Chapter 276: Dragon Domain Guardian

As the saying goes, good and evil have their rewards; if they haven't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived.

The brutal former Dragon Speaker and master of the Dragon Domain, Forsyth, was torn to pieces by the enraged flying dragons.

Forsyth was dead, and Zhang Xingyu was escorted by the flying dragons to the Dragon Language Stone Palace.

Inside the stone palace, the Dragon Domain Guardian was waiting quietly.

Seeing Zhang Xingyu arrive, his dim golden soul body immediately brightened significantly.

"Dragon Speaker, thank you for eliminating the demon Forsyth. May I ask, have you brought back the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror?"

Zhang Xingyu nodded and reached out to take out the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror.

"The Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror!"

The Dragon Domain Guardian whispered, unable to hide the excitement on his face.

"Dragon Speaker, what reward do you need to return this Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror to our Dragon race?"

The Dragon Domain Guardian regained his composure and stared at Zhang Xingyu, asking.

"Reward? What reward?"

Zhang Xingyu was a bit confused.

"You brought back the treasure for us; you can choose one item as a reward. As long as our Dragon race has it, we will do our best to satisfy you!"

"Is that so?"

The Dragon Domain must have many treasures. So, what kind of treasure should he ask for?

Just as Zhang Xingyu was about to ask what treasures the other party had, a murmur reached his ears.

"Mommy!"

This was the baby dragon's voice.

Hearing the baby dragon's voice and thinking of the self-destructing Purple-Gold Divine Dragon, Zhang Xingyu felt as if something had touched the bottom of his heart.

He stroked the baby dragon's head and then handed the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror to the Dragon Domain Guardian.

"Take it back, I don't want your reward!"

The Dragon Domain Guardian took the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror.

"You really don't want a reward?"

"Really don't."

"Then is there anything you need our help with?"

"No. If you really want to help, please help me take care of this little guy. Its mother was a great mother. I promised her I would take good care of this little guy!"

The Dragon Domain Guardian nodded.

"It is a child of our Dragon race; we will naturally take good care of it!"

The Dragon Domain Guardian stroked the baby dragon's head.

He stared intently at Zhang Xingyu's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Zhang Xingyu completely.

Zhang Xingyu felt embarrassed by his gaze.

This old guy, he couldn't be a pervert, could he?

He was already in a divine soul state, yet his gaze was still so sharp!

"Uh, Dragon Domain Guardian, I am leaving. Please tell me how I can leave this place."

The Dragon Domain Guardian did not answer.

After a long while, he seemed to have made a difficult decision.

"Dragon Speaker, I would like to ask you for another favor!"

"Uh, old man, I am very busy."

"I would like to invite you to serve as the new Dragon Domain Guardian!"

"What? Did I hear that right?"

Zhang Xingyu thought he had misheard.

"Please serve as the new Dragon Domain Guardian!"

"Uh, I couldn't be hallucinating, could I?"

Zhang Xingyu pinched himself.

The pain proved to him that this was not a hallucination.

"You want to invite me to be the Dragon Domain Guardian? Why? Aren't you doing a good job? Why do you want me to take over?"

The Dragon Domain Guardian was left dizzy by Zhang Xingyu's rapid-fire questions.

After a moment, the Dragon Domain Guardian explained: "I am a wisp of divine thought left behind by the Dragon God, and I have been guarding this place for tens of thousands of years. After years of consumption, my energy is failing. In less than a hundred years, I will disappear from this world. Therefore, I need to find a successor."

The Dragon Domain Guardian stared at Zhang Xingyu's eyes, his lantern-sized eyes flashing with brilliance.

"Tell me, Dragon Speaker. In your heart, what is a dragon?"

"Uh, a dragon is a creature, a creature that possesses power."

The Dragon Domain Guardian nodded, then shook his head.

"Dragon Speaker, you only said half of it. Indeed, a dragon is a powerful creature. However, the Dragon race does not worship violence. Most dragons are gentle in nature, and most dragons love peace. Therefore, in front of demons, dragons are actually very weak. This is also why the Dragon God left me to guard the Dragon Domain."

"Dragon Speaker, are you a person who loves peace?"

"Of course."

"Then are you willing to guard the Dragon Domain and protect the Dragon race?"

"Uh, under normal circumstances, I would be willing. However, you know, I am not from the Dragon Domain, and I cannot stay here forever. Moreover, my power is not strong; I am not even as good as most of the flying dragons here. So, I am sorry, I cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the Dragon Domain."

"Uh..."

The Dragon Domain Guardian fell silent, the light in his eyes instantly fading.

"I was a bit greedy, but, but..."

The Dragon Domain Guardian muttered to himself, like an old man in his twilight years.

Zhang Xingyu felt quite sympathetic toward this Dragon Domain Guardian.

However, he could not agree.

He was not of the Dragon race, nor did he belong here.

He had his own path to walk, and his own people to protect.

Sorry!

Zhang Xingyu said silently in his heart.

After a long while, the Dragon Domain Guardian regained his composure.

He stared at Zhang Xingyu and said: "Dragon Speaker, can I trust you?"

Zhang Xingyu wondered why he would ask that.

Could it be that this Dragon God remnant soul still hadn't given up?

However, out of sympathy for him, Zhang Xingyu nodded gently.

The Dragon Domain Guardian let out a long sigh.

"Dragon Speaker, I would like to ask you for a favor: help me release the dragon souls trapped in the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror and return freedom to these flying dragons outside."

Zhang Xingyu nodded.

As long as he wasn't asked to be the Dragon Domain Guardian, helping with other small favors was fine.

Taking the book handed over by the Dragon Domain Guardian, Zhang Xingyu asked: "What do I need to do to release the dragon souls?"

"At the core of the treasure mirror, there is a divine restriction; unlock it or destroy it."

Zhang Xingyu nodded and sat cross-legged in the Dragon Language Stone Palace.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Zhang Xingyu, sitting in the Dragon Language Stone Palace, had not yet risen.

His face was pale, his expression listless.

For three months, he had continuously refined the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror, and his divine sense was exhausted.

To unlock the restrictions, he had to bleed profusely every day, and his ten fingers were covered in scars.

Today, he finally reached the last layer.

This was the core of the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror.

Here, a restriction shone with brilliant light.

This was a Post-Heaven Divine Restriction left by the Dragon God.

A Divine Restriction, as the name suggests, is a restriction with self-awareness; it can change, repair, and evolve itself.

In this world, restrictions are divided from low to high into five grades: Human, Earth, Heaven, Post-Heaven, and Pre-Heaven.

Since the Divine Dragon Treasure Mirror possessed a Post-Heaven Divine Restriction, its grade was that of a Post-Heaven Divine Artifact.

Seeing this final Post-Heaven Divine Restriction, Zhang Xingyu stopped.

He knew that in his current exhausted state, he simply could not unlock this Post-Heaven Divine Restriction.

Zhang Xingyu slowly opened his eyes.