Chapter 235 Dark Lantern Dragon! (Long Chapter, Please Subscribe and Vote!)

Black Stripe City.

A city built of black boulders, it looks extremely retro, rugged, and exudes a wild atmosphere.

The city can no longer be traced back to the past.

The current city lord, Lord Black Stripe, defeated the old city lord a hundred years ago, led his tribe to occupy the city, and changed the city's name to "Black Stripe City".

The Ancient Saint Empire is actually the earliest name of the Ancient Saint Civilization.

At that time, the Ancient Saint Empire was a truly unified country.

The founder of the empire was the first Ancient Saint in the history of the Ancient Saint Civilization, and later generations called him "The First Ancient Saint Yuantuo".

It is said that before this "First Ancient Saint" came out of nowhere, the crawlers were just a group of weak creatures that were used as blood food by fierce beasts.

Until the "First Ancient Saint" appeared, he was like the protagonist of a novel. In just a hundred years, he went from being the chief of a small tribe to conquering all directions and annexing other tribes, and finally formed a unified "Ancient Saint Empire". The title of the Ancient Saint was also passed down from that time.

The crawlers believe that the "First Ancient Saint" is the "Holy Snake Messenger" born with the will of the Holy Snake, and is a god sent from heaven to save the crawlers from the water and fire.

In fact, whether the "First Ancient Saint" is the Holy Snake Messenger or not.

In short, after the emergence of the Ancient Saint Empire, the civilization of the crawlers continued to grow, and from the blood of the beasts, it was finally able to compete with the beasts.

The "First Ancient Saint" established a unified reptile language and writing similar to the wizard's common language, and transformed the tribe into a city-state system.

He also passed down many methods that lead directly to the Ancient Saint Avenue, which are collectively called "Ancient Saint Method".

Relying on the Ancient Saint Method, the crawler civilization can give birth to ancient saints who are comparable to the "ancient blood beasts", that is, "ancient beasts" in every era.

Thanks to the protection of these ancient saints, the crawler civilization has been able to continue to this day.

At the peak of history, that is, the later years of the first ancient saint, there were as many as 18 ancient saints of the same era as the crawler civilization, known as the "Eighteen Saints of the Empire".

The eighteen saints united around the first ancient saint. Under the leadership of this leader, they not only initially solved the "ferocious beast" that weighed on the heads of the crawlers, but also took the initiative to explore, fight north and south, and expand the territory!

However, with the disappearance of the first ancient saint.

The once unified crawler empire once again faced the situation of city-states and lords' separatism, just like countless human empires in history, and the chaos has continued to this day.

After that, there was no more peerless strongman like the "first ancient saint" who could subdue many ancient saints, unify all tribes and city-states, and establish an absolutely unified "Ancient Saint Empire".

The separatism of vassal city-states is the main theme of the Ancient Saint Empire today.

Each city-state is a tribal society with a small country and few people. Its city lord has absolute ruling power and can deal with the residents of its city-state at will.

As of today, the number of city-states in the Ancient Saint Empire is hundreds.

Some powerful tribes often establish their own city-states, and then divide a territory with the city-state as the center.

All non-tribal crawlers in the territory are "foreigners", and their status in the city is lower than that of local people.

Since the disappearance of the ancient saints, the city-states have been fighting for years, and the people are living in poverty. For example, the small tribe led by Chief Kaku can only risk their lives to stay in the primeval forest where ferocious beasts roam.

Coupled with the invasion of ferocious beasts, under external and internal troubles, the ancient saint civilization has slipped too much compared to its peak period.

Today, there are only thirteen ancient saints, who are separatist and can no longer unite. In addition, the Ancient Saint Empire is facing the dilemma of being surrounded by powerful enemies.

In the south of the Ancient Saint Empire, there is a vast sea area. In the sea, there are many powerful civilizations that are not weaker than the Ancient Saint Empire.

