Next was the Devouring Dragon City.
The Black Hell Emperor was the representative of the Devouring Dragon City team this time.
He was rather casual and let ten of the team go up one after another. In the end, two of them performed almost as well as Jun Fusheng from Dragon City of Destiny. The Black Hell Emperor picked a slightly better one to be the heir dragon.
In fact, only by becoming an heir dragon would one have a chance to climb the Dragon Ladder of Inheritance. No one knew what benefits it would bring. However, most of the fifteen Dragon Emperors had once been heir dragons. It was likely that the Dragon Ladder of Inheritance would change their fate and potential.
Therefore, most people placed great importance on heir dragons.
Those who could become heir dragons would have a high status in their respective Dragon Cities. Xing Qing's reversal and becoming an heir dragon would probably increase her status and strength in the Dragon City of Life.
As for the two from the Dragon Devouring City, although their strength and talent were about the same, the one who became the heir of the Dragon Devouring City would definitely receive better treatment in the future. He would also have a better future and might even have the chance to become the Dragon Emperor in the future.
The fifteen Dragon Emperors were also slowly transformed from geniuses to their current state.
The heir dragon from the Devouring Dragon City was called Jiang Mo.
Jun Fusheng, Xing Qing, Long Haoge, Jiang Mo.
Four in total.
Finally, it was the Massacre Dragon City's turn.
Long Chen was a little nervous. After all, it was very important for him to become an heir dragon.
His strongest competitor was Jiang Ming.
Therefore, Xue Chi basically let them go last.
Under the halo of Long Chen and Jiang Ming, the others were dim and did not perform well. A lot of time was wasted. In the end, only Long Chen and Jiang Ming were left. This was the moment that everyone had been waiting for.
Whoever went first basically meant that they were not optimistic about the other.
Everyone looked at Xue Chi. He was Jiang Ming's master. He should let Jiang Ming go first.
But strangely, Xue Chi let Jiang Ming go first.
"Master."
Jiang Ming knew that he was not as good as Long Chen, but as his master, Xue Chi still had to give him face …
"Go. Do your best," Xue Chi said in a low voice.
"Yes."
Jiang Ming also didn't want to be looked down upon. He held his breath, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the Black Jade Dragon Pearl. This ancient holy object filled his heart with reverence. He silently placed an arm on the Black Jade Dragon Pearl, closed his eyes, and waited for time to pass …
Jiang Ming gritted his teeth.
"I can't lose …"
He was holding on bitterly. Long Chen was too scary. He thought that he was a monster, but when Long Chen appeared before him, he realized that there were people in the world who were even more monstrous.
Whoosh …
Time passed quietly.
Everyone held their breath.
Half an hour later, the black dragon pearl suddenly gave birth to the Ancestral Dragon Qi. A large amount of Ancestral Dragon Qi gathered towards Jiang Ming. At this moment, Jiang Ming was wild with joy. He was not prepared at all. He did not expect that everything would happen so quickly. He had attracted the Ancestral Dragon Qi in half an hour. This meant that he had surpassed everyone before.
Of course, before the battle with Long Chen, he was indeed the first on the Hidden Dragon Leaderboard.
A large amount of Ancestral Dragon Qi gathered on his body, condensing into a gray light shield around him. It was an ancient gas. No one knew what it was, but it followed him closely. The Ancestral Dragon Qi would only dissipate when he came down from the Inheritance Dragon Ladder.
Jiang Ming could still succeed under Long Chen's suppression. This was beyond everyone's expectations.
When Jiang Ming came down from above, many people were already laughing at Long Chen. They naturally hoped that Long Chen would not be able to become the heir dragon. If that was the case, he would not be so arrogant anymore.
"Master."
Jiang Ming's eyes were filled with tears as he landed in front of Xue Chi. He had once thought that there was no hope for him in this life, but his performance just now had given him new hope.
"Not bad."
Xue Chi patted his shoulder and asked him to stand beside his senior brother, Yuwen Sha. He then said to Long Chen, "Did you see that? If your performance is on par with his, I have no choice but to choose him as the heir dragon."
"Alright."
Long Chen nodded and looked up at the sky.
Jiang Ming's performance had indeed put a lot of pressure on him. It was finally his turn, and he was also the last candidate.
"Jiang Ming's performance is the best so far. It'll be very difficult for Long Chen to surpass him."
"The black jade dragon bead does not choose the heir dragon based on combat power. He doesn't have much of an advantage."
As they spoke, Long Chen was already approaching the black jade dragon bead. The huge bead grew larger in his eyes. It was simple, ancient, and heavy. Long Chen was filled with awe.
This was the black jade dragon head that even Long Qinglan could not leave a mark on.
Standing on the dragon's mouth, he walked step by step toward the black jade dragon bead. Finally, he stood in front of it. The black jade dragon head made him feel a little confused.
"Let's begin."
Xue Chi reminded him. The people below were already getting impatient.
