"Or else?" Xu Zimo said. "A demonic beast in the Heaven Melting Realm, an existence no more than an ant—how else could it struggle?"
"But it was one of the Four Great Protectors." Lü Yun still found it hard to believe.
Thousands of years of ingrained beliefs could not be corrected in an instant.
"Other than the Black Flood Dragon, it was the strongest existence here."
"That is only true for you," Xu Zimo said. "If you get the chance to go outside and see the broader world, you will understand."
With the Black Flood Dragon's death, the turbulent river gradually calmed as well.
"What about it?" Lü Yun pointed at the Black Flood Dragon's corpse and asked.
"Leave it here. It is of no use anyway," Xu Zimo replied.
The two rode the Dark Sky Tiger across the river and arrived on the land beyond it.
Though separated by only one river, this land differed from the Green Lizard plains.
The earth beneath their feet was red, and even the plants growing from it were mostly pale red.
Not far ahead, a canyon appeared in their sight.
"Let's go. The Red Lizards live within the canyon. I just do not know whether anything has changed after all this time," Lü Yun said.
Xu Zimo nodded. He put away the Dark Sky Tiger and walked forward step by step across the red earth.
"Can you tell me what you are looking for our Lizardmen Tribe for?" Lü Yun fell silent for a moment.
In the end, she gathered her courage and asked, "Before, I believed you had stumbled in by accident. But now, I feel certain you came here with a purpose."
"What use do you think your Lizardmen Tribe has to me?" Xu Zimo asked with a smile.
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