84: Chapter 84 Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

"As you command, my Main God!"

Accompanied by Yushi's cold and murderous response, his figure slowly descended from mid-air.

The moment his feet were about to touch the ground at the bottom of the valley, a terrifying coercion belonging to a Second-Stage Early Stage entity, like a substantive storm, violently swept across the entire bottom of the precipice!

"Clatter!!!"

Within the Void Realm, a loud roar of rushing rivers echoed.

Streaks of pitch-black xuanming heavy water condensed out of thin air around Yushi.

The Dragon Clan cub, which had previously been toying with the Azure Dragon Guards as if they were toys, suddenly froze in its movements.

Within its dark golden vertical pupils, an emotion called "fear" was revealed for the first time.

As a pure-blooded Dragon Clan located at the top of the food chain, its perceptive ability far exceeded that of ordinary Yao Beasts.

It could clearly smell a breath of death from the man before it, whose entire body was wreathed in black water streams, enough to threaten its life!

"Roar!!!"

The Dragon Clan cub let out a low roar, its dense, ruby-like scales standing on end, and the fleshy wings on its back suddenly spread open.

It did not choose to sit and await death, but instead struck first!

It took a deep breath, its chest swelling high, and a dazzling dark red firelight was frantically compressed deep within its throat.

The next second, a violent dragon breath as thick as a water vat, carrying a high temperature capable of melting refined iron, blasted head-on toward Yushi!

Wherever the blazing dragon breath passed, even the dark brown rocks at the bottom of the valley were burned into glowing red magma!

"Water Defense."

"Hum!!!"

A black water screen condensed from xuanming heavy water instantly unfolded in front of him.

"Rumble!!!"

The violent dragon breath fiercely slammed into the black water screen, erupting with a deafening loud noise.

A large amount of high-temperature steam soared into the sky, shrouding the entire valley bottom in a sheet of white mist.

However, when the mist dispersed, that black water screen did not even ripple a single trace!

xuanming heavy water was a supreme divine object containing the Law of Calamity; this mere First-Stage Peak dragon breath was completely unable to shake it by even a fraction!

"Return it to you."

Yushi violently waved one hand forward.

A stream of xuanming heavy water circling around him instantly transformed into a roaring black water dragon, carrying a destructive might as it fiercely crashed toward that Dragon Clan cub.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound.

The Dragon Clan cub's formidable Physical Body, which even a thousand-jin starlight heavy blade could not hack open, was directly sent flying under the bombardment of xuanming heavy water, heavily smashing into the rock wall behind and carving out a huge deep pit.

"Awoo..."

The young dragon let out a painful wail.

It struggled to climb up from the pile of rubble, and on its originally crystal-clear red scales, wisps of black smoke were now rising, corroded by the calamity power of xuanming heavy water into large areas of mottled traces.

Pain!

This was the first time since its birth that it had felt such intense pain!

Facing the absolute power of the Second-Stage Early Stage, no matter how noble the Bloodline of the young dragon was, it could ultimately only swallow its hatred and fall.

Yushi's gaze was icy, and he was preparing to condense heavy water once again to completely suppress and capture this young dragon alive.

However, this young dragon not only had a formidable Physical Body, but its intelligence also far exceeded that of ordinary Yao Beasts.

"Roar!"

The young dragon suddenly let out a heaven-shaking wild roar, recklessly burning the Origin blood Qi within its body!

A dazzling blood-red light erupted from within its body, forcibly shattering the xuanming heavy water attached to it.

Immediately following that, its wide, not-yet-fully-grown fleshy wings flapped desperately, whipping up a violent sandstorm, and its entire body shot straight into the sky like a sharp arrow released from a bowstring!

"Want to run?!"

Yushi let out a cold snort, just about to step into the void to pursue.

"Wait, Yushi, stop!"

High above the sky, Lin Yunfei's majestic voice suddenly resounded in Yushi's mind.

Yushi's figure paused, and he immediately reined in the Law fluctuations around his body, lowering his head respectfully: "Main God, why not let your subordinate take it down? This young dragon is already at the end of its tether, and your subordinate has a ten percent certainty of capturing it alive!"

Seated on the carriage, Lin Yunfei watched the Dragon Clan cub that was fleeing in panic and plunged headlong into the distant dark red miasma forest, the corners of his mouth curling into a cunning smile.

"Capturing a baby dragon alive is indeed a heaven-sent fortune."

"However, think about it carefully. Would an upper-tier Dragon Clan with such a pure Bloodline be rootless water? Being this small, it is absolutely impossible for it to survive alone in a cruel environment like the Crimson Wasteland."

Hearing Lin Yunfei's guidance, a flash of realization instantly swept through Yushi's cold and stern eyes.

"Does the Main God mean that behind it, there is a dragon nest? Or even adult Dragon Clan elders?!"

"Correct."

Lin Yunfei stood up, walked to the edge of the carriage, and gazed deeply in the direction where the young dragon had fled.

