Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 1131 - 514: Sixteen Dragon Sons, The Remnant Soul of Yi Zhao

[The giant stele rested upon a central base, with more than ten narrow stone bridges radiating out to buildings resembling mausoleums.]

[These mausoleum-like buildings appeared fantastical, as if they did not truly exist.]

[Atop each mausoleum stood a massive statue of a different exotic beast, resembling dragons yet not dragons, having both dragon-like traits and distinct features of other species.]

[You saw a colossal monster statue with the head of a dragon and the body of a fish, as well as monstrous forms that resembled giant turtles with dragon heads and dragon scales, and even godly and bizarre creatures with the heads of dragons and the bodies of wolves or lions...]

[The stele bore the inscription: Ancient legends speak of the Dragon giving birth to nine offspring, but nine is but a symbolic number; in reality, the Dragon had numerous descendants, among which sixteen were the direct progeny of the first generation.]

[These included Qiuniu, Yazi, Chaofeng, Pulao, Suan Ni, Ba Xia, Bihou, Fuxi, Chiwen, Taotie, Gongfeng, Jiao Tu, Chi, Hou, Kylin, Pixiu.]

[The sixteen scions were born of unions between the Dragon and great demons such as oxen, wolves, birds, toads, lions, turtles, tigers, fish, etc., each Dragon Son possessing their own Great Divine Power...]

Upon reading this, Lin Xun couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth, mockingly thinking to himself that the old dragon really wasn’t picky, capable of reproducing with just about anything, unconcerned with barriers like species isolation or aesthetic differences between races.

On second thought, it wasn’t much of an issue in this world where great demons could transform, becoming handsome men or beautiful women; reproducing was akin to creating subordinates and a workforce.

The old dragon, as a lord god who had controlled a realm for countless years, must have exerted restraint to have only sixteen primary direct descendants.

"However, this Stele for Suppression of the Dragon seems to be marking graves of mausoleums; I reckon the fates of these Dragon Sons probably weren’t too good..."

He continued to examine the text on the stele.

The content recorded on the stele was extensive, mostly describing the various exploits of the sixteen Dragon Sons during the ancient wars of the gods.

It detailed more specifically which Buddha or immortal used what Great Divine Power to slay the Dragon Son.

After a quick perusal, Lin Xun quickly found key information.

According to the records on the stele, the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon was indeed a burial ground for the Dragon Sons, constructed collectively by those Buddhas and immortals at the outbreak of the war of the gods.

The Demon Clan possessed the ability to inherit ancestral bloodline powers; if the remnants and cast-off skins of the Dragon Sons were not suppressed and the majority of their bloodline powers obliterated, it would be problematic if the Demon Clan reclaimed them.

The primary function of the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon was to extinguish the bloodline powers in the remnants of the Dragon Sons.

However, constructing a cemetery for the sixteen enemy generals right at the start of the war was a clear statement of intent.

But contrary to Lin Xun’s expectations, not all sixteen Dragon Sons had fallen in battle, which meant that several of the mausoleums built here were empty.

Additionally, due to the disparity in strength and the brutality of the god wars, the dragon remains buried here were mostly incomplete, often damaged or fragmented.

Some mausoleums housed only half a dragon’s tail, others contained a couple of dragon horns, and some remnants had been obliterated in the war, leaving only the Dragon Sons’ weapons concealed at the site...

This approach diverged from the original purpose of constructing the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon and the mausoleums; it seemed more like showcasing the heads and weapons of enemy generals to highlight one’s own glorious military achievements.

Therefore, Lin Xun surmised that initially the stele had been a measure to prevent enemies from making a comeback. However, the situation in the god wars was greatly in favor of the Heavenly Yan side, to the point of being overwhelmingly victorious.

With such an advantage and such a power gap, even if the enemy regrouped, there was no need for concern.

Thus, the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon later resembled more a museum, meant solely for collecting, which is why it ended up in the Kunlun Treasury.

According to the records on the stele, once the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon was brought into Kunlun, the eradication of the Dragon Sons’ bloodline ceased, which made the ’collectibles’ within it all the more valuable.

[You knew that you could only enter one of the sixteen dreamlike mausoleums to obtain the treasures inside.]

[As soon as you stepped onto one of the stone bridges, the other mausoleums would turn into illusions and fade away from you.]

[Which mausoleum would you choose to enter?]

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[You gazed at the Dragon Son statues above each mausoleum and the records on the stele, falling into contemplation...] 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

As an ancient museum, the Stele for Suppression of the Dragon was not very helpful.

The stele did not precisely record which mausoleum belonged to which Dragon Son, nor did it describe what each Dragon Son looked like or what specifically was contained within their mausoleum, leaving Lin Xun with no way to discern which mausoleum was the most valuable.

If he carelessly chose a mausoleum to enter, he might end up with one that was completely empty, resulting in a significant loss.

His only option was to activate his Analysis Power to seek clues in the scenes of the god wars recorded on the stele, and then use the statues above the mausoleums to deduce the owner of each mausoleum and the treasures it might contain.

Shortly after analyzing, he quickly locked onto a few target mausoleums.

According to the stele, although the sixteen Dragon Sons each possessed Great Divine Power, there was a hierarchy to their strengths.

For instance, Yazi, Taotie, Kylin, and Ba Xia (Fuxi) belonged to the first tier of strength, being the strongest among the many Dragon Sons.

Each of these four Dragon Sons had their own Great Divine Power: Yazi was warlike, Taotie was gluttonous, Kylin was auspicious, and Ba Xia possessed Divine Power. It was difficult to determine which Dragon Son was the most formidable.

Lin Xun decided that he should enter the mausoleum of a first-tier Dragon Son, as that would maximize his chances of obtaining the most valuable treasures.

First, he ruled out Kylin, since the stele had no specific account of the Dragon Son’s killing, which meant there was a high probability of leaving the Kylin’s mausoleum empty-handed.