'That idiot Mafa Merlin found the Dragon's corpse, yet he didn't hurry up and collect it, wasting time.
'Look at these scales. Although many of them are broken, more than half of them are intact. The patterns on these scales naturally contain formidable power. If they were integrated into my heavy armor, it would definitely increase by a whole rank. No one under the Heaven Rank would be able to break through my defenses.
'Moreover, if these sharp claws were integrated into my Lightning Spear, even a Heaven Rank powerhouse's shield would be pierced through.
'Hahaha, at that time, even the King wouldn't be my opponent. I'll immediately become the Gaugass King. I'll continue creating His Majesty Wagrein's glory. Okland's stupid mages, just wait to tremble under my Lightning Spear.
'That idiot Mafa Merlin gave us the opportunity in vain. What qualifications does he have to possess this precious Dragon's corpse? I'll collect the most valuable things first, would he still dare to ask for it from me?
'When the time comes, these things will belong to our Gaugass Battlemages. If he dares to ask for it, it means that he wants to rob us. As long as he takes out a few broken scales, all the Gaugass Battlemages will deal with him together.
'At that time, that mysterious King might be tempted if he took out some complete scales. Would Mafa Merlin still dare to ask for it?
'You want to snatch something from our Gaugass Battlemages? What a joke …
'I hope that damned Mafa Merlin dares to snatch it. That way, we'll have an excuse to kill him, and the King might personally make a move …'
Kempes had a twisted smile on his face, but he suppressed his laughter. He cautiously walked to the side of the Ancient Dragon and put on a pair of steel gloves before slowly grabbing a dark but complete scale.
Of everything here, only the scales and claws were beneficial to the Gaugass Battlemages. Collecting the scales first was the best choice.
And none of the people on the other side were aware of all of this. The Ancient Poison Dragon's poisonous mist soared into the sky, making it impossible for mana to approach it. No one could discover that someone had reached the bottom of the pit from the other side.
Both of Kempes' hands were wearing anti-abrasion steel gloves, and one of his hands was holding a knife with a cold glint. He cautiously pried open a Dragon Scale and used the knife to start cutting it.
But just as Kempes peeled off the Draconic Scales, a wisp of dark green mist instantly drilled into Kempes' hands, and those gloves with formidable resistance to wear instantly turned into scrap metal as if they had been decaying for countless years.
Kempes' left hand was also dyed dark green, and the skin on his fingers rapidly decayed. His fingernails fell off one by one, and his flesh turned into a dark green liquid that dripped to the ground.
Puchi …
When the liquid dripped onto the ground, it immediately corroded the ground, creating holes.
In less than a second, Kempes' left hand had already turned into thick bones, and even those bones were bubbling as they decayed at a visible speed.
"Aaah …"
Kempes screamed in alarm. He couldn't hide anymore and quickly rushed out of the pit, his face deathly pale as he looked at Deloy in alarm.
"Prophet Deloy, quickly save me, save me …"
Kempes rushed out of the pit, and in just a second, his left forearm had already decayed. It was rapidly spreading from his left hand to his left shoulder, as if his arm was melting bit by bit.
Deloy was also alarmed when he saw Kempes rushing out of the hole in panic. He then unhesitantly swung his Lightning Spear and cut off Kempes' left arm from the shoulder.
And at this time, Kempes' elbow was about to be corroded, and the severed arm fell to the ground, letting out a sizzling sound. In less than a second, his entire arm had turned into a dark green pus, and the ground that was contaminated by the pus kept bubbling as sinister small holes rapidly appeared.
Deloy sighed in relief. Kempes was deathly pale and limp on the ground, a rejoicing expression on his face. Although he had lost an arm, his life was saved.
On the side, Lin Yun expressionlessly looked at Kempes. He didn't care why Kempes was here, and a sneer could be seen at the corner of his mouth.
'Foolish fool, the entire Poison Mist Valley changed because of the poison emitted by the Ancient Poison Dragon's corpse. You actually dared to touch the corpse of an Ancient Poison Dragon? You are truly blinded by greed. The Ancient Poison Dragon could run amuck in the Era of Gods, do you think it's that simple?'
Just as this thought appeared in Lin Yun 'mind, the wound on Kempes' left shoulder changed once again.
The originally dark red blood was slowly mixed with a wisp of dark green. The deathly pale Kempes suddenly opened his eyes wide, as if they were about to pop out. His eyes were instantly bloodshot, and those bloodshot red veins were slowly dyed with a wisp of dark green.
