"Ancient Void Dragon!"
"Zi Yan is actually a Ancient Void Dragon."
"And a princess too!?"
Feng Qing Er almost instinctively felt blood-related killing intent toward Zi Yan.
The Heavenly Phoenix Clan were descendants of the ancient Heavenly Phoenix, while the Ancient Void Dragon Clan had been enemies of the Heavenly Phoenix in ancient times. The two had fought many times.
The Ancient Void Dragon Clan usually lived on dragon islands floating in the void, while the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan spent most of their time near the border between the beast domain and the ancient wilderness. There was no pure territorial or interest dispute between them, so their feud had never reached life-and-death hostility.
(If it had been life-and-death, when Hei Qing appeared in the ancient battle saint ruins, he would have slaughtered the Heaven Demon Phoenix members trying to steal the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit instead of merely punishing them as a lesson.)
The Ancient Void Dragon Clan could now be called the undisputed number-one Magical Beast clan. Although there had been internal division, the situation remained unchanged. Those powerful old experts hadn't died—they had simply gone missing.
At the same level, a Heaven Demon Phoenix would have difficulty even tying with an Ancient Void Dragon.
"Don't mind it!" Feng Qing Er closed her eyes.
Zi Yan possessed a Journal copy and was very close to Xun Er, Cai Ling, Little Fairy Doctor, and others.
If she targeted Zi Yan solely because she was a Ancient Void Dragon, she would only bring misfortune upon herself.
Most importantly, Xiao Ting seemed to value Zi Yan highly, and Zi Yan had become close to him before her.
Treating each other as mere acquaintances was the best approach.
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[Feng Qing Er]: I never thought you were a Ancient Void Dragon.
[Zi Yan]: Are Ancient Void Dragons very powerful? More powerful than your Heaven Demon Phoenix? [Feng Qing Er]: …
[Feng Qing Er]: Do you really not know? Or are you pretending not to know?
[Zi Yan]: Why would I know?
[Feng Qing Er]: Aren't you a student at Jia Nan Academy? And this force is supported by the Lei Clan, so you should know basic information about the Magical Beast world.
[Zi Yan]: Do I look like someone who studies seriously?
[Feng Qing Er]: Should you be proud of not studying hard?!
Feng Qing Er suddenly realized there was no need to worry about or suppress Zi Yan at all.
This girl was just an ignorant fool. Even if she inherited the same Ancient Void Dragon bloodline as the ancient Heavenly Phoenix's ancestors and was a royal member, she wasn't worth worrying about.
But the next moment, Feng Qing Er changed her mind.
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[The Ancient Void Dragon Clan—one of the three great families of the Beast Region—was truly in a class of its own.]
[In ancient times there existed the Ancient Void Dragon, Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, and Ancient Heaven Serpent. Each produced Dou God-level experts. Their bloodlines stood at the absolute pinnacle of the Magical Beast world. Among them, Ancient Void Dragon and Ancient Heavenly Phoenix were incompatible. Although they had few direct conflicts of interest, they fought and devoured each other to grow stronger.]
[Over time—especially after the Battle Qi Continent stopped producing Dou God—the ancient Heavenly Phoenix Clan declined due to various unexpected events. Their bloodline degenerated into the current Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, falling to a level weaker than the Ancient Void Dragon.]
[The Ancient Heaven Serpent disappeared even earlier. Their last Dou God was a descendant of the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python's leader and a descendant of the first-generation Dou God. However, the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python had many descendants, dispersing the bloodline and placing them third, below the Heaven Demon Phoenix.]
[Other Magical Beast bloodlines haven't even reached the third tier. It is extremely rare for individual Magical Beasts to possess bloodlines reaching the third, second, or even first tier.]
[For example, Cai Ling reached the third stage upon transforming into a Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python. She had no obstacles to reaching Dou Venerate and theoretically possessed the potential to become a Saint.]
[After obtaining the Nine-Colored Primordial Stone and transforming into an Nine-Colored Heavenly Heaven Swallowing Python, her bloodline reached the second stage—surpassing most of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and even comparable to impure Ancient Void Dragons.
