In Bloodclaw Hills, hundreds of warriors pounded their chests and bowed their heads, paying homage to the True Dragon standing in the center of the field.
"Your Majesty,"
The tall Dragonkin Troll Overseer Zuga also knelt on one knee at this moment, lowering his head, which he had never lowered even in front of the Demon Lord Bartos.
Only Lizardman Leili watched the giant True Dragon, who seemed oblivious in front of the Demon and Hydra, yet was ready to react at any moment.
As a special practitioner, Leili's sharp eyes could see the surging power hidden within the Red Dragon's body, constantly flowing with his will, and his reaction speed was perhaps only slightly slower than the blade in his hand.
This giant True Dragon's body length had already reached twenty meters, a colossal size even among large True Dragon species, and Leili heard that this Red Dragon had just entered his juvenile stage.
This was precisely the time when True Dragons truly began to develop and grow, a period when the nascent sun slowly ascended, but the Red Dragon before him made Lizardman leader Leili feel as if he was facing a contained, small sun.
This Red Dragon had many nicknames, but Leili believed those nicknames might not be enough to describe this Red Dragon's uniqueness.
This monarch who wielded fire, his aura was not as violent as his name suggested; instead, it was as deep as an ocean abyss, making it difficult even for Leili's special eyes to discern the flow of power within the Red Dragon's body.
Leili's blade-like sharp gaze seemed to trigger the Red Dragon's spontaneous reaction, causing the thick, dense scales on the Red Dragon's body to ripple like flowing water, sealing off the muscles and skin beneath the scales.
When the Red Dragon indifferently turned his head and cast an indifferent gaze precisely at Leili, Leili's heart was startled, and he quickly lowered his head slightly, internally calling himself foolish for his habit.
"Let me go, Red Dragon, I, Hydra, am of the pure Nine-Headed Serpent race, and nobler than you True Dragon s," the Hydra's voice was still noisy.
This Nine-Headed Serpent's recovery ability was astonishing; the two heads initially severed by the Soul Reaper Demon Bartos had already begun to grow new ones, though they still appeared unusually small, but she remained ferocious, hissing loudly.
The Soul Reaper minor Demon lord Bartos had been completely sealed by the spellcaster legion using a magic array, still maintaining his cursing posture, while a group of smiling Scholars rubbed their hands and began to grope around the Soul Reaper Demon lord Bartos's body.
They looked as if they were about to dissect and study this Demon on the spot, a sight that made the dense scales on the Hydra's body, though also trapped by the magic array but not sealed, stand on end.
"I am Brycas, a descendant of the Chaos Colossus, a pureblood born from its blood," Hydra hissed, extreme anger in the pupils of her golden heads,
"Even now, the blood of my ancient predecessors still roams the Astral Plane, Red Dragon, let me go, I am a noble and legitimate Nine-Headed Serpent."
The Chaos Colossus, Brycas, Kalon's knowledge contained information about this powerful existence, one of the powerful existences among the Primal Gods.
According to legend, all multi-headed True Dragon -lizard species in the world originated from the fragments and blood that split from this powerful existence.
"Among the creatures still active in the world, who doesn't have an ancient lineage?" Kalon sneered disdainfully, ignoring the furious Nine-Headed Serpent; although she was severely wounded now, she still retained some ability to resist.
The reason she resisted with words instead of force was simply because Kalon's massive claw intentionally or unintentionally swept past the Nine-Headed Serpent's several heads.
Kalon fixed his gaze on the ivory chain that had pierced the heart of another unfortunate Soul Reaper Demon; this ivory chain was now unresponsive, but at the moment of its appearance, even Kalon could feel the extremely powerful aura of this magical treasure from afar.
This was a Legendary-grade magical artifact, and not an ordinary Legendary treasure.
Rather, it belonged to those among the Legendary who, after stepping into the Legendarydomain, could perceive the laws of the world, use those laws to perfect their own system of world cognition, and thus birth powers under their own control.
Such Legendary individuals were also super-strong in the Legendary domain. The powers controlled by these super-strong individuals were real and substantial, capable of interacting with the world's rules in any cosmic world.
Even if they fell into the endless abyss and the Nine Hells, they would not lose any of their strength, able to contend with Demon Lords and Archdevils in those places.
Therefore, these super-strong individuals were also called Fate Breakers, because their power was already sufficient to control their own destiny; their destiny was the path they personally forged.
Weapons and magical treasures forged and crafted by them would carry some of the laws and powers they had comprehended, imbued with their insights and principles.
