Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2701: Chapter 2696: Birth of the Dragon-man

Brother Apostle’s appearance is actually realistic? No wonder he was so confident earlier.

What shocked Fu Qian wasn’t anything else; the projects related to the Giant Dragon, as a key research subject at Heaven’s Commencement Institute, he has delved into somewhat.

Although these Extraordinary Creatures are each uniquely divine, overall they still follow certain basic structures.

The number of wings may differ, claws can be long or short, but at least the torso is close to streamlined, essentially similar to a flying beast of prey.

However, the gigantic creature before him, on one hand, has wings and claw designs that are extremely classic, almost indistinguishable from what he saw during the Night of King Slayer.

On the other hand, these limbs are assembled together in an extremely rigid manner.

To describe it specifically, it resembles a model that has been dismantled, missing the central entity, where someone casually used a human-shaped torso as a base to attach these parts.

With two wings and four legs still intact, yet the moment it stands up, there’s an instinctive feeling that it might not be able to fly.

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Was the Tyrant actually dismembered? That hated?

Although the blood-colored mist forming the body remains somewhat blurry, for Fu Qian, one of his long-held suspicions seems to have been confirmed.

The assassination back then ultimately succeeded, and the group responsible seemed particularly resentful of the Tyrant.

As a result, not only were its fists chopped off, even the remaining incomplete parts were dealt with harshly.

For instance, the torso was taken by one of the assassins, the Dragon King, to serve as a base, creating this Dragon-man form.

As for why it had to be done—was it due to life’s pressures?

Fu Qian quickly came up with a classic reason.

Why dismantle a perfectly good Divine Body and make glue models? Especially under such complex and dangerous circumstances.

Could it be possible that someone helped the Dragon King dismantle it?

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The Tyrant seemed pretty brutal too.

Once a lead is found, imagining becomes easy.

Building on past real-time experiences, Fu Qian seems able to easily envision a scene: the brave Dragon King stepping forward boldly, only to be violently torn apart by the Abandonment King.

This very much aligns with his assessment back then; the Dragon King probably suffered severe damage in true history, otherwise, when extracting a kidney himself, the scene would struggle to hold due to stark contrasts with reality.

And as the emblem of Calamity, the trauma the Tyrant caused likely wasn’t something that can be patched up.

In the end, the Dragon King wanted to continue its Superior Being’s life, and its teammates thought up an idea, letting it maintain form using the Tyrant’s body as a base.

Though ultimately it seemed very reluctant, it was forced to shrink to this place in a manner close to falling.

And with the curses on the body unable to be healed, this became the source of the Crimson Frenzy.

Was it done by the First Generation Dark Moon?

Imagining such a slightly Hellish idea, Fu Qian immediately thought of an old acquaintance.

The Witch’s mother in Mysticism research undoubtedly holds one of the most mysterious roles.

And based on quite a few things she’s done, her methods clearly have no taboos; thinking up such an idea seems perfectly natural—not even Hellish enough.

The possibility he considered earlier was merely a common thought.

For Fu Qian, he can easily conjure up darker versions; the motive may not necessarily be to save lives.

Isn’t it just too coincidental?

The Dragon King gets torn apart by the Tyrant, leaving only a pile of parts.

And the Tyrant gets dismembered by a group, coincidentally with its torso repurposed.

Rather than believing the group did the latter operation to save the Dragon King, Fu Qian is more inclined to think Dark Moon didn’t necessarily uphold a ”no abandonment” principle.

Could this also be a method of dismemberment and desecration?

Chopping off all parts and yet unsatisfied, they also had the mortally wounded Dragon King subjected to ”ultimate humiliation” in such a manner.

What? Why would the Dragon King comply with such a self-damaging act?

Life will naturally seek a way out; there’s no need for compliance.

Just at the right moment, deliver a backstab to teammates, directly destroying the severely injured Dragon King’s body, by then the Tyrant’s body would have to be granted to it.

In fact, under such circumstances, the Dragon King’s overwhelming resentment becomes more understandable.

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Is this the scale of a Superior Being? The more one immerses, the more one senses the weight of history.

Some things can’t escape suspicion of malicious speculation, but in Fu Qian’s view they are still rather seamless.

The primary effect really is too good.

As beings theoretically hard to easily kill, over these thousand years the Tyrant is nearly completely annihilated, and even the Dragon King is not far from death.

Even from the previous reaction, though the Crimson Frenzy is curse-like, for the Dragon King it has become an essential component.

The curse brings pain, but this pain has become part of the self, no longer allowed to be missing.

Overall, just imagining it is poignant.

If this result was intentionally guided, the planner’s actions are indeed somewhat too dark.

”Do you want it? Honestly, for me it doesn’t matter.”

Not only does he deeply sigh in his heart for the Dragon King’s plight, at that moment Fu Qian even extends his hand, signaling the opponent to take it if they wished.

Roar——

Regrettably, the Dragon King isn’t very receptive, accompanied by another furious roar, its wings already stretching to the limit.

In an instant, even the Blood Lake beneath felt the draw, madly flowing upward, enveloping the entire body.

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Is this a fight for life? Indeed, a thousand-year resentment is extraordinary.

Seeing the Dragon King rapidly transition from a spirit form into a rotting state, as the one in direct confrontation, Fu Qian nonetheless finds an excuse for the opponent.

Besides, he himself isn’t really a victim either; even if not the tyrant from back then, reasonably speaking he also bears personal grudges with this one—the cup of Metallic Avian Blood.

Regardless of the operation’s success, earlier the Phoenix appeared truly as the Dragon King’s doing.

After all, it’s an old Superior Being, perhaps a contingency strategy for extreme situations?

Or could it be a self-saving attempt after being affected?

Regrettably, the injury was ultimately too severe, the effect seemed pretty ineffective.

And on a certain day years later, even a shameless intruder showed up, directly snuffing out this small flame of hope entirely.

Overall, as long as he’s recognized, given multiple offenses, any response from the Dragon King wouldn’t be excessive.

And this indicated a clear stance to mobilize remaining strength, preparing to fight regardless of consequences.

Visible from the blood-stained body being rapidly replenished, not only suffused with Crimson Frenzy inside and out.

Even the once-seen Crimson Angel is constantly struggling out from within.

But none of this is Fu Qian’s true concern, his focus is rather on the tearing Blood Lake.

This place had already gathered a significant number of nematodes, now at a glance, there are clearly vast quantities attaching to that body.

Including special individuals once suspected of having alarm functions, quite a few can be seen with a single glance.