Chapter 18: The Legacy of the Dragons
The sharp aura of lightning swept through the entire space in an instant, and even with the help of the thick flower path of the strange flower, Zuo De did not dodge this powerful magic. The surface of his body was scorched black by electricity, and he was immediately paralyzed on the ground, unable to move.
The strange flower that suffered the main damage was even more miserable, all the tentacle-like branches and leaves on the flower path were all electrocuted into charcoal, turning into a puddle of dark substance, and the sharp teeth on the corolla were also mutilated, losing their deterrent power.
With a "boom", the huge strange flower fell to the ground fiercely. As if all life force had been lost, the sharp teeth in the corolla closed one by one, revealing the brilliant soul gem inside.
The current arachnid elf leader is not comfortable either. The repeated use of powerful magical equipment has also taken its toll: its skin is so dry that there is barely any flesh and blood, and its originally stout spider body has shriveled down into a skeleton that looks like it will fall apart at any moment.
The arachnoid elf struggled over to the corolla of the strange flower, brushed aside its loose fangs, and took out the soul gem inside.
Suddenly, the entire space seemed to lose its support point all of a sudden, and began to shake violently, and the fleshy wall on the top wall began to dry up and wither rapidly, cracking huge gaps, and then quickly expanding to all corners.
This space is about to collapse!
The arachnid leader couldn't help but be a little flustered, it stretched out its arm, showed a beautiful ring, and was about to start casting spells.
At this moment, a snowy sword light flashed, and one of the spider elves' arms was instantly cut off and flew into the air.
"Ah——! how is that possible?" The Abyssal Worm with a giant blade appeared again in the eyes of the arachnidant elf, who could actually survive under its powerful magic, and still looked alive.
The arachnoid leader's anger was at its peak, no creature had ever been able to get in its way and hurt its precious body again and again.
However, the space in front of him was about to collapse, and the soul gem of the dragon soul was lucky in the other hand - the task had been completed. The arachnid leader restrained his anger and decided to retreat for the time being.
"I remember you, bug! next time, next time if you say goodbye, you'll definitely regret what you did today—if you can live to that time." With that, the figure of the arachnid elf leader began to blur, and finally disappeared.
Zuo De's heart was pounding, he was actually the last of the crossbow. The final attack was originally aimed at the head of the arachnid, but it was dodged at the last moment.
This enemy is just too strong. Whether it is in terms of rank, intelligence, and equipment, he is comprehensively crushing Zuode, which is the opponent that Zuode is most unwilling to encounter. If it weren't for the soul gem of the dragon soul, Zuo De would have run away a long time ago.
Unfortunately, the soul gem was eventually taken away by the other party. The only thing to be thankful for is that he is still alive, and it is time to run.
Zode carefully removed the claw-shaped mechanism attached to the chela arm, this was the same prop that Cobb had thrown to him to absorb elemental damage, and this time it really helped a lot. That last spell, if it weren't for this thing, Zode might not be able to get up now.
Now this little thing makes a sizzling electric sound, and it looks like it is bursting with energy and about to explode. Zuo De didn't dare to let it stay on him like this, so he hurriedly threw it away.
The cracked flesh wall suddenly swallowed the gadget, and then a dull explosion sounded, and the earth shook for a while, startling Zuode. The heart is so dangerous, I didn't die in the hands of the spider elf, and I was almost blown up by this thing.
A shriveled severed arm rolled to Zode's side, it was the arm of the arachnid, and the dazzling ring on it immediately attracted Zuode's attention, and he quickly ran over and ripped off the ring. Before he had time to take a closer look, he began to wield the active giant sword Kun and began to violently break through the wall.
Zuo De didn't have the dashing magic ability of the arachnid elf leader, so he could only continue to be tough.
Due to the loss of the soul core, the self-defense mechanism of the entire hive completely collapsed. The flesh wall was also so loose that it was easy for Zuo De to dig a big hole. The situation is urgent, and in order to speed up the efficiency of excavation, Zuode returns his consciousness to the physical body.
At this moment, the entire shattered space shone brightly, and countless strange symbols emerged from the flesh wall, which looked like twisted tadpoles, swimming around in the air in panic. Suddenly, they seemed to sense Zuode's soul, and immediately rushed towards Zuode.
Zuode, who was digging hard, didn't notice this vision at all, and was immediately drilled into his body by the strange symbols that swarmed in. Suddenly, a familiar explosion of knowledge filled Zuode's brain again.
"Bastard, why are you ...... again" This was Zuo De's last consciousness, and then he was shocked by the massive amount of information and fainted.
When Zuode woke up again, his body was deeply pressed against the bottom by layers of clay-like substance, but fortunately, this substance was not very dense, which gave Zuode enough space to move. The giant sword Kun lit up with a halo of strength, piercing through this layer of clay in an instant, and then Zuo De used his hands and feet together, and crawled out of the ground in embarrassment.
It was a tall mound of earth, and Zuode stood on top of it, and looking around, Zuode was surprised to find that the clay mound was the form of the hive. The original majestic dragon head neck outside has also turned into a high earth wall.
