With Yuan's approval, the Dragon King said, "In that case, follow me."
The Dragon King led Yuan to an area within the Shen Family's territory. At first glance, it appeared to be a serene garden, but scattered among the greenery were several unusual objects that seemed out of place in such a setting.
One of these objects was a stone statue carved into the shape of a dragon's head, resting majestically atop a stone pedestal. This dragon's head had its mouth open and tongue slightly sticking out. "This statue can determine whether someone is a dragon or not by assessing their blood. Before we begin the real assessment, we need to make sure you are a real dragon," said the Dragon King.
If Tan Songyun was correct, there was a strong possibility that Yuan wasn't even a dragon. In that case, this simple test could expose Yuan's identity.
'If he turns out to be a dragon, it won't prove he's a Dragon Emperor. However, if he isn't a dragon, we won't even need to assess his bloodline anymore.'
The Dragon King dripped his blood onto the statue's tongue, feeding it. The moment his blood made contact, the statue's tongue absorbed it instantly.
He then turned to look at Tan Songyun and spoke, "Can you feed it some of your blood?"
Tan Songyun nodded and approached the statue, feeding it her blood.
However, when her blood touched the statue, instead of being absorbed, it evaporated. "Dragon Emperor, it's your turn."
The Dragon King looked at Yuan, who calmly fed his blood to the statue. Before feeding his blood, Yuan activated his dragon transformation just in case.
Everyone watched in anticipation as Yuan's blood touched the statue.
In the end, his blood is absorbed by the statue, confirming that he is a dragon.
Shen Shi sighed in relief after seeing this.
"Father, it's not too late to stop this farce and apologize to the Dragon Emperor," she said to him.
"He's only managed to prove that he's a dragon, that's all," said the Dragon King, ignoring Shen Shi's advice.
Meanwhile, Tan Songyun was greatly surprised by the result. In fact, she was the most shocked out of everyone there.
'He's a dragon? That's not possible… Unless Tian Kai was a dragon this entire time, this doesn't make any sense!' Tan Songyun clenched her fists anxiously. She had always believed Tian Kai to be human, and the possibility that she might have been wrong all along left her feeling deeply perplexed.
After all, if she was wrong about such a crucial detail, it raised the unsettling possibility that she might be wrong about other things as well.
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