These weapons and magical treasures were extensions and diffusions of the super-strong individuals' power, capable of possessing immense power and wondrous uses in the hands of their masters.
However, in the hands of others, it depended on the purpose and function the magical treasure's creator had endowed it with at its creation.
The wielder's own compatibility with the magical treasure was also quite important.
However, the Hydra was clearly not the true owner of this magical artifact; perhaps the true owner of this treasure had already vanished into the long years before his creation, which caused this magical artifact to be like a dead object when nobody wielded it.
Kalon extended a Dragon claw and pulled the chain, which emitted a translucent, fluorescent white glow, from the Soul Reaper Demon's body, only to discover that this artifact was itself a bracelet made of countless pure white ivory pieces strung together.
Even the Soul Reaper Demon's foul blood and the aura of the abyss had failed to stain this pure white ivory bracelet in the slightest.
Seeing Kalon acquire this magical artifact, the trapped Hydra immediately became anxious, her tail shaking and slapping the ground, rattling like a fan.
"That's mine, vile Red Dragon, that's my property, give it back to me,"
"I am willing to submit, as long as you return that bracelet to me," Hydra's golden heads continuously slammed into the magic array's barrier, causing the magical barrier to shake repeatedly, demonstrating this Nine-Headed Serpent's immense strength.
"That's not yours, you thief, scoundrel, despicable one! If you hadn't stolen the teacher's treasure, how would our tribe have endured your evil deeds?"
Lizardman leader Leili jumped down the hill and came to the Red Dragon's side, bowing his head to the Red Dragon.
"Noble Dragon King, Lizardman Leili offers you his highest respect."
Kalon's massive head nodded slightly, firmly controlling the dormant bracelet by wrapping it around his claws, and then said: "Leili, I have heard of you, the leader of the Bloodclaw Tribe, a powerful warrior, a wise Lizardman willing to voluntarily pledge allegiance to the Empire and to the Dragon clan."
Lizardman leader Leili bowed slightly and said: "I once heard that the True Dragon's Emperor's might could shake mountains and earth, and his generosity and magnanimity could rival the gods of the high heavens. What I see today perhaps truly confirms this."
"But I still have a small request. If it cannot be fulfilled, even if the Bloodclaw Tribe is trampled into blood-mud by the True Dragon's warriors, we will not yield,"
Lizardman Leili looked up at the Red Dragon's tall body, directly meeting the Red Dragon's captivating dark-golden vertical pupils, just as mortals face the divine majesty.
For the first time, Kalon directly scrutinized this Lizardman. In front of the current Red Dragon, few monster races could directly face the True Dragon's majesty; even if the Red Dragon did not deliberately release his aura, most monsters inherently harbored a natural fear of True Dragon s.
And the Lizardman before him, his calm eyes contained the deepest sharpness, like two flashes of blade light, hidden in the Lizardman's eyes, waiting only for the moment of need, when the blade light would burst forth, slaying all enemies before him.
And the two long blades on Lizardman Leili's back also brought Kalon a realization; in his perception, this Lizardman before him should have three blades, and one hidden, profound blade, wielded by his tail, the most fatal blade light.
Sword Saint, Lizardman Sword Saint Leili, perhaps the most concise annotation for the Lizardman before him.
In Ekania, a world that embraces everything, various strange power systems are difficult to summarize one by one.
Simply spellcasters can be divided into numerous schools such as Evocation, Conjuration, Divination, Necromancy, Illusion, etc., with the Evocation school being at the bottom of the pecking order, denounced by many spellcasters as barbaric and reckless spellcasters.
There are also numerous other types of spellcasters such as Psionics, Divine Casters, and Fel Casters.
Even within the Golden Empire, there are many different types of spellcasters, all categorized and assigned suitable work and positions by the Department of Magical Integration.
Kalon did not have a deep understanding of these.
If meticulously distinguished, Kalon could even be considered a member of elemental mages; his fire spells, before elemental manipulation, could unleash unparalleled power, and were the most terrifying and destructive war tools on the battlefield.
Additionally, within the Golden Empire, there were Barbarian warriors based on totem power, and Barbarian Berserkers focused on excavating their own fighting will.
Assassins whose system was based on shadow power, such as the Vice Minister of the Planning Department, Bill and Sally, formerly of the Scarlet Rose mercenary group.
There were also the most common warriors who tapped into their physical potential, as well as noble knights who condensed seeds of power, emulating ancient humans, and occasional Monks who wandered into the Dragon Clans Territory.
