《I, Who Have Been Reborn as a Poison Dragon, Am Being Persecuted by the World》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios In the Holy Land, on a deserted island in the depths of the East Ocean, there was an active volcano erupting all year round. As a result, the island lacked trees and living beings. Furthermore, the smell of sulfur filled the air. It was only in recent years when the frequency of volcanic eruptions decreased that fish flocked to the surrounding sea area. However, there were very few of them. As time passed, plants that were resistant to high temperatures began to appear on the barren island. The color of the plants was similar to that of the barren island. If one did not look carefully, one would not be able to see them. The volcano gradually quieted down, and it was about to become an extinct volcano. If nothing unexpected happened, large amounts of trees would appear here in the future. There would also be seabirds that would come to build their nests. Then, this island would become like the other islands. Roar~~ A furious roar sounded from the sky as a green Poison Dragon landed on the deserted island. The Poison Dragon¡¯s body was covered in wounds, and its blood did not stop flowing. It had a triangular head and a cold gaze. It heaved a sigh of relief after making sure that there were no living beings around. Then, it discovered that the plants on the deserted island were of the same color as the rocks. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the Poison Dragon was very sensitive to life forces, the plants might have been concealed. The Poison Dragon¡¯s eyes were filled with delight. However, just as it was about to run over, it raised its foot and stopped. If it were to go over just like that, it would definitely leave behind a series of footprints that would give those cunning humans a clue. With this thought in mind, it did not land on the ground. Instead, it flew up. From afar, it looked as if it was exhausted and could only leave after resting on the deserted island. In reality, it did not fly away. Instead, it flew at a low altitude and arrived above the plants of the same color as the barren island. As it controlled the blood flow in its body to prevent its blood from dripping onto the plants, it used its sharp claws to dig a hole beside the plants. It dug downwards first, then left, creating a passage that led to the plant¡¯s roots. After the passage was created, the Poison Dragon flapped its wings hard and panted heavily. It would have been easy for it to do what it did just now, but now that it was seriously injured, it was not easy for it to last until now. It looked back. There was a rare look of nervousness and hesitation in its eyes. In the end, it made up its mind. It chanted softly into the air, summoning a portable space. A green dragon egg that was two meters tall flew out from it. As it continued chanting, the dragon egg was compressed to half a meter in size, which was small enough for the egg to be stuffed into the tunnel. After putting away the dragon egg, the Poison Dragon cast two Magic Blessings on the island. It then concealed its surroundings and left the deserted island without looking back. However, there was a hint of sadness in its roar. Not long after the Poison Dragon left, a group of mages in magic robes and warriors with swords in their hands landed on the deserted island. They immediately saw two dragon footprints on the deserted island. A warrior holding the sword laughed. ¡°Haha, after chasing it for so long, that Poison Dragon finally can¡¯t run anymore. It needs to stop and rest.¡± One of the mages also had a smile on his face as he said, ¡°If I hadn¡¯t heard that it was pregnant and had an egg, I wouldn¡¯t have dared to hunt it down like this.¡± ¡°Now we¡¯re going to be rich.¡± Seeing the joy on everyone¡¯s faces, as if they had forgotten the rules of their visit, the old man in the lead knocked the magic staff in his hand on the ground and spoke coldly. ¡°Be careful when you pursue it. Capture it alive as much as possible. There will be greater research value if you bring it back alive. Furthermore, if any of you dare to destroy its dragon egg, there¡¯s no need for you to return. Just commit suicide on the spot to atone for your crimes. On behalf of the Mage Union, I hereby announce that this order will be effective for life!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about escaping with the egg of the Poison Dragon.¡± ¡°The Mage Union sacrificed three demigods to severely injure the legendary Poison Dragon. We can also send ten demigods to retrieve what we deserve.¡± Everyone¡¯s expression turned serious and no one dared to laugh anymore. Seeing that the situation was under control, the old man looked around and waved his hand. ¡°Continue chasing after it. Exhaust it to the limit of its body before doing anything. Don¡¯t be like Karl, who was sprayed to death by a mouthful of poisonous gas.¡± Everyone agreed and chased after the Poison Dragon. Since the dragon egg had been sealed, its life force was very weak. Furthermore, it was buried at the roots of a plant. If one looked at it directly, it was very easy to mistake it for a plant. No one noticed that there was something abnormal about this life force. Confusion flashed past the eyes of a mage, who was at the back of the team. However, since the people in front of him had already left, it would be strange if he stayed behind. Even if he really discovered something, he wouldn¡¯t have a share. He might as well pretend that he didn¡¯t know anything and come back to check in the future. After memorizing the location of the egg on the deserted island, the mage chased after the people in front of him and left. A gentle breeze blew across the deserted island. Under a plant that no one cared about, a half-meter-tall dragon egg shone faintly. ¡­ Time gradually passed. The Poison Dragon that left the dragon egg never returned. None of the human mages and warriors who chased after it returned. Even the mage who noticed the anomaly did not return. This deserted island seemed to have been forgotten. Only the plants growing on the island and the fish swimming in the surrounding sea remembered it. Meanwhile, plants had already grown over the place where the Poison Dragon had left its footprints. Beneath the plant where the dragon egg was buried, the half-meter tall dragon egg had returned to its original size of two meters. However, it was expanding downwards, so it could not be seen from the surface. On the surface of the dragon egg, there was a layer of magic array that was maintaining the operations in the egg and protecting it. This was until one day, when the green dragon egg trembled slightly and pushed the plant above its head to the side. It saw sunlight again, and the magic array on the outside shattered and dimmed. In the following days, the dragon egg became even more active, as if a small life was about to break out of its shell. However, just as its life force reached its peak, a pair of golden eyes appeared above the deserted island and looked down at it. ¡°The Poison Dragon bloodline doesn¡¯t need life!¡± As this voice fell, the golden eyes disappeared. Then, a golden light descended from the sky and accurately struck the green dragon egg. The two layers of Magic Blessings that had never been effective on the dragon egg finally weakened the power of the golden light by half. The Magic Blessing was broken. Then, a miserable howl echoed faintly in midair. The lively life force on the dragon egg was silent, as if it had never appeared before. A gentle breeze blew, and no one witnessed this scene. Time never stopped. It continued forward. Ten years later. The silent life force of the dragon egg appeared once again. However, it was many times weaker than before. Nevertheless, it still emitted a life force. Boom! Boom! Boom! In the sky above the deserted island, dark clouds and lightning suddenly arrived. A storm was about to occur. The pair of golden eyes that had appeared once appeared once again. However, before they could take form, a voice sounded from the void. ¡°Get lost!¡± The golden eyes shattered and condensed into a drop of golden liquid, which accurately dripped onto the green dragon egg. As a result, the life force of the dragon egg increased greatly, reaching half of what it was before and stabilizing.. Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The dragon egg, which had experienced two setbacks, was finally safe this time. Three days later. With a soft sound, the dragon egg broke from the inside. A young Poison Dragon poked its head out and looked at this unfamiliar world. However, unlike the other newborn dragons, there was no purity or confusion in its eyes. Instead, there were traces of craftiness and fear, flashing with the light of wisdom, as if it was afraid of this world. If a human were to look at it, they would probably think that it was an adult human instead of a dragon. However, in reality, the true young Poison Dragon had already been killed by the first golden light. Thus, the current Poison Dragon¡¯s soul core wasn¡¯t that of a young Poison Dragon. Instead, it was of a human who had transmigrated from another world. ¡°Have I transmigrated?¡± Lei Luo stared blankly at the scenery before him. Then, he looked down at the broken green eggshell beneath him and understood that he was a newly born egg creature. ¡°I¡­ seem to have become a dragon?¡± Feeling the powerful strength in his body and the wings that had yet to unfold on his back, Lei Luo was pleasantly surprised. Although he was human in his previous life, life was boring. Transmigrating over and becoming an incomparably powerful dragon was indeed much better than his previous life. Furthermore, he could see even more different sceneries. Rumble~~ The sound of his stomach growling in hunger brought Lei Luo back to reality. He had just been born not long ago and was in urgent need of energy to replenish his body. Following his biological instincts, Lei Luo ate the eggshell behind him and absorbed the energy contained within. ¡°Roar!¡± Rich energy flowed through his entire body. Then, Lei Luo stood up and shook his body. He could not help but let out a tender roar. As a dragon with a human soul, the next step was to understand his surrounding environment and see if there was any danger. He had to take precautions in advance and wait for his parents to arrive. Although being born on this deserted island did not match his identity as a member of the Dragon Race, he did not know what had happened before this. Thus, he had to look around first. The physical strength of the Dragon Race was very good. Although he could not fly yet, his crawling speed was not slow. A few minutes later. Lei Luo came to a higher position on the island. Looking down from high above, the surroundings were desolate and devoid of vegetation. Beyond the island was endless seawater with no end in sight. At the center of the island was a volcano. However, the temperature around the island wasn¡¯t high. Thus, the volcano should have been dead for a long time. Other than that, there was no other scenery. ¡°I hope my parents in this life will come back soon. I don¡¯t have any hunting skills. I wonder if there are any fish in the sea?¡± Lei Luo walked towards the edge of the island and soon arrived at the beach. Then, he looked down into the water. Yes, he was indeed a dragon. Furthermore, he was very handsome. After admiring his looks, Lei Luo poked his head into the sea to see if there were any schools of fish. He was surprised to find that as his body entered the surrounding sea, the color of the seawater gradually turned green. Furthermore, the range of water that changed in color was gradually expanding. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Lei Luo was a little confused. Was he born to be holy? Was he born with special abilities? Or was this a talent of his race? Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but he could not be sure. After all, he did not have the inherited memories of his race, nor did he have his parents¡¯ guidance. Thus, he could only rely on himself to explore. Lei Luo thought for a moment, then simply sank his entire body into the sea and observed quietly. Soon, as his body entered the sea, more seawater turned green. However, after reaching a certain range, the amount of green seawater no longer increased. Instead, it floated in all directions. However, it did not merge with the surrounding seawater. It was as if the green seawater was swimming. As Lei Luo saw the green seawater float away, he hurriedly chased after it. He had to figure out the use of this thing created by his body! Before long, a group of shallow water fish swam towards him. The green seawater immediately started to fade. At the same time, the bodies of the fish swayed, making it difficult for them to swim. No! The seawater was not fading! From behind, Lei Luo could clearly see that the green energy from the green seawater had entered the school of fish, causing them to become like this. Based on this effect, it should be¡­ poison! Just as Lei Luo was figuring this out, the green seawater completely returned to its original state. Meanwhile, the bodies of the fish had flipped and floated to the surface of the sea. Not a single fish escaped. Lei Luo swam closer to the school of fish and pushed the fish with his claw. The larger fish were still alive, while the smaller ones had been poisoned to death. ¡°Is my talent poison?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes widened with unusual excitement. Others might think that the power of poison was not good, but he did not think so. As long as he could achieve his goal, the means were not important. For example, he had to eat dinner tonight. If he were to awaken the power of fire, he would be restrained by the sea. Wouldn¡¯t he starve on this deserted island? If his parents in this life did not come to this island, it was not impossible for him to starve to death. As he carried the largest fish in his mouth, Lei Luo grabbed the smaller fish with his claws and swam back. After coming ashore, he stood on his hind legs and walked towards the extinct volcano. The eggshell contained a lot of energy and could be swallowed directly. However, he definitely had to roast the fish before eating it. Even on a deserted island, he could not do as he pleased. ¡­ Using the residual heat from the mouth of the extinct volcano, Lei Luo roasted the three fish that had been poisoned and had a good meal. Then, he chose a spot where he was out of the wind and lay down to sleep. Time quietly passed. In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived. Lei Luo opened his eyes and looked around. He realized that he was still alone on the island and that no other living beings had arrived. He could not help but frown slightly. This was not right. One had to know that he was just born and did not have much power. This was the time when he needed protection. No matter what, the elders should take care of him, right? Although his parents in this life might discover that something was unusual if they really came, it was nothing compared to safety. ¡°Something¡¯s not right. But I can¡¯t do anything about it now.¡± ¡°I hope there won¡¯t be any danger around the island.¡± Lei Luo had no choice but to accept the fact that he needed to live alone. Fortunately, his awakened talent was poison, so he did not need to personally go into the sea to fight. He just needed to poison the fish to kill them. There were enough fish in the sea for him to eat now, so he would not be hungry. There was no scenery to speak of on the deserted island. Furthermore, he could not see the edge of the surrounding sea. Since he had nothing to do, Lei Luo took a tour of every part of the deserted island and also ranked the danger level of each area. The most dangerous thing to him was the interior of the extinct volcano. It didn¡¯t erupt, but it contained high temperatures. If he fell down, it would be difficult for him to come out alive. Other than the interior of the extinct volcano, the occasional smoke that would erupt from the volcano contained fire poison, which was not something his current body could withstand. These two were life-threatening, but there were no abnormalities elsewhere. Next was the ocean. The island that Lei Luo was on seemed to be very far away from land. He swam in one direction from sunrise to sunset but only saw seawater. If he didn¡¯t rely on the sun to guide him, he would probably get lost in the ocean. Thus, he could not leave for the time being and could only stay on the island.. Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Life on the island passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. During this period, Lei Luo lived by fishing. Occasionally, he would go down to the bottom of the sea to fish for some shellfish for a change in taste. Meanwhile, the nutrition levels in his body never fell. His body was three times larger compared to when he was just born. When he stood up, he was more than three meters tall. Furthermore, when he spread open the wings on his back, he exuded an extremely powerful pressure. As his body grew, his strength naturally increased as well. The inherited memories of the Poison Dragon race were gradually unlocked. Now, what Lei Luo looked forward to every day was obtaining the inherited memories of his race and studying its contents. However, his inherited memories did not inform him of any news. Instead, they taught him dragon language magic, as well as the method of physical combat between dragons. He could only leave this island if he had greater strength. Over the past year, Lei Luo did not relax his demands towards himself because he was living alone. Instead, he was harsher on himself. ¡°I wonder what memories I¡¯ll unlock today.¡± ¡°These inherited memories are like a school teacher who teaches me new knowledge every day. Most importantly, it¡¯s hard to forget this knowledge. It¡¯s really a shortcut.¡± Many thoughts flashed through Lei Luo¡¯s mind as he waited quietly. After a while, he felt a new memory appear and quickly checked it. However, this time, the inherited memories did not teach Lei Luo about dragon language magic or fighting methods. Instead, it taught him about the history of the Poison Dragon bloodline and the Holy Continent. He was currently located in a place called the Holy Continent. According to his specific location, he should be at the edge of the Chaos Sea. Back when he awakened his ability, Lei Luo¡¯s guess was right. His identity was indeed that of a Poison Dragon. However, unlike ordinary dragons, the Poison Dragon bloodline was not welcomed by other races. When the other creatures saw the Poison Dragon, they would definitely attack and kill it. Furthermore, fellow dragons wouldn¡¯t help the Poison Dragon when they saw it. They might even take the initiative to deal with the Poison Dragon. As for why such a situation had occurred, the inherited memories didn¡¯t explain it. They only faintly pointed out that it seemed to be related to the ancestors of the Poison Dragon bloodline. In addition, the creatures on the Holy Continent were divided into levels ranging from Level-1 to Level-9. If they surpassed Level-9, they would enter the Demigod Realm and step into the Mythical Domain. They would be completely different from ordinary creatures and have long lives. After receiving these memories, it took a while for Lei Luo to regain his senses. ¡°No wonder I was born on this deserted island. I didn¡¯t expect the Poison Dragon race to be so unpopular.¡± ¡°Thankfully, I didn¡¯t run into any intelligent beings when I was traveling outside.¡± ¡°My parents in this world really set their hearts on allowing me to be born in this place.¡± Lei Luo laughed bitterly and shook his head slightly. Then, he got up and walked towards the beach. When the Dragon Race grew up normally and had sufficient nutrition, they would be able to reach Level-4 when they reached adulthood. However, they needed sufficient energy supplies while growing. Otherwise, they would not achieve the ideal effect. The ordinary fish in the shallow water area could no longer satisfy Lei Luo¡¯s appetite. Furthermore, it was also difficult for these fish to supply Lei Luo with energy. Hence, from today onwards, he planned to go to a slightly further area in the sea to see if he could kill fish of a higher level and replenish his energy. Lei Luo stretched out his wings and flew away from the island to the sea, where Level-1 fish swam. After swallowing a few small fish that swam close to his mouth, Lei Luo scanned the surroundings. After making sure it was safe, he began to breathe. Soon, an area of dark green seawater was created. Compared to a year ago, this poison had been greatly strengthened. It could even poison stronger creatures and be controlled by Lei Luo. This was also why Lei Luo dared to come to this area of the sea. Lei Luo controlled the dark green seawater he had just created as he sank to the bottom of the sea. After scanning his surroundings, his dragon eyes narrowed as he spotted a huge fellow! In a reef more than ten meters away, a four-meter-long Alligator Snapping Turtle covered in electric currents was hiding with its eyes half-closed. It opened its mouth. A lump of electric current kept fluctuating inside its throat, attracting its prey to come to it. ¡°It must be at least a Level-1 creature to be able to control lightning. If I swallow this guy, it will definitely be a great supplement.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as he crept behind the reef and hid there. He did not want to fight such a ranked creature directly. Instead, he wanted to use his poison to kill it. This would prevent its blood from flowing out and attracting other creatures to come. At the same time, he would avoid getting injured. As he felt the water surge, Lei Luo pushed the dark green seawater slowly in the direction of the Alligator Snapping Turtle. He controlled the seawater to slowly descend upon the turtle from above it. The dark green color of the seawater was only its appearance on the surface. What was truly powerful was the poison, which was the talent of the Poison Dragons. Inside the reef, the Alligator Snapping Turtle was waiting for its prey to come. However, it suddenly felt that something was wrong. Its head felt dizzy and its limbs felt weak. Its pea-sized eyes rolled around but didn¡¯t find anything unusual. After thinking for a while, it still didn¡¯t move. After all, it had finally laid an ambush. If it made a move, no prey would come knocking on their door today. With its intelligence, it could not sense that it had been poisoned. As the poison gradually invaded the body of the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Lei Luo realized that the lightning on its body had dimmed considerably. Its four limbs were spread out and it was lying on the ground without moving. ¡°I wonder how much more it can resist.¡± Lei Luo narrowed his eyes and continued to control the poison to enter the body of the Alligator Snapping Turtle. Only when all the poison was exhausted did he spread his wings and rush over. He bit the neck of the Alligator Snapping Turtle and spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath into its neck. Pa da! Pa da! When the Alligator Snapping Turtle was suddenly attacked, its first reaction was to get up and activate its supernatural power. However, its limbs were weak and it was too powerless to get up. The supernatural power in its body was also affected and could not be activated. Seeing that it was struggling harder, an ominous glint flashed in Lei Luo¡¯s eyes. He shook his head forcefully and directly tore off its neck to cut off its head. The Alligator Snapping Turtle moved twice and before it died. Upon seeing this, Lei Luo did not dare to stop. He grabbed the corpse of the Alligator Snapping Turtle and swam towards the surface of the sea. If the smell of blood attracted other creatures, he didn¡¯t want to deal with it. Moreover, the prey this time was enough for him. Thus, there was no need for him to make a move. After capturing the turtle and returning to the island, Lei Luo placed the turtle in the periphery of the extinct volcano as usual. He roasted it for more than ten minutes before opening his mouth to swallow it. The energy contained in a Level-1 creature was far greater than that of an ordinary creature, be it in terms of quality or quantity. The weak lightning element contained within the turtle could even promote the evolution of the body. After eating for half an hour, Lei Luo casually threw the shell of the turtle aside and laid comfortably on a rock to rest. After that, he fell into a deep sleep. However, what Lei Luo did not know was that after he fell asleep, a drop of golden liquid slowly appeared from within his body. It split into spots of light that covered Lei Luo¡¯s entire body. At the same time, the place on his forehead where he inherited his memories emitted a sparkling green light. This golden light was the drop of golden liquid that was condensed from the destruction of the golden eye. After replenishing the source of his life force, there was still quite a bit of golden liquid left. Now, it was causing a strange transformation in Lei Luo¡¯s inherited memories and body. At the same time, Lei Luo had a dream. In his dream, he saw the earliest ancestor of the Poison Dragon bloodline. He forgot all the details of their conversation. He only remembered that at the last moment, the earliest ancestor of the Poison Dragon bloodline extended his claw and tapped the area between his eyebrows. Then, Lei Luo opened his eyes. He had woken up from a dream.. Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°What a strange dream. Why did I see my earliest ancestor? Could it be that he knows how difficult it has been for the Poison Dragon bloodline and is preparing to climb out of his grave to rebuild his reputation?¡± Lei Luo stared at the distant waves as his mind began to wander. He did not pay much attention to this dream. Instead, he was about to get up and switch to a better spot to enjoy the scenery. However, with this movement, Lei Luo immediately realized that something was wrong. His body had turned golden at some point in time, but at the same time, a dark green light surged from his body. The two entangled with each other and eventually merged together, disappearing into his body. Lei Luo frowned slightly. ¡°Hmm? What¡¯s the situation?¡± As he was thinking about this, a lot of knowledge that had never appeared before suddenly appeared in his mind. At the same time, the flow of blood in his body became faster. His green scales were stained with red spots, and a portion of his blood directly seeped out from his body and adhered to his scales. Lei Luo suppressed the fear in his heart and checked the additional knowledge in his mind. ¡°This memory contains the highest bloodline talent of the Poison Dragon bloodline, as well as the instructions and cultivation method of [Characteristic Synthesis]. Without my permission, my descendants are not allowed to inherit it!¡± ¡°Anyone who tries to spy on the instructions will be cursed by me. In the name of the Poisonous Dragon Ancestor, I will set an eternal contract!¡± The first thing that appeared in his mind was not knowledge. Instead, a Poison Dragon with a crown was setting up an eternal contract in front of the river of time. As the chanting ended, the river of time started to vibrate and the contract was formed. The Poison Dragon Ancestor, who was standing in front of the river, looked back in the direction where Lei Luo happened to be standing. His expression softened slightly before slowly dissipating. ¡°Have I passed the test? Was it because of that dream? Was that the Poison Dragon Ancestor?¡± Lei Luo was a little confused. However, he had obtained the affirmation of his ancestor and inherited the supreme bloodline talent. There was no doubt about this. After all, the knowledge in his mind was real and his body had indeed changed. With the affirmation from his ancestor, the changes would definitely be good. Otherwise, there would be no need for the eternal curse to prevent the cultivation method and knowledge from leaking. Perhaps he could use this curse to deal with his enemies in the future. He just did not know how long those enemies could live under the curse of their ancestors. Lei Luo immediately thought of using the knowledge in his mind to fight his enemies. If it were any other Poison Dragon, they might not think so. Instead, they would not want any knowledge to leak out. However, he was different. He wanted to maximize the benefits of this knowledge. After thinking for a while, Lei Luo returned to his senses and began to check the information regarding the bloodline talent [Characteristic Synthesis]. After understanding the situation, he could deal with the changes in his body more easily. Initially, Lei Luo did not understand why the Poison Dragon Ancestor would order his descendants to not cultivate this talent without his permission. After all, it was the supreme bloodline talent of the Poison Dragon bloodline. Furthermore, his ancestor explained that the cultivation method and the method were under an eternal curse. It was as if he was guarding against his clansmen, who had inherited his bloodline talent from him, from leaking this knowledge. Was there really a need to be so strict? However, his thoughts changed after reading the description of [Characteristic Synthesis]. That curse was extremely necessary! Characteristic Synthesis was a supreme bloodline talent that belonged to the Poison Dragon bloodline. However, after mastering the cultivation method of this talent, other races would also be able to obtain a portion of its effects. It was just that the effects weren¡¯t as outstanding as the Poison Dragon bloodline, but it was enough to increase their combat strength by one level. In other words, if creatures from other races cultivated the [Characteristic Synthesis] talent, Level-7 warriors would be able to fight Level-8 warriors, while Level-9 warriors would be able to fight Demigods. Wouldn¡¯t he be at a disadvantage if this fell into the hands of the enemy? Even if they were not enemies, the survival of all living things required more resources and space. Strengthening others would also weaken oneself. Thus, this information was kept secret as a secret method of the race. What followed the explanation was the cultivation method of Characteristic Synthesis, as well as the things to take note of. The Poison Dragon bloodline could consume ores or living creatures and extract their characteristics to integrate with their poisonous breath or bodies. However, the bodies of the Dragon Race were strong enough. They were immune to most physical and magical attacks after adulthood. Thus, most of the time, they would fuse the characteristics of ores or living creatures into their poisonous breath to increase its power. The minerals and living creatures mentioned in the explanation included everything. As long as the body could withstand it, it could be eaten! If he encountered a God-grade mineral and fused its characteristics with his poisonous breath, wouldn¡¯t his power immediately rise? The more Lei Luo read the information, the more excited he became. Although he was still unable to come into contact with high-end minerals and living creatures, he was able to come into contact with low-end minerals. They were also within the range of his ability to deal with. They were perfect for him. ¡°Characteristic Synthesis, any ore or living being¡­¡± Lei Luo stood up and looked sideways at the extinct volcano in the center of the island. He could devour the entire island and integrate its characteristics. However, the minerals in the extinct volcano had more energy than ordinary rocks. Moreover, he could extract fire poison and integrate it into his own poisonous breath. Next time, he could try to poison a Level-3 creature. He got to work as soon as he thought of this. Lei Luo flew towards the extinct volcano and stopped going deeper after reaching the edge. If he dug out the lava inside, he would be the one suffering. With his current body, he wasn¡¯t afraid of high-temperature rocks. He could also withstand the heat of the magma, but it didn¡¯t mean that it didn¡¯t hurt. Lei Luo reached out his claws from the edge of the volcano and started to dig downwards. Soon, a lot of red-colored ores were dug out, with some gray rocks among them. This was the situation near the periphery of the volcano. The deeper he went, the redder the rocks would be. In the middle of the extinct volcano, there might even be extraordinary minerals that contained even more explosive characteristics. After experimenting, Lei Luo roughly understood how to use the [Characteristic Synthesis] talent. With his current physical condition, he could directly eat extraordinary minerals that were Level-3 and below, but he could not eat too much. After all, his body needed time to adapt. As long as the amount of ordinary minerals he consumed did not exceed three tons, it would not be a problem. However, no matter how many ordinary minerals he ate, he would not be able to extract as many characteristics as if he consumed extraordinary minerals. As for creatures, he had not tested out their effects. He needed to dive into the water to catch them. It was much more convenient to make use of the extinct volcano. However, even though he could extract characteristics, when they were combined together, there had to be a selection process. It was not as simple as adding the effects together. For example, the ¡°stable¡± characteristic extracted from rocks and the ¡°explosive¡± characteristic extracted from fire ores would clash together. It was harmless to the body, but they would melt in his body. When he spat out his poisonous breath, it would stabilize and explode at the same time. This would be equivalent to not having the Characteristic Synthesis talent at all. Thus, he would need to absorb more characteristics to suppress one of the characteristics. If he really reached that stage, he might as well start choosing the characteristics from the very beginning. Lei Luo first looked at the surface of the ores and chose the ores for a while. Then, he left with five abnormally red ores. The surface of the ores were of high temperatures and they contained fire poison. Their quality was close to that of extraordinary ores. ¡°I should be able to eat two pieces. I¡¯ll eat the remaining three pieces tomorrow.¡± ¡°I wonder what kind of changes will happen when this fire poison combines with my Poison Dragon¡¯s poison?¡± Lei Luo looked at the ore in front of him and swallowed a piece without much hesitation.. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios As soon as the ore entered his mouth, it evaporated into a gaseous state and entered his body as a result of the bloodline talent [Characteristic Synthesis]. Scorching air circulated through his body. Lei Luo frowned and clamped his mouth shut. If he opened his mouth and released the gas, he would have suffered for nothing. Fortunately, this state did not last for long. Just as Lei Luo was about to collapse, the gas calmed down, followed by a warm and comfortable feeling like sunlight. The previous experience was like an illusion. ¡°I¡¯ve finally made it.¡± Lei Luo heaved a sigh of relief and began to sense the energy characteristics in his body according to the records in his memory. He had extracted two characteristics from the ore he swallowed: [Fire Poison] and [High Temperature]. Lei Luo pondered for a while and chose to fuse [Fire Poison] with his own poison. [High Temperature] was not bad as well, but he had to go into the sea to hunt. It was difficult for him to unleash the characteristics of [High Temperature] underwater, so it would be better for him to fuse it with his body in the future. It would take an hour for the Characteristic Synthesis to complete, so Lei Luo simply lay on the ground and waited while sensing the changes in his body. As time passed quietly, he did not feel anything in the other parts of his body. He simply felt that his throat was getting more and more itchy. He could not help but want to roar and spit out a dragon breath. When the synthesis reached the most crucial point, Lei Luo forcefully endured it. Finally¡­ After extracting the [Fire Poison] characteristic and fusing it with the Poison Dragon¡¯s poison, Lei Luo couldn¡¯t help but stand up and roar. ¡°Roar!!!¡± A dragon breath shot forward. Lei Luo¡¯s face lit up with pleasure. It felt better than sleeping with a woman. The sea breeze blew, bringing with it a cool breeze. Lei Luo shook his body and reached the rock that was covered by his dragon breath. The combined toxicity of the Fire Poison characteristic and the Poison Dragon¡¯s breath wasn¡¯t obvious on the rock. However, he could clearly see that the surface of the rock, which was covered in his dragon breath, had turned from gray to green. Furthermore, there were traces of dark red in the middle of the rock that went deep into the rock and spread out in all directions. These were the effects of his dragon breath on a rock. If this occurred inside the body of a creature, the effects would be more obvious. ¡°The effects are pretty good. I should continue to strengthen it.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s dragon eyes were filled with joy. He turned around and swallowed another ore. ¡­ An hour later, the second ore was also absorbed. Lei Luo then integrated the Fire Poison talent he had extracted and strengthened it. Meanwhile, after swallowing the two ores, he already felt full and was unable to continue the fusion. Lei Luo did not force it. He laid down and waited for tomorrow to continue the fusion. He did not plan to go far to hunt in the near future. He would first devour the ores and fuse them with his body before heading out to sea. Perhaps he could fuse some characteristics into his body and not just add them into his poisonous breath. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered. He had more ideas regarding this supreme bloodline talent. For example, the [Hardness] characteristics of rocks was not bad when added to the body. This characteristic of rocks was of no use at all to an adult dragon, but Lei Luo was still a young dragon at this moment. It had only been slightly over a year since he was born. Thus, the characteristics of rocks were quite useful to him. According to human age, Lei Luo was currently equivalent to a one-month-old baby. With many thoughts in mind, Lei Luo fell into a deep sleep. In the following days, Lei Luo would swallow two ores on time every day to extract their characteristics and synthesize them. Then, he spent his free time familiarizing himself with dragon language magic and fighting techniques. Occasionally, he would go into the sea to catch fish for a change in taste. His life was rather smooth-sailing. The Fire Poison characteristic that was extracted was fused into his poisonous breath. Other than that, two other characteristics, [Deep Erosion] and [Explosion], were also added to his poison breath. Meanwhile, he had only added the [Hardness] characteristic that he had extracted from rocks to his body. This increased his resistance to attacks. Originally, he had only been mining ores at the edge of the extinct volcano, but now, he was close to the mouth of the volcano. The number of characteristics that he had integrated into his body and poisonous breath had increased, and his fire resistance had also increased. After consuming all the ores he had stored, Lei Luo went to the mouth of the extinct volcano once again to mine. He looked into the interior of the volcano. From his vantage point, he could clearly see that there were many bright red ores in the middle of the volcano. They were all extraordinary ores of high purity. One of these ores was the most eye-catching. It was a Level-3 extraordinary ore, the Earth Core Lava! However, according to the color on the surface of the ore, the Earth Core Lava would quickly evolve to Level-4. Thus, it was far from something that Lei Luo could swallow now. Fortunately, he was the only dragon on the entire island. He had to be patient. After all, everything here belonged to him. ¡°The effects of the Characteristic Synthesis talent are not limited to ores. However, the only ores I can find on this island are the ores from this extinct volcano. Furthermore, the number of characteristics that I can extract from these ores is too little. It¡¯s time to go out and hunt in the sea.¡± ¡°I wonder what characteristics I can extract from those extraordinary creatures.¡± ¡°I have to grow up as soon as possible and take all the benefits. Then, I¡¯ll leave this place and investigate some things.¡± Lei Luo swiped his claws across the ground. After all, he had a human soul and had lived alone for a long time. Thus, he wasn¡¯t particularly used to it and wanted to go to his group. Furthermore, according to his inherited memories, the Poison Dragon¡¯s bloodline was viewed with hostility by other races, so their parents wouldn¡¯t leave their newborns outside unless they had no other choice but to take the risk. Two years had passed since he was born, but his parents in this world had yet to appear. Something must have happened. After all, he had borrowed the body of another person¡¯s child to come to this world. He couldn¡¯t pretend that nothing had happened. Instead, he had to work hard to improve himself and find out the exact reason. Then, he would find his parents in this life to repay them. If he wanted to complete all of this, he had to have the strength to suppress everything. Otherwise, if he were to leave the island and be beaten to death not long after coming ashore, how could he accomplish what he wanted to do? Lei Luo pondered for a moment, then flapped his powerful wings, raising a gale. His body rose into the air and flew towards the sea. Without anyone to teach him, he could only fully develop his bloodline talent. After arriving at the beach, Lei Luo folded his wings and sank into the sea. As he did so, he controlled the poison in his body to prevent it from infecting the seawater. After using his poison for a long time, Lei Luo had more experience. If he integrated his poison into the water ahead of time, even though there would not seem to be much changes on the surface, the power of his poison would be neutralized by the water element. As a result, its power would be reduced. In the past, he did not know how to control the poison in his body. Now that he knew, he naturally could not make such a low-level mistake. Lei Luo¡¯s fierce gaze surveyed the sea, searching for a target. He started from the place where he caught the Alligator Snapping Turtle last time and gradually moved forward. As he moved forward silently, Lei Luo avoided some big creatures with abnormally strong bodies and auras. He maintained his rationality and clarity of mind, and did not attack blindly. Half an hour later, he spotted a creature hunting among a school of fish. The creature had pale golden scales all over its body. Its mouth was very long and filled with sharp teeth. Meanwhile, it relied on its huge tail that was like an oar to travel through the sea. There was a protrusion on its head and its four limbs were thick. It looked like a crocodile from his previous life, but the memories in his head told him that it was a golden lizard with a sharp horn protruding from the middle of its head. If the sharp horn appeared, it would be a Level-3 creature. Thus, this creature should be a peak Level-2 creature. Although Lei Luo had yet to reach Level-1, it was suitable to deal with this creature by combining the toxins of many characteristics. If his poison was strong enough, it could cross realms and affect creatures of a higher level.. Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°I can use you to test how lethal my new poison is to living creatures.¡± Lei Luo slowly retreated. When he reached a safe place, he spat out his poisonous breath and began to infect the seawater on a large scale. He controlled the seawater to sweep forward. The Golden Lizard was not an Alligator Snapping Turtle, and its vision was flawless. He could not allow it to dodge! The seawater surged over and covered an extremely wide radius. The Golden Lizard¡¯s eyes flickered. Seeing that it couldn¡¯t dodge, it assumed a defensive stance and opened its mouth to roar. When Lei Luo saw this, he immediately felt confident. It worked this time! In the end, low-level beasts were still low-level beasts. Even though they had some intelligence, their brains were still lacking. The green seawater covered the surrounding sea area. However, since the poison was being controlled by Lei Luo, it did not affect the unrelated creatures. Instead, it entered the body of the Golden Lizard bit by bit. It had to be said that the body of a peak Level-2 magical beast was very strong. The poison continued to enter its body. Only after five minutes did the Golden Lizard begin to shake. By the time the seawater, which had been tainted by Lei Luo¡¯s poisonous breath, turned clear, the Golden Lizard was lying on the seabed. ¡°This is a good opportunity!¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed and he rushed forward without hesitation. He opened his mouth and bit the Golden Lizard¡¯s neck. Then, his body swayed vigorously as he floated to the surface of the water to avoid unnecessary battles due to the bloody smell. At this moment, the Golden Lizard had already lost consciousness. It was still motionless after its vital parts had been bitten. After a while, it simply died. When Lei Luo surfaced, there was a sudden wave in the distance. A creature was rapidly approaching. A crescent-moon-shaped horn appeared on the surface of the sea. It looked like a shark-like creature from his previous life. ¡°No, I have to leave quickly. It won¡¯t be good if I lose the food in my mouth.¡± Lei Luo did not think much of it and hurriedly flapped his wings to take off. He hadn¡¯t even reached Level-1, and the only reason he was still alive until now was because of his poison. He had also relied on his awakened bloodline talent to increase his strength recently. However, the time he had was still too short, and he hadn¡¯t adapted to the sea battles. Due to various factors, retreating was the wisest choice. Although he thought so, the creatures chasing him from the sea clearly did not think so. There was still some distance between them. The aura of magic surged, and a ball of lightning struck from above Lei Luo. Although it avoided his head, it grazed his tail. Lei Luo trembled and looked down. His tail was numb and he wouldn¡¯t be able to swing it for a while. ¡°F*ck, I¡¯m avoiding you because I don¡¯t want any extra trouble.¡± Anger instantly rose in his heart. Lei Luo used his two front claws to grab the Golden Lizard, opened his mouth, and chanted the dragon language magic. He cast Light Body Spell on himself and flew high up. Then, he held his breath and waited on the spot. Before long, a shark covered in lightning appeared. It stared at Lei Luo as another ball of lightning flew into the sky. ¡°You¡¯re addicted to fighting! Eat my poisonous breath!¡± Lei Luo dodged the lightning and flew to the top of the Thunder Shark¡¯s head, spitting out a poisonous breath. The impact of the poisonous breath itself was not very strong, but when it entered a living creature¡¯s body, its power would explode beyond imagination. Furthermore, Lei Luo had added many characteristics into it. ¡°Roar!¡± As the poisonous breath entered its body, the Thunder Shark¡¯s blue skin turned green, and there were traces of dark red in its skin. The green color was from the poison of the Poison Dragon, while the dark red color was the combination of various characteristics. The characteristics of [Deep Erosion] and [Explosion] were the most outstanding. Meanwhile, the characteristic [Fire Poison] was suppressed in the sea. Looking at the struggling Thunder Shark in the sea, Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed with pride and joy. He had finally vented his anger! After admiring the Thunder Shark for a while in midair, he waited for the other creatures in the sea to surround it before flapping his wings and leaving. The Thunder Shark that had been poisoned by him would not survive long in the sea. It would definitely be devoured by other creatures. After carrying the Golden Lizard back to the island, Lei Luo directly threw it to the edge of the extinct volcano, relying on the residual heat at the edge to roast it. Half an hour later, the Golden Lizard¡¯s body was sizzling, and a fragrance had already drifted out. He turned the Golden Lizard over and roasted the other side until both sides were burnt yellow, crisp, and delicious. Then, Lei Luo opened his mouth and bit down hard. A satisfied smile appeared on Lei Luo¡¯s face as he felt the fragrance in his mouth. His eyes narrowed comfortably. Meanwhile, his tail, which had already recovered, could not help but lightly pat the ground. After enjoying the delicacy, Lei Luo shook his head and began to activate his bloodline talent to extract the characteristics. If he wanted to enjoy such delicacies again in the future, strength was essential. Otherwise, he would end up like the Lightning Shark. If he failed to capture his prey, then he would become the prey of others. As a peak Level-2 magical beast, the Golden Lizard contained a lot of energy. After Lei Luo ate it, he directly advanced to become a Level-1 magical beast. He also extracted two characteristics from the Golden Lizard: [Lightning] and [Second Growth]. There was no need to talk about the first characteristic, [Lightning]. It would be impossible to fuse it with his body or his poison. Meanwhile, the characteristic [Second Growth] could not be added into his body. The body of a dragon would naturally grow stronger. Thus, adding conflicting characteristics, such as lightning, would affect its growth. The Second Growth of the body could be either good or bad. This process was uncontrollable. It was fine as long as he grew naturally. There was no need to add any characteristics. However, the characteristic [Second Growth] would be pretty good if it was fused with his poison. As long as there was a trace of poison left, it could grow again. Wouldn¡¯t that give the enemy a huge surprise? ¡°I¡¯ll choose this growth characteristic.¡± After settling his thoughts, he began to integrate the [Second Growth] characteristic into his poison. Extracting characteristics required time, and the item consumed had to be something that his body could withstand. The fusion did not take too much time, but it mainly relied on the power of his bloodline. An hour later, the fusion of the characteristics was successful, and his poisonous breath became even more terrifying. ¡°I¡¯ll find a place to test its power.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes moved as he looked at the place where he tested his poisonous breath last time. He spat a mouthful of this poisonous breath beside it. The effects were immediately displayed. Originally, the two sides showed the same results, but with the effects of the [Second Growth] characteristic, the amount of poison increased once again and corroded deeper into the rock. Its power was twice as strong as before. If he were to face the Golden Lizard again, he would not have to wait for such a long time. Instead, he would be able to kill it in five minutes. ¡°This is very good. However, the poison can only be used as a means of attack once or twice. If I use it too many times, others will be on guard. Only those magical beasts with low intelligence will be constantly poisoned to death.¡± ¡°The Poison Dragon¡¯s bloodline is not well-liked by the entire world. It would be great if I could learn some defensive spell techniques. It would be best if I could conceal a few of my poisonous breath¡¯s characteristics and use them when I need them.¡± Looking at this scene, Lei Luo was both happy and worried. Leaving the island to interact with the outside world was a necessary step. He had to think about it in advance. He had no parents or elders to teach him, so he could only rely on his inherited memories. After worrying for a while, Lei Luo lay down to sleep and waited for the inherited memories to be activated.. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo slept very soundly. He did not know if it was because his strength had grown or if he had obtained new characteristics. However, after tasting new delicacies, he felt that his body had become stronger again. While he was sleeping, the inherited memories of the Dragon Race were activated in his mind again. Compared to before, these inherited memories contained more information. Most of the memories were related to the description of the bloodline talent [Characteristic Synthesis], as well as the future direction of development. Lei Luo woke up after a good sleep and began combing through his inherited memories, separating what he needed to remember from the unimportant information. There were only three key points. Firstly, the level of characteristics that were fused with his poisonous breath would increase as his level increased, while the level of characteristics that were fused with his body would not. Instead, the same characteristics had to be extracted and merged. However, if the characteristics integrated into the body were not as strong as the body, it would lose its effect. Take the [Hardness] characteristic that Lei Luo had integrated into his body for example. When the characteristic could not keep up with his physical strength, the effect would be gone. However, even if the effects had disappeared, the characteristic would continue to exist. The disadvantage was that it could not be automatically upgraded and had to be combined with the same characteristic. Secondly, there was no limit to the increase in the level of his poisonous breath. If he could become a Demigod, his poisonous breath and his characteristics would also rise to the Demigod level. Meanwhile, the characteristics that he had fused with his body would have their own limits. The [Hardness] characteristic was extracted from rocks. No matter how hard rocks were, they could not compare to an adult dragon¡¯s body. Therefore, this characteristic was destined to be eliminated. No matter how much of the [Hardness] characteristic was extracted, it could not be fused. It could only be used in the early stages. This was just like how the power of 10,000 ants combined could not compare to a single claw of a dragon. That was a qualitative difference which was difficult to make up for with numbers. Thirdly, after advancing to Level-4, [Characteristic Synthesis] would not only work on a single characteristic. Instead, conflicting characteristics could also be fused with his poisonous breath. He could also choose to conceal a certain characteristic. Currently, Lei Luo had fused the [Fire Poison] characteristic into his poisonous breath, which had a corrosive effect. With the addition of the [Ice] characteristic, it would bring about a freezing effect and conflict with the corrosion. Thus, its power would be greatly reduced. If he reached Level-4, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about the two conflicting characteristics. Instead, they would merge perfectly under the power of his bloodline. The corrosive effects of his poison would be stronger without destroying its frozen state! Furthermore, as long as one had a pure Dragon Race bloodline, one could achieve Level-4 after adulthood. If one worked a little harder, it would be very easy to achieve this goal ahead of time. Lei Luo checked the inherited memories in his mind, and his dragon eyes lit up slightly. ¡°Level-4 creatures can absorb the fusion characteristics at will, and there¡¯s no need to worry about conflicts between characteristics. I can even hide a certain characteristic. It looks like I have to speed up my progress.¡± ¡°My body seems to be a little weak since birth. It¡¯s much weaker than the other Poison Dragons in my memories. I still don¡¯t have enough energy to replenish it.¡± ¡°It looks like I have to hunt more advanced creatures in the future.¡± He got to work as soon as he thought of this. Lei Luo came to the beach and changed direction from where he¡¯d previously been out to sea. He took advantage of the fact that it wasn¡¯t dark, flapped his wings, and flew out. He was ready to hunt more and come back to eat supper. The reason why he didn¡¯t hunt in the same area frequently was mainly to avoid attracting the attention of other powerful creatures in the ocean. ¡­ When Lei Luo set off, it was difficult for sunlight to shine through the slightly dark deep sea. A creature covered in blue scales, with the head of a fish and the body of a human, held a pitchfork and controlled the seawater, pushing its body to slowly swim around. Its tiny eyes kept moving as if it was patrolling. After looking around, it suddenly sped up. A layer of light blue energy surrounded its body as it advanced forward. It skimmed through one sea area after another, looking around briefly without stopping. This was a sea demon. Specifically, it belonged to the Merman Race. The surrounding sea area belonged to the Merman Race. As a watcher of the sea area, he had come out to patrol and observe. The sea demons were the overlords of the ocean. They, who were favored by the ocean, felt that they needed to maintain the ecology of the ocean and give back to the ocean. Thus, they started to engage in regular patrols. This merman seemed to be in a good mood. A series of bubbles appeared from his mouth. He had already patrolled more than half of the area and hadn¡¯t discovered anything unusual. There was also no trash that had been thrown into the sea by humans. He would only patrol again in three years. This was truly something to be happy about. ¡°There¡¯s still a little bit left. Let¡¯s find a place to rest first before moving out. I don¡¯t need this bit of time.¡± The merman swam to a coral cluster that was suitable for sleeping and immediately thought of sleeping. His race had determined the amount of time for each patrol. However, it was normal to delay the patrol for a day or two. With this in mind, the merman waved the pitchfork in his hand and summoned a dark blue bubble to envelop it. He gently landed on the coral and fell asleep. Meanwhile, in the last small area he was going to patrol, a silent massacre was happening. Lei Luo folded his wings and lay quietly at the bottom of the sea, watching everything coldly. Just now, he had already spat out three mouthfuls of poisonous breath, infecting the surrounding sea. At this moment, it was gradually eroding the creatures in this area. With the addition of the Second Growth characteristic, the power of his poisonous breath was more than double that of before. This was because the poison that had invaded the body at the very beginning might only be able to invade the surface of the skin due to the physique of the organism. However, the second round of invasion started from the location of the first invasion. Thus, it was faster and more easily fatal. In just half an hour, any creatures that were at Level-2 and below had already fainted. The weaker ones were already lifeless. At this time, only two Level-3 One-Horned Seals and an initial-stage Level-4 Water Lion did not faint. ¡°The resistance ability of high-leveled creatures is not bad. It seems like I have to integrate some special characteristics into my poisonous breath. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to use it against enemies.¡± ¡°Just the Second Growth characteristic isn¡¯t enough. I have to concentrate the poison on them.¡± ¡°Also, I can¡¯t just rely on my own poisonous breath. I can¡¯t give up on the Dragon Race¡¯s physical attacks and dragon language magic either.¡± On the seabed, Lei Luo calmly analyzed his own strengths and weaknesses. After this hunt, he could clearly see his advantages and disadvantages. There were many areas he needed to make up for. Fortunately, he still had enough time. ¡°I can¡¯t wait any longer. Kill!¡± After accumulating the remaining poison in the sea on the Level-4 Water Lion, Lei Luo rushed up and ambushed the One-Horned Seals. Because they were deep in the sea, no sound could be heard. There were only huge waves rolling on the surface of the sea. In the face of a sneak attack, panic flashed in the eyes of the two One-Horned Seals. Then, their eyes turned red as they roared angrily. The single horn on their heads summoned out water arrows that shot downwards. Gu ~ Gu ~ Gu ~ With a dull sound, Lei Luo wrapped his wings around himself and chanted a Water Shield Spell. Pop! Pop! Pop! The water shield shattered and the arrows hit his wings, disintegrating into specks of energy and disappearing without a trace. After such a buffer, Lei Luo had already arrived in front of the two One-Horned Seals. Without any hesitation, he aimed his claws at their eyes and drew a line across while spitting out a mouthful of poisonous breath.. Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The two One-Horned Seals had been infected by the poison for quite some time. They had already used all their strength to resist the poison just now. Thus, when Lei Luo rushed over, they only had time to shake their heads and try to avoid him. While they managed to dodge the dragon claws, the poisonous breath poured down from above them and quickly invaded their brains. Then, the two One-Horned Seals stiffened and sank to the bottom of the sea. After finishing them off, Lei Luo didn¡¯t even look at them. He ran straight for the Level-4 Water Lion. Furthermore, it was currently escaping. If he really let it escape, his harvest today would be much worse. Each level was a watershed. Thus, the difference in energy contained within the body was also very large. Relying on the powerful body of the dragon race and the Water Lion that had already been weakened by the poison, Lei Luo swept his claws over the Water Lion and lashed his tail at the Water Lion from the side. ¡°Roar!¡± The Water Lion roared and raised its head slightly. A thick energy barrier appeared. Kacha ~ Kacha ~ Cracks appeared on the energy barrier, but it managed to block the attack. The Water Lion did not stay to fight. Instead, it continued to run forward, sensing that its life was in danger. A ferocious glint flashed across Lei Luo¡¯s eyes as he chased after the Water Lion. ¡°Damn it, you better stay!¡± There were still many spoils of war behind him. He could not leave for too long, but he did not want to give up on the harvest in front of him. Thus, he had to end it quickly! The Water Lion was a Level-4 aquatic creature after all. Even after being poisoned twice, its speed was still not slow. It gradually left Lei Luo behind and was about to enter the deep sea. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as he suddenly had an idea. Could he further develop the Second Growth characteristic using his existing foundation and turn it into the Third Growth Characteristic? As soon as he thought of this, Lei Luo immediately activated it. The Poison Dragon¡¯s bloodline circulated in his body. At a certain moment, it paused for a second before moving forward at an even more intense speed. A drop of green blood was extracted from the red blood and entered Lei Luo¡¯s throat. The Third Growth characteristic was activated! Roar! The Water Lion roared in despair. It struggled with all its limbs and tried to swim forward, but its body was sinking. ¡°Something seems to have changed in my body. I don¡¯t care anymore. I¡¯ll think about it when I get back.¡± Lei Luo looked down and flew forward. First, he pierced the back of the Water Lion¡¯s head to prevent it from escaping the effects of the poison and becoming a threat. Then, he flew back and held the two One-Horned Seals in his mouth. Lei Luo no longer cared about ordinary creatures below Level-1. They were removed from his menu, and they really did not taste not that good. The energy contained in them was also poor. What was the point of bringing them back? Four of his claws were holding his prey, while the Water Lion was in his mouth. He gave up on the rest of his prey. Lei Luo surfaced, flapped his wings hard, and quickly left. What he did not know was that the Third Growth of the poison not only affected the poison in the Water Lion¡¯s body, but also the other poisons. However, the effects weren¡¯t that obvious, but it still grew again and remained at the bottom of the sea. Five hours after Lei Luo left the sea. The merman who had been sleeping until now came to patrol this area. There had been no abnormalities in the surrounding sea for nearly a hundred years, so the Merman Race was very relaxed. According to past experience, the deep sea area wasn¡¯t a problem, and the area bordering the shallow sea wasn¡¯t a problem either. They just needed to travel two rounds. As the merman floated up, everything in the surrounding sea was normal. Large fish could usually be seen eating small fish, but they did not appear here. Not even an active school of fish could be seen, making this area appear a bit quiet and abnormal. ¡°The schools of fish must have entered the sea.¡± The merman gave himself an explanation, then patrolled in peace. However, he stopped when he was a third of the way through. In the last part of the sea in front of him, there was not a single living fish. Instead, they were all dead. They floated on the surface of the sea and swayed along with the waves. Most of them were ordinary fishes, while a small number were Level-1 sea beasts. There were bite marks on the corpses of Level-1 sea beasts. It should have been caused by a normal school of fish, but for some reason, both the sea beasts and the fish had died. ¡°Something has happened. Could the deep sea pollution have leaked?¡± The merman backed away, looking alarmed. However, after observing for a while, he calmed down. The creatures that died were all below Level-1. With his Level-3 body, there wasn¡¯t much danger. After calming down, the merman slowly walked forward and picked up a dead fish on the surface of the sea. He first looked at it. ¡°There¡¯s no scratches. It¡¯s not caused by a human fishing net, and it doesn¡¯t look like it was killed by any other creature.¡± ¡°Instead, it ate a Level-1 creature and died. However, how did that Level-1 die?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to judge from its appearance. Let me eat it and see.¡± The merman thought for a moment and opened his mouth to swallow the dead fish. He closed his eyes to feel the fish and frowned. ¡°It¡¯s not a normal death. There¡¯s a small amount of poison in its body. It should be from the Level-1 creature.¡± ¡°However, the Level-1 creature also died. Who brought the source of the poison?¡± The merman waved his pitchfork and pushed the dead fish to the side. It slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. Meanwhile, Level-1 sea beasts were already out of the range of ordinary creatures and would not float to the surface. Since he had discovered this matter, he had to investigate it thoroughly. It could be considered a meritorious deed. After gathering the corpses of all the Level-1 creatures, the merman¡¯s pitchfork cut through their skin, revealing the slightly blackened bones at the bottom. Its expression changed immediately. Then, when he cut open the stomach pouch, he retreated in panic and looked around. The fact that the bones had turned black meant that the creatures had been poisoned to death. It was possible that they had eaten some poisonous substance. Alternatively, this had been caused by the harsh environment. However, if their stomachs were empty, that was unusual. It meant they had been killed by other creatures. To be able to kill ranked creatures on such a large scale using poison, the killer had to either have a special item to be very powerful. Regardless, it would be very easy for them to kill a Level-3 merman like him. When faced with a life-threatening situation, the merman naturally panicked. However, after a while, the merman gradually calmed down. There were no abnormalities in the surrounding sea. The dead fish were still drifting along with the waves. Thus, that mysterious creature should have left. ¡°This is not something I can investigate. I should hurry up and report it. Why am I feeling a little dizzy?¡± ¡°I must have been scared. Business is more important.¡± The merman¡¯s face was pale, but he did not realize it. After taking away a group of ordinary fish and a Level-1 sea beast, the merman hurriedly left and headed deeper into the sea. As for the scene, he could no longer care about it. It was beyond his ability. The territory of the Merman Race was quite far from the sea area where it was patrolling. The journey would take three days. However, in order to report in time, the merman sacrificed his weapons and enhanced his speed. In six hours, he returned to the gathering place of the Merman Race. When he appeared outside the race, he was quickly discovered by other mermen. ¡°Gehr, weren¡¯t you out on patrol? Why are you back so soon?¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything after getting home?¡± ¡°Something¡¯s wrong. Something¡¯s happened.¡± Some of the mermen noticed Gehr¡¯s odd behavior and quickly swam up to him. They noticed that Gehr¡¯s face was dark and blue, and his skin was shriveling. His aura was so weak that he was almost as strong as a Level-1 creature. Before setting off, he was a Level-3 warrior! ¡°Quickly inform the priest that Gehr might have encountered an enemy and suffered serious injuries.¡± The clansman held Gehr up, and he instantly fainted.. Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Gehr was seriously injured. He had gone from a Level-3 warrior to a Level-1 warrior and was unconscious. This was a very serious provocation to the Merman Race, who had dominated the surrounding sea region for over a hundred years. They had to deal with it seriously to intimidate the other enemies who coveted this sea region and protect their own interests. If the enemy could seriously injure a Level-3 merman warrior to the point that he regressed into a Level-1 warrior today, they might attack a second-rank clansman tomorrow. It was even to the extent that this was a dangerous test. If the Merman Race¡¯s reaction wasn¡¯t intense, the enemy would gradually devour their strength until they occupied the sea region that belonged to the Merman Race. Gehr was helped into the gathering place and brought directly to the center, where the merman priest lived. The tribe leader of the mermen came upon hearing the news. Looking at the unconscious Gehr, his expression was abnormally ugly. ¡°Don¡¯t wait here. I¡¯ll bring Gehr to the priest and inform you of the results tonight.¡± With a wave of his hand to disperse the mermen who were watching the spectacle, the tribe leader carried Gehr into the room where the priest was. The tribe leader observed Gehr¡¯s face and his fish head moved subconsciously, his eyes suspicious. ¡°Chief, are you thinking about what poison this is?¡± The merman priest walked out of the room in his magic robe and asked. ¡°Yes. This is the first time I¡¯ve seen this poison, but there¡¯s a sense of familiarity. It should be a rather important but not a particularly important event. I can¡¯t recall it at the moment.¡± The tribe leader of the mermen did not deny it and responded. ¡°It is indeed quite important, but it is not important either. This is because we might encounter it once every 1,000 years. However, if we do, the Merman Race will be lucky. Our race will definitely prosper again because of this!¡± The merman priest¡¯s expression was fervent, and the fins on his face couldn¡¯t stop trembling. Other than the fins on his cheeks, he was no different from a normal human being. This was the characteristic of a merman that had evolved to Level-4. Upon looking at the fervent expression of the priest, the tribe leader was still puzzled. He stood there and waited. After a while, the merman priest calmed down and explained, ¡°I don¡¯t know if you remember the battle between the Sea Beast Race and the two Level-9 Poison Dragons 800 years ago.¡± When he asked this, the expression of the tribe leader became a little unnatural. ¡°Of course I remember. In that battle, one of the Level-9 Poison Dragons was heavily injured, while the other was lightly injured. All the top-tier sea beasts were killed. The poisonous gases wreaked havoc in the sea over a region that spanned 50,000 kilometers, and all living beings died.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for that battle, the Merman Race wouldn¡¯t have been able to occupy this sea region. Why are you talking about this?¡± The merman priest slowly shook his head and explained. ¡°The reason those two Poison Dragons made war was to seize the Sea King¡¯s Pearl from the Sea Beast Race. The Sea King¡¯s Pearl is only effective on creatures that have yet to be born. That female Poison Dragon must have been pregnant and wanted to pave the way for her child.¡± ¡°According to the Dragon Race¡¯s fertility period, its child should be born soon.¡± The tribe leader frowned in confusion. ¡°What does it have to do with the attack on Gehr? Even if it¡¯s really the work of the Poison Dragon, Gehr won¡¯t come back. What are you trying to say?¡± ¡°You still haven¡¯t thought of it?¡± The merman priest tapped the staff in his hand. ¡°A year ago, one of the two Poison Dragons that snatched the Sea King¡¯s Pearl from the Sea Beast Race died, and the other was injured. The injured female Poison Dragon left the vicinity of our sea region. At that time, the Human Mage Union was pursuing her.¡± ¡°However, we haven¡¯t heard any news from the people that chased after them. That Poison Dragon mother is also missing.¡± ¡°The poison on Gehr¡¯s body is from the Poison Dragon Race. He must have encountered something related to the Poison Dragon.¡± ¡°It¡¯s impossible for him to encounter an adult Poison Dragon. That means it can only be a young Poison Dragon. It should be a young dragon that doesn¡¯t have an elder protecting it. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t have returned. Why do you think that I¡¯m happy now?¡± The merman tribe leader was shocked at first, then he came to his senses. His fish face twisted and his body trembled. The Poison Dragon¡¯s bloodline was notorious in the world, but it was undeniable that the Poison Dragons were still a part of the Dragon Race after all. Thus, they had powerful physical bodies and a naturally powerful poison. An adult Poison Dragon was extremely dangerous and cunning. Only large factions could deal with it, and they usually had to pay a heavy price. However, if it was just a young Poison Dragon, it would be tolerable. Moreover, there was a certain chance that a young Poison Dragon could be controlled using a secret consciousness technique. Even if it was useless, they could still extract the Poison Dragon¡¯s bloodline and study its inheritance. It could be said that its entire body was full of treasures. After exploiting all its value, it could even be handed over to the human kingdom in exchange for a bounty. If even a Level-3 warrior could survive, wouldn¡¯t it be easier to capture it if they sent more people? The chief of the merman tribe fell into a fantasy, his fish eyes motionless. The priest had a faint smile on his face, but he quickly adjusted his mentality. He waved the magic staff in his hand and condensed magic power before casting a healing spell on Gehr. After all, he still had to get the details from Gehr. The healing spell failed to remove the poison in Gehr¡¯s body, but it allowed him to recover a little and regain consciousness. ¡°Greetings, tribe leader and priest.¡± When Gehr woke up and saw the two of them, he hurriedly bent down to bow, but he couldn¡¯t exert any strength in his body and lay back down halfway. The merman priest waved his hand. ¡°Calm down first. Tell me, what did you discover during your patrol of the sea region? Why were you poisoned and seriously injured? If I hadn¡¯t taken action, you would have died.¡± Fear flashed through Gehr¡¯s eyes when he was asked this question. However, with the tribe leader and the priest around, he still explained. He started from the beginning of his journey to the sea region, where he discovered the abnormality and ate a dead fish. Then, he investigated the cause of the death of a Level-1 creature and deduced that it was done by a powerful foreign creature. He realized that something was wrong and fled back to the race. ¡°Did you eat an ordinary dead fish and end up like this?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± The merman priest held his staff and gently tapped the ground, deep in thought. Ordinary fishes would be able to evolve by devouring a ranked creature. A school of fish had definitely discovered dead Level-1 creatures and instinctively tried to devour them. However, the Level-1 creatures had been poisoned to death by the Poison Dragon and had residual poison in their bodies. The Level-1 creatures had been poisoned to death. After an ordinary school of fish ate them, the school of fish died. Then, a Level-3 warrior like Gehr ate the dead fish. As a result, he was severely injured and regressed to a Level-1 warrior. This was a little terrifying. What a heavy poison! Three dilutions almost killed a Level-3 creature! That Poison Dragon didn¡¯t fancy Level-1 creatures, but it went to the sea region where only Level-3 creatures existed to hunt. This meant that its level wasn¡¯t high, and that it was only at Level-1 or Level-2. If he gathered all the combat power of the race, he could kill them! If they took out the treasures in the treasury, the casualties would be greatly reduced. The Dragon Race¡¯s growth period spanned over hundreds of years, so they could first find out what was happening. The merman priest paced back and forth in the room, occasionally tapping his staff on the ground and making a sound. Gehr was confused. He didn¡¯t understand what the priest was thinking, but he didn¡¯t ask further. Meanwhile, the tribe leader quietly waited for the results. In terms of brains, he was not as good as the priest. Thus, to him, there was no problem in using brute force to fight. Finally, the merman priest stopped and turned to look at the tribe leader. ¡°How long will it take for you to evolve to Level-5 if you use all the treasures in the treasury that can increase your combat strength?¡± ¡°About five months.¡± ¡°Alright, do your best to advance in the next five months. Gehr, stay here and recuperate for the time being. Draw a detailed map of the sea area for me, and I¡¯ll arrange the rest. If we succeed this time, we¡¯ll complete the dragon-slaying plan.¡± The merman priest took a deep breath and eventually made a decision.. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Merman Race had discovered traces of Lei Luo and made the decision to capture him. However, Lei Luo knew nothing regarding this. At this moment, Lei Luo had just finished a meal of barbecued Water Lion and was resting on a rock. He was refining his characteristics while adding the suitable ones into his body or poisonous breath. However, most of the energy was absorbed into his body to advance. Beside him were two One-Horned Seals that had yet to be dealt with. He was waiting for supper as his body needed time to absorb the energy. He could not grow just by eating. Lei Luo was only born last year. According to the growth cycle of the Dragon Race, it would take 200 years for him to become an adult. This speed of advancing to Level-4 was too slow. However, 200 years was too long. He still had many things to deal with. He had to speed things up. Lei Luo looked at the sky above the island, his mind racing. ¡°It would be great if I could know the map and direction of the surrounding sea region. I also want news about my parents. However, even a Level-4 Water Lion doesn¡¯t have the intelligence to communicate. It¡¯s too difficult.¡± ¡°I wonder if there are other creatures in the sea that can communicate.¡± ¡°According to my inherited memories, sea beasts only develop strength and have no intelligence. However, some races that are related to humans have sufficient intelligence. There shouldn¡¯t be any in the sea, right?¡± Lei Luo gathered his thoughts. When he thought about how he might have to rely on his luck to reach land in the future, he felt a little worried. ¡­ Time passed day by day. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. The sea was still moving with the wind as usual. Suddenly¡­ A faint roar came from the bottom of the sea. There were undercurrents, as if some creature was fighting at the bottom of the sea. The commotion grew bigger and bigger. Finally, a figure broke through the surface of the sea and flew into the sky. Under its claws were two Level-3 sea snakes. The figure in the sky was dark green in color and its head was the shape of an inverted triangle. Its eyes flickered with a cold light and its two wings were ten meters long when stretched out. It was a Poison Dragon, a rare creature in the Holy Land. Lei Luo looked down at the sea, snorted, and flew away. In this sea region, he didn¡¯t need to hide his existence. After all, being discovered wasn¡¯t that big of a deal. This was because the sea beasts couldn¡¯t communicate and lacked intelligence. If there were sentient creatures in the sea, Lei Luo would have had to be careful to keep the information about him from leaking. Lei Luo looked at the sea snakes in his claws and sighed. ¡°I only killed two sea snakes. The Dragon Race is still not suitable for the sea. However, with these two sea snakes, it is enough for me to break through to Level-2. Unfortunately, the Level-4 sea snake king is too difficult to kill.¡± Every time he hunted, he would go to another sea area and encounter different creatures. Now, he didn¡¯t just rely on poison to hunt. Occasionally, he would also need to use dragon language magic and fight physically. For example, although the sea snakes that he killed this time were snakes, they did not have any venom. Furthermore, they were very resistant to poison. It could also disguise itself against the commonly-seen seabed and launch a sneak attack. If Lei Luo didn¡¯t happen to find the sea snakes this time, he would have to suffer. The two Level-3 sea snakes were not difficult to deal with. The difficult one was the Level-4 sea snake king. Even with the tough body of a Level-1 dragon, Lei Luo could only fight to a draw underwater. In addition, the snake king had many underlings, so the poison would not be effective. Thus, Lei Luo could only choose to retreat. ¡°When I advance to Level-2, I¡¯ll find trouble with them next time.¡± Lei Luo remembered the location of the sea snakes. After returning to the island, he roasted his prey briefly and swallowed the two Level-3 sea snakes. Feeling the warmth in his stomach nourishing his body, Lei Luo narrowed his eyes. He was in a good mood. As he was about to advance to Level-2, he did not extract the characteristics of the sea snakes this time. Instead, he waited patiently. After all, after entering Level-2, the other characteristics that were integrated into his poisonous breather earlier would become stronger. This was much more cost-effective than adding new characteristics. With the strengthening of his poisonous breath, it would be easier to deal with the sea snake king, forming a good cycle. Lei Luo stretched his body and absorbed the magic power of the world to speed up his advancement. One hour later, the energy absorption of the two Level-3 water snakes was completed. Boundless magic power surged around Lei Luo¡¯s body and even caused a strong wind to surround him. The gravel within 100 meters was swept up into the sky. Then, wave after wave of powerful fluctuations spread out from his body. Lei Luo could only feel his body constantly expanding. Meanwhile, his strength was also swiftly growing. Four meters¡­ Six meters¡­ Eight meters¡­ When he was almost nine meters tall, all the mutations stopped. Hu ~ Hu ~ Hu ~ Lei Luo panted slightly, his expression filled with excitement. He had really entered Level-2! After killing so many ranked creatures, his goal was finally achieved today. Lei Luo was pleasantly surprised. As he felt the strength of his body, he recalled his past memories. Before his strength reached the requirements, only the surface of some of his memories would be unlocked. He would only be able to see deeper content when he reached the requirements. This setting was to prevent some young dragons from not understanding the severity of the situation and rashly using powers that exceeded their level, only to result in serious consequences. The memories left behind by the senior Poison Dragons were still very useful. He calmed down and carefully looked at the memories he had obtained in the past. As he looked at the images that flashed in front of his eyes and the ravings that rang in his ears, Lei Luo gradually became immersed and forgot about the time. When he regained his senses, he realized that the sun had set. The sky was dark and the night shrouded the sky. Lei Luo looked at the sky, and the joy on his face from advancing greatly diminished. This time, not only did he look through the inherited memories he had obtained in the past, he also saw the scene before he was born. Someone wanted to kill him before he was born! That fellow had succeeded the first time. The dragon egg didn¡¯t have any life force, and it had died once. Furthermore, after Lei Luo transmigrated, the dragon egg had come back to life. That fellow had come to attack for the second time, but had been stopped by an unknown existence, or he would have died again. From start to finish, Lei Luo didn¡¯t understand why, and no one gave him an explanation. When he recalled the indifferent, lofty golden eyes in the sky, Lei Luo felt a surge of anger. He didn¡¯t want to know so much. The only thing he knew was that that fellow wanted to kill him! ¡°Damned fellow, although it might be because you killed my previous self that I transmigrated here, it¡¯s also true that you wanted to kill me the second time. I¡¯m not a true Poison Dragon, but I¡¯ve already used this body and awakened the supreme bloodline talent of the Poison Dragon bloodline.¡± ¡°In that case, it¡¯s my responsibility to avenge my predecessor and allow the Poison Dragon race to stand under the sun again!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know who you are, but as long as I grow up, we will meet sooner or later.¡± ¡°If I enter Level-3, will I be able to see earlier scenes and know where my parents in this life went?¡± Even though he was only at Level-2 now and was far from that unknown existence, Lei Luo was still determined to take revenge. Just as Lei Luo made up his mind to take revenge and revive the glory of the Poison Dragon race, he felt comfortable all over. A tender dragon¡¯s roar faintly came from his body, and the sound gradually faded until it disappeared. ¡°Was that the remnant soul of my previous self? Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take care of everything.¡± Lei Luo agreed with a complicated but firm expression. He could choose not to do so. He could live comfortably with his bloodline talent and dragon body. However, when he thought of his predecessor who died in the egg, he still felt indignant and could not let it go! Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios While Lei Luo was checking his memories before his birth and advancing to Level-2, the Merman Race did not stop either. The tribe leader of the mermen was absorbing energy and preparing to advance to Level-5. Meanwhile, the merman priest sent a large number of mermen to search for islands within a range of 100,000 nautical miles according to Gehr¡¯s map. After three months of searching, the Merman Race had already approached the sea region where Lei Luo was. The ordinary mermen did not know what they were searching for. The merman priest did not reveal all of the information. Instead, he only told them to search for islands on the sea and to check if there was any aura that they feared. Gehr, who knew a little bit of insider information, was grounded in the room of the priest for a long time. If they knew that they were looking for a young Poison Dragon, some of the mermen would definitely slack off and not work. The other mermen would leak the information in exchange for benefits. The Merman Race was located deep in the sea. They could find many things that they had no use for, but were of great use to humans. Therefore, they had contact with the humans on land. Both sides took what they needed. However, this time, the merman priest didn¡¯t plan on letting the news of the young Poison Dragon be leaked. He wanted to keep the information to himself. A young Poison Dragon hadn¡¯t appeared in the Holy Land for thousands of years. The rarer something was, the more valuable it was. If he captured it alive, it wouldn¡¯t be sold for a sky-high price, but it would definitely allow the entire Merman Race to advance and obtain great benefits. It wasn¡¯t impossible to improve their bloodline either. Of course, the improvement of bloodlines would start from the top. The higher-ups would enjoy the benefits first. At this moment, two Level-2 mermen appeared in the area where Lei Luo hunted the water snakes today. The two mermen swam slowly, occasionally surfacing to take a look. ¡°What do you think the priest is looking for? It¡¯s been three months, but he doesn¡¯t even let us rest. We just keep working.