Chapter 560: Demigod Peak, Protective Dragon Scale

Chapter 560 Peak Demigod, The Protective Dragon Scale

After a prolonged wait, the subterranean sea finally returned to a state of calm.

The Sacred Dragon King gently set the small island back down.

Standing at the island's edge, he gazed out across the tranquil expanse of water.

"After this, it is unlikely the dark god of the Naga clan will dare cause trouble anytime soon."

The Nagas concealed within the depths of the underground sea had also suffered catastrophic casualties.

The elemental crystal nuclear bomb had detonated far too rapidly.

Its radius of destruction was simply too vast.

The Nagas in the waters had no time to flee before they were consumed by the blast.

Even those beyond the immediate radius of the attack were heavily impacted by the aftershocks, suffering severe losses.

The sheer number of Naga clansmen killed outright by the shockwave alone was beyond calculation.

Levi intended to depart from this place.

He wanted to forge several magical nuclear bombs to leave behind for the Sacred Dragon King as weapons of offense.

This would minimize the Sacred Dragon King’s own expenditure of power as much as possible.

Thereby prolonging his ability to sustain combat.

However, circumstances did not align with his wishes.

Levi was capable of creating magical nuclear bombs with delayed detonations.

Yet, these magical nuclear bombs could only be controlled by him alone.

The moment they left his range of control, the ongoing chain fusion reaction inside the magical nuclear bomb would rapidly erupt.

Instantly turning into a detonated magical nuclear bomb.

As of now, Levi was still unable to manufacture a magical nuclear bomb that could exist independently of his own storage.

Appreciating Levi’s good intentions, the Sacred Dragon King said, "No matter, the dark god has suffered a massive setback just now, and likely will not return for at least half a year."

"As for Sheng Xi’s safety, you have no need to worry."

"If I ever feel that I can no longer guard this place, I will take her away with me."

The Sacred Dragon King guaranteed Sheng Xi’s safety to Levi.

In truth, to the Sacred Dragon King, Sheng Xi was his own granddaughter, so he would naturally exert every effort to ensure her absolute safety.

There was no need for Levi to even mention it.

Nevertheless, this act caused the Sacred Dragon King's estimation of Levi to rise significantly.

Initially, he had merely viewed Levi as Sheng Xi’s companion.

Now, the Sacred Dragon King understood that Levi was not just Sheng Xi’s companion, but also her family.

He could discern that Levi and Sheng Xi had bound themselves by a soul contract.

Sharing both life and death.

He had originally thought that Levi was the one who gained the advantage.

Now it appeared that Levi and Sheng Xi stood on equal footing, with neither party holding an unfair advantage or simply being blessed by fortune.

The Sacred Dragon King did not believe Levi was worried about Sheng Xi’s safety merely because their lives were intertwined.

Fearing that Sheng Xi might drag him to his own death was entirely different from genuinely worrying about Sheng Xi's well-being.

The Sacred Dragon King was well capable of seeing through such things.

He could see that Levi was completely and genuinely worried for Sheng Xi’s safety.

It did not involve a shred of self-interest.

There was no selfishness present.

Seeing the Sacred Dragon King give his word, Levi also knew that a powerhouse of his caliber would certainly fulfill whatever he promised.

His heart finally eased regarding Sheng Xi's safety.

Consequently, Levi proposed his departure to the Sacred Dragon King.

"I must go now; I leave Sheng Xi to your care."

Even though Levi and Sheng Xi shared a single life.

The Sacred Dragon King did not forcibly detain him to prevent Sheng Xi from being jeopardized by an accidental death on Levi's part.

He had witnessed Levi's prowess and knew his capabilities.

He also possessed confidence in him.

Yet before Levi departed, the Sacred Dragon King still provided a measure of protection.

"Keep this safe, it is an amulet I bestow upon you, capable of withstanding a full-strength strike from a peak Demigod-level powerhouse."

A golden dragon scale drifted down into Levi's hand.

Storing the dragon scale away, Levi offered his earnest gratitude, "Thank you."

Withstanding a full-strength strike from a peak Demigod-level powerhouse.

This meant that as long as a true deity did not intervene, this protective dragon scale could ensure his survival.

Deities resided in the heavens, and the occasional "deities" encountered in the mortal world were merely deceptive dark gods.

They were not true god-level powerhouses.

This protective dragon scale was virtually a token of absolute immunity from death.

Levi also finally came to know the true strength of the Sacred Dragon King.

A peak Demigod-level powerhouse.

With combat power rivaling the gods.

Levi fused the protective dragon scale into his Fire Spirit Pearl necklace.

The Fire Spirit Pearl necklace had long since ceased to be of use to him.

After acquiring the Flame Domain, he rarely used the Fire Spirit Pearl necklace to restore his mana.

Furthermore, through prolonged use, the magical energy within the Fire Spirit Pearl necklace was nearly exhausted.

It happened to be the perfect vessel to house the protective dragon scale.

Though Levi was no blacksmith, he did not need to forge the protective dragon scale into a piece of equipment.

