Chapter 7009 The New Ritual

Chapter 7009 The New Ritual
Normally, Lucius wouldn't have jumped in immediately upon seeing this strange dragon blood. After all, he had some recollection of his ancestors' situation and what kind of things they produced. But Bedivere suspected that there was something wrong with this thing.
For Lucius, Bedivere's words meant there was basically no room for negotiation; he had to jump in and bathe in the dragon's blood, or he would lose.

Those who can come here are either descendants of knights, knights themselves, or descendants of nobles. In short, they are all prominent figures. For these people, life is all about face and nothing else. Besides, this is just a small world. Even if something goes wrong, they will just be carried out of the game. What is there to be afraid of? So Lucius jumped into the dragon blood pit that exuded an evil aura on the spot.

"Oh oh oh oh oh~" Lucius jumped into the dragon blood pit and let out a roar that was hard to tell whether it was comfortable or painful. But just by looking at Lucius's talent being activated so frantically, you could tell that it was definitely not a pleasant situation.

Even more outrageous, the dark red, blood-like substance that filled the pit began to decrease at an alarming rate after Lucius activated his Infinite Serpent talent. Then, to the astonishment of Bedivere and the others, the dragon blood, which was even larger than Lucius in terms of volume, was completely drained by Lucius.

Then, Lucius, who had jumped into the blood pit, was finally able to open his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, a powerful pressure was released from Lucius's body, and streaks of blood appeared all over his body.

At this moment, Lucius's eyes even transformed into blood-red beastly pupils, releasing an extremely intimidating impact. More importantly, Lucius, who opened his eyes, clearly felt the terrifying power surging within his body—I've succeeded!

With a light leap, Lucius seemed to break free from the earth's shackles, soaring dozens of meters into the air. Then, with a burst of power in mid-air, he landed behind Bedivere and the others as if by teleportation. With a flick of his wrist, a tiny shockwave, accompanied by a sonic boom, extended forward from his fingertips, showcasing the perfect application of his talent.

It's no longer the kind of method that requires mobilizing and coordinating one's own will. Instead, it's closer to a feeling of acting on impulse. It's the feeling of simply wanting to do something and doing it, and then succeeding. As for calling upon one's will or using force techniques, they are completely unnecessary. Everything is integrated into the body's instincts!

"Hahaha, it worked! It really worked! I have been bathed in dragon blood, imbued with the essence of a dragon, and now possess power beyond that of humans!" Lucius, standing in the sky, spread his arms as if embracing the heavens. A terrifying aura emanated from his body, creating a tangible pressure around him, followed by an aura that covered all directions.

"Damn, that's powerful! How much has Lucius improved?" Bedivere felt the pressure released by Lucius, his expression was both excited and somewhat shocked. This improvement from bathing in dragon blood was too ridiculous. How could he possibly improve so much?
Bedivere, the strongest in actual combat among this group, is a genuine sixth-level expert. Moreover, because he was beaten up by the old man from the Chu Palace team and had also encountered a demon god, he has managed to master a very high level of finishing techniques at his current age. His combat power is definitely the strongest among this group.

Considering that he is indeed young, energetic, and a true young and promising individual, he can unleash an extreme level of combat power if he really goes all out, so Bedivere's potential is extremely high.

However, at this moment, Bedivere sensed an aura from Lucius that was no less than, and perhaps even surpassed, that of the seventh level. Could a mere secret technique of bathing in dragon blood really improve one's abilities so much? What a joke! Even if Lucius came from the Cornelius clan and was a founding noble with a very deep foundation, it was impossible for him to rise directly from the fifth level to the seventh level so easily.

There must be something wrong!

"Lucius, how much have you improved?" Minos had a better relationship with Lucius. Upon seeing Lucius hovering in the air, radiating an astonishing aura, he immediately asked excitedly, "Good brother, you have such an awesome thing and you didn't tell me. But it doesn't matter. Now that Lucius has succeeded, I, Minos, can also get a share!"
"A dramatic improvement!" Lucius answered loudly, his voice even carrying a hint of thunder and lightning, sounding somewhat manic. But since he could answer so clearly, Bedivere and the others were much more at ease. Although Bedivere and the others had some doubts about Lucius's incredible improvement, the fact that Lucius could still think so clearly and communicate made it seem like there was no real problem.

