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In the battle against the Bronze Dragon, the Orange Dragon's two fatal weaknesses—poor mobility and short breath range—were fully exposed. Against an opponent with lightning abilities and speed, the Orange Dragon was destined to be nothing more than an ambush predator.

Its flight ability was not even enough to take down Sona, who possessed the abilities of the Thunderjaw Dragon, in a chase.

He turned and fled at all costs, ignoring the rotting corpse in the miasma. Sona Dragonslayer's only focus now was survival; he could always leave this place later under a different identity…

As long as we can escape, there is a chance of survival!

"Hehehehehe~ That bastard from the Dragon Slayer family won't get far! I promised to hunt this thing and received benefits from that green dragon, so naturally I won't go back on my word. But after that..."

The orange dragon looked at the two young green dragons, and the strongest of them responded.

"Afterwards, as agreed, we will help you tame that troll clan. With your ability to breathe tar, controlling those fire-fearing creatures won't be difficult."

Watching everything from the shadows, Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan had already begun planning what would happen next.

Chapter 428 Latex Suit, But Blue Dragon

From the moment she received news of the deaths of the two young green dragons, Golan and Goethe, Golia left her stronghold, the Poisonous Forest.

She knew that these despicable Dragonslayer warriors were most likely after her. After all, the green dragon that conspicuously summoned a hundred-meter-tall ancient tree to live in outside Shallowwater was far more conspicuous than the orange dragon that remained hidden in the shadows.

Although Golia was plain-looking, she also possessed the ability to transform into a human. She could even walk directly within Shallow Water City, appearing as a heavily made-up noblewoman alongside high society figures.

The eldest daughter of the Dragon Slayer family, a sixth-tier lower-level clan, possesses the troublesome bloodline of the Amethyst Dragon. The Amethyst Dragon's complete immunity to poisons, combined with various force field spells and Amethyst Breath, makes her formidable.

Even a mere sixth-tier lower-level being would be a huge threat to her. Not to mention... the opponent also had a sixth-tier peak Thunderjaw Dragon warrior.

The Amethyst Dragon's telekinetic abilities are enough to allow the Thunderjaw Dragon Warrior, who cannot fly, to fight the Green Dragon in mid-air.

Faced with these two adversaries, the Green Dragon had no choice but to temporarily cooperate with its new neighbor.

The adult orange dragon, Rozsaka.

This formidable orange dragon only appeared around Shallow Water City five years ago.

As a descendant of the three-tailed dragon queen Manrotis, it is only natural that it harbors hostility towards the green dragon. However, this innate hostility is not irreversible.

Just as cats and dogs can coexist peacefully, and wolves can become sheepdogs, a red dragon can also coexist peacefully with a golden dragon if enough effort is put in.

Three years ago, Goliath and Rozsaka clashed for the first time in the jungle. Venom and tar destroyed most of the forest, and neither could gain the upper hand.

As an outsider with limited resources, the Orange Dragon did not want to make too much of a fuss.

Although the orange dragon's nature is to bring as many monsters as possible within its territory under its control, its innate ambition does not conflict with the caution befitting an adult dragon.

So for the past five years, the Orange Dragon has kept its whereabouts hidden. Even when adventurers occasionally spot "another adult dragon" outside the city, the information they receive is always vague.

As the troll, orc, and goblin tribes grew stronger, the orange dragon's desire to bring them under his rule also grew.

At this point, the green dragon, whose relationship with the orange dragon wasn't particularly bad to begin with, proposed a deal: in exchange for helping the orange dragon subdue the troll clan, they would jointly deal with the Dragonslayer family.

Dragons would skin and dismember any self-proclaimed adventurer or dragon-slaying hero—just as these people had done to the dragons.

If it were the Dragon Slayer Clan, which has been slaughtering various dragons for thousands of years, they would even be willing to put aside their hatred and join forces to destroy them.

Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan, who were watching from the sidelines, were now considering... how to fight against two adult dragons at the same time.

The Blade of Might, activated at the cost of true blood, is currently the only trump card that allows Zhuang Daihua to contend against a seventh-tier adult dragon at the lower tier of the fourth tier.

Neither the green nor the orange dragon has any resistance to the Blade Breath. However, the purple dragon's return will have to wait until after the battle between the two young dragons is over.

With their current combat strength, a Tier 4 lower-level Iron Dragon plus another Amethyst Dragon of the same level would be a formidable opponent. Although they wouldn't be directly harmed by the burning and venom, the difference in individual strength would still be enormous.

"Miss Zhuang, you previously killed a young green dragon and placed its remains in the demiplane space, right?"

It's clearly unrealistic to expect Zhuang Daihua to face two adult dragons simultaneously. Qin He plans to have her prioritize building her own power base.

A low-tier sixth-order green dragon in its youth is nothing more than a reptile in the eyes of a true powerhouse. But in Zhuang Daihua's current stage of development, it is of paramount importance.

"First, let's collect all the blood of the young green dragon. I have the inheritance of transforming blood into half-dragons to the greatest extent possible."

Normally, to give birth to a half-dragon, a dragon that is willing to raise other species and meets the age requirement needs to raise it personally.

To meet this requirement, a dragon must be an adult dragon that is at least 100 years old.

In Qin He's mind, if he suppressed his Nidhogg bloodline and used it to mate with a human woman, the daughter born might become a half-dragon—

Of course, the bloodline of Nidhogg's main god would directly usurp the portion belonging to the human mother. If Qin He were a red dragon, his daughter with a human girl would be a true half-red dragon.

In some extreme cases, a dragon might squeeze out its original dragon blood and use it to create a half-dragon of the corresponding bloodline.

This is extremely taxing on dragons. Even dragons that have reverted to their ancestral form can only slowly replenish their lost true blood through recuperation and other means.

Unless one ascends to the bloodline of the ancestral dragon and stands at the pinnacle of the purest dragon blood of their race, one can squeeze out true blood to consume or create half-dragons.

Animals like Mulberry and Black Jade, which are chosen ones born from their ancestral dragon hatchings, possess an outrageously high level of true blood within them...

Qin He still remembers it clearly: when Sang Shen and the others lost their virginity, the ancestral true blood corresponding to their bloodline also surged out.

Perhaps this is the depletion of primordial yin...

Normally, even if you wring the green dragon dry, you'd only get a maximum of three drops of true blood.

Three drops of true blood might be enough to transform three half-green dragon warriors. Regardless of the source of the true blood, its enhancement is directly linked to the bloodline's origin—Tiamat, the progenitor of the chromatic dragons.

In other words, the true blood of a hatchling green dragon and an ancient green dragon can transform a familiar into a half-dragon. Their only effect is to transform a creature into a half-dragon.

The purpose remains the same; only the energy it contains differs. Volper's ancestral Purple Dragon True Blood possesses far greater energy, stronger than the drop Zhuang Daihua used to activate her Blade of Might.

However, for the purpose of transforming half-dragons, even the weakest true blood can be transformed.

What Qin He needs to prepare next is the forbidden technique of using dragon blood directly as true blood.

Normally, to drink dragon blood, one needs to neutralize it with potion ingredients like dragon's saliva. Absorbing a suitable amount of dragon blood completely may also lead to a transformation in the bloodline of magical beasts or humans.

However, the forbidden technique Qin He is currently using does not even require the herbs needed to activate the effects of the dragon blood medicine.

The entire bloodline of the young green dragon was utilized to the maximum extent, with three drops of true blood excluded. The demiplane ring contained three hundred kobolds and three hundred gnolls who could undergo conversion.

The blood of a young green dragon was divided equally among six hundred people, so each person received a small amount. But that was enough.

