Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 519 Devour, Evolution

Roar! !

The Balrog, whose horns had been cut off, let out an unwilling roar. The next moment, the war angel flying in the sky threw down a spear, which pierced through its chest. This top demon from the abyss angrily smashed out the remaining piece of the beheading sword in his hand.

Unfortunately, this was just a dying struggle, and the beheading sword he threw was picked up by another dragon rider flying in the sky.

At the same time, on the battlefield on the ground, a fully armored imperial guard leaped up, and with a huge sword shining with lightning in his hand, he slashed towards the Balrog, whose flame chains had been extinguished.

The great demon, who was already at the end of his strength, was completely unable to resist. He could only watch his head being chopped off with extreme unwillingness and anger. His broken body, which was as big as a hill, collapsed with a loud bang, and the falling gravel and dust flew hundreds of meters away.

In the dust, there were still unwilling roars. The great demon did not stop until the imperial guards who beheaded it plunged the thunder sword into its skull. Even so, it still had some life left.

"it's over!"

The Golden Guards, who were already the focus of the battlefield, grasped the hilt of the Thunder Sword and gently turned it. When the lightning burst out, the unwilling demon's last chance of life was extinguished, and his hope of resurrection was cut off.

This Balrog was the last demon that resisted stubbornly on the battlefield. The rest of the demons had already been wiped out and slaughtered by the dragonmen of the regiment.

Although demons will often kill each other on the battlefield before they even see the enemy due to their chaotic nature, and solve most of the problems themselves, in a truly harsh battlefield, demons can fight to the last man standing until all are destroyed.

However, it is precisely because of this limitation that demons only threaten the material world. Otherwise, countless planes would be conquered and fall into the abyss. Even the heavens would be terrified.

“It’s time to eat!”

After completing the final beheading, the imperial guard took off his armor and helmet, took out a horn, and after blowing it, five black-winged poisonous dragons suddenly appeared in the sky.

Compared to the Black Devouring Dragon, which was only six meters long when it was just born, the length of these five dragons is now over twenty meters. Although they are still slender, they do not appear thin, and they have a stronger feeling.

After the five black dragons appeared, they simultaneously locked onto the highest-level demon corpse on the battlefield and pounced on it directly, not caring that the demon corpse still had considerable life left. They scrambled to bite it, fearing that they would miss out on a bite of flesh and blood.

The corpse of the Balrog, which is extremely poisonous to creatures in the material world and is a danger even to low-level demons, is just food to these five black dragons.

After swallowing the demon's flesh and blood that contained high temperatures and was only stronger than lava, the bodies of the five black dragons slowly grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not only that, as they ate, the barely noticeable golden patterns on their jet-black scales suddenly began to shine, flickering as if they were breathing.

As golden patterns flashed, the black scales that were tightly attached to the dragon's body lifted up slightly, and gaps appeared between them. Then, between the gaps, particulate matter so small that it was difficult for mortal eyes to detect was released.

However, because the number released was too great, a purple-black mist was formed. As the five black dragons ate, the black mist became thicker and thicker, and even the imperial guards who summoned the five poisonous dragons could not help but take a few steps back.

Although His Majesty the Holy Dragon said that the demon-devouring fog released by the five black dragons would not cause any harm to species other than demons, this ominous fog would indeed make all living things instinctively alert, and even the Imperial Guards were no exception.

As the purple-black mist spread, the mist finally touched the corpses of demons other than the Balor Flame Demon that was about to be eaten by the Black Devouring Dragon.

Those were the remains of a berserker that had been torn apart. When the demon-devouring fog first enveloped it, there was nothing unusual.

But after only a moment, there were unusual movements under the Berserker's flesh and blood. The flesh and blood that had lost all vitality was wriggling, and large lumps kept bulging and collapsing.

Even though this was not the first time they had seen such an anomaly, the surrounding dragon warriors and angels flying in the sky all consciously kept a distance.

