Chapter 1032: The Status of the Scourge Dragon
Lü Fuyao said, "As far as I know, there should still be over a hundred puppet dragons, maybe up to 120. The vast majority of puppet dragons are very strong but mentally... unstable at best. The pain they endured during mutation and experimentation is so great that they end up not just with their brain and sea of divine consciousness damaged, but also with trauma-induced reactions. And I say 'divine consciousness' because I'm talking about those at the tenth order and above. I haven't even counted those below the Demon King level. Many puppet dragons level die while trying to break through to the tenth order, and many of those that survive cannot recover spiritually and end up like my elder brother. Others survive and heal, and those ones regain their freedom, but they are very few."
Tang San was truly shocked. Although he had long known that the dragon race was powerful, it was only after hearing Lü Fuyao's account that he truly understood just how powerful they were.
Just the puppet dragons alone numbered over a hundred at the Demon King level or higher! How terrifying was that? And that didn't even include the normal dragons! In other words, the dragon race's long-standing reputation as the number one race on the continent was well-deserved. Even without the Crystal Demon Emperor presiding over Crystal City, it would be a cold day in hell before anyone took it away from them.
"Problems pertaining to divine consciousness are the hardest to solve. The dragon race even attempted a kind of brainwashing process in order to straighten out and stabilize the puppet dragons' divine consciousness, but that backfired spectacularly. The subjects all died, so those in charge did not dare to repeat that experiment. All they could do was use collars to control them. The puppet dragons with less severe conditions could be sent directly into battle.
"Anyway, this is why my elder brother is respected by all the puppet dragons. He took care of us as much as he could, and without him, at least another third of us would have died. There are six or seven like me who were able to become normal dragons thanks to his help. I'll contact them afterward and bring them to pay respects to my elder brother. I wonder if that would be alright with you, Clan Leader Jin?"
Tang San nodded. "That's not a problem. Anytime is fine."
"That's great! Thank you so much!" Lü Fuyao was overjoyed and bowed to Tang San again.
Tang San said, "Brother Lü, there's no need to be so polite. In fact, it's me who should be thanking you for choosing to concede today."
"No, no, no. I wasn't going to make it to the finals anyway. Being able to see my elder brother regain his sanity makes me happier than anything else. But in the next matches, I must ask you to watch over my elder brother and make sure that he..." At this point, he paused, but his meaning was clear to Tang San.
"Don't worry, Brother Lü. Nihil and I are partners, not just for the Battle for the Throne, but in the future as well. I will take good care of him." Tang San promised.