Chapter 400: Seeing the Thunder God's Hammer Again

Stepping out of the portal, Yi Geng and Jia Lades found themselves in a living room brimming with magical energy, and through the bright glass window they saw white clouds drifting in the sky.

A few towering Wizard Towers rose into the clouds before their eyes, the scene spectacular and beautiful, and the view extended farther, encompassing most of Mo Du.

"This is the Weizelan Tower!"

Both dragons were somewhat excited, and also a bit uneasy.

The Weizelan Fu Kong Cheng is guarded by a Holy Soul Wizard, and it sits atop the tower—perhaps right above their heads at this moment—so they dared not be reckless, restraining the pride of being dragons.

Lei En's room in the tower spanned several hundred square meters, and there was also a warehouse for storing alchemical materials, though he rarely used it and it remained empty, just in time to be useful. The warehouse might not be large enough, but together with the adjacent alchemy chamber it would be more than sufficient.

He opened the warehouse door and said, "The treasure is stored in the warehouse and the alchemy chamber; it should fit fine."

Yi Geng walked in, made a circle, and nodded with satisfaction.

There are few places in the world safer than the Weizelan Tower; the warehouse contains rune sigils and a magical gate, and once a password is set for the gate, even Lei En would find it hard to enter.

Earlier, Lei En had promised never to touch a single gold coin in the treasure.

When he later acquires a large enough space or finds a more secure storage, such as a newly built secret lair, he will immediately relocate the treasure.

"Jia Lades?"

Lei En and Yi Geng both looked at the copper dragon.

Although Jia Lades was extremely reluctant, at this point he could not act recklessly; even if his heart was unwilling, he had to disgorge the treasure.

"Fine, don't rush me."

He muttered as he entered the empty warehouse, placed his hand on the Void Chain Belt, and instantly countless glittering gold coins and golden constructs surged out like a broken dam, the clatter echoing nonstop, quickly covering the warehouse floor and still increasing.

In less than two minutes, a small mountain of gold had piled up inside the warehouse.

The gold coins kept spewing, and before long the warehouse could no longer contain them; the sparkling coins overflowed the doorway and streamed into the living room.

Lei En and the two dragons had to retreat.

"Put the rest into the alchemy chamber..."

Before he could finish, the living room door suddenly opened, and the man and the two dragons were startled, looking toward the beautiful figure beyond the door.

"Ao Xi Li Ya..."

Lei En recovered and let out a sigh of relief.

Ao Xi Li Ya sensed that she had arrived at the Weizelan Tower, but since she hadn't been sought, she came through the opposite door; from her soul contract she had obtained the Key of Doors Element, which can open any door in the world, and she had no reservations, so she opened the door directly.

Then she saw this scene.

Ao Xi Li Ya was also stunned; the dazzling gold left her momentarily dazed.

Yi Geng and Jia Lades didn't recognize Ao Xi Li Ya, and instantly grew nervous, fearing they might reveal the secret of the golden treasure.

"Come in quickly and close the door," Lei En said.

Ao Xi Li Ya instinctively stepped in, the magical gate behind her closing automatically; her lively eyes scanned Lei En and the two dragons, showing little concern for the gold covering the floor, regaining a calm expression, and said, "Lei En, when did you return?"

She asked knowingly, as the soul contract can sense the other's location at any time.

"Just returned to Mo Du not long ago."

Lei En smiled and said, "Let me introduce you: she is Ao Xi Li Ya, like me, both students of the teacher. Ao Xi Li Ya, these are the friends I met on this outing; this one is Master Hei Jiao, and this one is Jia Lades."

At the same time, through the soul contract, he covertly informed Ao Xi Li Ya of the two dragons' identities and the origin of this batch of gold.

Upon hearing that they were students of a Holy Soul Wizard, Yi Geng and Jia Lades dared not be lax.

"Pleased to meet you, madam."

Ao Xi Li Ya smiled and nodded, acknowledging the introduction.

She said nothing, appearing to have no intention regarding the gold, yet for some reason both dragons felt an inexplicable awe.

It was not due to her strength, but a shiver emanating from deep within the soul.

It seemed that before them stood not a human witch, but a mysterious being more noble than themselves, with a more ancient bloodline and far greater power.

This strange feeling made the two dragons somewhat uneasy.

Lei En examined Ao Xi Li Ya closely and suddenly exclaimed, "You've advanced to Legendary Mid-stage?"

