The game starts with escaping from the famine and flipping the table

When you give a gift, you must have something in mind!

When the Soul Clan Chief offered ten Dragon Pattern Soul Crystals, Su Xiaoya sensed something was amiss.

However, since the Soul Clan has protected the Dragon Clan for generations, Su Xiaoya wouldn't mind lending a hand based on this spirit of contract.

The clan chief smiled and said kindly, "You and my Guardian Dragon Soul Clan have a deep connection. This Soul Nourishing Pill is just a basic one. If you ever need to refine advanced pills, such as the Soul Condensing Pill or the Spirit Sea Pill, you are welcome to return to the clan at any time. The Guardian Dragon Soul Clan is very happy to form a sacred 'Dragon Pact' with you and provide you with soul cultivation resources in the long term."

Su Xiaoya was stunned.

Although she was indeed not of mortal form, but a new body formed from the power of the stars, the power of the stars and the dragon race were still worlds apart, weren't they?

Whether in her previous life or this one, she is not a dragon. How can she form a "dragon pact"?

The Soul Clan Chief seemed oblivious to Su Xiaoya's surprised expression and warmly invited her to the Dragon Soul Altar deep within the Burial Dragon Abyss.

Although Su Xiaoya didn't understand the reason, she still followed behind the Soul Clan Chief.

The altar before us is a circular altar meticulously constructed from ancient bluestone, with a diameter of a hundred meters. The altar surface is like a fine work of art, covered with golden dragon patterns and black soul patterns, which complement each other and shine brightly.

At the center of the altar, a towering stone statue of the Yinglong Ancestor, standing ten zhang tall, resembles a majestic mountain, proudly erecting itself. On the statue's large palms, a floating "Dragon Soul Pearl" is held, like the most brilliant star in the night sky, radiating a breathtaking light. This is the core source of the altar's power.

Yinglong!

Su Xiaoya's eyes flickered; she and Yinglong really did have quite a history.

The Yinglong egg that Jinlong rescued is still incubating in the space, while Longyun Python has successfully transformed into an Yinglong.

However, Yinglong was still looking at the dragon eggs in the jade pool at this moment.

Su Xiaoya was quite speechless; Jinlong really thought he was a dragon.

She and the dragon race are indeed—destined!

Moreover, the system's mission for her to find the Soul Clan is definitely not just about rescuing dragon eggs, mermaid eggs, whale eggs, or anything like that...

Suppressing her thoughts, she looked up at the altar and listened to the clan chief's explanation.

The altar is a sacred place for the Dragon Soul Clan to enhance their soul cultivation strength. The growth of each generation of clansmen is like a seedling growing strong under the protection of the altar, inseparable from its nourishment and blessing.

First, the altar can awaken the Dragon Pattern Soul Imprint.

When a member of the clan turns sixteen, a solemn and sacred "awakening ceremony" is held at the altar. The members kneel devoutly in the center of the altar, while the clan leader uses his powerful soul energy to activate the mysterious dragon soul pearl, releasing the vast dragon energy left behind by the Yinglong ancestor, which flows into the soul sea of ​​the members like a surging torrent.

If a disciple can withstand the fierce impact of this dragon energy, a silver dragon-patterned soul mark will appear on their forehead, resembling a bright moon radiating a cool glow.

At this moment, their soul strength will soar like a rocket, increasing by 50%, and the speed of repairing their soul body will double, just like lightning.

Those exceptionally gifted individuals will have their soul imprints display a dazzling gold color, as if it were a gift from heaven. They will also gain the enviable ability of "dragon energy fire control"—when refining pills, they can use dragon energy to precisely control the temperature as if it were their own arm, and the success rate of pills will be increased by another 30%.

Such offspring are extremely rare, and are regarded as priceless treasures by the clan, entrusted with the important task of "Dragon Soul Guardian," responsible for the daily maintenance of the altar and communication with the dragon clan.

The core technique of the Dragon Soul Clan, "Dragon Qi Soul Nourishing Technique," can only be learned through the magical "Soul Pattern Inheritance" at the altar.

The disciples only need to gently place their palms on the lifelike dragon patterns on the surface of the altar, and the Dragon Soul Pearl will act like a wise mentor, transforming the profound cultivation techniques into golden soul patterns, which, like agile spirits, will be directly engraved in their soul sea.

This method of transmission is like a sudden enlightenment, requiring no rote memorization and ensuring the confidentiality of the techniques, preventing them from spreading outside the clan.

During cultivation, disciples can also use the rich dragon energy of the altar, like a sailboat riding the wind and waves, to accelerate their comprehension of the cultivation technique.

What would take an ordinary tribesman three years to master, can be easily mastered in just six months with the blessing of the altar.

If the Dragon Soul Pearl's original energy is severely depleted, such as when the original dragon soul is less than 10%, it is necessary to activate the "revival mechanism" with the help of dragon blood essence.

It involves dripping pure dragon blood into the bead. The blood resonates with the original dragon soul, increasing the core energy recovery speed tenfold.

After the cataclysmic destruction of the Soul Demon a million years ago, it was thanks to the essence and blood left behind by the Yinglong Ancestor that the Dragon Soul Pearl was able to regain its function within a hundred years.

Even the Golden Dragon's predecessor, before its fall, selflessly offered a drop of its essence blood, causing the dormant period of the pearl to be shortened rapidly like a shooting star, from a long three months to a short ten days.

Under normal circumstances, each generation of the Dragon Soul Clan must offer "soul fire" to the Dragon Soul Orb like a devout believer.

Every month, cultivators at the Soul King realm or above in the clan must infuse their pure soul fire, as fine as silk threads, into the bead's body like a trickle.

This wisp of soul fire not only nourishes the pearl like sweet rain, replenishing its energy, but also acts like agile tentacles, allowing the Dragon Soul Pearl to keenly sense the survival status of the Dragon Soul Clan, thus maintaining the resonance between the "Covenant Imprint" and the soul energy of the clan members.

The infusion of soul fire will not damage the foundation of the Soul Clan cultivators. On the contrary, it will be like a gentle spring breeze and nourishing rain. Due to the feedback from the dragon energy within the pearl, the soul fire of the Soul Clan cultivators will become more condensed, forming a virtuous cycle of "energy symbiosis", which is like a match made in heaven.

For 100,000 years, the gloom, like the shadow of a demon, has shrouded every inch of the land of the Dragon Soul Clan.

The once radiant dragon race, whose scales shimmered and blotted out the sun, has been completely devoured by the fake dragon girl, and not a single dragon pearl can provide even a trace of energy to the Soul Clan.

Only the solitary Dragon Soul Pearl on the altar became the last glimmer of hope for the survival of the Soul Clan.

Even so, the Soul Clan remained as tenacious as warriors, steadfastly guarding the dragon eggs slumbering in the Jade Pool.

In order to nurture this last vestige of the dragon race's bloodline, the warriors of the race exhausted their soul power, and their auras weakened like candle flames in a dying wind.

Not only that, they also had to maintain the formation with great difficulty, like travelers carrying a heavy burden, to conceal the Burial Dragon Abyss.

That's how they escaped the Dragon Girl's persecution.

Unfortunately, misfortune never comes singly.

Unfortunately, the Soul Clan was also beset by the relentless and insidious "Soul-Eating Ants." Beset by internal and external troubles, the entire clan was like a bound lamb, helpless and desperate, with only despair spreading silently like a plague in their eyes.

Even so, they never gave up. Like a lone boat struggling in the dark, they activated a special distress signal, which attracted the attention of the golden dragon like a lighthouse, leading to the rescue of Su Xiaoya and her group.