Chapter 520 - 283: A Fight Between the Will to Live and Pride

Chapter 520: Chapter 283: A Fight Between the Will to Live and Pride

Lu Cang stood before the dragon’s eyes.

He didn’t continue his attack, but the aura he exuded was incredibly heavy.

"Are you going to spare its life?" An Su’s voice echoed in his mind.

Lu Cang replied indifferently in his thoughts, ’Yes.’

’I still have many things to ask it.’

Killing it wouldn’t grant him its Undead form. Otherwise, the top priority would have been to skip the chatter and just finish it off.

"Dragon."

"Submit to me, or... accept your defeat and die."

Lu Cang’s tone was deep, carrying an irresistible threat.

This dragon hadn’t fought him with the mindset of a friendly spar.

It had been trying to kill him, too.

If he weren’t considering the potential benefits, Lu Cang would have dealt the killing blow just to vent his anger.

But unfortunately, there was nothing to be gained by killing it outright.

’Might as well maximize its usefulness.’

The surrounding Magic was sealed, and a War Spear reappeared in Lu Cang’s hand.

During the previous battle, Lu Cang hadn’t even used a Weapon.

This was because ordinary Weapons were too easily destroyed, and condensing a Weapon with Magic would be equivalent to using Magic. So... Lu Cang had ultimately relied on pure physical combat.

After this battle, Lu Cang’s own Combat Skill School was finally starting to resemble a true Warrior’s Combat Skill.

Previously, his Azure Sky Stream had far too many elements of Magic. While not entirely magical, at least 60% of it was mixed with Magic.

It had reached a point where his Warrior Profession seemed almost like an accessory to his Magic.

But in reality, as the two main combat Professions, Warrior had never been weaker than Mage.

Only the person could be weak, not the Profession.

He had always been thinking about a Warrior’s combat style from the perspective of a Mage, somewhat neglecting the essence of the Warrior Profession itself.

"Submit...?"

The Golden Dragon’s wounds were constantly healing. Although it was severely injured, it was not yet on the brink of death.

This was the first time it had ever heard someone demand its submission.

Submit, or die.

Now, as Lu Cang held the War Spear and stood in the sky, he gave the dragon a powerful Intuition of Death.

’This human isn’t bluffing.’

’His physical strength is just one of his fundamental methods of combat.’

’He has more, even stronger techniques. He truly has the power to kill me!’

"I am not just ’Dragon.’ My name is Herbert!"

’Who cares what your name is?’

The Golden Dragon continued, "I admit that your physical body is stronger than mine! I have lost."

Lu Cang’s expression was calm; he wasn’t buying it. He said coldly, "Is that the attitude of a loser?"

"It seems you’re still unwilling to lower your head. If that head of yours is so noble, then perhaps you shouldn’t keep it."

"Do you really think I won’t kill you?"

"I’m not as merciful as you think."

Lu Cang leveled his War Spear!

The sharp, cold glint of its tip was already pointed at Herbert’s neck!

At this very moment, Lu Cang felt he could slice through it, could sever it completely!

’With my current strength, I can chop its head right off!’

He hadn’t used the Sacrifice of souls in the physical brawl earlier.

But that didn’t mean Lu Cang’s Sacrifice was useless.

On the contrary, now that Lu Cang had grown stronger, he would only become more terrifying by augmenting himself with souls and Magic.

"I..."

Anger flared within Herbert, but it was brutally suppressed.

It had wanted to negotiate a peaceful resolution, to de-escalate the situation.

But now it seemed Lu Cang had no intention of giving it an easy way out.

’Of course. This guy fought me with the intent to kill, and he thinks a simple "I admit your body is stronger than mine" will settle things?’

’Is he kidding me?’

"Choose."

"Or, I’ll choose for you."

Lu Cang’s War Spear remained pointed at its neck, his eyes cold and flat.

After a moment of silence, an extremely complex look in its eyes, the Giant Dragon’s voice was low as it finally lowered its massive head to Lu Cang. "I submit to you..."

"Please, forgive my insolence and ignorance. If you have need of me, please command me as you will."

Hearing this, Lu Cang gave a calm nod.

At the same time, he raised his right hand, and a contract flew out.

"Sign this contract."

Herbert looked at the contract Ritual that had materialized before its eyes, hovering in mid-air.

’A contract...’

’Sigh, am I really about to sign a humiliating contract?’

