The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 424: Secret Moves Emerge
[Mutated Dragon Man's Fourth Form (Dragon Beast Form): After activation, the body size will be based on the third form, and part of the body will be further transformed into a giant dragon. Immune to intermediate-level poisons and disease effects, and immune to witchcraft damage below 120 degrees.]

(Note: Duration is positively correlated with blood concentration and physical condition.)
"Dragon beast form?" Seeing these four words, Ryan couldn't help but feel mixed feelings of worry and joy.

"After this transformation, he is becoming less and less human. He turned out to be a dragon man. At least he can still be considered a human."

"But now, the system uses dragon beast to describe it?" Ryan couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

However, when Ryan saw the words "Immune to witchcraft damage below 120 degrees" in the system description, he was more happy than worried.

"Before, I was immune to 80 degrees, but now I am immune to 120 degrees. In other words, I should be immune to all kinds of witchcraft below level three."

"Forget it. No matter if you are a human or an animal, in this world, improving your combat power is the most important thing."

“As the great man said, it doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat.”

Feeling the changes inside his body, although Ryan wanted to try a new form - the dragon beast form, he also knew that the current Dragon Valley Secret Realm might not even be able to withstand his third form, let alone the fourth form.

It is estimated that once he transforms, he will be "pushed" out of the secret realm.

"Sir, the bodies have been dealt with." At this time, Erida on the side walked over slowly with a smile on his face and reported.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Ryan said with a smile.

"By the way, Sir Baldwin, shall we go to the third point immediately and place the rift closer?" Ryan turned and said to the military captain Baldwin beside him.

"Of course, Lord Ryan, it's over there, about thirty kilometers from here." Baldwin pointed to the east and said.

Ren nodded.

He knew the exact location of the third point, which was southeast of the Flaming Mountain.

If we rush there from here, according to their speed, it will only take about twenty-five minutes.

Then, a group of four people plus two golems rushed to the second point.

About ten minutes after Ryan and his group left.

Suddenly, Lambert, wearing a simple linen coat and carrying a large sword across his shoulder, arrived on the scene.

He first looked around for traces of battle, then stopped to think for a moment. Then, his gaze lingered for a while on the four corpses on the ground that were burned to charcoal by the Dark Erosion Technique.

"Yes, it is the residual energy of metal witchcraft."

"But these three people seem to be from the Empire. How come they are in conflict with Ryan?"

"Besides, do these people have any deep hatred with Ryan? Why are the corpses completely corroded by shadow witchcraft?" Lambert looked puzzled and thought to himself.

Lambert could naturally tell that among the remains of the four bodies, one was a powerful cult member, because of the special smell that remained. He could smell it even after the body had been destroyed.

The other three should be the candidates who took the re-examination.

This is a bit interesting.

In addition, what was strange was that the injuries on the four people all showed signs of metal witchcraft, which meant that the four opponents had fought with Ryan.

Although there are traces of shadow witchcraft, this only means that either Ryan has helpers, or Ryan also masters some shadow witchcraft.

For a moment, Lambert was a little confused by some of the questions.

However, he closed his eyes and sensed the degree of residual energy. At the same time, he bent down and touched the temperature of the ground with his fingers.

"It will take about ten to fifteen minutes to leave."

"Also, there are two golems."

"The preparations are very thorough." Lambert thought to himself as he looked at the extremely obvious huge oval footprints on the ground.

After thinking for a while, Lambert looked in the direction where Ryan and his group left, then he tiptoed and quickly chased after them like an arrow.

After Ryan and his group casually cleared out a few scattered ferocious species that blocked their way, they successfully arrived at the third point.

"Sir Ryan, it's okay, here it is." Captain Baldwin looked at the thin slice in his hand, turned to Ryan with a smile and said.

"Ah."

"Do you need my help?" Ryan nodded and said.

"No, leave the rest to me. It doesn't take too much mental energy to activate the rift closer." Army captain Baldwin waved his hands and said.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble Lord Baldwin next." Ryan said with a smile.

"No trouble, this time thanks to your help, Mr. Ryan."

