Under the Red Dragon

Bloodclaw Hills, hundreds of warriors pounded their chests and bowed their heads, paying homage to the dragon standing in the center.

“Your Majesty,”

The towering Dragonborn ogre, Zuga, also knelt on one knee, bowing his head lower than he ever had, even before the demon lord Barthos.

Only the Lizardfolk, Reilly, watched the dragon, who seemed indifferent to the demons and the hydra, yet was ready to react at any moment.

As a special cultivator, Reilly's keen eyes could see the vigorous power hidden within the red dragon, constantly flowing with the dragon's will. The dragon's reaction speed was perhaps no slower than the blade in his hand.

This dragon was already twenty meters long, a massive size even among large dragon breeds, and Reilly had heard that this red dragon had only just entered adolescence.

This was the true beginning of a dragon's development and growth, the period when a newborn sun slowly rises, but the red dragon before him made Reilly feel as if he were facing a restrained miniature sun.

This red dragon had many nicknames, but Reilly felt that those nicknames might not be enough to describe the dragon's uniqueness.

This monarch who wielded fire did not possess an aura as violent and fiery as his title suggested, but rather one as deep and profound as the abyss, making it difficult for Reilly's special eyes to see the flow of power within the red dragon's body.

Reilly's sharp, blade-like gaze seemed to trigger an automatic response from the red dragon's body, causing the large, dense scales on the dragon's body to ripple like flowing water, locking down the muscles and skin beneath.

When the red dragon indifferently turned its head, casting a precise, indifferent gaze at Reilly, Reilly felt a chill in his heart. He quickly lowered his head slightly, inwardly calling himself foolish for his indiscretion.

“Release me, Red Dragon! I, Hydra, am a pure-blooded member of the Hydra clan, no less noble than you dragons!” the hydra clamored.

This hydra's regenerative abilities were astonishing. The two heads initially severed by the Mindflayer Barthos had already begun to grow new ones, though they were still unusually small, yet still fiercely hissed.

The Mindflayer minor lord, Barthos, had been completely sealed by the spellcaster legion using a magic array, still in a posture of cursing and swearing. A group of gleeful scholars rubbed their hands together, reaching out to touch Barthos's body.

They looked as if they were about to dissect and study the demon on the spot, a sight that made the fine scales on the hydra, also trapped by the magic array but not sealed, stand on end.

“I am Blakeus, a descendant of the Chaos Colossus, born from its blood as a pureblood,” Hydra hissed, extreme anger in the golden pupils of its heads.

“Even now, the blood of my ancient predecessors still roams the astral plane, Red Dragon, release me! I am a noble, orthodox member of the Hydra clan.”

Chaos Colossus, Blakeus—Karon had information about this powerful being. It was one of the powerful entities among the荒神.

Legend had it that all the multi-headed lizard species in the world were born from this powerful being's own split fragments and blood.

“Who alive in the world today doesn’t have ancient ancestral roots?” Karon scoffed dismissively, ignoring the angry hydra. Although the hydra had suffered severe injuries, it still retained some ability to resist.

The reason it was resisting with words instead of force was simply because Karon's massive claws were intentionally or unintentionally passing in front of the hydra's several heads.

Karon turned his gaze to the ivory chain that had pierced the heart of another unlucky Mindflayer. The ivory chain was currently unresponsive, but at the moment of its appearance, even Karon could feel the extremely powerful aura of this magical treasure from afar.

This was a legendary-level magical secret treasure, and not just any ordinary legendary treasure.

Rather, it was one of those legendary items that, after entering the legendary realm, could perceive the laws of the world and use them to perfect their own world cognition system, thereby giving rise to powers under their own control.

Such legends were super-powerful beings even within the legendary realm. The powers they controlled were real and substantial, and could interact with the rules of the world even in any universe.

Even if they fell into the endless abyss and the Nine Hells, they would not lose any of their strength and could contend with demon lords and archdevils in those places.

Therefore, these super-powerful beings were also known as breakers of fate because their power was enough to control their own destiny, and their destiny was the path they personally walked.

The weapons and magical treasures they forged and crafted would carry some of the laws and powers they had comprehended, condensing and interweaving their insights and principles.

These weapons and magical treasures were extensions and diffusions of the super-powerful beings' power, possessing great power and magical effects in the hands of their masters.

But in the hands of others, it depended on what purpose and function the master had given their treasure at the beginning of its creation.

