After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

"It came... Something was drawing the mist."

Yila said this, and Satan Ye and Youyou simultaneously became alert... Although they still couldn't see what was in the extremely dense mist in front of them, there was no doubt that the mist was slowly flowing towards that side at a very slow pace.

And at this time, Yila wouldn't tolerate the world's dense fog...

"First Wing Pillar·Heavenly Holy Knight·Wing Spread!"

As Yila spoke, enormous and shining wings appeared behind him. He quickly chanted: "[The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and He named the light day and the darkness night… This is, the first day!]"

Accompanied by the basic ability of the Heavenly Holy Knight, ubiquitous light descended from the sky, penetrating the thick fog, illuminating the surrounding grey scenery brightly.

No... to be precise, it temporarily drove away the surrounding fog.

Soon, a giant dragon with a semi-transparent body was revealed in front of the three, slightly farther away. This enormous dragon lay quietly on the ground, continuously inhaling and exhaling its nose and mouth.

It was inhaling and exhaling the non-existent smoke.

There was no doubt that it was the Soul Dragon; it seemed to feed on souls. *To be honest, Yila had rarely seen a dragon's true form in his life. Even in the battle with Favignano, that guy wouldn't reveal his true form*.

*Hmm... because the true form was too weak*.

*It had blind spots, was inflexible, had fatal weaknesses called demonic scales, couldn't handle weapons, couldn't wear magic armor... Maybe in the distant past, the true form of dragons weighed so heavily it could be considered an advantage*.

*But at least now, even in knight novels, it was rare to describe knights killing dragons that had taken human form*.

*Because even the author couldn't come up with how a knight killed a dragon in human form*.

"..."

"Hmm?"

Seeming to notice the disappearance of mist around it, the Soul Dragon slowly woke up from its deep dream, opened its eyes slowly, and then focused on the three of them.

"Little dragon? What a rare guest... Plus two bugs... Hmph~ Why did you come to me?"

It sounded like the Soul Dragon was male, his attitude was very poor, and he was clearly impatient. However... *at least there was room for negotiation. Now they needed something from him and couldn't expect too much*.

*After all, didn't they disturb his sleep?*

With this thought, Yila hinted at Satan Ye with a look, and Satan Ye immediately began to inquire: "We came to the Spirit Realm to ask you... How can I go to the Dragon Realm?"

Upon hearing Satan Ye's words, the Soul Dragon revealed a smile that seemed human-like, laughed loudly, and responded: "Hahaha, your ancestor said they were searching for a way to save the world, but now you want to flee back to Dragon Island?"

"..."

*It seemed inconsistent with the records in the Demon King Territory's hidden book...*

Yila thought so, asking the dragon: "No, we need to understand all of the 'Calamities', and specifically what they are, so we need to go to Dragon Island."

"..."

The Soul Dragon remained silent for a moment. It lifted its head to look at the sky, then shook its head and lay back down, saying: "It's hopeless. No need to try hard... Little dragon, what's your relationship with this human?"

Asked this way, Satan Ye's head instantly froze for a moment, then after a bit of thought, said: "This... I guess... Um... I'm a student?"

After Satan Ye finished speaking, Yila added some more detail, saying: "I am both her subject and her teacher. So... How should we go to Dragon Island?"

In response, the Soul Dragon glanced at Yila, then at Satan Ye and Youyou before slowly saying: "That method is hidden within the bloodline of every dragon... If you don't know it yourself, ask your parents."

"..."

But my father is dead... My mother is in the Dragon Realm...

Apparently sensing Satan Ye's dilemma, the Soul Dragon shook its head and said: "I can't teach you either... Or you can return to the Main Plane... You should be from the Main Plane, right? You could seek the World Tree there for answers."

"The 'Dragon Branch' on the World Tree conceals portals to Dragon Island... But first, you must overcome the elves, who guard the World Tree. They will not let you approach easily."

"..."

Satan Ye: "..."

Yila: "..."

Youyou: "..."

(Wenresa Iluvita: Puts-a~)

*Though it was indeed oddly amusing, Yila seriously nodded and continued to ask the Soul Dragon in front of him:* "Then, how should I search for an unclaimed body in the Spirit Realm?"

Responding to Yila's question, the Soul Dragon glanced at Youyou, clearly misunderstanding something, and said: "Spiritual possession, no matter what kind of body, is not much different from a puppet."

"Whether it's pleasure or other sensations... It's not as intense as actually materializing oneself. Though still somewhat less than a human being when alive."

"..."

*Such a great misunderstanding!*

With Youyou and Satan Ye's shocked eyes, Yila calmly shook his head and said: "No, I'm looking for something for my other friends... Some preserved souls could use it."

The Soul Dragon realized his mistake, nodded, and then felt something from Yila's statement... Then abruptly awakened from his lazy state to extreme alertness.

"In your body?! This quantity!!!!!!"

The Soul Dragon gazed seriously at Yila, imagining that a soul might be a shining star, with the Spirit Realm being shattered starlight; Yila... was like the extreme brilliance of a supernova explosion.

*Honestly, the Soul Dragon didn't know how this was possible... because the quantity seemed greater than all the creatures in the Nine Realms combined. Even harvesting souls from one half-plane and small plane at a time would take a very long time.*

"My situation is very complicated, firstly..."

Yila started to explain but was immediately interrupted by the Soul Dragon.

"I have no interest in asking."

The Soul Dragon said this, then reposed itself and stated: "If you want to search for unclaimed bodies, you can look in places resembling villages. With good luck, there might be usable bodies within..."

"If there are, and if the embodied spirits there aren't entirely dead, you can wait for me to finish absorbing them and pick them up... Whether male or female, you can find intact ones to take back."

Places resembling villages that Yila and the group saw before, they had seen quite a few along the way...

After thanking him, the three of them turned and left.

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"Such strange people... If one could bear all the souls in the world, then the world's destruction shouldn't matter much."