Chapter 002: The Ancestral Dragon Ring

  In the room, Yang Tian stared at the ring in front of him. Two dark spots of light were moving on the surface of the ring. These were traces of soul power. If these two traces disappeared, it would mean something had happened to his parents.

  He sat motionless on the rattan chair until the sky began to brighten. Gradually, a glimmer of life returned to Yang Tian's eyes.

  This ring was called the **Ancestral Dragon Ring**, a heirloom passed down through generations of the Yang family's patriarchs. When Yang Tian was sent through the spatial passage, his father had given him the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

  "Father, I am now sixteen years old. Whether I can unlock the Ancestral Dragon Ring and obtain its cultivation techniques will depend on my fate. If I can't..." After a moment of silence, Yang Tian slowly stood up, mustering all the courage in his heart.

  Cultivation techniques in the cultivation world were classified into four tiers: **Human**, **Mystic**, **Star**, and **Heaven**. Yang Tian practiced a high-level Mystic-tier technique called the **Glazed Treasure Flame Art**, a legacy technique passed down through his family.

  Cultivation techniques were of utmost importance on this continent, determining the speed of one's cultivation. Some people spent their entire lives practicing Human-tier techniques. Without special opportunities, they might never advance beyond the **Blood Refinement** stage.

  *Clang!*

  A soft sound echoed as a cold, menacing glint flashed under the desk. A gleaming steel blade appeared in Yang Tian's hand.

  He gripped the blade and slashed it across his arm.

  *Splat, splat.*

  Blood gushed out, and intense pain surged through him. However, Yang Tian's youthful face showed no change. He took a deep breath and shifted his gaze to the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

  At this moment, the hot blood flowed onto the ring and was eerily absorbed by it. The black ring showed no visible change.

  Seeing this, Yang Tian furrowed his brows and muttered, "The Ancestral Dragon Ring requires a bloodline concentration of twenty percent to unlock. Even my father didn't reach twenty percent. I wonder if I can?"

  As blood continued to pour out, Yang Tian's face grew paler. A sense of exhaustion assaulted his mind, and his eyelids began to tremble. Yet, deep in his eyes, there was a terrifying determination.

  "Not enough!"

  He roared inwardly. Yang Tian bit the tip of his tongue to force himself to stay awake. Without a powerful cultivation technique, his path to revenge in the future would be fraught with difficulties.

  He raised the blade again, widening the wound on his arm. Fresh blood gushed out, and the white bone beneath became faintly visible.

  *Splat, splat.*

  Blood splattered everywhere. As time passed, the dragon pattern on the Ancestral Dragon Ring began to emit a faint red glow. As more blood was absorbed, the red glow grew brighter, resembling a blazing furnace.

  Seeing this, Yang Tian's nearly unconscious eyes widened. A smile of joy appeared on his face, but he couldn't withstand the overwhelming exhaustion and collapsed to the ground.

  *Roar!*

  On the Ancestral Dragon Ring, the dragon pattern began to move strangely. Under the baptism of blood, the two dragon figures opened their eyes, their crimson gazes sweeping over Yang Tian.

  At this moment, the two blood-colored dragon bodies slowly shifted. They coiled in the air, their red glow dazzling, like a blazing sun. They then plunged into Yang Tian's head as he lay unconscious.

  *Boom!*

  Suddenly, Yang Tian's ears rang with a deafening roar. His mind became disoriented, and the world around him seemed to shift. He felt as if the heavens and earth had changed.

  After a moment of confusion, Yang Tian realized he was standing in the void! Around him, stars twinkled, emitting a brilliant divine light.

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  "Who... is this?"

  Yang Tian was stunned. In front of him stood a giant, ten thousand feet tall! His body was bronze-colored, and his legs stood like pillars in the void, resembling divine columns. His feet were like massive mountain ranges, towering and majestic. He was unreachable.

  The giant stood with his head reaching the heavens and his feet treading the void. He looked like a deity, eternal and transcendent, exuding an overwhelming pressure. He gazed down at all living beings, his divine presence awe-inspiring.

  The giant's face was shrouded in a radiant light, making it impossible to see his true features. However, the pressure he emitted made it impossible to look directly at him. One could only look up in reverence.

  His body was like an eternal divine furnace, terrifying and awe-inspiring. His eyes contained the rise and fall of suns and moons, the birth and death of galaxies. It was as if a whole world existed within them, a truly horrifying sight.

  The giant seemed to notice Yang Tian's presence. His eyes opened slightly, and his massive body trembled. The heavens above suddenly cracked!

