187: Dragon Soul Flower, Black Dragon's Sorrow

“Phew!”

Seeing that he had once again randomly acquired the skill he wanted, Ye Xiao let out a sigh of relief, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

After reading the skill description for Black Dragon's Wrath, he couldn't help but smile.

From the power of the Dragon's Might that the Black Dragon had previously displayed, Ye Xiao knew that Dragon's Might was very strong, but after reading the skill description, he still couldn't help but feel excited.

Dealing 200% special damage based on all attributes to all targets within a 100-meter radius every second—this effect, to be honest, wasn't weak, but it certainly wasn't exceptionally strong either.

The Black Dragon was able to unleash such high damage with Dragon's Might entirely due to its own excellent attributes; if this skill were used by others, its effect would be greatly diminished.

It's no wonder that in the Eternal World, only the Dragon's Might of dragons was renowned; this is closely related to the Dragon Clan's attributes, which far surpass those of other races.

Of course, Ye Xiao was an exception.

As the head of the Black Dragon was killed, the curse on Ye Xiao was weakened to only 10% remaining.

According to calculations, his current full four-dimensional attribute points at level 49 should be 83,258 points. This attribute is quite astonishing.

Top-tier Professionals at level 300 only have around 16,000 raw attribute points.

Ye Xiao, at level 49, already has more than five times that of a level 300 Professional.

Of course, the equipment and other various combat power bonuses at level 300 are also not weak, so a simple comparison like this cannot be made.

However, this was already enough to prove the terrifying nature of Ye Xiao's attributes.

With such a high attribute point bonus, the power of Black Dragon's Wrath that Ye Xiao could unleash was a staggering 160,000.

Moreover, this Dragon's Might is continuous damage; as long as there is enough magic power, it can deal over 160,000 special damage per second.

Coincidentally, Black Dragon's Wrath consumes 2,000 magic power per second, but Ye Xiao's total magic power is over 240,000.

If he were to completely deplete his magic power, it would cause a total of 19.2 million special damage, and importantly, this is also area damage.

This power, when unleashed in the Beginner Zone, is simply unbearable for anyone.

Even in the future, when he reaches the Advanced Zone, Ye Xiao's attributes will also increase, and this Black Dragon's Wrath will still play a huge role.

Ye Xiao closed the skill panel, feeling satisfied.

After greeting Little Gold, he walked towards the depths.

At this point, Milad's experience was no longer useful, as his previous explorations had only reached the second zone.

As for the potion he had given Ye Xiao earlier to resist the curse, Milad wasn't sure if it would work in the third zone.

But even so, Ye Xiao, having already come this far, naturally wouldn't give up easily.

After sending Little Gold back to the Red Moon Space, Ye Xiao quickly arrived at the end of the second zone. Before him was still an iron door, just like the previous one.

This time, Ye Xiao, familiar with the process, opened the iron door without any surprises.

However, to Ye Xiao's surprise, after entering this time, his attributes were not continuously affected by the curse, still maintaining a 90% state.

This made Ye Xiao greatly relieved.

After all, when facing unknown dangers, attributes are always his greatest confidence.

Upon entering the third zone, Ye Xiao unexpectedly found that it was completely different from the outside.

Compared to the first and second zones, the space in this third zone was not large, but miraculously, it was densely covered with plants that Ye Xiao didn't recognize.

Taking a quick glance, the closer the plants were to the inside, the brighter and more vibrant they appeared.

However, seeing this situation, Ye Xiao felt an inexplicable sense of trepidation in his heart.

This strange feeling made Ye Xiao frown involuntarily.

“These are dragon soul flowers!!”

Little Gold's voice suddenly came.

However, Ye Xiao detected a hint of fear and astonishment in his tone, which was unlike Little Gold's usual style, so he quickly asked, “What are dragon soul flowers?”

Little Gold's tone became extremely solemn at this moment.

“This is a plant that is extremely terrifying to dragons. If a dragon is in prolonged contact with it, it will slowly consume everything from the dragon's body, from its life force to its soul, and then every inch of its flesh. Even the dragon's hardest dragon bone can be completely corroded and absorbed by it, little by little.”

Upon hearing Little Gold's explanation, Ye Xiao couldn't help but look at the dense plants in front of him with surprise. At the same time, he quickly retreated a few steps, intending to leave.

If these inconspicuous plants could cause such great harm to dragons, wouldn't they cause even greater harm to him?

Ye Xiao dared not stay long.

Fortunately, Little Gold explained in time, “Good person, you don’t need to be afraid. These dragon soul flowers only affect dragons and pose no threat to other races.”

After hearing Little Gold's words, Ye Xiao finally stopped, then frowned again, “Why are there so many dragon soul flowers here? Didn't that Black Dragon already die?”

Little Gold's voice at this moment no longer held its previous astonishment and fear; instead, it was tinged with anger.

