City Lord's Authority: Scouring for Treasures, and We've Hit the Jackpot!
Just as Zhao Xing began to search for the Guting Royal City according to his plan.
Heaven and Earth Dragon Gate, the Outer Sects, the Southern Barbarian Royal Court, and the Eastern Ying Kingdom also entered in turn.
In the Longmen area occupied by the Great Zhou, a grand hall surrounded by Xun wind, heavenly thunder, and true fire floated above the military formation.
The Ruler Palace is one of the twelve palaces of the Great Zhou Dynasty's mechanical artifact, the Star Pivot Palace.
Many powerful figures were coming and going on the White Jade Steps outside the Ruler Palace.
There were Military Realm personnel reporting on the situation from all sides, as well as logistics personnel responsible for the mobilization of supplies.
Inside the Ruler Palace, the tall and spacious Celestial Authority Hall became a temporary Military Hall and served as a meeting hall for high-ranking Military Realm.
"Has everyone gone inside?" Luo King's phantom appeared in a giant Earth Mirror and asked softly.
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, our forces have already entered the Dragon Court Ancient Land." Before the Earth Mirror, a man clad in golden armor...
The old general, wearing a dragon helmet, answered.
His name was Yang Qingyun, the Duke Yang of the Great Zhou, and also the supreme commander of the Golden Wu Guard, one of the three major imperial guards.
He was older than Luo King Luo King and had more seniority.
Emperor Jing's three imperial guards were not under the command of the Military Realm.
However, Yang Qingyun still bowed to Luo King in the Earth Mirror with the demeanor of a subordinate.
Because Luo King is not only the Grand Commandant, but also the Lord of the Martial God Hall and the Dean of the Divine Martial Academy.
In times of war, Luo King, who holds three positions, is the supreme commander of the Military Realm.
"Any unusual movements from any party?"
"The Golden Wu Guard have driven away the spying eyes, and no battle has taken place," Duke Yang replied.
Luo King nodded, then asked, "Where is Lu Ying, the Junior Director of Works?"
Lu Ying, Second Rank Junior Director of Works and the controller of the Ruler Palace, rushed over quickly.
"Grand Commandant." Lu Ying put on his hat before bowing.
"Lord Lu, is the Ruler Palace functioning normally?" Luo King asked.
"Reporting to the Grand Commandant, everything is normal," Lu Ying reported. "The Ruler Palace is the core of the Sea Floating Stele. The Magic Array radiates for three thousand miles. Based on the current location, we can expand the range at any time to encompass the entire Heaven and Earth Dragon Court. We will include the areas where the Southern Barbarian Royal Court, the Eastern Ying Kingdom, and the various sects are located."
"Then we can deploy the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle,' releasing Ruler Army'— "
Lu Ying spoke eloquently, recounting various contingency plans.
Lu Ying was Military Works Department, a Second Rank Junior Director of Works Official Rank served in the Military Realm and researched how to use Mechanical Heavy Weapons in warfare.
Lu Ying explained in great detail, Luo King listened quietly, while someone behind him explained some technical terms to him.
After reporting for a long time, Luo King nodded and said, "Hmm, that's right."
"The Ruler Palace is the foundation of this military mission, and it will take quite a while. You must remain vigilant at all times."
"Yes." Lu Ying nodded.
The journey to the Dragon Court can last up to 20 years.
High-level tasks are like this; large-scale tasks often take ten years to complete.
Luo King encouraged Lu Ying, then switched the scene to find Heaven Derivation King in a secret palace within the Ruler Palace.
Inside the secret palace at this moment, besides Heaven Derivation King, there were three other first- Fate Officials, each holding a Creation Disc.
A large amount of text and images flowed in front of them.
Since the Liang King's rebellion, the authority of the Creation Disc has been divided among many and is no longer held by a single person.
These three individuals were also the Fate Officials in charge of selecting athletes from other regions back then.
However, although both are of the first rank, their status is still slightly lower than that of the Heaven Derivation King.
"Luo." Heaven Derivation King opened his eyes and stepped out from the pillar of light on the high platform, while the other three Fate Officials remained in the pillar of light, continuing their deductions.
"How is it?" Luo King asked.
Heaven Derivation King certainly knew what Luo King was asking. At this moment, Luo King already knew the top secret about Zhao Xing.
Because Heaven Derivation King wants to force a large-scale retraining of those who Derivation God Art, the number of high-ranking Military Realm involved has increased.
As the scale expanded, secrets were naturally declassified to Luo King.
"It will take a little more time," Heaven Derivation King. "The Dragon Court is a world of its own, and it will take some time for the Creation Disc to reveal Zhao Xing's situation."
"It's been two hours. At least we should know whether he's still alive or not, right?" Luo King asked.
"Yes, he's still alive." Heaven Derivation King nodded.
Upon seeing this, Luo King immediately asked, "Any of the others have died?"
Heaven Derivation King, "Among the mid-ranking officials, the fates of three have become abnormal, but we cannot confirm their deaths; the probability is 70/30."
"There is another official of the Third Grade, whose chances of death and survival are fifty-fifty."
King Luo Hou nodded.
The Great Zhou sent a total of 5,000 people on this trip, of whom 3,500 were high-ranking officials.