Baldwin said as he moved quickly to open the box containing the rift closer.

He took out a rectangular device that looked like a small motor.

At the same time, Baldwin took out a crystal emitting strong energy fluctuations from the box and put it in.

As the crystal was installed, suddenly, a ring of light flashed from the rift closer, and then it began to float slowly.

After a few seconds, the rift closer seemed to have cut into another space and began to become translucent.

This scene seemed to be somewhat similar to the previous 'void' state of the Void Beast, as it also became translucent, like jelly.

No, it should be said that the blur is more thorough, because at this moment, the device has become completely transparent.
The next second, the device completely disappeared in mid-air.

Ok?
Seeing this scene, Ryan raised his eyebrows slightly.

He sensed it carefully again, and Ryan was able to confirm that this rift closer was not releasing some kind of concealing magic array, but had really disappeared.

Disappeared in this space.

“No wonder, Tatia didn’t mention anything about what happened after the setup was completed. It turns out that we left the secret space.”

"No, it shouldn't be completely out of the way. It seems to have moved to the inner layer of the secret realm."

Ryan felt something and thought to himself.

Seeing this scene, the army captain Baldwin was greatly relieved and exclaimed: "The most important mission has finally been completed!"

"Mr. Ryan, do you think you should report this to the command center?"

After hearing Baldwin's words, Ryan wanted to ask, Captain Baldwin, why didn't you report it, but then he understood.

The other party is taking the initiative to show goodwill, indicating that he has no intention of stealing the credit.

After thinking about it, Ryan nodded and said, "Okay!"

Ryan took out the sheet and said, "Command Hall, I'm Ryan. Captain Baldwin of the military and I have completed the setting of the rift closer at the third point."

Ok?
Hearing Ryan's words, Baldwin couldn't help but look up at Ryan, with a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He didn't expect Ryan to say that.

You know, although he was the one who brought the rift closer into the secret realm, in fact, the second half of the escort mission was mainly completed by Ryan.

In fact, if Ryan had not come to support, not only would the rift closer have fallen into the hands of the cult, but he himself would have died long ago.

Ryan's statement was almost like giving him half of the credit for setting up the rift closer.

This made Baldwin sigh in his heart: "He is so strong and considerate of others' feelings. Most importantly, he is still so young. It's unbelievable!"

The Erida sisters on the side also looked at each other at this time, and then smiled.

They had been traveling together all the way, so they naturally knew that it was mainly their master, Ryan, who had made great efforts in escorting the box.

It is naturally a good thing to follow such a humble master.

After a few seconds, a reply came from the sheet.

General Augustus's deep voice came from there: "Got it. Thank you both for your hard work."

"You're welcome. This is what we should do," Ryan said.

After the call ended, Ryan turned to Baldwin and smiled, "Now that everything has been set up, I need to head to the encirclement point now. Captain Baldwin, you..."

Ryan paused here and looked at Baldwin.

Because there are risks whether letting Baldwin, who has not yet recovered from his injuries, stay here or taking him with them.

In this case, Ryan felt that it would be better to give the choice to the other party.

"Mr. Ryan, I..."

Just as Baldwin was about to say something, Ryan's face suddenly became serious and he turned to look towards the forest in the northwest.

When Baldwin and the Ereda sisters saw this, they were startled and immediately looked in the direction Ryan was looking.

A tall figure carrying a big sword slowly emerged from the forest.

As the other person approached, it was Lambert, who was wearing a simple linen coat.

"It is you, Lord Ryan. It took me a long time to find you."

"Huh? There are still companions here." Lambert looked around at Ryan and the other three and smiled.

"Hello, Mr. Lambert."

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Ryan nodded in greeting. "Sir Ryan, I want to compete with you." Lambert said straight to the point.

Ryan was not surprised by Lambert's answer.

"Oh? Is it just a simple competition?" Ryan asked back.

"Well, it's just a competition. However, Lord Ryan is very powerful and I can't hold back. So, I suggest that during the competition, no matter who lives or who dies, we don't care!"

