Chapter 195: Dragon Tooth Rice

Carrying a biting cold aura, Hu Feng difficultly returned to Blackwater City.

His clothes were covered with a thick layer of ice shards, and his limbs were stiff and numb. The moment he left the Dragon’s Grave, he was almost frozen into an ice sculpture by Prince Arthas’s Great Freeze Technique; his Soul and blood seemed about to freeze. Fortunately, he condensed a Great Teleportation Technique Avatar, and his understanding of the laws of time and space reached a new level; otherwise, even if he had rushed out of the Dragon’s Grave, it would have been difficult to escape the pursuit of the Dragon Clan’s Grand Elder.

“Powerful!”

Hu Feng sat down cross-legged, surged his Prime Force to force out the cold air seeping into his body, and recalling the moment his life hung by a thread, he still had lingering fears.

This trip to the Dragon’s Grave was a narrow escape from death, but the harvest also far exceeded previous expectations.

Arthas, the Holy Knight, died, and the Angel Squad ordered to hunt him down was completely wiped out; for a short time, he could breathe a little easier, and it was unlikely the Divine Court would quickly send another Angel Squad to hunt him. Inside the Dragon’s Grave, he unexpectedly met Hei Mu again, made friends with the power ful and generous Black Blood, and learned the method to condense the Demon God Rune. Then, not only did he kill his old enemy Redelson, but he also got rid of the insidious and despicable Puppet Ancestor Igula. He took the lead in seizing the legendary Dragon-Slaying Sword, condensed a mysterious and powerful Demon God Phantom, and broke through to the Demi-god Realm in one fell swoop. Finally, he also forcibly seized a crystal bottle of incalculable value…

Hu Feng’s mind was clear and calm as he quietly calculated the gains and losses of this time.

In the eyes of others, he was a genius with amazing talent and practiced Cultivation at great speed; however, no one knew how much blood he had shed behind the scenes. Every action he took, every choice he made, was almost always the result of deep thought and deliberation, pondered over in his mind again and again. In this strange world, he had no large clan, no powerful mentor, and everything relied solely on himself.

The harvest from this operation was rich, the only regret was that he did not achieve his previous expectation, which was not killing Saintess Flochra and snatching the other half of the Dark Heavenly Book from her hands.

“Twilight of the Gods, Great Aging Art…”

Recalling the powerful attack of Saintess Flochra, Hu Feng’s scalp still tingled.

Both were at the Demi-god Peak, but their strengths might differ by dozens of times. Compared to the Fallen King who almost destroyed Glory Castle with a single palm that day, Saintess Flochra’s strength was countless times greater, completely different from when she fought at Saintess Peak. The Divine Court’s Great Prophecy Technique, combined with the extremely evil Great Aging Art, was simply a sure kill!

If Prince Arthas hadn’t confronted her and intervened in time, perhaps many Demi-god Strongers would have died under her Twilight of the Gods.

“Lord, are you alright?”

Sensing Hu Feng’s aura, Yisu quickly led everyone back. Stepping into the great hall, seeing the ice shards emitting a chilling aura outside his body, she couldn’t help but be shocked.

“I’m fine, it’s just some cold air!”

Hu Feng surged his Prime Force to force out the last trace of cold air in his body, and with a light shake of his strong muscles, he shook off the ice shards on his body. “Yisu, have there been any changes in the Underground World recently? Has there any news from Sarabell at the Elf Castle?”

The Lich Castle was a foothold in the Wasteland, but the vast Underground World was the place where the Lich Legion could truly rise, and no mistakes could be made. While exploring and wandering in the Wasteland, Hu Feng always kept thinking about the movements here, paying attention to the changes in the situation.

“On the west bank of the Danube River, we found many remote Settlements. Now, we control a total of twenty-five castles and hundreds of Settlements, with a total population reaching over twenty million. Among them, many have become believers of our Wu Gate.” Yisu stepped forward to report the recent situation, paused, and then continued: “The allied army formed by the Elf Queen has already started a fierce battle with the Underground Demon King on the second underground layer. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. According to Sarabell’s Magic Message, the Elf Queen has personally entered the battle, leading a large army to block the exit of the passage. It is said that she even personally engaged in a great battle with the Great Demon King of the second layer.”

