Today’s banquet was to celebrate the birth of a new member of the Dragon Race. When everyone was present, the Great Elder didn’t say much and simply said a few words before everyone raised their glasses and drank.
The wine was Dragon Wine, a specialty of Dragon Island. It was personally brewed by the Great Elder and had been stored for three thousand years. The fragrance of the wine was rich, and even the Great Elder himself couldn’t bear to drink too much of it. Today, however, several dozen jugs of it had been placed on the table, showing everyone’s unwillingness to leave until they were drunk.
The food and spirit fruits placed on the table weren’t ordinary things. Everything on Dragon Island was an existence that could make the eyes of the world go red. Even an Emperor Realm cultivator would benefit greatly from eating them. If an outsider were to see this scene, they would definitely feel distressed. These things were all rare and precious treasures, but today, they had been eaten by a group of dragons. Anyone who saw this scene would surely curse out loud.
The atmosphere was quite lively as they exchanged toasts. Fu Zhun wore a smile on her face as she drank a few more cups of wine, her white face blushing red. Making Yang Kai amazed seeing it.
He had never imagined that this woman would have such a side to her.
A few Dragon Ladies came down together and began dancing, causing the entire Azure Wood Island to roar.
Yang Xiao sat up there, seemingly a little bored. Children were always lively, and although the atmosphere in front of him was quite lively, it wasn’t something he could participate in. Naturally, he felt a little bored and secretly poured a glass of wine from Zhu Yan, wanting to taste it. However, Fu Zhun stole his attention and whispered a few words into his ear, causing Yang Xiao to become somewhat depressed.
Seeing this, Fu Zhun’s heart ached as she hugged him and whispered to him, finally allowing him to recover.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the show began.
Just as Zhu Qing had said before, since it was Yang Xiao’s birthday banquet, as elders, they naturally had to give him some gifts.
Obviously, Yang Xiao was also looking forward to it. After obtaining the Great Elder’s permission, he immediately jumped down and cupped his fists in front of Yang Kai, smiling as he said, “This child greets Foster Father, may I ask what kind of gift Foster Father has prepared for this child today?”
These words caused all the dragons to laugh.
Zhu Yan even laughed and scolded, “Little brat, you’re shameless, how could you ask someone for something like this?”
Yang Xiao, on the other hand, argued back, “It’s only natural for a son to ask for something from his father, so what does it matter? If foster father had something good, how could I not have it?”
Yang Kai reached out and pointed at him, smiling, “I don’t have any generous gifts, but I do have a few bottles of pills. Do you want some?”
Yang Xiao rolled his eyes and said, “That depends on what kind of pill it is. If the pill Father gave me is unsatisfactory, I won’t agree.”
“Take a look at this pill,” Yang Kai said as he tossed out a Space Ring.
Although he had many good things in his possession, the Dragon Blood Pills were undoubtedly the most useful to Yang Xiao at the moment. Yang Xiao had just been born not long ago, and it was time for him to quickly improve his bloodline, so he and Zhu Qing each prepared a few bottles of Dragon Blood Pills, enough to last Yang Xiao a long time.
Yang Xiao took the Space Ring and took out a jade bottle, opening it in front of Yang Kai without any hesitation. Immediately, a faint fragrance filled the air as he took a look and happily said, “Thank you, Foster Father!”
Originally, he wanted to put the Space Ring on his hand, but his fingers were too small and couldn’t fit it, so he could only stuff it into his bosom before turning to Zhu Qing and bowing, “Greetings, foster mother.”
As soon as these words left his mouth, many Dragon Race masters wore strange expressions. Yang Xiao calling Yang Kai his foster father wasn’t a big deal, after all, Yang Kai wasn’t a Dragon Race cultivator, but Zhu Qing was a Dragon Race cultivator. In terms of seniority, she was one generation lower than the Great Elder and Second Elder, the same generation as Yang Xiao.
Now, the title of foster mother had allowed her to rise a generation, allowing her to stand on equal footing with the Great Elder and Second Elder.
This relationship… was really messy.
No one paid much attention to these minor details.
After a while, Yang Xiao also obtained some Dragon Blood Pills from Zhu Qing and happily accepted them.
Next, Little Fatty went to greet the various Dragon Race seniors and brothers and sisters, each of whom had prepared a great gift in advance. For a time, Little Fatty received so many gifts that his hands went weak and his mouth almost split open.
After all, he is the children of the Great Elder and Second Elder, so how could the gifts given by the Dragon Race be too bad? All of them were precious treasures, if the gifts were too light, they wouldn’t be able to show it.
Even Qiong Qi did not miss this. Old Qiong was drinking the Dragon Wine when Yang Xiao suddenly jumped in front of him and could only take out a bead to give to Yang Xiao.
It was an Emperor Extinction Pill, and judging from the aura emanating from it, it should be an Emperor Extinction Pill condensed by Old Qiong himself. In other words, it contained Qiong Qi’s full strength attack.
To Yang Xiao, who was still weak, this was no less than a life-saving talisman. Yang Kai couldn’t be certain of Qiong Qi’s ability, but he was certain it wasn’t much worse than a Ninth-Order Giant Dragon.
