Chapter 552: Chapter 207: “Are you f*cking here to risk your life?

“What are we waiting for then?”

Chen Qiu followed Ao Tian’s gaze towards the distant sea horizon, “Where is the Dragon Palace? Let’s go to the Dragon Palace to see if we can find the Black Dragon, or if there’s a chance to terminate the inheritance early.”

“The mortality rate has reached ninety-nine percent.”

“There’s no need to let the Black Dragon take the risk then; going earlier might improve his safety just a bit.”

“It’s useless.”

A flicker of despair crossed Ao Tian’s eyes, and he seemed to age instantly, stumbling to sit on a nearby rock, his voice trembling, “The ‘Dragon Palace’ is the Dragon Clan’s treasure, with two states: one fixed in a place, the other wandering high-speed and irregularly at the deep sea.”

“When the Dragon Clan moved out of the ‘Dragon Palace’ tens of thousands of years ago, the Dragon Palace entered into the second state.”

“Only by holding the ‘Dragon Palace Token’ can one establish a connection with the Dragon Palace and find it in the boundless depths of the sea. This token has been passed down personally through generations of Dragon Clan Patriarchs and has always been in the Dragon Clan Treasure Vault.”

“After realizing this just now, my Divine Sense quickly enveloped the entire Dragon Clan Treasure Vault, only to find the ‘Dragon Palace Token’ has already disappeared, meaning Black Dragon really took the Dragon Palace Token to the Dragon Palace.”

“Without the Dragon Palace Token, we can’t find the location of the Dragon Palace.”

“Moreover, the Dragon Clan inheritance cannot be interrupted.”

“Now the only thing that can save him…”

“is to, listen to Heavenly Destiny.”

“If heaven wants him to live, he will live.”

“If heaven does not favor him, he must die in the Dragon Palace.”

Ao Tian didn’t speak anymore and just sat on the stone, his eyes reddening as he stared distantly at the sea, perhaps… the Black Dragon had already died.

Three days was enough time to die back and forth in the Dragon Clan inheritance.

Seeing Ao Tian like this.

Chen Qiu said nothing further, just leaned on the Heavenly Mechanism Umbrella gazing out at the sea, silent, standing still. He wasn’t very good at comforting people, and right now, he didn’t know what to say.

If he said that fortune favors the brave, Black Dragon would surely return, but hearing Ao Tian describe the Dragon Clan inheritance and that ninety-nine percent mortality rate, this comment would seem quite insincere.

But to say “please restrain your grief” seemed a bit like cursing, as so far there hadn’t been any confirmed news about Black Dragon’s death, saying this would be like organizing a premature funeral.

Better to just start the banquet.

All he could do was accompany him, as at such times all words of consolation seemed rather pale and powerless, and this was the first time he had seen Ao Tian so disheartened and shattered.

To be honest.

Ao Tian’s appearance of being so disheartened and shattered because Black Dragon was in danger actually surprised him somewhat; he had thought Ao Tian’s feelings for Black Dragon were merely about the need for Black Dragon to continue the Dragon Clan’s legacy.

Now that Dragon Clan had Fat Long, even if Black Dragon died, it wouldn’t affect the Dragon Clan’s inheritance.

Logically speaking, Ao Tian should not have had much emotional fluctuation.

After all, with so many Dragon Cubs, the death of one wouldn’t matter at all.

But… unexpectedly, it seemed that Ao Tian did have some father-son affection for Black Dragon, which was quite a surprise; he had not expected the Dragon Clan, a race almost indifferent to blood relations, to also have such fatherly feelings.

After all, Ao Tian didn’t spare even Black Dragon’s sister.

After a long time—

Ao Tian, sitting on the rock, suddenly let out a bitter laugh, sighed deeply, and then with a strange gleam in his eyes, looked out at the turbulent waves on the distant sea and said self-mockingly.

“Black Dragon is much braver than I am.”

“When I inherited the position of the Clan Leader, the first thing I did was take the Dragon Palace Token to the deep sea and find the Dragon Palace, truly magnificent, a real treasure of the Dragon Clan.”

“I wandered inside the Dragon Palace for a long time, but I didn’t participate in any of the inheritances, because I was afraid of dying.”

“I knew I bore the responsibility of carrying on the Dragon Clan’s legacy, I knew that if I died the Dragon Clan would be utterly finished, never expecting that the very thing I dared not do, Black Dragon would go and do.”

“Just… a bit foolish.”

“If he decided to sneak into the Dragon Clan Treasure Vault and steal the ‘Dragon Palace Token’ to participate in the Dragon Clan inheritance, why didn’t he steal a few more of the Dragon Clan’s treasures at the same time? That at least could have increased his chances of survival.”

After a long silence, Chen Qiu finally spoke softly, “He might have wanted to prove himself. A son will always want to prove himself in front of his father, especially when he feels he has lost his self-worth.”

“You’ve been paying much less attention to Black Dragon lately.”

“His value was great before, the continuation of the Dragon Clan depended on him, and although it was exhausting every day, at least he felt his life had value, but now the Dragon Clan’s inheritance doesn’t need him, nor does it need his combat strength as a Nascent Soul young dragon.”

“He has already lost his sense of self-worth.”

“A person cannot feel like they are worthless, or they’re not far from bringing about their own destruction.”

“What value does he need!” Ao Tian suddenly stood up in a rage, roaring, “What on earth does he need in terms of value!”

“The situation for the Dragon Clan is greatly favorable, a revival is just around the corner!”

“In just one more year, the Dragon Clan will have nearly a hundred mature, mighty dragons with Divinity Transformation Cultivation!”

“As the Dragon Clan Patriarch, and him as my only son, the Crown Prince of the Dragon Clan, he could enjoy unlimited glory and wealth without doing anything, becoming one of the most powerful beings in the Xuantian Continent!”

“What on earth does he need in terms of value!”

Chen Qiu didn’t respond, merely turning his head to look at the distant sea horizon and muttered softly, “Everyone has their own path to walk, I can understand it.”

“Just…”

“I hope Black Dragon can come back safely.”

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