Under the shadow of the Humerus Wyrm, the entire world seemed to darken. Amidst the howling winds, countless broken rocks were swept up, and the dust and fallen leaves filled the sky. When the blue ice flames descended from the sky, it was as though the end of the world had arrived. Even though the 10 Archmages of the Dark Blade were all level-18 and above, they were still extremely weak against the Humerus Wyrm that had just fused with the Heart of the Fallen. None of the Archmages could go against the Humerus Wyrm alone. The difference between level-18 and level-20 was so huge that they could not afford to make a single mistake. They had to exert all of their strength to maintain a stalemate with the Humerus Wyrm …
If that was the case for the 10 level-18 Archmages, there was no need to mention the rest. In a battle of this level, those below level-15 were all cannon fodder. They could not pose any threat to the Humerus Wyrm at all, and the only thing they could do was to struggle and beg for help in the ice flames that covered the sky …
The two forces that were in an orderly state a moment ago had suddenly descended into chaos. Under such circumstances, Lin Li and Sendros could even walk into the Crimson Python's nest with ease, much less fly as fast as lightning.
"The Crimson Python is indeed dead …" Lin Li had just released an Illuminating Spell when he saw the fresh blood on the stone wall. Lin Li dipped his finger into it and sniffed it. It was indeed the same blood that had flowed out of the Crimson Python in Black Clouds Town. From this, it seemed that the Crimson Python in the cave was most likely dead.
Lin Li looked around, but did not find the corpse of the Crimson Python. However, that was not surprising. The Crimson Python was a Legendary magical beast. Even its corpse would be a huge fortune. The python's skin alone could be sold for at least a million gold coins. The skin itself was extremely tough, and naturally had a high resistance to magic. It was perfect for making leather armor. Furthermore, the two poisonous fangs could be used to embed magical weapons, especially daggers of Bandits. Just a little bit of it would be more fatal than the venom of the Salamander …
Of course, the most important thing was the magical crystal of the Crimson Python. That was a Legendary magical crystal that even the Lich Ujfalusi was moved by. It was a priceless treasure on the market, and could make countless mages go bankrupt in exchange for it.
Regardless of whether it was the Malfa Family or the Dark Blade who killed the Crimson Python, there was no reason for them to let go of such a huge fortune …
Fortunately, Lin Li's motive for coming here was not the Crimson Python, but the Dragon's Tongue in the nest. As for the corpse of the Crimson Python, it would be great if he could take it. However, there was nothing to regret if he could not. After all, the corpse of the Crimson Python in Black Clouds Town was still frozen in the Tower of Dusk, and they had not had the time to deal with it …
To Lin Li, the value of the Dragon's Tongue was more than that of 10 Crimson Pythons.
The nest of the Crimson Python was rather strange. When he first entered, he felt that it was abnormally narrow. It was so narrow that it made him wonder how the huge body of the Crimson Python squeezed out of the nest. However, this doubt did not last long. The deeper he went, the more spacious the nest became. After walking for 700 to 800 meters, the entire nest was wide enough to accommodate more than 10 Crimson Pythons. Along the way, Lin Li could see bloody scenes everywhere. There were also many human corpses lying in the pool of blood. Judging from the blood that had yet to coagulate, these people should not have been dead for too long …
"F * ck!" Lin Li exclaimed when he shifted his gaze away from the corpses.
There were more than a dozen human-sized snake eggs less than a hundred meters in front of them. However, they didn't know who did it, but these dozen snake eggs had all been smashed. At a glance, the ground was littered with broken eggshells. The scattered egg yolks and egg whites were mixed together, turning into a turbid liquid that exuded a fishy and salty smell in the air.
"What a pity …" Sendros looked up, and could not help but reveal a look of pity. These snake eggs might not be of much use to ordinary people, but to a Master of Necromancy like Sendros, they were the best choice to hatch the Hatred Python. Once hatched, the strength of the Hatred Python would not be inferior to that of the Humerus Wyrm. To be honest, the reason why Sendros was willing to accompany Lin Li this time was not only because of their friendship, but also because he wanted to hatch the Hatred Python …
Unfortunately, he did not know who was so wicked as to directly reject Sendros's idea.
