Chapter 110: Scale‑Armor Heaven

Pearl Dragon wore a bitter expression and ceased its frenzy; the "Scorching Breath of the Gods" made it feel threatened.

The sea calmed, and Juan Ce Long stepped before it; the magical runes covering its body glowed dazzlingly, a sign that it was activating 【Arcane God Fusion】 and 【Arcane Spirit Fusion】. The three forces merged into one, greatly amplifying its forthcoming power.

Five-ring Enchantment Spell—【Monster Immobilization Technique】! The invisible enchantment force pierced Pearl Dragon's body, battling its instincts. Even though the spell weakened it, even with 【Monster Immobilization Technique】 doubled in strength, the Pearl Dragon still had enough energy to resist.

Naimi Xisi sneered, increasing his magical output; Divine Spell slots and Mana burned continuously, supplying the spell with endless power, and finally fully seized control of the Pearl Dragon's body.

The Pearl Dragon, immobilized by the spell, had its eyes whirl wildly, pleading. Yet Naimi Xisi was not that cold‑blooded to kill a fellow dragon; besides the internal good‑evil conflicts and murders between evil giants, the slaughter of kin by neutral or good dragons also easily draws the attention of the dragon gods.

Whether it is the good‑dragon god Bahamut or the law‑neutral righteous dragon god Lan Di Si, neither permits such intra‑species carnage.

As for the Five-colored Evil Dragon, after Tiamat, the sole moral line for dragons is that they must not slaughter young dragons; beyond that, she greatly enjoys watching Five-colored Giant Dragons tear each other apart.

The mutual battles among the ten good‑evil dragons are also tacitly approved by Bahamut; if Bahamut is indifferent, Lan Di Si is naturally even less concerned.

Regarding that law‑neutral dragon god, Juan Ce Long is unimpressed but does not intend to offend; Juan Ce Long's clan doesn't even worship Ougma, so how could they ever be granted Lan Di Si's favor?

"Fine, I won't kill you, but as a lesson, you'll stay motionless here for the next day," Naimi Xisi said, releasing the restraint on the Pearl Dragon's mouth.

"Then you can't take the little pearls from my nest!" the Pearl Dragon said anxiously.

Juan Ce Long sneered cunningly, "Those are my little pearls; they're all my spoils!"

"No!!!" the Pearl Dragon cried, its face sorrowful as if its lifeline had been ripped away.

Beside them, Ao Duoli and Jiafuna Si were speechless, only able to follow Juan Ce Long's rear to the Pearl Dragon's nest and loot the treasure. Hearing the Pearl Dragon's mournful cries, Ao Duoli felt a pang of remorse: "Leave nothing for it? These don't seem very valuable anyway."

Juan Ce Long, while gathering handfuls of little pearls, warned her, "These are my spoils; you have no say! I'll take them to adorn my nest!"

Naimi Xisi dismissed the two's generosity; among True Dragons, cruelty is the norm— a defeated dragon loses everything, including these glittering little pearls. Though each is worthless, together they're worth at least twenty‑to‑thirty thousand gold coins.

If one day he were beaten by another dragon, he would have to grind his teeth and swallow them, watching another dragon seize his treasure.

Of course, as a cunning dragon, Naimi Xisi believes a gentleman may take revenge even after ten years; should such a thing occur, he will eventually retaliate.

Ao Duoli helplessly placed a hand on her forehead and fell silent; these giant dragons' tempers are each worse than the last, making the nearby sun elf seem gentle by comparison.

"Alright, let's go."

Having emptied the nest, Naimi Xisi emerged satisfied; the three swam toward the depths of the ruins, and soon, behind a headless statue, they discovered a massive bronze door.

"This is it," Ao Duoli's eyes lit up as she swam to the bronze door. In the center of the rustic bronze door was a conspicuous rhombus‑shaped opening, like a silent eye, quietly awaiting a key.

Ao Duoli produced a gem‑like mechanism with irregular carvings on its edge, placed it into the opening, and it fit perfectly.

With a "crack!" the ancient bronze door resonated loudly from within and opened.

Behind the door seemed no water, but the three were immediately swept in by back‑flowing seawater; the bronze door slammed shut again under the massive pressure.

The surrounding ground cracked from the door's movement, exposing part of the structure attached to the bronze door in the water; a slight curvature indicated that the buried, bronze‑door‑accompanied building was likely spherical.

"Cough, cough, pfft!" Suddenly the environment shifted from water to air, causing Naimi Xisi, who relied on spell‑based breathing, to cough several times before adjusting.

He looked around and realized he was inside a steel‑cast building; the spacious hall's walls were metal, and at the far end stood an iron door emitting a faint red glow.

Beside him, Ao Duoli and Jiafuna Si also scrambled to their feet, clueless about their surroundings.

"Did the data you originally found mention any information?" Naimi Xisi asked.