¡± ¡°Who knows? Within 100,000 nautical miles, many of our brothers died at the hands of the sea beasts.¡± ¡°The leader didn¡¯t appear to stop us either. I haven¡¯t seen him in a long time.¡± ¡°Could it be that the priest killed the tribe leader and is preparing to seize power?¡± ¡°What are you thinking? Does the priest need power? Hurry up and find the target. The most important thing is to end this mission. After all, the rewards are plentiful.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just saying. It¡¯s not that easy to complete the mission.¡± The two of them chatted as they swam. The mermen had grown up at the bottom of the sea, so the darkness had little effect on them. After swimming for an hour, the merman on the left tugged at the arm of the merman on the right. ¡°There¡¯s an island up ahead. Let¡¯s go take a look.¡± ¡°This should be the only island in the nearby sea area. If there¡¯s no target on it, we¡¯ll find another place.¡± ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s go together.¡± The two mermen cast an acceleration spell on themselves and soon arrived at the edge of the island where Lei Luo was resting. Ordinary mermen could not leave the ocean, but it was not a problem for Level-2 mermen to leave temporarily. ¡°Do you want to take a look?¡± ¡°Since we¡¯re already here, we have to walk around.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll use my scouting spell. If I shout for you to run, carry me and leave.¡± After the two mermen finished their discussion, the merman on the left went ashore and slammed his pitchfork on the ground. A blue halo spread out from the ground and covered an area of one kilometer. Meanwhile, the merman on the right followed and was ready to run at any time. Although he did that, the mermen on the right did not take it to heart. After all, the other tribesmen had investigated many islands and there was no danger. They should not be so unlucky. They might not gain anything this time. The blue circle of light moved with them, gradually spreading from the edge of the island to the center of the island and approaching the extinct volcano. Lei Luo was about to go to sleep when he suddenly noticed a blue circle of light in front of him. The surroundings of the extinct volcano were all red. Thus, the sudden appearance of a blue color was exceptionally eye-catching. ¡°What¡¯s this? It seems to have magical waves?¡± Lei Luo felt that this was strange. He got up and stared at the blue circle of light without touching it. When the blue circle of light spread to his body, a ripple suddenly appeared and continuously fluctuated. Then, the magic aura became even more obvious. A thought occurred to Lei Luo, and he remembered what it was. ¡°This is a scouting spell. Has a human come to the island?¡± ¡°Why would a human come at such a late hour and specially use this spell? Are they here for me?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s pupils contracted. He rose nervously and peered into the darkness. He had lived here for more than a year, and he knew all the creatures in the surrounding sea area very well. There was really no need for humans to come here to hunt. The only one of great value was him. Young Poison Dragons were rare and lacked the power to resist. Thus, they could be sold for a high price. Lei Luo took a step back with one foot and left the circle of light, thinking of a plan to deal with it. He could also see in the dark, but he was only at Level-2. Thus, he could see very little and could only see about ten meters away. However, a distance of ten meters was negligible for ranked creatures. Who knew how many people were hidden in the darkness? If Lei Luo was not careful, he would probably die here tonight and be captured by the humans. Lei Luo did not think that he had any chance of surviving, unless he was enslaved and became a servant. ¡°What should I do? Should I hide in the sky or fight them?¡± ¡°No, there are many strong humans who can fly. If I go into the sky, I will be restricted. Why not go down to the sea? Humans will be restricted more than me in the sea.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes darted around. He decided it was best to avoid them for now, mainly because he wasn¡¯t sure how many enemies there were. It would be easier to make a decision when the sun rose the next day. How far could he run in one night? If they came for this young Poison Dragon, they wouldn¡¯t leave! Lei Luo looked back. He took a detour from the extinct volcano and went straight to the bottom of the sea. Then, he swam away quickly. Meanwhile, as soon as he left, the fluctuations of the scouting spell were sent back to the two mermen. The terrifying aura that belonged to the Dragon Race circulated. The two mermen had never seen a dragon before, so they didn¡¯t know what kind of creature this aura belonged to. However, the suppression of their ranks still made them instinctively panic. ¡°Run, run quickly, we¡¯ve found the target!¡± The merman who was maintaining the scouting spell trembled and was forced to stop the spell. He pulled out his pitchfork and ran into the sea. The aura transmitted by the scouting spell terrified him. He didn¡¯t even have the courage to take a look. Meanwhile, the merman on the right was stunned for a moment before he quickly recovered and ran into the sea. No matter what kind of creature was on the island, as long as they entered the ocean, it would be their home ground. Even if they couldn¡¯t defeat the enemy, they had the confidence to protect themselves. ¡°What did you find out?¡± ¡°Nothing, only an aura that terrifies me instinctively. Perhaps the priest knows about this. After all, he was the one who gave the mission.¡± ¡°But we¡¯ve completed our mission. Let¡¯s hurry back.¡± The two mermen jumped into the sea. After determining their direction, they sacrificed the pitchforks in their hands at the same time and sped back to the gathering place of their race. However, what they did not know was that the direction they were heading in was also the direction that Lei Luo was heading in. The unknown enemy had invaded his island. As a Level-2 Poison Dragon, he didn¡¯t have the confidence to annihilate the enemy. Thus, it was best to avoid them. There were undercurrents at the bottom of the sea in this direction. It was not a big problem for the dragon race. However, if a human were to barge in, they would definitely suffer losses.. Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo ran in the sea for 30 minutes, then hid behind a reef. He frowned, puzzled. ¡°Who was it that caught up to me? Why did they specifically go to the deserted island and use the scouting spell?¡± ¡°That deserted island has no value. Did they know that I would be on the island?¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. After I was born, no matter how far I went, they didn¡¯t appear at sea. I didn¡¯t encounter any human merchant ships either. The news shouldn¡¯t have leaked.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s not because of me, then it must be because of external factors. Could it be my parents?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s heart was racing as he was nervous. He felt that he had guessed the truth. However, soon after, the thoughts in his mind changed again. Perhaps it was because before he was born, the golden eyes in the sky leaked the news and wanted to lure human experts to kill him. When the pair of golden eyes made its second move, it was stopped by an unknown existence. Furthermore, its tone was rather nasty. It probably did not dare to attack again. Recalling the cold, aloof eyes in his memories, Lei Luo found it hard to control his body. He wanted to go back and fight the people on the island. However, his rationality prevented him from doing so. With his current strength as a Level-2 Poison Dragon and his synthesized poisonous breath, he could at most fight an early-stage Level-5 creature to a draw. If the other party had more helpers, he would be at a disadvantage. If the enemy was beyond Level-5, it was very likely that he would be completely suppressed. ¡°I¡¯ll bear with it for now and observe the situation tomorrow.¡± Lei Luo scratched the reef and calmed down. He lay prone on the seabed, his eyes half-closed as he slept. Suddenly, an undercurrent surged over from afar, causing the seaweed to sway left and right. ¡°Mm? Have they caught up? They¡¯re not slow.¡± Lei Luo tilted his head and looked in the direction of the undercurrent. After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth and spat out his poisonous breath, directly tainting the seawater within a kilometer. The other party was very fast. Relatively speaking, it was difficult for them to change directions. Thus, as long as the other party entered a range of one kilometer from Lei Luo in the sea, he could control his poison to invade their bodies. If he hid in the dark, he could avoid a situation where he was unable to deal with the experts who came. If he suddenly encountered them, he would be in danger. Even if he wanted revenge, his life was in his hands. It was impossible for him to lose his life because of revenge. This point was clear to Lei Luo. After waiting for a few minutes, the undercurrents raged and two balls of blue light rushed over. ¡°Mm? There¡¯s something ahead. I can¡¯t go around it.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s charge over and return to the race! We¡¯ve done a great deed! This is enough for us to enjoy yourselves for a long time! Perhaps that might be some ignorant sea beasts!¡± ¡°It looks like something that the cuttlefish made. It¡¯s useless against us.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll deal with it later.¡± The two mermen did not slow down. After discussing, they accelerated again. Lei Luo, who was lying on the seabed, was confused. ¡°They aren¡¯t humans? Why do they have fish heads?¡± As he watched the two mermen enter the zone of his poisonous breath, a trace of malevolence flashed across Lei Luo¡¯s eyes. He immediately activated his poisonous breath that began to invade them. Regardless of whether they were humans or not, the fact that they were coming from the direction of his island was the most suspicious point! He would capture them first and see if he could communicate with them. If he couldn¡¯t, he would have to kill them. Even Level-3 merman warriors could not withstand his poisonous breath after it had been diluted twice. However, these two mermen were only at Level-2. Furthermore, the poisonous breath had directly invaded their bodies. Their swimming speed instantly slowed down, and the blue shield around their bodies shattered. Lei Luo was a little surprised as he watched the mermen sink to the bottom of the sea. ¡°Are they so weak?¡± He had thought that there would be a huge battle, but who would have thought that it would be resolved so quickly? Lei Luo stepped forward slowly and looked at the two unconscious mermen. He pressed his dragon claws against each of their foreheads to prevent the poison from invading their minds. He did not care about the rest. Lei Luo looked around and found an underwater cave that was sealed off on three sides. He stuffed the two mermen inside and woke them up. ¡°Where is this? Damn it, it¡¯s definitely not caused by the cuttlefish.¡± ¡°Who dares to touch the Merman Race in this sea?¡± ¡°Is it a sea beast? It doesn¡¯t look like it.¡± ¡°Business is more important. Let¡¯s go back and inform our race first. We¡¯ll deal with this later.¡± The underwater cave was relatively small. After Lei Luo tucked the two mermen in, he stayed outside to eavesdrop. If they were intelligent creatures, the first thing they would do when they woke up would be to confirm where they were. Then, they would communicate with their companions. If they were not intelligent and rushed out, then Lei Luo would kill them. After listening to the conversation inside, Lei Luo smiled. After so long, he finally met two intelligent creatures. Although they were weaker, they were suitable for him to control. The two mermen simply walked out of the cave. Lei Luo chuckled and grabbed them with his claws. ¡°Where do you want to run to?¡± In the face of this sudden attack, the two mermen struggled subconsciously. However, there was still poison in their bodies. If Lei Luo hadn¡¯t helped to suppress the poison, they would have died long ago. However, even if the poison was suppressed, they wouldn¡¯t be able to use much strength. Seeing that struggling was useless, the mermen on the left prepared to cast a spell to resist. ¡°Mm? Are you not sure of the situation?¡± Lei Luo narrowed his eyes and slammed his dragon claws down. He would not be polite with these two mermen. If they did not satisfy him, he would have to deal with them here. Either way, there were humans invading the island, and he was frustrated that he had nowhere to vent his anger. With this fall, the rationality of the two mermen returned, and they could see half of Lei Luo¡¯s body on the ground. ¡°Is¡­ is this the legendary Dragon Race?¡± ¡°Are you from the Dragon¡­ Dragon Race?¡± The two mermen stumbled back, their words slurred and their eyes filled with fear. According to the legends of the Merman Race, the Dragon Race was an extremely vicious and powerful race that could not be provoked easily. Moreover, the Dragon Race hated marine creatures and would slaughter marine creatures that were hundreds of thousands of kilometers away. What happened 800 years ago had become a legend among the Merman Race. ¡°Wow, not bad. You¡¯re so afraid of me. Things are easier now.¡± Seeing the frantic movements of the two mermen, the corners of Lei Luo¡¯s mouth curled up slightly. Knowing that they feared him saved him the trouble of interrogating them separately. If he wanted to know anything, he could just ask them. Upon thinking of this, Lei Luo said, ¡°I won¡¯t kill you. I have something to ask.¡± ¡°Where are you from and where are you going? Do you have frequent contact with humans?¡± Upon hearing the assurance from Lei Luo, the two mermen¡¯s frightened emotions eased slightly. After exchanging a glance, the merman on the left said, ¡°We are patrolling the nearby sea area. Now, we are preparing to return to the race. We also occasionally interact with humans.¡± ¡°What news did you find? Why did you run so quickly?¡± The neck of the merman on the left shrunk. ¡°We accidentally entered an island behind you. We sensed a similar aura there and were frightened, so we ran more quickly.¡± ¡°If there are any powerful creatures in the surrounding sea area, we will inform our race. The next time we come to hunt, we will go around this area to avoid provoking you.¡± Lei Luo narrowed his eyes, then asked, ¡°Do you have contact with humans once every few years?¡± ¡°There will be a trade trip every five years. It will take a lot of effort for them to come to us, so they will accumulate enough goods before coming again.¡± ¡°Not bad. But unfortunately, you shouldn¡¯t have lied.¡± Lei Luo sneered and raised his claw to slap the merman on the left to death.. Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Pu ~ A dull sound came from the bottom of the sea. The merman on the left had been directly killed. The faint smell of blood flowed along the bottom of the sea, but with the previous poisonous breath, no creatures would disturb them for a while. Lei Luo looked at the remaining merman. ¡°Any idea why I killed him?¡± ¡°No¡­ I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because he lied. He called the spell a biological response. Would I be so easy to fool? If you don¡¯t want to end up like him, then talk nicely. Don¡¯t hide anything.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± The merman took two steps back and replied fearfully. Lei Luo nodded and asked, ¡°When you entered the island behind us, did you encounter any human fleets?¡± ¡°No, the surrounding sea is lacking in value. When the human merchants arrive, they will directly look for our Merman Race. Furthermore, they will inform us in advance. There¡¯s still half a year before the trade starts, and there won¡¯t be any human fleets in the short term.¡± Perhaps it was because of the deterrent effect caused by Lei Luo killing the other merman, but the remaining merman was much more proactive in answering questions. There were no human fleets. Furthermore, the scouting spell had been cast by these two merman as well. Had he made a mistake? Upon understanding this, Lei Luo let out a sigh of relief. He had thought that it was a human expert who had come to kill him and was quite frightened. It turned out that it was just a misunderstanding. Lei Luo thought for a moment and came back to his senses. Then, he asked, ¡°That¡¯s not right. Since the surrounding seas lack value, why did you go to the islands to investigate? The surrounding islands are all deserted islands, right?¡± ¡°Besides, resources are even more abundant underwater, why go ashore to search?¡± Looking at Lei Luo¡¯s huge body, the remaining merman shrunk his neck and hesitated for a while before gritting his teeth and telling him the mission issued by the race. He did not even understand the reason for that mission. Presumably, this member of the foreign Dragon Race did not understand either. Lei Luo¡¯s brows rose, and a strange feeling rose in his heart, but he wasn¡¯t sure where this feeling came from. He pressed on. ¡°Where is the center of the area within 100,000 nautical miles that you mentioned? What happened there?¡± ¡°It¡¯s at the area where sea beasts from Level-1 to Level-3 live. One of our clansmen was heavily injured there, so our race probably wants revenge. However, the strange thing is, Gehr is a Level-3 warrior. Thus, there shouldn¡¯t be any threat to him there.¡± The area where sea beasts from Level-1 to Level-3 lived? Wasn¡¯t that where he previously went to hunt? That place had been washed by his poisonous breath, so how could there be any high-level lifeforms living there? If that merman was truly a Level-3 warrior, how could they be seriously injured? This was unless the injury was not caused by sea beasts, but by other factors. What could it be? Lei Luo frowned. He could feel that this was rather important. If he understood the situation, he would be able to know what the Merman Race wanted to do and whether they were hostile towards him. If he befriended the Merman Race, it would be of great use to him when he went out to sea and entered the territory of the humans. It would be beneficial in helping him search for his parents and news regarding the Poison Dragon race. The merman was relieved to see that Lei Luo was silent and seemed to be deep in thought. However, he didn¡¯t dare run away. He sat on the ground and rested, praying that he would be released later. ¡°That clansman of yours named Gehr returned with heavy injuries. What did he look like? Did he appear and say that some sea beast attacked him? How did he determine the area of the attack?¡± Upon hearing these questions, the merman subconsciously wanted to get up and reply, but he still couldn¡¯t move its body and sat down halfway. ¡°Just speak. There¡¯s no need to get up.¡± ¡°Back then, Gehr sacrificed his magical artifact to rush back. I took a close look at him, and his aura had already dropped to Level-1. He was indeed seriously injured, and his appearance had also changed greatly. His skin was wrinkled and shriveled, as if he had encountered a demonic fish.¡± ¡°After returning to the race, he was taken away by the priest for treatment. However, he didn¡¯t say that the sea beasts attacked him. That was what the priest said. Furthermore, the search area was determined by the priest.¡± Upon hearing this, Lei Luo understood many things. That merman named Gehr was definitely not injured in the sea, nor were his injuries caused by any demon fish. Instead, he had been affected by Lei Luo¡¯s remnant poison. That appearance was clearly caused by poison! Sea beasts also had their own poison, but it wasn¡¯t as ferocious as the poison of the Poison Dragon Clan. The merman priest said that Gehr¡¯s injuries were not caused by sea beasts. Furthermore, the priest issued a quest to search for an island. The priest must have been looking for Lei Luo, which was quite a secret. The merman priest must know a part of Lei Luo¡¯s story. The priest also judged his age through his hunting area. Otherwise, the priest wouldn¡¯t have had any intention of touching him. If there was a young dragon, there would definitely be adult dragons. Based on the judgment of the members of the Merman Race, the highest combat power of the Merman Race would not exceed Level-6. If the Merman Priest dared to come up with any ideas, he would definitely understand that Lei Luo¡¯s elders were not by his side and would not appear in the short term. As long as Lei Luo¡¯s parents were here, even the strength of the Merman Race increased tenfold, they wouldn¡¯t dare to have any thoughts of hunting him. ¡°I have an unexpected gain. I can start from the Merman Race to find my parents and contact the human merchants.¡± While Lei Luo was thinking, he asked, ¡°Who is the highest-leveled member of your Merman Race? How many clansmen are there in total?¡± ¡°The highest-leveled member is the tribe leader, who is at peak Level-4. Furthermore, there are about 500 mermen warriors.¡± The merman tried its best to control his facial expression, but he started to panic. What was this dragon trying to do? Was he going to attack them? He didn¡¯t want to divulge information about his race, but his desire to live was stronger. ¡°Alright, you can leave. According to our agreement, I won¡¯t kill you.¡± After asking for what he wanted, Lei Luo waved his claws and let the merman in front of him leave. According to the detailed information from the merman, he had to break into the Merman Race and ask their priest. Thus, there was no use in keeping this merman around. However, there were many sea beasts in the surroundings. How far could a merman, who couldn¡¯t even compare to a Level-1 creature, go? Lei Luo watched coldly as the merman swam away. Then, he returned to his island. He knew that it was a misunderstanding, so he did not need to stay in the sea. The shore was more suitable for him. However, compared to the enemies in the sky, he had another enemy to face ¡ª the Merman Race! ¡°F*ck, I can¡¯t even touch those bastards in the sky. How dare the mere Merman Race think of something like that?¡± ¡°Just you wait! So what if you have 500 warriors? I¡¯ll kill them all with a single breath!¡± ¡°However, that peak Level-4 tribe leader is hard to deal with.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed with an ominous glint as he thought about how to deal with the Merman Race. It was not possible to directly charge over. After all, he would be surrounded by 500 merman warriors, with the peak Level-4 tribe leader at the periphery. When they combined forces, they could rival a Level-5 warrior. However, Lei Luo had just advanced to Level-2. Lei Luo¡¯s poisonous breath was his advantage, but it was not easy to use this advantage to achieve victory. The merman named Gehr had been poisoned, but he should have been treated by the merman priest. This meant that they had the means to detoxify the poison, so Lei Luo couldn¡¯t rely on it. ¡°If I can advance to Level-3, I won¡¯t be afraid. Perhaps I can come here more often to lure and kill the members of the Merman Race to slowly weaken them.¡± ¡°They¡¯re looking for me within an area of 100,000 nautical miles. They¡¯re quite persistent.¡± Lei Luo spread his wings and flew out of the sea toward the island.. Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After realizing that it was a false alarm, Lei Luo returned to his island to rest. He was still not used to the underwater environment, but his physique was strong enough to avoid most harm. He had returned to the island to sleep, but the heavily injured merman was not so lucky. Although the merman was eventually devoured by the sea beasts, he travelled ten nautical miles before they died. The members of the Merman Race quickly found out that the two mermen who had gone out to investigate had died. This was because they had to report back every day. If they didn¡¯t report back, it meant that something had happened and they would have to send more people to investigate. If it was a sea beast lair, they would give up on investigating. Lei Luo was resting on the island, while the mermen were shaking. The merman priest, who had been in charge of scouting the outside world, calculated the number of mermen in the evening and found that all the scouting personnel had returned. However, there was no news from the mermen who scouted the area where Gehr had been attacked. No news meant that something had happened. ¡°Could it be that my judgment was wrong, and that the young dragon is still moving about in that region?¡± The merman priest walked back and forth in his room. After some thought, he went to the inner room and asked Gehr, who was grounded there. Ten minutes later, the merman priest walked out of the room and gathered all the mermen in front of him. ¡°Clansmen, the mission has changed. There is no need for you to go out and explore the sea. Stay in our territory instead. Soon, I will announce something important.¡± ¡°Everyone is dismissed,¡± said the priest. ¡°Shardin and Sharbao, come to see me tomorrow morning.¡± The mermen gathered here were puzzled. Shardin and Sharbao were the fastest mermen, but they were not very accomplished in scouting. Instead, they often provoked sea beasts and attracted danger. What was the priest looking for? Why did he suddenly give such orders? No matter what arrangements were made, it would not be Shardin and Sharbao¡¯s turn. Did the priest expect them to be fast enough to spread the news? Due to the priest¡¯s authority, no one questioned him in person. Instead, they all left. Meanwhile, Lei Luo was not sure about the movements of the Merman Race. When he woke up the next morning, he went to the more dangerous sea area to hunt. He planned to absorb more energy to promote his evolution. If he did not become stronger quickly, he would become prey. Of course, before he set off, he discovered that there were no signs of merman activity. Perhaps the mermen had yet to discover the death of their clansmen, or they were too far away and it would take some time for them to arrive. Either way, it was something to be happy about for Lei Luo. After all, he needed more time to grow. The Dragon Race was considered young 100 years after years. They would only enter the adolescence period after another 100 years. They would only be considered a youth 300 years after birth. As time passed, his strength would continue to increase until it reached its peak. Cultivation would speed up the accumulation of his strength. In this aspect, the Poison Dragon race had a different advantage. Their innate poisonous breath could cause damage to creatures of the same level and above. If they continued to use their poison, it was possible to kill creatures of a higher level than themselves. For example, it had only been two years since Lei Luo was born, but because of his poison ability, he could hunt down ranked creatures alone even before he reached Level-1. After advancing to Level-2, he had even hunted creatures that were two levels higher than him because his bloodline talent had awakened. If it were other dragons, they would at most be able to sweep through creatures of the same level at this time. They would definitely not be able to hunt creatures that were two levels higher than them. Today, Lei Luo decided to test out how lethal his poisonous breath was to creatures that had advanced to Level-5. After all, the tribe head of the Merman Race was already a peak Level-4 warrior. What if he broke through to Level-5 at some point? Fortunately, since he had interacted with the tribe leader in advance, he had a rough impression of the tribe leader. After flying straight into a higher-leveled area of the sea, Lei Luo folded his wings and began to patrol the edge of the sea while looking for prey. There was no way he could defeat creatures that were three levels higher than him. He could only rely on his poisonous breath. If his poisonous breath could not be used, then he could only run. He had to find creatures that looked slow to prevent himself from being beaten. After searching for half an hour, Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as he locked onto a Level-5 Indigo Jellyfish. Molluscs were very resistant to attacks, but they lacked speed. ¡°Brother, I¡¯ll use you to test the power of my poisonous breath today. If you go crazy later, please run more slowly and give me a chance.¡± As Lei Luo spat out his poisonous breath, he muttered softly. Soon, his poisonous breath, which was green with streaks of dark red, tainted the surrounding seawater with a different color. Lei Luo controlled his poison carefully and surrounded the Indigo Jellyfish from all directions, not giving it a chance to escape. The surrounding seawater changed color, and many small fish swam away quickly. The tentacles of the Indigo Jellyfish gently floated, and they actually touched the seawater dyed by his poisonous breath. The Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s tentacles visibly changed color before recovering automatically. The tentacles of the Indigo Jellyfish began to move. Then, layers of spiritual detection energy spread out in all directions and quickly swept across Lei Luo¡¯s body. Lei Luo hadn¡¯t been sure what it was, but when he saw the Indigo Jellyfish suddenly turn and look in his direction, he knew it was bad. ¡°I¡¯ve been discovered. Was that an energy detection wave or a spirit detection wave?¡± As he recalled the previous fluctuations, Lei Luo did not panic. Instead, he slowly retreated as he floated to the surface of the sea. Once he was out of the sea, there were no birds in his surroundings that could threaten him. However, this time, he was here to test the abilities of a Level-5 creature. Thus, Lei Luo was unwilling to retreat directly. The Indigo Jellyfish moved slowly towards Lei Luo. It was neither fast nor slow, and it was about the same speed as a Level-1 sea fish. ¡°Perhaps it wanted to numb me. Whatever. Let¡¯s see the power of my poisonous breath.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed slightly as he controlled the seawater to directly cover the Indigo Jellyfish. He was too lazy to conceal himself. As his level increased, Lei Luo¡¯s ability to control his poisonous breath also increased. His Green and dark red poisonous breath condensed into a line before shooting towards the jellyfish. ¡°Ang~~~~¡± A strange sound came from the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s body. A blue shield formed, blocking the poisonous breath and increasing its movement speed. Looking at the Indigo Jellyfish whose speed had doubled, Lei Luo did not dare to face it head-on. He waited until he was almost above the sea before he paused slightly. Then, the tentacles of the Indigo Jellyfish pierced through the blue shield and attacked Lei Luo. ¡°I want to see how powerful you guys are!¡± Lei Luo added a shield to his dragon claw and slapped it directly at the tentacle. ¡­ Boom! Boom! Boom! The surface of the boundless sea rose and fell with the wind. Suddenly, a loud sound came from a calm area of the water. The seawater rose ten meters into the sky, and huge waves spread out. Among the waves, a giant green dragon flew into the sky and avoided the blue tentacles that emerged from the seawater from time to time. This huge dragon that was dodging around was naturally Lei Luo. He had fought the Indigo Jellyfish head-on at the bottom of the sea. Fortunately, he was cautious and did not fight in the deep sea. Instead, he was not far from the sea. Otherwise, he might not be able to soar in the sky right now. Instead, he would be thinking about how to save his life at the bottom of the sea.. Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo¡¯s claw, which had collided with the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s tentacles, was now dangling in front of him. In the direct confrontation just now, he was at a complete disadvantage. After all, a Level-5 creature was a Level-5 creature. It wasn¡¯t something that his Level-2 Poison Dragon body could withstand. Fortunately, he had left a way out for himself so that he wouldn¡¯t fall into danger. However, the provocation just now had completely enraged the Indigo Jellyfish. Its tentacles would shoot up from the bottom of the sea from time to time, or water arrows would erupt. Lei Luo dodged in the air and did not leave immediately. He wanted to see what effect his poisonous breath would have when all of it entered the Indigo Jellyfish. Furthermore, the power of a Level-5 creature¡¯s magic was within the scope of his understanding. As he dodged, Lei Luo calculated the amount of time that had passed. The Indigo Jellyfish had a certain resistance to poison, and it just so happened that the Merman Race also had an antidote. The two were not too different, but the Indigo Jellyfish had a stronger body, which was one of the advantages of giving up on the development of intelligence. As time passed, the frequency of the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s tentacles attacking decreased, and the water arrows became weaker. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed slightly. After thinking for a while, he turned around and flew into the sky, pretending to leave. After leaving the range of the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s vision, Lei Luo entered the sea from afar and secretly turned back. It didn¡¯t take much time. When Lei Luo returned, he found that the Indigo Jellyfish hadn¡¯t left yet. Instead, it was emitting mysterious sound waves. ¡°What is this? Why can¡¯t I see the effects of my poison? Is there no effect at all?¡± Looking at the energetic Indigo Jellyfish in the distance, Lei Luo felt a little disappointed. He originally thought that after fusing so many characteristics with his poison breath, his poison breath would be even stronger. However, who would have thought that it would be so ineffective? After listening to the sound waves for so long, Lei Luo was disappointed and was about to leave when he suddenly froze. He saw an ordinary sea fish swimming past the Indigo Jellyfish, but the Indigo Jellyfish did not attack the fish. It was very strange. ¡°Could it be that the effects have been delayed?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes lit up. Then, he immediately summoned a water ball and threw it far away. Pop~ The attack power of the water ball was not strong, and it dissipated on the surface of the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s body. However, the Indigo Jellyfish did not react at all. Upon seeing this, Lei Luo probed as he approached the Indigo Jellyfish to prevent a sneak attack. It was only when Lei Luo got closer that he realized that there were faint red and green stripes spreading on the surface of the Indigo Jellyfish. That was the sign of his poisonous breath entering its body. Drops of blue-green liquid dripped from the Indigo Jellyfish¡¯s tentacles. The poison in its body was being contained. ¡°My poison can¡¯t poison a Level-5 creature to death. Powerful creatures can even expel my poison and might even have the ability to retaliate.¡± ¡°The Indigo Jellyfish is a sea beast and is different from the Merman Race. This result can be referenced to, but not copied and applied to the Merman Race.¡± ¡°At least this Indigo Jellyfish doesn¡¯t have any helpers. I can only use my poisonous breath five times a day. If I use it too much, it will affect my throat. However, I only achieved these results after using my poisonous breath three times.¡± ¡°The sea is more suitable for the use of my poisonous breath. If the Merman Race comes ashore to attack, my poisonous breath cannot be used easily.¡± ¡°I can test out the resistance of a Level-4 creature instead.¡± Lei Luo did not approach the Indigo Jellyfish. Instead, he analyzed the outcome of the battle. He spat his poisonous breath on the shore and could only rely on his head to control the direction where his poisonous breath spread. He couldn¡¯t contaminate the area first and completely surround his enemy to prevent his enemy from escaping, unlike what he did at the bottom of the sea. However, Lei Luo also had an advantage on the shore. The Merman Race were sea creatures after all, so their abilities would definitely be restricted once they got ashore. Seeing that the speed at which the Indigo Jellyfish expelled the poison from its body had increased, Lei Luo was trying to see if he could kill it. After all, it was a Level-5 creature, and it definitely had enough energy in its body to nourish him. However, before Lei Luo even started, he saw more than ten Indigo Jellyfish swimming over from afar. From the looks of it, most of the Indigo Jellyfish were around the same size as the one in front of him. Clearly, they were also at Level-5. ¡°F*ck, so the sound wave just now was to summon its companions. I knew it. He was waiting for help.¡± Lei Luo cursed and quickly floated to the surface of the sea. What a joke. One of his claws was injured, and it would be difficult for him to kill that Indigo Jellyfish in a short period of time. Thus, it would be troublesome if the other Indigo Jellyfish followed him closely. Not long after he left, the tentacles of the Indigo Jellyfish, which had been tested by Lei Luo but showed no reaction, shook, as if it was regretful that Lei Luo did not attack. Although it was poisoned, it did not lose its ability to retaliate. Lei Luo did not know what was happening under the water. He just acted in his usual cautious style. He would not take unnecessary risks. He needed time to advance now, but there was no need to risk his life for this. If he really couldn¡¯t defeat the Merman Race, he would flee first and cultivate in peace. After he was strong enough to defeat them, he would come back to find trouble with the Merman Race. Then, he would ask them for information about his parents. After leaving this dangerous area, Lei Luo went to the area where the Level-3 sea beasts lived and caught two Level-3 starfish before returning to the island. After finishing the grilled fish feast, Lei Luo lay down to rest while waiting for the wound on his claw to heal. At the same time, the priest of the Merman Race, who had been busy the entire night, appeared outside his house in exhaustion. Meanwhile, Shardin and Sharbao, who had been instructed to come last night, had been waiting for a long time. ¡°Lord Priest.¡± When they saw the priest appear, they quickly greeted him. The merman priest nodded in agreement and said, ¡°This place isn¡¯t suitable for publicizing such information. Come in and let¡¯s talk. I have something for you guys to do.¡± Shardin and Sharbao looked at each other. Then, they curiously followed the priest in. Half an hour later, the two of them walked out excitedly, each with a staff with their hands. They were obviously different from the other mermen¡¯s pitchforks, and their magic waves were more active. They didn¡¯t have much contact with the other clansmen. Instead, they headed straight for the sea area where Gehr was previously poisoned. The priest of the Merman Race had explained the situation. Thus, both of them knew that the Merman Race was planning to carry out a dragon-slaying plan. Once it was completed, not only would they obtain prestige, but the Poison Dragon¡¯s value alone was enough to strengthen the Merman Race to a higher level. The participating clansmen would also be engraved with the light of glory, illuminating the clan¡¯s history. Furthermore, they were now participating in this plan! Shardin¡¯s gaze was firm. ¡°No matter what the price is, we must complete the mission.¡± Meanwhile, Sharbao smiled and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Most of the information has already been discovered. We¡¯ll head there as scouts and retreat if we encounter that Poison Dragon. With the Lord Priest¡¯s staff, we¡¯ll definitely be able to return safely.¡± ¡°Slaying a dragon? It seems like not even the strongest human has accomplished much in this aspect.¡± ¡°No, no. There was a great battle two years ago. Fortunately, it didn¡¯t affect our race. It¡¯s said that a Poison Dragon was killed at that time.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t the rumors say that the Poison Dragon escaped into the abyss rift, and that no one knows if it¡¯s dead or alive?¡± ¡°Who knows? With the cunningness of humans, they might have used a smokescreen to confuse us. They might secretly be dividing the wealth.¡± ¡°True, but our Merman Race is about to be on par with them to a certain extent.¡± The two mermen were extremely confident. Although they had yet to see the young Poison Dragon that the merman priest had mentioned, they believed that they could definitely kill it.. Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The reconnaissance troops of the Merman Race were on their way. Lei Luo was also absorbing as much energy as he could every day based on his own endurance to promote his evolution. Both sides were fighting for time and had their own advantages. However, Lei Luo had a greater advantage overall. After all, he could run if he couldn¡¯t beat them. Moreover, he had already misled the Merman Race earlier. Even the sea area where Gehr had encountered the attack was only one of Lei Luo¡¯s hunting sites. Furthermore, Lei Luo¡¯s hunting site was not fixed. The two mermen from last night were even more obvious. The sea region was huge, and the sea beasts in the deep sea didn¡¯t show much respect to other creatures. Lei Luo went out to hunt before returning to the island to rest. Meanwhile, Shardin and Sharbao were on their way. While Lei Luo was extracting the characteristics of fire poison to increase his abilities, the two of them were still on their way. The journey from the territory of the Merman Race to this remote sea area was not short. There were many sea beasts living along the way. Thus, those who were slightly weaker might die on the way. Shardin and Sharbao relied on the staves given by the merman priest to arrive at the sea area where Gehr had been injured. However, ten days had passed since Gehr was injured. Thus, all traces had been washed away by the sea, and new sea beasts were swimming nearby. ¡°What do we do now, Shardin?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s take a look around and see where there are islands. According to Lord Priest¡¯s judgment, that young Poison Dragon should be here.¡± ¡°Although dragons can survive underwater, they naturally prefer the shore.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s split up and search. We¡¯ll gather here tonight and exchange information.¡± After the discussion, Shardin and Sharbao split up and searched the surrounding sea area using the area where Gehr had been injured as their starting point. There were not many islands in the sea. Most of them would be submerged when the tide rose. Then, the water level would drop again. As the search area gradually expanded, Shardin and Sharbao found many islands. During this time, they also encountered sea beasts. With the help of their magic staves, they successfully escaped. The two of them drew a map of the surrounding terrain and gradually approached the sea area where Lei Luo was. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The topographic map drawn by Shardin and Sharbao covered the surrounding 150 miles of sea. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the sea beasts would come out from time to time to interfere, it would have been possible for them to travel 400 miles in the sea. Even though there were many obstacles, they still did not give up. ¡°Sharbao, let¡¯s go to the west tonight. The terrain of the sea there is rather high, and there are islands there. After searching for such a long time, we should be close to our target. If we encounter a young Poison Dragon, whoever can escape first should do so.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about dealing with it. That requires the strength of our clan.¡± ¡°Remember, I haven¡¯t seen a dragon since I was born. I don¡¯t know what a Poison Dragon looks like. It¡¯s said to be very savage and isn¡¯t liked by all the races on the continent.¡± ¡°If you can sense a dangerous aura, it¡¯ll be a Poison Dragon. Even if they¡¯re not welcomed, they¡¯re still a dragon and still have some strength. It¡¯s just that they¡¯ve been weakened all these years.¡± ¡°However, this also gives our Merman Race a chance. Let¡¯s go.