Dragon Blood Awakening Ceremony

Before the dragons came into being, there was void; from void a life was born, and that life created All."

That life was said to be a Golden Dragon.

The Ancestor of all the Dragons. 

The Golden Dragon created the other dragons while a lower serpent named, "Neva" created Humans.

Seeing the dragons and other species harmonizing, he was happy, but after an era, i.e., 1 trillion years of watching the golden dragon, he was bored, so he created a black dragon to incite wars.

The demons were also created in the experimental process by the humans to harness the power of dragons to fight against them.

The Black Dragon rampaged through the Dragon World and started wars between the Dragons, Demons, and Humans.

Seeing this, the Golden Dragon was excited, and the wars went on for another era.

The Black Dragon was born immortal, and thus every thousand years it would go on a rampage, and wars would begin. 

As the eras passed, he grew tired and decided to kill himself, but he failed due to the immortality curse placed upon him by the Golden Dragon. 

Fed up with living like this, the Black Dragon gathered his clan members, rebelled against the Golden Dragon, and sealed him inside the void.

After sealing him, the Black Dragon placed seals to control all the other species so they wouldn't rebel like it did.

As time went on, only the dragon & humans survived. It was now the 6th Era, and in this Era, the humans finally succeeded in their rebellion.

This was the background story the System gave to Jun Xiao after dumping him into Dragon World and disappearing. 

"You don't know about Dragon Blood Awakening Ceremony?", the young man looked at Jun Xiao as if looking at an alien as he replied.

Jun Xiao nodded and said, "I'm from the Outskirts. I'm on a journey to become strong. I had heard tales of the Great Emperor Xi, so, I came to this city to see his divine aura."

"Ah! From the Outskirts. That must be a horrendous journey for you to come here.", the young man replied. 

"About the Dragon Blood Awakening ceremony, it's an annual ceremony that is held to awaken the talents of those coming of age. It'll be held at "Dragon Pool", in the centre of the Imperial City at the "Noble Level" where the pool is located. 

It is also the only period when commoners can go to Noble Area and expand their horizons.

Jun Xiao nodded and walked towards, "Clear Heart Inn", which was just in front of him.

As Jun Xiao walked in he saw the people chugging their drinks, some flirted with the waiters while the manager at the desk was yawing.

The Inn was divided into 3 Levels. 

Level 1 & Level 2 was for commoners.

While Level 3 was reserved for Nobles.

Whenever Nobles came to Commoner Area they would stay on Level 3 floor.

Despite it being in a Common area, it was said to be operated by those living in the Noble Area. 

Thus rarely would people ever make trouble. 

Those nobles didn't care about the commoners as long as their profits weren't harmed.

"A room please", Jun Xiao said as he observed the atmosphere inside the Inn.

Although many were busy with their drinks and flirting, there were some would had worry on their face and why wouldn't it be?

As tomorrow would decide the fate of their kids.

If they awakened strong talents they would soar above in the heavens and if not they would be stuck in the hell hole of commoner's.

"50 Xi Coins", the receptionist replied.

"Room No 10.", The Receptionist replied taking the coins from Jun Xiao and handing him the key.

Jun Xiao walked towards his rooms and inserted the key in the keybole unlocking the door.

As he entered inside, all he saw was a poorly decorated room with just a single bed. 

No lights, No fan, only a single bed with water leaking from the ceiling.

That seemed like a complementary shower service of the inn.

Jun Xiao walked toward the bed, and sat on it.

He then whispered, "System", and a blue screen appeared before his eyes.

The blue screen flickered and display three options- World, Gift, Profile and Q&A.

Jun Xiao clicked on the Q&A and typed,

"System, How Do I Cultivate?"

"Participate in the Dragon Blood Awakening Ceremony", a message appeared on the screen.

"Dear Host, Don't forget check your Inbox for New World Gift. There might be something to help you a little."

Jun Xiao clicked the New World Gift icon and an "X" mark appeared on his forehead.

"A dragon slave seal?, I see. Now, I can participate in the Blood Dragon Awakening Ceremony", Jun Xiao thought as the "X" seal appeared on his forehead.

Jun Xiao then laid down on the bed & closed his eyes closing the system window. 

As the sun's rays illuminated the beautiful land of Dragon World, the mountain peaks glowed golden while the sounds of battle between humans, demons, and dragons roused the people from their slumber.

Jun Xiao woke up and went out to find the way to enter the Dragon Pool.

As the Dragon Pool was located in the Noble Level, it wasn't easy to get into. 

You needed a school or a master who could help you get entry into the Noble Level.

Thus, parents of commoners would try their best to send their children to best schools so that they could get a chance to enter the Dragon Pool and awaken talents.

The people here cultivated using the blood of the dragons; thus, there was a huge pool filled with dragon blood in the centre of the city in the Noble Level.

Today, a ceremony will be held in the Huge Dragon Pool for the kids who are coming of age.

When people turned 16, they would get an opportunity to dive into the Dragon Pool and awaken their bloodline talent.

Although the slave seal was used by the dragon king to control the humans, they had bestowed their brand with abilities so that the humans could serve the dragons well.

The dragons were inherently arrogant by nature and believed themselves to be invincible, so they didn't care even if they gave a little of their abilities to the human slaves to make the best use of them.

But this arrogance of theirs came back to bite them when Great Emperor Xi and Great Emperor Wang emerged.

One in the North, the other in the South.

One fell a Black Dragon in the North; the other fell a Solar Dragon in the South.

They used the abilities bestowed by the slave seal and defeated the Dragon King Kong, heralding the beginning of the "Era of Humans," thus ending the "Era of The Dragon King."

After slaying the Dragon King, Great Emperor Xi established the Xi Empire in the North, and Great Emperor Wang established the Wang Empire in the South.

The place where they beheaded the dragon was then turned into a Legendary Dragon Ascension Gate by the two Great Emperors. 

Every three years they would choose three young bloods and give them a chance to cross the Dragon Ascension Gate.

Those who crossed the Dragon Ascension Gate truly soared high into the sky and became heavy hitters in Dragon World.