Ordering the Chromatic Dragons was just the simplest ability.
In short, this Crystal Statue was something those five Chromatic Dragons were determined to obtain.
The second thing, the [Rainbow Spring], also couldn’t be ignored.
Like the Crystal Statue, they were both hidden in some location of the Nightmare Boundary. Even the Green Dragons who were the closest to Hartson didn’t know where.
They could only fumble with the information they had.
But the only thing that was certain was that before his death, Hartson clearly said that the abilities he sealed were poured in the Rainbow Spring.
Finding the Rainbow Spring and absorbing the water would let them break through their limits and possibly reach the highest level of the Dragon Race.
In fact, to a powerhouse like Ell who already reached his upper limit, the Rainbow Spring was actually the most captivating thing.
Having reached his upper limit, if he wanted to become stronger, he would have to rely on external help.
The Rainbow Spring left behind by Hartson was definitely the thing he was focusing on.
…
In order to compete for these two things and ensure their cooperation, the Chromatic Dragons set down some rules.
For this event, their clans could only dispatch their strongest.
This was a good news for the Black Dragons on the verge of extinction.
As for the most numerous Red Dragons, they were actually disdainful. Ancient Dragon Ell’s strength was clearly above the other Dragon Clans’ Ancient Dragons. They were certain Ell would triumph.
Thus, the five Dragons gathered in Lumber Woods.
They began following the clues that were left behind and tried to open the secret Chromatic Altar, thus opening the ancient Nightmare Boundary.
But they were wasting a lot of time preparing this plan.
And during the process, some news were leaked.
In fact, this wasn’t strange.
The Metallic Dragons were naturally antagonistic toward the Chromatic Dragons. Almost every Chromatic Dragon’s nest was monitored by a Metallic Dragon. They intercepted some information exchanged during Chromatic Dragons’ discussion and naturally made a move.
Although Hartson’s Crystal Statue and Rainbow Spring had close to no effect on the Metallic Dragons, they definitely couldn’t allow the Chromatic Dragons to obtain them.
Otherwise, not only would it create a disaster for the Metallic Dragons, but it would have catastrophic consequences for the entire Feinan.
The majority of Chromatic Dragons were ruthless, advocating scheming, slaughtering, and chaos.
The current Feinan was already changing due to the Great Calamity. Gods, Demons, Devils, Evil Spirits, and Monsters were already hard enough for Feinan’s defenders to handle, if a group of ruthless Dragons who regained their powers appeared… The Metallic Dragons couldn’t imagine what would happen.
Thus, with Professor in the lead, the normally lax Metallic Dragons unprecedentedly united.
They closely followed the plan and gathered the experts of each Clan today.
Moreover, they contacted far more powerhouses than just the Chromatic Dragons.
But there was still a problem in the Metallic Dragons’ side, they were quite lax.
A few invited Ancient Dragons were still on the way and who knew when they would arrive.
“But to have four of us rushing here is already quite satisfying.”
After saying this, Professor awkwardly laughed, “My compatriot always lacked the concept of being on time.”
Marvin inwardly shook his head before suddenly recalling that Professor sent him on a delivery before!
“Hold on…”
“You made me go to Xunshan Monastery before…”
Marvin’s words had yet to finish before a tall man’s shadow appeared at the entrance of the cave.
“It was for this.”
Blade Master Kangen.
A smile appeared on Professor’s face, “Since you came, then Louise and Carter shouldn’t be late.”
“I left them to monitor the northern part of the forest.” Kangen calmly said, “There seem to be some traces of movements from Green Dragons and Blue Dragons there.”
“Hehe… Seems like the Chromatic Clans are scheming against each other.” Brass Dragon Cromwell chuckled, “I’ll bet that there will be a chaotic fight before they get hold of those things.”
“The prerequisite is that no one finds the Crystal Statue.” Professor said in a heavy voice, “That is the key to uniting the Chromatic Dragons.”
