Chapter 1269: Chapter 200: The Half-Revealed Identity and the Flying Unyielding Fortress

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Indeed.

At this moment, the Black-Haired Knight exhaled a breath with a metallic tang of blood.

Old Campari, residing within Golan’s body, had come to the Subspace Labyrinth.

World Tree City… The place where its radiant leaves scattered was where the Everlasting Wind resided; and where its roots entwined was the realm of the Kingdom of Dust.

This generation, Canaan Moore’s two fifth-level formidable powers, belonged to Averlyn of the Everlasting Wind and Campari of the Kingdom of Dust. The two guarded World Tree City’s ‘Crown’ and ‘Root’ respectively, only mobilizing in case of significant events.

But this time is different.

While others brought backup granted by their team’s leader to deal with potential ‘Fourth-Level Labyrinth Masters’, the old man from the Kingdom of Dust was determined to obtain the Source of Dragon Blood, splitting a part of his soul to serve as Golan’s trump card.

Even a fraction of a fifth-level soul holds power of a peak third level, or even ‘core fourth-level’ strength, fearless even against ordinary fourth level.

If necessary, the main body could be summoned.

Even if it meant breaking the fifth-level covenant, subject to interrogation by other fifth levels and the Four Great Orthodox Churches, leading to various concessions, at least he could gain another lifetime with the Source of Dragon Blood, protecting his family for another 150 years.

But he made two mistakes.

The first was seeing the inheritor of his old rival ‘The Unyielding Fortress’, wanting to test this generation’s Unyielding Fortress, but was unexpectedly defeated by Mahdi with a punch, forcing him to divide his strength to maintain power in his split soul’s host.

The second was underestimating the internal strife within Canaan Moore, severed from his main body by Gatekeeper Yafada.

With that, unless Campari’s main body disregards the obstruction of the Everlasting Wind to force its way to Half Moon Lake, he can only rely on his split soul to face the challenges within the subterranean ruins.

If not for these two mistakes, no one could have taken anything from this underhanded fifth-level.

And if he were to succeed, even through deceit, no one would dare trouble this fifth-level power who has gained another 150 years of life.

But now…

The knight turned to look at the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon.

Fourth-level advanced, or even peak. Moreover, it was a True Dragon.

To be honest, just hearing about this level would make anyone shudder… the strongest power below fifth level, they can be considered the strongest strategic force a nation can deploy.

Who would have thought that such a presence would exist within the ruins of the previous era’s civilization? If it were truly a peak fourth-level Labyrinth Master, what if it received the title of ‘The King’? It could roam freely across Terra without hiding, with a chance to ascend to ‘fifth level’!

Yet Ian knew, in six years, or rather, five, this dragon would reach the fifth level, proceed to the Star Prison Tianyu’s edge, and leave Terra.

From the start, it had no interest in the current Terra. It only wanted to depart.

Unless… the Rites of the Star Gods.

The Black-Haired Knight and the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon locked eyes, their gazes burning with intensity.

——I never imagined that the inheritor of the Radiance of the Stars and Body of Light, things I’d never dared dream of, would be right before me… I had given up, yet here was such a grand surprise.

——Mutually, upon arriving at the Exotic Species Research Institute, I did not expect to gain someone like you.

[Interesting, you actually dare call me ‘gain’]

Communicating with Mahdi through glances, the dragon couldn’t help but smile: [Even though your strength surpasses the Terra People’s defined levels, and you might even best a standard fourth level if you unleash your full power… I am unlike a mere theoretical ‘ordinary fourth level’]

[What gives you such confidence to think you can defeat me? If you’re referring to the Rites of the Star Gods, I have them too]

Despite saying this, the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon did not continue its attack. Whether out of caution over some other hidden aspects of Mahdi’s Rites of the Star Gods, or due to some other reason, it remained unclear.

And it was at this moment of standoff between the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon and Mahdi that Golan decisively turned and flew towards the dragon’s skeletal remains.

The aim of the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon was among all Sublimators present with high concentrations of Dragon Blood and unique inheritances, including Mahdi’s Rites of the Star Gods, Aina’s Sunbird, Gaer’s World-Devouring War Wolf, and Golan’s fifth-level soul.

Besides, everything in the Exotic Species Research Institute was considered within its grasp.

Mahdi’s objective was similarly all the treasures in the Exotic Species Research Institute, and perhaps also the head of this Campari’s split soul—likely the one who plotted against Teacher Hiliad, planting the Ice Prison Calamity Ash. A rival like that, if not the main body, then at least some interest could be collected.

Their targets and enemies included all but themselves.

But not so for Campari!

His goal wasn’t to kill anyone… but to obtain the Source of Dragon Blood!

[You fools… go and fight all you want, I need only to get the Source of Dragon Blood in my hands!]

But just at that moment, the Dark Gold Colossus Dragon abruptly lifted its head, locking onto Campari’s figure.