Chapter 257: Recruiting, Forming the Dragon Blood Warrior Legion! (6600)

Cao Xing looked forward to it even more, wondering what the three-piece set bonus was.

Therefore, he said directly: "Muxue, put on this helmet and let's see what the set effect is."

The beauty in front of him gently nodded.

Then, she extended a pair of tender white jade hands and gently removed the Snow Eagle Battle Helmet from her head.

She put on the crystal-gorgeous Ice Dragon Battle Helmet.

After changing into the new helmet, an intangible temperament emanated from Liu Muxue's body.

From the helmet to the battle armor and battle boots, the three pieces of equipment on her body shared the exact same tone.

It was filled with a chilling sense of beauty.

Then, she directly sent up the attributes of the three-piece set.

[Ice Dragon Protection: After activating, cover your entire body with a thick layer of frost, reducing movement speed by 90% and increasing armor by 50%. Effect lasts for 1 minute. Cooldown: 5 minutes]

…

Seeing the effect of this special ability, Cao Xing couldn't help praising it!

"So strong, it actually directly increases armor by 50%, which can greatly enhance survivability."

Although after activating this effect, movement speed would be drastically reduced.

However, the magnitude of the armor increase was also terrifying!

It was equivalent to a stationary turret mode.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Next was the other item.

[Ice Dragon Horn (Large): After use, can actively summon the power of the giant dragon. In the next six hours, all Ice Nests within 200 kilometers of the territory will descend near your territory.]

…

"Good grief, jumping straight from 60 kilometers to 200 kilometers!"

"Calculated by area, the Large Ice Dragon Horn is almost 11 times that of the Medium Ice Dragon Horn!"

"In other words, if this thing is used, the number of Ice Nests descending near my territory within six hours will reach over 8,000!"

Cao Xing couldn't help being startled by this number!

He could even imagine the scene where, after using this Large Ice Dragon Horn, a massive horde of Ice Nest Monsters swarmed over densely packed.

For a moment, he felt a bit daunted.

"This thing… it's better not to use it for now."

Then, only two Dragon Blood Warrior recruitment scrolls were left.

One chieftain-tier and one leader-tier scroll.

Cao Xing originally wanted to summon them directly.

At this moment, he glanced at his backpack.

[Ice Dragon Mark] * 821032

"There are still plenty of Ice Dragon Marks."

"Should I exchange all the Dragon Blood Warrior recruitment scrolls in the Dragon Shop with them?"

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing decided to exchange them!

Therefore, he directly opened the Dragon Shop.

[Whether to consume Ice Dragon Mark * 100,000 to exchange for Tier 2 Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 20?]

[Whether to consume Ice Dragon Mark * 100,000 to exchange for Tier 2 Elite Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 5?]

[Whether to consume Ice Dragon Mark * 100,000 to exchange for Tier 2 Chieftain Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 1?]

…

Exchanging all three types of recruitment scrolls required exactly 300,000 Ice Dragon Marks.

He directly clicked 'Yes'!

[Exchange successful: Ice Dragon Mark – 300,000…]

…

The wave of transactions just now had traded for over a million Ice Dragon Marks, and in the blink of an eye, 1.3 million were spent!

But obviously, this was all worth it!

At this moment, Cao Xing looked at his backpack with a look of satisfaction in his eyes!

"Very well, now the recruitment scrolls for Dragon Blood Warriors of various grades add up to a full 31!"

"Among them are one leader, two chieftains, and five elites!"

"It can greatly strengthen my territory's power!"

At this time, Cao Xing noticed that besides these twenty-odd Dragon Blood Warrior recruitment scrolls, there was another kind of recruitment scroll in his backpack.

[Nightmare Archer Recruitment Scroll]!

Normal and elite scrolls combined totaled 26.

"Not bad, there are also quite a few Nightmare Archer recruitment scrolls."

"Just in time, I'll summon them all over together this time."

However, before recruiting, Cao Xing called over Jonard, Josent, and the three female Dragon Blood Warriors.

Besides, he also called over four Nightmare Archers.

This time, there were many creatures to be summoned, among which there might be some unruly ones.

Therefore, having these subordinates come over to lead them would make management easier.

After a short while, five tall Norns and four Dream Spirits wrapped in vines walked over gracefully.

They said respectfully: "Respected Lord!"

Right now, Alice and Finis and several other Saintess's Personal Guards had all reached a loyalty of over 85.

