Chapter 1 Suren's Strength

Suren hadn't left his cabin since returning from Giant Island.

The Dawnbreaker crew had long grown accustomed to this, as everyone knew that "Mr. Suren" was either cultivating or on the path to it.

Stepping out of the captain's cabin, Lolo looked at Suren with a mischievous expression. Regardless of whether she understood it or not, she showered him with exaggerated praise, "Wow... Mr. Suren seems to have gotten even stronger!"

Suren smiled noncommittally, glanced at her, and instead said, "Lolo, have you been diligently cultivating recently? Your progress is also significant."

Nothing was hidden from his eyes now. He could tell at a glance that the girl's strength had been improving rapidly recently.

Moreover, there was that deliberately leaked bit of domineering aura.

"Yes!"

Lolo seemed to have been waiting for praise, happily saying, "I successfully comprehended *baqi* (霸气, a kind of spiritual energy) in the battle the day before yesterday. And I've also mastered the Domain of Wind, only half a step away from comprehending my own domain."

Entering the sixth tier was a certainty for her. Once she comprehended her domain, she could advance to the seventh tier, which would make her a true top-tier professional.

As she spoke, she excitedly shared her recent experiences. "Mr. Suren, you don't know, I've been working very hard these days. Furthermore, Dr. Banks' dragon blood gene potion has also been a great help to me. I successfully fused a pure-blooded wind dragon potion. Now, my teammates in the same tier have no opponents!"

"Is that so?"

Suren smiled and added, "Then congratulations. If you continue cultivating with your teacher, you might become the youngest Sword Saint in the crew."

With a release of his senses, he couldn't help but notice that not only Lolo, but the entire Dawnbreaker crew's overall strength had been skyrocketing these days.

Because of the existence of Hell Volcano, the Dragon Kingdom Sea had more complete laws of heaven and earth, making it naturally easier to advance.

Then there was the great opportunity of bloodline gene potions, which could be considered shortcuts.

Because of the large number of gene samples, Dr. Banks' giant dragon gene potion and Titan gene potion had made significant breakthroughs.

The genes of these two high-level creatures, giant dragons and Titans, were truly special.

This level of gene potion visibly increased the cultivation talent of humans, and also lowered the threshold for professional advancement by a large margin.

Hearing Suren's recognition, Lolo smiled happily, but then seemed to remember something and added, "But..."

She hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Suren, do you know, Teacher has been acting very strange recently. She's been getting stricter and stricter with me, and she always says things... that sound like farewells. I don't know what's wrong with her."

Suren listened, his eyes looking at the ground in the distance, and said softly, "Your teacher is going to pursue her Sword Dao."

"Ah?"

Lolo looked confused.

Suren didn't explain further.

The matter of going to the Land of the Yellow Springs was still unknown to others, and he didn't want to disturb Qiandiao's state of mind by telling her.

...

The two of them walked unhurriedly, and soon arrived on the deck.

"Mr. Suren's here!"

The crew members saw the two of them come out, and after someone shouted, they greeted him enthusiastically.

Suren also smiled and responded to everyone who was busy preparing for the dragon hunt.

In the past, when they first came to the Dragon Kingdom Sea, hunting dragons was a big event that filled everyone's hearts with trepidation. After all, no one had seen the legendary dragons, and no one knew what would happen. Everything was unknown.

Now they had successfully hunted many dragons and powerful monsters, and fear was long gone.

Moreover, everyone's strength had skyrocketed, so even hearing that they were about to hunt an eighth-tier dragon, the atmosphere on the ship was not tense, but excited.

This seemed to be a routine daily activity for everyone.

When Suren arrived, Barrett was putting on [Greissy's Dragon Rider Heavy Armor]. The heavy armor, which had been extremely difficult to wear before, now seemed less heavy on him.

Barrett was originally the captain of the Royal Knights.

His physical foundation was very good. He was also one of the few professionals in the Dawnbreaker crew who had completed both dragon blood gene and Titan gene modifications.

Because of the super-strong body transformed by the two potions, he had also touched the threshold of the eighth-tier Overlord Body Realm.

Seeing Suren coming, Barrett sized him up, his eyes filled with surprise, and said with a smile, "Suren, I feel like you're becoming more and more like Mr. Black after not seeing you for a few days?"

Although they were both in the seventh tier, seeing Suren was like seeing an unfathomable ancient well.

After a pause, he described his feeling, "It's like... full of wisdom, making people feel like they can't find any flaws."

Hearing this, the Phantom Thief Kidd also echoed with a strange expression, "Yeah, how do you cultivate, your strength has skyrocketed a bit exaggeratedly. A few days ago, I thought I had finally comprehended *baqi* and taken a half-step into the seventh tier, narrowing the gap a bit. Now it seems, the gap is getting wider and wider."

