I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 240 The True Dragon Slayer

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Countless emerald rays of light converged from afar towards Rhode's body, condensing into a vortex around him!
These green lights swirled and rose like a star, and Rhodes was the planet at the very center of that star!
Rhodes' aura surged rapidly, and a vast amount of energy continuously flowed and grew within his body!

The cloak behind him fluttered in the wind, and the surrounding sand was swirled up by the air currents, flying everywhere!

"Woo!"

A deep whistling sound flashed through the mountains, and an immense pressure swept across the entire battlefield like a tsunami!
The knights instinctively stepped back, their eyes flashing with shock and awe, gripping their longswords tightly at their waists.

But when he realized that this was his lord, he couldn't help but loosen his grip.

São's throat bobbed, his face filled with astonishment.
"Holy Lord..."

São murmured to himself, his eyes fixed on Rhodes, a mixture of shock and delight on his face!
Despite his rapid breathing, his chest heaving, and the overwhelming pressure making it hard for him to catch his breath, São still couldn't bear to leave even for a moment.

Vivian's mouth gaped slightly, and she involuntarily took two steps back.

"Wow...that's great, sister, you don't have to worry anymore!"

Vivian's pupils dilated, her bangs were ruffled by the airflow, and her eyes revealed an incredulous surprise.

"The Holy Lord has awakened!"

The savages in the army shouted and involuntarily knelt down to pay homage to Rhodes.

Especially the spear-throwing team, which consisted entirely of savages, suddenly knelt down in droves, chanting phrases like "May the Holy Lord protect you, drive away the evil dragon."

Seeing this, the other soldiers' knees buckled, and they knelt down along with the others.

The sound of metal clashing rang out repeatedly, and the army fell to their knees like dominoes, paying homage to Rhodes.

"The lord is hiding something very well!"

Gunle gritted his teeth, shouldered his axe, and recalled the scene of his duel with Rod, his face slightly flushed.

So it turns out the lord was just playing house with me all along.

Durant didn't speak, but his eyes were full of fervor as he stared intently at Rod's figure.

The oppressive aura continued to spread, and the emerald green vortex was gradually replaced by flames, which rapidly contracted and penetrated into Rhode's body!

At the same time, crimson flames flickered in Rhodes' eyes, and his aura not only did not diminish, but became even more terrifying!
"Everyone back off!"

Luo De's tone was calm, but it carried an undeniable pressure that made everyone involuntarily step back.

"Back off again!"

Rhodes stared at the white dragon and, without turning his head, ordered everyone to quickly jog back several meters!
"impossible!"

The white dragon sensed the oppressive aura, and its icy blue pupils contracted slightly. "You are just an ordinary human ant; you couldn't possibly possess such a powerful aura!"

"Go talk to Death!"

Rhodes immediately raised the dragonbone longbow, and crimson flames instantly enveloped the longbow!

Without needing any arrows, Rhode simply drew back the bowstring, and a crimson energy arrow slowly condensed!

"Roar!"

The white dragon sensed the terrifying aura emanating from the arrow and finally realized that the changes in the human lord before him were real!
With a sudden burst of force from its claws, the hillside collapsed with a deafening roar!

In an instant, pebbles and dirt flew everywhere, and the white dragon burst out of the ground!

Its enormous body tore through the darkness, its scales like ice crystals, gleaming with a blinding white light in the moonlight.

"call--"

Its broad wings blotted out the sky and instantly stirred up a violent, cold wind, carrying up clouds of sand and gravel!
The white dragon was already over thirty meters long, and its entire body was covered with white scales as sharp as blades!
Its ferocious head was raised high, and its two icy blue eyes burned with a cold, furious rage as it stared intently at Rhodes!

If it were an ordinary person, they would have already knelt down just from being stared at by the white dragon!

But Rhodes remained calm as he carefully examined the enormous creature on the hillside.

Rod was shocked to discover that the white dragon had a hideous wound on its chest!

The scales around the wound peeled off, revealing dark red flesh and blood. A faint blue light could be seen flickering deep within the wound and spreading outwards!

Sure enough, this guy had been hiding inside the mountain not because he couldn't get out, but because he didn't want to expose his huge wounds!

It seems this is the real reason why Isolthe froze herself back then!

