Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

His words sparked hope throughout the entire galaxy.

Such an extraordinary technique, and they actually succeeded on their first try?

[Star: Huh? You mean seriously?!]

[March 7th: Doesn't that mean that with Teacher Danheng around, the train crew is like having a fountain inside the carriages?!]

[Black Tower: Good lads! These two audacious kids actually managed to do something so "defying the heavens"? We really have to take them seriously. @Ruan Mei, are you feeling any sense of crisis?]

[Nguyen Mai: The exceptional timing and abundant materials resulted in exceptionally favorable outcomes. It's quite regrettable that I wasn't involved in this matter.]

[Jing Yuan: Ms. Ruan Mei is absolutely right. If you had been able to lend a hand back then, the entire Luofu region would surely be a completely different place today. It's a pity... they succeeded, but they didn't succeed completely.]

[Star: No, living is living, and dying is dying. Is there even an "or" option?]

The light screen once again displayed golden characters.

A woman in military attire with icy white hair held a sharp sword, struggling to support her wounded and exhausted body. From a distant cave came a mournful dragon roar, as if pleading for release.

As she watched the arrogant craftsman fall into the mud, she walked past him like a ghost.

"I should have killed you first... but you have other sins to suffer, for all eternity..."

She pointed the broken sword at the Dragon Lord.

Danfeng was filled with regret: "Impossible. The Dragon Masters said... the blood of my race, the soul of my ancestor, should have created another Dragon Lord. This... shouldn't have happened like this."

The woman in military uniform said coldly, "If sacrificing yourself can restore everything to its original state, I will do it... but now... tell me where that dragon's Achilles' heel is."

"Top of the head..."

The half-dragon-shaped monster darted through the air like lightning, its body, large enough to swallow the horizon, smashing into yet another floating island, its mournful cries like a thousand swords clashing.

She felt her internal organs churning and burning, as if ripe grains were about to burst from their husks and expand to infinity. She saw herself trapped in the nightmares of her childhood, with a malevolent star descending upon her, and a mayfly powerless to struggle.

The woman tore a strip of black silk from her dress and blindfolded herself. Lightning struck and shattered. She leaped up, sword in hand, to meet the wicked dragon.

[March 7th: Could this wicked dragon be...?]

[Jing Yuan: That's right, it's Bai Heng. The resurrection wasn't perfect, and the sudden power was far from easy to control. All the beautiful plans took a sharp turn for the worse. In the end, it was the most valiant and skilled of the Five Warriors of the Clouds who ended it all with a swing of his sword.]

[March 7th: How tragic... They, no, you were clearly best friends...]

[Star: Are the side effects of this Dragon Transformation Technique really that severe? But then again, it makes sense, considering it's the first experimental spell used. Hmm... wait, if I hadn't suddenly become lively again after being shot down by Nicardori in Onpharos, would Danheng have used this on me?!]

[Dan Heng: Maybe... perhaps.]

Jingyuan: It's hard to say. Knowing him as I do, there's probably a 99% chance he'll resort to desperate measures when pushed to the limit.

[March 7th: Who would have thought that our seemingly most composed and taciturn teacher, Danheng, would be the most eccentric when faced with an emergency?]

[Fireworks: Sigh... That's why you should never push honest people to the brink. Like when Fireworks receives gifts on her livestream, she never accepts money from poor people asking for help.]

[Xu Zhao: Still failed? What a pity. I thought there was some way to stay young forever... Sigh, let's not talk about this. My condolences for the camaraderie of the Five Heroes of the Clouds. Everyone was trying to do good, no one intended to hurt anyone, but the result was still not what I hoped for. Dan Heng, Ying Xing, Bai Heng, it wasn't the Dragon Transformation Technique that ruined you, it was this chaotic world!]

[Undying Path: Hmm... really?]

[Jingyuan: However, the truth is not entirely so.]

[Star: You...you were telling a story while drinking tea? I can practically see you blowing steam! Stop blowing, what's going on? Is there a plot twist?]

