Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 135 King's Peak
Luke stood on the top of Dragon Bone Mountain. The dragon-shaped light that filled the space gradually dissipated, leaving only a group of dragons surrounding him.
The newly born Twilight Dragons are full of curiosity about this world , but since the Dragon King is here, they still stay where they are and wait for Luke's orders.
Luke raised his hand and put Taotie back on the back of his hand, and then the dragon armor began to cover his arm, and soon spread to his whole body layer by layer.
"From this moment on, I am the Taotie King. My purpose of coming to Dragon Country is to participate in the Dragon King Trial. I ask you to pay more attention to those small dragon groups. Only by absorbing them can we expand our dragon group."
The dragons bowed their heads together: "We will obey your orders, my king."
"Very good, let's leave now and stop disturbing the resting place of the dragons. There are three adventurers keeping watch outside, so clean them up before we leave..."
Outside the entrance of the Dragon Tomb, the three adventurers gathered all the supplies they had brought with them and covered them with branches and weeds. After everything was done, the three of them kept a vigilant eye on the surroundings while waiting for their companions who had entered the Dragon Tomb to return.
Waiting is a test of one's patience.
However, the three of them were experienced adventurers, and they knew that in this environment, danger was everywhere and could come at any time. Therefore, the three of them had always maintained a high level of vigilance, hiding , and trying to expand the surveillance range as much as possible.
Time passed little by little, and no news came out of the Longkou Cave.
Are you in danger?
This is the dragon tomb, who knows what is inside.
Just waiting like this was not a solution, so they discussed it and decided to send the only thief into the dragon tomb to reestablish contact with the adventure team.
The thief who received the important task walked to the front of the Dragon Mouth Stone Cave. The open upper and lower jaws were covered with rows of stone teeth. The throat hole was pitch black, and it was unknown how deep it was. The thief clenched his fists with tension and fear, and took a deep breath.
Chanting incantations and combining them with hand gestures, the thief's body gradually became ethereal.
Before the thief could completely enter the invisible state, a strong wind suddenly blew out from the cave entrance. The sharp wind interrupted the thief's spell, and he was blown back by the strong wind and retreated from the invisible state.
Then, before the thief could stand firmly, a huge monster suddenly rushed out of the cave.
It's a white dragon.
"Dragon, run away!" Seeing a dragon rushing out of the dragon tomb, the thief shouted a warning and turned around and ran away.
But his escape speed was ultimately not faster than a dragon's flying speed, nor faster than a dragon's breath.
The white dragon flew low, and after a rise and fall, it blew out a breath of dragon from its mouth diagonally downward. The dragon breath rolled from behind the thief, instantly covering him in high-temperature flames. The thief screamed loudly, his body burned, and he was silent in a few seconds, and then a charred body fell to the ground.
The white dragon roared past, and behind her, one giant dragon after another rushed out of the stone cave.
After hearing the thief's warning, the other two adventurers fled decisively based on their adventuring experience. However, they also failed to escape the pursuit of the twilight dragons and were hit by the dragon's breath almost at the same time.
At this point, the adventure team hired by Luke... was wiped out.
The Twilight Dragons returned to their human form. They found the supplies left behind by the adventurers and took out spare clothes to change into.
When Luke, dressed in dragon armor, flapped his dragon wings and flew out of the dragon tomb, the Twilight dragons were already ready to go.
"Let's go to King's Peak!"
Luke spread his wings and flew high into the sky. The Twilight Dragons that had transformed into human form also extended their dragon wings from their backs. They took off together and formed a formation in the air to protect their king.
King's Peak is located at the southern end of Dragon Country.
The cliffs surrounding Dragon Country suddenly rise up to form a mountain that reaches the sky. This is King's Peak. Only the king of Dragon Country is qualified to own this mountain. King's Peak is extremely steep, and there is no way to walk up the mountain. From the middle of the mountain upwards, there is ice and snow that never melts all year round, making the idea of climbing up a luxury.
During this period, King's Peak, which had been quiet for a thousand years, suddenly became lively.
All the dragon kings who received the notice gathered at the King's Peak from all over the Dragon Kingdom. The dragon kings would definitely bring their dragon sons and grandsons with them. The larger the dragon group, the more dragons they would bring, while the smaller the dragon group, the more they would come.
The dragon kings flew to the King's Peak to wait for the King's Trial to begin. If the dragons that followed could not fly to the King's Peak, they would all gather in the sea on the south side. They swam, played, flew, chased, and dived directly into the sea to hunt fish when they were hungry.