As for Jonard and Josent, their loyalty was already maxed out.

As for the other four Nightmare Archers, they also had a loyalty of over 80.

Cao Xing nodded slightly, then said: "In a moment, I will recruit a batch of newcomers. You guys explain the territory's rules to them, and then you will lead these people."

Hearing this, the Dragon Blood Warriors and Dream Spirits on the field looked at each other and then nodded successively.

As for Cao Xing, he took out a large pile of blackish-purple scrolls from his backpack.

These were the Nightmare Archer recruitment scrolls, totaling 26.

He prepared to summon this batch of creatures first.

[Whether to use recruitment scrolls…]

"Yes."

In an instant, all the scrolls in his hand disappeared.

Then, on the open space in front of everyone, a large expanse of blackish-purple smoke appeared!

From this smoke, an illusory scene appeared, among which some vines were growing rapidly!

After a moment, a group of Nightmare Archers wrapped in vines appeared in front of Cao Xing.

Among these people were men and women.

Light pink skin, about 1.7 meters tall, wrapped in vines all over, and with very messy hair.

After they appeared, they all scanned their surroundings without a word, appearing incomparably silent.

Cao Xing had dealt with these Dream Spirits once before, and knew this was due to their personality and experiences.

At this moment, Meng Rita, who had transformed into a chieftain-tier creature, took the initiative to step forward.

She said in a steady voice: "My clansmen, as you can see, we died in that turmoil back then."

"Now we have been summoned once more from the different space by our Lord Cao Xing, gaining a second life."

"The fact that you were willing to accept being sealed back then proves that you still wanted to continue living."

"Now, please offer your loyalty and faith to our Lord!"

Hearing this, the expressions of the Dream Spirits on the field flickered slightly.

One of the Dream Spirits said: "The reason we wanted to live back then was to figure out one thing."

"Why did the Nightmare God abandon us!"

"Other than the Nightmare God, we will not offer our faith to anyone!"

"Let alone that this is just a human lord!"

However, Meng Rita, upon hearing these words, directly pulled her bowstring and shot him an arrow!

"Whoosh!"

An arrow shot out.

It directly pierced through his shoulder.

[Your territory member: Meng Rita attacked Meng Dien…]

Seeing their clansman injured, the expressions of that newly summoned group of Dream Spirits changed drastically!

"Dammit! What are you doing?"

"Being the same Dream Spirits, you actually attack your own kind!"

As the words fell, they all gripped their longbows, pulled the bowstrings, and made attacking motions.

Meanwhile, Meng Na and the others behind shouted angrily: "Audacious!"

Both sides picked up their weapons, and the atmosphere instantly became tense and on the verge of breaking!

Even Cao Xing didn't expect Meng Rita to be so radical, making a move right off the bat.

She pulled her bowstring and glanced at Cao Xing, seemingly seeking his opinion.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then nodded.

Leave this matter to Meng Rita to handle.

After getting Cao Xing's permission, this Nightmare Archer had even fewer scruples.

Meng Rita said in a cold voice: "Since you have been summoned out, you must be prepared to give your allegiance!"

"Our Lord has the mighty power and character to subvert the world. We have seen what the current Nightmare God looks like; He is extremely fallen and simply incomparable to our Lord!"

"Whoever dares to speak disrespectfully to our Lord, even if we are of the same Dream Spirit race, I will replace him and deal with all of you!"

As the words fell, terrifying auras rose from Meng Rita and the other three!

At this moment, they could be considered to have fully entered combat status.

The Source of Extreme Ice and Frost Magic Shield on their bodies continuously spewed out chilling air, even freezing the air itself!

Although there were 26 people on the opposite side, facing Meng Rita and the four of them, they felt extremely insignificant.

Under this terrifying pressure, those Dream Spirit archers couldn't even summon the courage to resist.

"You… how could you have such powerful combat strength? This is far beyond the strength of Tier 3!"

Meng Rita said in a deep voice: "This is what I told you, the mighty power of our Lord!"

"He can make all of us possess such powerful strength!"

Hearing this, intense shock appeared on the faces of all the Dream Spirits on the field.

Meng Rita struck while the iron was hot.

"My clansmen, our former faith has abandoned us; you should wake up!"

"You should be glad that you were summoned by the merciful Lord Cao Xing and came to this magical territory."

