Chapter 344 - A Direct Strike Against the Divine Strength Empire! A Show of Force!

The ancient dragon clan had helped Lin Tian quite a bit.

Even at the very beginning, if the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother hadn't held back the Sword Saint Alice, the whole story would have ended long ago.

So Lin Tian planned to assess their current strength before making cultivation plans.

No matter what, he couldn't let them lose face and status in the ancestral dragon nest.

The conditions for gaining face and status were simple - strength.

"Prepare to block the dragon flames!"

At this moment, Bernarda looked at the molten meteors falling from the sky and shouted loudly.

Magic shields were hastily deployed.

All the dragon flames were blocked.

But the black fireballs mixed within couldn't be completely blocked.

They melted through the shields and ignited many buildings in the city.

If this continued, the entire city would be destroyed.

Bernarda thought this was bad, "It's a dark element dragon! Damn it, aren't these dragons only found in the ancestral nest?! Now we're in trouble!"

"Your Highness, quickly kill these lizards! Riverside City is doomed!"

City Lord Ramon, with his round belly, frantically scurried about, dodging the annihilation dragon flames spat by Little Black.

The entire city was only two to three miles, about two to three thousand meters.

Excluding the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother, each dragon was a full thousand meters in size.

Destroying such a small city was incredibly easy.

Bernarda couldn't care about anything else, "Damn dragons! If you dare, transform into humanoid form and fight us!"

Upon hearing this, Little Black looked at Lin Tian, "Father, what should we do next?"

"Up to you, as long as you can take out these guys."

Lin Tian said indifferently.

Although he was watching from the sidelines, if they encountered danger, he would definitely intervene.

Little Black pondered briefly, "Then let's transform into humanoid form. Dragon form attacks can't defeat them either."

Dragon form attacks were mostly fire-breathing, very effective against large groups of enemies.

But facing a small squad like this was troublesome.

"Good!"

Fire Dragon agreed.

The dragons flew to the riverside, their forms shifting as they transformed into humanoid shapes.

Each retained their original signature colors, their scaled armor looking extremely domineering!

An adventurer couldn't help but gloat, "They really transformed into humanoid form. Beasts are beasts - their intelligence is too low. We can conduct one-sided hunting now, hehehe~"

What were they? A battle-hardened mythical-level adventurer team.

Their fighting awareness and team coordination were incredibly refined.

That's why they were so confident.

But suddenly, Bernarda's expression changed drastically, his body stiffening in place as he hastily shouted loudly, "Stop! Everyone stop! Look over there!"

He directed his gaze into the distance, landing on Lin Tian and the others.

That terrifying aura like a giant mountain directly pressed down on them until they could barely breathe!

At first glance, Bernarda realized something was wrong, which is why he loudly called for his team members to stop advancing.

"What... when? When did those guys appear?"

"Such terrifying aura. If I had charged over just now, I would have died!"

"They haven't even made a move yet, but I inexplicably feel those guys behind the dragons are terrifyingly strong!"

"Damn it, what kind of monsters are these!"

The group of mythical-level adventurers trembled as they spoke, their faces growing uglier by the moment.

Their attention was no longer on Little Black and the others, but on Lin Tian and his group further back.

They were extremely fearful!

Bernarda forcibly suppressed his trembling hands, finding it hard to believe, "Are these dragons under their control?! How is it possible for anyone to control ancient dragons!"

Even wyverns were already very proud magical creatures.

They were difficult to tame. Even the people of the Northern Snow Region considered dragon taming their most elite troops.

Ancient dragons were something they didn't even dare to imagine.

"You, who are you people? Why are you attacking this city? This is territory managed by the Star Guild!"

Bernarda no longer paid attention to those dragons, instead questioning Lin Tian and the others.

Although the Star Guild was just a guild, its power was strong enough to rival nations.

Naturally, it also had a very vast territorial range.

Lin Tian's eyes were full of mockery, not bothering to respond at all.

Seeing this, Bernarda's eye twitched, "Don't underestimate people!"

With that, he charged toward Little Black and the others!

In close combat situations, the advantages of the mythical-level adventurers with years of team coordination quickly became apparent.

After an initial probing wave, they could see that the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother's strength was relatively weak.

"Focus fire on the purple dragon first, then the fire dragon!"