This gift could be considered a heavy gift, probably because of Yang Kai.
As Yang Xiao walked around the stage, he suddenly obtained a harvest that made ninety-nine percent of the world’s people jealous. It had to be said that one’s background was really good.
After receiving the gifts, it was time for the main event.
Today, not only was it to celebrate the birth of a new member of the Dragon Race, but it was also to test the attributes of this new member.
The Dragon Race had all kinds of strange attributes, but it was undeniable that no matter what attribute a Dragon Race possessed, when they reached their limit, they would have a massive amount of energy. Most Great Dragons were among the Five Elements, such as Zhu Qing’s Red Dragon Body, and some of them were beyond the Five Elements, such as Thunder Dragons and Green Dragons.
The place quickly cleared up, and Zhu Yan took out an object from his Space Ring and placed it on the ground. Yang Kai looked at it and found that it was actually a small altar, but there were many dragon-shaped patterns surrounding it. These patterns were colorful and extremely strange.
After quietly asking Zhu Qing about it, he learned that this was a Divine Artifact used to test the attributes of the new Dragon Race. It was also a treasure passed down from generation to generation of the Dragon Race. It was so old that even the Great Elder couldn’t explain its origins, but every newly born Dragon Race had to go through this experience. Only by determining its attributes could they develop in that direction in the future.
A group of Dragon Race cultivators gathered around, preparing to conduct a test ceremony, so Yang Kai and Qiong Qi were naturally excluded.
Today, Mo Xiaoqi did not come, perhaps because she was too embarrassed to see Yang Kai again.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Yang Xiao climbed up the small altar step by step under Zhu Yan’s instructions and sat down cross-legged, his eyes closed and had a dignified air.
The dragon’s voice rang out as each Dragon Race member’s expression became solemn as they activated their Dragon Race’s Origin to perform a Secret Technique.
A series of dragon auras surged towards the altar.
The altar soon began to glow, and the dragon pattern around it also seemed to come to life, each one releasing a different color.
The dragon’s voice suddenly became loud and deep, causing the world to tremble and the waves around Azure Wood Island to rise and fall.
The light on the altar became brighter, and the colorful lights became more beautiful. At one point, the lights suddenly separated and transformed into different colored light orbs that circled around Yang Xiao.
Many Dragon Race cultivators stared at Yang Xiao with wide eyes.
Yang Kai was also watching, feeling that the ceremony had reached a critical juncture.
With a whoosh, a red ball of light collapsed. Yang Kai raised his brow, secretly thinking that this meant Yang Xiao didn’t have the Fire Dragon’s Source in his body.
In the first place, this little guy was the son of the Great Elder and Second Elder. Although it was possible for him to give birth to an Origin Source of another attribute, the possibility of inheriting one was still very high. Moreover, when he was just born, he was a little white dragon, so logically speaking, he should be an ice dragon.
* Xiu… * A blue ball of light also collapsed.
* Xiu xiu xiu xiu xiu… *
One light sphere after another shattered, and after a short while, only two light spheres remained around Yang Xiao, one azure and one white. Of these two light spheres, one gave off a wood attribute aura and the other an ice attribute aura.
This was something he had inherited.
* Xiu… * The green ball of light shattered.
Seeing this, Zhu Yan bared his teeth, obviously feeling somewhat regretful that Yang Xiao had failed to inherit his Origin, but Fu Zhun’s expression brightened as a smile blossomed on her face.
However, this smile quickly turned into shock.
This was because the white ball of light actually shattered along with the green ball of light.
As the altar dimmed, Yang Xiao no longer had a ball of light beside him.
The voices of the Dragon Race suddenly stopped as they stared at the scene in front of them in shock.
Zhu Yan’s body trembled slightly, causing Fu Zhun’s face to pale as she couldn’t believe her eyes.
“What’s going on?” Yang Kai’s eyes widened in confusion. Although he didn’t quite understand what was happening, he could tell that something was wrong.
Qiong Qi rubbed his chin and said, “This doesn’t make sense…”
“What’s wrong?” Yang Kai turned to look at him.
Qiong Qi said, “The disappearance of all the light spheres means that the Dragon Race’s Origin in his body is incompatible with all the attributes contained in the altar, or perhaps he doesn’t have any Dragon Race Origin in his body.”
Yang Kai stared at him, “Without the Dragon Race’s Origin, how is that possible?”
This was obviously impossible. If he didn’t have the Dragon Race’s Origin, how could Yang Xiao have such a pure Dragon Breath? How could he have taken the form of a little white dragon when he was just born? Only by possessing the Dragon Race’s Origin could he transform into a giant dragon.
Qiong Qi shrugged, “That’s why this old master says it’s unreasonable.”
He had seen the little white dragon with his own eyes, but how could he explain this scene?
The surrounding silence clearly made Yang Xiao feel the same way. Opening his eyes to look at Fu Zhun, Yang Xiao asked expectantly, “Mother, what is this child’s attribute?”
Fu Zhun opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, tears began streaming down her face.
How could her child’s life be so bitter? He had almost died when he was still in the egg, and now that he had finally hatched, how could he not pass the Dragon Race’s Ritual Test?
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