After all, there were a few evil gods in the Roman Senate, but as long as the evil gods are still working and can communicate, it means that they were indeed former senators and important pillars of the Roman Empire!
As for the backlash, it doesn't matter. We must have the spirit of sacrificing ourselves for the progress of the Roman Empire. Besides, there hasn't been a backlash yet, has there? Even if there were a real backlash, it wouldn't matter. At least we've already had our fun, right? Of the five people in this group, only Bedivere is likely to reach the seventh level. The others don't even have that possibility. And now Lucius has obtained the experience card for the seventh level. In short, it's awesome!

"Lucius, tone down your arrogance. Let's look for more dragons." Bedivere called out to Lucius. Now that they were sure the dragon blood was fine, at most it just had some issues with its appearance and could be used as bathing material, what else was there to say? Of course, they should hurry up and find some to upgrade everyone. After all, these days, things that can directly increase combat power are very rare.

"Okay." Lucius felt a surge of satisfaction, tested his various moves, felt the abundant fighting power within him, and in a very good mood, he withdrew his power and then fell from the air.

Then, just as he was about to land, Caesar suddenly launched an attack on Lucius. The Fifth Lark's Light-Chasing Sword, imbued with suppression, pierced Lucius directly through the back.

The moment the hole was pierced, both Lucius and Bedivere, who was facing him, were utterly bewildered and simultaneously questioned, "Caesar, what are you doing!"

“Lucius? Are you sure you’re still Lucius?” Caesar said calmly as he looked at Lucius, and spun his Roman short sword, severing Lucius’s heart meridian. Lucius didn’t feel anything special. Then Bedivere clearly saw the flesh bud that appeared from the wound, which was only possible through super-fast regeneration. He immediately pulled Minos and jumped backward.

"What the hell are you talking about? I'm not Lucius, who am I?!" Lucius roared angrily, then threw a punch at Caesar behind him. Before being hit, Caesar turned into light and landed next to his brother, then looked at Lucius with a solemn expression.

“You’ll realize what’s happened when you take off your armor.” Caesar shook his head at Lucius. Due to the special perspective of the light and shadow manipulation, Caesar had already seen the dragon head that had formed under Lucius’s armor. It looked like a dragon growing directly from his chest. This was mutation.

As Romans who were very good at playing with evil gods, they were well aware that the evil gods had alienated them, and they had not yet realized what it meant. Even if a person still had self-awareness at this time, they were already a typical example of someone who needed to be removed from the fold.

Lucius was like that; when he took off his armor and discovered that his chest was transforming into a dragon's head, with eyes and a sharp mouth, he knew that his plan to bathe in dragon's blood had failed.

To be honest, it was impossible to succeed at all. That was a demon god, not a dragon at all. The grand ritual of bathing in dragon blood could not completely strip away the demon god's will. Although the very mature ritual squeezed the demon god into sauce, making it impossible for the demon god to change its form in a short time, to be honest, even if the demon god was turned into sauce, it did not really die. It can only be said that it changed its form.

In this situation, Lucius jumped into the blood pit and bathed in dragon blood. To be honest, this was equivalent to directly absorbing the demon god. It's not that it's impossible to do such a thing. Sun Liang had done it before, devouring each cell one by one, and finally spitting out the remaining consciousness of the demon god.

However, normal people cannot do this. Lucius's dragon blood ritual was very powerful and it did suppress the demon god's consciousness. The Infinite Serpent's cycle did successfully absorb the demon god, but it was not enough, at least not enough to completely destroy the demon god.

As a result, what happened in the end was assimilation, that is, the demon god Binzi was revived in Lucius's body. As for why the dragon head was revived, well, the dragon blood ritual is indeed a top-level sacrificial ritual. The demon god was severely damaged and was branded with a steel mark by the ritual, to the point that it even regarded itself as the dragon in Lucius's memories.

"It's over!" Bedivere looked at the rapidly forming dragon head on Lucius's chest and realized that Lucius could be carried away. He immediately shook his head repeatedly.

"Damn, it's nothing, just a slight mutation. My consciousness is still very clear," Lucius quickly said. He had already seen the malice in Bedivere's eyes that wanted to kill him, so he immediately retorted.

“This isn’t just a minor mutation, it’s a complete mutation, Lucius. Come on, brother, I’ll give you a dignified death.” Bedivere sheathed his Roman dagger, then removed his crossbow and pointed it at Lucius, saying, “I think you should accept dying as a human being. You can’t be mutated into an evil dragon and then die!”

