Chapter 1118: Dragon Riders

Countless marine races quickly gathered above Magic Dragon Island. When they saw the seven Great Dragon Knights flying in mid-air, using the power of formations to condense primal stones for them, all the marine beings released their unique calls.

As a homage to the new generation of gods, some top-tier, high-level marine creatures directly sent out waves forming the characters for "Glory," using this method to crown the new king of Magic Dragon Island on behalf of the entire marine royalty. From then on, the word "Glory" became the new divine faith for all beings in the Endless Sea!

After sweeping through Magic Dragon Island, the location became the Glory Team's third island stronghold in the Endless Sea and the sacred land from which the Glory Team commanded all races. The name Magic Dragon Island was completely changed to Glory Divine Island.

"Listen, from today onward, this island will be the focal point of faith for the Glory Warband. From now on, every fallen strong individual from the Glory Team will be buried on this Glory Divine Island, to be revered by countless generations to come. This is the first rule of the Glory Warband that I, Xu Yang, have established as its leader.

Furthermore, starting today, I will no longer be a member of the Glory Team. King Kong will take my place. The seven of you are true Dragon Knights, and with King Kong joining your team, you will truly be a new team capable of standing at the peak of the Glory Continent. I name you the Glory Dragon Rider Team!

As for me, I will establish the Glory Warband today and lead all of you to forge a new era for our glory. In the future, the Glory Warband may well become the Glory Dynasty that sweeps across the entire Yingzhou Continent, but this will depend on the collective efforts of every strong individual within your Glory Dragon Rider Team. The ultimate scale of our Glory Warband's endeavor is not something I alone can decide."

"Hahaha, don't worry, boss. Whether you are part of the team or the leader of the Glory Warband, you will always be the faith in the hearts of everyone in our Glory Dragon Rider Team!"

Xu Yang was very satisfied and deeply moved by the sight of everyone united in the current situation. Now that the Magic Dragon Island journey had perfectly concluded, everyone began their return, with Skull King Island as their first stop.

King Kong and Little Mushroom burned the ancient magic dragon's corpse in front of the Skull King Island mausoleum, thus fulfilling their initial promise to their ancestors. At the same time, Skull King Island served as the Glory Warband's largest gathering point in the Endless Sea.

It had also been developed quite impressively by Whirlpool Goro. In less than a year, the power scale of Skull King Island had expanded from over three thousand people to more than twenty thousand, evidently becoming the strongest force within the inner domain of the Endless Sea. Of course, no matter how large they grew, they would always remain a subsidiary force of the Glory Warband.

The other strongholds in the Endless Sea had also developed very smoothly, which completely put Xu Yang at ease. He then led the Dragon Knights of the Glory Dragon Rider Team back triumphantly, riding the Black Pearl back to the border between the Endless Sea and the main continent.

It's worth mentioning that during the return journey, Guggles' stunning maid and the two mermaid maidens by Liszt's side strongly requested to follow their masters, so they too returned to the continent with the Dragon Rider Team. As for the other attendants, after discussions between Xu Yang and Whirlpool Goro, it was decided that they would remain in the Endless Sea.

After all, this place was ultimately the exclusive space left behind by the Magic Dragon Warband, a system only on the scale of a minor world, and thus not suitable for those who diligently pursue higher cultivation realms. Therefore, more attendants chose to remain on Skull King Island, while the others, including the core combatants of the Glory Dragon Riders, returned with Xu Yang to the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent, which was the headquarters of the Magic Dragon Warband.

However, what Xu Yang and the others never dreamed of was that with the fall of several core elders of the Magic Dragon Warband, its current headquarters was already a scene of ruins. It had been plundered countless times by various external forces. Upon returning to the main continent, Xu Yang immediately sent people to inquire about the major events that had occurred in recent years. Only then did Xu Yang and the others learn that the Fourth Elder, who was also the Elder of Enforcement, who had betrayed them, had formed his own faction after the fall of the three Great Elders, colluding with other warbands to completely annex all the former assets.

Originally, Xu Yang had intended to directly take over the foundational development left by the Magic Dragon Warband, using it as a stronghold for the Glory Warband, which would save considerable time on infrastructure. However, when they saw the power struggles that had occurred in the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent over the past eight years, they finally realized that such an idea was somewhat naive. For a top-tier warband in the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent to undergo such a major upheaval for eight years, how could rival forces of the same caliber, who had long eyed the Magic Dragon Warband with covetousness, remain calm?

They had long since found ways to completely divide everything the Magic Dragon Warband once possessed. Fortunately, the Black Pearl was now Xu Yang's greatest trump card for establishing the Glory Warband's foundation. With a ship full of resources to support infrastructure, it wouldn't be difficult to develop the Glory Warband at the fastest possible speed.

"Boss, what should we do next? Should we find the headquarters of this Magic Dragon Warband? Or should we find another target and directly launch an attack to forcibly seize their foundation?"

Facing inquiries from Plancius and the others, Xu Yang revealed a cold smile. "Have you forgotten? It was the Fourth Elder who destroyed all these foundations of the Magic Dragon Warband. What we should do now is immediately find the force established by the Fourth Elder and overthrow it! By then, I believe our new base for the Glory Warband will naturally be laid out before us." Everyone quickly understood Xu Yang's meaning.

"Hahaha, excellent! Now that our brothers have all become true Dragon Knights, we haven't yet tested our strength after our upgrade. Finally, we've found some suitable opponents!"

Guggles was undoubtedly the most excited one, eager to demonstrate the might of an Iron Dragon Knight before his maid. He was the first to volunteer for battle. Without further hesitation, Xu Yang immediately assigned different tasks to each member of the Glory Dragon Rider Team.

It was clear that Xu Yang's goal was simple: to make the name Glory Dragon Rider Team rapidly sweep across the entire Western Region of Yingzhou Continent and even wider territories in the shortest possible time. To this end, Xu Yang personally established the Warband Alliance of the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent and extended invitations to all the well-developed warbands in the Western Region of Yingzhou Continent. Who would come and who wouldn't? The implications were clear. Xu Yang would use this as a criterion to decide the fate of each warband in Yingzhou Continent.

"The invitations have been sent. Those who do not come will be shown no mercy!"