CHAPTER 699: THE DRAGON KING

Aldrian could see that the man was looking in his direction. He did not know if this was only a coincidence or not, so he tried to teleport to another location where he could still observe the man. However, the man’s gaze remained fixed on the place where Aldrian had initially floated, which made Aldrian think that it was really just a coincidence.

Maybe he just happened to be looking at the sky in that direction?

But then Aldrian was stunned when the man suddenly turned his head toward him again! At this moment, Aldrian finally confirmed that this dragon indeed could sense him. This was truly surprising, even for him, as it was the first time someone had been able to sense his existence while he used his stealth technique, which relied on the manipulation of light laws.

With his stronger cultivation and deeper comprehension now, he had already combined it with his space laws, which made his presence actually covered by a thin layer of spatial barrier. This barrier caused any sense that swept over him to pass without obstruction. Basically, any spiritual sense from outside that touched the thin barrier would feel as though there was nothing there and continue moving forward.

This was the concept of spatial distortion, which would throw the sense behind Aldrian once it swept over him.

Now he was truly interested in this strongest dragon in the Ancient Blue Gate world, who seemed capable of sensing his position. Aldrian could still see that there was a slight delay for this dragon to sense him, which meant the dragon did not instantly know his movements or exact location.

’Shen Longwei, the Dragon King of the Dragon Kingdom, one of the strongest beings in this heaven because of his dragon lineage. Many even consider him the most powerful existence in the Ancient Blue Gate World in terms of raw strength. Without the support of an artifact, it is almost impossible to defeat him,’ Aldrian thought.

This man already had his own legend about his strength, which was truly worthy of his name and race as a true dragon. Moreover, he was actually the result of a union between a void dragon and a fire dragon, an extremely rare case where two dragons of different attributes managed to have a child.

His father was a void dragon, while his mother was a fire dragon, which was an incredibly powerful combination. As an illustration, even dragons of the same kind already had great difficulty producing descendants. What more, then, when two different kinds of dragons were involved? For them, conceiving a child was nearly impossible.

Because of this, Shen Longwei, who was already strong by virtue of being of the dragon race, possessed an even more extraordinary ability due to his mixed bloodline. The offspring of such a union between two powerful dragon kinds resulted in a dragon who could control both space and fire as if they were mere playthings.

All in all, Shen Longwei was truly the strongest among the strongest.

It could be said that because of his presence, the Beast Continent had almost no devils when Aldrian scanned this continent earlier.

All of that information was already well-known about Shen Longwei, something most people were aware of. But now that Shen Longwei seemed able to detect his presence, Aldrian was truly intrigued by the Dragon King. From the information shown in the system, although this dragon was impressive and possessed many abilities, Aldrian still did not see how he was able to detect him now.

While Aldrian continued to observe Shen Longwei and contemplate about him, he suddenly saw the Dragon King float and fly in his direction. There was no longer any doubt that this dragon could indeed see or sense him. Despite Shen Longwei approaching, Aldrian did not move, for he wanted to know what the dragon intended to do.

The other dragons, who appeared to be his guards, also seemed ready to follow, but Shen Longwei stopped them and flew toward Aldrian’s direction alone.

After waiting for a few moments, Shen Longwei finally reached Aldrian’s height and floated not far from him. His gaze lingered in Aldrian’s direction for a while, and Aldrian also tried to read his mind, since he had not sensed any ill intent from him all this time.

The moment Aldrian managed to read Shen Longwei’s thoughts and glimpse the deep intent within his heart, he was stunned to find that this dragon actually felt reverence toward him.

Aldrian was still confused when Shen Longwei suddenly cupped his hands toward him.

"I know that Your Excellency is here. My apologies if I was able to sense your presence even from afar, but I welcome Your Excellency to my kingdom," he said in a respectful manner.

Aldrian did not immediately respond to the greeting, but Shen Longwei seemed not to mind and maintained his respectful posture.

