This Giant Dragon is So Powerful!

Chapter 272 - 60: Deep Sea Strategy; The Kingdom’s Endgame (Part 2)

Em was the Fishman Necromancer who was ambushed and killed by Babakar.

His legacy included records on the scroll about creating the Flesh and Blood Soul Pearl and the method to upgrade to Legendary using it.

After acquiring this knowledge, Babakar was initially skeptical, but the temptation of advancing to Legendary was too great!

Eventually, Babakar cautiously conducted experiments on dozens of subjects, taking a year to observe. He found that these subjects became much stronger, with no apparent side effects, which made Babakar unable to hold back any longer, prompting him to start capturing human children on a large scale.

Gathering a million children to create Flesh and Blood Soul Pearls, and via a ritual, break through to Legendary.

However, gathering a million human children was extremely difficult. It took a year, and only a few tens of thousands were gathered, many of whom were born from human slaves forced to breed. But even so, the million mark was still far off, needing at least several decades to complete.

In such chaotic times, where could Babakar find the time to gather a million human children?

In his dilemma, Babakar turned his attention to the young of his own tribe and other intelligent monsters.

The truth is, the Sha Hua Fishmen’s fertility was truly exaggerated. Without considering raising the young, merely birthing them, it wasn’t too difficult to gather a million young Sha Hua Fishmen.

However, Babakar spent years gathering over three million immature young Sha Hua Fishmen, nearly ten thousand human children, and tens of thousands of intelligent monster young, barely activating the ritual.

The reason was that the soul and flesh of the young Sha Hua Fishmen were much weaker than human children, necessitating sheer numbers to make up the difference.

But soon after, Babakar discovered the side effects of this ritual....

"Damn, damn, damn!"

Babakar panted heavily, eyes flashing with ecstasy at his newfound power, quickly falling into a frenzy of agitation.

The experimental subjects before hadn’t devoured such a terrifying number of Flesh and Blood Soul Pearls. Babakar couldn’t possibly find a Nineteen-level Peak creature nor spend so many pearls for testing. His experiments only used dozens, hundreds, or at most thousands, conducting trials on subjects ranging from Middle Level to Advanced, and even two at Master Level.

None of these subjects showed any anomalies during the experiments.

The outcome.... turned into the current predicament.

Suddenly, Babakar looked towards the distant Royal City, gazing at the warriors crowded on the city walls and the masses of humans within, unable to suppress his internal rage.

"It’s definitely because the ritual consumed too many Fishman young. If I now devour a large number of human children... maybe it could resolve this side effect." Babakar thought to himself.

A furious roar escaped Babakar’s mouth, prompting the Fishman Army below to start their siege.

Despite the personality changes caused by the upgrading ritual, Babakar hadn’t yet lost all sanity, retaining a third of his rationality.

After all, the Yalbit Kingdom was a human kingdom possessing Legendary powerhouses, even though the Legendary hadn’t shown themselves for a long time and might be dead, considering how the Fishman Army led by Babakar had invaded vast territories.... Yet even so, a kingdom with a millennia of heritage might hold unexpected trump cards.

Babakar guessed correctly; indeed, the kingdom had hidden aces, more than one.

As the Fishman Army fiercely besieged the city, a frost-blue pillar of light shot from the tower atop the kingdom.

Along its path, the frost-blue beam expanded, and with no struggle or resistance, the Sha Hua Fishmen touched by the swirling frost-blue Spiritual Light became ice sculptures, regardless of whether they were Low Level, Middle Level, or Advanced Fishmen.

After a minute, the frost-blue Spiritual Light dissipated entirely, freezing at least tens of thousands of Fishman warriors within the army beneath the city walls, extinguishing their breath.

Highest-level Magic, Eighth Ring—the Frost Freeze Spiritual Light!

This was not cast directly by a Caster, but invoked from a Magic Scroll containing the spell.

Just like years ago, when the kingdom had given Knight Ma Lei the Eighth Ring Spell ’Death Finger.’

The terrifying casualties caused by the spell slowed the advance of the Sha Hua Fishman Army considerably. But as time passed, and under the urging of Duke Babakar, the Fishman Army launched another frenzied assault.

Having tasted blood, the Fishmen were never rational, fearing death far less than most intelligent beings.

After the brutal battle continued for a period, the kingdom, struggling to hold on, was forced to deploy another trump card.

The sky, filled with lightning, clouds, and torrential rain, suddenly turned crimson. In the next moment, the lightning vanished, clouds evaporated, rain ceased, and directly overhead appeared a glaring molten-rock sun.

Amidst the bewildered, crazed, and slightly fearful gazes of the Fishman Army, the molten-rock sun, several meters in diameter, plummeted below.

The waters created by numerous Fishman Tide Sorcerers evaporated rapidly. Fishmen close by turned to charcoal and ashes; those further away dehydrated and died, becoming desiccated corpses.

Highest-level Magic, Eighth Ring—Molten Rock Fireball

Yet the Molten Rock Fireball inflicted only tens of thousands of Fishmen casualties, as it was a single-target spell rather than a wide-range war spell.

The Yalbit Kingdom understood this reasoning, but they deployed this trump card in hopes of obliterating the Fishman Army’s created water domain.

Now, although the spell hadn’t evaporated all water regions, it ceased the rain, reduced water depth, and raised the temperature of the cold water bodies drastically. The air temperature soared terrifyingly, compelling the Fishman Army to flee desperately in all directions from the Molten Rock Fireball’s impact site.

High above, Duke Babakar’s face turned grim upon witnessing this scene.

He realized that after the successive icy-fire attribute highest-level magic attacks, this first wave of assault was thoroughly thwarted.

In his struggle, Babakar chose to retreat temporarily.

Then approximately a hundred kilometers away from the Royal City, in the large lake connected to the Laputa River, he took a brief respite, preparing for the next assault.

His determination to conquer the Yalbit Royal City was unwavering!

As for the cost.... who cared?

No number of Fishmen deaths could stop Babakar.

.....

Dragon Pool.

The Black Dragon Lord awoke once again from the Banquet slumber.

After more than a year of growth, the Black Dragon Lord’s Dragon Body stretched from over fifty-six meters to nearly fifty-nine, an astonishing size.

Biological Tier rose from Level sixteen Middle to Seventeenth Level Initial.

Caster level advanced from Tier fourteen Middle to Fourteenth Level Peak, nearing the breakthrough to Fifteenth Level Master Domain..... just needing the Upper-tier Spell Rune cultivation to Returning to Truth Level.

Spirit, Magic Power—these basic requirements were already met.

"Master, news from the Kingdom Sha Hua Fishmen; Duke Babakar’s leading first wave was thwarted....

Followers in the sea, Fitz, report conflict with a large Sea People Tribe, asking whether to initiate a war...."

Perceiving the awakening of the Dragon Pool’s owner, Sofia, who had been waiting outside, entered to report recent developments.

After a brief contemplation, the Black Dragon Lord spoke, "Let Fitz initiate the war. If support is needed, send Monster Warriors capable of sea battle from the Black Wing Nest.

Regarding the kingdom.... I’ll handle this matter."

"Understood." Sofia nodded, then withdrew.