The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 291 Dragon God!

The crack in the sky was turning into a vortex that swallowed everything, shattering the torn clouds. A strong wind was howling through the ruins of Assam City, which seemed to be blowing away the road.

Luo Yan stared at the eggshell in his arms, his mind suddenly moved, and the magic wand shook out from his sleeve.

"Atmospheric barrier!"

The milky white gas formed a protective shield, covering the area around him that was dozens of meters square. The green grass that was swaying randomly in the cracks of the rocks straightened up instantly.

The restless air suddenly became silent, and at this moment, a crisp "click" suddenly sounded from his arms.

The eggshell shattered.

A crack appeared on the surface of the dragon egg that had been warm for a long time in Luo Yan's palm.

Then, a dragon claw covered with a little mucus slowly stretched out. It was soft like a new creature, but it also had an incredible majesty that could not be desecrated.

However, the majesty did not last long, and before Arakdo's eight legs could even begin to tremble, it was broken by a panicked and soft cry.

“No… How is this possible! How could I… become like this…?!”

coming.

A hint of anticipation appeared in Luo Yan's eyes, and Youyou came closer, staring excitedly at the gradually breaking eggshell and started to add oil to it.

"Quick! Harder!"

A pink baby dragon finally crawled out through the crack of the eggshell with difficulty, like a plucked parrot.

Looking at its two paws, it gradually realized something, and stretched its paws under its armpits, and found the "chicken wings" hanging on its back. Its bronze eyes were suddenly filled with despair.

pain.

That look was so painful.

"Hahahaha!" Looking at its funny appearance, Youyou couldn't stop laughing.

A drop of egg liquid rolled down the edge of the eggshell, landed on Arakdo's head, and then scratched into its mouthparts.

The fat spider took a sip.

Does it taste good?
Luo Yan did not gloat like Youyou did. He just stared at it carefully and compared it with the illustration of a baby dragon he had seen in the library.

And at this moment, the respected "Lord Dragon God" finally cleaned the egg liquid on his eyes, opened his large eyes that had not yet fully developed, and met Luo Yan's gaze.

In an instant, the whole dragon shuddered, its pupils shrank suddenly as if it suddenly reacted, and it spoke angrily.

"Who the hell are you?! Why are you here?! Bah, how did you get in here?!"

Its voice still had a hint of babyishness, but it forced itself into an arrogant tone. This time even Luo Yan couldn't help laughing.

"you guess."

"I guess you @#%!"

Some incomprehensible dragon language came out of its mouth, and it was trying to climb out by grasping the edge of the eggshell, but it accidentally broke off a piece and fell back with a snap.

Originally, Luo Yan's grip was not very steady, and he subconsciously retracted his hand when he saw the egg liquid oozing out.

Just like that, Gutaf, who was knocked dizzy, hit Alacdo on the head with the half-broken eggshell and rolled all the way to the ground like a deflated basketball.

Luo Yan looked at its tail hanging on the edge of the eggshell, not knowing what expression to make for a moment.

It is said that the dragon race is really resistant to falling.

If it were a human cub, it would probably have to be sent away right away.

Youyou leaned over to him and whispered.

"It seems to have no memory of when it was in the eggshell...but surprisingly it remembers everything before it became an egg."

"Well, it's really interesting." Luo Yan nodded and said with a double meaning.

Perhaps the red and warm color of the eggshell is just the soul's subconscious reaction to external stimuli?

“…The Demon King.”

Arakdo's deep and sticky voice sounded appropriately, speaking insidiously.

"I can tell from the first glance that this guy is not a good person. Why don't you let me, your most loyal subordinate, handle him."

As it spoke, the giant cave spider slowly moved forward, its hooked limbs clicking, and approached the upside-down Gutaf, drooling almost from its mouth.

Only then did Gutaf come to his senses and finally realized that there was not only a "usurper" around him, but also a living spider staring at him with six eyes.

The dragon froze instantly, its face turned pale. Especially when it saw the eight hairy legs and huge spider eyes, its tail couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"W-what?"

What is this? !
Is it...

