Chapter 428 - 378 : Elemental Wheel (1/2)

In just a few minutes, Arthur and Lucy were already far away. The White Tiger dived underground and transformed into a Bone Shark which drilled into the 'soft' ground. Although he escaped, Arthur was still feeling restless as if someone is still watching him.

Who else could it be but the butler, who arrived in front of lair's entrance just a few seconds after the couple departed. With a frown on his scarred face, he surveyed the destroyed area and spotted a dazed Angelina.

”What happened here?”

Hearing the old man's voice, Angelina snapped out of her daze and stared back at the old man, who inspected her body and breathed a sigh of relief when he found no fatal injuries. In fact, except a few burn marks or frozen spots, she was perfectly fine.

”They fought against the Holy Dominion, this… is the result.”

The old man rubbed his chin as he contemplated the situation. He glanced all around him then flew North after telling Angelina to enter the dragon's lair. She won't be able to help him so she must at least acquire a few treasures from the cave.

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”What's the meaning of this? What are you doing here?”

Arthur turned a deaf ear to the shouting red-haired youth and silently meditated. No matter how many times he shouted, the Flame Crown Prince didn't recklessly cross the line. Elo Huo, his cousin, was startled when he saw Arthur. He dragged his closest brothers and told them to leave this place and search somewhere else in this lair.

The moment he saw Arthur, he knew it won't end up good if they provoke him. He learned that the hard way five years ago when he lost an arm. Due to the nature of Dark Magic, he wasn't even able to restore it which hindered his progress in cultivation.

He resented Arthur but didn't foolishly act for he knew he wasn't strong enough. Soundlessly, a group of six youngsters drifted away from the large group of cultivators standing in front of the line drawn by Arthur.

Half an hour passed yet no one was courageous enough to cross the line. Familiar faces appeared such as Shu Ru, Emily, and the princess, who gazed at the dragon then at Arthur, who didn't spare them even a glance.

When an hour passed, a person finally had enough. He had a burly and muscular body, tanned skin and wore a white robe, he was the youth from the Holy Academy, the Sacred Priest.

He seemed annoyed and wasn't the patient type, he pushed the other cultivators and walked in front of Arthur.

”Hey! What do you want? Why are you blocking us?”

Arthur lazily opened his eyes and glanced at the tall youth three meters away from him. He dismissively waved his hand and retorted

”This place is rather big and there's no lack of good treasures, go somewhere else and stop making noise.”

From anger, a vein popped from the youth's forehead, with creased eyebrows, he heavily breathed and after thinking for a bit, he retrieved his staff and said

”I'm going in!”

He didn't wait for the other cultivators to join him, he leapt at Arthur, clearly planning to get rid of him.

Unfortunately, the moment his foot crossed the line, the large body of the priest lifelessly fell on the ground.

A cold breeze passed through the shocked cultivators, who felt a chill down their spines. A head rolled next to their feet and only when realized whose it was done they freak out.

...

People who knew Arthur like Shu Ru and Emily were shocked by this sudden brutality. From the looks of it, he wasn't going to let anyone in. They couldn't even see how the Sacred Priest died. It wasn't just a random cultivator but one of the top talents of Green-Leaf yet he died… just like that.

Arthur paid no heed to the fearful and strange gazes he was getting, he resumed his meditation as if nothing happened. Many started talking to each other with low voices but no matter how much they planned, they didn't have enough courage to cross the drawn line.

The Space Dragon, who was 'sleeping' started groaning in pain as its large stomach started pulsating. A strong, almost suffocating burst of energy was emanating from the dragon's abdomen. This indicated that the baby dragon was going to come out very soon.

Although some of the present cultivators were greedy for the baby dragon, which can grow up into an extremely powerful 'pet', most of them were drooling over the stash of various treasures just behind the silver dragon.

Whether it's Godly Artifacts or one-of-a-kind weapons, there was no lack of them, which only increased their greed.

Wiser ones chose to back off and search the rest of the cave, which is way bigger than it may seem on the outside.

A few minutes after the Sacred Priest was killed, a silver-haired woman entered the crowd. Many were pushing each other to get a better view of the dragon yet when Angelina arrived, everyone let her pass as if it was some unwritten rule.