The sea is indeed not very big, and with the help of magic, the whole voyage went smoothly.
Soon after, the team arrived at the "Southern Continent". This time, there were no roads on the land, and they could only choose to stay away from the trees and move forward on the gentle terrain of the mountains.
The "decay" in the north is still continuing, like a shadow.
Like the god of death, falling behind the team.
Cheng Lin watched quietly. The light and shadow in his eyes changed rapidly again. It was time that was accelerating.
Sometimes it speeds up, sometimes it stops.
And things developed exactly as Aldington said.
The concentration of spiritual energy in the air is getting lower and lower, which forces the dragons to start to curb their use of magic, starting from giving up flying and switching to walking.
Later, some weak dragons weakened first.
The skin of the body is dull, the mind is in a trance, the pace is slowed down, and the body is aging rapidly. Although they have stopped any consumption, just supporting the weight and movement of the body, or even living, is making the energy in the body less and less.
No dragon cared, because everyone was in danger.
The team just silently quickened their pace.
Moving forward in silence, the only fun in the team was Aldington's music.
Its music is still cheerful and full of vitality, as if it is not escaping, but on a spring outing. This initially caused some dragons to be dissatisfied and criticized the dragon king. After all, its leisurely style should not be the "three songs".
"One" should look like.
But gradually, everyone discovered that as long as Aldington's music played, both the dragon and the dragon servant would briefly get short-term pleasure from the suffocating tension.
So, there was no voice to question anymore.
…
However, that day finally came.
It was a noon, the sun was shining brightly, and there were no clouds in the sky. A dragon walking in a long queue suddenly fell down, its eyes turned white, many cracks appeared on its body, and blood gushed out. It tried its best to breathe, but in vain. The internal organs in its body
It can no longer support its continued survival.
The news quickly spread to the front, and then Adelaide ordered the team to pause.
He led the other two dragon kings to the dying dragon. Cheng Lin followed the lead and clearly saw the blue sky and white clouds reflected in the dragon's desperate eyes.
"Go with peace of mind, I will carry your soul and continue to move forward."
Star Dragon Adelaide spoke. After he finished speaking, the last trace of life in the dying dragon's eyes disappeared.
After that, Adelaide suddenly raised his huge right paw and placed it horizontally on the corpse. Then, an illusory, translucent, "war spirit" image was grabbed from the corpse and condensed into a light
The ball is held in the dragon's claws covered with gray phosphorus armor.
Then, a piece of phosphorus armor on Adelaide's huge body suddenly lit up slightly, and the soul turned into a stream of light and penetrated into the scales.
The pale gray phosphorus armor was immediately dyed with a hint of fiery red.
The dead dragon was none other than a red dragon.
"What are you doing?" Cheng Lin waited for the ceremony to be completed and asked Aldington beside him.
"In our dragon tradition, it is believed that the soul and the body are separated. The soul is also the existence of true consciousness. It has died and the body cannot be taken away. It can only be left behind. If left alone, the soul will slowly disperse.
Completely disappearing, Adelaide hid the dragon soul in his body, and could use his own power to seal the soul for a period of time... Of course, the dead are dead after all, and the soul is also an unconscious thing. I have always thought that this kind of ritual is useless.
It’s meaningless, but Adelaide obviously doesn’t think so.”
Aldington said with a slight sarcasm.
Then, he closed his mouth, returned to the front of the team, and continued moving forward.
Cheng Lin sat in its palm and suddenly recalled the poem it had recited in the Dragon Palace at dusk.
One of them is "Everything is hidden beyond the grave, everything is there, except our body."
Thinking that the name of this deduction was "Mofa (Cemetery)", Cheng Lin suddenly felt moved.
…
The team continued to move forward, as if nothing had changed, except that more and more dragons died. With each dead dragon, Adelaide would hide his soul in his phosphorus armor.
