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At the same time, Qin He and Xue Zhi also collected all the corpses of the dead Black Erosion Dragon.

Forced to unleash his full power, Qin He attempted to analyze the Mad Dragon Virus.

He directly inhaled a large amount of scale powder into his body, and after a powerful burst of energy passing through his lungs, Nidhogg's unparalleled ability to control poison allowed Qin He to completely absorb and neutralize the scale powder.

"Cough, creating the serum to calm the frenzy is extremely difficult. I need to kill more Black Eclipse Dragons to obtain samples... the fifth level isn't enough."

Qin He, who never smoked, felt a burning and pungent sensation tearing at his throat after inhaling a large amount of scale powder.

Without complaining, Qin He continued absorbing the scale powder, attempting to cultivate an antidote to counteract the mad dragon transformation using his own body.

Arrange for the Black Snow Mercenary Group, the Elf Village, and all the other girls to wear Nature's Protection. However, the necklace's blessing may not be able to remove substances like scale powder that directly damage the body.

Meanwhile, Xuezhi was also experimenting on her own. The spores she released almost covered the sky, engulfing and enveloping the scales scattered in the air.

The spores that devoured the scales absorbed and consumed the energy of the scales at a growth rate hundreds or thousands of times faster than usual in mid-air.

Upon landing, the decaying fungi formed from the spores aged and died. However, they successfully absorbed and destroyed the scales they had devoured, allowing the Mad Dragon Virus to fall to the ground and disappear along with the spores, nourishing the earth.

"Even my spores can only capture scales that are still in the air, and cannot enter the body of humans or other organisms to neutralize the mad dragon virus."

In the area where the snow fungus is located, the spores can capture scales and powder over a range of hundreds of miles.

However, if all the Black Eclipse Dragons are not completely wiped out, their scales will continue to spread and fill every corner of the dungeon.

"Tenth floor, quick. We need to get to the tenth floor and eradicate the Black Devouring Dragon there first."

Not to mention whether the Explosive Ravager will be affected by the Berserker Transformation and become an ultimate individual, there is also the Obsidian Dragon Lich lurking there, ready to make its move.

The three-headed, Saintly Ancient Dragon on the tenth floor absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the Obsidian Lich. That skeletal skeleton is definitely plotting to reap the benefits.

"Hmm... Qin He, do you think the Grey Dwarves might be eyeing the Ancient Dragons? Perhaps they'll replace their Red Dragon Blacksmiths with Lunastra or Teostra?"

Xuezhi suddenly proposed a conjecture: the gray dwarves wanted to devour the three young ancient dragons on the tenth floor, and the Qilin on the ninth floor might also become their target.

Qin He shook his head:

"If they are gray dwarves, their ambitions will only be greater. Half a day has passed now, and we have basically dealt with the Black Devouring Dragon on the fifth floor, but what about the rest of the dungeon?"

Xuezhi frowned as she thought about the potentially horrific casualties that might occur in other strata.

"The gray dwarves want to plunder the entire dungeon? They want everything, from the equipment of dead adventurers to the corpses of monsters that have turned into mad dragons."

"Yes, the ambition and greed of the Grey Dwarves have reached unimaginable levels. They brought the Black Dragon here to wipe out the entire dungeon."

The large-scale appearance of Black Eclipse Dragons may not necessarily put a young ancient dragon at the peak of its Sainthood in a life-or-death situation. But what if the Grey Dwarves seize the opportunity to attack?

With the grey dwarves and their allied obsidian dragon lich, the ancient dragons are in grave danger. Furthermore, the dungeon is now completely sealed off by external magic.

If Qin He wants to leave, he either needs Lucia to tear open the space, or he needs to go down to the eighteenth floor and seize the Dragon Abyss Divine Kingdom.

By then, the entire underground city will belong to Qin He. He will naturally be able to reopen the exit.

"Xingyuan... please take us straight to the tenth floor."

In the distance, the Sky Comet, covered in silver scales, stood gracefully among the corpses of the Black Eclipse Dragon.

Her wing claws curled into sharp spear-like wings under the wing membrane, fiercely piercing through the berserk black dragon that had spread its dragon horns amidst the powdery scales.

"Yes, Your Highness. Please mount yourself like this."

Between Xingyuan's six wing claws, scorching red dragon energy surged wildly. In the blink of an eye, the silver-winged evil star tore through space and stopped in front of Qin He at an unparalleled extreme speed.

Riding on the magnificent back of the Sky Comet, its bright silver scales were meticulously maintained, resembling works of art.

As Qin He made his way towards the tenth floor, he was determined to defeat the Dragon Lich and fulfill his promise.

……

Meanwhile, inside Zhuang Daihua's tent.

The nine-tailed silver fox, Yu Li, curled up in her sleeping bag and slept for most of the day.

