Chapter 912: Seki Returns

Yevich prepared a batch of hatchable pearlescent eggs. Liszt didn't linger too long in Mother-of-Pearl City, as the WindSnow Mountain Duchy was a poor and remote place with little to explore.

He directly led his dragon army and flew toward the sea.

Of course, considering Acheronides was eager to return to summarize the information collected on the Xinlu Teleportation Array and improve the magic array, he had Bard take Acheronides back to Reed City via spatial teleportation first.

He himself rode Mata, accompanied by Leo and Ethan, flying slowly behind. The orichalcum dragon Mata was visiting the Flamereach Isles for the first time and didn’t know the way, so someone had to guide her. Moreover, he wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Mata better, laying the foundation for imprinting the bond of the First Dragon Knight.

By the time they arrived at the Boundless Volcanic Range, it was already June 6th.

Leo returned to its dragon nest—the Apocalypse Caldera—and immersed itself in cultivation. Meanwhile, the Archfey Ai Ni of the Phoenix Perch seized the chance to indulge in some practical experience, while Little Yellow, Little Red, and Little Purple, the three Flame Dragonbirds, excitedly circled around Leo a few times. The three young birds had grown considerably and were very obedient under Ai Ni’s training.

Under Ai Ni’s coaxing, Liszt even took turns riding all three birds for a short flight, proving that these so-called "phoenix" Supreme Draconic Beasts could potentially be domesticated as steeds.

"Unfortunately, while we have mounts, we lack qualified riders. At the very least, we’d need up-and-coming fire-attributed elite Earth Knights to ride these Flame Dragonbirds and form a branch of the Blaze Legion—the Guardian Knight Order... Of course, three Flame Dragonbirds are still too few. Next time we hear news of phoenixes, it’d be best to capture more for breeding."

Supreme Draconic Beasts were treasures in every way, and parts of their bodies concealed fragments of their souls, much like dragon teeth, all involving some form of special metaphysical transformation.

This provided inspiration for the next stage of a Dragon Knight’s cultivation—both he and Acheronides deduced that to break through their limits, Dragon Knights must study the soul.

That is, psionic energy.

Matter, magic power, and spirit were the three fundamental rules that composed this world. As the apex of power, Dragon Knights seeking to transcend must start from these three basic principles.

"There’s also a Thunder Dragon Turtle on Onyx Steed Isle. Its shell, like the tail feathers of the Flame Dragonbirds, possesses metaphysical transformations related to the soul. But we still don’t have enough Supreme Draconic Beasts. When time permits, I should visit the Pegasian Wildwood to search for what might be a wind-attributed unicorn."

The clue about the unicorn—a Supreme Draconic Beast—had been known for a long time, but he had never found the time to search for it. He didn’t even know if unicorns truly existed or if they had already been captured by the knights of the Kingdom of Steel Ridge.

Shaking his head, he dismounted the Flame Dragonbird and waved at Ai Ni. "Ai Ni, I’m leaving. I’ll come see you again in a few days."

"Mm, Liszt, bring me some blue nephrite powder. I’ve been wanting to try something different lately," Ai Ni said.

"No problem."

...

After leaving the Apocalypse Caldera, Liszt came up with an idea.

He took the orichalcum dragon Mata and Lightgreen Gem Dragon Ethan straight to the Sandsfall Valley—the sacred mountain of the Moonbane Tribe, at the foot of which lay a sacred tribe and six ruined statues of ancient Archmages. The terrain of Sandsfall Valley was excellent, and it was the absolute center of the Flamereach Isles.

Moreover, there was the entrance to a ruin waiting to be excavated.

"Perhaps I could build my royal city here. The ancient Archmages chose this place to build a ruin, clearly after careful consideration... And once we properly organize the leylines nodes at the ruin’s entrance, we could directly build a magical teleportation array, allowing the royal city to quickly connect with other locations... Ideally, it should directly link to the Legendary Continent."

As he pondered, the Sandsfall Valley came into view.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

Mata and Ethan simultaneously let out deafening dragon roars, announcing to the sacred tribe in the valley that a Dragon Knight had arrived—their great "Holy One" had returned.

