Once the symbol of the "Ouroboros" appeared, anyone aware of Ophis's existence would know that this Dragon God had manifested in the world.
Thus, back when Luffy Trix swallowed that "Snake" to empower himself, Leon had intentionally emphasized this matter to Sirzechs to give him a warning.
Sirzechs had indeed lived up to Leon's expectations, instantly realizing that behind the underground organization to which the Old Satan Faction and the Hero Faction belonged, there must be the support of this "Infinite Dragon God."
Yes.
Ophis was, in fact, the leader of the underground force that housed terrorist groups like the Old Satan Faction and the Hero Faction.
She was the manifestation of infinite power, born with endless strength. She could even transform this power into "Snakes" to bestow upon others, greatly increasing the strength of those who swallowed them, just as Luffy Trix had done.
Multiple terrorist groups, including the Old Satan Faction, had obtained "Snakes" granted by Ophis. Only the Hero Faction—the faction that insisted on using human power to defeat other races—chose not to swallow Ophis's "Snakes" to increase their strength; however, they still obtained the "Snakes" as materials for research.
Therefore, Ophis was the leader of the terrorist groups like the Old Satan Faction and the Hero Faction, and was the common enemy of the Devils, Angels, and Fallen Angels.
Naturally, as a member of the Devil camp, from a standpoint of allegiance, Ophis should also be Leon's enemy.
Ophis herself was likely aware of this, knowing that her current subordinates were at odds with the Three Great Powers.
Under such circumstances, logically speaking, far from helping Leon, the fact that she hadn't directly eliminated him right here was already a testament to Leon's luck stat exploding.
Yet, Leon still asked Ophis for help.
Because he knew that Ophis never cared about matters of "standpoint," and she didn't even care whether those so-called subordinates lived or died.
There was only one thing she cared about: how to defeat Great Red.
Only Great Red was something capable of making her care; everything else, in the heart of this pure Dragon God, probably amounted to nothing.
Sure enough, Ophis did not question why Leon, a Devil, was asking an enemy for help. Instead, she stared quietly at Leon for a while and suddenly spoke.
"—On your body, there is the scent of Great Red."
This sudden sentence left Leon stunned.
"The scent of Great Red? On me?"
Leon couldn't help but look in the direction Great Red had departed.
Was it just stained on him now? Or did that big shot, while seemingly not noticing him, actually do something to him in secret?
"A very faint scent—"
Ophis looked straight at Leon and continued.
"It wasn't just stained on you—nor is it Great Red's handiwork—where did you come into contact with something related to Great Red?"
Ophis's words caused Leon's heart to stir, and he instantly understood everything.
Aside from just now, he had indeed come into contact with something related to Great Red in another place.
"That castle—"
Or rather, the Dragon Bloodline and the Dragon Secret Treasure within that castle.
Those were treasures born from the blessing of Great Red, so they were naturally closely related to the dragon.
Although he hadn't formally made contact with the treasure yet, he had already been very close to it, so he had unknowingly picked up a bit of its scent.
Others might not notice this tiny bit of scent, but it was impossible for Ophis to overlook it.
Again, the only thing this Dragon God cared about was Great Red; she didn't keep anything else in her heart.
Even if it was just a faint wisp of scent, as long as it was related to Great Red, Ophis would pay attention to it.
This was likely the true reason why she had suddenly turned back to seek out Leon.
Realizing this, Leon suddenly felt somewhat relieved.
As long as he wasn't being targeted by this overly powerful Dragon God, then everything was fine.
"I did indeed come into contact with some things left behind by Great Red." Leon thought for a moment and actually said, "Do you want to go take a look?"
"Mm—" Ophis didn't hesitate much, nodded, and said directly, "I want to go."
"And—it must be fast."
She couldn't stay in the Dimensional Gap for long, otherwise Great Red would surely discover her presence.
The Dimensional Gap was Great Red's territory. That Dragon God usually didn't care what entered the area since nothing could threaten it, but if Ophis came, it was a different matter.
Even Great Red wouldn't dare let a being like Ophis, who was also a Dragon God, run wild here.
Therefore, once it sensed Ophis's presence, Great Red would surely rush over immediately to drive her out.
"Then follow me."
Leon could roughly guess why Ophis was in such a hurry. Without wasting words, he sensed the magic mark he had left on Kanna and pointed in a direction.
"This way."
With that, Leon intended to lead the way.
However, Ophis reached out a hand and grabbed him.
Hum—
In the next second, Leon only felt himself being dragged into a world of light-speed by an irresistible force, crossing infinite distances and void zones, instantly leaving behind the kaleidoscope-like distorted scenery.
When his normal senses finally returned, Ophis's monotone, expressionless voice entered his ears again.
"The scent of Great Red—"
Ophis's gaze had already moved away from Leon, staring intently at the area below.
"What?"
Leon almost failed to react. It was only when he followed Ophis's gaze that he discovered with amazement that beneath them, the familiar castle had appeared at some unknown point.
No, it wasn't that it had suddenly appeared before his eyes; rather, he had already returned to the castle's location.
Carried by Ophis, a distance that would have taken him quite some time to travel was reached in the blink of an eye.
Is this the power of a Dragon God?
Leon's gaze toward Ophis finally shifted slightly.
Unfortunately, he no longer existed in Ophis's eyes; there was only that castle.
She suddenly flew downward, making Leon startle for a moment before he hurriedly followed.
At this time, the land supporting the castle had already disintegrated under the previous waves of shock tremors. Only the main body of the castle remained floating solitarily, and even the castle itself had suffered immense damage, leaving most of the top floor exposed to the air.
This included the sealed gate in front of the King's Hall; the corridor in front of it was likewise exposed, as the entire ceiling seemed to have collapsed.