The most representative one is the "Canglong Empire" established by the "Ocean Reptiles". It was an empire established by several ancient saints of the sea reptiles who rebelled against the Ancient Saint Empire. Relying on the rich resources of the ocean, they recuperated and came from behind, and invaded the borders of the Ancient Saint Empire many times.

In the north of the Ancient Saint Empire, in the vast and endless "Intis Mountains", there is a new and powerful empire.

The "Wind God Empire" established by the "Feather People". According to the crawlers, the birth of the Feather People was later than theirs. It can even be said that the Feather People are the descendants of a mutant crawler.

However, almost all the Feather People have the ability to fly. Relying on the advantage of air and space, they quickly rose among the Intis Mountains and are now invading the northern border of the Ancient Saint Empire.

In the Ancient Saint Empire, except for a few powerful Ancient Saints, the only one who can effectively cause damage to the Feather People and engage in air combat is the Flying Lizard Clan led by the "Old Saint Duankong".

In the Black Line City.

Levi and Kaku are sitting in a tavern.

Drinking the extremely bloody "Blood Demon Wine" brewed by the crawlers.

Listening to an old man talking about the ancient and modern history of the Ancient Saint Empire and the current situation.

The old man's name is Kane, and he is one of the few cultural people in the Black Line City.

He used to be a librarian in a city-state where an ancient saint lived. Later, because the ancient saint died in the war, the city-state was destroyed and the library was burned down.

Kane became a slave of foreigners, wandering all the way, and finally drifted to Black Stripe City. Because of his education, he became one of the stewards of the city lord's mansion.

In his spare time, he would come to the tavern to drink, brag, and show his knowledge. Gradually, he became a little famous.

"Lord Kane, where did the ancient saint go in the first place?" Levi asked.

Kane followed the voice and looked at Levi. Levi's red scales caught his attention.

Because the Salamanders have a relatively high status in the Ancient Saint Empire.

Even in foreign cities, the Salamanders don't have to worry about being discriminated against because they are foreigners.

After all, who dares to discriminate against a powerful tribe that gave birth to the Ancient Saints?

Moreover, as we all know, the first Ancient Saints were from the Salamanders, which gave the Salamanders a relatively transcendent status to this day.

So Levi and Kaku, in Kane's view, are the noble young people of the Salamanders, traveling outside with their green lizard servants.

"The first ancient saint is no longer verifiable, because the history books have been interrupted in the long years of war. The life span of the ancient saint is only 500 years. Some extremely powerful ones may have a life span of 1,000 years, but compared with the long history of the Ancient Saint Empire, this is just an inconspicuous wave... So, the first ancient saint, alas, is likely to have fallen." Kane sighed. From ancient times to the present, among the many ancient saints with historical records, only the first ancient saint is the one he admires the most.

"If the first ancient saint is alive, how dare the Wind God Empire and the Canglong Empire be presumptuous in front of the Ancient Saint Empire? The first ancient saint alone is enough to suppress these traitors of the reptile civilization!" Kane said angrily.

"Lord Kane, is there any country in the north of the Intis Mountains?" Levi asked.

"I don't know about this either. No one can cross the Intis Mountains alive. Those feathered people hovering in the sky and overlooking the earth are not vegetarians." Kane shook his head.

Levi thought in his heart. Now, it seems that there are three maps that have been explored in this plane.

Ancient Saint Empire, Wind God Empire, and Mosasaurus Empire.

The three empires have the same origin and ancestors, all of which are reptile civilizations, but now they have gone their separate ways.

The common problem that plagues the three empires is "ferocious beasts".

"If the two empires next door can compete with the Ancient Saint Empire, there should be no shortage of Ancient Saints. From this point of view, there are dozens of Ancient Saints who are comparable to four-ring wizards on the map I know now.

In the wizard world, ordinary mid-level wizard organizations cannot produce so many fourth-level masters. The difficulty of conquering this plane is greater than I imagined, and I have to take it slowly.