The degree of compatibility between the holder and the magical treasure was also very important.

However, the hydra was clearly not the true master of this magical secret treasure. Perhaps the true master of this treasure had disappeared into the long years before their creation, causing this magical secret treasure to be equivalent to a dead object when left unattended.

Karon stretched out a dragon claw and pulled the chain, which emitted a fluorescent white, translucent luster, from the Mindflayer's body, only to discover that this secret treasure was actually a bracelet made of countless white ivory pieces strung together.

Even the Mindflayer's foul blood and the aura of the abyss had not been able to stain this white ivory bracelet with a single trace of filth.

Seeing Karon obtain this magical secret treasure, the trapped hydra immediately became anxious. Its tail swayed and struck the ground, whistling like a fan.

“That's mine, you despicable Red Dragon! That's my thing! Give it back to me!”

“I am willing to submit, as long as you return that bracelet to me!” Hydra's golden heads constantly slammed against the barrier of the magic array, causing the magical barrier to shake repeatedly, displaying the hydra's immense power.

“That is not your thing, thief, robber, vile creature! If you hadn't stolen my teacher's treasure, how would our tribe have endured your evil deeds?”

The Lizardfolk chief, Reilly, jumped down from the hill and came to the red dragon's side, bowing to the red dragon.

“Honorable Dragon King, the Lizardfolk Reilly extends to you his highest respect.”

Karon's massive head nodded slightly, firmly controlling the silent bracelet between his claws, before saying, “Reilly, I have heard of you, the leader of the Bloodclaw tribe, a powerful warrior, a wise Lizardfolk willing to voluntarily pledge allegiance to the empire and the dragon race.”

The Lizardfolk chief, Reilly, bowed slightly, saying, “I once heard that the emperor of the dragon race possesses the power to shake mountains and earth, and his generosity and magnanimity can be compared to the gods of the high heavens. What I see today may indeed be true.”

“But I still have some small requests. If they cannot be fulfilled, even if the Bloodclaw tribe is trampled into bloody mud by the dragon race's warriors, we will not submit.”

The Lizardfolk, Reilly, looked up at the red dragon's tall body, gazing directly into the red dragon's captivating dark golden vertical pupils, just like a mortal facing the radiance of a god.

Karon scrutinized this Lizardfolk for the first time. In front of the current red dragon, few monster races could directly face the dragon's majesty. Even if the red dragon did not deliberately release its aura, most monsters harbored an innate fear of dragons.

But the Lizardfolk before him had a calm gaze containing the deepest sharpness, like two flashes of sword light hidden in his eyes, waiting for the moment when they would burst forth and slay all enemies before him.

The two long swords behind the Lizardfolk, Reilly, also gave Karon an understanding. In his perception, this Lizardfolk should have three swords, with another hidden, wielded by his tail, the most fatal sword light.

Sword Saint, the Lizardfolk Sword Saint Reilly, was perhaps the most concise annotation for the Lizardfolk before him.

In Aikania, a world encompassing all things, the various strange power systems were difficult to enumerate one by one.

Just spellcasters alone could be divided into many schools, such as evocation, conjuration, divination, necromancy, and illusion, with the evocation school being at the lowest end of the chain of contempt, scorned by many spellcasters as barbaric and reckless.

There were also psionicists, divine spellcasters, fel spellcasters, and many other different types of spellcasters.

Even within the Golden Empire, there were many different kinds of spellcasters, all of whom were individually distinguished and assigned suitable jobs and positions by the Magic Integration Department.

Karon did not have too much in-depth understanding of these.

If divided minutely, Karon could even be considered a member of the elemental mages. His fire magic, before elemental manipulation, was enough to exert unparalleled power and was also the most terrifying war weapon on the battlefield.

In addition, within the Golden Empire, there were barbarian warriors who used totem power as their system, as well as barbarian berserkers who focused on excavating their own fighting will.

There were assassins who used the power of shadow as their system, such as the deputy director of the Planning Department, Bill and Sally of the former Crimson Rose Mercenary Corps.

There were also the most common warriors who excavated their physical potential, as well as noble knights who condensed the seeds of power, emulating the ancient humans, and martial monks who occasionally wandered into the dragon race's territory.

Even those vampire species that seemed to have innate bloodline abilities as their system could be considered a separate system. At least after trading with the main god, the abilities of these vampire species had been gradually dissected and could already become a formal member of the vast system within the territory.

