Chapter 0342: I Wonder How Long You’ve Been Cultivating?

Bazel and Bishop were also shocked upon hearing this, then frowned. Clearly, just like Kennedy before, if this youth named Huang Hai was indeed the person in the legends, even though his dragon blood concentration reached 91, how could he possibly help the Runing family overcome its troubles?
In the grand hall, Kennedy raised his hand to silence everyone.
“As for whether he is the person in the legends, we can’t be sure yet. But it’s true that his blood concentration has reached 91. Donald will bring this youth to the headquarters shortly, so everyone can meet this Huang Hai’s family member.” Kennedy said once everyone was quiet.
Since this Huang Hai’s blood concentration had reached 91, it meant he would belong to their rank in the future.
“I wonder what his current strength is,” Bishop asked.
Kennedy replied, “According to Donald’s report, he’s at the late stage of a mid-tier god.”
Late stage of a mid-tier god? In the grand hall, the elders of the Runing family nodded. Reaching that level without even entering the Ancestral Dragon Pool was truly astonishing talent. If their family trained him further and he entered the Ancestral Dragon Pool, he should be able to reach an upper-tier god within a million years. If this Huang Hai was willing to work hard, he might even become one of the greatest warriors in just a few eras, adding another peerless warrior to their family.
As Kennedy and the Runing family elders discussed and waited, Huang Long was on his way to the Runing headquarters with Donald.
The Runing headquarters was located in the heart of the Runing territory. Even with the high-grade flying artifacts of the Runing family, it would take some time for Huang Long and Donald to get there.
Along the way, Donald asked Huang Long various questions, probing into some of his background.
Regarding Huang Long, this family disciple whose dragon blood concentration had been measured at 91, Donald didn’t act like an elder at all, keeping his tone as gentle as possible. After all, although Huang Long was currently only a mid-tier god, his future potential was limitless, and he would surely surpass Donald someday. Donald didn’t want to give Huang Long a bad impression.
Huang Long answered all questions politely, maintaining the respect due to an elder, which made Donald like him even more. They had a pleasant conversation, and by the end, they were almost on equal terms as brothers.

“This is the Lu Ning family’s main estate?!” After days of rapid travel, the two finally arrived at the Lu Ning family’s main estate. Standing atop his flying artifact, Huang Long looked down at the estate below and was slightly astonished.

Although he wasn’t inside, Huang Long had exceptional eyesight and could easily tell that the Lu Ning estate was nothing ordinary—it could even be said to be created with extraordinary skill. In terms of layout, aside from possibly falling short of Huang Long’s own masterful designs, it was no worse than the immortal caves he had created.

The Lu Ning estate covered an area of tens of thousands of miles. From above, it resembled an extraordinary giant dragon coiled on the ground.

Standing in mid-air, Huang Long immediately sensed a formidable aura pressing down on him.

“Let’s go down,” Donald said to Huang Long with a smile, then dashed downward. Seeing this, Huang Long followed and landed as well.

After landing, Donald led Huang Long toward the front entrance of the estate.

It wasn’t long before they reached the front door.

Compared to the estate in Riga City where Huang Long had used a Dragon Blood Stele to test dragon bloodlines, the front door of this estate was several times wider. The walls on either side of the door were dozens of feet tall, comparable to those of an entire city.

In fact, compared to other major cities in the Netherworld, this Lu Ning estate was merely a scaled-down version of such a city.

“Elder Donald!” Upon seeing Donald arrive, hundreds of Lu Ning family members lining up in front of the estate bowed respectfully. Donald nodded and then led Huang Long inside through the front door.

In the Lu Ning family, only elders had this privilege; otherwise, anyone entering the estate would undergo thorough questioning and verification.

After entering the estate with Donald, Huang Long looked around and saw that the streets were paved with the rare Netherworld mineral, Waterdrop Stone. They were several miles wide, similar to the Silver Emperor City, Holy Literature City, and Taihua City he had visited. However, compared to those major cities, the streets here seemed less bustling.

Occasionally, beast-driving carts could be seen moving along the streets.

There were also a wide variety of shops on both sides of the streets, with orderly traffic flow.

No Lu Ning family members were flying above the estate. Huang Long learned that only the elders of the Lu Ning family had the right to fly. To guide Huang Long, Donald could only accompany him on foot toward the True Dragon Hall.

The True Dragon Hall was the heart of the Lu Ning estate and also the sacred temple of the entire Lu Ning family.

After rushing there, it wasn’t long before the two stood in front of the doors of the True Dragon Hall.