Fortunately, these thirteen Ancient Saints are not a piece of iron barrel. Maybe I can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and support an absolute dictator like the original Ancient Saint as a puppet, so that I can control the entire Ancient Saint Empire, rule this country behind the scenes, and then annex the Wind God Empire and the Mosasaurus Empire to explore the wider boundaries of this world."

Levi said to himself.

He already had a preliminary plan in his mind.

"Little fire lizard, if you are interested in the original ancient saints, if you have the chance, you can go to the city-states where the ancient saints are located. Black Stripe City is a small place after all."

After eating and drinking, Kane touched his stomach, spit out his snake tongue, and left the tavern leisurely.

He and Levi had a very good chat. It has been a long time since he met a young crawler like Levi who was willing to listen to him.

"Thank you, Lord Kane." Levi smiled.

In the tavern, Levi and Kaku continued to drink.

"Lord, where are we going next?" Kaku asked.

"The City Lord's Mansion." Levi said calmly with a calm look.

...

The City Lord's Mansion.

On the training ground.

A sturdy lizard man covered with gray scales and wearing bone armor waved a big sword. The strong wind brought by the big sword made the training ground fly sand and rocks, and there was an invisible heat wave spreading on the training ground, which was very impressive.

This is the Lord of Black Stripe City, Monka.

The members of the Black Stripe Tribe are all from the "Black Spotted Lizard" tribe, which is the strongest among the reptiles. The black spotted lizards have strong defense and are naturally strong. They are all brave warriors.

"Lord Monka, there is a fire lizard outside who wants to see you." The servant came in and said.

"Fire lizard?" Monka frowned slightly. "Let him in."

Not long after, a fire lizard man wearing red scales came in with a very ordinary green lizard reptile.

"Greetings, Lord City Lord." The fire lizard man said respectfully.

"What do you want to see this city lord?" Monka asked.

"I want to... be the city lord." Levi smiled slightly.

Monka's face changed.

The next moment, Levi's body burst out, and the true body of the fire dragon emerged, with blazing flames burning and power runes flashing.

Monka raised his sword and slashed at Levi. His blood began to boil, white smoke rose to the sky, and his mouth was filled with scorching flames, burning the sword red.

"Red Burning Heart Slash!" Monka roared in a low voice, his face painful. He knew that the comer was not friendly, so he used all his strength when he attacked.

Levi did not dodge or avoid. His scaly fist hit the hot sword. The sword shook violently, cracking Monka's palm. The sword flew out and landed in the distance.

The burning red sword burned the ground black, and in a short time it turned into scorched earth with flames. The temperature can be seen.

In contrast, Levi's fist was safe and sound, but it was slightly emitting white smoke.

"Too weak."

In a flash, Levi came behind Monka, grabbed Monka's neck with his big hand, and pressed hard.

Monka fell down with a bang, and his face hit the ground, and dust flew.

"I only need to apply a little force and you will die." Levi said lightly, his eyes cold.

Monka was pinned to the ground, unable to move.

The lord of the Black Stripe City was weaker than he had imagined. He felt that his strength was not as good as Bo Gang, not to mention being on par with the senior wizard of the third ring.

"Who are you? There is no one like you among the thirteen ancient saints now!" Monka asked in fear.

Just one move, and the winner was decided.

The gap between him and the opponent was too big. The opponent was definitely a strong man at the level of the ancient saint.

You know, he is at least a strong man at the level of the ancient snake. In this ancient saint empire, only the ancient saint can easily defeat him, Monka.

Monka knows about the thirteen ancient saints now, and the one closest to him is undoubtedly the Burning Heaven Ancient Saint.

The problem is that the Burning Heaven Ancient Saint usually stays in his own Burning Heaven City. How could he come to his small Black Stripe City.

Could it be that there are two ancient saints in the Salamander clan?

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that if you don't obey me, you will die." Levi's voice was indifferent. He revealed a trace of the ancient saint's aura. The majesty of the ancient saint swept over like a tide, drowning Monka.

