Chapter 572: line with translation of chapter title

As it turned out, he had guessed right; the red magic dragon, unable to hide its emotions, immediately showed an expression that confirmed it.

Entities: Red Magic Dragon – a named beast, the specific red magic dragon character.

But after a brief hesitation, the black magic dragon suddenly blurted out a question that almost made Ji Ming lose his composure.

Entities: Black Magic Dragon, Ji Ming (already in glossary).

"Have you really become the Demon King Majesty's queen?"

Entities: His Majesty the Demon King – a title meaning His Majesty the Demon King.

"Generous Gift Crab, how should I respond to this?"

Entities: Generous Gift Crab – a named food item (a specific crab dish).

"Admit it?"

"Lying, and embarrassing!"

"Deny it?"

"Don't even want the freely offered persuasion buff; how else are you going to trick people?"

Entities: persuasion buff – a game term (possibly considered internet slang, thus may be excluded).

So Ji Ming's answer was evasive; he neither said yes nor no, basically brushing the question aside vaguely.

Entities: Ji Ming.

"He only stressed that as an outsider, he had received the Demon King's… uh, no, the God King's favor, so I've actually long been a Spirit Magic Dragon person, awesome!"

Entities: Demon King, God King, and Spirit Magic Dragon Person (a descriptive term, not a named entity).

"Anyway, I didn't admit it; you can imagine whatever you want, I don't care (shrug)."

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And after paying such a high price, Ji Ming finally managed to obtain a very important plot item.

Entities: Ji Ming.

"His Majesty the God King gave me this favor, actually wanting me to diligently search for other dragons, any dragon will do, to pass on her crown."

Entities: His Majesty the God King, dragon, crown (all generic, not named).

Saying that, he took out a crown and a splendid set of robes.

Entities: crown, attire (both generic, not named).

The clothing is genuine; it was obtained by a player opening treasure chests in an underground magic dragon labyrinth.

Entities: Magic Dragon Underground Labyrinth (a named place), player (generic, not named).

However, as an early original skin of the Demon King, after ten thousand years, even though the materials were quite luxurious, they have long been worn down by time, losing any extraordinary quality.

Entities: Demon King (already listed).

It was only bought back by Ji Ming for its modest collectible value, as a keepsake; he never expected it to be useful in this situation.

Entities: Ji Ming.

Dragons are a race that places great importance on inheritance; even if transformed into an evil spirit magic dragon, this remains true.

Entities: dragon, Evil Spirit Magic Dragon (a named beast type).

No dragon can refuse to inherit the honorific title of an ancient monarch, even if it's a somewhat inferior humanoid costume, even if it represents past sins.

Entities: dragon, ancient monarch (both generic, not named).

Thus, the two magic dragons were left speechless, their gazes directly captured by this somewhat worn-out crown.

Entities: magic dragon, crown (both generic, not named).

(drooling)

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But they weren't exactly benevolent women; after taking a sip, they had nothing nice to say and immediately rushed over to seize it.

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"Give it here! It's mine, give it here!"

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Moreover, their movements were grand and sweeping, giving the feeling that they wanted to emulate the story of Emperor Taizong of Song, capturing Ji Ming together to let the Demon King enjoy blessings.

Entities: Emperor Taizong of Song (a historical figure).

Also Demon King again.

However, Ji Ming had prepared in advance, transforming into a streak of escaping light to evade the grasp of the two magic dragons.

Entities: Ji Ming, magic dragon.

While making the two dragons collide violently, he also threw out a spiritual question.

Entities: dragon (generic, not named).

"Wait a minute! There's only one set of crowns, only one throne, but there are two adults—who should inherit it?"

Entities: throne, crown, adult (all generic, not named).

"This..."

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Perhaps foolishness truly is a kind of fault.

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When they gave up on solving the problem by force and tried to reason with Ji Ming, the two dragons were completely under his control.

Entities: Ji Ming, dragon (generic, not named).

So after they quietly glanced at each other, they each saw determination and perseverance in the other's eyes.

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"……"

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The black magic dragon let out a long sigh, breaking the silence with considerable difficulty.

Entities: Black Magic Dragon.

"Sigh, how heavy is the crown? You're still young; let this burden be borne by the older sister."

Entities: crown (generic, not named).

However, the red magic dragon's sigh was even heavier than the black magic dragon's.

Entities: Red Magic Dragon, Black Magic Dragon.

"What are you saying, sister! How could I let the sister suffer? Or let the younger sister take it instead!"

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"Er..."

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Shortly afterward, Ji Ming began to regret his scheme of "One Crown Kills Two Dragons."

Entities: Ji Ming, One Crown Kills Two Dragons (a named technique).

"Because these two dead eunuchs were acting like they were in a palace drama, in front of him they started exchanging sarcastic remarks as if they were sisters."

Entities: dead eunuchs, palace drama (both generic, not named).

But thinking positively, at a time when the people were in dire peril and the radiance faced the threat of national destruction, Ji Ming actually succeeded in causing the two enemy chiefs to turn on each other.

