Chapter649:DesertDragonZaka

Notonlyso,buttherewerealsonotesaboutthisincrediblebridalsacrificeinthebooks,whichwerefromthegirlswhoexperiencedthesacrifice.

"Ahahahahah!Why?WhydoestheghostbridewhoseinitialisTrunsofast?Ialmostcaughtit,butitsuddenlyteleportedaway?"

"No,I鈥檒lnevergiveuphopeuntilthelastmoment!"

"Tomakemylovecometrue,Ihavetorelyontheghostbrides!"

-fromanunmarriedvillagegirl.

"Theghostbridewhoseinitialis鈥楲鈥檇oesn’trunfast,butaslongasitisilluminated,itwilldisappearintofoam."

"Ifyouwanttocatchthesekindofghostbrides,you’dbettergotothecemetery,theundergroundriveroranyotherplaceswithoutlight."

"Verywell,myguesswascorrect,Ididn’twaste16yearsofhardwork,andIfinallycaughtone!"

"Mywishhascometrue.Allgirlswiththesamenameasme,ifyouwanttorealizeyourwish,pleaseexercisetheskill’Mind’sEye’."

-fromanunknowngirlwithabow.

"Therearemanykindsofghostbrides,andghostbrideswhoseinitialis’W’,isabsolutelythemostterribleone."

"Theywillpretendtobeordinarygirls,cryingaloneindarkcorners.Oncetheyarefound,theywillmaketerriblescreams,shockyoursoulanddestroyyourspirit."

"Ifyouwanttocaptureghostbride’W’,youmusthaveanironwilltoresistthescreambeforeyouhavethechancetotakethenextstep."

"Don’tbedeceivedbytheirweakappearance.Theyareverypowerfulunknowns.YouhavetobetallyourbeliefsinordertogetthechancetobefavoredbytheQueen."

"Thequeenonlysmilesatthewinner."

-fromanunknownknightgirl.

Well,therewereevenlivingexperiencerswhohadwrittenstrategyguides.Ifthiswasn’tanyonekiddingaroundinthebannedbook,itwouldmeanthattheQueenofAssyriawasreallycontinuingthissacrifice.

"She鈥檚gotwaaaaytoomuchfreetime!"YunXibegantothinkaboutthetruthsrecordedinthebannedbook.

Hestillhadmanydoubts,especiallyabouttherecordoftheblood-monthperiod.

Howcoulditbesosimpleforsuchastrongqueentobekilledbyknightsandpriests?

After300yearsoflife,thequeenobviouslysurpassedtheboundariesofhumanbeings.Evenifshewasfacinganarmyofmillions,shewouldprobablybetheonewhohadthelastlaugh.

Howdidsuchapowerfulqueengetkilledbyhersubordinates?

Whathappenedonthenightofthebloodmoon?

Whyareonlyblackaxemonstershoveringaroundintheruinsnow?

Therearetoomanymysteriesthatthebannedbookscouldanswer.

TheauthorsofthebannedbooksseemedtohavecompiledtheoutlineofthetragedyfromafewrecordsleftoverfromtheruinsandsomedictationsoftheoriginalRoyalfamily.

WhatonearthdidtheQueendo?Therewasnowaythattheauthorscouldknow.

"Theremustbeunspeakablesecrets..."YunXicouldsmellanominousatmospherefromtherecordsinthesebannedbooks.

"Boom!"AtremendousvibrationburstoutandshatteredthebookshelfinfrontofYunXi.

"Herecomesthedragon!"

"It’sadragonattack!"

"Damnthedragon!"

"Mom!"

YunXicouldclearlyhearthecryfromthecity.

Thegroundshookviolently,accompaniedbysomehugeroar,asiftheendoftheworldwascoming.

"Theevildragoncomesout?"YunXiranoutofthelibraryinsurpriseandlookedatthehugeyellowfigureintheskyfromthebalconyofthepalace.

Yes,itwasarealdragonwithaninvertedtriangularskull,roughsand-likescales,andspikesonitsback.

"Listentome,youpeopleofthiskingdom.IamDesertDragonZaka,oneofthefourheavenlykings!Foolishhumanbeings,haven’tyougivenuphopeyet?!"

"Fromthemomentmyemperorcametothisland,thiskingdombecamemyemperor’spossession!"

"Littlehumanbeings,surrendertomyemperor!"TheDesertDragon,whosebodywasover50-meterslongwithbrightrunesonitsscalesroared,steppingonatransparenteggshell-likething.

Countlessripplesappearedontheeggshell-likemagicshield,reducingtheattackfromtheDesertDragon,buttherewerestillalotofimpactsspreadtotheentirecity.

ThecontinuousearthquakesweretheresultofthisDragon’sattack.

"Whatapowerfulforce!"Evenacrossthemagicshield,YunXicouldfeelthedragon’sterriblepower.

Whetherinshapeorstrength,DesertDragonZakawasfarstrongerthantheMaleFieryDragonYunXiencounteredbefore.Itsrankshouldbeatthefifthorevensixthrank.

Itshugebodyoverfiftymeterscouldeasilybreakupanarmyevenwithoutanymagic.

Itsbodywasalreadystrongerthanmanyattackmagics.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Therewerethreemorehead-buttsfromtheDesertDragon,andcontinuousripplesappearedonthemagicshieldandthemagicshieldflashed,asifitwasgoingtobreak,whichcausedthepeopleofthecitytofallintoagreatpanic.

"Comeandtry..."YunXiwascuriousabouttheDragon鈥檚power.

