The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Is the bloodline of the alligator dragon so rare?"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Xiu captured Long You's nearly annihilated soul in his hand.

Faced with Long You, who was now completely unprepared, he only needed to use a simple memory-gazing technique to know the man's background.

"As expected, everything you've done has been driven by greed..."

Chu Xiu glanced at the Jackal Dragon Demon General below the stage, who was still unable to lift his head because of the pressure of his true dragon aura.

In Longyou's memory, his covetousness and conflict with Tuolong, the eldest brother of the main family, were all instigated by the jackal dragon.

"Hmm... I didn't expect that you actually helped Xiaoyu... saved her life."

Chu Xiu looked at the memory fragments that flashed through his mind, the scene of Long You rescuing the infant Xiao Yu from the magic of the alligator dragon.

Although Longyou was only disgusted by the Tuolong's bullying of the weak, in the end, Xiaoyu's survival was thanks to him.

"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you."

Chu Xiu waved his sleeve to remove the oppressive force that had been pressing down on Long You's soul, allowing his consciousness to gradually awaken.

The moment Long You's soul saw Chu Xiu so close at hand, it trembled with fear.

Tuolong… his elder brother truly possesses the bloodline of a real dragon! It's not a fabrication!

At this moment, Long You already regretted what he had done not long ago. He knew very well that there was only one fate for a dragon descendant who disregarded the majesty of a true dragon—annihilation of both body and soul!

But to Long You's surprise, the alligator dragon in front of him began to heal the injuries to his soul.

“You…” Long You looked puzzled.

Chu Xiu said calmly:

“I know that the conflict between you and me is mostly due to the instigation of the jackal dragon, and I don’t blame you.”

"Today, I will let you go because we share the same origin."

"I hope that after today, you will not repeat the same mistake."

"General...Brother..." Long You was still somewhat bewildered upon hearing Chu Xiu's words.

Chu Xiu continued, "The alligator bloodline within me has already evolved, and the purity of the alligator true blood in you is indeed higher than mine."

"His talent is quite good; he is certainly qualified to inherit the name of our common ancestor—the Alligator Dragon."

Long You's eyes lit up.

Indeed, now that the Alligator Dragon has awakened the bloodline of the True Dragon, His Majesty the Demon Emperor will surely establish a separate lineage for him, and the name Alligator Dragon will naturally be replaced by a more prestigious title.

At that time, if his elder brother, the head of the main family, was willing, the title of Tuolong and the ancestral blessings would fall on his side.

"Are you really willing to let me go?" Long You asked excitedly.

Chu Xiu nodded: "I am not your enemy, but... family."

"family……"

The confusion in Long You's eyes gradually turned into determination. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed three times to Chu Xiu.

"Thank you for sparing my life, brother. I will live up to your trust and revitalize my Tuolong clan!"

"Very well, get up."

Chu Xiu waved his hand, dispelling the pressure of the true dragon that had been covering all the dragon descendants, and helped up the cheap and simple "little brother" in front of him.

"The physical body you have lost is the lesson for your recklessness and being instigated by others!"

Long You nodded emphatically, looking resentfully at the jackal below the stage: "I understand!"

Below the stage, the jackal dragon, who had utterly humiliated the demon commander in front of the younger generation, also cast a murderous glare at him.

Chu Xiu didn't take it to heart. He looked at Li Long, who had already stood up and tidied his appearance, and said with a smile, "Brother Li Long, shall we continue?"

Li Long laughed heartily, "Continue, continue! The conference continues!"

"Now, I invite you all to proceed to the Blood Pool at the back of the mountain to begin the Meridian Ascension Ceremony!"

The Blood Pool of Ascension is located on the back of Gathering Spirit Mountain.

The blood pool is located within a spacious, ancient palace that shimmers with strange array-like light.

In the very center of the palace was a gigantic pool of blood, hundreds of feet long and wide.

Chu Xiu, who had just entered the hall with the others, sensed the extremely strong bloodline power emanating from the blood pool from a great distance.

