Bai Hong looked at me, a smirk playing at the corners of his lips.
"Mother, look, I have become powerful."
"Could you help me kill that woman?"
"She truly deserves it; in this life and the next, she has always sought to sow discord between us mother and son. Without her, I would be your most filial son."
Only then did I notice that Bai Hong's horns were different from others; they were black.
His spiritual power was unstable, fluctuating erratically.
"Heh, you've gone mad to use forbidden techniques."
I glanced at Yu Lan's miserable state in the Blood Pool and couldn't help but retch by the edge of the pool.
"How disgusting!"
"She made me consume fetuses with human and Water Tribe bloodlines to enhance my spiritual power."
"I'm about to Transform into a Dragon. How about that? Powerful, right?"
His eyes were wild with madness; I had never witnessed such a perverse act before.
"Die!"
Bai Hong's attacks grew increasingly vicious, targeting Chen Yang.
"As long as you have only me as your child, you will acknowledge me!"
Chen Yang was caught in his grasp, his little face turning crimson from the strain.
"Let go of me! Let go!"
Yu Lan struggled to rise from the Blood Pool, her hair disheveled and her eyes weeping blood.
"I am your mother, Bai Hong! Didn't you say that no matter what your mother did, it was all for you?"
Bai Hong waved his hand, smashing Yu Lan's face.
"How dare you compare yourself to her?"
I burst into laughter, tears streaming down my face.
"How pathetic! Even if I die, my son is a thousand times stronger than you!"
Bai Hong glared at me in fury. "Then die for me!"
He struck me down with lethal intent; I spat out blood and collapsed to the ground.
"Mother!"
Chen Yang's pink skin gradually turned red.
His carp body sprouted claws, nails as hard as diamonds, and with a fierce swipe, he raked Bai Hong's hand, leaving deep gashes.
The Blood Pool was overturned by Chen Yang as he let out a furious roar.
"Roar—"
The sound was a Dragon's roar.
I looked at him in shock, and Bai Hong stood frozen in place.
"Transforming Dragon, he actually transformed!"
Chen Yang's dragon roar startled the entire Water Tribe.
Families from all around rushed over, sealing off the area immediately, forbidding anyone from entering.
Chen Yang twisted and rolled painfully in the sky; I could feel his suffering, yet I was powerless to help.
"Grand Princess, how dare you use dark magic to attempt to devour your own kind!"
The Second Princess Yu Lan and Bai Hong joined forces to accuse me, leaving me momentarily stunned.
"What do you mean?"
"Hmph, stop pretending! You want your son to become a Transforming Dragon, even if it means devouring thousands of Water Tribe eggs and young ones, and you still won't admit it!"
As soon as the words "Transforming Dragon" were uttered, the elders present gasped for breath.
Even though I knew the Second Princess was lying, I still wanted to uncover the truth. After all, what the Transforming Dragon represented was self-evident.
"Grand Princess, if you wish to prove your innocence, let us search your palace."
"Yes, as long as you prove that you have no connection to the Blood Pool, we will believe you are innocent."
"Transforming Dragons are not so easily obtained; why don't we take some Dragon Scales, Dragon Hearts, Dragon Tendons..."
Some even turned their gaze toward Bai Hong.
"Since the Grand Princess's son cannot become a Transforming Dragon, he can try instead."
Thus, with knowing glances exchanged among the tribespeople, Bai Hong was dismembered.
His desperate cries reached me: "Mother, save me!"
I couldn't spare a thought for his tragic fate because once they finished with Bai Hong, they began plotting an assault on Chen Yang.
"If you want to touch my son, you'll have to kill me first!"
I held my sword in my left hand and sliced my wrist with my right, blood dripping down.
With my blood, I drew a totem on the ground and swore an oath to the heavens.
"Tonight, those who harm my son shall be punished!"
The formation activated.
Chen Yang writhed in pain.
I charged in with my sword drawn and began to slash away.
I lost track of time as my consciousness gradually blurred; a sharp blade pierced through my chest.
Just when I thought I was about to die, a pair of hands embraced me tightly.
"Those who harm my wife and child shall die."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd attacking us turned to ashes in an instant.
I leaned against him, feeling the suppression of bloodlines and the unique pressure that belonged solely to dragons.
I held Chen Yang in my arms, and he finally stopped moving.
Yu Lan hid among the crowd, still wanting to escape. Her eyes were hollow, and she murmured to herself, "The Dragon's son has come into the world."
I held Chen Yang as we left with Chen Yuan. Yu Lan clutched the hem of Chen Yang's clothes, smiling foolishly, "You are my child; I am your mother."
Her face twisted with fury, "You ungrateful wretch, you don't even recognize your own mother?"
Chen Yang remained calm and pried open Yu Lan's fingers. "In our past life, since you didn't genuinely raise me and only wanted the fame I brought you, then we owe each other nothing."
"Moreover, in our past life, it was you who cast me into the Blood Pool; you abandoned me."
"I have no mother like you, and you have no son like me."
Yu Lan clutched her head and screamed in madness, "Impossible! How could I abandon the Dragon Seed!"
"I am the mother of the Dragon's son! I am the mother of the Dragon's son!"
In her frenzy, she tore open her own belly, searching for the so-called Dragon Seed. In the end, she dragged her bloodied lower half and vanished into the depths of the forest.
Since the last time when those elders suffered heavy casualties, the Water Tribe had fallen into internal strife. After discussing with Chen Yuan, we decided to elevate Chen Yang.
After all, our child would become the king of the Water Tribe; we could rest assured. Furthermore, he had just broken through his bloodline limitations and reached an unprecedented height.
"Mom and Dad, I want to be with you," he said.
I smiled and shook my head. "Chen Yang, you are no longer a child; you are the only king of the Water Tribe."
"Your responsibility is to protect the Water Tribe."
Chen Yang frowned and nodded like an adult. "Alright then, since Mother has said so..."
Chen Yuan and I immediately slipped away. By the time Chen Yang realized it, we had already left.
There was nothing we could do; after all, we just wanted to live as carefree wanderers.
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