82: The Ice Dragon King was awakened by the heat

"gale sword embryo!?"

Zhou An was utterly shocked, and he began to feel fear towards Li Si: This kid is truly going against the heavens; the Wandering Swordsman's innate artifact is actually in his hands. How many more secrets does this kid have that he doesn't know about?

At the bottom of the Icy Cold Pond.

Li Si's figure quietly appeared. The massive Great Ice Dragon King was coiled at the bottom of the water, and the azure ice jade marrow shimmered with divine light.

"Success or failure depends on this one move!"

Li Si took out the divine smith token in advance, gripping it tightly in his left palm. Then, he slowly raised his right hand, and as it was about to touch the ice jade marrow, he snatched it with lightning speed.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You have obtained the item — ice jade marrow (Mythical)."

"Buzz!"

The divine smith token activated, teleporting Li Si back to Divine Smith Valley.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The extreme cold aura in the Icy Cold Pond quickly dissipated, the ice crystals in the azure pond water visibly dissolved, and the temperature around the Great Ice Dragon King rapidly rose.

"Roar—"

Long dragon roars echoed. The Great Ice Dragon King was awakened by the heat, opening his orange-yellow vertical pupils.

"Boom!"

His thousand-meter-long dragon body soared upwards, carrying the water from the Icy Cold Pond into the sky.

"Where did that little thief come from, daring to steal my ice jade marrow?"

The Great Ice Dragon King's nostrils twitched, sniffing out Li Si's lingering aura: the divine power of the Da Huang Mountain, the bloodline of the Life Elf Royal Family, and several other auras.

"Could that little thief be a second-generation descendant of a group of top-tier bloodlines?"

His vertical pupils suddenly widened, and his face showed human-like astonishment. Could a second-generation descendant really steal his ice jade marrow? Although it wasn't a particularly valuable item, how could he sleep without it?

"Crack—"

The surrounding space collapsed with a roar. The Great Ice Dragon King traversed the void, his dragon body disappearing from the sky. He decided to go to the Elf Secret Realm first, as it was closer. A Dragon King could not be humiliated, not even by top-tier second-generation descendants.

"Buzz!"

Li Si appeared in front of Moonfall Town's gate. He unhesitatingly handed the ice jade marrow to Zhou An, then, without any delay, activated the divine smith token and left Moonfall Town.

"Haha, it's done!"

Zhou An was overjoyed, laughing loudly: "Good kid, you're amazing!"

Then, his figure flickered, and he also left the gate. The Great Ice Dragon King was about to get angry. Even in his peak condition, he couldn't withstand the Great Ice Dragon King's wrath, let alone in his current severely injured state.

It's better to flee first.

Elf Secret Realm.

"Pop—"

Beatrice's figure appeared above the clouds, speaking to the void: "Ao Ling, since you're here, why not show yourself?"

"Beatrice, congratulations to the Life Elf Race for giving birth to a second Royal Family member, but this is no reason for the Life Elf Royal Family to humiliate this King!" Ao Ling transformed into human form, clad in ice armor, and stepped out of the void.

"Oh? How did he humiliate you?"

Beatrice revealed a faint smile. Intelligent as she was, she naturally knew who Ao Ling was referring to.

"Your kin, in collusion with some petty thieves, stole this King's ice jade marrow." Ao Ling's anger was palpable without him even asserting it, and the moisture in the surrounding air automatically condensed into ice crystals.

"Hehehe... So you couldn't sleep because it was too hot. Never mind, I have a piece of ten-thousand-year ice crystal here, which is no weaker than your ice jade marrow. How about we call it even?" Beatrice extended her right hand, producing an azure crystal.

"Hmph! You had best warn that young Life Elf Royal Family member that this is the last time. If there's a next time, this King will absolutely not let it go."

Ao Ling snatched the ten-thousand-year ice crystal through the air, his figure dissolving into nothingness, then he reappeared back in the Icy Cold Pond.

The ten-thousand-year ice crystal floated, radiating endless cold.

The temperature rapidly dropped. Ao Ling coiled his dragon body, slowly falling into a deep slumber.

Inside Divine Smith Valley.

System prompts popped up before Li Si's eyes.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! You have completed the hidden quest — ice jade marrow (Star Rating Fluctuates)."

"Quest rewards have been issued."

"NPC — Zhou An's tracking mark has been automatically removed."

"Done!"

Now it depended on the Great Ice Dragon King's performance.

"Forget it, I'll just go directly to Beatrice!"

Li Si felt uneasy, feeling unsafe no matter what. Only Beatrice's small wooden house could give him a sense of security.

A faint fragrance slowly wafted into his nostrils. He had arrived at Beatrice's wooden house.

"You're here."

Beatrice's greeting trailed off with a long ending sound.

"I'm here."

Li Si was a bit embarrassed, scratching the tip of his nose. Was his frequency of visiting Beatrice too high? But there was no choice; with danger looming, he couldn't afford not to seek her out.

