Leo then ignored Kanna, leaving her hanging behind him as he flew forward along the castle corridor.
Due to the aftershocks of the previous fire lotus, the castle now presents a dilapidated scene, with collapsed walls and holes everywhere, rubble scattered in every corner, and some things that should have been hanging on the walls have fallen to the ground, mixed together with the broken statues, armor and other items, making it look just like a ruin.
Leo fully unleashed his Magic Detection, meticulously scanning every corner of the castle, only to discover a number of valuable items.
Gold, gems, precious minerals, rare books, ancient weapons—all sorts of treasures that would attract the covetousness and greed of countless people in the outside world could appear at any moment in a corner, some even tossed on the ground like trash, leaving Leo secretly speechless.
If his purpose in coming here wasn't to find a way to escape the Dimensional Gap, or if he weren't currently an explorer, archaeologist, or magician, he would definitely have thoroughly explored this castle and would never have ignored the treasures that were everywhere.
Unfortunately, what ordinary people consider treasures are worthless in Leo's eyes. He only glanced at them briefly before paying no further attention, leaving them behind as he continued flying into the castle.
After flying through the corridor like this, Leo entered the hall.
From here on, a different road appears ahead.
There are several passageways on the left and right sides, and many rooms to enter. At the front of the hall, there is an open staircase that extends upwards from both sides all the way to the second floor of the castle, just like those European noble mansions. There are also passageways on the second floor that continue forward.
"This layout clearly resembles a human-made building, yet it's so large it seems designed for dragons. It's truly perplexing."
Leo thought this through, but didn't dwell on it for long.
Regardless of who this place is for, Leo only wants to know if there's a way to leave the Dimensional Gap.
In order not to miss any possible solutions, Leo began to seriously explore the castle.
He didn't overlook any passage, and no matter where it ultimately led, he would explore it thoroughly.
He didn't miss a single room, and he even started paying attention to the books, collecting those he hadn't previously considered.
During breaks in his explorations, Leo would open these books and examine their contents, hoping to find some useful information.
At first, Leo was a little worried that the language used in the book would be unfamiliar to him, but as he flipped through the pages, Leo found that although the language used in the book was not from the human world, it was not unfamiliar to him either.
" Dragon Language?"
The script recorded in these books is the script used by the Dragon Race.
Fortunately, Leo had learned the Dragon Race language.
"A qualified nobleman must be able to understand at least three languages: the language of humans, the language of Devil, and the language of dragons."
This is what the Devil who found him said to Leo when he had just confirmed his identity as a descendant of the Eligos Clan.
At that time, in order to break through to become High-Class Devil as soon as possible, Leo was training his Demonic Power almost like a madman. The one who couldn't stand it gave him serious advice and stuffed relevant study materials into his hands.
Originally, Leo didn't want to learn, because Devil have special abilities that allow those who hear Devil voices to automatically translate what they say into their most familiar language. Devil also translate languages other than their native tongue into their native tongue, so it doesn't affect communication at all. Therefore Devil, Leo felt that learning to write was a waste of time.
But there was no way around it; that's what aristocratic manners are all about. Sometimes you have to learn things that others consider useless to fill your own knowledge. So, although he was unwilling, Leo still learned them.
Therefore, he was able to understand the Dragon Language and know what was recorded in the books, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
Thanks to this, Leo was finally able to extract useful information from various books and learn about the origin of the castle.
This castle once belonged to a kingdom called Vermis Kingdom, and was the capital of that kingdom.
The Vermis Kingdom is a human kingdom with deep-rooted ties to dragons.
It is said that the Vermis Kingdom was originally a very insignificant little country with a small and poor population, yet it suffered greatly from the persecution of monsters.
Various monsters have ravaged the Vermis Kingdom, causing immense suffering to its people and bringing them to the brink of extinction.
In order to protect the kingdom and its people, the first king of the Vermis Kingdom began to seek help from other countries, traveling to various kingdoms. Finally, inspired by something unknown, he decided to pray to the Dragon God, hoping to receive the Dragon God's protection.
