The Mighty Dragons Are Dead

Yevich had prepared a batch of fertile Bulb eggs, and Liszt didn't stay in Bulb City for too long, as there wasn't much of interest in the poor and remote Snowstorm Mountain Duchy.

He led his own giant dragon army directly toward the sea.

Of course, considering that Ach was eager to return and summarize the information collected about the Heart Reed Teleportation Formation and the improvements to the magic array, he had Bard take Ach through space to return to Reed City first.

He rode Mata, with Leo and Ethan, flying slowly behind. Mountain Copper Dragon Mata was visiting the Flame Islands for the first time and didn't know the way, so she needed to be guided. Besides, he wanted to use this opportunity to get to know Mata better and lay the groundwork for establishing the Mind Branding of the First Dragon Knight.

By the time they reached the Endless Volcano Cluster, it was June 6th.

Leo returned to its Dragon Nest—Doomsday Volcano Crater and focused on cultivating. The Phoenix Perch Parasol Tree Greater Elf Annie took the chance to indulge herself in a bit of handiwork, while Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple, the three Flame Dragon Birds, excitedly circled around Leo. The three little birds had grown a lot and were very obedient under Annie's training.

Even with Annie's soothing, Liszt managed to ride each of the three little birds for a while, which showed that the creatures known as "Phoenixes," these super dragon beasts, could potentially be tamed as mounts.

"Unfortunately, I have the mounts, but not the qualified knights. At least young and promising Elite Earth Knights of Fire Attribute are required to ride these Flame Dragon Birds and to form a branch of the Burning Legion—the Royal Knight Squad... Of course, three Flame Dragon Birds are too few; next time I hear news about Phoenixes, I should capture a bunch to breed."

Super dragon beasts were treasures all over, and part of their bodies harbored souls, like the teeth of dragons, involving some special kind of property transformation.

This inspired Liszt for the next stage of the dragon knights' training—he and Ach had deduced that to break their shackles, dragon knights must study souls.

That is, Spiritual Power.

Matter, Magic Power, and Spirit are the three fundamental rules that make up this world, and dragon knights, being at the pinnacle of power, must start with these rules to break through.

"There's also a Lightning Dragon Turtle on Black Horse Island, its shell, like the Flame Dragon Bird's tail feathers, with properties that pertain to the soul. But there aren't enough super dragon beasts; when I have the time, I should go to Pegasus Great Forest in search of the Wind Attribute Unicorn."

He had received the lead about the Unicorn, a super dragon beast, a long time ago, but he never found the time to search, unsure about the existence of Unicorns or whether any had been captured by the knights of the Steel Ridge Kingdom.

He shook his head.

After dismounting from the Flame Dragon Bird, he waved at Annie, "Annie, I'm leaving, I will see you in a few days."

"Alright, Liszt, bring me some blue soft Jade Powder, I want to change up my flavor," said Annie.

"No problem."

...

Leaving Doomsday Volcano Crater, Liszt had an idea.

He flew directly with Mountain Copper Dragon Mata and Light Green Gem Dragon Ethan to Hourglass Valley, which was the Moon Slayers' Holy Mountain and had a Holy Tribe at the foothills, along with six broken statues of Ancient Magicians. Hourglass Valley had excellent terrain, plus it was the absolute center point of Flame Island.

There was also the entrance to a ruin, waiting to be excavated.

"Perhaps I could establish my King's Castle here, the Ancient Magicians chose to construct some ruins here, obviously after careful selection... Moreover, once the entrance to the ruins and its natural node are well managed, we could build a Magic Teleportation Array, allowing the King's Castle to communicate quickly with other places... Best if it can directly connect to the Legendary Continent."

In thought.

The Hourglass Valley was already within sight.

"Hoo-hoo!"

"Hoo!"

Mata and Ethan simultaneously let out earth-shaking dragon roars, signaling to the tribe within the valley that a dragon knight had arrived—their great "Seki" had returned.

In the Moon Language, Seki means sacred. Originally, when Liszt rode atop the Formless Dragon and successfully subdued the Holy Tribe, the Moon Slayers shouted "Seki" in awe, bowing down in worship.

