Chapter 90: Sighing Resentment Shakes the Heavens (Please Follow to Read!!!)

Rod, trapped within layers of blockade, showed not the slightest panic.

At first, the freezing continuously released by the 【Ice Prison】 did cause him some trouble.

But after being strengthened by the Fire Drake meat, a hint of heat resided within his muscles.

After continuously flexing his muscles, the heat generated by the movement easily countered the freezing.

"Ice attributes have always been the nemesis of melee combat; perhaps I'll need to figure out how to deal with that later."

Of course.

【Resentful Painful Hate Fire】 is an extremely noble all-attribute special attack; dispelling the 【Ice Prison】 is a mere trifle.

Right now, it was just Rod's paranoia about insufficient defense.

He took a deep breath of the poison mist slowly seeping in.

It circled in his lungs, feeling quite invigorating.

At this moment, Rod suddenly felt the air grow heavier by a few degrees.

It also carried a sticky viscosity.

"The taste of a Domain."

Truly worthy of being Bahadur's student.

Unlike him, who obtained everything through bodily transactions, they likely comprehended it on their own.

Naurin's urging voice came again.

Rod was too lazy to fool around with these three little mages any longer.

【Resentment: 452】

After killing Bert, the Resentment increased directly by 100 points.

Four hundred and fifty points can be considered a huge amount, right?

Rod decided to try the full version of 【Sighing Resentment Shakes the Heavens】.

Back then, when the Fire Lion transformed, the appearance was actually a bit too cool for him.

Boom!!

In an instant, pink-purple resentful fire surged straight up into the sky.

The Ice Prison and vines were burned to ashes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The massive stones of the ceiling were instantly burned through, shooting straight up into the sky.

The ponytail mage and the vertical-stripe mage were startled simultaneously.

Watching the pink-purple sparks dancing across the sky, a thread of resentment inevitably ignited in their hearts.

But Bahadur's students were well-traveled and knowledgeable.

They quickly cast a wakefulness spell on themselves, breaking free from this mental state.

"Is this... Dragon Resentment?"

The vertical-stripe man was horrified.

The ponytail mage's knowledge was not as good as his; after all, she had joined the Dragon Interest Society only for Bert.

She was not very clear on much of the knowledge regarding giant dragons.

"What is Dragon Resentment?"

"A cosmic creature... Could it be that this person performed the taboo ritual to summon a cosmic creature with the power of the Cursed Demon Dragon?!"

Although Bahadur Magic Academy had no taboos.

They would not actively court death.

The ritual to summon cosmic creatures has been forbidden for thousands of years; this is an absolute red line that even they dare not cross!

There were even rumors that it was because someone performed the summoning ritual that the Igo race, incompatible with other races, was pulled into the continent.

Although it cannot be verified.

Having said that.

The resentful fire over there instantly dispersed.

All spells trapping Rod vanished into thin air.

And he landed on the ground.

On his body was clearly a layer of rough full-body armor in purple and yellow.

On the faceplate and the inner side of the arms grew dark yellow sharp horns and arm blades respectively.

Two sharp, fearsome spikes protruded from the shoulders.

Even the 【Sacrificial Body Sword】 in his hand had changed its form.

From an exquisite one-handed sword, it became a rough-edged greatsword.

The golden blade was covered with interlocking serrations.

Rod felt a sense of power unlike any before.

Thud!

The ground exploded, and he vanished from his original spot.

The serrated greatsword, swung with one hand, instantly appeared before the vertical-stripe mage.

Carrying violent gale winds, at least three layers of spell shields were instantly torn apart.

In the opponent's shocked gaze, the sword tip sliced along the hem of his clothes.

Rod did not want to kill him yet.

A Domain is a good thing; this Mr. who has preliminarily mastered a Domain is still useful.

"I will not kill you. Tell me about the Dragon Soul."

Before he could finish speaking, Rod suddenly realized he had stopped reacting.

He looked again.

His upper body had slid down from his waist.

His insides spilled all over the ground.

Uh.

Seems I overdid it a bit.

That ponytail mage threw something over.

Rod turned and slashed it open with his sword.

Boom!

The thing instantly burst into a cloud of smoke, which then solidified into a gelatinous substance, engulfing Rod within it.

His Wraithfire flared up.

And burned it dry in an instant.

"Monster!"

Her staff and magic ring flickered at the same time.

A sphere of light suddenly appeared, unleashing a powerful burst of force from within, mingled with psychic spells like poison gas, curses, and despair.

Immediately after came a massive ice spear.

Rod didn't move a muscle; all were nullified.

And the ice spear shattered layer by layer against his body.

He shook his head.

"Sixth-tier. Not enough to be impressive anymore."

Saying so, he swung out a sword strike.

The Wraithfire extended the sword's tip, slashing into the ponytail mage from afar.

The shield shattered, then rose again.

Then shattered once more.

After repeating countless times, at the very least all her defensive magic rings were spent. The other party painfully spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, despairingly facing the incoming Wraithfire sword qi.

【Grudge +100】

【Grudge +100】

Rod turned toward that half-elf.

Yet the other party surprisingly knelt on the spot with great speed.

"Don't kill me."

"I thought Bahadur's people were all brave."

"I can trade my life for money, treasures. We don't actually have any conflict."

Rod raised an eyebrow.

Before he could speak.

The other party had already tossed over a spell satchel.

Rod opened it and looked.

Suffice to say it wasn't as generous as the reward the land Naga, Eve, had given.

"Not enough."

"You can use a magic contract, or even an enslavement spell—anything is fine. I just want to survive."

Only now did Rod get a clear look.

The other party was actually a half-elf.

As a hybrid of human and elf, she belonged to the type that pleased neither side.

Humans see you as not one of their own, while the elves regard you as a disgrace.

It was hard to imagine that this girl could actually make her way in Bahadur, and seemingly quite well at that.

Hum—

The spiritual light dissipated.

The ritual effect of 【Leap Forbidden】 ended.

To prevent this half-elf from escaping, Rod raised his hand and made a grasping motion in the air.

A rift tore open in the void of midair, and four chains imbued with purple spirituality reached out, binding the other party's four limbs.

【Gravity Chains】.

After reaching Sixth-tier, Rod's spiritual intensity had grown considerably.

It might still not be able to hold back 【Spatial Shift】, but it could still hinder her.

Nearby, Lily appeared using 【Spatial Shift】.

She scanned the surroundings, then looked at Rod's appearance.

She couldn't help clicking her tongue in wonder.

"Yet another spiritual art I've never even seen. Just how many good things do you have?"

"How's it going outside?"

Given the 【Leap Forbidden】 ritual, Lily had not entered the temple for the time being.

Instead, she had stayed outside, coordinating with the Foe Wind people to wipe out the last of the serpent-folk groups.

Tally poked half her body out from the shadows.

Seeing Rod, she froze for a moment and silently swallowed.

"Master, I found it. At the very bottom of the temple there's a magical barrier—I can't get in."

The succubus's job, meanwhile, was to go find the people excavating the dragon soul.

Clearly, they had both completed their tasks smoothly.

The half-elf glanced at the succubus, then at the halfling.

A look of pleasant surprise crossed her face.

"Enslavement magic? You used enslavement magic?! How impressive—you actually controlled two exotic races! We are kindred spirits!"

Rod, who rarely bothered with her, snatched her staff in one motion.

"Lily, please keep an eye on her first. Tally, lead the way."

With that said.

He stomped the ground with a 【War Stomp】, sending it caving in, and dropped down in a flying leap.

(End of chapter)