Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 137 Dragon King vs. Dragon King
It can be seen that the rules of this King's Trial are not formal. In the first vote, one can cast multiple votes, and in the second trial, candidates are even allowed to challenge each other.
This reflects the dragons' casual character. After all, they think it's normal to be without a king for a thousand years.
The Silver Ice Dragon King Soto challenged King Taotie to a fight, and King Taotie accepted the challenge. A group of opponents was determined.
On the magic circle in front of the Red Crystal Dragon King Saier, the symbols representing the two Dragon Kings were connected together . Then King Saier restarted the magic circle, and the formation completed the random matching and determined the two sides of the other battle group.
Then King Sayre, who was presiding over the trial, announced that the second trial would be held tomorrow, and the candidates for the king could take this opportunity to have a good rest and study the strategy for the trial battle.
Most of the dragon kings did not leave the King's Dragon Lair. They exchanged their opinions with each other and guessed which ancient dragon would eventually win the final trial.
The dragon kings who participated in the trial flew away from the king's dragon nest one after another. They now knew their opponents, and they gathered their dragons to discuss tactics to increase their chances of winning.
The silver ice dragon King Soto took off into the air, circled above the king's dragon nest, looked down at Luke, then looked at the golden dragon King Tyran, then flapped his wings and flew towards the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
King Soto's territory is adjacent to King's Peak, the second highest mountain in Dragon Country. On the peak stands a naturally frozen castle called the Ice and Snow Castle.
The ruler of the Snow Castle returned, and he traveled between the peaks, attracting the roars of giant dragons from all over the snowy mountains. The strongest competitor, the Golden Dragon King Tyron, did not participate in the trial. The ice dragons were very confident that their king would win the trial, and they roared as if to welcome the arrival of the King of Dragon Country.
If it were in the past, the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto would have responded with a dragon roar, but this time he flew silently, bypassing the towering ice peaks and landing at the entrance of the ice castle.
But at the entrance of the cave there is an ice sculpture in the shape of an angel.
King Soto put away his dragon wings and walked into the ice castle. When he passed by the angel ice sculpture, he said, "Why don't you wait for me inside?"
The angel ice sculpture moved, and the ice shattered and scattered, revealing a real angel inside.
The angel spread his wings and floated up, then followed King Soto into the ice and snow castle.
"It's just as cold inside as outside, but outside you can see the scenery of Dragon Country and King's Peak. How did the King's Trial go? Can I congratulate you in advance on becoming the King of Dragon Country?"
"The King's Trial is far less optimistic than you think, Archangel Cromwell." King Soto walked up to the ice throne, lying on it with his whole body, and then said to the archangel who followed him in: "Although King Tyron did not participate in the King's Trial, the Taotie King he recommended is definitely a strong competitor.
He performed very well in the first trial and left a very good impression on the Dragon Kings."
Archangel Cromwell stopped in the air: "Taotie King? What is the origin of this suddenly appearing humanoid dragon king?"
"You don't need to know his origins." King Soto concealed the inheritance of King Taotie: "In the second trial, I choose him as my opponent. I will defeat him in the duel and finally win the final victory.
First of all, congratulations to Sword of Oath for becoming the Archangel of Sky City.
What message do you bring to me this time for the Sword of Oath?"
Hearing that King Soto was confident of victory, Archangel Cromwell did not continue to ask about King Taotie's origins. He stated the purpose of his visit: "The Sword of Oath hopes that you can visit Sky City after becoming the King of Dragon Country. We believe that your visit can alleviate the hostility and trauma brought to the angels and dragons by the ancient war."
Silver Ice Dragon King Soto sneered, "The conflict between angels and dragons cannot be alleviated by a single visit. Too many angels have died from dragons' magic, and too many dragons have died from angels' swords. Many dragons and angels who have experienced ancient wars are still alive!
I won’t visit Sky City on my own initiative.”
The tragic ancient war was awakened in the memories of Silver Ice Dragon King Soto and Archangel Cromwell at the same time, causing them to exude momentum at the same time, as if they would immediately attack each other.
Archangel Cromwell first controlled his momentum. He put away his edge and said to King Soto, "There is another piece of news that I forgot to tell you. The Elder Council of the Shining Gold Civilization completed a reorganization not long ago. Tan, who is known as the strongest Shining Gold man, became the Shining Gold Elder and actually controlled the Shining Gold Civilization.
