Chapter 1796 - 1388: Divine Dragon to the End! Family Trump Card! (Monthly Ticket Requested)
Where there are people, there will be conflicts. Let alone ten million Players gathering in one place, the sheer noise they produced was enough to make the usually quiet Hidden Dragon Land bustling and lively, which vexed the old dragon deep in the mountains, yet its strong Perception instinct kept it from emerging.
What the old dragon feared the most wasn’t the millions of noisy Players outside the Dragon Cave.
No matter how many ants there are, they can’t kill an elephant, let alone this giant dragon.
What it was truly wary of was the peculiar timing of these ants’ arrival and the source of their courage; it had already sensed a faint aura of danger.
The previous fierce battle, although it caused him injury, the long-lost pain also rekindled its nerves, dulled from years of slumber, restoring their sensitivity.
As the leader of the Four Spirits, not only is its power the strongest among the Four Spirits, but also its ability to perceive danger is the greatest.
Therefore, after years of hiding, Fire Phoenix has died, Dragon Turtle has perished, Fire Qilin has been hammered endlessly by the Martial World’s top experts, pummeled until its head was covered with bumps, yet it remained safe and sound, even leaving behind the legend of ’seeing the Divine Dragon’s head but not its tail’, attracting countless alchemists to search heaven and earth using various Secret Techniques for seeking dragons and exploring caves...
Yet, having lived for so many years, its wisdom is certainly not low.
Throughout the long years, more or less, it occasionally showed a hint of scale or claw in some regions, confusing people’s perceptions.
Once, while favoring a Jiao Long on an island, it indulged so much in that Jiao’s Wenrou Village, resulting in being surrounded by a dozen top-notch experts, suffering some minor injuries, spilling a considerable amount of Dragon Blood and spraying some essence, benefiting the creatures on that island.
However, in the long years, its unions with some Exotic beasts were beneficial rather than harmful; many Exotic beasts it favored bore numerous offspring for it.
These offspring dispersed throughout the Martial World; some became Jiao Long, found by dragon-seeking Abnormal people, who were cruelly slaughtered;
Others were mistaken for Divine Dragons like it, worshipped as Protecting God by certain power factions, ultimately unable to escape the fate of being slaughtered by greedy humans... Regardless of whether these offspring lived well or badly, they lightened a significant amount of pressure for it, becoming targets for Martial World alchemists, further helping it hide.
But this time, even its lair was found by so many people, who were incredibly abnormal and reckless, not afraid to die, coming in droves even if many from their ranks perished; seemingly blind to its strength, this strange occurrence was unprecedented, already making it feel uneasy.
"Crash— Snap!—"
The azure scale imbued with a faint breath of Dragon Power rubbed against the Dragon Cave’s wall with steady force, showing a contradictory silk-like smoothness within its roughness. Its enormous body moved slowly inside the Dragon Cave, the Dragon Scales opened and closed with each breath, producing a rumbling sound like thunder, as the muscles, containing astonishing power, gradually exerted force, propelling its enormous body to hide even deeper in the cave.
Despite sensing danger and feeling extremely agitated, it still had no intention of leaving the Dragon Cave for other unfamiliar regions.
Not only because the inherent habit formed by strong territorial instinct was influencing it, but more importantly, the Dragon Cave had been imbued with Dragon Energy due to its long-term residence, becoming Dragon Vein Land.
On its own turf, not only was it more familiar with the terrain, but Dragon Vein Land also could provide Dragon Power feedback, augmenting its combat power by one or two percent.
Were it to move to other unfamiliar regions and lose this advantage, the situation would become even more unfavorable.
At this moment, it had resolved not to venture outside, regardless of how disruptive the swarm of ants outside the Dragon Cave would become; unless they flipped the entire Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain, it wouldn’t even peek out, waiting for these impatient swarms to enter the Dragon Cave, then the stage would be its main ground.
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Outside the Dragon Cave, on the expansive ground beneath Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain.
Several tables and chairs were occupied by Players and experts from the Four Great Families and other Top Guilds, with groups of Players and experts gathering in small numbers around the empty ground.
At this moment, the setting sun’s glow shone upon the mountain cloud sea, appearing vibrant and magnificent as if woven with colorful brocade. Amidst the mountain peaks scattered throughout the cloud sea, only the pointed mountain tops emerged, partly hidden and partly visible.
Sunset light filtered through the clouds and fog, casting a rosy glow across the faces of Players, intensifying the atmosphere.
"Bang!"
A large hand suddenly slammed heavily onto the wine table, the force causing the cups and plates on the table to jump, abruptly breaking the previous lively atmosphere.
Various gazes quickly intertwined upon the person who slammed the table, and upon seeing the bold and imposing "Black Wind" emblem embroidered on his chest, eyes changed; some showed apprehension, others frowned, then all looked toward the "Black Wind Village" title above his head, causing those who originally wanted to speak to close their mouths again.
The man who slammed the table had a burly and robust physique, under the distinctive Black Wind Village uniform, his muscles bulged like a small calf, his energetic crew cut hairstyle stood out starkly among those around him, either with disheveled hair, or wearing high crowns or square scarves, marking him as another rising star among Black Wind Village Players aside from Tie Niu, Yun Hu.
Beside him sat a veiled pink-clad woman who appeared like a Fairy and a handsome man who looked dignified and upright.
The pink-clad woman looked charmingly at the people present with alluring eyes, her posture enticing beyond measure, seemingly flirtatious yet without any vulgar aura, her skin fair and tender, appearing beautiful and alluring, often attracting sneaky glances from many present; she was the Player who recently gained the most fame among Yin Gui Sect members, Xue Qing.