"Hey, hey, hey, that's going too far! I just have a dragon head that's mutated on my chest, that's not..." Lucius retorted, but as he spoke, the dragon head on his chest had fully formed, and then it opened its eyes and roared at Bedivere and the others who were facing him.

With just a roar, the area-wide life pressure and the sonic shockwaves from the supermodel made Bedivere and Minos's scalps tingle.

The two immediately abandoned any further explanation to Lucius, dodging his attack range to the left and right, and then, without the slightest hesitation, each unleashed their own techniques and charged towards Lucius.

At the same time, the Caesar brothers also reached out and used their light and shadow manipulation and special talents to reconstruct their own talents. The two brothers, who had undergone five levels of fusion, directly unleashed a talent strength close to that of the seventh level!

"Die!" Bedivere watched as Lucius's dragon form spread to other parts of his body. Without hesitation, he unleashed his finishing move. His six talents, combined with the Demon God Weapon, created a chariot with an almost metal frame, which then unleashed an astonishing speed and crashed directly into Lucius.

This is Bedivere's special finishing move, unleashed after being beaten by the Chu Palace team. It's a terrifying finishing move that stems from a belief interfering with reality and is based on idealism. The core effect of this thing is very simple: based on Bedivere's will, it forms a solidified structure with the surroundings, almost like a chariot, during the few breaths of his charge.

In those few breaths, this chariot, formed by the interference of will with reality, possessed the strength and weight of a chariot, making it a super move that combines offense and defense.

Especially after Bedivere slays a demon god and obtains a demon god weapon that is very suitable for him, this finishing move can unleash power far beyond what others realize.

For example, right now, after dodging Lucius's dragon breath explosion, Bedivere immediately manifested a steel-structured chariot and then crashed straight towards Lucius at an extreme speed. Just before hitting Lucius, who had no time to dodge, Bedivere activated his Demon Weapon and enhanced it with his finishing move. This overwhelming mental pressure was truly manifested!
At that moment, the weight of this all-steel chariot increased almost tenfold when it collided with Lucius!
This is also the key reason why that demon was crushed on the spot by Bedivere. Do you know what it means to be crushed by a tank? This is what it means to be crushed by a tank!

When Bedivere's finishing move came at him, Lucius sensed some danger, but he didn't take it seriously. Although he had been mutated due to the failure of bathing in dragon blood, and he would be completely transformed into a dragon in a very short time, Lucius's strength was extremely terrifying during the time he still had self-awareness.

Not to brag, but Lucius is now a genuine seventh-level refinement expert, and in terms of pure quality, he is absolutely no less than Hasgard, the top talent in Rome. So Bedivere is only a slight threat to him.

Considering this is a grand martial arts competition, even if things go wrong, they won't die; at most, they'll be eliminated. Lucius decided to transform into an evil dragon and thoroughly punish his teammates and the rest of the group, turning them into spinning tops. As for the issue of not being able to return to their dragon form, that's not a problem at all; he can simply leave the competition and recover after the grand martial arts competition ends.

Considering that this might even win me a championship, there's no question, I must become a dragon! First, I'll take down these teammates and turn them into points. As for being criticized after I'm eliminated, I don't care. I just need to pretend that my will has been taken over by the evil dragon. After all, the evil dragon has really revived within me, and I already have someone to blame!
"Bedewell, run! My consciousness is about to be corrupted by the evil dragon!" Before being hit by Bedivere's finishing move, Lucius let out a desperate roar. He decided to establish the fact that he had been possessed by the evil dragon and had died a heroic death before carrying out the evil dragon's slaughter!

However, faced with such a roar, Bedivere didn't say a word. He controlled his finishing move and rammed into Lucius. To be fair, this time Bedivere's ramming was much more powerful than when he rammed into the demon god before.

After all, fighting a demon god is nowhere as satisfying as fighting a teammate. When fighting a demon god, you have to put in seven-tenths of your effort and still have to be wary of the demon god. But when fighting a teammate, I have to put in twelve-tenths of my effort.
When the heavy chariot crashed into Lucius, Lucius's eyes bulged out, the impact site clearly collapsed, and even the dragon's head caved in. What do you mean by a body comparable to Hasgard? Stop dreaming!
If your willpower isn't strong enough, you're just trying to run into Bedivere's finishing move, which is based on idealism interfering with reality. This is why Bedivere was in such a sorry state when he encountered Wu Xi. His proud finishing move was completely useless against Wu Xi, who was a single idealist.

