Alone and Infinite

Full power activated for the Flying Technique!

True Qi boiled within his body, and Li Xia's body surface seemed to be burning with white flames, with a wave of energy spreading from his feet.

He was like a shooting star going against the current, rushing straight towards the falling steel dragon.

The gun barrel, still in the night, was also covered with true qi, and Li Xia's eyes were filled with unparalleled focus.

The entire world seemed to vanish into nothingness, except for the steel dragon's head, which was unusually clear.

The vibrant world lost its color, leaving only black and white, and a vertical scar quietly appeared above the brow.

Like a vertical pupil, his entire body's steel-like muscles were taut to the extreme.

Time seemed to slow down, and the whole world was silent.

Above the volcano, the Teostra and Lunastra stood at the mountain pass, their majestic lion-like faces turned upwards, gazing at the sky.

The Extinction Dragon's bright yellow serpentine eyes narrowed as it recognized the figure in the shooting star.

That was the first time it had encountered a two-legged beast that could fight it, and in the end, it even made it feel dangerous.

Even all the dragons living in the Elder's Recess raised their heads, silently watching the magnificent meteor and the steel dragon.

"laugh------"

My lungs were filled with the cool, crisp air at high altitude, and my heart pounded faster and faster like a rapid drumbeat.

"Boom boom boom!"

The black charcoal below was really beating a drum, its two little cat paws almost creating afterimages as it struck.

"Meow!!!"

Li Xia's pupils seemed to be burning with white flames.

At the last moment, he suddenly opened his mouth, and his scorching breath condensed into mist in the air, then froze into sparkling ice crystals.

"ha----!"

The clear sky suddenly darkened, and then an incredibly dazzling light burst forth from the spear.

"boom!"

A ripple spread rapidly from the point of impact throughout the entire Crystal Land.

True Qi flowed like water into the tip of the spear in the stillness of the night.

"Ow!!!!"

As if by reflex, the steel dragon's body trembled violently, and a raging storm instantly gathered around it.

Finally, it dissipated into a loud whistling sound, the light in its eyes gradually dimmed, and its steel wings drooped limply.

It crashed heavily onto the ground, creating a huge crater in the otherwise smooth mountaintop and kicking up countless plumes of dust.

Black Charcoal dropped the drumsticks, put its four paws on the ground, and ran wildly towards where it had fallen.

"Meow--!"

As the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, a slender figure stood on the steel dragon's body, holding in one hand the spear that was deeply embedded in the dragon's skull.

It was slowly pulling outwards, with the sun directly behind it. In the dazzling sunlight, only the silhouette of a person could be seen, as if the whole person was radiating intense light.

[Executioner, you have hunted down the 8-star Ancient Dragon, Steel Dragon Kushaodaora]

[Dragon Slayer Progress +1]

Black Charcoal stopped in its tracks, looked up at the figure, and slowly raised its paw:

"Meow!"

The observer slowly walked to its side, staring blankly at the scene before him.

"Ouch————"

"hold head high------"

Suddenly, a deafening dragon roar echoed all around, causing the observer's body to tremble violently. She looked in the direction of the sound.

The Teostra and Lunastra were seen hovering in the air above the crater, raising their heads and roaring towards the sky.

The Nergigante also stood atop the massive crystal cluster, its wings outstretched, roaring towards the sky.

The entire Elder's Recess seemed to tremble with their roars, and the dragons living there—such as the Rock Thief Dragon, the Broken Dragon, the Lava Dragon, the Blast Hammer Dragon, and the Azure Rathalos—also roared in unison.

The observer stared at them in shock, his eyes widening as the roars from all around continued unabated.

"How...how is this possible?"

Black Charcoal looked up and asked in confusion:

"Meow?"

The observer pointed with a trembling finger around the room, took a deep breath, and an unnatural flush rose to his face.

She swallowed hard.

"This cry and behavior—the ancient dragons—the ancient dragons are acknowledging the status of their partners!"

The observer's chest heaved violently. Suddenly, she stopped trembling and became so excited that she was almost incoherent:

"You know what this means? You know it, right? The ancient dragon has approved its partner to replace the steel dragon as the owner of this mountain!"

This is insane! My God, how is this possible?!

How could humans be considered equal beings by the ancient dragons? They—they thought humans were extremely weak!

This—this has overturned the Hunter's Guild's understanding!

Humans became the dominant species in the region, and their status was recognized by the ancient dragons!

This has never happened before.

The observer suddenly stopped. Could his partner really be some kind of humanoid ancient dragon?

Even hunters capable of fighting Elder Dragons rely on hunting skills and never engage in direct confrontation.

But then again, what's the point of whether it's Gu Long or not?

The important thing is that your companions still recognize themselves as human and identify with the Hunter's Guild; that's enough.

