Chapter 383: The Dragon's Den! An Unconventional Special Battle

Chapter 383: The Dragon's Den! An Unconventional Special Battle

"Master Zhu, why are you here to greet us personally?"

The Proud Dragon landed at a special location in the Imperial Capital.

This place was similar to a private club.

It seemed to be called something like the Dragon Dynasty Club.

In the heart of the Imperial Capital, where land was scarce and valuable, this place managed to create a quiet and secluded manor-style club, indicating that the owner had an extraordinary identity and strength.

And this was the location that Zhu Hong had instructed Su Ping to land at during their phone call.

In front of Su Ping, Zhu Hong was personally waiting at this private airport, accompanied by a middle-aged man with a smile on his face, and behind them, a group of people who seemed to be attendants.

"You are now a great contributor to the breeding masters of Dragon Nation. Not to mention me, even Master Feng wanted to come and see you. But he had some urgent matters and couldn't get away, so he asked me to convey his regards. When you have time, he wants to have a chat with you."

Zhu Hong smiled.

But soon, he noticed the three women and Long Two, who had followed behind Su Ping, curiously poking their heads out. He continued, "Is this the granddaughter of Sage Sang? Are you confident about the upcoming national assessment?"

Qin Xiaoxue had met this man once before at the academy and wasn't a stranger, so she quickly replied with a mix of shyness and confidence, "Thank you for your concern, Master Zhu. Of course, I am confident!"

"Hehe, that's good. But Xiaoxue, during this time, Su Ping may not be able to accompany you all the time. Someone wants to meet with him, so he can't stay with you to explore the Imperial Capital. You won't blame me, will you?"

Qin Xiaoxue pouted, but as the granddaughter of Sage Sang, she knew what was more important:

"What's the point of blaming you? Of course, important matters come first. But now that I've finally met you, you have to tell me the truth—will Su Ping be in any more danger?"

Before Zhu Hong could respond, Su Ping laughed, "What could possibly happen to me? Didn't I already tell you?"

Qin Xiaoxue ignored Su Ping and stared intently at Zhu Hong.

At this moment, facing this young girl, Zhu Hong, who was usually carefree, became slightly serious: "Rest assured, Su Ping is fine."

"Hehehe, in that case, we should go. This is my first time visiting the Dragon Dynasty Club. Let's take a look around."

Qin Xiaoxue reverted to her carefree demeanor and waved her hand dismissively.

Zhu Hong quickly said, "Little Wang, find someone to show Xiaoxue and the others around."

"Yes, sir."

The middle-aged man beside him took over the conversation and selected a smiling woman in her thirties with a dignified and graceful demeanor. She led Qin Xiaoxue and the others away.

After bidding farewell to Qin Xiaoxue, Zhu Hong's smile vanished, and he glanced back. The person behind him understood and immediately stepped back, leaving the two of them to walk ahead alone.

Zhu Hong then spoke seriously, "Su Ping, how do you feel? Are you okay?"

Su Ping nodded, "I'm fine. Didn't Saint Ray give me a magical potion?"

He took out a silvery liquid potion.

This potion was given to him by Saint Ray the previous night, and it was said to be a magical potion that could calm the mind.

But Su Ping didn't need it.

Once he felt that the torment of the Celestial Tomb mark had reached its limit, he directly had the Omnipotent Beast Codex absorb it. It was impossible for it to affect his thoughts and spirit, but he obviously couldn't say that directly.

After glancing at Su Ping and seeing that this rascal's complexion was normal, and even in response to his unwavering gaze, he shrugged helplessly, Zhu Hong's worried heart finally relaxed a little. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You should find a room to rest and settle down at the Dragon Dynasty Club. Then prepare yourself, and tomorrow morning, we'll enter Dragon City."

Su Ping didn't say much, but he felt a surge of excitement.

Previously, he had heard countless things about Dragon City from Saint Ray and Leng Ye, and he had long been curious about the true depth of Dragon Nation.

Now, he would finally get to see it for himself.

Zhu Hong stopped walking and turned around. The middle-aged man, whom he had called Little Wang earlier, quickly took out a strange golden card and handed it to Su Ping: "Master Su, this is the Golden Dragon membership card of our Dragon Dynasty Club. In the future, when you come to the Imperial Capital and need a place to stay, you can come here. Everything is free, and you can use any service you wish."

Su Ping blinked and glanced at Zhu Hong before taking the card, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. You are a man of great importance, and I am Wang Delong. I have some reputation in the Imperial Capital. If you ever need anything, you can command me. Here is my business card."

After handing Su Ping another uniquely designed business card, Wang Delong stepped back and stood at a distance.

From the very beginning to the end, he was extremely respectful, not showing the slightest disrespect despite the possibility that Su Ping's age might be younger than his son.

Zhu Hong, standing beside him, finally smiled and said, "Young Master Wang is from the Wang family of the capital city. Decades ago, the Wang family was one of the first to declare their allegiance, so even without a Holy Spirit-rank Beastmaster in the family, they still hold some influence."