At this moment.

Sasumit, who enjoyed the gentle kneading of his shoulders by the Moon Slayer women inside the tribe, was feeling very content. He was just one of many Ancient Mages in the Holy Tribe. However, an unexpected disaster left the original Listener and the Ancient Mages loyal to the Listener slaughtered.

That unknown "Seki" from afar, along with the terrifying "Biggleswade," exerted their inviolable majestic might and directly appointed him the new Listener of the Holy Tribe.

From then on,

Sasumit became the most authoritative person in the Holy Tribe, and wherever he went, everyone respectfully addressed him as "Su."

While enjoying himself, Su suddenly heard two distant, imperious roars that could not be violated. The sound was very special. Because of the distance, it wasn't very loud. However, the sense of power it conveyed made his scalp tingle, as if it came from some indescribable noble presence.

"What's that calling!" He immediately stood up from between the legs of the Moon Slayer woman and quickly walked to the window of the wooden hut, looking in the direction from which the sound originated.

"Su, is it a wild beast calling?" one of the Moon Slayer women responded.

"No, it's not right, the cry is wrong. I've never heard this cry before, but it's very familiar, eternally unforgettable familiar!" In Su's mind, another peculiar cry "Wuuuiyaaa" emerged, the call of Biggleswade by Seki's side.

Legend had it that the ancestors fought alongside Biggleswade and killed the moon.

The "Wuuuiyaaa" was different from the "roar" and "howl," but the nobility and authority they contained were the same, stirring in him a feeling from the depths of his soul that made him want to submit.

He looked at the azure blue sky, nervously anticipating something.

Suddenly, two small black dots appeared in the sky, growing larger and larger, eventually turning into two black silhouettes.

Seeing those two silhouettes, Su's heart violently trembled, breathing quickened, almost suffocating: "Yes, yes, it's Biggleswade!"

"Biggleswade?" The women in the wooden hut turned pale with fright.

They had never seen that Seth alongside his companion Biggleswade, because when the Dragon Might was released, they fainted on the spot. It was only afterward that they learned Seth had killed the former Listener and a host of Ancient Mages, and then supported Su, and laid down the strict rule of prohibiting harm to Elves.

The ban on harming Elf Bugs meant that Magic Dust could not be produced, this caused many young people who aspired to become Ancient Mages to grumble and complain.

However, Su executed this regulation strictly; previously, tribe members who secretly killed Elf Bugs were discovered by Su and immediately skinned and flayed. Since then, no one dared to oppose it.

Su also said that Ancient Mages could not protect the tribe, and Seth would bring new methods of cultivation—Knights. Because Seth himself was a great Knight, a Knight riding Biggleswade!

Half a year passed, and Seth had not returned. The methods of Knight cultivation had not been received either.

Many young men doubted Su behind his back.

But Su was full of confidence.

He had felt the greatness of Seki, knew what Seki meant to the Holy Tribe, and was willing to believe that Seki would return—that would be the moment when the Holy Tribe would leave the forest and return to the glorious civilization of the ancestral period.

"Biggleswade, two Biggleswades!"

"It's Seki!"

"Seki has returned!" Su shouted loudly, running out of the house to quickly gather all the Ancient Mages of the tribe and rush to the altar of the six statues.

By the time they reached the altar, the two Biggleswades had also landed with immense and boundless Dragon Might. Unlike the flowing Crystal Biggleswade in Su's memory, the Biggleswades this time were one light green like a gemstone and the other brilliant like gold.

Their color, size, and posture were all different, but the overwhelming Dragon Might that made one feel breathless remained unchanged.

"Roar!"

"Rawr!"

The two Biggleswades roared again, asserting their authority before slowly retracting their Dragon Might, and then a Knight jumped down from the back of the golden Biggleswade.

Tall, straight, handsome, valiant, noble, too dazzling to look at directly.

It was indeed the Seki of Su's memory.

He immediately knelt down excitedly, exclaiming: "Seki! Biggleswade!"

The other Ancient Mages did not dare to delay and fell to their knees, following Su's cries: "Seki! Biggleswade!"