"Otherwise, if it were in another territory, by now you would either have been executed or driven away, starting a life of displacement from then on."

"Now, immediately surrender to this Lord of ours!"

In her tone, there was an unrefusable firmness!

These Dream Spirits on the field looked at each other.

The next moment.

They all knelt down together.

"Great Lord Cao Xing, we are willing to surrender to you."

[Nightmare Archer, Meng Qiya / Meng Audo / Meng Yun… joined your territory, territory population + 31…]

Meng Rita looked at Cao Xing, then said apologetically: "Respected Lord, our Dream Spirit race just has this strange temper."

"Please rest assured, they just haven't adapted for a moment."

"I will discipline them well."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also nodded slightly.

"Archers from the Dream Spirit race, welcome. I won't say any superfluous words."

"Just as Meng Rita said, existences that swear allegiance to me will all receive powerful blessings."

"From now on, under Meng Rita's leadership, you will guard the territory, and all actions will obey Meng Rita's command."

"If there is any disobedience, Meng Rita has the right to deal with you."

"Did you all understand?"

In his tone, a trace of majesty was contained.

At the same time, Cao Xing also displayed powerful strength from his body!

For this race, one cannot blindly use appeasement; directly using tough methods yielded better results.

A Tier 4 Frost Mage, matched with a set of powerful equipment plus various permanent status effects, Cao Xing's aura right now could only be described as terrifying!

Several times stronger than Meng Rita and the others!

The Dream Spirits kneeling on the ground all trembled.

Facing Cao Xing, it was simply like facing a ferocious flood beast, making people unable to raise any psychological inclination to resist!

These Dream Spirits only then realized that the strength possessed by this lord was also so terrifying!

Everyone said simultaneously: "Understood, merciful and powerful Lord!"

[Because you displayed powerful martial might and deterred the Dream Spirit archer: Meng Laina, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 62]

[Because you displayed powerful martial might…]

…

At this moment, over twenty system prompts appeared.

The loyalty of these archers all increased to over 60.

A trace of a smile also appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth, and then he reined in the aura on his body.

This group of Nightmare Archers respectfully stood up from the ground, came behind Meng Rita, and all waited obediently.

Then, Cao Xing took out another thirty-odd recruitment scrolls from his backpack.

They were precisely those Dragon Blood Warrior recruitment scrolls!

Cao Xing was also very much looking forward to this powerful unit type!

Especially since this time there was also a leader-tier recruitment scroll!

Thus, he took out 20 ordinary Dragon Blood Warriors and 10 elite Dragon Blood Warriors,

along with 2 boss-tier Dragon Blood Warriors, plus 1 leader-tier Dragon Blood Warrior.

He took them all out and then clicked to summon them together!

At this moment, a familiar meteor shower streaked across the sky!

"Boom! Rumble!"

After the tremors,

huge ice sculptures smashed down in front of Cao Xing one after another!

Inside each of these ice sculptures was sealed a tall Dragon Blood Warrior.

Among them, there were also three whose auras were incomparably formidable, existing like thoroughly forged battle spears.

What surprised Cao Xing was that among the Dragon Blood Warriors summoned this time, there seemed to be no female Dragon Blood Warriors.

They were uniformly all male.

It seemed, just as Jonard said,

female Dragon Blood Warriors were still relatively rare in their Norn Clan.

However, this didn't matter much.

By comparison, male Dragon Blood Warriors were of greater help to Cao Xing.

Their skill [Ice Dragon Spear Pierce!] was simply too overpowered!

"Crack! Crack!"

The ice sculptures shattered!

Tall Dragon Blood Warriors holding spears broke out of the ice layer one by one.

"Zhuoma! We have returned from that cold hell!"

"No matter how many times you destroy our homeland, no matter how many times your sharp claws tear my body apart, we will fight you to the end!"

"The Norn Clan never admits defeat!"

Their strengths were only a little over level 10.

But the aura and soaring fighting spirit emanating from their bodies formed a sharp contrast with the decadent Nightmare Archers over there!

At this moment, these twenty-some brave fighters looked at Cao Xing and said respectfully,

"Norn Dragon Blood Warrior, Rubit / Lucasen / Ruen… reporting to you!"

Cao Xing gave sufficient respect to this fighting race.

He stepped forward and said: "Welcome, powerful Norn Clan, let us pick up our weapons together and once again confront that ice and temptation giant dragon!"

