Chapter 1 The Hesitations of the Strong

Having mastered the use of golden cells, Li Hao also had fewer concerns. With Shirada's support, he didn't need to be as low-key as before. Humanity and the Ozir were now in the same boat. If the situation in Ozir changed, humanity would lose its greatest support. Without protection, the Solar System wouldn't be able to withstand even the retaliation of the Orcs, let alone other potential enemies.

The destruction of Planet Massa briefly intimidated the Orcs, but did they really have no other thoughts after recovering? They had been planning a counterattack, only deterred by the attitude of the Ozir Empire and certain uncertain factors. Even if humanity possessed black hole weapons, using them again would prompt other forces, not just the Orcs, to find ways to annihilate humanity.

The existence of some things is a deterrent in itself.

The key to the current situation lay with Hermia. She not only had to ascend the throne smoothly but also seize power after ascending, rather than being hollowed out by various forces. The Council of Elders and the Sacred Song Committee were undoubtedly full of two-faced opportunists.

Amidst Helena's hopeful gaze, Li Hao walked towards the center of the arena. At this moment, Zuo Xiaotang, Ma Long, and the others in the back also saw him. They exchanged glances, their hearts surging with excitement. Back then, they had followed Li Hao step by step to the S-rank competition, standing on the highest stage.

For a moment, the arena was filled with whispers. After all, De Faltandis and Ganymedes had just put on a sacred light-level battle. Those who appeared later had to measure their own worth. The "heavenly human" before them seemed a bit unfamiliar, accompanied by the Fire Dragon Girl Ning Long. For a moment, everyone began to speculate.

"Everyone, this is Li Hao, a human warrior from the Solar System. He's only studying at the Judgment Sacred Song this year, but he has extraordinary abilities. He made great contributions in quelling the One-Grind Bone rebellion and is the Dragon Leader of our Judgment Dragon Alliance, deeply favored by Princess Hermia. Next, he will issue a challenge. Which expert is willing to give him guidance?" Ning Long announced. These words stirred up a storm, and everyone's interest was piqued.

Human? Dragon Leader? Favored by the Princess?

Combining these pieces of information, most of the heavenly humans were skeptical. Rumors about Li Hao were mostly hearsay and not considered important information. Seeing him in person still evoked a strange feeling.

Is that it?

Any traditional powerhouse harbored hostility towards newly emerging forces, especially since a mere human had gained the princess's favor. This favor aroused dissatisfaction among many heavenly humans present.

Even if he had contributed to quelling a rebellion, what did that have to do with a mere human?

Many present, whether from advanced civilizations or seed civilizations, were somewhat disdainful. For a moment, many were eager to try. Other things aside, the identity of the Dragon Leader was very much worth challenging. Whoever won could replace the Dragon Leader's position, which was quite substantial.

Ning Long knew that this effect was inevitable. She certainly knew of the Ozir royal family's goodwill towards Li Hao and humanity, which did not align with the Dragon race's plan. The Dragon race had other arrangements for humanity and did not want the Ozir to give the Solar System too much help, as that would hinder the Dragon race's subsequent plans. Previously, Li Hao was intended to be the hub of this relationship.

The previous assistance given to Li Hao was mainly a means to disgust Hausen, while also reducing the attention on De Faltandis to facilitate their plan. At the same time, it was also to cultivate Li Hao as a target for controlling human forces in the future. However, Li Hao's actions on Planet Massa revealed many problems. He was the type who was difficult to control and easily became extreme, unsubmissive. This was not the cultivation target the Dragon race needed.

Even more unexpectedly, Li Hao had returned alive. As soon as he returned, the direction of the Ozir changed again. The forces that were originally leaning towards the Dragon race had almost pushed through, but just yesterday, Shirada's attitude became tough again.

Regardless of whether it was related to Li Hao or how closely related, this human had become a stumbling block and could not be kept. However, the Dragon race did not want to intervene directly unless absolutely necessary. This was the grand strategy that kept the Dragon race in a unique position in the Star Alliance.

If they intervened directly whenever they encountered obstacles, they would not be able to maintain their transcendent status for long.

"Where did this kid come from? Judgment Dragon Leader? Is De Faltandis joking?"

"I feel like this human should be a target, I wonder for whom he's being a shield."

"I heard he defeated Hausen, so he must have something."

"Hausen? That trash from One-Grind Bone is nothing. Just now, Her Highness Ning Long said that our princess favored him. That's ridiculous!"