“Oh, in the end, who won?” Hu Feng raised his eyebrows.

“I don’t know, but after that great battle, the Elf Queen almost shut herself in and ordered a desperate defense!” Yisu reported truthfully, her expression calm, without any personal opinion, objective and calm.

“Desperate defense?”

Hu Feng smiled coldly; offense was the best defense, and shutting the door for a desperate defense only showed one point: the allied army led by the Elf Queen was at a disadvantage. Once the news spread, a new turmoil in the Underground World was inevitable, and people would be in a panic. For many castles, the situation was severe; but for the Lich Legion, which was striving for governance, it couldn’t be better.

The west bank of the Danube River was easy to defend but hard to attack, but the land was barren and resources were scarce; only by occupying the Central Plains on the other side of the river could one qualify to become a true Overlord, a true Underground Demon King. The day the entire Underground World was controlled would be the time when the Lich Legion officially rose in the Wasteland and looked down on the heroes!

“Investigate again, and find out the specific situation clearly. Also, Yisu, send an elite squad to the Elf Castle quickly!” After pondering for a moment, Hu Feng quickly gave the order.

“Lord, do you mean… join the allied army?” Yisu was startled, thinking thoughtfully.

“Of course, as a City Lord, we also have the obligation to resist the invasion of the Great Demon King!”

Hu Feng smiled wickedly, the plan to conquer the Underground World becoming clearer and clearer.

Paper could not wrap fire; the news that the Lich Legion had invaded the west bank of the Danube River could not be completely blocked, and sooner or later the news would reach the Elf Queen and other City Lords. Rather than waiting for them to recover and form a coalition army to attack, it was better to strike first, ally with those far away and attack those nearby, and slowly encroach on the surrounding territories.

It was said that the Elf Queen had cultivated to the Demi-god Peak hundreds of thousands of years ago; as an ancient existence, her strength was much greater than many newly promoted Demi-god Peak Strongers. The Great Demon King of the second underground layer, whom even she could not defeat, was truly something to look forward to!

After stepping into the Demi-god Realm, ordinary Strongers were no longer in Hu Feng’s eyes.

Battle!

Only by fighting against stronger enemies, plundering their Origin Power, and devouring their souls and memories could one quickly break through to the next realm. For him, the Lich King, battle was the strongest and most suitable path of Cultivation. Hone oneself in battle, grow in battle, and step onto the peak of Cultivation stepping on the corpses of enemies!

After carefully listening to the intelligence from all sides, Hu Feng gave a few instructions, and then brought the crystal bottle snatched from the Dragon’s Grave into the Prime Realm. Here, he, the master of the Prime Realm, was the supreme Dominator and could completely open the crystal bottle and disperse the aura it emitted, so as to prevent the experts of the Dragon Clan from tracking the aura of the crystal bottle and killing them at their door.

Prince Arthas and Saintess Flochra were already powerful enough, and a peerless Stronger like the Grand Elder of the Dragon Clan who appeared in the Dragon’s Grave was far from something he could provoke now!

After breaking through to the Demi-god Realm, the vast Prime Realm underwent earth-shaking changes again. The area expanded almost tenfold, and the dark Crystal Vein integrated with the earth contained even more massive energy. Under the bathing of pure energy, everyone’s Cultivation progressed rapidly; the tall Tree Demon finally broke through the bottleneck and stepped into the Fifteenth Step; occupying a forest that stretched for thousands of miles as his own, calling the wind and rain, summoning tree spirits one after another. Seeing Hu Feng’s figure, he quickly surrounded him with Holy Angel Taliana and others.

Under everyone’s gaze, Hu Feng slowly opened the seal of the crystal bottle. Originally, he thought something powerful was sealed inside, or perhaps a Cultivation technique, but unexpectedly, it was empty, with only a seed the size of a rugby ball. Its oval shape looked like a grain of rice magnified a hundred times, crystal clear. As soon as the seal was opened, a refreshing fragrance wafted out.

