104: Zhou An's change of heart (4/4)

“Knock, knock, knock….”

Li Si knocked on the door of Red Cloud Abode.

“Creak—”

The heavy door slowly opened, and a voluptuous beautiful woman stepped out.

[Red Dragon—Fire Xuanji] (Legendary Monarch)

Level: 99

Attributes: ????

Talent: ????

Skills: ????

Description: Fire Xuanji was originally a princess of the Red Dragon Clan. In her youth, she fell in love with a Human Clan prodigy. Later, for unknown reasons, Fire Xuanji disappeared without a trace within the Nine Provinces. It turned out she had been living in seclusion in Luanxing City.

Sure enough, she was a Level 99 Legendary Monarch.

“You carry his aura,” Fire Xuanji said with a faint smile.

“Who is he?” Li Si was puzzled; there were too many auras on him: Wang Shidao, Wandering Swordsman, Life Elf, Great Wilderness Divine Power, Calamity Knight, Greedy and Unscrupulous… at least eight or nine types combined.

“It’s me.” A deep voice drifted out from within Li Si’s body.

“Boom!”

Crimson flames surged, condensing into the appearance of Wang Shidao.

“Xuanji, long time no see.”

“Shidao—”

Tears welled in Fire Xuanji’s eyes: “You finally took that step. Was it worth it?”

“It was worth it, and I succeeded. I even took on an excellent disciple. This is my beloved disciple; he is even more outstanding than us,” Wang Shidao said, pointing at Li Si.

“So you’re Shidao’s disciple. Quickly, call me Shiniang.” Fire Xuanji’s gaze towards Li Si instantly softened.

“Shi…niang.”

Li Si felt a bit awkward. How did a Shiniang suddenly appear? And Wang Shidao was truly amazing! He actually ran off with a princess of the Red Dragon Clan.

“Aiya! Good disciple, take this. This is a welcome gift from your Shiniang.” Fire Xuanji took out a crimson fruit from her sleeve.

[Red Dragon Vermilion Fruit] (Legendary): After use, permanently increases Basic HP by 10,000, Basic Mana by 5,000, Basic Attack by 30, Basic Armor by 10, and Basic Magic Resistance by 10. Effective only for the first use by each player.

Holy cow!! Awesome!!

Li Si was overjoyed and quickly consumed the Red Dragon Vermilion Fruit.

“Boom!”

Crimson dragon-shaped energy surged, greatly boosting his attributes.

ID: Lawless Madman.

Level: 1

HP: 331,334.

Mana: 40,272.

Attack: 743.

Armor: 103 (Physical damage taken reduced by 50.7%)

Magic Resistance: 80 (Magic damage taken reduced by 44.4%)

Attack Speed: 4.16

Movement Speed: 62.0

His HP increased most terrifyingly, directly soaring from 290,000 to 330,000, a surge of over 40,000 points in one go.

This was the effect of Mana Conversion and the 159% HP gain resonating.

“Thank you, Shiniang.”

Li Si was no longer awkward; the title “Shiniang” suddenly felt natural. If Fire Xuanji wasn’t Shiniang, then what else could she be?

“Please, Shiniang, come out and defend Luanxing City,” Li Si said.

“I know about Luanxing City, but if I go alone, I can’t change the overall situation. It would only delay things for a while. It’s better to let Luanxing City handle itself and see its own fortune,” Fire Xuanji said, shaking her head, her gaze always on Wang Shidao.

This made it hard for Li Si not to suspect she was a love-struck fool.

“Why hasn’t Luanxing City’s Guardian Artifact revived?” Wang Shidao noticed something amiss. The Guardian Artifact of Luanxing City was forged by him; no one understood the flowing light starfall hammer better than him.

Its current failure to revive indicated a problem with the flowing light starfall hammer.

“Xuanji, take me to see it.” A hint of solemnity rose in Wang Shidao’s eyes.

“Shidao, can’t we just ignore all this? Come back to Dragon Domain with me. I have a way to help you reconstruct your physical body,” Fire Xuanji pleaded almost tearfully.

“Xuanji, I cannot stand idly by.”

“Alas….”

Fire Xuanji sighed deeply, then said: “Alright, I’ll take you to see it.”

