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"Is the intelligence reliable?" Fifth Elder Shen asked Siao Mingxue.

"How should I know?" Siao Mingxue replied with a chuckle, "You don’t think that after I flirted with that boy a few times, he really started to see me as one of his own, do you?"

Fifth Elder Shen: "...."

Hearing this, Consort Prince Fei suggested, "In that case, shouldn’t we just choose one of the two we found earlier?"

At these words, the look on Princess Royale’s face turned somewhat ugly.

Finding a Dragon Transformation Object was no easy task...

It was only after arriving at the Dragon Palace that they realized wild monsters were completely different from those that had been prepared for Dragon Transformation.

For instance, the Flood Dragons outside, which should be considered one of the species with the most concentrated Dragon Blood, yet they weren’t included in the sequence for Dragon Transformation.

If they had to redraw the plans now, the various preparations for the Dragon Transformation Technique, judging by the records, would take at least a hundred years – how could she wait that long?

And those contained within the seals of the Dragon Palace were ready for the Dragon Transformation Ceremony, merely a step away. They were the sort you could just pick and make off with, and Chen Qing didn’t reveal a thing about these when he had the chance—unforgivable!

This also led to their lack of sufficient preparation in advance. Now, with one day of the three-day deadline already passed, little room for error remained.

According to Chen Qing’s initial estimations, within three days of opening the Dragon Palace, the Myriad Flood Dragons Array would gather enough water vapor to revive the original masters of the Dragon Palace.

Once that happened, they would stand no chance, so if they wanted to undergo Dragon Transformation, they’d need to do so within three days.

Looking at the content of the Dragon Transformation Secret Art recorded, she’d need at least a day to merge and take over these Dragon Transformation Objects and then undergo the inheritance. Meaning, they now had less than half a day left.

The Dragon Palace was immense, and who knew what sort of mechanisms they might encounter on their way.

If they left the two Dragon Transformation Objects they now controlled and went to the place Chen Qing mentioned, they might not be able to make it back.

If Chen Qing was deliberately playing them, they could really end up dead.

Yet if Siao Mingxue made do with the two items they controlled now for her Dragon Transformation, she would be extremely unwilling!

The two Dragon Transformation Objects they’d found included a Fire Centipede, enormous in size, spanning over four thousand zhang.

According to the records, the rate of Dragon Blood purity was twenty-one percent.

She didn’t understand what ’twenty-one percent’ meant exactly but could guess it wasn’t even a third!

Plus, it was a centipede—a repulsive creature. Despite being bold, the Princess Royale was still a woman and inevitably found it distasteful.

Neither were the Dragon Transformation plans any good.

The records laid out three plans. According to Fifth Elder Shen’s translation: the first one was the Earth Dragon type, most suitable for centipede-like creatures.

After Dragon Transformation, fifty percent of the bodily features would be draconic while retaining half of the centipede traits, known as an Earth Dragon.

It would not have the ability to turn the clouds and summon rain, but it would have the lifespan of the Dragon Clan and a few of their unique divine skills—belonging to the sequence of the Lower Rank Dragon Race.

The success rate was sixty percent—translated by Fifth Elder Shen, that’s a six out of ten chance!

The second plan was the Flying Dragon type, an evolution of the Earth Dragon type and the best evolution for centipedes towards dragonhood.

It would result in a six-winged, sky-soaring Fire Dragon, but still not the ultimate dragon form, lacking the divine skill to turn clouds and summon rain, yet mastering the Fire Dragon secret technique and possessing the ability to deploy poison fire divine skills, as well as a long lifespan that could extend to ten thousand years.

The success rate there was thirty percent, which is three out of ten!

The third plan was the Fire Dragon type, a first-series dragon breed, a fully evolved real dragon.

It would possess the divine skill to turn clouds and summon rain, have the qualifications for the Dragon Clan’s heritage, and possess the divine skills of the Nanhai Fire Dragon Lineage – essentially the highest-order dragon in the Southern Sea, and in mythology, a true dragon!

The success rate was five percent—translated... that means less than a one in ten chance!

This terrifying probability didn’t give the ever-daring Siao Mingxue any idea at all. Ten becomes half a chance? How is that different from certain failure?

If this were practiced in the court, any Imperial Physician daring to discuss probabilities like this would have their head chopped off by her immediately. You just have to say it won’t succeed, yet you have the nerve to talk about a ’half chance’? Are you trying to pull off a miracle?

As for the other two types, she didn’t even want to consider them. Just the thought of becoming some half-centipede, half-dragon monster, spitting out poison fire, didn’t excite her much.

She, of the pure Golden Crow Bloodline, to transform into such a creature?

It would be dying with everlasting regret!

