Chapter Thirty-Seven: Kidnapped

  The giant dragon's words hit right at Duke Everia's weak point!

  A giant dragon is no ordinary magical beast. The combat power of a 9th-stage giant dragon, although not as strong as an 11th-stage professional, is still one level higher than that of a 10th-stage Sword Saint!

  While Avril, the Duke, had just been promoted to Saint, the divine light on his body was not produced by himself, but rather a remnant of the divine light bestowed upon him by the gods. His body had yet to stabilize and adapt, and once he used it, his level would definitely drop. Moreover, with the divine light coursing through his body, he could not withstand its impact in an unstable state, which would lead to prolonged weakness and damage to his internal mechanisms, accelerating his aging process! He was originally twenty years old, but perhaps after a month, he would look like he was fifty or sixty!

  These are just the side effects of using sacred light in a novice Sacred Rite!

  "You think I, the Duke, don't dare use my divine light? Hmph! Even if I didn't use it, you still wouldn't be able to run amok here! Believe me, there are existences here that you can't afford to offend! Leave quickly!" The Duke said, referring to Li Xie.

  Li Xie naturally also understood the meaning of Duke Aiwei's words, and couldn't help but feel depressed. This godly warrior was fake, if he really wanted to fight, he couldn't even beat an ordinary young man! Putting their hopes on him, if something went wrong, all three of them would be finished!

  Vandyssel thought that the Duke of Avelleur was just bluffing and hastily chimed in, shouting loudly: "Zaynarde! You will soon bring the Imperial Guard down on your head. With just you alone, there is only one path - death! If you don't leave now, do you really think you can threaten Avelleur to help you advance?"

  "Hahaha…… Of course, I know that if I continue to stay, there's only one dead end. Do you think I'm so stupid?" The giant dragon's eyes gleamed with cold light: "I've heard that the Holy Ones are all rich in love and kindness, especially the Holy Sacrifices! I wonder if seeing the suffering of my people will move you to help me ascend? Within three days, my Dragon's Breath will descend upon every corner of the Imperial Capital. If you want to quickly calm my Dragon's Breath, then quickly agree to help me ascend! Oh, and before leaving, I'll give you a taste of my Dragon's Breath!"

  The giant dragon finished speaking, its twin wings flapped violently, and it dived towards the three people. Its mouth opened wide, and a gray mist flowed out of its mouth, with countless golden starlight points within, like volcanic ash.

  "Ah..."

  A gray mist spewed out of the dragon's mouth, and as soon as it came into contact with the air, it ignited into a golden flame. The flames poured down towards the top of the Tower of Eternity like a waterfall!

  This is the dragon clan's unique Dragon Breath, containing the destructive power of magic and Dou Qi. Each blast of Dragon Breath from a 9th-stage giant dragon is equivalent to a forbidden spell cast by a 10th-stage magician, with an astonishingly large destructive force!

  The three people at the top of the Tower of Eternity all felt the pressure and scorching heat rushing towards them, especially Li Xie, as if Mount Tai was pressing down on him. He couldn't breathe, his chest was suffocating, and even his bones were cracking under the pressure!

  "It's Long Xi! Be careful!"

  Van Dyke? Selser stepped forward, let out a low growl, and clenched his fists. A golden aura burst forth from his body, shooting out over a meter in all directions. The dragon's breath collided with the aura, producing a blast of flames that illuminated the surroundings, accompanied by deafening explosions. The turbulent airflow swept across the top of the Eternal Tower, sending Li Xie flying into the air, unable to stabilize himself. The tower itself was unable to withstand the instantaneous destructive force and snapped in two at its midpoint. The top of the tower was also blown apart by the collision between the dragon's breath and the aura, sending rocks flying everywhere!

  "Help!"

  Li Xie was like a leaf in the wind, without any support or dependence, at the mercy of the wind. At this moment, he was already scared out of his wits, plummeting from over a hundred meters high, which was not something that a low-ranking vampire like him could withstand!