Long Chen became slightly more clear-headed. He stretched out a hand with great difficulty and gently touched the black jade dragon pearl. When his palm completely covered the slightly cold black jade dragon pearl, there was a sudden buzzing sound. Long Chen felt as if he had been submerged in the sea. His entire body was dizzy from the impact, and it seemed as if he could not even open his eyes.
He was in a very illusory world, surrounded by gray gas. The gray gas formed a rolling torrent that crashed into his body.
"Child."
Suddenly, an inaudible rumble reverberated in Long Chen's ears.
His head felt very heavy.
He could not even breathe.
An inexplicable sadness reverberated in his heart, and he felt like crying. The cries and wails of countless living beings reverberated in his ears. It was billions, trillions, trillions of cries, echoing in Long Chen's ears. His heart could not bear such a huge amount of crying. For a moment, he was overwhelmed, and tears welled up in his eyes.
"I don't want to die."
"Mother, father, save me …"
"My child."
"Big brother … I'm so scared …"
Countless such cries and wails crashed into Long Chen's body like a torrent in a short period of time, knocking him off his feet and splattering blood all over his body.
Rumble.
Towards the end, the countless cries, despair, and wails had turned into a series of rumbles, causing Long Chen to kneel on the ground in incomparable pain. It was as if a giant beast was crushing over his body. He could not see the light of dawn, only a thick gray fog. That was the shadow of death.
Under the gray fog, countless living beings were crying and wailing. Trillions of living beings were trembling under their feet. Long Chen saw an incomparably huge cave. That black vortex was larger than the entire Dragon Sacrificial Continent, and countless living beings were being swallowed by that black vortex. Whether they were screaming or struggling, it was of no use.
Hu hu …
The power of that vortex even affected Long Chen. He was also one of the trillions of living beings, and was being sucked into that vortex and turned into ashes.
Boom.
Long Chen felt as if he was struck by lightning.
At this moment, heaven and earth suddenly became empty.
Heaven and earth were deathly white, and countless sorrowful tunes reverberated between heaven and earth.
It seemed as if someone was speaking in a distant place, getting closer and closer. In the end, Long Chen finally heard clearly what that person was saying.
He said …
"After a hundred years, the Dragon Sacrifice will perish."
After a hundred years, the Dragon Sacrifice will perish.
Boom boom boom.
This sound seemed to explode in Long Chen's ears, deafening him.
"What's going on?"
At this moment, Long Chen became exceptionally clear-headed.
Buzz.
Everything in front of him dissipated. Long Chen opened his eyes wide and saw that hundreds of people were staring at him with wide eyes. Their eyes hid deep shock and admiration …
Even Xue Chi and the others seemed to be in disbelief.
"This is …"
After a while, Long Chen finally realized that he was undergoing the selection for the inheritance of the young dragon.
He could not help but look at himself. On the black jade dragon ball, a large amount of gray gas was gathering towards his body. The Ancestral Dragon aura wrapped around his body was much more than all of them combined. It was dozens of times more than Jiang Ming.
Only now did the Ancestral Dragon aura stop appearing.
Surrounded by the Ancestral Dragon aura, Long Chen looked down in a daze.
"It seems that I only touched the black jade dragon ball for a short while, and I already obtained so much Ancestral Dragon aura …"
Long Chen recalled what had happened.
But another heavy voice was still rumbling in his heart.
He turned around in shock and looked at the black jade dragon ball, repeating the words in disbelief.
"After a hundred years, the Dragon Sacrifice … perish."
These words made his mouth dry up and his body feel uncomfortable.
"The black jade dragon head has been passed down for hundreds of millions of years. Why do I feel like this when I touch the black jade dragon ball? Is it an illusion, or a reminder …"
Long Chen could not help but feel confused.
The most vivid memory was that terrifying black vortex. Trillions of living beings were attracted by that black vortex, turning into dust and disappearing forever.
"How could this be?"
His heart was filled with shock.
Everything was unbelievable.
"If … this is referring to the destruction of the entire Dragon Sacrifice Continent and even the Eternal Sacred Realm in a hundred years, then I …"
Then what could he do?
A hundred years wasn't enough time for anyone to accomplish anything big, nor could it stop anything. Every time Long Chen recalled the countless cries, he felt an unbearable urge to vomit, but …
He could not help but cover his head.
"The black jade dragon head, the Ancestral Dragon's blood essence, the mysterious dragon jade, and my father Long Qinglan. All of this must be related. And the God of Primordial Beginning … What is it all trying to tell me?
"Is this world really going to be destroyed in a hundred years?"
Long Chen's heart trembled. He found that a haze was shrouding the world …
"Ah."
The terrible pressure made his whole body numb.
"I … what should I do?"
He was at a loss. If the black jade dragon head was telling him all this, then what should he do? What could he do in a hundred years?
"Long Chen, come down."
Xue Chi called out from below.
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