Black Pearl Harbor. A reinforced heavy-armored legion of the Dragon Mountain Empire had completely taken control of the entire city.
Under the command of several Mage Gods, nearly ten thousand mages had used earth-element magic to construct dozens of magic towers throughout the city. Backed by the Dragon Mountain Empire's formidable wealth, these magic towers were armed to the teeth. From single-target forbidden-spell attack magic to large-scale, high-powered campaign-level magic, densely packed magic formations had been inscribed inside and outside the towers. The surging magical fluctuations were enough to leave one breathless.
More than a hundred fire drakes circled overhead. Each of these massive creatures, over twenty meters long, carried a heavily armored knight, a lightly armored archer, and a Heaven-rank mage on its back. This force alone was enough to deal a devastating blow to an entire division of soldiers.
The Black Spirit Natives who had originally tried to attack Black Pearl Harbor had wisely chosen to retreat after seeing those fire drakes. With these drakes standing guard, Black Pearl Harbor could not possibly be breached unless a massive army was deployed.
Out of sight of those Black Spirit Natives, burly bald men crowded into little taverns and small restaurants, shouting as they ate and drank to their hearts' content. There were over three thousand fire dragons with strength at the demigod realm. If this force unleashed all its might, half of the Black Spirit Continent would probably be beaten beneath the waves.
Squads upon squads of soldiers patrolled back and forth through Black Pearl Harbor. The atmosphere within the city was stern yet orderly.
Lin Qi had resumed his original appearance. Sitting properly on a small wooden stool, fishing rod in hand, he squatted on the pier's wooden walkway and fished. Several cats with their tails held high