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"You...you dare?"

With the atmosphere set like this, what was there to be afraid of? Qin He then forcefully slapped Lucia, whose protective power had been dispelled, twice across the face.

"What do you think? Lich Princess, I mean what I say! Today, I'm going to capture you, this high and mighty half-step Dao Creation expert, and make you my slave!"

Seeing this, Lutafia, though fully aware that her opponent was beyond resistance, still spoke up:

"Qin He! You...you release my mother. Name your conditions—"

Make demands? Sure.

“You can name your terms, Lutafya. It’s this: a fight to the death. If I win, you and your mother will become my slaves.”

As he spoke, Qin He, having just slapped her, reached out and slapped Lucia's plump, beautiful buttocks, which were hidden behind her skirt, with a loud thud! Her originally seductive and alluring voice now resonated with an unprecedentedly sensual sound as her buttocks trembled.

"If you win against me, you can not only save your mother, but you can also take her life!"

Qin He swung his spear again, pointing it directly at his opponent:

"What's wrong, Lutafya? I'll bet my life on you, but would you bet your mother on mine?"

Lutafya knew she had no choice. She had to use every means at her disposal to win this next battle.

"...Bring it on!"

Chapter 197 You didn't want to be a dragon knight? Get on.

The Dragon Kings weren't too surprised by Qin He's request for a one-on-one duel. In their eyes, Lutafya wasn't anything to be afraid of.

A peak seventh-tier cultivator can fight against a peak saint. Although it sounds impressive, it is the result of profound foundation and a combination of various methods.

Qin He is now absolutely qualified to take down Lutafiya; he won't fight a battle he's not confident of winning.

Qin He and Lutafiya vanished in the blink of an eye; it was a thought from Sadewo that teleported them to an arena somewhere in the Valley of the Dead. Of course, Zhong Liuxiu went along with them.

"Bahamut...and Tiamat! I never thought you two old fogies would team up! I thought the Seven Dragon Kings were all old coffins, each going their own way."

Lucia found the situation before her unbelievable. After all, these two dragon kings, who were on opposite sides of good and evil, couldn't stand each other. How could they have reached a consensus and appointed Qin He as the future dragon emperor of the dragon race?

"What? Do you have any objections?"

Tiamat was clearly too lazy to argue with Lucia. If Qin He hadn't wanted to spare the life of this lich princess, Tiamat would have already made her move.

“Lucia, sometimes fate is like this. You are the instigator of the Annihilation, and your army has swept across the entire continent of Jotun. But today, what can stop your existence is fate itself.”

Bahamut felt more helplessness than hatred towards the lich princess before him.

If you were to call her bad, she did indeed kill the three half-step Dao Creation experts who were causing havoc in the world: the Black Emperor of Sin, the Crimson Emperor, and the Yama King of Tu Luo.

It can be said that most of the life on the continent of Jotun now respects her as Empress.

If you're saying she's good, it's not that bad. After all, the primary reason she killed three half-step Dao Creation experts was because she wanted to obtain supreme power on the Jotun Continent.

Furthermore, the Yotun Alliance she organized also contained many evil scourges.

Now, the three Dragon Kings' vassals, representatives, voters, and daughters—all powerful beings at the peak of their divine powers—are on guard against their coming to their aid.

"Qin He... you are actually the future Dragon Emperor."

They relinquished the Dragon Domain Council, a foundation they had built, to secure Qin He's advancement. In other words, Qin He is now the most powerful of the three chosen ones.

Unless the three parties cooperate immediately, or launch an immediate attack on the Forsaken Land, this battle for the Chosen Ones will undoubtedly be a victory for Qin He…

Qin He happens to be of Nidhogg blood. If he finds the Dragon Jewel later, he will become a true leader of dragons and even the ruler of all monsters.

"Even this was within Celesi's expectations! Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu being chosen was simply the optimal solution when the Forsaken Land was being targeted!"

Only their identity as "descendants of Nidhogg" could gain the recognition of the current Dragon Realm Council and allow them to sit on the Dragon Emperor's throne, a position that was otherwise impossible for any dragon to attain.

To unify the dragon forces of the Forsaken Lands, the conflict and contradictions between the conservative and radical factions are an unavoidable and enormous problem.

If a conservative dragon were to ascend to the throne, Tiamat and other evil dragons might very well rise up the very next day, wreaking havoc and shattering the land.

Similarly, if a radical dragon were to become the Dragon Emperor, Bahamut would eventually unite the benevolent dragons to dethrone him, leading to another chaotic war.

Therefore, to ascend to the throne of the Dragon Emperor and ultimately gain the power to unify the Forsaken Land, Qin He must possess an identity capable of suppressing all opposing viewpoints—

And he just happened to have it!

The descendant of Nidhogg, the chief dragon who truly unified and commanded the dragon race. That is the image of the Dragon Emperor truly engraved in the hearts of many dragons.

