High Above

The Emperor and the Dragon King looked at each other.

Axel narrowed his eyes, and Helm, the dragon king outside the planet's atmosphere, also remained silent.

But soon, Axel pulled back. Instead, he laughed and then stopped looking at Long Dao.

The other fifth-level people who were watching this scene with various thoughts frowned slightly.

--eccentric.

I have to say that Axel's behavior was really strange... Not to mention the inexplicable attack on the Lord of the Labyrinth before, but he failed to succeed in the next attack, and actually attacked a second time, and wanted to attack a third time.

The fifth level does not have the idea of ​​'letting the juniors,' 'only take action once, and they will lose their status if they take action again' or 'care about face'. If necessary, they will take action...but it is not a deep hatred, why? Want to waste all your strength to attack the master of the labyrinth that theoretically has nothing to do with it?

And weirder things are yet to come...

All the fifth-level people present could see that the Lord of the Labyrinth was headed for Dragon Island from the very beginning.

In contrast, the Extreme Wind Dragon King Helmut Donabeville, who had been silent for decades, actually emerged from his silence and greeted him personally.

Who is that? What status?

The powerful men thought about it, and immediately they learned about the existence of the Lord of the Labyrinth and its possible identity from the mouths of those members of the exploration team who were still alive.

[The second generation of Fudo Fortress... The Lord of the Labyrinth fought with him, then disappeared, and when he reappeared, he soared into the sky? 】

[Don’t move to the fortified city? 】

【……I see】

For a moment, they all looked in the direction of Axel, thoughtfully.

Obviously, as Axel, who arrived at Half Moon Lake in person, he had enough time to detect the true identity of the Dark Gold True Dragon... No matter why, he did not invite this 'Second Generation Immovable Castle' to return to the empire, but He obviously also doesn’t want anyone else to recruit Mahdi.

In this case, he attacked and forced the opponent to leave Half Moon Lake. Axel would rather give the Fudo Castle to Longdao than let others have the opportunity to recruit him.

This is the empire's attitude towards the immovable city.

And Longdao's attitude is also very mysterious... Although Fudo Castle has elements of a real dragon, it is definitely not a real dragon. But why does Long Island recognize Fudo Castle as a real dragon?

——Is there some news that we don’t know?

——When I go back, I have to do some research on the news about Fudo Castle during the recent period...

——In the past few decades, the empire itself has not made any moves to pursue the Immovable Castle, and even spies have no way to collect information...

——If you think about it carefully, no news about Fudo City has leaked out in these years. The empire has not found it, and we have not found it either...

After noticing this weirdness, everyone came to some understanding: [This guy Axel... actually used this method to refrigerate the strong city? 】

【but why? This is completely unreasonable! 】

It's not just fifth level people.

Even the eldest prince of the empire, Carlos Sertal, was filled with doubts.

"Why? Why not accept the Mahdi?"

Watching the dark gold dragon survive his father's attack, Carlos's pupils dilated as he never expected this outcome. He couldn't help but murmur to himself: "The empire can only become stronger if it takes back the Fudo Castle - even if this generation The Immovable Castle is no longer the most trustworthy help of the imperial family, but at least it is the power of the empire!"

"That's right. Why did my father want to eradicate all the inheritance about Fudo Castle? Even if the complete version is only available to the First Knight, even if it is an incomplete Fudo Castle, it can be passed down to the fourth level stably. The advanced inheritance, as long as it is mastered well, is enough to cultivate a great knighthood!"

Carlos could actually understand why Axel allowed unknown elements inside and outside the empire to influence public opinion and smear the reputation of Inaga II... Because an emperor really needs to 'say what he says', no matter how loyal his ministers think they are. In the empire, no emperor wants to have someone muttering on the sidelines when he is governing, "This is not as good as Inaga," "Inaga has done it a long time ago," or using the name of the late emperor to oppose Axel's current policies.

In addition, after Inaga II's reputation was smeared, it allowed Axel to reintroduce some of Inaga's policies...whether it was called 'improvement', or directly copied and just changed the name, They are definitely better than continuing to use them.

The previous emperors made mistakes, and this generation of emperors improved. This is the best way to highlight their 'achievement'.

But all this has nothing to do with Fudo Castle, right?

unless……

"That rumor is true."

Squinting his eyes and still looking at the sky under the power of the Dragon King, Carlos said to himself in words that he and Aina could hear: "Grandpa's true legacy..."

"Great-grandfather's... inheritance?"

Aina was slightly taken aback. He repeated it instinctively, but Carlos glanced at him and then said patiently: "This is a relatively famous 'rumor' in our time."

"It is rumored that the reason why the late emperor was able to accomplish so many incredible feats and revive the empire was not entirely due to his own abilities, but the result of the assistance of a powerful 'Legacy of the Previous Era'."

