The 10-minute journey felt like 10 years to the two of them. The journey from the entrance to the end of the passageway had almost exhausted all their strength. When they stopped at the end of the passageway and looked at each other, they realized that the other party's pale face was covered in cold sweat.
"Phew …" Lin Li took a few deep breaths. When he looked back, his face still had some lingering fear. "I'd rather die than come back to this godforsaken place a second time …"
"Me too …" Hutton used his sleeve to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead. He seemed to be in a state of distress.
The two young mages leaned against the cold stone wall and rested for about half an hour before they forced their exhausted bodies to push open the pitch-black door in front of them …
"Woah …" The moment the pitch-black door was pushed open, the two young mages gasped at the same time. A dazzling light shone through the door, and in an instant, the dark and gloomy passageway was completely illuminated …
The intense light forced Lin Li to close his eyes for a while to adapt to the sudden change in environment before he slowly opened them again.
Then, Lin Li saw a completely different world …
"Looks like this is the real Palace of Darkness …" Outside the door was a bright starry sky. Above him were the bright stars, and below his feet was the endless void. Although Lin Li had only taken a small step, it was as if he had crossed the boundary of the world, and completely separated the two different worlds inside and outside the door.
This was an incomparably vast and empty world. The endless void stretched as if it would extend to the end of the world. From where Lin Li was, apart from the sky full of stars, there was also a path that could make one go crazy …
"My God …" Lin Li's gaze swept past that path, and he actually swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
Countless corpses piled up in the void, and it looked like a path that led to the end of the void. Those corpses belonged to demons, magical beasts, and even High Elves and some creatures that Lin Li could not name. Lin Li could clearly feel that each of these corpses once possessed considerable power. Even today, after thousands of years had passed, these corpses still emitted a strong aura.
However, what made Lin Li's scalp tingle the most was that apart from the countless corpses on the path, there were also piles of treasures that could drive anyone crazy. There were gold ingots, gems, crystals, magical crystals, magical equipment, and magical metals. At first glance, it was as if he had walked into a huge treasure vault. The colorful light was so dazzling that he could not open his eyes at all.
"If … If I were to move all of these back, I'm afraid I could even buy half of Alanna …" Lin Li swallowed his saliva with difficulty. He wanted to see how much wealth was hidden on this path. Unfortunately, it was impossible. How could the crystal gems and magical crystals that stretched as far as the eye could see be counted in such a short time? Not to mention now, even if Lin Li were to carry all of this wealth back and count it slowly, it would take him three to five years to do so …
I'm rich, I'm rich, I'm rich …
The impact that the endless wealth brought to Lin Li was even more shocking than the countless Vengeful Spirits. Lin Li stood there in a daze, and his mind was filled with the endless magical crystals, gems, gold ingots, and crystals …
To be honest, Lin Li was not a poor man. As a freak who was proficient in all professions, he had casually made more than a million gold coins back in Jarrosus. Even in the Breezy Plains, Lin Li did not even frown when faced with the astronomical construction costs of the Guild of Magic. This was because Lin Li knew that with his attainments in life skills such as pharmaceutics, forging, and enchantment, it was not impossible for him to settle the construction costs of the Guild of Magic …
However, even someone like Lin Li, who was so thick-skinned that he did not seem like a human, was shocked speechless when faced with the treasures in the Abyss of Tharlen. It could not be helped. This amount of wealth was too terrifying. There were at least thousands of level-15 and above magical crystals that Lin Li could see. Level-18 magical crystals that were rarely seen even in Alanna's black market were thrown everywhere like cabbages.
Lin Li even found close to 10 Legendary magical crystals that were enough to make a mage go bankrupt …
Not to mention crystals, gems, and magical metals. When Lin Li was in the Endless World, he was a rich man who owned a few private mineral veins. However, when Lin Li stood in front of this path, he suddenly felt that the few mineral veins he owned were not worth mentioning at all …
There was no other way. There were too many magical metals and accompanying gems here, and all of them had been smelted and cut. They could be forged and embedded without any further processing. Lin Li made a conservative estimate. If these things were to be sold in the outside world, the gold coins they could fetch would be equivalent to the wealth of the entire Gilded Rose. If they were processed by him, even two or three Gilded Rose might not be able to afford them all.
And those magical weapons …
Even in Lin Li's eyes, these magical weapons could be considered as the real premium products. Each of them had considerable magical power. If used well, there was a chance to recreate the glory of the High Elves' Magic Legion.