There were 1,500 people, who were mid-ranking officials.
Most of the high-level players are not entering for the first time, while 90% of the mid-level players are entering for the first time.
Entering the Heaven and Earth Dragon Gate for the first time, you'll land randomly and be unfamiliar with the situation, so there's still a chance of death.
Even those familiar with the situation could die.
Among the mid-ranking officials, three have encountered unusual fates: 70% are likely to die and 30% are likely to survive. The chances of them dying are already quite high.
The Third Grade's performance was 50/50, so even if he didn't die, he was probably in danger.
Normally, once a high-quality item enters the system, the probability of it surviving is as high as 90%.
Zhao Xing's survival rate, as shown on the Creation Disc, exceeds 99%.
"Has there been any significant fluctuation in the Dragon King's rank in our dynasty?" Luo King asked another question.
In the Dragon Court Ancient Land, one can obtain the authority to become a Dragon Lord.
According to their status and rank within the Dragon Court, they can be divided into: Dragon Soldier, Dragon Generals, City Lord Level, Lord Level, and Dragon Kings.
The Great Dragon King.
Dragon Soldier and dragon generals generally correspond to Third Grade middle and lower Third Grade of the Human Race.
City Lord Level, Lord Level, Dragon King, corresponding to the upper Third Grade.
The Great Dragon King is the king of the Dragon Race and is usually asleep.
After the people of the Great Zhou left the Dragon Court, it took them a hundred years to enter again.
During this period, the title of Dragon Lord may be lost.
For example, while you were away, your territory was occupied by another Dragon Race.
With the territory gone, according to the rules of the Dragon Court Ancient Land, the Nobility Title naturally no longer exists.
"I don't know yet." Heaven Derivation King shook his head. "As I just said, the Dragon Court is a world of its own, so it's difficult for us to calculate it Chu Chu."
"What about Bai Yunwu?" Luo King's Way. "Among the four King Grade dragon nobles in our dynasty, he is the most crucial dragon king."
"Luo, please be patient. I will let you know when there are results," Heaven Derivation King.
"Alright." Luo King knew he was being unreasonable; after all, they had only just entered, and the Fate Officials weren't gods.
It's impossible to know everything.
"Remember to let me know as soon as you have any news about Bai Yunwu."
The Guting Kingdom, on a desolate wasteland.
Zhao Xing transformed into fire and flew through the air.
"The Guting Kingdom is a vast region, mostly wasteland, which is quite different from what I imagined."
Dragon Court Ancient Land did not have Agricultural Official, and the changes in the world were quite significant, with a slightly longer time span, it was easy for the landscape to the Vast Sea.
When two powerful Dragon Race fight, they might drain a lake dry or destroy several mountains.
Of course, the reference point Zhao Xing was looking for was mainly [Dragon City].
Dragon Race cities are also protected by Magic Array, especially royal cities and large cities, which are not easily destroyed.
"Meow~" The Mountain Cat flying with the fire suddenly let out a soft meow.
"I see it." Zhao Xing looked ahead.
In the low sky ahead, dozens of Dragon Race were seen escorting a prison cart forward.
The prison van was similar to those outside, just an enlarged cage.
Zhao Xing looked around and saw that there were a total of three prisoner transport vehicles.
Two of the vehicles held Dragon Race, while the other held three Human Race.
"Judging from their appearance and clothing, one of them seems to be an official of the Great Zhou?"
"Eighteen high-ranking dragon generals, a hundred or so Dragon Soldier, and a wounded dragon imprisoned—hmm? How can these hybrid dragons possibly defeat a dragon? Oh, it's just a young dragon."
Having an intelligent being to guide you would be ideal, as it would save a lot of time.
Zhao Xing immediately flew over.
Inside the prison cart, two of the three Human Race, dressed in Black Robe, stared hostilely at a corner of the cart.
There was a bald, burly man carrying a hammer.
"You idiot! I told you not to fight! I told you not to fight! But you insisted on fighting! What are you going to do about it?" A young man with triangular eyes and a black Daoist robe pointed at the bald, burly man and cursed, spitting as he spoke.
"Now look what happened, we gained nothing but attracted this group of dragon generals."
"These Extraterritorial Demonic Person and should be killed by everyone," Cao Qianyue sneered.
"Chu Yandan, stop cursing." Another older Daoist in Black Robe clasped his hands together at his dantian, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes. "Hurry up and recover, and find a way to escape."
"Senior Brother, I hate it! If that corrupt official hadn't been chasing us..."
Chu Yandan was also meditating cross-legged, but he was very agitated.
But all they can do is vent their frustration.
All three are now injured, their energy is greatly depleted, and they are suppressed by the Dragon-Trapping Chariot, so they have lost their ability to move.
"Kacha kacha~"
After practicing his internal energy for a while, he suddenly heard a cracking sound coming from the corner of the prison van.
Cao Qianyue was seen chewing on a pile of iron slag that looked like metal blocks.
Chu Yandan and Yu Yuan's eyebrows twitched, because Cao Qianyue was eating something else entirely.
Rather, it was the few Divine Soldier they had just destroyed.
The boxes they carried were all carried by the dragon generals.
These broken weapons were simply tossed into the prison cart.
