Chapter 57

“——!!”

On a high cliff in the distance stands a huge tower that reaches into the sky.

This tower is really tall. The erosion of time has made every brick and tile of it full of ancient atmosphere, as if it has been standing since the distant past.

No matter where you look up from on this earth, you can see its figure like a pillar supporting the sky.

But now, suddenly, a roar came from the top of the tower, and invisible sound waves broke through the howling wind.

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly rolled wildly, as if the gods were angry.

The group of people who were guarding the ground in front of the tower suddenly knelt on one knee, "God, please calm down."

"Soul..." An ancient voice seemed to come from the void.

The group of people looked at each other, then nodded and lowered their heads. "Yes, we will find it for you right away! It will be quick, please wait!"

The ancient voice gradually faded away, but the crowd did not relax for a moment. Instead, the atmosphere became even more tense.

"What on earth are those Celestials doing?" One of them frowned. "It's taking so long to find the 'offering' this time!"

"They are God's messengers, but this time they are not operating in the Eastern Region as usual...it seems they are heading to another region."

“Is this God’s instruction?”

The crowd's voices momentarily hesitated. As a race loyal to God, they didn't have much interaction with the Celestial Clan. After all, they were all directly under God's command, and would only take orders from that one being.

"Did you notice the chaos over there just now?" Someone narrowed his eyes slightly and looked in one direction. "Someone who is not from the Celestial Clan entered the Eastern Region through the 'channel'. Judging from their figure... it seems..."

The man seemed a little confused and he uttered the word after a long while, "Is it a dragon?"

"Oh? Is that true?" a voice suddenly interrupted.

Everyone: "Chief!" Their faces were still filled with shock and astonishment, and they didn't even have time to salute.

Agare waved his hand nonchalantly and walked slowly towards them from a distance, an expression of interest on his face.

"Dragon?" He then glanced at the towering tower and said suddenly, "You guys continue to guard here. I'll go over there and check the situation."

Everyone: “But——!”

"Okay, it's settled."

Their willful leader didn't even listen to the others finish speaking, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving the group of people looking at each other with uneasy expressions on their faces.

It should be... okay, right?

On the other side, Lu Mi and others, who had unfortunately crashed their plane just after entering the Eastern Region, were standing up from the dense jungle.

The falling red dragon crushed a large number of trees, and the collapsed plants looked as if they had just experienced a storm.

Lu Mi removed the leaf that had fallen on his head, and turned around to see the red dragon flapping its wings frantically in unwillingness.

Obviously, the red dragon was trying to fly again, but it was as if something in the air was suppressing it heavily. No matter how hard it tried, it was like struggling in a sticky swamp and could not fly.

"Woo--" The red dragon suddenly drooped its wings dejectedly.

Just as Lu Mi was about to comfort him, he saw the red dragon suddenly bite a broken tree, holding the trunk in its mouth and shaking its head wildly as if to vent its anger, making the ground clang loudly.

Lu Mi: “…”

The silver-eyed young man calmly withdrew his hand. "Well, being energetic is always a good thing."

He turned to look at the gray-winged youth, the most embarrassed of the three. "I haven't asked your name yet? I'm Lu Mi, and it's Ke'er."

The gray-winged youth stared blankly at the other party's outstretched hand and turned away his eyes. "...I should have said that if I touched you..."

"Will your soul be taken away?" Unable to bear the other party's slow movements, Lu Mi simply pulled the man up.

Without even glancing at the other man's frightened wings, the silver-eyed young man said, whether in a perfunctory or serious tone, "Give it a try if you can. I'd really like to experience what it feels like."

Of course, the premise is that it can be done.

At this point, Lu Mi suddenly leaned in closer, looking thoughtful. "Come to think of it, when I caught you the first time we met, it was a good opportunity. Why didn't you take action then?"

"...Gray Crow." The gray-winged young man suddenly said in a low voice, as if he was in a panic and didn't dare to look at him, "My name is Gray Crow."

——That was a poor way to change the subject. It might as well have been skipped. Whatever.

Lu Mi tidied up his slightly messy clothes and quickly shifted his attention to the surrounding environment.

I've noticed this before, the environment in the Eastern Region is really... great.

As far as Lu Mi knew, the environment of a place was mostly related to the rulers and characteristics of the creatures in that area.

Not to mention the southern region isolated by the Dead River and the Zerg western region that Lu Mi has not personally visited, let’s just talk about the northern region that Lu Mi is most familiar with - the most common scenery there is the dark red sky and the ground covered with red rocks.

It looks desolate, but in fact, it is the most comfortable environment for demons and most alien species in the Northern Territory.

Those red rocks are condensed from the power released by powerful alien species. The more severe the environment, the more powerful the demon species can exert, which also cultivates their cold and law-abiding nature.

But looking back at the current Eastern Region, it gave him the feeling of endless life. Such an environment should only cultivate relatively docile and normal creatures.

However, Lu Mi looked at the listless gray crow in front of him, which exuded a sickly aura, and couldn't help but feel meaningful.

"Can I ask who is the current ruler of the Eastern Region?" He paused. "You, should have a ruler, right?"

"It's 'God.'" This time, Gray Crow answered without hesitation.

Lu Mi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"In ancient times, the Eastern Region was devoid of life, a desolate wasteland." Gray Crow spoke slowly, as if these words were deeply engraved in his bloodline. "Until the three gods of sky, earth, and ocean descended, everything in the Eastern Region was born from their power, and life was nurtured in their flesh and blood... My clan is the servant of the sky."

——Gods usually refer to beings that can do things that ordinary people cannot do and possess incredible power.

