Chapter 499: Zhong Xu and the Most Powerful Treasure

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

In Guobei County, where the branch settlement’s power of providence was gathered…

A Daoist altar, with a painting hanging up above and candles burning on a table, had been set up.

“I pay sincere respects in front of the altar and invite Zhong Xu, the Heavenly Sorcerer and the Guardian of Houses, to come!”

Ninth Uncle, holding an artifact made of thousand-year-old peach wood and wearing purple-and-golden runes all over his body, had completed the procedure.

Hum!

In the sky, the clouds and wind were surging. After a purple-and-golden lightning bolt flashed, Ninth Uncle transformed near the altar.

His thick eyebrows became the shape of a saber like those of Yan Chixia. He also became much more muscular and grew a long beard. He was exactly what Zhong Xu looked like in the myths.

As one of the earliest heroes in Dragon City, Ninth Uncle had naturally advanced to the Transcendent level like what Lu Zhishen did.

His talent had slightly changed too. He didn’t have to use someone else as a “medium” for God Inviting anymore; he could easily let the gods possess him.

“A demon from hell? You cannot disturb the human world!”

After arrival, Zhong Xu glared at Old Demon Black Mountain in the sky.

“Roar!”

He then opened his mouth and roared, invoking a fierce wind.

A powerful attraction force was invoked. As a result, the souls that were flying towards Old Demon Black Mountain changed their sources and flew into Zhong Xu’s widely-opened mouth.

Zhong Xu, the Heavenly Sorcerer, was good at eating ghosts!

The Golden Crow and Zhong Xu were both banes to ghosts.

Now that they had both appeared on the battlefield, the souls that were flying towards Old Demon Black Mountain under puppet spells were restrained, and Old Demon Black Mountain was unable to continue its breakthrough.

However, it could only block it for a short while.

That was because Ninth Uncle, same as Zhou Yu who was greatly distracted by administration affairs and science studies, was only Transcendent Rank-1.

It meant that neither the Gold Crow nor Zhong Xu could possibly endure ten seconds.

However, ten seconds was already enough.

“Roar!”

Exactly at this moment, a loud dragon roar came from the east where the morning sun just started to shine.

A golden Flood Dragon, which almost seemed real, hauled a golden chariot towards Guobei County. It arrived at the edge of Guobei County in only ten seconds.

Clang, clang…

Then, the noises of two weapons burst out.

The two weapons both dashed out of the chariot that was halted by the Flood Dragon.

One of them was a pure-black saber, with multiple interwoven dragon souls inside and a rune chain engraved to the grip, and the other was a trident that had engravings of nightmares and a layer of purple flames on the surface!

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The two weapons, both emitting powerful Transcendent air, were aimed at Old Demon Black Mountain who was absorbing the souls to recover itself.

“It’s the City Master!”

“The City Master is out! Has he advanced into Transcendent Rank-3?”

In the settlement core, the Dragon City players, who had been uneasy, all became delighted as if they had found their backbone.

In the sky, the blue ghostly flames, which could burn steel into ash and were as vast as a lake, confronted the two weapons that emitted the power of souls.

For the first time, they failed to block the weapons and were penetrated!

Clang, clang…

Even the “soul armor” on the surface of Old Demon Black Mountain, which couldn’t be broken through by other Dragon City heroes’ attacks, was no longer absolutely sturdy in front of the two weapons, and it was continuously pierced through.

“Stop right now!”

However, Old Demon Black Mountain had regained most of its strength anyway.

The arms of the Eight-Armed Ghost King, which had been regathered, moved and grabbed the two weapons before they chopped its body apart.

Brutality flashed in its big, bloodshot eyes, while it exerted strength on all eight arms, trying to break the two weapons.

“Roar!”

However, the black saber that the ghost arms had caught suddenly let out a deafening roar.

Then, the saber cut off the Eight-Armed Ghost King’s fingers that had pointy fingernails. There was even a black dragon soul that crawled out of the saber and tied up one of the Eight-Armed Ghost King’s arms.

It was exactly the Hundred Dragon Soul, the ultimate weapon that Ji Ye had made by fusing five Transcendent items!

“Roar, roar, roar…”

Since there was “Hundred” in its name, there was naturally more than one dragon soul inside the weapon.