As for the other type, an octopus, she was even less interested.

The thought of turning into something soft and repulsive, worse than a centipede, put her off completely.

Moreover, the probability was even lower.

At least the Fire Centipede had the Southern Clear Li Fire, so evolving into a Fire Dragon still offered a slim half-chance, but that Dragon Beard Octopus could only evolve into a creature called the Nine-Headed Dragon, which was not a particularly high-end species, even if it did have a seventy percent probability.

After years of plotting, forsaking her status as the Princess Royale of the Central Plains, and colluding with a creature like the Ancient Worm, though she sought immortality, it was not this kind of longevity she was after!

Seeing the Princess Royale hesitate, Fifth Elder Shen directly asked, "What species did Chen Qing mention in the intelligence he provided?"

"Fire Kraken!" the Princess Royale said in a low voice.

"Fire Kraken?" Both Fifth Elder Shen and Fei Fu Ma’s eyes lit up!

When they passed the main hall earlier, they had seen a comprehensive list of species for the Dragon Transformation Ceremony. Among them, the top three species were the Netherfire Jiao, the Chi Lian Golden Snake, and that very Fire Kraken!

To distinguish between the species, they had immediately memorized the information on the superior Dragon Transformation Objects.

The Fire Kraken was one of the top-tier species, possessing an exceptionally superior lineage with the blood of the Celestial Fire Peng—a high probability of success in dragon transformation.

Once transformed, not only could one acquire the Divine Skills of the Dragon Clan but also inherit the Fire Sorcery of the Fire Kraken itself.

Furthermore, it was clearly indicated that if ancient bloodlines like that of the Golden Crow, the Celestial Peng, or the Multicolored Peacock were fused, it could drastically increase the chance of dragon transformation by stimulating ancient powers.

And the Fire Kraken’s own probability wasn’t low, with over a seventy percent chance of transforming into a fire dragon. If improved further, the chances could rise to ninety percent or higher. How tempting was that probability?

Its potential was also extremely high; a fire dragon that possessed the Southern Clear Li Fire and the Fire Kraken’s fire techniques, coupled with the flames of the Golden Crow from the Princess Royale, would almost certainly be unparalleled.

Even among purebred fire dragons, it would likely stand out—an option far more enticing than guarding those two monsters they had now!

"What do you think?" Even the usually composed Fifth Elder Shen couldn’t help but be tempted.

The higher the Princess Royale’s potential, the greater the possibility of her capturing the inheritance of the Dragon Palace in the future.

No one knew how powerful the revived ancient Dragon Clan would be, but if the Princess Royale inherited a lowly dragon bloodline, how would she compete for control over the Flood Dragons with the older generation of monstrous creatures?

In the future, they might have to depend on others. All their long-term planning was not meant to be just for someone else’s bidding.

"My point is... let’s take the risk!" the Princess Royale said softly. "Since we’re here, we should aim for the best. If we’re deceived in the place Chen Qing mentioned, it’s no big deal; we’ll just look for another opportunity!"

"Fine!"

This time, surprisingly, neither of them objected. Fei Fu Ma especially showed almost no dissatisfaction compared to his earlier aggression.

Bowing his head, his eyes flashed with eagerness!

Fire Kraken?

The flames of the Golden Crow from Siao Mingxue, his son’s Vermilion Bird Sorcery, the dragon transformation probability of the Fire Kraken, the inheritance of the fire dragon...

What could be more perfect than this?

After years of patience... the time for harvest had finally arrived!

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Meanwhile, Zi Yue and her party followed Chen Qing’s footsteps, continuously traversing through dozens of spaces, their stamina nearly depleted.

"What on earth is he up to?"

Murong couldn’t help but ask, "We can’t shake off that monster behind us, and Chen Qing is still daring to open different spaces. Isn’t he afraid that the monster will grow to an unmanageable level?"

"It’s already unmanageable!" Zi Yue’s expression turned grim.

At the beginning, if she had spared no expense, there was a chance to kill that creature.

But now, after devouring over a dozen terrifying creatures, its size alone had nearly matched Jiangnan.

Even if the Emperor of Siao Family and all ten Court Magicians took action, they probably wouldn’t stand a chance!

If that creature were to escape and consume the Flood Dragons outside, the consequences... Zi Yue didn’t even dare to contemplate!

Was Chen Qing truly reckless, or... did he have another trick up his sleeve?

"Zi Yue, look!"

Suddenly, Murong pointed ahead. Zi Yue looked up and was immediately taken aback.

Chen Qing, who had been fleeing all along, had suddenly stopped and was standing at the position of the spatial rift, as if this time... he wasn’t planning to run?

What was happening?