"Four! He illuminated a total of four power crystals! Such strength has reached the pinnacle of what we humans can achieve. It’s nearly impossible for another to match, let alone surpass. The 'Divine Resonance Stone' contains a total of eight power crystals. The remaining four require an even greater power to respond. No… such a being would no longer be considered human… but a god! A true god… The only one said to have ever awakened all eight crystals is the Supreme Goddess of Lost Continent—Shiyao!"

  —Zing!—

  As Kong Xiu spoke, a blinding white light suddenly flashed from the base of the massive crystal. One of the eight originally transparent power crystals embedded within the ‘Divine Resonance Stone’ finally came to life.

  "Yes… just like that. Steady your mind, don’t get distracted. This is only the beginning. Given your rejection of the Seven Professions, you should be able to illuminate three crystals!" Kong Xiu took a step back, nodding in affirmation. A fleeting moment of surprise crossed his face—was it just his imagination, or was the brilliance of the crystal’s glow slightly stronger than he remembered? He quickly dismissed the thought, attributing it to the long years since it was last used.

  —Zing!—

  Just as Kong Xiu’s voice fell, a second beam of white light erupted, brightening the enclosed chamber.

  "Good, the second one! Few have ever managed to awaken two power crystals. Just this alone proves that you are no ordinary person!"

  —Zing!—

  Almost instantly, a third streak of white radiance burst forth.

  Kong Xiu nodded again, his smile growing more satisfied. "Excellent! As I expected, the immense potential within you is enough to awaken three power crystals! With this potential fully unleashed, you are destined to become a mighty force, although…"

  His words abruptly halted.

  —Zing!—

  The fourth crystal flared to life.

  Kong Xiu froze mid-sentence, his expression suspended between shock and exhilaration. "Four… Four crystals! Just like Wuming! Another one who can awaken four power crystals… Your potential rivals that of Wuming himself!"

  —Zing!—

  A fifth light ignited, reflecting in Kong Xiu’s rapidly contracting pupils. The chamber, now bathed in an overwhelming white glow, seemed almost too radiant to bear.

  "F-Five… Five crystals!" His eyes widened in disbelief, his voice trembling under the weight of the revelation. He instinctively rubbed his eyes, desperate to confirm whether this was reality or some cruel illusion. Four was the limit of human strength—awakening five was the realm of gods!

  —Zing!—

  Kong Xiu’s entire body trembled as the sixth crystal followed suit.

  "This… this… this is impossible…" His voice faltered, his mind unable to process what he was witnessing.

  —Zing!—

  The seventh crystal turned pure white.

  He could no longer speak. His soul seemed to have left his body, his expression blank, his spirit shattered by the sheer enormity of what was unfolding before him.

  —Zing!—

  When the eighth crystal illuminated, when the entire 'Divine Resonance Stone' shone with unparalleled brilliance, Kong Xiu had only one thought left—

  I must be dreaming.

  What else could explain this utterly incomprehensible, reality-defying scene?

  Throughout the entire process, Ye Tianxie had remained motionless, eyes closed, oblivious to the expression of utter disbelief on Kong Xiu’s face. Even as all eight crystals blazed with light, his hand remained pressed firmly against the stone.

  And still—it was not over.

  As the power crystals reached their peak brightness, the chamber became blindingly luminous, like standing under an unrelenting midday sun. But then, Kong Xiu noticed something terrifying—the light was still intensifying. It grew stronger, harsher, unbearably radiant.

  And it all came from the Divine Resonance Stone.

  —CRACK!—

  A deafening explosion shattered the air.

  Kong Xiu would never forget this moment, this ear-splitting sound that nearly ruptured his eardrums. Right before his disbelieving eyes, the ‘Divine Resonance Stone,’ now radiating an almost divine brilliance, exploded.

  Blinding white light engulfed everything.

  And in that instant—

  —ROAR!!!!—

  A tremendous, earth-shattering roar echoed through the chamber, shaking Kong Xiu’s very soul. His eyes remained fixed, locked open despite the searing brilliance. He saw it.