As a matter of fact, while the saber trembled continuously, seven similar dragon souls flew out of the saber and tied up the Eight-Armed Ghost King’s other arms too.

Splash!

That was not the end of it. The runes on the black chain at the grip of the saber all glittered and bound the enemy’s head, legs, and other parts before it was able to react. They all caused a strong pulling force with the eight dragon souls, which boosted the tip of the saber and pushed it into Old Demon Black Mountain’s body!

“Roarrrr!”

The Eight-Armed Ghost King that Old Demon Black Mountain created roared furiously and unleashed great strength.

When the eight arms waved crazily, the eight dragon souls were almost torn apart. The blue ghost flames even turned into a horrifying shade of purple and nearly melted the Enchanting Chain.

It must be noted that the Hundred Dragon Soul was made of the Soul Mask, the Soul Cutter, and the Enchanting Chain.

All three components could greatly suppress soul creatures. Even though they were combined, and when Ji Ye was controlling them, they were still unable to completely restrain Old Demon Black Mountain.

However, the Hundred Dragon Soul wasn’t exactly Ji Ye’s trump card.

The other weapon was the real fatal one for Old Demon Black Mountain!

When the dragon souls dashed out of the saber, the trident, which was also ablaze with flames, transformed into a Transcendent King of Nightmares that was almost fifty meters tall and had fiery horns and hooves. Purple flames that seemed to be alive were burning in its eyes as it lunged at Old Demon Black Mountain who was briefly halted.

The Retribution Fire Trident!

“The fire of retribution?”

Old Demon Black Mountain, who didn’t lose its cool when it was tied up or stabbed by a saber, roared with fear for the first time.

It was because it used to be a demon in hell and had grievances with the King of the Inferno. It knew much better about the fire of retribution, which came from Buddhist tales, than the other villains did.

The damage of the retribution fire was not fixed but depended on the evilness of the victim.

Having executed ten thousand soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army and refined them into puppets and enslaved tens of thousands of dead soldiers as ghosts, Old Demon Black Mountain was undoubtedly evil in every perspective.

Therefore, the retribution fire from the King of Nightmares, upon touching Old Demon Black Mountain’s body, which was made of soul power, sizzled and burnt explosively as if it had reached gas, covering half of the Eight-Armed Ghost King’s body.

“Let’s go!”

Old Demon Black Mountain was quite decisive.

It quickly abandoned the part of its soul that had been contaminated by the retribution fire and transformed the rest of its body into black air. It broke the blockage of the Hundred Dragon Soul and attempted to escape back to the Black Mountain.

After all, the period when the radiation was most powerful on the Black Mountain after the nuclear explosion had passed, and it could control its body to escape or crush the entire Guobei County.

However, someone reacted even faster than Old Demon Black Mountain did.

Whoosh!

Another weapon dashed out of the golden chariot that had flown to the sky above Guobei County.

A flying sword, which was transparent and seemed exclusively made of ice, turned into a streak of light and crashed into Old Demon Black Mountain, whose size had shrunk a lot.

Then, it unleashed the freezing power as great as that of the Thousand-Year Ice Dragon Spear and froze the enemy completely.

Boom!

Even though Old Demon Black Mountain roared and ignited its soul power to release a lot of purple flames and melt the ice, it was inevitably slowed down.

The heroes of Dragon City clearly saw through its intention of escaping.

Boom, boom, boom…

“Amitabha!”

“Asura Blade!”

“Borrow Power From the Universe!”

Saber auras, sword auras, Buddhist power, missiles, and superpower…

The unreserved attacks from the Transcendent heroes hit Old Demon Black Mountain precisely. It couldn’t survive even though it was a Transcendent Rank-3 demon king.

[You have killed Old Demon Black Mountain (Transcendent Rank-3, Boss). EXP received: 30,480. Honor received: 5,398. Rare Honor: 128!]

Inside the golden chariot, Ji Ye read the information in his head.

The EXP and the Honor were actually not the greatest spoils in this battle.

The soul power that was dispersing in midair after Old Demon Black Mountain’s death was actually of greater significance for Ji Ye.

“Roar… Roar… Roar…”

The eight dragon souls dashed crazily where Old Demon Black Mountain died and competed over the unowned soul power.

