Chapter 266: 266 Wish Rules
Xize Island, Volcano Crater.
Dark red magma erupted around the rim of the volcano, and starry fragments, like starlight, formed a stellar stream, circling the majestic peak of the volcano. High above, surging thunderclouds obscured the sky. Within the dark clouds, a Giant Blue Whale could be seen slowly swimming.
At this moment, a Messenger in a dark military uniform sped from the distance and landed steadily on the crater’s edge.
“Walker Sir,” the person knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice, “Base b9 has sent an urgent transmission.”
The nearly 400-catty, stout man stared at the Eji Sky Horse in the volcano crater without turning back. He casually said, “Speak.”
“Lord Beizhou, who was on an urgent mission in the Forbidden Zone, his Manifestation Traces are shattered, confirmed dead.”
“What?” The man was startled, then suddenly turned around, his small eyes flashing coldly. “Who did you say?”
“Beizhou…” his subordinate flinched, lowering his head again. “Lord Ye Li Beizhou.”
The stout man’s gaze deepened with no emotion. “Who is the enemy?”
“Unknown yet.” The subordinate continued in a deep voice, “Logically, there should be no one on that island capable of threatening Lord Beizhou, let alone with a servant of destruction following him. It should have been absolutely safe.”
“With Lord Beizhou’s death, this mission has likely failed. The remaining soldiers from White Emperor City are probably still alive, and the last drop of Origin Water on the island has most likely fallen into enemy hands.”
Listening to his subordinate’s analysis, Xize Walker said nothing, but his gaze grew increasingly stern and filled with killing intent. After the high-grade Calamity Spirit Pearl was snatched by a Mysterious person last time, he had to find a new way to deal with the terrifying Calamity Force on the Eji Sky Horse.
His solution was Origin Water. Diluting it with special spirit materials and attaching it to his body should be able to counter the terrifying Calamity Force. The Li Dong Legion had been collecting Origin Water on White Emperor Island for years, and they were nearing completion. He had planned to have Ye Li Beizhou help him “embezzle” the last drop of Origin Water. However, not only did he not get the Origin Water, but Ye Li Beizhou also lost his life on White Emperor Island.
“This useless person…” After mourning Ye Li Beizhou for half a second, he had to start considering the whereabouts of the Origin Water. Whether for his own benefit or for the greater good, the Origin Water absolutely had to be retrieved, and the truth of White Emperor City must not be known to outsiders.
Just then, within the thunderclouds in the sky, the Giant Blue Whale suddenly raised its head and let out a low moo. As the sound waves rippled outward, its entire body emitted a crimson light, and intricate formation patterns appeared layer by layer on its surface.
Simultaneously, a figure descended rapidly from the distance and knelt, saying in a deep voice, “Walker Sir, Whale No. 3 requests a spatial link.”
“Number 3?” Xize Walker’s eyes narrowed. No. 3 was the blue whale that had accompanied Ye Li Beizhou to the Forbidden Zone. Under normal circumstances, White Emperor City was too far away to establish a link here. Unless a large number of high-level Spirit Masters were sacrificed…
Clearly, the dozen or so Messengers sent had paid the price of their lives to activate the teleportation array!
“Issue an order!” Xize Walker commanded without hesitation, “Assemble all the soldiers and Messengers still at the island base. I will personally lead the army, targeting White Emperor City in the Forbidden Zone!”
“Yes!” The two subordinates replied in deep voices, then turned and flew away.
Xize Walker looked back at the Eji Sky Horse in the center of the volcano, a trace of urgency flashing in his stern gaze. The high-grade Calamity Spirit Pearl was stolen, the Origin Water lost… Many recent events had not gone smoothly! Even Xia Feng, whom he had been ordering to be hunted, had vanished without a trace!
But it didn’t matter. For Eji! For his Eji, he still had one last method to solve the Calamity Force problem! It just came at a great cost…
“But it will all be worth it!” Xize Walker gazed at the Blazing Mother Horse in the center of the volcano, his eyes deep. “Whether it’s Xia Feng or the mysterious person who stole the Calamity Spirit Pearl, I will settle accounts with them one by one after this is done!”