WoulditbemorepowerfulthanthemysteriousQueenofAssyria?

SteppingontheCraneWingsTwinSwords,YunXiflewintothesky.

"Oh,there’salittleflycomingout?"ZakacockeditsheadandglancedatYunXi,raisingitshugeclaws.

...

"Shuffle!"ThatwasthescreamofasonicboomintheairwhenthespeedofYunXi’sbodyexceededthespeedofsound.

Today,itwasdestinedtoberecordedinthehistoryofthekingdom.

Thiskingdomwasbuiltwiththedesireto"guardtheruins",andtoday,anotherstrongmanwhodarestochallengethedragonappeared.

Whenpeoplesawtheyoungchallenger,theycouldhardlybelievetheireyes.

"Prince!"

"It’sourprince!"

"Whyisittheprince?Wherearetheknights?!"

WhentheDesertDragonraiseditsclawsandswungtowardYunXi,ittriggeredatornado-likeanomaly,andduststormsrolledupallovertheground.

Aswiththenameofthisdragon,itwasthemasterofthedesert,itwasthekingofsandanddust.

Amongthefourheavenlykings,ithadthegreatestattackrange,aswellastheindestructibledefense:dragonscales.

Itwasnotunusualforittoattackthekingdomfromtimetotime.Itwouldliketotakeawalkafterdinnertoshowoffitsstrengthtothepeopleinthecity.

However,duringthiswalkafterdinner,thereappearedalittleinsectthatdidn’tknowhowtoreadthemood..

Itcouldpatsuchasmallinsectintomeatsaucewithoneclaw!

Facingthedragon’sclawdirectly,YunXisteppedonthetwinswordsandrotatedaround720degreesandflewdirectlyfrombelowthedragon’sclawtothesideoftheclaw.

ThisskillwaspracticedintheForgottenRuins.Inordertoavoidtheubiquitousandinvisibleattacks,hehadrackedhisbrainsandtriedallmeans.

Althoughhewasstillkilledoverahundredtimes,itwasnotmeaninglesstopracticethisskill.

Comparedwiththeinvisibleattacks,DesertDragonZaka’sclawattackwastooeasytododge.

"Hum?"SeeingYunXiavoiditsclaw,Zakawasslightlysurprised.

HowlonghasitbeensinceIsawpeoplewhocouldflyfreelyintheskyandavoidmyattack?

Aren’thumanbeingsjustsomeweakinsectswhoonlyknowtohideinsidethemagicshieldthatcoverstheentirecity?

Withoutthemagicshield,hewouldhavedestroyedthecityandlevelledeverything.

"Els!"DesertDragonZakaroared.

One!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Atotaloffourgravel-colored,giantdragoneyesappearedintheeast,south,westandnorthregions.Eachdragoneyewasaboutfourmetershigh,suspendedintheairandwassurroundedbythickdust.

ItwasaDragonLanguageMagic:SandDragon’sEye.

Thefourdragon’seyescouldletitobservetheenvironmentwithoutanydeadcorners,whileautomaticallyexpandingtheareaofyellowsandtocover10kilometersdiameter.

Inthisareaofyellowsand,duststormsneverstopandwouldautomaticallycalloutalargenumberofdesertmonsters.

"Boom!"Giantsandwormsover100metersinlengthbillowedoutoftheearthandopenedtheirroundmouths.

Inthehugemouths,therewerecountlesscreepyjaggedmouthpartsandpoisonous,corrosivesalivas.

Undoubtedly,thesesandwormswereattheherorank.

TheywereDesertDragonZaka’sminions.AslongasZakasummonedthem,theywouldappear.

FortenkilometersaroundDesertDragonZaka,thegroundhadallturnedintoadesert.Itwasaphenomenontriggeredbythedragonlanguagemagic,whichwasfarbeyondhumanimaginations.

"Strong..."YunXihadaprofoundexperienceofthedragon’spower.

Thedragonwasapparentlynotattheherorank,butherorankedhumanbeingscouldneverbeamatchforit,becauseherorankedhumanbeingscouldnevercausesuchaphenomenonwiththeirpowers!

"SandstormStar!"Aftersummoningitsminions,DesertDragonZakaimmediatelyusedanothermagic.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槧)

Intheendlesssandstorms,ahugesandballmorethanonekilometerindiameterappearedinthesky,inthecenterofthefourdragon’seyes.

Everysecond,countlesssandgrainsweresuckedintothesandball,increasingthestrengthofthegiantsandball.

Itsattackpowermaynotbeasfatalastheinvisibleattacksintheruins,butitwaseasiertogivepeopleanintuitiveimpression.

Suchattackswerenaturaldisasters,unavoidableandunstoppable!

"Stupidhuman,whogaveyouthecouragetochallengethegreatDesertDragonZaka?"ZakalookeddownatYunXi,andthegiantsandballlockedonthecity.

It’stimeforhumanstorealizethefearofbeingdominatedbydragons.

WhentheAssyriakingdomstillexisted,mankindoncehadacovenantofpeacewiththedragonrace.

ThedragonraceacknowledgedthesupremacyofAssyria.AslongastheQueenofAssyriastillruledthekingdom,theDragonwouldnotenterthemainland.

Butitwasalreadyathingofthepast.TheQueen,whowassupposedtorulemankind,hadhiddenintheForgottenRuins.Humanbeingshaddestroyedtheirmostgloriouserapersonally.

Now,itistheeraofthedragonrace!

Humans,feelthepoweroftheSandstormStar,feelthepowerofthedragonrace!

Longlivemyemperor!