This was a Savage Dragon as towering as a mountain, its entire body covered in dark-red scales the size of washbasins. A black horn rose proudly from its head. It looked somewhat like a tyrannosaurus, but its head was much smaller and more proportionate to its body.
With the appearance of the Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon, even the air by the lake seemed to become dry.
Roar!
The enormous Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon let out an earth-shaking roar, then charged toward the lakeshore. Its massive dragon claws struck the ground step by step, making the entire earth seem to tremble.
All the savage beasts by the lake scattered in panic. Countless wild animals that blocked their path were instantly knocked down and trampled into pulp.
Roaring, the gigantic Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon rushed to the lakeshore and pounced on a massive Scale Elephant.
The savage Scale Elephant, nearly over ten meters tall, seemed as tiny as an infant before the Savage Dragon. It was instantly knocked to the ground, and as the Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon opened its gaping maw, the Scale Elephant wailed before gradually falling silent.
Rip, rip...
One dragon claw of the Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon pressed down on the Scale Elephant while its gaping maw rapidly tore apart the elephant's flesh and swallowed it. From time to time, it threw back its head and let out long roars.
Hearing the repeated dragon roars from outside the cave, Yan Qingcheng stopped circulating her power to heal her wounds and slowly walked out.
When she saw the Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon by the lake roaring toward the sky, Yan Qingcheng cried out in a low voice, "This is... a Flame Hell Dragon?!"
"Flame Hell Dragon? What kind of dragon is that?"
Hearing Yan Qingcheng's cry, Bai He could not help asking in confusion.
In the original novel, only the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, Tyrannosaurus, Thunder Dragon, Sword Dragon, and Lion King Dragon among the dragon race's royal bloodlines had appeared, along with the Pterosaur, Snake Elephant Dragon, and Snow Jade Dragon among its branch bloodlines.
But in reality, there were quite a few dragon species. There were ten Royal Bloodline Dragon Races alone, not to mention the branch bloodlines.
The Shark Tooth Dragon Bai He had encountered in the sea should have been one of the dragon race's branch bloodlines. Like the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, it should have been a dragon that lived in the sea, though even more thoroughly so.
"The Flame Hell Dragon is one of the dragon race's ten great royal bloodlines. It is a powerful dragon species on the same level as the Thunder Dragon, ranked in the middle tier among the Royal Bloodline Dragon Races, second only to the strongest Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, Tyrannosaurus, and Lion King Dragon."
Yan Qingcheng explained.
"Then what exactly are the ten Royal Bloodline Dragon Races?"
Bai He asked curiously.
In the original novel, he had only learned of five of the dragon race's ten great royal bloodlines. He truly knew nothing about the other five.
"The dragon race's ten great royal bloodlines, ranked by the strength they possess after reaching adulthood, are the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, Tyrannosaurus, Lion King Dragon, Sword Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Flame Hell Dragon, Black Fiend Dragon, Shield Armor Dragon, and Devil Horn Dragon."
"The strength of every three species is roughly equal. For example, the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, Tyrannosaurus, and Lion King Dragon each live in different types of terrain. The Eight-Armed Evil Dragon lives in the sea, the Tyrannosaurus lives in forests, and the Lion King Dragon lives in mountain ranges."
"If an Eight-Armed Evil Dragon were brought ashore to fight a Tyrannosaurus or Lion King Dragon, it naturally would not win. But if a Lion King Dragon or Tyrannosaurus went into the sea, it certainly could not defeat an Eight-Armed Evil Dragon either. The three species possess equal strength once grown, but how much combat power they can display varies greatly depending on the environment."
Yan Qingcheng carefully told Bai He the names of the ten great Royal Bloodline Dragon Races in the Realm of Longevity and briefly explained the differences in their strength.
"So there were differences in strength even among the dragon race's ten great royal bloodlines!"
Bai He nodded. He had always thought the ten Royal Bloodline Dragon Races were all equally powerful. Who would have thought there were still distinctions between them?
The mountain-sized Flame Hell Dragon tore apart the Scale Elephant's flesh with its huge jaws. Before long, nearly all the flesh on the Scale Elephant's body had been eaten.
After ripping off one final huge chunk of flesh, the Flame Hell Dragon gave a thunderous, satisfied roar, then turned and left.
Only the Scale Elephant's carcass remained sprawled by the lake, with wisps of flesh still clinging to it and radiating a bleak desolation. Perhaps before long, the carcass would become a feast for small animals that came out to forage at night.
Watching the Flame Hell Dragon turn and leave, Bai He's eyes flickered. In the end, however, he gritted his teeth and made a decision.
"Sister Yan, wait for me here. I'm going out to take a look!"
Slowly walking out of the cave, Bai He entered the Hidden Dragon Transformation state, spread the Undying Sky Wings on his back, and flew into the sky.
His crystalline silver-white Undying Sky Wings gently unfurled, and Bai He immediately soared into the air.
Swiftly crossing the azure lake, Bai He slowly pursued the Flame Hell Dragon in the direction it had left.
He wanted to see whether there were dragon eggs in the Flame Hell Dragon's Dragon Nest!
Because of the Flame Hell Dragon's hunt, the many savage beasts by the lake had long since fled without a trace, so Bai He did not need to worry about being attacked by them.
After spotting the Flame Hell Dragon, Bai He slowly activated the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill, concealing his aura as he cautiously followed behind it.
The Flame Hell Dragon was enormous, towering like a mountain and an extremely conspicuous target, so Bai He did not have to worry about losing it.
After flying over the grasslands and passing through a desolate stretch of the Gobi Desert, the Flame Hell Dragon finally stopped on a barren mountain littered with jagged rocks. Not far ahead lay a dense Sea of Forests.
After reaching the barren mountain, Bai He slowly descended to the ground and carefully hid behind a towering boulder.
After crossing a stretch of uneven slopes, the Flame Hell Dragon stopped at a huge depression in the barren mountain.
Though it was called a huge depression, that was only in comparison to Bai He. For the massive Flame Hell Dragon, the depression was just the right size.
Bai He cautiously crossed the undulating slope and finally hid behind a towering boulder near the depression. Only then did he truly see the scene before him clearly.
This was a huge depression, filled with dry tree trunks piled one atop another. These withered trunks had been simply arranged into the shape of a nest. This was likely the Flame Hell Dragon's Dragon Nest.
Within the enormous Dragon Nest, three dragon eggs the size of millstones, as though carved from scarlet jade, lay quietly on the smooth, dry logs. Waves of red colored light curled around their jade-like shells, brilliant and dazzling.
"There really are Flame Hell Dragon eggs!"
Hidden behind the towering boulder, Bai He stared at the three scarlet-jade dragon eggs the size of millstones before him and could not help crying out in delighted surprise.
But no matter how badly he craved them, with an adult Flame Hell Dragon present, Bai He did not dare make any rash move.
I'll see if there's an opportunity tomorrow!
Bai He looked at the Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon resting in the Dragon Nest with its eyes closed as though dozing and thought to himself.
Forcing down the excitement in his heart, Bai He turned and left.
After leaving the barren mountain, Bai He immediately spread his crystalline silver-white Undying Sky Wings and slowly flew back toward the lake.
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