Even though the creatures bred therein are not enough to pose a threat to them, let alone any hostile behavior towards them, such scenes are full of biological terror no matter how many times you watch them.

Tear ~

It didn't take long before a black snake, less than two meters long, crawled out from the Berserker's corpse, accompanied by the sound of cloth tearing.

The first moment after its birth, the black snake opened its bloody mouth and began to tear apart the demon's already shrunk corpse.

As it bit hard, the black snake began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Gradually, two lumps of flesh bulged on both sides of its back. Soon, a pair of powerful bony wings tore through the scales and stretched out. Flesh and blood quickly climbed on them, giving the black snake the ability to fly.

At this time, the size of this black-scaled winged snake was still less than three meters, but the greed and eating speed it displayed were indeed somewhat shocking.

The black snake was not satisfied with just swallowing the Berserker's corpse. Its life form was not perfect, so it quickly set its sights on another corpse.

However, when it pounced on it, before it could take two bites, the flesh and blood beneath the skin began to surge, and a black snake emerged from the demon's corpse, confronting the black snake that was born earlier, and roaring.

The winged black snake, which had a clear advantage, did not fight with its own kind. Instead, it took off into the air and pounced on the demon corpses that had not yet been eroded by the demon-devouring mist. There was endless demon food here, so there was no need to compete with its own kind.

The corpses of the demons shrouded in the demon-devouring fog all underwent similar changes after varying lengths of time. Black snakes emerged from them, tearing and devouring the demons' flesh and blood, seizing every opportunity to grow and evolve.

The black snakes that were born first clearly had the first-mover advantage. When the black snakes behind them had just emerged, they took advantage of the time difference to devour enough flesh and blood and complete their life form.

Not only did they grow a pair of powerful dragon wings, but they also grew claws under their abdomens that were sharp enough to tear the skin of low-level demons, and their foreheads grew single or paired horns.

When they grow to this point, black snakes are no longer simple black snakes. They have transformed into the abyss dragons called black-devouring dragons by their creators.

But this is only the first step, the most basic achievement. To become a black devouring dragon, there is still a longer and more difficult road, because the growth and evolution of black devouring dragons need to devour a large number of demons. They can only enjoy the first meal.

In the place where the demon-devouring fog permeated, the desolate and silent land that had just been covered with demon corpses, which had piled up into small hills in some places, had all disappeared, and were replaced by young black dragons and black snakes that had not yet completed their life forms.

"It is indeed a creation of His Majesty the Holy Dragon. I just wonder how effective the Demon Devouring Mist is on living demons?"

A six-winged archangel landed on the side of the Golden Guard. The holy light emanating from him pushed away the purple-black mist and created a pure and flawless sanctuary for it.

"We've already conducted tests. Demons enveloped by the Demon Devouring Mist will go berserk and attack indiscriminately. Everything around them will eventually die due to exhaustion of magic power and physical strength.

Then what we see now is the scene where the young black dragon will tear its flesh and blood, crawl out of the demon's body, and swallow everything of it.

However, the survival rate of a black dragon hatchling born in this way will be very low. It is almost impossible for it to survive on the battlefield, and it is difficult for it to have the opportunity to devour the flesh and blood of demons. "The imperial guards answered.

Ever since His Majesty the Holy Dragon created the Black Devouring Dragon with the help of the Abyss Blood Pool, angels have frequently appeared on the battlefield wherever the Black Devouring Dragon appears.

These angels who came to the abyss to provide assistance through the channel of His Highness Elijah were extremely concerned about the Black Devouring Dragon.

However, who would be willing to miss a species that specifically restrains demons? Not to mention that the Black Devouring Dragon also has the ability to eliminate and absorb pollution from the Abyss. For many worlds that have suffered from the invasion of the Abyss and polluted large areas of land, such a dragon is simply the dream savior race.

"With this method of reproduction, it doesn't matter how low the survival rate of the Black Devouring Dragon is."

Regarding the evaluation of the Imperial Guards, the Archangel who came to inquire or inquire did not comment, or did not care at all.

