Chapter 76

After you follow the True Dragon King into the depths of the Crystal Palace, a vast strange space appears.

At the same time, an azure‑green winding huge shadow naturally fills your entire field of view…

You stare in shock, trying to see both its head and tail at once, but you can't; the size of this huge shadow has completely surpassed your comprehension!

Recalling your past life, when you possessed peak Great Luo cultivation and manifested your true form, your Azure Dragon body could be called "a divine dragon showing head but not tail"; yet compared to this azure‑green huge shadow, it falls far short—if we must compare, it's like a burly father versus a newborn son…

Wait! Father and son?

Your mind jolts, thoughts drifting back to your past life: that drop of Azure Dragon blood bestowed by Di Jun… could it…

…

In the Primordial Wasteland, discrimination and oppression are everywhere, because all things exist in balance; if one faction can reign supreme, another must be trodden underfoot.

The Ancestor was at a loss for words, then after a long while said: But just as you said, oppression in the world will not disappear; you give equality to all spirits—what then? The strong remain strong, the weak remain weak, the strong inevitably oppress the weak; this cannot be solved by merely abolishing supremacism…

The True Dragon proclaims itself noble, so the Flood Dragon Water Tribe is forced to be lowly; the Phoenix proclaims itself noble, so the Hundred Birds Feather Tribe is lowly; the Qilin proclaims itself noble, thus cattle and horses suffer!

You nod.

The Azure Dragon Ancestor chuckles, relieved: Ah, you think you're not a True Dragon, so you push for equality! This is simple—I'll give you a drop of dragon blood; when you refine it at the Golden Immortal stage, you may become a proper Azure Dragon body; then we can together restore the Dragon Clan and create a great dragon prosperity…

Having said that, you deliberately avoided mentioning the Human Race, this heaven‑ordained protagonist…

It's a pity that in this life Di Jun didn't bestow you Azure Dragon blood; otherwise you might not need to use Ao Guang as a bargaining chip—you could just get it for free…

"So although I am not loyal to the Heavenly Emperor, I am loyal to his ideal of equality!"

"Because I am not a True Dragon, the myriad demons of the Primordial Wasteland are not True Dragons either!"

"No wonder in the previous simulation, Jin Bing could easily drag the Three Tribes onto war chariots without even taking any benefit—it seems the Heavenly Court really hammered the Three Tribes…"

And since all spirits are born equal, who is born more noble? The Heavenly Dao never said that; thus all nobility is self‑proclaimed and false—so‑called "born noble" is merely a mistaken belief based on strength differences.

Zhao Si stared at the information on the screen, then from his sea of consciousness he fished out that drop of Azure Dragon blood.

"There really is a demon above demons?!!"

Obviously it's this Azure Dragon Ancestor!

You shake your head: The Heavenly Emperor is certainly worthy of reverence, but he also has limitations…

You speak solemnly: Let all spirits no longer judge worth by clan; the Primordial Wasteland will then naturally be well‑governed! Only then, an age of prosperity belonging to all spirits, is a true prosperity!

You smile: Can the Ancestor transform all living beings into True Dragons?

Heavenly materials and earthly treasures are abundant; beauty and rare objects are for use and discard.

You suddenly realize: the drop of blood that let you evolve in your past life was actually the Azure Dragon Ancestor's!

You add: I've seen too many distinctions of high and low born from strength differences; I've grasped their essence, and I increasingly see that a race's supreme nobility is built on the blood and tears of all spirits.

The Azure Dragon stares, then shakes his head: Impossible—there are too many spirits; even draining me dry wouldn't suffice!

You say solemnly: Ancestor, what foundation is your described prosperous‑age scenery built upon?

He tries to describe to you the Dragon Clan prosperity he once personally experienced: authority overwhelming, holding the life and death of all beings in his hands, a single word deciding mortal fate—the taste of power is even more intoxicating than immortal arts.

Coming and going, he is greeted by the cheers of myriad people; his rise and fall are arranged by his parents and brothers; all beings of the Primordial Wasteland are slaves and servants, toiling to provide for his family's enjoyment with the world's elite!

What Zhao Si is most interested in, actually, is the origin of this drop of blood:

"Is this the blood of the Ancestral Dragon, parent of the True Dragon?"

If it weren't for this Azure Dragon voluntarily offering its blood and the Calm Sea Pearl, the grudge between the Heavenly Court and the Dragon Clan would be quite great…

No, because whether one is a True Dragon or not is not the root cause of spirits being oppressed; it's merely a concentrated manifestation of that phenomenon.

Putting it that way, my past‑life self and this Ancestor could actually be considered father and son… which also explains why it was so easy for me in my past life to get the Dragon Clan onto the chariot.