The soul eye displayed that she was already a level‑13 mage.

"Hmm, just a few days ago—congratulations on reaching Legendary," Ao Xi Li Ya said with a hint of a smile; as a soul companion, she naturally also sensed that Lei En had become Legendary, meaning both she and Lei En could obtain a new Element from each other's souls.

The soul contract Element was triggered, and the soul wave frequencies of the two resonated, establishing an uninterrupted connection.

Ao Xi Li Ya saw Lei En's soul state, and her eyes could not hide the shock.

She originally intended to follow Lei En's earlier suggestion and choose "Metal Activation," but after seeing the Level‑10 power and the Bi Meng Li Claw, she hesitated.

Considering the powerful effects of Metal Activation and the Iron Body, comparable to a Legendary Element, Ao Xi Li Ya ultimately did not change her mind and chose Metal Activation.

Lei En, without hesitation, directly chose "Void Resonance."

This supreme Element grants Super‑Mystic affinity, doubling the power of Arcane abilities and speeding casting; its affinity with the Key of Doors is of the same tier, allowing them to work together, equivalent to possessing two Void Resonances, which he had long desired.

On the surface they spoke, but behind the scenes they exchanged more, each obtaining a new Element.

The entire process lasted only a few dozen seconds, and neither dragon noticed.

Ao Xi Li Ya threw a flirtatious glance at Lei En in her mind, left a string of soft laughs, and with a composed tone said, "I won't disturb you further; rest assured I will keep the secret. I must take my leave now."

Both dragons nodded repeatedly, without any doubt, and watched her open a portal and depart.

They stared at the spot where the portal closed, both falling into silence.

Lei En smiled to himself; Legendary dragons are natural superiors over other dragons, but since Ao Xi Li Ya had not revealed her true form, they did not understand what was happening.

"Let's continue."

Yi Geng and Jia Lades exchanged glances, seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.

The copper dragon shook its head, entered the alchemy chamber, poured out the remaining gold, filling almost half the chamber; the dazzling light held everyone's gaze.

"All right, all the gold is here; I haven't taken a single coin from you, except for the hundred‑thousand Gold Shield that should be yours," Jia Lades sneered, feeling his heart twitch and constantly bleed.

"You'd better not be lying; I will count them all later."

Geng Yi wore a cold expression, poured a portion of his gold into the alchemy chamber to free up storage space for the ring, then closed the magical gate and set a secret phrase only he knew.

In Lei En's view, this was no different than adding legs to a snake; having the Key of Doors, he could enter at any time.

Of course, he wouldn't say it.

"Are you planning to return to Haituoke immediately, or stay in Mo Du for a few days? My castle is always open, and I can send someone to accompany you while you tour Mo Du; all expenses are on me," Lei En asked.

Yi Geng replied at once: "I'll stay, and return to Haituoke after a while. Sorry for troubling you, Lord Duke."

"Me too," Jialadeluos also nodded.

"Fine." Lei En opened the portal, "You go back to the castle first; Fabian will arrange everything. I still have business in Weizelan."

He waited for the two dragons to leave, then hesitated.

Logically, having just returned to Mo Du and already reached Weizelan, he should have gone up to visit the master, but he couldn't wait; after all, the master could be seen at any time, so this moment wasn't essential.

A teleportation gate opened, and Lei En appeared directly in Mo Du's public teleportation array.

He altered his form to enter the array; a few minutes later, he emerged in Longshande's Silver Star district, not far from the Silver Star Duke's high tower.

He looked up at the tower; the Spirit Demon Eye continued to scan the surroundings as always.

Lei En had no mood to reminisce about returning to his "hometown", turned into a side street, and in a corner unseen by the Spirit Demon Eye, he took out his Arcane Torrent Staff.

"Hmm?"

He originally intended to set the other end of the portal at the dwarven underground fortress for direct entry, but found it impossible; the fortress seemed blocked by a massive formation that prohibited teleportation.

"Looks like we have to go in through that underground dark river."

Lei En bought several bottles of underwater breathing elixir at an alchemy shop, then teleported to a secluded mountain hollow about ten‑something li north of Longshande City.

Before him was an unremarkable small waterfall, with a very deep pool beneath.

If one hadn't emerged from here before, who would think the water leads to a massive underground fortress? He drank a bottle of the breathing elixir and leapt into the water without hesitation, his steel‑cast body sinking straight into the dark depths.

