The Red Dragon's stiff body softened. The corners of his mouth curled slightly, revealing a set of ferocious fangs.
Now, this Ogre Giant was now truly the Red Dragon's slave, just as she had stated. It was perfectly fitting to describe the Giant Monster's actions as self-defeating.
Kalon hadn't expected the Ogre Giant to possess such potent bloodline power. Today's events served as a reminder to him: never judge others based on stereotypes.
The Red Dragon shook his somewhat heavy head. Having consumed a portion of the opponent's soul in return, he now felt mentally sluggish, like someone who had eaten too much, and his thoughts slowed down.
The Giant ogre, suffering from the backlash, lay twitching on the ground. Clearly, the spiritual counterattack had caused her significant harm. Her bare toes were rigidly extended, her nostrils fluttered rapidly, and even her body was stiff and straight.
The Red Dragon paid her no mind. Although he hadn't been harmed, the malicious Giant Monsterhad truly angered him. Even though Giant Demon Fafna was now quite useful to him, the Red Dragon maliciously declared, "Fafna, I won't kill you now, but because of your actions, all Ogres will become the lowest of slaves, and you are no exception."
Sparks flickered from the Red Dragon's nostrils. He looked at the gradually calming Giant ogre, bared his ferocious fangs, and smiled faintly: "Even the future Dragon Clan subordinates will become masters that your Ogre race cannot disobey. Remember, all Ogres."
"Is it truly entertaining to rule like a king in this wilderness, beautiful Red Dragon?" At that moment, a voice drifted from afar, yet it was as clear as if it were speaking right next to his ear.
William Clarence stood at the very front with a smile, accompanied by a chuckling mage, positioned on the low hill behind the Ogre camp. Elite warriors drawn from the family stood in ranks behind him, gradually spreading out. The finely crafted weapons in their hands radiated a chilling light under the setting sun.
The rest of the mages stood at the very back, staying with the Young Dragons pulled by the Werebears and Land Dragons(drakes). Their eyes intently watched the camp below. Although the beautiful Red Dragon had lost a section of its wing, it still captured the mages' complete attention.
Kalon's perception warned him that the group of people not far in front of him posed a lethal threat. His expanded senses vaguely detected several powerful energies locking onto him, including the smiling human, but the most dangerous was the Mimi Eye Mage standing beside him.
He had a powerful intuition that any threatening move he made would immediately invite a fatal strike. Moreover, beyond these immediate threats, every warrior following the human leader possessed a power similar to the bloody radiance on Ogre Morgor's horn. Although far less powerful than the Ogre Tyrant, all of it was Transcendent Power.
In the Ekania World, one must undergo painstaking and arduous training or possess powerful talent to condense their own source of Power and step into the Transcendent Rank.
Above the Transcendent Rank, ranks one through five belong to the Low Rank, six through ten to the Middle Rank, eleven through fifteen to the High Rank, and sixteen and above enter the Saint Domain. In some races, this stage is referred to as Hero.
Kalon understood humans well. Having once been human himself, he knew that while humans might struggle to compare with true Dragons in terms of overall individual strength, humanity's greatest strength lay in its average level. They possessed incomparable creativity and collective power, which other races struggled to match.
And those mages—the magic surging from every one of them was incredibly abundant. Their staves overflowed with vibrant magical light, locking onto the Red Dragon from a distance. If the Red Dragon showed even the slightest intention of escaping, countless magical strikes would follow instantly. Rising into the air recklessly while being targeted by the enemy would be utterly foolish.
As for his Centaur subordinates, only Kari, the strongest among them, had barely touched the edges of the Transcendent realm. Perhaps just one charge from the opposing warriors would leave all these Centaurs dead on this land.
Of course, what was more important in the Red Dragon's eyes was that Germott and Akzi had been rescued with great difficulty, and he couldn't abandon them casually.
Without hesitation, the Red Dragon turned his head and whispered to Kari, Trogdor, and the others guarding him: "Go now. Take Germott and Akzi and leave far away. Do not appear again until you receive explicit news from me."
Kari looked deeply at the Dragon Clan. The Centaurs had now become a burden to the Dragon Clan. She knelt on the ground and whispered, "We obey your will, Lord Kalon. The Centaurs will await your return."
William Clarence did not pay attention to the Centaurs' movements. Detaching warriors to intercept the Centaurs might allow the Red Dragon an opportunity to escape his grasp.
He whispered to the Mimi Eye Mage beside him: "Hsiusir?"
The Mimi Eye Mage, Hsiusir, opened his eyes, revealing a glint of cunning. He gently waved the staff in his hand. Silent spells condensed magic power, which poured from the air into Will Clarence's body. A faint, small magic circle also quietly appeared beneath his feet.
William Clarence's aura instantly became much denser, and his height increased slightly. The source of Power within his body erupted with an extremely powerful Bronze Aura, enveloping him. This was the power of the Proof of Bronze, one of humanity's most orthodox and ancient cultivation methods, created by imitating the Bronze Seeds born from the creation of the Gods in ancient times.
The Bronze Aura surrounding Will seemed to resonate with the same power, causing a faint Bronze Aura to appear on the dozens of Soldiers standing behind him, continuously surging toward Will.
His aura immediately soared, rising instantly from the Eleventh Rank to the Fourteenth Rank, already vaguely touching the threshold of the Fifteenth Rank. This was his limit.
Feeling the powerful force surging within his body, Will awkwardly controlled himself to briefly lift off the ground, stepping through the air toward the Red Dragon, who was waiting in strict formation.
He knew Dragon Clans honored strength, so he wanted to defeat the Red Dragon head-on with absolute power. He wanted to subdue Kalon.
Dragon Clans are naturally Transcendent creatures. They can fight a healthy adult human immediately upon birth. Measuring a Dragon Clan's strength using ordinary ranks is not very accurate; instead, the approximate strength of a True Dragon is measured by its age bracket.
This is the difference between the essence of life and the density of power. Middle RankTranscendent warriors often need to be extra cautious when facing a Young Dragon, because the strength of these Middle Rank Transcendent warriors is far from enough to resist the Young Dragon's power. Although they possess more agile movements and excellent Martial Skills to contend and maneuver against an ordinary Young Dragon, carelessness means death.
The Red Dragon currently before him, still in its youth, was stronger than normal true Dragons of the same age. Even William, who belonged to the High Rank Transcendent, needed the mage Hsiusir to cast two spells—Life Augmentation and Mana Control Reflection—to ensure an overwhelming victory in a direct confrontation. Although this meant becoming the mage's spell test subject, Will accepted it gladly.
Will Clarence descended gracefully before the Red Dragon like an elegant noble. The unprecedented power made him utterly fearless.
He gazed into the Red Dragon's cold vertical pupils and said, "Come with me, Young Dragon. Your talent is so outstanding; you should not be buried in this wilderness, wallowing in this illusory and barren strength."
"Go see the world. It changes every day and night. Humans have become the masters of the world, and even the most powerful true Dragons are merely surviving on the fringes of the world because they are stuck in place, indulging in their ancient heritage."
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