At this point, the Dawnbreaker crew members on the deck also chimed in.

"Yeah, Mr. Suren gives people a very strange feeling now. If we really had to fight, I wouldn't know where to attack. It feels like no matter where I hit, I wouldn't be able to hit him."

"Mm. I feel the same way."

"..."

Even the old Sword God Bartolo and "Blood Duke" Wordsworth, two genuine eighth-tiers, felt incredible at Suren's current state.

Only they knew how unbelievable Suren's current state was.

But even they had the same feeling.

Although there was a crushing advantage in terms of levels, it was as if there was no way to start a fight.

"Hehe."

Suren smiled as he listened, unsure how to respond.

Having drunk from the Well of Mimir to gain wisdom, and developed the second stage of the All-Knowing Eye, he now saw everything with incomparable "clarity."

When there were no secrets in a person's eyes, there would be no doubts, and naturally no flaws would be exposed.

Moreover, his own strength was extremely strong. Unless it was a crushing opponent, opportunities could not bring him any fatal threat.

But there were not many such existences in the alchemy plane today.

Not far away, Mr. Black smiled slightly. Only he, who had also drunk from the well, could understand Suren's current state.

This was only the current benefit brought by "wisdom," and it would affect his entire future.

...

After greeting everyone, Suren and Mr. Black walked unhurriedly on the deck, chatting as they walked.

"You're saying you've mastered Dragon Language magic?"

"Yes."

"Say a few words for me to hear."

duB8*大大#，

"..."

It wasn't just a simple pronunciation. As soon as Suren opened his mouth, it seemed to mobilize the power of ice around him, and snowflakes actually floated on the huge deck.

The Dawnbreaker crew members faintly heard the sound of a dragon's roar, and cast puzzled and surprised glances.

Only a few people realized that Suren was speaking the language of the dragons.

Mr. Black's eyes lit up as he listened, as if he immediately understood something, and he muttered to himself, "So this is the mystery of the higher language family..."

Once, when Suren found the Rodriguez family's secret box at the headquarters of the Royal Luying Bank in Lingdun, Suren had asked Mr. Black to decipher it.

Although Mr. Black didn't understand Dragon Language at that time, this polymath had been researching it.

After coming to the Dragon Kingdom during this period, he came into contact with more and more Dragon civilization, and his research became more and more in-depth.

Now that he had also drunk from the Well of Wisdom, Mr. Black could also understand the secrets of those laws that were beyond the understanding of lower creatures.

Suren said a few words in Dragon Language, and then stopped, as the human voice line was obviously still a bit strained for that kind of pronunciation. He asked, "Mr. Black, can you understand?"

"I can barely understand."

Mr. Black nodded, and added, "However, it will probably take a lot of time to master this higher language."

"That's good."

Suren smiled as he listened.

As a puppeteer himself, his compatibility with Dragon Language magic was not very high, and his demand was not that great.

But Mr. Black was different.

[Polymath] was the most traditional magic-based alchemist. If he mastered Dragon Language, his combat power would be incredibly strong.

However, the study of Dragon Language could not be completed in a short time, so the two began to talk about other topics.

At this time, Mr. Black suddenly asked meaningfully, "Have you ever thought that there might be some unexpected events during the dragon hunt later?"

Smart people often don't need to say too much to communicate. Although it was a non-directional question, Suren seemed to understand it immediately, "Of course."

He looked at the Hell Volcano in the distance, narrowed his pupils, and murmured: "If that guy hasn't died yet, this is probably the last chance."

...

The two chatted simply for a few words. At this time, Suren saw Qiandiao blowing the wind on the mast, greeted her, and jumped up.

The weather was good today, and the dark energy of Hell Volcano could not block the bright sunlight.

The two sat on the mast, the sea breeze caressing their faces, and several seabirds perched not far away, grooming their white feathers.

Qiandiao looked at Suren, who hadn't gone out for a few days, and a gratified smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

She casually put her arm around Suren's shoulder, as she had done countless times before, and said carelessly, "Yo, you've changed a lot in the few days I haven't seen you."

Suren smiled and responded, "I've almost digested the benefits brought by the Well of Wisdom. I guess you could say I've gained something."

He asked again, "What about you, Sister Qiandiao?"

"Same old."

Qiandiao shrugged her shoulders, retracted her gaze, and looked at the Hell Volcano in the distance.

After pondering for a moment, she said again, "If this step can't be taken, it may be a problem for the rest of my life."

"..."

Suren listened and remained silent.

The Sword God Realm was not so easy to enter.

Otherwise, with so many sword masters in the world, there would not have been only one Sword God, Bartolo.

