Chapter 23: Ancient Turtle Shell

Hoo…

At the critical moment, Hu Feng flapped his Dark Wings hard, dodging the attack from behind at the fastest speed. The Dark Magic Pen in his hand danced up and down; but before he could write a Rune to cast a counterattack magic, the Vampire King followed him like a shadow. He appeared silently out of thin air, suddenly blocking the way. His sharp fingernails stabbed over viciously, carrying the extremely Yin and poisonous corpse poison of the Ghost King.

“This is true teleportation!”

Although he had expected the Vampire King’s speed, Hu Feng was still scared into a cold sweat. He had no time to counterattack and flapped his Dark Wings again to move sideways, narrowly dodging the Vampire King’s pursuit.

After understanding the source of Magic, this was the first time he had encountered such a terrifyingly fast enemy, so fast that he didn’t even have time to cast the simplest Magic. The Vampire King, wearing the Ghost King Cloak, seemed to ignore the distance of time and space, able to freely shuttle through the Void, bringing the power of teleportation Magic to the extreme!

What was even more terrifying was that his movements were silent; one could not see his actions, hear his breathing, or even sense his Soul Fluctuation. It was like fighting a phantom that didn’t exist at all, impossible to shake off, and even more impossible to counterattack!

In a short instant, Hu Feng experienced the most dangerous battle since coming to this world!

There were several large holes corroded in his robe. If he hadn’t dodged quickly, even his bones might not have been spared. He prepared to counterattack several times, but whether it was a Magic attack or a close combat attack, he couldn’t execute any of them in time, always being preempted by the astonishingly fast Vampire King. Compared to the Demon Hunter Jian Yu, this Vampire King was many times stronger!

A dangerous chase unfolded on the third floor of the Vampire Underground Palace!

Hu Feng tried his best to surge the Magic Power in his body, pushing the speed of the Dark Wings to the limit, and used the underground buildings to dodge the Vampire King’s crazy pursuit. Both of them were extremely fast, leaving afterimages in the air. Although the surrounding Skeleton Soldiers were numerous, none of them could help. Even the strongest Yisu and Saratos were helpless!

Whoosh…

After narrowly dodging the Vampire King’s pursuit, looking at the large group of Skeleton Soldiers nearby, the helpless Hu Feng suddenly had an idea. His figure flashed, and he quickly merged into the dense crowd of Skeleton Soldiers, putting away the Dark Wings to hide. Facing the fast-moving Vampire King, the Skeleton Guardians with only First Step strength were unable to attack, but that didn’t mean they were useless.

Time, as long as he could delay the Vampire King’s speed, even for just one breath, it would be enough!

Roar…

The Vampire King, following like a shadow, didn’t pause at all. He locked onto Hu Feng’s Soul Fluctuation tightly and crashed directly into the Grand Formation of many Skeleton Soldiers. Wherever the terrifying corpse poison passed, the Skeleton Guardians who couldn’t dodge in time turned into black smoke one by one; his momentum was unstoppable. After killing more than five hundred Skeleton Soldiers blocking the way, he successfully saw Hu Feng’s figure. Just as he prepared to pounce viciously, he suddenly sensed a strong danger.

“The game is over!”

Hu Feng smiled coldly, and the Dark Magic Pen in his hand carved the final stroke. In an instant, a circle of a protective shield trapped the fierce Vampire King, and scorching flames ignited inside, the temperature rising higher and higher.

Hell Cage!

Hundreds of Skeleton Soldiers bought Hu Feng enough time with their lives! The hellish cage sealed the entire space, cutting off the root of the problem and restraining the Vampire King’s teleportation; the high temperature inside could even melt Obsidian. He couldn’t rush out; even if his speed was faster, it was useless!

“You despicable Lich, let me out, let me out!”

Suddenly trapped, the Vampire King roared angrily, but unfortunately, he couldn’t rush out no matter how he charged. After Saratos arrived with a large group of Skeleton Mages and cast Magic to reinforce the power of the Hell Cage, rushing out became even more of an impossible luxury. The corpse poison with amazing corrosive power had just melted a layer of the cage, but in the blink of an eye, three more layers were added, stacking up layer by layer.