At this moment, right at the front of this group of Dragon Blood Warriors, there was a Norn clad in battle armor and holding a long spear.

He seemed different from all the other Dragon Blood Warriors.

His height was close to 2.3 meters, and his physique was incomparably robust, even rivaling the big guy Braum!

This person was the leader-tier Dragon Blood Warrior summoned by Cao Xing.

His gaze swept around the surroundings and then landed on Jonard, Josent, and the three female Dragon Blood Warriors.

After sensing the formidable auras within their bodies, his pupils instantly constricted.

"Hard to imagine, there is actually such a formidable aura within your bodies!"

This leader-tier Norn was well-informed and saw through the peculiarities on Jonard and the others at a glance!

And the tall Jonard also stepped forward and said: "Respected Norn Leader, as you can see, we have suppressed the backlash of the dragon power against us!"

"All of this is thanks to the great power of the Lord!"

"Our Lord will fight the dragon together with us!"

"This time, we will definitely not lose again!"

This strong Norn nodded and then said: "I understand, my clansmen."

"As long as we can defeat that dragon, I am willing to give up everything!"

As his words fell, the newly summoned Norn Clan members on the field all knelt on one knee.

The awareness of the Norn Clan was very high, and there was no need to say much at all.

Cao Xing also nodded in satisfaction and then glanced at their attributes.

There was no need to look at the attributes of those boss and elite Dragon Blood Warriors.

What Cao Xing was looking forward to more was this leader-tier Dragon Blood Warrior.

Wondering what powerful skills he would have?

[Ice Dragon Blood Warrior: Ruen]

[Level: Level 27 17832 / 240000 (Tier 3 Leader-tier Creature)]

[Health: 43732 / 43732 (Pale Tree Blessing)]

[Attack Power: 2574 ~ 2683]

[Armor: 447 ~ 459]

[Attributes: Strength 1094, Agility 633, Spirit 612, Constitution 732]

[Skills: Dragon-Slaying Spear Technique, Dragon Spear Raid, Ice Dragon Spear Pierce!, Dragon Blood Extraction (Attributes same as before)]

[Dragon Blood Soaring Sky Pierce (Activate all the dragon blood power in the body, leap a thousand meters into the high sky, and deliver the strongest strike to the enemies on the ground with the spear in hand!]

[Deal 237% explosive damage to all enemies within a 200-meter range, deal 414% piercing damage to hit targets, and make them enter a stunned state for 2 to 5 seconds. Cool down time: 5 minutes)]

[(Note: This skill requires activating all dragon blood in the body. After use, the Dragon Blood Warrior will suffer a strong backlash and fall into a 120-second weakness state!)]

[Talent 1: Norn Body]

[Talent 2: Ice Dragon Blood]

[Talent 3: Robust Physique (Ruen has possessed a stronger physique than other Norns since childhood, Strength increased by 30%)]

[Bonds: Dragon Blood Warrior (20 people activated)]

[Satiety: 75]

[Loyalty: 67]

…

Seeing this leader-tier skill — Dragon Blood Soaring Sky Pierce!

Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank.

Because this was the skill with the most terrifying single-target coefficient he had ever seen in his life!

A 237% ultra-large area AOE attack with a 200-meter range, plus a terrifying 414% single-target attack!

If hit by this spear, even if one doesn't die, they would lose a layer of skin!

And such a powerful skill also required paying a huge price.

The 120-second backlash would cause him to lose all combat effectiveness during this period.

Therefore, this skill could only be used as a fatal killer move.

And Cao Xing was thinking whether his backlash could be offset by [Eternal Power].

"Ruen, use your Dragon Blood Extraction skill."

After receiving Cao Xing's order, the strong Norn before him did not hesitate at all.

"Roar!!"

A faint dragon roar sounded, representing that the Ice Dragon Blood within his body had been activated!

After the familiar prompt sound of [Eternal Power],

intense shock had already appeared in Ruen's eyes!

"So that's how it is. Is this the great power of the Lord mentioned by those few Dragon Blood Warriors?"

"It's really hard to imagine that I can maintain the activity of the Ice Dragon Blood inside my body throughout without suffering any backlash!"

"In this way, I can infinitely use the power of the Ice Dragon Blood!"

After hearing Ruen finish speaking, shocked lights appeared in the eyes of the twenty-some Dragon Blood Warriors on the field!