"You don't need to be nervous; Ao Ling's matter has already been resolved," Beatrice said slowly, approaching Li Si step by step.

"Thank you, Queen!"

Li Si's hanging heart instantly dropped. It was truly good to have a backer. Eh? Oh crap, why is she walking over here?

Slender waist, ample bosom, delicate collarbone, elegant makeup...

Beatrice actually wore makeup today! One stone stirred up a thousand waves. Li Si's recently calmed heart immediately churned with turbulent waves again.

The Great Teleportation Technique tore open space, teleporting Li Si out of the wooden house.

"Tsk—he actually left."

Beatrice was surprised, then waved slightly, and a book appeared.

The title of the book was "Overbearing Empress's Alluring Pet."

"The content in this book isn't very good, or is it that I'm not doing something right?"

At this moment, Beatrice, who had lived for tens of thousands of years and was ranked among the legendary Constant King, began to self-doubt—

Was she not beautiful enough? Not as beautiful as the Empress in the book? But ten thousand years ago, she had clearly been rated as the most beautiful elf. Why was it still not enough?

"Buzz—"

Li Si appeared in the western part of the Ten Thousand Willow Woods. Following the road further west, he would reach the Level 40 area, Wind-Sand Stone Forest.

"Will there be signs of the Fallen God Disturbance there?"

He felt there should be, because only the Wind-Sand Stone Forest remained. If not in the Wind-Sand Stone Forest, then where else could it be?

"Whoosh whoosh—"

The strong wind howled, and yellow sand flew.

Li Si stepped into the Wind-Sand Stone Forest.

At this moment, Unbearable Past sent a message: "Master, a player has come to you with a 5-star quest, saying they want to become your disciple."

"A 5-star quest, and wants to become my disciple?"

Li Si was surprised, and at the same time, pleasantly surprised.

Should he take on a disciple?

He decided to meet them first.

Then Li Si opened his friends interface, expanded the master-disciple system, and found Unbearable Past's coordinates within the system.

Luanxing City North Gate.

Li Si had, of course, been to such essential areas before, so he could use the Great Teleportation Technique.

"Swish!"

He appeared not far from Unbearable Past.

"I'm here. Who has a 5-star quest?"

"Crazy God, it's me!" Bai Yuèyue jumped and waved.

"You are?"

Li Si looked down at Bai Yuèyue. Hmm, she was quite small, about 1.48 meters tall.

"I'm Bai Yuèyue, we've met before!" Bai Yuèyue raised her hand and said.

"Where have we met?"

Li Si had no impression at all; he couldn't find any relevant information in his mind.

"In the Cannibal Crocodile Swamp. At that time, I was still the Northern Mad Blade's disciple. You avenged Unbearable Past, instantly killing Northern Mad Blade and his group with a single sword qi, and incidentally killed me too." As she spoke the last part, Bai Yuèyue shivered, seemingly recalling the scene of being instantly killed, a little scared.

"Oh—I remember now. Sorry, I didn't see you then."

Li Si said sorry, but there was no apology in his tone at all. At that time, she was still Northern Mad Blade's disciple, and at that time, he hadn't killed wrongly, so there was no need to feel sorry.

"It's okay!"

Bai Yuèyue said, looking up.

"You want to become my disciple? Tell me, what use are you? I don't take useless disciples," Li Si said with a faint smile.

Of course, he couldn't take useless ones. If he took any, they had to be useful. Of course, Unbearable Past was an exception, because there was no choice; Unbearable Past was system-matched.

"I have talent, I can take many hidden quests, I have money, and I can dance!" Bai Yuèyue said, counting on her fingers.

Seeing this, Li Si was a little doubtful if she was over 16, but then he remembered that the All Heavens Game only allowed players over 16, which dispelled his doubts.

"What talent do you have?"

Li Si was still quite concerned about Bai Yuèyue's talent. As for Bai Yuèyue being very rich, he didn't pay it any mind. After obtaining Tianzi Number One, he wasn't worried about money anymore. And being able to dance, he dismissed even more; among 30,000 Life Elves, there must be some who can dance.

"I'll share it with you."

"Ding!"

"Player — Bai Yuèyue has shared the Talent Codex — Eye of Insight with you."

Eye of Insight: Your eyes are sharp as a hawk, allowing you to perceive more information.

"Tsk tsk tsk...."

This talent seemed quite good.

Li Si immediately made a judgment, then asked: "Can your talent see a BOSS's talents and skills?"

"Yes!"

Bai Yuèyue said, raising her hand, as if afraid Li Si wouldn't see it.

"OK, from today onwards, you are my disciple."

Li Si was in a good mood. With Bai Yuèyue as his disciple, he no longer had to worry about master-disciple points. Bai Yuèyue would frantically take quests, and he would coolly complete them, allowing him to gain master-disciple points.

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