Realizing this, Rhodes immediately changed direction and released the bowstring, aiming at the white dragon's wound!

The flaming arrow pierced the darkness, heading straight for the gruesome wound on the white dragon's chest!

"You ant, how dare you!"

The white dragon roared angrily, and a cloud of white mist burst out from its nostrils, instantly condensing into a huge ice wall in front of it!
"boom!"

The flaming arrows slammed into the ice wall, causing it to crack and shatter instantly!
However, the blazing arrow's light suddenly diminished, and it landed on the white dragon's chest like a needle.

"Human Lord, I said it... Ah!"

Just when the white dragon thought the needle-like arrows would do no harm, a ball of flame suddenly ignited, scorching its wounds!

The white dragon immediately flapped its wings, trying its best to extinguish the flames on its wound!

"It finally worked!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Rod's face.

The "Pseudo-Dragon Slayer" attribute grants Rhodes' attacks additional burning damage against dragons.

Perhaps it was because the previous arrow was too weak and failed to break through the white dragon's defense, thus failing to trigger the burning effect.
Rhodes wasn't sure, but as long as the arrow had worked, that was good!

Rhodes raised the dragonbone longbow once more and drew the bowstring taut!
The enhancement brought by [Sacrifice] is physical and energy enhancement; there are no special abilities, and it all depends on Rhode's own exploration.

Rhodes was still experimenting and getting familiar with his own energy when he first launched the arrow.

And this second arrow had twice the energy of the first arrow!
"Woo!"

A piercing scream rang out, and all anyone saw was a flash of red light in the darkness!

The white dragon had just extinguished the flames burning its wounds and hadn't even had a chance to catch its breath when it saw the second arrow flying towards it. Unable to dodge, it could only use its wings to block it!

"Pfft!"

The flaming arrow pierced straight through the white dragon's wing, and the charred hole, along with the flames, slowly spread outwards from the wing, turning it into burnt burlap!
The flaming arrows struck the white dragon's wound with pinpoint accuracy, and the dragon's furious roar echoed through the valley, causing everyone to cover their ears in pain!

If it were the real Isolther, that single roar would be enough to kill everyone on the spot.

Unfortunately, it isn't.

"You lowly human lord, you have utterly enraged me!"

Ignoring the wound on his chest, Bai Long stared intently at Rhodes with his icy blue vertical pupils.

I will crush you!

The white dragon flapped its wings violently, and countless snowflakes and dust instantly filled the sky, rushing straight towards Rhodes with a whirlwind!

At the same time, the white dragon leaped up and pounced straight down at Rhodes with its blood-red maw open!

"die!"

"I can't die!"

With a loud shout, Ashbringer was instantly enveloped in crimson flames and slashed out with surging, scorching energy!
In an instant, a raging torrent of flames surged forth, meeting the oncoming white dragon head-on!
"call!"

The white dragon's body crashed violently into the surging waves of flames!

The raging flames swept across the white dragon's body, instantly charring its sharp and beautiful scales!
Even more outrageous was the hideous wound on Bai Long's chest, the flesh of which was instantly roasted to a dark pink color!
The raging waves could scorch the white dragon, causing it to completely lose control and become disoriented.

But it couldn't stop its continuously falling body at all!
"Depend on!"

Seeing the ever-growing shadow, Rhodes cursed and immediately turned around and fled to the side!

"Run, you dead leg!"

Rod felt the strong wind overhead and put all his strength into his legs!
If that massive white dragon were to crash down, Rhodes would surely be smashed into a bloody pulp!

If he surpasses Rod in strength but is crushed in weight, Rod will die unjustly!

However, the white dragon's descent accelerated, eventually engulfing Rhodes's figure!
"Lord Lord!"

"Holy Lord!"

"puff!"

Just as the white dragon was about to crash down, a lightning-fast figure flashed past, grabbing Rhodes and sending him flying with tremendous force!
"Oh!"

With a deafening roar, the earth trembled violently as the white dragon's body slammed into the lizardmen's camp, sending countless grains of sand and wood flying everywhere!
The huge blast wave scattered the surrounding tents, and even Thunder and Rhodes were blown away, crashing heavily to the ground and rolling into sheep droppings!

However, the impact was no problem for Rhodes at all, and he used the force of the roll to get up.