“Even after a dragon dies, its body still contains immense energy. The fact that so many dragon soul flowers have been planted here clearly indicates that there is a mastermind who wants to use the dragon soul flowers to absorb the residual energy of the Black Dragon after its death, to achieve some unknown purpose.”

“Previously, I thought the strange demonic creatures outside were a special situation caused by the Black Dragon fusing with the power of the Xiling Ancient Clan, but now it seems that is not the case. The cultivation of those demonic creatures should be due to these dragon soul flowers in front of us.”

Ye Xiao could understand Little Gold's anger.

After all, witnessing his own kin being treated this way even after death, he would probably react similarly; this is an instinct of intelligent life.

Ye Xiao was somewhat relieved that he had put Little Gold into the Red Moon Space in advance, otherwise, with so many dragon soul flowers here...

Although it wouldn't take Little Gold's life, given Little Gold's fear of these dragon soul flowers, he would probably have a tough time.

Little Gold is his precious treasure now, how could he allow that?

As for the conclusion Little Gold mentioned, it made Ye Xiao vigilant.

If there really was a mastermind here using dragon soul flowers to cultivate a large number of demonic creatures, who could it be?

Humans? Or Meiya People?

The current situation forced Ye Xiao to seriously consider what to do next.

The ability of the person behind this, who could hide here and set up such a large scheme, and remain undetected until now, was unfathomable.

Although Ye Xiao was confident in his own strength, he wasn't arrogant to the point of being blind.

He wanted the black dragon scale, but if it was impossible, he didn't need to take the risk.

However, just as Ye Xiao was quickly calculating in his mind...

A strange sound suddenly echoed from the pile of dragon soul flowers in front of him.

“Hehehe, what delicious energy, just in time.”

Among countless unremarkable dragon soul flowers, one that was distinctly different in form from the others slowly rose. Ye Xiao had already discerned that the voice he had just heard came from this unique dragon soul flower.

Ye Xiao observed the dragon soul flower in front of him, and just then, its previously closed petals slowly opened, and a figure covered entirely in black gradually revealed itself before Ye Xiao.

Having had a previous conjecture, Ye Xiao's expression was very wary of the suddenly appearing creature.

However, when he clearly saw the appearance of the creature that emerged, he couldn't help but be greatly surprised.

The figure before him was entirely covered in black scales, and behind him was a black tail very similar to Little Gold's.

But the head of this figure was exactly like a human's.

Ye Xiao was very surprised; he had never seen such a species.

Or rather, in the entire Eternal World, the only beings with human-like faces were the Meiya People, referred to as NPCs.

As for other demonic creatures, even humanoid ones, their facial features tended more towards beasts.

The black figure before him, however, was the exact opposite; apart from having a head like humans and Meiya People, its body resembled a purebred demonic creature.

No!

After a moment of daze, Ye Xiao suddenly realized that this “person’s” body was like a miniature Golden Dragon.

Its shape was almost identical to Little Gold when he had just become Ye Xiao's pet.

The only difference was that Little Gold's body was golden, while this “person’s” was black.

Connecting this to the various aspects of the Xiling Ruins, Ye Xiao easily arrived at an answer.

This physical body should belong to the Black Dragon.

It was just unknown why the Black Dragon's body had transformed into this appearance, even possessing a head similar to a human's.

Could it be an evolution after the Black Dragon's death?

At this moment, the Black Dragon Man, who had just emerged from the dragon soul flower, slowly walked down.

His gaze carried a hint of appreciation as he continuously sized up Ye Xiao.

“You are truly remarkable; to be able to resist my clan’s curse, and even deal with that troublesome dragon head, it truly exceeds my expectations.”

My clan's curse?

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, then looked at the Black Dragon Man with some disbelief, “Are you a Xiling Ancient Clan member?”

The Black Dragon Man smiled, not denying it, “Naturally. Did you think I was that stubborn, foolish dragon?”

The Black Dragon Man's answer indeed greatly surprised Ye Xiao.

He had truly thought that there was someone behind this, using the dragon soul flowers to heavily absorb the Black Dragon's corpse, and then using some method to resurrect the Black Dragon.

He even thought that this body, with a human head and dragon body, must have been modified.

But he didn't expect that it wasn't.

The identity of the Black Dragon Man before him was actually the legendary Xiling Ancient Clan.

It's just that, weren't the Xiling Ancient Clan already long extinct?

Ye Xiao tried to obtain information about this Xiling Ancient Clan member in front of him.

Unfortunately, there was no harvest.

This indirectly proved that what this guy said was probably true.

After all, he could even see Little Gold, who was a Golden Dragon.

At this moment, the Xiling Clan member who had suddenly appeared spoke again.

“I see your surprise. Do you want to know everything that happened here?”

“As long as you come over, you will not only know everything here, but also everything about this world.”

“Are you tempted?”

...Facing the Black Dragon Man's highly seductive words, even though Ye Xiao's mental resistance was extraordinary and he had taken precautions, his mind still wavered for a moment.