"Why don't you go up and try him?"

"He's not worthy. What's his status? Is he worth my challenge?"

"The princess's favor? This is insulting the princess's honor! He deserves to die!"

"Sava Langku, your Orc nemesis has arrived! Aren't you going to say something?" Falandis said loudly.

The conflict between humans and Orcs was currently the most lively. The Orcs were the lackeys of the Silver Heart Commerce Alliance, and their strength was quite fierce. They were famous jackals in the Star Alliance, wanting to tear at any meat they saw, and exploiting and plundering weaker civilizations. This was the first time they had suffered such a big loss, even inexplicably destroying a planet, losing an entire fleet, and losing face in the Star Alliance. Sava Langku's appearance was different from the usual ruggedness of the Orcs. Although the fangs on his face were still sharp, his face was slender and somewhat sinister. "Pretty boy, I don't need you to tell me how to do things. If you have the guts, you go up. If you can beat him, I'll recognize you as my boss. If you lose, I'll show you why flowers are so red!"

Sava Langku didn't give Falandis a good look, directly retorting, causing Falandis's face to turn red. If it weren't for being in the Dragon Alliance, they would probably have fought.

Everyone wasn't familiar with each other, and someone who came up and provoked like this really thought the Orcs were fools. Regarding Li Hao and humanity, the Orcs would be pigs if they didn't care. The empire had already sent intelligence organizations to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the destruction of Planet Massa, but they couldn't determine how the black hole occurred.

Even more terrifying was that Li Hao survived the black hole that swallowed a fleet and killed a general. Intelligence confirmed that Li Hao was fighting against General Man Ci Ku, so he shouldn't have been able to escape when the black hole formed. Moreover, who could escape the pursuit of a general?

Man Ci Ku was quite senior among the Orc generals, belonging to the remaining mainstay-like existence, not those newly entering the Zhou Gang level.

As one of the Nine Sacred Lights, Sava Langku was already a planet general and had a broader future. They were the new generation of Orcs and didn't like the heavenly humans' habit of being condescending and bossy.

No matter what others thought, Li Hao, this human, was much stronger than many heavenly humans in his eyes. He avenged grievances and was ruthless, a very dangerous person. He didn't want to be a pawn sent up for a pointless dispute, especially since it was obvious that Ning Long wanted to praise him to death.

As for the matters between humans and Orcs, what did it have to do with him, Sava Langku? The Orcs didn't have good relations with anyone, only looking at interests, not other things.

Although the Orcs were unwilling to act, more than a dozen challengers had already appeared, but they were all below the sacred light level, and none were even Dragon Leaders. Obviously, they all valued their status.

Sava Langku's gaze was always on Li Hao. This was the first time he had seen this creature who had inflicted heavy damage on the Orc race.

Ning Long frowned imperceptibly. She hoped that someone could defeat Li Hao directly, saving trouble, but if these people came up, it would instead boost Li Hao's momentum, which was not what she wanted. At this stage, Li Hao had become an obstacle. If he won and left, it would be a wedding dress for him.

Suddenly ignoring the group of challengers, she smiled and looked at Li Hao. "The origin place of humans, Earth, has always had legends of dragons, Li Hao. Don't you want to spar with us? This is a rare opportunity to show the power of humans to outstanding warriors of more civilizations!"

Li Hao was also very impressed. She used the tactic of hiding a dagger behind a smile so skillfully. The Dragon Girl's big eyes were even filled with watery sincerity, combined with her identity and beauty, making people think she was really doing it for his own good. To use Master Ma's words, this was a typical exquisite self-interest green tea, Longjing tea?

Li Hao smiled slightly, looking around. "Just as Ning Long said, the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts is a good opportunity to learn from the Dragon race. Sacred Song warriors, please wait a moment while I first learn about the characteristics of the Dragon race. In our human ancient mythology, there is the story of Nezha Stirring the Sea, which is very famous."

Ma Long and Zuo Xiaotang looked at each other, almost laughing out loud. This was acceptable?

Hilian, on the other hand, smiled. Having allies was good in that sense. Strong alliances meant combined strength. As long as Li Hao fought against the Dragon race, they would have no chance today. Moreover, as long as Li Hao's cards were revealed, he would be stable. He knew a lot about human things, and he knew even more about heavenly human things. As long as a talent was displayed once, he could find a way to target it.

