CH : 196 Rank Up And Snake Demons
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Gradually, the abyss fire python's spiritual intelligence became more and more chaotic. Finally, at a certain moment, the huge red-gold snake head turned into a pile of rotten flesh, its brain collapsed, and its aura rapidly declined until it died.
Seeing that I had finally killed the abyss fire python, I relaxed, stood up from the fire python with a grin on my face, and touched the dragon's butt and tail. There was a sizzling sound, and a smell of meat came out.
I guessed it was already well-cooked.
The opponent's whole body burst into burning golden flames. The temperature was so high that it had been burning for so long that even the magma started to boil.
If this abyss fire python had been more tenacious, I would probably have had to consider whether to use long-range consumption methods to kill the opponent, instead of fighting the opponent up close like a reckless dragon.
Now it was time to take care of another matter—deal with those dozen high-order fire pythons.
The process of dealing with those high-order fire pythons was very easy. With the cooperation of a series of spells such as instant teleportation, Void Walk, any door, and invisibility, the high-level fire pythons were quickly killed by me.
The space bag could not hold these fire python corpses, so I directly used the fire element ore to forcibly shape a red giant stick that was several meters thick and hundreds of meters long, and then strung the high-order fire pythons and the top-order fire pythons onto the stick above.
The cleaned space bag also collected all the high-quality fire element crystals gathered by the top fire pythons. These were trophies.
Afterwards, I found a cave without magma under the volcano, drilled into it, and continued to study the art of teleportation.
More than ten days later, seeing that my proficiency in teleportation had increased a little, I smiled with satisfaction and then took over the fire python corpses strung on the giant stick of fire element ore.
The cooldown time for the feast had just about ended.
Turn on.
Endless hunger swept through me, driving me to devour all matter and energy in front of me.
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Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, one day passed. During this process, the black dragon's aura became more terrifying and deeper, as if it were undergoing some kind of violent transformation.
At a certain moment, the black dragon woke up from his deep sleep.
A terrifying aura flashed past the dark giant beast.
I felt something in my heart and opened my panel.
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Status:
Name: Barbatos Caesar Volaric.
Race: True Dragon
Biological Order: 15th (Beginner)
Occupation Level: Mage LVL 12 (Beginner)
Body Length: 51.4M
Vitality (VIT): 158.2
Current Feast Tier: 231
Feast Cooldown Time: 29 Days
Spell-like Abilities:
Transfiguration/Polymorph…
Spell Rune:
Zero Tier: Mage's Hand (Return to Nature),
First Tier: Water Blade (Return to Nature)
Second Tier: Water Element Strengthening (Return to Nature), Water Therapy (Return to Nature),
Third Tier: Acceleration (Return to Nature), Guard Barrier (Return to Nature), Fireball (Return to Nature)
Fourth Tier: Any Door (Return to Nature), Rupture (Return to Nature), Wrath of the Earth (Return to Nature), Earth and Stone (55% Proficient)
Fifth Tier: Blast Bomb (20% Proficient), Blast Flame Dance (60% Proficient)
Sixth Tier: Water Dragon Technique (19% Proficient), Transportation Teleportation (53% Entry), Instant Teleportation Technique (53% entry level), Eye of the Storm (3% Entry)...
Abilities:
Earth Mana Affinity (LV 7), Water Mana Affinity (LV 8), Fire Mana Affinity (LV 4), Dragon Scales (LV 15), Dragon Breath (LV 15), Draconic Vitality (LV 20), Draconic Might (LV 7), Draconic Magic (LV 9), Fly (LV 13), Dragon Eyes (LV 6), Bite (LV 14 + 0.2), Claw (LV 14 + 0.2), Wild Scream (LV 7), Atomic Furnace (LV 5), Evil Eye (LV 7), Vibration Perception (LV 5), Telepathy (LV 4), Lightning Breath (LV 4), Soul Chain (LV 5), Seed of Distortion (LV 3), Void Walk (LV 6), Meat Eater (LV 5), Master of Wind (LV 3), Reincarnation (LV 3), Son of Death (LV 3), Master of Blood (LV 3),
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"The creature order has broken through from the fourteenth order to the fifteenth order, and the mage level has also broken through from the eleventh level to the twelfth level."
Not mentioned are the bunch of levels I gained in my fire-type abilities.
A flash of joy appeared in my eyes.
Although I knew that swallowing an eighteenth-order abyss fire python, plus a dozen high-order fire pythons, would bring about a feast that would not be bad, I did not expect that I could directly break through the threshold of fourteenth to fifteenth order.
Biological Rank is about going from high-order to master-order life form, which is more about a jump in energy level.
The biological order talks about the progression from high-order creatures to top-order creatures, and more of a jump in physical abilities.
