I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

"Our deal is only a verbal agreement, and I will not keep my promise until I see the Silver Comet."

Duanmu Lian leaned back on the sofa, while Heizela and Gureya happily ate fruit beside him. He looked at the Sun Saint on the projection and spoke calmly.

Yes, this deal is essentially just empty promises.

Duanmu Lian needs the Silver Comet; the Sun God Cult hopes he can destroy the dragon.

However, Duanmu Lian wouldn't casually put in effort for free before she received any tangible benefits.

As for the Sun God Cult's efforts in searching for the Silver Comet?

Didn't the Sun Saint say before that they had been searching for the Silver Comet all along?

Therefore, in a fundamental sense, it cannot be entirely considered as searching for the silver comet for Duanmu Lian.

The Sun Saint on the screen understood this as well. He looked at Duanmu Lian, his gaze fixed on him through his skull-like eye sockets, and asked, "Can you guarantee that you will kill the Dragon King one hundred percent?"

The Sun Sage was not satisfied with the fact that Duanmu Lian would not exert any effort until the silver comet was found.

They had no idea when they would find the Silver Comet.

Moreover, even after finding the Silver Comet, it's uncertain whether Duanmu Lian will be able to kill the Dragon King.

"Killing two high-ranking dragons and injuring that guy, doesn't that prove my worth?"

"Yes! But I don't know when we'll be able to find the Silver Comet. Human lifespans are shorter than those of vampires. Won't your peak strength decline?"

"I can wait up to two years. If you can't find it, then I'll go find it myself."

“We can increase the number of people searching for the Silver Comet, but they will have to fight dragons after all. During this time, you will fill the gaps in our sect’s combat strength with your own.”

"Heh, those vacant trash can only kill lower and middle-ranking dragons. You want me to fill their positions? I won't attack the upper-ranking dragons. Besides, I've already killed two upper-ranking dragons from the Roaring Blood Clan, which has reduced the pressure on your front lines."

Bayin watched as Duanmu Lian and the Sun Saint fiercely bargained, and suddenly felt a headache coming on.

Both of them have their own reasons.

Before Duanmu Lian obtained the Silver Comet, he was essentially working for free, which was something he didn't want.

The Sun Saint did not know when he would be able to find the Silver Comet.

It's hard to say how long it will take. If they can't find it, will Duanmu Lian just keep refusing to make a move?

Or, what if they find it decades later, but Duanmu Lian has aged and is no longer as strong as before?

Does that mean the deal we just made is now off?

As for increasing the number of personnel to search for the Silver Comet, this would reduce the number of combat personnel in the Sun God Cult. If the gap in combat power cannot be filled, the Sun God Cult will naturally not take this risk.

"Gentlemen, please stop for a moment. We won't get to the desired conclusion by continuing like this."

Just as Duanmu Lian was bargaining with the Sun Saint, the Prophet Bayin finally couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted. He looked at Duanmu Lian and said:

"To be honest, Your Excellency Duanmu Lian, although you killed two high-ranking dragons of the Roaring Blood Clan, our Sun God Cult is currently in a bad situation and lacks sufficient combat power, so we cannot agree to your request to unconditionally send more people to search for the Silver Comet."

Insufficient combat strength?

Duanmu Lian raised an eyebrow. He had already slaughtered his way through the Roaring Blood Clan's lair, yet the Sun God Cult couldn't gain any advantage against the now weakened Roaring Blood Clan.

The Sun Saint seemed to have seen through the meaning in Duanmu Lian's eyes. After Bayin directly pointed out the current difficulties of the Sun God Cult, he stopped pretending and said directly:

"Because the Scaled Blood Clan has sent even more powerful high-ranking dragons to support the Roaring Blood Clan, and in addition, your previous attack on my sect killed a large number of Karuras, the situation on the front lines is not good now."

The reason why the Sun God Cult has been able to fight the dragons for years without retreating, becoming the world's largest dragon-slaying organization, and still standing strong, is because of the Saintess of Time, one of the dragon-slaying warriors.

The saints capable of manipulating time were cloned in the thousands and were widely used in all aspects of the Sun God Cult, greatly improving the overall level of the Sun God Cult.

Each frontline stronghold of the Sun God Cult is assigned more than twenty Saintesses of Time.

Each Dragon Slayer can enjoy the service of twenty Time Maidens to prevent the loss of high-end combat power.

"What a joke! You can mass-produce those ants like ants without any limit. You'll kill them faster than I can!"

Upon hearing the words of the Sun Saint, Duanmu Lian's expression suddenly turned cold and stern.

He scoffed at the other party's attempt to shift the blame onto him.

Yes, he killed many of the Saintesses of Time.

However, given the Sun God Cult's speed in mass-producing Holy Maidens, they can definitely mass-produce them back in a short time!

So he's not taking the blame for this!

"The problem isn't with you; it's with the Saintess of Time herself."

Hearing Duanmu Lian's irritable tone, the Sun Saint also expressed his helplessness, saying that he didn't mean to make her take the blame. He patiently explained to Duanmu Lian:

"In recent years, the number of our church's front-line strongholds in Hell Valley that have been captured has increased significantly. About ten years ago, a special individual appeared among the Saintess of Time. Both her magic power and runtime far exceeded the average. Therefore, the church used her as a new template and improved the process of creating the Saintess of Time."

"Unfortunately, these Saintesses of Time have recently experienced a large number of out-of-control phenomena. Although we are dealing with it, mass production in Karula has been temporarily interrupted."