Facing the Ancestor's lament, you shake your head and say: The Dragon Clan has already gone extinct; from now on it will never revive…

In the world there are True Dragons and non‑True Dragons; thus the oppression manifests as True Dragons oppressing non‑True Dragons, but when everyone is a True Dragon, the True Dragons themselves will begin to diverge until it shows as one faction of True Dragons oppressing another faction of True Dragons.

The Azure Dragon Ancestor draws a deep breath.

Ancestor: …… (no CPU response)

"Equality, take me along!"

This drop of Azure Dragon blood obtained from Di Jun, Zhao Si has never dared to consume, because only a Golden Immortal can use it; if a low‑level cultivator eats it, they will instead be corroded.

After a brief brainstorm, you pay respects to the Azure Dragon Ancestor.

And I am just one of the myriad spirits!

"Azure Dragon blood?"

"The Calm Sea Pearl was also refined by the Ancestral Dragon; theoretically it should be left to his own son… so why did it end up in Di Jun's hands?"

【Qinglong laughed loudly: What are you rebelling against Heaven for? Di Jun perfectly matches your requirements, don't spout nonsense about clearing the ruler's side—you're just lusting after the throne!】

Previously I hadn't thought about it carefully, but now thinking about it, the Ancestral Dragon's true dragon sons are only that few—four seas, four colors plus the Central Plains Yellow Dragon—so the owner of this blood is obvious, no need to guess.

【You solemnly said: The Heavenly Emperor uses the Heavenly Court to practice equality in reverse, which is admirable; under the suffering caused by individual strength and weakness, a powerful Heavenly Court vowing equality is naturally of great use.】

【So I will implement equality!】

【"You really want to bring the Heaven's Mandate protagonist to mess with equality?!"】

【The old ancestor stared blankly.】

【You continued: I come from the second-rank Golden Flood Dragon clan, being the most unnoticeable son of my parents, so I experienced the feeling of being dispensable from a young age; back then I always thought I was the most miserable person.】

【The old ancestor couldn't understand: The dragon clan reigns supreme in the primordial wilderness—what's wrong with that? You, as a member of the dragon clan, why would you not want to revive the dragon clan instead?】

【How wonderful this is!】

【You nod.】

【Qinglong old ancestor, vexed that you didn't live up to expectations, reprimanded you in his elder's role, while the True Dragon King beside him sighed repeatedly: It's so hard for the dragon clan to produce a talent, how did you go astray…】

【Immediately, the abundant vitality lifted his spirits:】

【"Reward from Di Jun": the blood of a true dragon, a direct descendant of an Ancestral Dragon from the Primordial Three Clans era, possessing the most noble and initial dragon bloodline.】

【Your explanation left the old ancestor and the True Dragon King staring at each other: So what?】

【Old Ancestor's dragon eyes widened, his three views were shaken!】

【You fell silent for a moment… then spoke.】

Zhao Sixue grew more curious the more he thought, and took out those twelve Calm Sea Pearls:

【"Twelve Calm Sea Pearls from Di Jun": Formed before the Heavenly Dao took shape, the wandering water-element laws between heaven and earth were gathered and refined by the Primordial Dragon into an innate spiritual treasure; originally there were thirty-six pieces, of supreme grade, now twelve remain, of medium grade.】

「So why does Di Jun have the blood of an Azure Dragon? 」

【On a certain day in the Monster Calendar year 365, element 7, cycle 3, Di Jun bestowed a reward upon a certain rookie of the Dragon Clan; taking it grants the Dragon Clan bloodline, greatly enhancing one's aptitude and physical strength!】

【"If you are a true dragon, and with this foundation spanning the Four Seas and Four Wastelands, even the Primordial Dragon would fall far short of you… my Dragon Clan would then truly revive!"】

【Faced with the tempting words of the two dragons, your gaze remained steadfast.】

【But you laughed and said: "Even if you, Old Ancestor, are a blood ox, turning all the myriad spirits of the Primordial Wasteland into true-dragon bodies, would oppression and discrimination then cease to exist?"】

【You told the Old Ancestor about the matter of humanity's "Heaven-ordained Protagonist".】

【As my experience grew, I found that being "optional" was actually a kind of happiness—no one paid attention to me, and no one oppressed me.】

【Abolishing the feudal forces of the three clans, strengthening the Heavenly Court's governance over the Primordial Wasteland—these are all beneficial, after all, in a world where strength differs, to achieve relative equality one can only counter violence with violence; the Heavenly Court is precisely such a supreme system of violence!】

【"Why?"】

【The Old Ancestor studied you seriously for a moment, then sighed: "What a pity—if you were my family's true dragon, how great that would be!"】

【"A light utterance of 'equality'—do you think it can erase the difference between strong and weak? Can it truly make all spirits equal?"】

【"I've heard you're messing around with equality on Mount First Yang; as I see it, you're just asking for trouble… with all that effort, what could you possibly gain?"】

【You：？】

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(End of Chapter)