Chapter 209: The Ocean Lord Appears

Seeing the young mage who had just displayed great prowess on the battlefield vanish suddenly caused immediate turmoil on the city walls.
Had he abandoned them and fled on his own?
That was everyone’s first thought. Especially when Bowen, the chief mage of Port Leighton, casually said a few provocative words, it further fueled the soldiers’ doubts, leading to widespread discussion on the battlements.
At that moment, Commander Laint realized something was wrong and immediately snapped, “Stop talking nonsense! Does that baron over there, who’s slaying sea beasts with such strength, look like someone who would flee from battle?”
“And the men of those two barons haven’t said a word either. Anyone who dares to disrupt morale here will be dealt with according to military law!”
As he spoke, he cast a deliberate glance at Bowen. Stabilizing morale was crucial now. Though he usually held back from that chief mage, it didn’t mean he was afraid of him. Laint was also a Silver Swordmaster and the leader of his own territory’s army, his status not far below that of the chief mage.
When Donald reappeared after about ten seconds, most soldiers’ doubts were instantly dispelled. Many who had doubted him felt ashamed—except for the chief mage. An impression of a person is often shaped by the first glance at first meeting, and once formed, it’s hard to change.
By then, there was another figure beside Donald, along with a dozen green-gray-skinned magical beasts. Those who knew something about such creatures were shocked upon seeing those beasts.
Those weren’t magical beasts at all—they were dragons!
The ten smaller young dragons, not yet fully grown due to their dragon traits, might still be mistaken for something else, but the two dragons, each at least twenty feet long, were clearly young dragons over a hundred years old. Some soldiers recognized them from legends.
“Dragons…” “I see dragons…”
The appearance of the dragons shocked everyone on the city walls once again. If Donald’s earlier performance had only caused surprise among others, this was pure astonishment.
Dragons, legendary creatures that hadn’t appeared in human societies in the North for centuries, suddenly appeared before people’s eyes—and they seemed tamed. Such a sight was undoubtedly testing people’s limits.
“Go! Choose whatever part you want and enjoy it!”

As soon as Donald spoke, all the dragons, large and small, roared in celebration. Spreading their wings, they dove toward the piles of fresh sea beast carcasses ahead. If these young dragons and hatchlings could devour large amounts of the magical cores and flesh of these beasts, it would greatly accelerate their growth.

“Norzdorm, don’t rush either. There are even stronger sea beasts waiting for you later!”

These words were addressed to the man beside him—a man nearly seven feet tall, with a handsome face featuring sharp features, brown hair, and pale blue eyes. His skin was smooth and pale, not seeming particularly strong, but Donald knew he possessed explosive power a hundred times that of an ordinary person—truly a human-shaped dragon.

At that moment, the Bronze Dragon King Norzdorm, under his master Donald’s command, reined in his dragon power—a feat only dragons at the Golden rank could accomplish—making him appear like an ordinary human.

Norzdorm disdained consuming the flesh and cores of lower-tier beasts. As the future Eternal King, he demanded magical beasts at least at the Fourth Rank as his main food to maintain his status.

If Donald had known his dragon was so picky, he would have starved it for two years to see if it would still be so choosy!

Led by the two young dragons, the hatchlings picked only the magical cores and the tenderest parts to eat, causing little damage. After all, there were countless dead sea beasts—at least half of them killed by fireballs, fire phoenixes, and Donald’s two spells—whose carcasses had turned to charcoal, not suitable for the taste of Bronze Dragons.

Water-type Bronze Dragons, unlike Red or Gold Dragons, did not prefer roasted meat; they preferred fresher, tender food.

Soon, as the dragons selectively devoured the sea beasts, another wave of them was gathering in the distance. Seeing this, Donald waved his hand repeatedly, gathering at least a thousand sea beast carcasses, which would be used to breed warhorses and feed griffins.

The two young Bronze Dragons at the Silver Rank already had considerable dragon power. Those on the city walls, being far away, only felt a slight presence of dragon power, but the sea beasts charging headlong faced the full might of the dragons.

The oppressive presence of such high-tier species was utterly terrifying to these lower creatures. The sea beasts, originally driven by some force to attack Port Leyton, hesitated uncontrollably in front of the dragons, unable to advance or retreat, while the weakest among them lay on the ground, trembling in fear.

“Children! Kill them!”