Ao Duoli furrowed her brow, thought for a moment, then let out an "ah".

"I remember now; I think it called this bronze door 'Scale‑Armor Heaven'."

"Scale‑Armor Heaven?!" Naimi Xisi shouted in surprise at Ao Duoli's words, leaving the other two bewildered.

"Are you sure it's Scale‑Armor Heaven?" Naimi Xisi pressed.

"Yes, what's the problem?"

Naimi Xisi suddenly shifted to human form, tapped the ground, then crouched, pressing his ear to the floor, as if listening. "Indeed..."

He recalled the description of that object from memory, a spark flashing in his eye: "These mechanisms employ vast amounts of high‑level magical materials and ores, forged with extremely complex smelting techniques."

"'Scale‑Armor Heaven' is usually a massive spherical object; some smiths fashion it into a cube. Regardless of shape, its walls are indestructible, even against Legendary spell power!"

"Moreover, the creators often embed numerous traps and guardians inside, causing any lucky intruder to meet their doom."

"Logically, this contraption is essentially a vault crafted by ancient great Mages to store their treasure."

After Naimi Xisi's explanation, both Ao Duoli and Jiafuna Si's eyes lit up; a treasure guarded by such rare means must be incredibly valuable!

"Then how should we proceed?" Jiafuna Si asked eagerly.

Naimi Xisi glanced hesitantly at the distant iron door: "I'm not sure about that, but 'Scale‑Armor Heaven' isn't that large; walking inside will eventually reach its end."

"What worries me now is whether, after all these years, the creator's mechanisms still function, since each owner of a 'Scale‑Armor Heaven' was once a Legendary‑rank great Mage."

"Float throughout the journey, and watch out for traps."

Under Naimi Xisi's admonition, the three reached the far iron door. Due to their size, Naimi Xisi remained in human form, activating 【Secret Arcane Sight】; no trace of magical traps could escape his gaze.

At the tunnel's end stood two massive black‑iron doors, slightly ajar, with eerie red light spilling through the gap.

"Stop," Naimi Xisi reached out, halting Ao Duoli who was about to open the door.

He saw the dense magical aura behind the door; clearly the slight opening was bait for intruders—once opened, they would instantly suffer a magical strike.

"Death Formation?" Naimi Xisi stroked his chin, studying the magical runes behind the door through the gap.

"Stay back; there's a trap behind the door that, once opened, will unleash an attack that kills all living things."

The group retreated to the far wall, and Naimi Xisi then used 【Fifth-Level Monster Summoning Technique】 to summon a Hellfire Tiger that charged at the door.

The roaring beast smashed the door open, instantly triggering the Death Formation behind it; a massive black pentagram burst across the hall, and the few of them huddled in the opposite corner escaped its effect.

Billowing black mist spewed from the formation, turning the Hellfire Tiger standing within it to ash.

Rolling black mist surged out from the formation, turning the Purgatory Tiger standing in the formation into ash.

The formation vanished, and Jiafuna Si furrowed her brow; even if she had triggered that trap, it would not have been pleasant.

The three pressed on, passing through the door into another hall; in the southeast corner stood a cold furnace, covered in dust, seemingly unused for ages.

The floor was littered with assorted metal shards and six Cold Iron staffs, all coated in Tie Xiu. Naimi Xisi accidentally stepped on a fragment, which instantly crumbled to powder.

Ten thousand years had utterly corroded everything here.

Ten thousand years of time thoroughly corroded everything here.

This also made the four four-armed humanoid statues placed on either side of the hall particularly conspicuous; these four statues had devil-like heads, and at that moment scarlet blood was flowing from their eyes.

"It's a magic statue!" Naimi Xisi warned coldly, seeing the huge magical aura attached to the statues.

The four magic statues seemed to be awakened by the noise, their stone bodies stirring; at the same time, the furnace in the southeast corner sounded as it started up, with a "Boom!" flames rose inside the cold furnace.

"How could it be a magic statue? Audoli hates these lump of iron the most!" Audoli puffed her cheeks, looking vexed; the magic statue's innate anti-magic field really counters mages.

Naimi Xisi also looked troubled; he felt no shadow or dark power from the statues, so the Holy Light, an eighth-circle divine spell, was likely useless—this thing is devastating against evil beings but utterly useless against non‑evil ones.

Shadow‑steel magic statues can be destroyed by Holy Light mainly because the shadow power in their material clashes with the Selennye power in the Holy Light; otherwise, even if the statues could wield darkness, as inanimate objects they could not be destroyed by Holy Light.

He sighed, taking Peng Peng out of his magic‑pet pouch.

"Boss boss, what do you want me to do! Peng Peng will surely get it done!" Hu Meng sprang out, jumping up and down excitedly.

Naimi Xisi tossed it to the ground and said, "See those magic statues? Go deal with them."

(End of chapter)