Chapter 146: Purifying the Bipedal Flying Dragons

"A bunch of idiots!"

Naimi Xisi's voice came from the sky, and the Dragon Might amplified tenfold by the Power Gem struck like a natural disaster, overwhelming like a mountain‑crushing tide.

The corrupted bipedal flying dragons immediately trembled, dropped the prey from their claws, swooped down to the ground and crouched, dug a pit in the earth, and buried their heads in it.

Naimi Xisi stared wordlessly at the dozen or so shivering big hindquarters; the thought of destroying them with a single breath of Dragon Might was interrupted.

These corrupted bipedal flying dragons evidently still retain a trace of instinct, showing absolute obedience to their ancient ruler—the True Dragon.

"Dammit! Who dares touch my pet!"

A black plume of smoke rushed up from the valley floor, and before Naimi Xisi it turned into a gray‑haired old man in shabby cloth, wearing a massive necklace of assorted gems.

He flinched the moment he saw Naimi Xisi; after all, the Juan Ce Long, over 80 meters tall, could easily be mistaken for a mature True Dragon.

"True Dragon?! Why are you on my territory?!" the old man shouted, his tone fierce yet cowardly.

Naimi Xisi looked at the Magic Item necklace of enchanted gems on the other's neck and almost laughed; did these natives not know that contact between Magic Items can weaken their mana?

Just as a hand can wear at most three magic rings, Magic Items must avoid physical contact with other Magic Items to achieve maximum effect.

The Magic Item on the other's neck was clearly a shoddy, mass‑produced craft; each magic gem was enchanted with a spell, yet the massive gem necklace was not fused into a single whole, causing each gem's spell power to drop by at least a third.

He probed a bit and found that this unremarkable, death‑spirit‑laden old man was actually a level‑14 professional.

That's absurd—a professional of such high level can't even manage such simple enchantments?

Looking at that comically lavish magic gem necklace, Naimi Xisi's impression of the new continent's wealth and its natives' stupidity deepened further.

Seeing the True Dragon's gaze fixed on his necklace, the old man cautiously covered his own necklace.

"Greedy True Dragon, do you covet my 【Supreme Magic Necklace】? This is a master‑level treasure I forged myself! I will never give it to you!"

If Naimi Xisi were in human form now, his expression would be like an old man on the subway scrolling his phone, full of disdain.

"Enough!" the giant dragon said coldly.

"Stop playing tricks on me, foolish Niksalan, this won't let me spare you. You dare flaunt these defiled pseudo‑dragons before the True Dragon; you should know my purpose now."

The old man, hearing this, also flared up. Tricks? Considering that Tukis, after all, was once a great shaman who governed a city; had he not been expelled for obsessing with death‑spirit arts, could he have fallen to such a state?

The giant dragon's contemptuous words drove the old man into outright fury; he suddenly activated the magic necklace on his chest, and five fireballs materialized in the air, soaring toward the giant dragon.

Regarding those five fireballs, Naimi Xisi was too lazy to even raise a defense; his scales' potent anti‑magic resistance directly absorbed the explosions' force.

After the smoke cleared, Naimi Xisi was unscathed, not even triggering the Power Gem's 【Adaptive Evolution】.

This made him despise the other even more.

Six‑Ring transformation spell—【Instant Malevolent Metamorphosis】!

Having already matured to the adult dragon stage, Naimi Xisi's 【Improvised Supermagic】 can now reduce the cost by three Spell Slot levels, while instant supermagic requires an additional four Spell Slot levels; this means he only needs to spend 11 spell points to instantly cast a Five‑Ring Spell.

Naimi Xisi pointed casually, and in an instant the old man was transformed into an otter and dropped to the ground; under the Power Gem amplified by 【Mana Resonance】 twentyfold, the 【Malevolent Metamorphosis】 spell's penetration was absurdly high, leaving the old man no room to resist and forcing a complete transformation that would last at least ten hours. The move instantly killed a level‑14 professional, and only then did Naimi Xisi gain a crystal‑clear understanding of his own strength.

An adult Juan Ce Long, combined with a Power Gem, makes his spell power terrifying; even a 【Legendary Mage】 would feel inferior releasing the same spell.

After dealing with the old man, Naimi Xisi locked the otter he had turned into inside a cage, then turned his gaze back to the bipedal flying dragons.

These corrupted beasts, after the old man was transformed, lifted their heads from the pit and looked at Naimi Xisi with dog‑like, flattering eyes.

A few slightly intelligent bipedal dragons stammered in draconic speech: "By fate, big brother, you're the boss, we'll follow you."

Naimi Xisi snorted coldly, "I will not accept a modified freak to follow me and become my 【Dependents】."

The True Dragon's words dimmed the dragons' gazes, and they drooped their heads listlessly.

"However," Naimi Xisi added.

"If the death‑spirit aura on you can be purified by the 【Divine Spell】 I release, I can accept your loyalty."

Then he raised his hand and activated the Eight‑Ring Divine Spell 【Holy Radiance】 within the 【Moon Cloak】.

A dazzling golden light flared around Naimi Xisi; the affected bipedal dragons emitted greenish smoke, wailing as they crawled outward.

!

"You choose for yourselves; this is not safe. The failed will die in the holy light, but the surviving dragons can shed this detestable exterior and return to normal," Naimi Xisi said coldly.

The corruption on the bipedal flying dragons is too severe; this is not a curse, for death‑spirit energy has already fused with them.

【Curse Removal】 is useless for them; only within the purest 【Holy Radiance】 can all death‑spirit energy and its attached tissue be incinerated without killing them, allowing restoration.

Fortunately, the bipedal dragons inherited a trace of the True Dragon's potent regenerative power, so they are not without hope.

The dragons gazed longingly at the holy light, fear still in their eyes.

How they wish to become 【Dependents】 of a true giant dragon, and how they yearn to shed this form that repulses dragons.

Yet that beautiful holy light is too scorching and too painful.

After the fierce decision, to Naimi Xisi's surprise, every bipedal dragon chose to enter the holy light.

Their bodies emitted a "sizzle" in the holy light, spewing green smoke; the clash of death‑spirit energy with the holy light inflicted immense agony, contorting their forms.

Naimi Xisi was not entirely indifferent; he was pleased with the dragons' resolve, none of which chose to quit. Whenever a dragon was mortally wounded by deep infection and excessive burned tissue, he would immediately cast a 【Healing Severe Wound】.

Under these circumstances, fifteen bipedal dragons survived and successfully purified the death‑spirit energy from their bodies!

They joyfully let out clear roars, circling behind the Juan Ce Long, like loyal guardians.

(End of Chapter)