  Duke Avril was also blown away, but she had a divine light protecting her body, and it floated gently down like a cotton flower. Hearing Li Xie's call, she hurriedly said: "Quickly save Duke Xie!"

  She couldn't understand why Li Xie, this divine cultivator, was still hiding his strength at this time. Thinking that Li Xie must have had his own difficulties, she could only ask Fan Di Sel to rescue him. She herself could only ensure her own safe landing for the time being and had no power to bring another person along.

  Van Dyke collided with Long Xi, spitting out blood and flying backwards. Hearing the shout, he gritted his teeth to endure the pain, steadied himself, and flew towards Li Xie who was rapidly falling. If the Duke of Evil died like this, his reputation as a 10th-tier Sword Saint would not be able to withstand the wrath of Mercedes VII!

  Van Dyke just flew in the direction of Li Xie's fall, but a huge body swept past him at a speed faster than Van Dyke, rushing towards Li Xie - it was that giant dragon!

  A giant dragon dived down, its forelimbs grasping Li Xie as he descended, then with a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky and vanished into a black dot.

  Wan Di? Ze thought of chasing, but unfortunately, he had already suffered a not-so-small injury, and his Dou Qi consumption was considerable. Moreover, even if his physical condition were at its peak, he wouldn't have been able to catch up with the giant dragon! He could only watch helplessly as Li Xie was taken away by the giant dragon!

  The two finally landed, and Vandiselle had bloodstains at the corner of his mouth, with a furious expression, but his eyes had lost their usual sharpness. He was well aware of the giant dragon's history, and thinking about the fate of the evil duke, Vandiselle was more worried than anything else. He could only look towards Duke Everell: "Your Excellency, what should we do now? Zeinard has taken away the evil duke, His Majesty will surely be enraged!"

  The Duke of Avril's face showed no worry, his eyes gazing in the direction where the giant dragon had disappeared, a faint smile on his lips: "Don't worry, Zaynarde will soon understand that he has kidnapped someone he can't afford to offend! You go and report this to His Majesty, and tell him not to worry either. As a precaution, ask His Majesty to dispatch more Imperial Guards to guard the imperial capital, in case Zaynarde causes widespread destruction. At the same time, ask His Majesty to inform the Dragon Clan, perhaps the Evil Duke will not dare to take drastic action, and let the Dragon Clan handle it, we can't let Zaynarde continue his slaughter!"

  Is the evil duke going to make his move?

  Vandy Sel heard a confused expression: The evil duke had no fighting spirit fluctuations, nor any magical fluctuations. He was simply a useless person! And Zaynarde's notorious reputation was well-known, the evil duke was more evil than good! It was very likely that the evil duke was the emperor's illegitimate child, if something were to happen to him... As the Duke of Evielle and the Holy Sacrifice, I'm not afraid of the emperor's blame, but as the head of the Sword Saint Institute, I'm afraid I'll be implicated, ah...

  Van Diessel smiled wryly and rushed hastily towards the imperial palace, without even tending to his own wounds.

  Van Dyke? Sells flew in the air, and could see that the Forbidden Army had already gathered at the Temple of Worship below. It couldn't be said that their reaction was slow, only that Zayn Nard's giant dragon came quickly and left quickly. Apart from the Forbidden Army, Mercedes VII's carriage also rushed towards the Temple of Worship from the direction of the Imperial Palace, followed by a large team of people. The generals of the imperial court in the capital basically followed closely behind. A giant dragon with ill intentions visiting the capital was a big deal for any dynasty!

  Vandy Sel flew down to intercept the carriage of Mercedes VII, hastily reported what had just happened, and repeated the words of Duke Aibell word for word. Then he knelt in front of the carriage: "Your humble servant failed to protect the evil duke, please punish your majesty!"

  It's better for me to take the initiative to confess my crime than to wait for Your Majesty to get angry and punish me!

  Mercedes VII's face was surprisingly calm, and he said in a low voice: "Did Duke Alviero really say not to worry?"

  "I dare not deceive Your Majesty!"

