To be honest—
Dan Heng hadn't fully mastered this "super evolution" yet.
But in terms of presence?
Absolutely overwhelming.
As expected of one of the Five Dragon Lords—the reincarnation of Imbibitor Lunae.
He looked ridiculously cool.
Unfortunately, coolness did not help him deal with his friends.
"Um…"
"Dan Heng, I'm kind of curious about your horns too. Mind if I… touch them?"
Evan stared at the dragon horns atop Dan Heng's head with undisguised interest.
"..."
"No."
"You're a grown man. Why would you touch my horns?"
Dan Heng refused instantly and shot him a flat look.
"Well, the Dragon Lady's horns were soft. Since you inherited half the Dragon Lord's power, I was wondering if yours are soft too."
Evan was serious.
If he ever activated his own Dragon Lord transformation—
What if one horn was soft and the other was hard?
That would be awkward.
Still, Dan Heng's mood eased a little.
It was rare to see Evan joking around like this.
He had no idea Evan genuinely wanted to test horn texture for scientific purposes.
"Hey! Dan Heng!"
March suddenly pointed at the massive statue nearby.
"Is that your brother?"
Dan Heng: "..."
"It looks just like you! That's so sad—why is he stuck here? Should we bring him back to the Express?"
"..."
Even Evan was briefly stunned by March's emotional intelligence.
She had to be pretending, right?
There was no way someone could miss something this obvious.
Thankfully, Jing Yuan stepped in smoothly.
"Miss March, that won't do."
"That statue represents the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord."
"Though the Ambrosial Arbor was severed by the Reignbow Arbiter long ago, the Abundance curse remained."
"The roots continued to spread."
"So the Luofu sought the descendants of the Permanence Dragons."
"With the power of the Vidyadhara and the waters of the Ancient Sea…"
"They sealed the Arbor within this sanctum."
"This statue commemorates that act."
"So no, we cannot move it."
"Or the elders will never forgive me."
He spoke lightly, guiding everyone forward.
The statue looked almost identical to Dan Heng.
Raincaller? Dan Feng?
Hard to say.
Before Dan Feng, every Dragon Lord was a reincarnation of Imbibitor Lunae.
Only after him did it become Bailu—
The only incomplete Dragon Lord.
Jing Yuan turned to Dan Heng.
"Dan Heng. We're counting on you."
"Since Dan Feng, the Vidyadhara of the Luofu have been unable to open Scalegorge Waterscape."
"You once guarded the Arbor."
"You are our only key."
"Release your power."
Dan Heng hesitated.
He only possessed half the Dragon Lord's authority.
What if he failed?
"Don't worry."
Welt stepped behind him.
"We're here."
March and Stelle stood beside him too.
And then—
A familiar voice echoed softly in his ear.
"I understand your concerns."
"But don't worry."
"If something goes wrong—I'll handle it."
A pure surge of Dragon Lord energy flowed into Dan Heng's body.
His pupils contracted.
He turned—
Evan's hand rested on his shoulder.
That energy—
It was unmistakably Dragon Lord power.
And not fragmented.
Complete.
Dan Heng's mind raced.
Wait.
Did Dan Feng split his power three ways?
No.
This was different.
This wasn't residual inheritance.
This was a complete Dragon Lord authority.
"…What exactly are you?"
Dan Heng almost asked.
"Focus."
"The ground is shaking."
"The Arbor is waking."
"The Stellaron is likely in her hands already."
Indeed—
Scalegorge was closest to the Arbor's core.
The tremors were strongest here.
Dan Heng exhaled slowly.
This place was the Vidyadhara's cradle.
Their rebirth grounds.
Their eggs still rested within.
"Thank you."
He stepped forward.
His hand touched the inscription beneath the statue.
For the revival of the Withered Wood…
The Ancient Sea began to stir.
The Ambrosial Arbor trembled.
The Luofu was not some tiny spacecraft.
It was planetary in scale.
When the waters of the Ancient Sea surged—
The force was enough to obliterate entire realms.
The scent of Abundance filled the air.
The destructive aura of the Stellaron followed.
The Stellaron roared.
The Ancient Sea thundered.
The Arbor grew.
Spatial cracks tore open across surrounding realms.
But this time—
The Six Commissions were prepared.
Cloud Knights flooded the streets.
The Divination Commission transmitted orders.
The Sky-Faring Commission deployed war skiffs.
The Ten-Lords Commission detained mara-struck victims.
The Artisanship Commission unleashed mechanized warframes.
Above—
A sword immortal rained flying blades from the sky.
A colossal Xuanyuan Sword fell among monsters.
A blindfolded woman froze abominations in place.
A smiling woman walked past enemies—
And they slaughtered each other.
A red-eyed man carved through foes, blade shattering and reforming endlessly.
And beneath the Ancient Sea—
Within Scalegorge—
The ancient Abundance relic fully awakened.
The entire Luofu trembled.
Ancient seals began unlocking.
And all authority converged—
On a single azure dragon.
Dan Heng.
He remembered only the words on the statue.
Power surged from his palm.
The waters parted.
The Ancient Sea—silent for millennia—
Split open.
"Rend the flesh and be freed—
Let thunder shake the heavens!"
"Let heart and sea collide—
Let roaring tides answer!"
"Blood burns within my chest—
Forging claw and fang!"
"I shall wear starlight—
And rise once more from the abyss!"
The Ancient Sea opened.
Everyone stood stunned.
Even Evan.
This was a sight unseen for thousands of years.
Scalegorge Waterscape—
The sacred stronghold of the Vidyadhara.
Long ago—
The Reignbow Arbiter had severed the Arbor.
But it was still a relic of Abundance.
Even Shuhu coveted it.
Every Abundance war had revolved around it.
So the descendants of Permanence intervened.
Abundance had split from Permanence.
So too had Propagation.
Thus—
The Dragons of Permanence sealed the Arbor.
Here.
As the sea parted—
The waters were pushed aside entirely.
At the center—
Ruined palaces.
And beyond them—
The colossal Ambrosial Arbor.
Rising like a dragon's head.
Radiating Abundance Energy.
Alive.
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