Time passes by every second.

The entire Firelink Shrine returned to peace. Sister Friede sat quietly in the corner, like a quiet and beautiful statue.

Only when her gaze fell on the soul refiner, Rhodos, would Sister Friede's eyes change a little. That change made the Lord of Fire a little uneasy, and he looked away with a vigilant expression.

The night deepens.

After night fell, Sister Friede slowly stood up, came to the front of the Fire Keeper, knelt on one knee and slowly raised her palms.

This fireless ember performs a ritual of ascension to power.

"Please touch the darkness in my heart." The Fire Keeper gently placed her hand on Sister Friede's forehead, ready to mobilize the soul power in her body to help her increase her strength.

But at this moment, the Fire Keeper suddenly felt her palm touching something.

A sense of induction made her heart tremble slightly.

"This belongs to you." Sister Friede's lips moved slightly.

The Fire Keeper then clenched her palms and felt two things in her palms.

Eyeball.

The original Fire Keeper's eyeballs.

The whole power-enhancing ritual was completed quickly, and the Fire Keeper's expression barely changed. However, when she withdrew her hands, she quietly retracted her eyeballs.

Sister Friede's lips curled up into a faint smile, and then she stood up and walked to the campfire, stretched out her hand and grasped the spiral sword stuck in the campfire.

Initially, the Fire Keeper's eyes had been given to her, and it depended on her how she would make the choice.

A spark of fire emerged.

Sister Friede disappeared into the Firelink Shrine. As she left, she glanced at her sister, Yulia, and sighed softly.

at the same time.

In the underground prison of Irithyll, Su Ziyu returned to the vicinity of the dragon man's corpse.

From here one could see the top of the ancient dragon in the distance. He followed the instructions of the ritual magic and sat cross-legged on the ground. In an instant, he felt a fluctuation of magical power. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived at a mountain peak that towered into the clouds.

Whoever set up this particular ritual teleportation spell was very powerful.

Su Ziyu looked around and walked slowly along a winding path. It was said that the Nameless King was at the top of the Ancient Dragon Peak and he could be summoned by ringing the bell.

——"Soul of an Exhausted Warrior (refinable): The soul of an Exhausted Warrior. After refining, it gains 200 energy points."

Not far away was a weathered corpse.

The Summit of the Ancient Dragon is a trial road for warriors pursuing dragon faith. Some people can successfully reach the top of the mountain, but some die halfway.

Hiss hiss hiss.

Amid the whistling wind, Su Ziyu heard a strange noise. After turning a small path, a snake man appeared in his sight. It was holding a short blade and a shield. When it saw Su Ziyu, it immediately opened its mouth and spewed out a ball of scorching fire.

boom.

Su Ziyu gently clenched his palms, and the fireball exploded directly in front of him.

These snake people who failed to transform into dragons are unable to breathe dragon breath. Their most special ability is to spit out fireballs, but the power is not very strong.

clang.

The heavy dragon hunting spear swept across, and the snake man's figure was directly blown away and fell from a cliff thousands of meters high.

Su Ziyu stretched his muscles a little, then chopped the melons and vegetables as he pushed forward.

——"Ember."

Su Ziyu reached out and picked up the soul in front of him. It was the body of a knight wearing heavy armor. He should have been a strong man, but unfortunately he died on the way.

"I wonder how Sister Friede is doing." Su Ziyu said to himself.

The snake people here are easy to deal with.

If it were just an enemy of this level, it wouldn't be worthy of being called a trial. Su Ziyu gradually came to the top of the mountain, and what appeared before him was a ruined and collapsed building.

A sense of danger suddenly emerged.

——"Psionic protective force field."

Su Ziyu's figure suddenly floated into the air and retreated more than ten meters. Then, a huge figure falling from the sky appeared in his sight. The huge and ferocious dragon head was three or four meters wide. The moment it landed, it opened its mouth and spewed out a large amount of flames.

——"Ancient Flying Dragon! [Super Giant]"

The blazing flames surged out like a tide. At the moment when Su Ziyu pulled back, the huge flying dragon suddenly swung its tail and stretched out its dragon claws more than three meters wide to grab it.