  Mercedes VII revealed a smile that didn't match the situation and said loudly: "Order the Imperial Guard to be on high alert everywhere, if Zaynarde appears, kill him without hesitation! El, send someone to Mount Zhou to report this to the Dragon Emperor! Others, return to the court for further discussion!"

  "Your Majesty, what about the evil Duke?" Van Dyke hastily replied that Li Xie was taken away under his protection, although it was not his responsibility, but once something happened to Li Xie, he would also have to bear the consequences, so he was most concerned about Li Xie's safety.

  "His Excellency, the Duke, is blessed with great fortune and longevity, nothing will happen to him, get up!"

  Is Li Xie really blessed with great luck? If he knew at this moment, Mercedes VII had determined that Li Xie was a divine master, a half-god existence, because of the words of Duke Avril, and did not think that Li Xie would be in any danger, Li Xie would definitely vomit several liters of dog blood!

  "Let me go, why are you catching me? I'm just an ordinary person!" Li Xie's heart was in his throat as he was held upside down by the dragon's hand and flew at high speed hundreds of meters above the ground.

  "Really want me to let you go? Then I'll let you go!"

  "Stop! Stop!" Li Xie's soul almost flew away, and he hastily said: "Great hero, please spare my life, just fly to the ground and let me go! I'm not a sacrifice, I have no way to help you advance, catching me is useless!"

  "Hahaha……You may be a useless person, but you're not entirely useless!" Zaynarde, the giant dragon, laughed and said: "At the top of the tower, as an ordinary human, you made that tenth-tier Sword Saint subconsciously stand in the most advantageous position to protect you. It's clear that your status is even higher than the tenth-tier Sword Saint! Moreover, I saw from afar that you have a special relationship with the Holy Sacrifice Minister. You dare say you don't have a special connection with the Holy Sacrifice? With your status and your relationship with the Holy Sacrifice, as long as you're by my side, I'm not afraid that the Holy Sacrifice won't help me level up!"

  "My goodness, great hero, you're absolutely wrong!" Li Xie hastily said: "I'm a nominal noble of the royal family, although I'm ranked as a duke, but it's just an empty title without real power. The tenth-level Sword Saint and Duke Aiwei are protecting me because I owe them money. If I die, there's no way to repay them!"

  "Oh? Since you're useless, what's the point of keeping you? You can just fall off!" Xarenard said, and with only two claws grasping Liye's foot, he let Liye dangle precariously.

  Li Xie's body was blown by the wind, and he was so scared that his soul almost flew away. He hastily said: "Stop! Alright, I am Li Xie, Duke of Evil, heir to the Lamborghini family, with three cities under my fiefdom, a trusted advisor to King Tudou, a new noble of the royal court. I don't dare say I can summon the wind and rain, but at least I can make it windy and rainy. Besides, I have a leg with the Holy Sacrifice!"

  "Haha, interesting! The priest dedicates his whole body and mind to the Goddess of Life, and the Holy Priest is even more so. You can actually get along with the Holy Priest! Interesting, interesting! Keeping you around, I'm not afraid that the Holy Priest won't help me level up!"

  "Great hero, can you let me get on your back? Otherwise, I'll be scared to death in a moment! Oh my god, I'm so scared that I've wet my pants!"

  Zainan ignored Li Xie's angry shouts and took him to a deserted mountain forest, throwing him into a two-meter-wide, three-meter-high, five-meter-deep cave, knocking Li Xie dizzy.

  There was a pile of charcoal in the cave, still burning with embers, making the cave a dull yellow. It was clear that not long ago, someone had been waiting in this cave.

  That giant dragon was suspended at the entrance of the cave, its body constantly shrinking, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a nearly two-meter-tall man wearing black clothes. His expression was cold and cruel, his eyes were fierce and ruthless, he was bald, and from his neck to his face and head, there were black thorny tattoo patterns, the whole person looked like he was inseparable from evil and bloodthirstiness!

  "Take something from you and give it to that holy priest, so that the holy priest can make a decision as soon as possible! Let's cut off one of your arms!"