It must be said, Long Yi’s plan was extrely bold. Had Long Yi not implented a similar plan inside the Ancient Mage Tower, he would definitely not have thought of this plan now. Now, Long Yi decided to execute this plan against the Black Dragon.
First, Long Yi utilized Little Zi’s power to sever the faith connection between the Black Dragon and the original god. This was impossible initially, but now with Little Zi’s involvent, it was effortless for two complete gods to confront an incomplete one. After breaking the faith connection, the Black Dragon imdiately lost the power it had gained through faith. Without this power, the Black Dragon Man unexpectedly reverted to its original Black Dragon form and was once again cursed! aning, it lost all its power once again!
The Black Dragon was furiously enraged, slamming into the prison walls wildly, but as a cursed Black Dragon, it was rely a strong beast and utterly unable to break through the prison.
"Despicable Giant! Cunning Giant! Release my curse if you dare! I’ll eat you alive!" the Black Dragon shouted loudly.
"I don’t believe it," Long Yi’s voice rang out, and then he slowly strolled up to the front of the prison that held it.
Boom!
The Black Dragon slamd hard against the prison, but the prison remained completely immovable.
"Let’s contemplate the events that transpired ten thousand years ago, Black Dragon. Back then, you possessed full strength, were not cursed, and yet you still suffered heavy losses, while how many Giants died under your claws?" Long Yi asked.
The Black Dragon did not reply, but continued to slam into the prison, continually spewing Dragon Breath, trying to corrode the prison.
"Tsk tsk, poor big reptile, just stay here obediently. Once I thoroughly study you, I will utterly destroy your Black Dragon Clan! Hahaha!" Long Yi laughed, turning and walking away. The Black Dragon ramd a few more tis, but the prison, aside from making loud noises, remained undamaged, while the Black Dragon itself was already badly wounded.
"How could this be." The Black Dragon was utterly dejected. Previously, as the largest and strongest group within the Dragon Clan, Black Dragons road unchecked even among their own. Even though the battle with the Giants led to heavy losses for the Black Dragon, the ultimate outco was the Giants leaving this place, so the Black Dragons still deed it their victory. But the words Long Yi just spoke had kindled an awakening as if from a dream.
Indeed, what significant losses had the Giants actually faced back then? The Giants’ most severe losses were rely so buildings, so equipnt, even just so Golems.
And now, itself a mighty Black Dragon, was confined here.
"Really too pitiful," a female voice sounded.
"Who’s there!" the Black Dragon roared, simultaneously spewing a breath of Dragon Breath. However, a red light split the Dragon Breath aside, and a strange woman ca into view, floating in the air and slowly approaching the Black Dragon. Waves of Divine Power surged, causing the Black Dragon to involuntarily crouch on the ground!
"You... you... who are you!" Despite its reluctance, the oppressive aura of a superior being made it impossible for the Black Dragon to even raise its head, forcing it to speak respectfully.
"Who am I? I’m just a regular Ascender who has surpassed the boundary between humans and gods, overlooking the childlike war between your Dragon Clan and the Giants, while incidentally seeking believers among the crowd."
This person, of course, was Little Zi, although she had altered her appearance to look more mature, more aloof.
"Ascender..." the Black Dragon muttered, having never heard of Ascenders, but the heavy pressure emanating from this person was undoubtedly strong. Moreover, the Ascender ntioned believers. The Black Dragon distinctly felt the presence of Divine Power, could it be that this Ascender was a god?
"Tsk tsk, you poor little thing, tornted by the Giant’s curse into this state. Here, let help you," said Little Zi, raising her hand, a Divine Power infused into the Black Dragon’s body, and it imdiately felt the curse within loosening, its Dragon Power quickly transforming into Mana and Fighting Aura!
"You! You can actually lift the Giant’s curse!" The Black Dragon couldn’t believe what was happening before its eyes!
Little Zi smiled faintly, "Hmm, this curse is tougher than I thought, but well, it’s none of my business anyway. You’re not my follower after all, so that’s it! Haha!" Saying this, Little Zi left. Though Little Zi departed, the Divine Power she left behind continued to restore the Black Dragon’s strength, and soon, the Black Dragon realized that its now cursed body had actually reached the strength level of the original Black Dragon Man.
Of course, that was all.
Clearly, the Ascender was not too concerned about the survival of the Black Dragon, but the Black Dragon itself cared!
"Ascender Lord! Ascender Lord!" the Black Dragon called, of course, to no response.
