31. Destruction of the Black Tide
"Hahaha… Hahaha!" The priest's crazed laughter echoed in Xia Yi's ears.
"Together… become… the Black Tide!"
The priest's body surely couldn't withstand such essence of blood, he would die soon.
But that didn't matter.
His goal was to create a perfect sacrifice.
After obtaining the dragon bloodline, he felt he had touched upon a great will.
That was the Black King.
All half-dragon monsters infected with the Dragon Curse were connected to the Black King's will, forming a collective.
This is the Black Tide.
And in the Black Tide, the priest was chosen, becoming a unique existence, yet he still obeyed the Black King's will.
Acting under the Black King's will was blissful, even death was not to be feared.
The priest followed the Black King's will, for that voice, he would do anything, even including sacrificing himself!
It didn't matter if he died, before death, gathering all the essence of blood, he could create a fine vessel.
That human girl as a vessel was somewhat lacking, but this dragon girl was very suitable.
"Feel it… Feel it… the collective… calling!"
"Ugh…"
Xia Yi was drenched in the essence of blood.
She felt the blood penetrate her skin, entering her body, flowing to every part of her body through her veins.
Her consciousness seemed to connect to a vast will.
Countless voices poured into her mind.
"We are the Black Tide."
"Acting on the Black King's will brings happiness."
"This is not death, but a glorious sacrifice, we will become part of the Black Tide, and gain eternal life."
These voices, from the Black Tide.
All life, after being eroded by the Dragon Curse, would have their spirits eroded by these voices, thus losing themselves, becoming part of the Black Tide.
This could explain why during the sacrificial ceremony, not a single half-dragon monster was timid, but chose to sacrifice willingly, even dying with a happy expression.
Now the essence of blood formed a strong curse, eroding Xia Yi's body, corroding the self, controlling thoughts, forcibly assimilating her into part of the Black Tide.
"Shut up!"
No matter how she wanted to drive these voices away, it was futile.
This was not at the level of the Sea Dream.
She was facing the integration of countless consciousnesses of the Black Tide, facing this collective.
"Become one of us!"
"Become one of us!"
"Become one of us!"
Xia Yi's eyes gradually became vacant, and the hand holding the Holy Sword also gradually loosened.
The light of the Holy Sword dimmed and fell from the priest's body.
"Great… Great… Great!!" The priest, bleeding profusely, still laughed loudly.
He had been waiting for this moment.
The perfect sacrifice was taking shape, and soon the dragon girl in front of him would fall and become part of the Black Tide.
Then she would replace him, becoming the new priest.
And under the Black King's will, she would preside over her own ceremony and sacrifice herself.
His death was valuable.
"Hahaha… Hahaha… It's all… over!"
The priest's life was coming to an end, but he could witness Xia Yi's downfall with his own eyes.
Joy, happiness, peace… these wonderful emotions filled the priest's heart, making him no longer fear the cold death.
"Come… Come… Say it…"
The priest spread his arms, warmly and eagerly coaxing Xia Yi.
"Say it… what's in your heart…"
Xia Yi opened her mouth, seemingly ready to say something.
"The collective… is waiting… Black King… say it… become… one of us!"
The priest was very excited.
As long as Xia Yi said the Black King here, then she would lose herself, become a sacrifice, and at the same time become the priest of the Black Tide, taking his place, everything would become a foregone conclusion, developing according to the collective's will!
However—
Xia Yi said the name that was in her heart.
"…Xia Lulu."
"What?" The priest was stunned.
This name was clearly not the Black King, but someone else!
He really couldn't understand, Xia Yi had lost herself, was out of control, was developing in the right direction, but at the last moment, the name that came from Xia Yi's mouth was… someone else.
Incomprehensible, incomprehensible, incomprehensible.
The priest couldn't understand at all.
Why didn't Xia Yi choose the Black King?
Clearly choosing the Black King would bring happiness, just like his own will, like the others in the Black Tide!
"Connect… go deeper… connect her…" the priest shouted.
But the situation developed a change.
After Xia Yi said Xia Lulu's name, some changes occurred in her, her eyes that had lost their luster began to sharpen, in the darkness, a silver glow emerged.
A terrifying pressure emanated from her.
This was the anger of the Royal Silver Dragon, showing signs of bloodline awakening.
The priest, shocked, stepped back several paces, feeling the suppression of the bloodline.
The Royal Silver Dragon bloodline was superior to the mixed blood of monsters.
"I, Xia Yi Christie, command thee to perish!" Xia Yi declared with authority.
Under the Dragon King's Pressure, the priest could no longer feel the Black King's will.
His face lost its joy, he could no longer feel happiness, not a trace of peace, without the Black King's will to support him, it was as if he had fallen into an abyss.
Xia Yi, through the connection with the collective, instead of being assimilated, began to erode the Black Tide, issuing orders to all half-dragon monsters.
The entire Black Tide echoed with Xia Yi's command, the half-dragon monsters followed Xia Yi's will, choosing self-destruction, the Black Tide was rapidly collapsing.
"No, no… No!!"
The priest resisted verbally, but his body acted on its own, kneeling on the ground, for the first time before someone other than the Black King.
He felt firsthand that this bloodline was as noble as the Black King's.
He deeply regretted allowing a dragon of such bloodline to deeply connect with the collective.
Footsteps approached.
The priest slowly lifted his head, looking at Xia Yi before him, her eyes held an irresistible Dragon King's Might, her silver hair stained red with blood, her gaze was icy cold.
He felt Xia Yi's will.
Rage.
The King's Fury had to be quenched with his own life.
Then, what he should do was clearer than ever.
"Your will be done…!"
After the priest spoke, he chose to end himself before Xia Yi, ending his life, just like the other half-dragon monsters in the Black Tide.
Xia Yi, bathed in blood, stepped over the priest's corpse, and took the Holy Sword back into her hands, her gaze shifted, landing on the black coffin ahead.
At that moment, the Legendary Beast that had been resting seemed to sense something, opened its eyes, and awoke from the deep sea.
Xia Yi is a good daughter, deep in her heart, she still thinks of her mother
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