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Chapter 544 Enter
Boundary Tower, seven stories.

Peach blossoms, like clouds, danced in the sky, their pink and white petals fluttering in the wind, like a silent snowfall.

In the distance, the mountains rise and fall, shrouded in a thin mist, appearing and disappearing indistinctly.

A clear stream meanders along, its waters gurgling, reflecting the sunlight and shimmering with tiny silvery rays.

At this moment, by the stream.

Hu Qi's figure then came into view.

His gaze swept around.

In the distance, the green mountains are like dark eyebrows, while nearby, flowers fall like rain, and occasionally birds flit across the branches, their calls clear and bright.

It is a scene of paradise.

Just a few steps away from him was a wooden pavilion built over the water.

At this moment, inside the pavilion.

There were three figures sitting opposite each other.

Two men and one woman were among them.

"Fellow Daoist Hu has arrived!"

I met Hu Qi.

The woman stood up, carrying a scroll on her back, and dressed in a moon-white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

Her jet-black hair was tied up with a simple jade hairpin.

A few stray strands of hair clung gently to her cheeks in the breeze, and the beauty mark at the corner of her eye added to her gentle and graceful appearance.
This person is none other than the owner of the painting: Yao Yue.

Hu Qi took a step forward.

His figure appeared inside the wooden pavilion in an instant.

"Fellow Daoists! It seems I am late!"

Hu Qi bowed respectfully, his voice clear and melodious.

The two people in the pavilion turned around upon hearing the sound.

On the left is a handsome young man dressed in pink, with a face as beautiful as a woman's.

He has a male body but a female appearance.

It was the same Lord of Music, whom I had met at the last Daoist conference, Palace Technique.

On the right is an unfamiliar man, dressed in a black feather robe, with a cold and stern face and a sinister air between his brows.

"Not at all, Fellow Daoist Hu, you've come at just the right time."

Yao Yue moved her lotus steps lightly and raised her bare hands slightly.

"With my introduction, this is Mo Wei, the Lord of Ashes, fellow Daoist Mo."

Then he turned to the man in the feathered robe.

"This is the newly crowned Lord of Infinity, Hu Qi, Fellow Daoist Hu."

Hu Qi smiled and bowed.

"I have long admired Fellow Daoist Mo's name. It is a pleasure to meet you today!"

In this regard.

Mo Wei didn't move an inch, only nodded slightly, glanced indifferently at Hu Qi, and then turned to the peach blossoms outside the pavilion.

Such an arrogant attitude caused the atmosphere in the room to become somewhat stagnant.

Seeing this, Yao Yue's eyes sparkled, and she picked up the celadon teapot, breaking the silence with a smile.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Hu, please take a seat and try my newly brewed Hundred Flower Tea."

Hu Qi nodded, his expression unchanged.

He calmly sat down and accepted the teacup that Yao Yue handed him.

A few petals floated leisurely in the clear tea.

With a gentle sniff, a refreshing and delightful fragrance enters the nostrils.

Taking a small sip, I felt a tingling sensation spread from my throat, like a gentle spring breeze nourishing my entire body.

Hu Qi's eyes lit up.

"Excellent! Fine tea!"

"I'm glad you like it, fellow Daoist!"

Yao Yue smiled.

Although this Hundred Flower Tea is a rare delicacy that even true gods find hard to come by, for the Dao Lord, it is merely something to savor.

That slight benefit is fleeting, only present at the first taste, and afterwards it becomes just like any other fine tea.

Hu Qi put down his teacup.

Get straight to the point.

"I wonder if what Fellow Daoist Yao said earlier was true?"

Hu Qi came here.

It was an invitation from the other party, of course.

He only came because he was told that he would receive a large amount of Dao Crystals as a gift.

"Of course it's true!"

Yao Yue smiled broadly.

"However, Fellow Daoist Hu will need to retrieve this Dao Crystal himself!"

"I'll take it myself? Please explain in detail, Fellow Daoist Yao!"

Hu Qi's eyes flickered slightly.

"That's it."

Yao Yue's smile faded slightly, and her expression became more serious.

"There's a problem with the boundary membrane on the seventh level of the Concubine's World Tower..."

soon.

As Yao Yue narrated.

Hu Qi understood what was going on.

Erosion of the boundary membrane is not uncommon within the boundary tower.

This is true on every floor; otherwise, the Dao Lord wouldn't be needed to guard it.

The higher the level of the boundary tower, the more boundary membranes need to be managed.

With more boundary membranes, the frequency of erosion naturally increases.

only.

the difference is.

The situation with the boundary membrane of the seventh layer is somewhat different now.

This time, most of the membrane worlds were eroded simultaneously.

After Yao Yue finished speaking, she gently raised her delicate hand.

In an instant, the world changed.