***
“Miss Mu, can you wish for an S-grade spirit paper?” Xia Feng asked with anticipation.
“…” Mu Qingtong smiled. “What do you think?”
“Then an A-class spirit paper will do,” Xia Feng said, unwilling to give up.
“No.” Mu Qingtong still shook her head. “Tsk, this won’t do, that won’t do. Your Fate Stone is a bit weak.”
Mu Qingtong rolled her beautiful eyes at him. “In fact, it is possible to wish for an A-class spirit paper, but according to my estimation, it would consume at least 10,000 Life Force Value. I only have eight thousand now, which is not enough.”
“But if we wish for promotion materials or Holy Solution Materials, it would be more than enough.”
“Oh? Holy Solution Materials?” Hearing this, Xia Feng’s interest piqued. “Does Manifestation Traces work too?”
“Naturally.”
“But logically, the rarity of Manifestation Traces is similar to A-class Spirit Robes, right?”
Mu Qingtong shook her head. “This is not calculated purely by rarity. The rules for consuming Life Force involve various factors, including the value the material itself can generate, its difficulty to obtain, its spiritual nature, its divinity, its existing quantity, and hundreds of other factors…”
After Mu Qingtong’s detailed explanation, Xia Feng roughly understood the function of the Fate Stone. Currently, the Fate Stone could be used to wish for any non-living object, including but not limited to promotion materials, Holy Solution Materials, spirit fruits, and even God Relics. Of course, this was all dependent on having enough Life Force Value.
“Roar! Roar!”
As they walked, the two quickly arrived before the restless Half-dragon legion. Mu Qingtong glanced at the countless Half-Calamity corpses on the battlefield and then turned to say softly, “Mr. Xia, you can take your time considering what you want.” With that, she entered the battlefield to collect remnant souls.
Xia Feng turned his gaze to the Half-dragon legion and sensed the Dragon God True Name.
[Pale Contract Seal]
[Accept the contract of the Pale God, and henceforth obey the king’s command.]
[Contract method: The target actively offers you their origin Dragon blood, and you can bestow the ‘Pale Contract Seal’ to complete the divine pact.]
[Current Contract Seal count: 0/1000]
Xia Feng once again unleashed his Dragon God’s might and said indifferently in a deep voice, “You now have only two choices: surrender or die.”
A Half-dragon at the forefront suddenly raised its head and let out an unwilling roar: “!!!—” The roar was cut short as its head was severed by Xia Feng. Its terrified vertical pupils turned dull and lifeless.
Seeing this, the remaining Half-dragons dared not say anything more. Their foreheads condensed origin Dragon blood and floated towards Xia Feng, converging into his palm.
[Current Contract Seal count: 998/1000]
Seeing this, Xia Feng nodded with satisfaction. He felt absolute control over nearly a thousand Half-dragons and could even communicate with them mentally. He selected the strongest leader among them and ordered them to enter the dense forest to await further instructions.
Returning to the city, the women and children also emerged from the underground safe zone. Xia Feng looked at the remaining five hundred people in the city, including remnants of soldiers, women and children, and even many children. The children had entered a state of suspended animation through special means many years ago and were only awakened when there was hope of leaving the city. They were likely the most important reason why these old soldiers had held on until this day.
“Your Excellencies, thank you for your assistance.”
“Thank you very much!” Over five hundred people stood in the plaza, some with tears in their eyes, others with excited expressions. They all bowed deeply to Xia Feng and Mu Qingtong.
“It was just a small effort, no need for such formality,” Xia Feng nodded faintly. Although he was happy to receive sincere gratitude for helping others, as a mysterious big shot, he had to maintain his composure and not smile.
“Boom!!” Just then, a thunderous explosion sounded in the sky. Everyone looked up in astonishment. They saw the blue whale that had escaped into the Spacetime Turbulence returning, its entire body emitting red light, with intricate patterns forming a formation.
Xia Feng looked up, his black eyes narrowing. “It seems our crisis is not yet over.”