"It is not a big deal to establish a career because of the legacy of the previous era. Didn't our Setar royal family also become the top of the world because of the legacy of the previous era? So the real meaning of this rumor is the last sentence."

"——In addition to the powerful power, the legacy of the previous era can also corrode people's minds and possess a terrible curse... It was precisely because of the power and curse of the legacy that the late emperor was gradually eroded, and eventually became more and more crazy, leading to the end of his career. Several reforms failed."

"Until the end, he even changed into a completely different person. He was completely eroded by the curse and became a madman like a 'crazy dragon'. It is precisely because of this that the Dark Moon Rebellion happened, because as long as the late emperor continues to live, he will He will become immortal and the incarnation of the curse that will destroy the world!"

After saying this, Carlos smiled bitterly and said: "The First Knight is an accomplice. He has also been eroded by the curse long ago, and after the death of the late emperor, he took away the 'legacy of the previous era' and became the key to another world-destroying world on the earth. .”

"Some even say that the first knight killed the mad emperor and chose to live in seclusion to guard the relics to prevent the curse from spreading and reappearing in the world."

"..." Aina blinked. He even briefly forgot about the danger of dying before, and subconsciously complained: "What third-rate street news? Where can the relics from the previous era be so powerful?"

"Yeah. It couldn't be done in the previous era."

Carlos nodded slightly. He recognized Aina's complaint, but he raised his head again and looked in the direction of Dragon Island: "But the heritage in this world is not only the previous era. Rather, even if it is The civilization of the previous era also took away a lot of 'heritage' from other existences."

"For example, the world's greatest heritage..."

"A real dragon."

at the same time.

The fourth underground floor, crystal cave.

"How about it, Ian?!"

When the elf Ian was about to fall limply to the ground, Isengard, Xio and Anfa all hurriedly stretched out their hands to support him - but because Ian was too weak, his elf soul had completely turned into a body. So much so that all three people's hands went through Ian's waist, shoulders and back, and they watched helplessly as Ian, with swirling eyes, fell on the crystal cluster, half-sunk in the soil, as if he was wearing a mold. .

"fine……"

In the end, Ian managed to raise a hand and gave a thumbs up: "I survived - thank you so much Ethan, without the help of your online computing power, I would not have made it..."

If Isengard had not used his own blood as a link to activate the source matter and souls of the other three people, Xio and Anfa could use their dragon soul computing power to assist Ian, and Fairy Ian could have helped Fu Fu. Fortress Ian's points are very limited.

However, with enough computing power, Ian can reduce the energy of controlling flight and deflect Axel's attack as much as possible, so that he can retain the most resources to survive the opponent's attack.

"As long as you survive..."

The three of them quickly straightened Ian, who had regained a certain physical form. Ethan took out the potion that could heal the soul, Anfa lit the spiritual fire that could protect the soul, and Xio stretched out his hand and gestured to the boy: "This What is it?"

"It's two. Also, I'm just tired, not mentally disturbed."

Ian reached out angrily and moved Xio's fingers away. He turned his head and drank the potion, regaining some strength, and then said: "The result is perfect. The most important internal organs and spine of the dark gold dragon's body are preserved, and mine There was no physical damage.”

"Huh?"

Hearing the news, everyone felt a little weird: "But we all felt it. The emperor attacked twice..."

"He kept it."

Ian closed his eyes, then opened them slightly, and said firmly: "He attacked twice. One was just a casual attack to test my true identity, and the second was a massive range attack. It looked earth-shattering, but in fact, the power to attack me was only one tenth."

"If he focused everything on one point, I would definitely die, but even if he wants to glow and create earth-shattering movements, he won't be able to gather power."

"Why?"

Now everyone was surprised. Isengard was quite puzzled and said: "Actually, I didn't understand it from the beginning - why did grandpa want to kill you, Ian?"

"Although you are indeed a disciple of the First Knight, but with this status, even if you are not welcome, you should find a knight to raise him... He has absolutely no reason to kill you."

"And now, although we know that he didn't really want to kill you, but had ulterior motives...but why did he make such an unwelcome statement?"

"He doesn't want me to return to the empire, nor does he want me to be recruited by other forces."

Ian said solemnly: "For example, Canaan Moore, if I hadn't rejected the invitations of Galan and Yafoda, I'm afraid that when Axel took action at the beginning, the Eternal Wind would have taken action to protect me. This is Ah That’s what Kesel doesn’t want to see.”

"But that's not the key. If he really doesn't want me to become a force for other forces, then he will definitely kill me in his second attack."

"Axel has a reason. He must let me, or rather, let the influence of the First Knight and Fudo Castle disappear...so he has been forcing the teacher to go into exile in the empire, but he has not really pursued him. He went abroad and he was not allowed to go back without redress."

"He wanted Fudo Fortress to be forgotten... plus the information he hid in the attack..."