Moreover, he had entered the Sword God Realm after experiencing the great setback of the Black Sam Pirates being annihilated, and then realizing it from despair.

That process of feeling despair could not be experienced without experiencing it personally, and everyone was different.

At this time, Suren took out a booklet and handed it over, saying, "For you."

"What's this?"

Qiandiao asked casually.

She took it and opened it, only to find that it was densely packed with various handwritten words.

Originally, she had no interest in reading anything, but after casually reading a few pages, she found that it was a route map and detailed explanation.

Qiandiao then realized what she was seeing.

She looked at Suren and said in surprise, "The route map of the Land of the Yellow Springs?"

"Mm."

Suren nodded.

In the past few days, he had carefully read the book [Land of the Yellow Springs], and then dismantled and recorded Fujiwara Hayato's travel notes, turning them into this map that ordinary people could understand.

He added, "Be careful. If you encounter any danger that you can't solve, tell me using the communicator."

Qiandiao immediately muttered, "Hey, hey, hey, don't underestimate me, kid."

Hearing this, Suren had a very serious smile on his face, but he didn't say much.

Going to the Land of the Yellow Springs was bound to be a near-death experience.

There wasn't much he could do.

Glancing at Suren's expression, Qiandiao pouted.

Their tacit understanding let her know what the other was going to say.

They sat on the mast, continuing to enjoy the sea breeze.

Even without speaking, this rare time alone made people feel very happy.

...

The Eternal Night continued to sail towards the Hell Volcano.

Because of the great battle between the dragons and the Titans a few days ago, this sea area was filled with chaotic domains and space cracks left over from various wars, so sailing all the way was very careful.

"Attention everyone, the black dragon has been lured to Observation Point No. 7, 150 nautical miles away from us.

"Prepare the dragon-hunting crossbow!"

"..."

In the communicator, the staff team was reporting the movements of the hell black dragon in real time.

An eighth-tier black dragon, although distorted into a overlord-level anomaly, was not a big problem for the current Dawnbreaker crew.

Their greatest danger from beginning to end was to guard against other monsters in the Hell Volcano, so they could only lure it out.

Before long, three black dots appeared in the sky.

"It's coming!"

Suren's pupils shrank, and he focused on looking over.

In his vision, there were two wind-type flying dragons.

There were two figures on the flying dragons, Bennett and Isabel.

Over the past few days, the Miracle Legion of the Silver Dragon Kingdom and the Dawnbreaker crew had gotten along very happily.

They had been abandoned by the Silver Dragon royal family, so naturally they could never go back.

Suren enthusiastically invited them, and they had now become members of the Dawnbreaker crew.

And Suren had the complete Dragon Taming Secret Technique of the Rodriguez family in his hand, which was the royal secret technique of the Nine Kingdoms.

This was much more complete than the castrated secret technique inherited by Bennett's knight family.

There was no class distinction in the crew, and all members of the Miracle Legion learned and mastered the ancient Dragon Taming Secret Technique.

And the Dawnbreaker crew had cleared several wyvern nests these days, allowing many dragon knights of the former Miracle Legion to find their new mounts.

Now the Dawnbreaker crew also had its own flying dragon legion.

Not to mention the Dragon Kingdom Sea, there were countless dragonkin creatures, and their bloodlines were very pure.

For example, the two ridden by Bennett and his sister Isabel were not much different in size from pure-blooded dragons!

The two wind-type flying dragons were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they turned from black dots a hundred miles away into huge flying dragons visible to the naked eye.

And behind the two flying dragons, there was a huge black dragon following closely behind.

Its whole body was filled with black energy, and there were rotten holes all over its fleshy wings. This was a hell black dragon.

"Unseal!"

Suren's eyes narrowed, and he unsealed the second stage of the All-Knowing Eye and looked over.

He found that the black energy rising from the black dragon's body not only had dark-type law fluctuations, but also various hell-type laws: death, curse, disaster, annihilation, plague, famine...

"As expected."

Suren murmured, not surprised. This was the information he had grasped when he treated Qiandiao's wounds.

It could be said that this hell black dragon was a walking top-tier cursed object. Whoever touched it would die.

But for Suren, it was the most ideal colony material.

...

"Attention everyone, prepare for battle!"

A command came from the command room.

The black dragon's flying speed was not outstanding among the dragons, and after being distorted into a hell creature, it lost its original alertness and cunning.

As a result, it was easily lured over by the bait flying dragons ridden by Bennett and his sister.

However, the dragon-hunting crossbow on the deck had been prepared for a long time.

Waiting for the three flying dragons to pass through the sky, with a "swoosh," a spear flew out.

Behind the spear, there was a small rope.

This was [Kadmos's Dragon Hunting Spear] and [Gleipnir's Entangler].

