The dragon, with eighty-one scales on its back, embodies the ninety-nine laws of yang.
Its roar echoes like the clanging of brass. Beside its mouth, whiskered tendrils curl; a bright pearl shimmers beneath its chin, and a row of inverted scales are aligned along its throat. Atop its head perches the broad mountain, otherwise known as the ruler's rod, indicative of its ability to distinguish good from evil.
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Upon transforming into the Azure Dragon, Jiang Chen seemed to connect with a certain great Dao, as the power of his Ancestral Dragon bloodline began to stir. Various interpretations and descriptions associated with dragons flickered through his mind.
The world held many understandings of dragons, recognizing them as divine beasts, auspicious creatures, always associated with glory and power.
However, what the creatures understood about dragons was the Dragon Clan, a powerful life form, rather than a Dao or a spirit.
The Dao of the Dragon, the Spirit of the Dragon.