Herbert used its Perception to scan the contract Lu Cang offered.

But a quick scan revealed... the contract was surprisingly not that unreasonable.

It actually didn’t place many restrictions on it, only that it had to obey him for half a month... That wasn’t entirely unacceptable.

It could still retain some dignity.

’The main point of the contract is to answer any questions truthfully...’

’He actually doesn’t intend to enslave me long-term?’

’Is this the casual confidence of the truly powerful?’

’Or does he simply not see me as a threat at all?’

"Mm... I will obey your will." Herbert’s attitude gradually became more deferential.

Even if it had never eaten pork, it had seen a pig run.

Even if it had never submitted to another, it had seen others submit to it...

Its pride and its survival instinct were at war.

In the end, survival instinct won out over pride. ’This humble attitude means nothing right now. Once this period is over, I’ll still be the invincible Golden Dragon!’

’As for this monstrous human before me, hah, the moment the contract expires, I’ll fly far away and get away from him immediately.’

’But what is the deal with this human?’

Fear and curiosity mingled in the Golden Dragon’s heart.

Seeing the contract completed, Lu Cang finally felt at ease.

Lu Cang had gotten this contract Ritual from An Su, and he had set up the Ritual within his Sea of Consciousness.

His Professional Mastery as a Level 5 Death Priest allowed Lu Cang to set up Rituals in his Sea of Consciousness.

Lu Cang spoke to Herbert, "Tell me about that member of the Blood Race. How did you find out about him, why did you come to kill him, and also, tell me your origins and what you’ve experienced."

Lu Cang fired off a series of questions. In his mind, An Su watched his practiced "interrogation."

’Why does he seem so practiced at this?’

’It’s like this isn’t the first time he’s done something like this, is it?’

At the same time, An Su was still quite astonished.

’This kid actually managed to fairly and squarely defeat a Tier Seven Golden Dragon in a head-on physical fight as a Level 5 Warrior...’

Lu Cang had advanced to Level 5 Warrior right under An Su’s watch.

An Su had seen it with her own eyes.

She originally thought this guy had nothing to do with the War God. His body was full of Magic and Death Priest abilities, so the Warrior Profession seemed like merely icing on the cake for him.

But now it looked like the icing was a bit too thick.

’Could he really be the inheritor of the War God?’

More speculation arose in An Su’s mind.

’Speaking of which, given the strength Lu Cang has displayed... how many others in this world could compare to him at the Same Tier?’

An Su mumbled in her thoughts, ’I’m definitely one of them.’

’Besides me...’

An Su racked her brain, recalling the geniuses she had seen in her past few lives. Counting carefully, she really couldn’t find many, and most of them were monsters with extremely Special circumstances.

Although these monsters were at a certain Level,

in reality, their reasons for remaining at that Level were all bizarre. Not a single one of them had a normal Upgrade path.

As An Su was thinking, Lu Cang also knew what was on her mind.

’Oh—’

’So my strength has reached a point where no one, past or present, can surpass me at the Same Tier.’

’But who is this "Nilrohel"?’

’To think he can even be compared to me?’

An Su was currently comparing Lu Cang to Nilrohel in her mind. Through An Su’s thoughts and memories, Lu Cang also learned some of the legends about this person named Nilrohel.

The reason they were legends was...

...because even An Su had only ever heard rumors about this person.

She had never truly seen this being.

So mysterious that even An Su had never seen him, yet he had left behind countless impossible legends in the world...

He even had the experience of slaying a Tier Seven Giant Dragon at Level 5.

On top of that, he had also killed a Tier Seven, seven-molt Demon. It sounded quite impressive.

’But he’s ancient history. He most likely has nothing to do with me.’

Lu Cang stood on the Golden Dragon’s back. The Giant Dragon took flight, it communicated with Lu Cang telepathically while heading back in the direction it came from.

Lu Cang sat on Herbert’s back. Its golden scales had already grown back.

’So this is what it feels like to ride a dragon.’

’It’s so different from what I imagined.’

After originally transmigrating to this world, Lu Cang had thought about riding a dragon... It was just a pity that dragons in this world were too rare and powerful. That wish was only fulfilled today.

And the feeling of riding a dragon was also far too different from his imagination.

It was too big.

It felt more like he was just sitting on a golden, scale-patterned floor. There was no real feeling of riding a dragon at all.