Is the gene pool leaking?!

Suddenly realizing a possibility, its face became more and more frightened.

A strong sense of foreboding came over me.

Could it be that these monsters from another world have broken through the restrictions of species and achieved cross-species gene transfer? !
This is a serious problem...

When he thought about the possibility of being charged with "causing a devastating ecological disaster", Gutaf's face turned paler, like a cat falling into cold water.

Luo Yan knew that it was probably afraid of something, but he felt that its worry was completely unnecessary.

Is this the only hat a war criminal needs?

But this way we can't communicate well.

Looking at Gutaf who was panicking, Luo Yan spoke calmly and said something to comfort him.

"Don't get excited. This is a world where spiritual energy can be materialized. The few genes you contributed are just to make up the numbers. They are not as good as the locals' own wild imaginations."

Gutaf was slightly stunned.

"Yes..."

It responded subconsciously, but suddenly thought of something, tore open the eggshell and jumped up, its eyes pointed straight at Luo Yan.

"Wait, how do you know that?! Have you read my diary?!"

"Yes."

Luo Yan admitted it lightly, with an expression that said, "So what?"

However, Gutaf's heart was shaken, his pupils suddenly contracted and he whispered.

"How is it possible...I wrote that log in Zeta! How can a mere human like you understand my language?!"

"A thousand years have passed in the outside world. It's long past the time when you were active. The Zeta language you speak is now called Dragon Language. Not only dragons can speak it, but some humans or demons can as well...if they are interested," Luo Yan shrugged. "By the way, the Demon King Academy in Hell has Dragon Language classes, although it's an elective. And thanks to your diary, I learned a few more words."

"1000 years?! Hiss... It's been so long?! Wait... No! That's not the problem!" Gutaf stepped back and shook his head, as if trying to find a loophole. "It has nothing to do with language. This world doesn't even have the concept of genes..."

Its voice became lower and lower, and suddenly it froze as if struck by lightning, and suddenly realized something.

Then, its eyes became sharp and its voice became high-pitched with excitement.

"I see... you also came from the subspace channel! Which cantilever are you on?"

Arakdo and Sarah, who were standing aside, didn't understand the conversation at all. The two monsters looked at each other, with questions written all over their faces: "What is gene" and "Which direction is the cantilever pointing to?"

Luo Yan just shook his head, his tone calm.

"I am a little different from you. I am a soul that was directly reincarnated into this world... To be honest, I am not even sure whether this universe is the same as my hometown."

"Not the same universe?! How is this possible!" Gutaf's eyes widened, and the whole dragon stood there in a daze.

After a moment, it slowly frowned and fell into deep thought.

"No, we can't rule out this possibility..."

Its claws drew circles on the ground, its dragon tail swayed slightly, and it began to mutter something incomprehensible.

Luo Yan looked at him with interest, even though he had no idea what this guy was saying.

"...If it's not the same universe, then it's a threshold-like transition caused by the multi-dimensional crack folding structure? But how can a spirit body pass through the vacuum layer... Tsk, could it be that...what's it called...'bubble universe' theory? But the premise of the universe bubble theory..."

As it spoke, it wrote and drew on the ground with its tender claws. It seemed to be some formula.

"Oh my god, if that's the case, I'm not a second life now, but a residual personality record in the subspace layer... Oh my god, then my identity will be even more troublesome!"

"Who am I?! Where do I come from?! Is the meaning of my existence just a projection of world A to world B?"

"Bah! Impossible! How can I be a 'copy'? My memory is continuous! Except when I was in the egg..."

It seemed to be trapped in a maze woven by logic and could not find the exit for a while.

Luo Yan coughed lightly.

"There's an old saying in my world, which goes... I think, therefore I am. So you don't really need to think too much about why you're here. At least for now, it's meaningless to you."

"How can it be meaningless? This is crucial! It's related to whether we can go back!"

Gutaf was as excited as a cat with its fur standing on end, staring at him with his big eyes.

"Hey! You're from the materialistic world too, right? You must have studied quantum phase transition theory, right? Do you still remember the constants over there?"