The reason why Karon captured this demon lord famous for his physical strength, the Mindflayer Lord Barthos, was to extract the other's bloodline to specifically strengthen the warriors who occupied the vast majority of the power base in the territory.

These warriors would lock the demon blood in their bodies, not only gaining physical enhancements but also, after gradually mastering it, obtaining the demon's related abilities, including transforming into demon form.

This would improve the combat effectiveness of Karon's warriors to some extent, and the overall enhancement.

Moreover, in addition to physical strength, the Mindflayer bloodline also possessed a powerful talent. These demons could not only enslave the souls of the fallen but also devour the enslaved souls to replenish their own power loss and restore their injuries and state.

With the help of this ability, Karon's warriors would be an unstoppable and despairing iron torrent on the battlefield. As long as they did not instantly enter the realm of death, these warriors would be enough to contend with any legion in the world.

And for the sake of the diversity and adaptability of the legion's arms, not only Karon was carrying out the plan to capture the Mindflayer Lord, but also in other places, in the areas being opened up to the west, dragons were also cooperating with legion warriors, trying to capture other demons and devils.

For example, the legion led by the blue dragon Akzes was responsible for capturing the Ape Demons, the warriors led by the red dragon Kleinaya were responsible for capturing the Iron Cavalry Demons, and the spellcasters led by the green dragon Ellie were responsible for capturing the Chain Devils, a mid-level devil.

In the territory's scholar research center, a scientific research department and scheduling agency were specifically established for this matter, specifically to capture those random lucky ones.

Perhaps under such daily and massive captures, a legend would become popular again in the endless abyss and hell, a legend about a terrifying material plane.

As for the Lizardfolk Reilly, he had obviously embarked on another path, another way of cultivation, the three-sword style Sword Saint Lizardfolk.

The corners of Karon's mouth turned up, and a certain malicious interest was quietly born.

“Speak, your request, Lizardfolk. Cherish your opportunity, I don't want to see foolish guys.”

“I hope that after the Lizardfolk pledge allegiance to the dragons, they can obtain the same freedom and equal rights as the many races within the Golden Empire, and have their own living space.”

The Lizardfolk, Reilly, said extremely calmly, “I have heard that no matter what race wants to pledge allegiance to the dragons, they must first pay the price of blood to prove their loyalty.”

“But as long as the noble Dragon King can give my tribe a stable life, I and the warriors of the Lizardfolk tribe will be willing to offer our own blood. We Lizardfolk are not afraid of death, but we find it difficult to accept dying in the mouths of beasts.”

Karon was stunned when he heard this. Perhaps the red dragon in this world had been too deeply influenced by the surrounding environment, so much so that he always felt that the other party might make a relatively greedy request.

But he did not expect that the request made by the Lizardfolk, Reilly, was so simple, so simple that Karon only needed to nod his head.

The red dragon knew that he had now somewhat forgotten the life when the dragon race was still weak and was driven and attacked by ogre tribes.

In this wilderness, any tribe had strong survival pressure. Even the current Golden Empire had many potential enemies around it.

So Karon said in a deep voice, “Of course, every race that pledges allegiance to the dragon race and fulfills the will of the royal court will be regarded as a member of the empire.”

“As for you, Reilly, you voluntarily pledged allegiance to the dragons, which makes me appreciate you very much.”

Karon's dragon claw was raised to his chest at this moment. His claw was clenched as if he were holding a weapon, and the magical light bloomed between his claws.

A sharp and awe-inspiring long sword slowly emerged from between Karon's claws, as if the red dragon had drawn this unparalleled long sword from between his scales.

"This is a longsword I personally crafted in my boredom. Although it can't be counted among legendary treasures, it possesses a unique power," Caron said, slowly handing the longsword to the Lizardfolk, Reilly.

The dark black blade had a restrained, cold light, just like its creator. But when the Lizardfolk, Reilly's, gaze fell upon the blade, this unusually long weapon spontaneously released its sharpness, piercing the Lizardfolk's eyes.

Two ancient dragon runes were on the blade, mysterious and simple.

At this moment, the Lizardfolk, Reilly, knelt on the ground, head bowed low, hands facing upward, with only the deep dragon language of the red dragon echoing in his ears.

"This longsword, it has its own name, called Spellbreaker! I hope you do not disgrace its edge."

"This is my honor, Supreme Master, Great Dragon King!" Reilly said in a deep voice.