Chapter 118

Before hundreds of thousands of Rees soldiers, Chutian once again displayed his "ancient sacrificial art" comparable to the gods, but the excessive physical exertion also made Young Master Chu dizzy. However, now was not the time to rest; another matter was waiting for Chutian to resolve.

Supported by a few priests, Chutian walked unsteadily down from Khan's body. Along the way, he could feel that the giant ape's body was beginning to warm up.

"Prince Karsel!" Chutian's smiling expression formed a sharp contrast with Karsel's iron-blue face. "Praise the Goddess of Life! Haha, it seems the Goddess really looks after me. I didn't expect Khan to be resurrected!"

"Congratulations!" Karsel suddenly smiled. Able to bear both victory and defeat! This was the magnanimity a future emperor should possess. "Your Excellency Vlatiro's ancient sacrificial art is truly miraculous, actually capable of resurrecting a magical beast that has been dead for so long!" As he spoke, Karsel carefully scrutinized Chutian, then confirmed that aside from physical exhaustion, his body had suffered no injuries at all!

Resurrecting an eighth-tier magical beast without paying any price! This terrifying thought flashed through Karsel's mind, making his hand grip his sword hilt tightly, but after glancing at Elder Frodo, he let go.

For a split second, Chutian felt a distinct murderous intent in Karsel's eyes, so he narrowed his eyes and smiled. "Your Royal Highness, since the two countries have ceased hostilities, I should be taking my leave." With that, Chutian walked to Frodo's side. "Haha, old brother, when shall I go to see His Majesty the Dragon Emperor?"

Frodo also perceived that Karsel had developed the intent to kill Chutian, because a saint priest capable of making magical beasts immortal was absolute disaster for Rees! Karsel was probably weighing right now whether to risk offending the Dragon Elders and kill Chutian on the spot to eliminate future trouble for Rees!

The secret behind the disappearance of dragon-language magic from Chutian's body had not yet been investigated, so Frodo could not let him die. Therefore, he grabbed Chutian's hand and said with a chuckle, not knowing whether he was speaking to Chutian or Karsel, "Of course, the sooner the better. Haha, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor is very eager to see you!"

Sure enough, upon hearing the two words "Dragon Emperor," Karsel's eyes shrank sharply. Then he let out a long breath, walked up to Chutian, and smiled, "His Excellency Vlatiro is truly fortunate to receive the Dragon Emperor's invitation once again!"

Although Karsel was smiling, Chutian always felt there was a sour undertone to it. Damn it, if not for the Dragon Emperor's name, I probably wouldn't have been able to leave alive.

Roar... With a long roar, the earth began to shake. It turned out Khan had woken up. He blankly looked around, then asked in confusion, "What's going on? Didn't I die?" As he spoke, Khan stood up. "Eh? My injuries..." The giant ape was dumbfounded.

Turning his head to scan the people on the ground, Khan then spotted Chutian. "Saint Priest Vlatiro, did you save me?"

Praise the Goddess of Life! This guy isn't stupid after all; at least he could figure out that I saved him! Chutian nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's right, it was me!"

Boom... Thud... The giant ape suddenly knelt in front of Chutian. Looking at Chutian, who was about the size of his own finger, he solemnly said, "You saved my life, so from now on, it belongs to you!"

Chutian narrowed his eyes and smiled. After spending so much time, I've finally won over this big ape. In this day and age, powerful magical beasts were hard to find, and magical beasts that were both powerful and loyal were even harder to find. Eighth-tier magical beasts like Khan, who would rather be wronged than break a contract, were practically extinct!

"Praise the Goddess of Life!" Chutian narrowed his eyes with a smile, while the magical pets far away in the Caesar military camp suddenly shivered for no apparent reason. "Khan, on behalf of the Goddess, I bestow upon you a new name—King Kong!"

Khan, no, King Kong accepted the new name without any objection. Then he stood beside Chutian, looking alertly at the Rees soldiers.

"Your Royal Highness!" Chutian cheerfully glanced at Karsel and said, "Thank you for your hospitality, I should be getting back!" He then pointed to the corpse of the golden beetle. "By the way, this guy was torn apart by King Kong. Now that King Kong is my magical pet, is this also my spoils of war?"

"Of course it is yours!" Karsel sneered. He did not believe that Chutian could resurrect a corpse torn into two halves!