This is the reason for the Sun God Cult's lack of combat power, because their most important foundation, the Saintess of Time, Karula, has a large-scale bug.

It was precisely because of this mistake that the Sun God Cult was unable to take advantage of Hell Valley's weakness to launch an attack, as they themselves were also weakened in some sense.

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Chapter Thirty-Five: Duanmu Lian Through the Eyes of the Silver Princess

Upon hearing the Sun Saint recount the current difficulties faced by the Sun God Cult, Duanmu Lian fell into silent contemplation.

Continuing the previous haggling is pointless.

The Sun God Cult has used a strategy of retreat to advance, effectively sealing its fate.

First, both Duanmu Lian and the Sun God Cult need each other.

Duanmu Lian needs the help of the massive Sun God Cult to find the Silver Comet.

The Sun God Cult also needs Duanmu Lian's powerful combat abilities to alleviate its current difficulties.

"Let's compromise. Although I won't make a move before obtaining the Silver Comet, I can help your Sun God Cult improve its overall combat strength. In exchange, please do your utmost to find the Silver Comet for me!"

After careful consideration, Duanmu Lian decided to help the Sun God Cult.

It's not that he doesn't want the Sun God Cult to perish, but he doesn't want the organization to be destroyed before he's exhausted its usefulness.

Currently, only the Sun God Cult stands on the front line in the fight against the Dragon Clan.

If they fall, the dominance of the vampires will hinder Duanmu Lian's actions in this world.

There is still a chance for him to cooperate with the Sun God Cult, but there is absolutely no possibility of coexistence between him and the Demon Blood Clan.

"...Can I hear how you plan to improve the overall combat strength of my sect?"

The Sun Saint and Bayin exchanged a glance through the projection. They were somewhat disappointed that Duanmu Lian still didn't make a move, but they became interested when they heard that the other party had a way to improve the overall combat power of the Divine Sect.

Bayin, or rather, Scarlet who knows something about Duanmu Lian, could guess some of it.

That is a special metal containing the energy of the sun in the opponent's possession. If the Sun God Cult could obtain that metal, it would indeed be able to improve its overall combat power.

But in reality, Duanmu Lian had more to teach the Sun God than just these things.

"Three things: a metal containing the energy of the sun, a method that allows one to cultivate the energy of the sun, and the Silver Light Sword and Sunlight Sword that I made myself."

Duanmu Lian raised her right hand, casually picked up the teacup on the table, and used alchemy to transform it into high-quality scarlet sand iron. Then she took out two lightsabers from her spatial ring.

As long as he is present, the Scarlet Iron Sand of the Gorilla can be produced indefinitely.

As for the two lightsabers, they were created by Duanmu Lian when she was researching yang and silver energy. She had a sudden inspiration and used the lightsaber-making technology of the Arad Continent to create them.

The lightsaber manufacturing technology on the continent of Arad is not like that of the Jedi Knights, whose hands are fixed in plasma to form the shape of the blade.

Instead, they used a more magical approach, transforming the light itself into a blade.

Using this technology as a foundation, and light as a carrier to hold silver and yang energy, Duanmu Lian created lightsabers of different styles.

"Sparashi (That's awesome)..."

When Bayin saw Duanmu Lian create a special metal containing solar energy with her bare hands, her eyes under the mask lit up. But when she heard that the other party also had a method that could allow people to cultivate solar energy, she became even more excited.

At that moment, he picked up the two lightsabers on the table and examined them carefully.

He discovered that this was not a lightsaber manufactured with high technology, but a weapon made with a technology that Scarlet couldn't understand.

The Silver Light Sword contains fixed silver energy, and the Sunlight Sword also contains fixed sunlight energy.

Crimson couldn't discern how the [light], [silver energy], and [yang energy] were fused together.

Even if he couldn't see it, he could tell that this thing was a very dangerous weapon for dragons.

"Is the method you mentioned that allows people to cultivate solar energy something that everyone can practice?"

While the Sun Saint was interested in the Sun Metal and the Light Sword, he was even more interested in the cultivation method that Duanmu Lian had mentioned, which allowed people to cultivate the energy of the sun.

If their Sun God Cult possessed such a method, coupled with the lightsaber and solar metal given by Duanmu Lian, it could indeed significantly enhance their overall combat power.

"Yes, anyone can do it as long as they cultivate. This method is essentially a breathing technique. Except for dragons, all things in the world emit energy. This method simulates the energy of the sun."

In front of the Sun Saint and Bayin, Duanmu Lian began to breathe at a peculiar frequency.

As he breathed, layers of visible flames appeared on his body.

Then, he gestured to Kurosawa, who was standing next to him, to get something.

Hezera immediately moved at supersonic speed and took out the dragon's heart, which was preserved in a jar of formalin, from the room.

Seeing this, Bayin carefully examined the two sisters.

Duanmu Lian had known for a long time that he had bought two people with dragon-like characteristics, but he hadn't expected these two brats to be so extraordinary.

"Buzz—!"

Duanmu Lian controlled her qi and launched it towards the dragon's heart inside the jar.

The moment the gas touched the heart, the entire heart seemed to be ignited, spontaneously combusting and turning to ashes inside the jar.

Seeing this, Bayin's breathing became rapid.

He knew that if this breathing technique could be popularized among humans, the benefits to slaying dragons would be immense.

The Sun Saint understood this as well, and immediately finalized the cooperation with Duanmu Lian.