Thunder, which had been smashed inside the tent, shook its head, flapped its wings, and stood up!
"Well done, Thunder!"

Rhodes' eyes were filled with excitement. "Kill it! With enough dragon blood, I must make you evolve into a true dragon too!"

Having the Hunter Lord title, Rhodes knew very well how wyverns evolved.

White dragon is the best material.

Although Thunder didn't know the formula or the evolution route, it knew that the blood of the true dragon was a good thing for it, and it excitedly stretched its neck and howled!

Rhodes turned around. The blazing sun, the giant waves, and the violent impact had not killed the white dragon. It twisted its body and struggled to get up.

However, the white dragon's head kept shaking, but its body moved slowly, as if the connection between its soul and body was not stable and it was not under its control.

White Dragon sensed Rhodes' gaze, lay on the ground, and stared at Rhodes.

"Human, I admit, you are indeed very powerful."

Bai Long's voice was hoarse and hollow, as if he were imprisoned in a cave.
"But killing me would be your loss. We can cooperate, as long as you restore my strength..."

"I have become your slave."

Rhodes chuckled and casually twirled his sword with Ashbringer.

Without any means of restraint, Rhode absolutely refused to believe that such a colossal creature would obediently abide by any agreement. Once the white dragon regained its power, Rhode would be lucky to survive.

The first thing a lame person does after their leg heals is to throw away their crutches.

"in addition,"

Rhodes slammed his feet down, gripped Ashbringer tightly, and charged straight at the white dragon.

"Killing you would be in my best interest!"

"Human, how dare you!"

The white dragon roared angrily, but it was completely unable to move and could only watch helplessly as Rhodes came straight for it!

Rhodes immediately mobilized the scorching energy within his body, and Ashbringer turned crimson once more, unleashing a fierce strike with boundless flames!
A fiery red blade of energy erupted from the Ashbringer, piercing straight for the White Dragon's brow!
"No!"

A hoarse roar echoed through the valley, filled with intense resentment and anger!
The white dragon tried to struggle, but it was all in vain!
The fragile soul was simply unable to fully control the white dragon's body that had become a god, and could only watch helplessly as the flames magnified before its eyes!
"Stab!"

The fiery red blade of energy tore through the scales on the white dragon's forehead and pierced through its brow!

"Alas—hiss—!"

A piercing scream echoed through the valley, making everyone tremble violently, as if they had been slapped in the soul.

Even Rhodes couldn't help but tremble.

But this only lasted for a moment, and then the white dragon's head lost control and crashed heavily to the ground.

The eerie light in his icy blue vertical pupils dimmed instantly, and he closed them completely.

The valley fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the white dragon lying on the ground.

"The dragon is dead?"

Vivian's clear voice rang out, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

"The dragon has been killed!"

"Yo hoo!"

The soldiers erupted in a deafening cheer.

"Won!"

"The lord has won!"

"We don't have to die!"

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The soldiers brandished their weapons wildly, their bodies colliding violently, the metallic clanging resounding.

"We witnessed a legend!"

"Your Lordship is a dragon slayer!"

"This is an epic! A true epic!"

"My Lord is invincible!"

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The soldiers were in an uproar, their eyes filled with fanaticism as they looked at Rhodes.

The savages knelt down, their faces filled with piety as they worshipped Rhodes.

“The Holy Lord is mighty!”

"The Holy Lord's radiance is so dazzling that even dragons cannot stop it!"

……

If the White Frost Prophet were here, it would surely turn into a grand pilgrimage.

However, since there was no one to guide them, the wild man's words were all jumbled up.

Durant quickly recovered from his shock.

"Quiet!"

Durant roared, clutched his sword, ran to Rhodes, and knelt down on one knee.

"Great Lord Rhodes, thank you for your bravery and power that saved our lives!"

"You personally slew the evil dragon, saving the North and the Shattered Rock Empire from its trampling!"

"You are the sole guardian of the North, the embodiment of justice, and the true dragon slayer!"

"Your legend of slaying the dragon will live on forever, and your fame will deter all those who seek evil!"

"Your kindness is as heavy as a mountain. From this moment on, you are not only our lord, but also our faith!"

"We will fight for your will, for your wishes, and pledge our lives to you!"