“What is this? It looks like it might be delicious!” Smelling the tempting fragrance, the tall Tree Demon’s stomach rumbled, and he subconsciously licked his lips.

“I’m sure this thing contains powerful energy; just getting a small piece and swallowing it would be stronger than a hundred years of usual Cultivation!”

…

Looking at the strange rugby-ball-like object, people discussed animatedly, but only the knowledgeable Holy Angel Taliana, who had once followed the Holy Angel Legion to battle in countless Planes, remained silent, staring with disbelief.

“Dragon Tooth Rice, Lord, this is Dragon Tooth Rice, the Dragon Tooth Rice consumed by the legendary Ancient God Clan!”

Holy Angel Taliana muttered to herself, rubbed her eyes, and confirmed that she was not mistaken. In the Angel Temple of the Divine Kingdom, she had seen reliefs of Dragon Tooth Rice many times and was deeply impressed by the explanation on them.

Compared to treasures like Heavenly Dragon Crystal, Crystal Marrow, and Heavenly Dragon Sword, the seed sealed in the crystal bottle was the true priceless treasure. With this seed, one could plant the legendary Dragon Tooth Rice; after eating it, there would be no impurities in the body, one grain could make one full for a year, and it was worth ten thousand years of usual Cultivation. The Ancient God Clan was exceptionally powerful because of such food, far above other forces.

Under Holy Angel Taliana’s explanation, people finally understood what was going on and were extremely excited. At the same time, at the end of the endless Void, inside a great hall surging with Dragon Force, the atmosphere was oppressive, gathering a group of powerful giant dragons. Even with Fairy Dragon Dora’s strength equivalent to the Demi-god Peak, she could only rank at the end.

“Shame, this is a huge shame, the greatest shame in the history of our Dragon Domain!”

A tall old man roared angrily, wearing a golden long robe embroidered with a massive five-clawed Gold Dragon that was different from the others. After sweeping his eyes over the crowd, he spoke fiercely: “The great Primordial Heavenly Dragon King has finally returned to the Dragon Domain and rests in the Dragon’s Grave. But the crucial Dragon Tooth Rice Seed was snatched away by a humble human Demon Hunter. Tell me, how did you prepare, how did you protect our Dragon Clan’s treasure?”

Under the glare of the old man in the golden robe, every Dragon Clan Elder who usually called the wind and rain lowered his proud head in shame at this moment. The legendary Dragon Tooth Rice Seed ah, losing such a treasure, even the Grand Elder who had been in seclusion for millions of years couldn’t help but fly into a rage.

“Heavenly Dragon Elder, I know who the Demon Hunter who snatched the Dragon Tooth Rice is.”

Just when many Dragon Clan Elders did not dare to make a sound, Fairy Dragon Dora, standing at the very back, suddenly stood out. “That humble Demon Hunter’s superficial identity is a Judgement Divine Official of the Divine Court, but in reality, he is a despicable and cruel Great Demon Head. If I guessed correctly, he definitely mixed into the Divine Court for some purpose. Although he hides deeply, given enough time, it is not difficult to capture him!”

“A Judgement Divine Official?”

The old man in the golden robe frowned, thoughtful, and after a moment of silence, he spoke coldly: “Good, Dora, the task of retrieving the Dragon Tooth Rice Seed is handed over to you; you lead the Dragon Domain Squad to set off together. Complete the task, and I will grant you the opportunity to enter the Heavenly Dragon Realm to cultivate; if the mission fails, you don’t need to come back!”

“Yes!”

Fairy Dragon Dora bowed to accept the order, turned around and left quickly, behind her came a sound of envy.

The Heavenly Dragon Realm gathered the essence of the energy of the Racial Divine Realm of the Dragon Domain; cultivating in it for one day was worth cultivating outside for a year. There was even the possibility of transforming into a Primordial Heavenly Dragon. Such an opportunity was something that even some powerful existences who usually called the wind and rain in the Dragon Domain did not have.