Evolving by devouring from a young dragon

Blue entered the camp.

Before Grimm could pounce, he was pushed away with a palm strike... He was afraid that he would lose control of his strength and accidentally crush him into a goblin pancake.

He's now at level seven.

After leaving the summit of Boulder Mountain, he discovered that his strength had jumped from the peak of the sixth rank to the epic seventh rank.

None of the five stone giants' predictions of "a sudden drop in cultivation level and an impassable path" came true.

He didn't know why, and he couldn't remember what had happened during the trial.

He shook his head, no longer dwelling on it.

Anyway, as long as it's a good thing, that's fine.

After passing through half of the camp, Blue arrived at the entrance to the Dragon's Nest Cave.

Alduin lay in the darkness, opening his dark golden dragon eyes.

"Hehe, boss."

Blue scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and then opened his hand, revealing a pale yellow rhomboid crystal inside.

It is the heart of the earth.

Alduin didn't look at the crystal, but stared at Blue, remaining silent for a moment before speaking.

"Seventh tier?"

Bru nodded emphatically, scratching the back of his head and saying sheepishly, "I don't know why, but I broke through after I got the Heart of the Earth."

Then he recounted his entire experience in the Giant Rock Mountains.

From stepping into the core of the earth veins and condensing the heart of the earth, to the five stone giants asserting that his "cultivation has plummeted and his path forward is cut off," and finally to his inexplicable breakthrough to the seventh rank, his trial memories are hazy and unclear, and he has not concealed anything.

After hearing this, Auduin's heart stirred.

Although his own knowledge was limited and shallow, he was a dragon with a vast and boundless memory inheritance, and he had his own guesses.

The value of the Heart of the Earth seemed to far exceed his imagination.

This thing is probably in the same category as the Lich's Soul Box, both of which are related to the Path of Legends.

Combining this with Bru's experience, he instantly grasped the key point.

If an ordinary stone giant were to prematurely condense the Heart of the Earth, it would actually damage its own integrity, causing its strength to stagnate or decrease.

But Blue's situation is completely the opposite, which only proves one thing.

He doesn't need the Heart of the Earth.

Although his memory of that trial was hazy, it inadvertently gave him the opportunity to break through his current realm, allowing him to directly enter the seventh rank.

Auduin raised his eyes, but did not explain the reasons in detail. He simply said, "A blessing in disguise. Your legendary journey will not end here."

After saying that, he took the Heart of the Earth from in front of Blue and walked out of the Dragon's Nest.

The materials to re-seal the seal have finally been gathered.

The day after Blue returned to the Sunken Basin, Alduin began the final preparations for the seal.

All three ingredients have been gathered.

The Gibor Dragon Crystal, the Moon Pivot Sacred Stone, and the Heart of the Earth were all stored in the stomach space.

Alduin did not rush to set off, but instead spent an entire day repeatedly studying the sealing formation recorded in the lich tomes within the dragon's lair.

The core of the magic array has three array eyes.

Gibor Dragon Crystal is responsible for neutralizing the source of decay, Lunar Pivot Holy Stone is responsible for suppressing remnant souls, and the Heart of the Earth is responsible for stabilizing spatial rifts.

All three are indispensable.

Auduin inscribed the results of his deductions on a bone fragment and handed it to Grimm: "Arrange the formation according to this, right in front of the fissure at the Bone Hill."

Grimm received the bone fragment with trembling hands, his heart filled with excitement.

He never imagined that the noble dragon would entrust such a crucial matter to a goblin like himself.

He immediately puffed out his withered chest and, in the loudest voice he had ever used, assured them, "Great dragon! Rest assured! I will definitely get this done!"

But Grimm didn't know that setting up the formation was a trivial matter.

For the truly crucial and error-free moments, Auduin had to be present in person.

Even the slightest mistake could cause the Void Skeleton Dragon to break free of its seal.

He would never entrust his life or territory to anyone, not even his own family.

The Lion Knights provided assistance throughout the process.

Leon sent Raine with fifty knights to follow Grimm to the Bone Hills to clear away the remaining undead minions and remove obstacles for setting up the formation.

Raine did a great job, cutting down all the skeletons in just a few sword strikes. When he returned to report, he was covered in dust.

Blue scratched his head as he watched their efficient movements, then turned to Alduin beside him and said in a deep voice, "Boss, the lions are pretty capable."

Alduin nodded without saying anything.

Blue chuckled sheepishly and turned to go on patrol.

Since breaking through to the seventh-tier epic level, it has reached a height of seven meters and is covered with a thick layer of rock armor, making it look like a force to be reckoned with.

As he walked through the camp, the lion knights nodded to him, and he nodded back.

Everything is normal.

Three days later, the Hill of Dry Bones.

Alduin retracted his dragon wings and stood in front of the spatial rift.

A crack nearly a hundred meters long opened up in the ground, from which dark gray mist seeped out. From the outside, one could vaguely see the gray-white plain inside.

The surrounding bones were piled up like mountains, some of them already wriggling, as if trying to stand up again.

"Set up the formation."

Grimm directed the goblins to carve runes around the fissure according to the markings on the bone fragments.

The Lion Knights stood guard on the perimeter, the Orc warriors carried materials, and Elune led the remaining elves to keep watch around the area.

Everyone performed their duties, resulting in extremely high efficiency.

Alduin didn't participate in any of this; he simply watched quietly, activating his sonic wave to sense the movements around him.

Apart from a faint tendency to expand, the spatial rift showed no other unusual signs.

Alduin never takes chances, much less gambles on even a one in ten thousand possibility.

If the sealed Void Skeleton Dragon is not completely dead, the slightest mistake could lead to utter destruction.

Moreover, if the seal is not reinforced, it will continuously affect the connection between the material plane and the land of the dead, causing the rift to widen and eventually his territory to fall.

But there is still time.

He opened his eyes and took out three items from his stomach.

The Gibor Dragon Crystal is as black as ink, radiating a chilling negative energy; the Moon Pivot Holy Stone is as white as the moon, flowing with cool moonlight; the Heart of the Earth is as pale yellow as amber, pulsating with the rhythm of the earth's veins.

The three forces converged at the tip of his claws, yet did not interfere with each other.

Auduin stepped toward the fissure.

The first step was to embed the Gibor Dragon Crystal into the first array eye.

A grayish-white light spread from the center of the array, suppressing the dark purple mist in the cracks.

The second step is to embed the Moon Pivot Sacred Stone into the second array eye.

As the silvery moonlight shone down, the white bones at the edge of the crack stopped writhing.

The third step is to embed the Heart of the Earth into the third array eye.

Pale yellow light surged into the depths of the cracks like waves, and the cracks in the ground began to slowly heal.

The magic circle is activated.

Alduin stood at the center of the array, sensing the dissipating necromantic power around him, and nodded slightly.

It seems everything is going well.

……

Outside the camp, the Lion Knights maintained a vigilant formation.

Leon stood at the forefront, his longsword planted in the ground, his hands gripping the hilt, his yellow eyes fixed on the direction of the rift.

Raine rode up to him on his lion and lowered his voice: "Commander."

Leon fell into a long silence. After a moment, magic surged around him, and a deep yellow magic suddenly erupted. He drew his longsword, raised it high above his head, and a deep roar resounded throughout the arena: "Lion Knights—"

Three hundred and twelve lion knights drew their swords simultaneously, the sound of their blades being drawn startling the entire arena.

Everyone's attention was drawn to them, including Alduin, who narrowed his eyes.

Three hundred and twelve knights drew their swords at the same time.

"—Let's do it!"