Because the Hundred Dragon Soul was a fusion of the Soul Mask and the Totem Wolf Skin, it could absorb soul power for advancement. After absorbing the dispersing soul power, the saber became much darker, and it condensed a dozen new dragon souls!

More importantly, as if it broke certain limits, the Hundred Dragon Soul even squeaked and became a Transcendent Rank-3 Superior weapon.

In addition, several more spoils were dropped after Old Demon Black Mountain’s death.

One of them seemed to be made of gold and jade and was the size of a fist and a small version of the Black Mountain. It also emitted dazzling silver light.

Splash!

After Old Demon Black Mountain died, the ghost soldiers and generals, as well as the zombies of the Yellow Turban Army, were freed from the possessed status.

Then, they were in chaos due to the lack of a leader. Some sabotaged everything around them crazily, while some continued to attack Guobei County.

Some of them, however, attempted to escape from the battlefield.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Two particularly powerful ghost generals, who almost reached the Transcendent level, turned into two black storms that charged at the “Black Mountain” that Old Demon Black Mountain left behind after death, as if they wanted to loot it.

However, the golden chariot, hauled by the Flood Dragon, was apparently much faster.

Clang!

Ji Ye, who just walked out of the chariot, didn’t even bother to do anything.

He simply flapped the Sun Sword Wings on his back and darted out dozens of golden streaks of light that penetrated the bodies and souls of the strong ghosts. Even the bronze-armored corpses, which could resist the bombardment of the sentry guns head-on, were as vulnerable as tofu in front of the Sun Sword Wings.

At this moment, Ji Ye was already releasing a Transcendent Rank-3 vibe. He was just as strong as Old Demon Black Mountain.

Whoosh!

Ji Ye extended his hand.

The Hundred Dragon Soul in the sky turned back into a saber and flew into his hand. It also brought back the minimized “Black Mountain” that had been tied up by the Enchanting Chain!

[Black Mountain Stone]

[Level: Transcendent Rank-3]

[Rarity: Superior (Rare)]

[Description: This is Old Demon Black Mountain’s heart. You may control the Black Mountain with this. It has other usages too!]

“I can control the Black Mountain?”

Ji Ye was intrigued and focused his attention on the stone.

Immediately, he felt that his mental power was spreading to the entire Black Mountain.

Every grass, every tree, every flower, every stone, and even every ghost soldier was sensed clearly.

He realized that he could control the Black Mountain to move with this stone. Such an enormous mountain was definitely a powerful weapon even if it couldn’t do anything else.

Besides, when he scanned with his mental power, all the ghost soldiers and generals, as well as the zombies, paused whether they were fighting or fleeing.

“Huh? Could it be… Stop fighting!”

Ji Ye’s heart stirred.

Then, he gave the order to stop fighting with his mental power.

Whoosh!

The tens of thousands of ghost soldiers and generals and the Yellow Turban zombies really stopped. They even fell on their knees towards him.

It was because the ghost soldiers and generals and the Yellow Turban zombies carried Old Demon Black Mountain’s puppet mark, so they were controlled by this “Demon Heart”.

Also, it was worth mentioning that Ji Ye had detected, with his extended senses, that the entire Black Mountain was actually an enormous weapon factory.

It was similar to the Soul race’s settlement. The bodies of all kinds of creatures could be thrown here to be built into “ghost creatures” that focused on soul attacks or “zombies” that focused on physical attacks.

All the units were also controlled by the Black Mountain Stone.

Also, as it absorbed more soul power, it would be able to build more soldiers and puppets, and the entire Black Mountain would become more powerful too.

Therefore, this “heavy treasure” boasted great potential. This battle was greatly rewarding for Dragon City even if it didn’t gain anything else from it.

Besides, in addition to the Black Mountain Stone, Old Demon Black Mountain also dropped a Perfect Transcendent offering named Ghost Fire Crystal, which could produce the Transcendent fire that had burnt the city wall into ash.

Also, Zhang Yan, the Golden-Armored Corpse King, also dropped an excellent offering named Black Wind Crystal.

Combined with some of the remaining Souls of Civilization from the Dense Fog and the Yaksha settlement, it would be possible to summon another two heroes.

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