It was a huge pool of blood, in which was submerged the skeleton of a massive animal, its neck tightly chained.

It has no limbs, only a long spine that coils like a snake, and a single horn that emits a cold light on its triangular head.

The skeleton was black with a faint red glow, radiating a metallic luster like black iron.

"My king, after ten thousand years, the day of your resurrection has finally arrived."

Upon seeing this, Shen Xiong immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the blood pool.

Upon seeing this, his entourage naturally did not dare to be negligent and all knelt down as well.

Only the little girl remained stubbornly standing, refusing to bow her head.

Shen Xiong didn't say anything to this. After respectfully kowtowing three times, he turned around and looked at her coldly.

"Thump..."

Seeing Shen Xiong's eyes almost turning into black holes, the woman who was taking care of the little girl's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.

"What...what exactly are you?!"

The little girl was also terrified, but she clenched her fists tightly to prevent herself from showing her fear.

As for Aunt Wu standing to the side, her eyes widened slightly, and she took two steps back in disbelief.

Shen Xiong paid no attention to the reactions of the crowd, and simply curled his lips and said coldly, "What I am is none of your business. But do you know what this is?"

"have no idea."

The little girl didn't want Shen Xiong to have his way, so she bit her lip and turned her head away.

Actually, she knew.

She has loved reading all kinds of strange tales since she was a child, and she once read them in the palace library when she was young.

Although only a skeleton remains, and its color is quite strange, it should be the legendary mythical beast, the Jiaolong.

It was a kind of beast with extremely strong power; she never expected to be able to see it with her own eyes.

“I can tell from your eyes that you know.”

Shen Xiong didn't care and seemed to be in a good mood. He looked at the dragon skeleton with excitement and said, "Considering that you will soon make a great contribution to my clan, I will let you die knowing why."

Upon hearing this, the little girl's expression changed slightly, but she remained silent. She also wanted to know why this person had brought her here, since she was just a useless person who couldn't cultivate.

"Waaah..."

Upon hearing this, the woman beside her couldn't help but cry softly and stepped forward to hug the little girl again.

Ancient texts say: "The Northern Sea is a Heavenly Pool, where there is a fish called Kun. Kun is so large that its size is unknown, and it transforms into a bird called Peng. The back of Peng is also unknown, its size is unknown."

Shen Xiong ignored the woman and continued, “The Peng begets the Ancestral Dragon, and the Ancestral Dragon begets the Four Symbols: the Vermilion Bird, the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise.”

The people of the dynasty had no way of knowing these things, and the guards, who were originally afraid, couldn't help but prick up their ears to listen.

The little girl and Aunt Wu, too, became focused and listened without saying a word.

"Therefore, the four symbols are actually from the same lineage. The bloodline of the dragon has been passed down since ancient times. A snake with horns on its forehead becomes a jiao, and a jiao with four limbs transforms into a dragon."

After saying that, Shen Xiong turned to look at the blood pool, opened his arms and said, "And my king is the transformation of the dragon that died under the lightning tribulation back then. His strength is such that he can destroy an empire with a mere gesture."

"hiss…"

Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes and gasped.

Even celestial beings wouldn't dare say they could easily destroy an empire, so how terrifying must this dragon's power be?!