by Zhuang Bifan
Cheyenne was insistent on getting the Immortal King's treasure because he had felt the threat of the Dark Blade. He hoped that obtaining the Immortal King's treasure could balance the scales between two factions, or even let the Malfas surpass the Dark Blade. However, the appearance of the Dark Blade made this hope more and more distant. Yet, he was forced to continue because of that slight hope.
Even if they found the Immortal King's treasure successfully, Cheyenne wouldn't be able to guarantee that he could obtain enough power to challenge the Dark Blade. However, it was probably the best ending now. After both factions had lost their Legendary powerhouses, the power distribution between the two factions would go back to an equilibrium.
Perhaps the Malfa Family's development would sink into a period of all-time-low. However, it still stood a chance to rise up again since his best disciple Hutton was still around. That old lad Borg probably now regretted letting his son Stephen participate in this adventure. Thinking of all that, a smile appeared on Cheyenne's face even when he was in such an impasse.
As a Legendary-mage, how would Cheyenne not notice Stephen's outstanding performance just now? Seeing that Stephen had released magic that contained elements of Laws, how would Cheyenne not be surprised? However, so what if he was a genius? Would a dead genius still be a genius?
Now, nobody even thought about leaving this place alive. It was meaningless to try to find any ways to survive. It was said that when a person was going to die, his past memories would flash past his mind vividly. What they could do now was to wait for the Green Dragon King to strike. Before that, they could only occupy themselves with endless memories and regret.
If he were to die here, could he go back to the original world? Lin Li felt despair too. Back when he'd faced the Lord of Darkness, the Elemental Wyrm's projected avatar, or the Titan's Spirit, he had never given up the fight. However, he really couldn't find a way out now. All potions, the Alchemy Arrays, and all ideas he could think of flashed across his mind. However, he still couldn't find any solution.
The difference in power was too great. Even though Lin Li had miracles like the debris of the stars, his actual abilities couldn't fully utilize the debris of the stars' potential.
As Lin Li was thinking of various things, he felt some movement on his finger. Before he could react, the baby Elemental Wyrm, Xiao Hua, came out of Dream Garden and flew towards the Green Dragon King.
Lin Li's heart tensed. He regretted not applying a restriction spell on Dream Garden. Although the baby Elemental Wyrm's origin was rather remarkable, it'd just hatched, and only possessed level-15 power now. If it was another place, level-15 would be considered very strong already. However, now in the Haiga Mountains, the Green Dragon King had power approaching Sanctuary-realm.
Under the Green Dragon King's powerful Menace, even a Legendary powerhouse could barely survive and find it difficult to move. Even if Xiao Hua was an Elemental Wyrm and had a spiritual connection with Lin Li, it still wouldn't be able to survive under the terrifying Menace of the Dragon.
This wasn't just a light difference in strength, but a difference of more than 10 levels. It was as if the difference between heaven and earth; even endless mana wouldn't be able to make up for such difference. Lin Li had forgotten his despair now. He only felt very worried for Xiao Hua. He even wished he could rush forward and beat Xiao Hua up.
Damn it! How much effort he had put in and how much pain he had endured to establish such a close relationship with Xiao Hua? He was still expecting Xiao Hua to bring lots of benefits for him. Now, perhaps all his efforts would be gone with the Green Dragon King's sneeze. Lin Li even doubted if the Green Dragon King could see the fly-like baby Elemental Wyrm. After all, the baby Elemental Wyrm was only palm-sized. Maybe the baby Elemental Wyrm would enter the Green Dragon King's nostrils when it took a breath.
Just as Lin Li wanted to catch the baby Elemental Wyrm back despite danger, he froze and stared at the unbelievable scene in front of his eyes, stunned.
The baby Elemental Wyrm's small body flew towards a Green Dragon King like a tiny spark of dust. However, its Menace of the Dragon was abruptly distinct when mixed with the Green Dragon King's Menace.
The scene that Lin Li had imagined didn't eventuate. The Green Dragon King didn't sneeze, but rather withdrew part of his Menace when the baby Elemental Wyrm flew near. Evidently, the Green Dragon King had good eyesight but low intelligence.