  A shadow, indistinct but unmistakable.

  The silhouette of a dragon.

  It had only appeared for the briefest moment, but the sheer presence of it sent a chill down Kong Xiu’s spine.

  And that deafening roar—it was the roar of a dragon.

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  The light dissipated almost as quickly as it had erupted. From the moment the ‘Divine Resonance Stone’ shattered, to the dragon’s roar, to the final fading of the radiance—only a few seconds had passed.

  The sheer intensity of the experience jolted Ye Tianxie from his trance. His eyes snapped open, a flicker of confusion passing through them as he looked around.

  The familiar feeling beneath his palm was gone. The Divine Resonance Stone had vanished.

  Instead, the ground before him was littered with countless shards of colorless crystal. The white glow was quickly fading, leaving behind a silent chamber filled with an eerie, stunned stillness.

  His gaze turned toward Kong Xiu—who was now collapsed on the floor, eyes wide with an expression of utter shock and emptiness.

  Frowning slightly, Ye Tianxie asked, "What just happened?"

  He had been completely immersed in his own consciousness, unable to perceive the events unfolding around him.

  At the sound of his voice, Kong Xiu barely stirred, his vacant eyes finally showing a flicker of response. His head slowly turned, as if even that simple movement required all his strength. His pupils fixed on Ye Tianxie’s face—

  "D-D-Dragon… soul…" he stammered, barely forming the words, his voice dazed and hollow, as if lost in a dream.

  The Divine Resonance Stone had shattered.

  Something even the Supreme Goddess Shiyao herself could not have accomplished.

  It had shattered in his hands.

  Because the power within him was simply too immense—so immense that even the Divine Resonance Stone could not withstand it and had collapsed under the sheer pressure of his potential.

  This is impossible… This is beyond impossible…

  Even though he had witnessed it all firsthand, even though it had happened right before his very eyes, Kong Xiu could not believe it.

  For what he had just seen was something that should have never existed in reality.

  A shattered Divine Resonance Stone.

  A dragon’s shadow.

  A dragon’s roar.

  Something that only existed in the oldest legends.

  The power of the Dragon Soul.

  Kong Xiu trembled as he struggled to rise from the ground. As the strongest Grand Magus of Tianchen City, his movements at this moment were as feeble as those of an old man in his twilight years. Never in his life had he experienced such an intense loss of composure. Even when Wuming once displayed the power of the Wolf Attribute in this very place, the shock he felt back then was not even a fraction of what he was experiencing now.

  "You... Who exactly are you!?"

  Facing Ye Tianxie now, Kong Xiu had lost all previous composure and warmth. His old face was completely contorted with overwhelming disbelief, his facial muscles twitching, and his eyes quivering violently. The way he looked at Ye Tianxie was as if he were gazing upon a creature from beyond the heavens.

  Ye Tianxie observed his reaction with amusement before speaking slowly, "Xie Tian."

  "Xie Tian..." Kong Xiu repeated, scanning Ye Tianxie's expression but finding no trace of deceit. His expression gradually softened.

  Ordinary people might be born with slight differences in physique or talent, but the gap between them was typically small. True strength was forged through effort. However, there existed a rare group of individuals who were fundamentally different from the rest. Their bodies contained an innate power, mysterious in origin and often lying dormant. Some awakened at birth, others during their growth, some through external guidance, and some perhaps never at all.

  Even in the real world, such individuals existed—they were called Espers. Their numbers were minuscule, yet their naturally superior abilities placed them on an entirely different plane from ordinary humans.

  These latent abilities often inclined toward specific attributes—some towards elemental forces, while others mirrored the traits of beasts. Years ago, Wuming had stood before the Summoning Stone, and a colossal wolf silhouette had manifested behind him—Wolf Soul Power! Kong Xiu had no doubt about what he had just witnessed: a dragon. That deafening roar was unmistakably a dragon's roar.

