Origin Magic?
Kingdom Destroyer, clutched in a rough, massive dragon claw, rapidly considered the red Dragon Lord's question. A bewildered expression appeared on the young face behind its white mask.
What was that… Tier Magic?
Probably not.
Kingdom Destroyer searched its memories, confirming it had never heard of something called "Origin Magic."
This left Kingdom Destroyer, who had been preparing to stall for time with words, unsure how to respond.
If it replied casually without any information, there was a high probability of angering the red Dragon Lord before it.
"Unlucky" didn't even begin to describe the current situation.
Given its power, there weren't many beings in this world who could defeat it. This wasn't arrogance, but a fact.
Even that annoying old woman had to resort to tricks to win, though that old woman was as old as it was.
How should it answer?
Just say it didn't know?
Kingdom Destroyer's nerves were taut, its heart filled with hesitation, fearing that speaking might lead to its companions' deaths.
The red Dragon Lord's terrifying attack power…
Lakyus and the others' bodies might not even be preserved, making it highly probable that the conditions for casting Resurrection Magic wouldn't be met.
Seeing Kingdom Destroyer's hesitation, a molten-gold light flashed in Tang Zheng's golden dragon eyes, undoubtedly revealing a very important piece of information.
Kingdom Destroyer didn't know why it had survived!
Two hundred years ago, Kingdom Destroyer had joined the 13 Heroes, adventuring worldwide with them and battling Demon Gods.
Platinum Dragon Lord knew Kingdom Destroyer.
If Tang Zheng remembered correctly, Platinum Dragon Lord had referred to Kingdom Destroyer as a "particularly active companion in the battle against the Insect Demon God" in front of Rigrit, one of the 13 Heroes.
Of course, the Platinum Dragon Lord Kingdom Destroyer knew was the avatar operating the Platinum Armor.
Tang Zheng's gaze narrowed slightly.
He knew Kingdom Destroyer possessed Origin Magic due to an information advantage, not because he sensed it. After all, he hadn't even encountered Origin Magic, so how could he sense this power?
Did the Platinum Dragon Lord, who had indirectly interacted with Kingdom Destroyer, know?
Two possibilities.
One: The Platinum Dragon Lord, who indirectly controlled the Platinum Armor, couldn't sense the Origin Magic on Kingdom Destroyer, or the uniqueness of its Innate Ability meant that even a True Dragon Lord couldn't sense the Origin Magic on Kingdom Destroyer.
Two: The Platinum Dragon Lord knew and deliberately concealed it, for reasons unknown.
"I don't know what you mean by 'Origin Magic'," Kingdom Destroyer bit its lip, its red eyes trembling.
"Ignorance."
Tang Zheng leaned his neck forward, his massive dragon head casting a shadow over Kingdom Destroyer. His voice remained arrogant:
"You possess the power of Origin Magic yet know nothing of it. You foolish mortal."
"I can sense that you are not a natural Undead. The powerful strength you possess, far exceeding that of an ant, is entirely dependent on Origin Magic."
"Tell me!"
"Where did you encounter this power, and who was that True Dragon Lord?"
The majestic, domineering voice echoed in the air.
Kingdom Destroyer's rapid strategizing, its worry for its companions, and all other emotions suddenly vanished at this moment. Its body involuntarily began to tremble.
In a daze!
A loving, gentle female face appeared deep within its memories.
"Keno, a Sorcerer needs to focus on feeling more than a magician…"
Then—a blinding white light!
It was an unimaginably vast, wave-like, terrifying magical power, impossible to describe.
Excruciating pain.
So painful it couldn't even make a sound.
"Child…"
"Run… ugh, ahhh!"
"Teleport… failed… blocked…"
Kingdom Destroyer's body trembled even more violently. The vague memories hidden in its mind suddenly surged forth like a tide.
—Just like that time!
Teleport blocked!
"It's you! It's you!!" Kingdom Destroyer suddenly let out a piercing, painful wail.
The voice disguised by the white magic mask seemed to completely fail at that moment, sounding like the high-pitched shriek of an immature child.
On the ground.
Gaguran and Lakyus, lying weakly on the ground, looked stunned. They had never seen Iville Ai, who always loved to put on airs and provide a sense of security to everyone, lose control like this.
"Iville Ai..."
Lakyus's emerald eyes were filled with worry. She tightly clenched her hands, her lips bitten through, blood dripping down her fair skin.
"Has she gone mad?"