He was worried that Li Hao wouldn't take the bait, and he believed that, given the circumstances, Li Hao probably already saw that the Dragon race was the mastermind behind all of this. But no matter what, it was in his interest.

Ji Tian had no interest at all, while Ying Hong had a smile on his face. "Li Hao, in the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts, our Dragon race should accompany you. You choose your opponent."

Ying Hong was the eldest brother of the Five Dragons, also showing the Dragon race's superior demeanor.

"Let's start with an Ice Dragon to warm up," Li Hao said, pointing at one of them at random.

Ning Long frowned. In an instant, the entire Dragon Alliance Martial Arts arena was filled with noise due to this arrogant statement, with laughter and discussions constantly rising. Even those from Judgment felt that Li Hao's attitude was a bit strange.

Li Hao's expression was calm. Exaggeration was obviously not his style. Today, knighting was just an additional item. The Dragon race was coming for him, and coincidentally, he was also coming for the Dragon race.

Ning Long's proposal was exactly what he wanted, killing two birds with one stone.

Ying Hong smiled noncommittally, Ji Yao's lips curled in mockery, while Jiang Qing had already instantly arrived in the arena. The Dragon race didn't need so many thoughts. Since she was challenged, she would fight. The four of them had come this time to cooperate with Ning Long to ensure the smooth implementation of the Dragon race's plan and clear all obstacles.

Ning Long looked at Li Hao, her eyes flickering, not knowing what she was thinking. The Ice Dragon's human form was very tall and slender. Jiang Qing sized up the human in front of her. The Dragon race's directness allowed her to feel the other party's vigorous vitality, but she didn't know what gave a low-level human such courage.

"You can use Tian Wu," Jiang Qing said lightly. "In the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts, you should use your full strength, regardless of life or death. Do you know that?"

Li Hao smiled. "You don't need to use it, and I don't need to use it either. It's just a spar. Fairness is more interesting. In the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts, life and death are determined by fate."

The Dragon Girl's vertical pupils suddenly flashed with a cold light, and then a grand rotating ice ring directly exploded, with the raging ice storm indiscriminately blasting out.

The Ice Dragon's temper... was actually more violent than the Fire Dragon's. With the same Zhou Lan-level Zhou power limit, the Dragon race had the highest among all creatures, an absolute suppression. The Dragon race could also defeat early Zhou Gang-level heavenly humans without transforming. A race favored by the Creator was not just bragging.

The terrifying ice storm swept out. With just this one strike, other creatures' small bodies would be gone. Jiang Qing turned to leave. Many warriors were also looking at this human whose brain was not working properly. Was he forcing himself to act tough with his life?

"Where are you going?" Li Hao's voice rang out. The Dragon Girl suddenly found that the other party was next to her. She struck with a dragon fist. Despite her beauty, the Dragon race's strength was something even the Giant race had to avoid.

Relying on their advantageous physical conditions, the Dragon race's physical skills were also different from other races. The ice flames that exuded from their bodies were constantly eroding their opponents.

Clang clang clang clang...

Like lightning, a series of punches and kicks bombarded Li Hao. Li Hao countered each move while absorbing the other party's cold energy. The advanced Soul Devour ability could directly absorb these forces. This pure soul force was very delicious, and the purer and more advanced it was, the better it was to absorb. As for that bit of frost attribute, it couldn't break through his A-level resistance at all. The activation of the Soul Card was very effective. If it were in the past, this kind of cold energy would still require considerable Zhou power to resist.

Also possessing Soul Devour power, Zuo Xiaotang's level was weaker and couldn't directly absorb it during battle. But Li Hao was completely different now. The baptism of two missions was very important.

In terms of physical skills, the Dragon race was really not good enough. Li Hao backhanded a punch, directly breaking through Jiang Qing's attack. Boom...

A shockwave exploded in place, and the Dragon Girl's body caved in slightly. Accompanied by a sonic boom, she flew out like a cannonball, directly hitting the energy shield supported by the Eternal Crystal. The energy shield showed oscillating ripples. Before Jiang Qing could react, Li Hao had already arrived next to her, bombarding her in mid-air.

Da da da da da...

Jiang Qing protected herself with her arms, with a layer of dragon scale armor in front of her, enduring Li Hao's bombardment. The defense of the dragon scale armor was more awesome than Tian Wu. Li Hao's mouth showed a sneer, and a heavy punch blasted in. Jiang Qing also felt the threat and instantly flashed away, forcibly widening the distance.

