In an instant, Ana was struck by a intense pain radiating from her arms. It was as if a beast was biting her flesh ferociously. Overwhelmed by the pain, she couldn't stop herself and knelt on the ground. The colour of her face began to turn pale. Her body broke out into a cold sweat, and her face showed the agony .

All the people were astonished because the Holy Dragon Bead responded to Ana. But soon they pointed thier fingers in her direction and commented on the odd scene before them. They were convinced that what Ana was going through was the kiss of death. In a few hundred years that has passed, no one even if they were extremely powerful had successfully fused with the Holy Dragon Bead. Since so many strong people had failed, there was no chance for Ana. After all, she was only an abandoned princess.

Therefore, all the people just stood still and made no attempt to hold Ana back. They looked at her with cold and shocked eyes as Ana was devoured by the power of the Holy Dragon Bead.

Even Priest Dean, who saved the last candidate, stood unmoved . He kept looking at Ana with disdain. It was clear that he had no intention to help Ana.

Lena couldn't stand it anymore. She was concerned and began to run towards Ana. Suddenly a deep voice called out to her , ‘

Hearing those words, Lena could not stop herself from looking back . It was the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire, the father of the owner of Ana's body. No one thought that the father would stand still and watch his daughter die.

‘ Lena expressed her thought to the emperor.

‘ at this point, a sneering sound burst out.

‘ Lena called out after looking towards the source of that sound and finding it was Edgar .

The handsome man was Edgar Amelia's brother. Being the son of the empress of the Holy Dragon Empire, he would succeed to the throne to be the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire in the future.

Though Edgar and Amelia were related by blood, Edgar was aloof and cold towards his sister. His eyes revealed his disgust and hatred for Ana. He always looked down upon Amelia as the one who brought shame to the royal family.

‘ Lena begged the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire. Anger flashed across her eyes.

However, the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire gave no response to her pleas . He kept looking at Ana expressionlessly, who had knelt on the ground and writhed in suffering and pain .

Ana felt that her limbs had gone numb as though they were frozen because of the sharp pain . She had no control on herself, it was as if the body was not her own . However, she could hear strange cries likely to come from an over fussy baby. Though she didn't understand what was happening, she knew it for certain that her pain had something to do with the cries .

Ana calmed herself down. Then she tried to interpret the cries and comfort the baby. Though she was not very good at it , she had gained rich experience when she got along with animals as an animal geneticist . She knew that sometimes things could be conveyed through other ways instead of speaking. Like the usual exchange of expressions between humans and animals, it was fulfilled through movements and eye contact.

Thus, Ana started to imagine that she was stroking a crying baby. Gradually, the cries faded away. Meanwhile, it appeared that the stroking had a sense of reality, which was a sort of fantastic sensation beyond description.

As she kept doing it and the cries faded , Ana noticed that the pain along her arms began to wear off. All of a sudden, there was relief and peace was restored all around. But a bright light band was still around her arms. The light band grew brighter and brighter. She felt a light burning sensation on her skin as if something was being imprinted with a hot seal. She sensed that her arms were being injected with a certain power . Soon the arms began to swell. The power was too much for her and she felt that her arms were going to burst with that power and pressure.

Suddenly, a turbid light was released around Ana's body, which converged as a vortex above her head. In the chaos, a shadow of a dragon with six wings showed up. Instantly, the light glared like the scorching sun . All the people present there were overwhelmed by the formidable pressure. It began to suffocate them . The Grand Dragon Hall shook because of the effect of the amazing power . The people were astonished at the sight before thier eyes .

On the circular platform, the messenger of the Dragon Master Clan, who used to look indifferently, couldn't stop himself from trembling violently with a surprised expression evident on his face. He uttered a few words and hastily disappeared from the circular platform.

While the people were watching it all in surprise, the profound light and the formidable pressure vanished like an illusion. When thier eyes rusted upon Ana again, it was like a bolt from the blue for them . Thier eyes were wide open because they were surprised to find her safe and sound.

When Ana got back on her feet, the Holy Dragon Bead had disappeared. Seeing the stunned royal members and nobles staring in her direction with an awkward silence, she stood up in bewilderment and looked around. She found it strange that everyone's eyes were fixed on her as if she was a monster.

She looked down at her arms and found some Dragon Spirit Mark, just like the one she had seen on the other people, though it was not as obvious compared to others . If not looked carefully, they could easily be ignored or missed. Besides, the aura it carried was also very weak.

‘ A voice reached her years . It was filled with a subtle joy.

Ana looked up . It was Lena, whose beautiful delicate face was full of surprise and excitement. Her thin red lips slightly parted as her small hand covered her mouth. Though recovering from shock, she looked really adorable.

‘ Shirley was stunned at the sight of Ana managing to fuse with the Holy Dragon Bead. Just yesterday, she had humiliated Ana . It was clear that no one had imagined that Ana could perform such a miracle.

‘ Ana was witty, and could quickly guess the reason of the silence and shock . Thinking of that, she burst into laughter. She was aware that she had performed a miracle. She knew that what had happened just now was beyond everyone's expectation for an abandoned princess.

However, a few sceptical voice began to rise from here and there.

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Standing still, Priest Dean looked serious. He repeatedly glanced over Ana with shocked eyes. He couldn't hide his rage and finally began to rebuke, ‘

Faced with Priest Dean's warth , Ana just shrugged her shoulders pretending to be innocent.

‘ Priest Dean spoke furiously at her response.

‘ Lena questioned as she walked over.

‘ Priest Dean announced seriously.

‘ Lena argued.

‘ Priest Dean scoffed .

All the other people realised the fact mentioned by Priest Dean. It was true that Ana still did not have much spiritual power. It was foretold that the Holy Dragon Bead was such a holy treasure that it had the ability to make the person, who fused with it, the ruler of the spirit manipulators. How could it be possible? Ana's spiritual power didn't reach the first grade of mortal stage? Rather it seemed inferior to that of the last twenty nine people. In theory, after fusing with the powerful Holy Dragon Bead, the person should at least obtain the spiritual power of the fifth grade of the mortal stage instantly.

There was such a great contrast . It was unconvincing for anyone to accept.

Immediately, the people in the Grand Dragon Hall were in a state of turmult again. Thier eyes turned disdainful and jealous. Staring ferociously at Ana, they thought that the idea of her gaining the power of the Holy Dragon Bead was nothing but a waste.

‘ Lena retorted angrily. She defended Ana from Priest Dean's insult.

When all this went on Ana though being the initiator of the whole debate , just quietly saw them arguing and thier faces Reddening to the ears.

Dancing inside, she felt so lucky that she was able to fuse with the Holy treasure of the Holy Dragon Empire. If she would not have been able to make that fusion, she could never become a spirit manipulator. On the whole , she was glad that she obtained the dragon spiritual power. She had become a royal spirit manipulator, and now she was able to control a dragon. Yay!.

Suddenly, the argument between Lena and Priest Dean was interrupted by a cough . They turned back and saw the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire coming towards them . After glancing at Ana and looking around the crowd, he said, ‘

All the people were startled at the words of the emperor of the Holy Dragon Empire. They never expected that he would abolish his own daughter in the name of justice. The crowd was agitated.

In all that chaos, the announcement made by the emperor,her father, left Ana flabbergasted.

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