"Gluttony Art —"—"-This person cultivates the Gluttony Art, and at a rather high level." Yu Yuan's expression was solemn. "Quickly circulate your energy."
Chu Yandan didn't dare to curse anymore; they knew how powerful the Gluttony Art was.
Those who can recover by consuming Divine Soldier are all formidable individuals!
A moment later, Cao Qianyue regained his mobility.
He touched his lips, stroked his beard, then picked up the hammer and sized up the two men with an unfriendly gaze.
Chu Yandan and Yu Yuan were startled; why did that gaze seem like it wanted to devour them?
"You... you mustn't do anything rash!" Chu Yandan panicked.
"Young man, don't be impulsive. We're in a prison van now, so we should work together to escape," Yu Yuan also said.
Cao Qianyue grabbed the hammer and smashed it down hard.
"Puff!"
Chu Yandan forced himself to turn his head away, but he didn't completely dodge the attack, and his shoulder was instantly crushed.
"Whoosh~" The hammer returned to Cao Qianyue's hand. He stood up, walked over step by step, and then smashed the hammer hard on the other party's head.
"Scream, scream again."
"Weren't you just hurling insults so vehemently?"
One hammer blow after another.
After three blows, the pointed hammer was already covered in blood, and Chu Yandan's appearance was no longer pleasing to the eye.
Cao Qianyue hammered him to death, then looted his belongings, and without a second thought, threw them into his mouth and crushed them.
A light swirled around him, and he looked at Yu Yuan, revealing a cruel smile.
"My lord, please don't act rashly—" Yu Yuan still wanted to buy some time.
But Cao Qianyue quickly walked over.
Just as he raised his hammer to deliver the kill.
Suddenly—"(Dragon Language) Hira hissed—"
The prison van suddenly stopped, and a warning Dragon Language rang out.
Yu Yuan and Cao Qianyue were separated again due to the sudden stop of the prison van.
Cao Qianyue and Yu Yuan immediately looked at the changes happening around them.
Suddenly, a fiery object flew over.
As it flew over, the eighteen high-ranking dragon generals immediately spotted it.
He also loudly reprimanded Zhao Xing, forbidding him from approaching.
"Ugh~"
Zhao Xing immediately exuded a fiery aura and activated his superior Dragon Language.
The dragon's Dragon's Cry, filled with overwhelming power, instantly drowned out all other dragon species.
"Lie down! (Dragon Language)"
Zhao Xing coldly stared at the group of Dragon Soldier and generals.
The weaker Dragon Soldier immediately prostrated themselves, not daring to offer the slightest resistance.
Even the eighteen dragon generals with human bodies and dragon heads could not resist, but they could still speak.
"Your Excellency Huo, we are the Dragon Generals of Mengyun Cloud City. What are your orders?"
A high-ranking dragon general is equivalent to Fourth-Rank Yuan Soul cultivator among Human Race.
The dragon generals are generally stronger than humans at the Yuan Realm.
The eighteen dragon generals are all descendants of Jimeng Jimeng, who was originally a great general of the Dragon Race and a powerful Dragon Race bloodline who followed the Progenitor Dragon.
However, these dragon generals are quite different from those Zhao Xing saw in the Ten Thousand Transformations Grotto Heaven.
They had many scales on their bodies and very long tails.
However, the overall height is only four or five meters, and they wear large-sized armor to protect their vulnerable bodies.
He was also holding a long spear made of sixth-order divine wood.
"Cloud City Mengyun?" Zhao Xing pondered.
The Great Dragon King of the Guting Kingdom is definitely asleep. There aren't King Grade, and they are usually asleep as well.
Usually, only one dragon king protects the kingdom's operation.
Lord Level corresponds to Second Rank, which is basically the first tier.
City Lord Level is Third Grade, which is the second tier.
"I am a good friend of your Cloud City. Tell me in detail what's going on," Zhao Xing asked.
"Good friend?" Long Jiang was clearly a little stunned, but he didn't dare to question it.
Not all powerful people enjoy conquering cities or ruling.
There are also quite a few powerful Dragon Race in the wild.
Under the pressure of his bloodline, the dragon general had no choice but to confess.
"We captured the baby Louse Dragon and presented it to Cloud City."
"The inferior foreign race was discovered on the road, and we also intend to capture them and bring them back to Cloud City for his enjoyment."
Zhao Xing quickly understood that this was a military operation by the Cloud City Mengyun City of the Guting Kingdom.
Dragon Race also fight amongst themselves, and the fighting is very fierce.
Because the Central Dragon Court is a forbidden area, it is very difficult to enter and exit.
Since the glorious ancient era passed, the spiritual energy of the ancient times has dissipated.
The Progenitor Dragon (Dragon God) has disappeared.
Today, the Dragon Court Ancient Land no longer has Dragon God.
Even the Dragon Emperor has become a legend.
Because there is no Dragon God, the Dragon Emperor cannot be created through the Dragon God's salvation method.
The fact that no more Dragon Emperors are born means that the authority of the Dragon Kings below cannot be generated through normal means of restoration.
The only way to create a new dragon king is to wage war, plunder the bloodline of other Dragon Race, seize territory, enhance one's fortune, and fight each other.