Now that the biological order has reached the top order, I can clearly feel that the dragon's body has been qualitatively improved. My recovery ability, various resistances, strength, reactions, as well as spells and talents such as magic eyes, dragon breath, and dragon power, etc. have all been greatly improved.
From high-order breakthrough to top-order, the improvement brought about is no less than the superposition of dozens of layers of feasts, or even stronger.
The top order (Master order) is the threshold for the greatest improvement below the legend. Even low-order monsters and humans with lifespans of decades can easily live for two to three hundred years once they reach the Master order, unlike ordinary people. There is a real difference between their mortal lives, and at the same time, it will become more difficult for them to reproduce.
"If it were me now, even without using any spells, I would probably be able to easily kill that 18th-order or 19th-order abyss fire python with just my physical body."
Feeling the terrifying power surging within my body, I felt like I was invincible.
Of course, I also knew that this was just a slight misunderstanding caused by the excessive increase in strength.
"I wonder if I, who am going all out now, have the combat power of a pseudo-legend? Or a weaker legend with advantages" Such a thought flashed through my mind. As I am talking about humans.
Before the breakthrough, I had no confidence at all to collide with the Legend. After all, there were two huge transformations between the advanced master order and the legendary life form, and the transformation of the legendary level was even more exaggerated than that of the advanced master level. Much more.
Comparing the descriptions of the strength of ordinary legends who have just been promoted in my dragon legacy, I felt that I can do it too, especially with the Overdrive Mod of Atomic Furnace.
Another legend, even a warrior professional legend, with a full burst of terrifying energy, is enough to destroy a thousand-foot mountain in a short period of time.
And now I feel like I can barely do it too without entering Overdrive Mod.
However, the above refers to the thousand-foot mountain peaks in the ordinary material plane, such as the medium-sized planes like the Tal plane, and the thousand-foot volcano from the abyss plane where I'm now. I am not yet confident that I can survive in a short time.
This is the abyssal plane numbered in the top 10,000. Although it cannot be said to be the abyssal plane ranked in the top 10,000, as an ancient plane whose existence time is measured in units of hundreds of millions of years, this abyssal plane has a large material plane at its lowest. The energy level, maybe even the energy level of the super-large material plane.
After calming down a bit after the breakthrough, I flapped the black membrane wings behind me and flew directly out of the volcano 20,000 meters below.
At this moment, I am in dragon form.
Adhering to the idea of keeping a low profile, I fell to the ground and continued to move forward.
I have two main goals in coming to the abyss: one is to improve my own strength, and the other is to obtain the coordinates of a normal material plane.
Preferably a small material plane.
Because the highest energy level of the small material plane is the ordinary legend.
And like the Tal material plane, the upper limit of the highest energy level is high-level legend.
My purpose of acquiring the material plane is self-evident.
I needed a base camp and a safer escape route.
This abyssal plane numbered 9896 has a rather resounding name in the star realm - Lava Wasteland.
As the name suggests, this abyssal plane is dominated by the earth and fire systems, among which volcanoes, magma rivers, magma seas, and wastelands are the most common environments here.
I walked for three days and traveled thousands of kilometers.
At a certain moment, when the blood moon was rising, I finally encountered the intelligent creatures of the abyss.
"I have found a tongue."
Looking at the humanoid demons fighting in front of me, I couldn't help but sigh.
There was still time before twelve o'clock in the evening.
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In a crescent moon canyon, hundreds of demons were engaged in a chaotic melee.
The sword demon boy had arms shaped like scimitars and a long, pointed head. He was extremely fierce in close combat.
He faced a middle-aged male snake demon with a thick, long snake tail and a charming aura emanating from his entire being. This snake demon excelled in both mental and melee combat.
The two demon warriors clashed, their bursts of abyssal energy leaving craters on the ground and occasionally affecting other demon warriors. Those demon warriors who had reached the intermediate level were obliterated without even managing to scream.
Behind the powerful male snake demon was a bizarrely shaped carriage resembling a pumpkin.
The carriage was shrouded in an energy shield, and inside sat a nervous snake demon girl.
The snake demon girl wore a luxurious purple-and-black dress. She was stunningly beautiful, and her worried expression was heart-wrenching.
On a high slope, I, in the form of a dragon, was eating fire element crystals, replenishing my body energy, which was severely depleted due to the feast.
As a black dragon with a water attribute, I had no problem eating elemental crystals with a fire attribute.
Under the transformation of the power of the void, I was fundamentally different from ordinary black dragons.
"The sword demon boy and the snake demon are both master-level warriors, and their strengths are comparable. However, the sword demon boy's disregard for life and death while fighting gives him a higher chance of victory," I commented.
I had no intention of intervening.
This is the abyss. How can there be any distinction between good and evil in the abyss?
Although, even if I encountered a good person suffering misfortune, I might not save them unless there was an interest involved. After all, I am still relatively cold and selfish by nature.