Since the king passed away, the frequency of exchanges between dragons has decreased, and the Dragon Kingdom has not seen such a grand occasion for a long time.
At the top of King's Peak is the King's Dragon's Nest, which is like a large open-air stadium with layers of ice forming steps.
The dragon kings squat on the ice according to their strength, and the lower they go, the fewer spaces there are and the higher their status.
The cold wind formed a cyclone and howled on the King's Peak. The dragon kings in the King's Dragon Nest all squatted there quietly and motionlessly. The dragon kings who arrived earlier were already frozen, and the dragon kings who came even earlier were directly wrapped in the ice, like dragon-shaped ice sculptures.
Occasionally, a dragon king from afar arrived, but they also did not disrupt the atmosphere here. They landed quietly, found their positions quietly, and then squatted quietly and waited.
Day by day...
The agreed time finally arrived.
Eleven ancient dragons were squatting on the innermost ice platform of the King's Dragon's Nest, with thick layers of ice forming on their bodies.
One of the dragons moved, and the hard ice immediately shattered and slid down from his smooth dragon scales. Soon a heroic silver ice dragon appeared.
"King Tailun!" The Silver Ice Dragon looked to his side and said, "King Taotie hasn't arrived yet. Does that mean he has given up?"
The dragon-shaped ice sculpture next to the silver ice dragon moved, and the broken ice slid down to reveal a golden dragon: "King Soto! King Taotie came back to Dragon Country with me from the Golden Shield Empire. He said he wanted to visit Dragon Country, so he would come to King's Peak later."
The Silver Ice Dragon King Soto said dissatisfiedly: "It's too late! Should we let all the Dragon Kings of Dragon Country wait for him? He is not the King of Dragon Country yet!"
King Taotie has not appeared yet. King Tairen is very anxious, but he still calmly replied: "As the dragon king who allowed the dragons to return to the Emerald Forest, King Taotie is qualified to make all the dragon kings of the Dragon Kingdom wait. And it is not yet time for the king's trial... Am I right, King Saier?"
A red crystal dragon shattered the ice on its body. It looked a little old, and its scales were not as shiny as those of a young dragon.
In response to King Tairen's inquiry, King Seir, the Red Crystal Dragon, said, "Yes, the agreed time for the King's Trial has not yet arrived. King Soto, please wait patiently for a while.
If the time is up and King Taotie has not arrived, as the judge of the trial, I can only sentence him to forfeit.
You have no objection, right? King Tyranid. "
King Tyron replied: "I have no opinion!"
King Saier, the Red Crystal Dragon, said, “I am confused about why you chose not to participate in the King’s Trial, and I don’t understand why you recommended King Taotie to participate in the trial.
The Taotie King did allow the dragons to return to the Emerald Forest, but he...doesn't seem to be the Dragon King of the Dragon Kingdom, and he can't even be considered a dragon."
King Tailun closed his eyes, as if recalling: "Why did I recommend King Taotie to participate in the King Trial? You will understand when you meet King Taotie. The war that has stopped for a thousand years is about to restart. The king of Dragon Kingdom should be a real king."
The Silver Ice Dragon King Soto at the side snorted, and a few wisps of smoke came out from between his teeth.
Then he said disdainfully: "A human-shaped dragon... I have never heard of it before. I think the king who can lead the entire dragon civilization must be a dragon.
King Tailun, if you come to participate in the King's Trial, you are still a strong competitor. You recommend King Taotie to participate... It's like giving this King's Peak to me." Silver Ice Dragon King Soto raised his head proudly, and then stared blankly at the sky. "Is there really a human-shaped dragon?"
A team in the air is diving down rapidly.
The leader was wearing a dragon armor with red phosphorus and gold edges, and a pair of dragon wings on his back.
Behind him was a group of "people" wearing dragon wings.
The team descended very quickly and landed in the King's Dragon Nest in an instant. Their arrival caused a commotion in the entire King's Dragon Nest, and the ice shattered and fell from the dragons, and the motionless dragon kings seemed to come alive like sculptures.
All the Dragon Kings looked together at the strange team in the center of the Dragon's Nest.
They were indeed all in human form, but they all exuded the authentic dragon might. Especially the one wearing dragon armor, whose aura was exactly the same as the eleven ancient dragons.
An ancient dragon in human form.
It must be the legendary...Taotie King!
The Golden Dragon King Tyran was happy that Luke arrived in time, but he was also wondering where these "people" with the might of dragons behind him came from?