Kanna was squatting in front of the gate, poking at it every now and then, looking quite adorable.
"You're ba—"
Sensing Leon's return, Kanna perked up and stood up, but before she could finish her greeting, she saw Ophis flying in front.
"!!!"
In that instant, Kanna's entire body jerked, her eyes filling with terror.
She turned her head, actually intending to flee as fast as she could.
However, in the next moment, a soap bubble floated over, enveloped her, and trapped her.
"No—what are you running for?"
Leon looked at Kanna with some exasperation.
Did this young dragon have some sort of condition? Why was she always doing things that exceeded his expectations?
Kanna didn't know what Leon was thinking; she only wanted to run right now.
"Let, let me out! Let me out!" Kanna hammered at the bubble membrane in a panic, her eyes teary as she blurted out, "Th-that person is very scary! Very scary!"
Kanna didn't know who Ophis was, and might not even know what a Dragon God was.
But as a member of the dragon race, she instinctively felt that the girl before her, who seemed about the same size as herself, was a terrifying existence.
Facing her, Kanna felt as though she wasn't a dragon, but an ant, a grain of dust that could be crushed or flicked away at any moment.
This feeling was a first in Kanna's life.
Therefore, she was afraid, and without hesitation, she prepared to follow her instinct and flee.
Ophis, on the other hand, turned her eyes from the King's Hall to look at Kanna.
"—A dragon from another world?"
Ophis instantly saw through Kanna's origin.
"The scent of Great Red is also on her—and it is very thick—"
The moment these words came out, Kanna felt as though this terrifying existence had developed hostility toward her.
—Am I going to die again?
Kanna trembled within the soap bubble.
She herself had nothing to do with Great Red, but having stayed here for hundreds of years and having increased her power under the influence of the Dragon Secret Treasure bestowed upon the Vermillion Kingdom by Great Red, she inevitably carried an extremely dense scent of Great Red.
Leon had only been here for less than two days, yet he carried a trace of Great Red's scent that Ophis had discovered. Kanna had been here for centuries and had absorbed some of the power of Great Red's treasure; the scent on her was naturally much more massive than Leon's, so Ophis couldn't help but notice it.
For a split second, Ophis even thought this young dragon from another world was a kin of Great Red, which was why she unconsciously developed a sliver of hostility.
But soon, Ophis realized that Kanna was not the source of this scent originating from Great Red; the thing behind this gate was.
Thus, Ophis shifted her gaze away from Kanna, giving her a feeling of being granted a general pardon as she slumped inside the soap bubble.
"Can you open this gate?"
By this time, Leon had also retracted his devil wings and landed in front of the gate. He glanced at Ophis and asked.
Ophis did not answer; she simply reached out a hand and pressed it against the door.
Clang—
Upon the massive door, which stood over twenty meters high, a faint glow blossomed, causing a magical formula constructed from extremely complex and lengthy patterns to manifest on the door.
That multi-layered high-level sealing array had stumped Leon earlier, forcing him to stop there.
But before Ophis, this sealing formula was like a thin sheet of paper.
The hand Ophis pressed against the door released black aura flames.
The black flames roared like dragons and writhed like snakes, slowly eroding the formula on the door and covering the entire gate.
Bang!
Before long, the formula constructed from complex and lengthy patterns shattered like glass, and the glow faded away.
Rumble—
The gate, no longer bound by the sealing formula, opened automatically. Like an ancient temple buried underground for thousands or tens of thousands of years, it pushed to both sides with a heavy sound and a cloud of dust.
Seeing this, both Leon's and Kanna's eyes lit up.
"It's open!"
The final area of the castle was finally laid open before Leon.
Ophis was the first to walk inside.
Leon did not hesitate and followed immediately.
"Wait—"
Kanna, trapped in the soap bubble, subconsciously wanted to call out to Leon to take her with him, but seeing Ophis in front of him, she shrank her head back and fell silent.
Although she really wanted the treasures inside, with that terrifying person there, even if she went in, she wouldn't be able to snatch them, right?
Thinking of this, Kanna gave up dejectedly.
Leon didn't know that the young dragon was actually still thinking about snatching treasures. After walking into the King's Hall with Ophis, he began to look around.
This place was like a medieval audience chamber—spacious and solemn—allowing one to vaguely see the scene when it was once filled with the high officials of the Vermillion Kingdom.
White chalk walls and pillars stood tall, with a red carpet on the floor leading straight to the throne. Unlike the outside, this place didn't look dilapidated at all; it was just somewhat dark due to the lack of light, making it hard to imagine that no one had visited for many years.
"The power of Great Red—"
Ophis walked all the way to the front of the throne, stopped her pace, and spoke those words.
Leon's attention was drawn, and he also looked toward the throne.
At this sight, Leon's eyes couldn't help but widen slightly.
It was because, in the place where the throne should have been, it had been replaced by a crystal coffin for some reason.
The crystal coffin was enormous, like a crystal pillar connecting the ceiling and the floor, and it was covered in crawling vines.
Of course, that wasn't what attracted Leon the most.
What truly caught Leon's eye was the thing inside the crystal coffin.
It was a person.
A maiden whose external age seemed only slightly younger than Leon's, yet whose figure was extremely voluptuous and full.
The girl had delicate and beautiful features. She was entirely unclothed, with fair skin and a graceful figure, fully embodying the concept of an angelic face and a devilish body.
She had long hair as red as a blazing fire. Her eyes were tightly closed, as if she had fallen into a deep slumber—a princess waiting for a prince to wake her.
Looking closely, beside the girl, there was also a completely crimson sword.
Whether it was the person or the sword, both were currently sleeping within that crystal coffin that connected the ceiling and the floor, as if they were frozen in ice, without a single trace of aura.
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