Chapter 539 The Lord of the Rings!
"(((Ah)))"
The roar of the dragon hit the shield of Ishtar hard, and the strong impact made Gandalf retreat again and again.
But behind him, there were the people of the entire river valley city-state, and he must not relax at all.
Just when Gandalf was about to feel that he could not hold on, the roar finally stopped.
"Roar~~"
Xiao roared again, and his body kept twisting in the air, as if something was bothering him.
Accompanied by the sound of bones and muscles crawling, Xiao's Smaug form began to gradually twist and change, and the huge dragon wings and claws began to migrate to the back, and a pair of slender and thick dragon arms grew on his chest.
A pair of sharp horns grew on his head, and the golden red scales also shone brightly in the darkness, and the boundless dragon power was wantonly vented.
Xiao's entire body shape directly changed from a two-legged flying dragon of the bat family to a four-legged two-winged dragon of the cat family.
Although dragons have always been ridiculed as big lizards with wings, in fact, dragons are not lizards but cats.
Real dragons are usually described as having a body similar to a puma, two huge bat wings or feathers, four legs, and a head that looks a bit like a horse, with horns and scales.
"Hiss~~"
Two flames were released from the dragon's nostrils. After releasing some of its own power, it did not continue to attack, but turned back to the inside of Erebor and began to plunder the wealth and jewels inside.
Xiao took all the things and put them in the warehouse. After not leaving even a single gold coin, he spread his wings and broke through the lonely mountain and flew away.
Xiao turned into a flying man, exuding his power all the way, and waves of dragon roars continued to echo over the Middle-earth continent.
From time to time, he sprayed hot dragon flames, destroying the buildings of the kingdom passing by, trampling on lives at will, absorbing their souls, and kidnapping some Turin dwarves.
With such a high-profile declaration of his presence, Xiao was followed closely by scouts from various countries, who wanted to know where the dragon would land.
But most of them could only follow for a while, and soon they could not even see the dragon's tail.
The Far East - Mordor, the base camp of the Dark Lord.
Finally, under the tracking of a group of scouts, the golden red dragon landed at the ruins of Mordor.
This was once the territory of the Dark Lord Sauron, but now everything here has turned into the ruins of the abyss.
Xiao folded his wings and rushed directly to the bottom of the abyss.
"Ah~~~"
On the ruins of Mordor, Xiao let out a deafening dragon roar, calling for his own treasures.
Finally, twelve gorgeous rings made of pure gold slowly rose from the ruins and fell into Xiao's mouth, and were swallowed by him.
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Under the sky, the Elf Kings got three,
In the Stone Palace, the Dwarf Lords got seven,
In the mortal world, the mortals got nine,
The shadow of Mordor was overcast, the throne was dark,
The Dark Lord held the throne.
The One Ring, the Ring that controls all the Rings;
The One Ring, the Ring that seeks all the Rings,
The One Ring leads all the Rings,
Imprisons all the Rings in darkness.
This is a poem that has been circulated in Middle-earth since the Second Age, after the Ring was forged.
Thousands of years ago,
Before forging the One Ring, the Lord of the Darkness Sauron also forged three Elf Rings, seven Dwarf Rings, and nine Human King Rings.
Thousands of years later,
The great kingdoms of the Nine Rings of Man became puppets of the Lord of the Darkness Sauron, his strongest fighters,
Three of the Seven Rings of the Dwarves have also been circulating in the world for many years, and finally fell into Sauron's hands.
The remaining four dwarven rings were swallowed by Smaug in the Battle of Lonely Mountain, and were later obtained by Xiao when he received Smaug's power.
So far, Xiao has collected all 20 rings except the three rings of the elves.
After absorbing the nine human rings and the seven dwarven rings, Xiao felt that its power had almost undergone a qualitative change.
In addition to greatly enhancing the power of humans, the ability of the nine human rings is to make them not afraid of aging, injuries and the erosion of time, and to maintain their peak power forever.
The former human kings relied on the power of the nine rings to be invincible. Even if they were almost rotten into skeletons, they still maintained their power before they died.
And when their bones were rotten, they finally became spiritual beings that could not be seen by others, and were completely swallowed by the nine rings and became ringwraiths.
The power of the seven dwarf rings represents selfishness.
The dwarf kings relied on the power of the seven rings to find mountains of gold and treasures, but the huge treasures also completely eroded the dwarves.
So the dwarves became withdrawn, selfish, degenerate, greedy, stubborn, closed, and even crazy, and eventually died in the treasures in the deep pit underground.
Whether it is the nine human rings or the seven dwarf rings, they have the power to delay aging and resist death.
When they returned to the Supreme Ring, the power of the Supreme Ring was strengthened several times.
The Supreme Ring now directly has the ability to enslave souls and absorb negative emotions into power.
The more people fear the Supreme Ring, the stronger the power of the Supreme Ring will be, and accordingly, Xiao's power will be stronger.
But in fact, compared to relying on a ring to increase his power, Xiao prefers to integrate the ability into his body.
However, it is not the time to eat the One Ring yet, because it is still not complete, it still lacks the most important things, and has not really reached the perfect state.
All the rings belong to the One, the One guides the rings, the One calls all the rings, and all the rings return to the darkness.
This is the general meaning of the runes on the One Ring,
and this motto has long told everyone that if the One Ring wants to be perfect, the Nine Rings of Humans, the Seven Rings of Dwarves, and the Three Rings of Elves must all be integrated into the One Ring, so that it can be truly complete and have the ability to control the world.
The Three Rings of Elves are the most powerful rings under the One Ring, and they also provide the magic of survival for the elves in Middle-earth.
Celebrimbor and his craftsmen forged them out of their desire for "understanding", "manufacturing" and "healing", and injected the power to keep everything untainted.
The three rings are named after the three basic elements of water, fire and air, respectively, and control the three natural forces of wind, water and fire:
Nenya - the Ring of Water, also known as the "Diamond Ring", made of mithril and inlaid with hard white gems. It is the first of the three rings and has always been held by Galadriel.
Naya - the Ring of Fire, also known as the "Ruby Ring", inlaid with rubies. Held by Cirdan, and then Cirdan handed it over to Gandalf.
Veyya - the Ring of Air, also known as the "Sapphire Ring", is a gold ring inlaid with sapphires, and is also the most powerful of the three rings. It was originally held by Gil-galad and entrusted to Elrond (King Elrond) before his sacrifice.