After Picking Up a Black Prayer Bead, I Caught the Eye of the Zodiac Asylum

He finds a dragon lineage while scavenging for junk? Armed with nothing but a black beaded bracelet, an orphaned boy enters a supernatural realm disguised as a psychiatric hospital! After eighteen years of hardship and wandering, Ye Chen thought his life would amount to nothing more than scavenging and scraping by in a leaky shack, until the Cangqiu Spirit-Locking Bracelet, etched all over with blue scales, crashed into his life. When vampires surrounded him, the shadow of a Azure Dragon burst from his body. At the brink of despair, the “psychiatric hospital” turned out to be a disguise for the Twelve Zodiac Academy! This place holds the ultimate secrets of the supernatural East: the Dragon Academy's ebony hall is built around a spirit-gathering array; the Tiger Academy's training grounds have energy-testing targets; and the Rat Academy's secret passages connect to intelligent surveillance. Traditional Chinese architecture blends seamlessly with holographic projections and VR cultivation pods. Traditional arts clash with modern technology, giving cultivation a futuristic feel! The cool-headed, fiercely protective senior sister Su Qingyuan of the Dragon division; Lin Cang, a mentor who keeps his abilities hidden; the arrogant, competitive rivals from the Tiger Academy; and the twelve enigmatic academy heads... With the Azure Dragon bloodline, Ye Chen goes from a rookie in the early Scale Realm to unlocking divine abilities like Dragon Scale Break and the Eye of Truth. He rises through inter-academy competitions, secret-realm expeditions, and clashes between Eastern and Western supernatural forces. He must not only master the dragon power capable of laying waste to heaven and earth and protect the secrets of the legacy hidden behind the bracelet, but also find where he truly belongs in a supernatural world rife with intrigue. From an orphan bullied by everyone, he will become a dragon-blooded powerhouse who commands the winds and clouds! Fiery showdowns + rapidly rising cultivation levels + technology-infused cultivation + youthful romance + Zodiac mysteries. This is an underdog tale that will keep you reading all night. When an ordinary orphan takes hold of a dragon's keepsake, the entire supernatural world must make way for him!