Durant's words were clear and loud, reaching the ears of every soldier!
The next instant, the sound of metal clashing rang out in unison, and all the soldiers knelt down, leaning on their swords.
"I swear to serve my lord to the death!"

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The deafening roar echoed through the valley, also rousing the dazed Rhodes.

A smile appeared on Rod's face as he bent down to help Durant up and patted him on the shoulder.

Then Rhodes turned his head, his gaze sweeping over all the soldiers.
"Victory belongs to me, but it also belongs to you!"

"You did not flinch before the dragon, proving your bravery with your actions!"

"The brave should be rewarded!"

Rod pointed at everyone and shouted, "Women, money, land—take whatever you want!"

"Ow!"

"Long live the lord!"

The soldiers cheered excitedly again!

If the joy of surviving a disaster was just now, then the excitement of reaping the rewards is now.

Rod glanced at the cheering crowd, then looked away and smiled at Durant.
“Well done, Durant, you’ll get an extra reward.”

"Thank you for your praise, Your Excellency,"

Durant bowed his head and said with shame, "Compared to you, what we have done is insignificant."

"No need for that, it's enough."

Rhodes smiled and offered a word of comfort, then instructed, "And there's still a lot to be done."

"Please give me your orders."

"Clean up the battlefield, gather up and organize everything usable, including the lizardman corpses."

Rhodes turned to look at the hillside. "Clear out the cave that collapsed behind us, and retrieve everything inside."

"Also, check if there are any living lizardmen, and thoroughly investigate the surrounding environment."

"Also, don't forget, there are still some lizardmen to clear out in that ice rock rift to the west."

"..."

Rhodes rattled off a long list of instructions, giving out everything he could think of.

"Yes, Lord Baron!"

Durant nodded repeatedly, "I'll arrange it right away!"

Durant bowed and quickly ran out.

Rod, devoid of any aristocratic airs, plopped down on a mound of dirt and opened the system notification.
[The true dragon has been slain, unlocking the entry: True Dragon Slayer]

[True Dragon Slayer (Gold): You have slain a true dragon, possess the aura to suppress ordinary dragons, and can control your terrifying majesty at will;]
You have the ability to transform into a normal dragon (red dragon) for up to one day. Each transformation requires about one hundred days to accumulate energy (increasing your internal energy can shorten the time).
Even ordinary dragons will tremble at your aura and have their combat power reduced by 20%;

The female dragon will be attracted by your awe-inspiring majesty and will allow you to do as you please without feeling offended;

The white dragon you slay increases your frost resistance by 50%.

Your aura can envelop the legion, granting your soldiers the [Dragon Slayer Baptism] status bonus, increasing their overall combat power by 10%, and making them unaffected by abnormal emotions;
The creatures in your territory have a very small chance (less than 1%) of acquiring dragon blood. They will automatically appear when they see you, but they need your blood to fully activate it.
The dragon bloodline purity of the dragon creatures in your territory is increased by 50% (maximum 100%), but it requires your blood to fully activate;
As a true dragon slayer, you exude power without anger, and demons will flee at the sight of you. At the same time, your attacks on dragons inflict extremely high burning damage.
However, please note that powerful dragons still consider you an enemy (even though dragons dare not easily provoke you).

"Transform into a dragon?"

After reading the effect of the entry, Rhodes immediately stood up!

I originally thought that I could become a dragon knight when Thunder and Frost grew up.

I never imagined I could become a real dragon!
It's a pity it's a five-colored dragon with wings, otherwise Rod would have truly become a descendant of the dragon.

"But that doesn't stop me from becoming a dragon knight."

Rhodes smiled and glanced at Thunder, who was staring at the white dragon's corpse and drooling, then waved his hand.
"Come here, Thunder, here's a reward for you."

　Honestly... this was supposed to be the most exciting and climactic part of my writing, and I wanted to keep writing while I was in the zone, but an unexpected event caused me to repeatedly lose my focus—

　　My friend passed away at the age of thirty. I received the news this morning.

　　I'm so sad.

　　We had agreed to have dinner together a few days ago.

　　Really.

　　I don't know how to say it; when you're feeling down, you really don't know what to say.

　　Ugh.

　　I hope everyone is safe and happy. If you're in a bad mood, feel free to scold me a couple of times, but don't take it too hard.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)