Chapter 1041: Chapter 66 Golden Swallowing_4
The besieging soldiers dared not advance any further, all of them lingering in place. Ah Dai, seeing the fresh blood flowing from Sheng Xie’s back, felt a sharp pain in his heart and shouted through his spiritual power, "Xiao Qie, what are you doing?"
For the first time, Sheng Xie ignored Ah Dai’s call, slowly straightened its curled body, and the Golden Horn ceased emitting its golden glow. In the air, a golden energy ball with a diameter of three meters formed. Sheng Xie was using a capability only available to fully grown Dragon Kings, the Dragon Spell-Golden Swallowing, a special attack with extensive lethality unique to Dragon Kings. In order to utilize this special attack of the Dragon King, Sheng Xie had nearly exhausted all its potential, subsequently causing it to fall into a slumber lasting over two years. However, unknowingly to it, it was precisely the occurrence of the dragon spell that led the Bone Dragon, now significantly empowered from absorbing souls, to completely submit to Sheng Xie with genuine allegiance.
Sheng Xie slowly raised one of its front claws, its golden draconic eyes scanning the diminutive human soldiers around, a trace of scorn flickering through its gaze. It made a low sound, as if trying to convey something, and suddenly, the golden light in its eyes blazed. The golden energy ball in the sky erupted in an instant. The massive divine energy completely illuminated the night sky; the golden radiance shone like the sun, casting its light over the land. Except for the fifty-meter radius centered on Sheng Xie, hundreds of square kilometers were engulfed in golden light. The soldiers of Dark City hardly had a moment to scream before they vanished, buildings and structures around them gradually dissolving under the radiance of the golden energy. Ah Dai and his companions were completely stunned, watching as their surroundings transformed into a sea of gold, the overwhelming strength of the energy so intense, Ah Dai thought to himself, only if his power were at its peak and he could conjure a protective barrier to desperately shield his body, might he have a slight chance of survival in this golden radiance. This attack, akin to a forbidden curse, was simply too dazzling, even the ice teetering on the brink of death was utterly captivated.
Dark City, one of the three major cities of the Empire of Sunset City, spanned over sixteen thousand square kilometers. March 23, 995 of the Divine Era was a day the people of Dark City would never forget. In the deep of night, while most civilians were still in deep sleep, the northwest area of Dark City suddenly lit up as if the divine were bathing his children in holy light. The immense golden radiance, starting from a single point, rapidly spread, lighting up the entire city. However, it was neither a miracle nor a holy light, but rather a light that brought death and destruction. Within a minute, in the northwest part of Dark City—which accounted for about one percent of the city area—all buildings and lives vanished under the golden light, reduced to nothingness by its devouring force. Everything happened so simply, yet it was terrifyingly real, with over sixty percent of the city’s defenders vanishing in this devastating attack.
The golden radiance lasted for a minute before gradually fading away, leaving only desolation where buildings once stood as if they had never existed. The night sky regained its quiet, with only the clear sound of people’s breathing audible. His body weakening, Sheng Xie collapsed on the ground, and Ah Dai heard Sheng Xie’s voice in his heart, "Brother... collect... me back into the... Dragon’s Blood... I need... to sleep... for a while... I probably... can’t help... you anymore... be... careful..."
Ah Dai recited the spell of Dragon’s Blood, heartbrokenly integrating Sheng Xie back into the Dragon’s Blood. Sheng Xie’s efforts were not in vain, as no more soldiers or magicians pursued them. Only some residual soldiers appeared faintly visible a kilometer away. Ah Dai looked at Bing cradled in his arms, patted the Bone Dragon’s neck, and shouted, "Let’s break out of Dark City."
The Bone Dragon, seemingly stunned by Sheng Xie’s earlier attack, took a moment to react before howling and, following the direction guided by Ah Dai, surging forward rapidly. Many of the surviving soldiers, terrified, stood frozen upon seeing the fearsome appearance of the Bone Dragon and immediately scattered in all directions. Ah Dai and his group faced no further obstacles, rapidly reaching the West City Gate with the Bone Dragon’s swift advance. The towering gate was closed, the guards firing arrows as they saw them approaching, a volley of arrows aiming to halt their advance.
Ah Dai instructed the Bone Dragon to stop outside the range of the bow and arrow attacks. His eyes flickering coldly, he carefully placed Bing on the broad back of the Bone Dragon, summoned the Black Iron Bow from the Dragon’s Blood, took a deep breath, and gathered the scarce energy left in his body to conjure a glowing yellow arrow on the bowstring. With a loud shout, Ah Dai forcefully pulled the Black Iron Bow to its full extent, "Be destroyed, all that stands in my way." The bowstring hummed, and the yellow apparition flashed by.
The Bone Dragon felt a sense of fear again; the attack unleashed by his leader was something he couldn’t withstand! Ah Dai’s arrow, though not very precise, was hard to miss the large city gate. Lightning-fast, the Live-Change Arrow struck the left half of the gate, and with a loud bang, a three-meter-wide hole exploded in the gate, the entire structure trembling. Ah Dai shouted, "Charge." The Bone Dragon hesitated not a moment before bolting forward, kicking up a trail of dust. Ah Dai’s astonishing arrow had stunned the soldiers on the city tower. Adding to the horror of the previous golden light, they stood dumbfounded, forgetting to attack. By the time they thought to stop them, the Bone Dragon had already carried the group to the city gate. The hole was still slightly small for it. The dark purple light flashing in the Bone Dragon’s eyes suddenly flared as it opened its mouth and a faint purple light beamed out, perfectly aligning with the hole Ah Dai had blasted, completely melting the rest of the gate. This was the Corrosive Flame, a skill the Bone Dragon had developed on its own after absorbing over a thousand souls. Watching the results it had caused, the Bone Dragon roared excitedly, without turning back, it surged out with doubled speed, the sparse barrage of arrows unable to penetrate the defenses of Ah Dai and his group.
