Sego Village.

The dusty group paused on the high slope.

Losa’s black cloak, along with the Winged Cavalry’s Double-headed Eagle Banner, fluttered in the wind.

He raised his whip, pointing to the distance: “That should be the mine, Knight Jeanne, take the men and lead the warhorses aside to avoid them being startled and dispersed.”

Jeanne nodded slightly: “Understood.”

“Prajna, Furin, the three of us will walk down.”

On the ruins of the mine, broken sleepers and stones were everywhere.

The remains of bodies have been taken away by their relatives, and the bloodstains were buried by dust and sand, making this place no different from the usual ruins found in the desert.

Furinjira recalled the Witch Anna’s description: “Earth Dragons prefer high-quality iron ore, rather than humans. If undisturbed, they can live underground forever.”

No wonder Marles set his sights on the iron ore here; it seems the quality is truly superb.

Losa nodded: “According to Marles, this dragon might have the ability to move underground, and with such an ability, catching it won’t be easy.”

“We have only one chance. If an Earth Dragon escapes underground, it bears particularly strong grudges. If injured but not killed, it will desperately destroy its territory.”

“Furin, I remember in Blood Magic, the binding arrays are a significant field. At your current level, you should be able to cast them, right?”

Furinjira nodded: “Casting it is no problem, but during combat, I might not be able to help much.”

“Then it’s up to you. Do you need any casting materials?”

Furinjira calculated and said: “I need the blood of an animal, fresh enough, and someone to help me set up the array. It’s a massive task.”

“No problem, I’ll send the Winged Cavalry to Sego Village to purchase a live sheep. Its blood should be sufficient, right?”

Furinjira gestured “No problem.”

“Next, we’ll wait for your array setup to be completed.”

This wait lasted for half an afternoon.

By sunset, the crisscrossing sheep blood had constructed a six-pointed star magic array in the desert.

A faint smell of blood permeated the air.

Now, on the six-pointed star, no one could leave this space.

Furinjira exhaled: “The size of the array is just right. Once it steps in, I can guarantee it won’t escape for a quarter of an hour, but its every strike will greatly harm the array. I can’t guarantee it will hold for the full fifteen minutes. So, let’s resolve the battle quickly.”

Jeanne waved the Holy Spear confidently: “From my perspective, my lord is being too cautious. With this Holy Spear in my hand, if it dares to show itself, I can easily deal with it.”

Losa frowned: “None of us have truly seen the dragons of this world. All our information comes indirectly from the Witch Anna. We must be cautious.”

“Let’s start!”

Losa shouted.

A Winged Cavalry stood on the high slope and blew the resonant horn upon hearing these words.

The dull sound kept spreading, never fading.

But there was no movement from underground.

It seems the horn, with its slightly insufficient penetration, couldn’t reach the depths to awaken the dragon beast hidden underground.

“Looks like waking this Earth Dragon isn’t easy.”

Losa waved his hand, signaling the Winged Cavalry to stop, then ordered the remaining cavalry to push down a massive stone from the mountaintop together.

Boom—

As thunderous sounds echoed.

The stone rolled through the air, crashed into the cliff, bounced, and fell.

Like bursts of lightning.

The ground shook underfoot.

Dust and stones flew around.

The next moment.

A deep growl echoed from the abyssal mine.

Like a chaotic crown of horns, along with the lizard-like head, stretched from the depths of the mine.

It was undoubtedly a colossal head, at least the size of an entire tabletop, with golden eyes leaving streaks of golden light in the air as they moved.

Sharp, yet chaotically grown fangs, carried a dense rust hue.

As it gradually climbed out of the mine, its massive frame came into view—it was indeed a creature over ten meters long, smaller-headed than a giant lizard, with a slender neck covered in iron-colored crystals.

Its body was clad densely with triangular black scales.

Seeing the humans who disturbed its slumber, its golden eyes filled with rage.

It raised its long neck.

Opened its enormous maw.

And then, released a roar that echoed for miles.

Roar—

The fetid breath blasted, swirling sand and stones!

Losa shouted: “This is an adult Earth Dragon; apart from not being able to breathe dragon breath or fly, its melee ability can easily tear apart a Scorpion-tailed Lion or a Mountain Giant.”

“Moreover, due to consuming massive amounts of iron ore, its defense is incredibly formidable; conventional weapons cannot harm it.”

“However, I discovered a reversed scale—it should be the legendary ‘Reversed Scale’, the strongest defensive area of dragon species, underneath is its heart.”

Jeanne asked in confusion: “Where?”

The Earth Dragon by this time charged swiftly forth, limbs in motion.

Jeanne’s eyes stayed fixed on the raging Earth Dragon coming at her, without any intention to dodge.

As the dragon’s foot rose high, about to crush Jeanne into pulp.

A minuscule silhouette compared to the dragon suddenly blocked Jeanne, she raising the black shield, her expression still serene.

But on the shield, the black ghost-face relief started cursing silently.

Next moment, the pitch-black triangular shield expanded, covering Jeanne comprehensively within its ten-meter radius.

Clang—

Though she seemed a slight figure, her stance exuded an unwavering presence.

The Earth Dragon’s foot halted mid-stride, incapable of advancing further.

“Ha, finally found it!”

“Thanks, Prajna!”

