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It is well known that ancient dragons hold a transcendent status almost everywhere. Those terrifying beings that appear in natural disaster myths, acting as agents of nature's will, are almost all ancient dragons.

Some say that, as a manifestation of nature, Elder Dragons are essentially an extension of the world's will. Although many Elder Dragon-level creatures exist in the world, their prestige should not be underestimated.

Those individuals that caused the disaster and were truly treated as ancient dragons were basically mature ancient dragons. They all possessed the strength to ascend to godhood.

Qin He had previously planned to create a set of Alatreon armor, but the powerful Alatreon were basically all at the peak of godhood.

At the early, middle, and late stages of godhood, and at the Great Perfection stage, which is considered the most terrifying combat power in the world, no one knows the limits of these terrifying ancient dragons.

Qin He knew that with the strength of the Three Kings, he could obtain materials from the Alatreon... and even from that creature that also had the name of a black dragon, but was far superior to the colored dragon species.

However, neither Bahamut, Tiamat, nor even Sadewo, who doted on Qin He the most, intended to seek out and hunt these most powerful ancient dragons.

To them, although the dragons under their command possess the power to move mountains, fill seas, and tear continents apart...

Chassa, the Infernal Red Dragon, was known as the strongest being at the peak of the Godhood realm and even held the title of demigod. However, they still chose to entrust the task of hunting the ancient dragon to Qin He himself.

The reason is simple: the ancient dragons are actually among the core members of the Dragon Realm Council. One of the current seven Dragon Kings is a white-haired, white-clad girl.

When Bahamut and the others mentioned the girl to Qin He, Qin He immediately understood her identity—

Closely associated with the black dragon Mirapolis, she is the White King and the legendary ancestral dragon. There are different versions of her name.

She shares the same name as the black dragon known as the Forbidden One, Mirapolias.

However, she also used the name Miraruz when she was operating in the main plane.

Although this elusive Ancestral Dragon has no kinship or seniority with Bahamut and Tiamat, he still has to give them face.

Before the Dragon Realm Council officially appeared, virtually no true dragon species dared to provoke ancient dragons. Unless they were powerful beings who had ascended to godhood, they generally lost more often than they won.

After the council came into existence, the dragons also had an unwritten rule not to offend the ancient dragons.

Of course, if Qin He wanted a set of Alatreon weapons or armor right now, the Dragon Realm Council could certainly provide it—

During the War of the Gods, true dragons, who perished in the clash of supreme gods and the desperate sacrifices of races such as humans and elves, were everywhere.

Correspondingly, some ancient dragons disturbed by human activity also joined the battle in anger. As a result, equipment crafted from ancient dragon carcasses, considered treasures, now circulates throughout the world on the four largest continents.

The treasure chests that Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling obtained contained the Qilin Set. Although the materials used were not considered high-grade materials from the Qilin, they were still rare treasures.

That's why Tiamat said they had struck gold. Even a simple Qilin set, which wasn't particularly useful, was a top-tier collectible.

Similarly, the Dragon Domain Council also possesses a large amount of materials from the God War era. If needed, they can prepare everything Qin He requires.

—This naturally includes Alatreon.

However, hunting ancient dragons is not something the Three Kings should be doing.

If Qin He needed to, he could personally slay any ancient dragon that "offended him" in his name as the Dragon Emperor. This was also the intention of the Ancestral Dragon.

Chapter 263 The Chosen One Adds, Mysterious Beautiful Girl?

It seems that Qin He has obtained permission to hunt ancient dragons, but it also means that he has to rely on himself.

Qin He was utterly helpless about this. But even if he encountered Gu Long now, he wouldn't be afraid.

With the scales given to him by the Three Kings, even the Black Dragon, known as the Forbidden One, could not break the restriction specially set up by the Three Kings to kill him.

Furthermore, if Qin He were to provoke that black dragon, the Dragon Domain Council would have dozens of peak-level Divine Ascension dragons to protect him.

At their level, they actually restrained their destruction of the world. The forbidden black dragon known as Mirapolias could cleanse the entire continent's surface in just a few days.

On the True Dragon side, there are also many powerful beings capable of causing destruction at the same level.

However, the ability to destroy the world is one thing, but whether it will actually succeed is another.

For Celesi, even if these beings were to cause a catastrophe that shattered stars and tore the universe apart, she could easily restore life to the entire world.

Speaking of ancient dragons, there are actually quite a few individuals still roaming the world. Those ancient dragons that have ascended to godhood are basically true natural disasters.

They all remain hidden behind the scenes, and the number of actual eyewitness accounts is extremely small. Normally, the drastic climate changes brought about by ancient dragons require powerful beings of equal strength to personally mitigate them with magic.

Qin He had already done considerable research on these terrifying creatures.

When encountering adult ancient dragons, Qin He basically has to be prepared to face a god-level expert head-on. If Lucia doesn't intervene, there's essentially no way to win.