[After inheriting the Seven-Colored Heavenly Heaven Swallowing Python, transforming into a Nine-Colored Heavenly Heaven Swallowing Python, and becoming a Saint, her bloodline reached the first grade—comparable to the royal bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.]
[Zi Yan is the only daughter of Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. She inherited the purest royal bloodline. Her talent is not inferior to Xun Er, who possesses god-level Dou God bloodline.]
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The women who possessed the Journal copy: !!
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[Zi Yan]: Wow, I'm really this amazing!
[Feng Qing Er]: …
The Ancient Void Dragon was greater than the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. And even the Heavenly Phoenix Clan had its own royalty.
Although Feng Qing Er was a Dou Saint descendant, her status was slightly lower than royalty. Otherwise she wouldn't have been assigned to Feng Li.
In terms of bloodline, there was a huge gap between her and Zi Yan.
…
[Zi Yan]: But I have such a blessed family background and origin—why was my childhood so miserable? [Xun Er]: Actually, my childhood wasn't very good either, you know?
[Xun Er]: My mother died during childbirth and remained a sinner until her death. As the daughter of the ancient clan's patriarch, I had to grow up in the Xiao family. If I hadn't met Brother Xiao Ting, my life would have been meaningless.
[Little Fairy Doctor]: I won't even talk about how miserable I was. You can tell from Xiao Ting's Journal. [Cai Ling]: Me too…
[Zi Yan]: It's all Heavenly Silkworm Potato's fault. If I ever meet that guy, I'll beat him up!
..
At that moment, Xiao Ting continued updating the Journal.
[To be honest, Zi Yan was the true number-one rich and beautiful woman on the continent—but not yet.]
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Women: ?
Zi Yan was more beautiful and richer than Xun Er?
…
[The daughter of the ancient clan's patriarch and the daughter of a late 9-star Dou Saint—Xun Er's background was truly first-class.]
[However, she was clearly not valued in the ancient clan. As a child she was assigned to the declining Xiao family. On the surface she had Dou Emperor guards, but no Dou Ancestor guards. Only after she displayed excellent training talent did the deputy commander lead the Black Submerged Army to bring her back to the clan. Yet when the Lei Clan proposed marriage, the elders still leaned toward a marriage alliance.]
[It was not until her divine bloodline was discovered and the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame in her body fully bloomed that her status within the clan truly rose. Only then was she regarded as the continent's number-one rich and beautiful woman.]
[But Zi Yan's situation was different.]
[The moment she returned to Dragon Island, everyone on the island treated her like royalty—from Dou Venerate to Dou Saint, all highly valued her.]
[The most important point: after Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun escaped, he began to place extreme importance on bloodlines. Upon learning that his negligence had caused Zi Yan's miserable childhood, he immediately became a doting father.]
[When Zi Yan said she hated Hun Tiandi and wanted to beat him up, Zhu Kun immediately took action—completely ignoring the late 9-star Dou Saint.]
[Zhu Kun, as the Old Dragon Emperor, was a late 9-star Dou Saint expert—an ancient dragon with extraordinary combat power.]
[In a one-on-one fight, even Hun Tiandi or Gu Yuan could not match Zhu Kun.]
[After Zhu Kun's return, the ancient experts of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan who had gone searching for him or were in seclusion all returned to Dragon Island. Among them were multiple 8-star Dou Saint and 7-star Dou Saint.]
[The Ancient Void Dragon Clan surpassed other ancient clans in both the number and strength of its powerful members.]
[In terms of foundation and resources, the history of the Ancient Void Dragon was far longer than that of the ancient clans.]
[Overall, Zi Yan was undoubtedly the true number-one rich and beautiful woman on the continent.]
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Women: "…"
Too much information. They needed time to process it all.
…
On the flying boat heading from the inner court to the outer court, Xun Er saw Zi Yan running toward them from afar and smiled gently.
"Hehe… the number-one rich and beautiful woman of the continent has arrived!"
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