Furthermore, he is also the Chosen One, and as long as he learns the location of the Dragon Jewel from Celestia, and possesses both legitimate blood and the "Imperial Seal," his ascension to the Dragon Emperor's throne is absolutely unquestionable.

Celesi's schemes are truly terrifying!

……

Outside the World Tree, within the World Framework.

"What's wrong, Celesi?"

Kronos noticed that Celesi's expression was strange, and the halo above her head, symbolizing a timepiece, was spinning. It was as if she was using it to deduce something from the flow of time.

The four gods were guarding two egg-shaped cocoons of light; needless to say, they were the evil gods of the void and the abyss.

The newly born supreme god sensed the ill intentions of the visitors and sealed himself away before the four gods could destroy them. He attempted to grow within the cocoon of light to a point where they could not destroy him.

But whether the Four Gods will first refine the concepts of the Void and the Abyss and cause them to disappear once again, or whether the Void and the Abyss will have a chance to break free from their seal, no one knows.

"It's nothing. My unintentional act was considered very clever by mortals~ Hehe, I guess I'm quite suited to the role of goddess of wisdom, aren't I?"

Hraheim seemed to be looking at something as well, and then she said to Celesi:

"You've gained the upper hand in this round."

Celestia proudly rested her chin on her hand. Although watching over and refining the two light cocoons was somewhat tedious, it was just a fleeting moment for her.

"Qin He~ wait a little longer, I'll be back to help you soon."

Soon, the crusade against the two evil new gods will enter a more advanced stage.

……

"Hmm~ Lucia, you seem quite resentful that our adopted son slapped your face and bottom~ After your lovely daughter loses, you'll have your power locked up and be spanked every day."

Seeing that the standoff was pointless, Sadiwo continued to provoke Lucia's anger.

"Sadiwo, you old bastard..."

Suppressing the humiliation, Lucia vowed that she would make Qin He pay for those two slaps.

"Look, she's getting anxious!"

Tiamat was also happy to mock Lucia, who was suppressed to the point of being unable to move. Her choice to remain inactive was the right one.

"Alright, we've got nothing better to do. Let's take a look at the battle situation on Qin He's side—Lucia, you don't want the noble Lich Princess to become a slave, do you?"

As Bahamut spoke, images of the battle appeared before the four powerful figures—

"Qin He, you can't beat me. I know all of You Jiu's sword moves. Even if she comes in person, she can't gain the upper hand against me."

Qin He now wields the Demon-Slaying Prison Blade in one hand, fighting alongside Yu Lan. In the other, he uses the Hundred-Refined Divine Forged Spear to seek opportunities to defeat the enemy with the sharpness of Nidhogg's Bite.

Knowing that Qin He had the means to break through her protective energy shield, Lutafya became even more cautious during the battle. A divine halo swirled above her head, and a black scythe hook coiled around her.

Within the valley of disaster, fallen leaves fluttered, carrying with them a blood-red battle intent.

Qin He led the powerful forces of the Dragon Domain to attack. His imperial might was on full display as he commanded all directions, determined to crush the Valley of the Dead.

Despite having every chance of victory, Qin He decided to gamble his life against Lutafiya, determined to make the underworld messenger accept defeat wholeheartedly.

Lutafya used her curved scythe to parry Qin He's swift, dragon-spear-like attack. But the deadly blade showed no sign of slowing down, raining down like a storm of meteors, each strike difficult to defend against.

Their figures clashed several times, and the undead they released all shattered and disintegrated into dust the instant they clashed. Even the ghosts were completely shattered on the spot by Qin He's unrestrained dragon might!

Lutafya spun around and hooked her scythe again, the black scythe in her hand as sharp as a deadly eagle hook. In a fierce and swift attack, she ruthlessly aimed for Qin He's left hand, which was holding a sword.

Seeing this, Qin He countered with a powerful strike from Mo Jue Yu Lan, his heavy sword slashing out with a graceful, dragon-like movement.

With a clang of sickles and swords, it seemed as if they were about to annihilate all enmity.

Amidst the fierce battle and relentless clashes, Lutafya was suddenly overwhelmed by a strange mix of emotions.

Her initial admiration and curiosity for Qin Hezhi, followed by her desire to test and cultivate him... all of these intertwined to bind and weigh down the black scythe in her hand.

A cold glint flashed, and the light of scythes, the wind of swords, and the shadows of spears clashed and overlapped. Qin He's anger had not subsided, and his combined sword and spear attacks took on new variations. The battle gradually shifted from an initial stalemate to Lutafiya falling into a disadvantageous position.

"Hmm? Those scales—"

Its golden dragon scales covered its entire body, making it impossible to be killed or injured. Even when Lutafya tried to attack, it was all in vain.