"Aaah …"
A blood-curdling scream echoed, and Kempes' expression thoroughly distorted. His mouth and nose were crooked due to the pain, and he crazily rolled on the ground, chaotic and violent mana fluctuations emitting from his body.
Deloy was thoroughly panicking. He hadn't expected such a situation to happen. Just as he restrained the frantically struggling Kempes, the violent and chaotic mana within Kempes' body burst like a punctured balloon, and a large amount of pure mana erupted from Kempes' body.
And as this mana dissipated, Kempes' aura started rapidly weakening. It wasn't just his power, even his aura of life was rapidly decreasing. His originally flourishing flames of life were rapidly weakening.
Things really happened too fast. Deloy only managed to stop Kempes from struggling for a few seconds before Kempes' Flame of Life was quickly extinguished. His mana was also gushing out like a geyser, and there was simply no way to stop it.
That mana was like the poisonous mist emitted by the Ancient Poison Dragon. It was a faint green color, and anyone could see that Kempes' mana had already been corroded by the poison. Moreover, the speed at which it was eroding was terrifying.
In just a few seconds, Kempes' mana had been completely infected by the poison.
Deloy's expression instantly changed, and he summoned a bolt of lightning that entered Kempes' body. He then gritted his teeth and took out a palm-sized black iron plate from his bosom before slapping it on Kempes' chest.
After a few seconds, Kempes' mana completely erupted, but that black iron plate was still emitting a gentle radiance. The radiance converged into the shape of a flame that kept emitting faint ripples. As the ripples swept over Kempes' body, his originally rapidly weakening Fire of Vitality was stabilized.
Lin Yun 'eyes shone as he saw this scene.
This was a kind of Magic Tool unique to Gaugass Battlemages, the Ancestor Soul Card. It was forged from an ore that had been struck by lightning for at least ten thousand years, and a large number of materials unique to the Gaugass Highland were added to it.
Moreover, a terrifying price had to be paid every time it was forged. Not only were the materials incomparably precious, but it could be said that several hundred years of accumulation might not be enough. More importantly, this kind of Ancestor Soul Card would consume the life of the forger every time it was forged.
It could only be forged with the power of the ancestor, and only the Prophets of the Gaugass Kingdom could forge it. Regardless of whether it was a success or failure, it would consume at least a hundred years of the Prophet's life. If the level wasn't high enough, burning the Prophet's life would consume even more.
The success rate of forging this Ancestor Soul Card was also appallingly low. The Ancestor Soul Cards left in the Gaugass Kingdom were all left behind from the past.
Apart from the Prophets and the kings of the Gaugass Battlemages, no one was qualified to possess this kind of thing.
Although forging was very difficult, the Ancestor Soul Card had a very simple yet very frightening ability.
It could save one's life!
As long as they weren't burned to ashes, no matter how heavy their injuries were, after using the Ancestral Soul Tablet, they would be able to control their injuries. Even the injuries to the soul could be controlled. As long as the power of the Ancestral Soul Tablet wasn't exhausted, they wouldn't die.
Lin Yun hadn't expected Deloy to actually carry an Ancestor Soul Card on him, and he even let Kempes use it.
The power of the Ancestor Soul Card was displayed very quickly, and even after Kempes' mana decayed and dissipated, he didn't die. On the contrary, because he had lost his mana, the poison was also carried away by the dissipating mana, and his flickering flames of life also calmed down.
But at this moment, Kempes looked like he had aged at least twenty years. There was no spirit in his eyes, and his skin had become like withered tree bark. He was still twitching from time to time as he lay paralyzed on the ground, looking like a dying person on his last breath.
The power of the Ancestor Soul Card kept spreading, making it so that Kempes didn't lose his life when the poison burst out, but it also couldn't stop his mana from being completely corroded.
Kempes had already become a cripple. Not only had he lost his mana, but his body's condition might even be worse than an ordinary person's.
After some hurried treatment and all kinds of potions, Kempes' life was saved.
Deloy didn't even have time to sigh in relief when Lin Yun sneered.
"Haha …"
'Idiot, what kind of existence is an Ancient Poison Dragon? Even a God would have to spend decades to a hundred years to survive after being bitten by one. Not detoxifying it, using any method would be no different from harvesting it with your bare hands.
'You actually want to stealthily harvest it? Truly an idiot. Do you really think you can ignore all the poisons in the Poison Mist Valley with poison resistance?
'Let alone the corpse of an Ancient Poison Dragon, even the poison of some powerful poisonous magic beasts can take your life. All the poisons in the Poison Mist Valley come from the poison emitted by the Ancient Poison Dragon. Daring to touch the corpse of an Ancient Poison Dragon, are you tired of living?
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