That's right! Chutian didn't have the ability to resurrect Ralf. However, inside the golden beetle's thigh, there was still a divine artifact called the Blade of Judgment!

The Caesar-Rees war, which had lasted for months, suddenly stopped under the interference of the Dragon Clan.

Caesar Emperor Luding III was filled with remorse for not being able to completely annihilate Rees, while Rees Emperor Tyre was heartbroken over the loss of Braze Island. As for Chutian, he was in even bigger trouble!

Macoly and Karsel were locked in a seesaw negotiation at Quarry Fortress, but Chutian had no time to participate, because two people who could not be offended were arguing over him on the plains behind Quarry Fortress!

"Vlatiro, you promised me that once the war ended, you would go see His Majesty the Dragon Emperor!" Frodo looked coldly at Chutian and Brown beside him.

"Hmph! Elder Frodo, Vlatiro promised our Red Moon City first!" Brown felt his anger rising under Frodo's gaze. Even an elder of Mount Agula had no right to look down on Red Moon City! "Once he helps Master Badi find Mackenzie, he will naturally go to your Mount Agula!"

Praise the Goddess of Life! Chutian's eyes closed. Brown had grown too arrogant, actually daring to mention the name Mackenzie in front of Frodo. Aslo had said that Mackenzie was the one who had personally slain the previous Dragon Emperor! He was the father-killer of the current Dragon Emperor, Aristode!

Sure enough, once the taboo of the Dragon Clan was brought up, Frodo immediately stood up, pointed at Brown, and shouted, "Brown! Vlatiro must come with me! Hmph, don't think Mount Agula is afraid of your Red Moon City!"

"You dare take Vlatiro away?" Brown also stood up with a sneer. "Just on the account of you being a ninth-tier water dragon?" Obviously, Brown, a tier-two knight attendant, did not take a ninth-tier dragon seriously, because he was Badi's attendant and, just like his master, he had also mastered ancient divine skills!

"What? You want to test whether I can take Vlatiro away?" Frodo laughed out of extreme anger. Layers of blue water-elemental radiance began to surface around him. For thousands of years, no one had ever dared to provoke Frodo like this!

"Haha, I certainly wouldn't mind trying!" Brown's hand also pressed against the hilt of the sword at his back!

Go ahead and fight; it would be best if both of you ended up heavily injured. Chutian watched the spectacle with a smile, thinking gloatingly: If you two spark a war between Agula and Red Moon City, that would be wonderful. That way, nobody will be able to bother me anymore!

Unfortunately, neither Brown nor Frodo dared to make the first move, because...

"Vlatiro, you speak!" Brown and Frodo suddenly turned to Chutian simultaneously and asked in unison, "Who do you want to follow?"

"Praise the Goddess of Life!" Chutian shrugged helplessly, then picked up Xiao Bai from beside him and said irresponsibly, "Heh. I don't know either! You guys decide amongst yourselves."

"What did you say?" Brown was the first to fly into a rage.

"Don't get angry!" Chutian held Xiao Bai in one hand and waved the other. "To be honest, I can't afford to offend either of your sides. If I go to Mount Agula, I'll definitely offend Red Moon City; if I go to Red Moon City, I'll offend the Dragon Emperor. You tell me! What should I do?"

Brown and Frodo were left speechless by Chutian's words.

"How about this." Chutian narrowed his eyes and smiled. "The two of you have a private duel. Oh, strictly a private duel, and the stake will be my destination."

"Wuu wuu!" Xiao Bai rolled its eyes, as if saying, "Vlatiro, you are utterly rotten!"

Even a dog like Xiao Bai could understand that Chutian was instigating the two of them; how could Brown and Frodo not understand? Yet these two old fellows could not refuse; whoever refused first would be showing stage fright!

"Elder Frodo, please!" Brown drew the longsword from his back and pointed it at the sky. On one hand, a duel in the sky would not affect Chutian on the ground; on the other hand, dueling a winged dragon in the sky showed that Brown clearly looked down on Frodo.

"Hmph!" Frodo let out a cold snort, swung his arms, and a massive water ball hurtled toward Brown.

"Nothing special!" Brown smiled contemptuously, pushed his longsword sideways, and with a bizarre twist, the water ball vanished into the void. Throughout the entire process, there was no battle qi fluctuation on Brown's body at all. Being able to intercept a ninth-tier dragon's magic without using battle qi meant only one thing could accomplish it.