Merely embedding the protective dragon scale into the Fire Spirit Pearl was easily accomplished by utilizing high-level flame laws.

Under the influence of the high-level flame laws, the Fire Spirit Pearl melted and flowed like amber, enveloping the protective dragon scale before solidifying back into a sphere.

Once completed, it appeared entirely seamless.

As if a golden dragon scale had naturally grown inside the Fire Spirit Pearl.

Li Wei cast a glance at Saint Shea and bid her farewell.

"Saint Shea, farewell."

"When you wake up, I'll come back to find you."

Saint Shea was completely immersed in the trials of the Sacred Dragon inheritance, unable to respond to Li Wei.

After taking his leave, Li Wei turned and departed from the small island.

He flew toward the direction from which the mermaid princess had originally brought them in.

The journey was remarkably tranquil, with no attacks from the Naga tribe encountered.

The Naga's elite forces had suffered heavy losses from the recent explosion.

They now had no inclination to assault Li Wei.

Li Wei successfully reached the exit of the underground sea.

When he tried to leave, he discovered that the spatial membrane at the cave entrance could only allow entry, not exit.

Just as he was troubled about how to get out,

the spatial membrane became transparent, revealing the figure of the mermaid princess on the other side.

"You can come out now," said the mermaid princess.

Li Wei hurriedly flew out.

Passing through the spatial membrane, Li Wei returned to Haiyuan City.

Back to the world filled with seawater.

Gurgle!

The mermaid princess blew out a fish bubble.

The fish bubble enveloped Li Wei, isolating him from the surrounding seawater.

Li Wei looked back to see the spatial membrane at the cave entrance close once more.

So that was it—no wonder the Naga tribe couldn't simply emerge from here.

Only by defeating the Sacred Dragon King and then breaking through the spatial barrier at the cave entrance could one enter Haiyuan City.

Seeing that Saint Shea hadn't returned, the mermaid princess asked, "Did she stay behind?"

Li Wei nodded and replied, "Saint Shea remained below to receive the Sacred Dragon inheritance. It will take some time."

"As for me, I plan to leave for a while and return to fetch her after she completes the inheritance."

The mermaid princess nodded and asked, "Then you're leaving this place next as well?"

Li Wei nodded in agreement. "Yes."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your care during this time. If the opportunity arises, I will return to visit Haiyuan City again."

The mermaid princess smiled and said, "Haiyuan City always welcomes friends as guests."

The mermaid princess escorted Li Wei out of Haiyuan City.

The mermaid guard Janette brandished her golden trident, causing the crystal dome protecting the entire Haiyuan City to open an exit.

This allowed Li Wei to depart from Haiyuan City.

At that moment, several figures suddenly appeared outside Haiyuan City, charging toward the opened exit.

Seeing this, Janette roared angrily, "Bold Naga tribe! Seeking death!"

She swung her golden trident.

Raising seawater to form a massive water tornado.

The water tornado engulfed all the figures approaching Haiyuan City.

Boom boom boom!

Several Naga elites who attempted to forcefully break into Haiyuan City perished entirely.

Janette glanced at Li Wei and snorted coldly, "Hmph." As if showing off to him.

Li Wei also looked at him in great surprise.

He hadn't expected Janette's strength to be so formidable—a single casual strike killed several Naga legendary-class professionals.

This merfolk guardian truly had impressive skills.

After waiting for the waters outside to calm down,

Li Wei bid farewell to the mermaid princess.

"Farewell," said Li Wei.

"Farewell," the mermaid princess waved goodbye.

"Travel safely, don't get eaten by sea beasts," said Janette.

Hearing this, Li Wei glanced at Janette with a smile and turned to leave.

Janette's exterior was cold but his heart was warm—otherwise he wouldn't have warned Li Wei about the sea beasts outside Haiyuan City.

Li Wei left Haiyuan City and ascended toward the sea surface.

He released dragon aura to drive away marine monsters attempting to approach.

After advancing to legendary status, the power Li Wei could draw from Saint Shea became even greater.

The effect of his released dragon aura was now indistinguishable from that of a legendary-class dragon.

All marine monsters below seventh rank, upon sensing the dragon aura, would turn around and flee, not daring to approach.

Even seventh-rank marine monsters, when sensing the dragon aura, would carefully avoid it and not rashly draw near.

The only ones who might attack Li Wei were the overlords of the nearby seas.

Fortunately, Li Wei encountered no assaults from overlord-class sea beasts until he surfaced.

Puh!

Li Wei burst out of the water surface.

Seeing the star-filled night sky, his heart felt incomparably refreshed at that moment.

From the deep sea's dark, lightless, cold, and silent depths, ascending all the way to the surface and seeing the starlight outside—

The depression that had been suppressed in Li Wei's heart was finally completely released.

"Ahh! Indeed, the outside is much more comfortable!"

Although he could stay underwater for extended periods without threat to his life,

Li Wei was ultimately not a marine creature and preferred the world beyond the ocean.

Especially this vast, boundless sky above his head.