Qin He chanted obscure dragon script as he and Zhuang Daihua converted the green dragon blood in the cups of numerous kobolds and gnolls.

The pungent, poisonous mist that drifted outwards, and the seemingly deadly poisonous blood, gradually condensed as if it were evaporating.

It starts by filling half a wine bowl, gradually reducing the liquid until it reaches only the bottom of the glass.

Finally, only beads of blood the size of soybeans remained at the bottom of all sorts of pots, pans, and bowls.

The almost solidified green dragon blood bead not only stopped emitting any more poisonous mist, but even its energy fluctuations were reduced to nothing.

"Wow, that's amazing... How did you do that?"

As a true dragon, Qin Lan could naturally see the changes occurring in the blood beads before her. These substances, condensed from half a bowl of the young dragon's blood, had been completely transformed into green dragon true blood!

This forbidden technique can easily create an entire army of half-dragons!

"Qin Lan, I have transformed this green dragon blood into the true blood of unhatched fledgling dragons."

A dragon that has not yet hatched or has just hatched has at least one drop of true blood condensed within its body. Regardless of its subspecies, the influence of the elements within its body will be minimized.

The blood of a newly hatched red dragon hatchling does not possess the violent fire elemental energy of a normal red dragon. Similarly, the blood of a green dragon hatchling is not fatally toxic.

Of course, releasing this forbidden technique that converts true blood comes at a price.

As for the price, it is to offer a satisfactory tribute to the source of the chromatic dragon's bloodline.

Qin He originally intended to offer Dragon Crystals and other treasures as payment, but Tiamat demanded more.

Not only that, this Mother of Dragons even recorded her intimate encounter with Qin He and sent it to Bahamut.

Bahamut was naturally furious at being flaunted like that by her arch-rival. She decided to bring her seven golden dragon attendants and squeeze Qin He dry.

The thought that he would not only have to face Bahamut's tall and voluptuous stepmother's body, but also that the seven golden dragon lolis who were at least several thousand years old would have to join in... sent chills down his spine.

After this, Qin He would go to Tiamat's divine kingdom to personally satisfy her. A grueling battle, day and night, was inevitable...

The miracle bestowed by Tiamat gave more than 600 of her followers in the demiplane the opportunity to transform into half-dragons and extend their lifespan to three or four hundred years.

Moreover, Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan actually have room to become stronger.

Previously, the decaying dragon king Farazur had met with Zhuang Daihua. If Qin He's guess is correct, Farazur is likely on the side of Heraheim, the supreme god of life and death.

The maze that Qin Lan encountered was also something that Farazur specially created to provide them with opportunities.

Although Zhuang Daihua refused to have any contact with Farazur for Qin He's sake, Qin He didn't care. Zhuang Daihua's possession of the power of the Chosen One of Death was a good thing for both her and Qin He himself.

With just a thought from Zhuang Daihua, Farazul would teleport the labyrinth to her demiplane ring over a long distance.

With a portable maze that she can challenge anytime, Zhuang Daihua has essentially gained a cheat code.

Qin He didn't just want her and Qin Lan to embark on another labyrinth adventure; he also wanted to involve the half-dragon warriors in the demiplane who had obtained dragon blood.

Firstly, because they absorbed blood beads equivalent to the true blood of a young green dragon, they are indeed transforming into half-dragons.

But without sufficient energy and external stimulation, these guys will never become true half-dragons.

Stimulating the dragon blood within them during battle can help these familiars control the abilities of half-dragons.

Secondly, it's a very simple principle: you can only catch more fish by casting a wide net.

When Qin Lan and Zhuang Daihua first entered the Farazul maze, they managed to obtain some rewards. However, the maze's overall randomness was too great, and they weren't guaranteed to get enough rewards every time.

Even if there were, it wouldn't prevent Qin He from arranging for these family members to go on the expedition.

With over six hundred people, even if they form a normal four-person team, it would be enough for them to explore the highly randomized pigeon maze of Farazur one hundred and fifty times.

