The Swag Xenomorph Black Dragon

Red fog, black fog, light bullets, flames, paralyzing lightning—five spells were spat at the Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle by five Xenomorphs as they leaped into the air.

Laurat was in midair, and his heart jolted again.

They're clearly five identical magical beasts, so why are their spells this bizarre? With no time to think, Laurat directed the Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle to sweep several meters sideways, barely avoiding the Xenomorphs' magical attacks. At the same time, a bolt of heavenly lightning descended from the sky and struck one Xenomorph that had exhausted its strength in midair, while the Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle's tongue of fire hit another Xenomorph.

Not good. With a thought, Li Junshan recalled the two heavily injured Xenomorphs into his spiritual space. At the same time, one Xenomorph on Hickory's side was struck by his battle aura, and Li Junshan had no choice but to recall it as well.

I lost three Xenomorphs in a single exchange. Li Junshan's heart ached, but there was nothing he could do. The Xenomorph that had parasitized the black dragon had not yet burst out, so he could only hold on.

With a whoosh, a large crowd poured into the valley entrance. Li Junshan had the Xenomorphs draw together, and in the midst of everything, he lifted his head for a look. His heart sank.

The Dragon Slayer Team led by Harisa and the others had finally arrived.

Laurat, hovering in midair, stopped chanting his spell. His magic power had already run dry, and there was no way he could deal with more than three hundred people. His Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle was not much better off than him; its originally splendid plumage was in tatters, and every beat of one half of its wings scattered a rain of blood.

Hickory stood where he was, his chest heaving violently, his face livid. He had wounded one Xenomorph with a slash, but there was now a bowl-sized hole in his leg as well.

"The black dragon is already dead!"

"Dragon egg!"

"Huh, isn't that Xiaoshan?"

After a brief moment of shock, Windfire Town's Dragon Slayer Team burst into clamorous discussion.

"Get ready!" Harisa's eyes shifted, and he instantly grasped the situation before barking the order. Dozens of archers drew their longbows and aimed at Laurat, several dozen warriors moved to meet Hickory, and more than a dozen mages began chanting spells.

Harisa led a dozen or so mercenary leaders and elites toward Li Junshan.

"How dare you!" Laurat shouted angrily from midair. "I am Laurat, court mage of the Lans Empire. You dare offend me!"

"I am Hickory, Battle Saint of the Baolong Empire. If you don't want to face the frenzied retaliation of the Baolong Empire's Golden Lion Knights, put away your arrogance," Hickory said coldly.

Harisa's steps halted, and his face twitched. These two people were absolutely not someone he could afford to provoke.

"Xiaoshan." Hark, Andri, Fate, and Sally crowded over. Li Junshan signaled the Xenomorphs blocking him to open a gap and let them in.

"Master." Fate was both shocked and delighted, his eyes fixed on the dragon egg. "You really got the black dragon egg."

"Xiaoshan, what's going on with these magical beasts? Are they all yours?"

"What exactly happened? Is the black dragon dead?"

Andri and the others were full of astonishment, asking question after question.

Looks like keeping a low profile isn't an option anymore. Li Junshan smiled bitterly and answered casually, but his eyes remained fixed on Harisa's face.

"Do it." Barnier, the leader of the Fire Dragon Mercenary Group, squeezed up in front of Harisa and said in a low voice, "As long as we snatch the dragon egg into our hands, that'll be our biggest bargaining chip. What the hell is there to be afraid of?"

"Prepare." Harisa gritted his teeth and raised his hand, indicating the direction of attack to the mercenaries and adventurers.

The target he pointed at was Li Junshan, surrounded by Xenomorphs.

Just as I expected. Li Junshan sneered inwardly, but he was also burning with anxiety. The Xenomorph had not yet burst out, so he absolutely could not leave this place. Besides, the black dragon's entire body was treasure; how could he bear to leave at the final moment?

Just then, a strange sensation rose in Li Junshan's heart. He suddenly felt that some inexplicable connection had formed between him and the unconscious black dragon.