An extremely bizarre scene appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The Green Dragon King, which was full of rage just now, now acted like a little puppy who had just seen its master and lowered its gigantic head. After careful inspection, the Legendary powerhouses finally saw the funny sight of a baby Elemental Wyrm waving its tiny claws at the Green Dragon King fiercely without caring how feeble it was compared to the Green Dragon King.
Indeed, it was funny. Everyone who saw this sight forgot about the impasse they had been in and about their sense of despair. They even had the impulse to laugh out loud.
Although the baby Elemental Wyrm's roar seemed rather absurd to the team, the Green Dragon King seemed to be unable to resist its command. The surrounding green dragons that circled the team now seemed like they had seen something extremely terrifying. They hid behind the back of the Green Dragon King, seeking protection while looking timidly at the small baby Elemental Wyrm.
Looking at this absurd sight, no one knew what was happening, what this small little thing was, and why the Green Dragon King with power approaching Sanctuary-realm would behave so humbly in front of this little thing. Everyone could feel that this little thing was only level-15, yet it was precisely this little thing that made the Green Dragon King lower its head.
However, they also knew that no matter what this little thing was, its master, the young Legendary-mage from the Tower of Dusk, was by its side.
Everyone had to reassess Lin Li again. How many other secrets was this young Legendary-mage hiding? He could easily detoxify the deadly Viper's poison and think of using the Vampire to break the deadlock when facing the attacks of the green dragons. Now that everyone was facing the Green Dragon King whose strength approached Sanctuary-realm and thought that they couldn't escape, it was Lin Li again who released this little thing that seemed to have tamed the Green Dragon King.
Terrifying, this young Legendary-mage was too terrifying. If this little thing had really tamed the Green Dragon King, would it make the Green Dragon King attack the team? After all, it was almost certain that the elves' sacred relic and the Immortal King's treasure both lay inside the dragon's den. If it was them, they would keep it all for themselves.
However, Lin Li didn't have the strength to care what others thought about him. He concentrated on the baby Elemental Wyrm that was swaggering around the Green Dragon King.
After further observation, Lin Li suddenly saw a shadow on top of the baby Elemental Wyrm's head. The shadow was very faint and blurry, but the aura it released felt very familiar to Lin Li.
That was the Elemental Wyrm's projected avatar! Lin Li suddenly recalled the painful battle he had had in the valley. He would never forget the opponent's aura that brought him so much heart-piercing pain. Back then, Lin Li had suspected that the projected avatar came from one of the four Dragon Aspects—the Dragon of Dream.
Judging from current circ.u.mstances, his guess was probably right. Lin Li finally understood why the baby Elemental Wyrm could disregard the difference in levels and make the powerful Green Dragon King lower its head. It was because of the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar. As one of the four Dragon Aspects, the Dragon of Dream was the most noble dragon even among the ancient dragons. Although the Green Dragon King was the king of the green dragons, it was still only a descendant of the ancient dragons. Thus, it couldn't disobey even the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar's will.
This had nothing to do with power, but concerned the bloodline instead. The innate fear and respect for the higher beings was like a blood curse passed down generations of
dragons. Nobody could underestimate its effect unless someone was willing to forsake his bloodline. Of course, that would be impossible to achieve as well.
Even though Lin Li had thought of all that, he still found the sight too bizarre. He had thought that the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar would have disappeared and become an imprint on the baby Elemental Wyrm's soul after it integrated with the baby Wyrm. However, it seemed like the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar had quite the will to survive. It didn't get absorbed by the baby Elemental Wyrm, nor did it get imprinted on the baby Elemental Wyrm's soul. Instead, it existed in the baby Wyrm's body in another form.
Lin Li didn't know whether this was a good thing or not. However, judging from the current situation, the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar had resolved a difficult problem for Lin Li by subduing this Green Dragon King whose power approached Sanctuary-realm. However, his worry didn't decrease because of this. After all, he didn't know if the existence of the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar would affect the baby Elemental Wyrm's growth and development. He also didn't know if the one roaring at the Green Dragon King now was baby Elemental Wyrm Xiao Hua or the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar.
