Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 144 - 135: Dragon Race Code, Secrets of the Saint Tier

Chapter 144: Chapter 135: Dragon Race Code, Secrets of the Saint Tier

This is because members of the Mortal Races are not Elemental Life forms, and they wish to transform into complete Elemental Life.

In that process, they are inevitably assimilated by the Elemental Rules.

If anything goes wrong, a High Tier existence might turn into a puddle of mush during the breakthrough, and the parts of their body that have already undergone Elementalization will return directly to the world.

Therefore, on the Oakland Continent, anyone who can reach Tier Nine is undoubtedly a true cultivation genius, someone with great perseverance, or incredibly lucky.

And after reaching Tier Nine—no, to be precise, upon reaching the Tier Nine Peak.

The only part of these existences that has yet to undergo Elementalization is always the head! There are no exceptions.

Only when the head undergoes complete Elementalization can a Tier Nine existence truly become a Saint Tier existence.

Under normal circumstances, beings of the Mortal Races have a chance of breaking through to the Saint Tier along this path. Although the process is extremely dangerous, it’s not so impossible that no one can complete the breakthrough on their own.

But the reality is, if a Tier Nine Peak does not rely on external forces, there is truly no chance of completing the breakthrough to the Saint Tier by oneself.

The reason is simple: at the peak of the High Tiers, during the Elementalization of the head, one will almost certainly face the despairing abyss of consciousness collapse.

They know the reason, but there is no way to solve it independently.

There was a way in the Ancient Era.

But in the present world, there is not.

The most crucial point is that the Innate Elemental Creatures, which could help the Mortal Races break through to the Saint Tier, have been hunted to complete extinction.

However, the ancient Strong Persons recorded in the annals of the continent’s various races do not accept this explanation.

After all, according to the properties of the Elements, Elemental Creatures can be born naturally within tides of Magic Power.

From the perspective of those from the Ancient Era, this sudden extinction had nothing to do with them. They refused to take the blame.

Therefore, in the records of the Human Race and even other races, the ancient Strong Persons of every race investigated the extinction of the Elemental Creatures. This even included the Deities and the Dragon Race.

Unfortunately, the results were not ideal.

The rules governing the birth of Innate Elemental Creatures were altered by some change in the world’s environment.

It was as if they were never meant to be born into the world and were ’fixed’ by it.

In any case, the fact remains that there are currently no Innate Elemental Creatures on the Oakland Continent.

Faced with this situation, the Transcendents of the various races naturally sought other paths.

And they found one rather easily.

In fact, there were two methods.

The first method was to rely on the Power of Deities. By using boons granted by the Deities, their Divine Power, or in other words, the Power of Faith, one could smoothly break through the barrier to the Saint Tier.

But the Saint Tier strength gained through this method is heavily diluted!

It is nowhere near comparable to the Saint Tier Powerhouses of the Ancient Era.

However, it also has many benefits. As long as the Deities exist and are willing to continuously grant Power, then these Saints, even if they are from the Human Race, can in theory possess a lifespan of over ten thousand years.

This kind of Saint Tier can also be considered a Pseudo-Saint Tier.

After all, their soul and consciousness cannot achieve complete Elementalization because they rely on external forces. Therefore, their soul and consciousness do not undergo a true qualitative leap.

Thus, the moment the souls of such Saints decay is also the moment their lives end.

As for the second method, it is a taboo.

Speaking of this, the Earth Bear hesitated and glanced at Lince.

After seeing no change in Lince’s expression, he stated bluntly that this method involved the Mortal Race hunting the innately special Pure-blooded Dragon Clan and using their Dragon Cores to break through to the Saint Tier.

A Dragon Race member of any strength would do, but young dragons and those still growing were naturally the best, as they were the easiest to hunt.

Unfortunately, this method was only in the first phase of experimentation and success.

Everyone, including the Mortal Race members who proposed this method, suffered a devastating blow from the Dragon Race during the Ancient Era!

In the process, several Deities died, and three entire races were completely erased from the Oakland Continent!

And so, it naturally became a taboo!

No one dares to mention it, and no one dares to even think about it.

"Hunting the Dragon Race? To break through to the Saint Tier?"

"The mortals who came up with this idea were certainly creative."