"Black Charcoal, let's go quickly! This is excellent research data, oh my god, Steel Dragon!"

The observer, remembering his duty, became even more excited. This was a Steel Dragon; the Hunter's Guild only had a record of defeating it.

There has never been a record of hunting it!

Li Xia struggled to pull out the spear, feeling limp all over, as if all his strength had been drained, the aftershocks of the collision, and his true qi—

This was the first time he had poured all his true qi into the spear to kill the enemy; previously, he had only poured in 10 points.

Of course, the effect was also amazing. 312 points of true qi caused more than 1,700 true injuries, exceeding the steel dragon head's tolerance limit.

However, after the true qi was completely emptied, the whole person felt like cotton, and an unprecedented sense of weakness enveloped the body.

It seems I'll need to conserve some of my true qi in the future.

After struggling to pull out the spear, he found that Night Silence was as firm as a nail.

He simply stopped trying to pull it out, and sat on the cold metal shell of the steel dragon, leaning against his long spear, took out his pipe, and lit it with his slightly trembling fingers.

Wisps of smoke rose, and health points began to slowly recover.

That collision just now took away more than 30% of its health—at least half of which was the supercompression storm that the Steel Dragon instinctively unleashed before it died.

Suddenly, a continuous roar erupted from all around. Li Xia's heart tightened, and he instinctively gripped his spear.

Then a notification from the Hall of Light popped up:

[Executioner, due to the unspoken conventions of this world's Elder Dragons, you have defeated and killed the Kushala Daora in battle.]

You have become the overlord of the Elder's Recess mountains in this world.

Teostra has acknowledged your place over Kushala Daora.

[Lunastra acknowledges your place over Kushala Daora]

Nergigante has acknowledged your place as the replacement of Kushala Daora.

Azure Fire Dragon

Elder dragons will not set foot on the mountain peaks. Entering other Elder Dragon territories will be considered a provocation and will result in a territorial battle.

[Hunter Guild's Status Rise!]

The Second Research Lab will grant you access to a wider equipment list!

Li Xia stopped puffing on his pipe and stared at the prompt in astonishment.

???

What do you mean?

I've become the regional overlord of the Crystal Land of Dragons?!

Other Gu Long writers have also admitted to this?

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, I went back to my wife's parents' home. There are so many things to do during the New Year. I quickly wrote this down and posted it during a spare moment, and I didn't get back until late at night.

I also need to take my mother-in-law to see a movie, Nezha 2.

Chapter 169 Customized Equipment! Hunter's Guild Rewards

Li Xia became interested, puffed on his pipe, and searched for clues.

However, it was discovered that the title of "regional overlord" was a status designation, essentially referring to the territory agreed upon between ancient dragons.

Furthermore, it acknowledged Li Xia's rank within the ecological niche—replacing Steel Dragon and holding the position of an eight-star Elder Dragon within the ecological niche.

In the Elder Dragon's Recess, other Elder Dragons will not easily venture to the mountains they 'own'.

Correspondingly, one cannot arbitrarily go to the locations of other Elder Dragons, as this would be seen as a provocation and a territorial dispute.

Li Xia shook his head. Hunt other ancient dragons?

He no longer had the energy to hunt, and he had less than five days left to stay. He needed to save at least half a day to wrap things up.

The injury wasn't very serious, but all of my vital energy has been depleted, and I'll need another day to recover.

Furthermore, the secrets of this world have not yet been explored, and this will take time.

There's no energy left to hunt Elder Dragons.

Most importantly, there are very few creatures like Steel Dragon that have lived for hundreds of years but have little combat experience.

It's mainly because it's too hard, so hard that other ancient dragons don't bother fighting it.

Let's leave aside Nergigante. Teostra looks mighty, but it requires mating; you have to defeat Lunastra first.

The main habitat of the Ice Dragon is the Ice Plains, where powerful creatures gather and battles take place daily.

We can't fight them, we can't fight them at all!

A stream of light emanated from the still night and reformed into a howl beside Li Xia.

It looked down at the massive dragon corpse gleaming with metallic luster and sighed:

"If this Steel Dragon could make up for its shortcomings, it would probably be at least one of the top beings in this world. What a pity."

When Aowu is possessed, he can vaguely perceive information from the outside world, but he can only perceive it and cannot even think about it. He can only recall what he perceived when he is released from possession.

Li Xia and Aowu discussed it and guessed that it might be due to the activation of Night Silence.

"Hmm, it's too weak."

Therefore, no matter how talented you are, you still need to study hard and practice diligently to turn your talent into strength.

Li Xia suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "Awoo, does the strategy guide mention anything about defeating an ancient dragon to become the regional overlord?"

"No!" Awoo had already memorized the strategy guide perfectly, and shook his head.

"The guide mentions that the first Elder Dragon hunt will reward a material chest, but it doesn't mention anything about regional overlords."