ch.314 owner of the sacred land

    the crystal dragon king felt an inexplicable sense of excitement as he and his brethren soared over the forest, raining down their dragon breaths and laying waste to lives without any care.

    his brethren surely felt the same thing too. it was somewhat of an open secret that the dragon race revelled in slaughter, but he and a few others knew that it was a little different. it wasn’t killing itself but destruction as a whole that they craved. that’s why the more messy the kill, the more exciting it was.

    the height of his life was back before the entire world had upgraded and he had the strength to destroy anything he wanted including trees and giant boulders.

    he honestly didn’t know why his race was like this. perhaps it was because of the way they were raised, although that wouldn’t make much sense. or perhaps it was because of their relation to the destruction dragons, and that made a lot of sense. but in the end, he couldn’t know for sure and could only continue to live like that.

    both gaia and the system refused to answer his question on the matter with very similar responses. he apparently wasn’t qualified. he wasn''t surprised that gaia, a god, took the same stance as the eridius system, something that was a joint project of the gods. it was only natural that the gods were like-minded. he was already grateful that she had answered many of his other questions that the system did not.

    but it really was a little problematic that his race was like this. it made them prone to violence and that was a bad thing to have if you didn’t have the strength to back it up. his race was powerful, but they absolutely did not have the rights to be unscrupulous on the fortissimum continent. just the snake race alone could match them (even if that was mostly because of jo?rma), and there were other impressive races too.

    this had forced him and his race to learn restraint over the years, which often led to a buildup in frustration. it was only in glorious moments like this that they could completely let go and it was simply exuberant.

    unfortunately, they weren’t allowed to eat any of the flesh here. one of the benefits of war other than relief - was the essence you could devour from your fallen foes, and this was something that every beast race was excited about, not just dragons. times weren’t like the old days where you could kill and eat whoever you wanted so long as they weren’t a friend. now, there were powerful factions all over the place and many of them were willing to get revenge for their slain brethren.

    this led to a situation where people were a lot more careful about who they targeted than they used to be, and as any could guess, it slowed down cultivation.

    a huge war like this should have been the grandest feast of all, but it was in truth a deadly trap. nobody wanted to risk being corrupted by envy, especially after seeing some of the most righteous of their kinds suddenly turn towards them with a green mark on their foreheads and a sinister expression on their faces.

    the crystal dragon king sighed.

    ‘ah whatever, it doesn’t matter. at least i can enjoy this.’ he thought as he watched a new group of creatures rise into the air to stop his people. they looked strong even from this distance, but that only brought a bloodthirsty grin to his face.

    a vicious glint flashed through her eyes, but then it vanished when she thought of something.

    ‘system, who owns this sacred land?’ she suddenly asked.

    she heavily doubted that she would meet the requirements to know such a thing, but she might be able to decipher something from the way the system replied. she had experienced a few lucky moments like that in the past and she wanted to try her luck again now.

    ding!

    this sacred land is not owned.

    titania stopped dead in her tracks.

    ‘what?’

    “my queen?” alan’s puzzled voice sounded from her side.

    ‘system, who owns this sacred land?’ she asked again.

    ding!

    this sacred land is not owned. the same response came from the system.

    titania’s eyes squinted. what was the meaning of this?