Chapter 369

Hey, my friend, that's truly terrifyingly strong!

The giant greeted Mu Yi warmly, even though Mu Yi didn't know him.

But it doesn't matter; as long as we slay dragons, we're brothers.

That is the founding purpose of the Dragon Slayers Brotherhood.

Who founded it originally is unknown, but this organization exists in the Net like a firefly.

"How is the situation now?" Mu Yi landed on the ground and greeted the giant.

"I don't know either; the dragon's counterattack is very strong!"

The giant's huge stature began to shrink rapidly; in just a moment, it went from being a giant to being one head shorter than Mu Yi.

"Are you a dwarf?" Mu Yi said, somewhat surprised.

"Hey, brother, I know what you want to say!" the dwarf interrupted Mu Yi, somewhat helplessly.

"Sorry, I meant no harm!" Mu Yi apologized with a smile.

"You tall folk really piss me off!" the dwarf said, utterly helpless; obviously this kind of questioning has happened more than once or twice.

Just as Mu Yi and the dragon-slaying dwarf were chatting, a voice transmitted to both of them from the Net.

"Get ready to leave; this event is over, I'm going to cast the Comet Technique!"

"This guy, again—I just killed a dragon!" the dwarf muttered, sending Mu Yi a friend request.

"That guy's Comet Technique will destroy this Plane; next time we find a place, we'll really have a drink!"

Saying that, the dwarf left via teleport; he had known the dragon-slaying mage for a long time, and since the other said they would cast a spell, there probably wasn't much time left for them to dawdle.

Mu Yi didn't leave; he intended to stay and watch.

Legend spell — Comet Technique.

Although there are many Legend spells, Comet Technique is forever the most shocking and oppressive!

When Mu Yi helped Zagen Dis fight in the arena, he witnessed Lily using this spell's power; it truly is a power capable of destroying everything.

Under normal circumstances, any defensive spell on the same Plane would shatter instantly!

Last time, avoiding the damage of the Comet Technique relied on Lily's dimensional banishment.

After the previous battle, Mu Yi asked Lily for a cross-Plane spell scroll, so Mu Yi isn't the least bit worried; he intends to stay and watch.

Although the Comet Technique is terrifying, Mu Yi doesn't think the Dragon Kingdom will be destroyed that badly.

Indeed, very few creatures can survive the Comet Technique's attack; even saints incarnated as divine beings could possibly be killed outright.

But this is the Dragon Kingdom; there are certainly not few dragon mages and dragons who master Legend spells, so there must be a way to counter the Comet Technique.

The old gold dragon's treasure is surely still hidden somewhere in this world; since he returned to the Dragon Kingdom, the old gold dragon's soul has undergone some slight changes, and only a treasure entrusted with an obsession could cause such changes.

Mu Yi is still quite interested in the legacy left by an old gold dragon that has reached divine status.

Hum!

The entire Dragon Kingdom shuddered.

Seeing no abnormality, it seemed as if the Legend spell had just failed; no terrifying attack fell, and it was completely different from the Comet Technique Mu Yi had seen before.

Back when Lily used the Comet Technique, it came down quickly, but Mu Yi looked up at the heavens in puzzlement.

After about thirty seconds, a faint light appeared in the sky, followed by a huge comet streaking across the horizon, larger than before, with a diameter of over two hundred meters, its momentum immensely frightening.

However, unlike the astonishing speed Mu Yi had seen before, this comet's speed was extremely slow.

"Bronze dragon's time spell?"

Mu Yi noticed the somewhat disjointed environment around the comet; an unknown dragon used a time-slowing spell, buying the Dragon Kingdom's dragons a lot of time.

But even though the time-slowing spell delayed the comet's fall, the comet still inexorably advanced toward the ground, and its speed kept increasing.

Mu Yi tore up the spell scroll Lily had given him, transforming himself into a form similar to a spirit; this is another kind of soul form, somewhat like the Nine Rings spell 'Wandering the Spirit Realm,' but it is actually a cross-Plane evasion spell Lily devised against the Comet Technique.

In this state, it's like walking through other Planes, and the Comet Technique cannot harm him at all.

Meanwhile, the dragons and drakes exerted their utmost effort.

However, the comet's surface was shrouded in a layer of holy barrier, withstanding all damage and buying the comet time to fall.

In the end, despite countless spells, the comet still fell onto the ground.

Time froze!

