Chapter 78
The ancient dragon clan, due to their slow reproductive rate, held a relatively neutral stance in the divine realm—if you didn’t provoke them, they wouldn’t bother you. But if you did, they could chase you to the ends of the earth.
At this thought, Ye Bai felt a chill run down her spine. The more powerful a creature, the stronger its territorial instincts. Staying here for too long could be dangerous; if she encountered a wandering ancient dragon, a single breath of dragon fire could deal at least 2000+ damage. No matter how well-equipped she was with the Crocodile King’s bracers, it wouldn’t help her.
However, before leaving, she had to scan the dragon language inscribed on the remnants of these massive stones. After all, she had specifically chosen to take on the secondary profession of historian for moments like this.
Ye Bai transformed into a humanoid scanning device, exploring the nearby pile of white stones, truly embodying the spirit of an archaeologist.
[You have discovered ‘traces of the ancient dragons’. You gain 10 points of historical experience and 10,000 points of experience.]
[You have gained 2 points in ‘Ancient Dragon Language’ proficiency.]
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But as she continued her exploration, Ye Bai felt increasingly uneasy. This area of massive stones was far too vast, and the inscriptions in dragon language were far too numerous.
The Sky City was a colossal dragon city suspended in the air by dragon language magic, where ancient dragons soared. As a powerful race that faced little threat to their survival in the divine realm, they occasionally fought among themselves, aside from a few challengers.
Thus, it was entirely normal for some architectural fragments to fall to the ground during such skirmishes. Ye Bai initially thought the ruins before her were simply a form of ‘nature’s gift.’
However, as she recorded her findings, she realized that these massive stones weren’t just one or two; nearly every stone bore inscriptions in dragon language.
This meant that before these stones fell, they had recorded a wealth of dragon language, indicating they were not ordinary dragon structures.
Dragons had no habit or need for making paper; their language was primarily inscribed on buildings. Therefore, these structures served not only as architecture but also as books.
If ancient dragons were to fight, they wouldn’t foolishly do so on their important ‘books.’
The continuous stream of notifications made Ye Bai’s heart race. Before she could finish exploring this area, she had already gained enough experience through her historian triggers to level up to level 25. Defeating the Crocodile King boss had only granted her a little over one level of experience!
Moreover, as time passed, her proficiency in ancient dragon language continued to grow. The stones with fewer inscriptions would yield 1 or 2 points, while those with more could grant 4 or 5 points.
Finally, with a chime, the system notified her that she had filled her proficiency in a life skill for the first time.
[You have learned ‘Ancient Dragon Language’.]
[You have achieved ‘Dragon Language Expert’.]
The dragon language on the surrounding stones, which she had previously been unable to understand, was now automatically translated, becoming comprehensible.
Just as Ye Bai was about to step closer to examine the content of these stones, she received another notification.
[You have discovered ‘Dragon Tomb Ruins’. You gain 100 points of historical experience and 100,000 points of experience.]
...Dragon tomb? A dragon tomb!!
Chapter 55
A dragon tomb? How could it be a dragon tomb?!
This notification sent a shiver down Ye Bai’s spine. Oh no, had she accidentally teleported to the ancestral grave of the ancient dragons?!
If discovered, it wouldn’t just be a breath of dragon fire that would end her; she would be swallowed whole by the ancient dragons!
Wait... no, that thought triggered another realization in Ye Bai.
The Sky City was a floating city, and the dragon tomb, being significant, must be located in a more hidden part of the city. As long as the ancient dragons didn’t have a penchant for dancing on graves, they would likely take their fights to the practice rooms... cough, to less important places, so as not to bring the dragon tomb crashing down to the ground.
Just as Ye Bai had initially believed, even if some architectural debris fell, it should normally be just the edges and corners, not substantial content.
But now, as she observed the nearby rubble, she saw a wealth of dragon language inscriptions, enough to fill her proficiency in ancient dragon language.
Ye Bai opened the achievement system and looked at her newly acquired title—
[Dragon Language Expert: +10 favorability with ancient dragons, +50 to stamina limit.]