Ian came up with an incredible answer: "Axel is actually helping me?"

"If he doesn't attack me and doesn't want to recruit me, the result will inevitably be that I will be recruited by other fifth-level people. Whether I want it or not, I will have to choose a party to join in the end. I can never continue to be the free man I am now... like this The situation is something Axel doesn’t want to see, and his attack is essentially trying to save me?”

"Moreover, his hidden mentality is actually 'it is better for the Mahdi to become the fifth level outside the empire than to become the fifth level within the empire'!"

"What kind of mentality is this? You would rather send a genius like me out than stay in the country?"

At this time, even a prophet like Ian, who has no plan at all, feels a little overheated: "He would rather let a being like me become the enemy of the empire than become the power of the empire?"

"Ethan, can you tell me if there is any part of the Sun Bird's bloodline that affects my personality?"

"ah?"

Ethan was stunned for a moment, and then really started to explore the bloodline. Ian interrupted helplessly: "I am complaining... The fifth-level inheritance will definitely affect the spirit, but I have to understand the reason..."

"After all, it was only the Mahdi who was kicked out. What does it have to do with me, Ian Silver Peak?"

"If I don't figure out Axel's true purpose, I might get into trouble in the future."

Saying this, an inspiration suddenly flashed in Ian's mind.

In fact, it is not inspiration, but a very simple thing.

The name Immovable Castle... comes from the 'Imperial Capital'.

The Imperial Capital is a biological facility whose body is a ‘super-giant plant-based biological building’.

Yes, according to Ian's speculation, Fudo Kenjo was probably the driver used by Inaga II to drive the 'Imperial Capital'... because the load of the fifth-level Imperial City was too great, and it was not Fudo Kenjo. Such extreme strengthening of the city is simply unbearable.

The immovable city is necessary for the great achievements of Inaga II...and what specific great achievements it is, Hilliard did not say, and Ian does not know it now. It is probably a secret that only the emperor himself knows.

But now, the emperor no longer needs to move the fortified city.

This shows that... the Setar royal family no longer needs someone to drive the imperial capital... they have other ideas about the imperial capital.

Even another set of control methods has been developed.

In this case, the Fudo Castle, which can drive the Imperial City, and may have the secret key to drive the Imperial City in its inheritance... has become an existence that is not needed, or even quite cumbersome.

The imperial capital no longer needs a fortified city.

Thinking of this, Ian narrowed his eyes. Although the most critical reason has not yet been understood, he felt that he had caught the tail: "This is the core plan of the imperial family today - the Key of Darkness has now been proven to be the same as the Beast of Thousand Planets. The destruction plan related to Ethan, then, is the plan of the Imperial Capital the ‘Pure White Tower of Babel’?”

"It's possible, but not necessarily. The Key to Darkness is a plan that has been unfolding since the Inaga era. Axel didn't pay too much attention to it. The same may be true for the Pure White Babel Tower... Even if he really and Fudo Castle Relatedly, that is not Axel’s current plan, but Inaga II’s original plan.”

"Pure White Babel Tower... The beam of the planetary shield is indeed pure white, and it does reach the sky... Thinking about it this way, it does matter. Driving the imperial capital without moving the fort is the basic condition for the pure white Babel Tower in Inaga's mind."

"But the question remains with Axel - what is his real purpose?"

There is not enough information and I can’t figure it out no matter how hard I try.

Ian shook his head, turned his head, and said seriously to his friends: "No matter what, we should continue."

"Go to the Ice Dragon's Nest. Anfa, when we get to the Ice Dragon's Nest, restart your mark and let us be 'discovered'!"

"Um."

Anfa responded, and Ian also used his authority to activate the subspace maze, and everyone entered it.

And at the end, Ian turned his head and looked at the body of the steel dragon god behind him, with a complicated look on his face.

"In any case, this is no longer a situation that I can control."

The young man thought about it and let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Without power in this world, you cannot implement your own will - and without your own beliefs, you cannot even obtain power."

"True dragon...what is your belief behind the 'treasure'?"

"I really want to...know."

at the same time.

Above the sky.

Ian moved his perspective away from the fourth floor of the Alien Research Institute and returned to the extraterrestrial orbit.

Now, Ian feels amazing.

His consciousness and thinking did not split into two independent minds, but his mind spanned time and space in an extremely strange way, controlling two bodies in different locations at the same time.

To put it simply, it means drawing a circle with one hand and a square with the other hand, but it is billions of times more complicated and countless times simpler than this.

Is this what Dragon Soul feels like? Ian thought so, and he recalled Anfa's control of his own prosthetic body, and Xiou's control of his own prosthetic body and body... The dragon soul has such power. Although it does have emphasis, it is essentially the same soul. What the prosthetic body thinks, the main body can know 100% simultaneously.