  An aura of supremacy surged, shaking the entire world. His cultivation was unparalleled, reaching the heavens and penetrating the earth. Yang Tian's mind was shaken. This domineering aura continued to spread, causing the surrounding stars to dim, as if even the heavens and earth were mere backdrops!

  *Roar!* The giant suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar. The sound reverberated through the world, as if it had come from beyond the heavens. The roar shattered the sky, and stars exploded. Terrifying winds swept across the heavens, painting a picture of utter destruction.

  The giant’s black hair whipped wildly as his overwhelming blood energy surged like a roaring tsunami. It crashed against the heavens like a boundless sea, splitting the sky and earth apart. Blinding crimson light illuminated the entire space, and under the force of his raging vitality, the surrounding void began to shatter!

  *Boom, boom, boom!* Suddenly, the giant's ten-thousand-foot-tall body moved. He took a step forward, and the blood energy within him surged like an ocean. A terrifying blood energy river hung above his head.

  The surging blood energy continued to erupt, causing countless voids to shatter. The force was like a tidal wave, breaking through the heavens and striking at the nine heavens above.

  "So strong!" Yang Tian's eyes burned with fervor. This was true strength! The giant's blood energy was terrifying, as if it could annihilate the heavens and earth.

  The giant before him seemed ready to battle the world. Yang Tian could also sense an invincible will emanating from the giant's body! This giant must have been an unparalleled hero in his youth!

  "Is he... an ancestor?" Yang Tian's mind was shaken. He found it hard to believe. The giant's power exceeded his imagination. An invincible will like this hadn't appeared in tens of thousands of years!

  If such an invincible hero were to appear now, it would shake the entire continent. For an invincible will to grow, it would require bloodshed across the land, forging an unparalleled dominance!

  *Boom, boom!*

  Suddenly, the giant's brows furrowed. He swung his mountain-like fist, and golden blood energy surged into the heavens. Divine light radiated for thousands of miles, piercing through the heavens and earth. The heavens and earth were shattered by his punch.

  The giant threw a punch, shaking the heavens and earth. It was as if a massive star had fallen, and the starry sky began to collapse. Countless stars exploded, and the sound of metal clashing echoed through the heavens and earth.

  He seemed to be pushing a mountain range, throwing punch after punch into the void ahead. His invincible fist crushed everything in its path. Where his fists struck, chaotic light erupted, and stars were annihilated one after another. He was tearing through the void with his bare hands!

  The giant was terrifyingly powerful. The divine light emanating from him stretched far beyond what Yang Tian could see. In a distant region of the void, a massive fist appeared. It was a terrifying killing move, instantly piercing through an entire star domain!

  "Fight!" Yang Tian's blood boiled as he began to mimic the giant's movements. His fists moved faster and faster, and his thin blood energy surged. Under the guidance of this invincible will, faint sounds of battle began to emerge!

  "Fight, fight, fight!"

  Yang Tian roared like an enraged bull. He furiously attacked the stars ahead, as if trying to shake the heavens. One of the stars seemed to represent the **Dragon Sun Emperor**. Yang Tian, in a frenzied state, wanted to crush the Dragon Sun Emperor with his fists!

  Were the bones of his clansmen buried? Were his parents still alive? Had his elder brother been captured while traveling? Could he personally avenge his family? Countless questions roared in his heart. His fist techniques began to deviate from their original path. Each question struck his heart, and no one could give him answers.

  *Roar!*

  A furious roar suddenly rang out, piercing Yang Tian's mind. His nearly lost consciousness was instantly awakened. He stared wide-eyed at the giant before him, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

  He had almost fallen into demonic possession. The giant exhaled a burst of azure light, which instantly shattered countless voids and entered Yang Tian's head. At the same time, Yang Tian's body dissipated into the void.

  The next day.

  In the room, Yang Tian lay on the bed, his face pale from excessive blood loss. On the bedside table was a bowl of steaming medicinal soup.

  In his dazed state, a strong will forced him to open his eyes.

  His head hurt...

  Yang Tian felt as if his brain was about to explode. Countless memories flashed through his mind. In the depths of his consciousness, rows of golden characters were imprinted. As his gaze shifted, he saw that the depths of his consciousness were filled with densely packed characters of the word **"Fight"**!

  And above these characters, the Ancestral Dragon Ring floated eerily in the center of his consciousness!

  "I... I've actually bonded with the Ancestral Dragon Ring. I've bonded with it."

  "'**Battle Heaven Art**'... What tier is this cultivation technique?"