Chapter 578 - 346: Holding a Ritual, Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps x500
Chapter 578: Chapter 346: Holding a Ritual, Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps x500
This was all to increase the value of the batch of Land Giant Beast corpses being offered as a sacrifice.
And just as Zhang Yi had expected,
his actions did indeed increase the value of the sacrificed Land Giant Beasts.
A reward option appeared that even Zhang Yi himself hadn’t anticipated—the Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps!
Among the Dragon Clan,
besides the most common Five-Colored Dragons and Metal Dragons,
and the Elf Dragons—a Legendary Dragon Species quite rare in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm—
there existed another type of dragon.
Rarer than Five-Colored and Metal Dragons, yet more common than Legendary Dragon Species,
they were the Gem Dragons!
If the Five-Colored Dragons belonged to the Evil Faction and the Metal Dragons belonged to the Good Faction,
then the Gem Dragons belonged to the Neutral Faction.
Furthermore, the Gem Dragon category included a relatively large number of species, such as Jade Dragons, Crystal Dragons, Purple Crystal Dragons, Yellow Jade Dragons, and Sapphire Dragons...
Of course, the Gem Dragons’ ability to remain neutral was not just because
they were so powerful that neither the Five-Colored nor the Metal Dragons had the strength to force their hand.
It was also related to their habits.
Gem Dragons usually lived in remote places and, like Mages, enjoyed conducting experiments.
They possessed a fervent desire to explore magical knowledge, historical knowledge, and all sorts of other lore, and they detested meaningless conflict.
One could say that Gem Dragons were the most Mage-like of all the Dragon species.
As for the reward being the creation of a Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps using Natural Elves as a template,
Zhang Yi surmised that this was due not only to the incredible malleability of the Natural Elves but also to their abilities related to the Jade Dream Realm.
The Natural Elves, having evolved from the Wood Elf bloodline, were the main force for practicing Divination, Illusion Techniques, and Dream Magic in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm.
The ones who spent the most time at the Five-star Natural Wonders, Bright Mirror Lake, in the Western Region of the Zhang Yi Divine Realm were the Divination Mages, Illusionist Mages, and Dream Mages who possessed Natural Elf blood.
Perhaps it was due to the influence of the Natural Ancient Tree, or perhaps it was the influence of the World Tree it was destined to evolve into.
In any case, the Natural Elves who evolved from the Wood Elf bloodline could practice Magic of any attribute.
They weren’t limited to a single school of Magic.
This included schools of Magic such as the Dream Realm, the Illusion Realm, Space, and so on.
More importantly, for the Jade Dragon Descendants created from the Natural Elf template and possessing Jade Dragon blood,
the bloodline was recessive, not dominant.
This meant the Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps would be far more stable.
One must understand that the blood of the Dragon Clan was highly invasive and assimilating.
This was why even Kobolds who merely got close to a Giant Dragon sleeping motionlessly in its cave could evolve into Dragon Descendant Kobolds.
It was simply because the Kobolds inhaled the Giant Dragon’s aura.
Without a doubt, the bloodline of Five-Colored Dragons was typically dominant. The higher the degree of assimilation, the stronger the individual became, but the consequences were also more severe.
Dragon Blood would alter the original creature’s bloodline,
causing them to develop mental problems.
In the Multiverse, a saying was often passed around: "He who slays a dragon shall eventually become an Evil Dragon!"
The hidden meaning behind this was that a Hero who killed a Giant Dragon and bathed in its Dragon Blood,
while undoubtedly experiencing a massive increase in Power after the fact,
also signified that their own bloodline had been invaded by the Dragon Blood.
Eventually,
it wasn’t impossible for the Dragon Blood to transform their body, turning the Human Race Hero into the form of a Giant Dragon.
This is why the Dragon Slayer will eventually become an Evil Dragon!
However, the bloodline of Gem Dragons like the Jade Dragon was recessive.
It was more stable and less prone to assimilation.
Furthermore, this batch of Elves, based on the Natural Elf template, already possessed High Level Power or greater.
The higher their Power, the less likely they were to be assimilated.
A Legendary Level Clan could even ignore the risks and introduce the bloodlines of other Clans into their bodies.
And bloodline modification was one of the most common experiments conducted by Mages in the Multiverse.
Therefore, with this group of the Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps possessing Seventh Level or higher Power, combined with the recessive nature of the Jade Dragon bloodline, one could say the negative side effects were practically zero.