Soon the new archangel of the angels will have a historic meeting with the new elders of the Shining Gold People, and the angels and the Shining Gold People are likely to stand in the same camp again.
And the former allies of Dragon Nation...
Hell is currently in the midst of a civil war. As far as I know, the Shining Gold and the Golden Shield Empire have each established their own demonic forces in Hell, and Hell has no time to care about the Dragon Kingdom.
The Shadow Clan also encountered some problems, so it is impossible for them to provide large-scale support to the Dragon Nation in a short period of time.
Now the Dragon Nation is an isolated army, having just acquired the Emerald Forest. If the Shining Gold Civilization and the Angel Civilization reunite, will the Dragon Nation be able to stop our attack?"
Archangel Cromwell threatens King Soto.
If the King of Dragon Kingdom visits Sky City first, it will certainly increase the reputation and prestige of the Sword of Oath and alleviate the negative impact of killing the former archangel.
After hearing Cromwell's threats, Silver Ice Dragon King Soto's expression turned very ugly.
But it can't break out.
The civil war broke out in Hell, and the news has reached Dragon Country. However, King Soto did not expect that the civil war in Hell was not only secretly manipulated by the Shining Gold Civilization, but also the Golden Shield Empire was a participant in the civil war in Hell. It seems that the visiting Shining Gold Elders have concealed a lot of things.
As for the Shadow Clan, I heard that several Shadow Chiefs were suddenly assassinated, causing the entire Shadow Clan to feel insecure.
Before finding the assassin, the Shadow Clan could provide very limited help to the Dragon Nation.
In ancient wars, the Dragon Kingdom united with the Hell Clan and the Shadow Clan to fight against the Shining Gold Clan and the Angels. Now the Dragon Kingdom has become a lone tree, and if the Shining Gold Clan and the Angels form an alliance again, they will definitely be the first to attack the Dragon Kingdom.
King Soto suppressed his anger and said, "I can consider visiting Sky City and do what I can to resolve the hatred between us."
Archangel Cromwell was very satisfied with King Soto's answer, and then said: "The Sword of Oath also hopes that the King of Dragon Kingdom will transfer King Tailun and King Taotie from Saint Lun City in the Golden Shield Empire back to Dragon Kingdom."
"I can transfer them back to Dragon Country, but you must tell me why the Holy Scripture led the Holy Judgement Angel to suddenly descend on Saint Lun City of the Golden Shield Empire?"
"This is the secret of Sky City. Now the Sword of Oath has recalled the Holy Scripture and promoted her to a member of the Archangel. It is meaningless for the dragon to continue to stay in Saint Lun City, and the Sword of Oath does not want the dragon to get too close to the Golden Shield Empire."
This is simply open interference in the internal affairs of the Dragon Kingdom.
But King Soto still agreed, and he didn't want King Tailun and King Taotie to continue to stay in the secular world. After becoming the king of Dragon Country, he must limit their strength and influence.
"Okay, I will call back the two Dragon Kings. Does Sword of Oath have anything else to say to me?"
"I have relayed everything that the Sword of Oath asked me to say to you. He hopes to meet you as soon as possible to jointly deal with the crisis brought about by human civilization."
King Soto said impatiently: "Now that you have finished speaking, you can leave!"
Archangel Cromwell was not angry at King Soto's attitude. He bowed and said, "I wish you all the best in advance of becoming the king of Dragon Country. We will meet again in Sky City soon."
Cromwell Archangel exits the fridge high castle.
The Silver Ice Dragon King Soto watched the Archangel leave, then lay down to rest. Since the Taotie King had inherited the legacy of the previous king, he must be very strong, and he must conserve his energy and be in the best condition to face tomorrow's battle.
The Dragon Kingdom has been without a king for too long, and its plans for future wars are far behind the Golden Men and the Angels.
On King's Peak, Luke chooses to stay in the King's Dragon's Lair, mostly because there's nowhere else to go.
The golden dragon King Tyran also chose to stay with Luke.
In the King's Dragon Nest, after finishing their conversation, the Dragon Kings squatted back in their respective seats. The huge Dragon Nest was so quiet that only the whistling of the cold wind could be heard.
King Tyron first cast a silence barrier around him, and then said to Luke: "Although I expected you to give us a wonderful speech, the result is more exciting than I expected.
But... you shouldn't have accepted King Soto's challenge. He is very strong, perhaps even stronger than me. If you lose, you won't be eligible for the third round of trials."
