Chapter1162:SeizingAuthority
"Theprincehasreturned."
"Thistime,hebroughtbackthecorpseoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastasatrophy."
"Trulydeservingofouradmiration..."
AmongthemembersoftheLeviathanfaction,themonstergirlswerewhisperingandgossiping,theireyesshiningbrightlyastheylookedatYunXi.
Inanyera,theLeviathanfactionalwaysworshipsthestrong.
TheDragonraceistheleaderoftheLeviathanfactionbecausetheyhavegreaterpowerthanallotherraces,eventherebellioustrollclanisdefeatedbythem.
ThemateselectioncriteriaofthedependentsofLeviathanareverysimpleandpractical,theydon’tneedtocareabouthumanworldmoralsandethics.
Thiskindofthingisjustanordermadebyhumansfortheconvenienceofruling,buttheLeviathanclan,whoarenaturallychaotic,don’tgoalongwithit.
Atthismoment,manyyounggirlsamongtheLeviathan’sdependentslookatYunXiwithpassionateeyes,andthat’snotimplying,it’sexplicitlyshowing.
YunXi’saccomplishmentsindefeatingtheblackirongiantwiththefacelessgodandtheEmeraldSeaDragonBeasthaveproventhatheisapowerfulmale,strongenoughtohavethemajorityoffemalesinthepopulation.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槣)
Incomparison,thenoblegirlsfromtheLeviathanEmpirelookatYunXiwithmorecomplexexpressions.
LedbyRoland,theprincessknightswhoareatthecoreofthemknowhowtheLeviathanEmpirewasdefeatedandleftinruinsbythisEmeraldSeaDragonBeast.
Ifitweren’tforseekinghelpfromtheSiaKingdomandeventuallyreceivingancientweaponsfromthem,theLeviathanEmpiremighthavealreadyfallenapart.
"Truly...powerfulforce."
"Nomatterwherethispowercomesfrom,itisanundeniablesecretweapon."
"Sia’sstrengthisevenmoreterrifyingthanweimagined."
Asthesayinggoes,yourenemiesoftenknowyoubest.
Now,theprincessesoftheLeviathanEmpirearestudyingandunderstandingthestrengthoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderwithalltheirmight.
Injustundertendays,ahandfulofhero-rankedstrongindividualshaveemergedfromtheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder,andthenumberofpeopleapproachingthatcriticalpointisincreasing.
TakeRoland’sprincessknightsasanexample,severalimperialprincesseshavevaguelyfeltthelimitsoftheirlives,whichisthefirststeptowardsbecominghero-ranked.
Withtheirtalent,thiswasoriginallyasomewhathopefulthing,butafterjoiningtheHolySilverDragonKnightOrderandbeingincontactwiththatdivineartifacteveryday,advancingtohero-rankedforthemisalmostasurething.
ThesamethingishappeningintheranksofLeviathan’sdependents,wherethenumberofpeoplereachingthisstageistentimesmorethanintheempire.
Whenitcomestotalent,humansreallycan’tcomparetotheracesoftheLeviathanfaction;thedifferenceisvisibletothenakedeye.
Andbecausetheyneededthedivineartifacttopractice,thisgapwascompletelyobviousandcouldnotbehidden.
AccordingtoRoland’sestimation,aslongassomeonecouldwithstandtheimpactofthedivineartifactformorethanfiveminutes,theywoulddefinitelybeabletoseethepathtobecomingahero-rankedindividual.Itwasonlyamatteroftimebeforetheyenteredtheworldofthehero-rankedfield.
Andifsomeonecouldendureitformorethantenminutes,theywouldbehalfwayintothehero-rankedfieldalready.
JustlikeLamiaPriestessMeross,whohadsuccessfullycompletedtheancientbloodlineritualandadvancedtobecomearareSnake-EyedPriestess,eveninthedivineera.
Thedivineartifactlocatedintheundergroundpalace’slargebathtubwaslikeamirrorthatcoulddiscerntalentsandfuture,reflectingtheaptitudeandfutureofthemembersoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
Withsuchadivineartifact,theHolySilverDragonKnightOrderbecamethenumberoneknightorderonthecontinent.Itwasonlyamatteroftime.
Rolandevenconcludedthatthiswouldprobablynoteventakeayear.
EvenduringthepeakoftheEmpire’sninemajortitledmachines,theywouldstillbedefeatedbytheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
Rolandcouldn’tevenimaginehowfartheHolySilverDragonKnightOrdercoulddevelopinthemoredistantfuture,ayearlater.
Thisproblemisbeyondherknowledgetofigureout.Perhapsherteacher,ImperialSagePoincar茅,willhavetopersonallycalculateinordertodepictthefutureoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.
EvenwithoutTeacherPoincar茅’scalculations,RolandknewthatitwasananswerthatcouldshakeSia’sworld.
Andallofthishappenedinlessthanamonth’stime.TheLeviathanEmpireinvadedtheSiaKingdom,withtheirgloriousvictoriesstillfreshinmemorybeforetheyreachedthecapitalcity.
Nooneeverthoughtthatthehistoryofthecontinentwouldsuddenlytakeaturnhere,speedingoffinadirectionthattheLeviathanEmpirecouldneverhaveimagined.
"Boom!"YunXicontrolledthefacelessgod,throwingthebodyoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastintothevastlake,whereitkeptcompanywiththeblackirongiant.
Thisdangerousthingmustbedealtwithproperly,itcannotbelefttodestroytheenvironmentwithintheLeviathanEmpire.
Althoughitsheadwastornoff,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeastdidn’tlookcompletelydead.WhenYunXidraggeditsbody,itwouldoccasionallytwitch,clearlyrepairingitscomplexinternalsystems.
Afterbeingthrownintothelake,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeastinstinctivelycurledupnexttotheblackirongiant,resemblingahibernatingpython.
"Canitstillrevive?"Insidethecoreofthefacelessgod,YunXifrownedashelookedattheremainsoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeastcurlingup,thenthrewthedragon’sheaddown.
ThegreenseadragonheadtumbledandlandedrightontheneckoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast.Afaintsilver-bluemistescapedfromthespacebetweenthem,andthentheheadoftheEmeraldSeaDragonBeaststartedtoadjustitselfandfitontotheneck.
"Yes,theEmeraldSeaDragonBeasthastheabilitytorepairitself."
"TheenvironmenthereisverysuitablefortheEmeraldSeaDragonBeasttorecover."
"Now,itisyourtrophy,justlikeus."WarDancerfloatedbyYunXi’sshoulder,appearingasashrunkenversion,onlyone-tenththesize.
"It’sallyourfault,youbigmeanie!Youtookawaymygiantandtookmetoo!"PassedPrincessappearedontheoppositeshoulderofWarDancerandbitYunXi’searlobewithhertinyfeet.
Ofcourse,itdidn’thurtatall,itfeltlikeasmallanimallicking,warmandticklish.
Asthesoulcore,they,alongwithYunXi,arealreadyconnected.Thetenth-sizebodiesserveasproofoftheirsuperior-subordinaterelationship.
AfteropeningthesoulcoretoYunXi,thecoresofthesetwoancientweaponshavebeenfullycapturedbyYunXi.
Now,theblackirongiant,aswellastheEmeraldSeaDragonBeast,havebecomeancientweaponsthatYunXicancontrol.
Theundergroundcemeterylostcompletelythistime.Theylostcompletely.