Legend has it that whoever can unify the ancestral land (ancient land), conquer the ten kingdoms, and command the Four Seas (the four sea areas within the Dragon Court) will become the new Dragon Emperor.
Completely break the restrictions on the Central Dragon Court and rebuild the Dragon Court.
War is commonplace in the Dragon Court Ancient Land, but the strength of the Great Dragon King is roughly the same.
They've been fighting for years, but nothing's changed.
It remains largely unchanged, consisting of ten major kingdoms and numerous smaller states.
However, Dragon Race at the Lord Level and City Lord Level advance very frequently.
Even at the King Grade, a new Dragon King will appear approximately every hundred years.
"I'm quite interested in outsiders; you can hand them over to me."
"As a favor, I will escort you back to Meng Yun Dragon City." Zhao Xing said, and ripples appeared in the air. The eighteen dragon generals were powerless to resist, and seeing that Zhao Xing did not want the dragon cubs but only the outsiders, they immediately chose to obey.
"Yes, the eighteen dragons will obey your orders."
Immediately, two dragon generals ran to the side of the prison cart and thrust their spears into several sacred wood pillars of the cart.
"Buzz~"
Dragon patterns appeared on the sacred tree, and two of the branches shrank back.
Zhao Xing transformed into human form and appeared inside the prison cart.
The eighteen dragon generals did not react at all, because they identified each other by their aura, bloodline, Dragon Language, and identity credentials.
As for appearance, that's actually the least important thing.
The Progenitor Dragon's divine powers are ever-changing; transformation is merely child's play.
If they couldn't transform, how could so many hybrid dragon species be born? They wouldn't even be able to mate.
Inside the prison van, Yu Yuan had initially seen a glimmer of hope, because the fire was still near the presence of Mountain Cat, Cangmao, and Inverted Sheep.
With this combination, the fire element must definitely be from the Human Race outside.
As a result, after Zhao Xing transformed back into human form, he revealed the Qilin Marquis's robes of the Great Zhou.
His heart sank.
"Please spare my life, my Marquis. I am willing to surrender and serve Marquis." Yu Yuan had regained his mobility and knelt down with a thud.
Zhao Xing's gaze swept over him, and upon seeing his black Daoist robe, he immediately understood his origin. "Are you from the Yuan Yin Sect?"
"Yes, I am a true disciple of the Yuan Yin Sect," Yu Yuan said respectfully.
The Yuan Yin Sect is also a top-tier sect.
One of its branches became the Yuan Yin Academy, one of the Seventy-Two Dao Academies of the Great Zhou.
Zhang Yi, the Priest who interned in Cloud City with Zhao Xing, came from here.
The "Yuan Yin Sacred Codex" obtained by the Great Dream Academy was also a treasure crafted by the sect in ancient times.
Zhao Xing didn't answer him, but looked at Cao Qianyue: "Are you an official of the Great Zhou? What's your name?"
Upon seeing Zhao Xing's marquis's robes, Cao Qianyue immediately said in a deep voice, "My name is Cao Qianyue, and I belong to the Dragon Whale Army of the Western Extremity Army. I am Preparation General under General Zeng Haiming."
Zhao Xing nodded. The "Preparation General" is a military rank reserved for the elite troops. It usually refers to a captain, a military commissioner, a pacification commissioner, or an official under the pacification commissioner. They are mainly responsible for temporarily dispatching personnel to handle related matters.
This military position requires exceptional fighting skills or special talents; it's not something an ordinary person can do.
"Pfft~" Zhao Xing casually executed Yu Yuan, then said indifferently, "Cao Qianyue, come with me."
"Yes." Cao Qianyue followed Zhao Xing out of the prison cart.
Although Cao Qianyue was only at the Fourth Grade perfection level, he clearly had special talents.
Upon seeing him, Zhao Xing was immediately impressed by his talent and revealed his identity:
"I am Zhao Xing, Divine Might Marquis, concurrently Grand Master of Ceremonies, Doctor of the Five Classics at the Shangluo Academy, Classics Scholar the Classics at the Mystic Heaven Academy, and Classics Scholar at the Kunyuan Academy."
Cao Qianyue's eyes lit up. "You must be Divine Might Marquis, Zhao Xing?"
"You know me?"
"Of course, your name Ear Piercing," Cao Qianyue said. "Workers and peasants are inseparable; I've even read your Collected Commentaries on the Two Classics and your Object Law Treatise."
Zhao Xing could also tell that Cao Qianyue was Mechanism Master.
Mechanism Master is a broad category with many sub-categories: blacksmith, puppeteer, array master, Mech Martial Practitioner, ship master, magic weapon user, and so on.
According to the classification of civil and military, there are also martial craftsmen and civil craftsmen. There are also terms like Military Works Department and civil craftsmen.
Cao Qianyue was a well-rounded martial arts master.
Zhao Xing smiled slightly, "I see that you have cultivated the Gluttony Art, and also developed advanced craftsmanship, replacing your leg and hand bones—such talent is rare even in the Western Extremity Army."
Mech Martial Practitioner are already a relatively niche class, but replacing a part of their body with Divine Soldier can unleash tremendous combat power.