"...7.62?"

Gutav's eyes widened.

"what is that?!"

"The constant on our side."

"...?"

The silence lasted for a full ten seconds, and Gutaf's entire dragon body froze, with question marks written all over his face.

Looking at Gutaf with a dazed look on his face, Luo Yan sighed and said.

"Although I come from the material world, we haven't gone that far on this road yet."

Luo Yan hoped that it could put itself in his shoes and understand his troubles, but he didn't expect that this guy would suddenly laugh.

"...I see. So it's just a little stronger than the monkeys in the zoo?"

Gutav crossed his arms and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Perhaps it also looked so intimidating in front of its believers a thousand years ago, but now it has an eggshell on its head, which looks funny no matter how you look at it.

"Come on, it's useless for me to ask. You'd better just follow me around. I just need a thug. If you do a good job, I can make you a captain after I conquer the world."

Luo Yan glanced at it and was too lazy to bother with it.

But his dear Miss Sarah was angry, with a dagger at its neck.

"what are you doing?"

Feeling the cold murderous intent on his neck, Gutaf was shocked and angry. He glared at the cat-eared monkey that suddenly appeared in front of him and shouted, "Do you know who I am? Get out of here!"

Sarah looked at it coldly, unmoved, and the dagger in her hand moved forward an inch, as if if it said one more word, she would cut off its head from its neck.

Arakdo, on the other hand, could not help swallowing his saliva, and encouraged the stinky cat's back with his eyes, rubbing his front paws like a fly.

Seeing that the guy in front of him was not afraid of him, Gutaf suddenly panicked. He held his breath and tried to use his divine power, but he couldn't use it.

hateful……

Gutaf swallowed his saliva, clenched his tender claws tightly, and his bronze pupils flashed with instinctive fear.

Damn... Is this the limit of this body?
Finally, the merciful devil king didn't feel like bullying a cub and rescued it.

"Sarah."

"But, Lord Demon..."

Looking at Sarah who turned around, Luo Yan spoke in a gentle but unyielding voice.

"It's already like this, why don't you just let it go."

"Yes..." Sarah hesitated for a moment, finally lowered the dagger, and quietly retreated to Arakdo's side.

A look of disappointment appeared on Arakdo's face. He looked at Sarah and said "you're useless", and gave up.

Although he had a near-death experience, Gutaf did not appreciate it. Instead, his face turned red because of the humiliation and he cursed loudly in a bluffing manner.

"Just wait... When the starship of the Zeta Empire arrives on this planet, I will turn all of you into cans! Do you understand? You are finished! If you are smart, lower your heads. This is your last chance... Since I don't hate you, I can make you the Great Monkey King in the Trees."

Ha. This guy is quite arrogant. Could it be that he forgot what he wrote in his diary?

Luo Yan laughed and joked while looking at the furious kid.

"Then call the Zeta Empire here. If you really call them here, I won't buy a house in the Holy City, I will buy one in your place. Once your starship arrives, we will work together to develop the monkey mine on this planet. Wouldn't it be wonderful to make it bigger and stronger?"

Gutaf's expression froze, like a little parrot choked on a mouthful of food, and he spoke angrily after a long while.

"...I don't need an Imperial starship to deal with you. I can turn you into ashes with just a flick of my fingernails."

How can it call that thing?

If the Zeta Empire could control this area, he wouldn't have ended up in such a miserable state.

Luo Yan ended the topic with an "Oh", and suddenly thought of something. He looked at it with interest and continued, "Let's talk seriously. I'm curious about how you turned into an egg."

Gutaf had been holding his chin up stubbornly, but when he heard this his eyes suddenly wandered and he stammered, wagged his tail, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

"This... was purely an accident. Something went wrong when I changed my body. I don't know the details... but it doesn't matter! I'm back now!"

It seemed that it didn't know that it was backstabbed by its own children in its sleep.

Luo Yan did not tell it this sad history, but continued.

"Then can you still sense your own godhood?"

Gutaf raised the corner of his mouth.