The original peach grove, babbling stream, and rustic wooden pavilion vanished without a trace, like a dream.

Everyone felt a blur before their eyes and found themselves in a vast void.

Directly ahead, a magnificent honeycomb-shaped boundary membrane stands tall, its crystal-clear world membrane swirling with a mesmerizing halo in the void.

The world within it contains nearly 50,000 inhabitants.

However, in the lower left corner of this magnificent scene, a patch of murky blackness suddenly spreads out, staining more than three thousand boundary membrane crystals like ink.

Even more alarming was that the edges of the black stain were still slowly wriggling, expanding as if it were alive.

However, this blackness was isolated by an invisible force, and upon closer inspection, each crystal membrane was not completely eroded.

"This is the eroded boundary membrane crystal."

Yao Yue stared at the ever-encroaching darkness, her voice heavy with emotion.

"Even if I use secret techniques, I can only temporarily seal it and slow down the erosion, but this is only a temporary solution."

That's why I invited you all here!

Speaking of it.

She glanced at Hu Qi beside her.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Hu helps me resolve this trouble, we can split the large amount of Dao Crystals we obtained!"

The words fell.

Hu Qi's eyes flickered.

In a world with a boundary membrane crystallization, under normal circumstances, after dealing with the erosion problem, one can obtain a Dao Crystal.

Even considering the odds.

There are more than three thousand worlds, except for some worlds that are unable to produce Dao Crystals due to certain problems.

In total, there should be at least a hundred Dao Crystals.

Even if the four of them split it equally, it would still be a considerable sum.

The importance of Dao Crystals to Dao Masters is self-evident. Even if they are not used to improve cultivation, they can serve as the main material for refining Dao artifacts and even various supreme treasures.

It can be said to be a panacea, and no Dao Lord would complain about not having enough of it.

These thoughts flashed through his mind rapidly.

Hu Qi then nodded and did not refuse.

His tone was righteous and awe-inspiring.

"Fellow Daoist Yao, you flatter me. The boundary membrane is related to the safety of the Origin Realm. If I can help, I will certainly do my duty!"

"Alright! Enough with the chit-chat, let's go inside and solve the problem first!"

At this moment, Mowei spoke coldly from the side and took the first step forward.

With a flash, he disappeared into the boundary membrane.

Although ordinary crystalline worlds are much more solid than ordinary worlds, they still cannot withstand the descent of the Dao Lord's true form.

However, this situation is special.

More than three thousand worlds were completely connected due to the erosion of the Void Sea, merging into a vast world large enough to accommodate the arrival of the Dao Lord.

Sending clones alone would be of no use against an anomaly of this scale.

Even if the Dao Lord himself were to arrive, he would find it difficult to deal with the situation alone.

Otherwise, why would Yao Yue, the master of the painting, invite them here and even promise to share the Dao Crystal equally?

"Fellow Daoist Yao, Fellow Daoist Hu, I will also take my leave first."

Beside them, the Lord of Music also spoke, their male and female voices intertwining in a wonderful way.

Before he finished speaking, he had already stepped into that world of crystalline membranes.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, please don't take it to heart. This is just my nature!"
He wasn't targeting you. It's just that he encountered some problems when breaking through to the Dao Realm, which caused his temperament to become slightly extreme.

Yao Yue's voice transmission rang in Hu Qi's ears.

These words, seemingly meant to comfort, actually contained a hidden warning.

This Lord of Ashes is a Dao Realm cultivator.

Hu Qi, however, was only at the initial stage of the Dao Lord realm.

If a conflict really breaks out, Hu Qi will definitely be the one who suffers.

Hu Qi waved his hand dismissively.

"Fellow Daoist Yao is overthinking it; I didn't take it to heart."

"So good."

Yao Yue nodded slightly.

……

Planet b15, an eternal ice field.

The frozen land stretches for thousands of miles, boundless and desolate.

This is an area where monsters level 65 to 80 are active.

Snowflakes are flying.

The cold wind was like a knife, cutting through every inch of space.

The deeper you go, the stronger the wind and snow become.

In this situation, six figures were struggling through the blizzard, their heavy leather boots sinking deep into the knee-deep snow, making a teeth-grinding crunching sound.

"Damn it, this place is ten times colder than I've heard!"

Among the six-person team, Gromos, dressed in thin clothing and an assassin's attire, had a somewhat bluish complexion.

He felt that he might be buried by the wind and snow at any moment.

Trembling and cursing, he pulled the dagger from the ice.

Blood dripped from the dagger, corroding small pits into the ice.

Beneath the ice, a gray centipede monster, as thick as an arm and covered with sharp teeth and tentacles, lay hidden, motionless.

Obviously dead.

"Hush, be quiet!"

Another green-haired elf dressed as an archer spoke up.

He interrupted his complaint.