"Hmph, so-called geniuses are nothing but fighting enemies of higher levels—I'd like to see how you, Lutafiya, will surpass your limits."

Lutafya's moves, at most, only possessed the power to kill someone at the mid-stage of the Saint Realm. To break through the Golden Dragon Scales, unless it was a powerful move at the peak of the Saint Realm, it was utterly hopeless.

In contrast, Qin He's Hundred-Refined Divine Spear, combined with the supreme sharpness of Nidhogg's Devourer, could not withstand the power of the Supreme God, even if Lutafya possessed armor that granted her sainthood, godhood, or even a half-step into the Dao.

Knowing this battle was difficult, Lutafia's divine halo spun again, as if she intended to summon the decaying divine tree to unleash a horde of zombies.

Originally, the amulet on her body was bound to Lucia. If Lutafia encountered a real life-threatening crisis, she could directly borrow Lucia's half-step creation realm power.

But does she have something that Qin He doesn't? The three Dragon Kings granted Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu the same binding treatment. Whenever they encounter a real crisis, they can borrow the same power.

"Qin He! I admit, it's difficult for me to hurt you right now. So... you'll have to take the blow from my self-destructing divine tree."

The decaying divine tree spread and grew wildly, and its black pearl-like energy core gradually emitted a destructive blazing light.

He detonated all the decaying divine trees at his disposal, which were at the peak of the Saint realm. The power of the chain explosions, equivalent to dozens of peak Saint realm experts, swept across the area instantly!

Then, a magnificent dragon shadow appeared in front of Zhong Liuxiu, dispelling the impact that was about to hit her.

Upon closer inspection, the newcomer was none other than the Colorful Princess. The Rainbow-Winged Tyrant, possessing all the characteristics of a five-colored dragon!

"Xiuxiu~ Are you alright?"

Upon first meeting her sworn siblings, despite Zhong Liuxiu's conspicuous silver dragon tail, the Colorful Princess knew they were Nidhoggs, and was quite fond of these two new family members.

Looking back at the battlefield, Lutafya was unharmed under the protection of the energy shield, but what about Qin He?

Being blown to ash was absolutely impossible. In Lutafya's calculations, even a series of self-destructions of this intensity could not completely annihilate Qin He.

"Where are you looking?"

It turned out that Qin He had seized the opportunity to move behind Lutafya at the very moment of the explosion. In this only spot unaffected by the blast, he used an energy shield to escape the explosion!

Realizing her opponent had taken control of her rear, Lutafya swung her scythe straight at Qin He, but she couldn't break through Qin He's protective golden scales.

In contrast, Qin He's Hundred-Refined Divine Spear had already broken through the seemingly invincible energy shield and pierced directly into Lutafya's body.

"I...I lost."

The compatibility between Qin He and his opponent was simply too poor. Many of Lutafya's abilities, such as the Banshee's Voice, couldn't be used to affect Qin He.

"If you lose, you have to do what a loser should do."

Nidhogg's Bite injected poison on the spot, sealing off Lutafya's power!

"Didn't you want to enslave me and ride me like a horse? Now, your chance has come."

Upon hearing this, Lutafya was suddenly taken aback.

Qin He found a relatively intact stone chair at the edge of the arena and sat down, saying to Lutafiya:

"Didn't you want to ride me? Come on, try it."

Chapter 198 Culinary Lich Princess

“I’m not reconciled… In the end, this battle was unfair from the very beginning! You had the support of the Dragon Council and Nidhogg, otherwise you would have had no chance of winning against me.”

"I haven't even had a chance to use my full strength yet, I..."

Unwilling to admit defeat, to be suppressed to the point of being powerless to fight back like this is unacceptable for a born prodigy like Lutafia, who has never been defeated.

In particular, Qin He had acquired enough leverage in a short period of time to overthrow her and her mother's power.

"All this talk is just a sore loser argument, isn't it? Ultimately, all three of you chosen ones have the best resources, but you're all too proud and unwilling to rely on external forces. And the truth is—"

"As long as I want to win, and to keep my important family and loved ones safe, I, Qin He, am willing to use any means necessary!"

Qin He quickly calmed the restless power within his body and retrieved the dragon core, which was at the peak of the Saint realm.

In fact, if Lutafya truly couldn't afford to lose, what erupted just now wouldn't have been the decaying divine tree, but rather an alchemical weapon at the peak of godhood.

The colorful king and woman will appear here, partly to see their sworn brothers and sisters, and partly to guard against Lutafya taking out an alchemical artifact that can unleash the power of a god.

Her arrogance as a prodigy backfired; Lutafiya believed Qin He was an opponent she could defeat with her own strength. Now, sealed by the poison, she has no chance to turn the tables.

Of course, the three Dragon Kings had also given Qin He a trump card to withstand fatal damage. As long as Lutafiya used an alchemical artifact at the peak of godhood during the battle, the three kings would directly intervene.