Dragon God

Long chen

Chapter 2 - Long Chen

Using the last of his strength, Yang

Chen propped Long Qinglan against

the tree.

He's just pretending to be dead!

After observing him, Yang Chen

realized that Long Qinglan was fine.

He almost punched him a few times

out of spite.

Long Qinglan glared at him and said,

"I'm still going to die but there are a

few things I need to tell you now

that I am awake. Listen carefully! If

you skip even one of them, I will

castrate you even if I've become a

ghost."

Yang Chen rolled his eyes. He never

really heard his father speak before

but it was somewhat identical to

the style Yang Chen usually spoke.

Seemed like it ran in the family.

"Alright, I know you are fine. Seeing

how much more sober you are

today, hurry up and tell me."

Long Qinglan chuckled. "I've seen

you a few times before and to think

that you would speak and act

almost the same way as I did when

I was younger! Alright, let me make

it brief. When I die, the first thing

you need to do is dig out the

Dragon Jade Pendant from inside

my dantian."

When he heard Long Qinglan

bringing up the Dragon Jade

Pendant again, Yang Chen was

visibly shaken. "Father. Do you think

I'm stupid? How could you survive if

there was really a jade pendant

inside your dantian?"

"Bullshit! Do I look like I am fine?

Eighteen years ago, when I first

arrived at Baiyang Town, no one in

your mnother's generation was my

equal. If not, how do you thinkI

managed to deceive such a pretty

woman to come and sleep with me?

But thanks to the Dragon Jade

Pendant, all of my Qi from when I

was at the Eighth Draconic Stage

was sucked dry untilI becanme a

useless person!"

To think there was such a thing.

Yang Chen really didn't know this.

When he observed how agitatedly

his father spoke, it seemed that his

father vwas not lying. What kind of

scary object was the Dragon Jade

Pendant if it could suck a person's

Qi dry?

More importantly, his father was an

Eighth Draconic Stage expert? To

have such an achievement when he

was s young was almost unheard

of!

Legend told that humans were the

descendants of the Primordial

Dragons and inherited a portion of

their blood. This was why the nine

major blood vessels in the human

body were called the Dragon Veins.

When a cultivator achieved the peak

state of the Body Quenching Stage,

they could feel the heavens and

earth and absorb their essence. By

transforming the essence into Qi,

they would be able to break

through the nine Dragon Veins and

become a master. This was why the

Draconic Stage was divided into

nine stages.

Yang Chen knew that the strongest

person in Baiyang Town was his

grandfather. Everyone called him a

master, but at most, he was at the

Ninth Draconic Stage.

Ignoring Yang Chen's skeptical

demeanor, Long Qinglan continued,

"I've already made it clear what the

first task is. Now, for the second

..You need to change your surname.

From today onwards, your name will

be Long Chen. We are from the Long

family, one of the strongest families

and the largest superpowers of this

world. We are the descendants of

the Long family, so we must not

change our surname!"

"One of the strongest families? A

child would probably believe you

but me ... eh whatever. Sure, I will

change my surname to Long."

Yang Chen never thought that his

old man would joke like this. But he

didn't really want to have the

surname Yang, so it was fine either

way. Even though his father was

useless, he did not mind using the

same Surnamne.

Long Chen. This would be his new

name.

He silently repeated his name in his

heart a few times and felt it wasn't

bad. His father smiled when Long

Chen agreed. Likewise, Long Chen

felt that he was surprisingly happy

too.

He sat beside Long Qinglan, their

shoulders touching.

"You are my son. It's fine for me to

call you Chen'er. I've traveled across

the Dragon Continent and reigned

Supreme all my life. To think that I

would die in such a backwater place

like Baiyang Town. Life is as

unpredictable as ever."

"Are you sure you are right in the

head? | already know what you've

done your entire life. There's no

need to lie to me! Also, we don't

have to go back to the Yang family

anymore. We just need to find

another place to live. I'm sure I can

support you and your alcoholism

with my capabilities alone. How

about it?"

Long Chen stared at the flowers and

trees while he said that. He was

waiting for an answer from his

father but no Words came. Puzzled,

he turned and realized that Long

Qinglan was crying as he looked at

him.

"Old man, why are you.."

Surprisingly, Long Chen found that

he didn't mind being stared at by a

crying adult man. Even though his

tongue was sharp, the man in front

of him was still his father.

"Chen'er ...

"... Mm."

Long Qinglan raised his head. "I am

not a good father. I have never

fulfilled my duties as your father.

This was why you had such a harsh

upbringing. There are so many

things you have to face by yourself

in the future but I cannot tell you

what they are. When you are at that

stage, you will experience it

yourself."

"And now, I must tell you one last

thing at the end of my life.

Remember this well: this is a cruel

world where power is everything. A

man without power is nothing but a

stray dog!"

"When I die, I hope that becoming

stronger will be your lifelong goal. It

was once mine, but fate played a

cruel trick on me."