"Strange …" Lin Li frowned as he looked at the broken snake eggs. Logically speaking, the location of the snake eggs should be the resting place of the Crimson Python, and the Dragon's Tongue was produced by the Crimson Python. Hence, the place where the Dragon's Tongue grew should naturally be here. However, after searching for a long time, and even using the Warlock's Eyes, he still could not find any trace of the Dragon's Tongue …
"Could it be that someone beat us to it?" Lin Li panicked at the thought of this possibility. Although there were not more than 10 pharmacists in Anril who knew about the Dragon's Tongue, what if one of them was lucky enough to think that it was an ordinary herb that he had plucked?
Moreover, the battle just now was so intense, and more than 100 people from both forces had died. What if an accident happened and the Dragon's Tongue was destroyed?
Lin Li's face turned pale at the thought of all these possibilities.
"What's wrong?" Sendros asked in a concerned voice as he seemed to have noticed Lin Li's strange behavior.
"The Dragon's Tongue might be gone …" Lin Li was about to explain when he suddenly realized that the turbid liquid in front of him seemed a little strange …
The egg whites and yolks of the snake eggs were mixed together, covering an area of more than 10 meters. Coupled with the broken eggshells, it looked like a complete mess. At first, Lin Li did not pay much attention to these baby pythons that had died before they were born. However, after standing there for a while, Lin Li suddenly realized that the turbid liquid that covered an area of more than 10 meters seemed to have shrunk in size during this period of time.
At first, Lin Li thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him. However, he soon realized that it was not. The turbid liquid that covered an area of more than 10 meters was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was as if a huge sponge was continuously absorbing the liquid!
"Could it be …" Lin Li thought of a possibility when he saw this strange scene …
The Dragon's Tongue was too rare. Even Lin Li, who was proficient in both pharmaceutics and herbs, only knew that the Dragon's Tongue was produced by a Crimson Python. Moreover, it had to be a male and a female mutated Crimson Python. During the growth process, the Dragon's Tongue would continuously absorb the strength of the two mutated Crimson Pythons. Only when the female python laid eggs would the Dragon's Tongue be fully matured. As for the relationship between the two, even Lin Li himself was not too sure …
Hence, when this scene appeared, Lin Li could only guess in his heart …
Could that huge sponge be the Dragon's Tongue itself …?
It was actually very easy to verify this. Lin Li threw out a Warlock's Eyes, and it flew to the center of the turbid liquid. Sure enough, a Dragon's Tongue with ten leaves was covered by the turbid egg white and yolk …
However, this Dragon's Tongue seemed to be a little strange. The ten leaves were fat and big. They were more than twice the size of ordinary Dragon's Tongue. Moreover, when they were covered by the egg white and yolk, they kept wriggling like ten wriggling lungs. However, what made Lin Li dumbfounded was that as the ten leaves kept wriggling, the turbid liquid around them was continuously absorbed. In a breath, they could absorb a large amount of it …
"F * ck, is this the legendary spirit?" Lin Li was dumbfounded. A dignified Guru of five series was no different from an illiterate at this moment. He had no idea what was going on, nor what changes would be caused by all this …
Lin Li could only stand there blankly, staring at the 10 wriggling leaves in a daze.
The Dragon's Tongue in the center of the turbid liquid was really like a huge sponge. In less than half an hour, it had absorbed all the turbid liquid within a radius of tens of meters. The originally wet ground became dry again. When Lin Li walked over, he deliberately stepped on the ground a few times. The ground was really dry and hard. If it were not for the cracked eggshells, Lin Li would really think that everything he saw was just an illusion …
"What the hell …" Lin Li cursed under his breath. This Dragon's Tongue was indeed extremely evil. Not a single drop of it was left from the dozens of broken snake eggs …
At this time, the Dragon's Tongue, which had absorbed all the egg whites and egg yolks, also underwent a strange change. Its originally fat and big leaves were more than twice as long as before. Each leaf was at least the size of a palm, and the original green color had disappeared unknowingly. Instead, it was replaced by a strange fiery red color. At first glance, it was just like a ball of burning flame.
Lin Li could not even feel a trace of the aura that the Dragon's Tongue should have. Now, the aura emitted from its body was a kind of violent and fiery smell. It was like the noon sun in summer, scorching the body. After a long time, one's skin would be dry and cracked. Lin Li knew that this was no longer the Dragon's Tongue that he knew …
As for what the hell it was, even Lin Li himself could not tell. Lin Li only knew that the magical power contained in this damn thing was almost three times that of ordinary Dragon's Tongue. If it was made into a Rune Potion, it would probably not be as simple as a level-15 Archmage — of course, the premise was that he had the ability to control it …
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