Chapter 380: Chapter 332 The Sleeping Dragon_1
Elves were renowned for their assassins and hunters. Under the leadership of the Elf Prince, a total of 16 Jackalman Shamans were captured after the war in Heize City concluded.
Yan Xing, eager to return to Blood Crown Mountain City, did not conduct interrogations in Heize City.
All these Jackalman Shamans were secretly sent to Blood Crown Mountain City, where they underwent personal interrogation by Yan Xing in a special interrogation room.
Ironhead was dead.
Heize was lost.
The Jackalmans, vying for leniency, did not conceal anything from Yan Xing.
The secret of the three-headed Werewolf and the mysteries beneath Heize were finally revealed.
Does the Nine-Headed Dragon truly exist?
Yan Xing now knew that the world he was currently in was known as the mundane realm. The races of the mundane realm were diverse and varied in strength, but to those ultimate beings... they were all insignificant.
The ultimate beings resided outside the mundane realm, potentially appearing only when major events concerned the species they protected.
For example, Angels protect humans.
Golden Dragons protect Elves.
The ancient Behemoths protect Orcs.
The Swamp Tribe also has its own legend of an ultimate being, the Nine-Headed Dragon.
Legend has it... that the Nine-Headed Dragon has nine heads. Its nine heads can cast spells simultaneously, and its venomous breath can corrode everything.
Just like the black water beneath Heize.
However, the Swamp Tribe’s civilization was quite backward. Consequently, stories about the Nine-Headed Dragon were all passed down orally, unlike other races that possessed actual evidence of their ultimate beings’ existence.
Therefore, even some within the Swamp Tribe do not believe in the Nine-Headed Dragon.
If the Nine-Headed Dragon did exist, the Swamp Tribe would not be in such dire straits.
The ancestors of the Ironhead Tribe, upon arriving at Heize, settled there for generations. Their shamanic mysticism brought from the wilderness discovered an exceptionally powerful force beneath Heize.
In line with the legends of the Swamp, they deduced that this powerful force originated from the ultimate being, the Nine-Headed Dragon.
They just didn’t know why the Nine-Headed Dragon remained asleep.
The Heize Werewolves tried countless methods but could never awaken the Nine-Headed Dragon.
However, after numerous attempts, they found a way to harness the power of the Nine-Headed Dragon.
So, the ancestors of the Heize Werewolves built Heize City into a massive sacrificial altar for ceremonies, serving as the last line of defense for the Heize Werewolves.
The transformation of Ironhead into a being with three heads and six arms was the result of harnessing the power of the Nine-Headed Dragon.
Yan Xing wasn’t particularly surprised by this information. Based on the movies and TV series he had seen, a dragon sleeping in some remote corner was a common trope in fantasy worlds.
Prince Elrado was immensely shocked upon hearing this information.
The fact that an ultimate being slumbered within the mundane realm was definitely world-shattering news.
His first thought... was that he shouldn’t be here.
This information was sufficient reason to justify the silencing of an Elf Prince.
"Lord Yan Xing..."
Prince Elrado wanted to make a promise to Yan Xing but saw him with closed eyes, fingers tapping slowly on the table.
Was this a sign of murderous intent?
Large beads of sweat formed on Prince Elrado’s forehead.
He didn’t dare to make any risky movements.
In the battle at Heize City, he had seen Yan Xing’s strength from the sky.
Being able to use spatial spells with ease was enough to prove he possessed the power of a Master Level hero.
The Snow Elves had only three Master Level individuals in total. Each of them was old and decrepit, living in seclusion to meditate on the laws in pursuit of longer lifespans.
In an interrogation room like this, even the slightest manipulation of magic power was seeking death.
The room was very quiet, with only the sound of Yan Xing tapping his fingers on the table.
He was thinking and also communicating with Chui Chui.
The so-called Nine-Headed Dragon... was nothing more than a rational guess by the Heize Werewolves. Adhering to a rigorous approach, without reliable evidence, Chui Chui questioned the source of this power.
And she requested Yan Xing’s permission for in-depth development and utilization of this power.
It would be best to purchase drilling equipment from the real world and reach the stratum where this power resides.
After witnessing the strength of a three-headed werewolf, Yan Xing was extremely curious about the power beneath Heize.
According to Chui Chui’s idea, harnessing this power would be like possessing a nuclear reactor. This could greatly solve the Eternal Domain’s current and future energy issues.
However, Yan Xing was still concerned and said to Chui Chui, "If there really is a Nine-Headed Dragon beneath Heize, and we extract its power like this, won’t we awaken it?
We were so lucky to win against a three-headed werewolf.
If a Nine-Headed Dragon crawls out, we’ll have no choice but to run for our lives."
Chui Chui replied, "Purchasing drilling equipment is precisely to locate this power up close and then conduct on-site research.
Master, this power is a significant hidden danger to the domain.
The sooner we understand it, the sooner we can figure out how to control it."
Yan Xing was persuaded by Chui Chui.
Although drilling down posed a considerable risk, the knowledge of such an existence within his sphere of influence made Yan Xing restless. He wouldn’t be at ease until he knew the true nature of this entity.
"I will find a way to buy a set of drilling equipment. You assemble a batch of alchemical robots specifically for this project, responsible for excavating whatever is beneath Heize."
"Yes, Master!"
After settling the matter of drilling for the "Nine-Headed Dragon" with Chui Chui, Yan Xing opened his eyes.
Seeing Prince Elrado’s appearance, he couldn’t help but ask, "Your Highness, why are you sweating so much on your face?"
Prince Elrado hastily said, "Lord Yan Xing... about the Nine-Headed Dragon, I assure you I will not tell anyone."
Yan Xing nodded in deep agreement, "This matter indeed should not be known by too many people. The Golden Dragon is the ultimate guardian being for you Elves; you must have some understanding of such creatures, right?"
Prince Elrado, unsure of Yan Xing’s attitude towards him, answered honestly when asked about the Golden Dragon, "The Golden Dragon lives in a place called the Emerald Illusion, a space that belongs to the Golden Dragon alone.
However, Golden Dragons seldom leave the Emerald Illusion. The Snowland’s records, spanning ten thousand years, document only six instances of Golden Dragons descending to the mundane realm. In total, twenty-seven Golden Dragons died during these descents.
Almost all the bodies of the Golden Dragons were taken back to the Emerald Illusion, with only one Golden Dragon’s corpse enshrined in the Elf Royal Court.
The Elves... indeed secretly conducted some research on this Golden Dragon’s corpse..."
Researching the corpse of a Golden Dragon was a taboo topic for the Elves.
And, of course, in such a situation, Prince Elrado would spill whatever he knew.
Knowing the Elves had researched the Golden Dragon, Yan Xing happily said to Prince Elrado, "The Golden Dragon is a dragon, and so is the Nine-Headed Dragon. My people don’t have much research on dragons. Could Your Highness find some Elves who have researched the Golden Dragon to come to Thunderous Swamp?
Let’s research the Nine-Headed Dragon together.
Mine... might be alive."
"Ah?"