"This is."
Everyone was terrified by Chen Qing's exaggerated wind energy. The terrifying power of the wind energy was even more exaggerated and violent than a natural disaster like a typhoon. No wonder tens of thousands of dragons were so shocked by this that they roared in anger.
However, seemingly due to the chaos of the magic array, none of the dragons intended to attack Chen Qing. Seeing Chen Qing lead the way into the vacuum wind belt, the group of people, all possessing great courage, followed behind him!
"Is that Rune Stone?" The eldest princess asked curiously, following closely behind Chen Qing.
She had been paying attention to the Rune Stone in Jiangnan from the very beginning. Those things could store energy and could be used by ordinary people. They were indeed important strategic resources in the future. The princess even guessed that the terrifying magical energy contained in the huge magic array that Chen Qing had covered Nanming Prefecture was stored in those Rune Stone. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to collect such a large amount of magical energy.
She just hadn't expected that the potential for collecting Rune Stone would be so high!
A single Rune Stone can generate such immense wind power; the potential for manipulation is enormous.
It seems that during this trip to the Dragon Palace, obtaining the inheritance of the Rune Stone must be a priority!
Seeing this, the other sorcerers all made the same calculation. The strategic significance of this Rune Stone was too great. If a sorcerer family could master it, their status in the world would likely quickly rival that of a bloodline warrior, or even surpass it.
" Lord Chen," followed closely behind, asked the Duke of Wei curiously, "Why didn't those dragons attack your Wind Belt, even though they were so angry?"
"Those dragons aren't stupid," Chen Qing laughed. "Although my wind belt has strong energy, it's stable. It penetrates the core without scattering energy. It may seem like a big commotion, but it doesn't have much impact on the entire Ten Thousand Jiaolong Grand Formation. The reason they haven't made a move is simple: if they did, the wind belt would be damaged, and the overflowing wind energy would plunge the entire water area into turmoil. The Ten Thousand Jiaolong Grand Formation is already quite unstable; if it were disrupted like that, it might destroy the water essence they've collected!"
"Can Lord Chen do that?" The Duke of Wei's eyes lit up. To be honest, he would rather this place be destroyed than open the Dragon Palace. He was a staunch supporter of the King of Qin of Qin back then and agreed with the King of Qin's ideas deep down: all ancient things in the world should be suppressed forever!
Upon hearing this, everyone else's expressions immediately tightened!
"No." Chen Qing shook his head directly. "This Ten Thousand Jiaolong Grand Formation collects one-third of the world's water vapor. Once it is destroyed, the water spirits will go out of control, and the entire ocean will be thrown into turmoil. Coastal cities will be swallowed up directly, and even the Central Plains, which are not on the coast, will be plunged into terrible floods. The world cannot withstand such turmoil."
Duke of Wei frowned. Hearing this, it seemed the opening of the Dragon Palace was already unstoppable?
"You must understand, controlling the dragon means controlling the future water source. How much you can control depends on your abilities. We've arrived!"
As he spoke, Chen Qing pointed ahead, and everyone looked up and saw a huge water vortex. The terrifying water was frightening, especially for the sorcerers, who could deeply feel the surging water energy. The so-called core area was about the size of a royal palace, but the water source surrounding the entire palace was completely different from the surrounding seawater!
That water was clearly compressed; each drop weighed tens of thousands of kilograms. If this water were released, let alone the people of the Central Plains, they would be instantly crushed into mincemeat!
For a moment, everyone held their breath. The ancient times were indeed dangerous. With such energy, if it got out of control, it would be a catastrophic disaster!
"Slow down."
Chen Qing suddenly stopped and looked up. Everyone else looked too, and they were immediately shocked. Above the entrance, there was a dense swarm of cricket-like monsters. Why were they called monsters? Because on the huge cricket bodies were human heads.
Those heads all had their eyes closed, but just one look at them sent chills down your spine.
These monsters give off a very ominous feeling.
"What are these?" Princess Eldest stepped forward and asked Chen Qing.
"A monster that failed to Dragon Transformation," Chen Qing said seriously.
" Dragon Transformation failed?" Everyone was stunned. "These... are people?"
"So you guys think that head just grew out of thin air?" Chen Qing rolled his eyes. "Most of the creatures in the Dragon Palace are actually human. The so-called 'carp leaping over the Dragon Gate ' isn't just about fish wanting to become dragons. For tens of thousands of years, countless people have followed ancient texts, hoping to obtain a secret elixir from the Dragon Palace and become dragons!"
"What's wrong with Coco's body?" Duke of Wei asked, taking a deep breath.
"Haven't you heard of the Shen Family patriarch's Snake Transformation Technique?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Shen Laoda. The Shen Family's Snake Transformation Technique could transform their bodies into enormous snakes, like ancient ferocious serpents. Their bodies alone could encircle an island, and some had even seen the body of the Shen Family's ancestor encircle the entire border of North Sea City!