No one knows what method was used, but the king actually succeeded in summoning the Dragon God to his kingdom.
"Really?"
Leo began to have some doubts about this.
What is the Dragon God?
He knew this all too well.
Dragons are widely recognized as the most powerful creatures.
God is universally recognized as the most revered being.
The two should have had no connection, but when a being who could be called a god appeared in the Dragon Race and the so-called Dragon God was born, it was a momentous event.
That was the true pinnacle of the Dragon Race, an existence to which even the Heavenly Dragons and the Dragon Kings had to bow down.
Low-Class Devil ( Two-Wing angel, Two-Wing Fallen Angel ) - Middle-Class Devil ( Four-Wing angel, Four-Wing Fallen Angel ) - Upper -High-Class Devil ( Six-Wing angel, Six-Wing Fallen Angel, high-ranking magician, church S-class warrior) - Ultimate-Class Devil ( Eight-Winged angel, Eight-Winged Fallen Angel ) - Special-Class Devil ( Ten-Winged Angel, Ten-Winged Fallen Angel executive) - Maou-Class ( Twelve-Wing angel, Twelve-Wing Fallen Angel ) - Super Devil Class - Transcendent (god-level, Main God Class, high-ranking deity)
The above is the most clearly defined classification in this world.
The Dragon King Class falls between the Special-Class Devil, Maou-Class, and Super Devil Class. Among the Five Great Dragon Kings, the weakest is equivalent to Special-Class Devil, the strongest is equivalent to Maou-Class, and the most powerful is equivalent to Super Devil Class, but that's about it.
The Heavenly Dragon Class is equivalent to a transcendent being, comparable to the Chief God, God King, and superior gods in various Mythological System. This is enough to place them among the world's top powerhouses and rank them among the world's top ten.
However, the world has a clear understanding that there are three beings who are far superior to these, even more powerful than the so-called world's top experts, and can even be said to be on a different level altogether.
For example, the previously mentioned Revelation Beast 666 is a legendary monster recorded in the Book of Revelation. Its power far surpasses that of so-called gods, and it is a calamity capable of Power of Destruction the world. Therefore, at the end of the world that has been forgotten, the God of the Bible cast thousands of extremely vicious sealing Spell Formula on it, which would not be surprising if even a god died. Thus, it was sealed away. This is also the biggest reason why the God of the Bible exhausted his power and finally died, unable to be resurrected.
In the original story, after the Apocalyptic Beast was unsealed, it began to destroy the world. In order to destroy it, the major forces joined forces to create Different Dimension and imprison it inside. The Chief God, the God King and other leaders also led most of them into the dimension to attack it continuously, intending to Power of Destruction it completely. As a result, it may take up to 10,000 years to achieve this goal, which is why this battle is known as the Eternal War.
It is clear just how difficult it is to defeat such a being.
However, even such an existence could not ultimately rival the so-called Dragon God; it could only be considered Sub-Dragon God Class, merely approaching that level.
There are only two true Dragon God, both of whom are stronger than the Apocalypse Royal Beast 666.
These two Dragon God are the Great Red Dragon, who appears in the Book of Revelation, was born from dreams, controls dreams, can see the dreams in other people's hearts, and is known as the "True Dragon God Emperor (Apocalypse Dragon)".
The Ouroboros, symbolizing Infinity cycles of reincarnation, possesses Infinity power. Born from what is considered Infinity "nothingness," it is given titles such as chaos, Infinity, and nothingness, and is known as the "Uroboros Dragon."
The dragon -- Ophis.
These two are the true Dragon God, the true pinnacle of the world, the strongest in the world. Even the Chief God and God King of the major Mythological System cannot compare to them. In fact, once they are born, even if all the forces of the entire Mythological System are exhausted, they cannot defeat them, so they are not ranked among the strong.
In particular, the Great Red, known as the "True Dragon God Emperor," is even stronger than the " Uroboros Dragon " Ophis. He Dimensional Gap drove Ophis, who was born in the Dimensional Gap, out of the dimensional rift, while he himself roamed freely in the Dimensional Gap Dimensional Gap, becoming its guardian. This greatly relieved countless Mythological System forces.