Even if only 50% of these creatures survive, the other half might return with a generous reward. Among them, there might even be an item that would allow Zhuang Daihua to suppress the two adult dragons.

Even if they can only challenge levels one to three, corresponding to monsters of levels one to three, it's still good. As long as they encounter rewards like event rooms, it's a win.

Leading six hundred followers to "clear stages" is far more efficient than Zhuang Daihua and Qin Lan charging in headfirst.

Qin He is about to take a gamble, betting that the labyrinth of Farazur can offer an opportunity.

The family members drank the blood beads, and a reverse scale shimmering with emerald light appeared in Zhuang Daihua's hand.

This thing is also a product of forbidden magic, created by Tiamat at Qin He's behest. Anyone who possesses this reverse scale will be controlled by the half-dragon servants imbued with green dragon blood.

Gnolls are an essential tool for Zhuang Daihua to control the overall situation. They are an untrustworthy and barbaric race; having received the Green Dragon's true blood and transformed into a half-dragon, they would inherit the Green Dragon's cunning and treachery.

Having obtained excellent equipment and half-dragon blood from Zhuang Daihua, these guys are very likely to have the idea of ​​escaping with the treasure after their adventure in the maze.

Qin He naturally wanted to take out insurance on this matter, so that Zhuang Daihua wouldn't suffer a double loss.

With this green dragon's reverse scale in hand, even if these followers have any intention of escaping, Zhuang Daihua can know about it immediately and control them.

Soon, preparations for arranging for the half-dragons to explore the labyrinth began in earnest.

Spears, machetes, hand axes, entrenching tools, riot shields, chainmail, and more protective plate armor.

The supplies that Zhuang Daihua purchased on Earth are now coming in handy.

Each piece is made of high-quality alloy, far superior to the standard weapons used by soldiers. Just as Qin Lan estimated, these items could be very useful in battles up to the fourth rank.

Even a four-person team possessing them can attempt to challenge the fourth level.

As long as you avoid entering those dangerous special combat rooms, you should be able to clear the game safely.

At the same time, the one hundred Fear Wolves that Zhuang Daihua had previously obtained from completing the mission were also summoned into the demiplane.

These ferocious wolves, however, are absolutely loyal to their master Zhuang Daihua because they are summoned beasts as a reward for completing a quest.

Zhuang Daihua is currently near Shallow Water City. The grain and meat she purchased earlier, along with livestock such as cattle, sheep, chickens, and ducks to ensure productivity within the demiplane, are sufficient to feed these terrifying wolves.

She could even subdue and properly settle goblin and orc tribes.

Qin He and Zhuang Daihua both agreed that trolls were not suitable as familiars. The reason was simple: these creatures ate far too much.

The current level of food and livestock production in the demiplane is still in its infancy. Even with magic to assist production, it doesn't mean Zhuang Daihua can afford to feed these trolls.

Therefore, in the end, Zhuang Daihua might activate her Flame Aura and use the power of the ancestral purple dragon to completely annihilate these despicable monsters.

"Mr. Qin... thank you for helping me so much all this time."

As Zhuang Daihua watched the half-dragon companions enter the labyrinth one after another, being randomly teleported to various parts of the world for adventures, she prepared to take stock of the supplies.

She hadn't had a chance to examine the two storage rings she'd received from Ange Longlue yet.

That military knife, forged from amethyst dragon steel, now lies quietly in Qin Lan's treasure vault.

However, she also said that Zhuang Daihua, who now possesses the power of the Amethyst Dragon, is the first choice to use the military knife.

"Hmph! For the sake of His Highness Qin He, I will allow you to borrow this weapon from my treasury for battle. If you don't return it after you're done... I'll burn your hair off."

After Qin He's emotional persuasion, Qin Lan agreed to allow Zhuang Daihua to use the military knife. Next were the items in the two storage rings.

"This is……"