However, Mech Martial Practitioner generally do not practice the Gluttony Art, because this technique conflicts with the Mech Martial Practitioner's bones and limbs and is difficult to integrate.
Craftsmanship can only be cultivated through the practice of blacksmithing techniques, much like the "Pure Origin Soil" and "Solar Terms Decree" of the Agricultural Official.
No wonder he was able to kill a Extraterritorial Demonic Person in the prison cart.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Cao Qianyue touched his bald head honestly, "I mainly like to eat, so I practiced the gluttonous method. I didn't plan to cultivate the mechanical body, I still want to keep this stomach to eat."
"Haha, it's good that you like to eat," Zhao Xing laughed. "But you'll have to follow Agricultural Official so you won't go hungry."
"Yes, hehe." Cao Qianyue nodded.
Having said all that, Cao Qianyue still didn't understand, so Zhao Xing simply cut to the chase. "Cao Qianyue, are you willing to work for me?"
"Marquis would do me the honor, I would certainly be willing," Cao Qianyue said somewhat hesitantly, "But I am General Zeng's..."
Zhao Xing waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll talk to him when we get out."
"You don't need to think about the future. At least follow me in the Dragon Court Ancient Land for now."
Cao Qianyue immediately knelt down on one knee without hesitation. "Alright, I am willing to follow you, Marquis."
"Get up quickly!" Zhao Xing said happily, "What level of Gluttony Art have you reached?"
"Thirteenth floor."
"? Isn't that already the top stage?" Zhao Xing glanced at Cao Qianyue's belly.
He guessed that Cao Qianyue's Gluttony Art would have a high level, but he didn't expect it to be this high.
The Gluttony Art has a total of eighteen levels, but only by reaching level twelve can one be considered to have reached the top level.
In the Spiritual Energy Era, this secret technique can truly achieve the goal of "Gluttony Devouring Heaven and Earth".
In the Vital Energy Era," reaching high-level positions is extremely difficult.
Having reached the Fourth Grade of perfection and cultivated to the thirteenth level, even Old Master Zhao couldn't help but exclaim, "You are truly gifted!"
They're even rarer among Fourth Grade martial artists now.
Of all the mid-level cultivators Zhao Xing has seen, only Xia Jing has mastered the Gluttony Art to the twelfth level.
He arrived in the first year of the Great Governance Era era, but his exact arrival time is unclear.
Unexpectedly, Cao Qianyue said, "Yes, I have a good friend who is also at the thirteenth level of the Gluttony Art."
"Oh? Where?" Zhao Xing became interested. This kind of talent would be very useful for the Shangluo Academy's research on Derived Seed in the future.
"Her name is Li Muwan, she's Sword Dancer in our army, but I haven't found her yet," Cao Qianyue said with some worry. "I wonder how she is now."
Judging from what Cao Qianyue said, it seems that his friend is also in the Dragon Court Ancient Land, but he entered randomly this time.
The two broke up.
Zhao Xing immediately reassured him, "It's alright. Once we enter the city and gain access, it will be easy to find."
Upon entering the Dragon Court Ancient Land, everyone's goal is to retrieve treasures from the Central Dragon Court.
Before long, everyone who comes in this batch will gain certain privileges and be able to use the treasures of Dragon City to make connections.
"According to the map, it takes a full three months to travel from Meng Yun Dragon City to Guting Royal City, but that's based on the dragon general's flying speed."
"If I use the Great Peng Transformation, I can shorten the Heavenly Timing."
"If I can obtain the city lord's authority, I can reach the royal city in three days," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
In the Dragon Court Ancient Land, the primary task is to obtain authorization.
Otherwise, just getting around would be exhausting, let alone finding treasures or spiritual energy; without the necessary permissions, you can't enter many places.
Under the leadership of the dragon general, two hours later, a majestic pass came into view.
The city wall stretched for two hundred miles, with large patches of Dark Clouds overhead and lightning flashing in the sky.
Countless dragon species flew in the sky, but most of them were hybrid dragon species.
Huge prison vans shuttled through the sky.
Because the Cloud City launched a war against other territories and won, the Dragon-Trapping Chariots can be seen everywhere.
In addition, Dragon Turtle carrying mountains on their backs enter and leave Dragon City, which is also a preparation for war.
The Dragon Race wage war in a simple and brutal manner. Those who can control water use rivers to sweep through enemy territory, Cloudcalling Thunderclap use them to overwhelm enemy cities.
At this time, there were many Dragon Turtle carrying mountain peaks on their backs, and some of the peaks were even burning with flames.
As they approached the city, Zhao Xing saw a dragon boat gleaming with precious light pass by.
"Ugh~"
All the Dragon Race were drawn to the returning Dragon Race from the east.
A group of dragon generals guarded and escorted the dragon boats back home.
It was piled high with shimmering dragon crystals, like a mountain.
It was extremely heavy, and hundreds of winged hybrid Dragon Race dragged it from the front, their necks adorned with iron chains, making it difficult for them to flap their wings.
"Dragon Crystal!" Zhao Xing and Cao Qianyue both revealed excited gleams.
However, Cao Qianyue looked like he wanted to eat it.
Zhao Xing wanted to use dragon crystals to expand the Pure Origin Soil. In the Vital Energy Era, there weren't many treasures that could be used to accelerate the maturation of high-level plants.
