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"He does have some backbone..."

Atop the city walls, as they watched the Princely Heir leading the charge, those Lu Family Elders who had seen many days of cannibalism finally averted their gazes slightly.

No one knew if it was the young general’s charge or the abundance of sunlight that was too dazzling, but all these cold elders, unconsciously, avoided continuing to look in that direction.

"Are we really going to let the Northern Aristocratic Family escape?" A middle-aged woman asked coldly by their side.

By her looks, she was just over thirty, an age considered the peak of a woman’s beauty in modern times, but in reality, everyone in the Lu Family knew this woman.

.. was one of the oldest elders of the Lu Family, who through various secret techniques, had approached the lifespan limit of a Magician despite being of Warrior status, nearly three hundred years old.

When Lumings arrived, they all had to respectfully call her Great Ancestral Grandmother!

"It doesn’t matter..." No one seemed to want to continue discussing the present situation, and they all naturally followed the woman’s lead in conversation.

"Let those rats flee if they want to, now that Mother Earth has awoken. After swallowing the ten billion wretched commoners and the majority of their progeny they’ve abandoned, it should barely be enough. We mustn’t feed her too much, otherwise... why would they obediently attack Jiangnan?"

"That’s true..."

"The grand formation in Jiangnan won’t last long. The fate of the North today will be Jiangnan’s tomorrow. By then, I must make Chen Qing’s lineage live a life worse than death!"

"Let’s go... there’s nothing worth watching anymore." One of the oldest-looking elders gazed gloomily at Wang Shiyu, who was about to charge towards the sea, a flash of complexity in his eyes. Watching the Lu Family people’s evasive gazes, he didn’t know what to say for a moment.

The Lu Family of old... all had blood boiling with passion at the demise of the last dynasty. Once upon a time, had he not been a man capable of leading thousands of troops in a charge against unbeatable demons?

But in this world... if only a bit of passion were useful... that would be wonderful...

Suddenly, as if it were an illusion, the aged elder thought he heard something.

In truth, the hissing of the thousand fathom giant snakes had become unbearably irritating, and they had all tried to block out distant sounds as best they could. In theory, they shouldn’t have been able to hear any voices from afar.

An illusion?

The elder looked up, only to see that everyone else, like him, was looking up in confusion!

Not an illusion?

The elder fiercely turned towards the source of the sound!

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"Father... your son... has done his best!"

At the docks, the Princely Heir charged recklessly, understanding the intent of its master, the horse whinnied as if it too were a fearless beast with eyes reddened, bearing its master in a leap forward.

Ahead... was a gaping maw capable of swallowing heaven and earth, as if all the light in the world would be utterly extinguished under the jaws of that monstrous Giant Serpent.

But just as this darkness was about to swallow the last bit of light, everyone... seemed to hear something.

Many soldiers, following the Princely Heir in the charge, looked over instinctively, to suddenly see, atop the great darkness, light was bursting forth!

"Princely Heir..."

The deputy general following him shouted out suddenly, but by then the young general, along with his horse, had already leapt into the air, beyond the point of return.

Are you calling me?

At this moment... what is it for?

The Princely Heir was puzzled, but faced with the overwhelming Giant Serpent ahead, how could he turn back?

Even without the slightest chance of victory, he was determined to face death head-on in this final moment!

"Princely Heir, look up!"

Is that Uncle Guo’s voice?

Wang Shiyu, upon hearing the shout from behind, showed a slight smile. He hadn’t died? That was truly great news.

But... in this situation, it didn’t make much difference.

"Princely Heir... Princely Heir!!"

Hmm??

Why is everyone calling me?

And... what is that sound?

Suddenly, a sensation like an electric current passed through his body, and in the next second, the immense darkness before his eyes was blown away in an instant!

Two colossal forces collided, and it was only amidst the storm that he fully realized the sound he had heard was not an illusion...

Aooo!!

It was a sound akin to that of a wild beast’s, yet more majestic and intense than that of any other, carrying a thunder-like dullness mixed with the domination of a wild beast’s roar!

It was the Dragon’s Roar!!!

Huge waves churned, and Wang Shiyu, being so close, saw everything clearly!

The force was wild, and its owner was not even as big as the Thousand-Fathom Giant Serpents.

Yet, the strength it displayed sent those creatures capable of swallowing heavens and earth flying away!

Yes, flying away, the immense strength accompanied by the crisp shattering sound of bones, and that vast entity that could blot out the sun was sent tumbling through the air!

The terrifying power-induced storm came in an instant, and the entire dock was engulfed by huge waves in a flash, but also at that moment, the terrifying force ceased...

All the soldiers ready to retreat stared dumbfounded above, the towering waves seemed like they could obliterate Beihai City, but that surge of waves stopped just before engulfing the place!!

No... it didn’t just stop!

The Princely Heir, from high above, could see clearly. The waves didn’t stop; they were frozen in place!

And the one responsible for all this was clearly the beautiful creature so close at hand.

With a head like a bull, antlers like a deer, eyes like shrimp, ears like an elephant, a neck like a snake, a belly like a serpentine, scales like a fish, claws like a phoenix...

It was impossible to describe the creature’s features. Somehow, these bizarre individual aspects merged into one entity of utter beauty!!

"Is it a dragon?"

In the distance, the Lu Family watched this scene with disbelief!

The snake people who had originally left also appeared atop the wall, staring in shock.

"How is this possible?"

The dragon was magnificent and unbearable to look at, like a phoenix ablaze. One glance caused everyone’s vision to blur with a grey haze, and they quickly averted their eyes in caution.

It was only upon closing their eyes that they realized their eyeballs were almost completely frozen!!

"Dragon King Breed??" The Giant Serpent, disregarding its eyes frozen to the point of necrosis, still fiercely glared in that direction, its body churning with dark energy!

At this time... why now, of all times? This shouldn’t be happening!!

Meanwhile, the soldiers below were also staring dumbly at the beautiful creature, but, unlike the Lu Family on the ramparts, the soldiers, though looking directly at it, did not have their eyeballs frozen; they were just shocked by the sight.

In that darkness, everyone thought that not even the descent of a god could save them.

But now... there was indeed a miracle!

This creature... was more majestic than a god!

"It’s a dragon!"

"Truly a dragon?"

"Just like the storyteller said... No, those damned storytellers couldn’t even get a sliver of its grace right, this... this is the dragon!"

"The Princely Heir?" The lieutenants looked up at the sky, where the Princely Heir should have been smashed by the colossal impact, but at that moment, he was descending like a leaf, gently falling downward...

One man, one horse, they landed safely...

"Princely Heir!" The lieutenants hurried over.

"Are you all right?"

The young general shook his head, staring blankly at the dragon before him, and involuntarily took a few steps forward.

"Princely Heir??"

The lieutenants moved up with concern to protect him. Although the creature had repelled the monster, who could guarantee it wasn’t an even more terrifying creature?

"Father..." the young general ignored their protests and stepped forward, murmuring, "Is that you?"

Everyone: "!!!"