As a result, other colors began to appear on the pale gray phosphorus armor that covered the entire body of the Star Dragon King and shone with a mysterious light.
Its expression also became more and more serious.
Flame Dragon Allen's temper became increasingly violent. Sometimes, he would roar to the sky for no reason, and nervously use the magic power in his body wantonly.
As for the Mysterious Frost Dragon Aldington, he still sneered and continued to play music on time.
It's just that the music gradually became more melancholy and blue melancholy from the initial cheerfulness and positivity, and then it became more cold... As the sun set again and again, the team went further and further south, deeper into them.
Places that have never been reached.
Its music has become more and more desolate, cold, and resentful... and even has a faint hint of desperate madness.
Some dragons complained again, hoping that it would stop playing. However, due to the identity of the Dragon King, these resentments could only be resentments in the end.
During the brief changes in light and shadow, Cheng Lin heard Aldington's subtle sighs countless times.
In comparison, not many dragon servants died.
"They are born without magic power, and only gain power through dragon blood. The magic power in their bodies is very low, so even if the spiritual energy between heaven and earth becomes thinner, it is still enough for them. The weaker the dragon servant, the less affected it will be.
Haha, this is really ironic."
Aldington told Cheng Lin.
After a pause, he suddenly said in a complicated tone: "But this does not mean that they can survive. Even if we do not consider the factor of having to drink dragon blood every five years, when the sea dries up completely, even if there is a demand for sea water,
Even the smallest fish can’t survive.”
Cheng Lin knew that what it said was right, and then suddenly thought that this might be good news for Lai and the villagers.
…
Finally, after who knows how long, Adelaide's phosphorus armor gradually became gorgeous.
One day, the team passed through a dense jungle.
At noon, when the team takes a break.
Aldington put Cheng Lin down briefly, and then said to go talk to Adelaide about something. About half an hour later, it came back with a relaxed expression, lifted him up again, spread its wings, and flew away into the distance.
go.
"Did something happen? You're wasting your strength like this."
Cheng Lin said doubtfully.
He lowered his head and saw on the ground, in the huge team in the jungle, countless heads raised, looking at them with envy.
Until now, almost no dragon dared to use power so extravagantly.
"I found a great place with a great view."
Aldington said this.
Immediately he fluttered his wings and flew into the dense forest, and hovered not far away. He pointed down with excitement and said, "Look, isn't this valley beautiful?"
Cheng Lin leaned over and looked down. Below was a primitive forest with a small valley in it.
It is in the shape of a gourd, with only one opening leading to the outside. The inside is closed, and a river flows through it. Probably because of the topography, the valley is rich in water and grass, and there are some trees growing here and there. They are all tall and beautiful. On the ground
Covered with fresh flowers and grass.
Spring has already arrived, the valley is covered with greenery, and small light yellow flowers are in full bloom.
Under the sun, it looks extremely peaceful and lovely.
"Do you think it's nice here?"
Aldington sounded a little proud, as if he was proud of finding this place.
However, Cheng Lin stared at the valley blankly, and the "wilderness" picture taken by netizens on the Internet during the second deduction appeared in his mind. The valley in it probably looked like this.
Basically not much has changed.
"Is this the valley where I obtained the red fruit?"
Cheng Lin couldn't help but think.
His breathing was rapid, and his hand holding the dragon's claw was subconsciously strong.
I vaguely guessed something.
He looked at Aldington and kept his tone as calm as possible: "It's indeed beautiful, and it's very quiet. And then what? Did you bring me here just to see the scenery?"
"Of course not. I decided to choose this place as my resting place. What do you think?"
Aldington said in a relaxed tone.
It's like talking about a small thing.
However, Cheng Lin was surprised and asked: "Resting place? Do you...could it..."
"That's right, I'm really too lazy to run away anymore. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of it. Since I will die sooner or later, I would rather choose a grave that I am satisfied with."