Like fungi, they can spread their population by releasing reproductive cells such as spores. With this method of reproduction, even if the survival rate is low, it doesn't matter? As long as one can survive, it will be a devastating disaster for the demons.

"You seem interested."

The imperial guard looked at the attentive angel beside him. His radiating golden dragon pupils exuded a dragon might that was no less powerful than that of a pure-blooded dragon.

"All the majesties in the heavens are interested in the Black Devouring Dragon. Of course, a mere archangel like me will also pay attention to it."

The archangel spoke almost bluntly. Although he did not say it explicitly, such words could be regarded as a direct confession of his origins. There was probably a god in heaven behind him.

"Ah."

"Can I take a young black dragon away? I'm willing to pay a high price."

Although we have not seen the Black Devouring Dragon's combat capabilities on the battlefield, its ability to remove pollution and purify is enough to warrant a high price.

"These are just imperfect experiments. Your Majesty has not yet made the final adjustments to them."

The Imperial Guard replied.

"More adjustments are needed? After creating this kind of dragon race, what is your Majesty dissatisfied with?"

There was surprise in the angel's words.

“We haven’t determined the upper limit of their growth yet.”

"So that's why you keep feeding them with war?"

The archangel's gaze was cast towards the core of the battlefield. The five black dragons were comparable in size to adult dragons, and the dragon might they exuded was particularly terrifying.

After eating the Balrog, a lava-like luster flowed in the gaps between their scales, and the purple-gold light flickered. They were still growing and evolving.

The flesh and blood of a legendary great demon was quite nourishing to them, making their aura even stronger.

This speed of evolution and strengthening is only enjoyed by the monsters in the abyss. If creatures in the material world evolve at this speed, their bodies will most likely collapse and they will not be able to support it.

"Yes."

"You want to train these five black dragons into legends?"

“This is my mission now.”

“That’s horrible.”

Hearing this, the Archangel, who had been looking at the Black Devouring Dragon with admiration and praise, suddenly changed his expression, and fear and dread appeared in his eyes.

"Such a monster, if..."

"These are the creations of His Majesty the Holy Dragon. They are His Majesty's followers and will never betray you. They will obey every order of His Majesty."

The guardsman interrupted the Archangel's words with a cold look, and the angel realized that what he said was wrong, and immediately apologized on the spot.
"Sorry, I spoke without thinking."

Having said that, the worry in the angel's eyes has not diminished in the slightest. The current Black Devouring Dragon can only erode and infect demons, but what if a mutant appears and can erode races other than demons?

Who can say for sure about this? As we all know, it is easy for a dragon to give birth to a different dragon among the dragon race, and no dragon god or dragon king can guarantee that the bloodline of the dragon race they create is absolutely stable.

The most typical case is the dragon god Tiamat. Among his descendants, some freaks who attempt to challenge him are born from time to time.

Even the old dragon gods are like this, can the monster dragon species created by this dragon king in the abyss really guarantee absolute loyalty?
If such a monster gets out of control and appears in the material world, it will be a disaster. Even the abyss demons cannot resist the infection, so how many species in the material world can withstand it?

"I know why you are here, but now is not the right time. After His Majesty completes the final debugging, the one behind you can try to ask His Majesty Noah!"

"I fight for His Majesty Elijah."

The angel replied immediately.

"Ah!"

The Imperial Guards sneered and ignored him. Instead, they continued to carry out the mission assigned by His Majesty the Holy Dragon, leading a complete army of dragonmen to open up the land in the abyss while finding enough food for the Black Devouring Dragons and nurturing them to the limit of their current state.

In the endless abyss of demons, the Black Devouring Dragon had no shortage of food sources. With the support of a reorganized dragon army, the Imperial Guards and a small number of high-level angels, it quickly reached the limit of its current life form.

The largest black dragon grew to 52 meters in length, and the smallest was over 50 meters. After this point, all black dragons began to show symptoms of anorexia and stopped eating.

(End of this chapter)