Chapter 481: The golden dragon net

War between Dragon City and other cities was on the verge of breaking out.

In Lin Xun’s view, her foreign policy was extremely simple.

That is, what is mine is mine; what isn’t mine, isn’t mine.

But if it could potentially be mine, then it must be mine.

Not to mention that the area Feili City was involved in was originally Peony’s territory.

Her subjects were captured, and beyond that, she was repeatedly provoked; this had already touched Peony’s reverse scale.

In the subsequent negotiations, it had already been agreed upon that both sides would exchange captives.

As it turned out, that City Lord of Feili City didn’t release the people of Dragon City at all.

On the contrary, the army of Feili City remained stationed in that territory, continuing to mine the red stone ore.

As for Peony, she didn’t like looking for trouble; she liked to live her life quietly.

But now, her peaceful days had been shattered.

The other party kept provoking her.

Her subjects were not only being bullied, but her Ore was also being dug away.

For Peony, this was absolutely intolerable.

If even this could be endured,

Then,

Peony felt that her prestige in Dragon City would definitely plummet.

She might as well just stop being the City Lord.

If she couldn’t even protect her own subjects, then why should she still be the City Lord?

Thus, Peony didn’t hesitate for a moment and directly declared war on Feili City.

Dragon City’s army totaled five hundred thousand.

Of these five hundred thousand, two hundred thousand were Peony’s Headless Iron Cavalry.

Additionally, one hundred thousand were a strange type of flying dragon from the Desolate Domain.

The remaining two hundred thousand were composed of various races and tribes, which were Peony’s vassal tribes.

Feili City’s army was two hundred thousand larger than Peony’s, totaling seven hundred thousand.

However, in terms of overall strength, the combat power of Peony’s army was, in Lin Xun’s view, definitely higher than the opponent’s.

Not to mention that the City Lord of Feili City’s Realm was the Middle Stage of the Ascension Realm, while Peony was already in the Spirit Refining Realm; the gap between them was by no means small.

Therefore, regarding the war between the two forces, Lin Xun found it somewhat incomprehensible and felt there must be something fishy going on.

After all, the combat power of the City Lord of Feili City couldn’t compare to Peony’s at all.

And the army’s combat power was only on par with Peony’s, or even slightly inferior.

That being the case, where did the City Lord of Feili City get the courage to fight Peony?

Lin Xun wouldn’t believe for a second that there wasn’t some kind of conspiracy involved.

“It’s fine, I know.”

Lin Xun voiced his concerns to Peony, telling her to be cautious, and Peony nodded.

“Don’t worry! In this Desolate Domain, strength is everything.

No matter what other means the opponent has,

to me, it’s nothing more than a piece of cake.

Perhaps in your eyes, this is my conceit.

But I will let you witness what is called facts and the crushing weight of absolute strength.”

Hearing Peony’s firm words and the arrogant tone as she lifted her small chin,

Lin Xun felt there was no need to say anything more to her.

After all, this was her own decision; if he said too much, it would be interfering in the affairs of her Dynasty.

To Peony, that would definitely be a provocation.

Lin Xun had originally planned to leave the Desolate Domain in half a month.

But he felt a bit uneasy.

After all, in Lin Xun’s impression, Peony was actually quite a decent person.

At least, if the Seal of the Desolate Domain were to be lifted one day,

and the armies of the Desolate Domain attacked the two worlds,

then Peony might be an ally he could win over.

Therefore, regardless of the reason, Lin Xun wanted to wait until this war ended before leaving.

As for Lin Xun wanting to observe the battle, Peony naturally didn’t say much.

Anyway, if he wanted to watch, then let him watch.

She didn’t believe Lin Xun would betray her or do anything detrimental to her.

A few days later, the war began; without any superfluous arrangements or tactics, Peony directly ordered those flying dragons to attack Feili City.

Feili City also sent out tens of thousands of goshawks to engage in combat.

These goshawks were massive, and they could even spit lightning from their mouths, which surprised Lin Xun somewhat.

Feili City’s goshawks clashed with Dragon City’s flying dragons.

Naturally, however, Dragon City’s flying dragons held the upper hand.