Entities: Ji Ming, enemy chiefs (generic, not named).

"Don't argue, don't argue! I don't want you to argue!"

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"Sniffle, if I ruin your sisterly harmony, that would be bad; please, please don't start fighting!"

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Brothers, cute, don't believe Ding Zhen, studying is really useful!

Entities: Brothers Meng (internet slang? Actually "Brothers Meng" is internet slang meaning "cute brothers". Likely internet slang, exclude. Ding Zhen? Actually "Ding Zhen" is a name? Could be a person? Might be a meme. Likely internet slang. Exclude.

"Yeah, readers are even more pretentiously innocent than others when they twist."

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"Didn't I tell you to shut up?"

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All in all, thanks to Ji Ming's instigation, the two dragons, who weren't exactly sisterly to begin with, began to speak ever more sharply.

Entities: Ji Ming, dragon (generic, not named).

"You're just a dead pig that only knows how to raid homes and sleep among coins; how dare you even think of becoming the Demon King?"

Entities: Demon King.

"How dare you say that? Who's the one who can't keep their sash tied, likes to dress as a human girl and go down the mountain to deceive strong men?"

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Soon after, the red magic dragon couldn't resist making a move.

Entities: Red Magic Dragon.

"Dare to push me!"

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Clearly, the black magic dragon, whose personality is somewhat indecisive, actually turned hostile first, spewing plague dragon breath at his dear sister.

Entities: Black Magic Dragon, Plague Dragon Breath (a named ability).

"You!"

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The red magic dragon, naturally not to be outdone, also exhaled a huge mouthful of plague dragon breath, clashing head‑on with his sister's fierce attack.

Entities: Red Magic Dragon, Plague Dragon Breath.

However, since the left side traditionally loses in such clashes, the red magic dragon, somewhat unprepared, lost the struggle and was blown dozens of meters away.

Entities: Red Magic Dragon.

All we can say is that the magic dragon sisters probably already had many grievances, each harboring resentment, but simply hadn't shown it for various reasons.

Entities: magic dragon (generic, not named).

Now, provoked by Ji Ming into fighting, it's truly unstoppable—the more they fight, the fiercer and madder they get, engaging in close‑quarters combat with punches and kicks.

Entities: Ji Ming.

"They have both the ruthlessness of a man's death match and the ferocity of a woman's fight; the two elderly gentlemen truly have the best of both worlds, each excelling in their own way."

Entities: elderly men (generic, not named).

"Stop fighting, please stop fighting!" (sobbing)

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But this still isn't Ji Ming's ultimate goal, for while he's adding fuel to the fire, he's also observing the surroundings.

Entities: Ji Ming.

Finally, as the two dragons howled, biting each other's necks, a figure holding a staff yet clad in heavy armor slowly appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

"You two……uh!"

He had just uttered three words when he felt his body suddenly become extremely light, as graceful as the finest ballet dancer.

It wasn't because he'd lost weight, nor because he'd used a lightness technique, but because he'd been amputated below the neck!

The Heavy Armor Mage turned pale with shock, using magic to swivel his head around to see who had ambushed him.

But he was astonished to discover it was no one else—it was the Holy Light God's Chosen, clearly standing far away!

How can he be in two places at once?

How is that possible!

Before he could think it over, the mage felt his vision go dark, everything around him plunging into darkness, his thoughts grinding to a halt.

【Congratulations on obtaining a special item: Heavy Armor Mage's skull】

Exactly, everything before was just a prelude; this is actually Ji Ming's true purpose!

Put yourself in their shoes: if you have two hands and feet that are very dexterous, great strength, but a lacking mind, easily fooled—would you let those two brothers handle a major matter on their own?

The answer is no; more or less, you definitely need to assign a reliable elder to supervise them, otherwise if the simpleton loses his mind and does something outrageous, it would be impossible to clean up.

And after Ji Ming saw that the two magic dragons weren't bright enough, he immediately thought of this possibility.

He then provoked them into fighting, hoping to lure out that elder, capture him, and gain more valuable information!

The results proved even better than he'd imagined, for after swiftly capturing Second Uncle, the battlefield was soon reached by Great Uncle, Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt……

Stakeout! Behead! Stash in the backpack!

Before he knew it, Ji Ming had gathered a basketful of heads—enough to host a bowling tournament in a POW camp.

Unfortunately, the false emperor's troops were still pathetic—only the first three were level seventy, after that just level sixty, and some even dared to come watch at level fifty.

……

Eh, doesn't matter; the High God is merciful—accept everything as is!

But he did accept everything as is, and the behind-the-scenes black hand was left bewildered.

Hey, buddy, what are you guys doing?

Isn't the Holy Light God dead? Why hasn't the Holy See finished the fight here!

Huh?!

Where are my two huge dragons? Who can explain this… huh? Where are they!

Heavens, the two top leaders are busy with their internal war, while others can't stand against the Radiant Alliance, which, supplied by Ji Ming, keeps getting stronger.

