A gigantic volcanic crater spewed thick black smoke. Several hundred wyverns lazily beat their wings within the smoke, flying at an unhurried pace. Beneath the crater stood a colossal stone pillar dozens of miles tall, riddled with densely carved caves. Several drooling dragons poked their enormous heads out of the caves, their heads bobbing little by little as they clearly dozed off.
Two mid-stage demigod dragons, five Saint Master–level dragons—all of them flame dragons.
The wyverns, however, were an extremely mixed lot. Their strength ranged from Heaven-rank to Saint Warrior level, and wyverns of every element were present. There were even two exceedingly rare crystal-element wyverns, whose scales shimmered with a faint crystalline radiance like gemstones.
Below the stone pillar, a boiling river of magma encircled an open area nearly a hundred miles across. Countless magical runes densely covered the ground. Several dozen unusually tall giant maidens crouched there, weeping and sniffling as they helplessly looked at the fire-and-smoke-filled surroundings.
These giant maidens were all around four hundred meters tall. Even the weakest had reached Saint Disciple level, while the strongest possessed the formidable strength of a lower-stage Saint Master. But with two demigod-level dragons guarding them, what could they do besides crouch there and cry?
Compared with male giants, who specialized in battle, female giants were far too weak. They were simply no match for dragons.
On a mountain peak dozens of miles away, Lin Qi narrowed his eyes at the enormous stone pillar in the distance. The dragons' castle was this dragon pillar. It was a stone pillar condensed from magical elements by the dragons, engraved with a great many dragon magical patterns of astonishing destructive power—a formidable existence that combined offense and defense. Though only two demigod-level dragons guarded it, if they activated its restrictions, then with