Subsequently, a long rainbow streaked across the sky, and Li Si found himself on the eighteenth floor of the Chaotic Star City Treasure Vault.

“Buzz—”

Formation ripples spread, and a black light curtain enveloped the flowing light starfall hammer, isolating its perception from the outside world.

“Someone indeed tampered with it.”

Wang Shidao unleashed a crimson flame, shattering the light curtain. In an instant, the flowing light starfall hammer shot into the sky, heading straight out of Luanxing City.

“Boom!”

Countless meteors, accompanied by flowing light, descended from the sky, precisely annihilating the bandits outside the city.

“The artifact has revived!!”

“Luanxing City held on!”

“Hahahaha, we won!”

The NPC soldiers defending the city were overjoyed.

Only Zhang Haiqing’s expression remained grim, for he knew that killing the bandit small fry was useless; the battle of Monarchs was the key to victory.

“Boom!”

The eighteenth floor of the treasure vault trembled, and the flowing light starfall hammer returned to its place.

Wang Shidao slowly stepped forward to retrieve it, then said: “By borrowing the divine power of the flowing light starfall hammer, I can restore my combat strength to Monarch perfection, but I can only sustain it for a maximum of two hours. So, within two hours, you must find powerful external aid. Otherwise, Luanxing City will undoubtedly be defeated.”

“I’m going.”

As his voice fell, Wang Shidao’s soul projection rushed towards Luanxing Plain.

“Alas—”

With a long sigh, Fire Xuanji also followed Wang Shidao.

“This isn’t stable, and the mission isn’t complete yet.” Li Si was certain that if Wang Shidao’s soul power weakened and he lost his self-awareness, Fire Xuanji would definitely take Wang Shidao back to Dragon Domain immediately.

“I still need to find Zhou An.”

He activated the Great Teleportation Technique to arrive at Moonfall Town, and before his feet even landed, he started shouting: “Zhou An, are you there? Are you there?”

“Are you there?”

“Are you there?”

Li Si’s voice grew louder and louder.

“Kid, are you calling for souls?” Zhou An’s figure appeared at the gate of Moonfall Town.

“Brother Zhou, I’m in a hurry.”

“What are you in a hurry for? The Qingzhou Great Bandit matter? You want to ask me to deal with the Qingzhou Great Bandit?” Zhou An said.

“Yes.”

“Alright, seeing as you helped me get the ice jade marrow, I’ll help you this once.” Zhou An’s figure transformed into a black rainbow, sweeping Li Si to the center of Luanxing Plain.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Here, various elements boiled, and twenty-four majestic figures floated in mid-air.

“Wang Shidao? You’re actually still alive.” The Sword-Wielding Bandit’s figure was like a brilliant sword light, rapidly moving and frantically attacking Wang Shidao.

“Are you very disappointed that I’m alive?” Wang Shidao wielded the flowing light starfall hammer, his aura surging, no weaker than the Sword-Wielding Bandit. At least not weaker for a short time.

[Ding!]

[Witnessing the Monarchs’ chaotic battle, you have gained deep insight. Heaven Rewards Diligence, all attributes increased.]

HP, Mana, Attack, Defense, Range, Critical Hit, Accuracy…

Almost all attributes on his panel visibly increased slightly.

“…NB.”

Li Si was overjoyed.

Moreover, the chaotic battle here was in full swing, which was a perfect opportunity for him to farm Limiters. He would start with the Sword-Wielding Bandit.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh….”

Li Si rode the wind, firing at the Sword-Wielding Bandit from hundreds of meters away.

But the result was regrettable.

Miss!

Miss!

Miss!

…...

The Sword-Wielding Bandit’s speed was too fast; none of his attacks could hit.

“Miss is good!”

Li Si was even more delighted; he could farm Accuracy now. Accuracy was a rare attribute, usually hard to obtain.

Now was an excellent opportunity.

However, just then, Zhou An suddenly spoke, his attitude abruptly changing.

“Kid, sorry, I can’t help you with this one.”

“Why?” Li Si was surprised, not understanding why Zhou An changed his mind.

“No why. As a substitute, take this.” Zhou An took out a translucent crystal.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained item—Skill Expansion Crystal (Special).]

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