26: Chapter 26 Amazing Harvest

"Oh, okay!"

Yi Xiaoyu didn't know what was inside the cave, but since Lin Mo asked for a buff, she instinctively activated Mirror Lakes Blessing.

A pale blue halo enveloped Lin Mo's body once again. This time, the shield was a bit thinner, likely because the previous battle had exhausted Yi Xiaoyu too much. However, they couldn't worry about that now; any increase in strength was better than none.

The Earth Dragon moved.

It didn't pounce; instead, it opened its massive maw, and a dark red light glowed deep within its throat.

The next moment, a scorching magma breath erupted like a flood!

Everywhere it passed, the rock walls melted, and the ground turned into molten lava!

Lin Mo activated God Speed to its fullest!

He performed a limit-dodge to the side!

The magma grazed the shield as it streaked past. The extreme heat caused the shield to fluctuate violently, nearly shattering it!

Behind him, Yi Xiaoyu's body jolted suddenly.

She didn't know what was happening inside; she only knew that Lin Mo was fighting something, and the creature's attacks had completely surpassed the limits of what she could endure!

Just that single blow just now had nearly drained her mental energy completely...

"Lin Mo... what's happening in there?"

Yi Xiaoyu asked anxiously, enduring the needle-like pain in her head.

She desperately wanted to go in and check, but Lin Mo had told her not to interfere. Fearing that a rash approach would distract him, she didn't dare enter.

"Don't come in!"

Lin Mo roared, then immediately charged toward the colossal beast before him.

The brief stiffness after the Earth Dragon's breath was the best opportunity for a counterattack, and Lin Mo certainly wasn't going to miss it.

Lin Mo kicked off the ground and lunged forward. His Lingyan Steps left charred smoke trails on the molten ground, his figure moving so fast it became a blur!

Exploding with his full power to the limit, he activated the two traits of Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash simultaneously—

Aurora Overlapping Blades!

Flowing Cloud Continuous Slash!

The blade light fired off in succession, turning into several crescent moons that slashed toward the Earth Dragon's belly!

The scales there were thinnest, and there was already a massive wound!

Clang—!!!

A deafening explosion rang out!

The Earth Dragon's speed was beyond imagination.

With just a single swing of its dragon tail, it blocked all of Lin Mo's attacks.

The blade slashed into the tail, shattering seven or eight scales and cutting half a foot into the flesh, but it was caught by the deeper muscles and dragon bone!

The Earth Dragon roared in pain, its massive tail sweeping horizontally with the momentum!

Lin Mo leaped backward. The dragon tail grazed his scalp and struck several unlucky Rock Armor Beasts, instantly sending those loyal creatures flying. They smashed into the rocks, collapsing half the rock wall as rubble rained down like a storm!

"Again!"

Lin Mo glanced at the mangled Rock Armor Beasts and charged at the Rock-Armored Earth Dragon once more.

At this point in the fight, retreat was no longer an option!

The Earth Dragon lowered its head to bite. Lin Mo leaped up, stepped on the dragon's snout, flipped onto its back, and plunged his long blade deep into the gaps between the scales!

"Roar—!!!"

The Earth Dragon thrashed wildly, trying to shake Lin Mo off.

But Lin Mo gripped the hilt tightly, his body jolting up and down on the dragon's back. Several times, he was nearly thrown into the cave ceiling!

Yi Xiaoyu's Mirror Lakes Blessing had thinned to the point of being nearly transparent. Just the shockwaves of the battle had almost pierced through it.

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes as he climbed upward like a rock climber!

He abandoned the Earth Dragon's wounded belly; his target was the back of its neck. The incompletely mutated dragon tail wasn't long enough to reach there, and that was where the central nervous system was located!

Sensing his intention, the Earth Dragon actually slammed itself into the rock wall, intending to crush Lin Mo against it!

In the nick of time, Lin Mo kicked off the dragon's back and flipped through the air, narrowly avoiding the impact.

A massive crater was smashed into the rock wall by the dragon's body right where he had been climbing!

Now!

In the instant after the Earth Dragon hit the wall, its head drooped for a split second.

Lin Mo twisted his body in mid-air, pouring all his strength into his long blade. Combined with the momentum of his fall, he plummeted toward the back of the Earth Dragon's neck like a meteor!

"Break—for me!!!"

The blade pierced through!

It sank all the way to the hilt!

The Earth Dragon's body convulsed violently. Its dark gold pupils suddenly dilated, and it let out a final, unwilling wail before crashing to the ground, shaking the entire cave and filling it with dust.

