"Qin Yang! Ah!" Zi Sirou tried to feed me along the way to find the Dragon Clan, turning it into a tour.
"Sister!" Wen Xin's eyes shot daggers, each affectionate action Zi Sirou made was something she wanted to do, feeling very unpleasant to be beaten to the punch.
"Don't be angry, you're my little sister, I'll feed you!"
Zi Sirou intercepted the food in my hand and said, "I'll help you."
"Sister! No...no!"
The two girls made a scene, and I watched with amusement, Zi Sirou was like a hunter catching a rabbit in front of Wen Xin, who only had the option to run away.
"Come, sister, let me feed you the chicken leg." Si Ruo pushed her to a tree. The chickens in The Demon Realm were particularly big, juicy, and rich in flavor. It looked like something that would make you gain weight if you ate too much, probably packing on a couple of pounds after finishing the whole thing in one go.
"Don't eat, okay..."
"No! Qin Yang's little sister doesn't eat until she's all chubby. People might think my husband is mistreating his family." Si Ruo's lips curled slightly, an evil feeling spreading across her face all the while.
Husband? Si Ruo called him that quite comfortably.
"Wen Xin likes to eat cream cakes."
"Cream cakes? I don't remember you ever asking what I liked to eat."
"You like to drink!"
Seeing me summon a bottle of wine, Si Ruo put the chicken leg into her mouth, brazenly strode up to me, snatched the bottle with one hand, pushed open the cap. The alcohol smelled a bit strong.
This time, Wen Xin sat quietly next to me, like a cat dozing off.
"Nice taste, what wine is this?"
"It seems to be made in the small village of The Demon Realm, brewed with rotten corpses..."
Si Ruo immediately spat out half a mouthful of alcohol, it was indeed disgusting to humans.
"Such a poor place for the demon clan, this is a thousand-year-old wine, just a big pot in a village, only opened on special occasions, doesn't The Human Realm also like things like snakes, rats, and bubble wine."
"Drinking this won't upset your stomach?"
"The demon clan has a higher immunity."
"Don't drink, give it to us!" The mechanical dragon snatched the wine, he had been eating raw food for so many years, so he didn't care much about such things. And with his other hand holding a beautiful woman, the two were coquettish with each other, making my head numb.
This woman was the next dragon clan member we found. The mechanical dragon fell head over heels for her at first sight. Perhaps he had been single for too long, so when he saw a female dragon, his testosterone levels spiked.
"Brother, look at them..." Wen Xin seemed a bit shy. You've done similar things before, yet you act like this now.
"Don't forget, your student union's daily life is similar. This is how we see you guys." Si Ruo crouched beside us, recalling the shy feelings she had towards the student union when she was in the news department.
We soon received a message that the "Gate of Gods and Demons" was under attack, the sea had been split in half, forcing humans and gods to retreat.
"Brother, can we see the situation in The Human Realm? I'm really worried about the sisters on the battlefield."
"Wen Xin is so kind-hearted, okay, I also want to take a look."
I manipulated stones on the ground to draw out a formation, slowly projecting a three-dimensional image inside the formation. No one dared to film near the gate, so I had to use magic to peek at the battle. The sea in front of the gate was split in half, with the water rushing in creating a magnificent scene.
Anubis moved like a shooting star among them, still wearing his mechanical armor, surrounded but not losing the upper hand.
"Why can those jackal creatures share their master's power and still stand a chance against us when separated?" The mechanical dragon seemed flirtatious but was actually focused on the battle.
"It's always difficult to fight with both fists against four hands. One fist against five people, but one fist cannot hit all sides." Everyone knew that facing multiple enemies would not give them an advantage, especially on such a vast battlefield. If the battle dragged on, they would be worn down and lose their edge.
Clearly, Xiang and Hong were aware of this. Anubis was fighting less and less, and the missiles were getting larger and more advanced. Eventually, under a sky full of projectiles, only the two brothers remained. The other Anubis were reduced to disabled limbs and shattered remnants, their souls sealed within the stone statues shattered by the long staff, reverting to their original icy form.
"These two are brothers!" Coyalu suddenly descended from the sky riding a flying silver dragon.
"Well, not bad for efficiency!"
I looked at the silver dragon, the dragon that had been sealed in the clouds, taking only a few seconds of the power of the world, turning him into a human.
"Tomorrow morning, we continue on our journey. In The Demon Realm, there is one last dragon. It seems like Elena and the others can still hold out. Let's rest early, even though we are already moving fast, we shouldn't push ourselves too hard." I pointed to the last location on the map.
"Haha, the two stepmothers are both here!"
"Who are you calling that! Millions of years old demon." Zi Sirou was very displeased with Coyalu's address. Coyalu was so old that he couldn't even remember it himself, reaching the stage of almost dying in the past.
"Sister, he's a demon king. If he calls you that way, why are you unhappy?" On the contrary, Wen Xi liked this title.
"Why are you bickering about this? Anyway, I'm his dad, so it doesn't matter how you call me, I won't immediately become old... just gradually."
"You dare to say that! That's just the past!"
A red light shot out in the holographic image, vaporizing water that seemed scalding.