Mu Yi crossed the boundary between the material world and the spirit world, temporarily leaving the material world; at the moment of his final return, he saw the massive comet strike the ground, after which terrifying energy erupted like a shockwave.

The terrifying impact force made the whole Plane seem to split open a ring; countless mountains, rivers, and trees were utterly destroyed in the impact, dust clouds rose to veil the Plane's sky, the blinding light was almost unbearable even for souls, flames engulfed over fifty kilometers, and scorching heat spread throughout the Plane.

It was as if an atomic bomb had been detonated! Everything was mercilessly destroyed.

Legend spell!

Although Mu Yi isn't seeing this for the first time, what lies before him is still this shocking!

When the initial impact faded, it was still not the end.

The dreadful heat melted everything; the impact was merely the start of the energy burst, and the chain reactions that followed would affect things for a long time.

However, after avoiding the first wave's maximum energy impact, the remaining heat is actually not a big problem for Legend.

Even an ordinary Legend warrior can swim in magma, let alone Mu Yi, a Legend calamity.

Mu Yi walked out of the distorted space, looking at the utterly transformed land, feeling some emotion.

The Comet Technique truly possesses the power to destroy a Plane; if not for the bronze dragon's time-slowing spell and the subsequent barrage of dragon-group magic that weakened the comet's power.

It might well have caused the Plane's barrier to shatter, letting endless void devour this Plane.

Although the environment has drastically changed now, at least the Plane remains intact; perhaps after hundreds of years it could recover its vitality.

Mu Yi is neither a druid nor an environmentalist; he feels no perturbation over the Dragon Kingdom Plane's plight.

He now only wants to find the old gold dragon's treasure.

It's not that he's greedy for the old gold dragon's treasure; rather, he hopes to thereby settle the old gold dragon's obsession, better suppress it within a barrier, and refine it into part of himself.

The strong obsession allowed the old gold Dragon, even across the reincarnation seal, to faintly sense the location of the treasure.

He spread his wings and flew along the direction indicated by the old gold Dragon's obsession.

After flying over a thousand kilometers, Mu Yi barely managed to stop.

"Is it right around here?"

Mu Yi surveyed the surrounding area; this region was obviously the outskirts of the Dragon Kingdom, the influence of the Comet Technique was minimal there, and there was even a sea of trees.

The Thousand-Mile Eye Divine Ability caused Mu Yi's eyes to burst forth two golden beams, beginning to search for abnormal spots within the sea of trees.

Finally, Mu Yi discovered a clue on a huge ancient tree.

Landing on the huge ancient tree, before the giant tree hollow, Mu Yi felt the power of a magical barrier; it was some mysterious magic used to conceal what lay inside the hollow from being discovered, possibly also to prevent certain Sub-Dragons from intruding.

The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Blade, imbued with Frenzy's power, slashed out; the magical barrier on the tree hollow shattered instantly, no matter how wondrous the spell, facing a blade intent capable of cleaving myriad laws, it always appeared feeble and powerless.

With the barrier concealing the giant tree hollow gone, the myriad colors inside the hollow were directly revealed.

Inside the hollow lay another space, whose principle was almost the same as the interior of a mage's tower; from the outside it seemed small, but in reality it contained a universe within, capable of holding dozens of Dragons.

For Dragons, a Dragon's nest is a place of very special significance, where Dragons hoard their treasure; this particular nest is very likely the entirety of the old gold Dragon's legacy and another Dragon's hoard.

The entire hollow emanated a golden ocean of coins radiating an alluring light, as well as a dazzling array of gemstones.

Distinguishing among Dragons is not just by species and age, but also by wealth…

The Dragon here could steal all the treasure from right under the old gold Dragon's nose, obviously not a simple Dragon; consequently, the richness of this nest's hoard surpassed Mu Yi's imagination.

And at this moment, the old gold Dragon's obsession also dissipated; the situation where, despite its desperate struggle, the Reincarnation Barrier could not be easily used, was now resolved.

The Thousand-mile Eye swept across the Gold Mountain Treasure Mountain, discovering a great many items radiating Transcendent and Legendary hues, scattered among various gold and gemstones.

Mu Yi reached out, pulled open a pile of gold, and found within it something that looked like a red gemstone.