Wait a minute! Believers! Yes! The Ascender had ntioned it before! She was seeking believers, she was a god! She commanded help for her followers! Unless... I believed in her?
This new consciousness was planted in its mind by Little Zi. Little Zi couldn’t force the Black Dragon to believe in her, but she could hint that believing in her would be beneficial.
The Black Dragon decided to try it.
It started to silently pray to the Ascender, and as a Dragon Clan mber, it was not the smartest, which also ant it was simple-minded. When a simple-minded Black Dragon decided sothing was beneficial, it would unhesitatingly pursue it.
And so it was with belief.
At first, it was not used to it, but soon it discovered that whenever it prayed to the Ascender, it felt a mysterious calm, and with this calm ca another loosening of the curse.
Several days had passed, during which Long Yi had visited several tis, but the Black Dragon restrained itself. It absolutely could not let Long Yi know it had unlocked the curse again, after all, this was Long Yi’s territory.
Over these few days, the power of the Black Dragon had increased several tis over compared to the form of the Black Dragon Man! Yet, that was it, the curse did not loosen any further. But this was still far stronger than being unable to exert its true strength!
Originally, Little Zi had planned to gain the loyalty and belief of the Black Dragon through mind control, but to her surprise, this thod completely failed to establish any belief.
In this regard, the Divine Envoy told her that belief required free will, and even gods could not deprive one of it.
Therefore, having no other option, Little Zi could only utilize this thod, striking the Black Dragon with a massive shock that caught it off guard. The rest was all reliant on acting skills.
The Black Dragon, from whom the curse had been lifted, emitted a unique fluctuation characteristic of the Black Dragon clan, and searched for another captured companion. Fortunately, its companion was nearby.
"Hey, brother, guess what I’ve encountered these past few days!" the Black Dragon said to another Black Dragon.
"What? The curse lifted itself?" the other Black Dragon said weakly. In these past few days, it had been tortured terribly. Long Yi had conducted nurous experints on it. Being recursed, it had no strength to resist, but relying on the strong physique of the Dragon Clan, it still managed to recover.
"No! I encountered a woman who claid to be an Ascender! She actually used Divine Power to lift part of my curse! The power I have now is several tis stronger than when I was in the Black Dragon Man form! And I still maintain the form of a Black Dragon!"
"What! How did that happen?"
Thus, the Black Dragon recounted everything that had happened.
The other Black Dragon, who had already given up hope, got excited upon hearing such good news, "Oh, how I wish I could et that Ascender too."
"Pray, pray," the Black Dragon told itself.
As if led by so surreal force, it started chanting internally for the Ascender, and on the tenth chant, Little Zi suddenly appeared.
"Hey, can you stop calling ? I’m quite busy. You’re not even my follower, why are you summoning ?" Little Zi, hovering in the air with her hands on her hips, said.
The Black Dragon fell prostrate to the ground; this wasn’t voluntary but a result of being overwheld by an imnse pressure.
"Great Ascender! Please help lift my curse! I... I definitely..."
"Not interested!" Little Zi said decisively.
"But you helped my brother lift his curse..."
"That was because I was in a good mood. You aren’t my follower, you don’t believe in , why should I help you? Off you go, don’t just chant my na, I don’t have ti for you," Little Zi said, before she disappeared.
With the pressure gone, the Black Dragon got up from the ground, breathing heavily. It was a dragon, it didn’t sweat, but its body was incredibly hot, a result of the Dragon Power instinctively resisting the intense pressure.
This Black Dragon hadn’t thought its calls would be answered, yet, the Ascender had really appeared! And her body was truly surging with Divine Power! Could she possibly be a godlike being?
"How about it, brother? Was the curse lifted?" asked the previously uncursed Black Dragon.
"No." This Black Dragon reluctantly shared what had just happened.
"Idiot! Didn’t I tell you? This Ascender is very likely a god! A god needs belief! Simply chanting her na like that won’t work, you need to pray to her sincerely!" the Black Dragon said.
Sincere, prayer?
The Black Dragon could be very sincere, as long as sincerity was effective.
The simple Black Dragon imdiately began earnest prayer, truly very sincere. Suddenly, it felt an inexplicable power enter its body, and imdiately after, the thrashing Dragon Power inside began transforming into Fighting Aura and Mana!
It really worked!
More sincerity! More devotion!
The Black Dragon imdiately made itself into a profoundly devout follower. (To be continued. If you like this work, welco to Qidian (qidian) to cast your recomndation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian to read.)
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