Time did not allow King Tyron to ask further questions, so he quickly introduced Luke to the ancient dragons present, and specifically introduced the judge of the King's Trial, the red crystal dragon King Ser.
"Except for King Seer and me, all other ancient dragons are participating in the King's Trial."
Luke looked at the ancient dragons around him and nodded to them one by one.
When they arrived at the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto, after paying their respects, King Soto immediately asked, "King Taotie, what species are these people who came with you?"
"They are Twilight Dragons..." Luke introduced, "I discovered them by chance when I was traveling in Dragon Country. Twilight Dragons are energy dragons that have both human and dragon forms."
After saying this, Luke gestured to the green dragon Giskab.
A strong green light burst out from Giskab's body from the inside out, and after the green light shrank, it took the form of a green dragon.
The strange changes made all the dragon kings exclaim in surprise.
Two forms can be transformed freely!
Furthermore, when the Twilight Dragon takes on dragon form, its dragon might and might become even more authentic.
King Soto, the Silver Ice Dragon, didn't believe Luke's words that he found a twilight dragon by chance while wandering around Dragon Country, but he couldn't produce any evidence to disprove it. After all, a twilight dragon is a real dragon no matter how you look at it, it just has a different form.
There are many kinds of giant dragons in Dragon Kingdom. There are ice dragons that live on the top of snow-capped mountains; there are sea dragons that live in the sea; there are crystal dragons that live in mineral layers; and there are rock dragons that live in rocks.
Now that there is suddenly a twilight dragon with two forms, the dragons are not unable to accept it.
Because King Taotie allowed the giant dragons to return to the Emerald Forest, his identity as the Dragon King was recognized by all the giant dragons in the Dragon Kingdom. Now he not only came to participate in the King's Trial, but also brought a special group of dragons, which made King Soto, the Silver Ice Dragon, feel more pressured.
But King Soto did not lose confidence in winning the King's Trial.
King Peak is in the ice and snow, and the environment here is naturally favorable to ice dragons. It can be said that the King Trial is the home of ice dragons. King Soto is an ice dragon, and this is the source of his confidence in winning the throne of the Dragon Kingdom.
Silver Ice Dragon King Soto glanced at the Twilight Dragons , then said to Red Crystal Dragon King Saier: "The time for the King's Trial has come, let's get started!
The dragons have been waiting for their king for thousands of years. It is time to welcome their king back."
The Red Crystal Dragon King Saier said loudly: "All the Dragon Kings of Dragon Country are here now. No matter the race and identity of the dragon, no matter the strength or size of the dragon group, as long as they are Dragon Kings, they can participate in this Dragon King Trial.
The Dragon King who wins the King’s Trial is the ruler of the Dragon Kingdom, our King!
The first trial is now about to begin. Dragon kings who are going to participate in the King's Trial, please come to the center of the Dragon's Nest one by one and explain to all the dragon kings your predictions about the future world and the position that the Dragon Kingdom should take.
As long as you gain the support of the ten Dragon Kings, you can enter the second trial."
After Luke heard the rules of the first trial, he took a quick look at the dragon kings present. It was estimated that there were about 160 to 170 dragon kings in the Dragon Kingdom, so it didn't seem difficult to gain the support of ten dragon kings.
But Luke knew that this was definitely not an easy task for him.
The first trial looked like a political debate.
In fact, considering the current environment of Longguo, this trial is actually a test of the competitors' influence in Longguo.
The ancient dragon didn't need to say anything, he could easily gain the support of the ten dragon kings by going to that station.
If a powerful Dragon King works hard, he can still beat up ten supporters.
A Dragon King without strength will find it difficult to complete this trial no matter how much you talk.
King Taotie is very famous in Dragon Kingdom, but his influence is hard to describe.
As a newcomer, he had no previous experience with other dragon kings, so it was difficult to gain their trust. Twilight dragons were a minority orphan race in the Dragon Kingdom, so it was impossible to win votes from the same race by playing the emotional card.
Therefore, Luke could only follow the rules of the trial and impress some dragon kings with a wonderful political speech. As for the final effect, he could only leave it to fate. After all, most dragon kings had no idea what the outside world was like. Their impression of the world might still be stuck in the period of ancient wars.
Fortunately, from the beginning, I did not make becoming the King of Dragon Kingdom the ultimate goal of this trip.
I was eliminated in just the first trial. Doesn't that make me, the Taotie King, seem too incompetent? If the secret is ever revealed, this will definitely be a big stain on Meteorite.
Therefore, Luke made up his mind that no matter how many rounds of trials he could go through in the future, he must not be eliminated in this first round!
