Chapter 987: Chapter 746: The Way to Lift the Curse
"Thank goodness I was quick to react," Long Yi said proudly. In that moment, he used the ring’s acceleration ability to rescue Felpe.
"That bastard!" Felpe’s anger, which had just subsided, flared up again.
"Don’t be angry, the man is dead. What’s the point?" Long Yi said.
"It’s a shame, though, his Giant heritage disappeared along with him," Felpe said.
"The Battle Armor isn’t much of a loss; it was originally a product made by Giants for Humans. Delas, that idiot, thought it was so sturdy, treating it like some precious treasure to show off," Long Yi ridiculed.
"I’m talking about the cube," Felpe said.
"The cube isn’t so easy to damage." Long Yi smiled, lifting his hand as a cube kept reassembling and transforming in his palm!
"How did you get it!" Felpe exclaimed in surprise.
"As a portable force field, this thing basically only responds to the power of Giants. Compared to Delas, I can provide much more of the Giant’s strength, so naturally, it followed me," Long Yi explained matter-of-factly.
Speechless, Felpe had not expected this turn of events!
"Here, this is for you," Long Yi said, tossing the imitation to Ai Lin.
"For me again?" Ai Lin looked it over from all sides as she took it.
"As a true man, carrying around this kind of trinket is an embarrassment! Better you keep it," Long Yi reasoned, giving Ai Lin no chance to argue.
"So, where do we go next?" Little Zi asked.
"Treasure hunting! Then head home to wait for news!" Long Yi declared.
Delas had fallen!
Long Yi and Ai Lin claimed another victory! And Felpe, the friend who Delas had once tried to kill, joined Long Yi and Ai Lin’s camp!
This news exploded throughout the Plane in an instant.
At first, people were puzzled as to how Long Yi and Ai Lin could defeat Adaman, some attributing it to luck, some to coincidence.
Then, Long Yi captured Felpe alive, and people said Felpe wasn’t strong enough.
But now, Delas was dead, along with his disciples.
The vast battlefield was littered with bodies.
This time, all the skeptics fell silent.
No one doubted Long Yi and Ai Lin’s strength anymore because what they had achieved certainly couldn’t be described as a coincidence.
Delas’s private storehouse was still emptied out, and no one knew what Long Yi and Ai Lin had taken from Delas’s private collection. But in recent days, the smiles on the faces of Saint Danze, the Emperor of the Sanctuary Empire, and Saint Jialin, the Emperor of The Divine Auffa Empire, were definitely not something ordinary people could understand.
Only they knew how much wealth Long Yi and Ai Lin had brought back for them.
It was not just wealth! It was also Giant heritage!
Those Ancient Powerhouses indeed were vast treasure vaults! For a moment, the two Emperors seemed filled with fantasy. If Long Yi and Ai Lin really embarked on a path of slaying Ancient Powerhouses in the future, then wouldn’t that be...
Of course, this kind of thought could only pure fantasy for them. Because the killing of Delas by Long Yi and Ai Lin was justified, but if they truly made enemies with all the Ancient Powerhouses in the Plane in the future, the consequences would be unimaginable!
With Delas killed and Felpe joining Long Yi’s side, the alliance of Ancient Powerhouses plotting to kill Long Yi fell into unprecedented embarrassment. Their entire plan had been perfect; the moment anyone discovered Long Yi’s whereabouts, they would immediately inform everyone and band together to slay Long Yi. Clearly, Delas was too confident in himself. Most importantly, he wanted to monopolize the treasures of Long Yi!
Now, not only had the plan failed, but it also became part of Long Yi’s wealth.
"This cannot be allowed to happen again!" Nielan said with an extremely grim expression.
"Indeed, if such a thing happens again, I think our alliance would have no reason to exist," Lou Aran spoke.
"Hmph, as long as you don’t always think about monopolizing Long Yi’s secrets, this kind of thing obviously won’t happen!" Borca stated.
The other three remained silent, though their expressions were far from pleasant.
"What do we do next?" Lou Aran looked towards Nielan.
"I will visit every Ancient Powerhouse I know to get more people to join us. And you’d better be careful as well, as Long Yi will definitely target your disciples!" Nielan announced.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Attacking the disciples was the most intolerable act for them; as Ancient Powerhouses not engaging in battle or work, they could accumulate such immense wealth primarily through the tributes of their disciples’ families. And if those disciples were targeted by Long Yi, it meant losing their foundation.
Adaman and Delas both learned this the hard way.
However, following the slaying of Delas, a new problem emerged with Ai Lin.
The Shadow Silver inside her had increased once again.
Shadow Silver was a kind of metal with unprecedented inertness that was very difficult to heat or cool, almost impenetrable by any energy, and yet very soft with no significant defensive strength. When the Dragon Clan first extracted this metal, they discarded it as waste material. However, Ai Lin’s grandfather utilized its properties to seal away Ai Lin’s innate magical talents.
