Be it Tiane, Ruik, or the others who were watching, everyone looked at Laex. His reaction obviously showed that he knew something. However, Laex ignored their eyes and got close to Liriu before touching his body. He sent a stream of Spiritual Energy and checked with his Divine Sense to make sure his conjecture is correct.

Ruik and Tiane didn't mind. Laex had been around long enough for them to trust him this much, at least. But the longer Laex checked Liriu's body, the uglier his face became. In the end, after confirming that he was right, he could only sigh and retract his hand.

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Everyone looked at him, waiting for Laex to talk. No one forced the issue since it seemed to be something really important.

Laex knew that he needed to give an explanation, so after taking a deep breath, he started to talk.

"Liriu's bloodline passed through an incredible transformation. Something that was only supposed to have happened in legends. It is soo unbelievable that even though it is right in front of me, I can't help but feel like I'm hallucinating."

"Before I tell you what it is, we need to talk about a few other things. First, do you know who is considered the ancestor of all reptiles in all Universes?"

Surprisingly, Ruik answered without even blinking.

"Dragons. At least, that's what I've heard in the past. Between the reptile races here in Dalin or in our home Universe, that is what is believed."

Laex nodded.

"Correct. I gave some of my blood to Liriu precisely so I could awake the Dragon Blood in his body. Doesn't matter which reptile it is; they all have a certain amount of Dragon Blood. As long as your race is connected to some reptile species, that fact will not change."

"However, due to the enormous amount of time since the Dragons first appeared, many of those branch races' Dragon Blood concentration decreased. It reached a point where the concentration was so small that their Dragon Blood entered into a slumbering state. Those are also known as the Reptile races that don't have Dragon Blood. The fact is not that they don't have it, it is just that their bloodline is so thin that it couldn't show its traits anymore."

Krune and the other nodded. It is not a piece of information that hard to accept.

"Thanks to my Dragon Blood, it awakened Liriu's one and used my own to increase his Dragon Blood concentration. It could be said that after he fused with my Dragon Blood, around 99% of his Dragon Blood was mine, while the rest was the awakened blood that he already had in himself. Of course, let's say that the 'master dragon blood' position was still that 1%, not my 99%. As the 'master blood' of Liriu's blood, it dominated mine and changed it into its own. Now, the whole blood was really Liriu's and not mine anymore."

Laex then narrowed his eyes and continued.

"What I didn't expect is that the Elemental Meridians would cause a mutation. Another bloodline which had been long since slumbering in Liriu's blood somehow used the Elemental Meridians, its connection to his Dragon Foundation, and the power of the actual Dragon Blood to awaken. Not only that, but this other bloodline and the Dragon blood also started a mutation and transformed into something entirely different. A type of bloodline that was only supposed to exist in legends."

The more everyone heard, the more shocked they got.

Tiane couldn't help but ask.

"And what was that other bloodline that appeared out of nowhere."

Laex smiled bitterly and then looked at Tiane.

"It didn't come out of nowhere, it came from you."

Tiane and the other were taken aback. Tiane is one of the most common races out there, a Demon Crow. If not for Feifei rescuing her in the past, she would have never gained sentience to start with. After all, unless a Demon Crow was lucky enough to bump into some fortune, they would spend their lives without ever reaching the 9th of the Qi Condensation Realm.

How could a bloodline capable of bringing such a legend into the real world possibly be inside her Demon Crow Race?

Suddenly, Krune's eyes lit up.

"I see... If all reptiles ancestors can be considered the Dragons, then it means that all birds also have such an Ancestor, right?"

Laex smiled.

"Smart. That is correct. So let me ask you now, which bird is considered to be the ancestor of all birds? If it is too hard to guess, then think like this. The strongest reptile in the Universes is the Dragon. In that case, which bird is considered the strongest one in all Universes?"

Any idiot who has the least bit of knowledge would be able to answer that question. A race that by no means is weaker than the Dragon Race.

"The Phoenix Race!"

Laex nodded.

"That is precisely the type of bloodline that awoke in Liriu's blood. After all, Tiane is a bird herself. That also explains why the Tribulation Fire of the Dalin Universe was absorbed into his body as if it was food. Only the Phoenix race could possibly absorb a Tribulation Fire as if it was nourishment. Let alone be considered as a Tribulation, Dalin Universe's Tribulation is really nothing more than a cultivation resource for the Phoenixes."

"The most impressive thing is that the Elemental Meridians were the reason behind it. During Liriu's breakthrough, I believe you all noticed how his Meridians acted as a link between his foundation and both bloodlines, didn't you?"

Everyone nodded. After all, they, too, were using their Divine Sense at that time to check Liriu's body state.

Ruik then laughed out loud.

"Isn't that great, then? My boy became a hybrid of Phoenix and Dragon, so his future is limitless!"

Laex smiled bitterly after hearing that.

"If just it was so simple as that."

Ruik's smile immediately disappeared. Only now did he remember that while Laex was checking Liriu's body, his expression was as dark as the bottom of a pot. If that was a good thing, how come he didn't seem to be happy?

"I told you, didn't I? This is a type of bloodline that only appeared in legends. It shouldn't exist anymore. The implications of such a thing... are not as simple as you think."