Chapter 565: Influence

Flame Canyon.

The land here, having been bathed in too much blood and fire during that bloody battle a thousand years ago, still appears blood-red to this day, and when viewed from high above, it looks like a quietly burning flame.

Since the end of that war, this place has been occupied by the new Flame Lord, Phoenix.

He attained the strength of a Great Sage long ago and is the most powerful servant under the King of Nightmares.

Inside the magnificent palace deep within Flame Canyon, the five-meter-tall red-skinned giant suddenly let out a muffled grunt, then abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze flickering with fury and bloodlust.

"Trash!"

He could sense his avatar being wiped out, and the stinging pain in his soul made him somewhat irritable.

"All of you are trash!"

He cursed in anger.

Yanyi, Selandier, and Mofisite held the three treasures—the Witch Soul Bead, the Storm Heart, and the Flame Emblem—carrying out their objective of cultivating forces on the Star Continent, yet he had not expected them to fail completely so quickly.

After venting the anger in his heart, Phoenix turned his attention to Luoning.

"This human Sage is not weak. Once he reaches the New Moon Continent, he will inevitably strengthen the human race, and the balance will be broken."

Phoenix stood up. "I need to inform Salonas and Ceres to formulate countermeasures early."

Having said that, he transformed into a small dragon two or three meters long and flew rapidly away from the palace.

In the following days, the news of Luoning capturing Dragon City and slaying Yanyi and His Majesty Tailuo spread like wildfire, quickly reaching the ears of nobles on other fronts.

Immediately, countless congratulatory letters were sent from castles everywhere, one after another offering congratulations to the Conqueror Duke.

Some even went so far as to mount fast horses and personally go to Dragon City to offer congratulations in person.

Yiben's army had basically swallowed the Black Thorn Principality, and now there was only a little finishing work left.

When he heard this news, he temporarily handed the military affairs to his trusted aides and Count Gushan, while he himself took a Griffin south.

The Griffin hovered above the Dragon City Wangong, and Yiben looked at the battlefield below, unable to calm down for Along time.

The fact that Luoning had taken Dragon City so quickly was already enough to move them, but for Yiben, the palace turned into ruins before his eyes was what shocked him the most.

What kind of battle could destroy the Dragon City Wangong, which was larger than the Golden Feather Palace, into a wasteland? Could a Legendary Knight and a Legendary Archmage achieve this level?

Yiben had not seen it with his own eyes and dared not imagine how intense the battle must have been at that time.

However, he understood one thing: the current Luoning was terrifyingly strong; the man alone was likely equivalent to the power of an entire kingdom.

"Now it depends on what he does next."

Yiben thought to himself, but he also knew that now, no one could stop whatever Luoning wanted to do.

No one dared to provoke a ruthless man whose battle could turn a palace into ruins.

It was not just Yiben who was paying attention to Luoning's movements; all the nobles were doing the same.

According to the results discussed at the previous noble assembly, after Dragon City was taken, Luoning could establish his own Kingdom.

At the same time, it was also time for the new king of the Auduin Kingdom to ascend the throne.

So, who would sit on this throne?

Whether in terms of strength, military merit, or influence, there was basically no one who could compete with Luoning now.

Therefore, many people basically tacitly accepted one point—Luoning would inherit the throne of the Auduin Kingdom, realize a new unification of the Aoerlante Continent, and establish a nascent empire.

It was just that the two pieces of news that followed once again exceeded their expectations.

The first: Luoning would actually not inherit the throne of the Auduin Kingdom.

The second: Luoning had already entered an unprecedented Sage realm, and his strength had even surpassed that of the first Aoerlante the Great.

Hearing the first piece of news, Yiben felt a surge of heat in his heart, thinking that if Luoning gave up the Auduin throne, did that mean his chance had come?

However, the second piece of news instantly made him alert.

Although a Sage was an existence unfamiliar to him, the ruins of the Dragon City Wangong were telling him what a Sage was.

If such a person would not inherit the throne of the Auduin Kingdom, then who else was qualified to inherit it?

Yiben thought of something; perhaps Luoning did not want to inherit it, but rather had concerns.

As for what a Sage would be concerned about?

Yiben thought over and over, and perhaps only reputation remained.

Luoning wanted to unify the Aoerlante Continent and establish a new empire; he certainly would not use Auduin to name it, and perhaps he would not use Aoerlante Empire either.

But if he came up with a new name, then as the Conqueror Duke and the son-in-law of His Majesty Bruno, completely abolishing the influence of the Auduin surname seemed a bit inappropriate?

"Perhaps I should write a joint letter with other nobles, hoping that Luoning will inherit the Auduin throne."

Thinking of this, Yiben's thoughts suddenly cleared; he immediately took action and prepared to use this joint letter as a congratulatory gift for Luoning's coronation on September 9th.

In fact, Luoning did have concerns in this regard, but he was more concerned with promoting his policies more conveniently.

While his people and the Ministry of Rites were busy arranging the coronation ceremony and decorating Mist Castle, Luoning, after thinking it over, first invested more than 77,000 points of Energy Essence into Kaierluosi.

Looking at the mini dragon, now one or two meters long, hovering before his eyes, Luoning surprisingly felt that the current Kaierluosi revealed a sense of cuteness everywhere.

As the dragon entered the Legendary rank, Luoning sensed that Kaierluosi's physical strength and soul strength had undergone a huge transformation.

Especially the baptism of heaven and earth during the breakthrough; although it was not as much as a Sage's, it was much richer than when he became a Legendary.

Although Kaierluosi had just stepped into the Legendary rank, its strength could not be dealt with even by a Legendary Peak.

And once it used the two abilities it possessed, even a Sage would have to change color.

Kaierluosi's "Embrace of Extreme Cold" could freeze a person's body and soul together, and its influence on the soul was much stronger than the ability used by Phoenix's avatar.

However, this ability depended on Kaierluosi's objective.

It could freeze the target's life state and release it when needed. Even a person on the verge of death could have their injuries instantly halted, to be released when they could be saved.

The Fire Attribute "Twisted Flame Spirit" ability involved releasing a large number of young flame dragons; they not only carried scorching flames but could also create a distortion field after exploding, tearing enemies into a quagmire of twisted space.

This move was somewhat similar to Luoning's Vacuum Strangling Technique, both containing certain spatial mysteries.

After upgrading Kaierluosi, there were still over 100,000 points of Energy Essence left, and Luoning consumed another 38,000 points to raise Ruidar's strength to Legendary Consummation.

At this time, he also understood that to raise Ruidar's aptitude to the Sage level, it would require consuming one hundred thousand Energy Essence.

In other words, he only needed to save up thirty-two thousand points.

Next, becoming king, or making Wubei Territory a megacity—completing either one of these achievements would satisfy this requirement. (End of chapter)