Lince was stunned for a moment when he first heard this, but then he couldn’t help but let out a mocking laugh.

Phemos nodded gravely and said,

"It’s no different from seeking death, but on the Oakland Continent today..."

"Besides the Dragon Species, the Saint Tiers, the core leadership of each Empire, and the Elf Race’s Elder Council, I don’t believe any other beings know of this matter."

"So, Your Highness, this is something we must guard against."

"Moreover, this is the real reason why old Amos and the Crimson Beast Master are so insistent on concealing your existence."

At this point, a trace of hesitation appeared on Phemos’s face, but he didn’t say anything further.

But this matter made Lince think of many things.

’This really is no joke!’

Lince had originally thought that upon entering the High Tiers and possessing Power comparable to the strongest beings beneath the Deities, he could use his status to rally some of the Oakland Continent’s Saint Tier existences.

’Now that I think about it, that’s completely out of the question!’

’If my identity is exposed, although many of the old-timers would likely hesitate to act rashly, there would be no shortage of people who want my Dragon Core.’

He even glanced at the hesitating Earth Bear. Lince would bet that at this very moment, Phemos was contemplating that if the six Bishops from the Gate of Truth dared to ask to return to the Oakland Continent, he would most likely kill them himself behind Lince’s back.

’It’s a good thing I asked!’

’Otherwise, wouldn’t I have been kept in the dark this whole time?’

’Amos and Crimson have made so many arrangements in secret for my safety!’

’But how could those two not have mentioned something so important?’

’Alright.’

’I claimed to have received guidance, so maybe they thought I should have known all this?’

’Or maybe, from their perspective, the Dragon God’s guidance would surely include corresponding arrangements, so there was no need for them to worry.’

’And they were just adding their own protective measures and arrangements on top of all that?’

’And maybe York has also been secretly monitored by Demon Beasts sent by Amos and Crimson this whole time?’

Thinking of all this, Lince took a deep breath.

’Good thing I wasn’t overconfident.’

’I didn’t intervene in the battle between the Human Race and the Demon Beasts during this border war.’

’Otherwise, things would have gotten messy.’

He reckoned that if he had truly intervened back then, the Beast Tide, under the command of Amos and Crimson, would have absolutely slaughtered every last human—not even the Dragon Descendants would have been spared.

’In that case, I really can’t let these six Bishops go back now!’

Lost in thought, Lince looked down at Phemos, who was prostrated before him.

"In that case, Phemos, during your time following me, you must have taken quite a few precautions behind the scenes, haven’t you?"

Phemos did not dare to hide anything and nodded directly.

"After confirming Your Highness’s true identity, I did indeed take precautions."

"Aside from the human York and his wife, I have been watching the Gate of Truth. I’ve had my subordinate Demon Beasts monitor any being that tried to return, including other Demon Beasts, unless they were directly under Your Highness’s command."

"For now, nothing has happened. After all, the Teleportation Gate itself is heavily guarded, and Your Highness has also been keeping a close watch, so..."

There was no need for Phemos to say anything more.

Lince understood!

He had no intention of blaming him.

Learning this news in time was a comfort. At least he hadn’t capsized in the shallows.

It was also incredibly fortunate that the first ones Lince met were Amos and Crimson.

If the Dragon Species Lince had encountered back then hadn’t been them, his current situation would be hard to say.

Because of this, Lince had already made up his mind.

He would absolutely not show his face on the Oakland Continent again until he had cautiously cultivated his way to the Saint Tier.

Afterward, Lince dismissed Phemos.

At the same time, he made more extensive arrangements for the Gate of Truth.

There wasn’t much to say. He dispatched more Demon Beasts to guard both ends of the gate and gave Phemos full authority to watch over the portal and even monitor the six Bishops.

With all the arrangements in place, Lince slowly withdrew his consciousness from the game.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Lince...

His good luck was still holding out.

「In the northern region of the Dawn Empire, one of the Three Great Empires of the Human Race.」

In a vast courtyard within a sprawling complex of buildings, the Silver Dragon Warrior now stood before a Saint Tier Silver Sub-dragon, which was lying in a giant garden.

At the same time, this Saint Tier Silver Sub-dragon, whose aura seemed to be in a very poor state, slowly rose to its feet, a look of stunned disbelief in its eyes.