In the Moon-Slaying People’s language, "Sage" meant holy. Back then, Liszt, riding the invisible dragon, had successfully awed the sacred tribe, making the Moon-Slaying People cry out "Sage" and prostrated themselves in reverence.

Now.

Sasumit was enjoying the gentle shoulder massage from the Moon-Slaying women in the tribe, feeling utterly at ease. Originally just one of the many elder mages in the Holy Tribe, an unexpected catastrophe had led to the slaughter of the former Elder and the elder mages loyal to him.

The unknown foreign "Sage," wielding the terrifying "Great Lizard" with unquestionable awe-inspiring authority, had directly appointed him as the new Elder of the Holy Tribe.

From then on,

Sasumit became the most authoritative figure in the Holy Tribe. Wherever he walked, everyone respectfully addressed him as "Su."

As he relaxed, Su suddenly heard two distant roars, majestic and inviolable. The sound was peculiar—not too loud due to the distance—but the sheer power behind it made his scalp prickle, as if it came from some indescribably lofty presence.

"What's that sound?!" He immediately rose from the Moon-Slaying woman's lap and hurried to the window of the wooden hut, gazing in the direction of the sound.

"Su, was that just some beast?" one of the Moon-Slaying women responded.

"No, no—that wasn't it. I've never heard such a cry before, yet it feels familiar, so familiar, unforgettable!" Su's mind involuntarily recalled another strange cry—"Wuu-yii-yaa," the sound made by the Sage's Great Lizard.

Legend said their ancestors had stood with the Great Lizard to slay the moon.

"Wuu-yii-yaa" was different from the "Huroar" and "Roar" he had just heard, but the nobility and majesty within them were the same, compelling an instinctive urge to kneel.

He stared at the endless blue sky, tense with anticipation.

Suddenly, two small black dots appeared in the sky, growing larger until they became two blackened silhouettes.

At the sight of these silhouettes, Su's heart trembled violently, his breath quickening, nearly choking him. "Yes, yes—it's the Great Lizard!"

"Great Lizard?" The Moon-Slaying women in the hut went pale with terror.

They had never seen the Sage or his companion, the Great Lizard, because when the Dragon Fear was unleashed, they had fainted instantly. Only afterward did they learn that the Sage had killed the former Elder and many elder mages, installed Su, and decreed a strict rule against harming spirit bugs.

Without harming spirit bugs, they could no longer produce magic dust, leaving many aspiring young mages resentful.

Yet Su enforced this law mercilessly. Those who had secretly killed spirit bugs were flayed alive upon discovery, ensuring no one dared disobey again.

Su also claimed that elder mages could no longer protect the tribe—the Sage would bring a new method of cultivation: the way of the knight. Because the Sage himself was a great knight, one who rode the Great Lizard!

Over half a year had passed, and the Sage had not returned, nor had the promised knightly training arrived.

Many young tribesmen muttered dissent behind Su's back.

But Su stood firm.

He had felt the Sage's greatness, understood what the Sage meant to the Holy Tribe, and believed wholeheartedly that the Sage would return—and when he did, it would mark the tribe's emergence from the forest, restoring the glory of their ancestors' civilization.

"Great Lizard—two Great Lizards!"

"It's the Sage!"

"The Sage has returned!" Su shouted loudly, rushing out of the hut and quickly gathering all the tribe's elder mages, herding them toward the altar of the six statues.

By the time they reached the altar, the two Great Lizards, radiating boundless Dragon Fear, had already landed upon it. Unlike the flowing crystal-like Great Lizard from Su's memory, these two were different—one gleaming like jade, the other radiant as gold.

Their colors, forms, and postures differed, but the overwhelming, suffocating Dragon Fear remained unchanged.

"Huroar!"

"Roar!"

The two Great Lizards roared again, proclaiming their supremacy before gradually reining in their Dragon Fear. Then, from the back of the golden Great Lizard, a knight leaped down.

Tall, straight, handsome, majestic, noble, and too awe-inspiring to meet his gaze.

It was indeed Sedge from Su's memory.

Overcome with excitement and fervor, he immediately dropped to his knees and shouted ecstatically, "Sedge! Biglizard!"

The other ancient mages didn't hesitate and likewise knelt on the ground, shouting fervently alongside Su, "Sedge! Biglizard!"

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