Bernarda instructed.

The shield bearer was responsible for knocking back the strongest Little Black, while warriors wielded their blades to force back Fire Dragon and the Flame Dragon Mother.

Mages used complex magic to interfere and restrain the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother, leaving her in a difficult position.

She couldn't even escape.

Soon they had cornered the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother into a dead end!

The others couldn't provide support.

Bernarda was full of pride, "Die... beast!"

But just as the blade approached the Purple-Gold Dragon Mother, he felt a powerful killing intent wrapping around him like a python!

The others felt the same!

All were scared into cardiac arrest, and the adventurers didn't know what to do.

They all looked up toward Lin Tian's direction.

That was the source of the killing intent!

"You... what do you mean? Are you treating us as playthings for trials?! Damn bastards!"

Bernarda gritted his teeth, feeling extremely frustrated!

He had already figured it out.

If they fought these dragons, they didn't dare to strike fatally, or they would be instantly killed.

Lin Tian finally spoke, "You're very clever, but sometimes being too clever is actually a kind of suffering. Continue. If you can survive, I can spare your lives."

In the end, under the condition of not daring to kill, the group of mythical-level adventurers died and were wounded!

They couldn't match Little Black and the others at all.

Lin Tian's goal could also be achieved - he could estimate Little Black and the others' specific combat values to determine their limits.

Dragon combat power and ordinary human combat power had to be considered separately.

Because dragon form and humanoid form were completely different - simply looking at combat power values through the system was inaccurate.

After this battle, only Bernarda remained alive.

As for Little Black's side:

Purple-Gold Dragon Mother had ten opportunities to be killed.

Flame Dragon Mother had five times.

Fire Dragon had once.

And all of them sustained different degrees of injury.

As for Little Black's performance, Lin Tian was quite surprised. Except for Bernarda who could suppress her, the other mythical adventurers were no match for Little Black.

Their humanoid form combat abilities were all around fifteen thousand. With this information, Lin Tian already had methods for how to cultivate them.

Bernarda was now covered in claw marks and blood, kneeling on the ground with despair, "Woo woo, you demons! Why... why is this happening!"

Originally fantasizing about going to the wasteland to profit greatly and live the life of his dreams.

Instead, he met his end in such a small place!

Lin Tian slowly walked before him, "Let me ask you a few things. How strong are the strongest beings on this Divine Continent? Can they beat me?"

"You...? You're just a goblin..."

Bernarda raised his head to look at Lin Tian, somewhat disdainful.

Although he could sense incredibly terrifying aura, he thought it was emanating from Alice or One-Eyed Owl.

He never imagined it could be from a goblin.

"Boom!"

Lin Tian backhanded a burst of scorching holy light impact, forcibly penetrating the river and raising water waves dozens of meters high!

When the waves subsided, they could see that even the mountain on the opposite side had been pierced through!

This was just a simple Judgment Execution skill, but now it could burst forth with power far exceeding before.

This scene completely stunned Bernarda, his eyes widening in shock!

He never expected this goblin to be the leader! "A mere goblin, how can you have such power! Have the magical creatures from the wasteland become this terrifying?!"

"The wasteland? I indeed come from there. Also, I am the... king of that place, I suppose. It's not an exaggeration to say so."

Lin Tian said coldly, then stepped on Bernarda's head, "Time for you to answer questions!"

Bernarda felt his head was about to be crushed, and hastily said, "Your strength should be considered the strongest among the seven great empire forces. Please spare me, I can tell you much more!"

The strongest?

Upon hearing this, Lin Tian was somewhat surprised, "Are the people of the Divine Continent this weak? Then why are mythical-level adventurers like you stationed even in such a border town?"

Although his previous reasoning suggested that the strongest beings on the Divine Continent had at most thirty thousand combat power and weren't worth worrying about, the appearance of these guys changed his speculation.

"We were just passing through here by chance. Without exaggeration, we're among the elite even in the strongest seven great forces."

Bernarda was now completely terrified and immediately confessed everything.

This way, Lin Tian understood everything, "Is that so? Then I can be at ease. Tell me more information about the Divine Continent."

He then asked everything he wanted to know.

Mainly about empire force situations, information about strong individuals, and such things.

Bernarda naturally answered everything in detail.

"Lord Goblin, can... can you spare me now?"

