The huge body suddenly moved, making the entire waterway tremble a little.
"The time for reasoning is over, now it's time to do serious business."
Noah nodded. She knew what the ancestor meant by "serious business."
The next moment, Noah left the consciousness space.
The cool air brushed across her face, instantly waking Noah up.
She shook her head, shook off the cherry blossom petals on top of her head, then immediately took a black bead out of her pocket.
Black Holy Stone.
Or rather, Night Crystal.
In this era, although Night Crystals were rare, because of their own blank attribute, they couldn't provide any help for training magic power, so they could only be used as pretty decorations.
But little did people know, in Noah's era, this thing was a treasure.
Only ancient Primordial Power could awaken the sleeping power inside the Night Crystal.
And the results also proved that the ancestor indeed didn't have senile dementia, her brain and memory were quite good, the Night Crystal could indeed greatly improve Noah's efficiency in condensing Primordial Power.
In the past half month, the Primordial Power Noah had accumulated had already exceeded her total before.
Although the roll-king didn't know exactly how much Primordial Power the ancestor in her head needed, since this thing could not only improve condensing efficiency but also strengthen Noah's own physical toughness, she was more than happy to "work" for the ancestor.
While Noah was focused on refining power, behind a tree not far away, two small heads poked out one after the other.
"See, Second Sister, Big Sister is right there."
"Wow~"
Little Light froze, "Wow? Wow what?"
"Big Sister looks so cool when she's seriously training~"
"..."
The little pink-hair looked up and gently bumped Second Sister's chin with her forehead, "This is not the time for your big-sister-complex attack. We're here to catch the ghost inside Big Sister's body."
Luna reluctantly withdrew her gaze from her sister, then looked down at the little sister.
"Little Light, you've been catching for several months, but we haven't even seen the ghost's shadow."
"That's where you don't understand, Second Sister."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Ghosts... have no shadow!"
"Eh? So that's how it is? ╰(°▽°)╯"
Little Light nodded firmly.
"That's right. But I have a hunch that tonight we'll definitely have huge gains!"
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Noah was focused on condensing Primordial Power. When she relaxed slightly, she realized it was already midnight.
The temperature was getting cooler. Noah crossed her arms and rubbed them, then looked up at the night sky.
A full moon hung high in the sky, brilliant and dazzling.
Noah blinked, as if suddenly thinking of something.
"Right, remember that topic we talked about before, about cocoon birth and live birth?"
The ancestor in her head leisurely replied, ["I remember. And I also remember you said at the time, if given the choice, you'd still choose live birth, because compared to power you're born with, you prefer the process and feeling of getting stronger bit by bit."]
Noah nodded, "After that, I also asked you the same question."
["Mm."]
"But your answer confused me."
Noah said, "You said... your birth was a mistake. At the time I didn't really understand what that meant. I wanted to keep asking, but you urged me to go find my mom to get her pendant. So... can you explain this answer properly now?"
As for the past of this legendary Dragon King, Noah could only find some records in various historical documents.
But the ancestor was the hero of the entire dragon race. No matter what kind of history book, they all portrayed her as the savior, as a perfect existence.
Specifically speaking, the records of Noah in the books were too macro.
The dragons sang praises of her great achievements, but few paid attention to what kind of past was hidden behind her glorious life.
To Noah's question, the ancestor didn't immediately answer, but chose silence.
She looked at the little brat in front of her, the memories from ten thousand years ago intertwined with the moments she'd spent with Noah recently.
For a moment, she even couldn't tell if this moment was the past or the present.
She still stayed silent.
Until Noah stepped forward, standing before her giant dragon eyes.
The white vertical pupils were like a mirror, clearly reflecting Noah's figure.
"I can feel that it should be a past hard to talk about, so I won't force you to tell me."
"But I really want to know more about you, Noah."
The roll-king was never that interested in other people's histories, nor did she ever take the initiative to ask anyone so many questions.
Only this ancestor before her was special.
She came from a distant past, slept for over ten thousand years, and finally woke up inside Noah's consciousness.
Months of being together had made them gradually familiar with each other.
The ancestor admired Noah's character and perseverance.
Likewise, Noah's rare curiosity was slowly drawn to this mysterious dragon hero.
Inside this dark-gold waterway, a conversation crossing ten thousand years quietly began.