Upon taking it in hand, the red gemstone emitted a violent aura, and an item information refreshed in his retina:

【Philosopher's Stone】

Item Level: 30

Type: Curio

Quality: Purple Epic

Description: This is a special gemstone that stores flesh and soul, usable as a substitute for many special materials, or as a tool for equivalent exchange alchemy.

For demons and devils, this is the best trade currency; the flesh and soul it contains are what they crave most.

Usage Requirement: None.

Usage Effect 1: Draw energy from the soul stone to gain 150,000 points of slaughter experience.

Usage Effect 2: Serve as currency for demon and devil transactions, or as a substitute for summoning contracts.

Mu Yi felt somewhat surprised, not knowing where the owner of this Dragon's nest had obtained this thing; clearly it was quite valuable, yet it was tossed together with a pile of gold, silver, and jewels.

But thinking about it, this item means little to a Dragon; although its value is high, in a Dragon's eyes it might be worth less than gold, silver, and jewels, so they simply tossed it aside like a red gemstone.

It seems the owner of this Dragon's nest is not a cunning old Dragon; otherwise, using this item to trade with demons and devils could likely yield a mountain's worth of gold and jewels, which would be far more meaningful for a Dragon than casually discarding it like a red gemstone.

"Not quite right..."

Mu Yi suddenly detected a strange odor; a Dragon shouldn't have made such a mistake, for a Dragon, dealing with demons and devils is not exactly a taboo.

Moreover, given their greedy nature, how could they overlook a mountain of gold, even if they already possessed many such mountains?

Mu Yi couldn't help but grow wary; the nest's owner might not have perished in the earlier dragon-slaying war, so from when he entered the nest until now, the other party seems to have had enough time to return.

Flipping his hand, he tossed the Philosopher's Stone into his pack; Mu Yi intended to move everything into the Reincarnation Barrier, these gold, silver, and jewels meant little to him, but perhaps they could be useful elsewhere.

Just as Mu Yi was about to launch a massive cleanup, an imperceptible fluctuation sounded in the air.

Mu Yi caught this faint anomaly; he made no sound, silently gathering strength, pretending not to notice as he continued rummaging through the gold mountain.

At the moment Mu Yi revealed a huge flaw.

A strange figure emerged from the shadows, a point of cold light in hand, like a white rainbow piercing the sun, stabbing toward Mu Yi's back.

"Nameless!"

At this moment time became extremely slow, and Mu Yi saw countless visions of his own gruesome death.

The dagger in the opponent's hand is a divine artifact, possessing the power to pierce through anything; even a bronze-headed iron-armed form and an Asura Dharma aspect cannot block its edge.

The dagger is coated with deadly poison; even a slight nick would cause fatal poisoning.

Even with Mu Yi's current physique, without taking countermeasures he could only last a few seconds.

Opposed to the countless visions of his grisly death, Mu Yi saw a future in which he slew his opponent; compared to his doomed future, this path clearly held more possibilities.

Without the old gold Dragon's interference, Nameless returned to normal; for an ordinary Legend, it was nearly a dimensional strike.

Mu Yi, relying on intuition, chose a path that would lead to slaying his opponent.

The Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Blade flashed out lightly, knocking the opponent's dagger from hand while the Clear Jade Sword fully activated, righteous qi surging heavenward, blasting the opponent high into the air.

Before the opponent could flee into the shadows, Mu Yi's form flickered and the Clear Jade Sword precisely pierced the opponent's throat.

All of this took place in an instant, a single rise and fall; the opponent died beneath Mu Yi's sword, not only because of Nameless's power, but also because the opponent was extremely weak.

Apart from its initial concealment ability being praiseworthy, the only other thing worth noting was the dagger in its hand.

Mu Yi surveyed the corpse on the ground, feeling it somewhat familiar, as if he had seen the opponent somewhere before.

Relying on willpower to recall his memory, Mu Yi astonishingly discovered that the individual he had instantly killed was a legendary thief he had once hired from the comprehensive network.

Back then, the compensation for hiring him was a ticket to teleport to the Dragon Kingdom.

Mu Yi widened his eyes; cause and effect had completed a closed loop at this moment.

Because he had hired the opponent, the latter came to the Dragon Kingdom to commit grand theft; likewise, because of the opponent's thievery, Mu Yi himself nearly died in the old gold Dragon's maw.

And likewise, because of the old gold Dragon's treasure, this legendary thief ended up dying at Mu Yi's hands.

In the span of a bite and a sip, it turned out to be so perfectly natural.