Li Hao's body hovered and didn't pursue, leisurely looking at Jiang Qing in the air. "Transform into a dragon, or you're not my opponent. I forgot to tell you, humans are best at all kinds of physical skills."

The Ice Dragon Girl was furious. The other party could attack her with the same level of power?

Whoosh...

Jiang Qing flew into the air, her fists clenched tightly. Then, the ice flames surged wildly, accompanied by a dragon roar, directly swooping down. At the same time, the raging Zhou power was like a giant dragon, dragon head strike!

Li Hao didn't move. The immense power was like a meteor chasing him. The ice explosion formed a white mushroom cloud that exploded in the martial arts arena, but the sounds of collision inside were endless, with fists and feet intertwined. Jiang Qing was shocked and angry. The Ice Dragon's strongest frost invasion had no effect at all, and the other party's activation and use of power was even stronger than her own. Jiang Qing used Soul-Seizing Dragon Roar to try to interfere with Li Hao, but Li Hao immediately retaliated with a soul explosion, accurately bombarding Jiang Qing's head. The Dragon Girl was dizzy for a while and was kicked away by Li Hao, spraying out a mouthful of precious dragon blood.

Li Hao still used a bit of strength in this strike. He wanted to see the dragon transformation. If the Dragon race obtained the power of dragon transformation from the Star Realm, would there be any traces?

The whole place quietly watched a human beat up a Star-Forging Dragon. A human who didn't wear Tian Wu made the Dragon race injured and didn't even pursue, making it unclear who was the challenger. Since the beginning of the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts, the Five Dragons had all been challenged. Ji Tian had fought more than ten battles at once, and not even his skin was broken, let alone injured. Even when facing the elites of the Dragon Alliance, the Dragon race still maintained overwhelming individual combat power.

This...

Jiang Qing wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, anger surging in her heart. But she knew that the opponent had broken her Dragon Head Strike in just a moment. Each time she disassembled a move, the other party was taking advantage of the details. It was a gap she could feel but couldn't understand. These small techniques made her unable to use her strength, and her ice flames couldn't cause any damage to him. The dragon's might was also useless. She had never encountered such a thing in all the opponents she had met.

She had to transform into a dragon!

The cold Zhou flame soared into the sky, accompanied by a dragon roar. The dragon horns on her head also flickered with elite light. Zhou power continued to climb. A ball of ice flame exploded, and her body suddenly swelled, constantly twisting and growing larger. In a moment, she turned into an ice-silver giant dragon more than ten meters tall, with huge wings and dragon claws. At this time, Zhou power had risen to another level. The surrounding temperature plummeted. Accompanied by a roar towards the sky, the dragon's roar of sub-sonic waves directly shattered. Everyone present couldn't help but cover their ears. The protective shield couldn't completely block such an attack. Ma Long turned pale in an instant and gasped for breath after being blasted by the dragon's roar. He quickly took out a bottle of primary soul supplement and drank it. Was watching a show going to kill him?

Olivia and Haisen were also there. Haisen was still Olivia's most loyal simp. He had always looked down on Li Hao, even though Li Hao had made great contributions in quelling the One-Grind Bone rebellion. He still looked down on him, just feeling that humans were a low-level civilization. He didn't know how many times he had complained about his future brother-in-law's simp behavior.

Olivia's eyes were burning as she looked at Li Hao. Too handsome, too domineering. She increasingly believed in Kuta's vision. Kuta's simp behavior towards Li Hao was absolutely incredible. He chased after him to Kepler. When he heard that humans attacked Planet Massa, he really thought Li Hao was crazy, but the result was that Li Hao had won a great victory.

Facing the Ice Dragon's roar, Li Hao, who was in the battlefield, didn't even move. This was a general!

Then, the majestic ice flame dragon breath came.

The Ice Dragon's breath, which could freeze both the body and soul, contained the Dragon Girl's anger. The emotions were obvious, without any disguise. What elegance, what nobility, they were all the same when they lost their cool.

It was just that the Dragon race had always won. In addition, their nature was extremely arrogant, especially in front of their own race and so many outsiders. Their personality was more likely to go berserk. Their gentlemanliness and restraint were all a performance. The nature of creatures was the same!