On the ground, tens of thousands of Headless Iron Cavalry also launched an attack on Feili City.

Feili City’s ground army was mainly composed of strange tiger-beasts.

Although the number of these tiger-beasts was twice that of the Headless Iron Cavalry,

this Headless Iron Cavalry was like a sharp blade, thrusting directly into the heart of the enemy army and then beginning to churn incessantly.

It could be said that even before Peony made a move, the battle situation was already tilting to one side.

Lin Xun didn’t know if the opponent was simply too weak or if Peony’s army was just too powerful.

He felt that this war wouldn’t even take seven days to finish.

By then, all of Feili City’s territory would be annexed by Dragon City.

But the doubt in Lin Xun’s heart only deepened: would the opponent really be so foolish as to seek their own death?

What was their purpose for wanting to confront Peony?

Just as Lin Xun was wondering, a massive fire dragon flew out from Feili City.

This fire dragon was like a demonic dragon from the West; its entire body was wreathed in flames, its crimson skin was covered in layer upon layer of thick scales, and its size was incredibly vast.

That massive dragon pressure seemed to be declaring its sovereignty.

For a moment, Lin Xun truly felt as if he had arrived in a world of Western legends.

“Tsk, what’s so great about it? It’s nothing more than a big lizard with wings.”

Noticing Lin Xun’s shocked expression as he looked at the City Lord of Feili City’s true form, Peony curled her lips unhappily.

In the next moment, Peony soared up from her carriage.

The young girl transformed into a dragon!

A silver-white giant dragon appeared in the sky.

This was a pure-blooded Oriental Dragon, what the world calls a True Dragon.

Those silver-white scales shimmered faintly under the sunlight, and long dragon whiskers floated in the air.

When the girl was in human form, she clearly looked so petite.

But the girl in her true form was a full thousand meters long.

Her body was extremely thick, and as she coiled in the sky, she seemed to occupy the entire firmament.

For a moment, Lin Xun almost developed megalophobia.

Peony, having transformed into her true form, spat a breath of dragon fire toward that fire dragon.

The City Lord of Feili City naturally wouldn’t sit and wait for death; he also raised his head and spat out a ball of scorching fire.

However, Peony, from above, directly whipped her tail toward him.

Peony’s dragon tail struck the City Lord of Feili City’s spine.

In that instant, Lin Xun felt as if Peony’s strike was about to break the City Lord of Feili City’s spine.

The City Lord of Feili City opened his huge mouth to bite Peony, but he didn’t succeed.

In the legendary ancient times, dragons were actually divided into two main types.

One was the long dragon type like Peony.

The other was the lizard-like Western dragon type like the City Lord of Feili City.

However, in the struggles of the ancient era,

Peony’s ancestors defeated the opposing race and won the title of True Dragon.

The race of the City Lord of Feili City was called Sub-dragons or False Dragons by later generations.

Although it was just a name,

it symbolized honor!

The City Lord of Feili City constantly wanted to wrest the title of “True Dragon” from the True Dragon Clan.

If the True Dragon Clan truly went completely extinct,

then the City Lord of Feili City would never again have the chance to seize the title of “True Dragon.”

It was fortunate that Peony was still alive in this world.

If he could defeat Peony, then he could obtain the name of True Dragon for his own race.

So Lin Xun wondered if it might be for this reason?

That the City Lord of Feili City wanted to fight Peony to the death.

But soon, Lin Xun still felt it was unlikely.

After all, they were both Ascension Realm Cultivators.

Even if he wanted to reclaim the title of True Dragon, he wouldn’t go seeking his own death.

Lin Xun stared closely at the battlefield in the sky; under Peony’s fierce assault, the City Lord of Feili City was retreating step by step, and even a gap had been blasted into his wing.

Lin Xun believed it wouldn’t be long before the victor was decided.

But at this moment, Lin Xun suddenly had an extremely bad premonition.

Sure enough, just as Peony and the City Lord of Feili City were engaged in a one-on-one battle,

the ground shook violently.

Looking up, Lin Xun saw an incredibly tall giant, as large as a mountain, striding toward him step by step.