Just then, the Red Moon Mark on Ye Xiao's brow suddenly emitted a scorching energy, instantly bringing Ye Xiao back to his senses.

At the same time, Little Gold's voice came from the Red Moon Space in time.

“Good person, his voice carries a special charm. Don't fall for it.”

Ye Xiao didn't reply, but instead looked at the Black Dragon Man with a horrified expression. If not for the Red Moon Mark's help, he would have almost fallen for the other party's charm.

This Black Dragon Man was a bit sinister.

However, compared to Ye Xiao's inner shock at this moment...

The Black Dragon Man's originally calm and peaceful face instantly became ferocious after Ye Xiao regained consciousness.

“Red Moon!!”

A roar that was almost impossible to suppress slowly escaped the Black Dragon Man's mouth. Immediately, the Black Dragon Man's gaze, fixed on Ye Xiao, turned sinister.

“I didn't expect you to have the Red Moon Mark on you. No wonder you were able to pass through the first two zones.”

Ye Xiao was equally shocked hearing the Black Dragon Man's words, “You know the Red Moon?”

The Black Dragon Man, hearing this, suddenly burst into insane laughter.

“I told you, I know everything about this world. What's knowing a spirit artifact that hasn't fully awakened its intelligence?”

Ye Xiao's expression slightly hardened. He had already learned part of the Red Moon's origin from Little Gold.

He didn't expect this Black Dragon Man to actually know.

This made Ye Xiao's curiosity grow even stronger.

Unfortunately, after recognizing that Ye Xiao possessed the Red Moon, the Black Dragon Man clearly had no intention of continuing to waste words with Ye Xiao.

At this moment, after the Black Dragon Man finished speaking those contemptuous words, an incredibly terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body.

“It's even better that you are the chosen one of the Red Moon. As long as I absorb the Red Moon's power from your body, my true transformation will be complete, and the Xiling Clan's glory will be reborn in my hands.”

With that, the Black Dragon Man opened his mouth wide, and a black energy surged from his mouth.

Ye Xiao was already prepared. With Divinity Speed activated, he cast a large number of skills while dodging the Black Dragon Man's attacks.

After spewing out the black energy, the Black Dragon Man rushed towards Ye Xiao without hesitation. As for the sky full of Fireballs blocking his path, he didn't even look at them, letting them smash onto his body, which was covered in black scales.

In the next instant, the Fireballs touched the Black Dragon Man's black scales, but there was no booming explosion as imagined.

Instead, the sky full of Fireballs silently vanished the moment they touched the black scales.

Ye Xiao, seeing this scene, had a look of astonishment in his eyes.

At the same time, Little Gold's voice came again.

“Good person, the Black Dragon possesses extremely powerful defense and can also be immune to over ninety percent of elemental damage. Your skills will have difficulty affecting him.”

Hearing Little Gold's reminder, Ye Xiao's pupils slightly contracted.

However, he did not stop his actions there.

At this point, Absolute Evasion's cooldown had ended.

The moment the Black Dragon Man rushed in front of him, Ye Xiao directly activated Absolute Evasion, dodging the Black Dragon Man's close-range attack.

Immediately after, he once again cast a large number of Fireballs at the Black Dragon Man.

Although the Black Dragon Man was surprised by Ye Xiao's evasion ability, he also showed a mocking expression at Ye Xiao's futile actions.

“It's useless. I already understand your abilities. In front of my Black Dragon body, they can't have any effect at all.”

Ye Xiao ignored him. After casting nearly ten thousand Fireballs continuously, Ye Xiao seized the opportunity and decisively struck with his staff.

Who knew, the Black Dragon Man didn't dodge or evade, directly taking the hit head-on.

“Bang!”

Terrifying energy rippled between the two.

Even Ye Xiao was sent flying about ten meters by the explosive force of his own power before he barely managed to regain control of his body.

However, after enduring Ye Xiao's fully charged magic weapon attack, the Black Dragon Man merely swayed a few times before charging at Ye Xiao again.

“Do you believe me now? I already know all your abilities; they have no effect on me. Surrender obediently, and I will make you a member of the great Xiling Divine Clan.”

Ye Xiao looked at the Black Dragon Man, who seemed perfectly fine, his heart sinking slightly.

He hadn't expected the Black Dragon Man's defensive power to be so formidable that even his strongest means couldn't harm the opponent.

However, Ye Xiao did not give up just yet.

Utilizing the ability of Absolute Evasion, he once again widened the distance between himself and the Black Dragon Man.

Then, he also opened his mouth.

The Black Dragon's Wrath, which he had just learned, erupted from his mouth.

In an instant, an incredibly domineering Dragon's Might echoed throughout the entire ruins.

Caught off guard, the Black Dragon Man was directly stunned by this powerful force.

And the scales on his body, at this moment, uncontrollably emitted a strong purple light.

Ye Xiao's heart filled with joy upon seeing this scene.

It worked!!