"Oh, this little thing is certainly not a problem for me..."

Before he finished speaking, his face froze slightly, and when he looked at Luo Yan, there was suddenly a hint of fear in his eyes.

"……what have you done?"

The godhead that had always responded to its requests...

It can't sense it!

Luo Yan's face showed an expression of "as expected", and he looked at Gutaf with a little regret and said.

"I didn't do anything, but I can probably guess what happened to you."

"Your godhood has left you."

Pity.

He had originally intended to eat this fish twice, but now he could only use it as a mount.

However, Gutaf misunderstood something from his expression and shouted in anger.

"I'm going to eat you!"

The roar had no deterrent effect at all, so much so that even Arakdo was not scared, let alone Luo Yan who was sitting on its back.

"I said, I didn't do anything, and I advise you not to think so, otherwise... I can't always control my subordinates."

As he was speaking, Sarah and Arakdo both looked unhappy.

Gutav’s face hardened.

Realizing that it was bringing disgrace upon itself, the corner of its eye twitched, and it tried to put on a cold expression, maintaining its fragile dignity, before closing its open mouth.

"I'm just warming up."

No one responded to it.

Its tail twitched imperceptibly and it cursed through gnashed teeth.

"What a bunch of rude monkeys..."

He didn't expect that a few stinky monkeys could bully him. Gutaf was furious and felt a sense of despair.

The head that had been held high slowly drooped, and it squatted on the ground, like a pool of golden loach, with its bones drained out by reality.

That is the accumulation of a century.

Rising from the wilderness, constructing itself from the chaos of consciousness, and then condensing the core of divinity from the worship of countless believers...that has even become the meaning of its existence.

It admitted that it might not be a qualified god and had brought suffering to its believers time and time again, but it still believed from the bottom of its heart...that it was doing it for their own good.

of course.

It admits that selfishness exists.

Perhaps its brain is not fully developed yet, and its control over emotions is not at all like that of a creature that has lived for hundreds of years.

Luo Yan didn't know exactly how long it had lived. There were many different opinions about this in history books. Some scholars even believed that it was still alive and staying with the secluded dragons. Others believed that it died in the decisive battle with the god of the underworld.

However, judging from the log, it lived for quite some time by frequently changing its body before being killed by its own followers.

Seeing its current miserable state, Luo Yan couldn't laugh at it. He just sighed softly and said.

"Accept reality. The Dragon God is the Dragon God, and you are Gutaf. The personality is part of the soul and may be reincarnated with your soul, but the godhead is not."

"'He' is something conceived by your soul and the souls of your followers - like a balloon held in your hand. Once you let go, He flies away and becomes a cloud in the sky, no matter how much you both miss each other."

This is Luo Yan’s own understanding.

Gutaf did not say anything back, but just held his round body in his arms and did not move.

It was not until much later that it asked in a trembling voice.

"You say that so easily... Do you know how much I paid for that thing?"

Its voice was very low, as if it was talking to itself.

But suddenly, it realized something, raised its head, and looked at Luo Yan with a confused look.

"Wait—why do you know about Godhead?"

"Because... I have that thing too."

Luo Yan smiled slightly, and this time answered in Dragon Language, "How else could I have inherited the unclaimed power of faith from the godhead you left behind?"

Just during these three days, his power of faith increased dramatically.

I believe that when the great barrier collapses, the lizardmen of the Janna continent will break out of their own "cocoons" and attribute the credit to him and commemorate it in an epic poem... his increased power of faith will increase even more.

Gutaf was pale and remained silent for a long time.

"Let's talk about something practical."

Luo Yan interrupted its meditation, his voice still gentle, but with a seriousness that was not there before.

"You can only rely on me now."

Gutaf forced himself to remain calm and sneered, his tone still containing a hint of arrogance and bravado.

“Oh, even if I don’t have divine power, I still have my believers… It’s only a matter of time before I can condense my godhood again.”

Luo Yan smiled faintly, as if he had heard some funny joke.

"Your followers? To be honest, they have been completely defeated by me because of the barrier you created 1000 years ago. Besides, who knows what you are except me?"