Even those Vampires who seemingly had innate bloodline abilities as their system could be considered a separate system; at least after trading with the main god, the abilities of these Vampires were gradually analyzed and could now become official members of the territory's vast system.
The reason Kalon captured this Demon Lord renowned for his physical strength, the Soul Reaper Demon Lord Bartos, was to extract his bloodline to specifically strengthen the warriors who formed the vast majority of the territory's power base.
These warriors would lock the Demon's blood within their bodies, not only gaining physical enhancement but also acquiring Demon-related abilities, including transforming into Demon forms, after gradually mastering control.
This would bring a qualitative and overall improvement to the combat power of Kalon's warriors.
Moreover, besides physical strength, the Soul Reaper Demon bloodline also possessed a formidable talent. These Demons could not only enslave the souls of the fallen but also devour enslaved souls to replenish their own power loss and recover from injuries and conditions.
With the help of this ability, Kalon's warriors would be an unstoppable, despair-inducing steel torrent on the battlefield; as long as they didn't instantly step into the realm of death, these warriors would be sufficient to contend with any army in the world.
Furthermore, for the diversity and adaptability of the legion's troop types, not only was Kalonexecuting the plan to capture the Soul Reaper Demon Lord, but in other areas, territories being opened up to the west, there were also True Dragons cooperating with legion warriors, attempting to capture other Demons and Devils.
For example, the legion led by the Blue True Dragon Akzi was responsible for capturing Ape Demons, the warriors led by Red Dragon Kleinaia were responsible for capturing Iron Cavalry Demons, and the spellcasters led by Ellie were responsible for capturing Chain Demons, a mid-tier Devil.
In the territory's Scholar Research Center, a dedicated research department and dispatch agency were established for this matter, specifically to target and capture those random lucky ones.
Perhaps after such continuous, large-scale captures day after day, a new legend would circulate in the Endless Abyss and Hell, a legend about a terrifying Material Plane.
As for Lizardman Leili, he clearly took another path, another way of cultivation, the Three-Sword Style Sword Saint Lizardman.
Kalon's mouth curved upwards, and a certain mischievousness quietly emerged.
"Speak, your request, Lizardman, cherish your opportunity, I do not wish to see foolish individuals."
"I hope that after pledging allegiance to the Dragon clan, Lizardmen can obtain the same freedom and equal rights as the many races within the Golden Empire, and have their own living space,"
Lizardman Leili said with unusual composure: "I once heard that any race wishing to pledge allegiance to the Dragon clan must first pay a price in blood to prove their loyalty,"
"But as long as the noble Dragon King can grant my tribe a stable life, I and the warriors of the Lizardman tribe will willingly offer our blood. We Lizardmen do not fear death, but we find it difficult to accept such a death at the mouth of beasts."
Kalon was momentarily stunned. Perhaps the Red Dragon had been too profoundly influenced by the surrounding environment in this world, to the extent that he always expected the other party to make a rather greedy demand.
But he never expected Lizardman Leili's request to be so simple, so simple that Kalon only needed to nod.
The Red Dragon realized that he had somewhat forgotten the time when the True Dragons was still weak and had been driven and attacked by Ogre Tribe.
In this wilderness, every tribe faces immense survival pressure, and even the current Golden Empire has many potential enemies around it.
So Kalon said in a deep voice: "Naturally, every race that pledges allegiance to the Dragon clan and fulfills the will of the Royal Court will be considered a member of the Empire,"
"As for you, Leili, your initiative to pledge allegiance to the Dragon clan makes me appreciate you greatly,"
Kalon's True Dragon claw lifted to his chest at this moment, his claw held in a virtual grip, as if holding a weapon, and magical light bloomed between his claws.
A sharp, gleaming long blade slowly emerged from between Kalon's claws, as if the Red Dragonhad drawn this incomparably sharp long blade from his scales.
"This is a long blade I personally forged when I was bored. Although it is not among the Legendary treasures, it possesses unique power,"
Kalon slowly extended the long blade towards Lizardman Leili.
The dark blade's cold light was contained, just like its master, but when Lizardman Leili's gaze fell upon the blade, this unusually long precious blade spontaneously released its sharpness, piercing the Lizardman's eyes.
Two ancient Dragon Language characters were on the blade, mysterious and archaic.
Lizardman Leili knelt on the ground at this moment, his head bowed low, hands held upwards, only the Red Dragon's deep Dragon Language voice reaching his ears.
"This long blade, it has its own name, called Spellbreaker! I hope you do not disgrace its sharpness."
"This is my honor, Most High Master, Great Dragon King!" Leili said in a deep voice