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The sturdy houses were as fragile as paper under the dragon’s claws, instantly turned into ruins.

Smoke and dust rose into the sky, intertwining with flames, obstructing the view.

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, behind the massive dragon head, a colossal body emerged slowly before everyone’s eyes like a ridge.

This was an enormous red dragon, with a body over twenty meters long.

Deep red scales covered its entire body, glistening with a metallic sheen under the sunlight.

The dragon’s back was lined with sharp, protruding horned spikes, extending from the head to the tail, ferocious and terrifying.

Every inch from head to tail exuded a terrifying sense of oppression.

Just by standing there, this giant dragon instilled fear in people’s hearts, as if they were witnessing an unstoppable calamity.

The soldiers, who were already kneeling on the ground, involuntarily bowed their heads, not daring to look directly.

"I knew it! I knew it!"

Instead of fear, Lusen’s gaze was fervent as he watched the red dragon, his voice filled with the joy of sudden realization,

"How could an ordinary person possibly command four dragons?!"

Now everything was clear!

Because Luo De himself was an adult red dragon!

Fa Fuke was equally shocked as he watched Luo De, nearly forgetting to breathe.

Fa Fuke was immensely grateful that he had finally made the right choice this time.

At the manor’s entrance, the sneer on Salido’s face had vanished.

He swallowed hard, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He had guessed that Luo De had a trump card for survival, such as magic jewelry or spell scrolls.

He even guessed that there might be a legendary knight or a powerful spellcaster beside Luo De.

He had set up a sacrificial array, absorbing a great deal of blood power, anticipated Fa Fuke’s betrayal, and controlled the four giant dragons.

Salido had thought of all possibilities!

But who could have thought that Luo De could transform into an adult red dragon!

"Impossible!"

Salido suddenly roared, his eyes filled with crazed determination!

"It must be an illusion!"

"These are all fake!"

Salido raised his hand again, magic power surged out wildly!

Several orange-red fireballs formed in the air, bombarding towards Luo De one after another!

Luo De watched the incoming fireballs expressionlessly, his blood-gold vertical pupils showing no ripples.

When the orange-red fireballs reached him, the dragon’s claw casually swiped through the air, easily intercepting them!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions sounded, with the fireballs bursting into intense flames upon impact!

But when the flames dissipated, the dragon’s claw was completely unharmed!

Not even a scorch mark!

An adult giant dragon’s magic resistance was already terrifyingly high, ordinary spells couldn’t break through its defense.

More importantly, red dragons inherently possess extremely high fire immunity

—they can nest in volcanoes, sleep in magma at leisure, basically immune to flames.

Ordinary flames are nourishment to red dragons, not harm.

The orange fireballs Salido cast were like humans basking in the sun to Luo De.

Not only did they not cause pain, but they were also somewhat comfortable.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Luo De advanced towards Salido one step at a time, with the ground trembling slightly with each step.

As the looming shadow approached, Salido’s hand movements grew faster, and the sweat on his forehead increased!

Until the sky darkened completely, Salido, exhausted of magic power, collapsed to the ground.

"The prophecy of my master was correct."

Salido slowly lifted his head, gazing at the enormous dragon head,

"You will indeed affect my master’s arrival..."

"No, I won’t affect your master."

Luo De’s voice was deep yet exceedingly cold, "I will destroy your master."

Salido’s eyes widened, "You!"

Before he could finish his words, a gigantic dragon claw descended from the sky, smashing down on Salido!

"Splat!"

The sound of flesh being crushed echoed, as Salido beneath the dragon claw exploded like a tomato, blood splattering everywhere!

Luo De lifted his dragon claw, looking at the mutilated remains, a hint of disgust passing through his blood-gold vertical pupils.

First time transforming into a dragon, didn’t control the strength properly.

Pressed a bit too flat.

But he’s dead anyway.

Luo De lifted his dragon claw and wiped the bloodstains on the manor’s high wall, causing half of the wall to collapse with a roar.

Luo De paid no attention to the collapsing wall behind him, slowly turned his head, his blood-gold vertical pupils looking towards Lusen,

"Lusen, clean up the battlefield, and when I return, I want to know what is happening here."

"Yes, esteemed Master Luo De."

Lusen bowed, his action on the ground resembling a kowtow.

He struggled to get up, wanting to search Salido’s corpse.

But Luo De stood where he was, his legs were somewhat uncontrollable.

Luo De noticed Lusen’s predicament, turned his gaze towards Frost Thunderbolt and the other dragons, commanding,

"You four, follow me."

At this moment, due to Salido’s death, the blood lines on the four dragons had completely disappeared, restoring their freedom.

Luo De flapped his wings vigorously, soaring into the sky, heading southwest.

Frost Thunderbolt and the other dragons immediately flapped their wings, following Luo De’s figure.

After Luo De left, everyone’s legs regained strength.

Lusen rushed to Salido’s corpse without brushing off the dust on his legs, starting the search.

"Eh?"

Lusen peeled back the bloody remains, revealing a blood-red bead chained with iron.

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Giant Stone City, a village eighty kilometers away.

At this moment, it had become the camp of the Silver Thorn Legion.

"Your Highness, Luo De’s army is twenty kilometers away from us."

In the tent, the commander of the Silver Thorn Legion, Kael, reported to the Duke of Flowers with some concern, "They have been trailing us continuously."