Each gemstone was full of vitality, with colorful halos swirling rapidly around it, dazzlingly beautiful, as if it had gathered the purest energy from nature.

Countless veins extend outwards from the gemstone, the immense energy visible to the naked eye. The ethereal particles of light are so dense that they give one a fleeting sense of traversing time and space, and one can easily become immersed in this vast energy if one is not careful.

Quan Ji looked up at Lankodos with a puzzled expression.

The other person's eyes were filled with anger.

He said, "These are the hearts of dragons that were formed when the great dragons of ancient times fell. They are the source of the dragons' energy. Aren't they beautiful?"

"beautiful."

Kwon Ji didn't hide her praise, but her naturally cool tone still sounded perfunctory.

Lancodos gave Quan Ji a look that said, "You don't understand beauty at all," and said, "The great dragon race foresaw the extinction of dragons. To prevent this from happening, they made a preparation before their own deaths, ensuring that every dragon heart nurtured a dragon soul."

"With the Dragon Soul combined with the immense energy of the Dragon Heart, creating a dragon would be a piece of cake."

"So, if you want my dragon body, you have to extract these five dragon souls for me so that my dragon race can continue to exist and reproduce."

Quan Ji was silent for a moment, seemingly thinking about something, then looked up at Lankodos: "Where are these five dragon hearts located?"

Rankodos casually remarked, "The arrogant Rankodos doesn't know."

Quan Ji: "Then how do I find it?"

Rankodos: "I don't care, you have to promise me, or I'll self-destruct and make sure you never get me!"

Quan Ji: "..."

You call yourself Arrogant Ranchodos?

Why don't you change your name to Arrogant Rankodos!

She sighed and said helplessly, "Aren't you afraid that after I get your body, I won't help you?"

Lankodos was now confident. "Impossible. My dragon race has always valued integrity above all else, and you... the supreme being of the mortal realm, Quan Ji, your soul will only make you more arrogant than the proud Lankodos. You will not break your promise."

When it uttered those words, it was with absolute certainty. Its pair of brilliant golden vertical pupils were filled with confidence, and it even couldn't help but unleash a burst of scorching dragon flame.

Quan Ji smiled and said, "Alright, I agree."

"If the world were without the dragon race, it would indeed be much more boring. I will not allow this race to leave only historical traces in the future."

"A hundred schools of thought contend, a hundred ethnic groups resonate—this is the splendor this world should have."

Lancodos let out a huge laugh, bringing the space back to reality, and ordered Quan Ji to cut off his proud head.

"I am the proud Rankodos! My dragon soul shakes the heavens, my dominance is indestructible!"

On November 7th, 510th year of the Imperial Calendar, the Holy Princess Quan Ji severed the head of the "Ultimate Dragon" Lankodos with a single sword strike, and the dragon's body was taken in by the Holy Empire.

On that day, all the beasts wept, and all the birds prostrated themselves.

...

Back to the present.

At the entrance of Azure Academy.

Quan Chengying was confused by the legend of the "Heart of the Dragon" that Quan Ji told him.

Quan Ji didn't offer him any further explanation.

After all, in her previous life, it took her a full year and a half to collect three dragon hearts.

She broke her promise.