Watching Nozdormum wave his hand fiercely from the top of the stone wall after receiving his approval, Donald couldn’t help but rub his forehead. Why did this bronze dragon act so much like those bandit leaders seen in movies from his past life, or those villainous figures in Journey to the West who were killed with a single strike upon appearing?

He really wondered how such a personality had formed in him. Could it be that he also harbored such emotions subconsciously?

Looking at the dragons, led by the two young dragons, the young dragons who had just reached the beginning stage of bronze also launched attacks on their targets.

Under the pressure of the dragons’ might, the stronger sea beasts could still resist for a while, but the weaker ones could only flee in panic like frightened hens, waiting to die.

The two young dragons targeted sea beasts of level five and above. In just a few minutes, hundreds of high-tier sea beasts lost their lives at the claws of the bronze dragons.

Unable to consume so much food at once, the clever bronze dragons left their prey for their master to store. However, the simple bronze dragons hadn’t considered whether these valuable high-tier magical beasts would still end up in their stomachs once in Donald’s hands.

Donald didn’t intervene except for collecting the carcasses of the sea beasts, merely watching from behind as the dragons did their work.

With the enhancements from their dragon race, the young bronze dragons, whose strength was on par with the peak of silver rank, targeted the powerful sea beasts in the horde one by one. Only sea beasts of level seven and above could fight back for a while, while those of level five or six were easily defeated in just a few moves.

There weren’t many high-tier sea beasts in the Sea of Falling Stars either—they were all among the most powerful subordinates of the Ocean Lord. How could he bear to let them all perish?

Sure enough, as the two bronze dragons continued hunting high-tier sea beasts, that voice came again from afar, this time laced with intense anger.

Along with the roar, the sea water surged, and a huge black shadow slowly emerged from the water.

It appeared slow-moving, but was actually very agile—its size made it seem that way.

“Finally couldn’t hold back anymore?”

Donald sneered inwardly as his divine vision immediately captured the figure of that massive creature swimming swiftly toward the port. “So it’s such a rare monster?” His divine vision quickly identified its physical characteristics and basic attributes, but the results came as a great surprise to Donald. Soon, the creature reached the shore of the port and climbed ashore, allowing those with keen eyes to see its full form. It was a giant fish-like creature with many characteristics of amphibians; otherwise, even if it were a Golden Sacred Beast, it likely wouldn’t have chosen to come ashore. From head to tail, it was over forty feet long, appearing even more ferocious than a Bronze Dragon, resembling an ugly prehistoric fish. Its huge head accounted for one-third of its body length, with four ten-foot-long tentacles extending from the back. Its pink abdomen featured a large mouth shaped like that of a mantisfish, along with four pulsating organs that secreted gray mucus. Just by looking at its ugly appearance, Donald knew it was a rare bottom-dwelling demon fish. As for why Donald was so surprised earlier, it was because although demon fish were called fish, they were actually amphibians that lived mainly in underground lakes and rivers. If Donald had encountered a demon fish in the Dark Lands earlier, he wouldn’t have been surprised, but for one to appear in the sea and even become the sea lord of the surrounding waters was truly astonishing to scholars who had spent their lives studying magical creatures. Normally, the salt in seawater would be harmful to demon fish, which often needed to secrete mucus to protect themselves. Even if they reached the Golden rank and weren’t affected by the salt, they probably wouldn’t enjoy living in it. Demon fish were ancient and evil creatures, cruel and cunning, making them extremely dangerous predators. Despite their ugly appearance suggesting little intelligence, they actually had brains on par with those of higher intelligent beings like dragons and humans. A demon fish could know many ancient and terrifying secrets because, in addition to inheriting the knowledge of its predecessors at birth, it also absorbed the memories of its prey through digestion. They hated all non-aquatic species and would try to eliminate them upon sight.

Fortunately, these ancient monsters have always had a low fertility rate and dislike sunlight and high temperatures, so they spend most of their lives hidden in underground waters; otherwise, the creatures on the surface of the main world would likely become their prey. As soon as Donald saw that the ocean lord behind the sea beast was a golden bottom-dwelling demon fish, he knew things wouldn’t end well today. Though Donald was wary of bottom-dwelling demon fish that had reached the golden rank, he wasn’t truly afraid of them. Bottom-dwelling demon fish are often described as heart-stealing demons of the water, highly skilled at hypnotizing, confusing, and enslaving other creatures. Such evil and almost aberrant beings are better destroyed completely.