Realizing she had been tricked, young Tie Long Qin Lan glared fiercely at Zhuang Daihua, making her lose her appetite.

As a young dragon, the most important freedom was thus taken away.

"Hmm... Qin Lan. I know you're angry; no dragon wants to be enslaved by humans. But we're not exactly master and servant, are we?"

"Don't look so down. Just think of it as spending a hundred years treating me, a human, as a pet."

Qin Lan is an Iron Dragon, not a Red Dragon. Iron Dragons are generally lawful and neutral, and their temperament is far more docile than that of Red Dragons.

Aside from the historical reason that Atheros are easily surrounded and killed by other chromatic dragons, being allies with Atheros is practically all beneficial.

Of course, the scourge of the Colored Dragon was enough to wipe out Bailidu. Only the most powerful Iron Dragons dared to establish tribes and develop their power.

"You've restricted my freedom for a hundred years, what benefits can you offer me?"

In her loli form, Qin Lan stared intently at Zhuang Daihua with her eyes brimming with grievance. This made the young girl feel a pang of guilt…

"How about I give you gold coins?"

Zhuang Daihua finished her dinner early, thus completing the task of preparing three meals a day assigned by Qin He.

Fifty gold coins could be collected immediately. Holding these shiny gold coins in her hands, Zhuang Daihua almost dropped several of them on the ground with a clatter.

This treasure attack was extremely useful, especially against wild iron dragon cubs. This was the first time she had ever seen multiple gold coins.

"You keep your word! These are all mine now. If it weren't for His Highness Qin He, I would have torn your tent to shreds long ago, understand?"

Qin Lan had a very good impression of Qin He because he was able to subdue Yu Li, that hateful nine-tailed silver fox.

"Hehe... Alright then. We are now allies on the same front. Dragons should be as powerful and trustworthy as you Iron Dragons."

After showering him with compliments, Zhuang Daihua tried to appease the young dragon in front of her with flowery praise.

Zhuang Daihua rattled off a long string of phrases, such as how great the dragons were, how the red dragons were savage beasts, and how the sub-iron dragon race was.

"Of course~ that dead fox, when I become a saint, I'll definitely pull her tail off!" the young dragon said, raising its head.

Having managed to appease Qin Lan to some extent, Zhuang Daihua hurriedly handed over the iron ore and fire-type magic crystals obtained from the mission, as Qin He had instructed.

"Qin Lan, as you can see, I'm just an ordinary person with no strength to even kill a chicken. I basically rely on the protection of the great Iron Dragon to get around in this world."

"This is a small gift offered to the dragon; please accept it."

Iron Dragons have a natural interest in collecting iron ore, not to mention that young Iron Dragons can use fire-type magic crystals to nurture themselves and make their breath even more powerful.

"If you had brought these things out earlier, wouldn't I have agreed to protect you sooner? Iron Dragon isn't some unreasonable creature like Color Dragon."

Zhuang Daihua sneered inwardly. If she had taken out those things from the beginning, even Tie Long would have captured her.

There are many kinds of protection, such as protection for slaves and protection for friends, and she didn't want to become the former.

The little girl, who had just looked aggrieved, instantly transformed back into a three-meter-long steel dragon by using her tail to snatch away iron ore and fire-type magic crystals.

Since there are no storage items, the baby dragon's stomach, which is used to store items, also has to be filled with those gold coins.

Qin Lan simply chewed up the iron ore and fire-type magic crystal, and the crunching noise from the iron dragon cub made Zhuang Daihua cover her ears.

Dragons have such good teeth, they can chew raw food directly.

After internally criticizing the young dragon's strength, Zhuang Daihua looked at her own slender and delicate body.

When will I finally become stronger?

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and Zhuang Daihua said:

"By the way, Qin Lan. Now that we're allies... could I ride on your back for a spin? Just for a little while."

Even a young dragon the size of Qin Lan is impressive enough. Although she will have the power to command dragons at will in the future, Zhuang Daihua just wants to be a princess in a fairy tale for now.

"What are you saying? How dare any other creature climb the magnificent back of a dragon? Human... you are blaspheming the dragon's majesty!"

Despite saying that, Qin Lan glanced at Zhuang Daihua's gold coins.

"...It'll cost more! And hold on tight. I don't want to drop you to your death."

It is over three meters long, taller than some large felines. The young iron dragon has not yet shown its dark scales, and Qin Lan's whole body exudes a metallic luster, with each dragon scale in its smoothest state.

Once on the back of the iron dragon, Zhuang Daihua carefully positioned her legs away from the sail on Qin Lan's back. Grabbing firmly onto two iron horns, Zhuang Daihua began her first dragon-riding hunt in this other world.

"Wow, he's so handsome! I have to let Qin He... I have to let Xiu Xiu see him."