Using corpse poison attacks consumed a lot of Magic Power. No matter how much Magic Power the Vampire King had, he couldn’t compare to the combined Magic Power of over a thousand Skeleton Mages, not to mention Hu Feng, the Lich King with surging Magic Power. After repeated unsuccessful impacts, looking at the increasingly thick cage, the Vampire King let out a desperate scream. As the temperature of the flames got higher and higher, his clothes, skin, and even bones began to burn. Finally, only the pitch-black Ghost King Cloak and a red Blood Pattern Crystal remained on the ground.

“Huh, this is… the Vampire Token?”

Hu Feng waved his hand, and the Hell Cage vanished into thin air. He excitedly picked up the Blood Pattern Crystal on the ground. The Magic Power fluctuation contained in this Crystal was not strong, but there was another strange energy fluctuation that echoed with the Soul Fluctuation of the Vampires resisting stubbornly inside and outside the Underground Palace. According to Ovisis’s memory, this was not just a Crystal, but a Token that could command all low-level Vampire Warriors!

Good stuff!

Hu Feng did not hesitate at all, immediately sat down cross-legged, and refined the Vampire Token dropped by the Vampire King on the spot. The Soul Crystal inherited from Lich King Ovisis contracted violently, then suddenly expanded, surging out a massive soul energy, directly erasing the Soul Imprint left by the Vampire King in the Vampire Token. Soon, the hard Blood Pattern Crystal turned into a profound Rune and integrated into the depths of his soul.

Roar…

With just one roar, the remaining Vampire Warriors inside and outside the Underground Palace all stopped resisting. They flapped their wings and whistled over, prostrating respectfully in front of Hu Feng. The pressure from the superior deep in their souls made them dare not move a single bit; there were not many in number, only over a hundred, but lined up together, they were still eye-catching.

Sixth Step strength, far surpassing ordinary Zombie Warriors and Skeleton Warriors; their elusive speed made them natural scouts. With such a team of Vampire Warriors, the strategy for the Lich Castle would go one step further!

“Put on this Ghost King Cloak; I want the Lich King’s anger to spread to every corner of the Wasteland!”

Looking at the Vampire Warriors prostrating in front of him, Hu Feng was in high spirits. He put on the Ghost King Cloak left by the Vampire King, full of ambition. After condensing the Dark Wings, his speed had already reached an astonishing level, comprehending the Vampire’s Innate Divine Ability of teleportation. Wearing this Ghost King Cloak, his movements became even more secretive and silent. By then, except for those old monsters who had Cultivated for thousands of years, who else could dodge his Fatal Strike at close range?

The victorious Lich Legion quickly began to clean up the battlefield. Under the command of the miser Saratos, they wished they could move the entire Underground Palace back, not letting go of any useful items. As long as this Underground Palace was repaired within the castle, they could endlessly summon powerful Vampire Warriors, and the combat power of the Lich Castle would increase day by day!

Accompanied by personal guards like Arnold and Yisu, Hu Feng quickly came to the deepest part of the Underground Palace. Pushing open the heavy stone door, a huge treasury appeared before his eyes.

Sparkling Crystals were piled up like mountains, along with a large number of various rare resources. In the middle of the treasury stood a person-sized furnace, with scorching green flames constantly burning an ancient piece of armor. It was ancient and weathered, having gone through who knows how many years. It looked like a fragment of some treasure, or like a scale from an ancient giant beast. A blurry Rune was carved on it, faintly visible, resembling the ancient complex character for ‘Turtle’.

Ancient Turtle Shell?

Hu Feng’s heart moved, and he grabbed into the Void with his right hand, sucking the shell piece into his palm.

In Ovisis’s memory fragments, it seemed he had seen the same thing in an ancient palace. Unfortunately, he was forced back by a terrifying ten-thousand-year-old monster before he could get close, so he didn’t have time to study it carefully. Something that an old monster would guard day and night was definitely not simple! No wonder the powerful Vampire King stayed deep in the Underground Palace all day; it turned out he was guarding this treasure!