In the sky, two more massive figures appeared.

These were all Demonic Beasts that Lin Xun had never seen before.

One of them had three heads and a pair of huge wings, looking like a three-headed fire bird, but its claws were tiger claws, and its tail was a snake’s tail.

The other monster was a bit better.

It was a giant ice bird, its entire body covered in translucent ice.

Its wings were so large they practically blotted out the sun.

It seemed as if this ice bird had no physical flesh at all.

It was like a massive ice sculpture carved from thousand-year-old ice.

But every time it flapped its wings, it brought forth endless cold air.

Both of these monsters were at the Perfection of the Ascension Realm.

It could be said they were only a step away from the Spirit Refining Realm.

“No wonder you dared to provoke me; it turns out you had already plotted with these two fellows.

Do you really think the three of you at the Perfection of the Ascension Realm can defeat me?

Are you stupid, or are you just daydreaming?”

Seeing the other two city lords, Peony didn’t feel particularly surprised.

In Peony’s heart, she certainly knew the opponent had an ambush.

Otherwise, how could they possibly go head-to-head with her?

Although Peony looked a bit ditzy, she was definitely not stupid.

However, Peony still couldn’t quite figure out what these three were planning that made them think they could win against her.

“As for the Dragon Lord’s combat power, we minor Cultivators naturally cannot defeat her, but the Dragon Lord is not invincible either.”

That Ice Phoenix emitted a female voice, mocking Peony.

“Dragon Lord, today we ask that you be buried here.”

In the next moment, the three city lords of the Desolate Domain raised their heads and spat out a long thread.

These three long threads kept weaving together, eventually forming an incredibly massive net.

Lin Xun didn’t feel anything particularly terrifying about this golden net.

But when this net appeared, the endless dragon pressure around Peony seemed to be extinguished like fire in the rain.

“golden dragon net!”

Lin Xun finally recognized what this net was.

This was the legendary golden dragon net.

It could be said that something like golden dragon silk was definitely the bane of the Dragon Clan.

The Dragon Clan absolutely loathed it.

If it were just a small amount of golden dragon silk, then for Peony in the Spirit Refining Realm, it would definitely be nothing.

But the problem was, this woven golden dragon net was extremely large.

Even Lin Xun couldn’t fathom how they had managed to find so much golden dragon silk!

“Dragon Lord, you surely didn’t expect this.

Right in this place we are fighting for, there is actually five thousand meters of golden dragon silk hidden within.

And we took sixty percent of that golden dragon silk to refine and assemble this golden dragon net,” the City Lord of Feili City said with extreme smugness.

“If the City Lord swears allegiance to us, then we might consider sparing your life.

After all, Dragon Lord, you are the only True Dragon left in this world, aren’t you?

We really don’t want your race to go extinct.

Even if some flood dragon sub-species transforms into a dragon later, that will likely be tens of thousands of years from now.

So, Dragon Lord, what do you think?”

“Heh, you think a ragtag bunch of three like you can make this Queen submit? In your dreams!”

Peony roared at that massive golden dragon net and then charged upward.

“In that case, the three of us will send the Dragon Lord on her way.”

Under the control of the three city lords, that dragon net descended toward Peony.

As if by suction, the golden dragon net tightly wrapped around Peony’s entire body.

Peony struggled incessantly, but the golden dragon net only wrapped tighter.

Peony, who was originally in the Spirit Refining Realm, actually saw her Realm drop straight to the Ascension Realm under the suppression of this golden dragon net.

Not only was her Realm lowered, but Peony’s dragon pressure also completely vanished, and her Dragon Clan Divine Abilities were boundlessly restricted.

It could be said that the current Peony couldn’t even defeat the City Lord of Feili City at the Ascension Realm, let alone with three of them there.

But even so, even with her Spells and Realm restricted, Peony still used her powerful dragon body to continuously slaughter with the opponent.

Peony had her own pride.

Even if she died, she would not submit to anyone.

The True Dragon Clan had never submitted since ancient times.

And just as one city lord saw an opportunity and launched a fatal blow toward Peony’s back, a long spear blocked the way behind her.