As fellow members of the Norn Clan, they naturally knew what this represented behind the scenes!

This meant that they would get rid of the pain of dragon blood backlash and greatly enhance their strength.

Cao Xing also smiled and asked: "Ruen, do you think that under this state, using [Dragon Blood Soaring Sky Pierce] will still have strong side effects?"

Ruen pondered for a moment and then replied: "Reporting to Lord, there probably should be, but it has been suppressed to the lowest."

"According to my estimate, previously I would be weak for a full two minutes, but now, it's estimated that I can recover as good as new in two or three seconds."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.

Two or three seconds, this could practically be said to be non-existent.

After all, this skill also came with a few seconds of stun control.

Great!

Just at this moment, Cao Xing remembered something else, and then took out a small wooden bottle from his backpack.

Inside the wooden bottle carried an aura of evil.

This tall Norn leader asked doubtfully: "What is this?"

Cao Xing replied: "A type of blood. I asked Jonard before, and he said that within the Norn Clan, beings possessing stronger bloodline power can fuse a second type of blood."

"Do you think you can do it?"

The Norn leader was pensive, and then he slowly shook his head and said: "I haven't tried fusing a second bloodline yet, but when fusing the Ice Dragon Blood back then, it already made me feel my limit and I almost even died."

"It might still require an even stronger Norn to fuse it. Sorry, Lord!"

Cao Xing nodded in sudden realization.

An even stronger Norn?

Meaning commander-tier?

But it didn't matter; this time the leaderboard rank one happened to have a commander-tier recruitment scroll.

"It doesn't matter, Ruen. Your Norn Clan are all tough warriors."

"Now, I will grant you the same blessing as Jonard, Josent, and the others."

At the same time, Cao Xing had already called over Francesca, Blot, Ilena, Hilda, Andrew, and Tong Chuchu.

Then, a series of blessing statuses were applied.

The Dragon Blood Warriors and Nightmare Archers on the field all felt their strength surging wildly!

This was an all-around transformation!

If their combat power was 1 before accepting the blessing, then after accepting the blessing, their combat power could at least soar to 3!

A full twofold increase!

They looked at their bodies in shock, feeling the abundant vitality and power within their bodies.

The next moment, the strong Dragon Blood Warrior leader knelt down first.

"Great Lord, please lead our Norn Clan to recreate the glory of the fighting race!"

The other Dragon Blood Warriors also spoke one after another: "Please lead our Norn Clan to recreate the glory of the fighting race!"

Including those Nightmare Archers, they all knelt down in worship as well!

A large string of system prompts appeared.

[Because you bestowed powerful combat power upon your territory resident: Ruen, loyalty has significantly increased. Current loyalty: 78]

[Because you bestowed powerful combat power upon your territory resident: Rubit, loyalty has increased. Current loyalty: 75]

[Because you…]

…

On the field, whether it was those Norns or those Nightmare Archers, their loyalty all surged significantly!

Cao Xing also nodded in satisfaction.

Then he said: "Alright, now, all of you follow your other clansmen to get familiar with the territory's environment and adapt to the power within your bodies."

"As you command!"

All the Dragon Blood Warriors and Nightmare Archers stood up one after another and then left the spot.

Moments later, only Cao Xing and Liu Muxue were left here.

A faint smile also appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

This time, more than fifty combat units were summoned, and their strength surged by a huge margin.

The most crucial thing was that among them, there was also a leader-tier Norn.

However, the increase in numbers also brought about a new problem.

That was, the ratio of combat personnel to working personnel in the territory was already seriously unbalanced.

Now the number of combat personnel was close to 300, while the working personnel were less than 100.

This wasn't just Cao Xing's problem; it was also something all Survivor Lords were facing.

"It seems I have to find a way to get a batch of workers back."

"I wonder how Yaskin's progress in exploring those villages is going, and if he has bought some villagers."

Just as Cao Xing was considering these things, the sound of horse hooves rang out ahead.

"Clip-clop-clip-clop!"

Moments later, the excited voices of two Centaurs came over!

"Lord! We are back!"

Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.

Yesterday these two Centaurs went out to explore the mine cave and stayed inside for a whole night. Now they finally came back!

"Kantor, Kandaer, how is the situation in that haunted mine cave?"

The two Centaurs patted their chests and said: "Rest assured, Lord, the resentful spirits inside have been easily wiped out by me and Kandaer!"