The Lilong Demon General arrived at the foot of the Blood Pool Platform. "You may step directly into the depths of the Blood Pool. You will then receive guidance from the depths of your bloodline, which will help you find the most suitable place to cultivate and awaken your bloodline."

Chu Xiu looked at Long You, whose physical body had been destroyed by him, leaving only his soul.

Long You smiled slightly: "Brother, there's no need to worry. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. I, Long You, am not a brainless person either. The body I had before was just an external avatar that I cultivated."

After he finished speaking, a figure appeared beside Long You's soul body and merged with his soul.

Long You grinned: "This is my true form."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow. It seemed that his younger brother wasn't so innocent after all.

"Excellent." Chu Xiu patted Long You on the shoulder. "I hope you can awaken your true ancestral bloodline this time and inherit the great lineage of my Crocodile Dragon!"

"After you emerge from seclusion, I will report to the Demon Emperor and transfer the name of the Crocodile Dragon to you! I will also elevate your branch of the family to the main lineage!"

"Thank you, brother!"

"Alright everyone," Li Long said at the opportune moment, "it's time to enter the blood pool and begin the awakening ritual."

Chu Xiu and Long You exchanged a glance, then each transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the blood pool.

Upon entering the blood pool, a guiding voice from the depths of the universe quietly resounded in Chu Xiu's heart:

"Yinglong True Blood, move to Yinglong Palace to receive bloodline awakening."

Before Chu Xiu could react, a golden light flashed and teleported him to a magnificent palace.

A rich aura of blood and true dragon energy wafted in, and Chu Xiu followed the source of the energy into the main hall.

Then, in the very center of the main hall, a skeleton of an Yinglong, only a hundred feet tall, was visible. This skeleton was incomplete, lacking its hardest part: the skull.

Directly in front of it is a pool of blood filled with the aura of Yinglong.

Chu Xiu's eyes showed amazement.

Unexpectedly, the Yuling Sect possessed such profound resources that it even had the skeleton of an adult Yinglong, and had gathered its essence and blood in a blood pool, waiting for future generations to use it.

Without hesitation, Chu Xiu went straight to the blood pool, took off all his clothes, and was about to step into the blood pool when a cold voice rang out beside him.

"You intend to just enter and absorb the power of my bloodline?"

Chu Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly fled from the blood pool with lightning speed.

Looking up, he saw a woman in palace attire, her figure like a phantom, sitting gracefully on the edge of the blood pool, looking at him with curiosity.

"For nearly ten thousand years, no one of my clan's younger generation has come here to receive the legacy I left behind..."

The woman in palace attire slightly curved her lips: "I never expected... that the person who came today is not a junior from my clan, but a human with the bloodline of an ancient god..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu immediately felt as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

He never expected that one of his biggest secrets would be seen through by this woman in palace attire in just a few breaths after their brief encounter!

Chu Xiu took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and asked, "Senior, are you the owner of this Yinglong skeleton and this jar of Yinglong true blood?"

The woman in palace attire smiled slightly: "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

Chu Xiu said, "If I am not mistaken, if you are the master of this place, then I am the only person in the past ten thousand years who can receive your inheritance."

Although I am a human, I am also a human with the power of Yinglong bloodline, and therefore not an alien race to you, senior.

"Since you are still here, does this mean that even if a junior from your clan came here ten thousand years ago, they still failed to satisfy you and obtain the legacy you left behind..."

The woman in palace attire raised an eyebrow and said, "You human boy, you're quite clever."

"What you say is indeed true, but you are merely a human who, by chance, obtained the power of my Yinglong lineage's bloodline because of the bloodline of an ancient god,"

"What makes you think that I would be willing to accept you and receive my inheritance?"

Chu Xiu reached out and gently ran his hand across his face, revealing the Yinglong Nuo mask.

The moment the woman in palace attire saw Yinglong Nuo's face, her expression darkened: "She actually gave you my skull without my consent!"

"Give me back my skull!"

Chu Xiu waved his hand helplessly: "Too late, senior. Your skull has already become one with me."