Li Aozi and Yachi the Golden Dragon Monk casually chatted about various topics, establishing some rapport.

He didn't deny his identity as a Dragonborn, but neither did he reveal which Dragon Clan he belonged to, which didn't arouse any suspicion from the Golden Dragon.

After all, the Dragon Race is inherently a species with clear hierarchy divisions; although the Dragon Race possesses a secret technique like the Dragon Transformation Technique, it does not mean that one's origin will be overlooked.

In fact, the discrimination between the upper and lower levels within the race has become even more severe. Therefore, hiding one's native species is not considered a big deal in the Dragon Race.

However, when encountering those old relics, one might still get mocked.

Since consuming Glina's corpse, Li Aozi has inherited a considerable amount of knowledge from the Dragon Race.

The reason is simple: upper dragons, lower dragons, and even Dragonborns all have different lifespans, and the existence of a Radiant Dragon, a top-tier Dragon Emperor, is even limited in number.

Upper dragons transform into lower dragons to utilize the advantages of a longer lifespan to exert their full combat power, while lower-level dragons can never transform into upper dragons in one go.

Low-level, mixed-blood Dragonkin, when using the Dragon Transformation Technique, can only transform into creatures like chicken snakes, earth dragons, or two-legged wyverns, which already counts as revealing their true form. To climb higher, they can only rely on extending their lifespan to grow slowly.

Alright, at this point, even preschool little ghosts have noticed something is amiss.

It is known: low-level Dragonborns wishing to leap in class to become upper dragons require time to grow, but the lifespan of low-level dragons often does not exceed 200 years, while to become a legitimate True Dragon often requires 400 to 500 years of growth.

Meanwhile, once Dragonborns embark on another Pathway of cultivation and start Ascending to Godhood, their bodies begin to divinize, their skin becomes porcelain-like, and they are no longer accepted by the dragon clan system.

So, if you were a Dragonborn, would you still choose the path of climbing to a high-rank dragon?

Bear in mind, when Li Aozi was at Zeta Rank (6), his lifespan had already reached over a thousand years. If not for the life-shortening nature of Sequential Arcane Energy, before transitioning to a Second Transition as the Lunar String Archbishop, he would have been considered a half-long-lived breed.

Any sensible person wouldn't pass up existing Pathways like Destroyer or Fine Artistry.

And with just one conversion, the basic frame of the Dragon Race disintegrates, with a multitude of dragons shifting to the Starry Abyss Pathway, abandoning the original internal advancement system of the Dragon Race.

Thus, what Glina meant by creating a dragon pathway is not intended to consolidate the Dragon Race but to entice more ordinary beings, unable to practice even the Destroyer Pathway, into joining the dragon clan system.

Thinking of this, Li Aozi glanced at his true form, sitting in meditation, merging with his pathway.

—He originally thought Glina was joking; how could anyone lack the talent for the Destroyer Pathway?

But upon arrival at Border Abyss, it turned out the joke was on him.

In commercial terms, Glina was targeting the sinking market within ordinary beings, having no hope for internal reform within the dragon clan.

Under the current Starry Abyss order and Narrative Civilization mainstream, dragons can't find their dominant narrative.

Trying to establish Dragon Civilization? Leoz personally destroyed the concept of dragon civilization, through extremely cruel means, and to this day, many dragons believe dragons should not be established as a unified civilization.

Trying to found a Dragon Nation? Many dragons have attempted this, but were directly dismantled by the Starry Abyss Pathway system.

Attempting narrative? Sure, but what's the narrative of the dragon race?

If it's capitalism, Redd has completed it, but evidence shows that the narrative of conglomerates hasn't truly united all dragons.

If it's Leviathandal, that's even more laughably absurd.

Leviathandal created the dragon race, but within the Starry Abyss, dragons are indigenous creatures that don't accept Leviathandal's model.

The ecological niche of dragons can't form a unified racial civilization and nation; they can only depend on other civilizations, integrate into them, and live as citizens.

Like the dragon tribes within the Alliance.

"Border Abyss Dragon Island is the largest dragon settlement in Border Abyss, with territory and autonomy granted by the alliance, boasting a population of 120,000. Including Dragonborn servants and sub-dragon followers, the number reaches a million, providing the Alliance with a large number of war mounts and precious magic materials annually."