  At that moment, he had only caught a fleeting glimpse of the dragon's form, unable to discern its exact details. But the mere presence of that image... In all his knowledge and memory, there had never been a single instance of a power manifesting the attributes of a dragon.

  Wolves symbolized solitude and pride. But dragons... they possessed the strongest bodies, the mightiest power, and the most inviolable majesty. They were eternal sovereigns, revered by countless beings. And the shattered Summoning Stone had proven, in the most shocking way possible, just how terrifying that latent power truly was.

  But what was even more certain was that Ye Tianxie himself had no idea what kind of power he truly possessed.

  "Your potential... is immense." After a long period of silence, Kong Xiu finally uttered those simple words. Yet, how could "immense" even begin to describe a force capable of shattering a stone that even the Goddess Xiyao could not break? No matter how resilient his state of mind was, Kong Xiu could not possibly maintain his composure in the face of such an existence. But he was still Kong Xiu. He was already doing his utmost to regain control over his emotions.

  "Then, is there a way for me to change my profession?" Ye Tianxie asked, puzzled by Kong Xiu’s expression and the fragments littering the ground. He had a vague idea of what might have happened but found it difficult to believe. However, more than anything, his primary concern remained his profession. In a virtual game world, lacking a profession was like having one's hands and feet bound.

  The white light continued to fade, and the enclosed space grew dimmer. Kong Xiu remained silent, his heart still pounding from the events he had just witnessed.

  Years ago, he had been able to use his unique magic to partially awaken Wuming's latent power. But if someone could light up more than four Power Crystals, that was a force entirely beyond his reach—beyond even his comprehension—because such power should only belong to a true god!

  "The reason your body rejects the seven major professions is not a coincidence—it is destiny. With the potential you possess, the seven professions are unworthy of you... because what you have is the power of a dragon!" Kong Xiu said slowly.

  "The power of a dragon?" Ye Tianxie frowned slightly, looking at Kong Xiu in confusion.

  "Those with such latent potential often lean towards a specific attribute. Years ago, Wuming's power aligned with the wolf, but you... are a dragon! And a dragon far more powerful than Wuming's wolf could ever be!"

  As he spoke, Kong Xiu's gaze never left Ye Tianxie, as if he were trying to engrave his image into his very soul. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine such a person existed, let alone that he would appear before him so suddenly, without warning.

  What did the emergence of such a person signify?

  Who was he? Where did he come from? What kind of background did he have? Why did he possess such an overwhelming Dragon Soul potential?

  And more importantly... what kind of future awaited him?

  Ye Tianxie remained silent for a long time. His path in the world of Destiny was beginning to deviate further and further from his expectations. One improbable event after another had unfolded before him.

  The power of a dragon...

  Latent potential...

  Profession rejection...

  Why were these anomalies occurring in the world of Destiny?

  Could it be... that his peculiar abilities in the real world were somehow influencing his existence in this one?

  Since childhood, he had always known that his strength far surpassed that of his peers. And as he grew older, his advantage only became more terrifying.

  Ordinary weapons could not pierce his body, boiling water did not burn him, and even bullets could not harm him. This transformation had been gradual, never occurring suddenly, so he had never seriously sought out the reason behind it.

  Back then, he had simply been grateful for this power... because it allowed him to protect her.

  "What are you saying?" Ye Tianxie finally asked.

  Kong Xiu shook his head, his expression solemn. "Your potential is too vast—I cannot help you... However, when you are strong enough, you should travel to the Lost Continent’s imperial city, the Lost City. There, you will find the most powerful Grand Magi and War Gods. Perhaps they may have a way to assist you."

  If this terrifying potential were to be fully awakened, what kind of warrior would be born?

  One thing was certain—his strength would far surpass Wuming...

  Perhaps even... the Goddess Xiyao!

  Lost City.

  According to the sparse information available on the official website, it was a region only accessible to players who reached level 50 and above—the central city of the Lost Continent.