Aldington stared at the valley affectionately and said: "I am very powerful. In fact, I am stronger than Allen, especially this idiot who often wastes his strength. So, not surprisingly, I should be the second to last
Death, this is too long, just think that in the end, only Adelaide and I will be left, and then I will become extremely ugly, old, my phosphorus armor will be dim, I will stagger like twilight, and then I will fall to the ground.
, staring at the aging Adelaide, and then dying unwillingly, and letting it carry my soul... Just thinking about it makes me shudder."
After a pause, it continued: "Rather than die in such an ugly and ridiculous way, I think it is better to take a step earlier. At least, there are still so many tribes now, not too lonely, and there are people to mourn. The key is that I am still beautiful, you
Look, my phosphorus armor is still gorgeous, my body is still beautiful and strong, this kind of death is decent enough and can be considered a qualified death for an artist."
"But……"
"Friend, don't persuade me. I have already made up my mind. Just when I went to tell Adelaide about this, he nagged me for a long time. It took a lot of effort to finally convince him. I don't want to waste my words anymore. You shouldn't
Stop me?"
Its huge, blue, eyes like the deep sea looked over quietly.
Cheng Lin was silent for a moment and said, "I will mourn for you."
"Hahaha, I knew you were not such a vulgar guy. Okay, let's not be verbose. Well, goodbye. I will give you this dragon flute as a farewell gift. Don't ask why it is not left for other dragons.
, they are too vulgar. Although you don’t look like an artist, at least you look more refined.”
With that said, Aldington handed over the "dragon flute" that never left his body.
Cheng Lin hesitated for two seconds, raised his hands, and took it.
A smile appeared on Aldington's dragon face, and he said: "I have taught you how to use it before, and I don't know if you have learned it, but it is not important anymore. As for utensils, everyone uses it differently. If you don't
If you remember how to use it, you can use it as a fire stick. I never care much about it."
"I'll think about it carefully."
Cheng Lin looked at the smiling face of the giant black frost dragon and was suddenly infected. He raised the corners of his mouth and made a joke.
Sure enough, Aldington let out another burst of knowing laughter. Then he looked at the valley and said: "I don't want to leave any remains after my death, whether it is flesh, blood, bones or soul. Adelaide and I
As promised, it won't take my soul and will let it dissipate naturally, which is good.
As for the body... I will figure it out myself. There is still a lot of magic power stored in my body. Some of it can be released, but some of it has been too condensed and has undergone qualitative changes. It cannot be broken down into the world and can only stay in this deep valley. Ha,
If nothing else happens, they will be preserved for a long time, and even the end of heaven and earth will not be able to affect it. Maybe after hundreds of millions of years, the magic power will revive again, and some lucky guy will come here by chance and inherit this part of my power.
... I hope he won't be too vulgar, otherwise I will definitely be unhappy."
Cheng Lin was silent, and after a moment, he said, "He won't make you unhappy."
"Thank you for your good words, that's it. By the way, this is my first time to commit suicide. I'm a little unskilled. I want to ask you for help. I know you are not weak. Can you give me a ride? Let me die.
Easier? Get rid of it, don't refuse, friend." Aldington said.
Cheng Lin was startled for a moment, and then said nothing. He just raised his right hand, and silently, the He Jian appeared.
"Very good, I knew you wouldn't let me down... Then, goodbye."
Aldington showed a mysterious smile, immediately fluttered his wings and flew into the valley, finding the most comfortable place to lie down.
After that, it took the initiative to remove all defenses and looked at the sky.
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Just as a gust of wind blew up, the small pale yellow flowers in spring swayed slightly.
Cheng Lin raised his head and looked at the sky. He found that the sun was very dazzling. He squinted in confusion, then raised the He Jian and poured the spiritual energy into his body until the spiritual energy in his body was almost exhausted.
Then, cut downwards.
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I'll send it out at midnight soon, and I'll re-edit the chapter content after it's sent out.