After looking at each other for a while, Noah slowly closed her dragon eyes, then slowly stood up.
The huge dragon body and Noah's small figure formed a stark contrast.
Noah tilted her head up at the giant dragon before her, "Are you getting ready to kick me out?"
In the past, when the ancestor didn't want to joke around with the little brat anymore, she would flap her wings and kick Noah out of the consciousness space.
After a few times, Noah noticed something was off, 'Damn it, this is my own consciousness space, how can you kick me out?'
Ancestor: 'Ehehe, I just can, so what?'
Over time, Noah just went along with it.
And now, the old lady suddenly stood up, probably meaning she didn't want to answer her question and was planning to kick her out again.
Thinking this, Noah silently turned around, waved her hand, "I said I wouldn't force you to answer my question. You don't need to make a move, I'll leave myself."
Plop! Plop!
Her little shoes stepped on the water, and she slowly walked toward the exit of the waterway.
But before she had walked a few steps, Noah suddenly felt a slight fluctuation of energy.
She looked down. The water surface under her feet was trembling without warning, ripples spreading out from behind her.
Noah quickly turned her head.
She saw the white giant dragon folding its wings over its body, magic light seeping out from the gaps.
Moments later, the light faded, and a graceful figure quietly stood on the water.
Noah's eyes widened slightly, a little too surprised to speak.
It was a tall beauty, with hair like a waterfall, hanging down to her waist.
She wore a white high-low skirt, under which was a pair of shapely legs wrapped in long boots, and the skin between the boot tops and skirt hem was the pure, flawless absolute territory.
The beauty's eyes were slightly open, her beautiful face cold and indifferent, and under her right earlobe dangled a star-shaped earring, sparkling.
She stood there, almost every part of her could be described as "perfect," like a finely carved work of art.
"No, Noah..."
After a brief surprise, the roll-king reacted, this was the ancestor's human form.
The beauty stepped forward with long legs, slowly walking toward Noah.
She didn't have the natural oppressive aura of a Dragon King, but instead carried a holy and lofty feeling that made people want to follow and admire.
Her elegant steps revealed nobility, and the white long tail trailing behind her was a tail type different from modern dragons, more smooth and shiny, and longer.
Noah was completely drawn to that sacred aura, only coming back to her senses when she stood in front of her.
"Little brat."
"Ah... ah? Oh, sorry."
The voices of human form and dragon form were different, that was common knowledge among dragons.
And in human form, Noah's voice wasn't as cold as imagined.
Instead, it was very gentle, giving a feeling like a spring breeze.
The beauty put one hand on her waist, and with the other gently placed it on Noah's head, then closed her eyes and let out a satisfied breath.
Noah blinked, looked up along her slender arm to her eyes.
"What's this for?"
"I've wanted to do this for a long time. Little brat, your head feels so fun to touch."
"..."
'Alright, even in human form, she is still the same unserious ancestor.'
"So you didn't do it before because you were afraid one claw would slap me into meat paste?"
"Yes, you're so smart."
"Haha, thank you so much."
Noah shook her head, dodging the ancestor's hand, "Then why are you only meeting me in human form now?"
"Because before, the Primordial Power we'd accumulated wasn't enough for me to take human form. But now, with the Night Crystal, the speed of gathering power has increased, so I naturally have enough magic to transform."
Noah suddenly understood, "So that's how it is."
"Oh right, besides touching your head, there's another thing I've always wanted to do."
"What thing, hey, what are you doing! Don't hug me! Let go—"
Before Noah could react, the ancestor directly bear-hugged her tightly into her arms.
Soft and fragrant, warm breaths gently brushed against Noah's face.
She used a bit of strength, but not enough to make Noah uncomfortable.
Even so, Noah still wasn't used to people outside her family having such intimate physical contact, instinctively kicking her legs and wagging her little tail in protest.
"Yo-you old lady... you're just like Aunt Isa—"
Noah tried to push away the smooth white face pressed against her own, but the annoying white dragon clung tight like hugging a doll.
After struggling twice, Noah gave up.
She let the ancestor hold her in her arms, rub her, sniff her, and snuggle her.
'Damn it, why are all adults so childish?', Noah once again had this question in her heart.
"Ah~ so fragrant, so soft~ Is this what a young dragon's body is like now? So nice. And just thinking that one day this body will be mine makes me even happier."
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