"In the Imperial Capital, the Dragon Dynasty Club is essentially a top-tier club that leans more towards privacy. Many people will give the Wang family some face here. Occasionally, when there's business to discuss, they'll gather here."

Su Ping nodded slightly, somewhat understanding.

The internal turmoil in the Dragon Nation over twenty years ago, and the purge of the internal aristocratic families by the Holy Dragon Legend, was evidently terrifying.

However, many aristocratic families also saw the situation clearly and switched sides.

It can be said that in today's world, twenty years later, those who still remain and exist under the name of aristocratic families, definitely had foresight back then.

As for this so-called Wang family, who took a stand from the very beginning, although they haven't had a High-rank Beastmaster's protection in these twenty years, and there's no promising younger generation, the connections they've built still allow many high-level officials to give them face.

This has formed a unique club.

"Hehe, the Golden Dragon Card is the highest-tier, and your little face is not small at all. How about it, do you want me to take you around the Dragon Dynasty Club's estate?"

Zhu Hong said with a mischievous smile.

Su Ping subconsciously wanted to nod, but soon, he looked at Zhu Hong with curiosity:

"Master Zhu, is there something else you wanted to discuss with me?"

Normally, Zhu Hong wouldn't be this eager. Moreover, if he wanted to tour the Dragon Dynasty Club, he could have just brought Qin Xiaoxue along, right? Although it might be overthinking, Zhu Hong isn't the type to be insincere.

As expected, when he heard this, Master Zhu slightly embarrassedly touched his nose and coughed lightly before speaking:

"There is indeed something. Someone asked me to talk to you about it."

Someone? A request?

Su Ping became interested. What kind of matter could make this person speak up? And who was it?

Zhu Hong's eyelids twitched, but it was clear that compared to the notorious Cold Arrogant, Master Zhu was a respectable figure. He smiled slightly, not taking the old ghost's implicit ridicule to heart:

"Ghost Saint, Old Yin. You're here too, huh?"

With that greeting, they were considered acknowledged.

"Su Ping, when it comes to Dragon City, you should also have some understanding, right? You know that within Dragon City, there are many inheritance grounds, right?"

Su Ping's eyelids twitched. He now understood who had sent this person and what the matter was about.

Again, because of this?

Su Ping paused, then asked curiously:

"Then, what about your Great Yellow, and you, which inheritance ground do you belong to?"

"The Five-Color City! It's also the inheritance ground with the most Dragon Riders and Dragon Clan numbers! The Five-Color City includes various elemental dragons like Wind and Thunder, and even relatively niche elemental attributes like Darkness and Light have some Dragon Clans under their lineage.

If you can join, there's a lot of ready-made experience to draw from, and there are also many dragons in the Five-Color City that are very suitable for you now! For example, the evolved Holy Dragon of the Holy Dragon Legend is a product of the Five-Color City!

You can completely choose a dragon with Holy Dragon potential through this, how about it?"

Turtle? And this kind of origin?

It must be said that Su Ping was intrigued.

Dragons, as one of the most powerful companion beasts, and Holy Dragons, which are multi-elemental condensed elemental dragons, made him wonder if he could cultivate the Heavenly Five Elements Body on them as well?

If he could cultivate it, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger?

However, just as Su Ping was about to agree, a voice descended from the sky, capturing everyone's attention:

"Xiao Ping, you've arrived in the Imperial Capital, and you didn't even inform me, Lord Leng? If I hadn't remembered to ask, no one would have told me that someone sneaked in secretly."

Accompanying the voice, two figures descended from the sky.

They were all familiar faces.

Who else could it be but Lord Leng and the Necromancy Master, Yin Luo?

Su Ping's eyes lit up.

To the Lord Leng who had stood up for him in the past, and now their relationship had become even closer, Su Ping waved his hand:

"Lord Leng!"

Lord Leng smiled and nodded, then looked at Zhu Hong:

"Master Zhu, as the Vice-Chairman of the Beastmaster Association, you're also a well-respected figure. This kind of thing should be done less in the future, it's embarrassing."

Zhu Hong's eyelids twitched, but it was clear that compared to the notorious Cold Arrogant, Master Zhu was a respectable person. He smiled slightly, not taking the old ghost's implicit ridicule to heart:

"Ghost Saint, Old Yin. You're here too, huh?"

With that greeting, they were acknowledged.

"Su Ping, when it comes to Dragon City's inheritance grounds, one should be cautious. Generally speaking, anyone only has one chance to contract a dragon companion. This is the rule.

Therefore, the dragon companion chosen for the contract, unless it's one that you've evolved and cultivated yourself, can only be one from the Dragon City's inheritance ground.

