Chapter 1485: Dragon Madness Secret Scroll, Doomsday Catastrophe

Elder Taliya's arrival was somewhat abrupt, and in the end, she did not stay long; after a brief chat with Xia Duo, she left with Aisibilan.

Throughout the entire process, Aisibilan did not say a single word, remaining cautiously by Taliya's side, which gave Xia Duo a deeper understanding of Taliya's status in Akaola.

Once only he and the Crown King of Akaola remained in the Secret Ritual Chamber, Xia Duo no longer concealed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said coldly, "The Crown King should be able to give me an explanation now, right!"

"Special Envoy Xia Duo, using you as an excuse was indeed my own arbitrary decision, and I am very sorry, but I also ask that the Special Envoy understand my difficulties; as a king, I cannot show even a hint of hesitation."

"Heh!"

Xia Duo shook his head, "Crown King, that is not what I want to hear. This matter has had no small impact on me; does the Crown King think a single word of 'understanding' can make me treat this matter as if it never existed?"

"Then what does Special Envoy Xia Duo want?" the Crown King of Akaola said in a deep voice.

"I want the inherited Dragon Madness Secret Scroll of the Dragon Madness Mythallar!"

Upon hearing this, the expression on the Crown King of Akaola's face changed abruptly, and almost without any hesitation, he said—"That is impossible!"

"So, Akaola truly does possess the inherited Dragon Madness Secret Scroll of the Dragon Madness Mythallar?"

Xia Duo said with a smile; he had originally only been testing, but he had not expected to trick the real thing out of him so quickly. The Main Plane might be threatened by the Holy Golden Dragon Empire of the Other Plane, and there were some things he had to prepare for in advance.

Regarding the Dragon Madness Mythallar, he had not actually been able to obtain the specific spell details from the Projection Plane, but he had heard quite a few related legends.

There was one theory he was particularly concerned about, which claimed that the ancient Elven Mages actually had the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll passed down, and that Keman had obtained a portion of it.

And on the Main Plane, among the Northern Elf Kingdoms, Yierlan and Keman, who were able to control dragons and possessed dragon cavalry, could almost certainly be confirmed to possess the inheritance of the Dragon Madness Mythallar.

On this basis, some long-standing Elven families might also have similar trump cards.

With the disintegration of Ancient Aryvandaar, who knew how many inheritances had been scattered? They might have been inconspicuous at the time, but placed in the present, they could be absolute weapons of mass destruction.

……

"From where did Special Envoy Xia Duo learn that Akaola possesses the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll?"

Realizing he had made a slip of the tongue, the Crown King of Akaola quickly adjusted his mindset, attempting to extract the true source of the leak from Xia Duo.

But Xia Duo would not tell him that he was bluffing; instead, he used confidentiality as an excuse to change the subject and continued to demand the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll.

And this time, having calmed down, the Crown King of Akaola did not explicitly refuse again, only saying: "The Dragon Madness Mythallar involves far-reaching consequences. I can give the inherited Secret Scroll to Special Envoy Xia Duo, but can you, Special Envoy, bear the series of consequences that follow?"

The Crown King of Akaola's words were loaded with hidden meaning, but since the other party had already relented, Xia Duo was not in a rush to make him produce the Secret Scroll right there, instead carefully asking for the reason:

"What consequences? I ask that the Crown King explain in detail!"

Xia Duo's words caused the Crown King of Akaola to fall into deep thought, his expression changing again and again, until after a long while he sighed deeply and said: "Attempting to control power that does not belong to you naturally requires bearing the corresponding backlash."

"The Dragon Madness Mythallar possesses immense power, but any Spellcaster who comes into contact with it will be afflicted by the 【Dragon Transformation Zhouzhou】, and even if it is only a momentary contact, the influence is enough to penetrate the Soul!"

"Dragon Transformation Zhouzhou?"

Xia Duo repeated the term over and over. Before today, he had never heard this term, but from a morpheme analysis, it was not difficult to deduce its relatively accurate meaning.

This should be a negative Magic Effect that could cause a Spellcaster to unconsciously transform into a dragon, from body to Soul.

Perhaps to some people, this was a good thing, but to Elves, who actually viewed dragons as mounts, beasts, and livestock, it was almost impossible to accept.

No wonder it had to be crowned with the name of a curse.

Of course, for Xia Duo, Dragon Transformation was also very difficult to accept; it was not like a Transformation spell that could be dispelled at any time, and it did not affect the Soul.

If even the Soul changed, then what of the self it carried? Would it also change along with it?

Xia Duo did not mind if the Soul underwent changes, just as he did not mind if the body underwent changes; they were merely carriers of the self, just with different degrees of intimacy.

If it involved the self, then Xia Duo would have to firmly oppose it!

Xia Duo had never heard before that coming into contact with the Dragon Madness Mythallar would infect one with a curse; he only knew that Keman and Yierlan could control dragons through the Dragon Madness Mythallar.

It was a bit like "only seeing the thief eat meat, not seeing the thief get beaten"!

After thinking for a moment, he continued to ask: "Besides the Dragon Transformation Zhouzhou, what other hidden dangers does the Dragon Madness Mythallar have?"

"Is such a curse not enough? Oh, I almost forgot you are a human, but even as a human, I hope you remember that the King-Slaying Star is not an illusory projection of a star, but a real star. You can use the power of the Mythallar, but you must never attempt to change it, or even destroy it, because once the Mythallar is completely damaged, the King-Slaying Star will descend upon the earth, and at that time, let alone the Northland, even the entire Main Plane will face the fate of destruction!"

By the end, an inexplicable panic and a terrified, serious expression had appeared on the Crown King of Akaola's face. Originally, this expression appearing on an Elf's face would have made one unable to help but laugh, but now, Xia Duo could not laugh at all.

Not only could he not laugh, he even felt a chill down his back. From the Crown King of Akaola's final words, Xia Duo could feel that inexplicably chilling aura of panic.

If the King-Slaying Star was a real star, wouldn't it be a collision of heaven and earth if it fell to the ground!

Furthermore, what exactly was a "real star"? Was it similar to the planets on Earth? Or was it another type of special celestial body localized to the magic world? What was its relationship with the Plane?

Did it exist within the Plane, or outside the Plane?

Xia Duo had no answers to these questions, which made him feel even more panicked. The distant Holy Golden Dragon Empire was still uncertain, but the near-term crisis of the King-Slaying Star descending upon the earth was already a concrete reality.

A Mythallar could not exist eternally, and furthermore, the Dragon Madness Mythallar was already in disrepair; it was not impossible that it could completely collapse tomorrow.

If it were merely a large amount of matter falling from the sky, that would not be a disaster too difficult for a Spellcaster to resist.

What was most feared was that the things falling down possessed some unknown, powerful properties that had far-reaching consequences; in that case, even fleeing to an Other Plane might not guarantee one could truly escape it.

"Who else knows about the doomsday of the King-Slaying Star?"

"If there are no accidents, everyone who has seen the Dragon Madness Secret Scroll should know!"

"……"

Xia Duo was speechless; only now did he know that the Elves actually possessed such a weapon of mass destruction!