Even fewer can be brought into the Pure Yuan Space.
Dragon crystal is a relatively rare and precious type.
Because it is basically no longer produced elsewhere in the Profound Yellow World.
It can only be found in the Dragon Court Ancient Land.
It also has an expanding effect on Pure Origin Soil, since allowing plants to mature quickly will definitely benefit the Pure Origin Soil!
"Outside, dragon crystals are sold by the piece, but in the Dragon Court Ancient Land, they are sold by the ship."
"The highest grade dragon crystals also contain spiritual energy."
Zhao Xing's eyes burned with fervor, and he was incredibly excited.
He turned to Cao Qianyue and said, "Cloud City has won a great battle; now is the time for him to be rich."
"Yes, yes," Cao Qianyue nodded sheepishly. "My Marquis, shall we go and rob it?"
"Rob?" Zhao Xing laughed. "How much can you rob?"
Cao Qianyue asked in confusion, "So you mean..."
"Naturally, I'll eliminate Cloud City and become the new city lord."
Cao Qianyue nodded. He wanted to, but he didn't have the ability.
"Meng Yun Dragon City's scale must have Great Arena set up by the Dragon Court."
"As long as you challenge Meng Yun in the Great Arena and win, you can become the new city lord."
Back in Azure Sea Grotto Heaven, Zhao Xing had already experienced the challenges of the [Great Arena] and [Dragon's Guardian].
By conquering one Dragon City after another, Zhao Xing could even become the new lord.
However, there is a problem: you need to be able to enter the city's Great Arena.
Normally, if a powerful stranger were to appear on their territory, the Cloud City would order a large number of Dragon Race to gang up on the challenger before they even entered.
Where would they possibly allow the other side to walk into the Great Arena and activate the great arena?
Zhao Xing grabbed Cao Qianyue and took him away from the Dragon General's group.
He was incredibly fast, disappearing from the sight of the eighteen dragon generals in the blink of an eye.
Insect brush brush~
Zhao Xing used his "Ruler of the Horizon and soon appeared in the city with Cao Qianyue, a cat, a sheep, and a dog.
Quickly locate the Great Arena.
"Huh? There isn't one? That's impossible. I remember Cloud City must have Great Arena."
"My Marquis, will it be destroyed?" Cao Qianyue asked.
"Impossible." Zhao Xing shook his head. "Even if the city is destroyed, it cannot be destroyed. This is the Heavenly Selection Great Arena established by the ancient Dragon Court."
"It is linked to the rules of heaven and earth; to destroy it, one would need at least the strength of Great Dragon King."
"Would the Great Dragon King, with nothing better to do, destroy such a talent selection process?"
Zhao Xing Invisibility searched the air invisibly. Logically speaking, the Great Arena supplying the Dragon Race for battle should be easy to find.
But he searched for a long time and still couldn't find it.
"Hmm? I see, this Cloud City really is a real old fox." Zhao Xing looked down at a spot.
"My Marquis, I don't understand." Cao Qianyue scratched his head. Wasn't there just some ruins and debris below?
"Cloud City Pu of Mengyun City used Water-Thunder Sealing Spell to seal the Great Arena, and also placed a lot of miscellaneous items around it to disguise it as an abandoned junkyard."
"I see." Cao Qianyue seemed to understand but not quite.
"How decadent—even the great Dragon Race has resorted to such tricks." Zhao Xing quickly transformed into human form and landed on the ground below, which was filled with debris.
"Whoosh~" He Rising Wind, which immediately blew away the ruins, revealing the dragon stone floor underneath.
Dust billowed from the floor, then a pattern of Thunder Dragon's head was revealed.
As Zhao Xing and his group landed, rain continued to fall from the sky, and muddy water seeped out from the ground.
"The level seven water and lightning sealing spell also uses the blood of a corresponding high-ranking Dragon Race, with their blood as the foundation for the seal."
"Even ordinary Dragon Race couldn't solve this."
After examining it, Zhao Xing quickly determined the type of seal on the spell.
"Can Your Marquis solve this?"
"Hmm," Zhao Xing remarked.
"The Great Arena was originally a path for lower-ranking Dragon Race to rise in rank, where the capable ascend and the weak descend, a process of survival of the fittest."
"However, after the Dragon Court disappeared, the nobles among the Dragon Race tried every means to seal the arena."
"However, I can Unsealing Spell, and I can easily break this seal."
If he were to rush to the city lord's mansion to challenge him in a grand manner, he would face an attack from many dragons.
They will also face attacks from many Dragon Race weapons.
Even if we win, it will likely cause chaos. If some Dragon Race take the opportunity to steal the treasure and escape, then it will all have been for nothing.
However, once the Great Arena is opened, Cloud City will not be able to refuse, and the entire Dragon City will also open its barrier, forcing all Dragon Race to wait for the birth of a new Dragon City Lord!
This is a great rule originating from the ancient Dragon Court. Only in this way can one obtain the Dragon Court's decree, ascend to power legitimately, and gain the recognition of this world.
Of course, there are also those who break the rules, but only those at the King Grade have such abilities.
If you disobey, you will become a wicked dragon, Reverse Dragon, and the consequences will be severe.