Chapter 631 - Teleportation Portal
Without anyone realizing, the conversation between Xiao Hua and the Green Dragon King had come to an end. Of course, it only looked like Xiao Hua roaring while waving its claws and the Green Dragon King humming with much restraint to the outsiders.
With a roar from Xiao Hua, the green dragons behind the Green Dragon King suddenly moved. Everyone got tense, fearing that Mage Felic would order those green dragons to kill them like they had thought. However, they felt relieved shortly afterward. The green dragons led by the Green Dragon King didn't even look at the people. They flew past the crowd directly and out of the valley to an unknown destination.
After the Green Dragon King had left, the suffocating Menace of the Dragon gradually dispersed. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and realized that sweat had drenched their clothes unknowingly. After witnessing such a sight, everyone had complicated feelings towards Lin Li who had rescued all of them again, and didn't know how to react.
This young Legendary-mage had only reached level-21. However, be it the elves or the Dark Blade, none of their Legendary-mages dared to underestimate him. Although this young mage had a lower level compared to many of the Legendary-mages, he was the one who had driven the Green Dragon King out of the den. No matter what he had used to achieve that, it was his capability that had done so.
Even Stephen, who had always wanted to take revenge on Lin Li, could only clench his fist and didn't dare to show any sign of animosity. During this journey, he didn't at all reveal his hatred for Lin Li whenever he saw him. However, now he knew that he was still far too weak to revenge.
After the Green Dragon King had led the green dragons away, the Dragon of Dream's projected avatar returned into Xiao Hua's body. Xiao Hua chirped happily and flew towards Lin Li in a flash. It used its tiny claws to point at its mouth, asking for a reward for what it had done.
Given that this little thing had resolved a big trouble for him, Lin Li was too embarrassed to be stingy and threw a level-15 magical crystal towards it. Xiao Hua caught the magical crystal and started munching on it by Lin Li's side.
"Mage Felic, since the green dragons had left, do you think we should continue exploring the dragon's den?" Chief Elder Randy walked towards Lin Li, and, surprisingly, asked Lin Li for his opinion.
This wasn't just Chief Elder Randy's idea. The others stared at Lin Li too as nobody knew where the green dragons had gone and what this young Legendary-mage was planning to do. At least for now, they had to show some respect to Lin Li in order not to get attacked by the green dragons.
"Oh, let's go then," replied Lin Li unbotheredly as he walked deeper into the dragon's den. This wasn't because he got more arrogant after what had happened, but rather because he was only focused on Xiao Hua. After the conversation between Xiao Hua and the Green Dragon King, Lin Li was extremely curious about what this little thing had said to the Green Dragon King that made it get out of its den together with all the other dragons.
Upon hearing Lin Li's reply, Chief Elder Randy's eyes flashed a tinge of joy. He waved at Princess Elune and his subordinates, and followed the Tower of Dusk into the dragon's den.
Cheyenne from the Malfa Family was far less happy, but had very complicated emotions now. Given the relationship between the Malfa Family and Dark Blade, the Malfa Family was at a disadvantage since the three chiefs of the Dark Blade had reached the Legendary-realm. What he had thought of during the time of despair just now was probably the best way for the two factions to return to an equilibrium. Unfortunately, this dream had been shattered again. Now, he could only hope that the Immortal King's treasure could resolve the Malfa Family's crisis.
Thinking of this, Cheyenne shook his head and hurried to catch up with the team. Seeing that Lin Li was talking quietly to that unknown organism, Cheyenne couldn't help but sigh. Was there anything that this youngster that had appeared out of nowhere couldn't do? At least the Malfa Family had one advantage over the Dark Blade: they had allied with this youngster a long time ago!
"Hey! What were you talking to it about?"
Of course, Lin Li wouldn't be bothered what others thought, and continuously questioned Xiao Hua about what it had said to the Green Dragon King while walking into the dragon's den.
However, Xiao Hua's reply was just it shaking its head, refusing to reveal anything.