Hearing this, Ryan couldn't help but laugh.

A contest of life and death, isn’t that a duel?

The other party went through so much trouble just to evade responsibility.

Lambert was not stupid. He knew that his current identity was an Imperial Platinum-level swordsman. It was obviously not wise to take direct action, so he came up with this idea.

"Sir Lambert, do you know that Sir Ryan is responsible for an important mission for the empire? Your current behavior will make you a sinner in the history of the empire." The army captain Baldwin shouted angrily.

"Oh? Who are you? You look strong, but you are injured and you can't be my match." Lambert first glanced at Baldwin, then shook his head and said.

"You! I am Baldwin from the military!" Baldwin was so angry that his face turned red.

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"Baldwin? I've heard of you. It seems that what you said is true." Lambert looked at Baldwin, then at Ryan, and said.

"In that case, Lord Baldwin, if I win, I promise that I will complete Lord Ryan's unfinished mission for him."

"Because if I win, doesn't it prove that I am stronger? It also means that I am more suitable for completing the imperial mission than Lord Ryan, right?"

"You" Baldwin was speechless for a moment.

Because it cannot be said that what Lambert said is unreasonable. If he wins, it will naturally prove that he is stronger than Ryan. Then if he performs Ryan's original task, the success rate will naturally be higher.

Logically speaking, there is nothing wrong with it.

When the two Ereda girls heard what the other party said, they looked at each other and communicated with each other:
"Sister, this guy is so arrogant. I plan to test his level first."

"Okay! But you have to be careful, the opponent is very strong."

After the two women discussed it, Alida moved slightly, but Lambert noticed it immediately. He glanced at Alida and said to Ryan with a smile:

"Sir Ryan, I don't mind if you two come together."

Ryan waved his hand and said, "I am enough to deal with you alone."

"Elida, come back."

This made Alida glare at Lambert fiercely, but she would naturally listen to Ryan's words. She flashed and returned to her sister Alida again.

"Well, Lord Ryan, you really didn't disappoint me."

Seeing this, Lambert took a step forward, took out the sword from behind, bowed slightly, and said:
"The two-handed sword is called 'Zhanlang'. Sir Ryan, please teach me!"

"The greatsword that just transformed has no name. I'm in a hurry, let's hurry up." Ryan said, also transforming a hardened platinum greatsword.

Ryan's attitude seemed to irritate Lambert a little.

Suddenly, Lambert disappeared from the spot, and when he appeared again, he was already several meters in front of Ryan.

His right hand shook like lightning and slashed forward. In an instant, seven or eight criss-crossing silver arcs of light burst out from where Ryan was.

"Clang clang clang!!"

But at the same moment, eight strong sparks flashed, and the sound of dense and connected collisions suddenly resounded all around!
In the initial test, Lambert used the 'Eight-Section Tide Slash' that instantly killed the Shadow Eagle, but it was completely blocked by Ryan.

After missing the attack, Lambert returned to his original position.

However, the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Sir Ryan, I am becoming more and more satisfied with your strength."

"You know what? Although I owe the Durham family a favor, I can actually refuse their request."

"But I felt that Lord Ryan might give me a surprise and help me reach a higher level. Now it seems that my feeling was right."

"Sir Ryan, I will use all my strength then." Lambert smiled solemnly and raised the two-meter-long sword high with both hands. The straight tip of the sword seemed to pierce the sky.

"Triple Wave Slash!"

Following Lambert's anger!

Ryan could feel the other party's strong mental fluctuations. To be more precise, it was the sword's faith that was infused into the greatsword.

Suddenly, a sword-shaped air wave spanned more than 20 meters and came directly from Lambert's sword, slamming down on him.

Ryan's face remained calm, he held the fine gold sword horizontally to block, at the same time, his body was covered with the combination sorcery 'Iron Armor'.

"clang!!!"

Suddenly, three circular air waves spread out in all directions from the point where the two swords collided. The tall trees more than ten meters away suddenly shook, many branches broke, and leaves fell to the ground.