Another red light, if it weren't for the seemingly endless deep sea battlefield, Geirerofi would have split the earth, the dragon race truly had a longstanding grudge with this world, always causing mountains and seas to collapse, and shaking the heavens and the earth.
Marutian used to often use Light Magic because he had to pretend to be a holy dragon, but now it wasn't necessary anymore. He also used Fire and Water Magic, but they were just dragon Magic, not the supreme power of the Dragon Emperor, so neither side went all out.
Just as I was pondering this, I realized that Marutian was trying to seize control of the gate. If he wasn't going all out, why would he risk doing such a thing? Was this guy playing tricks again?
"Coyalu."
"Hmm?" Coyalu looked like he hadn't eaten in days. Restoring a youthful temperament didn't happen overnight, but whenever I saw him like this, I would think of the people who had accompanied me for a long time, unfortunately gone.
"Marutian isn't using his full power now. What do you think might be possible?"
"He might get injured or he's saving his strength for something else. The most likely scenario is he gets injured. The last time you guys fought, it was truly spectacular!"
"So, you think in that battle, he is bound to get injured?"
Coyalu nodded vigorously while eating a big chicken leg.
As Coyalu had expected, during the battle, Marutian was defeated. He must have been injured, probably seriously, as he hadn't recovered yet. But why would he have the confidence to seize the gate if he hadn't recovered yet.
"Qin Yang, do you think he might have other motives?" Zi Sirou said as she looked at my expression.
"You have quite the observant eyes, Sirou."
"I am not familiar with the Dragon Clan affairs. If he does have other motives, I wouldn't know," Zi Sirou carefully examined the holographic image. Marutian was holding his ground against two opponents, without a clear advantage but not defeated either.
As I pondered, Marutian had borrowed the power of Yuyuanqing before to single-handedly face both me and Geirerofi. This time without Yuyuanqing's power and with Elena's ability to transform into a dragon, in terms of total strength, Marutian was actually weaker than the two of them. It was just that both sides were not using their full power, maintaining a delicate balance of strength. From this perspective, Elena and the others were also observing to see what Marutian was up to.
"Well, Father, if you think Marutian is reserving his power for something else, then what is his best opportunity?"
The mechanical dragon responded quickly, "Doesn't he still have a head?"
"A head! That's right, but...I almost forgot, it's a clone!" I rarely used the clone's magic, but I did use it before.
"A head? The dragon head under the lava! Qin Yang, you're not suggesting going back there again, are you? We almost died last time!" Zi Sirou couldn't bear to even think about what happened under the lava, a memory more terrifying than seeing the Phoenix Clan's last moments a hundred times.
"Everyone, get up, we need to leave immediately! No time to waste."
"What about the last dragon?"
"Not looking for it!" My decisive tone startled Zi Sirou, emphasizing the critical nature of this matter.
At a time like this, I should use spatial magic. However, there's a troublesome rule with spatial portals - the stronger the magical power of the being being transported, the greater the energy consumed. In the past, because the teleportation was either done by myself or with individuals or inanimate objects, I didn't mind the energy consumption. However, here, apart from the Demon Lord, Wen Fen, and Zi Sirou, everyone else was of the Dragon Clan. Teleporting them would require a bit of extra effort on my part.
I quickly drew the spatial magic formation, and the spatial portal instantly opened. The location of the portal was right where we had fallen last time, not too close to the lava to avoid being swallowed up as soon as we emerged from the portal.
As I cut open the portal, everyone's eyes widened as they saw a figure standing on the lava from within the portal, manipulating the magical formation sealing his dragon head. As breaking the magical formation required a huge amount of energy, the clone weakened.
In front of the gate, Elena and Marutian were clashing when suddenly five floating objects pierced through Marutian's body. Geirerofi and Elena were shocked, and the Marutian in front of them seemed to have lost his magical power instantly, like a husk, and was killed in a matter of moments.
"Cut him off!"
Everyone quickly attacked Marutian, the mechanical dragon's fists were formidable but couldn't easily break through his defense, and even the Frost Lord's madness couldn't hinder the progress of breaking the seal.
In a flurry of thick mist, I couldn't afford to be negligent either. I summoned the dragon bone greatsword to stab directly at Marutian's defenses.
"You've arrived too late, Qin Yang!" Marutian smirked faintly, a trickle of blood at the corner of his mouth indicating that he was indeed injured. However, forcing himself to break the seal was causing significant damage to his body at the moment. Simultaneously, the first layer of the seal, once broken, caused the subsequent layers to fracture and become difficult to maintain. When the seal was reinforced, it was estimated that it would hold for about ten years, but I had not anticipated it weakening to such an extent in less than half a year. Did I overestimate myself?
The earth shook and the dragon's head beneath the lava slowly emerged, but we couldn't see it. However, we could feel the dragon's head about to break the seal. The eternal magic emanating from the dragon bones caused the lava layer to move violently.
"I can't believe I fell for his trick!"
I was unwilling to accept defeat. Marutian's diversion tactic was actually quite clumsy, but I let my guard down because he was injured. I made a serious mistake in judgment, assuming he would only choose to attack one of us. I never considered that he could simultaneously attack both. No matter where we defended, we needed a large amount of force to protect ourselves. As long as there was a gap, he could steal away one of us.