"You...what do you want to do?"

"Nothing, stop struggling, offer a trace of your soul, and take the initiative to sign a contract with me. I will promise not to kill you, otherwise..." Levi took out a contract slate and threatened.

Lizardmen are also humanoids. In theory, the contract of the contract slate can also take effect on them, but the other party needs to offer his soul on his own.

Monka saw the slate in the man's hand. Although he didn't know what it was, there was no doubt that it was not good for him.

But in this situation, in this situation where the gap between the enemy and us is too big, he seems to have no choice.

"I'll do it..." Monka sighed and said.

"Don't worry, I always do what I say." Levi squinted and smiled, which was chilling.

Monka only felt that a disaster had fallen from the sky, and he didn't know where the ancient saint came from. He was really unlucky.

In the end, Levi and Monka signed an unequal treaty.

After signing, Monka always felt that there seemed to be some kind of restraint on his soul. If he violated the contract, he would be in a miserable situation, which made him feel hopeless.

"When I reach the 14th level of the Scarlet Dragon Breathing Method and add another contract position, I won't have to go through so much trouble." Levi thought to himself.

He now has two positions in the Scarlet Contract, one for the Deep Sea Baron Baghdad and the other for the Vampire Skeen. Both of them are important to Levi, and there is no way to cancel the contract.

Outside the door, the guard seemed to hear the movement here and rushed in.

"Lord City Lord, are you okay?" the guard asked.

"It's okay, you can leave. I had a fight with this friend of the Salamander Clan." Monka said calmly, but he was bitter in his heart. This was not a fight, this was a one-sided crushing...

"What does Lord Ancient Saint want to do? You might as well tell me clearly. I, Monka, am just the lord of a small border town with limited ability. With Lord Ancient Saint's vision, I don't think he would be interested in my remote city-state, right?" Monka sighed.

"You are very smart and know the times. Those who know the times are heroes. My goal is very simple, to unify all city-states and make the Ancient Saint Empire great again." Levi said very seriously.

"Lord Ancient Saint... Excuse me for being blunt, this should also be the goal of the other thirteen Ancient Saints, but since the disappearance of the first Ancient Saint, no one has been able to unify the Ancient Saint Empire." Monka said.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Levi said confidently. "You can continue to be your city lord. I'm just joking. I'm not interested in your position as city lord. I just need you to do things according to my wishes in the future."

Levi was not sure whether his current strength could win an ancient saint, otherwise he would have gone to the city-states where the ancient saints were located and captured the ancient saints.

It would be safer to control an ordinary city lord first, and then gradually contact those ancient saints after a deeper understanding of this world.

In the following days, Levi lived in Black Line City.

It must be said that as the city lord of Black Line City, Monka knew much more than Kaku.

Levi had a deeper understanding of the situation of the thirteen ancient saints from Monka, and he also got the "Ancient Saint Method" he practiced from Monka.

In a mansion in Black Line City, Levi sat in front of a desk. On the desk, there was a rough piece of paper that seemed to be made of animal skin.

The text on the animal skin paper was the common language of the crawler civilization, which Levi had mastered. In addition, there were various movements and postures.

After he finished reading it, he fell into deep thought.

"This seems to be similar to the inheritance diagram of the Knight Breathing Method. The only difference is that there are only little people on this ancient sacred method, but there is no black snake holding a candle like the black snake breathing method... Is it a castrated and modified version of the Knight Breathing Method?"

According to Monka, the practice of the ancient sacred method is based on the formulas, essentials, postures, and movements recorded on the ancient sacred method, and then devouring a large amount of specific beast meat to obtain energy, transform the lizardman's body, and finally continuously realize the evolution of the body.

From insects to lizards, lizards to snakes, snakes become ancient, and then transform into saints.

These are the four stages of practicing the ancient sacred method.

The ancient sacred method that Monka gave Levi was obtained by him in the ruins of an abandoned ancient sacred temple. It is called the "Flame Blood Ancient Sacred Method".