Tang Zheng looked at Kingdom Destroyer, who was struggling in his palm, and said indifferently, "Since it's no use, I'll just kill them all."
Though he said this, Tang Zheng made no move to attack.
Normal creatures might go mad and lose control under intense stimulation, but Undead possess the ability of "mental effect nullification."
This passive ability isn't just about immunity to mental attacks; it also includes their own emotions. Just like Undead King, no matter how much his emotions fluctuate, he quickly suppresses them.
"No!"
Just as expected, upon hearing Tang Zheng talk about killing everyone from Blue Rose, Kingdom Destroyer seemed to have cold water splashed on her, and instantly sobered up.
It wasn't this Dragon Lord!
That terrifying, indescribable magic power—even if her memories were hazy, Kingdom Destroyer still realized that it was a power far greater than that of the crimson Dragon Lord before her.
In her memory.
The strongest being she had ever seen was the Platinum Dragon Lord, yet even the Platinum Dragon Lord wasn't as powerful as that terrifying force.
Kingdom Destroyer's thoughts gradually cleared. Her gaze, piercing through the white mask, fixed on the crimson Dragon Lord before her. Her inner emotions were still stirred.
This time, it wasn't anger, but an uncontrollable anticipation!
Over 200 years ago, the reason she left her country to join the 13 Heroes was to find a way to save everyone. It's just that—she seemed to have unconsciously forgotten that objective.
It was because as her power increased, she understood more and more that it was impossible to change everyone back.
But... but...
Kingdom Destroyer's throat twitched slightly from the intense swallowing, and her voice trembled, "Can you tell me what Origin Magic is, and what a True Dragon Lord is?"
"I can tell you everything I know!"
Kingdom Destroyer realized she had never been this close to the truth—the enemy who destroyed her country and turned everyone into Undead.
Golden molten vertical pupils stared silently at Kingdom Destroyer.
Suddenly.
The dragon claw loosened.
Kingdom Destroyer's body dropped from mid-air. After a brief moment of愣, she quickly adjusted her posture and landed steadily.
"It seems something interesting has happened to you," Tang Zheng's massive form squatted lazily on the ground. "I'm very interested, common being."
"Lord Dragon Lord, my companions..." Kingdom Destroyer took a deep breath. She desperately wanted to know everything, but at the moment, Lakyus and the others' safety was equally important.
"Heh."
A condescending sneer sounded, "Do you care about the dust beneath your feet, common being?"
At these words.
Kingdom Destroyer's taut nerves relaxed. She turned and exchanged a glance with Lakyus and Gaguran, nodding slightly.
Did they survive?
Gaguran didn't know what emotion to feel at that moment, a bitter expression on her rugged face.
Lakyus supported herself with her slender arms and gave Kingdom Destroyer a reassuring look.
In silence.
Lakyus and Gaguran each picked up the weapons that had fallen to the ground, then carried the unconscious Tina and Tia, stumbling as they retreated toward the edge of the forest.
Tang Zheng did not stop them throughout the process.
It wasn't until Lakyus and the other's figures completely disappeared that Kingdom Destroyer turned, bowing deeply to Tang Zheng. "Your magnanimity is like the scorching midday sun, Lord Dragon Lord."
"Boring flattery."
Tang Zheng said indifferently.
Kingdom Destroyer looked at the powerful, imposing crimson Dragon Lord before her and suddenly felt that, aside from being somewhat arrogant, his personality wasn't bad.
"I haven't heard of Origin Magic, nor am I clear about the 'True Dragon Lord' you mentioned, Lord Dragon Lord."
Kingdom Destroyer suppressed her intense emotions, carefully asking while pondering, "What are they?"
"You should know that not just any dragon can be called a Dragon Lord."
"It's the same for True Dragon Lords. Only a Dragon Lord who has mastered Origin Magic can be called a True Dragon Lord—it's their rightful crown."
Tang Zheng's voice held an unreadable emotion:
"And you possess the power of Origin Magic, which under normal circumstances should be impossible."
Kingdom Destroyer's red eyes flashed with understanding. She finally grasped what was going on and faintly discerned the purpose of the crimson Dragon Lord before her.
"I don't know why I have this power."
Kingdom Destroyer's hands, hidden beneath the sleeves of her red robe, unconsciously clenched tightly as she softly murmured, full of memories:
"As Lord Dragon Lord said, I wasn't originally Undead; it was just that once…"
Kingdom Destroyer briefly recounted the sudden destruction of the Imperia Kingdom 250 years ago, omitting her identity as the former princess and some other information.