He took out his magical communication terminal and filmed himself riding on the dragon's back at high speed.

Zhuang Daihua's first thought was to share the photos with Qin He.

This made her cover her face, a burning blush creeping up her cheeks... Qin He.

The first person she thought of to share her happiness at this moment was actually Qin He.

"Hey! What's the big deal? I rode a baby dragon on my first try, can he do that?"

She selected the best-looking photos of herself riding a three-meter-long iron dragon and sent them to Qin He, who was currently traversing the underground palace.

……

"Ha~"

Suddenly, Qin He chuckled softly, leaving Xue Zhi and Xing Yuan puzzled. Zhong Liuxiu leaned closer to observe—

"Oh, it's Dai Dai! She messaged you first, not me!"

Zhong Liuxiu patted Qin He's back repeatedly with her plump dragon tail, signaling him to take a handsome picture as well.

Xingyuan craned her long neck to peek at the photos on Qin He's magic communication terminal. She also volunteered to let Qin He take a picture of her flying posture.

To this end, the comet deliberately slowed down, allowing itself to hover in flight.

Qin He deployed a drone, capturing images of Tianhuilong's slender, streamlined body and the group protected by the barrier. He then sent the photos to Zhuang Daihua.

"I also have a dragon to ride."

Adding this sentence, Qin He continued on his way to the tenth floor, preparing for the upcoming battle.

Chapter 345 You're right, but I have the Sky Comet Dragon.

"I also have a dragon to ride."

On the other end of the magic communication terminal, after seeing the pictures sent by Zhuang Daihua, Qin He quickly took a picture of himself riding the Sky Comet Dragon in response.

In the picture, the silvery scales of the Sky Comet are bathed in the dazzling red light of the dragon's aura, displaying the majesty of an ancient dragon and reflecting a dazzling and radiant divine light.

Like a hawk soaring through the night, the Sky Comet's streamlined and elegant form is a myth that pierces the night sky, a menacing star that countless hunters are willing to spend their lives chasing.

Now, that ominous star spreads its silver wings, tracing a dazzling red light that tears through the sound barrier, allowing him to ride on the magnificent back of a dragon.

The scorching dragon aura jade on her chest not only drew in air but also released a barrier of air to deflect the oncoming wind pressure, allowing Qin He and the others to ride safely.

On the gleaming silver back of the dragon, Zhong Liuxiu nestled sweetly beside Qin He. Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling, dressed in formal attire, also sat upright, waiting to arrive at their destination.

In the photo, what particularly caught Zhuang Daihua's attention was Queen Xuezhi, wearing a top hat and a fluffy dress. She sat demurely and quietly in a corner, drinking red tea alone on the back of the Tianhui Dragon.

"correct!"

Finally realizing what was missing from her day in this alternate world, Zhuang Daihua's urge to enjoy afternoon tea was immediately rekindled by the scene before her.

“Mr. Qin, you are truly remarkable. Even an ancient dragon is willing to be your mount. I have already reached an agreement with Xiao Qinlan, and she likes you very much.”

She informed Qin He that her communication with the young dragon was progressing smoothly. Zhuang Daihua then subtly tried to get Qin He to issue more missions.

"Really? That's good. Iron Dragons are very cooperative neutral dragon species. As long as you disguise yourself well, you won't encounter any danger."

Even a young iron dragon like Qin Lan can use her innate shapeshifting ability to transform into the appearance of various creatures to deceive others.

Even when wandering, young dragons can use their metal-sensing ability, which is common to the sub-iron dragon race, to search for minerals to eat in order to strengthen their physique.

With its electric spark breath and hypnotic breath, it can easily hunt most prey.

Like the Purple Dragon, the Iron Dragon can survive safely in various parts of the world after it passes through its juvenile stage. When it becomes a teenage dragon, Qin Lan will be ten meters long.

In this world, the growth rate of dragons is different from what Qin He knew. Young dragons, like Yan Liu, are considered large at five meters long; they only experience a leap in growth during their adolescence.

The specific body length can also vary depending on the species. For example, black and white dragons are considered smaller dragon species compared to red dragons.

Having a young iron dragon by her side is indeed a perfect start for Zhuang Daihua, a newcomer to the world of transmigration. Not to mention, Qin Lan will soon become a much stronger young dragon than she is now.

The nine-tailed silver fox Yu Li, who was fast asleep in the tent, was about to be killed. She insisted on coming to the Land of Forsaken Gods to kill Qin He.

However, she at least gave Zhuang Daihua a bargaining chip to deal with the young dragon.

Qin He thought for a moment and assigned several tasks.

【Young Dragon Kin】: Together with Iron Dragon Qinlan, find and subdue a kin tribe.

【Young Dragon Hunter】: Assist Iron Dragon Qinlan in capturing any large prey in the jungle.