As Ling Fan entered, he immediately felt an extremely dense and pure dragon origin aura permeating everywhere. These origins were incredibly rare and beneficial for dragon powerhouses, being the residual energy from the corpses of countless powerful dragons.
Ahead, the dragon prodigies who had entered were wide-eyed with excitement, roaring and scrambling to absorb the energy.
Upon seeing Ling Fan dare to enter, streams of terrifying, hostile gazes shot towards him like blades.
"Azure Cloud Emperor, you truly dare to enter and seek death."
"We admire your courage and acknowledge your strength."
"However, the Dragon Transformation Battle is the most brutal trial for every dragon. Perish if you do not win; there is no retreat. If you do not die, we will. Therefore, we must ask you to die first!"
"Everyone, let's join forces to kill Azure Cloud Emperor first, and then we shall settle our own scores!"
"Agreed."
"Agreed."
Instantly, a call was met with a hundred responses.
Massive dragon bodies filled the space.
The originally vast cave seemed somewhat cramped under the presence of dozens, even hundreds, of colossal dragons stretching for millions of feet.
Ling Fan, with his back to the cave entrance, appeared as tiny as an ant before these colossal dragons.
"Azure Cloud Emperor, give up your resistance. No matter how monstrous you are, how can you contend against our hundreds of Dragon Venerable prodigies? If you accept your fate, we will grant you a dignified end. Otherwise, do not blame us for being ruthless and tearing you apart to feast on. I wonder what the former number one person in the myriad realms tastes like."
A black dragon covered in dark red flame patterns dripped saliva, emitting a chilling laugh.
The other colossal dragons also bared their fangs, their eyes gleaming with ferocity.
Surrounded by dozens, even hundreds, of Dragon Venerable prodigies, even Ling Fan felt an overwhelming pressure.
However, he had anticipated this situation long ago.
If he were afraid, he would not have entered.
"If you want to eat me, you'll have to see if you little dragon whelps have the teeth for it. Don't break your teeth!"
Ling Fan chuckled coldly and took a step forward.
"He's trying to escape! Don't let him succeed!" a dragon prodigy shouted.
As Ling Fan stepped onto it, an ancient stone bridge extended from beneath his feet. With that single step, Ling Fan's figure seemed to teleport to the other end of the bridge, piercing through the encirclement of the dragon prodigies.
"Damn it, what kind of technique is this? It can ignore our blockade!"
"Chase!"
The colossal dragons swung their massive bodies, majestically pursuing Ling Fan.
"Fleeing like this is not a solution. I must find a way to increase my strength and upgrade the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal to a Dao artifact!"
A myriad dragon seal appeared.
While fleeing, Ling Fan frantically used the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal to absorb the residual origins from the corpses of powerful dragons along the way.
As the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal absorbed more and more origins, it glowed with increasing brilliance, radiating terrifying light and pressure like a great sun in the celestial realm.
"Damn it, we can't let him succeed! He wants to upgrade his Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal to a Dao artifact! If he succeeds, it will be our doom!"
The dragon prodigies, not only powerful but also exceptionally intelligent, immediately understood Ling Fan's intentions and pursued him relentlessly.
However, they were ultimately a step too late.
The origins within the Myriad Dragon Mausoleum Palace were too dense and ubiquitous. Moreover, many were from powerful Dragon Venerables of the fourth Dao and above. Ling Fan's Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal was already a quasi-Dao artifact, only a hair's breadth away from becoming a Dao artifact. Now, after absorbing so many Heavenly Venerable origins, it had reached perfection. With a boom, a vast and ethereal aura suddenly erupted from the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal, and a powerful pressure of a Dao artifact permeated the area. If not for the Myriad Dragon Mausoleum Palace isolating all heavenly secrets, it would have immediately triggered a world-shattering heavenly tribulation.
The moment the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal was upgraded to a Dao artifact, Ling Fan, as one with the Ancestral Dragon Seal, also received unimaginable benefits. Heavenly Venerable origins surged within him, and his own world expanded wildly, instantly breaking the limit of ten thousand feet. A grand aura of a Heavenly Venerable was born!
"Reborn into this life, I have finally attained the Heavenly Venerable fruit status once again."
Ling Fan stopped, letting out a sigh of emotion.
Seeing Ling Fan stop, the dragon prodigies immediately surrounded him again.
This time, they were prepared, constantly guarding against Ling Fan using the Bridge of Helplessness to escape. But what they didn't expect was that Ling Fan had no intention of fleeing this time.
Nor did he need to flee.
"Have you resigned yourself to fate, or do you believe that just by ascending to the Heavenly Venerable realm, you can immediately turn the tables and contend against all of us Dragon Venerable prodigies combined?" the powerful black dragon with dark red flame patterns asked with ferocious eyes.
"Dark Fire Dragon Clan? One of the top ten dragon clans in the Heavenly Dragon Realm."
Ling Fan looked at the Dark Fire Dragon. This dragon exuded the powerful aura of a second-Dao Dragon Venerable. Although its realm was the same as Lan Chi's, it was clear that this Dark Fire Dragon's strength far surpassed Lan Chi's, a suppression stemming from its race and bloodline.
"It's good that you know my identity! My Dark Fire Dragon Clan..." the proud prince of the Dark Fire Dragon Clan began.
However, before he could finish his words, an arm struck through the void!
Boom!
This Dark Fire Dragon, stretching for millions of feet with a body harder than divine steel, had its head shattered and its remnants plunged into the darkness of the cave.
Instantly, the Myriad Dragon Mausoleum Palace fell into dead silence. The other dragon prodigies felt a chill spread throughout their bodies. This was because they clearly sensed the unparalleled dominance of that single strike, which had completely severed and annihilated all life force of the Dark Fire Dragon Clan's prince in one blow.
Killed in a single strike!
It was known that the Dark Fire Dragon Clan's prince ranked within the top ten among all dragon prodigies, possessing extraordinary combat power. Even a third-Dao Dragon Venerable might not be able to suppress him, yet he had now died silently at Ling Fan's hands. How could this not shock the dragon prodigies? How could it not instill fear in them?
"He has only just ascended to Heavenly Venerable, how can he possess such immense power? Could the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal truly possess such terrifying and unfathomable might!"
"Unite, unite! Do you want to see a human become the final victor of the Dragon Transformation Battle! Everyone, fight with all your might!" a silver dragon roared.
The other dragon prodigies responded in kind.
Boom!
Hundreds of dragon prodigies attacked Ling Fan together, a sight that was truly shocking and magnificent. Countless sharp dragon claws tore through space, countless hard dragon scales stood as majestic as city walls, and pairs of dragon horns seemed poised to pierce the heavens. The blood-red vertical pupils of the dragon prodigies blazed with madness, intent on putting Ling Fan to death.
Ling Fan sneered, and his body suddenly shot up from the ground, instantly transforming into a colossal dragon stretching for millions of feet.