If such a terrifying being were to live freely in the Human World, the pressure on all the major Mythological System would probably be immense.
And yet, such a being had descended upon a small country on the verge of extinction. How could Leo not be suspicious?
But as Leo continued reading, he was surprised to discover that this was actually quite possible.
That's how it's recorded in the book--
"That day, the sky suddenly split open, revealing an entrance to the 'World of Nothingness,' a place where nothing existed."
There, a red "true dragon" descended to earth.
The king called it the dragon among dragons, the god among dragons, and worshipped it devoutly.
" The Dragon God was pleased with the king's offerings and bestowed blessings upon him."
"Thus, the kingdom obtained its most precious treasure."
Leo understood after seeing this.
The Dragon God who descended upon the Vermis Kingdom was none other than the "True Dragon God Emperor," the Great Red.
The Great Red has always roamed the Dimensional Gap; it is the Red Dragon recorded in the Book of Revelation.
The descriptions in the books perfectly matched the characteristics of that Dragon God, leaving Leo no choice but to believe them.
"The most precious treasure—is that it?"
Leo had a feeling that this so-called secret treasure was the treasure that Kanna had mentioned that existed in this castle.
Sure enough, the intelligence that followed confirmed this.
The royal family of the Vermis Kingdom, blessed by the Dragon God, not only gave birth to a powerful descendant with Dragon Bloodline, but this descendant also wielded a secret treasure bestowed by the Dragon God, and vanquished all the demons within the kingdom.
From then on, the royal bloodline of the Vermis Kingdom was also known as the descendants of the Red Dragon, and only those with the purest bloodline and the greatest power could control the secret treasure, sit on the throne, and become the ruler of the kingdom.
In the countless years that followed, the Vermis Kingdom, relying on the Dragon Bloodline and the Dragon Treasure, continued to expand its territory, defeated many powerful enemies, and enjoyed unparalleled prestige.
Unfortunately, what goes up must come down. The Vermis Kingdom, immersed in violence, was eventually besieged by a coalition of major powers, leading to its destruction and ruin.
The royal family, realizing their mistake, sealed both the last remaining Dragon Bloodline and the Dragon Treasure. They then used a ritual to sever the territory surrounding the city, banishing it along with the city to the Dimensional Gap.
They firmly believe that the last bloodline possessing the Dragon Treasure will surely be able to see the Dragon God again in the Dimensional Gap, have the Dragon God unseal him, and return after countless years.
Unfortunately, no.
Leo closed the book and let out a breath.
He finally learned the origin of the castle, but he had to say that he had never seen the Vermis Kingdom in history.
In other words, this country likely existed in a very ancient era, so ancient that it wasn't even recorded in the history of the Devil who experienced the ancient war.
This also suggests that the castle has been wandering in the Dimensional Gap for an astonishingly long time, yet it has never encountered the Dragon God, or at least never gained his favor, allowing the Dragon Bloodline and Dragon Treasure existing here to be unsealed.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Leo.
There was only one thing Leo truly cared about: how to escape the Dimensional Gap.
"The fact that the Vermis Kingdom was able to use rituals to sever the territory surrounding the royal city, banishing it along with the city to Dimensional Gap, proves that they at least have the ability to open Dimensional Gap, right?"
This is exactly what Leo wanted.
Will it be in this castle?
With this in mind, Leo explored the castle even more diligently, collecting various books, reading their contents, and extracting useful information, hoping to obtain what he wanted.
For several days in a row, Leo made no progress.
By this time, he had almost finished exploring the entire castle.
"Is only the top floor of the castle left?"
Leo then took Kanna, who was fast asleep in a soap bubble, to the top floor of the castle.
There is only one room here, and that is the Throne Hall, where the throne is placed.
Leo had actually explored this place a long time ago, but he couldn't get in.
Because the gate here can't be opened at all.