Chapter 1110: Strengthening

"Excellent! Our second-in-command has successfully awakened, thankfully without any major incident." After bathing in the Fire Dragon's blood, the Dragon Knight experienced a miraculous transformation, acquiring the dual origins of ice and fire intertwined within her. It now seems Ling Yao's position as the Glory Team's second-in-command is firmly established; perhaps no one, apart from Boss Xu Yang, can defeat her.

Gugolas and the others exclaimed, their eyes shining with excitement, genuinely thrilled for Ling Yao. After bathing in the Fire Dragon's blood, Ling Yao's combat power and physical condition instantly returned to their peak. The interplay of red and blue light further enhanced her beauty.

"Oh my, sister, your beauty has ascended to a new level; I'm truly envious!"

Lady Jessica couldn't resist leaning in, constantly admiring Ling Yao's current appearance, which was even more stunning than before. Unbeknownst to her, complimenting Ling Yao's beauty didn't please her as much as praising her enhanced strength.

This girl, despite her beauty, was incredibly self-willed and paid no attention to her appearance. Throughout their campaigns with Xu Yang, Ling Yao was always the first to rush into battle, so much so that her teammates sometimes forgot she was a woman. She had absolutely no particular preference for her clothes or style.

She wore what ordinary soldiers wore and didn't mind getting dirty. Now, having awakened the glory of the dual-origin Ice and Fire Dragon Knight, even the color of Ling Yao's pupils had changed. Her current beauty would undoubtedly place her in the top echelon, even among those in Xu Yang's "harem."

"Everyone has passed through this critical ordeal and gained unprecedented opportunities and advancements. Now, we just need to wait for Boss and King Kong to successfully break through. I'm not worried about Boss at all, even though he's facing the true king of Dragon Island, the Dragon Emperor. As for King Kong, I'm unsure about the strength of the fierce dragon that's his counter."

As Ling Yao spoke, Little Mushroom, the team's beloved, also grew anxious. He couldn't help but jump off Gugolas's shoulder and rush to Ling Yao's side.

"Sister, do you think my big brother can successfully finish this battle? For some reason, I just feel like the demon dragon he's up against is incredibly powerful! I'm worried he might be in danger."

"Although my big brother's physical capabilities are extreme, honestly, if he encounters human powerhouses of your caliber, their various techniques and the application of rules can effectively counteract him. What's more, he deeply despises the demon dragon bloodline, so even if he manages to slay the dragon in this battle, he likely won't gain any substantial improvement."

Hearing Little Mushroom's words, everyone looked shocked. "King Kong has never mentioned any old feuds with the demon dragon race, has he?" Little Mushroom nodded helplessly. "You might not know this, but Big Brother King Kong's ancestors from Skeleton King Island were actually powerful entities from the desolate ends of the outer realms. And from what I understand, the very first King Kong ancestors on Skeleton King Island seemed to originate from the same world as these demon dragons."

Upon hearing Little Mushroom's revelation, the members of the Glory Team suddenly understood. So that was the case! It seemed King Kong's ancestors and the demon dragon lineage were fated enemies. As top life forms from the desolate ends of the outer realms, they were bound to be in competition.

However, the knowledge possessed by the Glory Team members, including Little Mushroom, was still limited. No one could have imagined that the demon dragon King Kong faced in this battle was precisely the culprit who had personally slain King Kong's colossal ancestor years ago.

This was an independent demon dragon battlefield, a space perfectly harmonized with shades of brownish-yellow. An enormous arena, constructed from countless raw mountain stones, stretched out below. Above, a loess-colored demon dragon, its colossal wings spread wide enough to obscure the sky, leisurely coiled in the void, seemingly in no hurry to engage King Kong the Behemoth.

Below, King Kong stood proudly atop one of the peaks, his gaze burning with fury as he looked at the demon dragon.

"So, the little one who slipped through my grasp all those years ago has now grown into the new leader of Skeleton King Island? I always assumed you had also fallen in that battle. I never expected you truly survived."

"Unfortunately, you really should have waited until your strength advanced another level before coming to Dragon Island with those others. As it stands, your current power is insufficient to defend the glory you seek, and it's even less likely you'll gain any advantage against me. Your fate was sealed the moment you left Skeleton King Island and followed these individuals into this world."

"Ultimately, the King Kong lineage will bow to the demon dragon race. And you will be my final prey. I will use your flesh and blood as a stepping stone to advance to the Demon Dragon King level. Once my objective is achieved, Dragon Island will, from this day forward, no longer be ruled by a single king, but by two kings standing side-by-side. Of course, that other king is currently preoccupied with your Glory Team's leader; whether he will survive is still uncertain."

This loess-colored demon dragon was actually from the previous generation. In terms of seniority, his status should even surpass that of Dragon Island's current Dragon Emperor; even the Emperor respectfully addressed him as an elder.

Unfortunately, despite possessing immense power and an almost eternal life force, this creature lacked the ability to procreate. More precisely, he was unable to sire descendants who could inherit his demon dragon bloodline.

This had always been his deepest regret. The current Dragon Emperor, who had unified all of Dragon Island, held absolute leadership precisely because of his formidable reproductive capacity, which allowed him to hatch demon dragons of various attributes one by one.

All along, this ancient, loess-colored demon dragon had harbored the ambition to replace the Dragon Emperor and dominate the entire Endless Sea. Unfortunately, this ambition was indefinitely postponed because his power consistently fell short of that final breakthrough.

Years ago, he had attacked Skeleton King Island specifically to acquire the bloodline of King Kong's ancestral progenitor, aiming to break through to the ultimate Demon Dragon Emperor stage.

Unfortunately, in that battle, although King Kong's progenitor on Skeleton King Island was defeated, they chose to self-destruct rather than endure humiliation, ending the conflict without allowing the loess-colored demon dragon powerhouse of the previous generation to achieve his goal.

Consequently, his breakthrough plan was shelved for a hundred thousand years. Now, with such an opportunity once again before him, how could he not be excited? He had even already planned how he would savor this rare delicacy after conquering King Kong the Behemoth.