Although the Five-Color City indeed has the most dragons, and currently has the most Dragon Riders outside, it's too diverse. Even the Four Seas Dragon Palace and the Earth Valley, which are sea dragons and land dragons, want to include them, making it less pure.

Bone Land is different. The expertise lies in Necromantic and Dark dragons, with some rare and powerful dragon pets.

Ghost Dragons and Bone Dragons are the purest forms. If you find them too conventional, then Phantom Dragons, Shadow Dragons, and even Black Dragons are also options."

Lord Leng took control of the situation, while Yin Luo, the Master, had already begun to wave the flag for his own heritage.

Clearly, the purpose of this trip was straightforward.

Lord Leng breathed a sigh of relief, then hurriedly said:

"Good, I'm relieved. I never expected Charles, that old Lich, to have a backup plan! However, entering Dragon City and choosing the right heritage site is indeed crucial. Master Yin's words are not comprehensive."

"How about this, the Dragon Dynasty Club also has top-tier testing grounds. Let me show you my old ghost?"

As he spoke, Zhu Hong slightly narrowed his eyes, casting a somewhat unfriendly glance at Lord Leng for the first time.

However, at that moment, another voice chimed in:

"Since Ghost Saint wants to see, why not let us all take a look? I heard that the potential of Ghost Saint's Ghost Dragon is the highest in Bone Land for so many years. It seems like it's been a while since Ghost Saint has shown his full strength. Why not join in?"

This time, several figures appeared.

And the one who spoke with a smile was also an old acquaintance.

Sage Sang gracefully exited a vehicle.

And by her side was Ray Saint, who had been with her the night before, along with a woman with a veil covering her cheeks, revealing only a pair of extremely beautiful yet detached eyes, with a hidden smile in her gaze, and at the same time, these eyes stared intently at Su Ping, seemingly very interested in him.

Behind Sage Sang, Qin Xiaoxue and the other two ladies, who had left no more than twenty minutes ago, were now behind her, meeting Su Ping's astonished gaze. Qin Xiaoxue stuck out her tongue, obviously not expecting to meet again so soon.

Facing Su Ping's gaze, Sage Sang smiled and said:

"Su Ping, welcome to the Imperial Capital. This is Cloud Saint."

She pointed to the veiled woman beside her.

Su Ping quickly nodded:

"Hello, Cloud Saint."

Beside Ray Saint, Meng Yao couldn't hold back any longer, turning to Zhu Hong:

"Master Zhu, you've been at the Four Seas Dragon Palace these past two days. It's fine if you speak for the Five Color City, but why hide and cover up when Su Ping first arrived?"

Master Zhu's face turned red, and he awkwardly said:

"It's all for Dragon City. Su Ping's choice of heritage site will enhance our Dragon City and our Dragon Nation. We're all one big family, and there's nothing to fight over!"

The dignified old man looked at the others, who rolled their eyes, clearly indicating that when a respectable person loses face, there's nothing to say.

"Su Ping, I've heard from Meng Yao about your new discovery in Rainbow Dragon breeding. The Four Seas Dragon Palace is also very suitable for you. But I also heard that Su Ping is very interested in the Mental type. My Sprite Dragon comes from the Emerald Dreamland, so you can refer to that as well."

Cloud Saint spoke with a smile.

Her voice was very gentle, like a friendly big sister next door.

However, what Su Ping didn't expect was that she would soon speak again:

"If there's an opportunity, we can chat. Let's not talk about dragons, but about Phoenix Class Companion Beasts~"

As she spoke, Cloud Saint winked at Su Ping, clearly hinting at something.

Su Ping nodded, thinking it might be about Little Fire.

"Sure, Cloud Saint, whenever you have time, you can come find me."

She smiled and nodded, indicating an agreement.

Beside them, Lord Leng finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Damn, so many representatives showed up in such a short time.

Who knows how many more there will be later?

He continued, interrupting:

"Since everyone's here, let's see the strength. Show off a bit, so this punk can get a more direct view. How about it?"

As he spoke, Zhu Hong directly said:

"After Big Yellow's promotion to Saint Spirit Evolution, he hasn't had a chance to show his full strength yet. So, let's do it."

Ray Saint Meng Yao also raised his eyebrows:

"Shangshan hasn't broken through to Saint Spirit yet, so it's a bit unfair. But this time, because of Su Ping's arrival, the Four Seas Dragon Palace has indeed brought a special existence. It will be here soon."

Cloud Saint also smiled: "Sure."

At this moment, Wang Delong, who was following Su Ping and Zhu Hong, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He had never seen such a gathering of legendary figures, all of whom were so powerful that they had to test their strength?

Even when his main wife and mistress met, the situation didn't seem as intense as this.

In this unique and thrilling scene, Wang Delong no longer had to consider his own affairs. Instead, he was thinking about whether his Dragon Dynasty Club could withstand the might of these figures if they decided to take action.

But clearly, in this current situation, whether it could withstand the pressure or not, they had to try their best!

(End of Chapter)

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