A spear that could break dragon scales and the strongest rope in the world.

Those mages in the Celestial Plane once almost killed the eighth-tier silver dragon with these two magic guides, which shows how extraordinary they were.

What's more, now it was a surprise attack on a hell black dragon that relied entirely on instinct?

The spear pierced the black dragon's wings.

The rope pulled by the spear instantly condensed into a solid entity, instantly trapping the black dragon.

But after all, it was a dragon clan with natural great strength. The black dragon was bound by the rope but not only did it not stop, but it also relied on brute force to pull the huge Eternal Night, galloping wildly on the sea.

However, the Dawnbreaker crew had also prepared in advance. As soon as the alchemy sails were activated, it instantly sailed in the opposite direction.

A dragon and a ship started to compete on the sea.

Seeing that it could not catch up with its "food," the hell black dragon turned its head angrily and attacked the Eternal Night, spewing out a mouthful of black flame dragon breath.

The Dawnbreaker crew was faced with a formidable enemy, and the high-level fighters also took action to deal with it.

The current Dawnbreaker crew's comprehensive combat power was no longer what it used to be. Even if it faced the eighth-tier black dragon head-on, it would not be a big problem.

But seeing this, Suren pinched a sorcerer's seal, and his whole person had disappeared on the mast.

After all, this was the Hell Volcano, and various terrifying hell creatures lived on the giant mountain in the distance. The long battles of attrition in the past might attract more monsters.

So it had to be a quick battle.

The surrounding scenery changed, and Suren had teleported to the side of the spear that pierced the black dragon's wings.

The eighth-tier black dragon also found a "little bug" appearing on its back, and a low dragon roar like a curse sounded. The sea surface swayed, and at the same time, a layer of black energy rose from its body, and the dragon scales shone with a glittering black light.

The dragon's might of the eighth-tier dragon used to have a great impact on Suren, but now that he was proficient in Dragon Language, the threat was greatly reduced.

Wisdom made people fearless.

Suren would not be deterred by an existence he could understand.

As for the black energy and dragon breath on the dragon scales, he knew that it was the high-level law power condensed by the black dragon.

In the second stage of the All-Knowing Eye, all the black dragon's methods had no secrets.

Being able to understand the enemy's attack methods greatly reduced the threat.

Moreover, Suren also identified many flaws on the black dragon at a glance.

He took out the Dragon Slaying Dagger and stabbed it into the dragon scale on the dragon's neck that had been renewed.

With a "stab," the dagger pierced in smoothly, and a stream of purulent black blood gushed out.

At the same time, Suren's Death God's fire flourished, and began to burn the distorted soul in the black dragon's body.

The Dragon Slaying Dagger had Dragon Slaying Potion on it, and the soul was also being burned. The dual fatal damage made the hell black dragon show its ferocity.

It rolled and boiled in the air, trying to throw off the human on its back.

Dragon breath spewed out, hell energy eroded, and all means were exhausted.

After all, it was an eighth-tier dragon. Although Suren could understand its attack methods, the level gap was there, and sometimes he had to avoid it carefully.

The dragon's vitality was tenacious, and it would take a long time to completely solve it even if it was a soul.

Suren did not dare to delay.

But because he could stand firm on the dragon's back, it was much easier to move.

He summoned the mechanical octopus to physically control the evil dragon. With [Gleipnir's Entangler] pulling it, the black dragon was already trapped and could not escape.

With the addition of Nineteen, the old Sword God Bartolo and other Dawnbreaker crew members, the battle became easier in an instant.

Because the Dawnbreaker crew's dragon-hunting plan had been carried out many times, the cooperation was already extremely tacit. Even if it was an eighth-tier hell black dragon, it would not last long under the siege.

However, just as they were fighting, a sudden change occurred!

Without warning, the raven on Suren's shoulder suddenly crowed.

Even though the black dragon had been besieged to the point where it could not fight back, the death omen still issued a fatal warning.

Suren's pupils shrank slightly, and he murmured in his heart, "Has he finally couldn't help but take action..." He didn't see any other monsters within dozens of nautical miles around, and the hidden threat could only be that one.

Suren had never forgotten the holy son Frank.

He had to see the person alive or the body dead, but the Dawnbreaker crew searched in many ways, but could not find him.

Then the only explanation was that the god who descended on Frank's body used some means that mortals could not detect to hide him.

If "Frank" kept hiding, Suren would not be able to do anything to him.

But now that this guy probably coveted the Dawnbreaker crew's various things, and showed up to take action, he was exposed all at once.

In Suren's All-Knowing Eye, he saw that a ray of light in the sunlight was different, and then he suddenly realized, "So he was hidden in the sunlight."