Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Chapter 559: Chapter 208: “In Fact, I Won the Bet!”_4

This habit of speaking…

“Black… Black Dragon?”

Ao Tian suddenly became emotional, gripping the shoulders of the young man before him with extreme force, as if holding onto a dream that could disperse at any moment.

Overwhelmed with joy and shedding old tears that coursed down his face, his voice trembled uncontrollably, “You really are Black Dragon, you’ve passed the Dragon Clan inheritance, you’ve truly broken through to Divinity Transformation!”

“I am not Black Dragon!”

The young man, with red-rimmed and tearful eyes, knelt on the ground, looking at the dried fish in his embrace. He was quite saddened and angry as he shoved Ao Tian away, “You’ve always been like this, never caring about my feelings, you only care about your so-called Dragon Clan inheritance!”

“Actually, you’re just using the excuse of caring about the Dragon Clan inheritance to cover up your true nature of being afraid of death!”

“The seniors all told me, only the most cowardly Red Dragon would choose the ‘Hundred Phoenix Nest,’ a Divine Domain with no combat power, only the ability to quickly recover from injuries.”

“To kill even the only friend of your son, what kind of father are you!”

Ao Tian was slightly stunned, then hurriedly picked up a piece of dried fish from the ground, stuffed it into his mouth, and while chewing frantically, he explained somewhat urgently, “No, these dried fish are not from the ‘Red Fish Group’ in the west, they’re dried fish I bought from Xuantian Continent, dyed red.”

“I thought you were dead.”

“I wanted to deceive you, to make you think that you could also find your own friends down there.”

“I know you often go to the west to play with that group of Red Fish Group, how could I possibly harm them!”

“Really?”

Black Dragon hesitantly stuffed a piece of dried fish into his mouth, and after chewing for a while, he wiped away his tears and laughed, “It’s true, the Red Fish don’t taste like this, Father, you didn’t lie to me.”

“Black Dragon.”

“Father.”

“Black Dragon!!”

“Father!!”

…

“…”

Silent for a long time after putting on black clothes and preparing to offer incense, Chen Qiu expressionlessly tossed the incense aside and turned to walk towards the beach, sighing quietly.

What a joke.

He had finally attended someone else’s funeral for the first time, and it had ended in failure.

Fat Long looked down at the three incense sticks in his hand that hadn’t been lit yet and then at the father and son who were tearfully embracing each other not far away. He pursed his lips, likewise discarded the incense, and hurried towards Chen Qiu.

“Brother Qiu, Black Dragon has actually come back to life, wasn’t there a 99% mortality rate?”

“Hmm.”

Strolling casually along Heavenly Beach, Chen Qiu couldn’t help but laugh, “To be honest, I didn’t expect it either. I thought Black Dragon was just an ordinary member of the Dragon Clan, but now it seems, Black Dragon is not so ordinary.”

Based on Ao Tian’s description of the Dragon Clan inheritance.

He didn’t believe that Black Dragon, who could pass through that inheritance, would only be an ordinary member of the Dragon Clan.

Quite good.

It felt like an era of greatness was coming!

He truly felt as if the Heavenly Pride were carps leaping over the dragon gate.

He was genuinely happy for Ao Tian from the bottom of his heart, and happy for Black Dragon as well.

“Hey, Brother Qiu, if I marry Ao Tian’s daughter, Black Dragon will have to call me brother-in-law, right?”

“Yes.”

“That’s pretty good.” Fat Long seemed to think of something and grinned with a smile.

…

“Black Dragon, ah.”

After reminiscing the father and son moment, Ao Tian eventually put his arm around Black Dragon’s shoulder, and after a long silence with an expressionless face, he said, “Your father might have misheard just now.”

“It seemed like I heard you say ‘Hundred Phoenix Nest’ is the Divine Domain that only the most cowardly Red Dragon would use.”

“And something about… ”

“How your father has always used caring about the Dragon Clan inheritance as an excuse, but in fact, it was just to cover up his own fear of death. Did you say that earlier?”

The Black Dragon, whose emotions had subsided after flaring up just now, shrank his neck and carefully moved Ao Tian’s arm off his shoulder, whispering softly.

“Father, you misheard, how could I say such things?”

“In my heart, Father, you are the greatest.”

“I’m going to play now; call me if you need anything, Father.”

Having said that,

The Black Dragon hurried away toward the depths of the island like a streak of smoke.

Meanwhile, Ao Tian watched the Black Dragon’s retreating figure with a complex expression, silently for a long time without speaking, and at that moment, Chen Qiu had walked over without notice and sat next to Ao Tian.

Picking up a pebble from the beach and tossing it into the sea, he chuckled and said, “What’s the matter, did those few words sting?”

“Hmm.”

After a long pause, Ao Tian responded with a voice tinged with a hint of loss and hoarseness, “I think in this world, regardless of the race, no father can accept this kind of evaluation from his own son, can he?”

“Coward.”

“These two words negate all my achievements in life.”

“As if my whole life has been a failure.”

“Alright.”

Chen Qiu patted his shoulder and smiled reassuringly, “Children are excused for their candor, don’t take it too much to heart; when the Black Dragon grows up, he’ll know how much you’ve done for the Dragon Clan.”

He actually had a hunch that “Hundred Phoenix Nest” was not the strongest Divine Domain suitable for the Red Dragon.

After all, it barely added any combat power and its main effect was to heal injuries rapidly.

But he could understand Ao Tian.

To Ao Tian, having strong combat power was completely unnecessary. Surviving at all costs and striving to continue the Dragon Clan’s legacy was his most important mission, his only task.

To the Black Dragon, however, this appeared as sheer cowardice.

In a way, calling it cowardice wasn’t entirely wrong.

But for Ao Tian, there was no choice; sitting in his position meant he had to make that choice. The Black Dragon could afford to take risks because he didn’t have to worry about the Dragon Clan’s fate if he died, but Ao Tian couldn’t.

If Ao Tian died, it would mean the extinction of the Dragon Clan,

a complete break in the lineage.

“Everyone knows children speak their mind, but when their words pierce your heart, who can truly brush them off as child’s talk?”

Ao Tian spoke softly after a long silence this time.

“No, that won’t do.”

“I need to find an opportunity to show the Black Dragon his father’s mettle!”

“Dammit, how could the Dragon Clan lack fighting spirit? Everyone talks about the Dragon Clan’s wealth, but did that wealth just fall from the sky? Without fighting spirit, how could the Dragon Clan amass so much wealth?”

“These years, being the Dragon Clan Patriarch has indeed been frustrating.”

“Next time we go to the Xuantian Continent, I’ll take the Black Dragon with me.”

“I want him to see what true fighting spirit is.”

“Being afraid of death…”

“It’s infuriating!!!”

Ao Tian smashed his fist into the beach with force, cursing angrily, before rising and striding toward the depths of the island.

It was clear that Ao Tian was truly angry.

“…”

Chen Qiu watched Ao Tian’s departing figure and shrugged his shoulders without saying much. He didn’t have a son and didn’t know how to handle such a father-son relationship.

He just casually asked.

“Where are you off to?”

“To play.”

“Alright, that’s good.”