¡± Shardin and Sharbao swam towards the west, preparing to secretly observe the situation at night. They moved on and soon approached the island where Lei Luo was. His vision was good during the day. Furthermore, the island that Lei Luo was on was a deserted island. Thus, when he stood on the high ground, he could see everything clearly. The night more or less provided Shardin and Sharbao with cover. Furthermore, the Dragon Race had the habit of resting at night. When they saw Lei Luo¡¯s island, Shardin and Sharbao dived into the deep sea and prepared to explore the island at night. They had patrolled many islands. Moreover, the only reason they could reach this point was because they had spent the night scouting. However, Lei Luo knew nothing about this. He was planning what he should eat tonight. As the creatures he hunted transitioned from Level-2 to Level-3, and subsequently to Level-4, Lei Luo¡¯s speed of energy absorption increased, and his body was also gradually strengthening. According to his inherited memories, excessive growth was not a good thing, but it was unavoidable to achieve his goals. ¡°Later, I¡¯ll hunt in the sea area where I hunted before. After such a long time, the Merman Race should have arrived. Could it be that they don¡¯t dare to go up the island to check?¡± ¡°Weakening the strength of the Merman Race in advance will be beneficial to my future plans.¡± Many plans flashed through Lei Luo¡¯s mind as he flapped his wings and took off from the island. He observed the sea from the air and discovered a strange phenomenon. Many ordinary fishes in the sea were fleeing in panic, as if some terrifying creature had appeared. The aura of a dragon was only effective against ranked creatures. Thus, ordinary fishes would not be able to sense it. Only sea beasts would have such an effect. Did something big come from the sea? It might not necessarily be a sea beast. Even though the Merman Race had intelligence, they could still be considered a sea beast and would be a threat to the school of fish. Was it the Merman Race? Lei Luo was stunned for a moment. His flapping wings were slightly unbalanced. Lei Luo was very clear about the environment of the sea around the deserted island. No low-leveled creatures would come here because the energy here was very barren. In addition, they could not gather energy from eating ordinary fishes. Moreover, there was an extinct volcano on the island, and the temperature was rather high. That was why those ordinary fishes could survive nearby. Once ordinary fishes evolved into high-leveled creatures, they would quickly leave this place and go to a better area of the sea. Unless they came with a special purpose, the Sea Beast Race lacked intelligence. The only ones Leio Luo had conflicts with recently were the Merman Race. Lei Luo looked at the fish in the sky and quickly locked onto an empty area. However, he did not dive into the sea to search for it directly. Instead, he flew far away and quietly swam back after landing in the sea. If there were many members from the Merman Race and Lei Luo could defeat them, he would simply launch a sneak attack and kill off their forces. However, if he could not defeat them, he would naturally avoid them. After Lei Luo entered the sea, he folded his wings and tried his best to remain calm. Soon, he arrived at the area where ordinary fishes were scattered. As he had discovered this early, the area was not big, and he only needed three minutes to swim around. As the search area decreased, two beings from the Merman Race with fish heads and human bodies soon appeared before him. Unlike the mermen he had previously encountered, who were holding pitchforks, these two mermen were holding staves embedded with gems. ¡°The Merman Race is prepared, but so what if they are? Aren¡¯t they looking down on me by sending Level-3 warriors?¡± Lei Luo laughed disdainfully and spat out three poisonous breaths. He controlled them from afar to form a circle around the two mermen and gathered the poison at the center of the circle. Shardin and Sharbao were resting at the bottom of the sea. There were only ordinary fishes around them. Thus, there was no danger. Just as the circle of poison surrounded them, Sharbao suddenly opened his eyes and asked doubtfully, ¡°Shardin, do you feel that something is wrong?¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong? The surroundings are normal.¡± ¡°Something¡¯s wrong. The fish seem to be escaping.¡± ¡°What are you talking about? We¡¯re here. How dare the ordinary fishes not run when they see us?¡± Sharbao¡¯s expression changed instantly. He stood up and looked around. ¡°It¡¯s different. The fishes are more panicky than before. Also, I have a bad feeling about this. Let¡¯s hurry and go somewhere else.¡± His feelings were baseless, but in his life, they had saved his life several times. Shardin felt that Sharbao was behaving abnormally. However, they were from the same race after all. Thus, he stood up and followed behind him, preparing to change his location. Lei Luo, who was watching from afar, sneered.. ¡°So you want to run now?¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Shardin and Sharbao were prepared to run away. Perhaps they had discovered something or sensed that something was wrong, but it was too late. Lei Luo controlled his poisonous breath to condense in front of them and started to attack them from all directions, leaving only an opening facing him. Lei Luo was the clearest about the power of the poisonous breath, followed by those who had been poisoned. Coincidentally, one of the mermen had been cured of his poison injuries. Before setting off, Shardin and Sharbao had not only listened to the instructions of the merman priest, but also listened to the Gehr¡¯s experience of getting injured and saw the scars left behind by the poison. Thus, at that moment, when they saw the dark red streaks in the green poisonous breath, they instantly panicked. ¡°This isn¡¯t good. It¡¯s just an ordinary sea region nearby, so there¡¯s no such poison. This means that we¡¯ve found the right place. That Poison Dragon is attacking us. What should we do now?¡± ¡°What else can we do? Hurry up and run. Return to the race and inform them that the mission has been completed.¡± ¡°There¡¯s poison on all three sides. That Poison Dragon should be in front, so we can¡¯t go over.¡± ¡°Even if we don¡¯t go forward, we¡¯ll still die. Didn¡¯t you hear the analysis from the Lord Priest? Gehr¡¯s poison was diluted three times, but he was still in such a miserable state. If we were to be directly poisoned, how could we possibly survive?¡± ¡°Then propose a feasible plan.¡± When faced with a life and death crisis that they couldn¡¯t escape from, the two directly began to argue with ugly expressions. The situation fell into a deadlock, and the poisonous breath was still spreading from the three sides. Sharbao hesitated, his eyes moving left and right. He seemed to be uncertain, but he seemed to have thought of a solution? Upon seeing this, Shardin quickly asked, ¡°What are you thinking? We are of the same race. If you have a safe way, bring me along.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re not confident, you can leave by yourself too.¡± ¡°The method will cause a certain degree of damage to the race, but it won¡¯t harm the foundations of race. What will you choose?¡± Sharbao suddenly asked. Should Shardin protect the interests of the race or himself? This was a difficult decision. However, the poisonous breath was approaching them soon. He had to make a decision. If they wanted to protect the interests of their race, then they would charge forward and see if their luck was good and if they could escape back to their race before they died to receive treatment. However, both of them knew very well that they would definitely not survive if they moved forward, even if the Lord Priest had given them a stronger staff. Moreover, not many people would remember them if they died for the race. The race would forget them unless their identities were comparable to the tribe leader. Shardin lowered his head slightly. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to you, Sharbao. I want to live.¡± ¡°Throw away your staff and follow me.¡± Sharbao instructed Shardin. Then, he threw the staff given to him by the merman priest into the poisonous breath. A puff of bluish-white smoke rose, and the staff lost its magical waves, turning into a lump of scrap metal. Upon seeing this, all of Shardin¡¯s thoughts were gone. He also threw away his staff. The two of them swam towards the opening that Lei Luo had provided. Sharbao was in front and said, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, I am Sharbao from the Merman Race. Beside me is my clansman, Sharbao. Please give us a chance to speak. We will give up resisting and surrender.¡± As if he felt that this did not provide enough assurance, Sharbao continued, ¡°We have some secret information to report to you. It¡¯s about your parents. Please give us a chance.¡± ¡°We came here under the orders of our race. We have no ill intentions towards you.¡± Shardin¡¯s expression changed. He wanted to say something, but when he recalled the dangerous situation he was in, he lowered his head helplessly. Lei Luo was lying in ambush at the back. He wanted to ambush and kill these two mermen to attract more mermen to investigate or search for them. He wanted to kill them as if he was fishing. However, he did not expect to be able to hear information about his parents. He lowered his raised claws and the poisonous breath in his mouth stopped. In the end, he simply walked out from the shadows. Lei Luo saw the two mermen throw away their staves and lose their additional method of defense. Their speed was useless to Lei Luo. Thus, he could easily end their lives. ¡°You¡¯d better make sure you¡¯re not lying to me, or I¡¯ll make you regret your actions at this moment.¡± ¡°Tell me the purpose of coming to this place first. Does the Merman Race want to deal with me? How did you guys find out about my parents?¡± Upon hearing these questions, Sharbao¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. He explained, ¡°We came here this time because a clansman was patrolling this area and was poisoned. The Lord Priest judged that you were here and asked the Merman Race to search for you within 100,000 nautical miles. We have recently confirmed that this was the area.¡± ¡°The Lord Priest wants to lead the Merman Race to complete the dragon-slaying feat. At the same time, he wants to trade you with the humans and obtain more benefits.¡± ¡°We were able to obtain information about your parents because they were recorded within the race. The Lord Priest also told us a bit about them, and we only need to combine the information from the legends to know about your parents.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s gaze moved slightly. ¡°Follow me to the shore. Without my permission, you are not allowed to use any magical waves.¡± ¡°I have something to ask you.¡± At this moment, Lei Luo had completely forgotten about going out to hunt. Compared to eating, he wanted to know more about his parents in this life. No matter, he had been able to survive until this moment as he had borrowed the body of their child. Thus, he had to be grateful. In addition, through his parents¡¯ experiences, he had a clear impression of the Poison Dragon race¡¯s status on the continent. Many things were mentioned in his inherited memories, but it was impossible to sense them directly. However, based on what the mermen said, he could ask them about some things. The Merman Race was very weak, but in comparison, they were more knowledgeable than him. Shardin¡¯s expression was ugly, but Sharbao acted normal. Seeing that the two did not raise any objections, and considering the fact that it was difficult for the Merman Race to get ashore, the killing intent in Lei Luo¡¯s heart decreased slightly. However, if he provided them with a path of survival, only for them to turn around and fool him, he would have to kill them to establish his might. The reason he had allowed them to stay was so that he could obtain the news faster, not to say that they were the only ones who could do it. After returning to the island and going ashore, Shardin and Sharbao instantly equipped a shield on themselves and floated in midair to travel on land. ¡°Great Poison Dragon, the Merman Race is still biased towards aquatic environments. We need to rely on this to maintain our lives on shore.¡± Lei Luo nodded and asked casually, ¡°Without this, how long can you live on the shore?¡± ¡°It depends on the level of the merman. It¡¯s not a problem for a Level-3 warrior like me to survive on land for five hours. If I don¡¯t have a shield, my combat power will decrease by half. If I have a shield, it will also decrease by 30%. If it¡¯s not necessary, the Merman Race usually won¡¯t go ashore, even on such an island.¡± ¡°Meanwhile, Level-1 and Level-2 mermen have to rely on shields to get ashore, or they¡¯ll suffocate to death.¡± If Lei Luo had any questions, Sha Bao would answer and elaborate further. On the other hand, Shardin remained silent throughout the entire process. He was afraid that if he opened his mouth to stop Sharbao, it would infuriate the Poison Dragon in front of him and lead to their deaths. Seeing that the two of them had such good attitudes, Lei Luo¡¯s mood slightly relaxed. He waved his claws and said, ¡°Wait for a while. I need to think of something..¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo did not carelessly ask them questions at once. Instead, he organized his thoughts and listed out what he wanted to know. Then, he would ask them these questions one by one later. There was a benefit to doing so. Shardin and Sharbao might not have any ulterior motives and would tell him everything they knew, but the problem was that they might not understand the whole picture. If Lei Luo blindly believed their words, he might have some wrong perception and cause trouble for himself. Preconceptions were usually the root of misunderstandings. After calming himself down, Lei Luo listed the various questions he had before calling Shardin and Sharbao over. ¡°How many years have passed since the Merman Race started keeping records?¡± ¡°If you include the years when the Merman Race was still a part of the Sea Beast Race, a total of 600 years have passed.¡± ¡°Regarding my Poison Dragon bloodline, how did your Merman Race record and spread information about it?¡± Sharbao was stunned and carefully looked at Lei Luo. Seeing that he couldn¡¯t detect anything, he said, ¡°According to our records, the Poison Dragon is a tumor in the world, an existence that must be eliminated. It doesn¡¯t belong to the orthodox Dragon Race and is evil.¡± ¡°Legend has it that the Poison Dragon is tyrannical and overbearing. Once it gets angry, it will poison and kill millions of lives, bringing disaster to the world. Furthermore, some evidence has indeed proved it.¡± ¡°For example, 800 years ago, the Level-9 members of the Poison Dragon bloodline fought against the Sea Beast Race. Not a single blade of grass grew within 50,000 kilometers of the sea, and a large number of fish died. The range of impact reached over 500,000 kilometers.¡± ¡°However, there are also some people who believe that the Poison Dragon bloodline consists of creatures of a higher level than the Dragon Race. They are just misunderstood.¡± ¡°The humans on the continent aren¡¯t very friendly to the Poison Dragon. As for the higher-ups, only the Dragon Race and the humans have records of them taking the initiative to deal with the Poison Dragon.¡± Lei Luo scratched the ground lightly with his claws. His mind raced as he considered the accuracy of their words. The saying that the Poison Dragon Bloodline was a tumor was definitely wrong, because if they really posed such great danger, how could they have lived until now? It was very likely that the enemy races were proclaiming this, ultimately leaving behind this result. As for the fact that the Poison Dragon¡¯s attacks would affect other living beings, based on what Lei Luo could sense, it was either intentional on the Poison Dragon¡¯s part, uncontrollable, or the Poison Dragon had been framed by others. He had only been born for two years, but he was already able to control his poisonous breath. How could his predecessors, who were even more formidable than him, be unable to control it? If it was done on purpose, then it meant that it was for the sake of killing the enemy and couldn¡¯t be controlled. There was nothing to say about this. Meanwhile, if the Poison Dragons had been framed, this meant that there were races targeting the Poison Dragon bloodline. On the other hand, Sharbao also mentioned that the Poison Dragon bloodline was of a higher level than the Dragon Race. This kind of news could not be trusted for the time being, as it lacked evidence. When Lei Luo was still in the egg, the golden eyes that appeared in the sky were somewhat similar to the dragon eyes. This was consistent with the information provided by Sharbao. The Dragon Race and the human race. One of them was the race that the Poison Dragon Race belonged to, while the other was the overlord of the continent. Both sides wanted to deal with the Poison Dragon. For the Poison Dragon bloodline to survive until now, it could be said that their strength was formidable. ¡°It seems like I have to be more careful if I go to human territory.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered. Then, he asked, ¡°Then tell me about the news about my parents. How did you determine that my parents weren¡¯t with me, and how did you know about them?¡± Shardin said, ¡°I know about this. I happened to overhear his conversation with the tribe leader outside the door.¡± ¡°Eight hundred years ago, there were actually two Poison Dragons that fought against the Sea Beast Race. Furthermore, they were husband and wife. Their goal was to seize the Sea King¡¯s Pearl from the Sea Beast Race. The Sea King¡¯s Pearl is only useful to creatures that have yet to be born. It was obviously for their child.¡± ¡°According to the birth period of the Dragon Race, the dragon egg will hatch by itself around this time.¡± ¡°The Lord Priest should have determined your whereabouts based on this information.¡± Lei Luo was a little excited. He finally knew something, instead of being in the dark about everything. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about that later. What about the final whereabouts of the two Poison Dragons? Where did they go?¡± Shardin took two steps back and quickly said, ¡°One year ago, one of the two Poison Dragons that seized the Sea King¡¯s Pearl died, and the other was injured. The mother Poison Dragon left the vicinity of our sea area. At that time, there were experts from the Human Mage Union chasing after it, and our race happened to record it.¡± ¡°After that, there was no news from either side. No one knew the outcome.¡± ¡°This information was derived from the Lord Priest himself.¡± When Sharbao heard this, he also hurriedly took two steps back. Although it was almost useless, it brought a sense of security. Meanwhile, Lei Luo frowned and stood on the rock without saying a word. Shardin wasn¡¯t lying, and there were indeed records about this in the Merman Race, but it would only make things more troublesome. Lei Luo¡¯s father was dead, and his mother was missing somewhere. The only enemy left was the Human Mage Union. However, just from its name alone, one could tell that this Mage Union was not easy to deal with. They were able to kill his parents, two adult Poison Dragons, back then. Thus, they were definitely very powerful. Moreover, humans were the overlords of the continent. They would not allow him to harm humans. There would definitely be conflict. Lei Luo shook his head and did not dwell on those matters anymore. He was only Level-2 now. If he wanted to take revenge, he would have to wait until he surpassed his parents¡¯ level before doing so. He then asked, ¡°Which direction did those people from the Mage Union head in?¡± ¡°They headed for the abyss rift, which is connected to the underground abyss. It¡¯s said that there¡¯s another world there.¡± Lei Luo kept this information to himself and consoled himself at the same time. The disappearance meant that there was still a chance of survival. Those delays were being considered. Now, the warriors from the Merman Race had come to investigate him one after another. He couldn¡¯t hide for long unless he moved to other islands. However, Lei Luo was from the Poison Dragon bloodline, yet was being forced to move by the Merman Race? Putting aside the fact that he was unwilling to do so, if the ancestor in his memories were to find out about this, he would probably be so furious that he would turn from a dead person to a living one. Then, his ancestor would get up and beat Lei Luo up. There was no other reason. This move was too degrading. The decision to move had been rejected. All that was left was to face the enemy head-on! Lei Luo waved his hand and gestured for Shardin and Sharbao to come forward to speak. ¡°How many of the Merman Race have entered Level-4? How many Level-5 warriors are there?¡± After coming ashore, the combat power of the Level-3 merman warriors would be weakened. He no longer paid much attention to them. Instead, he simply asked about the Level-4 and Level-5 warriors. Compared to the Level-2 merman that Lei Luo had caught last time, Shardin and Sharbao knew more. ¡°There are very few Level-4 merman warriors. Including the tribe leader, there are only three Level-4 warriors. Meanwhile, the tribe leader is at peak Level-4 and might enter Level-5.¡± ¡°The Lord Priest knows many spells and unorthodox methods, but he is only slightly weaker than the tribe leader.¡± ¡°The remaining one is the strongest warrior of the Merman Race. However, he was able to obtain this title and enter the Level-4 because of the resources of our race. He doesn¡¯t have much ability.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, he had caught two more mermen this time to ask for information. He did not expect that the Merman Race actually had two Level-4 warriors. Furthermore, the tribe leader was suspected to have entered Level-5. These powers were relatively weak for a race, but they were already a threat to Lei Luo. Furthermore, since his identity was that of a Poison Dragon, and he was on a deserted island, he couldn¡¯t seek help from any race. ¡°Where is the exact location of the Merman Race? How long will it take to get there? If you don¡¯t send any news back, how will the Merman Race usually handle it?¡± Lei Luo asked a series of questions. He had an idea that was forming. If he could make the two of them disappear for the time being, he would be able to lure more mermen to this area, and he would be able to kill his way to their base. Regardless of whether it was effective or not, he would spit out two mouthfuls of his poisonous breath at them first! Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Shardin¡¯s expression changed, and he subconsciously turned to look at Sharbao. He wanted Sharbao to make a decision. They could already be considered to have betrayed their race by revealing the information they had mentioned at the beginning. If they were discovered when they returned, they would definitely be executed. At this moment, it wasn¡¯t a big deal for them to leak the information again. Furthermore, whether they could live a comfortable life in the future depended on the Poison Dragon¡¯s mood. A cold light flashed in Sharbao¡¯s eyes. Without any hesitation, he said, ¡°Greater Poison Dragon, the Merman Race¡¯s location is under an island 8,000 nautical miles away.¡± ¡°The Merman Race can empty the island from underneath it while monitoring the surface of the ground.¡± ¡°If we go there, it will take about six days, given the speed Shardin and I are traveling at. If we don¡¯t return the message, the race will tacitly agree that we have been attacked or have died. Then, they will send someone else to investigate. But that won¡¯t necessarily happen.¡± ¡°After all, the merman priest has already determined your existence. He might not send our clansmen here. Either that, or he might just lead the entire race here to hunt you down.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed. The sneak attack seemed impossible now. The scene fell into silence. The sea breeze blew, bringing a chill. The shields on the bodies of Shardin and Sharbao flickered. They could not hold on much longer. Without a shield, they would be quite uncomfortable on the shore. Furthermore, it would cause permanent damage to their bodies over time. However, it wasn¡¯t a good decision to directly raise their opinion with this unknown Poison Dragon. Sharbao recalled the question that Lei Luo had asked previously and had some guesses. He hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, ¡°Esteemed Poison Dragon, if you want to deal with the Merman Race, I don¡¯t recommend that you go personally. After all, there are too many mermen there, and you will be at a disadvantage. You can choose to launch a sneak attack.¡± ¡°The Merman Race lives under an island, and the bottom of the island has been hollowed out by them. There¡¯s also a small hole that leads to the sky.¡± ¡°If you inject your poisonous breath into the small hole, you will definitely be able to severely injure the Merman Race. At the very least, you will cause trouble for them, and they won¡¯t be able to deal with you in the short term. However, this method is effective only for the first time, so it¡¯s hard to say what will happen in the future.¡± Upon hearing this, Lei Luo was tempted, but then he became suspicious again. He stared at Shardin and Sharbao. ¡°You are also members of the Merman Race. Why are you helping me?¡± He felt that without Sharbao¡¯s suggestion, he would not think of going there. The two of them could choose not to say anything. After all, the initiative was in their hands. There was no need for them to do their best. If Sharbao and Shardin slacked off, Lei Luo would not have a source of information and could not determine whether he could attack the Merman Race. This was unless the two of them told Lei Luo this information that tempted him not to help him. Instead, they wanted to lead him to the camp of the Merman Race. At that time, they would use some secret methods to inform the Merman Race and surround him. A merman tribe leader that was suspected to have advanced to Level-5, two Level-4 mermen warriors, and other Level-3 mermen could pose a great threat to a Level-2 Poison Dragon like him. If Lei Luo was not careful, he might be captured by the Merman Race. Although the Dragon Race was naturally powerful, it did not mean that they could sweep through the other races. Only strength could decide everything. Lei Luo¡¯s dragon eyes flashed with killing intent as he looked coldly at Shardin and Sharbao. When the two of them sensed the killing intent from Lei Luo, their faces were filled with panic and confusion. They didn¡¯t understand why things had turned out like this when they were originally having a good conversation. Did the Poison Dragon not have any credibility and want to go back on its word? This thought immediately popped up in Shardin¡¯s head, and he wanted to risk everything. However, Shardin was quick-witted and understood where the Poison Dragon¡¯s killing intent came from. He hurriedly pressed down on Shardin¡¯s fish head and smiled awkwardly as he explained, ¡°Esteemed Poison Dragon, please listen to my explanation.¡± ¡°I understand your concerns, but you can rest assured that I have no intention of harming you.¡± ¡°The reason why I told you the news so clearly is that we have no way out. We have already betrayed our race. Even if we return, we will not be able to escape the fate of death. We might as well rely on you wholeheartedly. After all, the Poison Dragon bloodline is one of the strongest races on the continent.¡± ¡°Furthermore, since you were born, you have been staying at sea. In the future, you will definitely head to the human world. I happen to know some information about humans, so I can help you.¡± ¡°I only hope that after defeating the Merman Race, you will spare the lives of the low-leveled clansmen. I want to be the tribe leader of the Merman Race.¡± Sharbao explained and revealed his motives. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly, and his killing intent gradually dissipated. ¡°It better be so. Otherwise, I will make you regret deceiving me.¡± ¡°Make a plan and a map within three days. Hand it to me when the time comes. Also, I will inject the poison that I can control into your bodies. If you stay here obediently, I will guarantee your safety. Otherwise, just die.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care about the position of the Merman Race¡¯s tribe leader. If you¡¯re willing to take up the position, I can support you.¡± ¡°You are not allowed to leave the sea around the island.¡± After warning them, Lei Luo raised his claws and slit their arms. Then, a mouthful of pale green energy entered their bodies. ¡°You can try returning to your race in half a day. Your priest might have a way to help you.¡± Before leaving, Lei Luo chuckled and reminded them. With that said, he flapped his wings and left, heading to the sea area to hunt. Because of the two of them, he had not gone out to hunt today. However, he had to eat everyday. As soon as Lei Luo left, both Shardin and Sharbao hurriedly went into the sea to remove their shields. When their bodies came into contact with the seawater, a comfortable smile appeared on their faces. After lying down for a while, they lazily found a reef near the island and lay down to rest. ¡°Sharbao, did you really mean what you said to that Poison Dragon today? Do you really think that way?¡± Shardin looked at the sky and suddenly asked. Sharbao was silent for a long time before he replied, ¡°It¡¯s no longer meaningful whether I¡¯m speaking from my heart or not.¡± ¡°We are now subordinates of the Poison Dragon, but the other party hasn¡¯t accepted us yet. After speaking and betraying our race just now, we must make our race decline or we will face our deaths. Are you willing to sacrifice yourself for the race?¡± ¡°Forget it. The Merman Race won¡¯t have a chance of winning. That Poison Dragon¡¯s intelligence far exceeds ours. With the advantage of its race, how are we going to fight it?¡± ¡°Our betrayal might leave behind a seed of life for our race, so our race won¡¯t be exterminated.¡± Shardin recalled that after they left the race and came to this area, the search process was very fast and they did not encounter any obstacles. However, when they encountered the island where the Poison Dragon was, they were immediately discovered and captured alive. This not only reflected their carelessness, but also the Poison Dragon¡¯s meticulous thoughts. It was able to analyze their arrival and surround them from the normal school of fish. It had also made them leak most of the information about the Merman Race. The Merman Race had no chance of winning, so if they were to betray their race now, could they leave behind a seed of life for their race in the future? That was rice. Their betrayal was not for their sake, but for the sake of the race. After a long silence, Shardin reminded himself of this. He needed an excuse to accept the betrayal of his race, and Sharbao just happened to give him an excuse to strengthen his justification.. Chapter 20 - Amethyst Cloud Fruit! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo was not sure how the mentality of the two captives of the Merman Race had changed. He left the island and monitored them for half an hour. After ensuring that they would not escape in the short term, he officially set off to hunt. As for his claim that he injected them with poison to control them, it was just a casual remark. He was betting that they would not risk their lives. How could Lei Luo control which creatures died from his poison? Many creatures had directly died from his poison. He had simply injected ordinary energy that was green in color into Shardin and Sharbao. If those two really wanted to bet their lives to escape, so be it. After this vicious beating, would they still dare to attack Lei Luo next time? Level-3 warriors were not weak. However, Lei Luo was already a Level-2 warrior, and he was also a dragon. Thus, he had the advantage of his race. When his level rose to Level-3, the warriors that were Level-3 and below in the Merman Race would no longer hold any weight in his eyes. Instead, they would be an existence that could be easily killed. ¡°I¡¯m currently at the mid-stage of Level-2. Although I kill creatures from the Level-3 to Level-4 every day to absorb energy, my body has a saturation point. Even with supper, it¡¯s hard to make up for it.¡± ¡°According to my current level, I¡¯ll need a month to reach Level-3, but I don¡¯t know when the Merman Race will come.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t I follow what those mermen said and ambush the Merman Race first?¡± ¡°If only my inherited memories could give me a way to increase my strength quickly. I¡¯m not afraid of Level-3 mermen, but there are still peak Level-4 and Level-5 warriors. The Level-5 warrior will be hard to fight.¡± Lei Luo flew above the sea as he thought about his own business. Now, he was facing a threat from the Merman Race, but he didn¡¯t know when they would come. If he wanted to break out of this situation, there was a simple answer. He had to advance to Level-3. However, he could not take too long. He had to do it in the short term. With the formidable power of a Level-3 Poison Dragon, he could fight head-on against a Level-5 warrior of an ordinary race. Coupled with the formidable power of his poisonous breath, the mere Merman Race wouldn¡¯t be able to fight as they wished. If the Level-5 warrior from the Merman Race arrived at the island early, it would be Lei Luo who would be at a disadvantage. Fighting against an enemy that was two levels higher than him was not difficult, but it was very difficult if the enemy was three levels higher than him. The only hope was the knowledge in Lei Luo¡¯s inherited memories. If he was lucky and encountered a technique that could increase his strength, everything would be fine. Unfortunately, the recent inherited memories were all talking about treasures born naturally from the world and how to use them. This was the basic knowledge that needed to be mastered, but it was useless for now. Recalling the knowledge he had recently obtained, Lei Luo could not help but shake his head. ¡°If only I could find the Amethyst Cloud Fruit in my inherited memories, then the initiative would be in my hands, and I could even make use of those two mermen. What a pity.¡± The Amethyst Cloud Fruit was a special fruit born from the bottom of the sea. It was called such as it looked like amethyst and had cloud patterns on it. Before it matured, it was no different from ordinary seaweed. However, after it matured, it would change instantly and emit a strange fragrance to attract underwater creatures. After creatures below Level-5 devoured it, they could simply advance by one level in a day. To the sea beasts, the effect wasn¡¯t that great. After all, when the sea beasts leveled up by one level, their hunting range would increase at the very most. Once time passed, they would continue to hunt as before. However, if the Amethyst Cloud Fruit was given to humans or other intelligent creatures, they would obtain higher-leveled abilities, allowing them to level up more quickly. However, this thing grew at the bottom of the sea. After it matured, it would emit a strange fragrance. Usually, it would be discovered by the sea beasts. The sea beasts did not have any intention of keeping it after harvesting it. They would simply eat it. In addition, the pattern of its growth was unpredictable, making it even rarer. According to Lei Luo¡¯s inherited memories, his ancestors from the Poison Dragon race had only encountered Amethyst Cloud Fruit 15 times at the bottom of the sea. One had to understand that his inherited memories had been recorded hundreds of thousands of years ago. However, this fruit wasn¡¯t very effective. The ancestors of the Poison Dragon Race wouldn¡¯t deliberately search for it, and there were very few records of it. It was very likely that the Amethyst Cloud Fruit appeared in his inherited memories only because the predecessors were spreading knowledge of it. This was to avoid their descendants being unable to identify it after touching it and losing face as a result. ¡°Let¡¯s not think about it anymore. I¡¯ll catch two tuna and roast them before scaring the two mermen again.¡± Lei Luo arrived at the area where Level-4 sea beasts appeared. Then, he dived into the seabed and began setting up. His method of dealing with the Level-4 sea beasts was very simple. He just had to kill them with his poisonous breath and drag them back to the island to barbecue them. If he encountered a creature with strong resistance to poison, he would change his target. If he set up the poison in advance, the sea beasts could sense it, but wouldn¡¯t react to it. However, it was different from the Merman Race. After all, the Merman Race was more intelligent. Today¡¯s hunt went exceptionally smoothly, and no other sea beasts came to snatch his prey. After killing the two Level-4 tuna, Lei Luo was about to catch them and bring them back to the island when he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance that made him have the urge to eat. ¡°Something¡¯s not right. Could it be some kind of special poison? Why is there no sign of it?¡± Lei Luo reacted instantly, his dragon eyes widening as he looked around warily. He knew that some toxins were colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect them. Some toxins also had a natural fragrance that assaulted the nose, killing enemies with their smell. However, after waiting for a while, there were no abnormalities. The fragrance still lingered. The source of the scent was not far away. Lei Luo hesitated for a moment. Then, he decided to check it out after catching the two tuna. As he moved forward, Lei Luo realized that he was not the only one. Many sea beasts were also following the scent. Soon, a purple seaweed swayed at the bottom of the sea. At the top of the seaweed, there were two purple-skinned fruits with cloud patterns that were emitting a strange fragrance. It was as if eating it would grant him great strength. Lei Luo was stunned. There was only one thought in his mind. ¡°I must get these two Amethyst Cloud Fruits!¡± Roar! While Lei Luo was in a daze, a golden Alligator Snapping Turtle roared and instinctively charged towards the Amethyst Cloud Fruit. Opposite the Alligator Snapping Turtle, a Thunder Shark charged straight down. The two creatures were both peak Level-4 creatures. For a moment, they scared the other sea beasts. Just as it was about to eat the strange fruit, the Alligator Snapping Turtle suddenly felt its body sink, and its swimming speed slowed down. It seemed like there was a creature stepping on its shell. The Alligator Snapping Turtle looked up and its tiny eyes instantly turned incomparably red. It roared angrily and turned around to bite. Lei Luo stepped on the back of the Alligator Snapping Turtle and sneered when he saw that it had gone mad with anger. ¡°You still want to snatch my Amethyst Cloud Fruit? Die!¡± After saying those words, he spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath and stomped on its shell. After killing the Alligator Snapping Turtle in two moves, the Thunder Shark didn¡¯t even spare Lei Luo a glance as it continued to charge towards the Amethyst Cloud Fruit. There were also many sea beasts rushing over from afar, and there was no lack of peak Level-4 sea beasts amongst them. ¡°There¡¯s no time. I¡¯ll have to run for it. Looks like you¡¯re getting off easy, dude.¡± Lei Luo muttered gloomily as he raised the two Level-4 tuna and smashed them at the Thunder Shark. Given the current situation, it would be a waste of time for him to deal with the Thunder Shark. After all, this would result in him being unable to escape and being surrounded by many peak Level-4 sea beasts. That experience would not be good. If he destroyed the Amethyst Cloud Fruit in the process, it would be terrible. Every time the Dragon Race leveled up, their combat strength would increase by several times in a linear fashion. It was enough to crush the other high-leveled warriors of other races. Before he reached the Level-5, the Amethyst Cloud Fruit could be used as one of his defensive methods. Right now, giving up on the tuna in his hands was the best choice. The two Level-4 tuna in Lei Luo¡¯s hand had fainted from the poison, but they had not died. When Lei Luo swung them at the Thunder Shark, it was as if the two tuna were provoking the Thunder Shark. As fellow Level-4 creatures, the Thunder Sharks subconsciously stopped and attacked the tuna. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lei Luo uprooted the Amethyst Cloud Fruit with one claw and swam frantically towards the surface of the sea.. Chapter 21 - Seizing the First Move Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The aroma of the Amethyst Cloud Fruit was still spreading, attracting the attention of many sea beasts. Boom! Boom! Boom! When Lei Luo emerged from the sea and soared into the sky, the surface of the sea exploded and 30 meters of seawater rose. In the sea, many sea beasts looked at Lei Luo ferociously. Unfortunately, they still fell back into the sea with the help of gravity. ¡°Hmph, you still want to snatch my fruit? If you have the ability, then soar into the sky.¡± Lei Luo circled high in the air while laughing recklessly. He could not defeat Level-4 sea beasts in the sea. He could only rely on his poisonous breath to gain the upper hand. However, if the sea beasts left the sea, the situation would be reversed. After circling above the sea for a while, Lei Luo turned back to the island. Then, he found that the sea creatures at the bottom of the sea had followed him all the way and refused to give up. He immediately went to the area where Level-6 sea beasts appeared and took a detour to return. Although he had lost the two tuna he had obtained during this hunt, it was worth it to obtain two Amethyst Cloud Fruits. With these two Amethyst Cloud Fruits, Lei Luo¡¯s schedule instantly became much more relaxed. There was no need to increase his strength so urgently. Even if the Merman Race had a Level-5 warrior, after eating a Amethyst Cloud Fruit and leveling up to Level-3, he could easily deal with it. When he reached Level-3, it would be even easier. A Level-4 Poison Dragon fighting a Level-5 merman warrior was as simple as an adult bullying a child. ¡°Should I launch a sneak attack on the Merman Race now, or should I wait for the Merman Race to surround my island and give them a surprise?¡± ¡°It¡¯s risky to move out, but with the Amethyst Cloud Fruit, it¡¯s good to test the strength of the Merman Race.¡± On his return journey, many thoughts flashed through Lei Luo¡¯s mind. When he saw the island appear from afar, he made a decision in his heart. He would ambush the Merman Race and strike first! If he could not win after eating the Amethyst Cloud Fruits, he would have to be more cautious. After doing so, he would be able to understand the situation surrounding his parents and the humans on the continent more quickly. He would be able to make a decision whether to seek revenge or find his family first. After landing at the edge of the extinct volcano, Lei Luo first looked at the distribution of fish in the periphery. The two mermen did not dare to leave. Then, he calmed his thoughts and began to extract the [Hardness] characteristic of the rocks to fuse into his body. Previously, he had been nurturing his poisonous breath and adding the [Fire Poison] characteristic to it to increase the lethality of his poisonous breath. Now that he was going to launch a sneak attack on the Merman Race, he had to strengthen his body. He also had to ensure that his lethality and survivability were not conflicting with each other. While Lei Luo was extracting characteristics and synthesizing them, Shardin and Sharbao were drawing a map of the bottom of the sea. Shardin accepted Sharbao¡¯s excuse and worked hard without any psychological obstacles. Among the Merman Race, they were considered elite warriors. They were very clear about most things, not to mention the layout of sea maps and the location of the race. Every now and then, Sharbao would mark a few wrong places, and Shardin would make the edits. Two days passed very quickly. On the third day, Lei Luo deliberately went out to the sea to hunt two Level-4 Golden Sharks and specially placed them at the edge of an extinct volcano to barbecue them. Then, he called Shardin and Sharbao up. After the Level-4 creatures were roasted by the charcoal, the fragrance they emitted was extremely rich and was mixed with a strong magical power aura. Anyone with a bit of intelligence understood what level of creature it was. Shardin and Shardin put on their shields and arrived in front of the extinct volcano. They saw the enormous bodies of the Golden Sharks at a glance. The occasional intense magical fluctuation on the golden skin of the sharks was far from what the Level-3 merman warriors could compare with. ¡°A¡­ A Level-4 Golden Shark. There¡¯s even two of them.