To practice this ancient sacred method, one must use the flesh and blood of a kind called "Flame Beast" as a foundation and take it for a long time.

Use the ancient saint method to absorb the unique "flame blood energy" in the flesh and blood of the flame beast, and use this "flame blood energy" to transform the whole body, refine the internal organs and change the tendons, cleanse the marrow and quench the bones, and after changing the blood, you will become an ancient saint.

The more powerful the flame beast is, the better the effect.

When you practice to the highest level, you can be on par with the king of the flame beast.

Ancient beast · Flame Blood Mad Hunter Dragon.

This is a powerful existence that lives underground and often accompanies magma.

The body of the Flame Blood Mad Hunter Dragon contains "ancient blood".

The so-called ancient blood is said to be the blood left by several "ancient kings" who stood at the top of billions of creatures at the beginning of the birth of this world.

Sky King Oseros, Forest King Deusis, Ocean King Ernis, Underground King Mobius.

The four ancient kings represent the earth, fire, feng shui of creation, and each rules the four ancient kingdoms.

It is said that the four ancient kings were all under the command of the supreme Lord Saint Snake. They obeyed the will of the Saint Snake, created this world, and maintained the order of the world.

At that time, neither the Feather People nor the Reptiles were born.

Only the beasts of different camps led by the ancient kings galloped in the sky, forests, oceans, and even underground.

Therefore, whether it was the Ancient Saint Empire, the Wind God Empire, or the Canglong Empire, they were extremely afraid of the ancient bloodline.

Later, the powerful ancient empire seemed to fall apart overnight, and the four ancient kings also fell one after another.

The flesh and blood of the ancient kings were eaten by the surviving beasts, and the first ancient beasts were born. The reptile civilization was probably born at this time.

These are all legends that Levi got from old man Kane during this period, and they don’t know whether they are true or false.

Levi vaguely felt that whether it was the "ancient king", or the "first ancient saint", and the "ancient saint law" and so on.

These things are inseparable from the ancient wizard who entered here.

"Who is it? What is the purpose of entering here and doing all this?"

Levi looked at the drawings recording the ancient sacred law and pondered in his heart.

...

The next day.

Levi looked at the flame beast meat sent by Monka.

This is a piece of meat that looks ordinary, weighing about 100 kilograms, very solid, and it has been dead for so long, and the surface still emits high temperature. This should be the so-called "flame blood energy".

Levi took a little blood from it and put it into the Rowling crystal.

[Red Fire Snake Bloodline 56%, Stone Red Lizard Bloodline 68%... Dark Lantern Dragon Bloodline 1.5%. 】

Seeing this, Levi's face changed.

"Dark Lantern Dragon?"

There is no information about this kind of dragon in his database.

"If there is a chance in the future, I have to check what kind of dragon the Dark Lantern Dragon is?"

In this world, Levi has found the blood descendants of two kinds of dragons.

Emerald Dragon, Dark Lantern Dragon.

During this time, Levi studied the Supreme Holy Snake believed in by the Reptile Civilization.

From the records and descriptions of the Holy Snake left behind, the Holy Snake is a snake with its head and tail connected. It coils in the sky, keeps spinning, emitting holy light, driving away darkness, and illuminating believers, just like the sun.

From this point of view, the Holy Snake has similarities with the black snake, the family emblem of Levi.

But Levi did not see the most prominent feature, "holding a candle", so he did not dare to be sure that the Holy Snake is the black snake.

And now, he has found the blood of the Dark Lantern Dragon in the body of the fierce beast with ancient blood.

According to legend, the ancient blood is the blood of the four kings under the Holy Snake.

"The Dark Lantern Dragon, could it be the Black Snake with a Candle... Could the Black Snake be a general under the Holy Snake? Or, is it the vest of the Holy Snake..."

I'm stuck, only 6,000 words today.

Sorry, I really can't write it in a short time. I'm already on the high-speed train for a business trip.

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