Whether in the legend of the Dragon God or in the legend of the Lizardmen, the Dragon God is not a giant dragon.

Gutaf's eyes widened immediately. He wanted to refute but didn't know how to open his mouth. In the end, he could only grit his teeth and utter a few words.

"You devil!"

"Thank you for the compliment," Luo Yan nodded, "but you still underestimated me."

The air was silent for a moment, and Gutaf finally stopped his futile struggle. He stared at Luo Yan with complicated eyes and said coldly.

"Cooperation, huh...Okay, tell me what you want?"

Cooperation?

Luo Yan smiled and spoke slowly.

"I just happen to be in need of a flying mount."

The expressions of Alacdo and Gutaf changed drastically almost at the same time.

"Wait a minute... Lord Demon, I... Is there anything I do that you are not satisfied with? I can change it!"

"Mount?! Wait...what do you mean?! Me?!"

Luo Yan signaled to Arakdo to stay calm, looked at Gutaf and nodded with a smile, indicating that it was not wrong.

"If you agree, I can be your owner... This is the most suitable position for you that I can think of at the moment."

After a pause, he continued.

"Of course, if you refuse, I won't rule out another option. As a necromancer, I can definitely turn you into a bone dragon... well, that might be a bit uncomfortable."

After hearing this, Gutaf's face instantly turned paler than a corpse, his lips trembled as if he was about to lose consciousness, and he opened and closed them several times but couldn't utter a single word.

If it were at the peak of its strength, let alone threatening it, it would be able to instantly impose sanctions on the unreasonable person as soon as the thought of disrespecting it arose.

but now……

It's just a meat lizard that just crawled out of its eggshell and can't even fly...

When it thought of the meat lizard, it felt humiliated and wished it could smash itself to death on the eggshell.

But if he died here, his fate would be worse than living. Whether he turned into a bone dragon or had his memory erased and was reborn as a lizard man... it would be the most miserable fate for him.

hateful……

What a shame!
But he who knows the times is a hero...

Suppressing the humiliation in his heart, Gutaf hid the upturned corners of his mouth and secretly calculated.

Anyway, considering the lifespan of this hairless monkey, even if it has extraordinary powers, it can only live for one or two hundred years.

If we calculate based on a hundred years, even without the use of growth hormones to ripen them, it would not be enough for a meat lizard to grow to full size!

You want to ride me?

Let’s see who will die first!
Gutaf smiled sinisterly in his heart, but on the surface he looked "I'm convinced".

It gritted its teeth and lowered its head.

"...Okay, I promise you."

The sound was as low as a mosquito's hum.

The corners of Luo Yan's mouth slowly curled up, revealing a satisfied smile.

"You are welcome to join the cemetery... I believe you will enjoy life there."

To a certain extent, its "descendants" really just follow it, doing the most cowardly things and saying the most cruel words.

Of course he knew what the little guy was thinking.

But he didn't care.

Don’t want to grow up?

That's not up to you.

In this world, besides scientific methods that can accelerate growth, there are also magical methods.

Luo Yan waved his magic wand, and regardless of Gutaf's struggles and protests, he made the "little earthworm" curled up on the ground suddenly fly up and float in front of him with its limbs dangling in the air.

"What are you doing! Put me down!" It flapped its short paws and screamed, "My Lord - No! I am warning you! This is disrespectful to the gods!"

"You talk too much nonsense. Just stay still. This is for your own good."

Gutaf: “%￥#@!”

Luo Yan originally wanted to put it in the backpack hanging on Arakdo's back to prevent this guy from being blown away by the increasingly violent wind after the atmospheric barrier was released, but at this moment he suddenly noticed something strange.

Pinching the scales on the back of Gutav's neck with his fingertips, Luo Yan lifted it in front of him. Regardless of the fact that the guy's tail was wagging, its legs were kicking, and it was squeaking, he just frowned and examined it for a long time.

"Ok?"

Where did the child go?

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(Thanks to the leader "南之熾风" for the reward!!!)
(End of this chapter)