¡± ¡°Golden Sharks usually move in small groups. In order to hunt two Golden Sharks, they have to deal with at least five Golden Sharks. Is this really a young Poison Dragon?¡± ¡°How terrifying. Fortunately, we didn¡¯t choose to fight him. The advantage of the Merman Race lies at the bottom of the sea. This Poison Dragon can deal with the Golden Sharks and can fly. How can we possibly win?¡± Shardin and Sharbao looked at each other. They were even more determined to betray their race. Of course, from their point of view, this wasn¡¯t called betrayal. Rather, they were preserving the seeds of life for their race to avoid being wiped out. This Poison Dragon in front of them was definitely not something that the Merman Race could hunt right now. They would simply be courting death if they did so. Meanwhile, Lei Luo was waiting for the Golden Sharks to be roasted beside the extinct volcano. He glanced at Shardin and Sharbao, who were on the shore. He saw their trembling bodies and fearful eyes clearly. ¡°Sure enough, this sort of deterrence is better. Let them see the disparity in strength.¡± Lei Luo felt a little pleased with himself, but he didn¡¯t show it. He didn¡¯t bother with Shardin or Sharbao. Instead, he waited until the Golden Shark was almost done roasting, scooped it up, and started eating. When put together, the two Golden Sharks were two-fifths the size of Lei Luo¡¯s body. Since he needed to absorb the energy within the sharks, he did not perform characteristic extraction. Furthermore, with these two members of the Merman Race watching him, he didn¡¯t want to use Characteristic Synthesis to prevent this information from leaking. When he was done with his meal, an hour had passed. The sun could no longer be seen. Only the clouds on the horizon were dyed red with the afterglow. Lei Luo threw the skeletons of the Golden Sharks into the extinct volcano and turned to look at Shardin and Sharbao. ¡°Have you prepared the plan and topographic map I asked for?¡± ¡°I will take one of you and leave. The other one will stay here. If I return within ten days, I will give you the antidote. If I don¡¯t return, it will be more convenient for you to think of a place to die. Also, if I realize that there is something wrong along the journey, the one leading the way should quickly write your last words.¡± ¡°Only if I live will you have a chance to live. If I die, you will die with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you guys another half an hour to edit the materials. Think carefully before you give them to me.¡± Although he was not sure if there were any traps in the topographic map and plan given by the two of them, by saying this, he could at least put an end to many of their thoughts. Furthermore, it was obvious at a glance if the topographic map and proposal had been altered in just half an hour. Shardin was stunned for a moment before he said, ¡°The map and plan are ready. There¡¯s nothing missing.¡± With that said, he took out a scale the size of two palms. On it was a map of the sea region. The map even indicated the direction where the human territory was located. On the opposite side of the map was a plan with small, densely-packed words. Sharbao opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he remained silent. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes narrowed. ¡°Are you sure that you want to submit this?¡± Upon hearing the question, Sharbao answered first, ¡°Alright, there are no big problems. There might be some flaws, but it won¡¯t affect anything.¡± ¡°I am the one who drew most of the topographic map here. If you want to go to the Merman Race, I hope that I can lead the way for you. Please spare the low-leveled members of the Merman Race on the periphery. After all, if there aren¡¯t any clansmen, there¡¯s no point in being the Clan Head.¡± Lei Luo looked at Shardin with a faint smile and nodded slightly. ¡°Sure. Shardin will stay on the island. If we fail this time, Shardin, find a good cemetery.¡± ¡°You can go back. I¡¯ll inform you when we set off..¡± Chapter 22 - Sea Area of the Merman Race Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After obtaining permission from Lei Luo, Shardin and Shardin left the scale behind and returned to the bottom of the sea. On the way back, Shardin recalled what just happened. He frowned and suddenly asked, ¡°Sharbao, did you change the map and hide some information?¡± ¡°What do you want to do? Go back on your word? Or do you have other ideas?¡± Like selling me off and returning to the race to obtain the title of a hero? The last sentence was buried in Shardin¡¯s heart. He didn¡¯t ask this question. Instead, he stared at Sharbao, waiting for an answer. Sharbao froze. Then, he nodded and shook his head. ¡°I did change the map, but it¡¯s not what you think.¡± ¡°I have no intention of going back on my word. I just can¡¯t be sure if that Poison Dragon will really let us go so that we can increase our chances of survival.¡± ¡°For example, if we encounter those Sand Gulls in the storm zone, I¡¯ll tell the Poison Dragon how to avoid them and help him to do the work.¡± ¡°At the same time, I hinted to him that our existence is of value.¡± ¡°When we have no value to that Poison Dragon, life and death will depend on his mood. However, if we have value, our chances of survival will be greater.¡± Upon hearing this answer, Shardin was at a loss for words. He whispered, ¡°What should we do now?¡± ¡°I noticed your abnormality just now. That Poison Dragon definitely knows as well.¡± Sharbao shook his head. ¡°It¡¯s precisely because he knows that I have to take the initiative to lead the way for him. I¡¯ll tell him everything along the way. Based on that Poison Dragon¡¯s intelligence, as long as we don¡¯t threaten him, he¡¯ll be able to accept anything else. Otherwise, we won¡¯t have the chance to enter the sea again.¡± ¡°The Lord Priest was wrong. He shouldn¡¯t have coveted the benefits of the Poison Dragon.¡± Shardin didn¡¯t respond. Then, they fell silent. Did Lei Luo know what they were thinking? Originally, he did not know, but Sharbao¡¯s actions let him know that they were hiding something. However, in the end, he chose to ignore it because the power was in his hands. They were just two Level-3 merman warriors. It was impossible for them to resist him! Even if they made use of the dangerous terrain, wouldn¡¯t it be fine if Lei Luo walked behind them? No matter how dangerous it was, there was nothing that couldn¡¯t be resolved after eating the Amethyst Cloud Fruit. After the two mermen went into the sea, Raylo picked up the fish scale and began to study it. The topographic map and the planner on the back were written in the universal language of the continent. It just so happened to be in Lei Luo¡¯s inherited memories, so he understood it at a glance. The plan written by the two of them was very simple. They would secretly travel to the sky above the island of the Merman Race and inject poison into the hole. The elite warriors of the Merman Race lived below the island. The houses of the tribe leader and the priest were also nearby. If they were really poisoned, 80% of the resistance abilities of the Merman Race would be eliminated. Then, Lei Luo could do whatever he wanted with the remaining people. When the Merman Race had nothing to do, they would not go to the island because the environment on the shore was not suitable. Only when human merchants came would they go ashore to communicate with them. The elite warriors and tribe leader, who lived below the island, were even less concerned about going onshore. After all, nothing had happened for hundreds of years. The only thing that he needed to pay attention to was that there were warning spells around the island. He could avoid them by flying high in the sky. ¡°They seem to be very sincere, but I wonder where their hidden methods are?¡± Lei Luo looked back and forth many times but did not find any problems. He finally looked at the map. Was there a problem with the route? He had never been to most of the areas on the map. He typically headed to deeper areas of the sea as there were many high-leveled sea beasts that he could hunt there. Although the Merman Race was located deep in the sea, they were closer to the human continent. The further out one went, the lower the levels of sea creatures became, until they became ordinary fish. If Lei Luo had eaten those, he might still be at Level-1. He couldn¡¯t tell much from the map. Maybe he could discover something during the trip to the Merman Race. However, Lei Luo thought about it and gave up on the idea. There was simply no need for him to make a trip to verify the dangers on the map. When they set off, he would let one of the mermen travel in front and watch from behind. If there was any danger, he would kill the merman immediately. Then, he would return to the island and wait for the Merman Race to come knocking on his door. If there was no danger, he could ambush the Merman Race and test how much strength they had. How dare they clamor to slay a dragon? Lei Luo narrowed his eyes and changed into a more comfortable position before lying down to rest. He had to deal with the matters of the Merman Race, and receiving the inherited memories was also an important matter. Knowledge was power. After all, if he didn¡¯t know about the effects of the Amethyst Cloud Fruit, wouldn¡¯t he have missed an opportunity? ¡­ The night passed in the blink of an eye. When the sun rose, Lei Luo opened his eyes. He wasn¡¯t in a hurry to call for the mermen to set off. Instead, he went deep into the sea and poisoned two Level-4 sea beasts before returning for breakfast. He had to replenish his energy as much as possible. After all, the sea beasts near the base of the Merman Race were all low-leveled creatures. How could they provide as much energy as Level-4 sea beasts? By the time he had finished eating and the sun was about to rise above them, Lei Luo called Shardin and Sharbao ashore. He didn¡¯t care about whether the merman staying on the island would run away. However, he had to do what had to be done. Lei Luo pulled Sharbao aside and spat a mouthful of poisonous breath on Shardin. ¡°Alright, you have been poisoned by my poisonous breath. If I don¡¯t deal with it within ten days, you can just wait for death. I hope that your companion will lead the way.¡± ¡°If we set off now, how many days will it take for us to reach the sea area of the Merman Race?¡± Shardin¡¯s expression changed immediately. However, he had told him about this before, so he did not react much. Sharbao smiled apologetically. ¡°Esteemed Poison Dragon, my speed is rather slow. We should be able to arrive in about four days. If I want to increase my speed, I¡¯ll need you to bring me along.¡± ¡°No, you will travel in front of me. It¡¯s fine if you slow down.¡± Lei Luo simply rejected this suggestion. He wasn¡¯t going to take the risk because of that little bit of time. The Merman Race wouldn¡¯t be able to escape anyway. When Sharbao heard this reply, the few ideas in his heart were immediately extinguished. He nodded obediently and agreed. Lei Luo did not have much to prepare. He took the Amethyst Cloud Fruits and let Sharbao lead the way. Before he left, he also sprayed a poisonous breath on Sharbao. As Lei Luo and Sharbao left, Shardin also went into the sea to wait. The deserted island returned to its original appearance. At the bottom of the sea, Sharbao was walking in front while Lei Luo was following behind. The distance between them was only about ten meters. Whatever Sharbao did in front of him, Lei Luo could see clearly. He could also ambush Sharbao at any time and kill him. Sharbao didn¡¯t dare to do anything when he thought of the Poison Dragon staring at him from behind. The closer they got to the sea area of the Merman Race, the lower the level of the sea beasts around them became. This caused Lei Luo to have no choice but to spend time hunting for more prey to replenish his energy. This slowed down their progress. Originally, they had expected to enter the sea area of the Merman Race in four days, but now they had to extend it by a day. There were a lot of harsh environments along the way. Sharbao explained these environments and cleared them in advance. Regarding this, Lei Luo did not object or encourage him. Instead, he watched Sharbao¡¯s performance quietly. He did not believe that he could not travel around such environments. It was just to please Sharbao. Time gradually passed. Finally, on the night of the fourth day, an excited expression appeared on Sharbao¡¯s face. ¡°Esteemed Poison Dragon, the sea area ahead is the territory of the Merman Race. Shall we take advantage of the dark night to sneak over?¡± Lei Luo stopped. ¡°Stop. We will go over when the sun is at its highest tomorrow. In the meantime, tell me more about the strength of the Merman Race and their patrols. I will verify the information one by one.¡± After all, the night was not his home ground. In the sea region, the Merman Race had the advantage. Meanwhile, during the day, when the sun was at its highest, the mermen would hide. Even if they could endure the sun, the vigilance of the patrolling mermen would drop to the greatest design. It was much better than sneaking around now.. Chapter 23 - Sneak Attack! Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Sharbao was shocked. His eyes could not hide his surprise. He never expected that Lei Luo would choose to stop at this time and rest for the night before setting off. Furthermore, he wanted to wait until noon, when the sun was at its peak. With such caution, the chances of the Merman Race winning were close to zero. Since this Poison Dragon could restrain him in terms of movement, how could it not have thought of the difference in strength and numbers? It definitely had other hidden methods. After all, they hadn¡¯t come into contact with the Poison Dragon for more than a thousand years. Who knew what hidden talents it had yet to reveal? ¡°It would appear that I was correct. How could we possibly win?¡± After mocking himself in his heart, Sharbao explained the patrol team system and the number of people of the Merman Race to Lei Luo one by one. He even talked about the location of the tribe leader¡¯s house and priest¡¯s house, as well as the resting area of the merman warriors. He was just short of explaining the daily routine of every merman. After learning what he wanted to know, Lei Luo knocked Sharbao unconscious and found a comfortable place to rest. Danger was silently approaching the Merman Race. However, the Merman Race knew nothing about this. ¡­ In the house of the Merman Race¡¯s tribe leader, surging magic power was reverberating intensely and constantly attacking the body of the tribe leader. Under his feet, a hexagram array emitted a sparkling blue light. The magic array not only increased the power of the tribe leader, but also hid the fluctuation of magic power without leaking anything. As the magic power attacked the magic array, the magic array could no longer conceal the fluctuations and was about to break. The merman priest had been refining magic staves and preparing magic arrays for the past few days to deal with the Poison Dragon. Even if it was a baby dragon, he didn¡¯t underestimate it at all. Instead, he exhibited the vigor needed to deal with a Level-5 sea beast and made ample preparations. According to his judgment, the young Poison Dragon should either be at Level-1, or had not reached Level-1. After all, the dragon race¡¯s growth period was very long. Compared to a Level-5 sea beast, the priest was treating the Poison Dragon with great importance. When he sensed that the magical waves from the tribe leader indicated that the tribe leader was about to become a Level-5 warrior, the merman priest flashed a smile. He slowly walked out of the room. Then, with a wave of his hand, he restored the array and covered the fluctuations. At the moment, he could not let the clansmen know that the tribe leader was trying to break through to become a Level-5 warrior. After all, it would not be good if he attracted the attention of humans. With a Level-5 warrior holding the line, wouldn¡¯t it be easy to capture a Poison Dragon that had been born for a few years? As soon as this thought appeared, the merman priest vaguely felt that something was wrong. The mermen warriors he sent out to search for the Poison Dragon Island didn¡¯t seem to have sent any news back. He had been thinking about refining staves for the tribe leader, but he had neglected those mermen. However, it was a little late now. The results would be the same even if he checked on them tomorrow. It had only been a few years since the Poison Dragon was born. It wouldn¡¯t go to other places to live. Furthermore, there were still a few days before the promised half-month deadline to send back the news. There wouldn¡¯t be any problems. After consoling himself, the merman priest returned to his room to rest. The next morning, the merman priest first went to the tribe leader¡¯s room to take a look and strengthen the magic array. Then, he contacted Shardin and Sharbao. The communication method was mainly through the strengthened staves that the priest had given Shardin and Sharbao. However, the two staves had already been corroded badly when they were thrown into the poisonous breath after encountering Lei Luo. Naturally, there was no feedback. ¡°There¡¯s no reply. I¡¯ll contact them again at noon. I hope nothing has happened.¡± The merman priest suppressed his uneasiness. At this moment, one of the two mermen that he was concerned about was leading the Poison Dragon that they wanted to deal with into the sea area. They were approaching the territory of the Merman Race. Lei Luo had been paying attention to the weather as he moved forward. Occasionally, he would float to the surface of the sea to feel the temperature before deciding to move forward. When they were three kilometers away from the base of the Merman Race, the temperature was at its highest. After knocking Sharbao out as usual, Lei Luo quietly approached the territory of the Merman Race and floated to the surface of the sea, preparing to observe everything first. The Merman Race was indeed as Sharbao had said. Their territory was built under an island. The interior of the island had been hollowed out, leaving only a few stone pillars supporting the island. There was also a cave entrance on the island. It was just the right size for the merman to enter and exit. Clearly, it was the entrance they had left for themselves. At the edge of the island, there was a dock that was specially built. It was maintained by a magic array and was obviously for the human merchants to go ashore. According to the size of the dock and the wear and tear on the dock, human merchants did not come frequently. Furthermore, they only came in medium-sized ships. There were no mermen patrolling the area on the island, but there were mermen warriors patrolling in the sea. However, it was still manageable. Lei Luo caught a few ordinary small fish and threw them towards the edge of the island from a distance. They happened to trigger the protective array. The patrolling mermen simply looked up and left without even checking. The leader of the patrolling mermen even cursed and continued to patrol the area. ¡°So this is the Merman Race. I thought that they were very powerful, but it seems like I wasted my time last night. Looks like tonight¡¯s a good time for a sneak attack.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed, and he sneered as he backed away. If they did not want to patrol during the day, they would definitely be more relaxed at night. After all, who would be willing to do boring work when they were full of energy? Furthermore, Lei Luo¡¯s poisonous breath was more obvious during the day. Meanwhile, it could spread more at night. After Lei Luo scouted around, he quietly moved to the back of the island and did not attract any attention. As usual, the other members of the Merman Race did what they were supposed to do. Only the tribe leader of the Merman Race was trying his best to break through to become a Level-5 warrior. Meanwhile, the merman priest was contacting Shardin and Sharbao, who had been sent out to gather information. However, their communication magic staves had been destroyed, so there was naturally no response. ¡°Could it be that Shardin and Sharbao were killed by the Poison Dragon? Or did they encounter an accident with some sea beasts? They have my staff. How could this be?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t continue investigating like this. If this continues, our strength will gradually be exhausted.¡± ¡°When the tribe leader breaks through to become a Level-5 warrior, the entire race will head to that sea area to hunt the dragon down directly. I want to experience the might of the Poison Dragon!¡± The merman priest had contacted them for a day, but there was no response. He immediately understood that something had happened to them. However, he did not contact them again. Instead, he focused all his attention on the tribe leader of the Merman Race. A top-tier power could suppress a race. No matter how many clansmen they lost, they could slowly recover through time. Just like that, it was soon night time. The moon was hidden behind dark clouds, and the sea was completely dark. Only the sea breeze continued to blow. The warriors from the Merman Race who patrolled in the day were just as Lei Luo had predicted. They relaxed at night and were not even willing to move. Instead, they hid in a corner to rest. There was nothing they could do during the day. If the Lord Priest discovered that no one was patrolling, they would be punished. However, who would keep an eye on them at night? Their clansmen wouldn¡¯t report them to the priest either. Under such circumstances, Lei Luo swaggered onto the island from the dock that the Merman Race had prepared for the human merchants. He went straight to the hole on the island and directly injected his poisonous breath into the hole. He released six consecutive mouthfuls of his poisonous breath until his throat could no longer take it. Only then did he stop. Without letting the poisonous breath circulate, Lei Luo poked his head through the hole and controlled the poisonous breath from a high place with a purpose. On the left, there was an intense magical wave. It was concealed by a magic array, but it still did not escape his senses. Meanwhile, it was said that the residence of the merman priest was on the right. He could not let the merman priest off either. Thus, his poisonous breath spread out in all directions with these two places in the center. Those who were able to get close to the leaders and important figures of the race were definitely elites of the race. No matter how bad they were, they also had special abilities. The green poisonous breath, which was mixed with traces of dark red, flowed silently through the water.. Chapter 24 - The Merman Tribe Leader Fights Fiercely Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The poisonous breath was not very obvious in the dark night, mainly because it did not emit any magic waves and was difficult to detect. When the poisonous breath controlled by Lei Luo fell from the sky and entered the houses of the tribe leader and the priest respectively, the two immediately sensed it. The tribe leader of the Merman Race was still trying to break through to become a Level-5 Warrior. Just as he was about to succeed, a special poison descended from the sky. He could feel the danger brought about by the poison. If he didn¡¯t think of a way to deal with it, then it would bring serious consequences. However, if he got up to deal with it, then he would have to stop the process of breaking through to Level-5. He didn¡¯t know when he would be able to do so again. Should he give up, or should he persist? The expression of the tribe leader changed again and again as he began to curse at his clansmen for their lack of protection. The enemy had tried to poison them from above, yet there was no reaction at all. Just as he was about to give up on levelling up and save his life, he heard the voice of the merman priest. ¡°It¡¯s a special toxin. I think I¡¯ve seen it somewhere before. Give me some time to process it.¡± ¡°Tribe leader, continue to advance. Don¡¯t stop.¡± After the merman priest finished speaking, he took out the conch from his bosom and started blowing on it. The sound waves quickly spread throughout the entire Merman Race. After being stunned for a second, the many merman warriors hurriedly gathered in front of the priest¡¯s house with their weapons. When the conch blew, it meant that there was either an enemy attack or a major event involving the race. Seeing that the merman warriors had gathered, the merman priest said with a solemn expression, ¡°Enemies are invading us. Search the surrounding area within a mile. Go to the shore and take a look. Contact the humans and ask if any of them have come to our side.¡± ¡°Poisoning is something that humans like to do. Furthermore, it¡¯s quite a powerful poison.¡± As the merman priest spoke, he threw some dried fruits into his mouth. After chewing and swallowing, he cast a Purification Spell on himself. The poison in his body was quickly suppressed. Then, he gave the tribe leader of the Merman Race the antidote. However, the merman priest did not know that he was able to recover so quickly as he was standing in front of his house and was only affected by Lei Luo¡¯s poisonous breath. Furthermore, he was very powerful. Meanwhile, since the magical waves from the house of the tribe leader were very obvious, the poison was concentrated there. The poisonous breath continued to fall, and the poison accumulated in the body of the merman tribe leader, affecting his advancement. ¡°How can this be? The more I heal myself, the deeper the poison affects me!¡± The merman priest frowned and pushed open the door to his house. Only then did he discover the reason for this. ¡°Damn it, they actually dared to release poison in front of me. They simply don¡¯t care about the Merman Race. However, why does this poison seem more and more familiar?¡± The merman priest cast a magic array to separate the poisonous breath in the air. At the same time, he felt more and more suspicious. Ah! All of a sudden, the merman warriors outside screamed in agony and fear. ¡°Why do I feel so weak and uncomfortable?¡± ¡°Sharhai, your skin is atrophying. It¡¯s worse than it was back in the day.¡± ¡°Lord Priest, save me!¡± ¡°My¡­ my body has become weak.¡± ¡°Our life force is weakening. There are enemies on the surface of the sea. The poison came from above.¡± As the poisonous breath spread, panic spread as well. Firstly, the elite warriors of the Merman Race who had gathered the fastest were affected, followed by the other mermen. The scene was abnormally chaotic. The chaos outside also affected the tribe leader and the priest of the Merman Race. The two of them were stuck in a dilemma. If they didn¡¯t go out, the deaths of too many elite clansmen would be very troublesome. However, if they went out, the tribe leader¡¯s attempt to level would definitely fail. The merman priest¡¯s expression darkened. He looked steadily up at the roof. The poisonous breath was still trying to invade his house and a small portion of it was spreading out. ¡°I¡¯m sure I¡¯ve seen it before. Furthermore, I¡¯ve seen it recently. Whose technique is this?¡± ¡°Is this the Poison Dragon? This is the poisonous breath released by the Poison Dragon!¡± ¡°Gehr had this aura the last time he was injured. I was just wondering how I could be so familiar with it. That Poison Dragon has reached the sea region of the Merman Race. Is it nearby?¡± After identifying the source of the poison, the pupils of the merman priest shrank and his heart began to race. The prey they were supposed to deal with had actually come knocking on their door and attacked them. The identity of the hunter and the prey was changing. When the tribe leader of the Merman Race heard this, he subconsciously wanted to grab his weapon, but he restrained himself. ¡°What do we do now? I still need half a day to break through to Level-5. Since that Poison Dragon has already started attacking, it definitely won¡¯t leave easily. Why don¡¯t we just surround and kill it here so that we don¡¯t have to run to find him?¡± ¡°You and I are both Level-4 Warriors. With Gerton, how could three Level-4 Warriors not be able to deal with a Level-1 Poison Dragon?¡± ¡°No matter how terrifying its poisonous breath is, it can¡¯t just keep spitting it out, right?¡± Should he give up on advancing and kill the Poison Dragon? This was a great opportunity. After all, this was their home ground. If they really went hunting for the Poison Dragon in other waters, sea beasts would attack them along the way. Furthermore, they weren¡¯t familiar with the environment yet, so it would more or less affect them. ¡°Alright.¡± The merman priest nodded in agreement. ¡°Give up on the advancement and expel the poisonous breath from your body. I¡¯ll treat you.¡± Previously, the tribe leader of the Merman Tribe was still leveling up and did not take the initiative to resist. Now that he chose to resist, the poisonous breath was quickly suppressed. While suppressing the poisonous breath in his body, the merman priest called the other Level-4 warrior of the Merman Race, Gerton, over. The reaction and resistance of a high-leveled warrior was very strong, far beyond that of a low-leveled merman warrior. Gerton was just a little nervous. He wasn¡¯t hurt much. The merman priest explained the whole story and his guesses. Then, the three of them quickly floated up and surrounded the island from three directions, preparing to go ashore to investigate. Before floating up, the merman priest blew up the staff that had had used for many years. This released a Level-5 Forbidden Air Magic. Warriors that had not reached Level-5 could not fly. This magical wave attracted Lei Luo¡¯s attention. Meanwhile, the magical wave below became stable and silent. ¡°Have I been discovered?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as he looked up at his surroundings. Just as he was about to take off and observe, he realized that his wings were abnormally heavy. He could barely flap them and could not fly at all. Swish~ Swish~ Swish~ Three ear-piercing sounds came from the three directions of the island at the same time. Then, three merman warriors whose auras had reached Level-4 surrounded him. ¡°It really is a Poison Dragon. It¡¯s exactly as the records say. There¡¯s no difference.¡± ¡°Kill it. If we can severely injure it and capture it alive, that would be even better. This time, we can sell it for a good price to compensate for my failure to break through.¡± ¡°It¡¯s said that humans obtained a lot of benefits from killing a few Poison Dragons.¡± The three merman warriors talked loudly as they approached the Poison Dragon, their auras gradually rising. The merman priest held a spare staff in his hand, while the tribe leader and Gerton held heavy swords. There was a strong magical aura on their weapons, and they were exquisitely shaped. They did not look like they were produced underwater. Upon hearing their conversation, Lei Luo¡¯s expression darkened. He did not attempt to fly anymore. Instead, he wanted to blow these three guys up! No matter how much the Poison Dragon Race declined, it wasn¡¯t something a small Merman Race could talk about! Without any hesitation, Lei Luo charged towards the tribe leader and swept his claws forward. Clang! The heavy sword blocked Lei Luo¡¯s claw, but the tribe leader¡¯s face was red from resisting the attack. Clearly, he was under a lot of pressure. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the merman priest raised his staff and started casting spells. Meanwhile, Gerton ambushed Lei Luo from behind.. Chapter 25 - The Death of the Tribe Leader Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Not only was there battle energy flickering on the giant sword in Gerton¡¯s hand, but there were also two miniature magic arrays engraved on the blade. At this moment, they were not activated. Halfway through, one of the magic arrays was activated, and the attack speed of the heavy sword doubled. Although Lei Luo did not look back, he could feel the strong wind behind him. From the corner of his eye, the light from the staff of the merman priest grew brighter. It was obvious that he was about to finish casting a spell. If he did not break out of this situation soon, he would be in trouble today. The mermen that came to attack now were only Level-4 mermen. If Level-3 mermen came to help, it would bring him greater pressure. ¡°Is this a sneak attack? Let¡¯s see if your swords or my body are stronger.¡± A cold light flashed in Lei Luo¡¯s dragon eyes. He did not attempt to dodge, but activated the [Hardness] characteristic that his body had absorbed. At the same time, his poisonous breath was brewing in his throat. It was easy for the mermen to avoid the poisonous breath if it was spat out directly. Only by activating it at close range would it be easier to hit his target. His current poisonous breath had been fused with many characteristics. Furthermore, the same characteristics could stack to increase its power. Thus, the power of his poison was at least three times stronger compared to at the beginning. It could make the Level-4 merman who was launching a sneak attack from behind him lose its combat ability for a short period of time. Lei Luo did not avoid it. Instead, he chose to increase the pressure on the merman priest. It looked like he had to deal with one of them first. A look of delight flashed across Gerton¡¯s eyes when he saw this. ¡°The young dragon is indeed stupid. He actually disdained the attack of a Level-4 warrior. I will make you regret it.¡± A hint of malevolence flashed across Gerton¡¯s eyes as he increased the strength of his slash. Meanwhile, the merman priest, who was casting spells in the distance, had a bad feeling in his heart when he saw this scene, but he couldn¡¯t put his finger on it. Screech¡ª¡ª¡ª An ear-piercing sound echoed on the surface of the heavy sword and Lei Luo¡¯s skin. His body, which had been enhanced by the [Hardness] characteristic, had withstood this attack. Furthermore, Lei Luo had also borrowed the force of the attack to push the tribe leader back, leaving a gap for him to turn back. Although there was no blood on the surface of Lei Luo¡¯s skin, the place he had been struck had already sunk in. He had used his Level-2 body to withstand the attacks of two Level-4 warriors. Without any special enhancements, a piece of his flesh would probably be chopped off. Lei Luo¡¯s tail trembled in pain, his heart growing angrier as he spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath. Roar! A dragon¡¯s roar was heard, and Gerton was struck by the poisonous breath. ¡°Ah!¡± Gerton covered his face and screamed. He quickly dodged backwards and activated his battle aura to its maximum as he tried to expel the poisonous breath. However, his poisonous breath did not just contain the toxins of the Poison Dragon. Instead, various characteristics including [Fire Poison], [Deep Erosion], [Explosion], and [Second Growth] had been infused into his poisonous breath. These characteristics had also been strengthened by the same characteristics at least five times. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lei Luo to hunt Level-4 sea beasts as food every day. Not long after, the poisonous breath penetrated into Gerton¡¯s skull. The [Deep Corrosion] characteristic corroded the eyes of his skull, revealing two holes. Then, the poisonous breath seeped into his skull. Once it entered his brain, there would truly be no hope. In the blink of an eye, the tribe leader of the Merman Race retreated. The Level-4 merman, Gerton, was severely injured. The only one who was not injured was the merman priest. ¡°Damn it, why is this Poison Dragon different from our records?¡± The merman priest swallowed his saliva and started cursing in his heart. He knew from the ancient books that young Poison Dragons weren¡¯t like this. How did he encounter such an abnormality? He was furious, but he changed the spell on his hand from an attack spell to a healing spell and placed it on Gerton. Meanwhile, the merman tribe leader didn¡¯t break through Lei Luo¡¯s defenses. After all, a Level-4 warrior was an important fighting force and could not easily be lost. After receiving treatment, Gerton¡¯s injuries were suppressed and relieved. ¡°Do you want to resolve me so easily?¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed, and he charged towards the merman tribe leader again. At the same time, he used the Third Growth characteristic that he had used previously! His Poison Dragon bloodline surged. Then, a drop of green blood was extracted and dripped into Lei Luo¡¯s throat, faintly linking with the green blood from before. Gerton, who had not been quiet for long, screamed again, this time more shrilly. He was even more miserable than the other sea beasts that had been poisoned. This was because it was his head that had been poisoned, not the other parts of his body. If his arm had been poisoned, he could still cut it off to survive. However, if his head was poisoned, could he cut it off? Meanwhile, the merman priest¡¯s arm trembled, and the healing spell he was maintaining almost dissipated. The two of them were restrained by Lei Luo¡¯s poisonous breath. Lei Luo did not care about what was behind him and focused on attacking the merman tribe leader. Once he dealt with the one in front of him, the Merman Race would no longer be a threat to him. He could deal with them however he wanted. ¡°This is a good opportunity. I can¡¯t miss it.¡± Even though he was unable to take down the merman tribe leader in a short period of time, Lei Luo did not hesitate. With a toss of his head, an Amethyst Cloud Fruit hidden in his left ear was thrown out and swallowed by him. The Amethyst Cloud Fruit was indeed something recorded in the Poison Dragon Race¡¯s inherited memories. After swallowing it, streams of purple energy entered the depths of Lei Luo¡¯s body and then swelled up. Then, Lei Luo¡¯s body, which was ten meters long when his wings were spread out, grew even larger and directly expanded to a length of nearly 30 meters. It was extremely oppressive. Only his poisonous breath was still as powerful as before as it was controlled by his innate abilities. Feeling his body brimming with strength, Lei Luo pressed on step by step, beating the merman tribe leader until he could not raise his head and could only defend himself. Bang! Bang! Bang! Lei Luo¡¯s dragon claw collided with the heavy sword, producing a loud sound. The merman tribe leader retreated step by step, his hands trembling as he held the heavy sword. He was losing his strength and could not take it anymore. Meanwhile, the merman priest and Gerton were still eliminating the poison at that moment. It was not easy to deal with the bone-deep poison. Suddenly, the tribe leader of the Merman Race realized that after Lei Luo had repelled him, he turned around and was prepared to charge at the merman priest. It was obvious that he wanted to interrupt the treatment and kill Gerton first. The three of them had fought so hard, so they would have even less of a chance of winning if only two of them were left. ¡°Do you want to leave? Have you asked me if you could do so?¡± The merman tribe leader roared and pounced forward. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes lit up slightly, and the corner of his mouth revealed a slight smile. He had indeed fallen for it! He did not turn around to deal with the merman priest. After all, he was well aware of the power of his poisonous breath. The Level-4 sea beasts that had died under his claws had also verified its power. He turned around mainly to make the merman tribe leader make a wrong judgment. Apart from its claws, the dragon¡¯s tail was also a powerful weapon! The merman tribe leader, who had pounced from behind, did not think of that. He only wanted to stop Lei Luo and give the merman priest time to heal himself. Thus, the merman tribe leader, who had jumped into the air, had no protection on his back. Furthermore, after Lei Luo¡¯s body grew larger, he could attack Lei Luo. Boom! Lei Luo¡¯s tail was like a meteor hammer, hitting the spine of the merman tribe leader. At the same time, he struck out with his front claws. The heavy sword did not cut through Lei Luo¡¯s skin. Instead, it was pressed down by the dragon claw and hit the merman tribe leader¡¯s face. Half of his head exploded and he died. ¡°Tribe leader!¡± The merman priest screamed, unable to maintain his healing spell. The moment the priest¡¯s magic was extinguished, Gerton was shocked as well. Then, the poisonous breath invaded his brain.. Chapter 26 - Suppressing the Merman Race Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios There was no time to grieve. The merman priest turned his head and heard a muffled sound. It was Gerton, whose brain had been invaded by the poisonous breath, who was now silently lying on the ground. Of the three main pillars of the Merman Race, two had collapsed in the blink of an eye. It was impossible for the merman priest to hold on by himself. Moreover, there was this ferocious Poison Dragon in front of him. Could the race survive? It was over. The Merman Race was going to be finished. Furthermore, it was up to the merman priest to decide the fate of the race. Despair appeared on the merman priest¡¯s face as he collapsed to the ground. Three of them had attacked the Poison Dragon, but two out of the three of them had died in the blink of an eye, so what could he do? Lei Luo stepped forward slowly and looked at the merman priest for a moment. He didn¡¯t strike a killing blow. Instead, he delivered the merman priest an attack that would seriously injure him to prevent any accidents. Then, Lei Luo jumped into the ocean floor and was prepared to kill the Level-3 merman warriors who tried to resist. The Merman Race had gone to look for him several times in a row. Thus, they were clearly full of malice. It was useful to spare the life of the merman priest, but what would he do with the other merman warriors? If they did not resist, he could leave them to Sharbao. He could use them as waste materials to gather information about the human world. After entering the seabed, Lei Luo found that most of the mermen had left the base and did not dare to approach him. Meanwhile, the mermen warriors who had been poisoned were no longer breathing. The rest of the mermen were panicking in the periphery and had no intention of going ashore to help the tribe leader. ¡°They¡¯re in a state of disunity, so only the information recorded by the race is valuable. Tomorrow, I¡¯ll get Sharbao to handle them. I¡¯ll first interrogate that merman priest and find the records of the Merman Race.¡± Lei Luo looked around and did not deliberately seek trouble with the other mermen. Instead, he went ashore to find the severely injured merman priest. ¡°I won¡¯t kill you. Tell me where the records of the Merman Race are. Also, tell me about the Poison Dragon Race and my parents. If you don¡¯t tell me, wait for the Merman Race to be exterminated. If you do, I¡¯ll let you off this time.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask me any questions. Do you agree or not?¡± The merman priest¡¯s expression changed continuously. In the end, he lowered his head in silence. ¡°I agree. The records of the Merman Race are kept separately in my room, as well as the tribe leader¡¯s room.¡± ¡°I only have guesses about the Poison Dragon Race and your parents, but I think that they are correct.¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to explain in a short period of time. I¡¯ll bring you to see the information first.