NOVEL NEXT Chapter 868: Extinction
10 Ember Stones....
"I'm just saying, Huang Zhaoyue, how come you only have these few Ember Stones left?" Xia Feng was a bit speechless. If this mother dragon had saved a little more, he could have won outright!
"I originally had over two hundred, but I used them all to obtain the 'Fire Seed'."
Huang Zhaoyue casually explained, "These 30 are the settlement earnings from the Death Carnival."
A level 2 Death Carnival can yield 10 Ember Stones per person deceased, while a level 3 can yield 60 per person.
In the last settlement, three people died, giving Huang Zhaoyue 30 earnings. Xia Feng was helpless. If she hadn't used up all the Ember Stones earlier and kept just 10 more, she wouldn't be in such an awkward situation now.
"So, what other item cards do you have?"
As he finished his words, ten item cards materialized and descended before him.
[Level 0 Item Card: Level 0 Ash Inspection Card *5]
[Level 1 Item Card: Advanced Ash Inspection Card]
[Level 2 Item Card: Unbreakable*2, Forced Robbery*1, Death Carnival]
At the same time, through his clone's vision, he saw above the Sky-reaching Island, where a silver-white portal suddenly opened, and a silver-white stream of light sped out from within, rushing directly toward the Heavenly Gate.
The Black Moon Pope, has arrived!
At the same time.
[Soon to return to the Sumeru Realm, entering the fifth round, three-second countdown, 3——]
[2...1——]
Xia Feng's true body floating in the Heavenly Realm suddenly opened his eyes, looking serious.
So fast! The Black Moon Pope's speed is even greater than Jinyang Tian's.
And the fact that he could arrive here in just three minutes implies that the Black Moon Pope has always been hiding on Sky-reaching Island, probably secretly observing the circumstances around the Heavenly Gate.
This old schemer!
Xia Feng frowned deeply. The Black Moon Pope, a revered Light-Holding Sage who retraced the path of the Venerable, might not have the topmost talents, but his age and cultivation time are indisputable. Even Jinyang Tian or Huang Zhaoyue wouldn't have an easy time against him.
Xia Feng narrowed his dark eyes slightly, rapidly contemplating,
In these circumstances, the missing 10 Ember Stones can only be obtained by opening the ash land.
But Yophiel's Near-Death Bandage already perished together with Jinyang Tian in the last round, leaving Xia Feng unable to open the ash land alone anymore.
He must find someone to help.
But Huang Zhaoyue is far away in the Blood Thunder Sky Sea, even if she rushed at full speed without regard for her life, it would take at least half a day to reach the Heavenly Realm.
Meanwhile, the Black Moon Pope could reach Xia Feng in ten minutes.
By the time Huang Zhaoyue arrives, it will be too late even for a joint opening of the ash land.
However, after rapid contemplation, Xia Feng quickly had a plan in mind.
He controlled his clone on Sky-reaching Island to release the A-level Spiritual Artifact·Yin Yang Mirror, which turned into a black and white stream of light and disappeared into the sky.
Meanwhile, he contacted Huang Zhaoyue again.
"In about ten minutes, an A-level Spiritual Artifact will appear before you. This artifact carries my seat mark; by then, use this artifact to open the ash land... and then...."
Listening to Xia Feng's plan, Huang Zhaoyue grew more and more surprised.
"Remember? Her Imperial Highness, the success or failure is in your hands."
"....Alright." Huang Zhaoyue nodded. Now that Xia Feng was hers, she must naturally do her utmost.
After instructing Huang Zhaoyue, Xia Feng took out a large stack of item cards in his hand.
There were quite a few item cards, but most were of little use now. To use level 3 cards to generate profits, they would have to wait until the settlement phase.
However....
[Unbreakable*3, Forced Robbery*3]
These two types of cards could be put to use. Xia Feng acted on his thought.