Of course, conversely, it's not very effective against opponents who rely on idealism, but it's a real blow against opponents who don't. In addition, Bedivere's willpower is stronger than Lucius's, so Lucius suffered a full-blown blow.

The reason Lucius wasn't shattered on the spot was because he was indeed tough enough after absorbing the Binzi Demon God. However, after taking this unexpected blow, Lucius's original plan was completely shattered!

The evil dragon will be slaughtered, and he will die instantly!
The instant Lucius was wounded, the Caesar brothers released countless chains of light. These chains either entangled Lucius or pierced his body, then rapidly split and pierced him. In just an instant, more than a dozen chains burst forth from Lucius's chest.

This is the extreme application of the suppression talent. What special talent, what powerful body? After facing the Caesar brothers working together, it has already reached its peak. The suppression talent can even suppress the essence of heaven and earth and individual will. Lucius's body, which absorbed the demon god, is no different from an ordinary body. In short, it's death!

After the Caesar brothers had Lucius bound, Minos roared and swung his hammer, launching a powerful attack directly at his beloved brother.

With exceptional natural talent for power as a foundation, at the moment of explosive power, one can further propel this pure power to its peak. After reaching this level, one can use exceptional willpower to further enhance one's power, allowing the foundation of this power to penetrate deep into the cells.

With this hammer blow, Minos unleashed wind and thunder!

Bedivere's body, which hadn't been damaged, was blasted apart by this hammer blow.

Do you understand the terror of heavy weapon crushing strikes with so much added power? It's pure numerical value!
"It's over, my dear teammate, I've destroyed him." Minos sighed after sending Lucius flying, but even the splattered remains of Lucius were still trying to sprout flesh, as if trying to regenerate.

“Ah, Lucius, my brother, really…” Bedivere gave a fake smile and picked up Lucius’s head. At this moment, perhaps because Lucius’s life was in mortal danger, his dragon transformation became even faster. When Bedivere picked Lucius up, fine dragon scales appeared on his cheeks.

"Are you still alive?" Minos asked Lucius, whose eyes were closed and whose face was covered in dragon scales. Upon hearing this, Lucius opened his eyes and stared at Minos with a ferocious look in his beastly eyes, but then Lucius managed to suppress his bestial nature with his own consciousness.

“You bunch of bastards…” Lucius cursed angrily.

“If the few of us hadn’t intervened, you would have already transformed into a dragon. Really.” Bedivere said as he picked up the dragon parts of Lucius, divided them into several piles and threw them aside. Looking at the dragon body that was still struggling and trying its best to recover, Bedivere turned Lucius’s head around.

“I was beaten like this, and I still had my own consciousness, and you…” Lucius said angrily, “and you just killed me like that!”

“If we hadn’t beaten you up like this, you would still have self-awareness…” Caesar also came over and lifted Lucius’s head to the spot where the consciousness had been sacrificed, placing it in the center of the seven-pointed star.

"Damn it, what are you trying to do!" With his head placed in the center of a seven-pointed star, surrounded by piles of mangled remains that had mutated into dragon bodies, Lucius felt a sense of foreboding.

"Although we failed before, it at least proved that bathing in dragon blood can indeed enhance our strength. And now we happen to have a dragon, and compared to the evil dragon before, this dragon is in much better condition." Bedivere said with a grin, which was terrifying to Lucius, who immediately cursed.

"Don't panic. We've already learned the Dragon Blood Ritual. The fact that you've become mutated means that the evil dragon blood has developed its own consciousness. All we need to do is remove that consciousness, or maybe we don't even need to remove it. Your self-awareness is still there. Become the strength of your brothers!" Caesar said with a grin, and then started performing a shamanistic ritual in front of Lucius.

To be fair, Rome actually went very far down the path of being inhuman, perhaps even further than the Han Dynasty.

After all, as the root of the legion, the Tenth Knights Legion was crooked from the very beginning; it only appears normal now! It's hard to say what it's really like.

"Damn it, you four bastards!" Lucius let out his final roar during the dragon's blood-squeezing ritual, but it was no use. This was the roar of the evil dragon, not the roar of his teammates. In the hearts of Bedivere and the other three, Lucius, as a teammate, was already dead before his transformation!
If you want to win, you can't be a decent human being, hahaha.