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--- Chapter 244 ---
Baek Ain stared at Zi Yan. She isn't accepting his offer impulsively.
Her decisiveness comes from her hopelessness.
Yes, this is the best choice.
"Come here." Baek Ain waved his hand.
Zi Yan walked to Baek Ain and stood before him calmly. Her draconic eyes had wariness but also a bit of hope in them.
Baek Ain reached for Zi Yan's head and patted her, "You've suffered, Zi Yan."
"Don't worry."
"Everything will be fine now."
"Do you know why?"
Zi Yan opened her mouth and asked, "I don't know..."
Baek Ain smiled, "Because I am, your Big Brother is here."
Everyone was stunned by his words.
Those who don't know Baek Ain will think he is arrogant.
Those who understand him well know he was confident.
Weirdly, Zi Yan felt the latter. She stared at Baek Ain in amazement and believed he was a man of character.
'As expected, Ain is different.' Yunyun couldn't help but smile.
At the time, Yunyun only knew Baek Ain as a young man in the Magical Beast Forest, but he has grown so much. Right now, she felt like he could support the entire world in his palm.
Su Qian observed Baek Ain and sighed, "What a line..."
"Mr. Lin, please take care of Zi Yan well."
"This girl is worrisome."
Baek Ain glanced at Su Qian and nodded, "I will."
"In fact, I will give her a greeting gift."
Baek Ain pondered on what gift he should give to Zi Yan. She's, after all, a dragon.
The way Magical Beast trains is different from humans.
He could give her some Ancestral Dragon's essence, which he refined into Ancient Behemoth's core. But he quickly denied the silly idea because Zi Yan's body couldn't handle such force.
It's like putting a literal sun in a fragile teacup.
[Host] Alicia suddenly called him.
'Hmm, what's the matter, Alicia?'
[I think you should give her a synthesized essence of Silver Wolf Dragon and Thunderfire Dragonhawk, Host]
[They are both rare Genesis Beasts and possess strong draconic bloodlines]
[Who knows, Zi Yan might be able to achieve a miraculous evolution]
[Of course, you can add your Ashen Behemoth's blood into the mix. You might get an 'interesting' result]
Baek Ain's mouth twitched slightly because Alicia really wanted him to experiment with Zi Yan. Ashen Behemoth's bloodline is dangerous, especially for the Dragon race.
There is no way Baek Ain believed that Ashen Behemoth was only a variant of Divine Behemoth.
However, if Alicia says so, there must be a reason.
'What is the catch? Stop playing around with words.' Baek Ain asked his assistant.
[Hehe, okay] Alicia giggled.
[Host, do you think the relationship between Behemoth Race and Dragon Race is one-sided?]
[If Behemoth Race could devour Dragon Race to become stronger, who said the latter can't do the same?]
Baek Ain's eyes lit up. He never thought of this before.
That's right. Even though the Behemoth Race is a devourer of Dragons, the Dragon Race is still known as one of the strongest apex creatures in many worlds.
It's just a matter of who is more fiercer than others.
[Adding a diluted Ashen Behemoth's bloodline into a pill or essence can stimulate any Dragon race's bloodline. Think of it as a tonic or MSG for your food]
That last metaphor sounds wrong, but okay.
"This..." Several seconds have passed, and Baek Ain still hasn't said anything. Zi Yan felt nervous.
Baek Ain closed his eyes and opened them again.
He sighed, "You're getting a big gift, my little sister."
After saying that, a terrifying beast might explode from Baek Ain's body and form an ashen-colored barrier around him.
It startled Zi Yan, Yunyun, and Su Qian.
Baek Ain brought two broken bone marrows. One is sliced clean, and the other is scorched black.
"What an intense essence..." Yunyun stared at the broken marrow solemnly.
If Yunyun could absorb these bone marrows, she might break through to 8-Star Dou Saint in one go. No, she might even reach the peak of Dou Saint Realm.
'Ain must get them from the Heaven Genesis World.' Yunyun guessed it perfectly.
Su Qian couldn't recognize the broken bone marrows because his realm was too low, but he knew they weren't simple. He could sense 'danger' from them.
However, the most stunned person in the realm is actually Zi Yan.
Zi Yan broke into cold sweats in the presence of these bone marrows. As the last Ancient Void Dragon, she felt proud of her bloodline.
Yet before these bone marrows, she felt unbearably weak.
Ancient Void Dragons could travel through space and dimensions. They also possess 'extremely' powerful physiques, but their greatest weakness is their weak spiritual energy.
If not, there would be no record of them getting enslaved into a mount.
Still, at this very moment, Zi Yan felt none of these advantages.
Her blood plunged into the ice river.
Her body becomes sickly weak.
Above all else, she felt her mental prowess crashing down rapidly.
Zi Yan looked up at Baek Ain. But she could only see a mighty hawk and a silver wolf with draconic traits. Their appearance might not be real dragons, but their presence was.
Baek Ain summoned the Golden Crow's flame, refining the bone marrow into pure essence. A few seconds later, all that was left was a purplish-silver liquid.
Suddenly, thunderclouds covered the sky.
Kacha!
BOOOM!
A lightning bolt hit a mountain nearby, lighting it on fire.
Luo Bingbing and Blood Demon are busy fighting, but this phenomenon stops them.
"A Tribulation..." Blood Demon frowned, staring at the Jia Nan Academy weirdly. "What caused it to appear?"
Luo Bingbing glanced at Jia Nan Academy and thought, 'It seems Husband is successful.'
She smiled, "Too bad. It seems your Hall of Souls has failed."
Blood Demon grimaced, "What do you mean?"
Luo Bingbing brandished her sword, "Hehe, why should I tell you?"
"You scum."
"..." Blood Demon was speechless. Then why did you mention it?
Back at the Jia Nan Academy, Baek Ain bit his finger and dripped a diluted Ashen Behemoth's blood into the purplish-silver liquid, causing it to boil rapidly.
Zi Yan was terrified. The drop of blood is way more terrifying than the purplish-silver liquid.
'Did a Demon God adopt me?' The poor dragon thought to herself.
Baek Ain used synthesis and fused the boiling liquid in his hand.
With that, a purplish-silver light pillar soars to the sky.
BOOOM!
Another thunder strike fell, smiting the light pillar.
ROAR!
Dragon roar echoed in the sky.
Cracks started appearing, creating the scene of the apocalypse.
Baek Ain controlled the cracks and prevented innocent bystanders from dying accidentally.
He stared at Zi Yan, "Well, my little sister..."
"Are you ready for your welcome home gift?"
Zi Yan nervously nodded, "I-I'm ready."
Baek Ain flicked the purplish-silver liquid and made it enter Zi Yan's chest, which glowed with terrifying light.
Zi Yan gritted her teeth and instinctively let out a roar.
ROOOOR!
A massive silhouette appeared behind Zi Yan. It was a slender, dark-purple western dragon with wolf-like limbs and hawk-like wings.
Baek Ain watched this with amusement, "Show them, Zi Yan."
"Show the Hall of Souls what kind of enemy they would face."
"The Avenger of Ancient Void Dragon!"
Zi Yan's aura exploded swiftly, and her cultivation increased many times, which shocked Su Qian beyond belief.
Hearing Baek Ain's words, Zi Yan released all her resentment and roared to the sky.
ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAARRR!
The sky shattered, revealing several dragon shadows.
Baek Ain stared at the dragon shadows, "Not bad."
"I've adopted a good sister."