"As you wish, my lord. ”

The unknown presence in the purple oocyst seemed to have been expected, and with a smile in his voice, he agreed.

Next, Iroh saw another incredible scene.

The oocyst ruptures, and the purple fluid inside begins to gush out - only not as little as it seems, but as if the oocyst is connected to an alien space, a steady stream of purple fluid gushes out of the fist-sized carrier, and then ......

Condensed into a single body.

At first, the figure was vague and indiscernible in its appearance, but soon, Iroh gradually discovered that it was a dragon-like body.

As the liquid replenished further, the details of the body began to become clear, as if a pair of invisible hands were carving. The golden ratio of the body, the muscles are strong and full, and the small and deep lilac scales are like dark dragon wings that can devour the light......

Of course, the most striking thing is the dragon's uncovered white bead-like eyes and six long tentacles with its mouth.

In a short time, the mysterious black shadow of a thousand years ago, UD-286, in Galyon's memory, stood in front of Ielo in his true form, or rather it.

"Met the hosts. ”

The dragon-like creature said in its previously mellow and elegant aristocratic voice.

"Your appearance...... It's kind of like a Mind Flayer, but it's not. Iroh shook his head in confusion, his inheritance memory also had no information about the creature, "You, what the hell is it?"

Eloh remembered that the Mind Flayer's greatest feature was what looked like a four-clawed octopus's head, or should I add that pair of swollen white eyeballs?

In short, this race, known as the Mind Flayer or Psicos, is feared by all Underground dwellers as they force other creatures to bend their will and destroy the minds of their enemies. And their penchant for eating the brains of their victims is nothing short of infamous.

In addition to their high intelligence, outright evil minds, and terrible penchant for abuse, the Mind Flayer is extremely selfish, and will not hesitate to abandon their minions and allies if the situation goes against them.

Additionally, the Mind Flayer uses the lingua franca of the underworld, but prefers to communicate telepathically.

All of the above descriptions seem to correspond to the creatures in front of them.

It's no wonder that Iroh is confused, he knows what the Mind Flayer is and what a dragon should look like, but when the traits of the Mind Flayer and the dragon are combined into the same creature, he can't be sure.

Is there such a thing?

"You can call me 'Soul Eater', there is no such race, but this combination does best describe my characteristics. ”

UD-286 replied.

"Eaters of Souls and dragons?"

At this moment, Iroh couldn't help but be moved, whether the other party really wanted to regard himself as the master or not, it seemed like he had picked up a treasure......

Soul Eaters are also technically Mind Flayers, but they are more terrifying and deadly than regular Mind Flayers.

The Mind Flayer's hatchlings are all tadpoles, and the original Eater of Souls is also a tadpole.

Almost one in every twenty-five larval tadpoles takes twice as long as the standard time, or twenty-five years, to develop enough to metamorphose into an adult. If they have the chance, they will turn into Eaters of Souls.

However, there is little way to distinguish them from other tadpoles until they metamorphose.

While Eater of Souls tadpoles have a better chance of surviving the Mastermind's predation than regular tadpoles, the chances of a true Eater of Souls appearing are extremely low.

In general, each egg sac can hatch about forty tadpoles of the Eater of Souls, and on average, only two of the approximately a thousand tadpoles hatched in one egg sac can successfully survive the metamorphosis. In other words, out of 20,000 tadpoles, only one Eater of Souls tadpole will survive to full maturity.

Eaters of Souls are taller than their weaker counterparts, and in addition to their size, they have grown two additional tentacles. This gives them a total of six tentacles and is revered by the vast majority of their four-tentacle counterparts. Finally, they can live for at least two hundred years, and tend to live longer before joining the mastermind.

Soul Eaters are generally the main body of the legendary "Super Mind Flayer", and they can quickly rise to the top of the entire Mind Flayer community after their birth, and become the glory of the race above the ordinary Mind Flayer.

The Eater of Souls has the distinction of having two extra tentacles, and in general, they are the head of the Cardinal's House, the leader of the expedition, or the liaison with the gods, or simply all three at the same time. Regardless, the appearance of a Eater of Souls is very rare, and its birth means that the community can be proud to have a Elder of the Eater of Souls that can only spawn one out of every ten communities.

Come to think of it, even the Eater of Souls is already so strong, so what happens when the Eater of Souls combines with a dragon?

"Actually, it's not just that," UD-286 quietly bragged, "I'm a Soul Eater of the Soul Cult. ”

“......”

If Iroh could still accept it indifferently before, then this sentence undoubtedly set off a monstrous wave in his heart.