[You use Level 2·Forced Robbery
Loot item - Ember Stone
Target: No. 8]
Forced Robbery can randomly loot a level 1/2 card from the target's hand or 1~2 Ember Stones. Under normal circumstances, no one would loot Ember Stones; with merely one or two, it's really wasteful.
But right now, Xia Feng needed just this amount of Ember Stones.
[No. 8 uses Unbreakable——If no action within 3 seconds, the robbery fails]
Xia Feng wasn't surprised at this result. The Pope, that cunning old man, surely possesses a lot of item cards too.
Now it's all about who has more Unbreakables.
Xia Feng acted on his thought.
[No. 9 uses Unbreakable, to nullify No. 8's Unbreakable]
[No. 8 uses Unbreakable, nullifying No. 9's Unbreakable against No. 8]
[No. 9....]
[3...2....1, no action, you successfully looted 1 Ember Stone]
"!"
Fortunately, after using two Unbreakables, the Pope finally couldn't block or, though he possibly still had Unbreakables, didn't dare to block anymore.
In that case!
Xia Feng used up the remaining two Forced Robbery cards.
[No action, you successfully looted 2 Ember Stones]
[No action, you successfully looted 1 Ember Stone]
[Currently possessing Ember Stones: 994]
Six more needed; it depends on Huang Zhaoyue's speed now.
Xia Feng glanced at the state of Tail Calamity Fire,
99%, though still missing a fraction, Xia Feng could already feel the surging power rolling within the tail. The dragon tail drooped uncontrollably at the back, its tremors exceedingly subtle, yet the rate of shaking was as if driven by an engine, forming a phantom.
In his trance, Xia Feng felt as if his emotions were being drawn away, the black pupils beneath his mask gradually narrowing, and an inexplicable rage arising from his heart, threatening to submerge his sanity.
"Such foreign power of Sinful Desire from the supreme god is not something within your tier that you can harness." Miss Mu's cool, indifferent voice sharply brought Xia Feng's emotions back, abruptly sober.
"Without my spiritual power suppression, Mr. Xia, you'd eventually be swallowed by the overwhelming Sinful Desire of the Dragon Clan, losing your humanity."
Xia Feng exhaled, thoughtfully touching his tail.
As he was pondering, his expression suddenly tensed, swiftly employing Myriad Phenomena, transforming into a wisp of spiritual energy.
"Buzz——!" The Heavenly Gate stood tall, the silver-white stream of light directly sweeping out of it, entering the Heavenly Realm!
What followed was the overwhelming pressure that spread thousands of miles, so tangible it formed innumerable layers of light waves, instantly filling the entire Heavenly Realm.
Yet at this moment.
[A player uses a level 3·Heavenly Gate Card, closing the Heavenly Gate for ten minutes]
"Buzz——"
As soon as the Black Moon Pope entered the Heavenly Realm, the Heavenly Gate instantly closed behind, sealing off passage in and out!
In the first four rounds, the Heavenly Gate Card could be used to open the gate, but starting from the fifth round, it doesn't mean it's completely ineffective; the card can be reversed to temporarily close the gate.
Clearly, Tu Lin was the one behind this.
[A player uses a level 3·Realm Destruction, target: Heavenly Realm——]
The information appeared simultaneously in the minds of Xia Feng and the Black Moon Pope.
[If no action is taken within 3 seconds, and if you are in the Heavenly Realm, you will die and be out of the game!]
The Black Moon Pope, seemingly prepared for this, unhurriedly took out a golden card and crushed it.
Realm Destruction is a group kill skill, but Unbreakable can only protect individual targets.
Xia Feng doesn't have a level 3 Unbreakable, but he's also not worried, allowing the countdown to hit zero.
[Realm Destruction completed! Number of deaths this round: 0]
[A player uses a level 3·Realm Destruction, target: Heavenly Realm——]
Here it comes again! The second card!
Xia Feng was curious to see how the Black Moon Pope would respond.