The others nodded.
If a Dragon really obtained the Crystal Statue, then once the Chromatic Dragons were unified, their power would be even more frightening.
“Aren’t we here to destroy their plans?” Gold Dragon Modique couldn’t help but ask, “Why aren’t we making a move? We can catch them unprepared.”
“This would be meaningless.”
Professor explained, “The key to open the Nightmare Boundary is in Green Dragon Modana’s hands. That thing is for a one-time use. If we make a move now, it’ll stop their plan, but it won’t ruin their chances of obtaining the Crystal Statue or Rainbow Spring in the future.”
“The Chromatic Dragons are very crafty, facing our encirclement, they would definitely choose to flee, or maybe we would be the trigger making them united. That’s not our goal.”
“If they escaped, then we might not know how long they will take before coming back. We can’t watch over these ruins for a lifetime, right?”
“Thus, to foil their plans, we have to let Green Dragon Modana use her key.”
Facing Professor’s analysis, some raised objections.
Silver Dragon Stein reminded, “But if she uses the key, the Night Boundary will open.”
“You know that we can’t enter the Nightmare Boundary. As Metallic Dragons, it’ll have a repelling effect against us, we simply can’t enter Hartson’s world.”
Professor nodded, “Thus, I looked for a few helpers.”
The other Dragons immediately looked at Blade Master Kangen.
The latter straightforwardly said, “There should be no issue with Louise, but it might not be so with Carter. He is an Assassin, and when I looked for him, it was for a surveillance request, he might refuse to enter the Nightmare Boundary.”
Professor unhesitantly said, “My Shapeshift skill is at the 10th-circle, it should be enough to fool Hartson’s repelling boundary. I should be able to go in as a Human…”
“This makes three of us.”
At that time, Marvin couldn’t help but interrupt, “Can I ask what’s your plan?”
…
Ruins, shattered Chromatic Altar.
“Modana, you already tried 64 times.”
Ell’s irritated voice echoed once again, “That’s just the first door, I see no need to find the correct combination, just shatter it.”
“Or we could look for another way to enter the underground temple. Anyway, we know that the entrance to the Nightmare Boundary is on the 3rd floor of the underground temple.”
The green clothed woman was crouching by the Chromatic Altar, patiently repairing it stone by stone, apparently trying to restore it to its former condition.
This place once had a magnificent building with many passages leading to the underground temple.
But after the fall of the Dragon God Hartson, these passages had been sealed.
To reach the underground temple, they had to go through the Chromatic Altar.
“You obviously know that Hartson didn’t only take power from you, but also [Patience], why not try to overcome it?”
Modana answered Ell while she kept trying to restore the Chromatic Altar.
The Ancient Red Dragon immediately burst with rage, if not for the other Dragons, he might have already attacked.
At that time, when the Dragon God Hartson took things away from them, it didn’t only contain power, th
ere were also other things.
The Black Dragons were deprived of their [Reproduction], thus the low fertility they were complaining about became even more pathetic.
The Green Dragons lost their [Courage], thus they used schemes and rarely confronted their enemies from the front.
The Blue Dragons lost their [Precise Cognitive Abilities], the White Dragons lost their [Advanced Wisdom], and as for the Red Dragons, they lost their [Patience].
The lack of these things amplified the Chromatic Dragons weak points. This also was one of the reasons why the Chromatic Dragons hated the Ancient Dragon God Hartson.
Let alone the fact that he let a Lesser Dragon guard his bones and allowing thus the latter to become corrupt, leading to him becoming an Evil Spirit Overlord!
It was said that Tidomas’ success was related to the Dragon God’s bones.
He obtained a large power through the Dragon God’s bones and was then acknowledged by the Evil Spirit Sea.
After these things happened, the chaotic and evil Chromatic Dragons naturally didn’t have a good opinion of Hartson.
…
Time slowly passed and after roughly eight minutes, the Chromatic Altar had been restored.
