85: Chapter 85

"Shrinking back into your own world, only destruction awaits you. Not just you, not just the dragon race, but the entire Three Realms will be dragged into it."

The memory Luo Yu showed Tiamat was a scene of the future—the True Red Dragon God Emperor being beheaded by a single strike from a powerhouse from another world.

He had his own calculations.

It was impossible to consolidate the forces of the Three Realms under his control in a short period of time.

He was indeed not weak now, and looking across the entire Three Realms, the only ones who could contend with him, besides the Infinite Dragon God Ophis, were the God of Destruction Shiva.

But no matter how strong his power was, it didn't mean he could make all the pantheons obey him obediently.

He had no foundation in the Three Realms at all, and this path was too difficult to walk.

At the moment, the dragon race's promise was a good breakthrough point.

As long as he could get the dragons of the Three Realms to use their promise to go to the other world and fight with him, as long as they won, the benefits gained would definitely make all the pantheons jealous.

The world bustles for profit; the world hustles for gain.

This saying holds true for humans, and it is the same for gods.

As long as he could provide them with sufficient benefits, these pantheons would naturally be willing to become the blade in his hand.

And the dragons of the Three Realms were the best signboard.

Of course, the prerequisite for all this was that he could lead the dragons to invade the other world, win, and snatch the loot.

Instead of ending up like his ancestor, the Fallen One, who was beaten and fled back in disgrace.

If that happened, it would be useless and would only turn into a joke.

"I hope you think about it carefully. Once you've decided, leave the notification of the other dragons in the Three Realms to you. Remember, not a single word about the other world is allowed to leak. Anyone you notify must also sign a confidentiality agreement."

"Red Dragon Emperor, I haven't agreed yet!"

Tiamat was furious.

Luo Yu's attitude, his tone, and the way he spoke, as if he had her figured out, made her very unhappy.

"Tiamat, do you think you still have a choice?" Luo Yu looked at her, "Are you really willing to let this world be destroyed?"

"I..." Tiamat opened her mouth to retort, but swallowed the words back.

In the memory Luo Yu gave her, everything was a gray future, without a shred of hope.

Tiamat couldn't figure out where the Red Dragon Emperor got this future information, but in that image, the scene of the True Red Dragon God Emperor having his head cut off by a powerhouse from another world, she couldn't doubt its authenticity.

It truly carried the aura of the True Red Dragon God Emperor himself.

This memory was acknowledged by the True Red Dragon God Emperor.

She could disbelieve the Red Dragon Emperor's words, but she would never doubt the True Red Dragon God Emperor.

That one was the last guardian of this world and wouldn't bother with such boring tricks.

The powerhouse from another world who could easily cut off the True Red Dragon God Emperor's head was a catastrophic disaster for this world.

Besides, the visitors were clearly not friendly.

Or rather, as long as it was something coming from another world, none of them had good intentions.

Tiamat fell silent.

Perhaps it was just as the Red Dragon Emperor said, she didn't have many choices at the moment.

She also finally understood what the other party's previous sentence, "This is also the world's desire and demand," meant.

If the world didn't want to be destroyed by powerhouses from other worlds, it had to strike first, attack those weaker other worlds, and take the opportunity to strengthen itself.

And as a member of this world, if the world was finished, she certainly wouldn't be able to survive either.

"Red Dragon Emperor, come back to talk to me about this when you have become a Super Devil."

After speaking, Tiamat flapped her huge wings and turned to leave.

She flew out of the Familiar Forest and tore open space to dive in; no one knew where she had gone.

"She agreed!" Ddraig's voice rang out.

Tiamat's words made it very clear; as long as Luo Yu could step into the realm of a Super Devil, she was willing to be the vanguard charging at the front.

The previous words were just an excuse to back down.

And now that she had left, she was likely following what Luo Yu said to go and help lobby the other dragons.

"As expected." Luo Yu's tone was flat.

He had laid out the pros and cons clearly; if this Tiamat, one of the Five Great Dragon Kings, was still stubborn and unwilling to change, then he would really have to question her intelligence.

After all, no one was willing to sit still and wait for death, watching helplessly as the world was destroyed by others.

"Next, the other dragon species will definitely swarm over.

The dragon race is naturally warlike, having been bored for hundreds or thousands of years; the appearance of another world is, to them, the most exhilarating and lively carnival."

Luo Yu knew the nature of the dragon race too well.

Besides, who would be willing to stay at the bottom of a well like a frog?

Luo Yu didn't need to invite them personally; as long as he released a little bit of news about the other world, those guys would scramble to crowd around.

Tiamat's role was to put the dragon groups at ease, and that dragon species promise, to put it bluntly, was to put a leash on them, so as not to cause trouble when attacking invaders.

"I originally planned to use the dragon species promise in the plan for the angels' revenge, borrowing the power of the dragon race to add fuel to the fire for the angels.

Using it to deal with the other world invasion now is also fine, and the effect is even greater."

After Luo Yu finished speaking, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Subsequently, his figure descended and appeared directly in front of Sona and the others.

"Why did you come over?" Sona was a bit surprised, "Didn't you refuse directly when I called you to come together earlier?"

"I suddenly remembered that the accounts with some people haven't been settled yet." Luo Yu said casually, "I came to find Tiamat to collect on that promise."

Sona and the people beside her were stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

After Luo Yu severed the shackles on the dragon species, he made the method public, and all the dragons in the Three Realms owed him a favor.

