As that ancient voice faded.
Immediately, an energy ripple suddenly appeared in the space around the red-glowing Dragon Eyes in the darkness.
Then, an invisible but extremely imposing power burst forth, pressing down fiercely on Xiao Yi and the other two!
This was the guardian of the God's Mausoleum, Zhu Kun, the Old Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon, who had disappeared for tens of thousands of years, a rare Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng on the continent, and an Emperor Realm Soul!
At this moment, although Xiao Yi's Soul Power had already reached the Early Heaven Realm, he was considered a strong individual in this continent!
But when he faced the genuine power of Zhu Kun's Emperor Realm Soul!
He still felt as if his Soul was about to be torn apart!
However, at this moment, facing Zhu Kun's immensely vast and fierce Soul pressure, only Xiao Yi among the three was enduring the pain!
After all, although Xiao Xuan was only a differentiated Soul Origin, he could still be considered to possess Emperor Realm Soul Power; though not as complete as Zhu Kun's Emperor Realm power, he wouldn't be oppressed by it.
And Zi Yan, needless to say, was Zhu Kun's daughter; there was a Bloodline connection between them. The moment Zhu Kun's Soul pressure was released, Zi Yan and Zhu Kun immediately generated a marvelous Soul resonance!
The next second, the blood-red Dragon Eyes, originally full of killing intent, instantly became filled with bewilderment... Then, the endless abyss around them gradually receded, and the surrounding environment finally returned to normal.
However, the next second, a figure flashed past.
Bringing a fierce and terrifying pressure, he rapidly rushed towards Xiao Yi and the other two.
Seeing this, even the mighty Xiao Xuan looked serious.
An immense, earth-shattering Qi instantly burst forth from his body!
In a breath, that figure ignored Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi, instead rushing directly towards Zi Yan, the weakest among the three!
At this moment, Zhu Kun no longer had the oppressive presence of his Void Ancient Dragon form.
Instead, he had transformed into a human.
Zhu Kun wore a dark purple-gold patterned long robe, with patterns on the hem that were identical to Dragon patterns!
His black-purple long hair was casually tied behind his head, with only a few strands falling over his forehead.
Still, it couldn't hide those golden eyes. At this moment, Zhu Kun's eyes no longer held the oppressive intensity they had just before, replaced instead by a look of kindness and gentleness!
Seeing this, Xiao Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly, muttering to himself:
"Is this person the guardian of that Immortal Cave...?"
"Even a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng with an Emperor Realm Soul can only be a guardian. It seems the Ancient Emperor Cave is truly here..."
At this moment, Xiao Yi also kept his eyes fixed on Zhu Kun, who had transformed into human form not far away!
After all, this was one of the few top-tier powerhouses in the current Fighting Qi Continent!
However, at this moment, Zhu Kun didn't pay attention to Xiao Xuan and Xiao Yi on the side; his thoughts and attention were all on Zi Yan.
Zhu Kun stared intently at Zi Yan, and unknowingly, his eyes became a little moist.
"This feeling..."
"It can't be wrong..."
"My... my child..."
When Zhu Kun saw Zi Yan again at this moment, his heart, which had been dormant for many years, began to beat again.
After Zhu Kun spoke, he subconsciously wanted to pull Zi Yan into his arms.
However, Zi Yan was completely bewildered at this moment, quickly pushing Zhu Kun away, and with a flash of her figure, she hid behind Xiao Yi.
She looked at Zhu Kun with great surprise and said:
"Xiao Yi, who is this person...?"
"Why is he so strange? He looks a bit abnormal..."
Although Zi Yan's true form was a super Demonic Beast, an Void Ancient Dragon.
But at the end of the day, Zi Yan's mind was still that of a little girl, so Zhu Kun's extremely strange behavior was completely incomprehensible to Zi Yan, and she even felt a hint of fear.
However, Zhu Kun, on the other hand, flashed past Xiao Yi, reappearing beside Zi Yan, and softly said:
"Child, I am your father..."
However, Zi Yan's eyes were full of doubt, and she softly said:
"Father? I've never had a father..."
"I'm an orphan..."
Hearing Zi Yan's words, a look of sadness appeared on Zhu Kun's face.
Then, Zhu Kun sighed helplessly and stopped speaking.
He just slowly took Zi Yan's hand, and as their palms touched.
An extremely brilliant golden light instantly surged from within their bodies!
Bloodline Resonance!
A powerful yet slightly gentle force caused the surrounding space to hum and tremble!
The next second, the golden light slowly fused at the point where their palms touched, finally disappearing.
"Child... I am your father..."
"And you are my Bloodline of the same Origin, the only child in this world!"
Zhu Kun's tone was full of gentleness, speaking each word clearly.
Xiao Yi was not too surprised to hear this, as it was something he had known all along.
But Xiao Xuan's expression changed after hearing Zhu Kun's words!
"Bloodline of the same Origin... Void Ancient Dragon... Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng..."
At this moment, Xiao Xuan had roughly guessed the true identity of this Ancient Emperor Cave guardian!
It was none other than the Dragon Emperor of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan—Zhu Kun!
As the strongest person of that era a thousand years ago, Xiao Xuan!
Naturally knew what kind of existence the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was. And this Void Ancient Dragon, whose strength had reached Nine-Star Dou Sheng, there was only one such person in the entire continent, and that was Zhu Kun!
However, Zhu Kun was a top-tier powerhouse who had already made a name for himself on the Fighting Qi Continent.
It's just that Zhu Kun had been trapped in this Ancient Emperor Cave for thousands of years, even before Xiao Xuan's rise and fall, he had already been trapped in this Ancient Emperor Cave.
But others might not know, and as the Clan Chief of the Xiao Clan, one of the Ancient Eight Clans, Xiao Xuan naturally knew!
It is rumored that in the era of the Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, the Void Ancient Dragon Clan had many Dou Sheng powerhouses, and at that time, the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was undoubtedly the strongest Demonic Beast clan!
However, after the Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun suddenly disappeared, the Void Ancient Dragon Clan seemed to lose its backbone, and its Three Great Dragon Kings became ambitious, all coveting the position of Dragon Emperor!
This led to the fragmentation of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, with each Great Dragon King ruling independently and fighting among themselves!
At the same time, due to the fragmentation of the clan, the number of Dou Sheng within the Void Ancient Dragon Clan sharply decreased, and no top-tier powerhouses like Zhu Kun, who were high-level Dou Sheng, appeared again!
For a time, the strength of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was greatly diminished, but even so, the Void Ancient Dragon, due to the lack of high-level combat power, was no longer taken seriously by the Ancient Eight Clans... "I thought the legendary Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun had already fallen..."
"I never expected him to be a guardian here!"
Xiao Xuan's expression remained serious at this moment, but his gaze shifted from Zhu Kun and instead looked towards the mysterious Small World that stood alone before them!
Coupled with the 'God's Mausoleum' mentioned by the Semi-Saint-Grade white lizardman just now, the reaction of the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, and the Dragon Emperor, a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng, serving as a guardian... Xiao Xuan was already certain that the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave Abode, which the Ancient Eight Clans had been desperately searching for, must be within this mysterious world before him...