Long Chen was speechless at his

father's last words and seriousness.

Long Qinglan patted Long Chen's

head quite strongly before placing

his hands on Long Chen's shoulders

and smiling. "I"ve said what I needed

to. One more thing ...The Yang

family are soon going to have their

Family Meeting. The youth will

compete with each other to win the

Yang family's most prized technique,

the Dragon Seal. The Dragon Seal is

the key for you to become a Dragon

Warrior. You must obtain it at all

costs. Remember this well!"

Long Chen had indeed heard about

the Yang Family Meeting, but it had

nothing to do with him.

"l can fight a few hooligans on the

street with my physical strength,

but the Family Meeting?I would

bring shame on you! And what's a

Dragon Warrior?

"The Dragon Warrior is a legend that

has long since faded on the Dragon

Continent."

Long Qinglan smiled as his eyes

filled with yearning. His hands

slowly slid down Long Chen's

shoulders and fell to his sides

without a sound.

Long Chen was about to ask what

the Dragon Continent was when he

saw Long Qinglan's arm fall limply.

He panicked and immediately

grasped at his father.

Long Qinglan's eyes were open and

he was smiling, but he was no

longer breathing. Long Chen realized

that he had truly passed away.

Long Chen's mind was a mess.

Just a day ago, Long Qinglan had

died, and he had been able to

somewhat accept it. But just when

he was still thinking about how he

could bring his father somewhere

else and live peacefully, he was all

alone again ...

Long Chen's head lowered bitterly.

Listen carefully! If you skip even one

of them, I will castrate you even if

I've become a ghost.

I am not a good father. I have never

fulfilled my duties as your father.

This is a cruel world where povwer is

everything. A man without power is

nothing but a stray dog!

When I die, I hope that becoming

stronger will be your lifelong goal.

Long Qinglan's words echoed again

and again in Long Chen's ears.

Long Chen had never thought that

he would suffer such a painful

parting. He had long thought he

was enmotionless, but how should

he explain such heart-wrenching

pain?

It was midnight by the time he

confirmned that the man in front of

him would not get up again. Long

Chen prepared to bury him.

As he looked at the gaunt man in

the grave, Long Chen clenched his

fist silently.

"Father. I remember everything you

said, and I will follow. I will make

sure to complete everything even if

I become a cripple. I've changed my

Surname. As for the Dragon Seal, it

will take some time. Becoming

stronger will also take more than a

few days. And..."

He thought back on what Long

Qinglan had said about digging up

the Dragon Jade Pendant from his

dantian.

"He's already dead. It's a grave sin

to desecrate his corpse ..."

Long Chen thought about it and was

just about to give up before

changing his decision again.

"No. He said that the Dragon Jade

Pendant is tormenting him and he

repeated it at least three times.

There is probably a deeper mystery

to this."

Long Chen was not someone who

waited. He immediately took out his

dagger and checked Long Qinglan

again. He took a deep breath and

opened up his father's dantian.

True enough, there was a piece of

black jade inside.

Long Chen placed the jade pendant

on the ground before burying his

father and erecting a gravestone.

After praying to his father, he sat

down and inspected the jade

pendant.

It was the Dragon Jade Pendant

that Long Qinglan had mentioned.

"Were you the one that sucked his

Qi dry and ruined his entire life?"

The jade pendant was shaped like a

dragon with some mysterious

grooves on it. It was completely

black, and the material looked

ordinary, maybe even old. Long

Chen never would've thought that it

had tormented Long Qinglan his

entire life.

It was already very dark. Under the

moonlight, the fog started to cover

the forest as the Dragon Jade

Pendant in Long Chen's hand

started to glow. Long Chen's

attention drifted for just a monment

and the Dragon Jade Pendant

disappeared.

"What the? What happened?"

Before he could react, Long Chen

felt a thunderous boom in his head.

He found out that his consciousness

had appeared, covered in a grey fog.

The sound of wind did not stop

while Long Chen could not even

pinpoint where up or down was.

"This is ...The sea of consciousness!

It's exactly as described by the

book! It's also the location of one's

Soul. When one becomes a

cultivator and unlocks their inner

eye, they will be able to see the sea

of consciousness. What is

happening to me?"

He was shocked as he started

running in his sea of consciousness.

Regardless of how far he ran, he felt

that he couldn't escape the endless

fog. Just then, Long Chen saW a

piece of black jade. It was the

Dragon Jade Pendant! It glowed as

it floated in front of him.

Long Chen opened his eyes in

surprise.

"The Dragon Jade Pendant had

entered my sea of consciousness.

Don't tell me it's trying to absorb

my Qi?"

He was still shocked.

"No, wait. I don't have Qi. I mean, it

could absorb my fart, I suppose?"

Just then, a strong power emanated

from the Dragon Jade Pendant,

crossed the boundary of flesh and

soul, and appeared in Long Chen's

dantian.

The powerful warmth enveloped

him and made him feel good.

"Qi?"