Chapter 184: Shadow Priest Appears

Roar! Master, we've arrived.

The bone dragon flew in midair, looking into the distance; under the dark shroud, the faint outline of a small village could be seen, and it turned its head to softly report to Su Hao.

Let me down.

Su Hao nodded slightly, and after the bone dragon landed, he led the skeleton warriors toward the small village ahead, letting Da Xiong Mao and the others wait outside.

Inside this small village, there is actually a fourth- or even fifth-rank supernatural being; letting Da Xiong Mao and the others go in would not only fail to help Su Hao, but would also get them killed for nothing.

Su Hao leading the skeleton warriors in himself is the best choice.

Anyway, even if all these skeleton warriors died, it wouldn't be a loss; Su Hao just needs to chop off some of his own arms to be able to resummon them.

As for Su Hao himself, he is the main force in the upcoming battle, so naturally he must go in.

After he entered the village, the Black Dragon Pearl in his hand flashed with a dim light, undoing the First Layer Seal.

Then, Su Hao slightly moved his thoughts, using mental power to draw a specific pattern on the Black Dragon Pearl, gaining the right to use it.

Now, as long as the Dark Dragon Pearl still has energy, after he suffers an attack, it will automatically form a Dragon Soul Shield to block all incoming attacks.

However, to avoid wasting energy, Su Hao altered the conditions for generating the Dragon Soul Shield.

Only when attacked by a force of fourth rank or higher will the Dark Dragon Pearl automatically generate a Soul Shield.

If it weren't for worrying that the attack of a fifth-rank supernatural being is too strange, he would have wanted to temporarily shut down this function.

After all, Su Hao is a Crimson Bone Demon; his survivability is no joke.

Furthermore, Su Hao even put his own blood on Da Xiong Mao as insurance; under normal circumstances, he cannot die, so whether he has protection or not isn't really a big issue.

However, the remnant soul of the Shadow Priest likely possesses the combat power of a fourth- or even fifth-rank supernatural being, so it's still wise to be cautious.

Besides that, the Dark Dragon Pearl can also unleash a powerful Black Dragon Breath.

What Su Hao didn't expect was that the Black Dragon Breath mentioned here does not mean firing a single Black Dragon Breath.

Rather, firing a Black Dragon Breath will consume all the energy stored inside the Dark Dragon Pearl.

The more energy left in the Dark Dragon Pearl, the stronger the Black Dragon Breath it fires will be.

This means that once the Dark Dragon Pearl is fully charged, it can only fire a single Black Dragon Breath, after which it cannot be used.

A single Black Dragon Breath can exhaust all the energy in the Dark Dragon Pearl, and the resulting burst attack will become even more terrifying.

Perhaps that is why the black dragon's soul dares to confidently claim that the Dark Dragon Pearl can emit a breath capable of killing a fifth-rank supernatural being.

Everything has its pros and cons; the downside of this attack method is that the Dark Dragon Pearl can only serve as a trump card, with no capacity for sustained combat.

Originally, Su Hao thought that if he used it sparingly, perhaps he could retain some energy in the Dark Dragon Pearl for himself as a trump card, but now that plan has come to nothing.

However, Su Hao did not feel overly disappointed because of this; he placed the Dark Dragon Pearl in his bosom, let the surrounding skeleton warriors spread out, and continued toward the center of the exit.

Boom! But not far out, a skeleton warrior's soul fire suddenly blinked out, collapsing to the ground without warning. Boom! Immediately after, came the second, the third...

The soul fires in the skeleton warriors' heads blinked out one after another, and they collapsed to the ground, turning into piles of bone powder.

Is this the Shadow Priest's doing?

Seeing the skeleton warriors continually collapsing, Su Hao couldn't help but frown slightly; he still hasn't seen the source of the attack.

One can only say that, as a former sixth-rank supernatural powerhouse, even though the opponent now has only a wisp of remnant soul with but a fraction of its former strength, the attack it unleashes is something ordinary people can't even detect.

However, Su Hao did not panic because of this, nor did he rashly activate the Dark Dragon Pearl to fire a Black Dragon Breath.

The Dark Dragon Pearl is Su Hao's strongest trump card; now that he hasn't even seen the Shadow Priest's silhouette, how could he possibly use it recklessly? If he wasted the Dark Dragon Pearl, Su Hao would lose the black dragon's skeleton, the black dragon's heart, and the ability to recharge the Dark Dragon Pearl thereafter.

Keep moving forward!

After Su Hao pondered for a moment, he stopped paying attention to these attacks, lightly waved his hand, and had the surrounding skeleton warriors continue forward.

Since I can't figure out how you're launching your attacks, I might as well not bother looking.

If I turn this village upside down from top to bottom and still can't find that Shadow Priest, then, failing that, even if the Shadow Priest is hidden in some corner where I can't see him, once I tear this whole village apart, you'd better show yourself! But soon, Su Hao realized his worry was unnecessary.

Upon reaching the village's central area, Su Hao saw a black cloak floating in midair, exuding an extremely terrifying aura.

Inside the cloak's hood was a pair of eyes made of black mist, coldly staring at Su Hao; the rest of the cloak's interior was empty.

Besides that, on the ground directly beneath the cloak, there was a huge object nearly three meters tall.

Strands of black gas coiled around the surface of the eggshell, as if eroding this huge egg, or as if incubating it.

Regardless, by means of that huge thing and the aura emanating from the cloaked monster, Su Hao could basically confirm that this was his target for this expedition—the Shadow Priest.

On your body, I've detected the black dragon's aura; it seems he still refuses to give up—how persistent!

Upon seeing Su Hao's arrival, a hoarse voice issued from the black cloak, and a hint of mockery flashed in its eyes.

Looking at his current state, I'd guess he won't last much longer; actually sending a second-rank supernatural being over in a panic is downright ridiculous!

As he spoke, strands of black gas drifted out from the black cloak.

Any skeleton warrior who came into contact with that wisp of aura had its soul fire instantly blink out, collapsing to the ground and turning into a pile of bone powder.

Then, these black gases spread toward Su Hao, gradually surrounding him, leaving him no room to explain.

By comparison, the black dragon's attitude is clearly better.

In that case, even without the black dragon's rewards, Su Hao still has to fight this opponent; he's not in the habit of relying on taking hits.

(End of Chapter)