This was a rather impressive rare achievement. Ye Bai had only gained a 20-point increase in stamina limit when she successfully transitioned to level 20, but this achievement had granted her an additional 50 points.
Though it seemed easy for Ye Bai to obtain this achievement, in reality, it was quite difficult under normal circumstances. Most of the knowledge of the ancient dragons was passed down through bloodlines, and buildings inscribed with a wealth of dragon language were likely only found in significant locations like dragon tombs.
Everything about this situation felt unusual... What had happened to the ancient dragon clan?
Instinctively, Ye Bai looked up at the sky above her. It was a dull gray, as if shrouded by a thick gray curtain, obscuring the sun and the Sky City.
A cool breeze swept by, bringing with it a chill.
Ye Bai suddenly snapped back to reality, shaking off her thoughts, and continued to observe the inscriptions on the massive stones.
‘King... Li Er De...’
The dragon claw marks that had previously been incomprehensible now transformed into content that Ye Bai could understand.
However, these inscriptions were incomplete and scattered, requiring Ye Bai to piece them together slowly.
‘Glorious Era...’
‘Breakthrough... died in obliteration...’
Indeed, it was a dragon tomb. The earlier part seemed to be a name, while this section appeared to record the ‘era’ and ‘cause of death’ of a certain dragon. When a dragon died naturally, its body would vanish; a dragon tomb didn’t actually bury dragons but recorded their true names and deeds.
Ye Bai was deeply focused on examining the inscriptions on each stone, truly embodying the spirit of an archaeological historian.
At one moment of observation, Ye Bai suddenly felt an odd sensation, as if someone was watching her. She quickly lifted her head from the stone.
However, after glancing around, she found no one nearby. The only pair of eyes she met was those of a donkey.
The donkey tilted its head, “Ah uh ah?”
—What are you staring at?
Ye Bai automatically translated the donkey’s words in her mind, breaking the suspenseful and eerie atmosphere that had just begun to rise in her heart.
In such an unusual place, the presence of a common creature like a donkey brought Ye Bai a sense of psychological safety.
Oh no, to be precise, this donkey was not ordinary.
Ye Bai shook her head, leaped over a massive stone, and moved to another area to continue reading new dragon language content.
What Ye Bai didn’t know was that as her light feather cloak brushed against the stone, a strange outline shifted and twisted, vanishing in an instant.
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Compared to the violent shattering of the first stone, the other stones Ye Bai observed contained richer information.
The greatest discovery was the full dragon language names of two ancient dragons recorded in the dragon tomb, which were the dragons’ ‘true names.’
‘Mei Rui Di Si? Ka Li Xi? Ye Luo... [Silver Dragon]’
‘Lei En? Ke Lu Si? Fei... [Thunder Dragon]’
The moment Ye Bai collected the full names of the Silver Dragon and the Thunder Dragon, she received another notification.
[You have obtained the historical clue ‘Dragon Language Magic’. You gain 20 points of historical experience and 20,000 points of experience.]
In just half a day in the divine realm, the historical experience Ye Bai had gained was already enough to level up her historian profession from level one to level three. She just hadn’t gone to Mei Luo City to find a mentor for the upgrade task, so she couldn’t transition yet.
The emergence of the clue regarding dragon language magic didn’t surprise Ye Bai.
Among the ancient dragons, those whose names were inscribed in the dragon tomb were renowned powerful beings, strong enough to reach the level of deities.
In the divine realm, individuals who reached the level of deities underwent a transformation in power; even their names contained strength.
The full names of the Silver Dragon and the Thunder Dragon were, in essence, two forms of dragon language magic!
The dragon tomb was not a conventional concept of a dragon clan’s ancestral grave; within the dragon clan, its significance was closer to that of a monument and a ‘magic library.’
“What a pity...” Ye Bai sighed in regret.
Dragon language magic had to be chanted in dragon language to be effective. Even among the bloodline descendants of the dragon clan, only a few groups could speak dragon language and utilize dragon language magic.
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