¡± After deciding to cooperate, the merman priest was quite open-minded. He dragged his heavily injured body into the sea. As for the corpses of Gerton and the tribe leader, they would naturally be dealt with appropriately after surviving the current crisis. After all, if the priest didn¡¯t survive the crisis, the Merman Race would be annihilated, and the corpses wouldn¡¯t matter. So what if they were eaten by carrion birds? When they went back into the water, Lei Luo controlled the poison in the seawater. He did not kill the merman warriors, but he did not keep the poison either. Instead, he could release it at any time. The merman priest led Lei Luo to his room and the tribe leader¡¯s room. There were large numbers of scales with records in both rooms. The history of the Merman Race, as well as records of major events on the continent, were written on the scales. There were also some treasures that needed to be identified, things to take note of, and so on. The details of the transactions with humans were written clearly as well. There were close to a thousand densely packed scales. It was impossible to finish reading through them in a short period of time. Lei Luo gathered the scales and turned his head. ¡°There¡¯s no hurry. Tell me about my parents first. Why do you have such a guess?¡± ¡°Tell me some of the legends on the continent. It¡¯s best if they¡¯re related to the Dragon Race.¡± In his inherited memories, there were very few records about the Dragon Race. In the future, he would definitely have interactions with other members of the Dragon Race. Thus, he would not be at a disadvantage if he understood the information first. The merman priest sighed softly. ¡°I¡¯ve only heard legends about your parents. I¡¯m not sure about the details. After all, it¡¯s been almost a thousand years.¡± ¡°There are very few Poison Dragons on the continent. About eight hundred years ago, your parents suddenly appeared on the continent. They were at Level-9 and were only half a step away from the Legendary Realm. No one on the continent dared to provoke them.¡± ¡°However, after that, they suddenly went deep into the northernmost sea region and had an intense conflict with the Emperor Race of the Sea Beast Race. One of them was seriously injured, and the other was slightly injured. The peak battle power of the sea beast Emperor Clans all died, and poisonous gases wreaked havoc in the sea region within 50,000 kilometers. All living things died as a result. Furthermore, without the Emperor Race, the Sea Beast Race also declined.¡± ¡°The reason they fought was because of the Sea King¡¯s Pearl. It¡¯s a treasure that¡¯s extremely beneficial to creatures that haven¡¯t been born yet.¡± ¡°However, there are also legends that it was because of the corpse of a Poison Dragon in the Sea Beast Emperor Race that the great battle erupted.¡± ¡°I determined your existence based on the birth period of the Dragon Race, as well as the fact that one of our clansmen was injured by poison.¡± ¡°There hasn¡¯t been any news for the next few hundred years after that incident. Perhaps there are records on the humans¡¯ side. The Merman Race is at the bottom of the sea after all, so our information is rather limited.¡± ¡°The latest news is from the humans a year ago. They said that two Level-9 Poison Dragons tried to steal treasures from the humans, but they were pursued by the Mage Union. One died, and the other was injured. Among them, the injured female Poison Dragon fled deep into the northernmost sea region.¡± ¡°There has been no other news for the past three years. It¡¯s said that the Mage Union is preparing to send people to investigate the situation.¡± What the merman priest said was slightly different from the information that Lei Luo had obtained from Shardin and Sharbao. It was more abundant, but the gist was the same. However, a Level-9 Poison Dragon was already considered an expert. Why did they need to steal treasures? This news from the humans was too exaggerated and couldn¡¯t be easily believed. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes narrowed slightly. ¡°How did you know that the Mage Union sent people to investigate the sea?¡± The merman priest shrank his neck and answered honestly, ¡°The Merman Race is one of the intelligent creatures closest to the continent in the northernmost sea region. We can draw a map of the sea region to prevent the humans from being lost and provide supplies.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s not confidential, they will inform us.¡± Lei Luo nodded slightly and suddenly asked, ¡°Is the abyss rift dangerous?¡± ¡°What level of existence can enter the abyss rift to investigate?¡± The merman priest hurriedly said, ¡°The abyssal rift is a passage that connects to the abyss. It¡¯s filled with spatial cracks and violent devil aura. You can¡¯t pass through it without reaching Level-9.¡± ¡°Generally speaking, those who are above the Legendary Realm will enter the abyss to travel around and travel through the Infinite Worlds.¡± ¡°When will humans come?¡± ¡°They changed the time at the last minute. Half a month later, a group of young people will come to train. After that, their elders will bring them to the abyss rift to experience it.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s heart skipped a beat. Didn¡¯t this mean that a large number of human legends would come? With his identity as a member of the Poison Dragon race, if he was discovered, his outcome would definitely not be good. He had to avoid it in advance. At the same time, the Merman Race had to migrate. At the very least, those who knew his identity had to leave. Tomorrow, Lei Luo would ask Sharbao to come and contact the humans to see if the timing was accurate. After all, the merman priest might try to harm him. Lei Luo¡¯s mind was in a mess, and he immediately waved his hand. ¡°You go back first. Tomorrow, I will appoint a merman as the tribe leader. Think of an excuse to save yourself and don¡¯t let me take action.¡± As expected, a clansman had betrayed the race. Fortunately, the priest had spoken the truth. The merman priest lowered his head, his eyes flashing with relief. He originally had the intention to scheme against Lei Luo and make use of the humans to kill the enemy. However, he thought that since Lei Luo could sneak into the territory of the Merman Race without a sound, there must be someone leading the way. Someone inside the race had betrayed him. If he didn¡¯t tell the truth, he might be the one to die tomorrow.. Chapter 27 - Conch of Forgetting Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After sending away the merman priest, Lei Luo wrote down everything he said and analyzed them one by one. He temporarily put aside the relationship between the Poison Dragon Race and the Dragon Race. After all, it wasn¡¯t something that could be dealt with now. The traces of Lei Luo¡¯s mother in this life were not something that he could care about. Only creatures at the Legendary Realm could enter the abyss rift. However, he was only Level-2 now and was too far away from the Legendary Realm. The most important thing was that the humans would come to the Merman Race, and the Merman Race might leak his existence. How should he keep his identity a secret? The Merman Race had only guessed his existence, yet they didn¡¯t hesitate to search 50,000 kilometers of the sea. If the humans knew specific information about him, wouldn¡¯t ten Legendary Realm experts come to kill him? It was obviously impossible to kill all the members of the Merman Race. After all, they had already reached an agreement with the human race. Once all of them died, it would definitely attract the investigation of the human race. However, if he didn¡¯t kill all of them and one or two of the Merman Race members escaped, wouldn¡¯t he be exposing himself? On the contrary, not many members of the Merman Race knew of his existence. Even if they saw him, they might not recognize him. The Poison Dragon had appeared on the continent 800 years ago, but its appearance was recorded in text. Without a specific image, how would an ordinary merman know that Lei Luo was a Poison Dragon? They might even treat him as some kind of sea beast they had never seen before. ¡°Therefore, the current solution should be to keep a low profile and take away all the mermen who know my identity. Then, I¡¯ll have the merman priest announce that the sea beasts are attacking tonight and not expose the weakness of our race to external parties.¡± ¡°I took advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack. The Level-3 merman warriors knew that there was a poison attack. However, the only ones who have seen me are the three Level-4 merman warriors. Now that I¡¯ve killed two of them and taken the remaining one away, the only hidden danger is the Sharbao.¡± Lei Luo wrote and drew on the ground as he quickly sorted out the matter. Then, he looked at the word ¡°Sharbao¡± with a deep gaze. He could not kill him, but he could not ignore him either. If he killed Sharbao, he could only control the merman priest. However, the priest was already at Level-4. The hidden dangers of controlling the merman priest were too great. Meanwhile, if he ignored Sharbao, Sharbao might betray him. Perhaps he should not give him the position of tribe leader first and let the Merman Race choose any one of them to be the tribe leader. After the humans left, he would then give the position of tribe leader to Sharbao. No, he was thinking in the wrong direction. He could ask the mermen to come up with ideas to prevent a rebellion. He would let Sharbao think of a way to check and balance the power in the race. If he couldn¡¯t think of a way, Lei Luo would take this opportunity to push Sharbao down the line of succession to become the tribe leader. Then, this would no longer be Lei Luo¡¯s responsibility. The humans would arrive half a month later. After putting aside five days as a buffer, this meant that he had to settle everything within 10 days. Thoughts flew through his mind. With a swipe of his claw, Lei Luo erased the marks on the ground. Then, he got up and went into the sea to find the Sharbao. He would go along with this plan. He did not understand the Merman Race. Thus, there were many things that he could not think through thoroughly. It was most suitable for the Merman Race to deal with the Merman Race. However, would Sharbao resist? He had already betrayed his race, so why would he still care about such things? Previously, when Lei Luo took action, he had directly knocked Sharbao unconscious and threw him into the sea. The nearby sea area was relatively safe and should not be dangerous. When he returned to the original spot, Lei Luo looked around and Sharbao took the initiative to swim to him. ¡°Great Poison Dragon, I¡¯m here. How was your operation?¡± ¡°I saw a lot of mermen running away, but I didn¡¯t dare to ask, so I remembered their location instead. Do I need to lead the way for you to deal with them?¡± Lei Luo chuckled and did not answer. Instead, he said, ¡°I have already suppressed the three Level-4 warriors from your race and killed two of them. That priest is still alive. Now, we lack a tribe leader.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, surprise flashed in Sharbao¡¯s eyes, and he looked at Lei Luo eagerly. When they set off, Lei Luo had agreed that the position of merman tribe leader would be his. Could it be realized now? ¡°I thought of giving you the position of the tribe leader directly, but there¡¯s a small problem now. If you can¡¯t deal with it, you can only let another merman take over the position of the tribe leader. Afterwards, if the new tribe leader is willing to, he¡¯ll give the position to you.¡± Sharbao¡¯s expression changed as he said firmly, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, what problem did you encounter? Tell me. I will definitely handle it well. I guarantee that there won¡¯t be any hidden dangers.¡± Another merman would take over the position of the tribe leader, and then give it up to Sharbao later. He did not believe that such a thing would happen. It was just like when someone became the king and had only enjoyed the position for only a few days before someone asked the king to give up the throne. How could the king agree? The highest probability was that he would fight with his life on the line. Looking at the determined expression on Sharbao¡¯s face, Lei Luo smiled in his heart. ¡°It¡¯s not a big problem. It¡¯s just that the human nobles will pass by the Merman Race and might stop for a while. Now, the Merman Race has been invaded by me. Although most people don¡¯t know who I am, a small portion of them have seen me before and can accurately describe my appearance.¡± ¡°If humans discover my existence, there will probably be an accident. Therefore, I plan to nip it in the bud.¡± ¡°As a price to settle this matter, I have decided to sacrifice your position as the tribe leader. I will take away all the members of the Merman Race who have seen me and choose any one of the remaining mermen to become the tribe leader.¡± ¡°If you want to take over as tribe leader, give me a safe method to deal with this problem. Otherwise, I will have to sacrifice you.¡± After Sharbao heard this, his expression changed. He suddenly thought of something and said, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, have you already controlled the priest?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. He¡¯s recuperating while pacifying the other mermen.¡± Sharbao could not help but clap his hands. ¡°That¡¯s great. I know that the Merman Race has a treasure that protects our race, the Conch of Forgetting. After blowing it, it can eliminate any living being¡¯s short-term memory, and it can¡¯t be recovered. If you grasp it, you can minimize the impact of tonight¡¯s incident. If the other mermen don¡¯t have memories of you, they naturally can¡¯t reveal your existence.¡± ¡°The priest and I can follow you. We can let the other clansmen receive the humans.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the same in the past. The human nobles are very proud. Whether it¡¯s the tribe leader or the priest, they see no difference, so we only need the ordinary mermen to receive them.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes narrowed with intent. Just from the name alone, he felt that the Conch of Forgetting was a good thing. It could erase short-term memories and, to a large extent, prevent outsiders from learning about him. ¡°What kind of restrictions are there in using it? How many memories can it erase? Does it include elemental living creatures?¡± Sharbao smiled with embarrassment. ¡°The limitation of its usage is that it has very little effect on the strong. It can only be effective on creatures under Level-5. I¡¯m not sure about the rest.¡± Lei Luo thought for a moment but did not pursue the matter. He waved his hand and returned to the island above the Merman Race. After reaching the shore, he used the poisonous breath on the seabed to call the merman priest to swim up. At the same time, he kicked the two corpses on the shore into the sea. The merman priest swam toward the island. Halfway there, he found the bodies of the merman tribe leader and Gerton falling. With a soft sigh, he moved their bodies into his room to hide the news before swimming up. After settling all of this, the merman priest stepped onto the island. The moment he saw Sharbao standing beside Lei Luo, his pupils shrank and anger rose in his heart. He knew it. How could the base of the Merman Race be leaked? He even suspected who the traitor was. However, he did not expect it to be Sharbao, the elite that he thought highly of! After his anger rose, there was fear. The Merman Race wasn¡¯t big, and they hid many things from the ordinary clansmen. However, it was different for the elite clansmen. They didn¡¯t know about only a few things, and basically knew everything else. The merman priest felt a lingering fear in his heart. ¡°Thankfully, I didn¡¯t hide the news from that Poison Dragon or thought of using the humans to kill it. Otherwise, I would probably be the dead one right now..¡± Chapter 28 - Memory Erasure Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Seeing that the merman priest had arrived, Lei Luo didn¡¯t waste his breath and said, ¡°I need the Conch of Forgetting. Go down and bring it up. Then, gather all the members of the Merman Race together. Don¡¯t do anything behind my back.¡± ¡°I can keep you alive or kill you. I hope you¡¯re smart enough.¡± When faced with this life-threatening threat, the merman priest nodded and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go get it now.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, he glanced at Sharbao. However, he noticed that Sharbao only had an icy cold and defensive expression in his eyes. Furthermore, Sharbao didn¡¯t have the slightest respect towards him, the priest of the Merman Race. This meant that Sharbao had completely sided with the Poison Dragon and wouldn¡¯t help the Merman Race cover up the news. The fate of the Merman Race was really up to the Poison Dragon now. However, his strength was inferior to Sharbao¡¯s, so he could only lower his head and endure it. The merman priest sighed silently. If he hadn¡¯t been greedy back then and hadn¡¯t coveted the benefits of the Poison Dragon, he wouldn¡¯t have suffered today. It was too late to regret now. Lei Luo did not care what he was thinking, nor did he want to know. Instead, he raised his head slightly and signaled to Sharbao, who was standing at the side. ¡°Follow him down. Inform me if anything happens. If nothing goes wrong, you will become the tribe leader of the Merman Race, and the remaining members will survive.¡± ¡°However, if I find out that you¡¯re stirring up trouble, I¡¯ll think of a way to inform the human race. Perhaps you¡¯ll be exterminated.¡± Sharbao¡¯s body trembled, and he hurriedly said, ¡°That won¡¯t happen. Esteemed Poison Dragon, I promise you that this won¡¯t happen.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go down and keep an eye on him. I¡¯ll come up after taking the treasure.¡± With that, Sharbao jumped into the sea and followed the merman priest. The two travelled side by side in silence. With Sharbao monitoring him, the merman priest did not do anything. After retrieving the Conch of Forgetting and gathering his clansmen, he swam towards the shore. Although the other members of the Merman Race were puzzled, the excuse that the sea beasts were about to launch a surprise attack covered up the matter. While swimming, the merman priest suddenly asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Shardin, who went with you? What happened to him? Did you kill him?¡± ¡°He¡¯s doing very well and will return in a few days. Anyway, the Merman Race is in a terrible state under the leadership of you and the tribe leader. Is the Poison Dragon bloodline something that our Merman Race can deal with? Even if it¡¯s only a young dragon, we are far inferior. How many clansmen have been sacrificed because of your foolish decisions?¡± ¡°I will change your decision and firmly support the Poison Dragon bloodline. No, I will only support the Great Poison Dragon above us.¡± Sharbao stared at the merman priest and spoke seriously. He would support a Poison Dragon. This might be the first time such a statement had appeared on the continent. If news of this got out, the Merman Race would have no place to live! The Poison Dragon was ostracized by the entire world. They could live slightly better lives because they were strong. In history, there had been a Demigod-leveled Poison Dragon. Furthermore, the Dragon Race had their own advantages. How could the Merman Race compare against them? Upon hearing Sharbao¡¯s words, the merman priest¡¯s pupils shrank and he looked at Sharbao in shock. ¡°You¡­ How could you have such thoughts!¡± ¡°No matter how bad my decision is, I only sacrificed a few clansmen. Meanwhile, you want to destroy the race!¡± ¡°Sharbao, do you want to become the sinner of our race?!¡± ¡°You¡¯re the sinner of our race!¡± Sharbao roared with a ferocious expression. ¡°It wasn¡¯t that you were greedy and directly issued a mission instead of informing the humans. Why did you lure the Poison Dragon over? Sacrificing a few clansmen is indeed nothing, but what do you know?¡± ¡°If not for my persuasion, the Merman Race would have been slaughtered today, and we would have been completely exterminated tonight!¡± ¡°Do you think you or the dead clan leader can resist the Poison Dragon?¡± After scolding the priest, Sharbao floated to the surface of the sea with a cold face. He had already made up his mind. He would persuade Lei Luo to kill the merman priest to prevent the news from leaking. He had sided with Lei Luo. In the eyes of outsiders, he already had relations to the Poison Dragon, and he was a member of the Merman Race at the same time. Once the matter was exposed, no matter how it was explained, the other races would definitely think that the Merman Race was related to the Poison Dragon Race. Perhaps they knew the secret of the Poison Dragon Race. Wouldn¡¯t they capture them and interrogate them for information? This was unless the Merman Race could capture the Poison Dragon and sell it. Only then would they be safe. However, the Merman Race had already been crippled and there was no hope. Under such circumstances, the only way out was to follow closely behind Lei Luo and bet on his bright future. Perhaps he could rely on the Poison Dragon to strengthen his race and betray him after a few hundred years. Sharbao thought about it and moved forward silently. Meanwhile, the merman priest was greatly affected by Sharbao¡¯s words. He went ashore and hugged the Conch of Forgetting in a daze. ¡°What¡¯s going on with him?¡± Lei Luo asked curiously. Sharbao snatched the Conch of Forgetting and brought it to Lei Luo. Then, he said in a low voice, ¡°I suggested to him that the Merman Race should completely rely on Your Excellency, but he seemed to find it hard to accept. He even scolded me just now. Perhaps it¡¯s because of this.¡± ¡°After dealing with the humans, I suggest that we get rid of him. Otherwise, we don¡¯t know when he will inform the humans.¡± ¡°He can¡¯t stay in the race during this reception.¡± Lei Luo did not seem to mind and nodded. Then, he took the Conch of Forgetting. ¡°How do I use this?¡± Sharbao explained from beside him, ¡°It will erase the short-term memory of living beings within a certain range according to how much magic power is injected into them. It usually erases memories from the past three or five days.¡± ¡°The effect is very poor on creatures that are higher-leveled than the user.¡± Lei Luo glanced at the merman priest, who was still in a daze. Sharbao had spoken to him in a hushed voice, and the contents did not spread. Thus, the merman priest did not know what Sharbao had said. The merman priest was at Level-4, so the effects of the Conch of Forgetting would be poor on him. After Lei Luo was done with his work, he would take the priest away tonight and return to his island to watch over the priest. After the humans left, the merman priest would have no value. It was better to eliminate him directly. After all, he knew too much and it was difficult to control him. If the priest was like Shardin and Shardin, Lei Luo would have been able to accommodate him. Many thoughts flashed through Lei Luo¡¯s mind. Then, Lei Luo jumped into the sea and said, ¡°You two stay up there. Come down later.¡± Not long after, a long sound came from the bottom of the sea. The Conch of Forgetting was being used. About ten minutes later, Lei Luo flew ashore from the bottom of the sea and chased the merman priest and Sharbao down. He asked them to do the handover of power and appease the Merman Race to cover up everything that had happened recently. Lei Luo¡¯s gaze was deep as he looked at the surging waves. The Merman Race could be considered to have been suppressed, and the hidden danger had been eliminated. When the human nobles left, he could grow in peace until he had the strength to head south. According to Sharbao, if he headed south, he would reach the human continent once they left the sea. There was news of his parents and even his father¡¯s corpse there. However, he was still too weak, and he was unable to head there. After reaching the Level-7, the Dragon Race could transform into human form and would have sufficient strength. Only then could he set off. ¡°Or perhaps I should swallow the Earth Core Lava in the extinct volcano. I can also control the Merman Race to find precious ores at the bottom of the sea for me to devour and extract their characteristics. I should eat six meals a day to increase my energy accumulation.¡± ¡°Although it¡¯s a little risky, with my current constitution, the Earth Core Lava won¡¯t be able to kill me.¡± ¡°Perhaps the humans discovered something when they suddenly headed to the abyss rift. Power is the foundation of survival.¡± At the thought that the human nobles would head into the depths of the sea, Lei Luo felt a vague sense of danger.. Chapter 29 - Returning to the Island Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The next day, when the sun rose again, Lei Luo stood on the island above the Merman Race and gazed into the distance. Below him, the merman priest and the newly appointed tribe leader of the Merman Race, Sharbao, were waiting obediently. Last night, after Lei Luo erased the recent memories of the Merman Race members, the priest fabricated a lie about a sea beast ambushing the tribe leader and dying in battle. He also announced that due to the timely rescue by Sharbao, he had contributed to the race and took over the position of tribe leader. The ordinary mermen weren¡¯t aware of the truth to begin with. Then, after being confused by the highest-leveled member of their race, they immediately accepted the truth. Sharbao studied the records and communication process of the mermen and humans for the entire night. He realized that unless human merchants came to trade, other humans that passed by would only rest on the island and would not bother communicating with the Merman Race. Furthermore, when the human nobles arrived half a month later, there was no need for the Merman Race to receive them. The reason why the Merman Race were notified was because the human merchants wanted to find out the reason for the arrival of the noble descendants. Thus, they explained it to the Merman Race as well. However, this kind of matter was something that the human merchants had casually arranged. It wasn¡¯t a loss for the Merman Race to know about it, but it was fine if the Merman Race didn¡¯t know either. They could ignore this matter. After Sharbao finished reporting this, the happiest person was none other than Lei Luo. He immediately had the merman priest and Sharbao announce that they were leaving the race for a period of time. Furthermore, the mermen were not allowed to go to the island to receive the human nobles in case they were attacked. The remaining merfolk had never seen Lei Luo before, and their memories had been erased, so they couldn¡¯t leak any information. After taking away the Sharbao and the merman priest, the last loophole was completely blocked. This was how the current situation came to be. Lei Luo descended from the sky and grabbed the two of them before flying deeper into the sea. If they entered the sea directly, they might be seen by the members of the Merman Race. After flying for an hour, Lei Luo placed Sharbao and the merman priest at the bottom of the sea. Then, he followed them. ¡­ Three days later. After swimming for a long time, they finally returned to the sea area where they had set off from. Lei Luo¡¯s mood instantly improved after looking at the familiar surroundings. He didn¡¯t have to worry about the danger of his identity being exposed, nor did he have to suppress himself here. The ordinary fish and sea beasts in the sea lacked intelligence, so there was no danger. Lei Luo flew around the island and headed towards the sea area where he hunted. The journey to and fro the Merman Race had taken almost seven days, and he was craving the taste of barbecue. Not long after Lei Luo left, Shardin, who had been cruising nearby, saw the commotion and went ashore. Then, he happened to bump into Sharbao and the merman priest. ¡°Sharbao, Lord Priest, why have you come, and¡­¡± Shardin¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief as he watched them both appear on the Poison Dragon¡¯s island. After all, Sharbao had brought Lei Luo to the Merman Race to resolve this problem. However, what was the use of bringing the merman priest back to the island? The merman priest was also surprised. He had thought Shardin had been killed, but he was still alive. Just as the priest was about to speak, Sharbao grabbed Shardin in advance and pulled him into the sea while saying, ¡°Swim around the island. Don¡¯t go too far. If you are discovered, don¡¯t say that I didn¡¯t warn you.¡± ¡°The Great Poison Dragon has gone to hunt. He¡¯ll be back soon.¡± After that, Sharbao and Sharbao sank to the bottom of the sea to avoid the merman priest. The merman priest glared unhappily at them and turned to observe the island. ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have sent Shardin and the others here. They actually betrayed the race. However, I didn¡¯t expect the young Poison Dragon to really live on this deserted island. It¡¯s so powerful even without an elder to take care of it. If I sell it to humans, wouldn¡¯t it fetch a higher price?¡± ¡°However, the memories of my clansmen have been erased by the Conch of Forgetting. Only the two traitors and I have memories of the Poison Dragon. I have to find a suitable human merchant.¡± ¡°This is difficult. Why don¡¯t I create some magic arrays and magical waves to attract human experts?¡± Without a direct threat, the merman priest could not help but think of selling Lei Luo off. As the overlord of the continent, any bit of resources that slipped through the gaps between their fingers was enough for the Merman Race to feed themselves for 100 years. However, if only one person was being fed, they could eat until they died a natural death. However, there was a lack of an opportunity and a suitable buyer. The merman priest suppressed his thoughts and stayed in the sea. On the other side, Sharbao dragged Shardin to the empty seabed to prevent others from eavesdropping. ¡°Sharbao, what¡¯s going on? Why did you bring the Lord Priest here?¡± Once they stopped, Shardin couldn¡¯t help but ask. Sharbao shook his head. ¡°If I didn¡¯t bring him here, we won¡¯t be able to guarantee the safety of our race. It¡¯s because he made the wrong decision that led to this disaster. That Poison Dragon was almost about to exterminate our race, but I stopped it at the last moment and changed its plan to a gentler one.¡± ¡°I was elected the tribe leader of the mermen. You did not return, but you were also appointed chief.¡± ¡°However, the priest knows too much. There is a risk that the Conch of Forgetting will lose its effectiveness and cannot erase memories from a long time ago. In addition, he doesn¡¯t approve of us relying on Lord Poison Dragon. I have already suggested that Lord kill him. You have to support me.¡± ¡°We only have two choices now. We can either capture the Poison Dragon and sell it, or seek refuge. If we don¡¯t make a choice, we can only wait for death.¡± After Shardin explained the reason behind their situation, Shardin fell silent. After a while, he nodded with difficulty. Both Shardin and Sharbao reached an agreement at the bottom of the sea. Meanwhile, the priest hid his thoughts and stayed quietly in the sea. This was until a roar sounded in the sky. Then, Lei Luo flew back to the island with two Level-4 sea beasts. Without any notice, Shardin and Sharbao went ashore out of their own initiative. The priest thought for a moment and followed them. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flicked to the side as he went back to his business. He used charcoal to roast the Alligator Snapping Turtles. When the fragrance of the roasted meat wafted through the air, he removed the turtle shells and started eating while asking, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Sharbao directly pointed at the priest. ¡°Lord Poison Dragon, after thinking about it, I still feel that he is an uncontrollable factor. Furthermore, he refuses to allow the Merman Race to rely on you. This means that he has other thoughts and might be thinking of how to sell you off.¡± ¡°The best thing would be to limit his ability to perform and keep him in a state of constant poisoning. It would be better if he was a little more seriously poisoned than Shardin.¡± The merman priest¡¯s expression changed drastically as he hurriedly tried to explain himself. However, Lei Luo waved his claw. ¡°Don¡¯t argue. I¡¯ll deal with your problems later. We¡¯ll talk when I¡¯m done eating.¡± Although Lei Luo said that he would deal with them later, Lei Luo diverted part of his attention to the merman priest. His reaction just now was too abnormal. Could it be that Sharbao was right? As he recalled the various behaviors of the merman priest on the way back, Lei Luo had an idea. After eating the Alligator Snapping Turtles, he threw the turtle shells into the extinct volcano as usual to burn it. Lei Luo turned his head and first spat at Shardin to remove the poison from his body. Then, he spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath at the merman priest. The poisonous breath in Shardin¡¯s body was not actually poisonous. It was just a casual remark. However, Lei Luo didn¡¯t want to reveal this, so he decided to act as if he was removing the poison. Meanwhile, he injected actual poisonous breath into the merman priest. Although the amount of poison injected was extremely small, the merman priest still looked like he could not hold on any longer and his face was pale. His Level-4 aura decreased rapidly and soon reached Level-2. Sharbao felt a little regretful at the side. Lei Luo actually didn¡¯t kill him directly and even held back.. Chapter 30 - Extracting New Characteristics Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After dealing with the problem of poison, Lei Luo waved his hand at the merman priest. ¡°Stay around the island and wait for things to pass. Then, I¡¯ll let you go.¡± Just now, Sharbao had unintentionally verbalized the priest¡¯s thoughts. The merman priest was also aware that his behavior was abnormal. Thus, when he heard this, he did not dare to say anything else. He quickly bowed and returned to the sea. However, he was still thinking about how to sell Lei Luo off. Since he had already aroused suspicion, it was only a matter of time before Lei Luo dealt with him. From the merman priest¡¯s point of view, it was better to plan ahead. If he succeeded, then he would be able to obtain countless resources. Even if he didn¡¯t succeed, his death would simply be brought forward. Meanwhile, Shardin and Shardin looked at the back of the merman priest with sparkling eyes. Sharbao didn¡¯t hesitate and immediately said, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, there seems to be something wrong with the priest. It was as if I had guessed correctly.¡± ¡°We have to be careful of him. If he attracts humans, we¡¯ll be in trouble.¡± He and Shardin were already bound to Lei Luo. Once the merman priest succeeded, not only would Lei Luo suffer, but their fates would not be good either. Lei Luo did not reply. It was still useful to keep the merman priest around as he would need the Merman Race to work for him in the future. He could also do it through Sharbao, but Sharbao was forcefully promoted to the position of the tribe leader and could not be guaranteed to do well. Moreover, any race would hide their secrets or hidden treasures. Only a few people knew about them, so these people could be considered the essence of the race. The person most likely to know about these was the merman priest. Since this was the case, he had to keep him alive. ¡°Just wait till I get the Memory Extraction Spell of my race. Then, I¡¯ll see how you can still jump around.¡± Lei Luo glanced at Sharbao and Shardin, feeling very superior. After controlling the Merman Race, he had two goals. Firstly, he wanted to gather information about humans, including the composition of human kingdoms and their various powers. Secondly, he wanted to obtain the secrets and treasures of the Merman Race. However, the descendants of the human nobles had entered the sea. There were people from the Mage Union who had come to this island as well. For safety reasons, they should change locations. With this thought, Lei Luo said casually, ¡°Shardin, go to a remote area and find a few islands suitable for living. Draw a topographic map and hand it to me. I¡¯ll give you ten days. When the time is up, report back to me regardless of the results.¡± ¡°Sharbao, go and watch over the merman priest. You know what to do.¡± Shardin and Sharbao said at the same time, ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll go now.¡± After dismissing them, Lei Luo rose and flew to the mouth of the extinct volcano. Standing above, he could see the bottom of the volcano. Among them, the heart-shaped Earth Core Lava was no longer as eye-catching as before. Instead, it was a little dim, and it was immediately outshone by the surrounding ores. However, Lei Luo knew that this was just an illusion. This was a manifestation of the Level-4 Earth Core Lava. It had advanced. ¡°It¡¯s still a little risky for me to eat it with my current physical strength. I can give it a try once I enter Level-3. I¡¯ll eat the ore beside it first.¡± Lei Luo hesitated for a moment before finally setting his sights on the ore beside the Earth Core Lava. Within volcanoes, lava was the most common, followed by flint. Leaning against the edge of the volcano, Lei Luo carefully reached the bottom of the volcano. He held his breath and used his two front claws to scoop up four pieces of Level-3 flints before hurriedly walking up. When Lei Luo was out of the volcano, he quickly threw the flint to the ground. In just a short period of time, his claws began to burn. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t let the flint stick to his flesh. Lei Luo dug a small hole and threw two pieces of flint into it before burying them. Then, he watered them. This would reduce the heat around the flint, but would not damage its quality. However, if he watered them directly, a piece of Level-3 flint might become a piece of Level-2 flint. Feeling that it was about time, Lei Luo took out the two pieces of flint and swallowed them without hesitation. At the same time, he activated his bloodline talent and synthesized the characteristics. The two pieces of flint turned into a gaseous state. They swam about his body, bringing about traces of heat. Lei Luo skillfully began to extract the characteristics of the two pieces of flint. Two hours later, the characteristic extraction was completed. Perhaps it was because he had used two pieces of flint, but among the four characteristics that were extracted, there were two identical pairs of characteristics. They were [Dark Flame] and [High Temperature] respectively. Raelo had obtained the High Temperature characteristic before, but considering that the island was surrounded by seawater and there would be conflict at the bottom of the sea, he did not choose it. Instead, he fused the Fire Poison characteristic into his poisonous breath. However, it was different now. While he did not want the High Temperature characteristic on its own, it was very suitable when paired with the Dark Flame characteristic. The Dark Flame characteristic didn¡¯t have any offensive capabilities. Its characteristic was to shrink one¡¯s power and prevent one¡¯s power from being affected by the environment. When the High Temperature characteristic was integrated with the Dark Flame characteristic, it would only erupt after coming into contact with the target. Before that, it wouldn¡¯t be damaged by the external environment. Thus, even in the sea, this characteristic could perform very well. When the High Temperature characteristic was used on its own in the sea, it would first evaporate part of the seawater. The process of evaporation would result in damage to the attack. When the attack was dealt to the enemy, its power would also be greatly reduced. Furthermore, if the attack was completely exhausted midway, the attack would automatically lose its effect. Thus, it was a very useless ability in the sea environment. However, with the Dark Flame characteristic, the High Temperature characteristic would be completely developed. Furthermore, it could also be put to good use on the shore. When the enemy was bent on withstanding Lei Luo¡¯s poison, he could simply explode with the High Temperature characteristic. This was definitely a good characteristic for sneak attacks. ¡°This is a good characteristic. Luck is finally on my side.¡± Lei Luo grinned and chose to fuse the two characteristics at the same time without hesitation. With the addition of the [Dark Flame] and [High Temperature] characteristics, the power of his poisonous breath had more than doubled. He could now try to poison a Level-5 sea beast. Once he conjured this thought, it was hard to extinguish immediately. ¡°F*ck. Anyway, there¡¯s still an Amethyst Cloud Fruit that I haven¡¯t used. If I really can¡¯t win, I can eat it and use it to escape.¡± Lei Luo gritted his teeth and soared into the air, flying towards the area where Level-5 sea beasts were found. This time, when he encountered the Indigo Jellyfish, the Dark Flame and the High Temperature characteristics would definitely give it a surprise! Filled with anticipation, Lei Luo arrived at the area where the Level-5 Sea Beasts roamed. He sank to the bottom of the sea and began to search for his target. Sea beasts were different from terrestrial creatures. They rarely had any concept of territory. They usually moved according to the concentration of energy present in an area. After squatting for two hours, Lei Luo chose his target, a Level-5 King Crab. This fellow¡¯s attack power was very strong. Even if Lei Luo had the physical body of a dragon, he did not want to be caught by its pincers. However, even though the King Crab was strong, its speed was not good. It was also not a species that lived in groups. Once it was agitated to the point of going crazy, it would be easier to escape. The Indigo Jellyfish he had chosen last time was not good enough. It was resistant to poison and was fast. It also had the help of its race. Lei Luo looked around and spat out his poisonous breath from a distance. Then, he controlled the poisonous breath to surround his target. Perhaps due to the addition of two new characteristics, the originally green poisonous breath turned dark. It looked a little heavy in the sea, but its aura was restrained. When the poisonous breath was five meters behind the King Crab, it sensed something and slowly turned around. However, before it could react, the hood of poisonous breath descended.. Chapter 31 - Hunting Level-5 Sea Beasts Again Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Boom! Boom! Boom! Lei Luo poked his head in the distance and watched the situation. Suddenly, there was a muffled sound from the bottom of the sea. Dark currents streaked past him, and dust rose. It was the King Crab that had been poisoned. The King Crab¡¯s pincers could not reach its face. The poisonous breath, which had been fused with the High Temperature characteristic, exploded on its face, stimulating it instantly. Furthermore, the poisonous breath corroded the interior of its body through its mouth. Meanwhile, a red light flashed on its head. This was the result of the Fire Poison characteristic. Its two large pincers waved in all directions, and the King Crab reached its claws into its mouth again. However, the poisonous breath was not a foreign matter. It simply stained the shell of the King Crab and could not be grabbed. As a result, the King Crab could only pull out traces of the poisonous breath, only to contaminate other things. Its claws were quickly corroded, and it became even more furious. A 30-meter deep hole was created in the seabed by the King Crab¡¯s pincers. The sea beasts passing by were all affected. When the King Crab sensed a sea beast, it shot out a water arrow. The water arrows fired by a Level-5 sea beast were quite powerful. They were enough to kill a Level-3 sea beast and could even cause damage to a Level-4 sea beast. Lei Luo ducked further when he saw this. However, he didn¡¯t stop releasing his poisonous breath. If this continued, perhaps he would successfully hunt a Level-5 sea beast today. With excitement and trepidation, Lei Luo waited patiently for half an hour. He sprayed his poisonous breath five times before he quietly approached the King Crab. After half an hour of venting, no low-leveled sea beasts dared to linger around the King Crab. Meanwhile, the high-leveled Sea Beasts didn¡¯t know the exact reason for its anger, so they wouldn¡¯t rashly attack it. Thus, the King Crab was resting quietly. However, the poisonous breath that entered its body was still wreaking havoc. ¡°Is this guy faking it, or is he really seriously injured?