“Fixed.” Modana stood up and looked at the rest, “We only need to use a Legend item to open the passage.”
“Who will go first?”
Chapter 464: Loyal Tidomas
Chapter 464: Loyal Tidomas
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Once the Chromatic Dragons disappeared at the altar, the Metallic Dragons showed themselves.
“You really don’t need our assistance to enter the Demi-plane?”
Silver Dragon Stein, still somewhat worried, doubtfully looked at the five individuals, “It might become troublesome if you meet a Chromatic Dragon in the underground temple before getting in the Nightmare Boundary.”
Marvin rancorously smiled, he had a similar concern.
After hearing Professor’s plan, Marvin naturally chose to join in.
In any case, this event was unfolding right before him, and Professor promised to help him reach the Supreme Jungle at the fastest speed after this. It would be a lot better than the unreliable Butterfly and her Griffin.
Moreover, his Chromatic Dragons Enmity was second only to the Evil Spirits. He was bound to be enemies with them, so it would be more advantageous to cooperate with the Metallic Dragons to stop them from increasing their strength early on. And if he waited for an opportunity to use his Dragon Slaying Spear, he might be able to get some unexpected rewards in the Nightmare Boundary.
The Dragons had no objections to Marvin’s participation.
Dragon Slayer, Plane Destroyer, God Slayer… Obviously, these titles made the aura on his body quite convincing. Although the Dragons rarely paid attention to humans, when one had so many world-shaking achievements, they had no choice but to lower their prideful heads and give due respect.
With Marvin joining, the team became composed of four people.
Blade Master Kangen, Louise, the unknown person who was Kangen’s friend and a very reliable female caster, Marvin, and Professor who could use an advanced Shapeshift skill.
This was a pretty good team because the Metallic Dragons heard of three to four places where the Crystal Statue or Rainbow Spring might be, thus they needed enough people to fighting against the Chromatic Dragons.
But at that time, a conflicting voice echoed.
“Can I also come in?” Butterfly asked very naturally.
The Dragons looked at this insignificant Elf and their eyes became wide open one after the other.
Silver Dragon Stein bitterly smiled while looking at the shining Dragon Scale in her hands, decisively thinking of sternly stopping her.
This wasn’t a game. The enemies were all Dragons at the peak of Feinan, they had the most frightening physiques and magic, combined with the most malicious temperament. Five Ancient Chromatic Dragons, even the Ancient Metallic Dragons wouldn’t look down on them.
A Wood Elf with low strength, did she want to become a Dragon snack?
But Stein didn’t have time to say anything before he heard shocking words, “Of course.”
Professor’s voice seemed categorical.
Butterfly was overjoyed while the other Dragons all had doubtful expressions.
…
Besides the Chromatic Altar, Professor, who had shapeshifted into a human, looked like a wise and farsighted Senior.
He gently patted Stein’s shoulder, “Rest assured, there are only top class powerhouses in our team.”
Stein once again glanced at Butterfly who had yet to reach 3rd rank and inwardly shook his head.
The others also very much disapproved of Professor’s decision, but the Copper Dragon’s status amongst the other dragons was clearly very high, therefore his decision didn’t meet any objection from them.
Thus, under the Metallic Dragons’ expectant gazes, they began discarding Legendary Items on the altar like the Chromatic Dragons did.
Every time a Legendary Item was used, it would grant the right to use Teleportation.
It had to be said, the Chromatic Altar’s appetite was quite huge, it actually needed Legendary items to be activated.
Fortunately, Marvin had a group of Ancient Dragons at his side.
That group of Dragons wouldn’t be lacking in treasures gathered over the years.
Kangen entered the Altar first.
He was followed by Louise who was covered in thin black clothes all over, to the point where Marvin couldn’t even see her clearly. But he knew she was strong, definitely not weaker than him.
