Chapter 2033: Chapter 2029: Past Events of the Dragon Realm
"And I’ve come to save you." Tang Zhong looked at the countless dragon-men below as he spoke.
The scene had been chaotic, yet now countless pairs of eyes were on Tang Zhong, each glinting with a certain light.
Tang Zhong found this reaction entirely normal.
For these dragon-men, the Dragon Realm was in crisis, the Blood Demon Realm thriving. They had left their homeland and were living in hardship.
Their greatest desire was to return to the Dragon Realm; nothing else mattered to them.
Feeling the intense stares around him, Tang Zhong continued, "Believe me, soon we will return to the Blood Demon Realm."
His confidence stemmed from the prophecy of the Dragon Realm.
Ling Xing had mentioned that the High Priest of the Dragon Realm prophesied only the Lost Dragon could save the people of the Dragon Realm this time.
Whether or not he was the one in the prophecy, he was determined to become the Lost Dragon mentioned.
Upon hearing this, the dragon-men surrounding him continued to stare, their eyes even more fervent, like flames.
Tang Zhong could feel a sense of hope.
The feeling of high expectations placed upon him.
"Nonsense, it’s all nonsense." Suddenly, a shout echoed out.
The voice belonged to Jing Hong.
He was displeased because he noticed the way other dragon-men’s eyes changed when they looked at Tang Zhong. Despite his diligence and contributions to the dragon-men tribe, no one ever looked at him that way, yet now they were looking at Tang Zhong like that, and it made him very uncomfortable.
Damn it.
"The only thing that can save the Dragon Realm is its former glory, now that the Princess has returned. If we let her lead us, we are sure to return to the Dragon Realm. The Lost Dragon is just a legend."
"If you gamble your life on a legend, you’re just waiting to die."
As Jing Hong’s words echoed, the faces of the people around changed.
The light in their eyes dimmed from before.
Indeed, they couldn’t gamble their lives on a legend.
Tang Zhong didn’t say much; he couldn’t be bothered to argue with Jing Hong. From the way things had gone, it was clear the dragon-men still held Jing Hong in considerable regard; otherwise, one sentence from him wouldn’t have swayed them so easily.
It seemed the decision not to expose Jing Hong was the right one; standing out now could spell doom for himself.
Afterward.
Tang Zhong refrained from speaking further.
But at that moment, the elder from before approached Tang Zhong and said, "Lost Dragon."
"It’s me, Elder," Tang Zhong replied.
"Come with me," the elder smiled.
"Ah?" Tang Zhong was puzzled as to why the elder wanted him to come over. Was there something he wanted to discuss?
He nodded in agreement.
Without saying a word, the elder turned and walked away.
Tang Zhong followed, curious about the elder’s intentions.
Jing Hong watched Tang Zhong and the elder’s interaction with jealousy and murderous intent in his eyes: "Kid, just you wait. I’ll make sure you’re dead."
The elder led Tang Zhong, ultimately arriving at a low house. It was shabby, but carried an air of academia.
On the table, there were many bamboo scrolls, all inscribed with words.
Tang Zhong glanced at them. The characters on the bamboo scrolls were Long Wen, which he had studied before, so he understood a bit.
Unsurprisingly, the writings on the bamboo scrolls were very likely crucial information; otherwise, the elder would not have kept them.
"Take a seat," the elder gestured.
Tang Zhong sat down.
"Do you see the scrolls on the table? You can take a look," the elder said.
"May I?" Tang Zhong confirmed.
"Of course you can. These scrolls record the history of our Dragon Realm, as well as significant decisions. Since you are qualified to lead our tribe, you should understand our Dragon Realm. After all, you are the Lost Dragon, yet you know nothing," the elder said.
Tang Zhong nodded and began to open the scrolls and read.
The elder leaned back on the bed and soon fell asleep.
Tang Zhong diligently read the scrolls, gaining considerable insight from them.
For example, the history of the Dragon Realm.
Three trillion years ago, the Dragon Realm was born. The Ancestral Dragon established the Dragon Realm’s rules and divided it into the Eight Meridians: the Flame Dragon Lineage, Earth Dragon Lineage, Water Dragon Lineage, Blood Dragon Lineage, Purple Dragon Lineage, Wind Dragon Lineage, Thunder Dragon Lineage, and Golden Dragon Lineage.
The Eight Dragon Lineages were the eight races, revitalizing the entire Dragon Realm.
Among them, the Flame Dragon Lineage and Blood Dragon Lineage had the most population.
After the Ancestral Dragon’s death, the Realm Master of the Dragon Realm was selected from the Eight Meridians.
It had been so from generation to generation.
The history seemed uneventful, yet it was incredibly vast.
Tang Zhong focused only on the essential points.
The first anomaly appeared.
It occurred one trillion years ago.
The Divine Dragon High Priest of the Dragon Realm left a prophecy, stating that a great catastrophe would befall the Dragon Realm. Every Divine Dragon High Priest prophesied, using life to predict, and then died because it was through life they foretold.
The subsequent Divine Dragon High Priest would continue to sacrifice longevity to peer into destiny.
Yet few High Priests ever successfully foresaw anything—their attempts yielded nothing, and they perished from prophesizing.
Until one hundred million years ago, a High Priest predicted the Lost Dragon could save the Dragon Realm from its disaster.
At that time, it caused a sensation in the Dragon Realm.
Who was the Lost Dragon? A failure, unworthy in the Dragon Realm, yet such a dragon was claimed to save it from disaster.
But since this prophecy came from the Divine Dragon High Priest, no one refuted it.
Succeeding Divine Dragon High Priests continued to prophesy, hoping to predict the nature of the disaster, if only to anticipate and prevent it, so there would be no need for the Lost Dragon.
But any High Priest who prophesied about the disaster’s nature often met their end.
There wasn’t even the slightest clue.
Millions of years saw countless High Priests perish.
Including those of exceptional power.
Meanwhile, the notion of the Lost Dragon sparked major debate within the Dragon Realm.
The Dragon Realm divided into two factions.
One side was the believers, the other the skeptics.
Believers were the original dragon-men; they trusted their ancestors’ words, that prophecy wouldn’t be made without cause.
Skeptics were the proud dragon-men who refused to believe they needed the Lost Dragon to save them.
Due to these two factions,
a true schism emerged concerning the fate of the Dragon Realm, heralding the real disaster.
Tang Zhong was astounded by what he read.
He never imagined the so-called Blood Demon Realm actually had ties with dragons.