After a brief silence, Aldrian finally decided to reveal himself, which left the other dragons stunned at the sudden appearance of a figure. They had not detected anything at all, which was why they had found their king’s behavior peculiar earlier. Now it looked as though their king had truly been greeting this figure.

Who was this figure?

The masked Aldrian smiled as he spoke to Shen Longwei.

"As expected of the Dragon King, truly a living legend among all beings of the Ancient Blue Gate World. How could you sense me? This is the first time anyone has been able to detect me," Aldrian said.

"I would not dare call myself a legend in front of Your Excellency. As for your question, I can only explain that my very being feels connected to Your Excellency," Shen Longwei replied, which made Aldrian raise his eyebrows.

What he said was essentially the same reason why the specific demon cultivators of the three great sects could resonate with him. Aldrian had already discovered why only some of them were able to resonate, it was because of their close connection with the Heavenly Demon.

Their cultivation technique had been created by the son of the Heavenly Demon. Their karma was strongly connected to the Heavenly Demon, which in the end allowed them to feel the resonance within their souls at a certain point in cultivation—in this case, when they reached the Immortal Ascension Realm, starting from the Pseudo-Immortal Foundation Stage.

That was why the reaction of the demon cultivators of the three great sects in the Barisan Continent was not as extreme as those in the Central Continent. They could only sense the resonance once they reached the Pseudo-Immortal Foundation Stage.

He did not know the reason why they could only feel the resonance after reaching the Pseudo-Immortal Foundation Stage, but it was what it was.

Now this dragon also seemed to have a kind of connection with him, which made Aldrian wonder about the dragon’s origin. It did not seem like he had anything similar to the three great sects, right?

"I see. Then do you know who I am, Your Majesty, the Dragon King, Shen Longwei?" Aldrian asked, curious.

"I do not know you personally, but I am aware of Your Excellency. I saw your battle with the Immortal at that time, and I also felt this connection. I realized it was you the moment I felt it just now, as only Your Excellency could evoke this feeling within me. All I can say is that my being is special and has some kind of connection with Your Excellency," Shen Longwei answered.

Aldrian nodded. It seemed this dragon possessed something he did not yet know, which was the reason for the connection between them.

"Anyway, I would like to invite Your Excellency to visit my humble palace. Although it might not be to your liking, I will make sure Your Excellency has a magnificent experience here," Shen Longwei said, which made Aldrian smile.

"Alright. I am actually curious about the Dragon Kingdom; there are many things I would like to know," Aldrian replied.

After that, the Dragon King guided Aldrian to the highest mountain where he resided. The other dragons, who had been observing their king’s interactions with this figure from earlier, were truly shocked. Although they had not tried to eavesdrop on the conversation, they could tell from the movements alone that their king held great respect for this figure.

Moreover, they could sense that this figure was human, and they knew their king had never shown such respect to a human before. Who was this figure to earn the king’s personal respect and even have him guide him like this?

All they could see was their king personally escorting the figure to the highest mountain where he himself resided.

Aldrian was guided to one side of the mountain, where a vast, artificially flattened platform had been built on the slope. Looking at it, he couldn’t help but be reminded of one of the Piercing Heaven Sect’s place, which had a special area for interstellar landings. A few dragons in human form were stationed at the edges of the platform, acting as guards.

Not far from the platform, right at the mountain’s cliff, stood a beautifully carved palace. The palace had been constructed inside the mountain, and its size seemed perfectly suited to accommodate human-sized guests.

Upon entering, Aldrian greeted by the luxurious interior. It was no different from other imperial palaces, and as he observed the surroundings, he noticed that some of the royal maids were actually human.

This was truly an eye-opener for Aldrian, and the Dragon King seemed to sense his amazement, smiling to himself as he continued guiding him toward a more private area.

A few moments later, they arrived at a luxurious private room where they could converse more freely. After the maids served two cups of warm herbal drink, the Dragon King asked Aldrian with a satisfied expression,

"How is it, Your Excellency?"