At this moment, she was kneeling on the ground, her pointed ears twitching slightly.

It seemed to be trying to discern certain sounds in the cold wind.

Her emerald eyes scanned her surroundings warily.

"I heard the thing breathing. We were very close."

At this time.

A blond man dressed as a paladin, who was walking at the front of the group, stopped.

He raised a shield covered in holy runes to block the oncoming wind and snow.

His golden armor still shone in the dim sunlight, and the sun emblem on his chest emitted a faint but warm glow.

The light spread and blessed everyone.

It brought some warmth to everyone, preventing them from freezing.

He looked at someone to one side.

"Su Li, confirm the exact location of that thing."

The man named Suli was a young man wearing a gray robe and holding a staff.

Half of his face was covered with black lines.

He nodded upon hearing this.

Then, he chanted a spell in a low voice, raised his staff, and struck it downwards.

next second.

A dazzling silver light burst forth from the point of contact between the staff and the ice, and a pentagram magic circle with a diameter of over ten meters suddenly unfolded beneath his feet, with intricate magic patterns flowing endlessly as if they were alive.

half an hour.

He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment, and the magic circle beneath his feet disappeared.

I opened my eyes and looked to my right.

"That frost dragon should be located beneath that ice mound, and its life force is stable and strong, indicating that it has fallen into a deep slumber."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

"Great! If we launch a sneak attack while this guy is asleep, the success rate will increase significantly."

A look of joy appeared on Gromos's face, who had spoken first.

The Frost Dragon is a treasure trove; all you need to do is kill it.

Their team will not only receive the Dragon Slayer Team title bonus.

Furthermore, the materials on their bodies can be used to manufacture weapons or sold to obtain a large amount of gold coins.

After casting a lightness spell on themselves, the group tiptoed toward the ice mound.

however.

Just as everyone arrived in front of the ice mound.

suddenly.

The ice field beneath our feet trembled violently.

In the distance, an iceberg collapsed with a deafening roar, sending countless ice crystals flying in all directions like sharp arrows.

A massive shadow rose from the icy ruins, unfurling icy blue wings large enough to blot out the sky.

It was a giant white dragon with scales like ice crystals.

A pale blue flame burned in his eyes.

Sharp icicles clung to the end of the long tailbone, leaving deep cracks as they swept across the ground.

It's like an iceberg.

"Roar!!"

Just then, the Frost Dragon raised its head and let out a deafening roar, the sound waves creating a surge of snow.

The strong wind pressure forced everyone to crouch down to steady themselves.

next second.

A pair of dragon wings suddenly flapped.

The raging blizzard nearly blew everyone away.

The leading golden-haired paladin held his holy shield high.

The dazzling light withstood the wind, snow, and dragon's might, barely protecting everyone inside.

However, the moment his gaze fell upon the frost dragon...

Lines of information appeared before his eyes.

【Name】Frost Dragon King - Wings of Frost Bones.

[Level]: 100
HP: 1200000
[Armor]: Frost Scales (Reduces physical damage by 60% and spell damage by 30%)

[Resistance]: Immune to ice, +50% resistance to shadow, -20% resistance to lightning.

[Skills]: Winter's Breath, Frostwing Storm...

……

The blond man's expression immediately changed.

"No, the intelligence is wrong! This isn't an 80th-level Frost Dragon, it's a 100th-level Frost Dragon King! Retreat!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.

How could such a monster appear on this eternal ice plain?

Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only a 20-level difference between level 80 and level 100.

However, the level of difficulty is completely different.

Not to mention, as a king-level frost dragon, the opponent possesses a domain bonus.

They could never be each other's match.

No time to think too much.

The magician named Suli let out a muffled groan.

The black lines that originally covered half of his face spread to cover the entire face.

This involved using a special secret technique to fully unleash the magical power within the body.

He raised his staff, preparing to activate a teleportation spell to lead everyone away first.

however.

next second.

A layer of icy blue aura suddenly spread from the Frost Dragon King.

It froze everyone in place, their bodies visibly covered with a layer of ice.

"It's the Frost Domain! We're doomed!"

Everyone's faces turned pale.

Then, the Frost Dragon King slightly opened its mouth.

A dragon's breath, imbued with an aura of destruction, glowed from its mouth.

But at this moment.

The frost dragon, which was preparing to unleash its breath, froze.

Then, it was as if they had encountered something terrifying.

"Roar!"

It let out a dragon roar.

However, compared to before.

This dragon's roar contained not a trace of majesty.

Instead, it whimpered like a puppy, weak and full of fear.

Its dragon wings folded behind it, its knees buckled into a kneeling posture, and its jagged spine trembled violently beneath its frost-covered skin.

"Then...what is that?"

Among the crowd, the elven girl was the first to notice something was wrong, and stiffly looked up at the sky.

(End of this chapter)