Jeanne swiftly retreated, her silver Knight Armor shimmering with golden patterns as she ran, like molten lava flowing within.

She raised the Holy Spear in her hand high, as if gripping a radiant golden Holy Flame.

“Holy!”

For the first time, Jeanne’s face showed a divine expression, as inviolable as a goddess from on high.

She recited scriptures softly.

Like a Saintess preaching to the congregation in a resplendent church.

Then.

The Holy Spear was released from her hand.

It transformed into a blazing meteor in the night sky.

The Earth Dragon’s face surprisingly showed a hint of human fear, it lifted a front limb, ripples appeared, and then it fiercely stomped down.

It was trying to use its talent of traversing the ground to sink below.

But a blood-colored seal instantly rose up, dispersing the ripples beneath its feet, making it firmly step on the ground.

Dust flew, and the earth trembled.

Seeing no way to escape, the Earth Dragon hurriedly dodged to the side.

But the Holy Spear with its guaranteed accuracy could no longer be evaded once Jeanne locked eyes on the scales on the Earth Dragon’s chest.

Clang—

The golden Holy Spear pierced through the toughest Reversed Scale on the Earth Dragon.

It let out a painful wail, frantically tearing at the Holy Spear on its chest with its claws, but in the next moment, another small, insect-like figure appeared beneath it.

Opening his hand, blood gathered into a Throwing Spear.

Losa stepped back, power running through his body.

He fiercely threw a spear.

The targeted place was again the pierced chest scale of the Earth Dragon.

This time, the Blood Spear penetrated directly, not even the handle was exposed, the Blood Spear, brimming with intense burning desire, rapidly turned into sharp spikes—this time, it seemed to have hit the heart.

Blood gushed from its chest like a swift-flowing waterfall.

Standing in place, Losa showed no intention of avoiding.

He opened both arms, Dragon Blood showered down like a downpour.

Scorching, blazing.

As if the entire person was thrown into flames for tempering.

Prajna moved slightly, then stopped, blocking Furinjira who also wanted to go over, shook her head and said, “Don’t forget, the Lord is a Dragon Descendant, Dragon Blood is highly poisonous to others, but not necessarily the Lord.”

In the darkness, Losa’s eyes shimmered with golden light.

A kind of rage, madness, as if he wanted to tear everyone apart, emerged incessantly from his heart.

You completed a milestone—Dragon slaying act.

The Dragon Bloodline within you absorbed the essence of this world’s Dragon Species, awakening has slightly increased, your Power, Physical Strength, Endurance, all increased by three points.

You acquired a new skill: Cast Iron Body: An ability from the depths of the Earth Dragon Bloodline that consumes Iron Ore, while using this skill, your Defense will greatly increase.

Please continue to strive, slaughter more types of Giant Dragons to enhance the awakening of the Dragon Bloodline.

Bang—

The huge dragon body collapsed despondently.

Those golden eyes, like a pair of car headlights, also dimmed.

Losa stood in place, the Dragon Blood on him gradually dried up over time.

As if vaporized, rubbed with his hand, large flakes of red rust fell.

He gasped heavily, feeling his heart pounding intensely in his chest.

The Earth Dragon’s bloodline is not noble, nor is it nourishing, the Dragon Descendant merely extracted useful genetic fragments for analysis and then discarded.

What truly burdened him was the further awakening of the Dragon Bloodline, bringing forth the will filled with Ancient Dragon instincts of violence and destructive desire.

Thankfully, in this struggle, Losa had the upper hand.

Jeanne walked over slowly and said from afar, “Lord, do you need me to give you a knockout hit to keep your brain clear?”

Losa shook his head, “No need, I’m already fine.”

“Jeanne, I think I know what my family’s motto should be.”

Jeanne replied loudly, “What did you say, speak up, I can’t hear clearly.”

Losa laughed with anger, slumped to the ground, and shouted, “I said, my family’s motto is very short—Bathed in Dragon Blood.”

“Good!”

Jeanne raised her thumb and came to help Losa up.

“Order to cut off the head of this Earth Dragon and bring it back to Hebron, tan it into a specimen placed in the Lord’s Hall, as for the remaining parts, strip the dragon skin for Marles, see if Dragon Scale Armor can be made.”

The scales of this Earth Dragon are definitely considered as excellent metal materials, the dragon skin is very tough, making Dragon Scale Armor is far superior to regular Armor.

“What about the flesh and bones?”

“Naturally, they have their place.”

Since killing the Earth Dragon, Losa had already planned how to deal with its flesh and bones.

He bent down, and a tender green sapling slowly emerged.

Its roots eagerly stretched towards the deep pool formed by gathered Dragon Blood, pulsating as if alive, in the blink of an eye, only a shallow layer remained at the bottom of the Dragon Blood pool.

“With this dragon corpse, the maturity period of the Tree of Life will be greatly shortened, just that my originally planned city-building location needs to change.”

Plans always fall short of changes.

Transporting this dragon corpse to a specific location, the Dragon Blood would have long dried up.

But it’s okay, Sego Village was originally a transit village far from both Hebron and Jorgelisburg, making its location very strategic.

Plus, the nearby area is all desert, Sego Village’s villagers rely on herding for survival, planting the Tree of Life here is not a loss.

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