Soul Eater! Dragon!

As long as you know a little about this part of knowledge, you will know how small the probability of these three terms being combined will be, and you will also know that at this time, the effect of combining is no less than that of nuclear fusion!

Before that, it's important to explain what Arcane Mind Flayer is.

In simple terms, this is a catch-all term for Mind Flayer who tends to use magic and similar powers.

In fact, Mind Flayer almost exclusively tends to use innate psychic powers, aka psionic powers, and deviant people like this who don't like to follow the crowd are considered rare freaks.

Psychic abilities that Mind Flayers excel at come from their innate psionic abilities. That is, these powers come from the mental and physical changes that occur in the user through spiritual training.

There is debate as to whether psionic energy and arcane magical energy are essentially the same thing, but in any case, there is an indisputable fact that there is a huge philosophical difference between psionic energy and the power exerted by the caster and the magical beast.

Spells and similar powers use non-logical means to produce definite and fixed effects, while psionic energy is obtained through psionic "cultivation".

However, what is even rarer than the Arcane Mind Flayer is the Mind Flayer of the Ao Ling Double Cultivator.

This Mind Flayer is able to wield both magical and psionic powers, thus creating a situation that their enemies do not want to see: when the enemy uses magic to fight, they can open an anti-magic field and then attack with psionic power, and when the enemy uses psionic energy, they can deploy an anti-psychic field and attack with magical power.

Obviously, when a Soul Eater Dragon is already very powerful, and at the same time has the characteristics of Arcane Dual Cultivation - wait!

Iroh suddenly thought of it again, the life-controlling power that Galeon showed before was also UD-286's, right?

It should be right, since it is a dragon, it will definitely have a natural ability.

Then the sentence just now should be revised: when an already very powerful Soul Eater Dragon has the characteristics of Arcane Dual Cultivation, it can also control life at the same time......

Iroh suddenly didn't know what to say, UD-286 seemed to be a more powerful existence than Galeon.

But if this is the case, why a thousand years ago, it was Galion who won?

"Because I'm waiting for you, master. ”

As if sensing Ello's doubts, UD-286 calmly explained, "Pretending to fail, and then lurking in Galeon's body, using his power to collect life energy, and at the same time evading the pursuit of the Holy Inquisition Venerable, this is my plan. ”

"Holy Judgment Venerable?"

Iroh keenly caught a key phrase.

If I am not mistaken, the Holy Judgment Venerable, as the leader of the Golden Dragon Clan, is also the most powerful and mysterious existence among the five Venerables of the Divine Dragon City, and has never shown up from beginning to end. Such an unfathomable existence is naturally the great enemy in Ailuo's heart, but Ailuo has never been able to find any information about the Holy Judgment Venerable, so he can only be at a loss.

But now, UD-286 actually said that he had crossed paths with the Holy Judgment Venerable?

"Well, I've fought with the Holy Judge Venerable. ”

There was a chill in the Soul Eater's tone, "I must say that the strength and talent of the Holy Judge Venerable are above me—of course, in my heyday. ”

"So, what is his talent?!"

Iroh almost screamed.

"I don't know. During the fight, I managed to temporarily invade the soul of the Venerable Judgment, but I only had time to find the name of his gift, 'Flame of Purification'. Although it is not clear what the specific role of this talent is, it can be determined that his talent belongs to one of the strongest talents in the history of the dragon clan, and can even be compared to the 'Heavenly Dao Wisdom'. ”

"How?"

UD-286's appearance couldn't show his expression, but Iroh could feel that the other party's mood was definitely very gloomy: "At that time, because my strength was too strong, even the Divine Flame Venerable was repulsed, and the Holy Judge Venerable had to be dispatched. I prepared for a long time to fight him. I thought I was ready to go all out, but it turned out ......"

The chilling voice in Eloh's heart suddenly stopped, and the deathly silence infected everything around him.

After a long time, the Soul Eater whispered, "As a result, he killed me instantly. ”

For a moment, Iroh seemed to feel the heavens and the earth turn upside down, and the whole world collapsed in front of him.

If there is anyone in this world who is strong enough to defeat the Soul Eater Dragon in front of him who seems to have reached the limit of the mortal world he can imagine in an instant, then that creature will be the closest to the existence of God. Ayroh couldn't think of any other possibility than God.

At this moment, night is gradually falling, and the sun is like a stingy girl who puts away his dazzling light during the day. The infinite darkness enveloped Eloh's body and mind like a cold, viscous liquid.

Even Iroh, who has always been steadfast, can't help but feel a kind of despair that can't be escaped no matter how much he dodges.