"Do you know about the Dragon's Nine Sons?" The legendary Dragon's Nine Sons are Bixi, Chiwen, Pulao, Bian, Taotie, Gongfu, Yazi, Suanni, and Jiaotu."
"Legends say these beings are the ancestors of earth dragons and the leaders of flying dragons. But they have no way to reproduce."
"But as I developed my Martial Soul and learned more about Spirit Beasts, I kept feeling that something was off about this legendary Dragon's Nine Sons. They don't seem quite like the source of Martial Souls and dragons in today's Douluo world."
"You're very knowledgeable. Do you know anything about the Dragon's Nine Sons?"
After talking for a long time, Chen Ming finally asked the question he had always wanted to ask.
In Douluo Dalu 2, the concept of the Dragon's Nine Sons first appeared. At that time, it was still the traditional version of the Dragon's Nine Sons.
It was said that all kinds of dragons on Douluo Continent, such as flying dragons and sub-dragons, came from the bloodline left behind by the Dragon's Nine Sons.
But later, it was also said that the Dragon's Nine Sons had no ability to reproduce.
By Douluo Dalu 3, the Dragon's Nine Sons had changed and become the Nine Dragon Kings.
Chen Ming had once seen Ge Long, the great general of the Heaven Dou Empire, release his Martial Soul.
The quality of that Yazi Martial Soul was even higher than a normal Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
It was an extremely powerful true dragon Martial Soul.
But because of that, Chen Ming was even more confused about the relationship between the Dragon's Nine Sons and the Nine Dragon Kings.
Hearing Chen Ming's words, Long Na'er paused for a moment, seeming a little surprised.
But after only a short while, she answered his question.
"The legendary Dragon's Nine Sons do exist, but they are different from the Nine Dragon Kings."
"Both truly existed at the same time, but for various reasons, people often mix them up."
"The legendary Nine Dragon Kings were true pure-blooded dragons. They inherited part of the Dragon God's power and are the kings of their respective dragon lineages."
"As for the Dragon's Nine Sons, they are not orthodox dragon clan members."
"They were powerful beings born among sub-dragons. After transforming, their bloodline mutated and reached a level not inferior to true dragons. Then the Dragon God granted them the Dragon God's power."
"On that foundation, they used themselves as the base and transformed toward the dragon clan, becoming unique existences."
"If the Nine Dragon Kings are the kings of their respective branches, then the Dragon's Nine Sons are equivalent to princes of the Dragon clan."
"According to the dragon clans classification, they were both true dragons and sub-dragons."
"They carried traits from other races, but also had extremely strong talent and dragon bloodline. They were seen as beings with special qualities."
"In a certain sense, their power was not much weaker than the Nine Dragon Kings."
"But as unusual species, they had no ability to reproduce. They could not pass down their bloodline."
"They could only divide out some of their origin blood and use it to influence sub-dragons, turning them closer to themselves."
"That is why sub-dragon Spirit Beasts with the bloodline of the Dragon's Nine Sons still exist on Douluo Continent."
"The ancestors of these Spirit Beasts were changed by the blood given to them by the Dragon's Nine Sons. Then, through inheritance, those bloodlines were passed down generation after generation."
"It's just that their bloodline is usually not pure."
"Their existence was a symbol created by the Dragon God to draw in sub-dragons, allowing beings with dragon blood to transform toward the dragon clan."
"It was also something the Dragon God used to erase the traces of the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon…"
At this point, Long Na'er realized she had misspoken.
It seemed she had accidentally said too much.
She quickly tried to cover it up.
"Of course, I'm not too clear about these things. It's only what the elders in my family researched about dragon history."
"Perhaps history wasn't really like this. It's also possible that the Nine Dragon Kings of the dragon clan were the Dragon's Nine Sons, just with different names."
"It's said that one of the Dragon's Nine Sons fell on Douluo Continent. But after hundreds of thousands of years, there probably shouldn't be anything left."
Chen Ming nodded to show he understood, then thanked Long Na'er.
Perhaps because Chen Ming's question had interrupted the mood, Long Na'er chatted for a little while longer before leaving his cave residence and returning to the place where she was temporarily staying in the human world.
After watching Long Na'er leave, Chen Ming sat there for a while.
Then he returned to the place where the two of them had sparred. Taking out a small knife, he dug up the mouthful of blood Long Na'er had spat out, along with the soil beneath it, and carefully placed it into a jade bottle.
After returning to his cultivation room, Chen Ming fell into deep thought.
He summoned his Dragon Spear Martial Soul, feeling its traits and the surging power of his bloodline.
His whole body entered a special state close to deep meditation, but not quite the same.
Ninety percent of his computing power was used for high-speed thinking.
Only ten percent was left to maintain the most basic functions of his body.
Every state and every bit of energy in his body began to be prioritized for thought.
Today's spar with Long Na'er had greatly inspired Chen Ming.
It gave him many materials and ideas.
Especially the special origin power within the Silver Dragon Spear.
That truly gave Chen Ming a deeper understanding of his own elemental power.
The dragon spears of the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings were their companion treasures.
They contained the power of their own laws and bloodlines.
They were naturally born divine weapons.
When he could not directly study the bodies and bloodlines of the Golden and Silver Dragon Kings, studying the power inside the dragon spear was the best choice.
Chen Ming sat for several hours. His brain had already reached its limit. Every bit of computing power kept running deductions.
When he absorbed his fourth Spirit Ring, Chen Ming already possessed 15 units of computing power, equivalent to thirty times that of a normal person's spiritual power. After two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts successively sacrificed themselves to him, granting him two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Rings and two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones—
Especially after receiving the Spirit Ring and head Spirit Bone from the Sacred Magical Devil Ape, a Spirit Beast that was nearly the strongest among all spiritual-type Spirit Beasts—Chen Ming's spiritual power had undergone a tremendous transformation.
His current computing power was 50 units, equivalent to one hundred times that of a normal person. Converted, it had already reached the peak of the Spirit Sea realm, approaching the half-step Spirit Abyss realm.
The reason he had not rushed to prepare for his sixth Spirit Ring was because he could feel that after the two hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts sacrificed themselves to him, he still had some untapped foundation.
As long as he developed this foundation, even without obtaining a new Spirit Ring, he would be able to achieve a massive breakthrough. Only after these breakthroughs would obtaining a Spirit Ring give him a much wider range of choices for both the upper limit and the type of ring.
Originally, Chen Ming had thought he would still need several months to break through to the Spirit Abyss realm. However, with this opportunity, his spiritual power completed a qualitative transformation at this very moment.
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