Thus, the mysterious army that marched victorious into the Holy Light God's nation, cutting down generals and capturing flags, ironically failed in its attempt to take this minor target, the Holy See.

It's rather ironic that a legendary demon slayer didn't die to a mighty monster but to a peasant's pitchfork……

But a certain high-ranking figure behind the scenes arrived at the battlefield, saw this miserable sorry state, and yet did not panic.

Instead, he ignored the Radiant forces immersed in their gruesome victory on the Holy See ruins, following the dragons' scent to the northern mountains.

Only after witnessing quite an embarrassing scene did he finally lose his composure.

"Stop!"

With a roar that seemed to repress boundless anger, a bitter cold that felt like it would pierce bone spread over the land.

Amid the horror of frost-covered mountains and all life freezing to death, even the two battling magic dragons felt their hearts as if squeezed.

"Who!"

Obviously the black magic dragon's intuition was sharper; it instantly glared malevolently toward the direction the chill came from.

But upon seeing that similarly armored, masked man—extraordinarily tall, seemingly of giant blood—he was instantly frightened back into human form.

He stumbled forward, excited as if seeing the sun, and fell to his knees without even throwing on his clothes.

... Don't dwell on it; although less rotted than a demon lord, it's still a blackened sack of bones, unable to move even with the lights off.

Moreover, compared to that, her blurted-out line is even more explosive.

"I pay my respects, Father!"

The red magic dragon saw the black magic dragon suddenly stop, and had originally wanted to take the opportunity to punch her sister.

But upon seeing that person, she too quickly shifted to human form and knelt respectfully beside her sister, prostrating herself fully.

"Father..."

Her mind was still decently sharp, and she immediately began to tattle and shift blame.

"Uh, it's all my sister's fault!"

The black magic dragon, feeling like the victim, bristled at those words and opened its mouth to scold.

"What? You orphan..."

But before her vicious curse wishing death upon someone's mother could even get started, the man cut her off with a colder "Shut up!"

"Sniffle..."

The two magic dragons instantly fell silent as cicadas in winter, not daring to explain or even tremble while kneeling.

As for what could make two unruly legendary creatures so fearful, it certainly isn't this supposedly father‑daughter relationship, which is dubious at best.

One reason for this effect is that the man's level—ninety‑five—already appeared on the panel in Ji Ming's view.

"Uh, no more moves? Is this power‑inflation speed a bit… (pinching nose)…"

But strong is strong; being able to make the dragons kneel and kowtow, calling him 'dad' left and right, surely there's another reason.

Thus the true identity of this anomalous Heavy Armor Mage is about to be revealed!

He is none other than the chief alchemist of the ancient Darkflame Empire, a madman among madmen, Erlly Frederick Ess Ignis Rebirth's Hand!

... Again, just complaining—truly worthy of being an ancient relic from ten thousand years ago, its name alone is longer than anyone else's by a whole chunk.

Moreover, since he is level ninety‑five, a great sage who has endured ages of relentless study, he is naturally smarter than the dragons.

Thus he instantly saw that the Holy Light God's Chosen trying to flee in the distance was a fake, ignored the shadow, and scanned the whole battlefield with his divine sense.

However, in a fight Ji Ming might indeed not be able to win, but as long as he says he can run, he definitely can run.

Therefore, under the support of the Breath Seal, Suggestion Technique, and the cheat-level invisibility technique passed down by Mei Li Er Wang Hou.

Even as a peak alchemist, the creator of level ninety-five, the powerful Er Er Li still couldn't discover his whereabouts.

Only when Ji Ming, for no apparent reason, actively deactivated the invisibility technique did Er Er Li finally find his exact current location.

But the stronger one's strength, the stranger their preferences—this is an iron law of the world; experts must have the demeanor of experts, how can they be frantic?

Therefore, Er Er Li did not rush to act, but first let out a cold snort and then spoke slowly.

"How, can't you hold it in?"

Before he could even stretch out his big hand to grab it, that divine chosen was instantly refined, and this signal, after flashing a few times, actually disappeared again.

"Huh?"

If it weren't for his absolute confidence in his own perception, he might even suspect that this wave was due to his own excessive nervousness, a sensory error.

Moreover, after that, that aura was like a glass ball randomly bouncing on a plate, beginning to randomly refresh all around his surroundings.

One moment it's east, the next it's west; one moment it's an instant, the next it's two seconds—truly without any pattern, making it impossible to capture.

Everyone has a temper, let alone a grandmaster alchemist, yet to be toyed with so by a junior weakling.

But before his brows were completely furrowed, Er Er Li still guessed this person's intention.

Under the iron mask, his pupils slightly widened, and on his face a cunning, deep-smiling smile slowly formed.

He let out another huff, somewhat tsundere-like, still a dense, top-tier bass like velvet.

"Young friend, there's no need for this; you could leave, but you don't—don't you just want to talk with me?"

"Rest assured, I, this person, most love talent; someone like you, a talented young person, I will not easily make a move."

It seemed no one answered, but after a few breaths, a white figure silently appeared at a distance of a kilometer away.