"Western Dragon Clan have always had a very famous hobby throughout the heavens and myriad realms, and that is, they love to collect shiny treasures!"

"Cast a long line to catch a big fish. In that strike just now, you already left a mark on its body, right?"

Yushi nodded slightly, a hint of admiration in his tone: "Reporting to the Main God, during the attack just now, your subordinate secretly drove a drop of xuanming heavy water's Origin into the gaps of its scales. As long as it is still within the Crimson Wasteland, your subordinate can perceive its location at any time."

"Very good."

Lin Yunfei laughed out loud with satisfaction.

"Pass down the order! The Azure Dragon Guards will immediately treat the wounded and consume blood Qi Medicinal Pills! The army will change its route, no need to rush the journey; following Yushi's mark, we will quietly tail behind this little dragon!"

The army quickly rested and reorganized.

Commander Qing Yi and the other nine injured elites, after swallowing the Divine Kingdom's specially made Second-Stage blood Qi Medicinal Pills, saw their fractured bones rapidly heal and their pale complexions recover their rosy glow.

Having experienced that battle just now, the Azure Dragon Guards were not discouraged at all; instead, even more violent Battle Intent was stirred up within them.

"Set out!"

Under Lin Yunfei's command, the one thousand Azure Dragon Guardss reined in all of their Qi, resembling a group of ghosts prowling in the night, and silently stepped into the primeval forest shrouded in poisonous miasma year-round.

The environment here was even harsher than the outside world; the dark red miasma permeating the air possessed strong hallucinogenic and corrosive effects.

However, the entire Azure Dragon Guards were clad in starlight heavy armor and protected by calamity blood Qi, making these poisonous miasmas completely unable to invade their bodies.

Coupled with the High Priest Xi continuously using Formations to disperse the fog ahead, the army's marching speed was not slow.

Following Yushi's sensing of that drop of xuanming heavy water, Lin Yunfei led the army winding through the toxic forest, tracking for a full two hours and more.

Finally, the poisonous miasma ahead began to grow thin.

Waves of scorching heat, mixed with an ancient and barbarous aura, came rushing toward them from a huge basin ahead.

"Main God, that young dragon has stopped. The fluctuation of the mark has stopped at the bottom of the grand canyon ahead," Yushi reported in a low voice.

"All troops halt, conceal yourselves!"

Lin Yunfei pressed his hand down and, leading a few trusted aides, cautiously climbed up a towering rock.

When they poked their heads out and saw clearly the scene within the canyon below,

even the well-informed Lin Yunfei couldn't help drawing in a cold breath, his heart pounding wildly like a battle drum!

"Hiss, my god!"

Commander Qing Yi at the side widened his ox-like eyes even further, his saliva almost starting to drool out.

Right beneath their feet was a super sinkhole with an area equivalent to several football fields!

The surroundings of the sinkhole were smooth-as-mirror black precipices, and at the very bottom of the sinkhole was actually a magnificent nest piled up from the skeletons of countless immensely huge giant beasts!

Underground dragon nest!

This was not even the most shocking part.

What drove Lin Yunfei and the crowd of Azure Dragon Guardss truly crazy was the scene on the outer periphery of this dragon nest!

Among those huge skeletons, small mountains emitting colorful lights were haphazardly piled up!

The one on the left consisted entirely of fist-sized [Mithril Ore] radiating a dazzling silver light!

This was top-tier auxiliary material for forging Second-Stage or even Third-Stage Magical Artifacts; outside, a thumb-sized piece could sell for an astronomical price!

The one on the right was [Fire Spirit Crystal], crimson all over and resembling burning flames!

Furthermore, within the gaps of those skeletons grew countless rare and exotic herbs rarely seen in the outside world.

The cold-emitting [Netherworld Snow Lotus], the writhing snake-like [Blood Bodhi], and even a few unknown divine herbs faintly radiating Law halos!

The resource density here was simply breathtaking!!!

"We've struck it rich... This time we've truly struck it rich!"

Lin Yunfei stared fixedly at the Treasure Trove below, a pair of eyes flashing with terrifying eerie light under the dark red glow.

He was not completely dazzled by the mountain of gold before him.

The richer a Treasure Trove was, the more fatal the danger that usually accompanied it.

"Did that young dragon go inside?" Lin Yunfei asked in a low voice.

"Yes, the mark indicates it is right in the deepest part of that skeleton hall," Yushi nodded.

Lin Yunfei took a deep breath, calming his excited emotions.

"Pass down my order."

"The Azure Dragon Guards will break into smaller units and blockade all exits around the dragon nest!"

"Xi, immediately set up a sound-insulating grand Formation and a breath-concealing Formation above the sinkhole, completely sealing off this area so not a single shred of the treasure light and Qi here leaks out!"

"Yushi, come with me."

"If you do not enter the tiger's den, you cannot catch its cub."