Shen Laoda looked at Chen Qing: "These people use the same techniques as the Shen Family?"
"Pretty much. Just a little different in type." Chen Qing laughed, "Dragons are naturally promiscuous and mate with all aquatic creatures in the world, so many water demons have dragon blood, but their bloodline is extremely thin, and very few can revert to their ancestral form. It is extremely difficult for dragons to produce offspring, which is why the Dragon Transformation Secret Technique was developed, allowing those with hybrid bloodlines to have the opportunity to become a member of the dragon race."
He glanced at the cricket crawling above the massive palace at the entrance and said coldly, "But this only applies to aquatic creatures. Humans don't have the bloodline to Dragon Transformation, so if they want to become dragons, they can only become demons!"
Everyone: "."
"These monsters are examples," Chen Qing laughed. "They tried to Fusion with the demonic crickets, but failed to Dragon Transformation, and thus became these inhuman monsters forever, using secret techniques to dry themselves outside the Dragon Palace, waiting for the Dragon Palace to reopen."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Many of these guys are monsters who have ventured into the Dragon Palace Mystic Realm many times. They are very experienced. Once they wake up, we newcomers will be their primary target. They've never even tasted human flesh before, so they'll attack us relentlessly. Be careful, these demons aren't ordinary demons. Many of them might be ancient sorcerers with strange and unpredictable abilities!"
Everyone's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and Chen Baifeng also took a breath. "Thank you for informing me Lord Chen. But... does Dragon Transformation necessarily require demonization first?"
"There is no other way!" Chen Qing said with certainty.
This is also one of the reasons why Chen Qing has no interest in Dragon Transformation. Although from a player's perspective, demons and humans are pretty much the same—it's all the same character anyway.
If you were really transported to a game world, would you choose a race other than humans?
The famous old game World of Warcraft is Horde all over the world. The Orcs, Tauren, and Undead in the Horde are the first choice for many players who want to explore new things. At one point, in many servers, the number of players who chose the Horde, which included Orcs and Undead, far exceeded the number of players who chose the Alliance faction, which included Humans.
If they were actually transported into the game, would they choose the blue-faced, fanged orcs? Or the rotting, undead?
Are you kidding me?
Chen Qing naturally couldn't get used to it. Not to mention the deformed monster in front of him, even a monster like the Thousand-Faced Fox that looked almost identical to a human would not interest Chen Qing. After all, in his design, demons were people-eaters!
His basic moral principles prevented him from even speaking ill of NPCs.
"This"
Everyone stared at the things clinging to the palace gate—dried-up heads, disgusting dragonfly genitals, faces like demons. They felt nauseous just looking at them!
"Among all the demons, crickets are among the fastest evolving, and insect-type demons have the highest probability of transforming into Dragon Transformation," Chen Qing said calmly. "Not only crickets, but Earth Dragon and centipedes are also highly sought after. Although they are disgusting, it must be said that these types of demons have the highest probability of transforming into dragons."
"Insects are the highest?" Chen Baifeng's eyes flickered. " Lord Chen seems to know a lot about dragon transformation?"
"Just to know a little."
Of course I understand! I worked all night to finish this, how could I not?
"These insects are the highest, so why did the Shen Family patriarch choose to transform into a snake?" the eldest princess asked first, puzzled.
She was indeed a smart woman; she quickly realized something was wrong.
Chen Qing smiled and said, "Although insects have the highest success rate in transforming into dragons, their potential is the lowest. These demonized dragon species are either Poison Dragon or grass dragons, which have the lowest status and the shortest lifespan within the dragon race. Moreover, insects are bloodthirsty, and once they transform into insect demons, they are most likely to lose their minds. If they are not careful, they will become demons that have lost their humanity and completely lose themselves. Therefore, although there are many who take risks, those with high aspirations will choose other paths."
"Really?" The princess approached with a smile. "Then, Chen Lang, could you perhaps tell us which species has the highest potential?"
Chen Lang?
Everyone around him had strange expressions, Chen Qing also shuddered. This address of "Chen Lang" had caused a huge misunderstanding.
He quickly pointed outside. "The dragon is naturally the most orthodox, with the highest potential!"
"Oh?" Everyone looked at the giant dragon surrounding them, a thoughtful look in their eyes.
"However, as you've seen, it's the hardest to subdue, carries the greatest risk of Fusion, and even if Fusion is successful, the chance of it transforming into a dragon is the smallest!"
"Why?" This puzzled many people.
"The door is open." Chen Qing pointed ahead. "Let's go inside and talk."
"Okay!" Everyone nodded.
However, the Duke of Wei, looking at the sleeping dragonfly-headed monsters outside the door, felt a pang of unease. " Lord Chen, since you said that these monsters will cause us trouble once they awaken, why don't we take advantage of their sleep and kill them now?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's expression changed, and then everyone was horrified to see that the monsters that had been sleeping and withered all opened their eyes and stared intently at them!