This is an uncontaminated dragon.

However, it had no intention of coexisting peacefully with the Suzi fish. The dragon breath in its mouth swept across, constantly chasing his figure. At the same time, it flapped its huge dragon wings and soared into the air. After taking a deep breath, another terrifying dragon breath spurted out.

——"Sunshine Gun!"

Su Ziyu held the dragon hunting spear tightly to resist the dragon breath falling from the sky, and threw the dragon hunting spear in his hand out the moment the enemy took off.

Rumble.

Amidst the exploding golden lightning, the huge body of the ancient flying dragon in front of him trembled, and huge streams of blood gushed out.

This flying dragon was completely different from the ones encountered before. It was much larger in size and had a longer lifespan. After being hit directly in the abdomen by the dragon hunting spear, it did not fall down. Instead, it still soared into the air and rushed over in a diving and crushing posture.

This is totally unavoidable.

The enemy was so huge that even if it was hit, it could crush the perilla fish into a meat patty.

——"Flash."

Without any hesitation, the perilla fish disappeared in a flash.

When he appeared again, he was already above the head of the ancient flying dragon. Su Ziyu was seen holding another dragon hunting spear in both hands, and his figure dropped from the sky. Under the influence of telekinesis and gravity, he suddenly stabbed the dragon hunting spear surrounded by golden electric light into the head of the ancient flying dragon.

Blood spurted out.

The ancient flying dragon under him let out a mournful cry, and gradually died in violent convulsions, and its corpse began to dissipate bit by bit.

No source value.

No souls were dropped either.

But a piece of stone emitting spiritual light appeared in front of Su Ziyu's eyes.

Su Ziyu suddenly felt a slight fluctuation in space. When he came to his senses, he found himself in a dilapidated palace.

"Was that a trial?"

——"Dragon Head Stone (High-level Rare Item): A stone that possesses the power of an immortal ancient dragon. It is a secret ritual of dragon worship. After use, it can transform a human head into a dragon head that can spit out dragon's breath. If the ritual fails, it may degenerate into a snake."

A special ritual object.

"Turning a human head into a dragon's head?"

"What about the body?" Su Ziyu held the stone in front of him with a slightly strange expression.

A human body with a dragon's head on top.

This is certainly not complete.

Su Ziyu looked at the stone in front of him curiously. On the white stone, he could see the dark shadow of a dragon head. It was not carved but looked like it was naturally formed.

Although it was a high-level rare item, it was of no use to Su Ziyu because he did not intend to transform into a dragon.

"Those snake people outside must have failed to transform in the first step, right?" Su Ziyu said to himself.

The snake man's body still looks similar to that of a human.

But their heads were long snake heads, which meant that the first step had failed, because if the ritual failed, the dragon would degenerate into a snake.

Put it away first, maybe it will be useful in the future.

At least it is a high-level rare item and its value is not low.

Part of the ancient palace in front of him had collapsed. Su Ziyu walked forward a few steps, and his vision suddenly became clear. In front of him appeared some eternal candles, as well as the corpses of dragon men who had been dead for a long time and were sitting cross-legged.

"Did they transform successfully?" Su Ziyu looked a little confused.

These corpses have been petrified like statues.

In the middle of the two stairs, there is the hanging remains of a flying dragon that has completely mummified. Looking around the hall, you can see many dead bodies sitting cross-legged.

"A lot of people died here!" Su Ziyu murmured.

Dragon faith.

clang.

A spark emerged.

Su Ziyu drew out the Irithyll straight sword and tapped the corpses lightly, confirming that they had all turned into stone.

"You turned into a dragon with the help of a stone, and then turned into a stone again after you died?"

Su Ziyu was observing his surroundings curiously when suddenly he heard some rustling sounds. In the distance a snake wizard appeared and immediately summoned out a series of soul arrows after seeing him.

It's the snake man again.

Why are all the dragon people here dead? Only some snake people who have transformed into zombies can be seen?

Su Ziyu killed the snake wizard with a single blow of his sword.