All that remained were the benefits!
Naturally, when faced with the common "Option One" and "Option Two,"
Zhang Yi chose "Option Three" without a moment’s hesitation.
And as Zhang Yi made his choice,
the next moment,
below the Sacrificial Altar,
the bodies of the Land Giant Beasts, along with the body of the Black Copper Beast King placed atop them all, dissolved into motes of light and vanished before the eyes of the Clan.
But within the Zhang Yi Divine Realm,
to the eyes of the Legendary Level Clan and Zhang Yi himself,
these points of light didn’t disappear. Instead, they converged into an incomparably vast mass of primordial energy, rich with the essence of the Life Law, the Elves, and the Dragon Clan.
This great mass of primordial energy, containing the essence of three Laws, drew near Zhang Yi’s consciousness, triggering a reaction from all the Divine Positions he held.
"Nature," "Elf," and "Creation"—these three Divine Positions that Zhang Yi possessed were simultaneously stirred by the primordial energy, creating a powerful resonance!
In the next moment, it was as if Zhang Yi’s consciousness witnessed a battle between a Giant Dragon and an Elf, their blood mingling as they were wounded.
Within the bloodline, he saw the agile flight of the Giant Dragon and the graceful form of the Elf chanting Magic.
Zhang Yi’s consciousness resonated deeply with this vision.
He seemed to see a small sapling nurtured by these two types of blood.
When the sapling grew into a towering tree and bore fruit,
Zhang Yi could clearly sense that his three Divine Positions had all been enhanced to varying degrees.
The Creation Divine Position had improved the most,
followed by the Elf Divine Position,
with the Natural Divine Position improving the least.
However, it wasn’t a good time for Zhang Yi to open his personal Divine Being panel to check.
Therefore, Zhang Yi didn’t know exactly how much his three Divine Positions had improved for the time being!
But there was no rush.
As Zhang Yi’s consciousness descended,
he guided the five hundred Clan members to appear below the Sacrificial Altar.
This brought a considerable shock to the ordinary Clan members watching from below.
The light dissipated, revealing the five hundred Clan members standing tall and firm.
They retained the signature pointed ears and green hair of the Natural Elves, but upon closer inspection, one could see what appeared to be jade-colored scales beneath their skin.
Their pupils were also distinctly different from those of normal Natural Elves, shining with the glint of dark-gold vertical slits.
Most crucially, the aura that each of them exuded was completely different from that of the elegant Natural Elves.
This Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps was uniformly equipped.
They wore jade-colored Metal Armor engraved with Magic Runes.
The Longbows in their hands were woven from vines,
and their Long Swords were shaped like dragon’s teeth, their edges flowing with the power of Nature.
Leading them was a female Natural Elf—
oh, no, it would be more appropriate to call her a Dragon Descendant.
Compared to an ordinary Natural Elf, her figure was noticeably taller and larger.
She was over two meters tall!
Although she had no obvious dragon wings,
she had a pair of exquisite, jade-like Dragon Horns of a vibrant green color on her forehead.
"In the name of the Guardian of the Jade Dream Realm, the strongest Dragon Descendant Warrior of the Natural Elves, I swear fealty to the great God of Nature!"
Molixidi, Legion Commander of the Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Army, spoke in a tone that was a mixture of Elvish and Draconic.
She knelt in the direction of Zhang Yi’s Divine Illusion and swore her allegiance.
Behind her, the five hundred Dragon Descendant Guards also responded in unison:
"We vow to be My God’s sharpest sword and thickest shield! We dedicate our all to My God!"
Their voices were perfectly synchronized, five hundred voices merging into one, creating a faintly stunning effect.
And just as expected, the Clan members watching from below the Sacrificial Altar cried out in astonishment.
Many of the Dwarf Clan members, however, were staring intently at the Armor worn by the Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Army.
This was because the style of their Armor was completely different from any other Armor in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm.
Zhang Yi could feel the devout faith this Jade Dragon Descendant Guard Corps had in him, and he was very satisfied.
More importantly,
through his consciousness, Zhang Yi could easily sense the formidable strength of this corps, formed from Elf Dragon Descendants who already possessed High Level Power!
The Dragon Elf Mages among them successfully shored up the weaknesses his Clan had in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm, specifically in areas like Astrology, the Dream Realm, the Illusion Realm, and Spiritual Power.