The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 916 - 286: As Expected of Lord Demon King, That’s Some Serious Nonsense!

The High Priest Zel of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom was originally standing respectfully to the side.

When he heard the words from Luo Yan's mouth, he was struck as if by lightning, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief!

"Dragon, Dragon God?!"

A complex expression twisted on his face, and he finally looked up at Luo Yan with eyes full of anxiety and shock.

"This... how is this possible?"

The Dragon God is the supreme deity worshipped by them for generations, how could it appear in such a... such a weak form?

Moreover—

The secret ancient texts passed down in the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom clearly stated that Dragon God Gu Tafu, though considered a Dragon, was not a Giant Dragon but rather a Lizardman similar to the Armored Dragon Clan!

Thinking of this, Zel was extremely furious.

This vile group of humans!

It would have been enough to conquer their bodies, but they also twisted their history... it's truly a great humiliation, unbearable!

However, when Zel met Luo Yan's certain and amused gaze, he felt inexplicably flustered, and his once-steady belief began to waver.

It seems...

Not so impossible either.

It wasn't out of fear of the Conqueror; he seriously considered it and thought that if explained this way, many contradictions in the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom's secret ancient texts could be resolved.

Luo Yan, with interest, watched the struggle on Zel's face.

To be honest, he wasn't very concerned whether this reptile could figure it out. Given the Lizardman's ability to rationalize on their own, they would eventually believe him even if he claimed to be the reincarnation of the Dragon God.

But thinking about the fate of the Dragon God, he pondered for a while and finally decided to maintain his persona, speaking half-truths and half-lies.

"I took a turn in the Dragon God's tomb and found some interesting things."

Zel swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"What... did you discover?"

Luo Yan's eyes nonchalantly swept across Zel's face, and his voice carried a hint of mockery: "Mr. Gu Tafu died a thousand years ago—killed by the first King of your Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom."

Gu Tafu...

Dragon God?!

Killed by the first King of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom?!

This statement was like a thunderbolt that exploded in Zel's mind, his face suddenly turned pale, and his gaze momentarily hollow.

"No, this is impossible! The Dragon God is the deity who bestowed us life and the Holy Blessing Land... we would have no reason to do such a thing!"

So it is!

From the moment he saw the Dragon God Temple flying into the sky, he suspected this possibility!

"Don't be agitated, it was Gu Tafu who died, not the Dragon God. Rather than saying you killed the Dragon God, it would be better to say you liberated his soul, allowing him to truly transform from a weak mortal into an omnipotent deity, obtaining true eternity."

Luo Yan paused for a moment and shrugged lightly.

"I know saying this can't alleviate your guilt, but I still hope you will objectively look at the events of a thousand years ago... even if you owe him some things, the blood sacrifices of those people over the past thousand years should be enough to repay the debt, right?"

Zel shivered all over, his knees almost collapsing to the ground.

"How could this be..."

Seeing the near-collapse of Zel, Luo Yan didn't continue to torment him, merely coughed lightly and adopted a serious tone.

When he speaks seriously, it's always in a joking tone, so the smart will naturally understand, and the foolish need not understand.

And when he truly intends to say something seriously, it would certainly be when he's about to make up things with a straight face.

"I told you, there's no need to be so sad. Gu Tafu was very gratified with your choice, in his last words, he said... he succeeded."

Zel stared blankly at him.

"...Succeeded?"

This sentence seemed like a tiny candle flame, reigniting hope in his heart, reassembling his near-shattered Spirit.

"Yes, with his last Strength, he activated the Great Barrier, sheltering the Armored Dragon Clan for a thousand years, allowing you to survive the catastrophe from a thousand years ago."

"But that's not enough, he promised to lead you to the stars, to embrace civilization, and to find the Zeta Empire hidden on the other side of the Star Sea... and a child who cannot complete the spiritual patricide can never leave the embrace of his father; you will only remain forever in his embrace, growing smaller. For the sake of your future, he used his blood as a sacrifice for the final offering. From then on, each of you is a Giant Dragon."

Luo Yan gently caressed the Dragon Egg in his arms, feeling the warmth that passed through the dragon scale eggshell, and continued in a gentle tone.

"Now, he has been released from his mission and can finally live his own life... I mean dragon life."

The confused expression faded from Zel's face, and tears were flowing like rivers on his dry scales, as he knelt his knees to the ground.

"Dragon God... why did you have to go through this?" he murmured to himself, feeling deeply from the bottom of his heart, unable to stop sobbing.

It hurt too much.

He grieved not only for the Dragon God but also for the countless young men from the Armored Dragon Clan who sacrificed themselves for the blood sacrifice over the millennia... it turns out they actually didn't need to die.

There was also hatred in his heart.

The damned Par family—

For their selfish desires, those who touted themselves as the Holy Kings not only deceived themselves but everyone else, and in the end, they even wanted to drag everyone along as their burial companions!

That beast completely failed the Dragon God!

Luckily, the Dragon God was benevolent and in the end launched those unforgivable people into the sky!

Thanos looked in astonishment at the weeping Lizardman, then at the Demon King, and finally at the Dragon Egg in Lord Demon King's hand, swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

Could it be...

This thing really is the Dragon God's egg?

He almost believed it!

Overlooking Zel, who was kneeling on the ground in sorrow, Luo Yan adopted a tone of majesty, continuing while holding the still egg-like Gu Tafu.

"Zel, the Great Barrier has protected you for a millennium; now its mission has ended. In his last words, the Dragon God instructed me on his final will, entrusting you to me, ordering me to take you back to the lands he once left. And from now on, all you need to do is offer your loyalty to me."

"I understand..."

Zel's voice was exceedingly devout.

"The Armored Dragon Clan will offer you eternal loyalty... we will follow you forever, to the ends of the Star Sea."

Luo Yan nodded in satisfaction.

"Rise."

"Now you are one of the Great Graveyard as well."

Standing by and watching, Sarah and Bransia showed expressions of awe and admiration on their faces. Alakdo was the same, though, alongside his reverence, he felt somewhat uneasy—what if that Dragon Egg really hatched into a Giant Dragon, and the respected Lord Demon King no longer rode him, then what?

Though the bloodline suppression of the Giant Dragon made his eight legs tremble, his eyes towards the Dragon Egg unconsciously turned sinister...

Floating beside them, Youyou let out a soft sigh, voicing the collective sentiment of everyone present, as well as the impossible sentiment that dwelled in their hearts.

It had read the complete log.

"Truly worthy of Lord Demon King..."

This was really an incredible tale!