Next was Butterfly. The Wood Elf excitedly sneaked into the altar and disappeared in a flash.
Marvin worriedly took a step forward and was the 4th to go through the Chromatic Altar.
…
The Chromatic Altar used random teleportation. It would teleport anywhere in the underground temple.
The underground temple’s surroundings were enveloped by a mysterious barrier, forcibly entering would only collapse the temple.
According to the map the Metallic Dragons took a hold of, the underground temple had a total of five floors. Each floor had a different layout and the map was badly damaged. Finding the entrance in the lower layers wouldn’t be easy.
The most troublesome part was that in the process they might meet a Chromatic Dragon or a Monster who lived in the underground temple.
Because of the proximity to the Dragon God’s tomb, these Monsters had Divinity!
After finding about this, Marvin was a bit regretful that he released the Hellhound.
If he had brought that guy to the underground temple, the latter would have definitely eaten his fill and his strength would have substantially increased.
Naturally, to Marvin, lifeforms with Divinity had their advantages too.
Although his Fake Divine Vessel couldn’t hold too much Divinity, the Book of Nalu could easily swallow those.
Recently, Marvin and the Book of Nalu reached a new deal.
Marvin would give it a bit of Divinity and the Book of Nalu would leak some secrets Marvin wanted to know in exchange.
Marvin knew that this deal was very dangerous. The Madeline event made Marvin more vigilant toward the [Rebirth] chapter, but due to the Witch’s Tear’s boost in power, Marvin estimated that he could still suppress the Book of Nalu and would occasionally ask a few helpful questions.
…
Darkness was omnipresent.
As Marvin’s legs stepped on a damp stone, he smelled the odor of charcoal.
It smelt like a barbecue ruined by a messy chef.
No light, no flame, only primal darkness and turbid air.
The atmosphere here was simply too frightening.
‘I knew Night Walker was the best choice.’
The darkness wasn’t anything special to Marvin.
‘3/4 of Feinan’s instances are underground citie
s and in most of those underground cities, Darksight was a hidden advantage.’
Marvin remembered that in the past, a few guilds caused the prices of items with [Low Light Vision] and [Dark Vision] to reach the sky.
And [Darksight] was clearly something even more uncommon.
He moved uninhibited and relied on his sense of smell to quickly locate the place the burnt stench was coming from.
But all he saw was a dry area on the otherwise damp floor.
The area still gave off warmth and there were ashes on top. Looking closely, Marvin managed to find half of a fat worm on the edge of that area.
It had yet to die and was still struggling.
When Marvin softly touched it, it revealed its own weapon, a soft needle.
It could pierce through someone’s skin and absorb someone’s blood.
Marvin applied some force and ended the life of that thing.
He obtained a pitiful amount of experience from that guy.
‘Dragon Breath… Darkness Worm…’
‘Seems like Ell or that Ancient Black Dragon just passed by…’ Marvin made a simple guess.
This place was the nest of Darkness Worms, they were active in the surroundings and viewed this place as their own domain.
Up till an uninvited guest showed up.
And only the Red Dragons and Black Dragons were able to spew flaming Dragon Breath.
If it was the Black Dragon, Marvin wouldn’t be too worried. The Black Dragon was the only one he was certain of restraining among the Chromatic Dragons, otherwise, Black Dragon Izaka wouldn’t have been so obedient.
But if it was the Red Dragon, he would have to be a bit more cautious.
Ell was very frightening, Marvin didn’t want to be on the same floor as him.
But the underground temple’s layout was very strange.
This place was the link between the Nightmare Boundary and the Prime Material Plane, there was some space-time distortion. Even Marvin’s ability to enter the Shadow Plane any time had been restrained.
He also didn’t dare to act recklessly lest he might be sent to some endless corner of the universe due to his carelessness.
The last time, he had been rescued by Ding and Jessica after ending up in the Astral Plane. This time, there wouldn’t be someone to help him in this dark temple.
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