Chapter 1690: Ten Thousand Dragons Ancestral Blood Rites
Upon hearing Qi Huang say those words, Li Luo paused before curiously asking, "Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rite? Is that an opportunity related to the Dragon Race?"
The words clearly indicated a connection with the Dragon Race, and this was something that piqued Li Luo's interest. He had a deep connection with them and his body flowed with the blood of the Heavenly Dragon race. In a sense, he was a descendent of theirs.
Qi Huang nodded. "The Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rite is the most ancient and largest scale ancestral rite. It uses the blood of ten thousand dragons as an offering, allowing those who participate to temper their bodies. This strengthens their bodies to a monstrous degree. Most importantly, those who are able to cause the Dragon Ancestor's soul to appear will also receive a gift known as the Dragon Ancestor's Sacred Soul Blessing.
"When activated, the blessing greatly increases one's physical strength. In particular, one's body will reach an unfathomable degree of robustness and power, capable of resisting even the attacks of a Heavenly Emperor. More importantly, it can also temper one's body's foundation, increasing the odds that one can break into the Heavenly Emperor Stage. If you wish to break into the Ninth Transcendent Duke Stage, this would definitely be a great boon."
Hearing that this could improve his chances of advancing, Li Luo's breathing became heavy and his eyes burned with excitement. This was a major opportunity.
"The number of times the Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rite has occurred in the long history of the Dragon Race isn't very high. It requires the loss of a Ten Thousand Dragons' blood essence, so it only takes place under extreme circumstances, where the entire race's existence is at stake."
Li Luo nodded. What could be more important than the Origin Reversion War? The Shadow World didn't care if one was a spirit beast or a human—all living beings were to be annihilated by their hordes. Clearly, the Dragon Race had sensed the danger and chosen to conduct the Ten Thousand Dragons' Ancestral Blood Rite to give themselves a better chance at survival.
"When the Divine Continent Federation found out, we attempted to negotiate with the Dragon Race to allow a few of our people to join. We don't need the Dragon Ancestor's Sacred Soul Blessing, but if some of our peak Kings could temper their bodies with the blood offerings, it would boost their strength. This would give us even more confidence in facing off against the Shadow World. Alas, we were immediately rejected," Qi Huang explained helplessly.
The Dragon Race ruled over spirit beasts, so they were naturally arrogant and difficult to deal with.
"We had to ask Heavenly Emperor Jiang to speak with several Heavenly Emperors from the Dragon Race. After providing large amounts of top-tier cultivation resources as compensation, they provided us with three slots for the blood rites. That said, there were several conditions. The most important one is that the people we send must have high-grade dragon resonances. Only then could they have the right to participate and not taint the ceremony."