Above the doors of the two sides of the True Dragon Hall were carved two lifelike dragons—a golden dragon and a green dragon. In front of the door, there were not many guards, only four, but Huang Long could see that each of them possessed the strength of a Level 6 Underworld King. “Elder Donald, you’ve arrived. The clan head and the others are waiting for you inside,” said a middle-aged man among the four as he saw Donald arrive with Huang Long, smiling respectfully. Then he gave Huang Long a meaningful glance. Donald nodded and led Huang Long inside the hall. As they entered, Donald’s expression became solemn. For every member of the Runing family, the True Dragon Hall was a sacred place, and even Donald, as an elder, felt the same way. Thus, he entered with a reverent attitude. After passing through the door of the True Dragon Hall, they came across a very spacious square. In the center of the square stood a thousand-foot-long stone dragon. There was nothing else around the square, making the stone dragon stand out sharply. After crossing the square, the two walked up a set of jade steps. In terms of design, this square and steps resembled those of an imperial palace in the mortal realm, but they exuded an even more imposing aura. Carved along the sides of the steps were dragons with bared fangs. Ascending the steps, Huang Long and Donald walked exactly a thousand steps before reaching the platform above. After climbing the steps, Donald led Huang Long to make another turn before reaching the council hall at the heart of the True Dragon Hall. When Huang Long followed Donald into the council hall, he felt over a hundred sharp gazes fixed on him. The intensity of those gazes seemed capable of piercing Huang Long with hundreds of holes in an instant. Yet Huang Long remained calm and followed Donald inside. “Clan head, this is Huang Hai, a member of our family who comes from the Water Deity Realm,” said Donald after entering the hall, leading Huang Long to the front before addressing Kennedy with respect. Huang Long then bowed respectfully, saying, “Huang Hai greets the clan head and all the elders!” Kennedy and the elders in the Runing family hall nodded in approval. They had a good first impression of Huang Long. Earlier, when they looked at him, they had deliberately exerted some pressure on him; an ordinary member would have been terrified. Kennedy nodded, gave an affirmative sound, and said, “Huang Hai, right? In this dragon bloodline test, your dragon bloodline strength is 91. Your future prospects are promising. I hope you will cherish your talent and work hard so that one day you can join us.”

Kennedy spoke with some gravity.
“Do you understand?” Kennedy finally raised his voice, unleashing a wave of pressure at Yellow Dragon.
“Yes, Patriarch. Huang Hai will surely work hard and not disappoint the Patriarch or the elders!” Yellow Dragon could only appear terrified, though inwardly he was frustrated—what was all this about?
Seeing Yellow Dragon’s fearful expression, Kennedy nodded in satisfaction.
“I see your strength is considerable; you’ve reached the later stage of the Middle God realm. How long have you been cultivating?” Kennedy asked.
“Reporting to the Patriarch, Huang Hai began cultivating at the age of three and has now been cultivating for over seventy thousand years!” Yellow Dragon had to exaggerate his cultivation time by nearly a hundred times.
Even so, Kennedy and the elders in the hall were still shocked.
“What?! Seventy thousand years of cultivation!” Kennedy stared at Yellow Dragon in astonishment.
Reaching the later stage of the Middle God realm in just over seventy thousand years was an extremely rare speed in any divine realm. But when Kennedy and the others thought of the concentration of the dragon blood in Yellow Dragon’s veins, they understood—it was normal, given a concentration of 91% dragon blood.
“However, although you’ve been tested for your dragon blood through the Dragon Blood Stele in the Pus Mansion, I still need to conduct my own test here. Do you object?” Kennedy asked. Though it was a question directed at Yellow Dragon, the tone made him secretly shake his head with a smile—did he really have a choice?
Yellow Dragon nodded in agreement.
Then, Kennedy made a gesture with his hands, unleashing immense dragon power. A talisman formed in his hand and was instantly injected into Yellow Dragon’s body. As soon as the talisman entered, a fierce red glow burst forth from Yellow Dragon’s body, casting shadows over the entire hall.
Next, under the astonished gazes of Kennedy, Bazel, and the others, a golden five-clawed dragon shadow appeared behind Yellow Dragon’s back. What was even more astonishing was that when this golden dragon appeared, everyone felt a tremor in their souls—even Kennedy and Bazel, who were both supreme gods at the highest level.
“How is this possible?!” Kennedy exclaimed in shock, feeling the might of the golden dragon behind Yellow Dragon.
Logically, since Yellow Dragon’s concentration of dragon blood was lower than his own, the dragon power from him shouldn’t have caused such pressure.
The golden five-clawed dragon shadow floated silently above the hall, its dragon eyes glaring down. Under the stunned silence of Kennedy and the others, a roar that echoed across the heavens resounded from the dragon.