However, amid a strange sound of bells, the snake wizard seemed to summon something, and a knight in full armor rushed down the stairs.

Um.

Su Ziyu once again killed the knight with a sharp move of his sword.

——"Dragon Blood Greatsword (Rare Item): A greatsword engraved with the magic of dragon blood. It is the weapon used by the Knights who serve the dragon blood. It has magic power and can cause lightning damage when attacking."

Another rare weapon.

Su Ziyu put them away casually. He now had a lot of weapons.

Soon, Su Ziyu had toured the entire palace and killed all the snake-man zombies.

He discovered that the corpses in the palace were all transformed into dragon people, while many of the corpses outside looked like humans, likely the warriors who failed to transform into dragons.

"This place is simply a mausoleum." Su Ziyu shook his head.

Outside the palace is another road that winds upward.

Since there is a dragon head stone, there must also be a dragon body stone. Su Ziyu has only completed half of the trial road. He has been searching for a long time but has not found the dragon body stone. So the stone that can turn into a dragon's body should be somewhere higher.

The higher you go, the more powerful the snake people become.

Even the Suzi fish had to put in a little more effort, but fortunately the number of enemies was not large.

——"Soul of the Suffering Knight (refinable): After refining, gain 200 energy points."

More corpses appeared before our eyes.

He must have been dead for a long time, and his body had been exposed to the sun and turned into a mummy.

Rumble.

Amidst the dull roar, another huge flying dragon suddenly fell from the sky, and it opened its mouth to spray large amounts of dragon breath towards Su Ziyu.

Sure enough, the flying dragon appeared again.

Su Ziyu was prepared for this. He took out the Dragon Hunting Spear without hesitation and threw it out with the Sunshine Spear. The enemies in this place were actually very powerful, but his weapon was specifically designed for dragons. The Dragon Hunting Spear was indeed a weapon specially designed by the Gods to kill dragons, and it was extremely lethal against them.

The entire battle did not last too long.

Same as before.

After being killed, the flying dragon still did not drop any source power or soul, but another stone appeared in front of Su Ziyu.

——"Dragon Body Stone (High-level Rare Item): A stone that possesses the power of an immortal ancient dragon. It is a secret ritual of dragon worship. After use, the human body can be transformed into a dragon body, and the power of the dragon's roar can be used. If the ritual fails, there is a possibility of degenerating into a snake."

Dragon roar?

What is the use of this ability?

Su Ziyu looked at the pair of stones in his hand, observed them carefully and then put them away.

They make a pair.

One turned into a dragon head, and the other turned into a dragon body.

"So I have completed the trial at the Ancient Dragon Summit?" Su Ziyu looked puzzled. He raised his head and looked higher, muttering, "What's up there?"

"There seems to be something up there."

keep going.

Suzi fish is now very curious about what is at the highest point.

There were fewer snake people on the road.

Su Ziyu saw the corpse of a flying dragon on a platform in the distance, and after entering the ruined palace, he also saw a huge bell.

"This should be the bell that summons the nameless king, right?" Su Ziyu reached out and touched the lever in front of him. It was still usable. He looked up at the distance and asked, "What's on the top?"

There is still a winding path ahead.

Su Ziyu decided not to ring the bell for the time being and went to the top to see what was there.

A series of stairs appeared before my eyes.

At this time, the clouds were already under Su Ziyu's feet. As he approached the top of the mountain, Su Ziyu saw rows of dragon-man corpses sitting cross-legged. These corpses had existed for a longer time, and dry weeds had grown on their bodies. As he reached the platform at the top, he saw a sarcophagus that had been sealed for who knows how long.

"That's it!..." Su Ziyu was suddenly shocked.

Straight ahead!

An extremely huge dragon appeared in his sight. At first glance, it looked like rolling mountains. It was unknown how long it was. Its body fell on the top of the mountain and almost merged with the entire mountain.

Immortal ancient dragon!

Su Ziyu looked at the shocking huge remains from afar and stood there in a daze for a long time.

"An unknown divine power has been detected!"

Right here.

A prompt suddenly appeared in the Space-Time Monitor System.

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