Fortunately, most of the ancient dragons that have appeared in the world in recent years are fledglings, mostly sub-adults or even juveniles that are just beginning to take shape.

Some of them, nearing adulthood, may even be at the peak of the Saint realm. According to information Qin He obtained from the captured drow elves, steel dragons have appeared underground.

It was an immature individual, at the peak of the Saint realm, far inferior to those who ascended to godhood, the truly terrifying natural disasters. But even so, the Steel Dragon was capable of personally and severely injuring the peak Saint realm obsidian dragon carrying its young.

Now, the heavily injured Obsidian Dragon is only at the early stage of Sainthood. It is also being closely watched by many Drow elves, and is almost certain to be hunted.

According to Qin He's estimation, this young steel dragon should be stronger than the two golden fire dragons that had reached the peak of the Saint realm.

The rarer Gold and Silver Rathalos are worlds apart from the original Rathalos.

Kushala Daora's tail sweep can easily send a regular Rathalos to its next life, but Gold Rathalos can use its toxicity to weaken Kushala Daora's wind pressure and fight it off.

As a rare species, the Gold Rathian, when protected by its fiery aura, possesses strength comparable to the Steel Dragon. Through questioning Tiamat, Qin He deduced the Gold Rathian's defeat in that battle—its attempt to prolong its lifespan.

In order to prolong their lives, the pair of golden fire dragons searched everywhere for various methods.

They have extended their lifespan for hundreds of years through the wrong methods, which has also inadvertently eroded their potential.

If they grow normally, the Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos are capable of reaching godhood. In that case, the Blue Dragon Clan's godhood dragon would need to awaken to resolve the calamity.

Even if they reach the peak of sainthood normally, it will still be a fierce battle for Yan Ling.

Faced with that steel dragon at the peak of its Saintly realm, Qin He still had his own way of dealing with it. Although he possessed the terrifying Nidhogg poison, it didn't mean that injecting it would solve everything...

In addition, Qin He was also searching for information about other ancient dragons within the dungeon. What interested him most was naturally the Golden City—and the Kulve Taroth, which lived in the ley lines and roamed deeper into the area below the tenth level.

This Kulve Taroth is completely different from the juvenile Kushala Daora that we already knew about. It is said to be a true god... that is, a terrifying being with the full power of an Elder Dragon.

This intelligence was provided by the Blue Dragon tribe.

Mulberry had once ventured into the underground city and stumbled upon the Golden Land. The precious metals and scales within the Golden Land of the Shining Dragon were the ultimate treasure that even other dragons who had ascended to godhood coveted.

However, at that time, Sang Shen was only a tiny ninth-tier creature. Naturally, she didn't dare to approach the Radiant Dragon; she had only confirmed that the Radiant Dragon possessed the strength to ascend to godhood.

Of course, given the size of Goldenrod City, the wandering Kulve Taroth wouldn't bother with even a small portion being dug up.

Later, Mulberry's elders also came to the underground city and brought back more treasures from the Golden City.

The currently known information is that the Kulve Taroth is a rather docile Elder Dragon. It does not have an overly strong desire to attack.

Because of its ability to absorb metal and its extremely high body temperature capable of melting metal, the Kulve Taroth melted away a considerable amount of valuable currency and ore in the dungeon.

Even the dragon crystals that dragons covet are merely a part of her beautiful exterior.

The appearance of the Steel Dragon on the tenth floor of the dungeon suggests that the Drow elves likely intended to target both the Steel Dragon and the Obsidian Dragon simultaneously, which is why they sent Morosa and others to bring Dragon Slayer Crystals.

The Dragon Slayer Crystal that ended up in Qin He's hands was something they used specifically to seal the spellcasting abilities of true dragons and the dragon-attribute energy within ancient dragons.

However… ha, expecting something like this to be decisive in hunting ancient dragons is truly laughable for those drow elves.

Besides the dragon wind pressure generated by its internal energy and its ability to manipulate wind, the Steel Dragon's physical strength is also not to be underestimated.

If the drow elves were smarter, they probably wouldn't provoke the steel dragon.

Having decided on a few small goals, Qin He would help Mana acquire her own followers, find her sister Farin, subdue the drow mercenary group, and, depending on the situation, get involved in the events involving the steel dragon and the obsidian dragon...

And head down to the tenth floor and below to see the Radiant Dragon that is pioneering the Golden Land.

Furthermore, ancient dragons inhabit this place. It should possess immense ley line energy. If Qin He could utilize this energy to strengthen himself, his power would experience an unimaginable and tremendous increase.

……

Outside the World Tree.

"The suppression has entered its final stage. As long as we eliminate those evil things that fell toward the World Tree, we can basically eliminate any future troubles."

Although Celestia and the other three gods successfully resolved the crisis facing the evil god, the evil god's followers also flew towards the World Tree, heading towards the universe at the tree's summit...

These monsters devour living beings and most of their energy, and possess the properties of regeneration and proliferation, but they are not yet a deadly threat to the planes of the World Tree.

