Chapter 622: Chapter 494: The Hero’s Triumphant Return

This was an unprecedented victory. As the entire White Dragon Empire’s troops flew over the sea, everyone excitedly discussed every single detail of the battle. Every punch, every kick, every Fighting Aura slash, was repeatedly discussed. People were incredibly excited!

This was not just Long Yi’s victory, but the entire White Dragon Empire’s triumph. People once thought that the Black Dragon Empire, with its monster Emperor, was nearly unbeatable. Now, it seemed that the truly invincible empire was the White Dragon Empire, which had Long Yi!

However, some thought that behind this victory was the revelation of the White Dragon Empire’s weakness — the frailty of the White Dragon Knights.

Yes, it was Long Yi and the power around him who defeated the Black Dragon Knights as well as the Emperor of the Black Dragon Empire. Indeed, Long Yi was strong, as were Little Zi, Ai Lin, Suolin, Ruosha, and even the bug-crushing chef, Wesley. They were all stronger than the average Dragon Knight.

But they were not all of the Dragon Knights. On the battlefield, they couldn’t possibly cover all battle lines.

Thus, a problem arose.

Even though the White Dragon Empire emerged victorious, despite killing several Black Dragon Knights, and despite Long Yi once again turning the Black Dragon Emperor, Yake Black, to dust, the disadvantage of the White Dragon Empire against the Black Dragon Empire in terms of Dragon Knights remained unchanged.

Nevertheless, people only thought about this silently; it was a time of excitement. No one mentioned such a dampener at such a moment.

However, what people were most curious about was what Long Yi had said to the Chairman of the Dragon Clan.

Everyone was curious, but no one asked. Since Long Yi spoke to him behind everyone’s back, it must’ve been a secret. Even Ai Lin didn’t ask. She knew that whatever Long Yi said, it would definitely be the most beneficial for everyone.

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Clan council.

The entire council hall was filled to capacity. Enormous screens were still showing footage from the battle. The councilmen all sported solemn expressions, all due to the words Gulelie had just uttered.

"As you all know, Long Yi has a method that can lift the Dragon Clan’s curse. But according to Chairman Asus’s information, lifting the curse doesn’t appear to be easy. So, I propose that we send even more pureblooded Black Dragons to the Black Dragon Empire to expedite the perfection of Long Yi’s curse-removal method!"

These words were utterly unexpected for Asus, who figured that Gulelie, knowing of Long Yi’s capability, should form good relations with him and have him voluntarily assist the Dragon Clan. Asus had considered that once Long Yi helped lift the Dragon Clan’s curse in the future, he would reveal Long Yi’s status as a Giant, reducing the resentment felt by most Dragon Clan members towards the Giants. If Long Yi, a Giant, helped lift their curse, the relationship between the Dragon Clan and the Giants would certainly revert to peace. The Giants were the smartest and most creative race in the universe, while the Dragon Clan was the most powerful combat race. Wouldn’t they be an unstoppable force together in the universe?

However, Gulelie didn’t see it that way. Having manipulated the human world from behind the scenes for ages, Gulelie’s mentality had become warped. He believed that he had absolute control, failing to understand who he was really dealing with!

Gulelie’s gaze swept over each councilman, finally resting on Asus.

"Asus, my old friend, do you have any objections to this plan?"

Asus gave it some thought, sighed, and said, "No."

Asus had no other choice but to agree. Even if he vetoed it, Gulelie would certainly propose even more outlandish ideas!

"In that case, this plan will be executed in two months! As for now, let Yake, that idiot who colluded with Hell, tremble in fear."

When the entire team returned to the White Dragon Empire, they were given a hero’s welcome. Before their arrival, the news of their victory was disseminated to every corner of the world by the Temple of the Dragon God.

Now, the hero who nearly killed Yake Black, the Emperor of the Black Dragon Empire, was in the Imperial City of the White Dragon Empire, causing an enormous stir. People swarmed the streets, running towards the landing dragons. Although everyone knew what Long Yi, the slayer of the Black Dragon Emperor, looked like, they were desperate to see whether he appeared even more dashing!

The Elves, who visibly disliked being stared at by so many people, left halfway with the reluctant War Dragon sisters and, returned to the Shining Silver shop. Long Yi and the others headed straight for the Imperial Palace.

As soon as White Dragon Emperor Kirei heard of their return, he left the Imperial Palace to meet them in the square.

"Well done!" said Kirei, with a gleam in his eyes as he looked at Long Yi.

"Let’s get moving, we don’t have time to waste; I have something important to discuss." Long Yi quickly pulled the Emperor towards the palace.

"Hey, don’t rush. As a great hero, you should say a few words to the public," Kirei pointed ahead and chuckled. Long Yi turned around, only to find hordes of people, craning their necks like eels in a sink, looking up at him. Behind Long Yi, all the team members had lined up, ready to accept everyone’s admiration.

"Brothers and sisters!" Long Yi turned and shouted, his voice amplifying due to a Voice Enhancement Magic spell, reaching every corner of the city.