Tang Zheng's spirits lifted upon hearing this. His goal had finally been achieved.
"So that's it."
"There's only one possible reason you survived that disaster: you possess some kind of special Innate Ability."
Tang Zheng let more surprise enter his tone: "No wonder you carry the aura of Origin Magic."
Kingdom Destroyer unconsciously took a step back.
She hadn't realized that her survival back then was due to this reason.
Immediately following was an uncontrollable surge of anger!
Some unknown True Dragon Lord had caused everyone's death. Why would they do that?!
"Can the people of that country still be saved?" Kingdom Destroyer's voice trembled uncontrollably as she asked, almost pleadingly.
More than 200 years had passed. Even if there was a way to save them, it was likely too late now. At the very least, Super-Tier Magic couldn't do it. Perhaps only a World-Class Item had that possibility.
Tang Zheng gave this answer internally.
"I haven't mastered Origin Magic, so I have no way of knowing," Tang Zheng's indifferent syllables rolled from his lips:
"However, I am very interested in that fallen country."
Kingdom Destroyer said emotionally, "Lord Dragon Lord, I can take you to that fallen country."
"Oh."
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, then changed the subject: "Have you heard of a country or place called Sanctuary, mortal?"
...
A moment later.
Kingdom Destroyer left alone, chasing after Blue Rose and the others who had departed.
*Whoosh!*
His dragon wings spread out.
Tang Zheng gazed in the direction Kingdom Destroyer had vanished, his expression silent, and thought to himself, "A good haul."
Not only had he acquired a series of skills from Blue Rose and the others, but most importantly, he had gained a lot of information from Kingdom Destroyer.
The Imperia Kingdom was the country Kingdom Destroyer once belonged to, but Tang Zheng wasn't actually interested in that place.
What he truly wanted to learn from Kingdom Destroyer was information about Sanctuary, after all, a World-Class Item existed there.
In the side story.
Kingdom Destroyer and Undead King obtained this World-Class Item during their travels from that very place. Of course, this was from a side story; the reality was clearly not comparable.
He had also gone in with the expectation of gaining nothing.
But he never expected…
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed deeply as he recalled Kingdom Destroyer's hesitant and stumbling words when she mentioned Sanctuary earlier, even a flicker of hesitation.
He actually doubted whether she truly knew anything.
But with a World-Class Item involved, even the slightest possibility meant Tang Zheng couldn't let it go.
"Never mind."
"Information on World-Class Items is limited right now," Tang Zheng sighed to himself.
Adjusting his posture!
Tang Zheng suddenly soared into the air, flying towards the eastern side of the forest, a crimson shadow streaking across the sky.
In just a few breaths.
Tang Zheng appeared above the eastern forest rift, and below his line of sight, a dense multitude of Goblins appeared.
*Boom!*
Tang Zheng swooped down, his dragon tail whipping and striking the ground. The entire earth shook, and the dense Goblins were all instantly killed by the shockwave.
Meanwhile.
An invisible figure was rapidly moving through the forest, as if fleeing for its life.
"Too terrifying!"
"How terrifying. A dragon is here," Magic Serpent Naga said, cold sweat pouring down as he frantically twisted his body, trying to escape.
He didn't know what was happening and couldn't care less about the human telling him to breed Goblins. Facing a powerful and terrifying dragon, the only option was to flee.
A shadow fell over him.
A gust of wind swept through, directly uprooting the lush trees ahead.
Magic Serpent Naga's entire body stiffened. The suppression from a higher life form paralyzed him, leaving him rooted to the spot, unable to move even if he wanted to escape.
He tremblingly raised his head.
Before Magic Serpent Naga could see what was happening, he was engulfed by a massive crimson shadow, his body instantly reduced to pulp.
"Since the Adventurer's Guild has already discovered the anomaly in the Tove Great Forest, the breeding plan here will have to be temporarily halted."
Tang Zheng raised his dragon claw, looking at the large pit that had appeared in front of him and the puddle of flesh within it, his expression cold.
He planned to move the breeding operation to the hilly regions, and Magic Serpent Naga, naturally, no longer had a purpose.
With a sharp fingertip, he lightly poked through Magic Serpent Naga's remains, retrieving a piece and putting it into his Item Box. He intended to subject Magic Serpent Naga to repeated "Resurrection" and death to prevent any unforeseen circumstances.
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