Chapter 222: Wu Hao’s Reminder, Beyond the True Dragon?

"Master, did you call for me?"

Arriving before Wu Hao, Wu Qilong saw that Wu Hao had his back turned to him. Only after Wu Qilong spoke did Wu Hao slowly turn around, his expression serious as he spoke.

"Were you previously hunted down by a Cultivator in the True Immortal Realm?"

Hearing this, Wu Qilong's face was filled with surprise, but then he thought of his Master's power. It seemed that his Master had been watching over him from the shadows all along?

Thinking of this, Wu Qilong's heart warmed involuntarily, and he quickly said.

"Master, are you asking because you intend to avenge me? There is no need for that. With my current Cultivation, I am capable of easily dealing with him. As long as I find him, I will not let him escape."

Wu Qilong had originally thought that Wu Hao had come to stand up for him, but he did not expect Wu Hao to gently shake his head the next second.

"No, I am not standing up for you. I just want you to let this matter go."

"Ah? Why?"

Wu Qilong's face was full of confusion. He was his Master's Clan Guardian Beast, so why wouldn't his Master stand up for him?

Seeing this, Wu Hao slowly explained.

"Because that kid has an extraordinary background. If you take action, you will only end up suffering. Furthermore, I have already befriended him, so it would be inappropriate for you to take action against him."

"Extraordinary?"

Hearing Wu Hao's words, Wu Qilong's brows furrowed tightly. To hear the word 'extraordinary' from Wu Hao's mouth meant that the other party's background was truly quite unusual.

But was he just supposed to swallow this insult like this?

Thinking of this, Wu Qilong felt a wave of depression, until Wu Hao spoke the next second.

"Alright, to compensate you, take this Divine Artifact and use it."

After saying this, Wu Hao directly took out a second-grade Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl and handed it to Wu Qilong.

Upon feeling the power of the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl, Wu Qilong could not help but gasp, looking at Wu Hao with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"Master, this is?"

"This is a second-grade Divine Artifact, the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl. Take it and use it, and let this matter be put to rest."

Wu Hao explained with a calm expression. For this kind of trinket, after giving one to Wu Qilong, he still had eight thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine left.

After accepting the Ember Extinction Mystic Pearl, Wu Qilong immediately became all smiles and said.

"Master, do I look like someone who is unreasonable? Rest assured, I am a very magnanimous person and would never nitpick with a junior, so let's leave this matter at that."

"Since that is the case, I will be leaving first. By the way, your Bloodline should still be able to evolve, right?"

Wu Hao said this and intended to turn and leave, but then he thought of something and looked at Wu Qilong, asking curiously.

Hearing this, Wu Qilong was stunned for a moment, then said with a solemn expression.

"Master, my Bloodline can indeed evolve one more time. As long as it evolves, I can become a Divine Dragon-level existence. It's just that I am currently lacking the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, so I am unable to evolve into a Divine Dragon."

"Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood?"

Wu Hao was somewhat surprised; he had not expected there to be so many intricacies regarding the Dragon Clan.

Wu Qilong nodded gently.

"Correct. This is also what I learned from my Bloodline Legacy memories. Since ancient times, when all things first began, the first Dragon born between Heaven and Earth was called the Ancestral Dragon, and it was also the most powerful of the Dragon Clan."

"However, due to some accidents that even the Legacy memories do not contain, the Ancestral Dragon fell. Its Essence Blood was scattered across the various realms of the heavens. Some creatures were lucky enough to absorb it and gained extremely powerful strength."

"There are also creatures of the same origin as the Ancestral Dragon lineage that absorbed the Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood, thereby advancing to become Divine Dragons, which are also the creatures closest to the Ancestral Dragon level."

Regarding Bloodline Legacy memories, Wu Hao had naturally heard a little about them. It was said that some powerful creatures, in order to allow their Legacy to be passed down, would leave Legacy memories within their own Bloodline. Only when their Cultivation or Bloodline purification reached a certain level would the Legacy memories emerge.

"I can sense that there is no Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood in the Upper Realm. Therefore, if I want to evolve into a Divine Dragon, I need to leave the Upper Realm to do so."

Hearing this, Wu Hao nodded. Although it was not impossible for a True Dragon to Cultivate, the speed of Cultivation was ultimately much slower than that of a Divine Dragon, and the upper limit was also there. Being able to evolve into a Divine Dragon or even an Ancestral Dragon would naturally be for the best.

After giving some instructions, Wu Hao left this place; he still had other matters to attend to.

On the other side, Cai Zhengkun had also arrived before Wu Rulong.

"Chairman, our next step should be to use this opportunity to proclaim the strength of our Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce, so that the entire Upper Realm knows of our Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce's power. Only in this way will other forces not rashly take action against our Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce."

Cai Zhengkun said with a serious expression. He naturally knew about the matters in the Central Plains Domain some time ago, which was why he had rushed over to offer his counsel.

Hearing this, Wu Rulong did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

"Since that is the case, then I will leave this matter to you."

"Then Chairman, how should I write the content?"

Cai Zhengkun asked curiously. Hearing this, Wu Rulong immediately fell into deep thought, and only after a long while did he look up and say with extreme seriousness.

"Just write that our Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce does not look for trouble, but we are not afraid of it either. If anyone dares to take action against our Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce, they will be punished, no matter how far away they are!"

Cai Zhengkun was also shocked by Wu Rulong's words, standing stunned for a moment before nodding heavily after a long while.

"I understand, Chairman."

He could already foresee that once this news was published, it would surely cause a huge sensation throughout the entire Upper Realm. But now that the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce had proven its strength, all he needed to do was to serve the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce wholeheartedly.

The situation was exactly as Cai Zhengkun had anticipated. When the news spread, the expressions of countless chambers of commerce became extremely ugly. Being able to kill Lu Guan, who was in the Middle Stage of the Immortal King realm, and doing so with a single slap, meant that the strong experts of the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce were at least at the Immortal Sovereign level.

But in reality, Wu Qilong's Physical Body was just a tiny bit stronger.

"Interesting, the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce is actually so arrogant, 'punished no matter how far away'? Are they crazy, or do they really have something to rely on?"

"In any case, let's temporarily not take action against the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce. Let's wait and see. After others make a move and the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce shows no reaction, then we will act."

"But according to the current situation, if we do not suppress the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce, I fear our market will soon be completely devoured by the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce."

"Hmph, the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce just doesn't use force against us, but when it comes to business wars, we have never been afraid."

Immediately, a business war between the Wu Clan Chamber of Commerce and countless chambers of commerce in the Upper Realm—a battle without smoke but exceptionally brutal—quietly began.