Bernarda asked carefully, not wanting to stay in this hellish place for even a moment longer.

Lin Tian waved his hand, indicating for him to get lost.

Seeing this, Bernarda was like a bird released from its cage, joyfully beginning to flee.

The next second, he was directly swallowed by a giant dragon's mouth, and faintly the sound of him being chewed to pieces could still be heard.

Everyone looked completely indifferent, as if they didn't care at all.

"What do you all think of this place? I've already looked around just now. If we level those two mountains in front, basically dozens of kilometers will be flat land. The river is also large and can flow through the city to add some scenery."

Lin Tian asked everyone.

Right in front of the terrified and stunned Riverside City Lord Ramon, they began discussing and planning how to develop this territory.

Alice had no particular requirements for these things, "Whatever, as long as Your Majesty thinks it's good."

"Same here. I just came for fun, and also want to see what that so-called Heracles is like! Whether he's the bastard who forced my mother and then abandoned her!"

One-Eyed Owl flexed her fists, her eyes burning with fury as she spoke.

Her anger meter was clearly already full and could ignite and release at any time.

Since everyone had no objections, Lin Tian said, "Then Princess Catherine, you can set up the magic teleportation array here."

First, they'd teleport some personnel over to clear the land and prepare the ground.

After that, they'd leave it to Bill for specific planning and design.

He didn't understand these things himself.

"Lord Goblin, what... what are you planning to do? Can you spare us?"

At this moment, a voice full of fear sounded nearby.

City Lord Ramon was already kneeling on the ground, kowtowing while begging for mercy.

Lin Tian was stunned for a moment and said, "Oh? Almost forgot about these guys. I'll give you half a day to pack up and get lost."

For these humans, Lin Tian no longer had the need to slaughter them all.

First, he wasn't short of food, nor experience and production tools.

He also wasn't lacking residents who could produce economic value.

Once the city was built, countless people would compete to enter.

So there was no need for slaughter.

On the contrary, the existence of these humans was more like a group of small animals, adding some fun to life.

"Thank you, Lord Goblin! Thank you! We'll leave immediately!"

Ramon couldn't care about anything else and frantically went to shout and yell for everyone to quickly flee this place.

Lin Tian then instructed, "Goblin Frenzy, and Purple-Gold Dragon Mother, you stay here to guard Catherine while she sets up the magic array. We'll go notify the locals..."

"Yes, boss!"

Goblin Frenzy nodded.

Since they were already here and had figured out the opponent's strength, they naturally had to give them a show of force to prevent anyone from causing trouble during empire construction.

Based on the Divine Continent map obtained from Bernarda, Lin Tian mounted Little Black and set off.

He planned to go directly to the strongest empire, the Heracles Empire, to have some fun.

The map clearly marked the specific locations of the seven great empire forces, including areas controlled by evil forces.

It also had many things not found on commercial maps.

Such as the Elf Kingdom, Dwarf Kingdom, Sea Clan, various monster kingdoms, hidden secret realms, mysterious force territories, etc.

As well as Mount Olympus, Sun God Temple, and other places where deities frequently appeared.

After all, Bernarda and others were mythical-level adventurers, and the word "adventurer" meant traveling everywhere on adventures.

Naturally, they knew many places.

Soon, large towns and cities came into Lin Tian's view one after another. He couldn't help but marvel at how abundant the resources here were to support so many people.

No wonder his former territory was called the wasteland.

It wasn't until that enormous city that stretched beyond the horizon - Heracles' capital - appeared before his eyes that Lin Tian truly understood how small those empires he had fought desperately to conquer really were!

In this place ten thousand miles away, there were so many glorious existences.

However... from a certain perspective, they were all his now.

"Whoosh!"

The giant dragon streaked across the sky above the Heracles Empire.

The shadow that blocked out the sun enveloped every resident's heart like a nightmare, inevitably adding several degrees of panic.

However, when those silver-armored, dazzling knight orders appeared, everyone felt at ease.

Soon the entire city was on alert.

Huge dragon-hunting crossbow vehicles were wheeled out.

The formation was quite impressive.

These guys clearly had experience dealing with dragon attacks.

But Lin Tian paid them no mind, flying directly toward the palace location, "Well then, let us meet the strongest existence on this continent..."