But it mainly depends on my mood. I do whatever I want, whatever makes me happy.
As I watched, demon warriors died one after another. The master-level snake demon was drenched in blood and seriously injured. Finally, his head was severed by the sword demon boy during a careless parry.
"Salonia, let me see how you can escape now!" The sword demon boy's pupils were blood-red, his body bleeding, and he laughed ferociously.
With a random wave of his knife-shaped arm, a dark blade flashed, and more than ten demon warriors on the snake demon's side were decapitated.
Without the master-level snake demon to lead them, the remaining intermediate-level demon warriors stood no chance against the sword demon boy.
However, the demon warriors on the snake demon's side had no intention of fighting. After realizing their leader was dead, they fled, completely abandoning the owner of the carriage.
The sword demon boy ignored the fleeing demon warriors, his eyes fixed solely on the pitiful snake demon girl seated in the carriage.
With one slash, the energy shield covering the carriage began to destabilize, cracks spreading across its surface.
With a second slash, the energy shield shattered entirely, exposing the pumpkin carriage and the terrified snake demon girl inside.
"Please don't kill me. I'll give you whatever you want," the snake demon girl begged, fear etched across her face.
The sword demon boy sneered, looking at her. "Pretend all you like. You've killed as many as five thousand, if not ten thousand, creatures. So just die."
Amid his sneering, a black sword light coalesced, and with a single swing, the snake demon girl was cut in two. Blood and entrails sprayed out, soaking the carriage in a grotesque, bloody scene.
Yet, the sword demon boy frowned slightly, his expression turning wary as he scanned his surroundings. "Get out here, Salonia."
A sweet, melodic laugh echoed all around—it was the voice of the snake demon girl, Salonia.
"Not bad that you discovered me, Cisse. I haven't seen you in over ten years, and you've grown to this level. It's just as well—you killed my groom. How about you become my groom?"
The sword demon boy, Cisse, ignored her words, his eyes blood-red. He unleashed a torrent of jet-black sword lights, wildly slashing at the air in an attempt to shatter the illusion.
"It's useless. Since you fought my groom, you've stepped into my illusion. This is a complete illusory field, something you—a mere big demon who has only recently ascended—cannot break through."
Salonia's voice came from all directions, filled with glee.
"To hell with it! I'll fight to the death!" The sword demon boy roared, continuing his frenzied attacks on the surroundings.
Salonia, amused, continued to taunt him.
"I said, when are you going to finish? I've already eaten all my snacks." At some point, I stood behind Salonia and spoke in a deep voice.
"Huh?" Salonia's expression shifted as her figure blurred, reappearing hundreds of meters away.
Only then did she notice the black-scaled dragon with exaggerated muscles standing where she had been moments before.
"Who are you?" Salonia asked cautiously.
"You didn't answer my questions and tried to influence me with illusions. I have a temper too," I replied with dissatisfaction.
Salonia's face changed slightly, realizing her secret illusions had been exposed. But before she could act, an intense, ominous feeling overwhelmed her.
Whoosh.
Salonia's thick, long, jet-black snake tail disappeared, leaving behind a cross-section of flesh and blood. The wound was so sudden that blood hadn't even begun to spurt out.
Without her tail for support, Salonia hovered midair using her magic, her horrified gaze fixed on me.
At that moment, I was chewing on her severed snake tail, my eyes narrowing as I muttered to myself, "So this is what a snake demon girl's tail tastes like. It's much more delicious than the black-horned python and the fire python. It's no wonder—it has the ultimate Q-bounce and pure abyssal power."
I wasn't eating her tail out of perversion—not this time—but because I had a particular liking for snake demon tails, something I admired greatly after reading the dragon inheritance left by the black dragon ancestor, Ulquiorra.
Thus, I couldn't help but give it a try.
Besides, who gave the snake demon girl the right to attack me without reason?
Salonia's entire body trembled as she stared at me, her heart cold with fear.
"Sir, please don't kill me. I'll become your slave," Salonia begged, her face pale with terror.
A very familiar scene.
I sighed. I had just seen this kind of scenario.
At that moment, freed from Salonia's illusory field, the sword demon boy, Cisse, burst out in a frenzy, roaring, "I want you dead! I want you dead! I want you dead!!!"
Annoyed by the racket and the buzzing in my head, I opened my third eye. A terrifying black light shot out, piercing Cisse's abdomen and creating a massive hole. The residual black light continued destroying the path behind him, corroding his vitality.
With one strike, he was left close to death—and that was with only 10% of my power.
"It's just a black light at 10% power. How strong is this ability?" I murmured to myself, surprised.
Though I knew that advancing to the master level would significantly enhance my body, talents, and spell-like powers, I hadn't expected the increase to be this immense.
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