"Ancient divine skill?" Frodo smiled excitedly; it had been a long time since he had encountered a threatening opponent!

Awww... With a dragon roar, Frodo spread his arms slightly, chanted an obscure spell, and thick water mist filled the air.

"Dragon-language magic? Heh, now this is getting interesting!" Brown's expression turned solemn. Pushing off with his legs, he charged forward with his longsword reversed. The best way to deal with a mage was to finish them off before the spell was completed.

"Cough cough!" Chutian was choked by the water mist and kept coughing as he ran far away carrying Xiao Bai. Damn it, I'm still right here! You two old guys actually dare to use large-scale magic?! Are you trying to kill me?!

Running a full hundred meters away, Chutian finally sat down with peace of mind, holding Xiao Bai and patting its chin as he complained, "Xiao Bai, do you think these two old geezers are bastards? One is investigating why my magic disappeared, and the other wants me to find some damn Mackenzie!"

"Wuu wuu!" Xiao Bai nodded in deep agreement!

"Damn it!" Chutian cursed angrily, "And that Mackenzie is a bastard too!"

"Wuu wuu!" Xiao Bai nodded fiercely, then raised a small paw and chopped down fiercely into the empty air.

"Damn, aren't you a bit too ruthless?" Chutian laughed. Xiao Bai actually wanted to hack that Mackenzie to pieces. For a moment, Young Master Chu was in a great mood and started joking with Xiao Bai. "What, you want to castrate him?! Tsk tsk!" Chutian widened his eyes at Xiao Bai, then said solemnly, "Alright! Once Aslo finds that Mackenzie, I'll let you castrate him personally, hahahahaha..." As he spoke, Chutian burst into laughter.

"Wuu wuu!" Xiao Bai suddenly leaped up and bit Chutian fiercely on the ear, though its little face was blushing red.

"Hahahahaha..." Disregarding the tooth marks on his ear, Chutian laughed more and more unrestrainedly. After a long while, Young Master Chu finally finished laughing, patted the huffing and puffing Xiao Bai, and feigned a sudden realization. "Ah! Hehe, I forgot, you're a female dog! How can you go and castrate that stinky man! Hahahahaha..."

Chutian laughed uproariously, completely failing to notice that amid the layers of water mist, Frodo had transformed back into a dragon—the dragon form that only appeared when encountering a formidable opponent!

Streaks of sword light burst out from the water mist. The battle between Brown and Frodo was reaching its climax!

"Ah?" Amid a startled cry, a sky-blue dragon suddenly burst out of the water mist. Its wings beat frantically, its expression panicked, and Frodo charged blindly toward Chutian. "Vlatiro, get out of the way!"

"Domain—Spatial Shift!" The moment Frodo rushed out of the water mist, Brown roared, transforming himself and his sword into a beam of light as he pursued him from behind!

Chutian was startled, leaped up while holding Xiao Bai, and narrowly dodged Frodo's massive body, but failed to dodge the sword light trailing behind Frodo...

The sword light did not harm Chutian, instead slicing right through his body. Then, wherever the light passed, there was only a void—however, Chutian was also caught within the void!

"Vlatiro! Grab me!" Frodo was still in his dragon form. Seeing Chutian fall into the void, he hurriedly extended a dragon claw toward him, but Chutian was holding Xiao Bai in his right hand and could only use his left hand to grab Frodo's claw.

"Throw that damn dog away!" Frodo roared. The powerful suction generated by the void was not something a single hand could resist!

"Damn it! I'm not letting go..." Before he could finish, Chutian's hand slipped, and he vanished into the void.

Frodo shifted back to his human form and stared blankly at Brown. "Your... your domain won't send Vlatiro..."

"I don't know either!" Brown gave a wry smile. "The rule of my domain is to shift opponents to any corner of the continent; I have no idea where he went..."

At this very moment, tens of thousands of miles away on the Hanging River Prairie, inside a dilapidated tent, the beastman prophet Rohn extended a hand to gently wipe the crystal ball before him, then carefully placed it into an aged box.

"Teacher, why did you put the Eye of the Sage away?" Beside Rohn, a petite and beautiful beastman cat-girl scratched her head in confusion, frowning as she watched her teacher lock the box.

"From now on, the history of the continent is no longer something I can predict." Rohn looked up through the gap at the top of the tent, gazing at the blood-red moon and the restless stars, and shook his head with a sigh.