"Change!"
Zhao Xing immediately activated the Fire Transformation, then exhaled dragon breath, melting all the surrounding debris.
It summons a large amount of hurricane force, which picks up and throws debris into the air.
The original appearance of the arena was revealed.
"(Dragon Language) I use my heart as the guide, my thoughts as the key, my blood as the sacrifice, and heaven and earth as my witness. Hear my incantation!"
When Zhao Xing transformed into fire and dripped blood to Unsealing Spell...
The Lord of Mengyun Cloud City is an oval palace that resembles an upside-down bowl.
Cloud City, who was consuming dragon crystals in the palace, suddenly raised his dragon head.
"Who, who is opening the Great Arena?!"
The sharp dragon claws shattered the dragon crystal, the spine behind it bulged out, and the dragon scales rippled, emitting a purple light.
"How dare you!"
"Crack~" With a squeeze of his sharp claws, he crushed the dragon crystal and sent it flying out of the city lord's mansion.
"Boom!" The Dark Clouds in the sky expanded rapidly, and a vortex appeared.
As the rain poured down, Cloud City quickly ordered his dragon generals to head to the arena.
"(Dragon Language) — The power of heaven and earth gathers here. The dragon spirit of wind blows away the seal; the dragon flames of fire burn away the lock."
Cao Qianyue looked at it with a half-understanding. "Wind overcomes lightning, fire overcomes water, the Dragon Race's Unsealing Spell still can't escape the scope of the five elements."
"If only Xiao Li were here, he could broaden his horizons," Cao Qianyue thought, reminiscing about his dining buddy.
The Wind-Fire Dragon Blood Unsealing Spell was also at the Seventh Order. Zhao Xing easily broke the sealing spell using his Fire Transformation.
Metaphor~
A beam of light shone down on the earth, and a line of flames instantly ignited on the ground within a radius of twenty miles.
The flames took the shape of a dragon, and soon countless phantoms rose into the air, flew into the sky, and disappeared into the void.
Zhao Xing then chanted in the Dragon Language: "Great Dragon God, your descendants pray fervently, please witness the rise of the dragon race!"
"I will issue a grand challenge to Pu, the lord of Meng Yun Dragon City!"
The Dragon Race's spells and language are quite simple; when translated, they sound like the shamanistic rituals of a primitive tribe.
However, the effect was indeed very good. When Cloud City arrived, he had already realized that something was wrong.
An invisible, mighty force between heaven and earth dispelled the dragon generals following him.
And he was led into the Great Arena.
He had two choices: one was to turn around and run away, not to enter, in which case he could keep his life, but he would no longer be the lord of Meng Yun Dragon City.
All the Dragon Race within the territory of Meng Yun Dragon City no longer pledged allegiance to him, but instead became the dragon descendants who launched the challenge.
Second, enter the Great Arena and accept the challenge. If you win, you will still be the Cloud City.
"Hoo~ Hoo~"
"Ho ho~"
All the Dragon Race stopped and roared to the sky, looking towards the direction of the Great Arena.
At this moment, Zhao Xing's figure appeared on the field.
Cao Qianyue and all other living beings were expelled, leaving only Zhao Xing in the arena.
And the figure of 'Ura' on the edge.
"(Dragon Language) Ignorant and despicable inferior bloodline!" Cloud City roared as he stepped into the arena. "How dare you challenge my authority! I will make you pay a bloody price!"
As Zhao Xing watched the dragon-headed, human-bodied Cloud City Mengyun City, Pu, fly in, he couldn't help but chuckle softly, "Such a familiar tone, such a familiar feeling—."
The duel began the moment Pu stepped into the Great Arena.
Jimeng's descendant was skilled in manipulating clouds and rain. He immediately manipulated the power of heaven and earth, forming a gathering of Dark Clouds.
Zhao Xing was immediately delighted; his decision to come to Cloud City was not made lightly.
Meng Yun, the lord of Dragon City in this place, is none other than the one who controls clouds and rain.
How does he compare to the Agricultural Official in terms of manipulating the Heavenly Timing?
"A mere trick, yet you dare to show off your skills before an expert." Zhao Xing didn't even bother to transform his fire form, and directly faced the enemy in human form.
"Cloud Gate!"
With a flash of Golden Light, right under the nose of the Third-Rank Realm Dragon Race Pu, Zhao Xing's Cloud Method directly shattered the opponent's innate secret skill.
All the Dark Clouds were absorbed by the Cloud Gate, Cloud Gate instantly turned golden.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
Inside the Cloud Gate, a large number of raindrops shot out, like a torrential downpour flowing horizontally towards the shore.
His Cloud Gate Art is already very advanced, and its amplification effect on Rain Art is extremely powerful.
This is the true essence of water that his top-level Ten Thousand Laws Dao Body condensed, which is ' Three Lights Divine Water '.
The top-tier Rain Art, [Heavenly Eclipse], has already been cultivated to the Fourth-Turn.
This resulted in each Dripping Rain being comparable to a full-force attack from an early-stage Third Grade.
"Da da da da da da da~"
Jimeng's descendant, Pu, felt as if his body was being pierced by raindrops, and he was about to retaliate.
