A portal opened, and Jiumo Kong emerged from within.
Whoosh!
A biting cold wind swept over him. He was already standing amid a vast glacier.
Atop the glacier stood an enormous palace that seemed to have been piled together from crystal.
Its towering gates looked fit for a giant's realm, clearly not a dwelling for humanoid creatures.
Beneath the glacier, within countless narrow caves, squads of kobolds and gnolls were heading out to hunt, forge, train...
Some of the kobolds even bore white scales on their bodies.
—Dragonblooded Kobolds!
Kobolds were a race that worshipped dragons above all else. It was said that a trace of dragon blood ran through their veins, giving them a high chance of producing sorcerers.
And kobolds that lived alongside dragons, influenced by them year after year—or even baptized in dragon blood—would take on certain traits of draconic beasts!
"Awwoo!"
Jiumo Kong's arrival had clearly caught the attention of the guards.
With a wolf's howl, a dragonwolf approached Jiumo Kong.
Its enormous body was like a mountain. What covered it was not fur, but a layer of scales!
[Dragonwolf] [Challenge Rating: 19] [Attributes: Strength 20, Dexterity 25, Constitution 23, Intelligence 15, Wisdom 17, Charisma 13] [Creature Traits: Dragon's Kin, Sharp Claws and Fangs, Extraordinary Strength, Frost Breath, Extraordinary Constitution, Extraordinary Dexterity]
"Human, state your purpose."
The dragonwolf spoke in human tongue. It clearly sensed that this old monk was not someone to be trifled with; otherwise, it would have pounced on him at once and torn him to shreds.
"I come from the south, a believer of the White-Robed Dragon Queen Earth Mother. I have come to visit the ruler of the Glacier Highlands, the conqueror of Death Canyon, the great dragon lord—Lord Winter's Wing!"
The old monk formed a seal with