Dragon Lord: Starting from the daily settlement

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

To the west of Yun Kingdom, in Lingjiu Kingdom, chaos reigned.

"Help! Help!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

"The king is dead, the king is dead..."

……

In the capital of Lingjiu Kingdom, flames continued to spread, and people, in a panic, rushed towards the palace, hoping to find refuge there.

Elsewhere in the city, soldiers clad in dark red armor, each with black eyes and a blank expression, mechanically wielded their weapons, slaughtering the surrounding civilians.

The blood stained the earth red, but strangely, it disappeared without a trace in just a moment.

"How's the chasing going?"

Above the royal palace, a gaunt figure clad in black armor, with equally black eyes and three purple demonic markings on his face, asked the deputy general beside him.

"General, it's reached 90%. The rest of the blood animals will all be inside in about two incense sticks' time."

Beside him, the lieutenant with two demonic markings on his face spoke respectfully.

Looking down, there was no ripple of emotion, as if looking at ants.

"Let's not wait any longer, let's start right away."

Looking at the sky, the black-armored demon general spoke coldly.

"Yes, sir." The lieutenant nodded, then took a few steps forward, took out a banner that was five zhang tall, and began to wield it with his internal energy.

In an instant, a blood-red wave of energy spread out from the banner and outwards.

Within moments, the entire royal city was affected.

The soldiers who had been brandishing their swords inside the city stopped abruptly upon contact with the shockwave. They numbly raised their heads to look at the banner in the sky, then opened their mouths, revealing their sharp teeth.

"Roar~"

Immediately following, a series of roars rang out, and streams of black mist emerged from their mouths, gathering in front of the banner.

The deputy general's actions were not yet finished. Looking at the black mist that was enough to cover the sky, he waved his banner, and in an instant, the black mist surged towards the palace.

It loomed over the palace like a giant bowl turned upside down.

"What is this?"

"My lord, my lord, I surrender, I surrender..."

"Staying here is a death sentence; let's go out and fight them!"

"Let's go out and fight..."

……

Inside the palace, the survivors' faces were filled with despair. Although some were trying to boost morale, the atmosphere still permeated the place.

Outside, in the sky, the deputy general ignored the clamor of the people in the palace. With a wave of his banner, the soldiers who had been standing still below quickly surrounded the palace as if they had received a command.

"Formation—Activate!"

Once the soldiers were all in position, the lieutenant opened his mouth and coldly shouted.

"Roar~"

On the ground, soldiers roared again, their bodies glowing red. Then, a blood-red flame flew out of their mouths and slowly descended towards the black barrier in front of them, while the soldiers' bodies quickly withered away.

In an instant, countless flames soared into the sky, turning the entire royal city red.

Soon, the first flame landed on the black energy barrier. In an instant, like dry wood meeting a raging fire, the flame spread rapidly across the black energy barrier.

The second one, the third one, the fourth one...

In the blink of an eye, thousands of flames fell upon it, turning the entire black barrier into a raging inferno.

"Aaaaaah, help!"

"It's burning me! It's burning me..."

On the outermost edge, the civilians were the first to be set ablaze, turning into human torches and leaping about wildly. But before they could move for more than a few breaths, their breaths weakened, and they collapsed to the ground, turning into a pile of charred bones.

The flames, as if nourished, grew even more intensely.

"Fellow Daoist, this blood flame will burn away the lifeblood of anyone who touches it, so please be extremely careful..."

Seeing this scene, the Crown Prince of Lingjiu Kingdom shouted at the surrounding cultivators with a grim expression.

"Understood, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, please be careful as well."

"Your Highness, is it still possible to contact the Imperial Guard?"

At this moment, an elderly man with a long beard came to his side with a frown and asked.

"I can't get in touch with the Imperial Advisor." The Crown Prince shook his head bitterly.

"Since returning from the offering ten days ago, I have been in seclusion to heal my injuries."

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Advisor's eyes dimmed rapidly. He looked around and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

"Xiang Kingdom, you will get your retribution!"

With a roar, he unleashed his power and charged directly towards the fiery cage.

"The Imperial Advisor!"

The crown prince was immediately startled and tried to stop him, but it was too late. He could only watch helplessly as the imperial advisor disappeared into the flames.

"sucker Punch."

Above, looking at the Grand Preceptor rushing out, the Demon General spoke with an expressionless face, then with a flick of his wrist, a spear full of black energy appeared in his hand.

"You lackey of Xiang, die!"

Breaking through the barrier, the Grand Preceptor's body was engulfed in flames, yet he seemed oblivious, his eyes red as he charged toward the two figures in the sky.

The demon general said nothing more, but simply turned his wrist, and a wisp of flame appeared on the spear, which then covered the entire spear shaft, turning it into a fiery spear.

Then, leaning back, he threw the spear at the Grand Preceptor, the fire spear slicing through the sky, locking onto the opponent, and immediately launching a killing attack.

Locked onto by the fiery spear, the Grand Preceptor immediately sensed the aura of death.

But he did not back down at all. Instead, he summoned a silver flying wheel, then opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of blood essence onto it. The flying wheel shone brightly and immediately turned into a stream of light, flying towards the demon general.

The spear pierced his chest, halting the Grand Preceptor's advance, before he crashed heavily to the ground, lifeless.

The demon general showed no smugness as he casually killed a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. With a flick of his hand, the spear on the ground flew back. He glanced at the incoming flying wheel, and then the demonic patterns on his face glowed.

"Boom!"

The spear was swung and slammed hard onto the flywheel.

In the blink of an eye, the flywheel flew backward and landed on the ground, revealing cracks.

Ignoring the flying wheel, the demon general looked up at the palace, bent over, and threw the spear directly towards the palace.

It pierced through the barrier and landed on the ground, whereupon large flames immediately appeared on the spear.

"Whoosh whoosh~"

The entire barrier of flames, as if fueled by hot oil, began to boil and rapidly contracted inwards.

Before long, the flames disappeared, and the entire palace was reduced to ruins, leaving behind a pile of bones.

"Where's next?"

Sheathing his spear, the demon general asked his lieutenant.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, it is the Kingdom of Yun."