So next, it's time for the four gods to deal with their own affairs.

“Celeshi, you’ve brought two Chosen Ones. We’re thinking that even if those two are Nidhogg, who can inherit the dragons’ legacy, their identities are just a coincidence…”

“But—we only have one Chosen One each, isn’t that a bit unfair? Qin He even caused a conflict beforehand and turned Lutafya into a pet.”

"If she continues like this, won't I lose the right to make a move on the chessboard?"

Heraheim's meaning was clear: she wanted to find a new chosen one. She even wanted to add rules for Chronos and Gaia Unno as well—

"Heraheim, do you really think the outcome can be reversed by adding one or two more Chosen Ones? We all know that Qin He has already won."

With considerable confidence in Qin He and the resources he possessed, Celesi knew that her chance encounter with Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu had unequivocally tipped the scales of the Chosen Ones competition in her favor.

Next, Qin He only needs to consolidate his strength to easily win the entire war.

“I know I can’t win, but not being able to win doesn’t mean I can’t play. I want to add another Chosen One to replace Lutafya, who has already been eaten.”

Hraheim lifted his veil, his eyes, shimmering with magnificent colors, traversing the universe to gaze directly at Lutafya, who wore a dog collar around her neck.

“Celeshi, look! How badly my chosen one is being bullied? If she and Lucia can’t come back, the continent of Jotun will become a fat sheep to be slaughtered.”

"This time, I'm going to find a girl at the foot of the World Tree—the world where you found Qin He—she will be as pure and lovely as Zhong Liuxiu."

Having said that, Hraheim looked at the other two. Kronos spoke first:

"I don't need to. Lorina has the ability to handle this. If she can't, then the humans at the bottom of the tree are even less capable. And what human could possibly rival Qin He?"

As the supreme deity of civilization, Gaia Umino also values ​​rules highly.

Adding new chosen ones halfway through... Although it's a bit unreasonable, Celesi also has two spots.

"Well then, how about this? Let's limit the selection to Earth in that universe at the foot of the tree, and choose only suitable, pure women..."

"And only when the existing Chosen Ones are eliminated... that is, when they lose their will to fight Qin He, will Chronos and I decide whether to add more Chosen Ones or simply give up the fight."

Seeing this, Hraheim immediately added:

"Qin He already has all the advantages, he's practically become stronger without even trying. How about the four of us create a system together? Or... give her something else that can help her close the gap?"

Celesi also spoke up:

“Don’t even think about it, Heraheim. You might try giving her a system—but if you directly bestow benefits upon your chosen one, I will give Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu double the boost.”

Celesi's favor towards Qin He far exceeded the combined regard the three gods held for all the other chosen ones. Heraheim also devised a plan that would benefit both sides:

"Alright~ I know I'm going to lose. However, I plan to give Qin He the authority to assign her tasks, while the decision on the reward is up to me."

Hraheim thought the name "System" sounded awful, so he decided to rename it "Taskbar".

"As long as my additional chosen one completes the mission, she will receive her reward. You can also openly and legitimately give Qin He double the reward. Isn't that fun?"

Hraheim's plan was simple: let Qin He decide the difficulty level of the task.

He could try to assign difficult tasks to the additional chosen ones, but if they failed, not only would the additional chosen ones not receive any benefits, but he wouldn't profit from it either.

However, if the task is too easy, Hraheim will prepare a very ordinary reward.

Celesi doesn't need to worry that what falls into Qin He's hands will be flashy but expensive junk, since the items rewarded by the mission are related to the strength of the additional Chosen One.

“Interesting, deal~ But your additional chosen one must be clear about the nature of the so-called mission from the beginning. Qin He is the one who issued the mission to her, and you are the one who decided the reward. She must know all of this.”

Celesi also learned a lot about romantic relationships from Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu. She felt...

If things continue like this, who knows, that additional chosen one might fall in love with Qin He?

As the four gods finalized the new agreement, Celestia crossed the universe in an instant and came to Qin He's side.

She needed to go back to see Qin He as soon as possible and tell him about the additional Chosen One.

Chapter 264: Double Rewards Are a Bit Stingy

With Celesi's speed, she could warp back to the real world in the blink of an eye.

After changing into a deep blue-black swimsuit, Celestia immediately appeared behind Qin He, who was busy grilling meat.

"Qin He~ Xiu Xiu~ How are you? Have you missed me?"

Celesti finally resolved the chaos caused by the evil gods in the Void and Abyss and returned to Qin He's side.

Qin He was naturally overjoyed by such a good thing.

"Of course I want to!"

Qin He immediately embraced Zhong Liuxiu, who was nestled tightly in his arms, and Zhong Liuxiu, who had been limp and weak just moments before, perked up.

"Celexi! I thought you weren't coming back. Tonight... Qin He is in for a treat!"

However, it was only by taking advantage of the four gods' absence that Qin He was able to lead the three Dragon Kings to capture Lucia and her daughter in one fell swoop.