"Damn it, I'm going to swallow it even if I'm stuffed to death!" Lin Li swallowed hard, and was ready to open the Ring of Endless Storm to store this crazy amount of wealth away.
However, before he could open the Ring of Endless Storm, Lin Li suddenly saw a black shadow …
Looking along the path filled with corpses and wealth, Lin Li could faintly see a black shadow standing quietly at the end of the path …
An evil and dark aura was being emitted from the black shadow. Even to Lin Li, this aura was so strong that it could be said that the only thing that could compare to it was Gloomy Dark in the Ring of Endless Storm. Even Gloomy Dark would not give Lin Li such a huge pressure. After all, Gloomy Dark was only a piece of magical equipment. Although it could be said to be one of the most powerful pieces of magical equipment in the world, the power of a piece of magical equipment was ultimately determined by the power of the user …
"Bloody hell, how is this possible?" Just as the two young mages were dumbfounded, Connoris, who was on Lin Li's back, suddenly jumped. His voice was filled with shock through his mental strength.
"What's wrong?" Lin Li's heart skipped a beat. Connoris was an ancient deity. In his long life, he had witnessed the rise and fall of countless dynasties. There was almost nothing in this world that could shock him.
But just now, the voice of this ancient deity sounded like a girl who woke up from a hangover and suddenly realized that she had lost her chastity …
"That's … That's the Lord of Darkness!"
"It can't be …" Even a daring fella like Lin Li could not help but open his mouth when he heard this.
In the middle of the Calm Sea, Lin Li couldn't even be bothered with the massive amount of wealth. The first thing that popped into his mind was to leave immediately. However, when Lin Li turned around, the pitch-black door and the passage behind it had already disappeared without a trace. This world made of stars and void seemed to exist in another dimension. As Lin Li stepped into it, the path back was cut off instantly …
"Damn it, I'm in big trouble now …" Lin Li immediately felt cold sweat trickling down his back …
Even though Lin Li had defeated the two Liches before, and even though Lin Li could face the Lord of Souls without batting an eyelid, Lin Li still felt an uncontrollable fear when he faced the Lord of Darkness.
This was the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction. Lin Li, who had fought with Azardas in the Endless World, naturally knew better than anyone else how powerful the Dragon of Destruction was. The Dragon Aspect that controlled the Laws of Evilness and Darkness was even more terrifying than the gods in Anril. After all, when the gods personally descended into Anril, their powers would be greatly weakened, but not the Dragon of Destruction. The Laws of Darkness and Evilness that the Dragon of Destruction protected were a part of Anril. In Anril, the Dragon of Destruction would only become stronger, and would not be weakened at all.
Not to mention the current Lin Li …
Even the Super Hunter who held the Stars of Fury and stood at the top of the Endless World could not withstand a single blow from the Dragon of Destruction. If he had not coincidentally found a loophole in the game and had the help of the hundreds of High Elven Ghosts summoned by the Stars of Fury, it would have been a problem for him to survive, let alone kill the Dragon of Destruction …
The Lord of Darkness was the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction. Even if it only had one-tenth of Azardas' power, it would be enough to make Lin Li suffer. It could not be helped. Lin Li had not even broken through to the Legendary-realm, and did not have an almost nature-defying artifact like the Stars of Fury. In terms of combat power, he might not even have one-tenth of his original power.
However, the black door under the starry sky had already closed, and the path back had been cut off. Even if Lin Li wanted to escape now, there was no place for him to go.
"What should I do?" Lin Li stood there, sweating profusely. He could not think of a solution at that moment.
"What the f * ck …" Not only Lin Li, even the ancient deity Connoris, who had once mastered the rules of conspiracy and deception, lost his composure in an instant. This was indeed a f * cking ghost. The Dragon of Destruction had fallen countless years ago, and only left behind two descendants who were far weaker. As the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction, how could the Lord of Darkness still exist after the fall of the Dragon of Destruction?
"I say, Connoris …" Lin Li looked at the motionless black figure in the distance, and swallowed his saliva with great difficulty. "Could it be … Could it be that the Dragon of Destruction has not fallen?"
