The Red Mist and White Mist Cleared in an Instant!

I don't know if the creators have gone mad, or if the world has gone mad.

After this apocalypse lasted for an unknown period of time, a concept began to circulate among the monsters.

Hunt down enemies of the same level and defeat those of higher level to evolve!

Because of this concept, some beings began to search for monsters of the same level as themselves!

For example, Angel, Li Yuan, and others are frantically searching for beings of the same fourth rank.

Li Yuan thus returned to Asia.

His original intention was to find the dragon, but he didn't expect to receive news of the Queen Bee advancing to the fourth rank halfway through his journey.

This news undoubtedly made him eager to get started, especially since he had originally planned to go find the Queen Bee!

The Lord of the Red Flow brought him a person.

Meng Qing.

At this moment, Meng Qing was utterly despondent and felt deeply hopeless.

But halfway there, Meng Qing was intercepted.

A five-clawed dragon suddenly appeared and snatched Meng Qing from the hands of the Lord of the Red Flow!

Seeing this, Meng Qing blinked and saw the dragon's enormous eyes staring at him. "The Silver Thread Needle, in your hand?"

Upon hearing this, Meng Qing realized what was happening and quickly took out a silver needle from his pocket.

"Yes, here!"

Ye Long opened his mouth and swallowed the Silver Thread Needle directly.

"I'll borrow this item for a while, and I'll return it to you later."

Meng Qing panicked upon seeing this, "I..."

"I won't take your things for nothing. I'll hold it off for you, you can go now."

After saying that, Ye Long tore through the red mist with a claw and then placed Meng Qing on the ground behind him.

He himself was facing the endless Blood Mist before him.

Two enormous eyes appeared from the Blood Mist. "You really won't let this go. I've already promised to save those people, why are you still pestering me? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Ye Long exhaled a large cloud of white mist, which resisted the red mist of the Lord of the Red Flow.

After the lockdown was lifted, Li Heng transformed himself into a red mist that swept across Asia, devouring countless lives.

Ye Long, using his body as a barrier, tore a piece of pure land out of the red mist, saving countless humans.

He was born on this land, and he wished to save the people here.

Behind Ye Long, Meng Qing watched his retreating figure, "So that's why Library of 024 made me choose this needle..."

When selecting Ancient Relic, the Sequence 024 Great Serpent strongly suggested that Meng Qing choose the Silver Thread Needle, and even showed him the 025 Divine Dragon.

Does that mean that 024 had already anticipated that Meng Qing and the others would be taken hostage by the Lord of the Red Flow as soon as they went out?

The dragon needed the Silver Thread Needle, so it hinted that he should choose the Silver Thread Needle and use the dragon's hand to exchange for a chance to live.

Meng Qing felt a chill run down his spine at this thought. "Can 024 predict the future? Probably not, right?"

So it was just a guess?

However, any speculation must be based on having a sufficiently comprehensive set of information.

But if 024 has already grasped this level of information, then he should also understand that the Hand of the Serpent is finished.

Meng Qing is not a member of the Hand of the Serpent.

Unless...

024 deduced that Meng Qing might become the new leader of the Hand of the Serpent.

That's not good.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Meng Qing turned around, just as he was about to leave, when he noticed that there were many humans behind him watching the giant dragon in the sky.

There are quite a few people watching here, judging by the numbers...

It's impossible to estimate by sight; it just stretches as far as the eye can see.

Among them were women holding children, children as young as a few years old, and many elderly people with mobility issues.

Meng Qing was slightly taken aback when he saw this scene.

Did the dragon save them?

Seeing Meng Qing's puzzled expression, an old man stepped forward and said, "The dragon has emerged from the East, and Heaven has blessed China. The divine dragon has saved us from the red mist."

"Thank you, dragon! You saved me from dire straits!"

"Thank you, Shenlong..."

Hearing these people express their gratitude, Meng Qing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

From this perspective, dragons seem to favor humans, just like demons; such monsters are truly rare.

If there were more of these monsters willing to be human, the world wouldn't be in this state now.

However, Meng Qing could still understand some of the reasons behind it.

Because most of these monsters were already antisocial before receiving the potion, how could they care about the life and death of humans after becoming monsters?

Even some normal people, after receiving the potion, would not say they would do anything for humanity.

Humans are selfish; it's already quite difficult for them not to use this ability to satisfy their own desires.

Not to mention using that ability to save people.

Anyway, if Meng Qing gets the potion, he can't say for sure that he will stand on the side of humanity.

Because protecting something is much harder than destroying something.

If Meng Qing isn't strong enough, let alone protect him, he won't even be able to protect himself.

Adhering to the philosophy of "if you can't beat them, join them," he will most likely choose to collude with those monsters.

Yes, he is just as selfish.

No one can claim to be completely selfless. When poor, one should cultivate one's own virtue; when rich, one should help others. When one lacks the ability, there is no right or wrong in protecting oneself.

On an individual level, one's own life is always more important than the lives of others.

Even Ye Long wasn't entirely without ulterior motives when he saved these people.

His abilities partly stemmed from the people's faith.

In other words, if these people imagine that the dragon has power even greater than the Lord of the Red Flow, then Ye Long would possess power even greater than the Lord of the Red Flow.

This is similar to the priest's abilities, but completely different.

The priest used a speech to convince the believers of what he said.

But Shenlong is different. He doesn't need any words to explain his abilities, nor does he need people to believe in them. It's enough that people have hope in their hearts.

These people hoped that the dragon would defeat its powerful enemies and usher in a peaceful and prosperous era.

This can provide Ye Long with power.

Therefore, the dragon's power comes from human hope, so it must protect humankind.

His abilities demand so much of him; although he himself doesn't want to see these monsters slaughtering humans, it doesn't mean he can be so selfless as to save all of humanity.

This was his personal motive.

But for human beings, isn't this also a form of selflessness?

Throughout their journey, Li Heng and Ye Long never clashed.

Because fourth-tier battles are ultimately too troublesome, Li Heng killing people and Ye Long saving people are not contradictory.

I kill some, you save some, and everyone turns a blind eye.

In any case, Li Heng was not a bloodthirsty person; he was just cooperating with Li Yuan and carrying out the purge according to Li Yuan's wishes.

But Meng Qing must die.

Ye Long wants to save him, then Li Heng doesn't mind sparring with this dragon!

Crimson mist swirls, dragons stir up wind and clouds!

Li Heng launched a surprise attack, but his body was scattered by the whirlwind spat out by Ye Long!

However, the Old Ones are immortal, and Li Heng, who has no physical form, is one of the best among them. The only way to deal with him is to seal him away!

But Ye Long's goal wasn't to deal with him; he just wanted to leave Li Heng helpless and forced to retreat, and that would be enough.