Luke used magic to shape an ice chair for himself. After sitting down, he crossed his legs and said, "King Soto challenged me, and I will definitely accept the challenge. As for winning or losing... I don't care. If I lose, I will end the trial and go home."
King Tyron didn't expect Luke to have such an attitude towards the Dragon Kingdom King Trial. He said, "Don't you want to be the King of Dragon Kingdom?"
"Of course I want to, so I'm here. But the outcome is uncertain. If I try my best and still lose in the end, there's nothing I can do."
King Tairen said worriedly: "If King Soto becomes the king of Dragon Country, he will regard human civilization as an enemy."
Luke shrugged. "Don't we still have you? And we still have the Taotie King! The King of Dragon Nation cannot influence the entire Dragon Nation's position based on his own preferences.
If I become the king of Dragon Country, it will only make my work easier. If King Soto becomes the king of Dragon Country, it will only make the work more complicated. I believe that King Soto is sincere for Dragon Country, so we can influence him to move closer to human civilization. "
Luke's words and expression were confident, which made King Tyron have confidence in him as well.
"I believe in your ability... and I believe even more that you can become our king."
Luke smiled and dozed off. “I haven’t had a good sleep for a month. In order to get here in time, I didn’t sleep for a whole day and night.
There is another war waiting for me tomorrow, so I am taking a rest! "
King Tyron replied: "As you please!"
Looking at Luke again, he had fallen asleep in the ice chair.
The Twilight Dragons guarded around the ice chair and used magic to set up multiple protective barriers.
Now the King's Dragon's Lair has truly fallen into silence. Snowflakes are blown down by the wind, covering the dragons' bodies with a layer of ice and snow, and also covering Luke on the ice chair.
Night comes and night passes.
When the first rays of dawn in the morning illuminated the king's dragon nest, one dragon king after another that had left yesterday fell from the sky.
The red crystal dragon King Serl awakened all the sleeping dragons with a relatively high-pitched roar.
"The second round of the King's Trial begins. Open the Trial Arena now!"
The selected and prepared dragon kings flew up from their respective positions. As the ancient dragon language was chanted, circles of magic circles appeared around them.
With the joint casting of large-scale magic, the central area of the King's Dragon Nest instantly stretched infinitely.
A large trial fighting arena was created in this way.
King Saier flew over the fighting arena: "The first group of the second round of the King's Trial, King Soto versus King Taotie."
King Soto, whose name was called, flew with Luke into the fighting arena.
The dragon kings in the outer circle of the dragon's nest immediately became nervous and excited.
The two dragon kings took first and second place in the first trial. The outcome of this trial might determine who will become the king of the Dragon Kingdom.
This should have been the final battle of the second trial, but I didn't expect it to be placed in the first group. The dragons were really casual in doing things.
King Soto and Luke hovered face to face above the fighting arena, making the size difference between them even more obvious. To the Dragon Kings watching the fight, it seemed that King Soto could easily knock King Taotie away with just one claw.
The referee, Red Crystal Dragon King Saier, asked the two dragon kings, "Are you all ready?"
King Soto: "I'm ready!"
Luke: "I'm ready too!"
King Saier finally said: "You are all dragon kings of the Dragon Kingdom, and you are all ancient dragons. I don't want to see any of you get hurt. Going out of bounds or admitting defeat will both count as defeat. You should fight according to your ability and don't force yourself to be brave."
King Cyre said this almost as he looked at Luke.
In his opinion, King Taotie was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of physical strength, and the inheritance of the ancient dragon was not complete, so there was a huge gap in strength between him and King Soto.
King Soto said impatiently, "Hurry up and announce the start! King Saier!"
"start!"
King Seer, who announced the start of the duel, quickly retreated. King Soto and Luke recited the ancient dragon language almost at the same time, deploying several magic circles in the airspace around them.
In the magic circle, the magic energy gathers very quickly, and the generated magic is cast almost instantly.
King Soto chose to release the Ice Arrow, and Luke chose to release the Lightning Chain.
The dense magic was cast rapidly through the magic circle, making the two dragon kings like each holding a set of dense arrays to pour "ammunition" on each other. Ice arrows and lightning collided in the middle, and the powerful energy produced thick dust and fog. The magic continued to be cast, and the dust and fog were pulled left and right as the two dragon kings kept increasing their energy output.
