Chapter 1022: Chapter 63: Confiscation in Person, Blind Draw in the Treasure Vault, Two Divine Artifacts!
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After skirting through the sea for 15 minutes, a Dragon Palace emitting a faint golden glow appeared at the seabed.
"The final stage."
Zhao Xing arrived outside the Dragon Palace.
"Tap!"
"Tap!"
Layers of Dragon Crystals were rolled up from the ship, long strips of Dragon Crystals interleaved with each other, slots closed, extending layer by layer forward.
A Dragon Crystal Avenue was formed around the Dragon Palace, piecing together the pattern of Dragon King ’Xiu’.
Immediately following, Zhao Xing spent another two million Dragon Crystals to construct a massive throne.
The throne was embedded in what seemed like a blooming petal.
Of course, Cao Qianyue thought it looked like half an eggshell.
This boy imagined everything as food.
"Nearly done," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"The ancient summoning ritual of Dragon King ’Xiu’ has been completed."
"The Ocean Stabilizing Divine Needle can be retrieved, but this avenue cannot be retrieved, that is the price of awakening."
Buzz~
The Dragon Crystal Avenue and throne radiated a genuine glow, layers of illusions spreading towards the interior of the Dragon Palace.
No one knew how long had passed.
Rumble~
The Dragon Palace trembled, the murky seawater grew even darker.
Suddenly—
Two beams of light emerged.
When Zhao Xing saw the lights, his heart skipped a beat, his body involuntarily shivered.
Because those were the eyes of Dragon King Xiu.
It had been awakened by him!
Cold eyes appeared from the dark seawater, followed by sharp dragon horns and floating dragon whiskers.
Dragon King ’Yin Xiu’ appeared above the throne!
Zhao Xing immediately prostrated himself on the other end of the Dragon Crystal Avenue, invoking the Upper Dragon Language: "Honorable Dragon King, mighty Guardian of the Gu Ting Kingdom, Inheritor of the Eastern Emperor Golden Characters, Just Arbiter..."
Dragon King ’Xiu’s longevity is vast, and he has many titles.
Zhao Xing recited mainly his four principal titles.
Among them, three titles, Dragon King, Arbiter, Guardian of the Gu Ting Kingdom, were the same as ’Yin Li’.
Only ’Inheritor of the Eastern Emperor Golden Characters’ was unique to Dragon King ’Xiu’.
The Eastern Emperor Golden Characters, an ancient text created by Dragon Emperor ’Jie’, were difficult even for a Dragon King to master.
Yet Dragon King ’Xiu’ mastered part of the Dragon Emperor Golden Text.
Of course, these events took place seventy thousand years ago, during Dragon King Xiu’s active era, and very few of the current Dragon Clan knew of this title.
"...Citizen ’Zhao’ of the Gu Ting Kingdom, devoutly summons your presence."
After speaking, Zhao Xing quietly awaited.
Buzz~
The dark seabed suddenly brightened, and Zhao Xing felt himself moving.
When he looked up again, he appeared a thousand meters in front of the throne.
Dragon King Xiu’s illusion appeared coiled upon the throne.
The Dragon Spirit emerged, this was a Dragon Spirit of Dragon King Xiu.
Apart from completely waking up, Dragon King ’Xiu’s light awakening occurred in this manner.
Because fully reviving the massive body of a Dragon King from slumber is very difficult.
Each cycle of waking and sleeping, Dragon King Xiu would exhaust immense resources and pay a considerable price.
The millions of Dragon Coins Zhao Xing spent were far from enough for a real awakening.
"(Dragon Language) State your purpose."
A ethereal voice appeared in Zhao Xing’s mind.
"Tribute," Zhao Xing stated concisely.
Dragon King Xiu raised its head, and the waters around the four Dragon Ships began to whirl swiftly.
Cao Qianyue had long since left the Dragon Ship and waited on a small boat.
Splash~
The waters swirled, and the four Dragon Ships suddenly entered four vortices, disappearing into the Dragon Palace.
Moments later, Xiu’s voice resounded again.
"You will receive the Dragon King’s bounty."
"Enter from here, and you may make two selections at will."
"You have fifteen days to choose."
"Once a choice is made, it cannot be changed."
Zhao Xing respectfully replied: "Thank you for your grace, my King."
With that, he obediently swam into a vortex above the Dragon Crystal Avenue.
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Heaven and Earth spun, the cosmos shifted.
After passing through the vortex, Zhao Xing found himself in a void.
He looked down and saw a piece of land floating below, rapidly enlarging before his eyes.
The land was fully piled with treasures, endless and vast, the diameter of the land exceeding tens of thousands of kilometers!
"Dragon King Xiu’s Treasure Vault World!"
Zhao Xing was beyond excited.
"It’s said to be the third most precious vault in the Dragon Court."
The Great Dragon King had no treasure vault; its slumber lasted even longer than that of its son, its hoard divided among its offspring.
Unless the Dragon Court experienced a large-scale Spiritual Energy outbreak, it wouldn’t awaken.
Stronger than Dragon King Xiu’s vault could only be the collection of the Central Dragon Court.
However, that is the Dragon Clan’s forbidden land, exploring it posed a great risk.
As for Dragon King Xiu’s, it posed no danger at all.
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Dragon King Xiu’s vault was vast, and covered by a mighty seal that concealed the treasures’ glow, one had to rely on shape, words, and patterns to judge.
"It really tests one’s vision, just like gambling on antiques," Zhao Xing mused.
He activated the Heavenly Eye Skill, starting a large-scale scan.
"For others, it’s a blind selection, but not for me."
Zhao Xing pushed the Derivation God Decision to the limit, while the Fire Chi flew quickly, exploring Dragon King Xiu’s vault at maximum speed.
Even so, it took him a whole day to roughly survey it.
"Second time!"
Zhao Xing spent another two and a half days on the second round of selection.
"Third time!"
The third search was even more meticulous.
The treasures here at Dragon King Xiu’s were impervious to damage, as they were enveloped by the Dragon King’s power.
Every treasure floated like a ball of light, based solely on perception, each treasure emitted the same ripple.