Over in Azure Dragon Valley, the dragons, including Cang Ji, Cangqiong, and Yikong, couldn't accept this outcome at all!

How could Emperor Cang Cheng possibly be dead like that?

"Impossible!"

"Cang Cheng is already a Pure Dragon Bone, on the same level as your Dragon Emperor!"

"This Black Pool can't possibly kill him!"

"You're just jealous of him, cursing him deliberately!"

The Cyan Dragon Emperor sneered.

"As a proud Dragon Emperor, do I need to be jealous of him?"

"You don't understand this Black Pool at all!"

Gazing down at the dragons filled with curiosity, he snorted coldly, exuding an air of authoritative expertise.

"Who told you that a Dragon Emperor could easily pass through the Black Pool?"

"To be honest with you, even I am not sure I could survive, the Pure Dragon Bone's limit is the White Pool!"

"He's just a Dragon King, not even at the Dragon Emperor Realm yet, how could he possibly survive?"

This...

Could the Black Pool really be that formidable?

Even a Dragon Emperor can't pass through it?

The entire Three Valleys Dragon Race was utterly baffled.

"No, impossible!"

"How could this happen?"

In their desperation, the dragons, including Cang Ji and Yikong, couldn't help but seek aid from the Azure Dragon Empress.

Hoping to hear a denial from her.

"Empress, is this true?"

"The Cyan Dragon Emperor is deceiving us, isn't he?"

"Alas..."

Cang Ling sighed softly: "What he said is indeed the truth..."

"However, I also don't believe Cang Cheng just died like that."

That last sentence was completely ignored by the other dragons present.

The entire Three Valleys Dragon Race erupted into chaos.

Even the Cyan and Golden Dragon Valleys couldn't help but lament along.

"To really die like that, what a shame!"

"Indeed, he truly had the bearing of a Great Emperor..."

"He shouldn't have challenged the Black Pool."

The Cyan Dragon Emperor above listened to their discussions, feeling utterly pleased inside.

Finally, I got a prediction right for once.

Moreover, with Jiang Cheng dead, I won't have to pay.

"Alright, the result is decided."

"I admit Cang Cheng passed the previous trials!"

"But unfortunately, he recklessly overreached himself..."

"Far too ambitious, you should take this as a lesson in the future!"

To salvage his credibility, the Great Emperor couldn't help but say a few more words.

"I had long seen it; he had the fate of a short-lived one, which is why I never favored him from the start."

"Now, it has ultimately been proven..."

Was that really the case?

The dragons below couldn't help but feel convinced.

No wonder he's the Cyan Dragon Emperor, he even foretold this fate?

"Alright, this trial ends here..."

The Great Emperor was about to retract his divine techniques when the Black Pool suddenly changed.

Brother Cheng had been staying inside for so long, pondering that those outside must be worried by now, thinking him dead.

If he appeared now, the shock value should be considerable.

When he appeared again, the entire scene fell deathly silent.

Weren't they saying no dragon could pass this trial?

Weren't they saying he was bound to die?

Looking at the Nine Patterns Cyan Dragon gradually rising into the sky with water droplets, there wasn't the slightest sign of severe injury or death.

They suddenly felt that Emperor Cang Cheng had undergone some indefinable change, as if he had evolved.

Other than an increase in power realm, it seemed his qualities were no longer on the same level as any other dragon.

Though the Primordial Dragon Bone was inside him, the faint mysterious aura it diffused was enough to mesmerize all the dragons present!

It was as though, that was the very center of the Dragon Race.

"Azure Dragon Emperor!"

Cang Ji suddenly roared with all his might.

Immediately, every dragon in Azure Dragon Valley echoed in unison.

"Azure Dragon Emperor!"

Gradually, even many dragons from both Golden and Cyan Dragon Valleys couldn't help but cheer together.

"Azure Dragon Emperor!"

That was a heartfelt surrender.

He passed the Black Pool.

And just moments ago, the Cyan Dragon Emperor himself admitted he couldn't pass it.

So, he was more extraordinary than the Cyan Dragon Emperor.

For such a 'Dragon Emperor,' if anyone was still unsatisfied, they'd be blind.

Though his power wasn't even at the Quasi-Emperor level, from this moment on, in the eyes of all dragons, Jiang Cheng already held equal standing with the former Great Dragon Emperors.

The Cyan Dragon Emperor's eyes almost popped out of his sockets, now truly blue with frustration.

He had every reason to suspect Jiang Cheng did it deliberately.

Wasn't this on purpose to undermine him?

If you're alright, why didn't you come out earlier?

Why stay in the pool for so long?

Causing the great emperor to once again have a 'wrong prediction.'

Mere moments ago, he was confidently declaring Jiang Cheng had a short-lived fate, but now, he was utterly humiliated.

"You... what Dragon Bone is that?"

Looking again at Brother Cheng's Dragon Bone, he found it enveloped in a thick gray mist, impossible to see through.

But with no need to guess, it was certainly superior to a Pure Dragon Bone.

Successfully emerging from the Black Pool, Brother Cheng appeared refreshed, secretly checking his system panel, to find he had gained 1.1 billion in merit.

Honestly, he had to thank the Cyan Dragon Emperor's 'assist.'

Repeatedly declaring him dead, with such a comeback, how could the shock value not be high?

Adding the previous occasions, this Black Pool venture gained him a total of 3 billion in merit.

He now stood a chance of breaking into the Quasi-Emperor stage.

Thankfully, with Dragon Emperors present, along with so many Quasi-Emperors, and with the shock value reaching the peak at the end.

Otherwise, such a large harvest couldn't have been possible.

"Hahaha, actually, I possessed the Primordial Dragon Bone from the start, just afraid of scaring you, so I always showed a Low Tier Dragon Bone."

Brother Cheng sighed deliberately.

"But I didn't expect, the Black Pool to be somewhat dangerous in the end."

"Left with no choice, I had to show it all."

The implication was clear, he didn't want to be so high-profile, but was forced by circumstances into the role of king.

The Cyan Dragon Emperor thought, "I don't believe you at all, do you take me for a fool?"

Was there something peculiar about that pool?

Now, even he was somewhat eager to try going in himself.

"Primordial Dragon Bone, what is that?"

Even in the shadows, Cang Ling couldn't help but be puzzled.

She had never heard of such a Dragon Bone, and it was evidently the first time the Cyan Dragon Emperor had heard of it too.

He could only reply sardonically: "Who knows, maybe just a tad better than Pure Dragon Bone."

The Azure Dragon Empress gleefully pressed the debt for Brother Cheng: "Keke, Xuanming, you should accept your loss!"

"It's not like I lost to you, why are you so happy?"

"After all these years, seeing you suffer for the first time, can't I be happy?"

After Brother Cheng finished the trial, he returned below, once again receiving the worship from everyone.

Cang Ji, Cangqiong, and other high-ranking members of Azure Dragon Valley gazed at him with fervent admiration.

Even the dragons from Golden Dragon Valley cast frequent glances, seemingly wanting to say something.

The only one with mixed feelings might just be Ji Linghan.

This Azure Dragon Emperor successfully passing the trial and surviving was certainly a good thing.

But, it also proved he truly was a member of the Dragon Race!

Moreover, a dragon purer than all others, even the Cyan Dragon Emperor admitted it.

Could it be, he really isn't Sect Leader Jiang?

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