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【True Dragon Blood Orb (Blue)】
【Type: Wonder】
【Description: An orb filled with bizarre power. By absorbing the flesh and blood materials of the five-colored dragon species, it can provide the host with different 【True Dragon Manifestation】 effects.】
【True Dragon Manifestation: Burn the flesh and blood stored inside the orb to briefly dragonize your appearance, instantly and drastically increasing physical defense and all-attribute magic defense.】
【Additionally, forcibly convert 90% of the body's vitality or mana into Dragon Force at a 1:1 ratio. Dragon Force can be used to unleash Dragon Breath or Dragon Claw Strikes.】
【Depending on the dragon species, the attributes and additional effects of Dragon Breath or Dragon Claw Strike will vary.】
【Red Dragon Burn, White Dragon Freeze, Black Dragon Corrosion, Blue Dragon Lightning Strike, Green Dragon Poison.】
【Remark: I am the most perfect knight, and you are not worthy of being the pure, flawless princess in the story.】
This was the first time Bai Xiaodu had ever seen such a long item description.
After reading it in detail, he couldn't help but gulp.
A Wonder!
In the past, such items had only existed in his memories and as fodder for others to boast about.
He hadn't expected to obtain one so suddenly, without any warning!
And its effects were shockingly powerful.
What did squishy classes fear the most?
Naturally, it was being closed in on and instantly sliced down by an Assassin or a Warrior-Assassin before they could even deal enough damage!
Although Bai Xiaodu possessed the 【Heart of Iron】, which allowed him to react faster than others of his rank, his battle with the dragon beast in the library last time had exposed the weakness of this talent.
No matter how much he reduced his casting delay, he was still vulnerable to being crowd-controlled first or disrupted by environmental hazards.
Bai Xiaodu couldn't help but lick his lips.
But once he possessed this Wonder, the situation would be completely different!
At the same level of strength, he didn't believe any Assassin could one-shot a Berserker with maxed-out dual resistances!
Just imagine.
An Assassin who had trained rigorously in various combat techniques since childhood, was a master of stealth and sneak attacks, and believed that mechanics and awareness were everything.
Using all sorts of methods and skills, they went through immense hardships to finally bypass numerous obstacles and sneak up on the backline.
They raised their hand, ready to ruthlessly stab this glass cannon who did nothing but hide in the back and throw spells.
And then, they would find that this weak and helpless Warlock, for some reason, suddenly shouted 【True Dragon Manifestation】 as his muscles exploded across his body, twisting into a terrifying muscular grimace on his back, before grabbing their neck and telling them he wanted to have some “real fun” with them!
During this process, Bai Xiaodu figured the hardest part would be holding back his laughter so his opponent wouldn't notice anything amiss.
Carefully putting the item away, he did his best to calm his racing heart.
This orb still had a minor drawback: it required the flesh and blood of dragon-type creatures.
The corpses and souls of the dragon clan were exceptionally valuable.
Thus, even though the United Federation and the dragon clan were mortal enemies and frequently went to war, dragon corpses rarely made their way into the public market, usually being consumed internally.
This made any leaked materials astronomically expensive, and Bai Xiaodu certainly didn't think he could afford them.
Consequently, Bai Xiaodu halted his steps toward the portal.
Meeting the surprised gaze of the Red Dragon Demon, he scratched his head sheepishly.
“Um, since your Dragon-Blood Battle Eagles are already dead anyway, could you give me their corpses?”
The Red Dragon Demon stared at him blankly, his face filled with utter disbelief.
“What did you say?”
Bai Xiaodu raised his voice and repeated himself.
The Red Dragon Demon instantly flew into a rage.
He really couldn't understand how this smelly white-haired brat in front of him could be so incredibly shameless.
How could someone be such a rogue!
“My god, you won't even spare their corpses? You blasted them into literal mincemeat!”
“You bastard, you're pushing this dragon too far! I can still recycle those Dragon-Blood Battle Eagle corpses to recover some of my source energy. How could I possibly give them all to you!”
“Keep dreaming!”
As if to prevent Bai Xiaodu from bargaining further, or from saying something weird that might trick him again, the Red Dragon Demon simply vanished on the spot at the foot of the volcano.
He left Bai Xiaodu standing all alone beside the still-glowing portal.
Bai Xiaodu sighed.
Was it really that hard to just sit down and have a peaceful chat?
He tried to call him out again.
To no avail.
Bai Xiaodu rubbed his chin.
It seemed the Red Dragon Demon had indeed been driven to his limit by him.
Should he use Director-General Shen's or Xin Hai'an's connections to buy dragon corpses or materials from dragon-blood creatures on the market?
Hmm...
Of course not!
Were those just flesh and blood materials?
Those were cold, hard Federation credits! Handing them over to those unscrupulous black market merchants would be an absolute sin!
Aside from Grandma, money was the closest thing to him!
So how could he ever bring himself to betray his own “family”?
Bai Xiaodu thought it over briefly.
He looked up at the active volcano, which was still spewing lava from its peak.
He spoke slowly and with conviction.
“Actually, we can talk this over, my dear Judge Red Dragon Demon.”
Seeing that his words elicited no response, Bai Xiaodu pursed his lips and spoke in an almost mocking tone.
“Or should I say, the incompetent husband, Lord Kiru?”
Bang!
Before he could even finish his sentence, the ground beneath his feet began to shake violently, and the already active volcano suddenly erupted.
At the same time, even the portal began to shake continuously, looking as though it might close at any moment!
In the air not far away, the Red Dragon Demon poked half of his head out, practically roaring.
“Get lost! I won't give you anything, no matter what you say!”
“I'll give you twenty seconds. Get out if you want to live, otherwise die here!”
However, Bai Xiaodu merely chuckled.
Instead of heading toward the portal, he actually took several steps back, moving further away from it!
The towering volcano continuously spewed black smoke, bursting with terrifying, wave-like torrents of crimson lava.
It flowed over the ridges and flooded the foot of the mountain, ruthlessly destroying every obstacle in its path!
A scorching gale arrived first, whipping Bai Xiaodu's robes and causing his fluffy fox tail to sway wildly.
He merely shielded his face with a hand, looking slightly annoyed.
“Can you stop putting on an act, old man?”
“I don't know much about Secret Realms, but you seem to have violated the rules of this place three times in a row now by making your own decisions, haven't you?”
“Mr. Kiru, it seems I've really caught you off guard.”
Bai Xiaodu continued to stand there fearlessly, but the Red Dragon Demon—or perhaps Kiru—seemed absolutely determined to kick him out.
The lava continued to roar, its speed showing no signs of slowing.
Seeing this, Bai Xiaodu's expression turned cold.
He had chosen the hard way over the easy way!
The dragon was practically forcing him to use some drastic measures.
Without further hesitation, he immediately used 【Gust】 to amplify his voice!
“If you kill me, you're dead meat too! Since I'm the only one who hasn't come out yet, my master, lover, best friend, boss, and colleague must be waiting anxiously right outside the portal!”
“She is an 【Autocracy】 transcendent! If I die, she will definitely sense something is wrong! When the time comes, if you are completely refined into some kind of atonement puppet, you'll wish you were dead!”
Boom!
The lava ground to a sudden halt, and the Red Dragon Demon finally manifested completely in midair.
He was absolutely losing his mind with rage.
“Where the fuck did you find so many 【Autocracy】 transcendents?!”
“We can talk, but you are absolutely not allowed to let them in! My Secret Realm can't handle that many people!”
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