Chapter 206

Some answers have always been right beside you.

"Alvark. Indeed, the oldest monarch of the kingdom belongs to this evolutionary lineage."

Biological evolutionary species have always been the greatest secret of every transcendentalist; many require cultivation through lineage and bloodline.

But some, due to their extreme fame, are known to everyone—just ask around a little and you'll know.

"Lex and Laina are both from this line."

When Li En first saw Lex's portrait in Miss Miss Shaliman's mansion, Miss Miss Shaliman had mentioned the legend of Heroine Lex.

He wielded his sword like the sun in the night sky, illuminating the entire battlefield like a super lighthouse.

And before Laina's degeneration, her sun-like blazing hair also originated from this.

After all, "Alvark" means the Sun God's Flame War Lion!

In fact, Li En himself had once benefited from this path.

【Bai Yin-grade material: Lion's Tear (Sun) confirmed. Bai Yin-grade material: Dragon Soul (Volcano) confirmed. Dragon-attribute material decomposing and fusing. Sun-attribute (Flame) material fusing.】

That was after his grueling battle with the Holy Mother, when Li En completed his evolution through Long Mian.

The Volcanic Dragon Soul came from the boss of that slave market; the rarer "Lion's Tear (Sun)" was the result of Laina's degeneration.

During the Long Mian evolution phase, Li En instinctively fused these materials, activating his "Flame," "Sun," and "Red Dragon" attributes, which enabled his subsequent development.

He awakened Sol (Sacred Sun); Sol is the foundation of soul/concept, and this material—Lion's Tear (Sun)—from Miss Miss Lana provided the physical basis.

"This path seems inaccessible to me. Even if I consume these materials, my bloodline can only enhance my Red Dragon lineage, perhaps slightly boosting Sol magic's power… but that's not enough."

And Li En used the power of "Alvark" to dispel the owl's shadow, seemingly proving that "Alvark" can indeed partially suppress that King of Night.

But "the Sun God's Flame War Lion" is not a path Li En can walk; his Red Dragon bloodline and the Sun Lion are both Flame-attribute, making fusion even more impossible.

Li En sorted through his material bag; several "suspected Sun materials" remained from Laina's degeneration.

Among them were Blazing Tail Stump, Golden Claws (Sun), and Light-Absorbing Material—likely core materials of this path.

But clearly, following the convention of degenerate species, these are incomplete and insufficient to cultivate another "Alvark."

"It's too late," Li En sighed, watching little Miss Miss Lana enthusiastically begin sword training early in the morning.

Due to her degenerate lineage, she can no longer walk the "Alvark" path.

Then, where else is there an Alvark?

"If possible, Dai Niya, I hope you can summon all the royal Alvarks."

Only the royal family has both the motive and resources to cultivate such latent combat power.

"Huh?" Dai Niya tilted her head; a question mark seemed to hover above it, yet her pupils seemed to say, "Who are you? How dare you speak to me like this?"

Li En sighed, glancing around—only Miss Miss Shaliman and the guard he'd seen several times were present.

"Your Majesty, last night, in a dream, I saw your aunt. Or rather, an entity resembling your aunt."

Li En slowly and carefully recounted, after selection, the events of the "Owl," the "White Lion," and the "Ancestor's Decapitation of the Giant Owl That Founded the Nation."

At first, Dai Niya listened as if hearing a joke, her expression saying, "You know more about the royal family than I do," but as she listened, her face grew darker.

"I really have an aunt?!" Was the rumor true? Then is the legend of the "Elder Princess" also true?! Am I really the Second Princess? Dai Niya's face turned grim.

"Uh, should I start proving it from here?" Li En was also surprised. Are you truly the royal family's sole heir? You didn't even know this? Li En didn't mention any of the messy details—Lex's affair with the Queen's sister was none of his business to reveal.

He only mentioned that a royal member, possibly bewitched by the "Beast," was coming to cause trouble, possessing the ability of a ferocious owl, even controlling dreams and night.

"Three. There are still three candidate Alvarks. I'll summon them all." Dai Niya rubbed her temples. Now was not the time to dwell on irrelevant matters—deal with this crisis first, then consider her own.

"Uh, you believe me that easily?"

"Didn't you say it yourself?" Dai Niya sighed. She was numb.

There were already enough troubles; now another massive one had arrived—one that couldn't be avoided at all.

Perhaps he needed to complete his deal with the Mirror Maiden as soon as possible—he truly needed this Chosen power.

She waved her hand, signaling Li En to go about his business, but as he was about to leave, she gritted her teeth and added one more sentence.

"Those three are Laina's candidates—they're not strong enough. The kingdom's strongest Alvark will arrive soon. I'll speak to her."

She? Who? Is there another potential Heroine in the kingdom?

"My mother." The strongest Alvark is naturally Your Majesty.

In fact, the Queen had been forced into this path out of necessity; as the traditional holder of Royal Authority, she had no choice.

Li En froze. He could feel the card in his chest pulsing, seemingly agitated—and also…

"Fear? Uh, you know fear too?"

Li En was numb. Lex was already dead. Could this small body of his truly bear such karmic weight?

Sisters fighting—won't the one who dies be me, the irrelevant one?

"Uh, irrelevant? You? Irrelevant? Ha, truly irrelevant? The Thousand-Faced Dragon has only one true incarnation. Don't deceive yourself—Lex is dead, utterly gone. You are his reincarnation: Lex, stripped of memory."

Li En ignored the serpent's words entirely.

But the serpent had already seen it: Li En's self-deception wouldn't last long. Some things were destined to surface.

"What are you laughing at? Shameful! As the holder of the Authority of Heart, you were invaded in your own dream!" Li En brought up the old grievance: "Yesterday you dragged me into your dream, and I got targeted by enemies—it's all your fault!"

"Me? Hah, it's your fault. That creature is hard to observe—her fate line has already spiraled out of control. All your fault!"

Uh, again Lex's fault?

"Not just that. There's also the Dragonblood descendants of the Thousand-Faced Dragon." The serpent sighed. Some things he couldn't say too clearly.

To achieve its goal, the Thousand-Faced Dragon must continually reincarnate, sowing its "seeds." Among them are the fate-shifting heroes, and also those Dragonblood descendants.

Consciousness, thought, legacy—these immaterial things evolve with the times; genes and lineage are also critical nodes. The Thousand-Faced Dragon's reincarnations instinctively prioritize "descendants," a biological imperative written into their genes.

They are the descendants of the Thousand-Faced Dragon, bearing the innate nature to resist fate and forge the future; they will gradually change this wretched world.

If fate is destined to bring annihilation, if humanity is slowly eroded by beastliness, if night is destined to swallow light—their bloodline will grant them the possibility to resist despair.

The more they yearn for humanity, the more they crave power, the more this bloodline will answer their cries.

But this potential power of "creating the future" ironically became the tool the owl-woman used to break free from her constraints, which was truly too subtle.

"Anyway, just live well. By the way, I'm leaving; I'll fulfill my promise tomorrow."

Li En instantly froze; the snake leaving now didn't seem like a good thing, and could tomorrow's promise just not happen tomorrow?!

"To let you live, I'll point out a path for you. She can help you grasp Alvark's power to a certain extent and become your weapon against the Great Owl."

The snake felt a bit helpless; he felt he had lost out, but recalling the "sisterly brawl" Li En would face next, he felt satisfied.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. You had already chosen the path of death, but now I can't let you truly die. I'll tell you the only way to survive."

(End of this chapter)