Simply gazing at it made one feel serene and uplifted.

After breathing the fresh air on the sea surface, Li Wei turned his eyes to the present moment.

Glancing around, the distant sea remained a silent darkness, an unfathomable abyss.

The world seemed to have been swallowed by the dark.

Only the occasional murmur of the waves proved the world still existed, not entirely lost to the gloom.

Even so, this was infinitely better than the silent, pitch-black world of the deep sea.

At least the sky offered countless stars to keep Levi company.

Levi drew out his nautical pointer.

This was a magical tool he had purchased in Boundless Ocean City, designed to point unswervingly north across the endless waters.

Yet, at this moment, the pointer in his hand spun incessantly.

It refused to come to rest.

Levi tapped the device, but the pointer remained wildly unstable.

He put the nautical pointer away with a tinge of disappointment.

It wasn't that he had bought a defective product.

Before setting out, Levi had tested it, and the pointer had functioned perfectly.

It was, after all, the highest-grade nautical pointer available in Boundless Ocean City.

It couldn't break down so easily.

The only explanation was that something nearby was disrupting the pointer, rendering it unable to determine the correct direction.

Levi did not know the underlying mechanism of the magical nautical pointer.

Therefore, he was unclear about what specific factors were interfering with it.

Perhaps it was a magnetic field, or perhaps it was some sort of magical fluctuation.

Levi could only rely on his own abilities to find a path out of the endless sea.

He closed his eyes, carefully sensing the flow of magical elements between heaven and earth.

His spiritual perception expanded fully, and the trends of elemental movement within ten thousand meters surfaced clearly in his mind.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, discovering that the magical elements were faintly converging toward a single direction.

This indicated that in that direction, there existed at least one entity currently absorbing or consuming magical elements.

It could be a powerful magical beast drawing in elements to cultivate.

Or it could be some man-made magical artifact or array.

"I hope to find the Spatial Tower, otherwise getting back will be troublesome," Levi thought to himself.

Although the Spatial Tower did not employ elemental spells,

even the arrays inscribed by the mages of the Spatial Tower still required magical elements as a power source.

Even a spatial array required magical elements to function.

Levi flew in the direction of the flowing magical elements.

Leaping across a vast distance, Levi sensed the magical fluctuations growing violent.

This meant he was close to the source attracting the elements.

Levi accelerated.

After flying a bit further, Levi saw the source of the magical fluctuations.

A massive whale, exceeding three thousand meters in length, floated upon the sea surface.

It was breathing in the brilliance of the sun and moon, absorbing magical elements.

Levi watched from afar for a moment, then turned and left without drawing near.

A deep-sea giant whale.

Its aura was incredibly thick, heavy, and profound.

It was even more powerful than the eighth-tier sea beast he and Sheng Xi had encountered on their descent to the Abyssal Ocean City.

After distancing himself from the giant whale, Levi re-evaluated the flow of magical elements.

"Hmm?"

This perception brought an unexpected discovery to Levi.

He found that the surrounding magical elements were rapidly converging toward one direction.

Unlike the giant whale's previous absorption of elements,

this time, the magical elements between heaven and earth seemed to be swiftly vacuumed away by someone.

It felt somewhat like someone casting a forbidden spell.

Regardless of whether a forbidden spell was being cast or not, Levi hurriedly flew toward that location.

The fluctuations of the surrounding magical elements became increasingly violent; the closer he drew to the source of the suction, the more pronounced the waves became.

After drawing closer by another distance, Levi saw a colorful vortex appear in the dim night.

A look of joy appeared on Levi's face, and he hastily quickened his pace.

Upon approaching, he saw a colorful vortex, formed by the convergence of countless magical elements, hovering in mid-air.

The vast amount of gathered magical elements merging into the colorful vortex did not cause the vortex to expand further.

Levi sensed that the magical elements flowing into the colorful vortex ultimately vanished entirely.

At the center of the vortex, there seemed to be an invisible hole, desperately devouring the massive volume of surrounding elements.

Even Levi could not help but feel startled by the sight.

The amount of magical elements the colorful vortex gathered each second was terrifyingly immense.

Within a few minutes, it could amass the total volume of magical elements required to cast a forbidden spell.

Yet the vortex before him continuously devoured the elements.

The entity behind the vortex inspired a sense of dread.

Levi flew to the back of the colorful vortex, sensing spatial fluctuations.

He looked up, finding the sky above completely empty.

There was only the starlight spanning the heavens.

However, Levi knew the Spatial Tower was right here.

The Spatial Tower resided within an independent space isolated from the outside world.

From the inside, one could see out.

From the outside, one could not see in, nor could they enter.

Levi flew upward, attempting to locate the entrance to the spatial tower.

He returned empty-handed.

Ultimately, he chose to cast a space-tearing spell at the very edge of the multicolored vortex.

Tear the void apart!

Rip!

A pitch-black fissure rent the fabric of space.

Just as Levi was about to step inside, a massive torrent of chaotic magical energy surged out from within.

(End of this chapter)