¡± Lei Luo wondered. He scooped up a rock and threw it at the King Crab. Bang! The stone fell. The King Crab turned to look in Lei Luo¡¯s direction. With a roar, it charged forward. However, when it turned around, Lei Luo realized that the King Crab¡¯s eyes had been corroded and it could not see any movement. Right now, it was relying on the flow of water to detect the enemy. If he did not kill it today, he would be letting it down. Lei Luo licked his lips and rushed up to meet the attack head on. It was very difficult to deal with a Level-5 sea beast when it was in a perfect state. However, Lei Luo was confident that he could deal with this King Crab, which was already blind and had been venting for half an hour. A huge battle erupted at the bottom of the sea. Although the Level-5 sea beast was ferocious, there was still a difference between it and Lei Luo in all aspects. After Lei Luo slapped the two pincers off, the King Crab¡¯s death was already decided. Ten minutes later. Lei Luo grabbed the mutilated King Crab and flew into the sky excitedly. Then, he headed back to his island. He had gotten rid of a Level-5 sea beast on his own! This meant that his combat power had already risen to Level-5. Although his actual level was only at Level-2, as long as he ate Level-5 sea beasts every day, it would not take long for him to reach Level-3. When he entered Level-3 and ate the Amethyst Cloud Fruit, he would reach Level-4 and be able to move more boldly. After returning to his island, he roasted the King Crab and ate it. Lei Luo did not choose to extract its characteristics. Instead, he let his body absorb energy from the King Crab. This poisonous breath was a method to increase the upper limit of his combat ability, but his level could increase the lower limit of his combat ability. In the following days, Lei Luo left early and returned late. He hunted Level-5 sea beasts throughout the day. Finally, on the eighth day, he ate a Level-5 Horned Turtle and advanced to Level-3. Shardin had also returned early to report to him that he had found several hidden islands. The only bad thing was that Lei Luo¡¯s inherited memories of the past few days were all related to treasures. The Memory Extraction Spell that Lei Luo needed the most had not appeared. Shardin had returned to report to Lei Luo. When Sharbao heard the news, he followed Shardin ashore. Lei Luo was in a good mood and was lying down to rest. He waved his claws and said, ¡°Give me the map of the sea and let me take a look.¡± Shardin handed over the scale that he had prepared earlier as he said, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, these are the few islands that I found when I went out to sea. They belong to the inner seas of the northernmost region, and there are Level-1 sea beasts roaming around them. Human merchant ships won¡¯t go there, and the hunting teams won¡¯t take a fancy to them.¡± ¡°It¡¯s 200 nautical miles away from the area where sea beasts above Level-3 can be found.¡± Lei Luo took the scale and studied it intently. He wanted to move and choose a good place to stay where he would not attract the attention of others. After all, if the humans discovered his identity, it would be troublesome. Sharbao stood at the side, his eyes occasionally sweeping over Shardin and Lei Luo. Everything he had was given to him by Lei Luo. Once their relationship was estranged, the position of tribe leader might belong to Shardin. While they were discussing moving on the shore, the merman priest came to an empty area at the bottom of the sea. He drew a magic array with his staff and injected his blood into it, then buried it with dust. Looking at the magic array under his feet, the merman priest laughed coldly. ¡°Damn Poison Dragon, I lured the human nobles nearby. When they arrive, I¡¯ll lead the way and sell you to them in front of you. Let¡¯s see what you can do to me.¡± ¡°Shardin and Sharbao, you two can forget about living. Just wait for death!¡± ¡°According to the rules of the past, the human nobles will not come at the designated time. They will come earlier. They are probably going to reach the Merman Race soon, right?¡± When he thought of his excitement, the merman priest couldn¡¯t help but smile, but he soon suppressed it. On the shore, Lei Luo looked at the scale for a long time before finally deciding to move today. He didn¡¯t have anything on the island, and the only thing he was concerned about was the flint within the extinct volcano. However, he would focus on increasing his level in the near future and wouldn¡¯t extract the characteristics of the flint. Thus, it would be the same if he returned after avoiding the humans during this period of time. Thinking of this, Lei Luo said, ¡°Shardin, lead the way to Island One.¡± Was he going to move just like that? Didn¡¯t they say that young dragons cared about where they were born? Shardin and Shardin looked at each other, shocked. When Lei Luo urged them with a frown, Shardin reacted and jumped into the sea to lead the way. As they moved forward, they also brought the merman priest along. The merman priest¡¯s face was pale from the loss of blood. When he learned that they would be moving out today, his face turned even paler. He had painstakingly carved the magic array just now, but he lacked magic power to activate it, so he used his blood as support. However, they were moving away before the magic array was officially activated. Wouldn¡¯t the magic array be wasted? The human nobles that were attracted would probably think that he was playing a fool. Most importantly, he did not dare to expose himself. Sharbao, who had been following behind, asked curiously, ¡°Priest, what¡¯s wrong? Is something the matter?¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine. Where are we moving to?¡± The merman priest forced out a smile. However, he was already hating Lei Luo for proposing the move. ¡°Why are you asking so many questions? We will naturally know when we get there.¡± Lei Luo cast his eyes aside and scolded the priest very rudely. If not for the fact that he had not obtained the Memory Extraction Spell, he would have dealt with this merman priest long ago. Now that they had brought the priest along, their speed was obviously much slower. The merman priest opened his mouth but closed it obediently. He thought to himself that he would not give up on drawing a magic array in the new place. When they left the island, a large merchant ship sailed over from the island above the Merman Race. The noble descendants with bird feathers on their hats stood on the deck and looked into the depths of the sea. An armored warrior stood silently at the side.. Chapter 32 - Even Legendaries Are Useless Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Regarding the arrival of the human nobles, the Merman Race, who had been instructed earlier, did not dare to receive them. Instead, they secretly watched the humans from the bottom of the sea. However, the noble descendant standing at the forefront of the deck frowned slightly at the mermen¡¯s prying eyes. He didn¡¯t say anything. He simply glanced sideways at one of the guards. The warrior bowed and then came to the edge of the deck. He aimed at the bottom of the sea and slapped down. The strong battle aura of the Level-8 warrior caused the surface of the sea to churn. The battle aura spread to the bottom of the sea at the same time, and the members of the Merman Race who were swept up were injured. The gazes from the seabed vanished completely. The noble descendant curled his lips. ¡°These lowly mermen actually dare to peek at us? Uncle Baal, you¡¯re too kind.¡± ¡°If you asked me to do it, killing them all would be the only way to vent my anger.¡± At this moment, another noble lady spoke, ¡°Li Yan, without the Merman Race below to protect the island above, it will be difficult for us to stop on this island. You wouldn¡¯t be able to stay here to comment on them and harm them.¡± ¡°The ocean is not our territory after all.¡± Li Yan retorted, ¡°Xue Yexing, we can incorporate the ocean into our territory until the world submits to the humans. Why should we care about the lives of some alien races?¡± The girl called Xue Yexing turned around and stopped arguing. Meanwhile, the soldiers standing on both sides seemed to have not heard anything. They did not participate nor evaluate. This time, there were Level-8 warriors escorting them. Their main purpose was to protect Li Yan and Xue Yexing. Then, they would wait for their elders and teachers to come and bring them to the abyssal rift to increase their knowledge. The soldiers would carry out orders from Li Yan and Xue Yexing according to the situation. If they kept issuing unreasonable orders, the soldiers would still follow them. However, these orders would be recorded and sent to their teachers and elders. Meanwhile, if they were simply complaining and bickering, it was better to pretend that they did not hear anything. Xue Yexing did not refute. Meanwhile, Li Yan did not have the interest to chase after her and question her. Instead, he jumped off the boat and wandered around the island. They stayed for the night. When the sun rose the next day, two kind-looking elders appeared on the island. They wore gold medals engraved with magic arrays on their chests, which were the symbols of members of the Mage Union. ¡°Greetings, Grandfather. Greetings, Archmage Felan.¡± ¡°Greetings, Archmage Shen Xing.¡± Li Yan and Xue Yexing bowed and greeted them at the same time, while the soldiers on the ship knelt on one knee. Felan nodded with a smile and explained, ¡°Get up, all of you. I wanted to bring you there directly, but the northernmost ocean domain is not a good place. We can¡¯t waste too much magic power on you, so we let you go ahead.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go. I still have to go back and do magic experiments. I don¡¯t have time to do meaningless things.¡± Shen Xing urged coldly. Felan smiled and shook his head. ¡°How can it be meaningless? If we really find that legendary Poison Dragon, it will be a great contribution. Cutting some dragon meat and bringing it back to make magic materials might have a miraculous effect.¡± ¡°They owe us a favor for saving those people.¡± Shen Xing was not so optimistic. ¡°The Demigods died, and we might have ended up the same way. The race talent of the Poison Dragon bloodline is too terrifying.¡± ¡°It¡¯s said that the two dragons hadn¡¯t obtained the acknowledgment of the Poison Dragon Ancestor and were unable to awaken their bloodline talent. Thus, their talents are rather poor.¡± Felan rolled his eyes. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°If you keep talking, I¡¯m going to regret accompanying an old guy like you out here. You¡¯re not like this when you take on missions.¡± Shen Xing smiled slightly. He waved his hand and swept Li Yan and Xue Yexing up into the sky before flying towards the abyssal rift. The reason he had come out this time wasn¡¯t because of that legendary Poison Dragon. After all, even if he had obtained the corpse of the Poison Dragon, he definitely wouldn¡¯t have had a share of it. The hunting team that had needed him to save them back then had all died now. As for those who didn¡¯t need him to save them, he didn¡¯t even have the chance to help them. Instead, his goal was the child of that mother Poison Dragon! Shen Xing didn¡¯t believe that the Poison Dragon would bring her child along when they were about to enter the abyssal rift. Instead, her child must be in the northernmost sea region!!! If he hunted down the young Poison Dragon on his own, he couldn¡¯t guarantee that he would obtain the benefits, so he had pulled Felan along. At this moment, Felan was still in the dark, thinking that it was a normal quest. The two Archmagi brought the two noble children into the depths of the northern ocean domain. However, it was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but their route happened to pass by Lei Luo¡¯s original island. At this moment, Lei Luo knew nothing about this. He was hurrying along with Shardin, Sharbao, and the merman priest. Their newly chosen island was quite far away. They still needed two days to reach the new island. ¡­ The next day, while Lei Luo was still on his way, Felan and Shen Xing had already brought Li Yan and Xue Yexing to the island where Lei Luo had lived. Felan stood on the island, frowning. ¡°Something doesn¡¯t seem right here. I sense an aura that makes me uncomfortable.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Shen Xing turned around and took a look. ¡°I have the same feeling. The aura seems to originate from the sky.¡± The two of them looked up at the sky. It was exactly where the golden eyes had appeared. Meanwhile, Li Yan and Xue Yexing wandered around the island. Felan waved his hand and cast a scouting spell, preparing to see whose aura it was. However, the spell automatically shattered halfway. This was a loss of face in front of his old friend, so Felan immediately cast the spell again. However, the result was the same. Then, Shen Xing took out his magic staff and cast a scouting spell. Finally, layers of ripples appeared in the sky. A pair of golden eyes appeared and looked down. ¡°Are those human mages? Get lost!¡± After the pair of golden eyes took a few glances at them, it seemed to come back to its senses and released a nasty spiritual fluctuation. Then, it removed its aura. This way, the scouting technique could not alarm it. The pair of eyes had thought that it was the little Poison Dragon that had escaped death, but it hadn¡¯t expected it to be humans. Since when did Legendary Realm experts dare to provoke him? Meanwhile, Felan and Shen Xing¡¯s faces turned slightly pale. There was only one thought in their minds ¡ª the peak Demigod of the Dragon Race. After the aura dissipated, an even more ancient aura appeared. This time, the two of them did not dare to investigate casually and allowed it to exist. Felan and Shen Xing sighed. Back when they chased after the Poison Dragon and entered this sea region, the aura of the Dragon Race was left behind here. The two of them immediately thought of many things. Perhaps the matter back then was more complicated than they had imagined. Otherwise, three Demigods wouldn¡¯t have died in an instant. The actions of the upper echelons of the Mage Union were also unfathomable. However, those were not things Legendary Realm experts like them could come into contact with. Suddenly, Li Yan and Xue Yexing¡¯s cries could be heard from afar. Had something happened? Shen Xing and Felan cast their flying spells. When they arrived beside Li Yan and Xue Yexing, they found that the two of them were fine and were staring at a hole that had been dug. The hole was not deep. It was only half a meter deep and was covered by rocks. If one did not observe it carefully, they might miss it. ¡°These seem to be the claw marks of the Poison Dragon. They have stopped here before. Should we turn back time?¡± ¡°Have you forgotten about the existence just now? Are you courting death?¡± ¡°Continue to explore further. Let¡¯s go to the abyssal rift and take a look. Then, we can come back and study it carefully.¡± Shen Xing stopped Felan who wanted to go back in time and left the island with Li Yan and Xue Yexing. After they left, a cold snort came from the void. A sea breeze appeared out of nowhere, scraping across all the sea areas that Lei Luo had been active in since his birth. It seemed to eliminate something and add something else. At the bottom of the sea, the magic array carved by the merman priest with his blood shattered.. Chapter 33 - Genius from the Dragon Race? Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo was still unclear about everything that happened on the island. He moved only because he felt that the time had come. Furthermore, he wanted to avoid any possible danger. He couldn¡¯t appear in front of humans for the time being. Otherwise, with the Poison Dragon¡¯s identity, he would be pursued by experts who were minimally at the Legendary Realm. Did the humans come because they had discovered something this time, or were the people back then sending a message asking for help? Lei Luo thought about these and felt somewhat annoyed. Suddenly, the merman priest who was swimming ahead vomited blood and fainted. Shardin and Sharbao, who were leading the way, did not know what to do. They looked at each other in confusion. The first thought that came to their minds was that the priest had been poisoned badly. Lei Luo narrowed his eyes and slowly walked in front of the merman priest. That bit of poisonous breath could not create such a consequence. No matter what, the merman priest was still a Level-4 mage. His physique wasn¡¯t that weak, and he had antidotes, so he wasn¡¯t unconscious. Numerous thoughts flashed through Lei Luo¡¯s mind. He grabbed the arm of the merman priest and was about to flip the priest over to take a look when he suddenly paused. ¡°The two of you, come over here. Does the Merman Race have a magic array that can be carved using blood?¡± Sharbao glanced at the scar on the wrist of the merman priest and pretended not to see it. He explained, ¡°No, but the Merman Race is a branch of the sea beasts. Our blood contains magic power, but it¡¯s relatively thin. Occasionally, it can be used as an emergency source of magic power to activate the magic array.¡± Activate the magic array? Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flashed menacingly as he swiped down with his claws. There were only four crisp sounds as the merman priest¡¯s limbs were broken before the priest was thrown at Sharbao. ¡°Grab him as you travel. It¡¯s fine as long as he doesn¡¯t die. We have to leave immediately.¡± The merman priest woke up from the pain. When he saw this, he knew that the truth had been revealed and despair appeared on his face. However, with his limbs broken, he couldn¡¯t even kill himself. Shardin and Sharbao shrunk their necks and silently led the way. Lei Luo felt a twinge of regret for bringing the merman priest back to the island. Maybe he shouldn¡¯t have embezzled the secret treasure of the Merman Race. However, it had already happened, and there was no point in regretting it. It would be better to stick to his current path, but then he¡¯d have to plan for the worst. If something went wrong, he wouldn¡¯t have to scramble. Fortunately, he moved immediately. The magic array left on the island could attract the humans, and they would not gain anything. Next, he just had to stop the merman priest from carving another magic array. Once Lei Luo dug up the secret treasure in the merman priest¡¯s mind, he would kill the priest! Lei Luo shook his head and stopped thinking. He swam towards the sea ahead. By the time night fell, they had already arrived at their destination. It was a very remote island that spanned 30 kilometers. The sea beasts living around it weren¡¯t very valuable, so it took a lot of effort for visitors to come here. As a result, very few people came to visit. However, tonight, it would welcome its first master. ¡°Very good. You two throw the merman priest ashore and go into the water to rest.¡± Lei Luo looked around the island and ordered in satisfaction. While Shardin was hesitating, Shardin snatched the merman priest and threw him to the shore. He kicked him again before jumping into the sea. Lei Luo didn¡¯t care either. He grabbed the merman priest and carried him to the high ground in the center of the island. This allowed Lei Luo to see the priest as long as his eyes were open. ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to leave this high ground. However, if you want your spine to be broken again, you can give it a try.¡± After threatening the merman priest, Lei Luo found a comfortable place to lie down and squinted for a nap. The merman priest, who was lying on the ground, was at a loss. He didn¡¯t dare to move. If he flipped over, that vicious Poison Dragon would really break his spine. Even if he went out in the future, he would suffer for the rest of his life. His arms and legs were broken, but the merman priest still had a way. However, if his spine was broken, he had to ask experts above Level-9 to help him. It wasn¡¯t a level he could come into contact with. After moving to a new place, Lei Luo began to change his lifestyle. Originally, he would go out every morning to hunt, but the sea beasts in the vicinity were too low-leveled, so he didn¡¯t care about them. Meanwhile, sea beasts at Level-3 and above were 200 nautical miles away, and it was too troublesome to go out every day. Thus, he would go out to hunt every three days. He had just advanced to Level-3, so he could slow down the accumulation of energy. When he had free time, Lei Luo used it to cultivate the various cultivation techniques and killing methods in his inherited memories. He also studied some escape methods. All of these were to deal with the crisis that the humans would bring about. However, after cultivating for a month, he had gotten used to all kinds of methods. His speed of escape was even faster than the crazy speed of a Level-5 sea beast. It could be considered a small accomplishment. However, the imaginary human siege team never appeared. ¡°Was my judgment wrong? That shouldn¡¯t be the case. Did something go wrong?¡± Although Lei Luo was unable to figure out what was going on, he didn¡¯t care. Instead, he followed his own pace. It was a good thing that the humans didn¡¯t come. However, he had never relaxed his surveillance on the merman priest. After all, he had caused such a huge crisis for him. How could he not dig up the secret treasures of the Merman Race? Seeing that his inherited memories were about to appear, Lei Luo muttered in a low voice, ¡°I wonder what the contents of today¡¯s inherited memories are. With the Memory Extraction Spell, we don¡¯t have to bring around the useless merman priest. Instead, we can bring him back to the Merman Race with a peace of mind.¡± Recalling how the merman priest had secretly carved a magic array in an attempt to attract the attention of the human nobles, Lei Luo felt a lingering fear. Not only was he wary of the merman priest, but he was also worried about Shardin and Sharbao. What if they returned to the Merman Race and brought the human experts here? According to his estimation, the members of the Merman Race should have interacted with the human nobles before, or at least met them once. Because of these reasons, Lei Luo never let Shardin and Sharbao go back. He would only release one of them after he obtained the Memory Extraction Spell and confirmed that there were no problems. He was going to dig out the secret hidden by the merman priest and get rid of this hidden danger! While Lei Luo was thinking, he glanced at the merman priest on the high ground. Seeing that his body did not move, he closed his eyes to receive his inherited memories. While Lei Luo was monitoring the merman priest, the merman priest was also secretly observing Lei Luo. He somewhat understood why he was able to live until now, so he had been looking for an opportunity to redraw the magic array these few days. Once the memories in his mind could not be guarded, it would also be the time of his death. Before that, he had to attract humans. Unfortunately, the Poison Dragon was too cautious. It wouldn¡¯t keep him in one place. Instead, it would move him. As a result, the difficulty of drawing magic arrays rose sharply, and there was no progress until now. ¡°This damn Poison Dragon is too cautious. Is it really a young dragon?¡± ¡°Maybe Shardin and Sharbao did the right thing.¡± The merman priest looked at Lei Luo in the distance and could not help but let his imagination run wild. According to the records, the Poison Dragon bloodline wouldn¡¯t have very high intelligence when they were young. That was why he spent a lot of effort searching for it. He wanted to slay a dragon, but he didn¡¯t expect this Poison Dragon to be so different. It was even more cunning than a human. It captured its enemy, called its enemy to surrender, changed its residence, hid, and endured. Some adult dragons could not do such things. However, a Poison Dragon that was only a few years old could. If its age was converted to human age, it would only be a few months old! Was it a genius from the Dragon Race? Chapter 34 - Memory Extraction Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The more the merman priest thought about it, the more worried he became. He felt extremely hopeless about his future. During the month that he was captured, he had thought about this more than once. If he had reported this to the human merchants, would he not have ended up like this? Unfortunately, there was no way to start over. He could only take responsibility for what he had done. The merman priest was lying on the high ground, reminiscing about the past, while Lei Luo was receiving the inherited memories of the Poison Dragon Race. There was a lot of knowledge that Lei Luo could not understand at the moment. It would accumulate in the depths of his mind. In the future, his memories would naturally surface when he saw what was in his memories. He would not miss out on treasures because of his knowledge. Furthermore, he would not accidentally fall into some traps. As a result, these memories helped him to go further. This was another advantage of the Poison Dragon bloodline, besides their physical memories. Recently, Lei Luo had constantly been receiving inherited memories. Other than precious treasures, he had already learned about magic and magic arrays. The Memory Extraction Spell was a type of magic. The magic talents of the Dragon Race were not weak. However, because of their strong magic resistance and physical resistance, they usually did not need to use magic to deal with many things, but Lei Luo was not at that level. Lei Luo, who had been taking in the inherited memories with his eyes closed, suddenly smiled. His tail slapped the ground unconsciously. The Memory Extraction Spell had appeared! Ordinary magic did not qualify to enter the inherited memories of the Poison Dragon bloodline. Only magic that was either extremely powerful or special could enter the inherited memories. The Memory Extraction Spell belonged to the latter category. It was special enough to extract the memories of living beings without damaging their bodies. Of course, if the living beings resisted, then damage was unavoidable. The Memory Extraction Spell was not complicated. It relied mainly on the Dragon Race¡¯s powerful mental strength to crush the enemy. If the enemy did not resist, it would be very easy. After receiving the Memory Extraction Spell, Raylo suppressed his excitement and began to absorb the subsequent memories. Half an hour later, he had finished receiving the inherited memories. Lei Luo opened his eyes and started chanting softly. As the dragon language sounded, layers of golden ripples appeared in front of Lei Luo¡¯s glabella. This was the spiritual power that was mobilized by his magic. At that moment, when it entered the mind of a living being, the memory extraction would begin. Perhaps because of his identity as a transmigrator, the amount of spiritual power that Lei Luo had activated was abnormally large. After watching for a long while, Lei Luo stopped chanting and rested for a while before continuing. Magic required practice. Otherwise, if there was a mistake, the merman priest would be killed and the memory extraction would fail. Wouldn¡¯t it seem unnecessary? However, outsiders were unable to see the spiritual power. However, they could sense it from a close proximity. Meanwhile, the merman priest was sprawled on the high ground. From that distance, he couldn¡¯t sense Lei Luo¡¯s mental strength. In his opinion, the Poison Dragon that imprisoned him had gone crazy today. It opened its mouth and closed it, as if it was mentally unsound. Furthermore, it sustained this action for a long time. The priest did not know how long it would do it for. ¡°This is an opportunity. Anyway, he¡¯ll deal with me sooner or later. I¡¯ll draw the magic array before he finds out. If he finds out, I¡¯ll just die early.¡± The merman priest¡¯s expression changed. Then, his face sank and his body began to wriggle. By rubbing against the ground and breaking the surface of his skin, he would draw blood and activate the magic array. It did not matter whether he succeeded or not. After all, he did not intend to continue living such a life. He could not move around every day and could not commit suicide even if he wanted to. He could only wait for the unknown judgment. Also, Sharbao would forcefully feed him every few days to prevent him from starving to death. Every time Sharbao came, he would mock him. All sorts of sad experiences from the past month surfaced in his heart, making the merman priest even more active. He did not care about being discovered. Soon, the abdomen of the merman priest was broken and blood flowed out. Because of his movement, the shape of a magic array gradually appeared. However, without manual adjustment, it was very crude and could not be activated. Sensing this awkward situation, the merman priest raised his head and looked at Lei Luo. When he realized that Lei Luo was not paying attention to him, he secretly cast a spell to heal his right hand. As a Level-4 mage, his body automatically recovered. However, every time it recovered, it would be broken again. Therefore, he had been suppressing his recovery since half a month ago. Now, he had completely let go. As the healing process continued, the merman priest felt that his right hand was unusually comfortable. He tried to move his arm and thought about the pattern of the magic array in his mind. Suddenly, he felt his vision turn dark as the sunlight was blocked. The merman priest looked up. Since the figure was back-facing the light, he could only see a rough outline of the figure. Lei Luo smiled coldly and said, ¡°What is it? Are you treating your arm and trying to carve a magic array?¡± After he finished speaking, he didn¡¯t give the merman priest a chance to explain himself. He directly knocked the priest out and brought him to the flat ground. After moving away, Lei Luo discovered that the blood stains below the merman priest had already formed a circle. It was obvious that the priest had not given up on summoning human experts. ¡°Fortunately, I obtained the memories for the Memory Extraction Spell. Otherwise, I would have to give up the secret treasures of the Merman Race.¡± Lei Luo let out a breath and decided to extract the memories of the merman priest tomorrow to get rid of this hidden danger. At the same time, he wanted to see what Shardin and Sharbao were thinking. If there was no danger, he could let one of them go back and let the Merman Race collect information about the human world. Lei Luo did not tell Shardin and Sharbao that he would extract the memories of the merman priest. If the two of them knew about it, Lei Luo was afraid that they would have other thoughts. Furthermore, if the merman priest resisted the memory extraction, he would have to be tortured. This would be a blow to Shardin and Sharbao. After all, Lei Luo still needed to use the two of them later on. At night, Sharbao came ashore to feed the merman priest. He was stunned when he realized that the merman priest had changed places. Lei Luo glanced at Sharbao and explained. ¡°I¡¯ll dispose of him tomorrow. You don¡¯t have to feed him tonight.¡± ¡°After that, I¡¯ll do a magic test on your minds. Then, I¡¯ll let one of you go back to your race to take a look.¡± Sharbao did not care about the merman priest. However, when he heard the last sentence, he said happily, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go back first.¡± He had only managed the race as the tribe leader for less than half a day, yet he had stayed on this island for a month. How could he be satisfied? Now that he had the chance to return, he was naturally happy. The next day, Lei Luo, who had slept for a night to recover his mental strength, left the island early in the morning with the merman priest. He was going to the sea area where he usually hunted to conduct the memory extraction. Then, he could bring his prey back to eat at night. At the bottom of the sea, Shardin and Sharbao looked up as Lei Luo flew by. Shardin asked, ¡°Sharbao, how do you think the merman priest will be handled?¡± Sharbao shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t know, but there¡¯s no point in knowing that. At this stage, we should follow the Poison Dragon and fulfill all its requirements. We can only strengthen our race if we survive. Besides, there¡¯s nothing bad about following that Poison Dragon. With its talent, it¡¯ll definitely achieve something on the continent in the future.¡± ¡°We¡¯ve been helping him all along. This can be called a tremendous contribution, and our names can be recorded in history.¡± ¡°Just wait patiently. He¡¯ll do a magic test on us today. Then, we can return to our race afterwards..¡± Chapter 35 - Returning to the Merman Race Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo went out for a day and only returned to the island at night with a Black Scaled Fish. Meanwhile, the merman priest he took away was already gone. After returning to the island, Lei Luo began to process the Black Scaled Fish skillfully. As he thought about the memories he had extracted from the merman priest¡¯s mind, he did not expect that a mere Merman Race would have such information. It was simply unbelievable. Not only would it affect him, but it would also impact the Poison Dragon bloodline and other members of the Dragon Race. ¡°I¡¯m still not strong enough. If I were strong enough, I wouldn¡¯t care about those scruples. I would just stand out and admit it.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t investigate my parents for now. I have to be more tactful.¡± After recalling everything he¡¯d learned, Lei Luo¡¯s mood soured, but he quickly composed himself. The Poison Dragon bloodline had lived for hundreds of thousands of years. He was only born a little more than two years ago and still had a long time to grow. He would not be powerless forever. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes didn¡¯t focus until Shardin and Sharbao came ashore and approached him cautiously from a distance. ¡°Great Poison Dragon, you told me yesterday that you would conduct a magic test on us. I wonder when it will begin?¡± Sharbao asked nervously as he approached Lei Luo. He had been looking forward to this for the entire day, but he hadn¡¯t expected that the Poison Dragon would come back to deal with the Black Scaled Fish before getting distracted. It didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of asking them to go over. Thus, Sharbao had no choice but to pull Shardin ashore with him to ask. Lei Luo gradually regained his senses and looked down at Shardin and Sharbao. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you guys. It¡¯ll be carried out later. Who wants to take the test first? After the test, you return to the Merman Race first.¡± Shardin and Sharbao had already discussed. Sharbao took two steps forward and said, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, let me do it.¡± ¡°Okay, wait by the side first. During the test, you must not have any thoughts of resisting. Otherwise, you will bear the consequences yourself.¡± Lei Luo waved his claws and casually reminded him. Sharbao nodded to show that he understood. He stood obediently at the side, while Shardin was further away. After dealing with the outer shell of the Black Scaled Fish, Lei Luo placed it on the pile of wood. Without any instructions, Shardin sensibly stepped forward to help light the fire and skillfully turned the fish over. Although there was no extinct volcano that could be used here, with Shardin and the others around, it was easy to light a fire. Then, Lei Luo turned to face Sharbao, his expression serious. ¡°Stand still. Do not resist in your heart.¡± With that said, he started chanting in a low voice. He had used it on the merman priest today, so he was quite familiar with it now. His spiritual power surged out from his mind and surged towards Sharbao. Sharbao was feeling nervous. He sensed Lei Luo¡¯s spiritual power and remembered what Lei Luo said before. Then, he quickly closed his eyes. The Memory Extraction Spell was relatively gentle to people who did not resist. Lei Luo¡¯s spiritual power washed over Sharbao in layers, extracting many memories from Sharbao¡¯s mind. Be it in the Merman Race or after following Lei Luo, Sharbao¡¯s life couldn¡¯t be considered exciting, and he hadn¡¯t seen many people either. Thus, his memories weren¡¯t complicated. Ten minutes later, the memory extraction was completed. Lei Luo checked Sharbao¡¯s memories over the past few months and realized that from his initial hostility to his current obedience, Sharbao no longer had any ill feelings towards him. Instead, he had the intention to follow him and strengthen the Merman Race. After all, the Poison Dragon Race was also part of the Dragon Race and belonged to one of the top races on the continent. A branch of sea beasts like the Merman Race didn¡¯t have much weight in the continent. Sharbao was interested in Lei Luo¡¯s ability and future. Thus, Sharbao wanted to follow him. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered and he was tempted. Subsidiary races were very common among the powerful races on the continent. After all, it was very suitable to have someone to clean up and run errands for them. Furthermore, these subsidiary races could also help collect resources. Powerful races did not need to pay these subsidiary races much. Meanwhile, the subsidiary races could use the name of the powerful races to intimidate the enemy. ¡°I can develop in that direction, but it¡¯s still too early right now. I need to develop steadily first. Developing my strength is the correct path.¡± ¡°I can train Sharbao a little as well.¡± A few thoughts flashed through his mind. Lei Luo retracted his spiritual power and said slowly, ¡°Alright, you can go back to the Merman Race tomorrow. I think you know what to pay attention to.¡± ¡°At the same time, find out if there¡¯s any sensational news in the human world. Report to me in half a month.¡± Sharbao smiled. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be careful.¡± As Shardin roasted the fish, he paid close attention to Sharbao and Lei Luo. Seeing that Sharbao could really return to the race tomorrow, he couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Great Poison Dragon, when do you think I should be tested?¡± Lei Luo waved a paw. ¡°I¡¯ll give you the test when Sharbao gets back. If there are no problems there, you don¡¯t have to keep following me.¡± ¡°You can return to your race to live. However, if you want the Merman Race to develop further, it¡¯s impossible to rely on humans alone.¡± These words seemed to be hinting at something. If they couldn¡¯t rely on humans, who else could they rely on? Apart from the Poison Dragon in front of them, who could bring the Merman Race to greater heights? However, there had to be a price to pay for the gains, and the price to pay was unknown. Sharbao smiled somewhat unnaturally. He saw that Shardin had finished cooking the fish and pulled him back into the sea. The two of them didn¡¯t respond directly, but Lei Luo wasn¡¯t in a hurry either. As he gained more inherited memories, his confidence in facing the Merman Race rose. The longer this dragged on, the better it was for him. Lei Luo shook his head and stopped thinking about those things. Instead, he grabbed the roasted Black Scaled Fish and started eating. ¡­ On the second day, Sharbao went ashore and greeted them before heading back to the Merman Tribe. Lei Luo didn¡¯t say anything. As usual, he went out to hunt Level-5 sea beasts to eat. At the same time, he practiced all kinds of magic and combat techniques from his memories. The distance from the new habitat to the sea area of the Merman Race was not short. Sharbao swam for four days before arriving. After entering the sea region of the Merman Race, Sharbao realized that it was no different from usual. However, the coral and pearls that were stored at the bottom of the sea for trading with human merchants had disappeared. The human merchants should have come by now. Sharbao looked around with the gaze of the tribe leader. When he returned to his territory, he was quickly welcomed by the members of the Merman Race. ¡°Tribe leader, you¡¯re finally back. We thought that something had happened to you and you were affected by the powerful humans.¡± ¡°It¡¯s great that you¡¯re fine. Where is the Lord Priest?¡± ¡°Tribe leader, where have you been for the past month? I couldn¡¯t find you in the surrounding seas, and I almost had to choose a new tribe leader.¡± ¡°Tribe leader, many things have happened in the past few days when you weren¡¯t around. There are still many human experts.¡± The members of the Merman Race spoke one after another, and the scene was bustling and chaotic. Sha Bao was dumbfounded when he heard these. He only noticed that a new tribe leader was almost chosen and felt a little unhappy, but he could not flare up. He raised his hand to stop them and said, ¡°Everyone, calm down first. We will hold a banquet tonight to celebrate. I will explain where I went. Now, I hope someone will come and tell me what happened in the past month.¡± ¡°I heard you mention human experts just now. Does anyone understand the situation surrounding them?¡± Gehr, who had previously been cured of his poison injuries, raised his arm. ¡°Triber leader, let me tell you about it.¡± ¡°When the human merchants came to trade previously, I came into contact with them and bought a copy of their newspaper. A lot of information was recorded on it. Furthermore, it was much lighter than our fish scales..¡± Chapter 36 - Movements of the Mage Union Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Sha Bao still had some impression of Gehr. It was because he was poisoned that he attracted the attention of the priest and sensed Lei Luo¡¯s presence. As a result, the series of events had occurred. The priest tried to slay a dragon and sell it to humans to obtain great benefits. It was a pity that all of this had been planned perfectly, but reality had given the Merman Race a cold slap. They had completely failed. Not only did the previous tribe leader die, but a Level-4 warrior also died. Now, the merman priest was also dead. Until now, there were still many ordinary clansmen who didn¡¯t understand what exactly happened. As for Gehr, Sharbao could not blame him. All of this had nothing to do with him. The main problem was the priest. He was too ambitious and did not have enough strength. In the end, he played himself to death and implicated the Merman Race. A smile appeared on Sharbao¡¯s face. ¡°Alright, Gehr, come over and tell me. The rest of you, go prepare the banquet.¡± It was normal for a banquet to be held when the tribe leader returned. The other clansmen left. Soon, only Gehr and Sharbao were left. ¡°Tribe leader, let me start from the beginning. On the second day after you and the Lord Priest left, a human noble descendant arrived. Their guards stood on the ship and could easily harm our Level-3 clansmen. We didn¡¯t dare to have any contact with them. Then, on the third day, the ship suddenly sailed away.¡± ¡°On the eighth day, the depths of the sea shook, but we did not dare to go in to investigate.¡± ¡°However, on the 15th day, the human merchants came to trade with us and brought news from their side.¡± ¡°It¡¯s said that there¡¯s something important in the depths of the sea. The Mage Union sent two Legendary powerhouses there, but they were ambushed. One died, and the other was severely injured. It¡¯s said that their Demigod expert is preparing to take revenge.¡± ¡°This caused quite a stir in the human world. It¡¯s comparable to the Poison Dragon incident two years ago. However, it¡¯s said that the legendary Poison Dragon also fled deep into the sea.¡± ¡°I wonder if it has anything to do with this incident.¡± When Gehr spoke of these principles, it was clear that he had a special understanding of the situation. The Merman Race lacked entertainment. However, because of their strength, it was difficult for them to hunt sea beasts. Thus, the rumors of the human world were enough to excite them. At the mention of the Poison Dragon, Sharbao inadvertently asked, ¡°Why is it related to the Poison Dragon again? Didn¡¯t you say that it was already dead?