Chapter 3116: Preserving the Descendants

Long Nv approached the Formation, reached out again, and indeed opened a gap in the Formation. Fresh, vivid dragon qi immediately burst out toward them.

"Come in quickly, come in quickly," the elder inside urged them anxiously.

So Ye Liuyun and his companions did not hesitate, entering one after another, and the Formation closed behind them.

Inside were indeed twenty‑six true dragons and the elder. They all watched the outside of the Formation warily, and after seeing no movement, they all breathed a sigh of relief, as if they were all afraid of the Dragon Souls outside.

Then they began to size up Ye Liuyun and the others.

Ye Liuyun and his group also examined them. These dragons came in nine colors—black, white, gold, red, purple, blue, cyan, earth‑yellow, and dark gray. It was Ye Liuyun's first time seeing a Dragon Clan with such a complete spectrum of colors.

These dragons were generally at the Return to One Seven Eight Layers realm, with only the shapeshifted elder being the strongest.

Both sides sized each other up for a long time, not knowing where to begin.

In the end, Ye Liuyun bowed his fist to the elder and introduced their situation: "We entered this Beast World through a spatial passage. Upon learning that there is a Dragon Clan tomb here, we came to take a look.

These are your Dragon Clan's true dragons, this is a Thunder Dragon Beast, this is a Nine‑Head Demon Dragon, and these two are my avatars."

Ye Liuyun said, and also had Long Nv and the others manifest their true forms so the Dragon Clan could verify.

He also feared that the old dragon might act against them, and added: "In my Space World there is an entire Dragon Clan. I do not control them; they simply feel safer there."

Because Ye Liuyun carries the Dragon Breath gifted by the Dragon Clan Clan Chief, the dragons understood his words, and the dragons behind the old dragon looked at him in great surprise, whispering about how they could comprehend Ye Liuyun's speech.

When the elder saw Long Nv and the others take shape, he kept nodding with satisfaction. The dragons behind him also seemed very excited; especially the two black dragons let out an excited cry.

But when he said his Space World contained a Dragon Clan, the old dragon showed a shocked expression and looked at him with doubt.

Ye Liuyun immediately explained: "I have the Dragon Breath given by the Dragon Clan Clan Chief; it is his seal of approval."

The old dragon thought for a moment, then said to Ye Liuyun: "I know you have Dragon Breath, but yours seems rather weak!

If even a Dragon Clan Clan Chief is that weak, the clan's strength must be low. How can you prove those dragons aren't being controlled by you?"

"Their strength is indeed somewhat weak. I can release them to meet you, but you must guarantee not to harm them," Ye Liuyun told the old dragon.

The old dragon was not in a hurry to have Ye Liuyun release the Dragon Clan Clan Chief, as if he cared little about the weaker dragons.

He only asked Ye Liuyun about the outside: "You say this is called Beast World? Are there many beasts outside? What realms are they?"

"I'm not sure what this place is called. It's just that there are indeed many beasts here, so we call it that. We have only encountered beasts at the Return to One Nine Layers Late Stage, not higher realms. Moreover, we haven't traveled much; after arriving we headed straight here," Ye Liuyun told him honestly.

He guessed that these dragons stay inside because they are trapped by the outside Dragon Souls. Even if told, they dare not rush out.

The old dragon, upon hearing Ye Liuyun's words, wore a worried expression, and the dragons behind him began murmuring.

"The beasts outside are numerous and strong; we still can't get out!"

"I don't know how much longer we have to stay here!"

"Let's break out; if we don't leave soon, we'll all die here."

At that moment, the old dragon roared, "Silence," and all the dragons fell completely silent.

Ye Liuyun also asked the elder, "Senior, why are you trapped here?"

The old dragon, hearing this, sighed and said to Ye Liuyun, "Since among you there are dragons and you have a fate with the Dragon Clan, I have no objection to telling you.

My name is Long Tao. This world originally belonged to our Dragon Clan; it was our base, called Nine Dragon Xingqiu. Over a thousand years ago, we fought the Beast Clan and the Human Race. Though our Dragon Clan was strong, we were few in number and ultimately lost.

The last group of Dragon Clan elites sealed fifty Dragon Clan descendants, assigning me to oversee them, and then the whole clan went out to battle.

And I...

These fifty juniors were sealed for a thousand years before awakening. The original design of this tomb was to use the bodies of those Dragon Clan seniors as our cultivation resources.

But we did not expect that the souls of those Dragon Clan seniors had lost their sanity over the ages. They had already endured a thousand‑year slumber before our sealing. When our seal was lifted, they could no longer hold on.

Thus, after we unsealed and stepped out, we were attacked wildly by some Dragon Souls; some juniors were slain by those seniors. Over the years, we have survived by cultivating the bodies of those juniors and occasionally digging up corpses around the Formation.

We have tried several times to break out of this tomb, but our dragon qi is too heavy; each time it awakens those Dragon Souls, causing the juniors to be killed. Hence we are trapped here, lacking cultivation resources and unable to escape.

I used to help them steal a few dragon bodies and absorb Dragon Souls, but now my vitality is insufficient; my realm has dropped from Taixu Third Layer to Taixu First Layer, and I can no longer endure combat.

I originally hoped that if you were strong enough to rescue us, but the Dragon Clan you mentioned is too weak; it is impossible to break through so many Dragon Soul barriers.

Long Tao said, helplessly shaking his head and sighing. The true dragons behind him were each...

Ye Liuyun, seeing his disdain for the low level of the Dragon Clan, suggested: "At least I can first bring you into the Space World, then release you after we leave!"

Long Tao forced a bitter smile and said to Ye Liuyun, "Without a powerful Dragon Clan to protect us, where would we have a place to stay? If we go out, it would just be a death march."

"I know the senior doesn't trust me; how about we meet the Dragon Clan Clan Chief and talk to him? Maybe there's a way," Ye Liuyun, realizing he couldn't convince him at once, thought of having Ao Ding speak with him personally.

"Very well, I promise not to harm him; let him come out!" Long Tao agreed.

He only wanted to meet Ao Ding once, to learn about Ao Ding's situation, without great expectations.

Ye Liuyun immediately communicated with Ao Ding, releasing Ao Ding and several Dragon Clan Elders together.