Obviously, after this dragon demon lost its soul core, it failed to advance, and its body turned into a pile of meaningless substances.
The arachnoid elves were nowhere to be seen, and most of the swarm had dispersed, leaving only a few worms still immersed in the desire to kill.
The sky was overcast and filled with a manic aura. Rolling dark clouds with black lightning scattered and raged in the air, knocking down dead souls one after another.
This is the wrath of the will of the abyss.
The failure of this dragon demon's advancement had clearly angered this great being, and it had taken its anger out on the sky above this level, and even the climate had changed drastically.
Zuo De couldn't help but secretly speak, and secretly prayed that the Abyss Will would not blame himself for this matter, after all, the soul gem of the Dragon Soul was not taken by himself.
However, when he thought of the benefits he had obtained, Zuo De couldn't help but crack his mouth, and felt that no matter what, this trip was not empty-handed.
Space Beacon (Epic Horcrux)
Location: Ring
Weight: None
Attribute: +5 PERCEPTUAL
Trait 1: Teleportation Seal, which records five teleportation coordinates of the same level and one cross-dimensional coordinate, using which the teleportation spell consumes half the mana.
Trait 2: Plane Traveler, this equipment enhances the ability to travel in the plane. It includes various cross-plane capabilities such as increasing the volume and weight of transmission, reducing transmission consumption, and improving cross-plane perception.
This is a rare space horcrux. You know, the meaning of Horcruxes is that when the soul travels or explores across planes, it will not be without long objects and fight all kinds of enemies naked. And this prop strengthens the various abilities of plane travel, which is equivalent to being able to save a lot of teleportation mana, carry more combat props, and perceive more plane nodes, which is really too useful. It is safe to say that if it weren't for the fact that this ring has too few additional attributes and only 2 characteristics, this is definitely a legendary piece of equipment.
That's not all, Zuode's biggest gain is knowledge, massive knowledge, massive knowledge about the dragon clan!
As a race that once dominated the material plane, the dragons have a unique and powerful knowledge system. And the dragon clan is too powerful and arrogant, so that this knowledge has basically not been circulated in the outside world, it is quite a special knowledge system.
The knowledge system of the dragon clan includes the knowledge of the heterotopic plane, the magic of the dragon language, the transformation of the bloodline, the creation of the servant clan, and so on. This is a powerful knowledge system that is completely different from the demonic knowledge system that Zuo De mastered.
Among the knowledge of the dragon clan, the most special is the bloodline transformation. The flesh of the dragon is almost the most powerful of all mortals. Both physically and mentally, the dragons have few flaws.
What's even more terrifying is that dragons can even pass on their knowledge and experience directly to the next generation, and newborn dragons can naturally master all dragon knowledge without having to learn. This is almost unthinkable in all life. However, the dragons did it.
However, this extreme genetic mechanism of dragons also greatly limits their ability to reproduce, and it is a well-established fact that dragons have the lowest fertility. And there are too many variables in the long period of growth. When dragons are at their peak, this flaw naturally doesn't matter. However, when the war came, and the dragons were dragged into a long war, this seemingly inconsequential shortcoming became the main reason for the dragons' weakness.
Despite this, even after nearly 10,000 years of Astor dominance, the Dragons are still recognized as one of the most powerful races in all planes, and no creature can despise them.
It should be an accident that Zuode was able to obtain this kind of knowledge system similar to that of inheritance. You must know that over the course of so many years of history, more than one million dragons have been killed, but no race has been able to gain knowledge related to dragons. As for the reason, Zuo De couldn't figure it out.
However, what made Zuo De feel depressed was that the dragon inheritance was sealed.
Maybe it's a mechanism to protect the baby dragon, or maybe Zode didn't get the inheritance in the right way.
In the stone eye space, under the huge eyeball, a dazzling water crystal was rotating around Zuo De's consciousness, but it did not melt into the stone eye space. This is the knowledge of the sealed dragon clan, and the knowledge obtained by Zuo De is less than one percent of the knowledge here. Even so, these dragon introductory knowledge far exceeded the knowledge reserve of the legendary demon—after all, it was the inherited knowledge of a hegemon-level race.
The stone eye space seemed to pay special attention to this dragon seal, and the focus of the eyeballs was completely focused on it, and the eyeballs of magic power blinked frequently again, but each time they could only scrape a trace of the fragments on the seal. Zuode estimated that in order to absorb this seal in its entirety, the time would be calculated in thousands.
Zuo De didn't really care about this, after all, the more advanced knowledge didn't help him for the time being. Perhaps, when Zode grows up to a sufficient level, this knowledge will be able to open his mind to him.
The more he learned about this world, the more he felt the mystery and magnificence of this world, and Zuode was deeply attracted by this glorious world. He secretly decided that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely go to every corner of this world.
Zuo De was still very satisfied with this adventure, even if he didn't have a dragon inheritance, it would be worth the trip to have that Horcrux ring.