The Triple Slash of Waves, on the surface, is just a single sword that contains the faith of the sword, but in fact it is three swords combined into one, so three waves of air appear.

After Lambert completed this attack, he did not continue to attack, but readjusted his posture from standing with his legs crossed to standing with his left foot slightly bent in front and his right foot behind.

The greatsword in his hand was raised high and diagonally.

From the move just now, Lambert once again raised his expectations of Ryan's combat effectiveness.

The fact that he was able to hold his sword horizontally and steadily block his triple slash attack that contained the faith of the sword showed that his opponent's strength was at the same level as his.

At this time, the sword's faith and the release of the Force alone are not enough.

You have to add strength, three in one.

Simply put, close combat is required!
at the same time.

In the Imperial Capital of Tamriel, in the command hall on the second floor of the Astrologer's Terrace.

Marshal Alfred and others were busy checking the various situations happening in the secret realm at this time.

"Not good, Captain Agrippa sent a message saying that their team encountered a legendary warrior from the Plague Cult. Although they repelled him, two members of the team were infected with the Soul Devouring Plague, which cannot be expelled in a short time."

Tatia glanced at the flakes, her expression changed, and she reported.

"Is there a problem with the rift closer?" General Augustus asked first.

"There is no problem with the rift closer. Captain Agrippa will be able to reach the second point soon. But the problem now is that the team's combat power has been damaged. If we go to encircle and suppress that person later, there may be some problems."

Tatia added.

At this moment, the flake in Tatia's hand vibrated again.

Tatia glanced down and frowned, saying:
"Captain Baldwin sent a message saying that Lord Ryan was stopped by Tide Sword Saint's disciple Lambert, who said he wanted to force the contest."

Lambert, of course she had heard of it.

As the eldest disciple of the Tide Sword Master, his strength is naturally unquestionable.

The opponent's original title was 'Tide Swordsman'. It is not difficult to see from the title that the opponent has undoubtedly obtained the true teachings of the Tide Swordsman.

But in the past two years, the title of "Tide Swordsman" has gradually faded, and most people have turned to calling Lambert "Quasi-Swordsman".

Being called a 'quasi-sword saint', his swordsmanship attainments had obviously reached a certain critical point. Once he crossed this threshold, he would be able to reach the realm of sword saint.

"Nonsense!"

"Now in the secret realm, every bit of the empire's combat power is extremely valuable, this Lambert."

Upon hearing this news, General Augustus was obviously very angry.

The great astrologer Darien, after hearing Tatia's report, silently chanted a spell and took the initiative to display the current scene of Ryan on the oval stone platform in the center of the command hall.

Apparently, Ryan's repeated rescues had aroused great interest in the great astrologer Dallion.

As the screen appeared, everyone present couldn't help but look over.

However, in the picture at this moment, Ryan and Lambert are not visible, but the two Ereda women and Baldwin who are watching on the side are clearly visible.

This strange scene naturally made Tatia's eyes full of confusion.

Could it be that Lord Dallion's astrology was wrong and did not lock on Lord Ryan?
"The two of them are too fast." Marshal Alfred said in a deep voice.

Tatia took a closer look and realized that in the center of the picture, a large tree that two people could hug together was falling down like wheat being cut, and two blurry figures would appear from time to time, and then flash away.

Although the figures could not be seen clearly, the strong sparks from the collision and the brief pause when the greatswords collided allowed one to barely catch a glimpse of the two figures.

Compared to the command hall, the Ereda sisters at the scene could better understand how powerful the two were.

"Sister, this guy's swordsmanship is the best I've ever seen in my life. Do you think Lord Ryan can win?" Sister Alida became worried for the first time.

"I believe Lord Ryan can win." Sister Erida nodded and said.

At this moment, the situation in the center of the venue changed!
"Sword Shadow Clone Slash!"

Lambert let out a loud roar, and his figure suddenly appeared in the air, clearly visible!
The next moment, the muscles in his arms suddenly swelled, his coat exploded, and eight figures with different slashing postures appeared, and they began to jump and slash down towards Ryan's position one after another!

(End of this chapter)