But they discovered that the enemy had reappeared behind them at some point.
"No, no, that's not right, how come they're everywhere?" Pu panicked completely.
He tried to raise his claws, but found his movements were very slow. Before he knew it, a ray of lightning was moving across his body.
Thunder Primordial Lock!
The top-tier Sixth-Turn level, a classic lightning magic technique!
Hundreds of figures unleashed their power, instantly immobilizing Pu.
"I don't even need to issue the Solar Terms Decree anymore," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"!"
Pu's body exploded with a loud bang, then he collapsed headfirst onto the dragonstone floor of the Great Arena.
Once bound by the Thunder Primordial Lock, life and death hang in the balance.
Moreover, there are hundreds of them.
Zhao Xing could be said to have instantly defeated Pu.
"Buzz~"
A golden dragon phantom appeared on Zipu's body and flew towards Zhao Xing.
"!"
Zhao Xing heard the same sound he heard during the creation of the Heavenly Timing when he cultivated the "Ancestral Dragon Chant."
He couldn't help but use his Fire Transformation technique, experiencing the changes. He could feel that his true fire form had become stronger.
It's become more like a true form of fire!
"Break through the Obstruction of Knowledge and Perception, Attaining Dao enlightenment in the unseen realm."
"The rules of heaven and earth in the Dragon Court Ancient Land have strengthened my Transformation of Seasons Art and enhanced my understanding of the Dragon Language Decree."
"This is one of the benefits of becoming the lord of Meng Yun Dragon City and gaining power," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
"Ugh~"
He flew high into the sky, and all the Dragon Soldier and generals bowed their heads, expressing their submission to the new city lord.
Zhao Xing then issued the Dragon Language Decree upon becoming the city lord:
"Send all the treasures to the city lord's mansion."
"Recover all the treasures that were being escorted to the ' Flame Dragon Lord ' along the way!"
"Break the seals on the sixteen Dragon Springs and extract their essence—"
"Stored Dragon Blood Wood, Dragon Blood Fruit, and Dragon Heart Grass. —.—"
"All Dragon Generals of Meng Yun Dragon City, immediately search the surrounding area for any items that resemble the following—"
Cao Qianyue stood beside the Mountain Cat, the Gray-Faced Hound, and the Inverted Sheep, somewhat lost in thought.
He could understand the meaning of these Dragon Language, but how could Divine Might Marquis be so fluent in them?
He knows everything, from the overall situation to where the treasures are!
It's like I've been here countless times!
But he's only forty-four years old, and it's obvious this is his first time here too!
"Dun Lie, don't just stand there!" Zhao Xing called out to Cao Qianyue by his courtesy name. "Go find some usable mechanisms and arrays, and take inventory."
"Those who are not high-ranking Dragon Race are not very intelligent. They can handle manual labor, but we have to do the fine work ourselves."
"Keep an eye on them, don't let them lose the treasure."
Cao Qianyue immediately understood, his face beaming with excitement. "Yes, Marquis!"
He loved doing the task of inventorying treasures.
Seeing Cao Qianyue fly away so eagerly, Zhao Xing couldn't help but smile slightly.
Many items that Dragon Race take for granted may be things they need; it's not uncommon for gems to go unnoticed.
Cao Qianyue was Mechanism Master, so the Military Works Department's familiarity with the Divine Soldier and materials could not be low.
"Heaven Defier, Sky Howl, Illusory Heaven, you've eaten this descendant of Jimeng," Zhao Xing said. "Dragon meat is very nutritious!" The Mountain Cat's eyes lit up immediately.
"Woof!"
The Cyan Hound's tail immediately began to wag.
The Inverted Sheep also smiled and pounced on it.
"~" Zhao Xing activated the Ruler of the Horizon and released his clone, which also began a large-scale search.
The real person then arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, inside that oval-shaped palace.
"Whoosh!" As soon as I entered, my eyes were blinded by the dazzling light.
"Tears~"
Inside the vast palace, a hot spring was steaming, with large amounts of dragon crystals laid out beside it.
There were also many different kinds of utensils piled up around it.
"Using dragon crystals to make a bed, that's really extravagant." Zhao Xing took a deep breath, savoring the moment. "The ones that Cloud City keeps are basically Seventh Order dragon crystals, and there are even a few eighth-tier ones."
"These are all good things."
"Take it!"
Zhao Xing deployed the Pure Yuan Projection and directly extracted all the dragon crystals.
The area around the hot spring suddenly became uneven.
"Clang~"
Zhao Xing began to inventory the shiny utensils.
The main purpose is to search for objects that contain spiritual energy.
"More than seven thousand items in total!"
Zhao Xing quickly calculated the quantity.
He then used the [Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique] on each item.
There are many things he can't necessarily see at a glance, so he can only rely on the most primitive method, using the [Profound Yellow Origin-Analysis Technique] to test them.
Soon, more than half of the more than 7,000 items were scanned.
"What a waste of time, not a single item has been shipped?"
Zhao Xing continued his shopping spree, and it looked like he was about to finish all 7,000+ items.
Suddenly, Dao Ming yellow light shone from inside a small bronze cauldron.
"Hmm? The shipment has finally been delivered!" Zhao Xing immediately showed a look of joy.