Such existence is often born in a miracle that is one in a million, and is elevated in the faith of all living beings over time.

Lu Mi, who is now also called the "God of Extradition" by some people, couldn't help but be curious about the older existence in these words.

"They've survived until now?" Lu Mi couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly, looking through the gaps between the dense branches at the tower looming on the distant horizon with a sense of meaning. "Right there?"

Gray Crow was slightly startled, then his lips moved slightly, as if he was about to say something.

But the next moment, a figure suddenly fell from the sky with a strong sense of oppression.

"boom--!"

The figure leaped over from a distance and fell like a nuclear bomb to where the three people had just stood.

Just a moment ago, Lu Mi had already grabbed the gray crow in one hand and led the red dragon away.

"Good reaction." The man said this and looked up with a smile on his lips.

As the billowing smoke and dust from the impact on the ground dissipated, Lu Mi could clearly see the appearance of the person who had come.

The handsome young man had a pair of blue eyes, like the clear blue ocean, his ears were like fins, and in his hands he held two weapons, one long and one short, like spears.

"Agare..." Lu Mi felt that the gray crow in his hand suddenly tensed up, and his voice suddenly became tense.

"You are in better condition than I thought. I thought you encountered some difficult problems, which delayed you for so long." Agare said to Gray Crow meaningfully.

Afterwards, Agare ignored the expression of the gray crow and quickly looked at Lu Mi and the red dragon.

"...They really are the Dragon Clan." Agare's eyes lit up, and he immediately subdued his aura slightly, saying in a gentle tone, "The Dragon Clan are all direct descendants of the Gods. The Dragon Clan in the Eastern Region has been gone for a hundred years. I didn't expect there are still some left out there."

He looked straight at the Red Dragon, even lowering his head slightly in an invitation. "Please follow me to the Tower of God. God will surely be happy to see you."

Gray Crow looked at the man who was making such an inviting gesture, and he could feel the other person's sincere joy.

It seems that the other party is completely unaware of the Celestial Clan’s mission this time… Gray Crow murmured, and silently lowered his eyes, attracting Lu Mi’s glance.

Of course, the red dragon would not go with the other party to a place that made it uncomfortable. It immediately roared and attacked with a claw.

"Hey, wait?" Agare looked flustered, but his reaction speed was not slow at all. He even looked like he had a headache. "It seems that this is a difficult dragon master to get along with... Too bad, I can't understand dragon language."

"Ke'er." In the end, it was Lu Mi who stopped the young dragon. He just waved his hand, and the red dragon obediently turned into the size of a ball and fell into his arms.

Seeing this scene, Agare couldn't help but widen his eyes, this time he was really surprised.

"Although I've been wanting to ask you since a while ago," Agare opened his mouth, but seemed to be unable to find the right words, "Are you this Lord Long's...?"

The dragon legends circulating in the Eastern Region described them as a race of incredibly powerful yet solitary beings. It was rare for them to earn the friendship of one another, let alone for a dragon—even a young one—to do so...

When he sensed that the other party was about to utter the word "Dad", Lu Mi interrupted him and said calmly, "Guardian."

"...I see." Although he said this, Agare's expression clearly showed that he still couldn't accept it.

Then, he coughed lightly, "Then, returning to the previous topic, could you please and this Lord Long..."

"no."

"...So decisive? I haven't said anything yet."

"Are you asking us to go to the Tower of God you mentioned? I was originally quite interested in that tower, but after you invited me, I changed my mind." Lu Mi seemed to smile, "I want to go and have a look somewhere else first."

"You don't want to do what I say," Agare said, spreading his hands helplessly. "Do you think I'm your enemy?"

Lu Mi glanced at him and said, "It's hard to say."

At this moment, several people suddenly noticed another fluctuation in space.

They couldn't help but look up and saw a familiar space channel opened.

A group of gray-winged celestials walked out from inside. When they saw them, they didn't even pause, as if their eyes were only focused on the tall tower in the distance.

Lu Mi noticed that almost everyone in this group of Celestials had a small bottle filled with stars hanging on their waists.

The silver-eyed young man narrowed his eyes slightly when the gray crow next to him swooped over and said anxiously, "That Celestial Clan is not responsible for the Northern Territory where you are..."

Although Gray Crow spoke haltingly because he rarely spoke.

But Lu Mi only glanced at the Celestial Clan member who was eager to stop him, "What does it matter——"

As Agare, Gray Crow, and the other Sky Clan members' eyes widened, the silver-eyed young man reached out unexpectedly and snatched all the bottles away.

No one even reacted at first.

Lu Mi looked at the dozen or so bottles held in his palm by an invisible force and finally laughed. "Didn't I tell you?" He tilted his head slightly and looked at the stunned people. "Except for the Eastern Region, that's all my territory."

“……!”

Gray Crow was speechless for a moment, but Agarei was the first to react.

"So that's how it is. I was wrong." Agare reached out and pulled out the two thorns. "With the gods' messengers and the dragons by your side, you took away the tribute. Are you going to be an enemy of God..." He looked at the gray-winged celestial being. "Gray Crow, are you going to betray God too?"

“…” The gray crow that was named didn’t speak, but didn’t move either.

This attitude made Lu Mi look sideways slightly. He thought the other party would refute him without hesitation.

"Forget it," Agare sighed indifferently, "Your family should worry about your affairs, but Your Excellency——"

He looked straight at Lu Mi, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "Can you return the tribute? Our gods are in great need of it."

Lu Mi's answer was to put all the bottles into the shadows.

Agare heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and his aura suddenly became sharp.