However, Ian's ability is stronger than Dragon Soul.

Xio's dragon soul will still be shielded, and will be captured by various means, thus threatening the whole - but Ian understands that his thinking will not be shielded, and even the fifth energy level cannot directly scan the alien species. Even the fourth floor of the institute cannot block his soul signal.

And if part of Ian's soul is captured by others, then Ian can easily control his soul to fight back or annihilate himself. He will never be like Campani before, who only lost his soul after being imprisoned. Can be turned into ammunition to attack himself.

This special ability in the soul is probably derived from the 'Soul of Source' - although Ian has not yet sorted out the power of this last Star God legacy, part of its ability has already appeared.

[Hmm...how should I call you? 】

But now is not the time to think about that.

The dark gold dragon, with only its head and half of its body left, raised its head and looked at the thunder dragon in front of it.

The Extreme Wind Dragon King looked at the dark gold dragon in front of him with great interest. After scanning his whole body, he focused on the cockpit of the stomach pouch: [It is actually a clone made from the flesh and blood of Solstner (Qiang Steel Dragon). '...Although it is still limited to a five-hundred-year lifespan, it still possesses the power of the fourth level without deterioration...This is definitely an ability that only 'treasures' have]

[But I remember, isn’t it Dolan Bonason (Ice Mongolian Dragon) who has similar treasures? These two guys actually exchanged treasures with each other at the end of their lives? 】

Coercion.

Unprecedented powerful pressure.

A more powerful pressure than the ordinary fifth energy level.

When the Extreme Wind Dragon King stared directly at him, even Ian felt an extreme palpitation - the feeling brought about by this extraordinary and terrifying power was not to make his body surrender, nor was it to make him surrender. His body escapes.

The instinct of life is just telling the simplest fact.

The creature in front of me is the most perfect 'super life' that surpasses me!

"The Extreme Realm is almost full, and even the boundaries of the Creator are about to be broken by you..."

Ian took a deep breath. He did not follow the topic of the Extreme Wind Dragon King, but said in a deep voice: "One of the most powerful third-generation true dragons... you should have reached the limit of your life long ago, but But you have used various methods to bypass the life limit and can survive from the Lost Era to this day!"

"Although I don't know how he did it, he is worthy of being a dragon king. It far exceeds my previous imagination of the ultimate power of a real dragon."

[Thank you for your praise, these are also some of the achievements I am most proud of]

In response to Ian's words, Ji Feng Dragon King smiled. He flapped his huge thunder wings, turned around and flew towards Dragon Island: [Your method of using electromagnetic force is also quite good. You can target all kinds of enemies at such a young age. You have made fundamental changes in Dongjian City, and your achievements have far exceeded my imagination of human limits]

[Amoknosdir (King of the Mountain) is indeed right, even if most of the external factors are taken away, you are worthy of our attention]

[But now, it is not time for us to praise each other...]

The huge electromagnetic force pulls the metal in the dark gold dragon's body, dragging Ian and the dragon body forward slowly: [At this time, just follow me]

【Ian. Mahdi. prophet. Messenger of the Dragon. 】

[And, most importantly...]

【Successor of the Creator】

--really.

Ian thought so. The Dragon King obviously has extraordinary abilities. Even though the Star God's Gift is now with 'Fairy Ian', he can still see some clues.

This is a power that other fifth-level people cannot possess. Perhaps only the creation of the Star God, the leader among the third-generation true dragons, and the super being named Dragon King can achieve it.

Slowly pushing the dragon's body, Ian followed the Dragon King and headed towards the dark giant in the distance, the huge Dragon Island.

Raising his head, Ian looked at the Ji Feng Dragon King and Dragon Island flying in front... He wanted to observe the Dragon King's information in front of him, and see if he could use the link between time and space to call the silver chip on Fairy Ian's side to observe the Dragon King. , get some information.

The answer is yes.

But the result... left the prophet stunned.

[Successors of the Creator, I think we may need to have a good talk about the past, present and future... contract]

At this moment, Ji Feng Dragon King spoke. He looked very happy and his tone was quite relaxed: [But, before that, I have to ask you something - you don’t have to answer, but I still hope you can think about it carefully]

【Do you want to be a dragon? 】

Having said this, the Dragon King did not turn his head, but his thoughts were focused on Ian.

Then, he discovered that Ian looked shocked at this moment.

But that was not because of His words.

"Dragon King... forgive me for being rude... I also have a question to ask you..."

Taking a deep breath, even if his heart was as big as Ian's, the raised hand was shaking violently at this time.

Pointing at the space building in front of him that was evenly divided into twelve parts and four major areas, the white-haired boy swallowed. He suppressed his disbelief and asked slowly: "If I read it correctly..."

"If this thing in front of me is the Dragon Island that the beings of Terra call..."

"Then why is its core... a black hole?!"

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