"Impossible!" Connoris denied Lin Li's guess without thinking. "If there is anyone in this world who knows the whereabouts of the Dragon of Destruction, it must be this Soul Trader. Let me tell you a secret …"
"Hurry up and say it …" Lin Li almost rolled his eyes in anger. How could this bastard still have the mood to keep him in suspense at a time like this?
"Do you know where Highlord Osric's everything comes from?"
"…" Lin Li took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down. "I only know that if you don't say it now, I will throw you to the Lord of Darkness as bait. I think since the Lord of Darkness is the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction, he will definitely be interested in the soul of an ancient deity …"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. Listen to me …" Connoris did not dare to say anything else after being frightened by Lin Li. "The reason why Osric could become the strongest powerhouse besides Geresco and the High Elven Queen at the end of the Dark Age was because he had received the magical inheritance of the Immortal King …"
"No wonder …" Lin Li was not surprised at all when he heard Connoris's secret. There was only a realization that he had expected it to be true.
Perhaps this was the only way to explain why Osric could become the second strongest among the High Elves despite being a normal noble and surpassing the royal family who were blessed by the heavens.
The difference between the nobles and the royal family of the High Elves was like heaven and earth. The royal family was born with the power of an Archmage, and had a long lifespan. They were almost destined to reach the Legendary-realm. The nobles were completely different. Although they were born with the power of a Magic Shooter, their talent and lifespan were far from that of the royal family. Those who were more talented could reach level-15, while those who were less talented could not reach level-15 even after thousands of years of life.
Before Highlord Osric appeared, almost no nobles could surpass the royal family. This was also the reason why the royal family had always held the highest power among the High Elves.
"But, what has this got to do with the Dragon of Destruction?"
"Didn't I tell you just now? The one who caused the fall of the Dragon of Destruction was actually the Immortal King. When Osric obtained the magic inheritance of the Immortal King, he also obtained many secrets unique to the Immortal King …" Connoris suddenly paused. "And those secrets happened to include the fall of the Dragon of Destruction. If you can enter Osric's mausoleum one day, you will be surprised to find that the eyes of the Dragon of Destruction were hung in the middle of the mausoleum by Osric to provide light for the whole mausoleum …"
"You mean, Osric obtained the remains of the Dragon of Destruction?" Lin Li was shocked when he heard this.
"Only a part of it. Back then, after the Immortal King killed Azardas, he used up almost all of the Immortal King's bones in order to build the seven Sky Castles. Apart from a pair of eyes, there were only some scales left for Osric. Unfortunately, the eyes were left in Osric's mausoleum, and the scales were made into armor by Osric. Otherwise, we might have had a chance to avoid this trouble …"
"Wait …" Lin Li suddenly interrupted Connoris. "Do you mean that if we have some of the remains of the Dragon of Destruction, we can escape from here?"
"No, no, no, not escape …"
"…"
Just when Lin Li was a little disappointed, Connoris continued, "If I did not guess wrongly, the Lord of Darkness that is left here is no longer the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction. After all, the real Dragon of Destruction has fallen. No matter how strong the incarnation that entered the Abyss was, it would not be able to survive thousands of years after the fall of the Dragon of Destruction …"
"Bloody hell, what are you trying to say …"
"What I want to say is that although the fella in front looks very scary, it is at most a monster formed by the Laws of Darkness and Evil and some soul fragments. It does not have its own consciousness. Although it can continue to exist in this specific space, everything it does is based on instinct. If we have some of the remains of the Dragon of Destruction, not only will we not have to escape, but we can also absorb this fella completely …" Connoris could not help but sigh when he said this. "Sigh, what a pity. If only Osric had left the eyes of the Dragon of Destruction in the Eternal Furnace …"
"The eyes of the Dragon of Destruction …" Lin Li thought carefully, and finally shook his head helplessly. "Damn it, where am I going to find such things …"
"Nonsense, of course I know …" Connoris' voice was also filled with helplessness. However, even this ancient deity did not expect that before he could finish his sentence, Lin Li had already reached into the Ring of Endless Storm and took out many things …
In just a few minutes, Connoris realized that there was a small hill in front of him. There were densely packed scales, shiny and tough skin, bones all over the place, sharp horns, and even a bare skull …
Moreover, from the shape of the skull, it was obviously from a Wyrm …
"This …" For some reason, Connoris suddenly had a bad premonition in the depths of his soul.