[Ding~~ Slain Tier 3 Mid-stage beast, Rock-Armored Earth Dragon. slaughter value +800 (Extra +100% for over-tier kill)]

[Ding~ Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash proficiency +57, level increased to Lv3 (11/100). Lingyan Steps proficiency +64, level increased to LV2 (27)]

[Ding~ Aurora Flowing Cloud Slash level increased. Aurora Overlapping Blades amplification coefficient +0.2]

[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement—Undefeated Against Higher Ranks III. Achievement points +3]

[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement—Undefeated Against Higher Ranks IV. Achievement points +4]

[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for completing the achievement—Dragon Slayer I. Achievement points +1]

Lin Mo slumped beside the Earth Dragon's corpse, covered in blood. The webbing between his thumbs and forefingers had split open, at least three of his ribs were broken, and his stamina was completely bottomed out.

But he smiled.

He had won. He was the one who survived!

After resting for quite a while, Lin Mo barely regained the ability to move.

He stood up and first checked the Earth Dragon's carcass. Unfortunately, aside from some scales and the single horn, he couldn't take most of the materials with him; they were too heavy.

But then, when he looked at the dragon eggs nearby, what he saw made his breathing quicken.

Three fist-sized, amber-colored crystals were lying quietly in a rock crevice.

A thick liquid flowed slowly inside the crystals. They were warm to the touch and emitted a soul-intoxicating, refreshing fragrance.

"This is..."

Lin Mo picked up one of the crystals.

He had never seen this thing before, and his predecessor's memories contained nothing about it.

But his intuition told him that these three crystals were definitely treasures!

Because this stuff smelled so good, it could practically make a person drunk with its scent!

[Ding~ Discovered Heavenly Treasure—Earth Core Marrow]

[Quality: Purple]

[Effect: Consumption can alter constitution, significantly increasing physical defense and muscle toughness. There is a very small probability of evolving the Rock Dragon Body!]

[Note: This item is extremely potent. A maximum of one portion can be absorbed. Over-absorption will cause the effects to drastically decline, and may lead to body explosion and death.]

"Rock Dragon Body?!"

"Never heard of it, but it sounds pretty badass!"

Without hesitation, Lin Mo picked one up and put it in his mouth.

The crystal melted the moment it entered his mouth, turning into a scalding flood that rushed into his limbs and bones!

For a moment, Lin Mo even had the illusion that he was being burned to ashes from the inside.

But out of trust in the system's professionalism, he endured it.

After just a few minutes, the medicinal effects were fully absorbed.

Lin Mo found that although he hadn't hit that tiny probability for the Rock Dragon Body, his bone density seemed to have increased by a large margin! His muscle fibers had reorganized! A layer of crystalline membrane, nearly invisible to the naked eye, had even condensed on the surface of his skin!

Lin Mo stood up and moved around a bit.

He threw a punch that grazed the rock wall, actually leaving four deep marks on it!

"It really is hard!"

Lin Mo's eyes widened in pleasant surprise. His fist was now comparable to an ordinary iron hammer!

Then, Lin Mo used the short blade he carried to lightly slash his arm. It only left a white mark; it didn't even break the skin!

"This defense... I'm afraid it's not inferior to an average blue-tier trait!"

"That guy Zhao Fansheng's Black Rock Armament defense was pretty good. I wonder whose defense is stronger compared to my body!"

Lin Mo couldn't help but curl his lips upward. This harvest was too great; it was equivalent to picking up a defensive blue-tier trait for free.

Next, he looked at the achievement points column on the system panel.

Fifteen achievement points!

Finally enough.

"System, ten-pull gacha."

In his mind, the brilliant lottery wheel began to spin.

Ten streaks of light flew out in sequence—

[Congratulations on obtaining White reward: Beast Repellent Horn ×1]

[Congratulations on obtaining White reward: Perpetual Canteen ×1]

[Congratulations on obtaining White reward: Thank you for playing!]

[Congratulations on obtaining Green reward: slaughter value +100]

[Congratulations on obtaining Green reward: slaughter value +100]

[Congratulations on obtaining Green reward: great luck charm ×1]

[Congratulations on obtaining Blue reward: Cultivation Technique Proficiency Scroll (Small) ×1]

[Congratulations on obtaining Blue reward: Berserk Potion ×1]

[Congratulations on obtaining Purple reward: S-Rank Cultivation Technique Fragment · First Volume ×1 (Fully Adapted Version)]

[Congratulations on obtaining Gold reward: Trait Enchantment Stone ×1]

Golden light exploded!

Lin Mo's heart rate accelerated.

A Gold reward! And an S-rank technique!

Oh, wait, it's a fragment!

Lin Mo looked at the items scattered on the ground and first picked up the stone glowing with golden light.

[Trait Enchantment Stone]

[Quality: Gold]

[Effect: Can perform one enchantment on an existing talent trait, granting an additional characteristic]

[Enchantment Rules: White/Green traits cannot be enchanted; Blue traits can be enchanted once; Purple traits can be enchanted twice; Gold traits can be enchanted three times; Red traits can be enchanted five times!]

[Note: Each enchantment requires slaughter value. Detected that the host's traits have not yet been enchanted. The first enchantment requires 2000 slaughter value!]