Covering a range of tens of meters, Li Hao's figure instantly flashed away. Since the Dragon race had the ability to transform into a dragon, it was like opening a cheat. Dragon breath had extra damage to the souls of all races, which was impossible to defend against. It was also the nemesis of Void creatures, the chosen one. Once the Dragon race had the ability to transform, they embarked on the fast track of evolution, gathering the characteristics of various races.

If the Dragon race didn't transform into a dragon, heavenly humans still had a hope of winning. But once they transformed into a dragon, the chance was slim. How many heavenly humans were there at the level of Augustus?

Of course, not every Star-Forging Dragon could transform into a dragon. The proportion was also relatively low. And those with such obvious attributes and strong abilities were also rare in the Dragon race. Those who could come to the Dragon Alliance Martial Arts to accept challenges from various experts were themselves the best in their respective tribes.

The Ice Dragon had a cold personality, but in her bones, she was extremely proud. How could Jiang Qing tolerate her disadvantage? Every move was fatal.

The dragon breath swept around wildly, covering the range and carrying the terror of soul pressure. Ordinary creatures couldn't even move their bodies.

But Li Hao was not affected at all, flashing and moving in the dragon breath, seemingly seeking survival in the cracks but actually constantly absorbing the Dragon power. After transforming into a dragon, the level of Dragon power did indeed have a qualitative improvement, higher than the Zhou Gang level of heavenly humans. The display of the soul was also particularly good, and it was a leap compared to their original situation. The soul fluctuations were different from the original.

So this power came from the mystery of dragon transformation.

At the same time, he clearly felt that there was a "chance" from the Star Realm in it. Since becoming the manager of two S-level worlds, his understanding of the Star Realm was completely different from that of ordinary Holy Disciples.

He and Kevin had discussed and explored this matter for a long time.

Zuo Xiaotang and Ma Long clenched their fists tightly, both nervous and excited. Gaia on the side had his mouth wide open. When Li Hao wanted to challenge the Dragon race, it really scared Gaia a lot. What happened? Heavenly humans had a congenital sense of superiority over any civilization. Except for the Star-Forging Dragon, the most direct way to win the respect of heavenly humans was to defeat the Dragon race.

Kuta swallowed and showed a smug smile on his face, kicking Olivia's back. "How is it? You have to believe in Brother Li. He's my own brother."

Olivia didn't have time to be angry with Kuta. Her brain was a bit out of sync.

Helena and Levitan obviously saw each other's shock. The High Priest and the Princess obviously grasped secrets that they didn't know. Li Hao could become the manager of the Endless Maze. Looking at it this way, it wasn't靠 luck after all. In the history of the Star Realm, there were not a few who were lucky, just passed some S-level mission and soared to the sky. No matter which civilization, luck was extremely important. They all thought that Li Hao was one-tenth of his strength and nine-tenths of the luck.

Now it seemed that it wasn't quite the case.

Jiang Qing hadn't been in dragon form for long, and this form also consumed a lot of her body. Li Hao could feel that the other party's control of the power of dragon transformation was very raw. The dragon force was not natural to the Dragon race. It was just that their ancestors had obtained it in the Star Realm.

Regarding the level of power, no one could put psychological pressure on Li Hao, and the other party's freezing attribute did not exceed his soul resistance.

"Jiang Qing, use any ultimate moves you have. Your power is starting to decline. It's not enough to fight. Dragon race, how to say, alas, a bit disappointed." In the confrontation, Li Hao suddenly spoke.

In an instant, the faces of the experts nearby changed. Jiang Qing couldn't express the suffering. The dragon tail swept out.

Whoosh

His figure suddenly disappeared, and the dragon's breath was released out of inertia. The golden figure had already arrived in front of the dragon's body. His right hand pulled open, accompanied by a sound like a heartbeat. The space trembled. Boom...

One punch blasted out!

The Ice Dragon's pupils contracted in an instant, keenly sensing the danger. She wanted to move her body, but her will had arrived, but her body couldn't move.

With a muffled sound, the giant Dragon Girl was blasted away, and dragon blood poured out like a fountain. She rolled on the ground for a while, her wings struggling to fan out to try to struggle, but after several attempts, she was still struggling on the ground. The dragon's roar reached her throat and then turned into a wail. In the end, she couldn't stand up and could only crawl on the ground, panting heavily.

Li Hao's punch had penetrated the giant dragon's body. It was just a larger body.

In the eyes of countless Dragon Alliance warriors, the Dragon race's high and unattainable image also collapsed at this moment.

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