Chapter 182: Boy, accept my commission

Finally someone has come; I've waited for this day for hundreds of years.

Above the giant dragon skull, the draconic soul; upon seeing Su Hao, the black-red fire in its eyes showed a hint of joy.

In order to wait for the outsider's arrival, he would, at other times, force himself into sleep to reduce his daily consumption.

But even so, he couldn't last much longer.

If he were to die just like that, wouldn't all his efforts over the years go to waste? How could he not be resentful? Fortunately, an outsider has finally arrived today—how could he not be pleased? Yet the behavior of this giant dragon soul was completely beyond Su Hao's expectations.

He had originally prepared himself for a fight to the death, but now, looking at the appearance of this giant dragon soul, it seemed there was no intention to fight.

This made Su Hao curious; the aura emanating from your soul looks exactly like that of a Supernatural Fourth Rank being, no matter how you look at it.

Looking across the entire dark forest, aside from a few specific places, aren't Supernatural Fourth Rank beings free to go wherever they please?

Why does he appear to be unable to leave this place, passively waiting for an outsider's arrival, as if he must complete some task for them?

Although he was very curious in his heart, Su Hao didn't ask further; he looked at the black soul above the giant dragon skull and spoke softly:

"Are you waiting for me?"

"Yes, I have a matter I need to entrust to you; of course, I will offer adequate compensation."

The black giant dragon soul didn't beat around the bush; after seeing that Su Hao hadn't refused, he continued:

"Perhaps you don't know—I was once a Supernatural Sixth Rank black dragon, ambushed by a Supernatural Sixth Rank Shadow Priest, which caused my physical death; only a remnant soul remains, surviving by relying on my own skeleton."

"However, that Shadow Priest didn't fare much better either; under my counterattack, even if he didn't die, he is a heavily wounded wreck, with barely a fraction of his strength left."

"But if I can't kill him first, I truly cannot accept dying like this."

"So, the favor I ask of you is to go to the Shadow Priest's healing place, see if he's dead; if not, find a way to send him off."

"As long as you can bring back his core, I will give you my heart as a reward."

"If luck is on your side, after using the black dragon heart, you will gain a dragon race talent."

"Even if luck isn't good, it can still give your spiritual power and physique a noticeable boost; you might want to consider it."

Having said that, the black dragon's soul hovered above the dragon skull, silently gazing at Su Hao without urging him, but the anticipation in his eyes clearly betrayed his inner thoughts.

To be frank, Su Hao is very interested in that black dragon heart.

An item that can grant a talent is absolutely something that can be described as 'rare' in two words.

Moreover, this heart also gives the user a chance to obtain a dragon race talent.

It is well known that, in the new world after the apocalypse, the dragon race is also one of the most powerful species.

Even an ordinary ground dragon possesses the formidable strength to fight across species against other races.

Most dragon race physiques are extremely strong, and their spiritual power is also not lacking, capable of exhaling a powerful breath.

When supernatural grades are equal, being able to defeat a dragon race in a one‑on‑one single strike is extremely rare; if one could obtain a dragon race talent, even for Su Hao it would be a tremendous improvement.

Moreover, Su Hao still has the Synthesis Heart in hand; even if the original black dragon heart only gives a certain chance for the user to gain a dragon race talent.

However, Su Hao only needs to perform a few syntheses on this heart; setting aside whether the chance of gaining a talent can reach one hundred percent, he is confident that the probability can be greatly increased.

However, to obtain this black dragon heart, there are only two possible paths.

One is to complete the black dragon's mission: go find that whatever Shadow Priest, see if he's dead, and if not, kill him.

If the Shadow Knight Priest is already dead, then this mission is naturally not difficult—just a trip.

But if the Shadow Priest is still alive, the danger of this mission will skyrocket.

You should know that, while alive, this black dragon possessed Supernatural Sixth Rank strength, yet was still killed by a sneak attack from the Shadow Priest.

Even when the black dragon counterattacked, it made the Shadow Priest pay a heavy price.

But this likewise means that the Shadow Priest possesses strength comparable to that of the black dragon.

In other words, the Shadow Priest's supernatural grade at peak condition likely also reached Supernatural Sixth Rank.

Even if the Shadow Priest's current condition is as the black dragon's soul described—if he isn't dead, he has already fallen into a heavily wounded state, and is certainly not a Supernatural Second Rank that could be easily dealt with.

This can be seen from the black dragon himself: even though he is dead, and his soul has endured the erosion of time, he still possesses Supernatural Fourth Rank strength.

Then, as a Supernatural Sixth Rank Shadow Priest, how much worse could his situation possibly be?

If, by chance, the opponent's strength remains relatively intact, he might still have Supernatural Fifth Rank combat power—something Su Hao cannot handle.

So, whether to accept the black dragon's mission, Su Hao still needs to think it over carefully.

As for the other option, it is to launch a forced attack, kill the black dragon's soul, and then take his heart.

After all, the aura he currently displays is only Supernatural Fourth Rank; if we go all out, Su Hao still has a certain chance of victory.

However, even if Su Hao wields the Death Scythe, wanting to kill a black dragon's soul still requires considerable effort.

In this process, if the black dragon's soul prefers to be shattered rather than survive intact and ends up destroying the black dragon's heart, then Su Hao would suffer a loss outweighing the gain.

After some thought, Su Hao temporarily abandoned the plan to launch an immediate attack, instead revealing his own aura and spreading his hands helplessly.

"A black dragon heart that might grant a talent—I naturally like it, but you can see that I'm only a Supernatural Second Rank and have no way to fulfill your request."

Su Hao's purpose in saying this is simple: he just wants to see whether the black dragon can give him something more.

If the other side could provide some powerful protective gear or attack weapons, ensuring that even if the Shadow Priest still has Supernatural Fifth Rank combat power, Su Hao's own safety would be guaranteed, then he wouldn't mind making the trip.

But if the other side lacks such protection, then Su Hao can only temporarily retreat from this place, have Xue Nv come to reinforce, and then directly kill the black dragon! (End of chapter)