Chapter 584: Arriving at Titan Dragon City, First Meeting with Young Master
Titan Dragon City.
Based on the data Sherry had collected, it was estimated that this Dragon City had fallen in July of the previous year, exactly a year ago.
This matched the memories of the Dragonfolk Adam.
It could basically be confirmed that the origin of Adam's Dragonfolk civilization was tied to Titan Dragon City.
Naturally, Xu Lang had brought him along for this operation.
Upon the dark wasteland, a bizarre scene unfolded.
A Gray Giant sprinted at breakneck speed, with three lifelike "living people" sitting on its left shoulder.
One wore a hood, exuding a mysterious aura all around.
One was short in stature, with a face full of caution and arrogance.
One had unique attire, a jeweled scimitar hanging from his waist, and eyes deep as an abyss.
These were Adam, Song Fei, and Saladin.
Xu Lang had sent these three out on official business.
Sending Tales to spearhead the vanguard wasn't suitable—Tales generally lacked intelligence. Entrusting the job to his Herd Spirit little brothers was a much better choice.
Just then, the rapidly sprinting Gray Giant let out two muffled groans and slowed its pace.
Song Fei squeezed the Magic Box Replica in his hand, and a Black Vortex immediately appeared. He reached in, grabbed some food, and tossed it into the Gray Giant's wide-open mouth.
"Crunch crunch crunch~"
After eating, the Gray Giant was fully satisfied and resumed its journey.
Before long, a Floating City appeared faintly on the horizon. Some of its buildings hovered in the air, while others lay collapsed on the ground, their foundations submerged by the Blood River, making it look like an island.
"We're here!" Saladin stood up, his eagle-sharp pupils piercing deep into Titan Dragon City.
"How can this city have so many monsters!" Song Fei's pupils contracted violently as he saw the Floating City packed with Blood Mist creatures—and all of them had dragon-type features!
It wasn't unusual for monsters to be in a place that could shelter them from the Blood Rain—Blood Mist creatures were also fleeing the calamity.
But the problem was, why weren't these monsters fighting each other?
Could they be part of the same tribe?!
Thinking this, Song Fei turned to look at Adam, who had already taken off his hood. His Dragon Eyes glowed with an excited crimson light, like two beautiful blood-red emeralds.
"Land on the island first. Don't cause trouble." Just then, Xu Lang's voice came through the Taleblade Demon Box. "From now on, Adam takes the lead. Make sure your kind doesn't attack the Gray Giant."
"Understood, Herd Master!"
As the four approached Titan Dragon City, dragon-beasts immediately focused their attention on them, letting out threatening growls.
Adam eagerly shed his ethereal form's attire, revealing his scale-covered dragon body, and responded with a low growl.
After a few rounds of testing, the dragon-beasts on the outskirts of Titan Dragon City accepted the four.
Suddenly, Adam and the others felt a pressure emanating from the depths of their souls. They hurriedly looked up and saw an eyelash-less eye floating ten thousand meters high in the sky.
It was the Herd Master's Eye of Providence!
The three quickly lowered their heads.
Xu Lang was scouting Titan Dragon City. The city was massive, housing over a hundred thousand dragon-beasts, divided into five distinct zones like fish scales.
At the very center of the core area were twelve colossal dragons, surrounded by Ring One, Ring Two, Ring Three, and Ring Four.
The Gray Giant and his companions were in Ring Four—the outermost of the outer rings.
These dragon-beasts had sorted themselves by instinct—the strongest at the center. Those twelve colossal dragons in the core were all Level 60, terrifyingly powerful.
As for the outer rings, they were filled with all sorts of rabble.
Still, dragon-beast creatures were truly formidable. Even the weakest dragon-beast was Level 15.
A single such beast, dropped into a freshly unsealed dormitory building, could casually slaughter players, busting through doors as if it were child's play.
After confirming that the reality matched his Simulation dream, Xu Lang withdrew his Eye of Providence.
At that moment, the Gray Giant and the other three were hiding beneath a ruined wall.
Originally, another dragon-beast had been dwelling there, but they had driven it away.
"Soon, Young Master will be coming. Saladin, just reveal your identity directly and follow the plan." Xu Lang's voice came through the Taleblade Demon Box. "I won't speak anymore from now on."
"Understood!" Saladin replied respectfully.
Xu Lang had specifically chosen this spot to ensure they would encounter Young Master ahead of time.
Young Master, Unrivaled Under Heaven, Main Character, and Lord of Dawn—all four of them had come.
They said they wouldn't come, but in the end, every single one of them had lied!
Among these four, Young Master was the most naive.
And after all, he was a B-108 Lantern Bearer—someone who might become a target for Xu Lang's hunt in the future.
As for Later-born Sequences, Xu Lang wasn't particularly keen on collecting them.
Primal Sequences all coexisted within a single sea of sequences, making fusion among them of higher quality. If another sequence came along, it might even pollute the information pool.
Xu Lang's preliminary guess was that the Nightmare Lord was one of the Primal Sequences. Through fusion, he might be able to create a second Super Sequence equal to the Nightmare Lord, or perhaps purify the Nightmare Lord Sequence at its very root.
"Squawk!"
A hawk's cry rang out from the sky, and a Sand Eagle landed on Saladin's shoulder.
"They're here!" Saladin said in a low voice.
The group opened their perception and quickly locked onto a small boat crossing the river.
Standing on the boat was a Blond Young Man, who also seemed to have noticed this peculiar four-person group and looked over in their direction.
"You stay here. I'll go give him a heads-up." Song Fei grinned, a Ghost Shadow Tale enveloping his body as his form blurred and vanished.
The next instant, he appeared behind the Blond Young Man.
The Blond Young Man carried a lantern and, suddenly spotting a dark shadow on the ground, quickly turned around to see Song Fei's smiling face.
"Hello there." The Blond Young Man's pupils contracted slightly, but then a faint smile returned to his face. He wasn't frightened at all; instead, he seemed quite composed.
Swoosh~
In an instant, seven or eight shadowy figures burst out from the boat cabin, their daggers flashing with cold light, murderous intent thick!
Song Fei leaped up on the spot, executing a backflip before landing on the blood-red water's surface. The wind howled, making his clothes flutter as he laughed, "I'm the Witch's tenant. No need to be so tense."
"Ha, so it's the Witch!" The Blond Young Man laughed. "I'm Young Master. You should all be very familiar with my voice by now."
Song Fei nodded, staring at the shadowy figures crowding around Young Master.
Young Master waved his hand, and all those shadowy figures withdrew back into the cabin. He stared at Song Fei's feet standing on the water's surface and asked gravely, "You're not human? Why does your body have no weight?"
"Just a special skill. Don't worry about it." Song Fei held the Taleblade Demon Box, his eyes fixed on Young Master. "That's not the point. The point is, don't recklessly approach Titan Dragon City, or you'll be attacked by the dragon-beasts up there."
"So you came here to warn me? Thanks." Young Master smiled.
Song Fei didn't accept the thanks. Instead, he continued, "If you want to get close to Titan Dragon City, you at least need to have dragon-type aura on you, or be led by a dragon-beast. That's the trick we figured out."
"That's simple." Young Master looked optimistic. "Since I knew this trip might involve dealing with dragons, I prepared some dragon-related materials."
With that, he took out a broken dragon scale, lifted the glass cover of his lantern, and placed the scale inside.
Whoosh~
The flame inside the lantern suddenly flared, and a phantom of a flying dragon was reflected in it. A wave of dragon-type aura radiated out through the light and shadow, even making Song Fei feel a sense of oppression.