"We are back!"

Suddenly, applause and cheers resounded everywhere, without pause.

"We slaughtered a bunch of Black Dragon Knights!"

The applause rose again with even greater fervor!

"Moreover, we nearly slaughtered the idiotic Emperor, Yake Black, from the Black Dragon Empire!"

Roar!

This time, everyone yelled out loud. Although the news had already come from the Dragon God Temple, hearing it from Long Yi had an entirely different effect. People were shouting like mad, as if they had completely lost their sanity.

"However, it’s a pity that I let his head escape again."

At that, everyone burst into hearty laughter.

"But do not worry! Next time, I will surely crush his entire body into a pulp! Not even a single hair of his will manage to get away!"

Roar! Roar!

The massive sound wave drowned out everything. Everyone was already entranced by the madness. Tonight was destined to be a sleepless one for the Imperial City of the White Dragon Empire!

Long Yi hurriedly led the Emperor back to the Imperial Palace.

Kirei was puzzled. Why did the victor, Long Yi, look more like a loser with a very anxious expression on his face? According to Kirei’s estimation, the one who should be the most anxious now was Yake, right? After all, no one knew what demand Long Yi had made to the Dragon Clan, and at this point, almost the whole world believed that Long Yi would definitely want the Dragon Clan to annihilate the Black Dragon Empire.

However, Kirei knew that Long Yi would never let the Dragon Clan annihilate the Black Dragon Empire, and the Dragon Clan would not do so either. As one of the few who knew both the history of the Giants and humans, Kirei understood that the Dragon Clan had always been manipulating the turbulence on the continent. If Long Yi were to destroy the Black Dragon Empire, then the White Dragon Empire, having lost its enemy, would conquer the world in a very short period of time. By then, the world would be headed towards peace, and the Dragon Knights would have no place to prove their worth!

This was something the Dragon Clan absolutely could not tolerate.

"What’s the matter that you are in such a hurry?" Kirei asked.

"Two things," Long Yi said. "First, I think it won’t take long before the Black Dragon Empire has a sudden increase in power."

"What! Why?" Kirei was very confused. If it were a power surge in Long Yi’s words, then it was absolutely a real power surge.

"That’s exactly the second thing I have to talk about," Long Yi said. "I accidentally have helped Xiaoyou to regain her strength."

Regain strength?

At first, Kirei didn’t quite understand what Long Yi meant, but when he came to his senses, his eyes bulged out!

"Are you saying, you helped Xiaoyou lift the curse of the Dragon Clan?" Pressing his voice to barely above a whisper, Kirei moved his whole face in front of Long Yi’s.

"Calm down yes, that’s correct." Long Yi pushed Kirei’s face away, so the other man’s spittle wouldn’t spray onto his own face.

"My heavens, just how careless can you be?" Kirei immediately understood. "The Dragon God Temple only transmitted back the news of your victory, but we don’t know how you won. So, you must have defeated those monster Yakes with Xiaoyou’s power, right?" Kirei said.

"Although not entirely, that’s probably a significant reason," Long Yi nodded and said. "I told their Chairman Asus—a good old dragon, that I had an unreliable method to lift the curse, which might not necessarily succeed."

"No wonder, considering what I know about the Dragon Clan, those stubborn bastards will definitely increase the power of the Black Dragon Empire to pressure you into finding a reliable way to lift the curse." Kirei said.

"That’s what I estimated too, that’s why I came looking for smart you, right?" Long Yi said with a smirk.

"Even smart I don’t have a solution. However, with this, I guess you should be safe now. Without the rebalancing plan, the Dragon Clan must value your role highly. They might be waiting for the day when all the Mount Dragons in our White Dragon Empire are liberated from the curse!" Kirei said.

"If that’s the case, it would be great. However, the pressure we face will definitely increase." Long Yi scratched his head, "Fortunately, I have never forgotten to improve the strength of our White Dragon Empire. Although I don’t know if the Dragon Clan will help the Black Dragon Empire, I think it’s time to further improve the strength of our Dragon Knights."

"Hahaha, all of the Dragon Knights are waiting for that day!"

At present, the White Dragon Empire was at a disadvantage in terms of Dragon Knights, but far surpassed the Black Dragon Empire in some other military technologies. One of the most important was the Light Cannon technology from the Crystal Demons. It has to be said that these intelligent life forms from another plane had opened up a new field in warfare. The concept behind the Light Cannon resonated with Long Yi’s war philosophy from his previous world—killing the enemy from a thousand miles away.

In this world, even the most outrageous Black Dragon Empire could only think of continually strengthening the Black Dragon Knights and continuously creating stronger creatures. But Long Yi’s concept had actually advanced. Although war is fought by people, people with advanced weaponry and people without are two completely different concepts.

The world is different, and Long Yi didn’t want to forcibly transform this world into his own, which wouldn’t work anyway. However, since the Crystal Demon’s Light Cannon is so powerful, it would be a pity not to take advantage of it! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)