[Jing Yuan: I can only say it's a small consolation. After the evil dragon died, a brand new Vidyadhara egg was born. The Vidyadhara faction, which originally intended to support the Dragon Lord, was even overjoyed, believing that Dan Feng had paved a path, a righteous path for the Vidyadhara race to multiply. It just still needed to be perfected. So much so that the former Chief of the Alchemy Department even took it upon himself to awaken the past life memories of the reborn Dan Heng. However, Dan Heng was ultimately driven out of Luofu, along with the Dragon Transformation Technique. And the life born from that new Vidyadhara egg... is none other than the current Dragon Lord—Bai Lu.]

[Bai Lu: Huh? Me?]

Inside the medicine shop of Dan Ding Si, the little dragon man's eyes were vacant, and he couldn't even chew the hamburger he was holding.

"So... I'm actually the reincarnation of Bai Heng, one of the Five Heroes of the Cloud Realm?"

She touched the dragon horns on her head, looking bewildered. "These used to be fox ears?"

After a moment's reaction, Bai Lu angrily exclaimed, "Damn it! Now I finally understand why those old dragon masters are targeting me like this!"

She shook the seemingly toy-like shackles on her tail, which were actually genuine magical artifacts used to limit her power.

They were afraid that if she gained even the slightest strength, she would seize power from them like Danfeng did.

Those old guys are absolutely wicked!

[Ling Sha: Is this the secret behind my master Yun Hua's forced resignation as the Chief of the Cauldrons and her taking me to live in Zhu Ming? She actually got caught up in such a dangerous storm...]

[Jingyuan: Why bring up old matters again? Danheng's judgment back then was as follows: Considering his past merits, he is spared the death penalty, allowed to reincarnate, his past sins are forgiven, but he is exiled to a remote and uncivilized place, never to return.]

[Taoran: Well then, the facts are clear. Nameless guests, why not return Danheng to the clan and pass on the wondrous method to future generations? That would be the only way for him to atone for his sins...]

[Star: Get lost! Who would believe your nonsense? According to the previous text, I would say that you misled Danheng, deliberately causing him to make a mistake to frame him. Danheng is the dragon of the train, alive or dead; every breath he exhales is the train's private property. Want to take him back? No way!]

[Fireworks: What are you saying? Why is it impossible to go back? What does Danfeng's mistake have to do with Danheng? The train now has the powerful claim of the Luofu Chiming Clan. Don't you understand the importance of broadening your horizons? Go back and take back what belongs to you!]

[March 7th: Why does this move look so familiar?]

[Star: Eh? You really shouldn't have said that! If Danheng ascends the throne, I'll be the second-in-command of the Luofu Vidyadhara Clan!]

[Taoran: You...you're protecting criminals like this! If you dare come here, my clan will surely punish you...]

[Star: What? Are you sure you want to do this to me? Have you thought this through? You want to consume the power of the Last King, don't you? Besides, what do you mean by "protecting a criminal"? That sounds awful. This is called restoring the throne, understand? This operation is called—the Divine Dragon Coup!]

[Bai Lu: Absolutely right! This Dragon Lord has suffered under the Dragon Master for too long, and is willing to abdicate the throne... What happened next? Anyway, loyal subjects, come and protect me!]

[Ling Sha: Since that's the case, even if it's for the sake of my late master's last wishes, I can't abandon this path.]

"Damn it!" Tao Ran snorted angrily.

Aren't these people supposed to be great busybodies who meddle everywhere in the universe? How come they don't have any weakness like "a gentleman can be deceived by his principles"?

He finally realized that he was in big trouble.

Although they are theoretically protected by the Luofu Alliance and its laws, they are actually far more corrupt. If their secret contact with Huanlong and Buliren is discovered, no one can save them!

"No, calm down. Dan Heng loathes returning home; he will not, and cannot, enter the Scale Abyss Realm."

—[Next up: Water Dragon Chant.]