"I definitely can't find the eyes of the Dragon of Destruction …" Lin Li touched his nose, and said helplessly as usual, "Sigh, if I had known that this thing was so precious, I would not have crushed it with my foot. But, Connoris, quickly help me take a look. Can these things replace the eyes? Most likely not. If I were the incarnation of the Dragon of Destruction, I would not be willing to be absorbed by a pile of scales. But, what about the skin? This is the belly skin, the toughest and softest … Oh, yes, how about the skull? This is good stuff. If it can even store the brain, it should be able to store an incarnation, right …? "
As Lin Li continued to ask incessantly, Connoris became silent.
This silence lasted for a full minute before Connoris suddenly cursed. "You motherf * cker!"
"What …?" Lin Li was about to go crazy when he suddenly heard Connoris's angry roar. He was stunned for a moment. "Are these all useless?"
"You … You … You …" At this time, Connoris was really going crazy. Even though he was an ancient deity that had existed since the prehistoric times, he suddenly felt suffocated …
The skeletal remains of the Dragon of Destruction … The pile in front of him was really the skeletal remains of the Dragon of Destruction. It was impossible for Connoris not to feel the unique aura of the Dragon of Destruction. Back then, when the Titans and the Wyrms fought for the right to rule Anril, Connoris, as an ancient deity, had used his incarnation to participate more than once. Just the contact he had with the Dragon of Destruction alone was more than 10 times. How could Connoris not recognize the unique aura of the Dragon of Destruction?
But it was also because of this that Connoris almost went crazy …
The Dragon of Destruction fell at the end of the prehistoric times, and almost its entire body was used by the Immortal King for the construction of the Sky Castle. What was left in the world now was only a pair of eyes and some scales.
But looking at what was in front of him …
Countless scales, dozens of pieces of dragon skin neatly stacked, dragon bones and dragon horns, and that skull that could drive people crazy. How did all of this come about?
Could it be that there was another Dragon of Destruction in the world of Anril?
The most damned thing was that these scattered dragon bones were clearly stained with some blood that had yet to dry …
"What the hell, what the hell, what the hell … This, this, this … What the hell is going on!?"
"It's a long story, and unfortunately, it's one of my secrets. If you want to know, you can exchange some of your secrets with me when I'm in a good mood. As for whether you can get it or not, it depends on whether your secrets are worth it …" Lin Li smiled and replied to Connoris' question. "It's a long story, and unfortunately, it's one of my secrets. If you want to know, you can exchange some of your secrets with me when I'm in a good mood. As for whether you can get it or not, it depends on whether your secrets are worth it …"
"Alright, when we return this time, I will tell you all my secrets, but in exchange, you have to tell me the origin of the Dragon of Destruction's skeletal remains!"
"Hmm, I will think about it …" Lin Li smiled, but in his heart, he was thinking that he would definitely listen to all the secrets of the ancient demons first. However, the origin of the Dragon of Destruction's skeletal remains would have to be properly made up …
Although Connoris could communicate with Lin Li through mental strength, he could not directly probe into Lin Li's inner thoughts. The poor ancient deity would never have thought that when he was determined to exchange all his secrets for the Dragon of Destruction's skeletal remains, Lin Li would actually be thinking of making up a story to fool him …
"Oh, yes …" After taking the entire Dragon of Destruction out of the Ring of Endless Storm, Lin Li suddenly thought of something. After a slight hesitation, he put his hand into the Ring of Endless Storm again. But this time, what he took out was neither scales nor bones, but a dull stone that was about the size of a fist. "Connoris, what do you think of this thing?"
"What is this?" Connoris, who was immersed in shock, suddenly saw such an ordinary piece, and his voice was filled with bewilderment.
"I am not too sure what this thing is for, but if I remember correctly, this thing should have been dug out from the brain of the Dragon of Destruction … Hmm, you did not hear wrongly. This is where the magical crystal of an ordinary magical beast would be condensed …"
"What the hell, could this be the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction?" Connoris got a shock when he heard Lin Li's words.