Damn it! If I don't show you what I can do, you'll probably turn the sky around! Thinking of this, Lin Li made up his mind and clenched his teeth. He took out a level-15 magical crystal and waved it at Xiao Hua. He said, "Are you telling me or not? If you tell me, this crystal is yours."
The baby Elemental Wyrm was like a drunkard who had just seen good wine. In a flash, this little thing had already pounced towards the magical crystal without caring about anything.
However, Lin Li tightened his grip and concealed the magical crystal in his palm. He sneered at the stunned Xiao Hua, and said, "I'll only give you if you tell me."
"Hmph!" Xiao Hua let out a scornful sound and turned its head towards one side, not even looking at Lin Li's clenched fist that held the magical crystal.
"Yo, you think it's too little? It's a level-15 magical crystal!" Lin Li gritted his teeth and took out more magical crystals one by one. He continued to lure Xiao Hua. "How about two crystals? Three? At most four! Okay, okay, six! If you still don't want to tell me, I'm not interested to hear it anymore."
Six walnut-sized level-15 magical crystals piled up on Lin Li's palm. However, Xiao Hua didn't give Lin Li any reply. In a flash, Xiao Hua pounced onto the pile of magical crystals. When Lin Li reacted to it and clenched his fist in an attempt to hide the crystals, Xiao Hua had already disappeared together with the crystals into Dream Garden.
Not long afterward, Xiao Hua came out of Dream Garden while munching on a half-eaten magical crystal. It still flew beside Lin Li, but it didn't even look at Lin Li from whom it had just stolen six magical crystals from.
Lin Li suppressed his heartache, and continued to question Xiao Hua. However, Xiao Hua swallowed the last mouthful of magical crystal and looked at Lin Li with innocent eyes, signaling that it didn't know anything.
Lin Li's heart ached. How many level-15 magical crystals had he used? Which bastard had made this Dream Garden ring? The one who wore it wasn't the master. Instead, the one who lived inside it was the true master. If not, Lin Li would have gotten back those magical crystals that Xiao Hua had carried into the ring.
Lin Li's heart ached for the six level-15 magical crystals that had been used up without getting anything back. However, everyone around him, be it the elves or the Dark Blade, all looked at him with envy.
Especially so for Chief Elder Randy—as a Wild Druid, he had to understand about his shapeshifted species well when turning to shapeshift. Chief Elder Randy's stronge
st shapeshifted form now was the silver wyrm. Thus, he knew a lot about the wyrms.
After escaping death narrowly, Chief Elder Randy had been pondering the origins of this seemingly insignificant little thing. The Green Dragon King was a creature approaching Sanctuary-realm, while this little thing was only level-15. How could it make the Green Dragon King lower its head?
When he felt the slight Menace of the Dragon that came from this little thing, he noticed it was pure dragon menace, although its intensity couldn't be compared with that of the Green Dragon King. However, with his understanding of the wyrms, he couldn't think of any wyrm that would produce a descendant so small.
Even wyrm descendants whose bloodlines were very diluted would definitely have a massive and strong build. However, this little thing possessed Menace of the Dragon, but was only palm-sized and reached level-15. Yet, it was this little thing that'd made the Green Dragon King lower its head. Chief Elder Randy thought that he knew wyrms very well, but the more he thought about this little thing, the more puzzled he was.
Not just Chief Elder Randy, the others were also guessing what this little thing was. However, none of them could think of anything despite being Legendary powerhouses with great knowledge. There was one thing that they were certain about. No matter what that little thing was, something that could order the Green Dragon King around was definitely a valuable treasure.
Everyone had experienced how terrifying the Green Dragon King was just now. Under the powerful dragon menace, even a Legendary powerhouse found it difficult to lift up a finger. However, this little thing could easily make the Green Dragon King leave. If it wasn't a treasure, then what was? Even a Green Dragon King that was approaching the Sanctuary-realm had to obey this little thing's orders, so was there anything stronger than that?
Looking at the baby Elemental Wyrm flying beside Lin Li, it was impossible for those Legendary powerhouses not to feel jealous. If they had such a treasure, would they even need to collaborate with other factions for this mission? If it could really order the Green Dragon King around, then…