64: The Dragon and the Weird Sheep

Inside the small cave.

Chen Qing held a purplish-black crystal core in his hand and frowned, asking, "That tree is only Tier 4. Is the King of the Ghost-Face Treant clan really that weak?"

Those who can become a King are usually extremely powerful experts with high Realms. Can a Tier 4 being be called a King?

And it even has this Legacy crystal.

Li Qingshan leaned back against the wall and said, "Your knowledge base is too shallow!

Royalty isn't determined by strength, but by Bloodline.

These alien races are quite unique, inheriting certain Bloodlines from their respective planets.

For example, Qi Ling Star. The strongest creature on its planet should be a Dragon-like creature.

But it shouldn't be a true Dragon!"

He recalled as he spoke, "I once read a description of it in a storybook. It was a giant Azure Dragon, its entire body covered in green scales.

Its Dragon body was long and powerful, its claws mighty, and it was surrounded by Azure Spiritual Qi and some auspicious clouds. Its gaze was like a torch, filled with wisdom and decisiveness.

Most importantly, it had a pair of sacred and majestic bifurcated Dragon horns on its head!

The person who recorded this said that the first time he saw it, that Dragon was circling high above Qi Ling Star, guarding the planet."

Chen Qing chewed on his description, frowning: "A long Dragon body, Dragon horns on its head, yet not a true Dragon. This sounds very much like the Flood Dragons from myths!"

"Hmm, a bit similar! With green as its main color, surrounded by Azure Spiritual Qi and auspicious clouds, it's highly likely that its attribute is related to plants, or perhaps wind!" Li Tianyang looked straight ahead, visualizing the image of this Guardian Dragon in his mind.

"But what does this have to do with the Ghost-Face Treant King?" Chen Qing asked, confused.

"Hehe, you two academic slackers, you probably don't even attend classes normally, so you wouldn't know these things!"

Li Qingshan mocked, then chuckled, "Didn't you notice? Are there any indigenous people on Qi Ling Star? Or rather, have you seen the so-called 'Qi Ling Star people'?"

Chen Qing and the other exchanged glances, both realizing. From that perspective, it seemed true!

They had both subconsciously considered all the Yao Beasts appearing here as a race on Qi Ling Star. So what was the race that truly ruled Qi Ling Star?

No matter how diverse the races, over years of change, a powerful race would always emerge to become the ruler of the planet.

"That storybook also had an introduction to the origin of Qi Ling Star. The source of power for almost all creatures on Qi Ling Star comes from that Guardian Dragon!

Of course, it's not that the Flood Dragon was promiscuous, but rather the Qi that the Flood Dragon constantly emitted, influencing all living beings on the entire planet!

To put it simply, Qi Ling Star is like a giant furnace, and that Flood Dragon is like a Peerless Grade Immortal Pill!

It constantly emits its own Spiritual Qi, influencing everything here!"

"So, that Dragon's strength must be extremely powerful, right?"

"Yes! The recorder also documented that the Flood Dragon King of Qi Ling Star was incredibly powerful!

When the portal opened, our strongest Senior was like a firefly compared to the bright moon in front of him!

If it hadn't been completely devoid of hostility towards humans, Blue Star civilization might have been annihilated long ago!"

Chen Qing's eyes were strange, "So, Qi Ling Star is our human ally?"

"No, not really. Qi Ling Star has long been irrelevant to us. That Flood Dragon has appeared no more than 5 times to this day. As long as we don't destroy Qi Ling Star, that Flood Dragon simply won't appear!"

That truly is a qualified Guardian Beast!

Chen Qing pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Are you sure what you're saying is reliable? What kind of storybook could record these things?"

Li Qingshan again retorted, "There are so many books in the school library, have you ever read them?

You're just an academic slacker who only knows how to Cultivate and fight!"

Chen Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. Li Qingshan's mouth was truly irritating!

Beside him, Li Tianyang frowned and suddenly brought up another matter.

"Speaking of Guardian Beasts, I've also heard a rumor. There's a small battlefield in the south connected by a portal, called Red Sheep Star. That planet is also said to have a Guardian Beast."

He carefully recalled, trying to recount the description as accurately as possible.

"It was a massive, sheep-like creature, its entire body covered in dark gold, metallic wool. Its eyes burned with mysterious, eerie blue ghost fire, and its gaze was chillingly devoid of emotion.

On its head grew a pair of incomparably thick, crescent-blade-like curved giant sheep horns, entwined with many strange runes that exuded ominousness and gloom.

Besides that, the sheep's four hooves were as hard as steel, and wherever it stepped, it would leave cold, eerie fire imprints.

A gray mist permeated its body, and faintly, wailing human faces could be seen flickering within the mist."

Chen Qing listened, feeling a bit strange.

Why did the descriptions of these planetary Guardian Beasts sound more and more fantastical?

This image also sounded incredibly powerful, didn't it?

He asked in confusion, "How does it sound like the situation on Red Sheep Star should be similar to Qi Ling Star? Most likely there's no ruling race, but rather it's influenced by that sheep?"

Li Tianyang shook his head: "Not entirely sure. I haven't been to that planet. Red Sheep Star is in the Southern Hemisphere, and our people rarely go there.

However, it sounds like they're cut from the same mold. My guess is the same as yours, leaning towards the two planets being similar?"

"What about the planets where the other small battlefields are located?"

"The others shouldn't be. I've been to several battlefields, and they've basically all developed their own civilized races.

Even if some planets don't have a single dominant power, it's still clear that, like Blue Star, there are planetary civilizations."

The three of them savored this information. Although Li Qingshan and Li Tianyang originally knew some of it, exchanging information now still yielded many insights.

Chen Qing's eyes unfocused. In his mind, the picture his homeroom teacher Song Yusheng drew on the blackboard during the first class on the first day of school reappeared.

At the time, Chen Qing had found it familiar; that drawing was indeed a bit similar to a star chart he had accidentally seen in his previous life!

And now, hearing two different descriptions of Guardian Beasts, also reminded him of some mythical creature images from his previous life!

The Flood Dragon Li Qingshan mentioned, surrounded by Azure Qi and auspicious clouds, and shaped like a Flood Dragon, reminded him of the Azure Dragon, one of the seven Eastern mansions of the twenty-eight constellations!

But the Azure Dragon is a true Dragon, it couldn't be a Flood Dragon!

However, the external appearance and Qi described, combined with the Qi Ling Star portal being located in the east, made Chen Qing feel it was somewhat coincidental.

As for the strange sheep in Li Tianyang's description, he hadn't heard much about it.

It was just that because that sheep was surrounded by ghost fire, belonging to the fire attribute, and the portal happened to be in the Southern Hemisphere, this couldn't help but make Chen Qing suspicious.

Is it really a coincidence?

Or is his imagination simply too rich?

Shaking his head, Chen Qing no longer fantasized. When he had the strength later, he would simply go to the Flood Dragon's old lair and ask personally.

After all, aren't there two professionals at raiding Yao Beast lairs right next to him?

Beside him, Li Qingshan, who was deep in thought, suddenly felt a little uneasy. He looked at the water droplets falling from the ceiling and cursed inwardly, 'Bad luck!'