"Logically speaking, this should be the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, but Connoris, you are an ancient deity after all. Don't tell me you can't feel that there is no magical wave on it at all? Moreover, a freak like the Dragon of Destruction really can't be measured with logic … "
"That's true … Can you tell me in detail what happened then? You know, if you don't tell me anything now, I won't be able to answer you at all …"
"It's definitely impossible to tell me in detail …" Lin Li rejected Connoris' suggestion without thinking. "But I can tell you one thing, and that is that what I got back then was definitely the most complete corpse of the Dragon of Destruction. In this complete corpse, I did not find anything related to the magical crystal at all, except for this stone …"
"Oh my God, if this is really the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, then … Then …" Connoris, who had just calmed down, became agitated again after hearing Lin Li's words. He tried to say "then" a few times, but could not bring himself to say "then" …
"Nonsense …" Lin Li pursed his lips, and was very disdainful of Connoris' loss of composure. "Even an idiot would know that the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction contains infinite mana. Any mage who gets it will never have to worry about mana again."
Actually, Lin Li's statement was a little conservative …
The mana contained in the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction was far more than just a mage not having to worry about mana. After all, the Dragon of Destruction was one of the four great Dragon Aspects. In Anril, it was an existence that surpassed the gods. The mana contained in the magical crystal was almost unimaginable. Not to mention an ordinary mage, even if 10 Sanctuary Masters were to extract the mana from it day and night, it would probably take them 100 years to completely extract the mana from it.
"Idiot!" But no one expected Connoris to yell in exasperation as soon as Lin Li said that. His furious tone was as if he had seen an earth-shattering prodigal. "Who told you that the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction should be used like this? Extracting mana … Only you stupid humans would think of such a stupid method. Do you know that this is the biggest waste of a magical crystal!? "
"Huh?" Lin Li was stunned.
"Sigh …" At this point, Connoris suddenly sighed. "But it's no wonder. You humans are the same as the High Elves, the only two weird creatures in Anril. You don't even know what Soul Inheritance is. To you, the magical crystal is the essence condensed from mana. Apart from extracting the mana from it, you don't know how to use it at all."
Lin Li was stunned by the scolding. "Then how should I use it?"
"There is nothing wrong with extracting the mana from the magical crystal of an ordinary magical beast. After all, most of the inherited magic has been mastered by you humans. But if the magical crystal in your hand is really the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction … then the most important thing you should do is to find a way to hatch it …"
"Wait …" The more Lin Li listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. At the end, he could not help but ask, "If I didn't hear wrongly, you said hatch … hatch?"
"That's right, hatch …"
"What a joke!" Lin Li almost burst out laughing. "I say, great Soul Trader, you have to be clear. This is the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction, not the egg of the Dragon of Destruction. You are telling me to hatch it … Fine, fine, fine. Then tell me, what do I have to do to hatch it …"
"Don't think that I am joking with you. Think about it carefully. Among the countless legends in Anril, which one of them told you that the Dragon of Destruction has a mate?"
"This …" Lin Li thought about it, and finally admitted, "It seems like there really isn't. But … legends are just legends. Just because the Dragon of Destruction did not have a mate in the legends doesn't mean that it doesn't have one. Otherwise, where did Tutankhamun come from?"
"Heh … It's this stone in your hand …" Connoris laughed coldly. "Although I still don't know where you got this stone from, I am really more and more certain that the magical crystal in your hand is the magical crystal of the Dragon of Destruction. Back then, I read some of the diaries left behind by the Immortal King with Osric. One of them recorded the birth of the Dragon of Destruction's descendant …"
"You are talking about Tutankhamun?"
"That's right, Tutankhamun. Heh … To be honest, this descendant of the Dragon of Destruction is actually not as close to the Dragon of Destruction as he is to the Immortal King …"
"Are you trying to tell me that Tutankhamun was actually hatched by the Immortal King?" Lin Li's eyes widened. At this point in the conversation, which was completed using mental strength, Lin Li was already feeling more and more breathless …
"That's what happened. The Immortal King killed the Dragon of Destruction, and dug out the magical crystal from its brain. Then, he used this magical crystal to hatch a pair of twins. One of the twins controls the Laws of Darkness, and the other controls the Laws of Evilness. One of them is the Tutankhamun that you have seen before …"
"F * ck …" When Lin Li heard this earth-shattering secret, he finally could not hold it in anymore. "Tutankhamun's father is actually the Immortal King!"
"Uh … If you really want to put it that way, actually, you can …" Connoris obviously did not want to dwell on this complicated ethical relationship. After laughing awkwardly, he changed the topic. "But don't ever think that the Immortal King hatched this pair of twins just to prevent the bloodline of the Dragon of Destruction from going extinct …"
"Then why is that?"
"Because the process of hatching this pair of twins can give the Immortal King greater benefits than absorbing mana …"
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