"While Dragon Island's economic situation is excellent, relying on magic services, magic material exports, and magical merchandise, constituting 12% of the alliance's GDP, it's certainly one of the wealthiest tribes, yet the specific circumstances are hard to explain."

The Golden Dragon Monk spread out a scroll to introduce the situation of Dragon Island:

"The chieftain of Dragon Island, Sodolegoras, is an upper Thunder Dragon about 3000 years old, who has participated in seven Void Wars, possessing strength superior to average demigods. But being a pureblood dragon without adhering to any pathway, his status is still somewhat inferior to a demigod, lacking even the qualification for Feng Qing, which greatly limits our dragon clan's development within the Border Abyss."

"Understandable." Li Aozi said: "Feng Qing is the respect given by the Starry Abyss to demigods; Layer Abyss is too weak to merit Feng Qing qualification. Feng Qing within Border Abyss essentially amounts to recognizing this demigod as a member of the ruling class, whereas from Border Abyss's perspective, a pure dragon system is just advanced beasts, unworthy of entering the deities' ranks."

"It is indeed so; Dragon Island originally didn't care about this, as long as dragons had a home it was enough. Unfortunately, after the last Void War, most of the young and robust died in the Void, leaving only young dragons, and it will take a long time for them to mature."

Yachi shook his head:

"Although I don't particularly value worldly matters, our Starry Abyss dragons are still our brothers and sisters. If dragons are once again suppressed and displaced, those fallen in the wild will likely degrade into Dragon Beasts, plundering and setting fires indiscriminately; it's not a fault of the dragons but the consequence of poverty."

"Indeed, there are these issues."

Li Aozi nodded, responding perfunctorily.

He was not concerned with the survival status of the Dragon Race; even if all dragons were expelled and reduced to wild monsters, it would be their own lack of effort.

However, listening to the Golden Dragon Monk speak, it's clear the dragon race possesses considerable resources, accumulated over thousands of years at least.

If it could be controlled, along with those dragon hatchlings, even if limited in time and resources, and unable to grow in the future, they could still serve as a bride's garment for the true form.

To him, dragons possess great value.

The Meteor Fall Master has a unique super combat unit in the game: the Guerrilla Star. Its main material requires Dragon Kind.

Having a Guerrilla Star places the Meteor Fall Master on a completely different level from those without it.

The existence of the Guerrilla Star foundation allows the Meteor Fall Master to unleash the most terrifying output capability in the entire game, whether it is scattershot or excursions, both greatly pressure the enemy.

"I will make a trip to Dragon Island."

Li Aozi gave the Golden Dragon Monk a definite response:

"How long until the species ranking tournament begins?"

"One and a half years."

The Golden Dragon Monk said:

"This tournament strictly limits targets, and there aren't many Dragon participants who meet the age criteria. Various species are now gathering their wandering children from outside. We want to help dragons achieve good results, which isn't easy, and it also involves issues of team coordination. It's better to go to Dragon Island sooner, it's more appropriate. The native dragons here aren't necessarily friendlier than our Layer Abyss allies..."

"Let's not discuss that for now, you're a Golden Dragon, an upper noble; they certainly won't trouble you and would be grateful. As for me, it's uncertain..."

Li Aozi stroked his chin, recalling information about Dragon Island, and took the opportunity to ask:

"I'm mainly curious, within Border Abyss Dragon Island, is there someone named Irexis Sundace?"

"Huh, Brother Li Xian, do you know her?" The Golden Dragon Monk was surprised: "I thought you were coming to Border Abyss for the first time; I didn't expect you to be aware of 'Catastrophe Born' Irexis."

"Oh? So she is indeed there. Looks like it's best to set out soon."

Li Aozi said casually.

"Irexis is also an outstanding talent; achieving the position of Swift Hunter on Dragon Island at a young age—this is a unique position among Border Abyss dragons that signifies the leader of exploration teams of Different Dimensional Worlds, bringing back rich spoils."

The Golden Dragon Monk holds Irexis in good regard and asks admiringly:

"By the way, Irexis is also one of the most gorgeously alluring female dragons among Border Abyss dragons. It's not surprising you'd know about her, but why bring her up suddenly?"

"Nothing much; she's quite nice. I'm going to go kill her."

Li Aozi said:

"Otherwise, if I set out too late, Dragon Island might already be destroyed by her."

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