Each dragon gave him a drop of essence blood as a token, which was equivalent to him holding the power to mobilize the dragons once.

Even if it meant ordering these dragons to attack a pantheon and completely wipe them out, it was within the scope of the original promise.

If Luo Yu hadn't brought it up just now, Sona and the others would have almost forgotten that this guy still had such a trump card hidden in his hands.

At the time, because of this promise, many pantheons that had strained relations with Luo Yu were on pins and needles every day, fearing that the Red Dragon Emperor would slam this favor from the dragons of the Three Realms onto them.

However, Sona didn't understand what condition Luo Yu had proposed that could make Tiamat, one of the Five Great Dragon Kings, the "Chaos Karma Dragon," so angry that they almost fought on the spot.

That dragon kept shouting things like "pushing people too far."

Sona and the others were curious, but seeing that Luo Yu had no intention of saying anything, they didn't pursue the question.

Asking too much about some things would only add unnecessary trouble to oneself.

The gap in strength between them and Luo Yu was there; it was better not to know some things.

Sona was very clear about her position, which was also where her intelligence lay.

At this moment, Luo Yu's gaze swept towards Himejima Suzaku behind the crowd, then he nodded gently to Sona and the others, and waved his hand.

The two of them disappeared from the spot instantly.

Sona didn't say anything.

The grievances between Himejima Suzaku and Luo Yu indeed had to be resolved by them behind closed doors.

The red leaves of the shrine swayed in the sunset light, and fallen leaves drifted down one by one.

Himejima Suzaku sat on the steps, staring at the courtyard in front of her for a long time.

This place was too familiar.

It was so familiar that she could visualize the scene of the three children chasing and playing here when they were young, and Aunt Shuri standing under the corridor, watching them with a smile.

Although she clearly knew that these were all fake, illusions created by Ah Yu using the power of his Boosted Gear, she just couldn't take her eyes off them.

"It's really good that Akeno can live so freely by your side." She said softly.

Luo Yu's figure emerged from the air and landed beside her.

"This is the space inside the Boosted Gear; not only can it hold living people, but it can also change into any scenery and architecture one wants."

Himejima Suzaku came back to her senses and repeated the name.

"Boosted Gear... Red Dragon Emperor."

She stared blankly at the torii gate in front of her; who could have imagined that inside the body of that skinny little Ah Yu from when they were young, lived such a monster.

And when they were really standing face to face, there was no ripple in her heart.

"This Sacred Gear of yours awakened because of Aunt Shuri, right?" Her voice was very low.

Luo Yu nodded.

"Yes. As soon as Aunt Shuri was gone, the Boosted Gear woke up.

The grudge of the Himejima Clan also pushed me step by step to where I am today."

Himejima Suzaku was silent for a few seconds after listening, then smiled.

"In that case, the Himejima Clan being wiped out wasn't unjust."

She knew in her heart that for an ordinary person to awaken a Sacred Gear, they must experience heart-wrenching stimulation.

That kind of pain could completely crush a person.

To make a Red Dragon Emperor open his eyes amidst hatred and despair, the Himejima Clan was destined to be finished from the very beginning.

Himejima Suzaku curled her lips into a smile and turned to look at Luo Yu beside her.

Then, she leaned her body over as naturally as before, resting lightly on him.

Luo Yu looked down at Suzaku, who was leaning against his left shoulder, sighed in his heart, and reached out to rub her long hair.

"Suzaku, you don't need to carry all these things by yourself."

"Ah Yu, you and Akeno might think that the Himejima Clan is gone, so it's gone, and there's nothing to be nostalgic about.

But I can't; that is the place that gave birth to me and raised me."

Himejima Suzaku shook her head gently, her tone revealing an inseparable emotion.

"Even if I have to use the power of devils, I must make the Himejima Clan stand up again in this Far East."

Luo Yu sighed again in his heart and didn't continue the conversation.

Rebuilding the Himejima Clan by borrowing the power of devils? In his eyes, this had no meaning at all.

How could such a clan be acknowledged by those exorcist families in the Far East?

Suzaku should also be clear about this in her heart; in the end, it was just a spiritual sustenance.

"Ah Yu, I really haven't blamed you for the destruction of the Himejima Clan.

Really."

Himejima Suzaku lifted her head from his arms, stared into Luo Yu's eyes, and said seriously.

In those eyes, there was not a shred of hatred to be seen.

"One retribution for another.

The incident with Aunt Shuri was the cause planted by the Himejima Clan first.

Your destruction of the Himejima Clan was the fruit that was borne."

On this point, Himejima Suzaku saw things very clearly.

She was not the kind of foolish woman whose brain was muddled by hatred.

Before she knew that the Red Dragon Emperor was Ah Yu, she was indeed pushed by the hatred of the clan.

But more importantly, she just wanted to find an answer—to know why the Red Dragon Emperor wanted to destroy the Himejima Clan.

"Suzaku, you've grown up, much stronger than before."

"Ah Yu, I remember I seem to be older than you, right?"

Himejima Suzaku rolled her eyes at him; how could this person always take advantage of her unintentionally.

"Don't you girls all like to say you are young?"

Luo Yu was not embarrassed at all.

In terms of real age, he was indeed a bit younger than Suzaku, and Tsubaki Shinra was also older than him.

But he had lived two lifetimes, and his mental age was simply not something Suzaku and the others could compare to.

Moreover, having trained in the Three Realms for so many years, his overall temperament was much more mature than Suzaku and the others.