The Soul Eye pierced the darkness, seeing everything clearly.

Guided by memory, Lei En quickly found a crevice behind a stone and slipped inside.

Beyond the crevice lay the underground dark river, its terrain complex with many branches, but steel nails hammered into the bottom served as markers; he swam straight, reaching the fortress in just a few dozen minutes.

"Huh!"

Lei En broke the surface, finding himself back in the narrow cavern he had visited before, identical to his memory.

He jumped ashore and tested the Arcane Torrent Staff.

As expected, surface teleportation was impossible, but within the fortress it worked; Lei En teleported from the tenth level at the bottom directly to the eighth level.

When he emerged from the portal, he found himself in a strange, spacious cavern.

Surrounding him, a large group of night goblins knelt before a rough throne hewn from a massive stone, babbling incomprehensible chatter that looked somewhat comical. When they saw Lei En, they froze; a particularly robust night goblin sat on the throne, shouted a few commands, and then all the night goblins raised their rusted weapons, shrieking "wa‑wa" as they surrounded and rushed forward.

Last time he came here, Lei En was accompanied by Roger and Zoltan; back then he was only a third‑rank Wizard.

Now, he is already a legend.

Lei En ignored the night goblins rushing at him, gripped the Thunder Hammer in his hand, slammed it onto the ground, and with a booming crack, lightning erupted, countless massive bolts sweeping the entire cavern and engulfing all the night goblins.

When the current subsided, no night goblin remained alive around him.

Even the hundreds of night goblins left no bodies; they were turned to ash by the high‑temperature lightning, and the air retained a charred odor.

Scores of souls, like moths to a flame, were absorbed by Lei En.

He glanced at his phone interface; the Soul Power Pool jumped from 0 to 5—so many night goblin souls had only converted into five units of energy.

"Night goblins are dim‑witted, lacking belief and akin to beasts; they can be harvested for souls at will,"

A thought flashed through Lei En's mind.

Night goblins reproduce faster than rats, reaching adulthood in three years; since their last internecine slaughter nearly two years ago, their numbers should have recovered considerably, so the fortress could serve as a soul‑breeding chamber, harvested periodically like leeks.

This seemed somewhat cruel; after all, they are still sentient, albeit low‑level, beings…

Lei En shook his head and walked to the treasure‑room door behind the throne.

The stone door, over ten meters tall and etched with dwarven runes, had long lost its protection; he stepped forward, pressed his hand on it, applied a little force, and the door swung open.

Where once three people had to cooperate to barely push the treasure‑room stone door, now it opened with great ease.

One hand was enough.

Boom—boom—boom…

The massive stone door was pushed aside with one hand, revealing what lay beyond.

A hundred‑meter‑long wide passage led to a massive circular treasure vault; the floor bore a rune formation, and in the center stood an anvil‑like forging platform, upon which a war hammer lay at a slant.

"The war hammer is still here!"

Lei En saw this scene, and the stone in his heart finally settled.

Besides himself, Roger Title: Master and Zoltan also knew the whereabouts of the Thunder God's Hammer; Lei En trusted Roger not to leak it, but could not guarantee Zoltan.

Dwarves coveted the Thunder God's Hammer more than any other race, for the war hammer itself was the dwarven clan's ultimate treasure.

When the three left, they tacitly refrained from mentioning the Thunder God's Hammer again and pledged secrecy; in truth they also competed covertly, seeing who could truly claim the war hammer. Zoltan later returned straight to Rongyanbao, claiming he was to deliver dwarven rune knowledge back, and has been silent since—perhaps he is researching how to obtain the Thunder God's Hammer.

If Zoltan were to inadvertently leak the news, the dwarven legendary strongmen would surely mobilize.

Fortunately, that disastrous scenario never occurred.

Lei En entered the vault, casually shut the stone door to prevent night goblins from intruding, then turned and instantly flashed, appearing directly atop the forging platform.

Bang!

A white flash blossomed in the darkness; a Light Burst Technique was unleashed, sweeping the dust off the war hammer.

Lei En reached out, grasped the hammer's handle, and a strange sensation coursed into his mind; he inhaled deeply and loudly recited the rune‑unlocking incantation: "Gai, Er, Ma, La, Zi!"

Immediately, the Thunder God's Hammer quivered slightly.

The ancient runes on the war hammer began to flicker, emitting fine golden currents.

At night there is a third watch.

(End of Chapter)