CHAPTER 121 — The Arrival of the Sovereign Dragon
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1. The Sky Cracks Open
Cloudsky Sect had seen storms.
It had seen calamities.
It had even seen the abyss tear open the heavens.
But it had never—
in its thousands of years—
witnessed a creature whose very existence bent the sky.
A colossal golden rift tore open the western horizon.
KRRRRRRAAAAAAA—SHHHHH!
Wind spiraled outward like cyclones.
Lightning coiled around the clouds.
Space warped.
Disciples staggered, gripping buildings and pillars as reality rippled.
An elder gasped:
"J-Just his arrival… is a natural disaster…"
The massive silhouette within the light stepped forward—
Shoulder plates like mountains.
Scales like forged suns.
Eyes like twin collapsing stars.
A Sovereign Dragon.
A creature spoken of only in myth.
Even the sect master—
broad-shouldered, unyielding, a titan among men—
took a step back.
"This… this is not a true dragon…" he whispered.
"This is something FAR beyond."
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2. Bai Trembles — Recognition Awakens
Beside Lin, Bai's body shimmered between human and draconic form.
His knees buckled.
"Master… th-that roar… I know it."
Lin placed a steadying hand on Bai's shoulder.
"What is it?"
Bai swallowed hard.
"It is a Sovereign-class Ancestral Dragon. A lineage so ancient that only one dragon appears every million years."
Lin's brows lifted.
"And you?"
Bai exhaled shakily.
"I-I… think I am of its bloodline."
The world went silent.
Even Lin paused.
Finally he murmured:
"Explain."
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3. Ancient Dragon Lore — Bai's Lost Lineage
Bai's eyes glowed with instinctive memory.
"When your talent upgraded my egg, Master…
it awakened a lineage that should not exist."
His voice deepened with reverence and fear.
Bai the Dragon explained:
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• Sovereign Dragons were the rulers of all dragonkind
Not kings.
Not emperors.
But origin-gods of dragon species.
Their roar alone could awaken ley lines.
Their wings could spawn storms.
Their blood could birth worlds.
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• Only one Sovereign Dragon was born each era
Because their mere existence drained the universe to nourish them.
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• The last Sovereign Dragon vanished during the Primordial War
Believed to have died fighting abyssal gods.
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• Bai's egg—before Lin upgraded it—contained a 0.001% fragment of Sovereign blood
Dormant. Forgotten. Impossible to activate.
Until Lin touched it.
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• The upgrade purified that bloodline completely
Transforming Bai into something unheard of since the Primordial Era:
A newly awakened Sovereign Dragon.
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Bai bowed his head.
"And the dragon approaching now…
is the previous Sovereign Dragon."
Lin's breath froze.
"You mean—"
Bai nodded.
"The last Sovereign.
My predecessor.
Or possibly… my parent."
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4. The Sovereign Appears — A World-breaking Presence
The golden rift sealed, leaving the Sovereign Dragon suspended high above Cloudsky Sect.
His voice rolled across the continent:
> "WHO AWAKENED MY BLOODLINE?"
The sound shattered mountaintops.
Trees bowed.
Rivers reversed flow.
Birds fell from the sky in worship.
The Cloudsky Sect Master raised a barrier, face white.
"This… is power comparable to the Abyssal Ancestor…"
The Flower Pavilion Sect Master bit her lip.
"But he is not hostile. Not yet."
Lin rose into the sky.
"Stay behind," he said.
Bai blurted, "Master—wait—!"
But Lin didn't stop.
He hovered alone before a creature the size of a mountain range.
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5. The Sovereign's Gaze — Judgement of a Primordial Being
The Sovereign Dragon lowered his head.
His eyes were galaxies.
His breath was molten law.
His presence eclipsed the sun.
He sniffed the air.
Then spoke:
> "YOU. HUMAN.
YOU WIELD A WORLD."
Lin didn't flinch.
"I do."
> "YOU TEMPER IT WITH ABYSSAL POWER."
"I do."
> "YOU DARE TOUCH THE CYCLE OF CREATION."
Lin's grip on his spear tightened.
"I do."
Silence.
The Sovereign Dragon leaned closer.
> "THEN YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAND BEFORE ME."
Every disciple fainted.
Cloudsky Sect Master stumbled back.
"What… what kind of recognition is that?!"
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6. "Step Forward, Child of My Blood."
The Sovereign Dragon's eyes turned to Bai.
For the first time, his killing aura vanished.
And something else appeared.
Sorrow.
Longing.
Old, heavy grief.
> "I felt your awakening…
My heir.
My blood.
My lost one."
Bai's breath hitched.
"You… you acknowledge me?"
The Sovereign lowered his massive head.
> "COME.
LET ME SEE YOU WITH MY OWN EYES."
Bai transformed into full dragon form and floated upward.
The Sovereign extended a single claw—
larger than a city tower—
and touched Bai's forehead lightly.
Golden light poured from the contact.
Lin watched silently as runes transferred into Bai's scales:
Ancestral dragon marrow refinement
World-breaking roar patterns
Sovereign flight laws
Heart of the Primordial Storm
Bai's aura skyrocketed.
Nascent Sovereign → Early Sovereign → Mid Sovereign (equal to Soul Transformation)
Bai collapsed back into human form, shaking.
"Master… I—I have received the Sovereign Legacy…"
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7. The Sovereign Dragon's Warning
The Sovereign turned back to Lin.
His voice grew deeper.
Older.
Filled with dread.
> "HUMAN WORLD-SOVEREIGN.
YOU HAVE ENEMIES GREATER THAN YOU KNOW."
Lin's brows furrowed.
"Abyssal Ancestor?"
The Sovereign's wings extended, blotting out the entire sky over three provinces.
> "NO.
FAR WORSE."
The Sovereign pointed his snout toward the northern heavens.
The sky dimmed.
Stars flickered.
The air turned ice cold.
> "THE TRUE ABYSS IS A COSMIC REALM OF GODS.
THE ANCESTOR IS MERELY THE DOOR."
Lin's heart stilled.
The Sovereign continued:
> "AND YOU HAVE BEEN MARKED.
YOUR WORLD…
will either become salvation—
or the key to their dominion."
Then the Sovereign Dragon's tone changed.
Quieter.
Almost gentle.
> "I have waited eons for my successor.
Now that I have found him…
I will remain until your fate is decided."
Cloudsky Sect trembled in collective shock.
A Sovereign Dragon was offering to stay?
An alliance?
A protector?
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8. A Shadow Over the Horizon
Lin bowed deeply.
"Then let us prepare. Together."
The Sovereign nodded slowly—
But then suddenly jerked his head to the east.
His eyes widened.
> "NO—
SOMETHING APPROACHES—
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE—"
Lin snapped his spear into readiness.
"What is it?"
The Sovereign Dragon growled.
A deep, cosmic rumble.
> "A SECOND ANCIENT.
AND THIS ONE…
SERVES THE TRUE ABYSS."
A massive black tear appeared on the horizon.
A second roar—
darker, hollower, colder than death—
shook the continent.
Cloudsky disciples screamed.
Bai stepped beside Lin.
"Master… that aura…
It's a DRAGON. An ANCIENT DRAGON—corrupted by abyssal power."
Lin's eyes narrowed.
The Sovereign roared:
"WORLD-SOVEREIGN!
MY HEIR!
PREPARE YOURSELVES—
THE FIRST ABYSSAL DRAKE HAS COME!"
A monstrous, void-black dragon lunged through the rift.
Eyes like burning void.
Wings shredded like shadows.
Mouth dripping abyssal corruption.
Lin lifted his spear—
as the world plunged once more into chaos.