Before Harisa could shout "Do it," the black dragon everyone had thought dead suddenly began trembling violently, its enormous body undulating like waves. After a sharp cry rang out, the black dragon's abdomen exploded open with tremendous force, and a fleshy head poked out.

No one understood what was happening, and they were all stunned speechless. In midair, the Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle let out several irritated, clear cries; deep inside, it sensed a powerful unease.

"Fusing new species genes. Obtained external evolution. Obtained flight ability. Obtained high physical resistance. Obtained basic magic immunity. Obtained acid attack ability. Obtained aura suppression ability..."

A string of information drifted through Li Junshan's mind. He was already dumbstruck, his entire being struck by overwhelming ecstasy, and for a moment he even lost consciousness.

"Dragon Crystal!" Sharp-eyed Barnier saw the little monster that had burst out of the black dragon's body bite a large hole in the black dragon's head, sending a black bead rolling out.

Whoosh...

The Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle in the sky swooped down at high speed, Hickory charged over as well, and Harisa and Barnier led a group of people rushing forward too.

Gulp. In everyone's eyes, the little monster opened its mouth and swallowed the black dragon's crystal core. Everyone was shocked and furious at the sight, but none of them stopped; they kept charging forward.

After swallowing the Dragon Crystal, the Xenomorph larva was instantly enveloped in black mist, which continued expanding. The Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle, the first to rush to its side, wisely flapped its wings and flew up, and Hickory also stopped in his tracks. Among the mercenaries, an unlucky intermediate wind mage had perhaps had his wits scrambled by the appearance of the Dragon Crystal; he actually cast Gale and ran at the very front. The moment he came into contact with the black mist, he screamed and fell to the ground, rolling nonstop. His body rotted at a speed visible to the naked eye, large sheets of flesh dropping away, and he breathed his last in an instant.

A dragon's roar resounded through heaven and earth. Like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, the black mist rapidly poured into the mouth of the magical beast that had abruptly appeared.

What kind of magical beast was this? Had the black dragon advanced to the Saint level?

After the black mist vanished, everyone stared dumbfounded at the enormous magical beast before them, their minds throbbing.

Powerful hind legs, forelegs slightly shorter, more than thirty meters tall and over forty meters long. Its entire body was covered in dragon scales, but as it breathed, what showed beneath the scales was not skin, but strands of cartilage. Two sharp dragon horns rose from its enormous head, and its red eyes were filled with brutality and mercilessness.

Its skull was like a smooth bone cap, with several strong bone spurs standing high upon it, full of streamlined beauty. Inside its gaping maw, between two rows of sharp teeth like guillotine blades, was something like a second mouth, its small opening devouring the black smoke. On the fleshy wings spread out at its sides, spanning a full hundred meters, there were now additional sharp bone spurs, both coldly cruel and not lacking in beauty.

Behind it swayed a thick tail no shorter than its body, and the roughly ten-meter-long tail tip gleamed with a metallic luster. An ancient, savage, and violent aura filled heaven and earth.

It resembled a dragon, but its body was far more lethal than a dragon's. No one doubted for even a moment that it could easily tear apart anything that blocked its path.

Sure enough, as long as the host's genes are relatively perfect, the Xenomorph's appearance will still change. Li Junshan was overjoyed. He drove the Xenomorph holding the egg to dart in front of that magical beast, then stood on tiptoe atop the Xenomorph's back and gave an elegant noble's bow.

"Please allow me, a great dragon-slaying warrior and dragon summoner, to extend my cordial greetings to everyone."

In perfect coordination with his movements and words, the Xenomorph Black Dragon brought its enormous head over to Li Junshan, letting him stand on its forehead. Then it lifted its head, opened its mouth, and unleashed a wave of dragon might.

Clang...

The broadsword in Hark's hand dropped onto the stone ground. Andri's iron hammer smashed down on his own foot, yet for a moment he could not even feel the pain.

Sally covered her mouth, her eyes filled with terror.

The members of the Dragon Slayer Team went cold with fear. Harisa and the others took the blast of dragon might head-on, their courage shattered, and collapsed all over the ground.

The Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle in midair sensed its master's fury. With a clear cry, it flapped its wings and flew east. Laurat rode on its back, his heart filled with boundless anger and helplessness. His magic power had already been completely exhausted.

The moment that youth leapt onto the Xenomorph Black Dragon's head, Laurat knew he had no chance left. Whether it was the black dragon's corpse or that dragon egg, he had no chance at either.

Laurat feared that the Golden-Eyed Magic Eagle, whose strength surpassed his own, would die here. Perhaps if he did not leave now, even his own life would be in danger. Wisely, he flew toward the Lans Empire.

At the same time, Hickory had already run into the mountains to the west. Wherever he charged, trees toppled and boulders flew, venting the rage in his heart.

By the time Li Junshan came back to his senses, it was already too late. The birth of the Xenomorph Black Dragon had plunged him into an unprecedented ecstasy, and in one careless moment, the mage and the Battle Saint had both escaped. Looking at the black dot on the distant horizon, then at the billowing dust in the western mountains, Li Junshan thought for a moment and ultimately gave up on pursuing them. He was not completely confident he could keep them here.

"Master!" Fate rushed out of the crowd and ran excitedly to the Xenomorph Black Dragon, then knelt deeply on the ground like an ant before it.

Li Junshan commanded the Xenomorph Black Dragon to lower its body, then jumped to the ground and walked over to Harisa. Smiling, he said, "Captain Harisa, it seemed like you pointed at the wrong target for the attack just now, didn't you?"

Harisa had been hit head-on by that blast of dragon might. Now he was prostrate on the ground, trembling all over and not daring to raise his head. Hearing Li Junshan's words, he could not help kowtowing desperately.

"Xiaoshan, oh no, great dragon-slaying warrior, I was blind. I deserve to die." The valley floor was all stone, and Harisa knocked his head against it as if he had lost his mind. In just a few strikes, his forehead split open, blood constantly seeping out.

"Master!" Fate walked over to Li Junshan with his head lowered and said urgently, "Look."

Li Junshan turned and looked in the direction he was pointing. He was so furious he nearly jumped three feet into the air.

The Xenomorph Black Dragon had lowered its head, its huge mouth tearing a large chunk of flesh from the black dragon's corpse and slowly chewing. The other ordinary xenomorphs stood far away, drool flowing from their mouths like rivers. Under the powerful pressure emitted by the Xenomorph Black Dragon, though they also wanted a bite, they did not dare go over.

Li Junshan darted over in a few steps, waved his hand, and hurriedly stored the black dragon's corpse into his spatial ring.

"Original residents of Windfire Town, stand over here." Li Junshan glared at the somewhat dissatisfied Xenomorph Black Dragon, then turned and shouted to the crowd.

Andri, Hark, and the others walked over as told. The adventurers and various mercenary teams were immediately gripped by fear. They wanted to follow, but they also knew there was no way they could hide it from Li Junshan's eyes.

Aside from Andri and the others, there were fewer than twenty permanent residents of Windfire Town. They also knew that even if the dragon-slaying truly succeeded, they would not get so much as a hair out of it, and had only come to see a legendary dragon for themselves.

"You now have two choices." Li Junshan leaned against the Xenomorph Black Dragon's thick hind leg and said, "First, become my retainers. I am a true noble scion, and I won't treat you poorly. Second, become food for my summoned beast and pay the price for your rude behavior just now. Personally, I suggest you choose the first. We've all lived together in Windfire Town for so long, and I don't want you to be eaten by my summoned beast and turned into a pile of shit tomorrow."

"We are willing to become your retainers." The leaders of those mercenary groups knelt on the ground and shouted repeatedly. In front of the Xenomorph Black Dragon, they could not muster even the slightest thought of resistance.

"In the near future, you will be proud of your wisdom." Li Junshan smiled broadly and gestured for them to rise.

Fate only felt that this sentence sounded very familiar.

"Let's go home." Li Junshan raised his head and looked in the direction of Windfire Town, full of high spirits.