¡± Gehr shook his head and said seriously, ¡°I don¡¯t know. The human merchants said so, and they even wanted to organize teams of people to explore the depths of the sea. They said there were treasures buried by the Poison Dragons, and they wanted to bring along the Merman Race to lead the way for them. I rejected them as I¡¯ve never been to the depths.¡± Sharbao¡¯s expression was normal, but he was even more shocked in his heart. Gehr knew about Lei Luo¡¯s existence. He had never seen Lei Luo before, but he knew that there was a young Poison Dragon deep in the sea. However, after being affected by the Conch of Forgetting, he had completely forgotten about it. At the very least, none of his memories from the past month that had been erased were left behind. Furthermore, Gehr didn¡¯t notice that he had been affected. The conch had been used in the Merman Race before, but it had never achieved the current effects. Gehr was speaking happily when he noticed that Sharbao was a little distracted. He asked softly, ¡°Tribe leader, tribe leader, what¡¯s wrong? Should I not have refused?¡± Sha Bao reacted and found an excuse. ¡°No, it was good that you rejected. I¡¯m thinking about how humans are preparing to head to the depths of the sea. Will this affect us? After all, the power of Demigods is beyond our imagination. Contact the human merchants and report to me once you have more information.¡± ¡°It would be best if we can find out which Demigod is deployed. However, if there¡¯s anything that we don¡¯t like, our Merman Race will immediately correct it.¡± ¡°The clan leader is indeed the clan leader. I didn¡¯t think of that. I¡¯ll go and make contact with them now.¡± Gehr grinned and flattered Sharbao. Then, he swam towards the island. The Merman Race and the human merchants had traded many times. Thus, both sides had built a magic array to communicate with each other. If there was a special trade, they would communicate with each other in advance. Gehr wasn¡¯t aware of this at first. However, in the past month, the tribe leader and priest had gone missing, and there wasn¡¯t a single Level-4 warrior. Thus, he had been pushed out by his clansmen to manage the trade and learned a lot. He also knew how to activate the magic array that was connected to the human merchants and was effective at it. After Gehr left, Sharbao did not bother about him. Instead, he recorded all the news he heard and was prepared to show it to Lei Luo when he went back. He did not even intend to leave the newspaper with the Merman Race. It was useless even if they knew about the news. After all, the difference in strength was too great. At most, they would not be bored by reading the news. However, it was different if he gave the newspaper to Lei Luo. On one hand, it could show the attitude of the Merman Race. On the other hand, this information might be useful to Lei Luo. Their current actions were equivalent to an investment. The Merman Race had no other choice. The merman priest had wanted to attract the attention of the human experts through the magic array. He would die either way, so he might as well take a gamble. This matter would rise and affect the entire race. Once the Merman Race reported the discovery of the Poison Dragon to the humans, the human experts would definitely suspect something and investigate the situation. Once they confirmed the authenticity of the information, they would definitely ask the Merman Race what else they knew and whether they were hiding any secrets. If they said they didn¡¯t know anything, who would believe them? With the Poison Dragon¡¯s value, the humans would rather slaughter the entire Merman Race than let go of any valuable information. Even if they managed to escape, the races that were close to the Poison Dragon Clan would come looking for trouble. The Poison Dragon bloodline was the public enemy of the continent. However, there were only rumors of races that were close to the Poison Dragon Race. No one knew who these races were. Sharbao looked at the document in his hand and sighed, not thinking about anything else. ¡­ Time passed very quickly. Seven days had passed since Sharbao returned to the Merman Race. If he included the journey back, he should have left for Lei Luo¡¯s island today. However, Sharbao was not in a hurry to announce his schedule. He planned to announce it at night and then leave overnight. Today, human merchants would come to the Merman Race again. The Merman Race was not purchasing goods from them. Instead, the human merchants would serve as an outpost for the Merman Race to collect information about the human nobles and the Mage Union that would arrive later. After such a long discussion, the Mage Union finally made a decision to send ten Legendary powerhouses. As for whether there were any Demigods accompanying them in secret, no one knew. The human world was also in an uproar because of this operation. All the kingdoms were talking about it and rumors were spreading. Sharbao wanted to collect some information about this and send it back to Lei Luo. After all, going back and forth was very time-consuming and troublesome. When the human merchants arrived, Sharbao did not appear. Instead, he let the experienced Gehr receive them and obtain some information at the same time. The members of the merchant group were willing to share some information that wasn¡¯t considered confidential. After all, they could earn a large amount of gold coins from trading with the Merman Race every year, so there was no need to spoil their relationship over trivial matters. After the merchants arrived at the island, they started to build simple houses. They were evidently preparing to stay for some time. Sharbao recorded everything that he saw. He also recorded what the merchants were boasting about. An hour later, Gehr bid farewell to the leader of the merchants and returned to the seabed. Upon seeing Sharbao, Gehr couldn¡¯t help but shout, ¡°Tribe leader, there¡¯s big news! The Mage Union didn¡¯t send ten Legendary powerhouses, but 20.¡± ¡°It¡¯s said that they will fly over our heads and follow the route they used to pursue the Poison Dragon. Their destination is the abyssal rift.¡± ¡°The Mercenary Guild has also organized members to go on this expedition, but I¡¯m not sure how strong they are.¡± ¡°This battle might affect us. Should we be on guard?¡± Sharbao raised his eyebrows slightly. ¡°Tell me clearly. Why do they want to follow the path they used to pursue the Poison Dragon? There must be a reason, right?¡± Gehr looked up at the human merchant ship and said softly, ¡°They said that the Poison Dragon wasn¡¯t killed back then, and this incident is related to it. Thus, they are going to follow the same route and correct their mistakes. They also said that it was worth it to kill their way into the abyss.¡± The corners of Sharbao¡¯s mouth twitched slightly, and he felt an inexplicable panic in his heart. His first thought was to hide this and not reveal this news to Lei Luo. However, after thinking about it, he eventually did not dare to hide it and recorded it on the fish scales. That night, Sharbao gave Gehr some instructions and secretly left the Merman Race¡¯s territory at night.. Chapter 37 - The Method to Deal with Demigods Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The journey back and forth took eight days. After adding on the seven days that Sharbao had spent with the Merman Race, exactly 15 days had passed. Sharbao entered the island with the information he had gathered within the time limit. However, after coming ashore, there was no sign of Lei Luo, nor was there any sign of Shardin under the sea. Just as he was wondering, Shardin popped his head out from the other side of the island. ¡°Sharbao, I¡¯m here. How¡¯s the information gathering? Is the race doing well?¡± Seeing Shardin walking over, Sharbao went up to him. ¡°I¡¯ve collected quite a lot of information, but most of it is from the past. There might be some changes in the past four days. The race is still alright. Gehr is helping to look after it.¡± ¡°Where is the Lord Poison Dragon?¡± Shardin shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m not sure. The Lord Poison Dragon rarely returns to the island these days, and it doesn¡¯t eat much barbecue. We should be able to see it tonight.¡± ¡°What news do you have? Tell me.¡± Sharbao did not think too much about it. He began to talk about the information he collected from Gehr and the human merchants. Meanwhile, he planned to give the newspaper to Lei Luo for him to take a look first. He did not give it to Shardin at the moment. The two of them chatted happily on the island. At the edge of the island, a ¡®rock¡¯ slowly opened its eyes and looked at them without saying anything. The ¡®rock¡¯ watched them for a while before quietly retreating into the sea. Its body gradually changed. It no longer looked like a rock. It was clearly a powerful Poison Dragon! Lei Luo was very satisfied with the changes and adaptability of his body. He had put aside his meals for the past few days for the sake of this Camouflage Spell that he had obtained from his inherited memories. This Camouflage Spell could not only change one¡¯s appearance and aura, but it could also change one¡¯s body structure if one¡¯s body could withstand it. The only bad thing was that Lei Luo could not control this spell well. He could only change his appearance and aura to another item or creature that he was particularly familiar with. Otherwise, it would give people a very strange feeling. This was just like if land creatures appeared in the deep sea. Anyone who saw this would feel that something was wrong. Lei Luo thought about it and decided to use the rocks on the island as a sample. While practicing this spell, he could test whether he would be discovered. From the looks of it, it would not be a problem to hide himself from Shardin and Sharbao. As for the deeper level of the spell that changed the structure of one¡¯s body, Lei Luo did not dare to try it. He could not activate it either. After moving around at the bottom of the sea, Lei Luo did not go ashore to meet Sharbao. Instead, he flew towards the sea area where he hunted. No matter what urgent news there was, strength was the key to dealing with everything. It would take a lot of time to return from the hunt, so it was a good opportunity to observe if anyone was following Sharbao here. Lei Luo did not go to the area where Level-5 sea beasts were present to hunt. He encountered a Level-4 Thunder Shark in the area where Level-3 sea beasts were found and brought it back to the island. When he returned to the island, it was midnight. He took the opportunity to survey the surrounding sea area and did not find any suspicious creatures. ¡°At least he¡¯s honest and didn¡¯t think of selling me out.¡± Lei Luo muttered in his heart and flapped his wings to fly to the island. The commotion he caused was just enough for Shardin and Shardin to go ashore. This saved Lei Luo the trouble of calling for them. After leaving the Thunder Shark at the usual barbecue place, Lei Luo closed his eyes and waited. Before long, Shardin and Sharbao came ashore and approached him. ¡°Lord Poison Dragon, I¡¯ve returned from the Merman Race. I¡¯ve brought back quite a bit of news from the humans. Among them, there¡¯s some news that is related to you.¡± Lei Luo opened his eyes and lifted his chin to signal at Shardin. ¡°Let¡¯s start the barbecue. Keep talking, Sharbao.¡± ¡°What news is related to me?¡± Sharbao presented the fish scales that he had recorded the news on, as well as the newspaper that he had brought. He said, ¡°Your mother should be involved in this. Furthermore, there is a lot of information about the human world. I can¡¯t tell if the information is real or fake, but I¡¯ve collected all of them.¡± ¡°The Mage Union has sent 20 Legendary powerhouses into the depths of the sea. The Mercenary Guild has also sent out some members. However, we don¡¯t know anything about the involvement of the Demigods.¡± ¡°Furthermore, with the human merchants stationed there, it¡¯s possible that the incident won¡¯t die down soon. It will last for a while.¡± Lei Luo listened quietly without expressing any opinion as he flipped through the fish scale records. Sharbao was very diligent when he went back this time. He summarized the information he had recorded, allowing Lei Luo to immediately understand the general outline of the matter. Thinking back, Lei Luo was suddenly glad for his decision to move. Otherwise, he might have run into a Legendary human expert. When they moved, the descendants of the human nobles had already arrived at the Merman Race. On the second day, they returned. Thus, it must have been the Legendary powerhouses who brought the other humans into the sea. If Lei Luo and the others left a day later, they would probably be discovered. After that, the two Legendary powerhouses went deep into the sea. No one knew what happened there. However, one of them was dead and the other was seriously injured, which caused the human world to react. Now that the matter had blown up, the information that was originally hidden was exposed. Putting down the scale in his hand that recorded the information, Lei Luo¡¯s gaze flickered. He was a little hesitant. ¡°Should I go and take a look? Although it won¡¯t be of much use if I go, I won¡¯t be willing to just wait. After all, she¡¯s my mother in this lifetime.¡± ¡°If I use the Camouflage Spell to transform into a merman, the Legendary powerhouses might not discover me, but it¡¯s hard to say whether the Demigods would.¡± ¡°If only I knew the specifics.¡± Regardless of whether he went or not, there was a problem. Lei Luo pushed against the ground in frustration. If he didn¡¯t go, he would simply watch as his mother was surrounded by human experts. Perhaps the news of her death would spread at any time. However, if he went, with his current Level-3 abilities, he would just be an additional reward for the human experts. ¡°If only I had a way to deal with the Demigods.¡± Lei Luo lay on the floor with this thought flashing through his mind. However, he then realized it was impossible. How could newborn babies have the power to hurt adults? Roar! Lei Luo spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath. After venting, he continued to push against the ground. However, looking at the poisonous breath that was fused with all kinds of characteristics, Lei Luo calmed down. His eyes flickered slightly as he started to recall the memories from when he had just awakened his bloodline talent. That day, he had a dream. He dreamed of the Poison Dragon Ancestor. When he woke up, his bloodline talent was awakened, and he also had a memory. ¡°This memory contains the highest bloodline talent of the Poison Dragon bloodline, as well as the instructions and cultivation method of [Characteristic Synthesis]. Without my permission, my descendants are not allowed to inherit it!¡± ¡°Anyone who tries to spy on the instructions will be cursed by me. In the name of the Poisonous Dragon Ancestor, I will set an eternal contract!¡± Lei Luo still remembered that the Poison Dragon Ancestor, who wore a crown, had set a contract in front of the river of time. Could he use the memories of his bloodline talent to deal with the Demigods? For the Ancestor to be able to peer into the river of time, the curse left behind must be extremely powerful. The more Lei Luo thought about it, the more tempted he became. Ignoring the Thunder Shark that was still being barbecued, he got up and flew towards the hunting area. ¡°Eat the Thunder Shark. Treat it as a reward for collecting the information.¡± Shardin and Sharbao looked at each other. They were puzzled and did not think much about it. On the other side, Lei Luo was carving the instructions and cultivation method of [Characteristic Synthesis] on the scales as he flew. The method he would use to activate the curse and kill the enemy still required experimentation. This was because the definition of a spy was very vague. Was it that the person who observed Lei Luo¡¯s memories was a spy, or was it that no matter what method one used, seeing the description of the [Characteristic Synthesis] and the cultivation method counted? If it was the latter, then it was simply unimaginable! Chapter 38 - Three Great Factions Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Lei Luo flew to the hunting area overnight. The scale in his hand was already engraved with words, and it recorded half of [Characteristic Synthesis] cultivation method. The words on the scales glowed a faint green in the night. If one observed carefully, they would discover that these words were slowly dissipating, as if they could not be recorded. Lei Luo looked around in surprise and quickly looked for high-leveled sea beasts. Not long after, a Level-5 Indigo Jellyfish appeared. ¡°I choose you.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s lips curled up as he tossed the scale forward. At the same time, he controlled the flow of water and made the scale stop just in front of the Indigo Jellyfish. The words on the scale quickly dissipated after leaving Lei Luo¡¯s side, but the Indigo Jellyfish still saw some of the records. The river of time seemed to stop for a moment. Then, in Lei Luo¡¯s eyes, the Indigo Jellyfish, which originally had a strong life force, suddenly shattered and dissipated, as if it had never appeared. There were no energy fluctuations. It was simply a silent display of great terror. The scale that had been thrown out also dissipated. Lei Luo swallowed and took two involuntary steps back. He finally understood a little bit about the power of his Ancestor. This was definitely the tip of the iceberg. After all, the origin power of his Ancestor was poison, yet he didn¡¯t display it earlier. ¡°This is what happens when you read half of the records. What if one looks deeper into my memory?¡± ¡°The image of the Ancestor is in my memory. In that case, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for the Ancestor to defeat a Demigod, right?¡± ¡°The only difficult part is luring them to view my memories. Also, I can¡¯t be killed when we meet. I have to plan this carefully.¡± Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as many thoughts came to mind. Using his memories as a sword to kill his enemies was a passive form of defense. After all, he still had to wait for someone to come knocking on his door. If he could directly release his memories, then he would truly have the initiative. The method to release his memories seemed to have been recorded in his inherited memories, but he didn¡¯t notice it last time. Lei Luo recalled seriously and quickly remembered. In his inherited memories, there was a method to release his memories. However, he could only use it twice in a year. If he used it more than twice, it would easily cause damage to his brain and decrease his intelligence. If the damage was serious, it would cause his brain to shrink. Then, he would enter a vegetative state. ¡°This is good stuff. Could it be that my ancestors have thought of the same method as me and specially developed it?¡± Lei Luo wagged his tail excitedly and began to learn how to release his memories. The techniques recorded in the inherited memories all had a summary of his precedessors¡¯s experiences. According to their experience, if one wasn¡¯t too stupid, they would learn this technique very quickly. After getting the results he wanted, Lei Luo decided not to go back. Instead, he started researching underwater. Three days later, after a few failed attempts, Lei Luo finally released his memories regarding [Characteristic Synthesis]. The sea within a range of 100 kilometers froze for a moment before returning to normal. If a Legendary expert was here, they would discover that there were no longer any living creatures in the 100-kilometer area, including microorganisms in the water. After projecting his memories, Lei Luo¡¯s face paled slightly, but he looked happier. This was his last resort and also his strongest attack. ¡°After this, I¡¯ll join them and go in. I wonder what happened in the depths of the sea over the past few days.¡± Then, Lei Luo turned back to his island. ¡­ ¡°Sharbao, where do you think the Lord Poison Dragon went? He hasn¡¯t returned for three days. Could he have already gone to the depths of the sea?¡± ¡°The human experts are brutal.¡± ¡°How would I know? We¡¯ll wait for half a month. If the Lord Poison Dragon still hasn¡¯t returned, we¡¯ll ask the human merchants for information.¡± ¡°Many stakeholders have been implicated this time. Furthermore, many experts have been dispatched. The Lord Poison Dragon should be hesitating.¡± ¡°If something unexpected happens¡­¡± Sharbao glared at Shardin, causing Shardin to swallow the latter half of his sentence. ¡°It¡¯s only been three days. What nonsense are you talking about?¡± Just as he was about to reprimand him further, Sharbao¡¯s gaze shifted to a rock on the left. That rock seemed to have moved a little. Shardin looked over as well, puzzled. ¡°Why are you looking at that rock? Such rocks can be found all over the island. It¡¯s not unusual.¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Maybe I¡¯m seeing things.¡± Sharbao shook his head. A few hours later, the rock disappeared and Lei Luo flew back from the distance. He did not want Sharbao and the rest to know about his abilities, but the two of them could be his test subjects to see how good he was at the Camouflage Spell. He had tested it once before, and this was the second time. His rock disguise could come to an end and he could practice other disguises. ¡°If I disguise myself as a rock, I can use it when I¡¯m running for my life. Next, in order to participate in the operation in the depths of the sea, I need to have an identity.¡± ¡°The Merman Race isn¡¯t bad. I should familiarize myself with them as soon as possible.¡± Lei Luo landed on the island with many thoughts running through his mind. Shardin and Shardin were still resting on the island. When they saw Lei Luo, they hurried forward to welcome him. ¡°Lord Poison Dragon, you¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Lei Luo nodded slightly. ¡°I will conduct the test on Shardin in a few days. If everything is fine, you are allowed to return to the Merman Race for a period of time. Shardin, repeat the information you collected.¡± Shardin waved his arms excitedly and retreated to the side while Sharbao repeated the information. Lei Luo was simply patronizing them. He was more focused on observing their appearances. The Camouflage Spell could change his appearance and aura, but this change was based on one¡¯s knowledge. What did the Merman Race look like? What kind of aura did they have? The Camouflage Spell would transform him into what he thought the Merman Race was. If the deviation was too great, outsiders would be able to tell at a glance that something was wrong. Once they checked his identity, Lei Luo would be exposed. It was difficult to imagine things out of thin air, but it was much easier to have a live merman in front of him. ¡­ Five days later, Lei Luo summoned Shardin and Sharbao to the island in the morning and announced that he would be testing Shardin. Meanwhile, Sharbao stayed behind. Lei Luo used the memory extraction spell and didn¡¯t discover any intentions from Shardin. Thus, he released Shardin from the island. As he watched Shardin disappear from sight, Lei Luo turned to Sharbao and said, ¡°I¡¯ll be gone for a while. If I don¡¯t return within a month, you can go back to the Merman Race on your own.¡± With that said, he soared into the sky and pretended to head towards the sea where he usually hunted. In reality, he circled around and followed behind Shardin. As they swam under the sea, Lei Luo began to cast his Camouflage Spell. There was a huge difference between the size of the mermen and the dragons. Thus, it would take longer to cast the spell. However, with Shardin as a comparison object, there would be no mistake. Shardin swam ahead, oblivious to the presence of a Poison Dragon casting spells behind him. Originally, it would have taken him four days to return to the sea region of the Merman Race. However, since he was in a hurry to return, it only took him two days. When he reached the sea region of the Merman Race, Shardin was shocked. The surface of the sea was filled with human ships that covered the entire sea area. There were also three large ships that were 100 meters long around the island above the Merman Race. Each of the ships had a flag at their highest point. Sardin only recognized two of the flags. One of them was a magic flag representing the Mage Union, while the other was a cross between two swords of the Mercenary Guild. The remaining flag depicted a ferocious-looking dagger. Shardin did not recognize it, but Lei Luo did. The hunting flag that represented the Assassin Alliance was usually raised when hunting powerful creatures. Typically, the Assassin Alliance would keep a low profile so that ordinary people would not be able to come into contact with them. The three great factions of the human world must have found something behind the scenes.. Chapter 39 - Young Nobles Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios After Shardin swam for a while, a warrior wielding a large sword jumped down from the ship. Upon seeing Shardin¡¯s appearance, he frowned slightly before putting away his sword and shouted, ¡°You are a member of the Merman Race. Don¡¯t you know that swimming is prohibited in the surroundings?¡± ¡°Since this is your first offense, I¡¯ll let it go this time. Next time, you¡¯re not allowed to go out to sea.¡± The warrior¡¯s aura was extremely powerful, far beyond that of the previous Level-4 merman tribe leader. Shardin¡¯s face was slightly pale and he lowered his head, not daring to make a sound. After berating him, the warrior turned and returned to the ship. The commotion attracted the attention of the members of the Merman Race. When they saw that it was Shardin, they hurriedly welcomed him back to the race. However, the members of the Merman Race all had their heads lowered when they came out. Obviously, they didn¡¯t dare to attract the attention of the humans on the ship. Lei Luo saw the commotion from afar and frowned slightly. He originally wanted to enter the Merman Race to understand some information, but now it seemed that the Merman Race was suppressed by the various large factions of the human race and had to report even when they went out to sea. For the Merman Race to be able to live until now, it was likely that someone among the humans had come out to speak. In such a situation, Lei Luo could not enter the race. He was currently disguised as a merman, but he was not a merman from Shardin¡¯s race. Thus, he would definitely be recognized. If a human expert came down to investigate, they would expose him. ¡°They¡¯re heading towards the abyssal rift, which is the same direction as the island I lived on. Why don¡¯t I swim there first?¡± ¡°From the looks of it, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s much progress. Otherwise, so many ships wouldn¡¯t have gathered. However, there should be something.¡± ¡°Even ordinary human powers are here. Could there really be treasures in the abyss rift?¡± Lei Luo wandered in the distance and quickly determined the general situation through the external circumstances. The actual situation was not far from what he had guessed. In the past half a month, the human merchants first arrived ahead of time and wanted to ask for information about the Mage Union. Not many people came. This was until the 20 Legendary powerhouses of the Mage Union entered the depths of the northernmost ocean and disappeared. No news was sent back. There was no way to contact them, and even their life force disappeared one after another. Thus, some merchants and members of the Mage Union risked their lives to venture deep into the sea. Halfway there, they found that the surface of the sea had already been dyed red, and the high-leveled sea beasts had completely gone mad. Meanwhile, there were medals of the Mage Union floating on the surface of the sea. One of the medals contained a miniature magic array, and inside it was a small scale from the Poison Dragon. After returning to the island of the Merman Race, the member of the Mage Union who held the medal died, and his internal organs were completely corroded by the poison. This news caused an even greater reaction. There were rumors that two years ago, the injured Poison Dragon had already stepped into the Legendary Realm and become a Demigod. That was why the 20 Legendary powerhouses had died. The Poison Dragon would come back for revenge. Furthermore, a Demigod-level Poison Dragon had not appeared for more than a thousand years. Once the rumors were spread, the Dragon Race was also interested. Thus, the fact that three of the six great human powers had come was already quite important. Another piece of news was that after becoming a Demigod, with the Poison Dragon¡¯s special physique and abilities, its body could be used to forge divine artifacts! That scale was judged by a blacksmith to be the main material of a legendary weapon, or a supplementary material for a semi-divine artifact. The scale was then bought by the blacksmith for three million gold coins. Every piece of news triggered the nerves of the adventurers, causing more and more people to gather on the island above the Merman Race. This was because the source of the commotion started with the Mage Union. After they arrived, they restrained the adventurers and prevented them from entering the depths of the sea. They planned to cooperate with the Assassin Union and the Mercenary Guild to obtain the greatest benefits. They had been negotiating the distribution of benefits for the past few days and had reached a deadlock. At this moment, Lei Luo circled around the island of the Merman Race from afar and headed towards the island where he used to live. As Lei Luo continued to move forward, he discovered that there was not a single ordinary school of fish that he could normally see. They were all Level-3 sea beasts, and they had savage temperaments. Three days later, he was close to the sea area where he originally lived. Lei Luo maintained his merman form and carefully observed his surroundings with a serious expression. As he ventured deeper into the northernmost ocean domain, not only did the sea beasts become more violent, but their levels also increased at an abnormal rate. Moreover, there was a hint of blood in the sea. It was everywhere. ¡°What is going on?¡± Lei Luo casually killed a small fish that pounced on him and bit him. Then, he frowned. He could only sense the smell of blood in the seawater, but not the aura of his own race. While he was feeling frustrated, a magic ship suddenly flew from the sky and landed heavily in the sea, pushing the seawater away and forming waves. There were more than ten youths in luxurious clothes standing on the ship, guarded by warriors. Obviously, they were a group of nobles. The youth in the lead pointed into the depths of the sea and said, ¡°I heard the news from my grandfather. That Poison Dragon scale was discovered in the sea ahead. There must be even more scales in that area. It¡¯s even possible that a living Poison Dragon is there.¡± a€?If we discover it and sell the information, the whole continent will know about us.¡± ¡°If we kill that Poison Dragon, we can even make use of our reputation as Dragon Slayers.¡± A youth beside him said hesitantly, ¡°It¡¯s said that the Poison Dragon is already at the Demigod level. It won¡¯t kill us instantly, right?¡± ¡°How is that possible? Our ship is a semi-divine artifact after all. How can it break through our defenses so easily?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Even if our defenses are broken instantly, I don¡¯t believe that you don¡¯t have any life-saving items on you.¡± ¡°The selling price of one dragon scale is enough to squander for years.¡± The youth in the lead waved his hand and suppressed the discussion. Then, he took out a stopwatch from his chest pocket and showed it to everyone. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t worry. Since I dare to lead the team, I will naturally consider all accidents. This is my family¡¯s stopwatch.¡± ¡°Once we encounter a life-and-death crisis, it will stop the time and space around us and teleport us back. I will set the location at the island of the Merman Race. There are enough experts there to protect us. We will definitely be safe.¡± ¡°I swear on the honor of the Wumon Family!¡± ¡°If we really can¡¯t encounter the Poison Dragon, let¡¯s use that piece of Poisonous Dragon meat to lure that Poisonous Dragon out. Let¡¯s see if she can endure it.¡± After hearing the young man¡¯s words, the expressions of the rest immediately turned from worry to excitement. They began to imagine how much reputation they would receive if they completed this mission. Lei Luo was just below the ship when he heard these words and sensed something was wrong. The half-divine artifact ship, the news about the Poison Dragon, the life-preserving secret treasure, the flesh of the Poison Dragon, and a group of youths. No matter how one looked at it, all these factors added up made it seem like bait to attract the Poison Dragon in the depths of the sea. Since they were able to produce half-divine artifacts, this meant that they had to be from a Legendary family. It was also possible that a Demigod family was involved. Just as Lei Luo was about to dive into the deep sea to avoid this group of human noble youths, he suddenly heard an angry shout. ¡°Who¡¯s down there!¡± Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The surface of the water broke open, and four warriors wielding large swords jumped down from the ship. Their battle energy connected with each other, forming a circle around Lei Luo. After seeing the creature that they surrounded, the four warriors were stunned. ¡°Why is the Merman Race here?¡± As Lei Luo thought about it, he raised his hands and pretended to be afraid as he explained, ¡°Don¡¯t kill me. I want to try my luck in the depths of the sea and pick up a few scales to sell. I used to come to the nearby sea area when I was young. I still remember the route now.¡± One of the warriors thought about it and waved his hand. ¡°Capture him and see how the Young Master deals with him..¡± Chapter 40 - Demigod War Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios On the deck, the noble young masters gathered in a circle and stared at Lei Luo. Everyone had a smile on their faces. They originally wanted to enter the depths of the sea to search for traces of the Poison Dragon. They also wanted to see if they could pick up some dragon scales. However, picking up these things was only a small benefit, while finding traces of the Poison Dragon would be a huge contribution. Originally, they were a little confused about the surrounding sea. After all, humans rarely came to the northernmost sea area. There were no topographic maps or routes. However, now that they had encountered a merman who was familiar with the sea, they were lucky. The youth from the Wumon family coughed and pretended to be mature as he asked, ¡°When you were underwater, you said you were familiar with the nearby sea area, but the Merman Race¡¯s base is very far from here, right? Why did you come here? The Mage Union even sealed off the sea area. How did you avoid the Mage Union?¡± ¡°We found you down there as soon as we went into the water. Were you camping and pretending to have a chance encounter?¡± ¡°Tell me, who sent you here?¡± The young man had only intended to say a few words to show his abilities, but the more he spoke, the more he felt that something was wrong. He frowned. When the other youths standing around heard this, they also hesitated. Meanwhile, the four warriors from before took two steps forward and pressed their hands to the hilt of their swords. Lei Luo was stunned. It was purely an accident that he met these people, but now that the young man said it, it seemed like he really had a plan. If he could not explain himself clearly, he would have to fight now. It was useless to deal with these noble youths. Even if he killed them, there were still many humans waiting on the Merman island. Only by assaulting the human Legends and Demigods could he stop this operation and help his mother in this lifetime. He would follow these noble youths and fish out the experts behind them. Lei Luo¡¯s eyes flickered as he explained, ¡°When I was young, I was expelled from the race and lived on the island in front of us for a period of time. There was a dead volcano on the island that was filled with flint stones.¡± ¡°Furthermore, only the sea area surrounding the Merman Race was sealed. I simply went around the sealed area. Then, I just arrived here when I ran into this ship.¡± Seeing that Lei Luo¡¯s information was specific to the island environment, the noble youths were doubtful. The youth from the Wumon clan waved his hand. ¡°Since you are so accurate, we will believe you for the time being. Lead the way to the island in front of us. If the environment on the island is different from what you said, there is no need to hold back. Kill him first.¡± The first two sentences were directed at Lei Luo, while the latter two sentences were instructions for the warriors on the ship. After gaining their trust for a short time, Lei Luo began giving them directions. He didn¡¯t give random directions. Instead, he guided the boat around. If they traveled in a straight line, it would take only three hours to get there. However, according to Lei Luo¡¯s route, it would take six hours. There was nothing to gain by stalling for time, but the group of teenagers cruising along the dry sea had nothing else to do. Typically, they talked to pass the time. These youths were all human nobles, and the information they casually revealed was something that ordinary businessmen could not come into contact with. Thus, it was a good place to gather information. Lei Luo¡¯s mind was mostly on the youths behind him. He listened to their conversation while a small part of his mind was focused on leading the way. Six hours later, the ship arrived at an island. To verify whether what Lei Luo had said was true, the youths took their guards to the island and headed for the center of the island. Lei Luo followed behind them and began his next plan. These youths wore luxurious equipment. Furthermore, they brought half-divine artifacts and a piece of the Poison Dragon¡¯s flesh out. They used magic arrays to conceal their voices when they communicated, but Lei Luo still heard some of the content. Everything they displayed sent out a signal. They didn¡¯t understand the power of a Demigod, but they had a half-divine ship and life-preserving treasures from their family. Thus, even if they brought the Poison Dragon¡¯s flesh out, nothing would happen to them. They might even gain something. That piece of flesh was taken from the Poison Dragon that was killed two years ago. It was definitely the first thing that would attract hate from other Poison Dragons. If there really was a Demigod-leveled Poison Dragon in the depths of the northernmost ocean domain, it probably wouldn¡¯t be able to endure it and would attack. Meanwhile, Demigod artifacts were tools, but they required a suitable person to wield them in order to unleash their full power. However, the young aristocrats in front of them were unable to activate them. The only thing they could rely on was the life-preserving secret treasure that their family had given them. However, the strongest among them was only from a half-Demigod family. How could a secret treasure withstand a Demigod¡¯s attack? Just the thought of killing these noble youths for revenge and obtaining a half-divine artifact at the same time was very tempting. ¡°Mother, are you really deep in the sea?¡± ¡°Or is this a conspiracy of the abyss?¡± Lei Luo felt somewhat uncertain. Everything he knew now came from the humans. Although it was hard to tell if it was true or false, he did not dare to bet. With an almost imperceptible sigh, he followed the footsteps of the noble youths. As they walked on the island, two pairs of eyes watched them from midair. ¡°I concealed his aura back then. Why did he come back? He even made himself look like a merman. I¡¯ll teach him a lesson later.¡± ¡°How are the preparations on your side? Those things in the abyss are not easy to deal with.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. No matter how difficult it is to send him away, there will still be humans to sacrifice. I will definitely seize back my elder brother¡¯s body, no matter the price!¡± ¡°Is that little fellow my elder brother¡¯s child?¡± ¡°Yes, it was complicated back then. I could only protect his mother and enter the abyss. On the other hand, he survived the Golden Dragon¡¯s attack and came back to life. He has grown quite well these two years. He probably stayed here to train.¡± ¡°That works too. However, a human child dares to walk around with my brother¡¯s flesh. Granduncle, help me cover it up. I¡¯ll kill those humans and snatch the half-divine artifact.¡± One of the two creatures in the air was the one who had protected Lei Luo back then. The other was the younger brother of Lei Luo¡¯s father. After a short discussion, a sea breeze blew around the island, forming a semicircle around it. A 300-meter long Poison Dragon appeared in midair. Three bone spikes grew out of its head, which was shaped like an inverted triangle. Meanwhile, its ice-cold dragon eyes reflected the human noble youths on the island. Without any communication, the Poison Dragon waved its claw and took away the Demigod ship in the sea. At the same time, it delivered a slap towards the island. Before the noble youths could react, they felt the wind blow above their heads. Lei Luo sensed it before they did, but the attack covered half the island and could not be avoided. He subconsciously looked up at the sky. Suddenly, an ordinary guard who had been following behind broke the armor on his body. Then, an aura that belonged to a Legendary powerhouse was released as he rushed into the air, preparing to withstand the attack. The Poison Dragon in midair smiled disdainfully. ¡°Did you think I didn¡¯t notice you?¡± Boom! With a loud bang, the Legendary powerhouse who rushed up was directly blown up, leaving behind a bloody mist in the air. The dragon claw paused slightly before continuing its attack. The timepiece in the arms of the youth from the Wumon family shattered, but it was only used on the surrounding youths. It had no effect on the dragon claws in the air. The teleportation array appeared under their feet and quickly dissipated. Am I going to die? Lei Luo¡¯s expression changed. Just as he was about to remove his Camouflage Spell and reveal his identity, another change occurred in the air. The magic array of the Mage Union suddenly appeared under the dragon claw and barely resisted it. In mid-air, the flag representing the Assassin Alliance flashed past. Meanwhile, the flag of the Mercenary Guild was stuck in mid-air. A burly man with a huge sword on his back appeared out of nowhere and laughed. ¡°Good!¡± ¡°It wasn¡¯t in vain that we¡¯ve set up this trap for so many years. We¡¯ve finally drawn all of the surviving members of the Poison Dragon bloodline out. We allowed all of you to hide two years ago, but you don¡¯t have such good luck this time. Prepare to die.¡± Experts from both the Mage Union and Assassin Alliance appeared. Based on their aura fluctuations, they were all Demigods! Lei Luo glanced at them from the corner of his eyes. Three Demigods from each of the three great factions had appeared. It looked like they were planning to attack the Poison Dragon. It was still unclear if there were any experts hiding in the dark. Just as Lei Luo was wondering if he should release his memories now, an old voice suddenly appeared in his mind. ¡°You are really daring to come back at this time. When the battle starts later, I will send you out. Don¡¯t look around and listen to me later. There will be a lot of trouble this time.¡± ¡°Damn it, human God-leveled powerhouses have appeared. Brat, it¡¯s up to you. Leave if you can.¡± ¡°That Poison Dragon is your father¡¯s younger brother, Lei Jie. You should call him Uncle. However, don¡¯t acknowledge him now. Take advantage of the chaos and escape. Don¡¯t head deep into the sea.¡± After the voice reminded Lei Luo, it disappeared. In midair, Lei Jie narrowed his eyes as his heart turned heavy. He had also received the news. God-leveled powerhouses had joined the battle. He couldn¡¯t stay here for too long. Next up, they would fight in the abyss. Meanwhile, the human Demigods did not discuss too much and naturally formed an encirclement. The battle between the Demigods was about to begin!