After a series of changes, the Shadow Silver inside Ai Lin eventually merged with her contractual dragon, Silver Light. Silver Light transformed into a Shadow Silver Dragon, and Ai Lin’s body was covered with Mithril soft armor. In theory, Silver Light should continuously absorb the Shadow Silver produced inside Ai Lin’s body, maintaining her in the most perfect state.
However, after Ai Lin arrived at the middle Plane, Silver Light disappeared. The Shadow Silver in Ai Lin’s body continued to accumulate, causing her mana to drop continuously. In fact, she could have completed that powerful spell alone, but during the killing of Delas, she had to enlist the help of Little Zi, her avatar, and the Red Demon Scorpion.
Even though Ai Lin could temporarily ignore this crisis by relying on the Cosmic Stone fragments embedded all over her body, she would inevitably face enormous trouble over time.
Long Yi also thought of many methods, even consulting some summoning spells, but no spell could deal with Ai Lin’s current condition.
For this very reason, Long Yi gave Ai Lin almost all the Giant heritage he had obtained. As long as Ai Lin could be protected, Long Yi felt at ease.
As for what to do next, Long Yi had to think carefully. He dared not use the hereditary healing methods until the very last moment.
The Human Realm.
In recent times, the entire Dragon Clan in the Human Realm was overflowing with inexplicable excitement, because something extremely unexpected had happened.
A White Dragon had become pregnant!
The culprit, of course, was another White Dragon.
But every dragon knew that the Dragon Clan had actually lost the ability to reproduce. For nearly ten thousand years, the Dragon Clan had relied on the equipment left by the Giants to be reborn over and over again.
And now, two dragons had regained their fertility!
Consequently, the entire Dragon Clan was shaken, and both Asus and Gulelie urgently summoned the two dragons to thoroughly inquire about the process to ensure everything was normal.
The two young White Dragons described the events with great embarrassment, and then the two elder dragons burst into tears on the spot.
It all seemed to be true!
But why?
These two White Dragons had always served in the White Dragon Empire, and even when Dragon Island called, they had stayed in the White Dragon Empire without leaving. If they had anything in common, it was that their relationship with their Dragon Knights was extremely close, to the point where they did not need contracts to maintain their affection for each other.
Originally, Long Yi had lifted the curse for those hundred White Dragons that stayed in the White Dragon Empire, but the parts of the curse lifted were only related to strength, and their fertility had not been restored.
Back then, nearly a hundred other White Dragons that ignored the call of Dragon Island out of friendship were now all meticulously examined by the two Chairmen, which brought the two elder dragons to tears once again.
These hundred dragons, more or less, had begun to recover their fertility!
Was this the merit of Long Yi lifting the curse?
The entire Dragon Clan Council started a series of general investigations, surveying almost all the Dragon Clan. A month later, the investigation results were compiled. The final outcome was that any dragon clan who was very close to humans had their curses retreated to some degree! In the Dragon Clan Council, Asus’s hands and voice were trembling!
"My fellow Dragon Clansmen, this survey shows that our previous speculation... stands!"
Immediately, the whole Council erupted.
This was the true essence of the curse left by the Giants! To lift the curse, it wasn’t as difficult as imagined! What the Giants needed was merely for the Dragon Clan to truly become friends with humans, to coexist peacefully!
Yes, no matter how the Giants accomplished it, this was one of the ways to lift the curse. Living peacefully with humans and becoming friends with them naturally reduced the curse.
Gulelie and Asus, the two Chairmen, hugged each other and wept bitterly, the curse that had persisted for ten thousand years was finally receding today! And all of this was so simple!
Not long after, the first Dragon Egg in ten thousand years appeared at the most prominent place in the center of the Dragon God Temple in the White Dragon Empire.
This place used to be filled with Dragon Eggs, but those eggs were manufactured and had all been destroyed during the war.
But this Dragon Egg was different.
Under the watchful eyes of a host of Dragon Clan Councilors, and in the presence of Emperor Kirei, the White Dragon couple simultaneously emitted a gentle Dragon Breath.
Within the pure white Dragon Egg, Dragon Power surged, and the vitality grew increasingly, with a continuous trembling sound coming from inside.
Suddenly!
A series of Runes appeared on the surface of the entire Dragon Egg, and the Runes were written entirely in Giant script!
"Cast down your pride, cast down your prejudice, let glory and strength return!"
"This is a curse!" a Councilor exclaimed.
Bang!
The text, along with the breaking shell, turned into a sky full of light. A small White Dragon curled up there, its body rippling with Dragon Power. It struggled to open its eyes, and upon seeing the White Dragon couple, it excitedly cried out. Flapping its wings, it clambered towards the White Dragon mother, clumsily.
"Indeed, it is a new life!"
Asus, who had already cried several times recently, could not help but cry again, tears streaming down his face. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)
