jiang Chen naturally understood this was Antares's private matter, and he wasn't at the level of gossiping about it.

Jiang Chen said, "Then may I ask about something else?"

"Sure! Since you brought the dragon pearl back for me, I'll say whatever I can." Antares's mood was clearly still not fully recovered, still calling himself "I."

Jiang Chen said, "In the 'Dragon King Hall' Instance I encountered several huge dragons; they called themselves elemental dragons and wielded certain elements. At the same time they called the Dragon Race here lowly scum. Can you tell me why?"

Antares looked at Jiang Chen, pondered briefly, "If it were someone else, I definitely wouldn't say."

Jiang Chen laughed, "If it were someone else, I certainly wouldn't ask either—who made you my friend?"

Jiang Chen's words seemed to strike Antares's soul.

The word 'friend' was especially significant in Antares's heart at that moment.

Antares's barely perceptible tremor, "The Dragon Race you call is nothing at all compared to our true Dragon Race."

"The Dragon Race has a strict hierarchy; the highest rank is called the Dragon God, the king of all Dragon Race."

"The so‑called 'Dragon King Hall' Instance actually refers to the Dragon God."

"It's just that the Dragon God rarely resides in the Instance; it has too many affairs, and most of the time the one in the Instance is merely its puppet."

"I don't know what happened this time, but it turned out so coincidentally."

Jiang Chen whispered, "The Dragon God said it was a sudden impulse, a feeling in its heart."

Antares let out an "oh" sound, "The old fellow's realm is very high; indeed this possibility exists. I'll continue: listen carefully, I'll say it only once."

"The Dragon God is the king of the Dragon Race; it possesses the Primordial Dragon Bloodline and has revived it to an extreme degree, its power invincible."

"Below it there are two kinds: Pure-blood Dragon and Mixed-blood Dragon."

"The lifelong goal of every Mixed-blood Dragon is to evolve toward the Pure-blood Dragon."

"And the Pure-blood Dragon's goal is to evolve toward the Primordial Dragon."

"The elemental giant dragons you saw in the Instance are Mixed-blood Dragons."

Jiang Chen began to understand: elemental giant dragons are Mixed-blood Dragons; their evolution direction is toward Pure-blood Dragons, purifying their own Bloodline and activating Bloodline power.

The holy giant dragons later seen already possess some Pure-blood Dragon traits; their bodies evolve from stout, short dragons toward a slender form.

Antares need not say it; surely beyond Pure-blood Dragons, it should also possess the Primordial Dragon Bloodline.

From its words, Jiang Chen faintly heard its disdain for Pure-blood Dragons; even when mentioning the Dragon God's Primordial Dragon Bloodline, it spoke on equal footing.

Jiang Chen kept Antares's words in mind while constantly watching Antares's expression.

Much information can be analyzed from its expression.

Jiang Chen saw that the contempt in Antares's eyes grew stronger.

The tone also changed accordingly.

"As for the Dragon Race in this world, they are hybrids, the lowest and most despicable kind, not even qualifying as sub-dragons."

The tone was filled with strong contempt.

Jiang Chen asked, "But within the Dragon Race there are members with reverted ancestral Bloodline; it is said their Long Huang also possesses a reverted ancestral Bloodline."

Antares sneered repeatedly, "Nonsense about reverted ancestral Bloodline. Let me tell you a story: there once was a pure-blood fool who died when awakening the Primordial Dragon Bloodline."

"Then it exploded; a portion of its flesh burst into another world and was inadvertently eaten by primitive monsters of that world."

"Subsequently those monsters mutated, inheriting a trace of Pure-blood Dragon Bloodline, and called themselves the Dragon Race."

"The so‑called Long Huang is merely a slightly purer Bloodline. It can never reach Divine Level in its lifetime; Half-step Super God is the limit, the Bloodline restriction is there."

"Now you know the origin of those dragons, right?"

Jiang Chen still didn't understand why; so this world's Dragon Race came about like this.

No wonder their appearance is strange, unlike the giant dragons Jiang Chen has seen.

When his profession had just awakened, he had already seen giant dragons, which indeed differ greatly from the Dragon Race.

The long‑standing puzzle finally received a correct answer, giving him a sense of comprehending the heavens.

But a new question arose: "The elemental giant dragons I saw in the Instance seem to have low levels."

Antares said, "Those are merely their puppet clones; do you think their true bodies enter the Instance?"

"Let me tell you another thing: in our Dragon Race, even the weakest Mixed-blood Dragon is Divine Level at birth, and becomes High‑grade Divine Level at one year old."

"This refers to those idiots who do not cultivate at all; they achieve it merely by sleeping."

"If they cultivate a bit, reaching Super God level is not difficult."

Jiang Chen was horrified.

Without cultivation, just by sleeping, one can reach High‑grade Divine Level.

That is a level that can command the laws.

A slight cultivation to become Super God level is also easy.

And this is only the weakest Mixed-blood Dragon; what about stronger Mixed-blood Dragons? Or Pure-blood Dragons. Even those who awaken the Primordial Dragon Bloodline.

The Dragon Race's strength has already far exceeded his own imagination.

In that case, the so‑called Long Huang here is truly nothing, no wonder Antares is so disdainful.

Thus, his own Human Race also seems insignificant.

Suddenly Jiang Chen trembled slightly, realizing he had thought incorrectly.

"That's not it," Lei Lin once said, "the Human Race is a great race, with geniuses emerging constantly."

"Our world's Human Race may be lacking, but that doesn't mean all Human Races are lacking."

"Moreover, our world's Human Race is not completely lacking either."

"At least in the previous era there were Super Gods, though they cannot compare to true dragons, but at least there was a chance."

"And in this era, there is me."