“So you did come after all,” a slightly gloomy voice sounded in Lu Yun’s ears. A ghost that was the previous dragon lord materialized by his side.

“Did the azure dragon send you to keep an eye on me?” Lu Yun regarded his new shadow with resignation. “It looks like the rules aren’t fully in charge here.”

“The ancestor dragon… is the rule,” nodded the previous dragon lord. “Everything here is under his determination. This occasion’s Dragonling Assembly involves the future of the Hongmeng and the great ancestor dragon is one of the ancestor gods of the realm. Though he has his own ambitions, he will not interfere in this gathering.”

“So what are you doing here?” Lu Yun grumbled. “I’m not yet...